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~ LITERATURE. 1/I„ORMANS BRIDGE ; 01?, 7'HE MODERN M IDAS. By the Author of Emilia Windha m . 3 Va. All who re mem b er " E m ili a Wyndham" will, like oUrselves, re j o i ce i n the appearance of a new work of fiction by the same author. Among the numerous novels and romances which have appeared since the Publication of " Emilia Wyndham," we have not met with one which, to our thinking, has surpassed, or sl'en equalled it a s an i n t eres ti ng d omes ti c nove l, i n . Chleating a sound moral lesson. The main incidents of the story were certainly at variance with the ordi nary laws of romance, and, perhaps, in consequence, found little favour with the " sentimental" class of novel readers. Nevertheless, the story, on the whole, Was one fully calculated not only to reflect credit upon its writer, but to confer a benefit upon all who might attentively peruse it—the benefit of a good example. Generally speaking, the most improbable legend, or the most impossible fairy tale, is supposed to inculcate one moral by its denouement which almost invariably exhibits the punishment of vice or the reward of virtue, to effect which, some times the most unlooked for transformations take place, and the most marvellous achievments are c o complish e d. I n so much the stcry of " Emilia Wyndham" resembled its more romantic confreres, but the happy result which crowned the fortunes of its heroine was obtained only by very ordinary Wens. Placed in a most trying situation in the midst of unpropitious circumstances, she 1 le rendered ultimately happy by no lucky chance or 110 sudden change of fortune but in patience and P erseve rance, and a zea l ous discharge of daily du es, sh e pursues the even tenor of her way, and the WaY becomes smooth and her lot peaceful. The obstacles in her path are overcome, by no violent TShock, but are rather melted away impercepti heas the d r i pp i ng water wears away the stone. lesson, consequently, was likely to be effective— a 4, battle of life," fought with weapons within the l 'e r ach of a ll . The story of " Norman ' s Bridge " is 1)4 an opposite character ; it aspires to teach by re pulsion rather than attraction. Not by pourtraying the beauty of a virtuous life, does it bid us " go and do lik ew i se, " but by exhibiting its baneful effects it inspires us with detestation for an unhappily but too c°lllll-I°4 s sin—" covetous ness , w hi c h i s id o l a t ry ." A s i whole, perhaps, the story is hardly so pleasing as i , fllilia Wyndham," but individual portions are ex -eedingly beautiful. The stle is forcible earn est a n d agreeable manner. i khe re is acertain abruptness in the manner ofnarration in t o a superab un d ance of breaks, dividing the chapters separate fragments, whichperhaps savours some what f o affectation,produces although it certainly . effect. The story is so entirely different from the ordi naryyoutine, that without briefly mentioning some of its an chiefid incidents, it will be impossible to give even beinea of its peculiarities. The first volume alludswith the suddenness to which we have ed. " Tai, Take heedcovetousness. T wee heed and beware of _ covetous ) my brethren, I say, and beware of abundance n ess • for a man's life consisteth not in the is the of the things which he e text of a in a little chapel in the sermon preached moun tains of S co tl an d one Sunday in the last eenturY• Among the humble congregation are the hero and heroine of our tale. Michael Grant, the modern Midas" whose chequered career serves to ulust rate the d emora li s i ng i n fl uence o f avar i ce, i s a s hepherd youth, whose early life had passed some • What like that of the far-famed Norval; but like many another , humble individual, Michael is ambitious, and ion .._ • n g 4 I () fill a prominent place in the world. Survey s mankind with a shrewd, but superficial glance, f"? result of his reflections shows that money is the s rine agent ins the affairs of men, and, consequently, thatgre great poseior of . great wealth is necessarily a money Tan. What is birth in comparison with after y the " Who cares for a Duke in rags ? Who asks Who asks ancestry of the poor ?" Or knowledge— _ 80,v after the ability of the poor ? " Michael croensi. ea to be a rich and, possessing iderable abilit* man' is not • abilities, the task, though arduous, impossible. He to England, and the first ' e proceeds and • voianae records his perseverance in a pars' i i ' lln nY while filling the office of clerk his a ar- e 66 establishment, and endeavouring, out of w. ges, to save up money enough to buy a part nership in the business. But he is not alone, . kar learned from Scotland by his young bride. ih41,,,...,Y, " than whom never Scottish Mary was mor? , ilsYiumore lovely, more tender, or more true. ye ' , ar y is a very beautiful and natural character, limy beautifully and naturally pourtrayed. The resages which relate more especially to her, which _anal her secret emotions, her devoted love, and her y trials, are written with much -simplicity and genuine feeling. It is in these portions of her work, Nv i o t r h e s te specially, that the authoress is revealed, , n o ot ld - AI „ an ding her assumed disguise. The ' an, Under whose name she writes, on e Enterd so readily into Mar's sorrowful feelings, " parting from her Ifriends have told us how ev eire . . earl y , or ' s roof,`Y IN °man of feeling, when she loves her father i_ gr et looks round with something of the tender re volumeof Ev e when quitting Paradise." The first tai ns Ls, perhaps, the most interesting, it con hilt almost a perfect story in itself, namely, the le ar ° „ r Y of the early troubles of Michael and afte e occasioned chiefly by poverty, but which . kind . Wa rds gave way to others of a more painful pov The old but often refuted adage— ,, When at ertY comes in at the door, love flies out reversed, the wi ndow," —was, in their case exactly mutualersed• As their poverty decreased, their . then As and sympathy decreased likewise, Ivarice of Michael increased with his wealth, and 'logh tenderlyattached his wife he could not part with i to contribute to her s gold even to gratify her wishes or _ . and she became aware of this, and th ou e. comforts, l eft go still devoted to him as entirely as when she b ecame ll for him, the love subsisting between them r enders ultimately somewhat akin to the light which , "hope which Kee - • oarkness visible," or the 14 ..1)3 alive despair." In this, as in other instances, Zlebael fulfils his character of the " Modern Midas," pe rr 'ing Nvh t he touches into gold. nut, nevertheless, lik e _ II a ts __ , 4 other misers reversing the spell of the philo- Zllners stone —that was intended to transmute base " ie tals int o a precious one, but they literally fulfilling t he desir e of Brutus " coining their hearts and drop ping their bl d "only convert priceless drop affections oo for drachms, ns and precious feelings into what is after . . all but , a metal, and base when compared with what it is bartered for. We have lingered so long over this portion, that we can only enumerate the other inci dents of Michael's career, many of them are pose sessed the .-of much and even immediate interest owing to circumstance of their being interwoven with Passing events, fo rthe f • and distress of leo° exampl e amine , and the influence of a currency which bear paper a conspicuous part in the fortunes of the miser. On the approach of the famine, Michael, with his uaftsual foresight, buys up corn at a low rate to sell it lucrative at a high one' This speculation, however, as it ultimately proved, had nearly cost him his life, he being seized upon by the mob during a corn riot, and only rescued by the zealous interfe rence of Lord Strathnaer, a young nobleman, pos tessing prop er t y i n the neighbourhood. Michael is conveyed to his house ; and here, while recovering from the effects of the injuries he had received, forms daring plans for the future. Looking from the win dows of Lord Strathnaer's castle, which is situated near the mouth of a river, he remarks how the waters have receded during a few years, leaving a bare ex panse of unsightly mud banks. He proposes to Lord Strathnaer to confine the waters by a dyke and flood gates at the mouth of the river, and then to drain the estuary, and convert it into corn fields, thus affording to the starving population present employ ment, and a prospect of future plenty. Lord Strath naer agrees to the proposal, but Lord Strathnaer is poor; Michael advances the money. Foreseeing, h ow _ eat though they b e , w ill b e ever, that his supplies, gr exhausted before the remunerative repayment can take place, Michael, who enjoying the unenviable title of miser, is possessed of credit almost in finite, resolves to turn it to account ; and, accordingly, sets up a bank, and pays in paper. The sudden transformation effected by the em pl oy !tient of labour and diffusion of money in the hitherto desponding village of Norman's Bridge is very vigor "sly described, and bears out the observation of the author that " the circulation of money in the body politic is as the circulation of blood in the body indi vidual. A free and rapid circulation is what invigo rates the frame ; the same mass inert and languid nourishes not." It is needless to pursue the story further ; from this brief sketch it will be seen that it Possesses materials of general interest, and is likely, therefore, to afford amusement to many not generally includ e d in the class of novel readers. While the domestic career of Mary, to which we have already alluded, and the history of her grand-daughter Joan, and the f am il y o f L or d St ra th naer , w ill se r v e t o in terest those of a more romantic taste. Apart from t he moral which they are intended to convey, these v olumes are chiefly attractive from the general spirit °f kindliness by which they are pervaded; from the gen uine simplicity and naturalness with which the do mestic incidents are pourtrayed ; and from the in ehr.esting and life-like delineations of some of the i s le f personages of the tale. The moral of the whole B very forcibly expressed in a sentence by Bishop o reridge, on the title-page, which can hardly be too as7l repeated. " Will riches do it ? ; I may he'°°rl undertake to fill my barns with grace as my art with go ; and as easily stuff m ba gs with Virtue as ev er ld es with w satisfy my desires lth. of -1-4,IIBDECTION OF THE FOOT ARTILLERY.