The Sun. — London, England, 1847-01-15 00:00:00

EMPLOYMENT OF PRISONERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The progress already made in this important measure must be gratifying to the friends of humanity, and proves that my appeal of last year to the constituted authorities of the land was not made in vain, but has been responded to by the Government, who have now seriously set about a remedy, by the communication lately issued from the Home Office to the magistracy of the kingdom, informing them of the suspension of transpor tation and the determination to give employment to the prisoners in this country ; thus has one step been gained, and it is now only accessary to go one step farther to accomplish the desirable end, viz., to employ them when out of prison, and by such means restore them gradually to society again. Such a system Alin relieve the calendar of twa thirds of the number of prisoners whose repeated convictions entail so heavy an expense on the country, and will obvi ate, to a great extent, the necessity of separate and silent systems; and will not only render the erection of new prisons unnecessary but reduce the numbers at present in existence. The powerful aid the press has afforded this praise worthy cause cannot be sufficiently acknowledged; and as the public mind has now been awakened to the pre sent demoralizing system, and the Government being more actively engaged in correcting it, the day is not far distant whew by a revision of our criminal code, and the employment afforded, many thousands of human beings will be rescued, which will prove that the mer ciful, system of prevention, which I have so humbly advo cated, will supersede the cruel and expensive system of perpetual punishment. . . Perseverance in this humane cause must insure suc cess, and supported by an influential committee and a strong battery of facts, the legislature in pursuing these laudable measures will not only benefit the great body of tho people, but save thousands who otherwise must be lost, and will carry out an act of the greatest economy and- which will do honor to our country. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, JOHN LAURIE. 1, Hyde Park -place, Jan. 12, 1847. LORD JOHN RUSSELL AND THE ORPHAN CHILDRREN OF THOMAS HOOD. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—The statement on this interesting subject con tained in your paper of the 11th inst., which was taken from the Examiner, is incomplete without the notice of an important offer of a sum of money to the children, which was contained in a private note to Mr. David Sa lomons, which accompanied the official reply to the me morial of the trustees. In that note Lord John Russell says, if 100/. from the Royal bounty would be accept able, he would advise her Majesty to give that sum to Mr. Hood's children. The official reply having somehow found its way into the public press, it is but justice to Lord John Russell to show how promptly and kindly he has responded to the appeal made to him on behalf of these orphans. Fok reasons which he states, he is unable to grant any pen sion before next June. He expresses his regreti at this circumstance, and says he should have been-.happy to recommend the continuance of the pension, , but until June next the Crown has not the power to grant any pension on the civil list. The whole sum grantable within the year has been already bestowed, and any grant he should recommend for the childten would be illegal' and void. It cannot be doubted that in June the pension will be granted to the children. Meanwhile a grant of 1001. from the Royal bounty has been given. For this new grant there is a precedent exactly in point were such necessary. Sir Robert Peel advised the Crown to acknowledge the merits of Sir Martin Shee, "the President of thp Royal Academy, by the grant of a pension from the civil list. It was settled on Lady Shee. Lady Shee died within a year of the grant of the pension, and, as the benevolent intentions of the Crown were thus defeated, her Majesty was graciously pleased, by the advice of Sir Robert Peel, from the 1,2001. grantable within the next year, to allot a pension to the daughters of Sir Martin Shee equal in amount to that granted to his wife. Oa the occasion of the original grant of the pension to Hood the course pursued •by Sir, Robert Peel was similar to that now taken by. Lord John Russell. When the pressing case was made known to him, he could not (probably for a similar reason) immediately comply with the request; but he recommended a gift of 1501. from the royal bounty, and shortly afterwards he bestowed the pension. It is most gratifying to observe the ready recognition of the claims of literary distinction, totally independent of and apart from any political services. On this neutral ground Ministers politically opposed are ready to meet and to rival each other in their eager desire to break through -the restraints imposed on them by a too nig. gardly_economy of the state. That the limitation of the amount to which pensions to persons of literary eminence can be legally granted is far too great, and unworthy of this great nation, must be painfully felt by the Prime Minister as often as claims strong as those of Hood's family are presented to him— claims he cannot hesitate to recognise, though unable to ,relieve them. _ _ It would be no difficult matter to procure a grant of a laker amount, to be placed annually at the disposal of the Crown, on advice of the first Lord of the Treasury. The justice and necessity of such a measure would be admitted by all parties in Parliament, and by none more willingly than by the Prime Minister, I am, Sir, your obedient servant, ONE OF THE TRUSTEES. THE PROTECTIONISTS AND THE MALT TAX. At the January meeting of the General Committee a the Central Agricultural Society, held on Tuesday, at No. 17, Old Bond-street, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : " I. That this society entertains a strong sense of the impolicy and injustice of the malt tax—interfering as it does most mischievously with the profitable cultivation of the soil—and is of opinion that it is alike injurious to the morals and comfort of the labourint , classes. This society, therefore, pledges itself to use all constitutional means within. its power to obtain, as soon as shall ap pear practicable, the total repeal of the malt. tax. "2. That a deputation be appointed to wait upon Lord John Russell to express the opinion of this society, as conveyed in the foregoing resolution. " 3. That Ilia Grace the Duke of Richmond be re quested to communicate with Lord John Russell for the purpose of ascertaining an early day on which it will be convenient that his Lordship should-receive the depu tation." WITHDRAWAL OF SIR CULLLNG SMITH, AND Dis 10.15FTION OF HIS COMMITTER.—SUNDAY TRAINS.—Some time since we disinterred an extract from a speech made by Sir Culling Smith after the late election, in which he expressed manly and liberal sentiments in opposition to such doctrines and practices as those of the four directors and their. abettors. We also attempted to show the leading members of his committee the indecency they were committing in denouncing with so much violence the principles of their own candidate ; and pointed out that Sir Culling was too good for them, and that they must forthwith proceed to look out for somebody worse, and more suitable. This advice has been acted upon sooner than could have been anticipated. The commit• tee took up the question some time since, and had, we hear, many meetings on the subject, a great difference of opinion being found to exist. At last it was proposed, as a compromise, that the question should be made matter of forbearance—a proposition which would have been carried, had not the party opposed to Sir Culling's views asked and obtained a delay. At the next meeting of the committee there was a • large muster of members not formerly in the habit of attending; by whose votes a motion to the effect that Sir Culling Smith should be pressed to retract his opinion regarding Sunday trains was carried by a considerable majority. The majority, we believe, then proceeded to put it to Sir Culling whether he would " legislate against railways being permitted to run trains on Sunday," making an affirmative answer the condition of their support. Sir Culling, to his honour, positively and firmly refused to give the pledge demanded ; and a long correspondence has now ended in his committee's dissolving . their connexion with him, and also, we believe, dissolving themselves. The whole correspond ence is about to be published (at Sir Culling's request, we understand), when we shall be better able to see the whole extent of this curious "calamity." Really, it is painful to think that Sir Culling should have only on e good article in his creed—one intelligible and well de fined principle—and that it should have proved one too many for the majority of his Edinburgh committee. As to the minority who approved of Sir Culling's views on the point in dispute, we believe that although the others are exerting themselves to conceal the names, we may safely say that it included all, or nearly all, of those whose temporary secession from the Liberal ranks caused either surprise or regret.—Scotsman. BLACK MAN'S DREAM.—A number of years by gone a man named Peter Cooper happened to marry one of our fair . townswomen, who did not use him with that tenderness that he conceived himself entitled to. Having tried all other arts to retrieve her lost affections in vain, Peter at last resolved to work upon her fears of punish ment in another world for her conduct in this. Pretend therefdre, to awake; one morning, extravagantly alarmed, his helpmate was full of anxiety to know what was the matter ; and having sufficiently, as he thought, whetted her curiosity by mysteriously hinting that "he could a tale unfold," at length Peter proceeded as fol lows :—" IL—ll of a dream last night. I dream Igo to hebben and rap at the dos, and gent'man came to de w dos wid black coat and o dahair. Whoa dere ? Peeta Coops ! Who a PeetaP Coopa ! Am not know you. Not knows Peeta Coopa e boo de book, an he look d ► l,t !lad de book sa. He take book, and he couldna find P es ts Coopa. Den I say, oh !look again, finds Peeta Coops in a coma. lie de book an he look de book, an 'at last he fi n d s Peeta Coopa in Lilly, !illy (little) coma. Peeta Coopa cook ob d Royal Char lotte, ob Gisenock.' Walk in sa. Den I in, and e too, Ir n th e re was every On all kind of vittal, eZakili) ( and ,I eat, and I drink , and I dant, and I Ling, a nd w be done ; segar, too, by gum. Den I say, Oh lad, o e l v il look for Peeta Coopa wife. He take d e b ook, an d' he look all oba do book, many, many, many a time, Corm an all, and he couldna find Peeta Coopa wife. D en say, Oh ! lad, oh ! look de black hook. Ile took de black book, and he findna Peeta Coopa wife first page, ;Peeta Coops wife, buckrawoman, bad to her husband f" 1 OUTCHER'S CHARITABLE INSTITU TION.