The Sun. — London, England, 1857-03-31 00:00:00

DREADFUL _RAILROAD ACCIDENT lIY CANADA. (Prom the Rochester Union, March 13.) Every person in the first passenger car, except Owen Doyle, Jam"s B iron, of Stratford, and two children between 8 and 9 years of age, perished. The escape of these seems perfectly miraculous. One of the children was thrown out of a window on to the ice it knows not how. The other was dragged out of a window, having been up to its neck in water for some 15 minutes, in almost a senseless state. They were a little boy and a little girl, brother and sister. They can recollect nothing after the fearful crash, and being thrown upon their heads. The,r mother, father, and uncle perished, and Owen Doyle, who saved himself, is their uncle. He saved himself by forcing his way out of a window as the wat .r was rushing in. He remembers swimming on tl the ice, and then lost c otsciousness. James Barton cannot tell how he got out of the window. lie recollects but a wild scream, being dashed aga nst the ceiling of the car. Half senseless and half drowned, he made a last spring , for a window. He was picked off a cake of ice a few minutes af,er wards senseless. The two children, marvellous to say, are but slightly injured, and Doyle and Bar ton are but comparatively little hurt. Doyle had his brother and sister-in-law, two cousins, and a cousin's wife, and two nieces, all killed or drowned. And what with his own injuries, the fearful excite ment of the scene he'had passed through, and the loss of so many near and dear to him, the poor fel low wandered about almost bereft of his memory and his senses. Barton's father was also lost ; they were sitting together when the car was turned upside down, and they were dashed against the top of it. The escape of Richardson, Mr. Urquhart of the express, the mail conductor, and the baggage mas ter, was equally marvellous. When the locomotive and tender went into the abyss literally, the bag gage car swung round apparently as it was going over, and broke loose from the tender. The conse quence was it struck ou the ice to the left of wilt re the locomotive disappeared, and slid, so strong was the ice, a short distance. it never overturned, and its three inmates, though thrown among trunks and all sorts of things, strange and happy to say, escaped with but barely trifling bruises. The con ductor, hearing the smash of the bridge, and stand ing at the open door of the car, leaped out just at the brink of the abyss. He escaped unhurt. In the second car, the persons saved were the conductor, Mr. Barrett, the deputy superintendent, Mr. Muir, and Mr. Je.sop, an auditor. They were on the platform of the last car, and jumped off when they heard the concussion. Of those hurt in this car, are Dr. Macklem and Mr. T. a Street,of the Falls. Th e former is very much injured in the heAd, and has a contusion in the side, but it is hoped not seriously. Mr. Street's collar bone is broken, his arm very b , aclly hurt, and he is oth erw i se muc h bralseo• Thcy are i n the hands of th e best surgeons i n the province, and strong hopes are entertained of their recovery. M. Curtis, of Ingersoll. is dread fully injured in the spine, a7l is expected t o di e every moment. Mr. Bart,,,, jun.,erwise fearfully of Wo o ' s t oc k , ha his back broken, and hu d rt. He is sinking rap:diy. otherwise We regret to say, from intelligence receiv e d f rom Dr. Widmer, who, notwithstanding hisgreat age, cheerfully went to the scene of the disaster that h o wever, but very weak Dr. Macklem is not rallying " Was expected;is perfectly conscious, and apprehensions are felt of some internal injury, " Mr. Street is rallying fast, and is considered out of danger. Both he and Dr. Macklem were ' coil _ scious for many hours after they were extricated from the ruined cars. Edward M`Feeley, passen- ger from Toronto to Buffalo, WO 3 slightly nj ure . C. Foster, passenger from Toronto to Snspen 4.0 u Bridge, was also but slightly injured. John Hen derson, pa ssenger from 'Toronto to New York, torts slightly injured. Joseph Burns, passenger from Waterton to Hamilton, hal his collar bone broken. Ferdinand Bergner, passenger from Toronto to Buffalo, very slightly hurt. Henry August, passenger from Toronto, escaped' from the first car. The escape of this person Was most wonderful. Lie is a Germa n ; and he and the last named passenger were sitting together on the reir seat of the first passenger car. The Moment they heard the first concussion they g.,t up and rushed together to the door ; the latter only reached the platform. He jumped off just three feet from the chasm. The other car rushed by hiM and was We are called upon to record the particulars of the most horrible railroad accident that has ever occurred in this country, attended with the greatest loss of life. The accident took place at 7 o'clock last evening, a little