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A their r e pi n, 146, Lea 40 ticl Co., 6 3, TS. ha l to thOSO;it l 11TOUgh f,eiret# tble ahood. of diseasto infection , medical al' lusively al"; 4 11 ity, weaMnar, habits. I. and 335. 0 the bl, — .. .,a16, Id, face, mm improper re skin. 4 4 ice 2s. 9 c l ;' ter strio",n" 'lout as° detail of , at their re. o f t zleven j, rouTil ,4)1 GRAITIN CI I f 4: ed enveloi.o9 In Postag e' u edical r fo r g l nith 0 1 4 . bn the predueo:oo o ; tone. and habits, 740'i atme nt 0 1 `0 4 , d other (10 SLIZOr°II. ndoa; ffoli ° ' nburgti , ,,Or Dty, 1 ,4 ` - ith itS ffL 6 ~oOt~. duct: l / 8 ° 001? o p f r:l l, _,g i Viti t y ieir DevAbw rld et" - f:OVO the . , ot oo o we3"' of fo° 0 ,1 erg sire , LoCal 6', A d nig .5 om v ' nj or'' At d 7 4 ' g° - 'beat 0 . 1 20 6 lish-sq Sa• of Pt e , the r' A' CONTRACTS FOR WORKS. Notice is hereby given that TENDERS for the-following WORKS will be received at the undermentioned times and places. BRISTOL —2 i - 11) -- :Ou'ill — iiak.LES JUNCTION RAILWAY, .. Contract No. I.—From the junction with the Great Western Rail way at Bristol, to a point in the parish of Stoke Gifford, being a dis tance of about five miles. Contract No. 2.—From the termination of Contract No. 1, to the New Passage, being a distance of about six miles. Plans and specifications may be seen, and printed forms of Tender obtained at the Engineer's-office, at the Railway station, Temple Meads, Bristol; and the Tenders must be addressed to the Directors of the Bristol and South Wales Junction Railway, and sent to the Company's offices, Exchange• buildings, Bristol, on or before Twelve o'clock on Monday, Feb. 8. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON RAILWAY. Moreton Contract and Shipton Contract, being of the respective lengths of 5 miles, 29 chains ; and 11 miles, 46 chains ; and extend ing from a point near Chipping Campden, in the county of Gloucester, to a point near Charlbury, in the county of Oxford. • Plans and specifications may be seen at the Engineer's-office, 'Wor cester, and the Tenders must be addressed to the Directors of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway, and delivered at the Railway-office, 449, West Strand, London, on or before Twelve o'clock en TUESDAY, Feb. 9. SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. Contracts Nos. 11, 12, and 13, Swansea Division, being of the l'espective lengths of 5 miles, 72 chains ; 6 miles, 16 chains ; and 13 Inlles, 32 chains; and extending from near Kldwelly through Car marthen to Whitland, county of Carmarthen. Plans and specifications may be seen, and printed forms of Tender obtained at the Engineer'e-office, Carmarthen ; and the Tenders must be addressed to the Directors of the South Wales Railway, and delivered at the Railway-office, 449, West Strand, London, on or before Twelve o'clock on WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10. MONMOUTH AND HEREFORD RAILWAY. Contracts Nos. 1,2, 3,4, and 5, of the respective lengths of 2 Miles, 4 chains ; 4 miles 60 chains ; 7 miles, 6 chains ; 1 mile, 51 eluting ; and 4 miles, 15 chains ; situated between Holme Lacy, near Hereford, and Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire. Plans and specifications may be seen, and printed forms of /ender, may be obtained at the Engineer's-•fce, at the Railway-qtation, Temple Meads, Bristol ; and the Tender must be addressed Ito the Directors of the Great Western Railway, and delivered at the Rail way -office at Paddington, on or before Twelve o'clock, on Thursday, Feb. 11. RUID'S NEW GRAND HALL No 5, FARRINGDON-STREET, CITY. The Brothers , of the Ancient Order are invited to attend the OPENING, on Tayaspior evening next at Eight o'clock. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. PROFESSOR SCHCENBEIN''S GUN COTTON, and 'other Xxplo3ive Compounds, with brilliant Experiments, LECTURED on Dr. RYAN, daily at Hall past Three o'clock; aid on the Evenings of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The Principle of the various EL ECTRO-MAGNETIC TELE GRAPHS ,explained daily by Professor BACHHOFFNER, including the Patent of Messrs. Cook and 'Wheatstone, in use on the railways, and the rnore recent Patent of Messrs. !Cott and Gamble ; the various l 'iedels explained. Magnified Specimens ofDISEASED POTATOES, exhibited by the OXYHYDROGEN MICROSCOPE, with the DE- S TRUCTIVE INSECT, supposed by A. Smee, Esq., F.R.S., to be the cause of the disease. A beautiful Series of NEW DISSOLVING VIEWS. The DIVING-BELL and DIVER, with Experiments. The PHYSIOSCOPE, new CHROMATROPE, &o : . &c. Admission Is. Schools, half-price. GREAT WESTERN RAILWA Y. The Directors of this Colngaily are ready to ItECVE TE N D for LOANS of MONEY, in sums of not less than 1,0001., !ora Period of Five or Seven Years, on the security of mortgage de centures, bearing Interest at the rate of four per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly.—Application may be made to the undersigned, at the Railway (Mice, Paddington Station. CHAS. I. SAUNDERS, Seeretaiy. BORDEAUX, TOULOUSE, and CETTE RAILWAY. EZPELETA'S COMPANY. The Directors of this Company request a MEETING of ; the hH AREIIOLDERS at the LONDON TAVERN, Bishopsgate-streett I NNIIORROW, the 13th Instant, at Two o'clock precisely. DAVID SALOMON'S, Chairman of the English Board of Directors. By order, C. T. BEKE, Secretary. 31 , Lombard-street, Bth January, 1847. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY OPENING OF THE PETERBOROUGII BRANCU. This Line will be opened for General Traffic on the 14th Instant 71 ' 0 arrangement of Trains will be as follows: FROM LONDON. 7.15 a.m.; 11.30 a.m. ; 2.0 p.m.; 6.1 p.m.—Week Days. 6.45 a.m. ; 2.0 p.m.—Sundays. FROM PETERBOROUGH. *6.0 a.m ; 8.25 a.m.; 12.0 n. ; 4.40 p.m. ; 7.0 p.m.—Week Days . _ *6,0 a.m. ; 8.45 a.m. ; 4.0 p.m.—Sundays. A Train also leaves Cambridge at 6.50 a.m. every morning, for Peterborough and Stamford. All the Trains, excepting those marked *, are in conjunction with Trains at Peterborough to and from Stamford. For particulars as to Fares, Rates, and Coaches in connexion with the Trains see Time Bills, to be had on application at any of the Company's stations, or at the coach-offices in connexion with the C ompany, on and after the 10th inst. By order, Bishopegate Station, January 4, 1847. C. P. RONEY, Secretary. BROTHERTON'S COMMERCIAL HOUSE, 2, WOOD-STREET, lIANOVER-STREET, LIVERPOOL. Miss Brotherton begs leave moat respectfully to acquaint her Friends and the public that she is carrying on the above Establish- Icent, so long conducted by her late parents, and in returning her Olsoere thanks to these gentlemen who so liberally patronised them /lopes by unremitting care and attention to merit a continuance of tit* sappert. 111;les B. has the satisfaction to state that the house has recently been enlarged to the extent of Six Show Rooms and Twelve Bed -Rooms, which, with the acquisition of Hot and Cold Baths, &c., she trusts, add materially to its convenience and comfort. GRAVESEND STAR and BLACKWALL PACKETS. Boat and Rail included in One Pa and delay of the Pool. yment, avoiding the danger From the Brunswick Wharf, Bla e k wa l l, at 9%, 10%, 1,3, 4, and S. Sundays, at 9 34 , 11, 134, 4, and 5. The Trains starting one quar ter of an hour before each of these times. New Terrace Pier, Gravesend, at 734, 834, 934, 1134, I, 3, and Z. Sundays, at 831, 1134, 1,3, and 5. N.B.—tie other packets call at the Grays or Greenhithe Marc' Star Office, Gravesend, I)ee. 28, 1846. NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF POLICIES IN THE EQUITABLE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF LONDON. NITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 8, Waterloo-plac, Pall-mall, London. The attention of Holders of Policies in the Equitable Assurance 1-( notony of London, is particularly called to the Half-credit Scales or Premium of this Company, by which table the bonus to be de- Cared at the next investigation of the Equitable Assurance Cora lany's affairs, in January, 1850, may be secured at a present annual Ilayinent of one-half the rates generally charged by other compa nies. In the event of death the sum insured will be paid, after deduc tion of the other half of the rates. Should the life insured survive the delaration of the bonus, the policy may be allowed to lapse, and the ° lmPany will renounce all claim for the half premiums which may be due thereon; or in the event of the party being at that time in bad health, tke policy can be kept up at the full premium of the age 8 -s When fi rs t accepte d . Th e a b ove p l an, or i g i nat i ng w i th this Corn rthey, was found peculiarly advantageous at the last division of p ro fit s Equitable Assurance Company, in 1841, when it was largely A dopted, and many of the policies then effected are still in force, AI Id large bonuses have been added to them on the scale of the fol 'owing table : Sum Assured. Time Assured. Stun added to Policy. £5,000 • • 6 years 10 months .... £683 6 8 5,000 5,000 5,000 •••• • 4 years •• •• • ... 400 0 0 5,000 .... ••.• 2 years .. • ........... 200 I 0 5,000 ........ 1 year .............. 100 0 0 _ Prospectuses and every information may be obtained on application te the Resident Director, E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., at the Offices, No. 4, Waterloo-place, London. IVATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26 CORM:LILL, LONDON. Capital .£500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages iwith respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured lbws, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for. e iture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table) ; za;so the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in t rests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted of the lowest possible x.tes. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the Society enabled the Directors, at the last annual investi ga ti on, t o declare fourth bonus, varying fr om 3.5 to 85 per cent, on the premiums paid each Policy effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES, Premium. Bonus Bonus in g V , Assured added. Cash. F may g g Borrow. • • £ £l. d. 1837 £217 15 1 £lOO 011 £l6 0 4'.