—Last even ing; the 18th annual general meeting of the members of the aboe e institution was held at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen.-street, John Sharp,- Esq. (the president), in the chair. The rei sort read by Mr. Ness (the secretary) announced that the sock 'tY now had 1,100 subscribers. Since the last meet ing eight new pensioners had been elected on the funds, in creasing th 0 number to 123. The committee had invested 4031. more ill the Three per Cent. Consols,. making the pre sent amount :if stock 9,827/. The total rebeipts daring the past year amounted to 2,062/, and the expenditure, of which .f 1291. went for the support of pensioners, left a balance in the hands of the treasurer of 4941. The report having been una nimously adopted, and the officers for She ensuing ye elected, the tneetinterantedo THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1847. THE GLORIOUS THIRTY-FIRST REGIMENT. Ciwrium, JAN. 13.—The left wing of this distinguished and heroic regiment, which signalised itself in bravery in the recent battles with the Seikhs, at Moodkee, in December, 1845, arrived this evening at Chatham Barracks from Gravesend. This wing of the regiment consisted of 14 ser geants, 7 corporals, 4 drummers, and 93 privates, with 10 women and 11 children. They embarked at Calcutta on board the ship Plantagenet, and sailed on the 3d of August last, but, owing to the ship meeting with an accident on her voyage down the river, was obliged to return to Calcutta, when she underwent repairs necessary for her voyage. She sailed for England on the 2d of September, and put in at St. Helena on the 17th of last month, and there took in water, and arrived at Gravesend on the 12th inst. During the passage the detachment lost by death six men ; one died this morning at Gravesend. One man of the 9th and one man of the 94th came home with the detachment. Lieutenant T. H. Plasket, 31st, was in charge : this officer is wounded in the ancle. There are four other officers of the 31st came with the troops: Lieut. R. Law, Lieut. A. Pilkington (this officer is wounded through both ancles), Lieut. E. A. Noel, and Assistant-Surgeon Hampden H. Massey. This part of the regiment is very sickly, and the greater part are wounded, there being only about forty , effective men among them. Very general complaint prevails amongst the soldiers re garding the ship, as the pumps were kept working every four hours during the whole voyage. There were several _pas sengers came home in this vessel, among whom was Lord Henry Gordon, Captain of the 4th Native Infantry; Mr. Shand, a cadet; Miss Sutherland, sister of Major Sutherland, of the 21st British Fusiliers; and Mrs. Chapman, a lady of one of the judges of Calcutta; Mrs. Kelly, widow of Lieu tenant Michael Kelly, of the 63d, who was killed in action, and also the widow of Lieutenant and Adjutant George Sims, of the 62d, and the widow of the quartermaster sergeant of the same regiment, who fell in battle, and Mrs. Turnbull, an officer's widow of the Company's service. This detachment of the 31st, after being medically inspected, and the men that are unfit for service transferred to the invalid depot to be dis charged on pensions, and those that are effective will join their head-quarters at Weimer Castle. The Royal Marine band went out to meet them, for the purpose of playing them to the barracks, but owing to the soldiers being brought in vans, not being able to march, the band returned to their head-quarters without them, although the band waited up wards of two hours. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LEEDS AND THIRSK. On Wednesday a special meeting was held at Leeds, Mr. John Gott in the chair, to consider and determine as to the expediency of contracting to purchase the undertakings, rail ways, stations, and properties of the Stockton and Hartlepool Railway Company, and the Clarence Railway Company, or any part thereof respectively, by the Leeds and Thirsk Com pany, upon the terms and conditions to be submitted to the meeting; and to authorise the directors of the Leeds and Thirsk Company to enter into contracts for such sales, or to ratify any provisional agreements, if approved, that may have been entered into with these companies respectively, or either of them, for those purposes; and further to authorise the directors of the Leeds and Thirsk Company to do all such acts, adopt all such measures, and execute all such documents as may be necessary or" expedient to carry the same respec tively into full effect. Mr. EDDISON, solicitor to the company, read the terms of the agreement whieh had been entered into provisionally by the directors of the Leeds and Thirsk Company with the di rectors of the Stockton and llartlepool Railway Company during the present month. By that agreement the Leeds and Thirsk Company are to purchase the works of the Stockton and Hartlepool Railway for the sum of 240,0001., of which sum 90,0001. Is to be paid in cash within three months after ob taining the Act of Parliament to ratify the agreement ; and the remaining 150,0001. by 3,000 shares in the Leeds and Thirsk Company, which are to be considered as paid up, and to take all the rights and interests which appertain to the other shares in the company; and in pursuance of which the shareholders in .the Stockton and Hartlepool Company are to be entitled to an allotment of 3,000 of the 351. preferential stock, bearing six per cent. interest, created on the 30th of November last, but are to pay the calls and interest thereon in all respects the same as the other holders of those shares. This purchase is to cover all the real and personal property of the Stockton and Hartlepool Company, excepting the engines, which are to be taken at a valuation, sub ject to an option which the Clarence Railway Company are entitled to, under some former agreement with the Stockton and Hartlepool Company. Mr. Eddison also read a copy of the proposal of the Leeds and Thirsk Company to purchlse the works of the Clarence Railway Company for the sum 0f450,000/., of which 214,000/. is to be paid in money within seven months of the passing of the Act of Parliament, and the remaining 236,000/. in shares of the Leeds and Think Company principally pre ferential shares. The proposal had been accepted by the committee of the Clarence Company, on the understanding that the preferential shares are to continue such. The Chairman read some observations illustrative of the advan tages of the proposed amalgamations, which had been writ ten by the chairman of the company. He concluded by moving that the agreement for the purchase of the Stockton and Hartlepool Railway works and other property, which had been read be approved, and the corporate seal attached thereto. Mr. EDWARD BAINES seconded the motion, when it passed unanimously. A motion by the Chairman, sanctioning the proposal made and accepted for the purchase of the Clarence Railway and works, subject to such alterations as shall be found expe dient, and subject also to a copy of the Bill for confirming the same being laid before the shareholders of this company for their sanction, was seconded by Mr. J. G. Payley, and adopted unanimously. IRELAND. THE ALEE.4ISO OF PEERS, COMMONERS, &c. DUBLIN, JAN I3.—Yesterday and this day a vast number of tickets for admission to the meeting to-morrow were issued by the committee. We have seen a list of the Eames, which comprise peers, members of the House of Commons, and landed proprietors, from almost every county in Ireland The demand is so great (although a charge of ss. is made for each ticket, to defrAy expenses); that the committee have found it necessary to make an arrangement for the continu. ance of the issue of tickets until eleven o'clock to-morrow forenoon, one hour before the time fixed for the commence ment of the prodedings at the Rotunda. Either the Marquis of Ormonde or the Marquis of Sligo is to preside at the meet ing—most probably the former. The town is quite full of country gentlemen. , THE NEW IRISH-PARTY. On Monday last the declaratory resolutions for the forma tion of a new Irish party received the signatures of a large portion of the Irish .Peers and MeMbers of the House of Com mons, and arrangements are in progress for holding meet ings on the subject throughout the provinces. The follow ing resolutions have emanated from the Marquis of Sligo and Mr. Moore, of Moore Hall, with the signatures, as we find them in the Dublin Eve.iing Mail of this afternoon : " That at this awful period of national calamity it becomes the first duty of every Irishman to devote his undivided efforts to the interests of Ireland; and that neither politics, parties, nor personal prejudices should influence his mind in the discharge of such a duty. "That as we fuel deeply convinced that our own divisions have been the leading causes of our own misfortunes, and by weakening our influence in the councils of the empire have deprived us of our share in the general prosperity, so we are no less firmly persuaded that it is by union alone we can repair the evils that dissension has created. "That if the necessity of joint and united action be urgent and important to Ireland, under ordinary circumstances, it at this moment becomes imperative and vital, as not only the future fortunes, but the present lives of millions, may depend on our exertions, and that dissension at such an hour is not only a reproach, but a crime. "That to make such an union binding and effective, it will be necessary not only to feel, but to act together, to take steps to ensure an united support or united opposition to sueh measures as may be produced with regard to Ireland during the ensuing session of Parliament. "That for this purpose we venture to suggest to the Irish Members of the Legislature to meet together at such time as may be considered most proper and convenient, for the pur pose of forming an Irish party for the protection of Irish interests, and we earnestly entreat that every member of that body should resolve as far as possible to consider and modify his own opinion so as to meet the united feeling of the gene ral body, and should banish from his mind all considerations of party or prejudice at a time when the lives and interests of his countrymen are so deeply periled. " That we feel confident a union thus formed and carried on for the protection of all classes will receive the support and co-operation of all—the aid of the rich and the confi dence of the poor.