more than a mile from the city of Hamilton, Canada West, and to a train from Toronto, which left that city about 5 p.m. The particulars have been gathered from gentlemen who left the scene of the accident early this morning. The Toronto and Hamilton Railroad intersects the Great Western about a mile and a half west of Hamilton, and the Toronto trains come down to the city on the track of the Great Western Company. The train from Toronto last evening consisted of a locomotive, tender, baggage car, and two passenger coaches—the latter containing about 93 persons. When this train reached the junction just above Hamilton, it was ascertained that the train from Detroit had not gone down to Hamilton, as it was entitled to do before the Toronto train. After waiting 20 minutes the Toronto train came on. Just before reaching the bridge over the Desjar dins Canal the train left the track, by a misplace ment of a switch or some other cause, and ran upon the bridge. The force of the train knocked the bridge down, and engine and cars and all plunged into the canal, 30 or 40 feet below. The catastrophe was sudden and awful, and the work of deaths was instantaneous and complete. The locomotive and tender were entirely suh merged, the baggage car partially so. The forward passenger car turned bottom upwards, and sunk so deep that the floor was hut a few inches above the water. Every soul on, board this car perished—all by drowning of course. The rear passenger car rested upon an end, and was about half submerged. Most of the passengers in the rear of this car es caped, the remainder were drowned. Of the 93 passengers only 15 or 16 are accounted. for. It is nearly certain that 80 pers.ms have pe ished by this calamity. When the train ran off the track some person, supposed to be the conductor, cried out " Jump," and he, the baggageman and brakeman did jump, and were saved. We are also told that a female with a child jumped from the train just as it plunged into the chasm, struck upon the ice below, and was soon after seen climbing up the bank. There were but few ladies in the train, and this is said to be the only one saved. • Among those on board was S. Zimmerman, the great railway king of Canada, and he perished. His death will be a disastrous blow to the business in terests of the province. G. B. Redfield, of this city, superintendent of the Erie and Ontario Railway, R. G. Benedict, for merly of this city, Mr. Pierson, a contractor, _were on board, and are among the saved. Our informant states that among the passengers were many promi nent citizens of Toronto, Hamilton, Niagara, and other places. A despatch this morning states that 72 bodies had been taken from the-water during the night. The train from Detroit, which should have crossedjthe bridge before the Toronto train, was nearly two hours behind time. When it arrived the passengers were compelled to wait some hours to get across the gap of the canal. Of course trains cannot pass until a new bridge has been con structed. The disaster created great consternation at Ha milton, and the citizens of that place flocked to the scene of the accident to aid in removing the bodies and assisting- the injured. The latter are indeei few, while the former can be counted by scores. There was a draw in the bridge to enable vessels to go up the Desjardins Canal to Dundas. The bridge appears to have been a frail structure, to be thus easily destroyed. We have just been told that Mr. Muir, superin tendent of the road, and the conductor, were stand ing on the rear platform of the train when the cars left the track. The engineer gave the signal to brake when the conductor cried out "Jump." Both he and the superintendent jumped off and saved their lives. The engineer was lost. (From the Toronto Colonist, March 14.) The contusion and excit ment at the scene of the lamentable accident on the Great Western Railway continued to be so intense throughout ye,terday that it was extremely difficult to obtain any infor mation in a connected or reliable shap.-.: beyond that supplied by our telegraphic reports, which will be found below. The telegraphic offices here were thronged with anxious inquirers, arid busied with receiving and sending messages from all parts of the provinces by parties seeking inf a-m , tieu of friends who have been travelling in the West. Some of those inqui ries were of the most heartrending character. Up to a late hour last evening numbers of men were employed in breaking up the cars, and work ing with hooks and grapples to recover the bodies of the deceased from the water. Seven men and two women still rema'ned unidentified, and it was in tended to bury them. Thousands of people were congregated around the scene of the catastrophe, and it was found necessary to employ the milli , " to keep the immediate locality clear to permit the workmen to proceed with their labours. It is ex pected