—The whole w Lueiten battalions of the Royal Artillery at Woolwich i er i! i nspect, d on the Common, at ten o'clock on Friday, c 4; " e avY marching order, by Sir Thomas Downham, titlntaandant of the garrison, and his staff of officers. of i! a a t Pla?arance of t h e men and the reports of the officers tie teethe gave great sa ti s f ac ti on t o the commandae th conclusion of the inspection of each comp,,..ny e B,•toid Were permitted to march to their barracks to uruiecessery exposure to the sun. THE TREATY WITH THE ZOLLVEREIN. Tim following are extracts of the more interesting Portions of the papers relative to the notice given by Prussia, on her own behalf and on behalf of the other states of the Zollvereiu, of the termination of the treaty concluded with Great Britain on the 2d of March, 1841 (just presented to both Houses of Parliament by her Majesty's command): — THE CHEVALIER BUNSEN TO VISCOUNT PALMERSTON. (Translation.) Prussian Legation, May 10, 1847. The Prussian Government, in its own name, and in the name of its confederates, the members of the Zollve rein give notice of its intention to cause the provisions of the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation, concluded with Great Britain on the 2d of March, 1841, to cease, in such manner that, from the Ist of January, 184 S, that treaty shall no longer be considered as in existence, or as binding upon the two high contracting parties. The reason of this determination is to be found solely in the conviction that the treaty in question, according to the experience of the years which have elapsed since its conclusion, has not produced that development in the commercial relations of the Zollverein with Great Bri• tain which had been looked for. The concession made to the ships of the Zollverein i❑ the first article, by which the ports between the Meuse and the Elbe are to be considered as ports of the Union, has hardly been found of any practical utility. But what appears to the l'russian Government to militate principally against the efficacy of the treaty of 1841 is the want of re ciprocity unhappily existing with respect to the laws which rule the navigation of the two countries. For while the Prussian legislation, founded on the principle of liberty of navigation, allows British ships to import into Prussian ports the produce of all parts of the world, the ships of the Zollverein can only import into British ports (as regards the enumerated articles, including almost every article of importance) the produce of their own country. These enumerated articles were, more over, increased in 1827, subsequent to the treaty of reci procity of 1824, by 13 articles, among which are to be found wool and other objects of primary necessity. So exceptional a measure could not but augment the want of real reciprocity to the prejudice of the Prussian flag. The treaty of 1841 does not allow Prussia, as the aggrieved interests and public opinion in Germany, which powerfully support those interests, would require, to restrict in an analogous manner the admission of Bri tish ships; for the second article of this treaty accords to Great Britain the right of the most favoured natioa with respect to the importation of sugar and rice. The expiration of the treaty at the end of the present year will restore that liberty to the Prussian Govern ment, and a change in the laws affecting navigation has been the subject of serious consideration. The nomination of a Parliamentary Committee to examine the English navigation-laws, and to report (luring the present session of Parliament thereupon, has nevertheless held out to the Prussian Government a hope that Great Britain will at no remote period, by means of a general legislative measure, cause the re strictions to disappear which at present weigh upon German navigation and commerce, and which so noto riously impede the development and commercial relations of the two countries. Animated by the desire to see these relations con stantly extend, and to avoid everything which could even for a brief space of time retard a development so much to be wished for for both countries, the Govern ment of his Prussian Majesty joins to the preceding notice relative to the cessation of the Treaty of 1841, the following proposition. The Treaty of 1824, as general treaty of reciprocity, shall remain the recognised basis of the relations of commerce and of navigation between the two countries, and shall continue to remain in force as heretofore, as long as notice shall not have been given of its cessation. The existing status quo shall, moreover, by means of diplomatic declaration be de facto maintained, and de partmental orders shall be issued for that purpose to the respective authorities in order to afford to the high con tracting parties the opportunity of coming to an under standing with respect to an application of the principle of reciprocity as perfect and extended as possible. Notwithstanding the expiration of the treaty, a modes vivendi would thus be established, which need not termi nate till three or six months after one of the high con tracting parties shall have made a declaration to that effect. In order to render this status quo endurable to Prussian commerce, and, in as far as practicable, conformable with the principle of reprocity, the Prussian Government ex pects with confidence that the British Government, from feelings of equity, and out of regard to the intimate relations which unite the two Governments, will accord to the vessels of the Zollverein the same concession which has in late years been made by Great Britain in favour of other Powers, relative to the ports of the Baltic, a conces sion which at present greatly injures the interests of Prus sia.. It will no doubt be considered but fair by the British Government that the vessels of the union shall hence . forth be permitted to import freely the produce of all the non. Prussian ports of the Baltic, as if those vessels came from Prussian ports, in the same manner as Rus sian and Hanoverian vessels arriving from Prussian ports of' the Baltic are received with their cargoes in the ports of England, as though they had arrived from na tional ports. The undersigned, &c. (Signed) BUNSEN. VISCOUNT PALIIERSTON TO THE CHEVALIER BUNSEN. Foreign-office, June 14, 1847. The undersigned, &c., has the honour to acknowledge the a ceipt on the 13th ultimo of the note addressed to him on the 10th by the Chevalier Bunsen, &c., giving notice on the part of Prussia and of the other States of the Zollverein of the termination, on the Ist of January next. of the treaty concluded with Great Britain on the 23 of March, 1841; but at the same time suggesting the provisions o that treaty should, after its expira tion, be allowed to remain in force provisionally, until the high contracting parties shall have seen whether they may not be able to come to a more satisfactory under standing; provided, however, that the privileges granted by Great Britain to the shipping of certain other Staten shall be in the meantime extended to the shipping of the States of the Zollverein. In reply, the undersigned begs to say that her Ma jesty's Government has already communicated to the Prussian Government, through her Majesty's Minister at Berlin, their view of what was understood to be the intention of the States of the Zollverein as regards the treaty of 1841. In the communication so made, the un dersigned had the honour to explain to the Prtissiai Government, that if the engagements of the treaty of 1841 have been unproductive of advantage to the States of the Zollverein, they have proved equally so to Great Britain ; and that her Majesty's Government would only regret the termination of that treaty, because it puts an end to relations which were conceived in a friendly spirit, and from which there seemed at one time reason to hope that mutual advantage to all parties con cerned might arise. The reason assigned by the Chevalier Bunsen for the notice thus given by Prussia and the other States of the Zollverein, is the want of reciprocity in the navigation laws of the respective contracting parties. But that no great benefit has resulted to Great Britain from that indirect trade with Prussian ports, which the state of the Prussian law enables the Prussian Government to grant, is sufficiently manifest from the fact which has already been stated to the Prussian Government, through the Earl of Westmoreland—namely, that in the year 1846 only four British vessels, of the aggregate burden of 530 tons, found it their interest to avail themselves of the privilege which, under article one of the treaty, British vessels enjoy, of en tering Prussian ports from third countries; and the undersigned cannot, therefore, but believe that, however insignificant the corresponding advantages may I be which are derived by Prussia from the provisions of that same article, the concession made by Great Bri tain by this article may at least be regarded as a full equivalent for that which is made by Prussia. The undersigned would also beg to observe, that if the prin ciple of strict reciprocity is to be assumed as the indis pensable basis of the commercial