- We pray Divine Providence to bless our efforts in the cause of our afflicted country—to proniOte amongst us thit feeling of united exertion and self-reliance which can alone raise us to our proper place in the Brea empire to which we belong." Mayo Lor ton Sligo Glengall Farnham James Maxwell, M.P. Clements, M.P. J. O'Connell, M.P. Talbot de Malahide Daniell O'Connell, M.P. Maurice O'Connell, M.P. Clonmel P. Somerset Batler, M.P. Wm. Acton, M.P. Richard Smithwick, M.P. IL Winston Barron, M.P. Cremome Donoughmore Headfort Clancarty Bandon Bernard Kingston Desart Shannon Gort Waterford Wallscourt C. Coote, M.P. Doneraile A. B. Brooke, M.P. Crofton Clonbrock Ormonde R. B. Osborne, M.P. Mornington Clarina Dunrayen Kilmame And. Armstrong, M.P. Wm. Gregory, M.P. W. S. O'Brien, M.P. J. MlDonnell, M.P. N. V. Maher, M.P. Valentine Blake, M.P. Castlemaine Dunsandle EL Bruen, M.P. Timothy O'Brien, M.P. R. A. Fitzgerald, M.P. Riversdale Valcntia A. Lefroy, M.P. Cloncnrry Rathdowne Conynghazn Limerick Dunally • Dillon Erne D. D. Ross, M.P. Mervyn Archdall, M.P. Cornelius O'Brien, M.P. It Browne, M.P. J. Boyd, M.P. Caledon O'Neill Arran Avonmore Downes Drogheda Thomas Martin, M.P. Hor. B. Seymour, M.P. C. Powell Leslie, M.P. Muakerry G. A. Hamilton, M.P. Southwell Charlemont. The Evening Mail adds, that " many other Peers and Members of Parliament h av e s i gn ifi e d their cordial concur• rence in the scheme ; though, not having signed the docu ment, their names do not appear. Very few have expressed their dissent, and answers are still expected from many whose feelings are well known, though not as yet declared." GRAND ENTERTAINMENT TO LORD JOHN RUSSELL. This most ancient of the Livery Companies of the city of London (the Weavers' Company), under the presidency of Alderman Wilson, for the second time, gave a splendid ban quet to the Premier, on Wednesday last. The,charter of the company being more ancient than that of the city of London, its chief officers retain the distinctive titles of upper bailiff and rentor bailiff, for by such heads the City was governed before the appointment of Lord Mayor. After the accustomed loyal and patriotic toasts were dis posed of, The UrPEn BAILIFF rose, amidst cheers, to give the 1 ‘ Health of Lord John Russell." He was happy to think that on that night they stood upon neutral ground ; the events of the last twelve months had shown Use frailty and uncertainty of political connexions. As the nation grew older, he hoped it would grow wiser, and, at a time like the present, our legislators would doubtless unite with those whom her Majesty had been pleased to honour with her confidence in devising means for the benefit and relief of our suffering fellow-countrymen in the United Kingdo n. Lord JOHN RUSSELL rose amidst great cheering, and re sponded to the toast of "Lord John Russell and her Majesty's Ministers," then announced by the toast-master in a manner the most happy and appropriate, taking for the text of his speech the motto inscribed on the company's banner, " Weave truth with trust," showing that the experience of the nations both of the old and the new world bore testimony to the great truth, that in proportion to its fidelity to its engage ments—in proportion as it did "weave truth with trust"— were the distinction and eminence to which any nation or community attained. Acknowledging the kind and liberal sentiments advanced by the chairman, his Lordship freely admitted the right which the nation had to expect to be governed by the political party most able and willing to do her service ,• and concluded, amidst general cheering, by proposing "The health of the Upper Bailiff."—(Cheers.) Several other toasts were duly honoured. ,THE LONDON DISTRICT POST - LETTER-CARRIERS. A meeting of this hardworking and eminently useful body of men was held yesterday evening, at the Pied Horse, Chiswell-street, Finsbury-square. Although there were not less than 200 persons present, the utmost regularity charac terised the proceedings of the evening. The purpose of the meeting, as explained by the chair man, Mr. J. Richmond, Mr. Elwood, and othet speakers, was to nominate a deputatirn for the purpose of securing an inter view with Mr. Rowland Hill, who, it will be remembered, has lately been appointed to a high official situation in the General Post-office, in order, if possible, that the salaries of the district letter-carries shoed be somewhat increased. Among other facts brought before the meeting, it was stated that, out of nine hundred persons, seven hundred and sixty only received 11. per week, and the remaining one hundred and forty, who had extra duty to perform, would be deprived of any remuneration for that duty by the lite arrangements. It was hoped, however, that under the management of Mr. Rowland Hill the interests of the district postmen would not be lost sight of. A resolution was moved, seconded, and carried unani mously, " That this meeting deems it essentially requisite to authorise a deputation, consisting of thirteen members, seven senior letter-carriers, with the six who had lately waited upon Mr. Robert Smith, the superintending President, to attend upon Mr. Rowland Hill, to represent to that gentle man t he grievances of the district letter. carriers, and to re quest he would recommend the Lords of her Majesty's Trea sury to grant them a scale of salary according to length of servitude, as recommended in the Eighteenth Report of the Commissioners of Revenue Inquiry. Thanks having been voted to the Press for its continued advocacy of their interests, and to the Chairman, the meeting separated. ILLNESS OF MR. MORE O'FERRALL, M.P.—The Eveni»g Post says :—" We much regret to hear of the serious illness of the Hon. Member for Kildare, Mr. More O'Ferrall, by which he will be prevented from going over to England on his Parliamentary duties at the commence ment of the season." BRITISH TESTIMONIAL TO FRENCH CAPTAINS.-- The Lords of the Admiralty have evinced their sense of the humanity recently shown by two captains in the French mer chant service, by presenting each of them with a gold ehro nometer, by Dent. The incription engraved on one chrono meter, states that it is presented to Captain Fronde, of the French brig Courier du Monde, in acknowledgment of his humane and generous treatment of nine British seamen, after saving them at sea from the wreck of the sloop Jane Hick. The other chronometer is given to Captain Guignot, commander of the ship Anselle, of Havre, in acknowledg ment of his humane and generous treatment of four Bri tish seamen, after saving them at sea from the wreck of the brig Rose. THE LINEN-DRAPERS', SILY-MERCERS', LACEMEN'S, HABERDASHERS', AND HOSIERS' INSTITUTION.—The ball held at this season of the year in aid of the funds of this ex cellent institution took place last night at Willis's Rooms, St. James's, and the stewards had the satisfaction to find their exertions on behalf of the society rewarded by an at tendance of not less than 600 persons. Mr. Adams's band was in attendance. Mr. Younghusband, of Gerard's-hall, supplied as usual the refreshments; and the dancing, under the judicious arrangements of Mr. Corrie, as master of the ceremonies, assisted by an efficient party of stewards, was kept up with much animation to an early hour this morning. THE LATE HOMICIDE AT BRISTOL.—BRISTOL, THURSDAY MORNlNG.—Yesterday the inquest on Catherine Welsh, who was killed by being thrown over some stairs by her husband, on Saturday last, was resumed at the King George Tavern, Canon's-marsh. Further evidence was ad duced, but nothing calculated to explain the motives which had induced the commission of the fatal act. Mr. James, surgeon, proved that the skull of the deceased was exten sively fractured, and the coroner having summed up, the jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter." The prisoner was immediately committed upon the coroner's warrant for trial. THE LATE STARVATION CASE AT WORCESTER.= Having investigated this case, the Pear-law Commissioner's have come to the decision that Mr. Crisp, the relieving officer, was to blame, yet, in consequence of extenuating cir cumstances. they say (in an official letter to the board of guardians, 'Jan. 13) that they will not themselves dismiss hiss, but they request the guardians to call for and accept his resignation. The Havre and Rouen steamer Emma, on her pas sage, on Saturday, from Havre, had arrived about eleven at night off Val-de-la-Haye, when it was found that, from some unknown cause, her cargo, principally composed of hog's-lard and cotton, had caught fire. The captain imme diately forced open all the hatchways, and endeavoured, by pouring down quantities of water, to suppress the flames ; but this had little or no effect, and nothing was left but to sink the vessel by making holes in her bottom above the keel, and this could not be accomplished before half-past bwQ 11;Ornieg, when at last she went down. CONVEYANCE OF TROOPS BY RAILWAY. There is some interesting testimony on this subject to be found in the recently issued (by order of Parliament) minutes of evidence taken before them. The following are extracts therefrom. The first witness quoted is W. Hosking, Esq. : Supposing a separate terminus to be made for the North Kent at Union-street, what effect would that have upon the thoroughfares ?--Any terminus in that neigh bourhood would, of course, have some of the advantages. which I claim for the neighbourhood of the York-road, but it would want the advantage which seems to me likely to arise from the railways north and south all meeting at the same place, and the interchange of pas sengers and goods without the necessity of driving them through London. The streets of London would. be re lieved, in the way I propose, of a useless traffic, that is, of the mere through traffic from railway station to rail way station. I contemplate also an advantage from bringing all the railways as far as possible to the same terminns that an interchange would take place. You speak of passengers only ?