that the brigade will be repaired by Monday night next. At present passengers are crossing on a ratt. gone. He stood for a moment paralysed. He then ran down the hill, and was ihe means of saving from drOwning his companion, who was not in time to reach the platform. He dragged him out of a window, comparAively unhurt. The following is a complete list of the names of passengers, including; those who have esca p e d unin jured, so far as we have been enabled to ascettain them. KILLED. —D. Stuart, Hamilton ; A. Grant, Perth ; Russell, of firm of Morrell, Mellish, and Russell, of Brantford ; a man unknown; J. Barr, of Niagara ; Mrs. Doyle, of Dumbarton ; J. Gan nan ; S. Zimmerman, Niagara Falls ; T. Benson, Port Hope . ; J. Sharp, book vender, Hamilton depot ; Rev. A. Booker, Methodist minister, Ha milton ; E.. W. Green, Hamilton ; little boy ; little girl ; J. L. Henderson, Hamilton ; Mrs. Russell, Brantford ; a tall man, 40 years of age ; E. Duf field, late mate of the Europa ; M. Clare, two years old, daughter of J. K. Clare, Hamilton ; Rev. Mr. Heise (German), clergyman, Church of England, Hamilton ; middle-aged man, dressed in grey, had a ticket for Broute ; J. Ross, Toronto ; a middle-aged man, unknown ; J. 'Wilford, miller, bate of Buckinghamshire, England ; Alexander Brantfield, engineer of train ; Barton, sen., Stratford ; R. Crawford, Saltfleet; H. Sturdy, mer chant, London ; H. M'Sloy, St. Catherine's ; T. Doyle, Dumbarton, shoemaker ; P. Doyle, ditto, son of Mr. Doyle; J. Harkness, R. C. Rifles ; Kendall, Lockport ; C. BrOwn, merchant, Galt; D. M`Figgin, servant to Mr. Irving, solicitor, G. W. R.; J. Bradfield, Suspension Bridge, Niagara Falls ; Ellen and Mary Devine ; a man unknown ; James Forbes, Nelson; a tall ma❑ unknown ; middle-aged man unknown ; Mrs. Bradfield, Suspension Bridge, Niagara Falls ; R. Wade, Coburg ;C. Campbell, Nassagsweya; C. Caldwell, Alletion; G. M‘Dennell; poor man unknown ; female unknown ; J. Major, Michigan ; Mrs. M`Sloy, St. Catherine's; Mrs. H. P. S. Stevenson, Hamilton ; Mr. Farr, Hamilton ; J. Morley, St. Catherine's ; Capt. Sutherland, To ronto; A. Ferric, jun., Hamilton ; a woman, sup posed to be Mrs. Duffin, Toronto ; a tinsmith ; a fireman. INJURED.--Dr. Macklem, Chippewa, much in jured ; T. C. Street, Niagara Falls, severely hurt ; Curtiss, Ingersoll, back broken ; John K. Clare, Hamilton, slightly hurt ; H M. Yerington, con tusion on the heal, not seriously ; Captain M‘Bride, Port Burwell, slightly ; Guar dian office, Toronto, slight cuts ou the head ; E. M‘Feely, .slightly injured ; C. Foster, slightly in jured ; John Henderson, slightly injured ; Joseph Burns, collar-bone broken ; F. Bergner, slightly hurt ; Mr. Telfer, mail-conductor ; baggage-Master ; Henry August. Mr. Woods, Woodstock, arm broken; Mr. Barton, jun., Staf ford, head injured. ESCAPE WITHOUT INJURY. - Mr. Williams, brakesman ; Mr. Reed, Suspension -bridge ; Mr. Hall, Toronto ; Mr. Barret, conductor of train ; Mr. Muir, deputy superinterylent of train ; Mr. Jessop, auditor of company ; Mr. Richardson, con ductor on line ; Owen Doyle, Dumbarton; a female of Hamilton, name not known ; Susan Garvin, Dumbarton, aged eight years - a boy, brother of above; Mr. Hill, Toronto; Mr. Urquhart, express messenger on line. MURDER OF AN OFFICER AT DEAL. The inhabitanfa of Deal and Walmer were thrown nto a state of great excitement on Sunday morn ing by the intelligence that an officer belonging to the 44th Regiment, s t a ti one d a t Walmer, had: been found dead on the beach between Walmer and Deal, and that it was supposed he had been mur dered. Upon inquiry thestory turned out to be too true, and within a few hours after the discovery of the body the murderer was apprehended. The facts of the case are as follow:—Lieut. Edward M'Carroll, of the 44th Foot, s..young gentleman of about 20 years of age, who bore the character of being a very quiet young man, managed on Satur day to get mixed up in the excitement of the elec tion contest for Deal and Sandwich. At about one o'clock on Sunday morning he accosted a coast gu-ird man in Deal, whom. Le asked to have some grog, and he said he had• lost 51. at the election. He asked if there was a public-house open ; the coast-guard directed . him t o one oppos i te. The de ceaseif, who was a little " fresh," knocked at the door with his stick, and asked for a glass of grog " on tic." This the landlady, Mrs. Baker, refused, and told Mr. M'Carroll •to go' about his business, but he put his stick betwef n the door for the pur pose of keeping it open; ultimately he walked away in the direction of Walmer. All thisthe coast-guard witnessed from the opposite side of the way. A few minutes after Baker, the landlord, came out of the house without his coat, and proceeded in the, same direction. It appears that his wife had lold him that the officer put his stick in her mouth, and had nearly