£445 0 0 ' o' 1838 182 3 0 87 1 4: 13 10 2, 395 n 1 licloo 3 4 1839 165 11 10' 74 19, 11 311 346 2 3 1840 1 116 7 6 54 010! 718 101 296 13 4 118411 111 6 8 4918 0; 710 41 247 4 5 The division of profits is annual, and the next will be made in cember of the present year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY. 26, Cornhill, Dec. 24, 1846. Notice is hereby given that the Half-yearly Interest, at the rate I St Five per Cent. per annum on the Capital Stock of this Society, "due on the 31st instant, will become payable on the 11 tb January ilezt, and Proprietors may receive the same on application at this 'alike on that, or any subsequent day, between the hours of itleven and Three o'clock. By order of the Directors, F. FERGUSON CAMROITX, Secretary. IVATIONAL MERCANTILE LIFE ASSUR i ANCE SOCIETY, Poultry, Mansion Hou se , L on d on. 'Notice Is hereby given that the Annual Dividend on the Capital ttock of this Company, due on the 31st of December last, can be rteeetved by applying at the Offices of the Society, on and after ' , THURSDAY next, the 12th instant. Jan. 9, 1847. J. JONES, Actuary and Secretary. CITY OF LONDON LIFE ASSURANCE CIETY, • FOR ACCUMULATIV E AND GENERAL INSURANCES. Offices, 2, Royal Exch , tnge-buildings, London. EDW. FRED. LEEKS, Secretary. EYEBROWS, MOUST ACHIOS, and WHIS KERS Produced in a few weeks, and Baldness removed and it,d by the use of GRIBISTONE'S AROMATIC REGENE- IitATOR, an essential spirit, drawn from aromatic herbs and flowers, e. sew drops of which cure headache in a few minutes ; it is also a *lost delightful, fragrant toilet perfume. Sold only in triangular l imttles, protected by the Government stamp, at 4s• ; double the size, • ; and double this size, I Is. each ; enclosed in *a Pamphlet, con- Ming testimonials of undoubted authority, entitled " ThredMinutee rti7ice on the Growth and Preservation of the Human Ufa, &c." and 125., for money orders onry. post, 4s. 6d., 7s. S(l,, ighgate, near Sold wholesale only at Griinstone's Ilerbary, a °Aden ; and by Messrs. Barclay and Son, Farringdon-street ; Sanger, co nduit-street Messrs. Butler and Co., Cheapside ; Fi,sh6eBr,ared.riTiehlluer, ' t:o nduit-etreet ; Mr. Johnston, medicine warehouse 't l 4l by all Chemists. Perfumers, and others For Edinburib , J. and ~.•1 ! . Reline; Leith-walk ; for Manchester, eremite and Son, Adver ier-oftice. " Times" news- To Tin LADIES. This lady had the following letter inserted in the ~t t ber on Ang. 7, 1g46. Reader, remember, this letter was put into natty of Paper... by the lady herself, as a testimony to ma. airs. Weekley, of No. 3. Swan-street, Borough, takes this oppor - Publicly thanking Mr. W. Grimstone, of the Herbary, Hi g h_ Rate for th e e ffi cacy of his Aromatic Regenerator, in having emu_ etely restored the hair on her head, after using it about four months, AO the whole of her hair is much stronger and mere luxuriant than tve.'• was before the baldness appeared. `' hire. Weekley inserts this testimony to the virtues of Mr. G.'s ri genator; feeling assured that many ladies would gladly purchase lls. bottle if they were as certain of its virtues as she is, from ex -I,D7l,ence, not only In the restoration and production of hair in abund e, but as a cure of nervous headache ; as a toilet perfume it is far I„',?'ond any to her taste. She will f ee l a p l easure in answering any of respectability to the above facts.-3, Swan-street, Borough." . .. 1 1 cases of the hair becoming thin weak, or turning grey, a few `"Ps on the crown of the head occas ' ionally, every week, will pre ,itit',evcnt It t the hair ftom coming away with the comb, make it strong, and Ong grey, rendering the hair luxuriant and curly. A drops an your hairbrush before brushing the hair, •er brilliancy causi it t will give the ng most delicate ladies may nse this delightful product of the ..,,3zr aromatic herbs and flowers with confidence ; its refreshing i';'3_,,leremoves headache and makes it a most necessary companion • tn L! toilet. In cases of nevous headache, pour ten or twelve drops h,...:±te Crown of the head; if vary bad, repeat it every quarter of an ) ka i l i f. In most cases relief Is certain in ten minutes It produces ik,.°ll children's heads in a few appplications. If us . used on infants' .N,4. 8 , it has such a peculiar cooling influence on the brain as to pre ioa,,:irvulsions, as well as promoting the growth of hair.—See nti et of testimonials. -44 . tatters addressed to wow:a Gilmetoite Ilerbary, Highgate. A PLAN for the USEFUL EMPLOY MENT of the PEOPLE. (From the Kilkenny Journal.) We are not at liberty at present to publish the name of the gentleman who has furnished us with the annexed suggestions, but his position in society is one which renders him peculiarly interested in the well-being of the country. We commend his plan to attentive consi deration, and purpose on a future day to return to the subject, and offer some observations of our own in con nexion with it : SUGGESTIONS for the IMMEDIATE and GENE RAL EMPLOYMENT of the LABOURING CLASSES on USEFUL and REPRODUCTIVE WORKS. It is proposed that special sessions shall continue to present in each electoral 6strict such gross sums as may be necessary for the empl.yment of the people ; that when so presented, same shall be assessed and charged on each ratepayer, according to the Poor-law valuation, thus : Name—A. B. District—Gowran. Valuation —4Ol. First instalment-1/. Proportion of gross assessment-101. That upon an account with the above form being made out and placed in the hands of the proper officer, every landlord shall, within a limited number of days, be at liberty to pad• the proportion thereof charged to him or his tenants (viz., the first instalment or one•tenth), and upon payment thereof, shall receive from the officer cer tain dockets or cheques, each of which shall be estimated at the value of a man's daily hire, and which shall in amount be equivalent to the gross assessment charged to him and his tenants, as in the case above supposed (which is an extreme case, the gross assessments being one-fourth of the valuation)—the payment of il. entitles the party to 200 tickets or cheques. In like manner, the tenant, in case the landlord shall omit to avail himself of the advantage thus afforded him, shall, at the expiration of the time limited, be at liberty to pay the amount so appearing charged to him, and receive the amount of dockets to which the landlord would be entitled, that is, on payment of the tenth he shall become entitled to the amount of labour, equal to the gross assessment. That such landlord and ratepayer, on presenting such cheques or dockets to the secretaries of relief committees, shall be furnished with men sufficient to execute his or their immediate work, or having procured sufficient bands in his own neighbourhood, whose names appear on the relief registry, he shall be at liberty to pay them with these cheques or dockets, which, on being presented to the proper officer, will entitle the party holding them to a cash payment for the same. It is proposed that the relief committees shall continue as at present. That the rate of wages should be regu lated by the magistrates in each locality. That public works on roads, and unproductive employ ment, shall be continued only so far as to afford employ ment to those to whom the above plan will not extend. The entire assessment being a charge on the estate of the landlord, it is but reasonable that he should have the alternative of availing himself of the entire labour created thereby, for which an ample field will be afforded him. And as an inducement to the tenant to assist the landlord with payment of the gross assessment, by the payment of the instalment, he shall receive a sufficient equivalent in increased labour placed at his disposal. Both landlord and tenant will be interested in endea• vouring to engross and employ all the hands on the labour register of the relief district, and by taking them from the public works, render the continuance of such, and the expensive machinery attendant thereon, wholly unnecessary. By this means the public tax will be put in progress of easy collection, Lands will be improved by draining and subsoiling, increased production will follow by tha better cultivation of the land, and instead of a necessity continuing for employment on unproductive works, roads, &c., they will be carried on only to a limited extent, and at reduced expense to the public. As, however, all Public Works to be henceforth exe cuted are intended to be of a useful and reproductive character, ample provision will be made for all unem ployed labour on the labour registry beyond that re quired for private individual purposes in the manner proposed. And where, of necessity, unproductive works must be resorted to, for the employment of the people, where AO others of a beneficial or remunerative charac ter can be found, landlord and tenant will be stimulated to afford employment, and by withdrawing the men from the labour registry, diminish the means of executing such works and the taxation consequent thereon. And thus, by creating a spirit of competition in the labour market, ketween the three distinct classes, Landlord, Tenant, and the Board of Works, affording a tenfold remuneration to the two first classes, a prospect of rea• sortable remuneration to all, a demand for labour, will, it is hoped, be created sufficient to engage all the unem ployed labourers of the country, in works of a useful and productive character. RAILIVA% ALTERATIONS IN BIRMINGHAA FOR 1847. (From the Birmingham Advertiser, Jan. 7.) Few persons in Binning ham have considered the al tera- tions, much less calculated the results, which will be effected by. the several projected railways that are in tended to pass through the borough. Treating on the very important matters connected with the gigantic schemes about to commence, either in a commercial, financial, or social point of view, would be a work that would perplex end bewilder our most gifted philosophers and political economists. We will give a cursory notice from memory, not pretending to official correctness, of the several lines of railway