—Passengers mainly. Would not that apply to one particular class of pas sengers, viz., those going by another railway?—Of course; but it is an incident merely to the general scheme, though not an unimportant one in a military point of view, and especially as it regards the transmission of troops and stores from one part of the country to another, when it may be necessary that such should pass by or through London. Do you contemplate, in connexion with the general terminus which you propose, that the termini, now exist ing in the outskirts to the northward and westward, be longing to the Great Northern and Western Railways, should still remain?—Thg might be left entirely w,th the companies. I should urge merely that they ought not to be allowed to advance further into the town; that they should not be allowed, indeed, to advance beyond their present positions, so as to come within the belt formed by the Edgware-road, the New-road. and the City-road; and that no public advantage would be de rived from bringing them forward, for some parts of the town would suffer more from greater difficulty of access to the railway than others would benefit from vicinity. I submit, that the position which I have indicated would be more accessible than any other from every part of the town, and more accessible than most other places, taken as independent termini. [General Sir James Willoughby Gordon, Bart., G.C.8., G.C.H., and Major-General Sir John Fox Burgoyne, K.C.8., examined.] To Sir J. W. Gordon—The Commission are very anxious to have your opinion upon the advantages which might be expected to be derived, military speaking, from a connexion between the railways on the north bank of the Thames and the railways on the south bank of the Thames; and also to have any opinion that you may be prepared to gi se them as to the best means of connect ing those railways for military purposes?—Before I answer the question, let us see whether we understand the present termini in the same way. The termini of the railways that I use are these, viz., the Paddington, the Euston-square, the Shoreditch, and the Black wall Railway in Biliter-square; those are all on that bank of the river. When we come to the other side, there are the London-bridge stations, the Bricklayers' Arms station, the New Cross, and the Vauxhall, or nine Elms. Those are all the termini that I know of. Now, nothing can be more convenient for my purposes than those ter mini. Ido not see any advantage that would arise from any change in them. I ma y u ndrstand it wrongly, but if 1 am to understand that anything like a central tor minus is intended, I should say it would be attended with inconvenience. Your termini now, as I have described them, are central, in a circle of somewhat large diameter, but still it is one. If you make it smaller, so as to bring the thing, as it were to the nave of a wheel, from which the raddii diverge like spokes, it for military purposes might be attended with very serious inconvenience. I need not, perhaps, tell you that in the assembling of large bodies of troops with all their necessary accompaniments, equipments, and baggage of all kinds, women and children, it is a difficult matter to put them in regular motion from any given place at any time ; but when you bring them from different parts to one central place, and under different commanding officers, I can conceive nothing more calculated to create very great confusion. • I did not intend the question to apply so much to a central station as to a connexion, (putting stations out of view for the moment,) by railway, between the rail ways already existing on the north, and the railways already existing on the south ?—I do not see any ne cessity for it. For example, our troops are moved up from Hampshire to London, with a view to being sent to Birmingham; they disembark at Vauxhall, and then they are moved to Euston-square ; there is no difficulty in that movement. Except the loss of time ?—As far as regards the march ; but if I am to understand by a connexion a con tinuous connexion, that instead of stopping at Vaux hall, they would go on, that would be a different thins. That is the question, a connexion by railway ?—Uer tainly, that would be a convenience ; they would not have to stop and be s billeted about ; but if they are to be removed from ono railway station to another, then I should say it is hardly worth while to do it. It is specially with a view to a junction by interme diate rails ?—lt would be convenient, no doubt, if, in stead of being disembarked at Vauxhall, they could go straight on to Paddington, or straight on to Euston square, or any other place to which they might require to go onwards. It would be a saving, pyobably of three or four hours between Nine Elms and Euston-square ?—Yes ; in ending troops by railway we must consider this. When the Government has particularly desired it for special public purposes, troops have been conveyed on the same day from Gosport to Weedon, rul.London, but that is not a thing to be practised, for various good reasons. If such a connexion as I have described were to be established, should yon consider it a matter of much im portance whether the connexion were very direct ; that is, for instance, whether the connexion between the South-Eastern Dover Railway and the London and Bir mingham Railway passed through the heart of London, or should you consider that it would equally answer your purports if the connexion were circuitous and effected by a railway making half the circuit of London, and perhaps crossing the river as far up as Vauxhall or Battersea, and coming round to the London and Bir mingham ?—The answer to that question would be merely a matter of time ; if you went direct it would be a quarter of an hour ; and if you went in the way you propose, it would be twenty-five minutes. As to the extent of the use to which railways are applied under try direction, I would state, that in the course of the four last years, there have been moved by railways 250,000 people, of which about 12,000 have been wo men, and some 14,000 children ; and the extraordinary part of it is, that they have been moved without an accident of any kind. I know no other conveyance which would show this ; so that it is not only rapidity, but security. Do you think, for the defence of the country, in the event of an invasion or threatened invasion, it would not be very desirable to form a communication between the northern and southern lines of railway ?—No doubt it would be. Would not an unbroken connexion between the northern and southern railways he particularly d es i ra bl e for the purpose of moving cavalry and artillery ?—Y es; hat you w ill, i n a m i litary i in moving troops generally the more continuous th e b e t• ter ; cavalry and artillery are seldom moved with out sf g oe r nr e s a de t expense ; r a bo t uad t t e move d a i n e g o i n t w tnnous lino is b etter than a , and very imp era ti ve necess i ty broken one. I take that as a'general view of it. Any thing that requires to be taken from a railway at one point, and moved to a nother, is very in conven i ent ; and the more you can avoid it the better for the public service. One finds, in private life , that the inconvenience and greater than beings?—Certainly. Th e t t h h a e t ri o s f k moving of horses by railway becomes expensive in this tr o a f ns transporting h a n o r to t p or t ing way, not only that the weight is larger, but that you have nothing to set off against it. A horse marching costs no more to the public than he does when in the stable; his food is the same. You have nothing to sot off against the expense of the railway with a horse, but with a man you have. The men and the officers cost the public more when they are in march than when they are at rest. That cost put against the expense of the railway makes the expense of the railway for them less. With respect to stations in the heart of London more central than they:are at presept, I understand you to say you have a decided objection to it?-1. should say they are not necessary, and they might be very inconvenient. If you bring great bodies of people to one centre, there will be a great confusion in getting them out of one place and into another, which might be extremely in • convenient, and particularly if there were horse and artillery, with all those impediments that must attend the moving of bodies of that description. I should con ceive that nothing could be more inconvenient. I con sider that the termini now, as I have described them, viz., at Paddington, Euston-square, Shoreditch, Biliiter square, London-bridge, and Vauxhall, are quite central enough. If you reduce it to the nave of a wheel and make all the spokes branching out from it, it will be attended, I think, with great e mbarrassment, but any thing that is continuous is good as a general principle. The less interrupted:your line of movement is, the more convenient; whether you move by your feet, or on horse back, or by railway, the principle is the same. You would see no objection to a connecting railway avoiding London, and skirting instead of going through it ?—I und ers t an d the question to be, whether if you make a turning, instead of:going in a straight line, it would be inconvenient: I say not at all ; it is a mere question of time whether I go round that curve, which takes ten minutes longer than the straight line, You are constantly using railways for the purpose of moving troops at present, I believe ?—Yes, I have said to the extent of about 60,000 a year • but not always, for this reason—that a soldier carries, or ought to carry, a considerable weight upon his back, and no man can _do that, however strong he may be, without practice. Ir you take the strongest fellow you see in the street, and strap a package on his back of the same weight as a soldier carries, it will be very inconvenient to him before he has gone six miles. It is necessary to practise it. 