pulled her tongue out. Baker, who was in liquor, and who is a very violent man, said he would serve him out. He went out, but returned in a few minutes for his coat, and some men who were in the bar said, "Take the poker." He took up a short poker from the fire place, which he put half into his pocket. He then went out again, and asked the coast-guard which way the gentleman had gone, and being told, w en t i n pursu it o f hi m. The scuffle that ensued was not witnessed, but it is pre sumed that the officer must have run away from his assailant down one of the streets leading to the beach, where he was found lying at 5 o'clock by another coarst guard, with an incised wound of about three inches behind the left ear, from which an immense quantity of blood had flowed. He was then insensible, but was breathing, when he was re moved to his quarters, and died in about an h our from the great los s o f blood. He was quite uncon scious up to the moment of his death. Baker re turned to his house in about an hour, when he said to the coast-guard, " I caught him, and I gave it him with somethiug I had in my pocket." Th. coast-guard asked where he had left him, and Baker said, "On the beach." Baker was apprehended on Sunday,. when he admitted having struck the de ceased with a hobbing stick. He was taken before a full bench of magistrates on Monday, and the above facts having been given in evidence, the pri x iner, who appeared quite calm, was remanded till Tuesday. An inquest was held on the body this afternoon, but was adjourned that a post mortem examination might be mad.l. The melan choly affair has cast quite a gloom over the town. CRUFLTIES . ON BOARD AMERICAN StrIPS. . . We must at last.believe that there are tyrants on the sea as well as tyrants on the shore—tyrants on the quarter-deck of our packet-ships, whose awful inhumanity outshathes everything in the histories of the Spanish Inquisition, and whose despotic cruelty has stripped our forecastles of every vestige of that manliness and nobility for which the sailor's profes sion was once proverbial. The stories recorded of the crimping and kidnapping which are practised, in New York to:ebtaira crews for our Liverpool packet= ships, and of thelortures to which those crews are subjected by their officers at sea, are horrid enough ta.m-ike the coarsest heart shudder, and are suet disgrace - to civilised nature as to appear incredible to any one who has not the evidence of their truth before him. Our attention has been called to this matter -by the Society of Friends of Foreigners in Distress at Liverpool, whose managing committee has sent us -a special report upon this subject rei cently adopted by the society. - This report states that hundreds of . seamen are annually turned ashore at Liverpool in an ,utterly wretchedcondition; and ruined in health, • •frorn• the treatment they have received on board the American ships in which they sailed. During the past year the society per s'onally.examined :the cases of 79 of these seamen ; and in the month of January last the cases of 27 others. • Of all these men only 37 had shipped for the voyage of their own accord ; the remaining 69 had all been kidnapped and carried to sea against their will. Some of there bad left parents, wives, and children in this country ; and all of them, save two, complaimed that they had been repeatedly and grossly assaulted. -and tortured during the voyage. The fact that 82 of them bad to be sent to the hos pital, or to receive other medical attendance ou their arrival at Liverpool, corroborates the story of their.sufferings.. But the,cruelties practised on these seamen on • board their ships would be in credible had.the facts not been confirmed by pro ceedings in the Liverpool police-court. In spite of the romantic aiPiratiOh. " for a life on the ocean wave, and a home on. the rolling deep," which delicate young ladies and gentlemen are wont, of a summer's evening, to chant to the breakers at Nahant or Newport, the proverb stands true, that a sailor's life is a - dog's life. Yet facts lead us to believe that a dog's life is every way preferable to aAlife in the forecastle - of many of our European packet ships. The repOrt of this Liverpool Society, and the records of the United Statt:s' ( ommissiOner's Court•in this city, show that htvnanity is the ex eePtion and inhumanity the rule of discipline in 11 , 1 "' ;if tl : e ee shiPS. S a il ors ' h ave been beaten by brutal mates until they are maimed for life; they by sltin gs h ot, have bee n set upon by bulldogs, have been stunned have been - deg' raded, persec racked, tortured, and and compell e d t o j ump into the sea to. escape a lioleUt an d. h orr i ble death from , the brutal bullies of the deck ! All this has oc curred on b 6 ard ships owned by th e C hristian Citi zens of New York :—Neu) York nnese aait hheenetTenf,i,tredNi,Swcatizeso'rkmoauil letters being r ece i ve d at the Fort- office Until 11 a.m.; with late fec at. 1 2 noon, an d at t h e psi:Entri next,ce M o l' n r . 