affecting Birmingham, with their connecting branches, which were authorised to be constructed last session—the lines on whose stage the memorable and yet to be renewed " battle of the gauges" was so determinedly contested :—the Lon don and Birmingham Extension, the Birmigham, Wol verhampton and Stour Valley, the Oxford Junction, and the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Railways. These great undertakings, which will during the present month be simultaneously commenced, when completed, will connect this vast district of coal, iron, and hardware with all parts of England. Birmingham will then form, in a still more complete sense, the " mid land metropolis" of railways—the centre to which all lines, east, west, north, and south, directly or indirectly tend. For the completion of the two principal lines which pass through the heart of the town—the Birming ham Extension and the Oxford Junction—our enter prising and eminent townsmen, Messrs. Branson and Gwyther, are the contractors. They commence with the Oxford Junction at Adderley-street, up to which point, we believe, Messrs. Grissell and Peto have entered into a contract with the directors. From Adderley street to Milk-street, across Oxford-street, Meriden street, &e., there will be half a mile of viaduct. The elevation of the arches will be from 55 feet to 35 feet in the clear, the highest of them being over Oxford street. The tunnelling of this line commences at Park. street, running under Shut-lane (at which point it actually crosses the tunnel of the London and Birming ham Extension), and under Carr's-lane Chapil, crossing High-street, and proceeding in its course to Monmouth. street, which is the limit of Messrs. Branson and Gwy ther's contract. The London and Birmingham Exten sion commences at the present North-Western terminus crosses the canal by the proof-house, through part of 6t :i., .„ ~., :, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING S Ny JANUARY 12, 1847. PUBLICATIONS. TO BE HAD OF ALL BOOKSELLERS, AND VALUABLE IN HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY WORKS JUST PUBLISHED BY MR. COLBURN. BITREE'S HISTORY of the LANDED GENTRY of ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, and IRELAND. Complete In 2 vols. royal Bvo. 2/. 10s. bound. The NELSON LETTERS and DISPATCHES. Comp'.ete in 7 vols. Bvo. 51. 10s. bound. 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An Index •f 68,000 References, compiled with great industry and judgment, is appended to the work, forming a ready key to its multi farious contents. Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh ; and sold by all Booksellers. ' asked a blessing on the feast, and the• whole assembly , sat down with appetites commensurate to the great de sign. To take a poet's license, it might be said that those " rugged rocks," which for ages had echoed only to the sounds of the deep rolling and wildly surging waves, on this occasion responded to the joyous acclaim of cultivated h uman voices. And nature, which here presents herself in the most imposing form, seemed to rejoice. After dinner the Cornish miners employed on the work rose and sang with fine effect " Non nobis, Dornine," which was most creditable to that class of men who, amidst the severe struggle of arduous and dangerous labour, have found time to cultivate " the gentle melo dies." The day passed off with joy and pleasure, and the completi on o f that immense and beautiful work is looked to with great interest. The headings have been through for a long time, and the main body of the tunnel to the p roper level is progressing very rapidly. There were present Messrs. Warton and Warden, the Rev. J. J. Vincent, Frank Foster, Esq., H. Swinburn, Esq., and many of the respectable gentlemen who hold situations upon this important contract, No. 8. A full band of music, with some splendid fireworks, made a finish to the scene. REGENT'S CANAL LINE.—At the meeting of the Mary lebone Vestry on Saturday, Sir Peter Laurie expressed gratification at the course adopted on the previous Saturday with respect to the Regent's Canal Railway. He had communicated with the Secretary of State on the matter, and h a d rece i ved a letter from Mr. Phillips, in forming him that the views of the inhabitants of the Regent's -park were accorded in. He had also received a communication f rom M r. J ar di ne, t h e mag i strate , stating that if the railway was carried, he must leave the park; and from the owner of twenty houses, stating that if the Regent's Canal Company obtained their Bill, his property would be ruined. The Royal Botanic Society had also intimated their intention of offering the most determined opposition. ANOTHER PRACTICAL PROOF OF THE DANGER OF LEVEL CROSSINGS.—On Friday an accident occurred at the place where the railroad crosses the highway on a level near the station. Alrain liedjust left the station at Ware, and gone to Hertford, and another 4 50 P.M. train was coming up from Hertford, when a man whb had arrived from the direction of the post-office attempted to cross the line. The gatekeeper tried to stop him, and received a blow in the face for his pains. Just at this moment the train came up to the spot, and the buffer threw the unfortunate stranger on the line, with his legs across the rail. The consequences may be easily imagined ; both of his legs were cut off below the knee. He was conveyed to the Cherry Tree, under the care of Mr. John Reilly, surgeon, who happened to be at the station at the time of the accident. We could not ascer tain his place of residence, but he states his name to be Roe.—Herts County Press. The .Notional having stated that the directors of the Rouen Railway had given the privilege of travelling by it free of all charges to the first President of the Cour Royale of Rouen, M. Frank Carre, who fills that high office, has addressed a letter to the National, affirming that no such offer has been made to him, and that if it had he should have declined it, because, being a judge, he might at any day be called upon to decide upon cases in which the acts and interests of the company were in volved, and he should have been seriously wanting in his duty if he suffered himself to be invested with such a privilege. WITHDRAWAL or CoAcHEs.—Yesterday week, in consequence of the opening of the rail, two coaches were withdrawn from the Ipswich road ; one, the " Old Ipswich," driven for 37 years by that old favourite coachman, " Tom" Emmerson, and the other, " The Regulator," by Robert Sewell.—Bury Herald. EDINBURGH AND PERTH.—The town council, it will be seen, have, by a large majority, decided to take 100 shares in this new undertaking, and to assist its progress by every means in its power. It is now generally re ported that two of the most powerful railway companies in Scotland, too obviously interested in its establishment to require more particular specification, are to lend it all their influence in its progress through the Legislature, for which every Parliamentary requisite has been pre pared, the arrangement with the old company for the plans, &c., executed by its orders, having b een com pleted last week.—Perthshire Courier. How TO MAKE LANDED [AND RAILWAY?] PRO PERTY VALUABLE.—A very curious rumour is in circu lation through the district of Penge, in the vicinity of the Croydon line. It is stated that a petition or memorial has been sent to the directors of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Company, from the inhabi tants of the above village, requesting or praying that the benefit of a station may be extended to their imme diate neighbourhood. Now the rumour is, that Mr. Schuster, who has recently rendered himself so famous in the railway world, has purchased a large landed pro perty at or close by the spot where the inhabitants de sire to have a station, and that he is about to build ex tensively upon it. Can this be " cause and effect?"— Railway Record. p fromrop S o H rAo F st o bo a rfoy D r dt A o r o D t hHe ll a s A t i S n T g I Ns GSappears —T purchases, ppfaor h new line rs e tooombeeo s of which avr o d f railway l hi li r oyhp w r a o y the companygressing. a N re ot a ic lr e e s a n d a y v i e n be tr e e n a i ty ss . ued Th to e a w ll o t r h k e s la a n r d e ow to ne b r e s submitted for competition during the present month. It is rumoured that the part from Rye to Hastings will giro way to the line obtained last session from Rye to Warblington, on the Tonbridgo-wells and Hastings line, thereby effecting a saving of seven miles of most expen• sive work, for which no possible compensation can be derived in the shape of traffic.—Dover Chronicle. MANCHESTER AND BOLTON,--It has been already noticed that, owing to the recent accidents on this line, a memorial was forwarded to the Board of Trade, calling for an investigation into the state of the line. In compliance with the prayer of the memorialists, Captain Coddington arrived at Bolton on Friday, the 25th of December, on this mission. It was shown that the lessees of this line, the Leeds Company, had already put down six miles of new rails out of the ten, and were proceeding with the other four miles, to put that por tion of the line in like repair, a course which Captain Coddington appeared to think evinced a proper desire on the part of the lessees to secure the public against future accident; but be is said to have recommended that, until the four miles not yet laid with new rails are com pleted, trains on that part of the line should travel at a reduced speed. His attention was called to the state of the bridges by which the turnpike-roads are carried over the line. These bridges are flat ones, supported by pillars between the lines of rails, and are so dangerous that passengers leaning incautiously out of the carriage windows might suffer injury f ro m them. One of the Brwoi roads h dys. the whilst_ aid notice, of the thenew w countyitbridges ri this hgi essheading, magistracy, rdb ienign, g has Just Bolton Company's servants was 'killed in that way. Captain Coddingt on suggested the cons t r uction of better bridges, and th a t an arrangement shou ld be effected, KENT LINE.