'troops are moved by ra il ways more when the public service requires celerity of movement. Would there be any great objectonnecting Wool wich with Ports mout h by railway ,in k thin so.Wool wich is an ordnance depot, and tk i erefore any explana tion required with re gust t 3 ',e moving of ordnance supplies would be much bett a ord nance authority than by 't given to you by an think it convenient, The, same but on general principle, I tary stores of all sorts. e. same principle applies to min- To Sir J. F. Burg oyn believe you hare turned your attention very munch to the system of national de fence and the degre e t . to it ?—I have. o wench railways might contribute Do you consider it a great object to connect Wool wich with the southern and Western ports of England England by railway 2—Certaitily, of very {great import ance. The old mode of conveyance was chiefly b 3 water round the coast, and, of course, was subject to great in terruption in time of war. But that communication would be just as well afforded by railway for your purposes if it did not come nearer to London perhaps than two miles or thereabouts ?—Per fectly. It is not necessary to come through the heart of the metropolis to effect the object which you have in view ? —No, certainly not. Perhaps it is better avoided, as in the case of transport of ammunition, &c. And the -same would apply, I suppose, to a connexion' between Woolwich, or between the south of England and the north ; it might be just as well carried round London as through it ?—Just so. I imagine that a few miles in increase of length would make very little diffe rence in that respect, the great object is the continuity and non-interruption of the intercourse. Do you think it very desirable to connect all the nor thern and southern lines, in the event of national defence being required ?—I think it of very great importance, and one particular reason would be that the carriages would be universally available. I should say, that about 2,000 men require at least 100 carriages ; 2,000 men would be a small number for an emergency upon an invasion, or in any case of that kind, where you want to assemble a large number of troops ; 100 carriages is a large number to carry on ore line ; therefore, it would be of considerable importanceto make the carriages of one line available for any other. With the power that the railways ought to give us, I think that every soldier of Great Britain might be as semb!ed on any one point within twenty-four hours, and even from any part of Ireland within a few hours more. .But in bringing them by the different railways to Lon. don, and moving them from London, unless you can make all the carriages available, you would have to take them down by driblets to the point of action; that would be very objectionable, and lead to two things, either in that way they must be taken near the enemy, in which case they would be beaten in detail, or you must take them at a distance of fifty or sixty mile:, which would be an inconvenience. It would take as long to march from Guildford to the c aast as fof them to get all the way from Edit.burgh to London. I think it a point of very great importance to preserve the con tinuity of the line. _ _ in So tnat the carriages of one railway might be avai able for all2—Yes. Sir S. W. Gordon—That is to say, to have the same gauge. _ _ _ - Sir J. F. Burgoyne—And the same gauge, of course. At present the northern and southern lines are severed by the Thames ?—Yes, unless you had a continuous line; if the troops got to the terminus of the Portsmouth line from the Birmingham line, for instance, they would find only such a number of carriages as that 2,000 or 3,000 could go at a time ; if you bad a continuous line you could bring them all down from the northern lines, and they would only be subject to the one inconvenience of a single column. Supposing an invasion on the south coast, you could bring the whole of the northern forces down, and they could cross the Thames ?—Yes, you could have 20,000 or more men all at once. One of the lines is proposed to run down from the Great Western and the L on d on an d Bi rm i ng h am , t o Iny cross the Thames near B a tt ersea , to j o i n t h e S ou th- Westerneiraaiteasl,inteh?a—tl would enable communication, all the carriages though it to might h eap plicable, be . plicable,l think, would meet the point I allude to. Sir J. W. Gordon—l would mention, with regard to all lines of road by which military supplies of any kind are to be moved, that the Government ought certainly to be consulted in the tracing of the line, and to have the report of the proper military and civil authorities before that line is traced ; and for this reason, that in case of military operations being carried on in the country, if those lines which are intended only for com mercial purposes were found to interfere with those operations, either by impeding our own movements or facilitating those of the enemy, the duty of the com manding officer would be to destroy them. To Sir J. F. Burgoyne—Are there any observations which you can offer to the commission upon the subject which they have before them, beyond what has been stated by yourself and Sir Willoughby Gordon ?—I am not aware that there are. The facility and rapidity of steam navigation render us very susceptible of being attacked on a sudden on the breaking out of a war, and it is very necessary to improve our means of defence. The only resources which we have are the navy, fortifications, and the concentration of th© troops ; the navy might not be able to come in at particular periods ; the fortifications have all yet to be made ; therefore it would be of still more importance to facilitate the concentration of the troops. I conceive that you might be able to concentrate your forces faster than the enemy could land them ; there is great diffi eulty in landing a large number of troops; It takes a very long time. We are to understand that you attach very great im portance to a line being carried across the Thames to connect the northern and the southern railways ?—Cer tainly, it is of very great importance, more particularly in London than in any part of Great Britain. [Alderman J. Ihmaphery, M.P., examined.] And the advantage of the extension (of the south- Western) to London-bridge as regards the telegraph, would be, that it would bring the telegraph nearer to Lloyd's ?—lt would bring it to Lloyd's within a very short distance. It would bring it safely to a point so near Lloyd's, that it might be continued to Lloyd's2—lt would. An other advantage, I think, of having the terminus here would be with respect to the steam-boats coming east and west of London-bridge, bringing troops going south, south-west, or south-east. The Gravesend boats come no ifurther at present than London-bridge ; they come just through the bridge ; they are larger boats than the penny boats, and bringing troops up from any part of the Thames, they would bring them and land them on the wharf, and those troops would go into the railway carriages without being perceived by any person ; they might walk up the staircase from the river to the plat form, and the Government would be able to transport these troops without being incommoded by the crowded streets, or by any portion of the traffic that :might be in that neighbourhood. Troops, also, coming from the South Western ,and proceeding by the South-Eastern, or vice versa, could pass under the dry arches of London bridge to either station, without going through the public streets, which I consider would be a great conve nience. The company having such a large frontage to the river, I have been measuring, since I have been here, the frontage of Somerset House ; I find it is 500 feet, and the frontage which the South-Western Company propose taking at London Bridge according to their plan is 700 feet, consequently it is by 200 feet a larger front age next the river than the Somerset House frontage, and therefore it would be a very imposing sight, and it would be a place of very great traffic. INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. The first meeting of the session, Sir John Rennie, 'resident, in the chair, was held on Tuesday evening, when a paper by Mr. Shears Assoe Just, C.E., was read, descriptive of the iron dock gates constructed by Messrs. Rennie for the Russian Government, and erected at Sevastopol on the Black Sea :—" Sevastopol is very peculiarly situated amidst rocky ground, rising so abruptly from the shore that there was not space f , ar the buildings necessary for a dockyard. On account of the depth of water close in shore, and other rantural advantages, the Emperor determined to mal - :e it the site of an extensive establishment, and as there is not any rise of tide in the Black Sea, and th.c construction of cofferdams would have been very expansive and difficult in such a rocky position, it was decided to build three locks, each having a rise of ten feet - , and at this level of thirty feet above the sea to place a i na,in dock with lateral docks, into which vessels of war c ould be introduced, and the gates being closed, the wale r could be discharged by the subterranean con duits to the sea, and the vessel being left dry, could be examine a and repaired even beneath the keel. A stream was con. lucted from a distance of twelve miles, to sup• ply the Pocks, and to keep the docks full. This, how ever, hr IS been found insufficient, and a pumping en gine ha s s ince been erected by Messrs. Maudslay and Field, for assisting. The original intention was to have knade the gates of the docks of timber, but on account of the raved( s of a worm, which it appears does not, as in the case of the teredo navalis, or the terebrans, confine itself to the salt water, it was resolved to make them with east-iron frames, covered with — wToWht:iron plates. There are nine pair of gates whose openings vary from 64 feet in width, and 34 feet 4 inches in heig ht, for ships of 120 guns, to 46 feet 7 inches in width I, and 21 feet in height, for frigates. The mani festation. of such masses of metal as composed these gates demand ed peculiar machines ; accordingly, Messrs. Rennie fitt ed up a building expressly with machines con structed', lay Mr. Whitworth, by which all the bearing surfarJes c nild be planed, and the holes bored in the ribs, and all - 4 he other parts, whether their surfaces were Curved or, planed. The planing was effected by tools wlaicia trsrvelled over the surfaces backward and forward, mitring eau ;h way ; the piece of metal being either held 'blocks if the surface was plane, or turned on centres if it was. curved. The drilling was performed by ma- Chines, so- Axed, that