11 v i 1 3 1 {end ing stage at THE ZULU KAFFIRS. We have been favoured with a copy of the fol lowing letter from D'Urban, in South Africa, dated the 15th December, and giving a more particular narrative than has yet appeared of the ferocious warfare among the Zulu Kaffirs near Port Natal : "The Zulu tribes are now in a state of bloody revolution, and frightful scenes are enacted amongst them. Panda, King of the Zulus, has several grown up elm, who have been casting covetous eyes on the inheritance. He is getting old and very fat, and unfit for war, and has repressed all the plans of younger men against our Kaffirs. His immediate predecessors, Daula and D.lngana, seeing that their kings had always been murdered by their sons as the latter grew up, determined to anticipate any danger from that quarter by killing off their wives and concubines as soon as they were found pregnant. Panda, finding this course did not save the last two kings a violent death, yielded in this respectto the voice of nature, and allowed his children to live. Such as the kings and the chiefs, such are the people ; and the acts above described are only different in their extent and degree from what is done continually among the Zulus of all classes. "Some pressure has been applied to Panda by his sons, whereby they have attained a division of ter ritory, or have been appointed chiefs like others ; but, being dissatisfied and quarrelling with each other about the territory assigned them, they ap pealed to Panda. He told them to fight it out. On Tuesday, Dec. 2, Imbulazi, his son or nephew, with a few of the old chiefs was awaiting the attack of Cetuwaya, son of Panda. The latter had suc ceeded in obtaining adherents from among the old chiefs to a much larger extent than was expected. When Cetuwaya's army appeared in sight of Im bulazi, the force of the former was so overpower ingly superior, that the lattter took to flight at once. They were stationed about seven miles from the Tugela, our boundary, and made for the river. The white young men who had been acting with Imbulazi's army, were killed in the boa'. Many were despatched before they reached the river. Meanwhile a party was formed from among our people under the eye of our govern ment agent stationed near the Tugela. Mr. Walmsley, son of Sir Joshua Walmsley, M. P., 60 of our HottentA police, and volunteers from the native assistants of our hunters, agreed to cross the Tugela armed, under the superintendence of John Dunn, a young roving blade, and Kaffirinterpreter to Walwsley, for the purpose of endeavouring to stop the battle by parley. John Dunn was fired at, and narrowly escaped being shot. His party returned to fire a volley, and for some considerable time their discipline was sufficient to keep back the confused ranks of the savages. But, at last, they perceived they were being surrounded, and were obliged tcr retreat, their arms were thrown away, and only four or five returned across the Tugela. John Dunn only escaped by being mounted. The slaughter of the escaping Kaffirs was then carried on. A body of about 600 women and girls are spoken of as advancing into the river until they were' nearly out of their depth, when they were assegayed by their ruthless pursuers. The river was. literally, dyed with blood. Numbers were drowned. Bodies have Since been washed up in great numbers along the coast ; we have heard of them south of us as far as the Illawa (100 miles from the Tugela), where they gave rise to reports of a shipwreck. About 3,000 have come into our district and have been distributed among our natives. Fears are entertained about the supply of food for them. Our Kaffirs sympathise with the defeated, knowing that their fate would be their own if Cetuwaya could have his will. As soon as these affairs were reported, Mr. Shepstone, the secretary for native affairs, repaired to the spot, and the governor is.now there. "For us town dwellers there is no danger what ever ; for the isolated settlers on the frontiers there may be some risks, but even theirs is only partial and uncertain. "It would save a deal of bloodshed and ultimate expense if the British Government would send a military expedition at once, take possession of the country, setting up . a chief under their protection, and limit his powers. It. would save much in every way, and must come in the end. A tower on the healthy high grounds on the borders of the Delagoa Bay would form a military depot, and keep the Zulus in. ord?r." _ THE RIOT AT KIDDERMINSTER. KIDDERMINSTER, MONDAY EVENING. We are' glad to state that, although the injuries sustained by Mr. "Owe in the brutal and disgrace ful attack. made upon him on Saturday are serious, he is progressing satisfactorily towards recovery. To-day