—TOND RIDGE, M AIDST ONE, AND CANTER uinto circulation in th e county of Kent, sign ed b y the bfuoirlt diverting . the solicitors of the London, Brighton, andSosutthbeenput Coast Railway. It runs thus: —"The committee of directors entrusted with the conduct of the Bill for the Kentish lines promoted by the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company, have authorised us to invite the co-operation and support of the landowners and in habitants of the county of Kent, and to state that they will be happy to receive any communications in further ance of the objects of the undertaking. The committee will take an opportunity of circulating a statement and msp, showing the course of the lines, and the great ad vantages which their scheme of railway communication will afford to the county."—Railway Record. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Anaccident of a very deplorable character on the E as tern Counties Rail way, near Laken-heath station, w hich involved the loss , of two lives, was the subject of a coroners inquiry yester day, forenoon, at the Railway 'cavern, Brandon station. The thenamesovfernadjacent to th e deceased were Joseph Roderham, aged 31, and William Talbot, aged 25, both ballastmen in the service of the company. Mr. Ashcroft, the irspector of the permanent way, was pre sent to watch the p roce edings. The evidence of two witnesses thus describes the cAirtcudmaystlaignhcets oantteTndhinnrgsdthaye unfortunate occurrence : o r n: heath, the soil being morning a train of twelve loadedrabnadlloanst towardstrucl'swLasakpo ceeding along the line from B re quired to keep up the per manent way. The deceased, wish several other lab ourers, ac. companied the trucks, in order to unload them •, they were seated on the top of the soil. The train proceeded apparently in the usual safe manner, but on nearing Laken-heath, the fore-axle of the truck on which the deceased were seated, from some unknown cause, sn a p pe d asunder in two places. The body of the machin e i nstantly dropped, and as the train was drawn along the next truck mounted the one that was broken, and the poor fellows were crushed underneath it. Fortunately the speed was not great at the time, being not more than t•n or twelve miles an hour, and the engine -driver per ceiving the disaster brought the trucks almost imme diately to a stand-still. On the disabled waggons being removed, the poor fellows were found to be most shock ingly mutilated. Talbot had been killed on the spot. Roderham, although his legs and arms w ere fractured in a shocking manner, was still alive, but ere he could reach Brandon he had breathed his last. Mr. Samuels, the resident engineer, was sent down by the compy to inquire into the cause of the axle breaking. liean exa mined the metal minutely, found no defect i e n it; th cause of it breaking was a matter very difficult to ar rive at. The jury expressed themselves satisfied that the company had adopted the necessary precautions for th e protection of such, workpeople as the deceased, and that the accident was the result of circumstances over which they had no control. A verdict of " Accidental death " was returned. The deceased were married men. Mr. Ashcroft, on behalf of the company, directed that every attention should be paid their widows and families which their melancholy condition would suggest. SU ,LBIEFUL IMPOSTURE.—One day in the week pre • ceding the last, a fellow, whom our informant, a highly respectable citizen, says is a resident of Hereford, went to the house of Exell (the man who was sentenced to transportation on Tuesday last for stealing a sheep, the property of Lady Emily Foley), at Woolhope, and told his unfortunate wife that her husband had escaped from the county prison, and desired him to call upon her for his best suit of clothes and five shillings. The unsuspi cious woman, not doubting the truth of what the scoun drel told her, instantly complied with her husband's supposed request; we need scarcely say that the tale the fellow told was entirely false, and that he committed a heartless robbery,—Hereford Times. property and of the vested interests ;which it was his duty to maintain.—(Cheers.) And on behalf of public: convenience, of public improvements, which it was his duty to promote ; and on behalf of the comforts and interests of the working classes, to which it was his duty to attend.—(Loud cheers.) With respect to the in jury threatened to public and private property, and to investments of an almost incalculable amount, founded on the faith of Parliament, pledged now a century ago, when the bridge was completed, in 1737, he would first address himself. During the century just passed three generations had, on the faith of Parliament, ventured to lay out large portions of their fortune in investments, to which the destruction of this bridge would in a greater or less degree prove fatal.—(Hear.) In behalf of the Chapter, at the head of which he had recently had the honour to be placed, he rose to state that they con sidered that a very large amount of their property, on which their maintenance depended, and which they had inherited from their predecessors—the ancient members of the Abbey, would be most materially injured if the bridge were destroyed; and besides it would pre vent the improvement of that portion of Westminster lying between the Thames and St. James's-park—a region which required bette. ventilation and better drain age, and on which the Dean and Chapter had expended large sums of money. These improvements would at once be annihilated, and from 50,000 to 60,000 persons WOUld remain without that ventilation and drainage, and that same lack of improvement in which they had stood so much in need, for more than a a century.—(Cheers.) He rose also on behalf of the working classes, who would be much more -perma nently injured by the removal of the bridge than pro prietors of scores of houses in any part of the district to which he had referred—(Cheers)—for, he had met at least 20,000 labouring men crossing the bridge to their residences after their work. The total number crossing the bridge daily on foot might be computed at 63,000, or 23,000,000 in the course of the year, who would have to go half a mile about to effect the'same object, and more over, would have to pay a toll. It Ives monstrous that such a mass of people should be put to this great inconvenience and that those riving in other parts of the metropolis should also be seriously inconvenienced for the purpose of carrying out a project which the public necessities did not require.—(Cheers.) He should like to see another bridge at Charing-cross, but why they were to be de barred from using the present bridge he was perfectly unable to understand. Sir J. Rennie thought there was an immense conflux of traffic at Westminster-bridge. He thought that the present site of the bridge was so affected by its present coffer dams that it would be im politic to rebuild it upon it. If it was erected about 150 yards from its present site, as far as Derby-street, only about twelve houses in Parliament-street would be affected, and the best situation possible would be ob tained. The Right Rev. Gentleman concluded by pro posing the first resolution, which was to the following effect:— " That the proposed abolition of Westminster-bridge and the application of funds appropriated by Parliament for its maintenance to the erection of another bridge near Charing-cross is unjust and injurious to the public, to the parishes of St. Margaret and St. John, and to in dividuals, for the following principal reasons : " Because it would abruptly close the long-established thoroughfare from Surrey to the city of Westminster, St. James's-park, and the daily increasing neighbour hood of Pimlico and Chelsea, and leave no communica tion whatever across the river west of Charing-cross free of toll ; and also, because the cost of approaches to a bridge on another site alone would suffice for the erec tion of a new bridge on or close to the present site. " Because it will entirely put a stop to the opening of new streets through the notoriously crowded, ill-drained, and dilapidated portions of these parishes (one of which streets has already received the sanction of Parliament) and prevent all improvements therein. " Because the streets in connexion with the present bridge were laid out by Commissioners appointed by Parliament, and a very large amount of property has been therein created under an implied agreement that a bridge should be maintained by Parliament on this spot for ever, and that the substitution of a bridge on a dis tant site (involving as enormous depreciation in the value of such property, and almost ruin to many indi viduals) would be a breach of faith which ought not to receive the sanction of the Legislature." Mr. WHATELEY, Q.O ,seconded the resolution. He could not understand how any person could for a moment assign any reason for removing Westminster-bridge; who was desirous of making a bridge to Charing-cross?— (Cheers.) What, he would ask, was to become of the property at both ends of the present bridge if it was to be removed, and its site changed to Charing-cross?— (Cheers.) Why the owners of it would all be ruined, and the inhabitants of Charing-cross would not only not be benefited, but greatly inconvenienced. It used to be said that the world was made for those who rode in coaches.—(Laughter.) He hoped there were better feelings existing now.—(Cheers.) He hoped that the feeling that existed at the present moment was, that the poor man, who had to carry his tools to his work, ought to have the nearest way of doing so, and not be com pelled to go upwards of a mile out of his way—(Cheers) —which would be the result if Westminster-bridge was to be abolished.—(Cheers.) He had no objection to the erection of a bridge to Charing-cross, provided it was found to be necessary.—(Cheers, and cries of "It is not ")—but he objected in Coto to the removal of Westminster-bridge.—(Cheers.) If the site of that bridge was important, as it was undoubtedly considered a hundred years ago, how much more important he would ask was that site at the present day ?—(Great cheering.) Buildings had risen up in every direction about it, to whom its removal would be total ruin.