relations between Great Britain and the Zollverein, there does not seem to be any good reason why that principle should be con fined in its application to the navigation laws nor why it should not also be applied to the tariffs of the re spective parties. As, however, it appears, from the Chevalier Bunsen's note, to be equally the desire of the Prussian Govern ment, as it assuredly is of the Government of her interests Ma jesty,shtandg puttdohnewd question will conducive fo t r o na theiant present,rem fu taohnfedr will examining both parties,atonce n ce . to endeav our by negot i at i on to come to an under one rdt, moreo rs n i g o n f e e t this e state how far it will be in the power of her Majesty's Government to accede to the wishes of the Prussian Go vernment as stated in the Chevalier Brunsen' s note. Her M a j es t y ' s Government are ready to consent that the provisions of the treaty of 1841 shall provisionally remain the acknowledged basis of the trade aid navi gation between the two countries, but the undersigned would at the sam u et s i z iu esuggest that th e t erm o f not i ce to be given six nof such provisional arrange ment should be es of the a months rather th an t h ree, as t h e latter term might notafford sufficient time for ma ki ng the arrangement s which would. be necessary p rev i ous ly to a change of the commercial relations between the two respect to the additional concessions which the Government em e n t requires ,as t Cinhevalier to render this countries. With provisional Prussian arrang endurable to Prussia, the undersigned has to states, regret that the advantages accorded by Greeatexg r ress his certain other States as regards ports of the Baltic, Should to be considered to have been injurious to Prussian com merce. That they should be so was assuredly not the intention of the British Government, which, in grant ing those advantages, was solely guided by principles of equity. The privileges accorded to such of the above-mentioned states as are German States, but not members of the Zollverein, are only such as, in consequence of their geographical position, those States would have acquired wade:• the treaty of 1841, if they had become members of that union ! and surely the Government of Prussia could not expect that Great Britain should withhold from States which have always treated British commerce ill the most liberal manner advantages which those States have acquired by associating themselves r it a a system of commercial policy less favourab:Le to British interests. Her Majesty's Government ',lave, on the other hand, no desire to withhold from Prupia such of the advantages in question which Prussian vessels do not already enjoy ; and the undersigned has accordingly to say that the British Government is willing, during the existence of the proposed provisional arrangement, to consent that Pt ussian vessels, together with theircargoes, when coming from any port between the Meuse and the Elbe, and between the Tray° and the Russian frontier, shall be admitted into the ports of the United Kingdom and of the British possessions abroad, in as full and ample a manner as if the ports from which such vessels may have come were all within the dominions of Prussia. This would add the ports of Mecklenburg and the port of Lilbec to those with respect to which Prussian vessels have already enjoyed the above concession. As regards the privileges which have been granted to Russian vessels arriving in Great Britain from Prussian ports, the undersigned has to observe that those pri vileges apply only to vessels arriving from two or three Prussian ports at the teouths of rivers which have their sources in, and which flow through a great portion of the Russian empire. The concession made to Russia is therefore precisely similar in principle to that made to Prussia as regards the ports between the mouths of the Elbe and of the Meuse. The British Government was able to make both of these concessions under the exist ing provisions of the British law; but the concession now sought for by the Chevalier Bunsen, as regards the ports of Riga and other Russian ports not situated at the mouths of Prussian rivers, could not be granted by the British Government without the sanction of a fresh Act of Parliament; and although her Majesty's Government would have no objection to introduce a Bill into Parlia ment for granting the privilege in question, and would hope to be able to obtain the assent of Parliament thereto if such a measure would be likely to promote a perma nent commercial arrangement with the Prussian Govern ment, yet her Majesty's Government would not like to undertake to propose to the Legislature a law of this kind for a merely temporary purpose. (Signed) PALMERSTON. The Undersigned, &c. E SUN, LONDON, MONDAYEVENI NG, JULY 19, 1847. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, and the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, attended divine service yester day in Whippingham Church. His Royal Highness Prince Waldemar of Prussia arrived at Osborne yesterday afternoon on a visit to her Majesty. His Royal highness was attended by Baron de Laner, Count Oriola, and Count Groeben. His Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen, Prussian Minister, and his Serene Highness Prince Lowenstein arrived at Osborne at the same time, on a visit to the Queen. Sir James Clark arrived at Osborne on Saturday. Her Majesty and Prince Albert took their usual airings yesterday. and on Saturday ; and on Friday afternoon took a drive in a char a-bane, attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Royal suite, The Royal children took airings on the beach. Lieut.• Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps left Osborne on Saturday. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge at tended divine service yesterday mowing in St. Michael's Church, Chester-square. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge attended divine service yesterday morning in Grosvenor Chapel. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at the Foreign Office. It was attended by Lord John Rus sell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Viscount Pal merston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl Auckland, Sir J. Hobhouse, Lord Campbell, Viscount Morpeth, the Marquis of Clanricarde, tho Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, and the Right Hon. H. Labouchere. The Council sat two hours. _ _ _ The Commissioners of the Merchant Seamen's Fund held a meeting on Saturday at the Board of Trade. The. Commissioners present were the Earl of Ellenborough, Sir Edward Codrington, Sir William Clay, Mr. Enderby, and Mr. Lock. Dr. Southwood Smith had an interview with Earl Grey on Saturday at the Colonial-office. Mr. Pattison, M.P., had an interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer on Friday at his official residence in Downing-street. Dispatches were sent off on Saturday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governor of Ceylon. The Duchess of Inverness had a dinner party on Saturday at her residence in Kensington Palace. The Duke of Wellington, the Duke and Duchess of St: Albans, and Sir F. Trench, attended the early ser vice yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Rev. Dr. Wesley officiated, and preached the sermon. At the daily service the prayers were read by the Rev. T. Helmore, and the lessons by the Rev. J. Haden. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. The anthem was—" 0 God, thou art my God "—(Purcell.) The Dukes of Beaufort and Leeds the Duchess of Beaufort, Ladies Wilton, Palmerston, Fortescue, Eb rington and Charlemont, Lords Wilton and De Mauley, were among the nobility present. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LATEST BETTING AT LIVERPOOL ON FRIDAY. GOODWOOD STAKES. 7 to 1 agst Stultz (t) I 12 to 1 agst Milliner (t) 10 to 1 agst Questionable (t) Ilsto 1 agst Lothario (t) Griniston is declared not to start. GOODWOOD CUP. 3 to 1 agst The Hero 11 to 1 agst Halo 7to 1 agst Eryx (t) I7to 1 agst Wolfdog and 11 to 1 agst Wolfdog Pyrrhus Grimston is declared not to start. ST. LE4ER. 2to 1 agst The Cossack y lO to 1 agst Reel Hart (t) 7to 1 agst Van Tromp (taken I 12 to 1 agst Mr. Martin freely) 1000 to 10 agst Executor DERBY. 25 to 1 agst Surplice 30 to 1 agst Sesostris I 40 to 1 agst Brocket (t) I 40 to 1 agst Besborough (t). SINGULAR CASE OF SOMNAMBULISM.—A most fear ful accident occurred yesterday morning, between one and two o'clock, to a little boy only ten years of age, the son of Mr. Charles Stuart Voules, a solicitor, residing in Park-street, Windsor. Mr. Stillwell, an articled clerk to Mr. Voules, hearing at that early hour in the morn ing the breaking of glass, and the sound of something falling heavily on the paved yard below, immediately descended from his bedroom, when he discovered Mr. Voules's son completely doubled up on the stones and insensible. Mr. George Chapman, and other medical men in the town, were speedily aroused from their beds and were in attendance. Although the poor littl9 fellow was most dreadfully bruised, his body showing one mass of contusions, no bones fortunately were broken. It was gathered from the little sufferer, as soon as he was restored to sensibility, that he had been dreaming he wus bathing in the river, and it is supposed that when he was in the imaginary act of leaping from a bank into the water, he sprang from the dressing table through the window, falling from a height (his bedroom being on the second floor) of upwards of 28 feet. Although the pane of glass he leaped through was little more than a foot square, he sustained not the least injury from the broken glass. We regret to state, ,that from the ex tremely severe nature of the injuries he has sustained but very faint hopes are entertained of his recovery. ACCIDENT AND Loss OF LIFE ON THE BLACKWALL RAlLWAY.