the pieces could be brought beneath or against . the drills in the required direction, and guided so as to insure perfect uniformity and accordance between tb tem. Travelling cranes were so arranged as to take the Largest pieces from the wharf, and place them in the varic tuts machines by the agency of a very few men, notwithstan ding their formidable dimensions ; the heel Parts in st cue cases being upwards of 34 feet long. Each endle: n screw, for giving progressive motion to the cutting tools, was 45 feet long. Some idea may be formed of t' he manual labour avoided by the machines, when it is s tested that the surface planed or turned in the nine pairs o f -gates equals 717,464 square inches, and in some cases a, thickness of' three-quarters of an inch was cut off. Th a surface in the drilled bolt-holes equals ihe T g h a e te Pa s P a P n rl. 4 g t a h v e e 120,000 squ az e, i nc h es ." m a l a l e t h h i e n e t s l s fur moafktihneg c trem st ,ruacitlidonwaosf illustate4 by a series of detailed drawings. An interest ing discussion followed , chie fl y o n the pectLifirity of the site selected for the docks, and the suPPo3ed ra-tal •es of the worm in fresh water, as it was of u - nustr.tl onct rrence. It seemed to be the opinion that i,ll temperattir e of climate influenced the ravages of these insects. Tile meeting was held in the library, as the new theatre was ye!.; to damp to be used with safety. It was announced the the meetings would be held there in . February, wee n we shall give an account of the altera tions to the bui jding during the recess. The annual general meeting for the election of the council, was announced to take place on Tuesday, January 19. IRON M ASTEL:S' QUARTERLY MEETING.—The first of these m'ietings commenced at Walsall on Tuesday. The second was h eld at Wolverhampton, yesterday. The attend ance was nor . large on either occasion ; but the resolution to adhere to pr esent prices ' Wsed by the masters who met at Wolverhav ipton. on - Tuesday week, was maintained. ; DESPERATE BURGLARY, ACCOM PANIED WITH VIOLENCE. About one o'clock in tho morning of Saturday last, one of the most daring burglaries which has been attempted in this neighbourhood for a long time past, took place at Lady Barn farm, in Burnage, which is occupied by an old farmer named John Wood. The old man, who is upwards of 70 years of age, is reported in the neighbour hood to be very wealthy, end rumour (as in many other instances) has no doubt exaggerated his riches, caused in a great measure by his eccentric and somewhat penu rious was s. The report of his wealth seems to have gained strength from the fact of his having for several years systematically prevented any person from entering his bed room. Mr: C. Wood, a nephew of the old man, also lives at Lady Barn, and with his wife, four children, and a domestic servant, make up the whole of the in mates. About one o'clock on Saturday morning, a band of nine or ten men broke into the house by forcing open the kitchen window and proceeded up stairs. Some of them had their faces blackened; others wore masks; one or two carried pistols, and all the rest were armed with bludgeons. In order to prevent identificatien, some of them had thrown over their clothes loose calico frocks. They at first proceeded cautiously in the execu tion of their nefarious design ; but, having once got into the house, they pros led about, swearing and cursing most horribly. One of their first acts was to burst open the bedroom door of the nephew, Mr. Charles Wood, whom they forcibly dragged out of bed, when one of the burglars presented a pistol at his head, and swore he would blow out his brains if he gave the least alarm. Similar threats were used towards his wife, who; at her peril, was told to keep quiet, when others of the party seized the little daughter, and giving her a candle made her direct them to the old man's bedroom. Having broken open the door, they presented a pistol at the head of the farmer, aed bade him reveal where his treasures were secreted. The quaking old man was not very prompt in tusking the expected revelations : his fears and his love of his gold, both operated in one direction; and the ruffians kept urging him to confession by the most hor rible and barbarous threats. Some menaced him with speedy hanging ; others called out, " Set the bed on fire ;" others declared that they would come and kill his cows; and another, brandishing his weapon, exclaimed, " Aye, he would not let any one make his bed, but we'll make it for him." In this way the masked and blackened band talked, threatened and cursed for some time, around the bed of the farmer; but what infor mation they succeeded in extracting from him we cannot say. In all probability he had little to com municate. He did, however, give them an old gingham purse, containing somewhere about Gs., but this only seemed to exasperate them. The burglars very deli berately ripped open the bed, in search of concealed treasure, scattering the feathers about the room in all directions, but finding no money. The ruffians, however, at length left, him, and, with the little girl as their lamp lighter, ransacked the whole house; but, after a long and careful search, for nearly an hour and a half, they only succeeded in finding one purse, containing 241. This, together with a watch, and two or three ether trifling articles, constituted the whole of the booty, so far as is yet known ; for the old man is either unable or unwilling to make any further disclosures. A number of title deeds and leases, which they had stolen, were discovered on the following day, having been found in an adjoining ing field, tied up in a pocket handkerchief. Three men, whose names are Emanuel Wainwright, Henry Hartley, and John Holden, have been apprehended on suspicion of having been concerned in this daring outrage ; but as yet the evidence against them is only slight. Wain wright lives in the neighbourhood, and some of the foot prints in the garden are said to be his. The clogs which he wears are said to be somewhat peculiar, so as to enable parties who are acquainted with him to speak to this fact. The prisoners were brought up before Mr. Trafford, at the New Bailey, on Monday, and, after some little evidence had been taken, they were remanded til this day.—Mancliester Courier. .RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JANUARY 14. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Birmingham and Ox ford Junction, 10% p.-Buckinghamshire, % p.-Caledo &lonian, Halves, % p.-East Lancashire, New, 3% p.-Ditto, New Scrip, 1) p.-East Lincolnshire, 2t% p. ex int.-Edin burgh and Glasgow, 78-Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction, par-Glasgow and Dumfries, 1% p.-Great Northern (Nos. 1 to 108,000), 1 p. ex int.-Ditto (Nos. 108,001 and upwards), 5g p. ex int.-Huddersfield and Manchester Extension, 1 1 4 p.-Ditto, and Bradford Union, 2 p.-Leeds and Thirsk, 1% dis. ex int.-Liverpool and Newcastle Junction, par-London and North-Western, 197 -London and York, 1% p.-Ditto, Direct Northern, 3 / 4 p.- Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 614 p.-Ditto, Extension, 1/. 1 ls. 3d. p.-Ditto, Halves ( late L. and B.), 6 p.-Manches ter, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 100-Ditto, Quarters, No. 2, 2458 Ditto, 20/, Shares, 1/. is. 3d. dis.-Midland Stock, New, 4 3 / 4 p.-Newport, Hereford, and Abergavenny, 1% dis.-Roys ton and Ilitchen, 1 p.- Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, dis.-South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, Thirds, % p.- Trent Valley, Midland. and Grand Junction, 1/. Bs. 9d. p.- West Riding Union, 21g p.-York and Newcastle, 38 1 4- Ditto, Preference, 5% p.-Limerick and Waterford, 10% dis. -Demerara, 11.4 p.-Dutch Rhenish, 1% dis.-Shrewsbury and HerefOrd, dis. MANCHESTER, JANUARY 14. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate, Not tingham, and Boston, 1-16 p-Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 1 p.-Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham, 2 p.- Buckinghamshire, 1 p.-Eastern Counties, York Extension, 1 9-16 p.-East Lancashire, 31 ,4 p.-Ditto, 3% p.-Ditto, New (scrip), 1 9-16 p.-Edinburgh and Gl asgow , H a l ves , 11 1 % p.-Great Northern (Direct Northern), Registered, W s p.-Ditto (London and York), Registered, N p.-Hudders field and Manchester Railway and banal, p.-Ditto, Thirds, 1 5-16 p.-Leeds and Thirsk, dis.-Ditto, Pre feren tials, 1% p.-Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 1 / dis.-London, Manchester, and Birmingham, 76-Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 6% p.-Manchester, Shef field, and Lincolnshire, 98-Ditto, Quarters, No. 1, 3 3 / 4 p.- Manchester, Sheffield, and Grimsby, 201. Shares, 1 1 / 8 dis.- Ditto, Sheffield and Lincolnshire, % dis.-Manchester and Southampton, 3-16 dis.-North British, Extension, 7/ 81 p.- North Staffordehire, 3% p.-North-Western, % p.-North ern Counties Union, . 3 / 4 dis.-Oldham Alliance, 11-16 p.- Royston and Hitchen, 3 % c. p.-South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4,1, p.-Wharfdale (late North-Eastern), 5-16 dis. LEEDS, JANUARY 14. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 3s. 6d. c. p.-Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 1014 p.-Buckingliamshira, 1% p.-East Lanca shire, 3 1 4 n. p.-Ditto, New, 3 1 / t n. p.-Ditto, New Scrip, 325. p.-East and West Yorkshire, 6s. n. dis.-East Lincoln shire, 24 p.-Leeds and Bradford, 47% p.-Leeds and Dews bury, Extensions Scrip (pink), 1% p.-Leeds and Thirsk, 1% c. p.-Ditto, New, 1 13 c. dis.-Ditto, Preference, 28s. p. -Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 10s. dis.-Liverpool, Man chester, and Newcastle Junction, 2s. p.-Malton and Driffield Junction, 245. p.-Manchester and Leeds Extensions, 1 1 ,1 p. -Ditto, Extension (late Wak. P. and G.), 6 1 / 4 p-North British, Thirds, 2 3 4 p.-Ditto, Quarters (late Carlisle Branch); 41s. p.-Ditto, Extension (scrip), 17s. 6d. p.- North Staffordshire, 3 3 / 4 n. p.-Northern Counties Union, 15s. dis.-North-Western, 12s. 6d. p.-Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, !';4 p.-West Riding Union, 4 1 / 4 -Wharfdale Junction, 55. dis.--York and Newcastle, New, 714 p.--Ditto, Pre ference, 5% n. p.- York and North Midland, Preference, 11 p. HULL, JANUARY 14. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-North British, Halves, 151,4-Ditto, Quarters, 695.-Ditto, Thirds, 535. p.