four of the rioters, captured by the police after the Riot Act •was read on Saturday night, were brought befole the Mayor and magistrates at the Town-hall. Their names are John Hayes, John Cook, James Frank, and James Slater. The two former were charged with assaulting the police in the discharge of their duty, and the two latter ' with refiising to disperse after the Riot Act had been read. Mr. Best appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Crowther for the defence. The magistrates met at 11 o'clock, and were in consult-iton for an hour and a half as to the best mode of procedure. Evidence was then taken as to the four accused, and it was stated that one of the policemen injured had had his nese broken, and received other in juries which it was feared would end in lockjaw or erysipelas, and probably death. It a pp ear i ng th a t Frank and Slater had not offered any violent re sistance to the officers, they were ordered to be dis charger], the two others being remanded till Friday, by which day it is fully expected that some of the ringleaders will be in custody. The police also ex pect to be enabled .by that time to ascertain who were the few respectable tradesmen of the town by whom the rioters are said to have been urged on to the outrage. The authorities have apprehensions of renewed disturbance, and the Hussars, telegraphed for on Saturday, and who arrived in the course of the night, are to remain here. A portion of the force left this evening, but others are to replace them te-morrow. The town remains in a state of considerable fer ment, and the principal streets are still occupied with loiterers. Rumours giving very different and varied complexions of the events of Saturday are afloat, which it would not be .desirable to repeat here ; but it is quite certain that had not Mr. Lowq and his friends made good their retreat into the lion% in • Bewdley-street, they would, 'in All proba bility, have been murdered by the infuriated mob. DISMISSAL OF THE CAPTAIN OF T. MADRID. Captain Bradshaw, the commander of the Mad rid, which was lost on the coast of Spain, has been dismissed from the Peninsular and Oriental Com pany' service. The following is the report to the Board of Trade of the magistrates who inquired into the loss of the Madrid : "Town-hall, Southampton, March 20. "My Lords,—We have the honour to report to your lordships that, in pursuance of your lordships' directions, we have, under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, and with the able assistance of Capt. Robert son, RN., your 1 Tdships' assessor, proceeded to inquire into the circumstances attending the loss of the steam ship Madrid, commanded by Captain George Jones Bradshaw, which took place on the 20th of February last. "The Madrid was an iron steamship of 315 tons re gister, belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Com pany. She left Southampton on the 17th of February, and proceeded on a voyage to Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, with the usual mails, 11 first-class passengers, eight second-class passengers, and a general cargo. She made Point Hombre at the entrance of the inlet of Vigo at 2.15 p.m. on the 20th of Feb., and be ing about 150 yards from the mainland, the vessel struck upon a sucken and invisible rock not laid down on the Admiralty chart. The weather was fine at the time, the sea perfectly calm, and the vessel going at full speed, or about 10 knots. She immediately began to fill fa , t, whereupon the captain ordered the boats to be lowered, and, after getting out the mails and passengers, the ver sed was beached in a sandy bay, nearly half a mile distant, and sank the same night on the the bulk heads giving way. _ " From the depositions annexed to this report, it ap pears that Captain Bradshaw had been in the constant habit of passing over the Viame ground, not being aware of any danger, a minimum depth of nine fathoms being marked on the Admiralty chart, and no rock or shoal being indicated thereon off Cape Hombre. It appears also that the numerous captains of ships who were ex amined before us have invariably passed equally close to the same headland, relying upon the correctness of the Admiralty charts. " Under these circumstances we are of opinion that the loss of the Madrid cannot he attributed to the wrong ful act or default of Captain Bradshaw. We, therefore, returned him his certificate in open court ; but, at the same time, we must express our opinion that, as a gene ral rule, 150 yards is nom a sufficiently wide berth to allow on passing any headlands, which opinion we made known in Court. " We cannot conclude our report without calling the attention of your lordship to the incorrectness of the chart published by the Admiralty, in which the rocks whereon which the Madrid struck are omitted, and to the fact that the same rocks are laid down in the accom panying Spanish chart of the Inlet of Vigo, published in 1787, and re-published by the Admiralty in 1812, which chart the Company's Nautical Inspector, Mr. Guthrie, has not been abl e t o o bt ain f rom t h e authorised agents of the Admiralty, though he has applied fur it within a week. " We have the honour t 3 be, my lords, " Your lordships' obedient servants, (Signed) Justices of th e P eace f or th e J. BERNARD, " JOSEPH LOBB Town and County of the Town , of Southampton." LORD • QODERICH ON THE OURRENCE . . The 'following has been transmitted to us for publication : . . 