—Between eleven and twelve o'clock on Saturday forenoon an accident happened on the Black wall Railway, which terminated in loss of life. It ap pears that the Stepney carriage was proceeding along the line, between the Limehouse and West India Dock station, towards Blackwell, when the guard perceived a man walking near the rails on the south side of the line. Seeing the imminent danger the man was in, the guard immediately blew his hand whistle, and by shouting en deavoured to apprise him of the approaching carriage. The poor fellow, however, seemed to pay but little heed to the cries, probably not hearing them from the noise of the ropes and wheels, which were going at the time, and in a few seconds the carriage struck him with such fearful violence that he was killed instantaneously. lie was recognised as being a plate-layer, employed on the line, named Collier. FALL OF Two HOUSES IN ST. GILES'S.—On Saturday evening, two houses, Nos. 25 and 26, Endell street, St. Giles's, formerly called the Bowl-yard, fell with a loud crash, greatly to the terror and alarm of the surrounding neighbourhood. It was at first reported that several persons were buried beneath the ruins; but on inquiry such was found not to be the case, the whole of the inmates having fortunately made their escape, without sustaining any injury, except a boy named Wil son, who, in returning to fetch his cap from out of No. 26, was struck by some of the falling materials; and the occupiers of the premises, as well as numerous lodgers, have lost the entire of their furniture and property, which is buried beneath the ruins, the front walls of which still remain standing, presenting so threatening an aspect that it has been considered necessary to close the thoroughfare. TRIAL OF A WOMAN FOR HANGING HER THREE CHILDREN.--CARMARTHEN, FRIDAY.—At the Assize Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Cresswell, Mary Hughes, a pleasing looking, middle-aged woman (al• though by her manner it was evident that her mind was deranged), was indicted for the wilful murder of her three children, Sarah, Mary, and Even Hughes, under the most horrible circumstances. The husband of the wretched woman, who is a mason, rented a cottage at the foot of the Llanbyther Mountain, and, on the morning of the 28th of April, when he left for work, the children were in good health, and the mother seemingly in her usual spirits. In the course of the day her sister had occasion to visit the house, but, not finding the un fortunate woman in the building, she proceeded to examine the place, and on entering a loft she was horror stricken on seeing the three lifeless children, suspended by handkerchiefs from a large beam running across the roof. On being called on to plead to the indictment, she stared steadfastly at the Learned Judge, and seemed tohave no knowledge of what was pssing around. The demand was made to her in Welch, still she heeded not the chal lenge, and remained mute. The Judge examined the medical officer of the prison as to the capability of her mind to ple a d, w h o pronounce d h er to b e i nsane. The Learned Jud ge t h en exp l a i ned the law to the jury, as to the inc a p ac i ty o f prisoners to plead when their minds h em er p Al loy etes e t n y t 's o p f l a e n as e u m re in . were No affected, and directed them to return a verdict of TO BE CALlGlleurt. thet Guilty h in her ease. This was accordingly done, and - upon unhappy n a a time ppy carried wm an will,t Y o th rk er , efore, be detained during identity of an animal soldo NOT —A sucking Tyke, In the The scamp watched every dealerr bought the ght north, b y hs t wits o once ts t er. and marked with proper e s s e e o v f idenceto the move of tbe Min and case, cross-exami tion to which the jected, Presently witnesses put into the box were sob minzCl in chief, the counselwas f called, and having been eats hitt: io the question, Which o h r e th d e id defeoant ruse to put as follows:—Coun sel—Now, Sir, pray how high V 7 Boy—Sixteen feet, Counsel-- A a h s ti th h e plaintiff's b brse ? be, Sir? Boy—Six years. Counsel —flow thight ha say he was? Boy--Sixteen hands. counsel high did you recollect yourself, and remember you ate on 'our Counsel—Now, Sir, oath ; you have first sworn he was sixteen feet?l' Sol Sir, Sixteen feet! Did I say sixteen feet? Counsel—you did. Boy—Then, d —me, I'll stick to it ! You aint a catch me contradicting myself, Mister Counselro i r n ' to Sporting Review. art-1 g Rear-Admiral: Prescott is to be the new Lord of the Admiralty, and will take his place as the junior Lord. Admiral Deans Dundas, now a member of the board, will take the place of Sir Charles Adams as the senior naval Lord, the Hon. Captain Berkeley coming next in rotation—the other members being Lord John Hay and the Hon, William, Cowper,— Obserrer,, CITY OF LONDON ELECTION. On Saturday night a public meeting of the Liberal electors in the wards of Bridge, Candlewick, Walbrook, Cord wainers, Dowgate, and Cheap, was held in the Bay Tree Tavern, St. Swithin's-lame. Soon after eight o'clock, Sir George Larpent, Baron Lionel de Roths child, and Mr. Pattison, jun., entered the room, accom panied by several members of the Liberal Committee, and were loudly cheered. On the motion of Mr. TRAVERS, Mr. Alderman Wood was called to the chair. The Worthy ALDERMAN addressed the meeting at some length, and observed that the day was gone by for religious distinctions.—(Loud cheers.) Moral worth and personal integrity was all they bad to do with; and the time would soon come when the electors would have an opportunity of acting upon that principle by the choice they would make of four candidates possessing such qualifications to represent them in Parliament. — (Cheers.) He concluded by introducing three of the candidates—one of theta would be represented by his son (Mr. Pattison, jun.); and he doubted not that the citizens would return them in conjunction with Lord John Russell as their representatives in the llouse o Commons.—(Loud cheers.) Sir George Larpent and Baron Rothschild then en tered into explanations of their political sentiments precisely similar to those given by them at the previous meetings. In answer to a question put about the proposed new bishops, Sir GEORGE LARPENT said, the question was ono which referred entirely to the Church of England. The members of that Church might think, perhaps, that more bishops were required, but he would not have any more bishops unless they were paid out of the revenues of the Church—(Cheers)—and he deprecated the conduct of giving large sums out of the ecclesiastical revenues for the building of palaces.—(Cheers.) He was further of opinion, as regarded the bishops having seats in thellouse of Peers, they ought to be confined to performing the duties of their respective dioceses.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. PATTISON, jun., apologised for the absence of his father, which was caused, he said, by the fatigue his father had already undergone in attending a number of meetings, otherwise he should have had the pleasure of meeting the electors that evening.— (Loud cheers.) He did not know that it was neces sary for him to add anything to what had been already stated by his father. The electors had known him for many years in Parliament, and there was no great question during the period he had sat as one of their re presentatives on which his vote had not been recorded. —(Loud cheers.) He could assure the meeting that the interest his father felt in the present election was not so much upon his own account as for the sake of the great principles which were involved.—(Loud cheers.) In the repeal 1843 the question before the electors of London was that of free trade, and they had decided in the affirms.- tive.—(Cheers.) The question now was that of civil and A n re E lig L i E o c u T s o l a ibir wr ty, il a t n y d ou e r v f e a r t y h t e h r in v g otef denoted or their eir of success was certain.—(Loud cheers.) the window-tax? Mr. PATTISON, jun., said that a motion for the repeal of that tax had been repeat( dly brought forward by Lord Duncan, and on all these occasions his father had voted for the repeal.—(Loud cheers.) An ELECTOR wished to know Sir George Larpent's opinion about reforming the Corporation of London. Sir GEORGE LARPENT, in answering the question, re peated what he had said at the Hall of Commerce on Friday, namely, that if petitions were sent into the House of Commons he would give them every support, and would go into the fullest details to expose every abuse that should be proved.—(Loud cheers.) An ELECTOR—WiII you vote for the separation of Church and State?—(lnterruption, several calling out, " Don't answer that question.") The GEORGE question being LARPENTpressed,a Sir si d in reply, th a t h e cou ld not.—(Loud cheers and some hisses.) Mr. TRATERS, jun., then rose to propose a resolution for the adoption of the meeting; and said that as a Radical himself, and the son of a Radical, he could fairly say, that the four candidates proposed to their support represented every shade of liberal opinion in the city of London.—(Cheers.) The votes of Mr. Pattison spoke for him sufficiently.—(Cheers.) Of Sir George Larpent he might say, that be was the friend of his father, and that fact might be taken as a proof of Sir George's ra dical or liberal principles.—(Cheers.) Baron Rothchild represented a principle—(Cheers),—and he believed that no more fitting man could be found to be one of their Members in Parliament.—(Cheers.) To the Baron's exertions, in 1843, the return of Mr. Pattison was in a great measure owing; and he believed he was justified in saying that Mr. Pattison 's success on that occasion had a very important bearing on the efforts of the League in battling for the repeal of the corn-laws.