— (Cheers.) Added to which, what he would ask, was to become of the great street for the improvement of West minster for which an Act of Parliament had been obtained, and the construction of which would be at tended of such . benefits to the 'city in which they then were?— (Great cheering.) For what was that great plan of improvement to be sacrificed which, there could be no doubt it would be, if Westmin ster-bridge was to be removed?—(Cheers.) No one,he believed, could answer that question, unless it was some party connected with a railway terminus.—(Great laughter.) Mr. Barry, the architect of a building that would carry his name to posterity, so far from being unfavourable to the continuance of the bridge on its pre sent site, was anxious for its continuance there, as was proved by the plan of the iron bridge that he had pro posed.--(Cheers.) The report of the Committee of the House of Commons was in favour of its present position, and why that report was to be stultified, he could not, for the life and soul of him, tell.—(Cheers.) 1 he Hon. and Learned Gentleman concluded by most cordially and heartily seconding the resolution. After some observations from Mr. COPE, The CHAIRMAN put the resolution to the meeting, and declared it to be carried unanimously. Mr. PAGE Woon (the son of the late Sir Matthew Wood) proposed the second resolution, which was to the following effect a— " That independently of the most important conside rations contained in the former resolution, and of the questions financial, local, and architectural, involved in the proposal for erecting the bridge near Charing-cross, and making the approaches thereto : this meeting is of opinion that its substitution for a bridge on the present site would be productive of manifest public inconveni ence, because it would throw the enormous carriage traffic of Westminster-bridge, a portion of that now using Waterloo-bridge and ultimately the traffic from all the South of England railways on a spot which is now at times impassable by reason of the immense traffic from the City to the West-end and western suburbs of the metropolis." He did not see that there was.any necessity for a bridge at Charing-cross—(Cheers)--but supposing that there was, he thought it would be the height of madness to attempt to draw off to that locality the immense traffic of Westminster - bridge.—(Cheers.) He was very happy to see the Very Rev, the Dean of Westminster, and several members of the Chapter, attending at that meet ing, not only for the purpose of protecting their own interests but that of the poor.—(Cheers.) It was but an act of justice for him to say that they were greatly indebted to that body for the room in which they had met—(Cheers)—and for the liberality they had shown to forward to the utmost the great object cf education.--(Cheers.) For they had recently spent no 'este a sum than 10,0004 in support of the schools of that parisle—(Oneers e e If the present site. of Westminster bridge was to be removed, it would prevent hundreds of thousinds from enjoying the lungs of the metropolis ; he alluded t o St. James's park.--(Cheers.) Mr. JAMES WILKINSON seconded the resolution. He was sure, if they only acted in concert, success was certain.—(Cheers.) When first he entered that room, he 'was disposed to think that the repair of the bridge would be the best course—(Hear)—but after the observations of the Very Reverend the Dean, he was free to confess that the best course would be to take down the present bridge; and erect a new one as near its present site as possible.—(Cheers.) • He had no objection to the -multiplication 'of b r id g es across, the t Thames when it was shown that they were necessary at meet the wants of the public, but such structures ought to be erected with a due :regard to existing interests.— (Cheers.) Of what interest such a bridge as that pro posed to Charing-cross could be to any one he could not imagine.—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then put the resolutions to the meeting and declared it to be carried unanimously. Mr. CARTER Woon moved the third resolution : " That a copy of the foregoing resolution be forwarded to the Commissioners of Westminster- bridge, and that the Members far the city of Westminster and the bo rough of Lambeth be requested, both as the members of the Commission and our representatives in Parliament, to oppose the appropriation of the property set apart for maintaining the present bridge, to the erection of a bridge on a distant site ; and that a committee be formed to consider the best means of opposing the threatened measure, and if expedient, in concert with other opposing parties, that a subscription be commenced to defray the necessary expenses."—(Cheers.) Ho felt no doubt that the large mass of the manufactur ing acid trading commun i ty would suffer the greatest inconvenience if the bridge was to be removed from its present site.—(Cheers.) He had seen enough of the effects of closing it for a short period to warrant him in asserting, that to remove it altogether would be ruinous to parties in its particular locality.--(Cheers.) He be lieved that all that had been said of the great disadvan tages that would result from removing the bridge had HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. To be disposed of a bargain, the Property of a Working Man about to leave England, the FURNITURE of TWO ROOMS, with every requisite for a respectable mechanic. Any person in want of such furniture may obtain it on very moderate terms, as there is no time to be lost. Apply personally to Mr. Tripp, coal mer chant and van proprietor, Clerkenwell-green, or Mr. Burt, 19, Crescent-street, Euston-square. For cash only. the burial-ground, Park- street, passes under Shut lane, below the Oxford Junction tunnel, and goes under Moor-street, High-street, Worcester-street, until it reaches Colmore-street. In the route from Shut lane, the house of Mr. Perry, High-street, the premises oc cupied by Mr. Hall, Aris's Gazette office, and by Mr. Fisher, part of the King's Head Inn, and the houses and shops on the right hand side of Worcester-street, opposite the King's Head, to the end of Colmore-street, will have to be taken down. Here the work of demolition will be very extensive. The whole of the erections from Worcester-street to Hill-street, includiug the entire of Colmore-street, Queen street, Little Colmore-street, a great part of Peck-lane, King-street, Pinfold-etreet, Well-street, Vale-street, &c., will be included. The New-street end of King-street will be widened 26 yards, to form the principal entrance to the grand central station, which will occupy nearly the whole of the space above referred to from Worcester-street, bound by the back of New-street, Lower Temple-street, and Pinfold street. The Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley branches off from this last-mentioned point under HIII-street, the Old Wharf, Broad-street, &c., to Nineveh. The Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Railway will join the Oxford Junction in Snow-hill, where there will be an extensive and commodious station. The ex tent of the great and important changes which will be effected by this concentration, in two central points of the borough, of the several railways which pass through the counties of Warwick, Stafford, Worcester, and Salop and the mercantile advantages of public convenience arising from this source, it is impossible to calculate. It is no exaggeration to say that thousands of houses of the lowest class will be cleared away, and there will be a gratifying destruction of social evils and moral pesti lences, which have long been particularly offensive to the neighbourhood in which they have been permitted to exist. It affords us great satisfaction to state there are no grounds to fear that the construction of the tunnels through the centre of the town will endanger the build ings tinder which they are to pass. In the centre of the town a shaft has been sunk to the depth of about.so 'feet, the level being about six feet lower. Another shaft! has also-been sunk near the canal wharf, Easy-row, by the contractor for the tunnel portion of the works of the Stour Valley. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. -SOUTH- WESTERN AND WOKINGHAM. - Yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, a numerous meeting of the inhabitants of, and owners and occupiers of property in, Wokingham, was held at the Town-hall, for the purpose of ascertaining their opinion with regard to the proposed line from the South-Western to this town. The meeting was convened by Mr. William Helas, the alderman of Wokingham, in conformity with a requisition, signed by Mr. James Hayward, Francis. Soames, J. R. Wheeler, E. Roberts, Edward Horne, J. L. Roberts, and upwards 'of fifty of the mostinfluential parishioners. There were also present Mr. H. C. Lacy, director of the London and South-Western, and chairman of the Windsor, Staines, and South- Western Railway Company ; and Mr. Drake, one of the solicitors; Mr. Chadwick, deputy chairman; and a deputation from the Windsor, Staines, and South-Western Company; and Mr. Horne, the secretary ; Mr. Kerr, from the office of Mr. Locke, engineer ; Messrs. C. J. Clarke, Apsley Pellatt, Caleb Norris, J. I'. Bedborough, &c. Several of the gentle men present having spoken to the nature of the projected plans, the speedy communication the line would open with London, and the facility of that communication by means of the South-Western line, resolutions in its ,4 favour were passed unanimously. Wokingham is at present situated between the South-Western and Great Western, but without a connecting communication with either. NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE.—CUTTING OF THE FIRST SOD IN CHESHIRE —Mr. Smith and Mr. Ainger, the engineers of the company employed on that portion of the line extending from Macclesfield to the Red Bull, had made arrangements for the turning of the " first sod " in Cheshire on Wednesday last, on the lands of Daintry, Esq., at North Rode, adjacent to the Four lane Ends, and Mr. Daintry was invited to officiate at that interesting ceremony. Mr. Daintry was, however, absent at the time appointed, and J. Bullock, Esq., mayor of Congleton, happening to ride up at the moment, was asked to take the spade and , make the commencement. Mr. Bullock hesitated to take the post of honour, but at the preseing solicitation of the engineers, at length consented. About one hundred of the labourers were present, and Mr. Bullock, previous to the performance of the operation, addressed the assembled party in a short and appropriate speech. In the course of his remarks Mr. Bullock said " This is the first manual operation of one of the greatest and most im portant railway undertakings ever provided for this district. It is well known how long we have been shut out from the benefits of good railway com munication, and it may be remembered, that I have, as an humble individual, long and strenuously laboured to procure for Congleton the advantage of being placed on a main line. This is the first step, and on the com pletion of this great work, the grand chain of railway communication from Manchester to London, througl Macclesfield, Congleton, and the Potteries, will be per fected. Judging from the wonderful energy, and the remarkable success of the board of directors in all their proceedings, presided over by the consummate ability of Mr. Ricardo, and directed by the engineering skill of Mr. Bidder, it is not too much to expect that this great work will be accomplished in less time than has been contemplated ; and I c anno t d ou b t b ut i t w ill prove a lasting and general advantage to the district, and will a p u ro d sdubcaerebo ldera. I e paeocounbioafroyro me ben many of thoseefittothesubsc b ri w ber o s o a b re ie a f, c t t b ua e l b ly an to d cut labour the on those line. T hperehseeau. We know that Englishmen workfallsonthet EnF si i t is c h . m willeTnake care a work y ; f i r t i a i n s d their a, tba t h w o n b o o n u ra y b o le u charac teristic. receivera e t e r the fruit of your hard-earned labours, you make good use of it ; and may succ ess an d prosperity attend your undertaking." The mayor then duly performed his duty, and was followed by Mr. Ainger and Mr. Smith each cutting a sod, a n d t h e t h ree gentlemen having contributed a few sovereigns for a treat to the workpeople, they were greeted by l ou d an d protracted cheering, which finished the auspicious task of the day. —Sta f fordshire Mercury. SALE OF THE STOUR VALLEY.—This line was sold to the London and North-Western Company on Satur day. The terms are two-thirds of London and North- Western dividend, to commence when the line is opened, or two-thirds of the subscribed capital; the London and North-Western to supply the additional capital for the future branches; s 4i into or operation. cent. on n present calls linetill and guarantee the Birmingham correspondent says—" The bargain here is considered a very bad one for the shareholders who are not identified with the canal proprietary of the London and North-Western, as, even supposing the present London and North-Western to continue 10 per cent. dividend, and the guarantee to commence instanter, it would not raise the Stour Valley shares to more than 4i premium, whereas, with the uncertainty of the former, and the delay of two years on the latter, 3 pre mium is too much. YORK AND NEWCASTLE.—A new station is to be built on this line, near the bridge at Monkwearmouth. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST.—Opera tions with the new year are to be commenced on the Thames Junction Branch, from the main line at New cross to the Thames at Deptford, a distance of one mile, including a viaduct, 730 yards in length; on the Hail sham and Eastbourne branches, from the Hastings line at the Polgate station to Hailsham and Eastbourne, a dis tance of 71 miles ; and on the Steyning branch, from the Chichester line at the Shoreham station to Steyning, a distance of four miles. NORTHERN COUNTIES UNION.—The shareholders meet this month to consider the proposed application to Parliament, for the partial deviation of the line, and the amendment of the Act constituting the company. Also, in compliance with the requisition of the shareholders, for the purpose of taking into consideration and approv ing, or otherwise certain propositio ns f or an amalgama tion with the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle upon-Tyne Junction. The contract for sleepers on the South Staffordshire amounts to 50,000. The Midland are in want of 2,000 coi-waggons for their mineral traffic. The Exeter and Exmouth meet this month to confirm their agreement with the South-Western, and to consider an application for the amendment of their Act. NEW ROUTE TO PETERBOROUGH.—The new route to Peterborough, via the Eastern Counties, opens on the 14th, and will then divide the traffic from that town with the Northampton and Peterborough of thi London and North-Western. The arrangement of trains will be:— From London, 7 15 A.M., 11 30 A.M., 2 0 P.M., 6 0 P.M. week days; 6 45 A.m., 2 0 P.M., Sundays. From Peter borough, 6 0 A.M., 8 25 A.M., 12 0 N., 4 40 P.n., 7 0 P.M. week days; 6 0 A.M., 845 A.M., 4 0 P.M. Sundays. A train will also leave Cambridge at 6 50 A.M. every morn ing for Peterborough and Stamford. All the trains but two are in conjunction with trains at Peterborough, to and from Stamford. ---- NEWCASTLE AND BEnwics..---The construction of so much of the Kelso branch as extends from Tweed mouth to Sprouston, a distance of twenty miles, is to be let in two contracts. The building of the new station in Neville street, Newcastle, is also to be taken in hand. 11AVRE.-A letter from Rouen, says tie Constitu tionnel, states that the viaduct of Virville, on the Havre Railway, subjected, like other works of ext, , to heavy weights, has just experienced considerable damage from the load placed on it. Our Paris correspondent informs us that the above statement is a gross exaggeration, the bridge in question remaining perfectly tin, _though some settling has taken place iu the earthworks attached to it. FESTIVITIES IN A TUNNEL.—On New Year's-eve, says the Carnarvon Herald, the workmen, amounting to nearly 200, engaged upon this stupendous and im•• portant operation, were regaled with " good old English cheer," by their spirited and respectable employers, Messrs. Warton and Warden. The scene of the festi vity was (as indeed it ought to be) in the turnel, which on the occasion was most tastefully deeoratel with the emblems of the season. The choicest evergreen shrubs, and the thousand lights which reflected their rays around, gave to the scene a most imposing effect. It was a cheering sight to those industrious men, who might well exclaim in that place Opus arti ficem probat. The Rev. J. J. Vincent, of Gorddinog, REMOVAL OF WESTMINSTER BRIDGE. A numerous and respectable meeting of the inhabit• ants of Westminster, Pimlico, Lambeth, and the adjacent districts, was held last evening, at seven o'clock, at the Westminster Literary and Mechanics Institution, Great Smith-street, Westminster, to consider the proposed erec tion of a bridge at Charing-cross, in lieu of Westminster bridge. General Sir De Laces Evans occupied the chair. Amongst those on the platform we observed the Dean of Westminster, B. Hawes, Esq., M.P., P. Wood, Esq., Q.C., Whateley, Esq., Q.C., Charles Cochrane, Esq., Rev. Mr. Ripston, H. A. Hunt, Esq., G. Trollope, Esq., J. Wilkinson, Esq., Carter Wood, Esq., W. Frewen, Esq., W. Hallett, Esq , and a number of other gentlemen. Mr. TROLLOPE, the hon. secretary, stated that letters had been received from Mr. Antrobus, M.P., and Mr. D'Eyncourt, M.P., expressing their inability to attend, and their desire to support the determination to which the meeting might arrive. The CHAIR3IAN, who was received with loud cheers, said there were several gentlemen on the right and left of him, who might have been advantageously called to the chair, and who would have discharged its duties with more propriety, or at least have been able to give more effect to any determination to which they might come, than he could. However, he had been called to that po sition on the present occasion is consequence of having the honour to represent that city in Parliament, and also, he presumed, because he was one of the Commissioners of Westminster-bridge. It was not usual on such occa sions for the Chairman to enter at length into the details of the subject to be discussed, that duty devolving upon those who proposed and seconded the resolutions ; but really he could not on that occasion withhold from them some observations, in consequence of a double capacity in which he found himself placed, independently of his situation as Chairman. They had been called together, not really to consider whether there should be another bridge at some other part of the river, in the place of the existing bridge, but to consider whether it was politic or judicious, or just, or right, that that bridge should be abolished, and to adopt the best means for preventing its removal.—(Loud cheers.) He was sure, unless there were some of the representatives pre sent, of what he could not help characterising as a job, to persuade them to the contrary; they would be of but one opinion.