1, Carlton-gardens, Pall-mall, London, March 23. Dear Sir,—l have much . pleasure in replying at once to the questions contained in your letter of the 20th in.tant. You first ask me whether I will oppose all restrictions on th e cireelaiii , gimediumfor carrying on trade imposed by the Bank Charter. Act of 1844, which shall not be proved to my satisfaction before the committee of in quiry to be necessary and beneficial. To this I reply, that I shall certainly oppose all re strictions of that kind, of the necessity and benefit of which I'am not clearly convinced ; but I am not willing to bind myself to force my judgment exclusively on the evidence which may be given before the committee of inquiry which will probably sit during the next session, as I cannot tell in what . manner that inquiry will be conducted. . . Your second question is, whether I ant favourable to monopoly and restriction, or to free trade in.a perfectly sound currency. My answer is that I am not in favour of monopoly and re,triction, but have •alwaye advocated . tree trade. The whole question, however, with regard to the cur rency is, I take it., involved in the last words of this question, " a perfe4ly sound currency ;" and as I wish to give you my views frankly and without concealment, I must say that it is not my opinion that a perfectly Round currency would be secured by the removal of all restrictions upon the issue of notes. The scientific study of the subject of currency is cona• paratively new—it is a delicate and complicued one ; and I am quite open to conviction upon that branch of it to which your questions refer. The evidence taken before the cominittee•which is about to sit, will receive my best, and I hope most impartial, consideration ; but at_present I am utAble to convince myself that so com plete a removal of the existing restrictions upon the issue of notes as you, as I am well aware, so ably ad vocate , could be adopt e d w i t h safety, although, as I have said, I shall always be anxious to remove every restriction of this kind which may be shown to my satisfaction to be un n ecessary. .. . . You are quite at liberty-to make this letter public, ii you wish it. —I am, &c., ' GODERICH. Hamer Status Esq. 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Sold talso Holloway's ointment) at Professore Hod 4 a . facestablishmenis, 2414, Strand, London ; and 80, Maiden-lane New Yorti ; and by_all medicine veu4ora thtough9ut the civilirid world. . . THE ORLEANISTS AND LEGITIMISTS. The In4ependence Beige publishes the following letter from. its Paris correspondent : Paris, March 27. "I endeavoured in vain to procure the letter of the Duke of Nemours which gave rise to the reply of the Count de Chambord, published a few days since by some foreign journals. I convinced myself that it had not been communicated to any one. I was told that the Duke of Nemours thought it too delicate a matter to communicate to any person whatsoever a letter written to his august cousin. But on the same day upon which that letter was forwarded to Venice he wrote another to one of his friends, informing him of the serious step he bad taken: This latter letter was communicated to a few persons, and I hare succeeded, net without some difficulty, in procuring a copy of it, which I now enclose. I thought it might have some interest for your readers, although, 'to say the truth, I see that every cue appears heartily tired of everything connected with this history of the fusion.'" " Claremont, Jan. 25. " My dear Sir,—ln a letter from M. le Comte de Chambord, written upon the occasion of the death of M. de Salvandy, nod published in the papers, there occurs a sentence w hich represents the reconciliation accom plished in 1853 as one of the firmest guarantees for the future condition of France. "This sentence, as vie h ave since ascertained, has a raeal.ing with respect to which it is now no longer pos sible to entertain any doubt, and its effects must be to lead . the public to beli've in .engagements on our part which ray brothers atd I have never contracted. W►s are therefore most unwillingly compelled to depart from the silence which we had determined upon preserving in regard to our relations vvith•lSl: le Comte de Chambord. "The fact is that when, in a spirit of conciliation, I went to M. le Comte