— (Loud cheers.) Mr. Travers then referred to the other candidate, Lord John Russell, on whom he passed a warm eulogium; and concluded by moving a resolution to the effect, that Lord John Russell, Mr. Pattison, Sir George Larpent. and Baron Rothschild, were fit and proper persons to represent the city of London in Par liament, and that the meeting pledged itself to use every exertion to procure their return•—(Loud cheers.) Mr. KEELING briefly seconded the resolution. Mr. COLEMAN moved an amendment to the effect that the names should be put separately, as he could not, he said, vote for Sir George Larpent and Lord J. Russell. An ELECTOR—WiII you have Colonel Sibthorp and Lord George Bentinck in their room?—(Laughter.) A gentleman named Turner here rose to address the meeting, but from some cause or other he appeared to be at loss to explain himself, and the patience of the meet jug becoming exhausted, considerable interruption ensued. Silence being at length restored, The CHAIRMAN said, as the amendment had not been seconded, he should put the original resolution, which was accordingly agreed to by a large majority amid loud cheering, very few hands being held up against it. A vote of thanks was then passed to Alderman Wood, for his excellent conduct in the chair, and the worthy Alderman having expressed his acknowledgments for the honour, the meeting separated. MARYLEBONE ELECTION. Saturday the arrangements for the ballot of the 16,000 electors of this great metropolitan constituency, which is to take place at Hall's Riding-school to-day, in order to decide whether Mr. D. W. Harvey, Sergeant Shee r or Lord Dudley Stuart, shall stand as the Liberal candi date in conjunction with Sir B. Hall at the ensuing election, were finally completed, and are upon a very extensive scale. As a preliminary step, on Saturday morning every elector received a circular, of which the following is a copy, containing a balloting card: — "BOROUGH OF MARYLEBONE UNITED REFORM ASSOCIATION. " Committee-room, Cate Colosseum, July 13, 1847. " Sir,—We, the undersigned candidates for the re presentation of the bo roug h o f M a rylebone at the en suing election, respectf u ll y i nv i te y o ur attention to the following resolution un an i mous ly agreed to at a meetin g of the Association held th e B t h i ns tant:— " ' That the Associ a ti on, d ee ply impressed with the importance of avoiding th e d a nger of a T or y repre senting the borough of M ar ylebone, cordia ll y a pp rove of the course which the can did a tes now in th e field in the Liberal interest have agree d to preserve, and which course is set forth as follows: " ' That a ballot card or letter shall be addressed to each registered elector, with a declaration to be signed before the elector ballots, pledging his honour not to vote, in the event of a poll, for any other than the Reform candidates, it being clearly understood that the two candidates having the lowest number of votes shall im mediately retire.' " To carry the above resolutions into effect, we have to request that you will attend at Captain Hall's Riding School, Albany-street, Regent's Park, on Monday, 19th of July, to give your vote by ballot, in accordance with sonally deliver this letter at the door, the resolution. To enable you to do so, you will per -1 signed the declaration. hav ing previousy " Be so good as to attend to the instructions on the enclosed card ; and, to save time, we earnestly recom mend you to sign the declaration, and strike out the names you do not vote for, before leaving the meeting. " WILLIAM SHEE. " DUDLEY COUTTS S "DANIEL WHITTLE HARVEY.. " This letter must be brought entire, and the declara tion hereunder must be signed: — " DECLARATION. . STUART " I pledge my honour not to vote (in tne event of a poll o r than the Reform at the ensuing election) for y oth candidates. an " Name ni ner g." " NoTE.—Ballot to comm ence at nine in the morning, and close at eight in the e ve On the postscript of this lett is the number of each elector on the register, tmd the arrangements for taking the ballot are as follows: " Barriers have been erected all round the Riding School, and there are tea voting divisions and ballot. boxes, viz., one for Paddinon, five for the five electoral districts Maylebe, and four for the electoral districts of oft.S Fanelli& Each division will be indicated by a printed placard, corresponding with the ballot card held by the elector, showing the division to which he may belong.' The following is a copy o f one of the ballot cards : " Voting Card for West Pancras. S 11. 5 Tilig ART. the property of the ,filedt and at the t b h e e c no become HARVEY. Strike out two names, and leave only one, or the vote will not be counted." before any elector will even be admitted to the build ing he will have to produce his letter vvith the pledge successful candidate. will have i , Each ballot-box will nate three inspectors, one ap pointed by each candidate, and a check clerk c ti o i n n c e lti d ;i 6 on d of fr' g r e Ybalelltotetra'reiltio clerk, who will refer to the register and check the name of every elector as he cOmes tip to ballot. At the conclusion of the ballot the whole boxes will be hande over to three gen tlemen who hate been appointed, as friends o f the can diclutes, scrutineers, and who are wholly unconnected With :the borough. At the conclusion of the scrutiny the numbers Will be forthwith declared. - -,----- Queen Dowager, WeFlimerarS, n ...---- is expected shortly t o arrive in this country from the e t r h e es e i s t l e I r i g of h n here ss Majesty the Continent, on a visit to the Queen Dowager. It is calculated that the Liberal party will obtain an accession of no less than 80 eats in the c moing elec tions ; an increas e that will give to the Gov,rnment of Lord John Russell a good working majority in the new Parliament.— Observer. To COLD PUNCII DRINKERS. ----IS it generally known by these good fellows that water is the greatest enemy to ice? Sunshine melts it far less rapidly than cold watet. Water at 40 degrees will dissolve ice more rapidly than dry air at 70 degrees, THE SENTENCE ON M. TESTE, GEN. CUBIERES, AND M. PARMENTIER. COURT OF PEERS, JULY 17. At five o'clock this day, the Court gave judgment in this case. M. Teste has been the most severely visited, as was expected. lie is condemned -Ist. To civil degradation. 2d. To three years' imprisonment. 3d. To pay back the 95,000 f., which sum is to bo given to the hospitals of Paris. 4th. To a fine of 94,000 f. General Cubieres and M. Parmentier are each con demned— Ist. To civil degradation. 2d. To a fine of 10,000 f. each. General Cubiares has had a very narrow escape of having imprisonment added to this sentence, a majority of one only being in his favour. MAR YLEBONE VESTRY. BROTHELS.—On Saturday a letter was read from an inhabitant of Cirencester-street, paying 171. a year rates, complaining that the street was tilled with houses of ill fame, and calling upon the parish to prosecute and put down those houses. He said that his children saw females in a state of nudity walking in the room opposite his, and that at night the cries of the drunken, abandoned ' w9men residing in the neighbourhood were terrific. Mr. Flood, the vestry-clerk, said that the parish solicitor had informed him that the particular house to which the writer referred was indictable. The vestry directed the solicitor to proceed against it without delay. SANATORY CONDITION OF THE DISTRICT.—Upon the motion of Mr. G. Daniel, committees were appointed to the five districts of the parish to report upon their sana tory condition, with the view of submitting to Govern ment such facts as would justify her Majesty's Ministers to empower the local authorities to adopt means to secure the public health. DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.—Sir Benjamin Hall, Bart., M.P., informed the vestry that Parliament would be dissolved on next Friday or Saturday. The vestry shortly afterwards adjourned. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Her Royal High ness the Duchess of Cambridge honoured the perform ances at her Majesty's Theatre on Saturday evening with her presence. In her Royal Highness's suite were the Baron and Baroness Nieumann, the Hon. Miss Mit ford, Sir William Davison, and Mr. Edmund St. John Mildmay. The theatre was also honoured by the pre sence of the Prince Waldemar of Prussia, who occupied her Majesty the Queen Dowager's box. His Royal Highness's suite included the Count de Groeben, the Count d'Oriola, and the Baron Lauer. In the Queen's box were the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, Lady Adelisa Howard, Lady Mary Howard, Lord Edward Howard, and Col. and Lady S. Lindsay. There were also present—Prince Trubetskoi, Prince Louis Napo leon, Princess Tuka Gargaria, the Duke of Wellington and Mr. Arbuthnot, his Excellency the Duke de Brog lie and suite, the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, the Duke of Leeds, the Duchess Dowager of Cleveland, the Marquis and Marchioness of Donegal, the Mar quis of Huntley, the Marchioness Dowager of Sligo and the Ladies Browne, the Marquis of Headfort, Count Revel, the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Earl and Countess of Wilton, the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Countess de Jarnac, the Coun tess of Glengall, the Earl of Belfast, the Earl of West moreland, the Earl and Countess of Bective, the Vis count Duncannon, Mdlle. Olgar de Lechner, the Vis countess Dungannon and the Hon. Misses Irvine, the Ladies Taylor and Lord Robert Taylor, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord Saltoun, Lord and Lady Fitzroy Somerset and Miss Somerset, Lady Bellingham Graham, M. C. de Koudriaffsky, Sir P. Acland, Bart., Lady Meux, Sir Henry Webb, Bart., Sir Edward Codrington and the Misses Codrington, Sir Henry Willoughby, Hon. Julian Fane, Hon. Mr. A rbuthnot, Major and the Hon. Mrs. Gage, Major Baring, Major White, Capt. and the Hon. Mrs. Ryder Burton, M. de Coultu, Mr. Milbanke, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Brereton Trelawny, Lady Palmer, the Hon. Spencer Cowper, Mr. Hubert de Burgh, Captain Reynolds, Mr. Errington; Mr. Packe, M.P., and Mrs. Packe, Reading; Mr. and Mrs. Gricewood, Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. Huxley, Captain and Mrs. Griffiths, Mr. and Miss Somerset, General the Hon. A. P. Upton, Captain Arthur, Captain Smith, Mr. Barry Baldwin, M.P., Mr. Cholmondeley, &c. &c. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.—On Saturday night her Majesty's box was occupied by his Royal Highness Prince Waldemar of Prussia, Count Oriole, Count Grceben, and Baron de Lauer. There were also present the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, Lady Blanche Somerset and Lady Georgina Codrington, the Marquis of Ely, Earl of Cardigan, Earl and Countess Villiers, Earl Compton, Earl of Besborough, Earl and Countess Minto, Count Potocki, Viscount Castlereagh, Viscountess Glentworth, Viscount Dupplin, Viscount Clifden, Viscount Templeton, Lord and Lady Caring ton, Lord Alexander Lennox, Lord Otho Fitz Gerald, Lady A. Harding, Lord A. St. Maur, Lord Suffield, LadyiSophia Wyndham, Lord Wrottesley, Lord M. Hill, Lord Brooke, Hon. G. W. Milles, Hon. G. Barrigton, Hon. J. Fortescue, H. R. Yorke, M.P., Hon. Col. and Mrs. Fitz Gibbon, Hon. Colonel Ripton, Hon. C. C. Cavendish, Hon. A. Ramsay. Hon. Captain Fitzroy, Hon. Mr. Stanhope, Mr. Thelluson, Hon. Sir Edward and Lady Butler, Sir Henry Pollard Willoughby, Sir Archibald Macdonald, Sir J. H. Lowther, M.P Sir Michael Shaw Stuart;Sir John Campbell, K.C.T.S., and Lady Campbell ; Sir William and Lady Molcsworth, Sir Philip Broke, Sir William de Bathe, Sir George and Lady Clerk, Lady Jodrell, Lady Macfarlane, Sir B. flail, M.P., Sir S. and Lady Scott, Sir J. and Lady At kinson, Sir C. Marshall, Sir H. Webb, Sir J. Duckworth, I Sir J. and Lady Easthope, Sir C. Kent, C. P. Leslie, Esq., M.P., H. Baring, Esq., M.P., Il Wilshire, Esq., M.P., General M'Neil, F. Hodg son, Esq., M.P., Montague Gore, Esq., M.P., Captain Stevenson, Charles Wemyss, Esq., Captain Bailie, Capt. Dalrymple Captain Boyce, G. Stuart, Esq., J. Lloyd Clayton, Esq., Mrs. Curwen, E. Delafield, Esq , Arthur Webster, Esq., the Misses Byrne, Mr. Drummond, Mrs. Arabic', Captain Balfour, G. Parnther, Esq., Mrs. Braine, Major Mitchell, Mrs. Kemp, &c., &c. The municipal council of Copenhagen have just given orders to have two great establishments of baths for the poor constructed in that city ; the admission to be gratuitous. VACANCY IN THE ADSLTRALTY.—Speculative opi nions have abounded during the week, in reference to the vacancy at the Admiralty Board, caused by the appointment of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Adam to Greenwich Hospital. Our belief is, however, that until Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker has again and deci sively refused to accept the vacant post no Gazette will be issued, and it will take at least another week to settle that question.— United Service Gazette. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.--Yesterday evening a boat, in which were two ladies and several gentlemen, was swamped just below the pool, nearly opposite Rattenburgh's Dock, by the swell of several steamers simultaneously passing each other. The life buoys of each steamer were thrown overboard, and a boat lowered, and all were saved except Mr. Smith, a young gentleman of Gray's Inn, who was swept by the tide under a tier of shipping, and entirely lost sight of. With this sad exception the exertions of the steam-boat people were successful. PRINCE WALDEMAR OF PRUSSIA.—His Royal Highness Prince Waldemar of Prussia, being desirous of observing English country life, has arranged a plan for visiting the provinces after his return from Osborne House. His Royal Highness will remain in town for a few days in order to witness the prorogation of Parlia ment, and will then commence his proposed tour through the manufacturing districts, the north of England, and Scotland. The first city visited by his Royal Highness will be Oxford, whence he will proceed towards Bir mingham, Manchester, York, and other important and interesting localities in the midland and northern counties. His Royal Highness in the course of his tour in Scotland will visit her Majesty and Prince Albert at Lord Abercorn's seat on the banks of Loch Laggan. OXFORD UNIVERSITY ELECTION.—We understand it is probable that the number of voters who will poll at the approaching contest for the University of Oxford will be unprecedently large. The number of those who voted in 1829 was 1,366, being . 755 for Sir R. Inglis, and 611 for Sir R. Peel. It is rumoured that Mr. Gladstone's friends estimate his propable supporters at little short of the total number polled in 1829, while Mr. Reund's party are equally confident. Allowing for pairs and absentees, it may perhaps be near the mark, to name 2,000 as the number likely to be actual l y p resent. THE HORTICULTVILAL SOCIETY.—On Saturday the third and last exhibition for the season took placi in the gardens of this society, at Chiswick. The preparatioi were on an extended scale, his Grace the Duke of Devon shire having kindly directed that his extensive grounds should be thrown open, and placed at the disposal of the society. The morning broke most unpropitiously; at daybreak there was a storm of thunder and lightning, which continued with slight abatement until after eleven o'clock in the forenoon, a drenching rain descending nearly the whole of the time. About midday, moat fortunately, indications of a favourable change presented themselves, and soon after twelve o'clock occasional bursts of sunshine gave pleasing anticipations of a fine afternoon. At the opening of the doors, at one o'clock, very few persons were in attendance; but towards two o'clock fashionable equipages began to draw up in rapid succession, and continued to do so until long after five o'clock, by which hour the gardens were moderately filled, and presented an exceedingly gay and brilliant scene, The bands of the let Life Guards, the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), the Coldstreams, and the Gre nadiers were in attendance as usual, and the ate alto gether passed off very satisfactorily. ACCIDENT ON THE DORCHESTER AND SOUTH.. WESTERN RAILWAY.—DORCHESTER, JIILY 17.—he greatest consternation was created in this city to-d ay, on it becomingiknown that the 7 o'clock train, A.M., fr o m here had met with a serious accident, the reports on in creasingpro- as being told from one to the . other. ceeding to the spot we found h so a pil the accident (though serious) was not a tithe P balas represented. The simple facts are as follow carriages,train:The andcoansviastned; on engine, tender, six pa ssen g ers' their arrival about eleven miles on the journey towards Southampton, passing over Moreton-heath (a loose sandy embankment forming part of the road, at 25 feet above the natural ground below) the train ran off the line, so sudden and unexpectedly, that the eng ineer one ed carriage o rr t i i sg me e to revert or stop th e s p eed; fortuna t e ly but was thrown down this tremendous embankment, and that had but two gentlemen therein who most miraculously, on assistance arriving, were foUndbutlittle injured, thus with cuts and bruises only— providentially escaping n-either having a limb broken. By the fortunate break ing of the chain, connecting this carriage with the other five and the engine, but this one fell over the precipice, the engine maintaining its place on the rail, and the driver proceeded to the nearest station for assistance. After some delay they proceeded on their journey, arriv ing in London without farther accident, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.-Sir Charles Napier's fleet of line of battle ships is now at anchor at Spithead, the Caledonia, 120, Captain Dixon, and the Queen, 110, Captain Sir H. Leake, having joined yesterday morning. The vacant seat at the Admiralty, caused by the re moval of Vice. Admiral Sir Charles Adam, K.C.8., to Greenwich, is at length taken by Rear- Admiral Pres cott, an eminently distinguished officer, and one likely to benefit the service much by his counsels and advocacy. The appointments to the Command•in-Chief in the Pacific and the superintendency of this dockyard, vice Rear-Admiral Sir George Seymour, C. 8., K.C.H., and Hyde Parker, C. 8., are expected to be conferred on Rear-Admirals Phipps, Hornby, and Shireff. The following are the extraordinary particulars re cltsl a u,ar t rti i gtd n i eagnyogtnomhoitofahr throat d rnec e ga a cit t ao h wsnt o iw. t f ha It appeared r. Thoma s H ar t, l a t e assistant a2r pa 6 pz , who oera rcadt destroyed tah e evidenceu eb e h c i a m tH s to e ht l ee f b o y , in quest taken before Mr. Cooper, the Coroner for the borough of Portsm ou th, on Friday evening, that the deceased w en t to t h e Quebec Hotel on the previous evening in company with Mr. Henry Wilson, R.N., Acting-Assistant -Surgeon of the Victory (newly appointed), and :partook of a little draught pale'ale about half-past nine in the even ing. He had been paid off the same day. Mr. Wilson had known the deceased about four years ago, before he went in the Conway. On the occasion under investiga tion he did not observe any peculiarity about the deceased, who appeared in his usual health and spirits, but spoke vehemently and indignantly of the degrada tion his class was suffering under the in navy, in being so ill provided with proper messmates and - accommodation; he seemed to consider his class ill-used by being