—(Cheers.) It was one of the most extraordinary jobs that he had ever heard of in the whole course of his experience. —(Hear, hear.) Many present were, no doubt, aware of the general outline of this matter; but, nevertheless, it was his duty to state it clearly to them. It was now exactly one hundred years since Parliament passed an Act authorising the con struction of the present bridge and the creation of funds for its maintenance. It appeared, however, that much wisdom was not exercised in its construction. The piers were, he believed, originally intended for a wooden bridge of slight weight, but in the course of its erection the original determination was abandoned, and it was resolved to build the bridge of stone. It was then proposed that the piers should consist of a re lative substance, in order to support increased weight ; and, he believed, that one of the scientific gentle men concerned, proposed that piles should be inserted in the bed of the river to secure the slighter piers, which would have involved an expense of from 5,0001. to 6,000/.; but the Government of that day thought it better to save the expenditure of such a small sum— thus acting in contradiction to the well known saying— " penny wise and pound foolish," and consequently those piers became insecure, on account of not being sufficient to bear the increased weight. However, with the aid of repairs, it remained in a good state for sixty or seventy years. The cause of the present state of the bridge was really attributable to the removal of old London-bridge; the removal having given greater rapidity to the current both during the flood and reflux of the tides. A portion of the bottom of the river had thus been carried away, and thereby rendered the bridge insecure; and in conse quence of the expenses that had been incurred in repair ing it, a Committee of the House of Commons was ap pointed last session to consider what steps should be adopted. It consisted of several of the ablest men in the country, and sat for six months. It included some of the members of the Metropolitan Improvement Commission. The names of the Members were Lord John Russell, Lord Palmerston, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Sir R. Inglis, Sir G. Clarke, Sir H. Douglas, Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Hawes, Mr. Wise, Mr. Stafford O'Brien, and a great number of other Members, who had paid great attention to the sub ject. The fourth resolution in their report which was laid before the House stated " that, irrespective of the approaches, the expense of a new stone bridge near the site of the present bridge, and retaining the present bridge for temporary use, would not exceed 360,0001., according:to the highest of the estimates furnished, either in 1844 or in the present year ;" whilst the sth resolu tion states " that the bridge estates would furnish a clear surplus of at least 100,0001. in aid of the funds." Such were the decisive resolutions of that Committee.—(Hear, hear)—from the evidence adduced before whom, it ap peared that no less than about 20,000,000 of people passed over Westminster-bridge in the course of a year, and that the increase of both persons and carriages had been very great of late years ; in fact, that a greater amount of traffic passed over it than over the four other bridges, with the exception ofLondon-bridge.—(Cheers.) In fact, the result of this evidence was, that from 4,000,000 to 5,000,000 of horses passed over the bridge, and about 20,000,000—nearly the whole population of this kingdom—in the course of a year. Perhaps the bridge in its original state, 100 years ago, was wide enough for the traffic that passed over it ; but it was not so now. Mr. Barry, he believed, had planned an iron bridge for the same site, to cost, some said, 260,000/., but objections had been made to it, in conse quence of its being considered inadequate for the im mense traffic, and the committee appeared to consider a atone bridge preferable on the same site, or near it, at a similar cost. The estates of the bridge would realise about 170,0001., so that the expense to the Ex chequer would be comparatively small. The traffic over the bridge was the greatest bridge traffic in the empire— in fact he might say, with the exception of London bridge—the traffic was greater than over any other in the whole world—(Loud cheers) ; and this being reiterated in the recommendations of the committee to the Legislature, to the astonishment of every ono who knew anything of Parliamentary proceedings, they were informed that some parties during the recess, and with the apparent sanction of the Woods and Forests, but who they were it was hard to divine, proposed constructing a new bridge, to wall up in fact this great communication, and to put an end to all those important interests which had been congregating together in its vicinity for 100 years.—(Cheers.) He had been seventeen years in Par liament, and he never met with anything so astoundin g so totally oppos e d t o t h e recommendations of that coni: mittee, and so totally unheard of, in the history of Par liamentary proceedings. He was aware in making these remarks, that he was in some degree speaking harshly of the Hon. Gentlemen who were members of the Me tropolitan Commission, the head of which wa s t Lord Morpeth, for wh om h e h ad the greatest respect,aand he was sure that th e y would agree with hi m , every act of Lord Morpeth's life had by been guided that the most i enlightened and generous motives.—(Cheers.) B was perfectly conv i nced that his name had been ut ii;- properly used, and that he had been imposed the grossest mermen—Meer, hear.) But th n e p y on ha l d n fallen upon speculative times, in which there were an immense number of railways and of railway committee s, and did n o t k now but what the project might have originated with some of those interested in the railway termini of th e t wo great railways to be constructed near the spot from which the proposed new bridge was proposed to branch, and who, it was possible, having a large pe cuniary interest in those railways, might have set their engines at work, and having got the ear of some influential person, induced him, at all events, to allow the notices to appear in the name of the Commis sion.—(Hear.) It was right to state that the Com mittee bad not given any doubtful opinion, but had, as he had said, reiterated their opinions in favour of a bridge on the present site. The Gallant General then read a. series of resolutions and extracts from the report, which were to the effect that the completion of the new Houses of Parliament was a matter concerning the com forts of the Members of both Houses only, whereas the bridge was a matter of paramount importance to hun dreds of thousands; that the traffic had so much in creased that it was difficult at times to get over it. It was obviously immense. Sir James M'Adam had stated in 18.44, that he caused to be counted the number of horses which passed Charing-cross annually, and that it had been ascertained that the number amounted to 6,600,000, and though there was no record of the proportion that passed over the bridge, he considered that by far the larger proportion did, particularly the heavier carriages. Then, Mr. Rendall stated, in 1844, that no part of the Thames was better suited for a bridge than the site of Westminster bridge. The approach to the existing bridge from the Middlesex side, was along Bridge-street, almost the whole property on the north side of which, comprised part of the bridge estate; therefore a new bridge on the exist ing site could be erected with little sacrifice of that pro perty. As one of the representatives of Westminster, he had no objection to the erection of half a dozen new bridges across the Thames, but the Chancellor of the Exchequer, undoubtedly, would. He was sure if Lord Morpeth had read the words, " obviously immense," he would not have allowed his name to have gone forth in connexion with the project. Then, again, it was little more than twelvemonths since the Commissioners of Woods and Forests were authorised to expend 50,000'. to construct a new street from Westminster-bridge to Pimlico—(Hear, hear) — and th e p arishes of St. John's and St. Margarets, had, with great public spirit and generosity, allocatedl 3o,ooo /. in aid of its construction, but if the new bridge were made, it could not be expected that they would incur this expense. After expressing his determination as a representative of that city, and as one of the Commisioners of the bridge, (whom the pro moters of the new one had not thought proper to consult —to inquire whether they considered it consonant with their duty to support the erection of a new bridge elsewhere,) he should feel it his duty in conjunction with his Hon. Friend (Mr. Hawes), and no doubt with other metropolitan members, to do his utmost to negative the measure, should it come before Parliament, which he doubted. He resumed his seat amidst general cheering. The Very Rev. Dr. BUCKLA.ND (the Dean of West minster) in proposing the first resolution, said he had felt it his duty to attend the meeting, on behalf of the No. 16,947. PRICE SD. N EW • • • • .. • . . • - • / 0 4 • • • j - k s . ) fir , (1-475—':i -4:314 lrfit =MIN . • . 'lt 1 kt 2 ‘ r.6l st • • • , . ,t, - 1,1 , 1 - et - • \ 0 . %:" 1. 2. 4 • 0 - 1 , 1 ge v-1; ; t • 0 , I , t • as • been understated and that they had an advantage in tha existence -of the bridge where it at present - steed that could never be over - rated.—(Cheers.) He was one of those who would alwaes support the b r id ge that had carried him safely, ot-er it ; and notwithstanding 'what had been stated by his Very Reverend Friend, the Dean of Westminster, he thought the present site of the bridge was quite equal tO the erection of another one. It was the first interests of. the inhabitants of Lambeth and Westminster to use their greatest exeri tions to prevent the carrying out of so abominable a measure as that proposed, by parties whom no one knew anything of, or whose objects could hardly be guessed at—the removal of Westminster bridge anti the erection of a new one to Charing Cross.—(Cheers.) Mr. FREEMAN seconded the resolivion, which was put by the Chairman to the meeting, and declared by him to be carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN said that the real business of the meeting was now over. He was glad to see such unani mity as had been displayed in the adoption of the reso lutions, because it gave him every hope that their eftbrts in this cause would be attended with complete success.— (Cheers.) As a Member of the city of Westminster he could assure his constituents that every exertion should be used to resist this extraoedinary, uncalled for, and unnecessary neasureeL--(Cheers.) At the same time he felt bound to say, that he theught it so indefensible, that he had very little doubt when the day of battle came, if it ever did come, of which he had great doubt, there would be no difficulty in overcoming their un known assailants. Such were hie opinions, and his in tentions. His Hon. Friend the Member for Lambeth sat on his left hand, and he had no doubt he would tell the meeting what was the cause he intended to pursue. Mr. IleavEs, M.P., and Under -Secretary for the Colo nies, then rose to address the meeting, and was most en thusiastically received. When silence had been some what restored, Mr. Hawes said that he would re spond to his Gallant Friend's call, in few but positive words—he would back him in every motion, and stand by him in every division against this mon strous measure.