-Black burn, Clitheroe, &c., % dis.-Buckinghamshire, 20s. p.- Great Grimsby and Sheffield Extensions, 19s. 6d. dis.- Great Northern (London and York), 3/. Bs.-North-Western, p.-Northern Counties Union, 315.-Derby, Staffordshire, Ike., 14s. new scrip. SHEFFIELD, JANUARY 14. STocis EXCHANGE.-The sales are-East Lincolnshire, 21. 6s. Gd. c. p. -Manchester. Sheffield and Lincoln; 14s. dis.- North- Western, % p.-Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, IA dis.-South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole, 6s. p. EDINBURGH, ANUARY 13. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Ayr and Galloway, 505.-Caledonian, New, 635.-Caledonian and Dumbarton. shire, 455.-Direct Northern, es.-Dunblane, Doune, and Callender, 355.-Dundee and Perth, 281.-Ditto, New, 14% -East of Fife, 535. -East Lothian Central; 555.-Edin burgh and Glasgow, Halves, 22-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, New, 755.-Edinburgh and Northern, 15 1 / 8 -Ditto, New, 975.-Ditto, Newport, New, 655.-Edinburgh and Perth ' 38s. Gd. -Ditto,sBs.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 145.-Great Northern (late Direct Northern), 885.-North British, Halves, 15%-Ditto, Thirds, 775.-Ditto, Quarters, 705.-Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 315.-North Staffiard shire, 9/.-Scottish Central, 221.-Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 71 , 4 -Stirling and Dunfermline, 775.- Stratkern Junction, 855.-Direct Bombay and Madras, 4s. 9d. GLASGOW, JANUARY 13. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 25-Ayr and Galloway, 495.-Caledonian, 29 3 / 4 -Ditto, New, 605.- Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 455.-Direct Northern (scrip), 615.-Dundee and Arbroath, 441.-Ditto, New, No. 2, 251.-Ditto, New, No. 3, 5%-Dundee and Perth, New, 14% -Dunblane, Donne, and Callender, 375.-East Indian Rail way, lls. 3d.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, Quarters, 19/. 59.- Edinburgh and Perth, 575. 6d.-Glasgow General Terminus, 12 %-Glasgosv, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 691.-Glasgow, Dum fries, and Carlisle, 61. 135.-Glasgow and Greenock, Prefer ence, 365. Gd.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and ArdrosSan, 80s.- Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monkland Junction, 735.-Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 345. 6d.-Kilmarriock and Ayr Direct, 625. Gd.-Madras, Nellore, and Arcot, 2s. 9d.-Manchester and Southampton, 395. 6d.-North British, 36/.-Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 325.-Paisley, Barrhead, and Hurlet, 693.- Scottish Central, 204-Scottish Grand Junction, 28s. 6c1.- York and Newcastle, Preference, VA. t k o the, Cu r G r o e whose eminent ci vil y SIR FREDERIC K services has acknowledged by a R ic it es iE a ' s — chief Sr s F e c r r e e d t a e r r C • baronetcy, is the t n sq., vernment of IndiahitrhdesoCnroowf erne, E the late Mark formerly of Upper Galton, of our representative, Mr. it S s u ih rr s e s y c , n a r n r d ie. is a sir fi E rs r t e c d o e u ri s e t k n Currie was born in 1799, educated at the C h arter House and Halleyb ury College, arrived at Calcutta in 1818, and after twenty years of civil service, latterly as district com missioner at Gore ; chpore and Gazepore, joined the Earl of Auckland at Simla, in 1838, as government secretary for the north-western provinces, and accompanied his lordship to Lahore. In 1842 he was appointed by Lord Ellenborough government secretary for the foreign department. He continued to discharge the duties of this important office through the glorious campaigns of 1845 46. The .Governor-General in his despatch to the Secret Committee, datel " Camp, Ferozepore, December 31, 1845," writes —" I owe great obligations to the Chief Secretary to the Government, Frederick Currie, Esq., who has, during all the various and sometimes conflicting duties in which I have been engaged, given me his sound ad vice and active aid, sometimes accompan) ing me in the field, and at all times evincing the coolest judgment, and exhibiting the resources of his experience to the great advantage of the Company's service." Sir Frederick's services are again acknowledged In the general order, Feb., 1846 ; and he was afterwards deputed to conduct the Maharajah Dhulep Singh in state to his palace in the citadel of Lahore, and to arrange the treaty of Om ritzri. In November last Sir Frederick Currie was una nimously appointed by the Court of Directors to fill the next vacancy in the Supreme Council of India ; and the Gazette of Friday, the 18th of December, shows that her Majesty's Government are honourably alive to the merits or this long career of distinguished public service.— Northampton Mercury. Dispatches were received yesterday, at the Colonial office, from the Governors of the North American Pro vinces. 'Dispatches were also received yesterday from the Governor of the Mauritius. PROGRESS OF THE ATMOSPHERIC. Yesterday a special trip (preparatory to the opening) was taken upon the Croydon Atmospheric, from New-eross to Forest-hill. Nearly the whole of this distance is upon an in cline of lin 100. Captain Codington was in attendance, and was accompanied by Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Crowley, Mr. &limiter (directors); and Mr. Peter Clark, the superin tendent of the line. The trip was interesting ray so far as it afforded something like an indication of the power of the 15-inch atmospheric pipe up a long and severe gradient. The train, which consisted of four carriages, weighing about sixteen tons, ran through from New-cross to Croydon without stopping—that is the train, after the piston left the section of the pipe laid down from the New-cross station to the engine house at Forest-hill, was carried by its own impetus up the incline between such engine-house and the station at the latter place, and down the short incline from the station to the next length of pipe. The time occupied in running, from a state of rest, from New-cross to the quarter-mile-post at the Forest-hill station—viz., 234 miles, was 5 minutes and 21 seconds, showing a speed of about 30 miles per hour. The breaks were put on rather heavily as the train approached the Forest-hill station, and greatly retarded the speed of the train. We believe this was done to avoid running at a high velocity round the very short and sharp curve that carries the train to the down side of the station. But for this the 2 3 / miles would havo been accomplished up the New Cross incline in rather less than five minutes, or at a speed of 36 miles per hour. The highest velocity reached with this light train of 16 tons was immediately previous to the ap proach to the viaduct over the Brighton Railway. The train at this point attained a speed of nearly 60 miles per hour. The return train consisted of seven carriages, weighing nearly 30 tons. The highest speed reached by this train was 56 miles per hour. _ A second trip, which was not accompanied by Captain COdington, or any of the directors, was taken up the New Cross incline with the same carriages. The train started at 1 hour 42 minutes 6 seconds, and reached Forest-hill at 1 hour 50 minutes 30 seconds, giving a speed of something less than 20 miles per hour. OPENING OF TIIE ELY AND rETERDOROUGII RAIL WAY FOR PASSENGERS —This important extension of the Eastern Counties Railway was opened yesterday for pas senger-trains. This line branches off about a mile below the Ely station, and passes.Chittisham, Manea, March, and Whittlesea, running on •to the North Western at Peter borough, its entire length being thirty miles. The works over the Wash, and the extensive timber bridge over the Old Bedford River, have been the principal engineering difficulties in forming the line. It was intended to have been opened as far back as last September, but various slips taking place in ti. e embankments in the vicinity of the Wash, it was necessarily deferred until the works were restored, and the foundation properly consolidated. The connecting of the Eastern Counties with the North Western will prove of the greatest importance to Norfolk. Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire, and' the more inland counties. Ar rangements have been entered into by the two companies, by which goods from Manchester, Birmingham, and other manu facturing towns, will be conveyed direct to the above-named districts. ROYAL SEA BATHING INFIRMARY, MARGATE.— Yesterday the quarterly general Court of the governors of this institution, founded in the year 1796, for the relief of the diseased poor. by means of sea bathing, with medical attend ance at a trifling expense, was held at the London Coffee House, Ludgate-hill, the Rev. Dr. Russell in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, a report from the board of directors, relative to the appoint ment of six additional surgeons to the infirmary at Margate, was taken into consideration, and after considerable discus sion it was agreed, "That it would, in the opinion of that Court, be to the interest of the institution to elect six visiting surgeons, one of whom should attend at the dispensary each day, except Sunday." During the year the number of patients who had been in the infirmary exceeded 700. It was also agreed that the beard of directors should appoint all officers receiving any emolument, except the house surgeon, who should for the future be e l ec t e d b y t h e governors 'gene rally. A committee having been appointed to confer with the medical board as to the duties of the new visiting surgeons, the meeting separated. FIRE LN THE REGENT'S CANAL. Yesterday morning, between one and two o'clock, a fire was discovered burning on board one of the steam tugs, lying in the en trance of the tunnel, Montague-place, Islington, the property of the Regent's Canal Company. The parish engine, with. two belonging to the London brigade, quickly attended, but the fire had been previously subdued by the police. The damage was fortunately confined to the destruction of a quan tity of faggots, and slight injury to the boiler board and roof of the vessel. EXPERIMENTS AT THE EXCISE-OFFICE.—BREWING AND DISTILLATION FROM GRAIN.