com pelled to exist in the midshipmen's berths, and to have no other associates than that position provided in the navy. He did not speak of this personally, but gene rally, and after the manner of information to Mr. Wil son, who was just entering the navy in the first step (" acting") of the medical branch, and told him (the witness) that he must be prepared to " rough it." De ceased had told him he had lost three 51. notes and a sovereign, but he believed he had been robbed of it prior to quitting the Conway after she was paid off. This witness and another friend of the deceased slept at the Quebec on Thursday night, and were to have started together some time early on Friday morning, conse quently witness ordered the chambermaid to call de ceased at seven o'clock, which was done, and he an swered, and asked for a razor to shave with. The girl said they had not one, and asked if she should said for a barber, which was done, but when he came deceased borrowed his razor with the profession of intending to shave himself. He was subsequently found quite dead, about half-past 8 o'clock, the razor lying near him. He had cut the jugular and carotid artery. No explanation was found in the room or on the person of the deceased, nor any information as to where his relatives or friends resided, but two certificates were found lying on the table, worded as follows— " These are to certify the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty that Mr. Thomas Hart served as Assistant- Surgeon on board her Majesty's ship Conway, under my command, from the Ist of September, 1844, to the date hereof, during which time he has conducted himself with diligence, sobriety, and attention, and was always obe dient to command. " Given under my hand, on board her Majesty's ship Conway, at Portsmouth, this 15th day of July, 1847. " WILLIAM KELLY, Captain." At the bottom of which, in pencil, was written, appa rently very hurriedly— " I should have been recommended for promotion." The other certificate was worded in precisely the same term, only the dates were " from the Ist of July, 1846, to the date hereof, lst of July, 1847," also signed by the captain, and at the bottom of which was written, also in pencil— " Heart broken and disappointed." It therefore appeared to the jury - that on the ship's arrival at Spithead the deceased had asked for the last quoted certificate to memoralise the Admiralty with for his promotion, as he appears on the Navy List as an Assistant• Surgeon of 1839; but what appears most in comprehensible is the fact, proved by the above certifi cates, of the deceased's having been on the books and done the duty of assistant-surgeon of the Conway from the Ist of September, 1844, unt►l Thursday last, nearly three years, without his name appearing in the list of officers' names appointed to the ship shown in the official Navy List. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the evidence—viz., " That the deceased died from wounds inflicted on himself, but what the state of his mind was at the time he committed the act there was no evidence to prove. In the absence of any relative or friends to claim the body, the preparations for interment were, with the sanction of the coroner, immediately made by Mr. Forbes, of Portsmouth, undertaker and united service outfitter. The Comet steam-vessel, of 238 tons and 80-horse power, commanded by Lieutenant C. R. Johnson, which has been employed in all kinds of service, from a royal yacht to a meal barge, has again worn out her boilers, and consequently her officers are turned over to another ship, we believe named the Fire King, at Greenock. This little Comet was built in 1822, by Mr. Oliver Lang, and has never had any breaking down in machinery or jobbery in hull since she was built. We stated a few weeks since, in commenting upon the paramount supe riority of the work and design of this vessel, in compari son with some (and very many) of the steamers of modern build in the royal service, that she would wear well to the last timber, and her engines would wear out all. We were, it seems, closely correct in that judgment of the nature of the materials with which the first steamer that ever carried a pennant was constructed. We hope the new commissioners about to be appoint d for executing the office of surveyor of the navy will take a lesson from the vast amount of instruction she so palpably offers, and that the navy may have more Comets, and fewer Jackals, Bloodhounds, and Tridents in its list for the future. The Vindictive, 50, Captain Seymour, flag of Vice- Admiral Sir F. W. Austen, K.C.8., arrived at Halifax on the 15th ult., from Bermuda. The Alarm, 26, Captain Loch, was at Halifax on the 24th ult., having arrived from Vera Cruz to recruit the health of her crew, who were very sickly, and dying fast by the last advice'. The Constance, 50, Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, was at Mazatlan on the 30th of April, having relieved the Fisgard, 42, Captain Duntze, which is daily expected at Spithead with a large freight of specie on merchants' account. The Calypso, 20, Captain Worth, arrived at Callao on the 3d of May from Valparaiso. The Herald, 26, Captain Kellett, and the Pandora, 6, Lieutenant-Commander Wood, her tender, were at Porto Praga on the 14th of May, about to proceed to Quibo, to continue her surveying operations, whither the former was to be towed by the Samson steam frigate. The Helena, 16, Commander Sir C. Ricketts, was paid off at this port yesterday. ROYAL MARINES. Should there be, as is anticipated, and addition to the corps of Royal Marines of two field-officers and six divisional companies, the establishment will then be as follows, viz.: 5 Colonels Commandant. 4 Colonels Second Commandants. 16 Lieutenant-Colonels. 10 Artillery Captains. 112 1 Supernum. Captain (director at Laboratory). 100 Divisional Captains. 1 Supernum. Captain (Assist.-Adj.-General). 153 20 Artillery First Lieutenants. 133 Divisional First Lieutenants. 87 5 20 Artillery Second Lieutenants. 67 Divisional Second Lieutenants. To complete the establishment to which num ber'it will be necessary to promote -2 Captains to Lieutenant-Colonels. 9 First Lieutenants to Captains (one for the vacant Artillery Company). 27 Second Lieutenants to First Lieutenants (viz., 10 Artillery short at present, 9 Divi sional vice 9 promoted, 6 Divisional pro portion by augmentation). 38 New Commissions (viz., 7 Artillery short at present, 27 Divisional vice 27 promoted, 4 Divisional proportion by augmentation). The above is authentic, and consequently differs from the statement in the United Service Gazette. The following are the promotions and appointments of the past week:— PROMOTIONS. Lieutenant—George Smythe (1834), to the rank of Commander. Mate—Henry Samuel Hamilton (1845), to the rank 01 Lieutenant. Captains—T. Rod A n P e l 7E lN d r e m n, EN t T o s t . he Amphitrite; Fre derick H. H. Glasse, to study at the Steam Factory, Woolwich. Commanders—W. C. Chamberlain, to the Britomart; Richard R. Quin, to study at the Steam Factory, Woolwich. Lieutenants—Norton C. S. Sullivan, to the Vernon ; W. H. Hood to the Birkenhead ; William K. Nicolas, to the Ocean, Robert J. St- Aubyn, to the Resistance ; R. W. H. Alcock, of the Scout, to the President; Walter Strickland, to the Amphitrite; C. R. Johnson, from the Comet, to command the Fire King. —1; W. G. p a nneter, to th e e jo A h m n Amphitr i te, Masters—Andrew S. Knight, to the Shear water; V a . M. Dyne, f t r o o t m he t, Caledonia . leco lentine G. Roberts, to the Amphitrite. Purser rs--Lewis W. Young, Chaplain —Wt; g, to the Penelope; Frank Inglis, to the Adventurer ; Parsons (acting), to the Odin; S. Braddon, King. met to the Fire a Ington, from Assistant -Surgeons—Henry sJi.stßarneceen;,Wto.tßhe. DVaiicbtoyr2yto; the James iv and Thomas Bowe;C. . Wilson, i . the Comet Poland, to the Re- Caledonia; A. W. W. B bb . Matthias, to the 1 the Fire King. to Clerk in Charge—John Macdowall, from the Comet to the Fire King. Passed Clerk—C. S. Saunders, to the Victory. Clerks—James C. Molley, in charge, to the Cuckoo; C. J. Martin, to the Queen; Edward Marcon, to the Re sistance; Henry Gray, to the Seringapatam; James H. Jackson, and W. F. Wentworth, to the Crocodile. Midshipmen—Henry Batten, to the Dragon; Charles Hope, to the Excellent; J. W. Parrott, to the T. B. Lethbridge, E. H. St a ndish, E. H. Buck, andJt.oh _ Burgess, to' the Victory ;J. R. Lawrence , to t he 5 Vincent. Masters' Assistants—J. K. Cooke , to the Po Edward Swain, to the Dee ; Char. ictiers ; les B. Al Wh r i ‘Dein teh o ott u se, , to the Kite • D. Grant, to the Caledonia; J. G. to the V ictory. Naval Cadets cent; Frederick Lewis , t o the Qu the Hibernia. C o ast Guard—Mr. W. een; John Gri ffi ths, to —Ch a rles N. Streatfield, to the St. Vin w S. Emes (Master R.N.) is ap- pointed to command a station. Lieutenant H. R. R ive, removed from Durang-point to Greencastle, as Lisp( ct ing-Lieutenant. CRICKET. SURREY AND KENT. This singular match being resumed on Friday, at Preston-. hall Park, was renewed and brought to a conclnsion on Sa turday. The first score was as follows : YIENT. W. Mynn, Esq., b Brockwell 14 run out .................. 4 C. G. Whittaker, Esq., c Heath, b Martingell Hillyer, c Brockwell, b Mar tingell Pilch, b Sherman S c Hayward, b Day ... 26 W. Pilch, b Sherman A. Mynn, Esq., c Heath, b Sherman Dorrinton, not out Martin, b Sherman Belton, b Sherman 0 b Day is Jones, b Sherman 4 b Day l 2. Washer, b Sherman 0 b Sherman 0 Byes 5, wide 4, no ball 1... 10 Byes 10, wide 7, no ball 9 - lO 120 SURREY. Chester, b Mynn 1 c Belton, b Hiller 1 A S e . B we a l r l, ns c h V4 a irvi, E 1 sh e sq r,. , be Belton Hillyer 3 cDorrrc c r i in :o: : b b Hillyeriiiyer 7 8 b Hillyer Dorrinton, Broekwell, c Belton, b Dlynn 8 cW. Pilch, b Hillyer 3 Martingell, b My nn l2 b Hillyer ...... ........ 