—(Tremendous cheers.) After all that had been said that night, it was almost a waste of time to address any further arguments to the meeting against the measure.—(Cheers.) He should have been glad to have heard who were the parties that were op posed to them, or what was the reputation of the in dividuals whose proposition, whose monstrous proposi tion had made this meeting necessary.—(Cheers.) He had done all in his power to find that out, but had been unable to do so.—(Hear, hear.)" A short time since he had had the honour of presiding at a meeting for a similar obje c t on th e o th er s id e o r the water, and at that meeting he was happy to say they were just as umminious as they had been that night in offering their oppoiltion to the measure.—(Cheers.) He was most happy to join his fellow citizens on that side of the water in opposing the measure after having done all he could in the same direction on the other.--(Cheers.) He was glad to hear his Gallant Friend in the choir, quote the report of the Committee against the erection of a new bridge on a new site—(Cheers)—because he was convinced that if any one would refer to that report, they would find it altogether opposed to the alteration cf the site of the present bridge. —(Cheers.) Strong as was the arguments of his Very Reverend Friend the Dean of Westminster against the posibility of building a new bridge upon the site of the old one, he could not but feel that its present posi tion was the best, if not the very best that could be selected. He thought the engineering skill of the pre sent day would be at a very low ebb indeed if it could not get over the difficulty, in a geological point of view, that his Very Reverend Friend had pointed out.— (Cheers.) He was for maintaining the bridge on its present site—(Loud cheering) --and when he made that statement, lie did so advisedly, because at whose expense were they going to build the new bridge ? Not at their own, but that of the public—(Cheers)—and such being the case, it was their duty to do it at the least possible expense, and on the least expensive and most eligible site. Now, that its present site was the best and the least expensive, ho thought all present would admit.—(Cheers.) If any other site were selected, some hundreds of thousands would require to be expended, and he thought that such a sum might be much better laid out in buying up existing bridges for the convenience of the public, than ii purchasing new approaches fo r a new. Westminster bridge.—(Cheers.) Added to this, he had been informed, and he believed it to be the fact, that the amount that could be procured for the materials of the old - bridge, would be amply sufficient to construct a tem porary bridge while a new one aas erecting en the site of the present bridge.—(Cheers.) He was astonished at the temerity of those who could propose the erection of a new bridge in the vicinity of so many others—(Cheers)—a bridge, he would venture to say, that would do nothing but obstruct the navigation of the river. —(Cheers.) He looked upon the proposed Bill for the erection of the new bridge to Charing-cross as a private one, and as such he should treat it, believing that the Woods and Forests would never lend their name to so absurd an undertaking.—(Great cheer ing.) But supposing that they should, he was sure another department of the Government never would, and that was her Majesty's Chancellor of the Exchequer. —(Cheers.) He called, in conclusion, upon the inhabit ants of Lambeth and Westminster to exert themselves in a cause that was entirely their own, for they might depend upon it if th ey did so they would hear as little about this absurd measure in future as they knew at pre sent of its projectors.—(Cheers.) Thanks were then carried unanimously to the Chair man, and the meeting separated. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—Two of the Lords of the Admiralty, Captain M. F. F. Berkeley, C. 8., and Cap_- tain the Right Hon. Lord John Hay, C. 8., accompanied by Captain Henry Eden, private secretary to the First Lord, arrived at Gosport this morning by the half-past 12 o'clock train of the South-Western Railway, and em barked at the Clarence-yard in the barge of Captain Chads of the Excellent, and were put on board the Echo steam tug (the only steam-vessel out of nearly a dozen in commission at this . port in a sufficiently serviceable condition to convey their Lordships to Spithead), in which vessel they proceeded to the roadstead to visit and inspect the Thetis, new 36-gun frigate, Captain Cod rington. Their Lordships were accompanied by Admiral Sir E. Codrington, G.C.8., G.C.M.G., Captain Chads, C. 8., and Captain Codrington, C.B. Their Lordships were conducted over the ship by her gallant and experi enced captain, and expressed their unqualified approba tion of the internal economy and the seagoing efficiency of the beautiful vessel, which certainly reflects the high est credit alike upon► her constructors and captain. Their Lordhips partook of a de/diner, and remained on board nearly three hours. They returned in the Echo, and were expected to visit the Excellent, the Dauntless new screw steam-frigate, and the Kestrel brigantine, and conclude their visit by dining with the Commander in -Chief, Admiral Sir Charles Ogle. Their Lordships sleep at the George Hotel, and return to town to-morrow morning. The 'Hyacinth, 18, Commander Scott, sailed to-day for Sheerness, to be paid off. All the disposable boys on board the Victory (about 60) were put on board the Thetis to-day for passage to join the squadron under Sir W. Parker in the Tagus. The Dauntless is to be fitted for sea, and tried with all possible dispatch. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--A terrible accident happened on Saturday last at the works of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway, near Worcester. This line of railway, which has now been in course of con struction for several months, runs eastward of 'Worcester, and at about the distance of a mile from that city, is a short tunnel (about 300 or 400 yards long), passing under Spooner s or Rainbow-hill. To carry on the ex cavations in this tunnel, two shafts have been sunk, and it was at one of these shafts that the accident happened. The soil, it appears, is removed from the tunnel by the use of large windlasses, and " skips"- or large buckets, men being plilced at the mouth of each shaft to receive the skips as they are brought up from below. On Satur day one of the men, while erg, gad in the work of drawing a skip upon the platform placed for its reception, got on his wrong side, and was in a moment, before a helping hand could be .held out to him, forced off the platform into the shaft, and falling to the bottom with his head upon the rails, laid below for the purpose of assisting the removal of the soil, was literally dashed to pieces. The poor fellow must have died instantaneously, for on being picked up it was found that (to use the ex pression of one of his fellow-workmen) there was not a whole bone inhis body. The body was removed, and now awaits R Coroner's inquest. The late Earl of Yarb ,rough, by his will, executed in June. 1843, has bequeathed to his younger son, tge Hon. D'id!ey Pelham, his practical nautical books, charts, chronometers, telescopes, and all nautical instru ments, for his own use, and a pecuniary bequest, havintg. conveyed to him all his vested right under ser u em h e t n er , has also lift pecuniary legacies to daughters-in-law , and his three sisters, By jejteented an nuities and legacies to his servan to his oldest son Lord' in 1842, his Lordship eenve r ye b d and liberal ,ag t statues, and all . Wursley, now th b e oi la s r plate, pictures, i p o r t i ' n i ts a , r dr o a r m bu in g g h s , , al s l a his c d , iamo'nds, his estates at Brocklesbury ot.ler personal Proper l'a o rk n , and in Arlington-street, • .VI the settled estates, and has bequ , :athed Hall, Appuldurcarnhe as heir looms wi to his Lordship' rall'the newly-purchased estates, and all estates not in. seltlenient, and those in the countieS of Lincoln and Kent, and in the Isle of Wight, and that h e ma y dispose of the Rorraky Marsh estate, and has appointed his Lordship residuary legatee and sole executor. The funded and personal estate was estimated for duty at SO,OOO/. His Lordship had mentioned in his will that if it would have been advantageous in the opinion of his family and medical attendant to have had a post mortem examination, such should be allowed to take place. His Lordship was in his sixty-fifth year, and at his own request was buried in the mausoleum in his park. He was Vice-Admiral of the coast of the Is'e of Wight and county of Southampton, Recorder of Grimsby and Newport, D.C.L., F.R.S., F.S.A. The members of the Royal Yacht Squadron, of which he was the revered commodore for many years, are erecting to his lasting memory a monument near the Isle of Wight, which from its elevation will also be a sea mark to mariners. His brigantine, the Kestrel, in which he diel on the coast of Spain, is offered to our Govern ment. The late Earl was created a Peer of the realm in the reign Of William IV., on Jan. 21, 1537. BAPTISM BY IMMERSION.—A novel and interesting feature has lately been introduced into Trevethin Church, Monmouthshire. under the sanction of the Bishop of the diocese. A baptistry, measuring Bft. by 3ft. 6in., and 4ft. deep, has been placed near the south door, wherein it is intended, - -should any person (and in this district there arc Many such), having conscientious objections to the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling, to perform it by immersion.—Herejord Journal. The. Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town yesterday from ffickleton llall, Doncaster. ,~