—In obedience to orders received from her Majesty's Government by the Commis sioners of Excise, a variety of experiments have, during the past and present week, taken place in the private laboratory of the Excise department, under the superintendence of Mr. George Phillips, analytical chemist to the board, assisted by Mr. Dodson, surveying examiner-general, for the pur pose of ascertaining how far it may be possible to supersede the use of grain for purposes other than food to which it is at present applied. The first process was an experiment as to the necessity of the use of malt in the production of ale and porter, and the substitution of sugar or molasses. It appears that a very superior wort has been obtained from the above articles, which, when flavoured with hops, produced a very excellent beverage, the result being deemed satisfactory. The beer thus obtained is deposited in the Excise warehouses, to be produced when occasion may re quire. The sub6equent experiments were the distillation of sugar by fermented wash, to supersede the use of malt in the manufacture of whisky, and it is believed that a pure spirit, superior in strength, may be had from sugar to what is now obtained in the ordinary way from grain. The results of these experiments, it is stated, will be communicated in o dmedbo to e the course o f a f ew d ays. SUDDEN DEATH.—Yesterday information was for- BloomsburyC w o a l r g , unrredCoroner's office of the death of Mrs. Mary , ath , residing . at 26, Little Russell. street, the following lamentable circumstances: It appears that about deceased was sitting at the breakfast o'clock in the morning the husband, and in the act of b table, together with her she was suddenly seized withnatter•ink; a slice of toast, when moments fell back in the chair pain in her head, and in a few was at once summoned, but whnZeletintlY lifeless. A s urgeon were ineffectual, life being totally extinct restore animation REMOVAL OF THE ASPIJALTE PAVEMENT, WHlTE HALL—Yesterday Claridge's asphalte pa vement at Whitehall was removed, it having become so full of h o l es as to render l the footway dangerous. It will be replaced with Portland OA% WORKS by ROBERT 3. CULVERWELL, M.D. M,B.C.S• One Shilling each, by post One aud. iiixpenea ON SINGLE and MARRIED LIFE (An Original Medical History.) CONTENTS: Analysis of the Affections—Early Conventional Restraint — * direction—Marital Anticipations and Realities—Laws of Paternity Matenial Influence—Phesomena of Gestation—On Infelicit ou r7 Infertile Unions—lncongruous Alliances—Late Marriages — _,„ ° Matches—Curiosities of Twenty-three Years' Medical Exper'' &e. &c. 2. On CHASTITY and its INFRINGEMENTS (An Essay for 1846.) " Of human ills and frailties I discourse, Those taught by nature, and by art acquied. Of griefs conceal'd, and disappointments keen, Which young and gentle, the matured and sage, The lonely and the mated—all sustain. In kindly spirit, herein counsel's giv'n, • How health, how hope, how happiness to gain." 3. WHAT to EAT, DRINK, and AVOID With Diet Tables *for all Complaints. Contents :—llow to ensure perfect digestion, tranquil feeling eb.. good night's rest, a clear head, a n d a con t en t e d mind. BY an servanee of the instructions herein contained the feeble, the vously delice e, even to the most shattered constitution, maYar the greatest amount of physical happi n e ss , an d rea ch le ilea' full period of Bib allotted to man. " How we should live—what eat, what drink, what Shull, • To reach in health full threescore years and ten." These interesting little volumes, although bearing upon subject° very delicate import, as their titles imply, will be found of surable and general utility, for they tell of matters everyllving 0 1; tore able t, understand ought to know, but which infornauti c lo these enlightened times, except th a t qua lity p rom ulgated ta n questionab hannels, is a very terribl disount In the exposition hereby o ff ered of the e till c now . hidden truths nature, cf human disappointments and their ways of relief, it ; i n contended that every reader shall become his or her own PhYl any more than their own lawyei, : - .;t it is insisted upon tlni lax should know the simple principles of our own organization, t$ thy whereby our existence and the issue thereof in their several e"',, L states depend, the duties that are expected of us in our indirin capacities In the fancily circle, and the terms on which the health . "'" happiness of the present and future race of mankind have to rely. By such knowledge, and which is herein faithfully imP health will be found to be in our own keeping, and haiti o s within the attainment of all ; by th e availment hereof in f ni r iag our duty to ourselves, we secure th e lit e advantages on our o ffsP to follow, and finally by the cultivation of our faculties, wl-d chi l n ay ". consisteut with degenerate health, the mind as well as the bodY be exalted to the summit of perfection, as best becomes the of God's creations. writ. 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WITH TWENTY-FIVE COLOURED ENGRAVIN GS ' nee , Just published, Twentieth Th ousan d, I n a sealed en velope, 2r. 64., or post paid, to a n y a dd ress, for 3s. 6d. in Pos t a ge S direct from the Author's residence. E LI% PRESERVATION : A Medical Treatise k._.7 on the secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Ma tUr' to o Illustrated with Twenty-five Coloured Plates on the Mato Physiology, and Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive explaining their various structures, uses, and functions, an d S d ota . the injuries that are pr o d uce d i n them, by solitary hab it s , an d excesses. With Practical Ob serva ti ons on the Treatmen t of „.. Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and other OW. the Urethra. By SAMUEL LA'MERT, LI LTING sunGEON , 9, Bedford-street, Bedford-square, London; Ttr,notiti Matriculated Member of the Uni vers it y of Edi n burghiliate Member of the London H osp it a l Medical Society, Lice Apothecaries' Hall, London, Esc., &C. CONTENTS OF THE TREATISE. • drsOCe l CHAPTER 1. On the Philosophy o f M arr i age, w i t h it s li l and 0 bligations, and on I n f e li c i tous and Unproductive U.-"„tivel CHAPTER 2. On the Anatomy an d Ph ys i o l ogy o f th e linnets that Organs, their functions, struct ures , an d secre ti ons, proving 40, 31ental and Physical Power are d e p en d an t upon the i r h ea lthYtyA " —CHAPTER 3. On Solitary Habits; their various effectS ° d ot Animal Economy; the conc e al e d cause o f D e bi l i ty o f the fon', the of the Stomach, Lungs, and B ra i n , an d genera l weakness of Mental Faculties. CHAPTER 4. O n th e S ecre t Di sor d e rs of L e o and Maturity, and the Treatment of Nervous and Local Wea l " . co Mental Debility, and Premature Decay.—CuarTzas 5 and the Disorders arising from indiscriminate Excess, Gonna''' . Gleet, Strictures, and other Diseases of the Urethra. RIVIEWS Or VIZ WORK. O "The author of this singular a nd t a l en t e d wor k is a lega ll y M of fiedas3ll. cal man, who has evid en tl y h a d cons id era bl e ex perienc.. the trc xtment of the various di sor d ers ar i s i ng from t h e fo llies af. frailtiea of early Indiscretion. The engravings are an invaluable ads dition, by demonstratin g th e consequences of excesses, which Mu' act as a salutary warning to youth and maturity, and by its perUSe many questions may be satisfactorily replied to. that admit f no ar peal, even to the most confidential friend."—Era. Published by the Author, and may be had at his residence; also from Kent and Itichardd, 52, Paternoster-row; Hannay and CO., 63 1 Oxford-street; Starle, Tichborne-street, Quadrant; Gordon, 146' Leadenhall-street, London; Newton, IG, Church-street, Liverpool and by all Booksellers. 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The history of this ter' o f family gives full scope for th e gen i us o f the 1011,11.tiee " Whitefriars," and h e h as most certa i n l y d o ns Ja to his theme. Of the Lucrezia, the beautiful demo t ; or famous in history, he has made a most perfect tol d pill tained picture. Her fascinating grace, her subtle ell her passion, wicked ness , an d determination, alt of charm and rep e l u s . Th e d escr i pt i on of the inte,ll e i, is her palace i s s k e t c h e d w i t h a poetical beauty viT l i 001 rarely to be fou n d i ssu i ng f rom a pen so poweralproes strong in its general character. There are !Mi n ; o ag other characters -dra w n w i t h t h e same powe r, at- t he which those of Pope Alexander (a great skstcli t he Knight Hospitalle r , Si r Re g i na ld of . England, an d ditt young Orsini, th e th ree compan i ons i n arms, o tan the most prominently.— Weekly Chronicle. LORD THURLOW'S SARCASM ON A SOLIoil his He often treated the bar w ith great ru d eness , 513 ni r demeanour to the other branch of the profession o a itor times awakened recollecti ons o f Jeffreys. A so li told once had to prove a death - before him, and being t upon every statement he made, "Sir, that is no Pr l fji at last exclaimed, much vexed, "My Lord, it bell tO hard that you will not believe me ; I knew him 01 his last hour ; I saw him dead and in his C Offill ' a .llor Lord. My Lord, he was my client." Lord Chaa c- r —" Good God, Sir ! Why did you not tell me that a m. fore ? I sh ou ld not h ave dou b ted the fact one m om for I think nothi ng can b e so lik e l y to kill a man :09 have you for his attorney." This jest, which was P ' o, bably th oug ht innocuous by the au thor of it, is sato_: have ruined the re p u t a ti on an d the business of the fortunate victim. Johnston,f HomiclDE.—A man named Jam ie ' Thursday evening. The body was removed inquest. —Colerai ne house convenient, to await the coroner's Coleraine, was struck dead by som e one in t t h o e a stre pu e b t li o c a . Chronicle. Frederick D. L. Hirtzel, Esq., th is V e Cons ul -, has been appointed Braztlian etor and its district, by his Imperial Majesty ' s m v er ie c e ha c nt o , ns o ti f i noral.—Western Times. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —CoLDS, COUGHS, AND AS.-- EASMT CUBED BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—Let, r.o one suffering no asthma consider lihnself as past all cu re , even if so bad as to to lie dawn in bed, witho u t t ry i ng the effect of these cele brated pills, as a few doses will soon carry off the ithlegin pression from the chest, and produce- a healthy action of the ill A proper course of this famed medicine will ensure a cure. 111 ,4 terate coughs and colds will soon yield to the like treatment• testimony of the Rev. 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