9 N. Felix, Esq., c Belton, b Hillyer 2 c Belton, b Hillyer ... 3 C.HDH Sherman,aaeß3yA . ait , s.vahe e sar, rk2Wbds Marks, cEniidßosi Pilch, eigtye:l:et(uor bi b : 1:. 11 . 13: .. n . , . . 5 2 b b ii Hillyer 3.nn ... .. .. ...... 4 5 0 al:r i . l t.i l ; in : i. e gl. r ieflie. . ; 07 notc H i o ll u y t e r, b Blynn 13 3 0 c I B it y h e it s ta l k 3, er w , ibdell2illyer 166 45 Kent therefore Won by 100 runs. THE HORSE GANG. Among the contrivances on the Scottish central line, none struck us more than that which is called the " horse gang." The first sign of this thing filled us with an undefined feeling of something like terror : the next with thoughtful solicitude ; and, finally, with an abortive attempt at laughter, so odd like, and yet fearsome, did the affair appear to our unintiated eye. Although it is far from being either new or uncommon, we cannot resist an attempt at describing it, that others may go and see it as well as we. The horse gang, then, consist of what, upon level ground, would be a wooden platform, five or six feet broad, and twelve or fifteen yards long, raised upon one end, and leaning upon the edge of the cut, at an angle of about fifty degrees ; at least those we saw at Kippenross were so situated. Thi s , th en , being given, the query is, how is a man to be made to wheel a loaded barrow u p a l mos t thi s perpen di. cular a ff air, and then to take it down again, though empty ? Well, there is upon the top of the bank a little gin to serve as a rope, and to one end of the chain a well-trained horse is yoked, and to the other a short piece of rope with an eye at each end, at which place it is strongly fastened to a piece of board, which we call a protective board. This rope is then fastened by another strong eye in the middle to the chain. The rope and board, fixed as they are together, are then put upon the stilts of the barrow, in such a manner as that they shall not slide back, and they cannot get forward for the sides of the barrow. The man who is to wheel then seizes the stilts of the barrow with both hands, and intimates to a driver above that he is ready. The driver then speaks to the horse, which moves off, and, turning the gin, brings up both the man and his barrow. It is, however, the position of the man upon the platform which creates a feeling of uneasiness in the eyes of the looker-on for the first time. The man is at right angles to it, and therefore his safety, and even his life depends entirely upon the firmness of nerve with which he holds the stilts of the barrow, as no mechanical means are used to attach him to it. In short, it seems a very dangerous mode of working, and yet we never heard of any accident occurring to those employed in it, and we understand they get better wages than any other labourers upon the line. In descending, which he does at the same angle at which he went up, the weight of the chain and its friction on the ground serve to balance him. We are satisfied that no person can look upon this contrivance without interest. At the present time, when every exertion is making to finish the line, the labourers are allowed to work as many hours as they please each day; and so completely do some of them enter into this arrangement, that it is no uncommon circumstance for many of them to work a whole week with only two nights in bed, and some of them seek only one by way of brag; and it is but a short time ago since one fool hardy fellow roughed it out the whole week. He went out on Monday morning, and did not return till Saturday afternoon. He was a " tipper," that is one of those who empty the waggons at the bank head; and the only rest he got was to throw himself down on the ground in the intervals between the emptying of the last and arrival of the next waggon, when he occasionally obtained a few minutes sleep; and yet, many of those men who possess such indomitable and untiring energy work so hard, just in order that at the end of four weeks they may be the more able to enjoy a day or two more of mere unimal gratification, when jollification and drinking are in the ascendant.— Scottish Railway Gazette. Mr. Cobden has arrived at Vienna, where he has been presented by Lord Ponsonbv, the English Ambas sador, to the Prince de Metternich and Baron de Kubeck , Nfinistvr of the Interior. Mr. Burke, of trotting notoriety, performed, over .he Belle Vue Course, , Ahieh is some yards short of .hree quarters of a mile, a wonderful feat in driving two horses in a tandem, 16 miles, in 58 minutes and 19 seconds, to the entire satisfaction of swne thousands of spectators. ROBBING THE SAXON MINISTER OF 3,000 DOL. LARS.—On Saturday inrormation was received by the police that the Baron Beust, the Saxon Minister, of Wilton-crescent, Belgrave-square, had been plundered of the above amount by a person named Ernest Ramsham, who is supposed to be now trying to get out to America. FATAL ACCIDENT WHILST BATHING.—On Satur day a man employed at the floating bath, Blacktriars, discovered the body of a youth lying in the mud off the plate-glass wharf, Upper Ground -street, Blackfriars bridge. The body was identified as being that of Ed ward Poley Gibbons, aged seventeen years, an appren tice to Mr. West, the optician in the Strand. On Mon day last the deceased and his master proceeded to the waterside to bathe, and whilst in the water the swell caused by the various steam-boats carried him out into the stream, when he became alarmed, and before as sistance could he rendered he was drowned. ROBBERY AT EARL SOMERS'.—On Saturday in farmation was given that on Friday a massive silver ink-stand, twelve or fifteen inches lung and five broad, with a small silver candlestick attached, the property of Earl Somers, was stolen from his Lardship's seat, the Priory, at Reigate, Surrey. It was engraved with a crest, a weed growing out of armour, and a stag, and with the names of several of the family. The robbery is stated to have been committed by some go-cart men, two of whom were seen near the house in conversation with another man, who offered paper ornaments for sale, after which they drove to London. DEATH FROM MORISON'S PILLS.—Last week, Emma Partington, aged 30, of Love-place, Rochdale, swallowed in two days, ss. 6d. worth of M or i son ' s p ill s . After which her health, which had been delicate, be came worse, and she ultimately died. At an inquest held upon the body, the jury returned a verdict " That she died from an overdose of the pills." EXTRAORDINARY SUlClDE.—Saturday a man, whose name is unknown, committed suicide under the following singular circumstances:—lt appears that the deceased was in great distress, and on the previous nig h t t applied for a lodging at the Red-house, in Mint -s St. George's, Southwark, chiefly occupied by ca dgers and beggars. At an early hour he got u nli t) , and went up stairs to his room, where he was sl u bseq hs e t es ty discovered thing, quite hanging by a rope from a rafter . t immediately under the dead and cold. On the floor as ' was written in spot where the deceased :7Ar v a fie nds reside at No. 17, a bold hand, with chalk, „ His pockets were searched, Church-street, g ti • a cost was found, pawned for the o b_roker, Brighton, on Monday and in one a duplicate of n Dicer of St. George's, South - . 6s. at Mr. Folkard s, paw n broker , last. Mr. Allingham, possession of the body, which he removed to wark, took the workhouse. Tnis Witer INDIA MAILS. -- SOUTHAMPTON, Si. TURDAY.—The Royal Mail steam-ship Dee, William Allan, Esq., commander, left Southampton, at three P.IL, with the mails for the West Indies and South America. She takes out 46 passengers for the different islands, and a very large and ge nera l cargo, including 60,0001. in dollars and English coin on Government account for Barbadoes and Bermuda, also a large sum on merchants' account. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Jupit er , C apta i n M ehan, left at three o'clock, for the Peninsula, with the mails, a full cargo, and a large number of passengers. • Young, the tragedian, a contemporary of the Kembles, on Fl iday, visited Bristol. Though in his 71st year, he is looking both hale and hearty. He came from Clevedon Court, the seat of Sir Charles Elton. the Mr. Walton, who has been connected with h jun Princess's Theatre ever since its first op died sa. actor (and occasionally as acting m anager), ....,- turday last, after a few days' illness. that at Naples, Tourists will learn with satisfaction, and mules tee " a tariff of charges for the hire o f horses fixed and published ascend Mount Vesuvius has bee n and and boatmen and also for the charges rs and their luggage on employed in carrying passenge board the s team-packets t . ssu. —On Saturday informa tion was circulate d, A FOREIGN VIC T w lr th a description of a foreigner, w h o , on Ft iday afternoon, stole a quantity of valuable property under the following circumstances, from Mr. C a tchpole, a watchmaker and jeweller, in Regent-street. The perso n mentioned, who, although a f ore i gne r, gave t h e name of Thompson, called at the shop, and selected A gold watch, with gold guard-chain and brequet key attached; a gold ring, set with an emerald; and two diamond rings (valued altogether at 34L), to be sent for approval to No. 151, Oxford -street, and a shopman ac companied him to the place with the goods. He - then, however, took the shopman to Fladvoy's Hotel, seven or eight houses distant, under pretence of getting him a cheque for the amount, and, leaving him there, returned to 151, and got possession of the valuable property, with which he made off. He is described as apparently abou t thirty years of age, five feet eight inches hig h, wi th mustachios and whiskers, out close and turning g re Y and wore a black frock coat and black troupers.