de Chambord, I only did so upon the formai a , surance that this step did not involve any engagement on our part. In expressing to him then our sincere desire to see France call him one day to the throne, and our wish to devote all our efforts to obtain such a result at a fitting opportunity, I was far from offering him our blind and undefined co-operation. Its conditions were, of course, to be determined by a previ ous understanding. These conditions, on our side, would have been resumed in three principal points, which our convictions, as _ well as the respect due to the past his tory of ou•r•family, forbid us ever to abandon : " 1. The maintenance of the tricoloured flag, which is now, in the eyes of France, the symbol of the new state of society, and the expression of the principles conse crated since 1789. " 2. The re establishment of a constitutional govern ment. " 3. The concurrence of the national will in the re establishment of this form of government, and in the re call of the dynasty. _ _ " - Of these three points mie only was entered upon by me with M. le Comte de Chambord during his visit to Nervi,.and the result of 'the conversation was such that I felt myself called upon to inform him that so long as this matter remained undecided Wl' community of views between him and ourselves, was impossible. Since then, this state of things having to our great regret remained unaltered, and the bare notion of a previous understand. ing being rejected by M. leC.,mte de Cnambord, it has become incumbent upon us to put a stop to attempts, at present useless, in favour of an agreement. I; we sincerely regret not having been more successful party, for we should be in our endeavours to reunite under the same flag all and to take counsel on each ocea .our duties towards our country. t e h h e a r d e e b s y o li t l h s e er e vi ° n n g s:t Fr a ti t nt li . 4l Our resolution is hence. s fo lo r e th fr t o o m a s; Receive, toy dear Sir, &a., .w r a ea it so eze a n t t id s, "Louis D'ORLEANS. ' MEXICAN BONDRO The annexed is from the Committee of Mexican Bond. holders :- "The committee have received advices from Mr. Whitehead, dated Mexico, the 18th ult. The decree of the 23d of January last had come into force, but the ex act amount of the encumbrances to be paid eff out of the first receipts of the .bondholders had not been fully as certaiped yet. On the strength of the anticipated loan from the United States, the Mexican .Government has obtained •an advance of $500,000 ; and it was thought that in connection with this transaction an additional duty of 21 per cent; . on the export of dollars would be immediately imposed. Congress closed its session on the 17th of February. The election 'of President was fixed for the 16th of September next, The insurgents had re turned to San Louis de Potosi, but had again been ex pelled by. General Vidaurri, who now seem; to act in j perfect accord: with .the Government.. The text of the five treaties concluded between the Mexican Minister for Foreign Affairs and Mr. Forsyth, the American Mi nister, but which were disapproved in Washington, had transpired in Mexico, and As published in the weekly New York, Herald of the 18th inst., brought by the United States mail to-day." • THE TEA TRADE, Me - ch 30.—The deliveries in Lon; don, estimated for the week, were 341,525 lb., being en increase of 87,815 lb., as compared with the previous statement. • • ME ELECTION AND Tar ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—On Saturday a greater number of m essages passed throu g h the wires than on any occasion since the opening of the telegraphs to the public. Upwards of 3,000 messages arrived at Lothbury and the Strand stations , and at every country o ffi ce . th e pressure o f despatches was ex traordinary. [aDvsarissusyr.] Scear AND I/ RARING SPECTACLES, POWERFUL TELESCOPES, OPERA, RACE, AND PERSPECTIVE Gussas.----Messi o . S. and B. &Amens, opticians. 39, Albe marle-street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel By leer Majesty's Royal Le:tors Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvoinenta 'in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Racecourse, Oper a , and Per spective • Glasses. These telescope possess suclh extraor dinary powers that some three •and a-half inches, with an extra eye-piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and ;he doulle stars. With the same toles cope can be seen a persons countenance three miles and a half distant, and au object form lli to 20 nailea. They aro of larger and all sizes, with increasing I:kowers accordingly.—The Royal Exhibition, 1851. Valtuble, newly-invented , very mai', powerful waistcoat-pocket glins, the size of a :walnut, by whim, a person can be seen and known 1. miles dista.nt ; they answer every purpose on the race-come, and at the opera heuses, country scenery, and ships are clearly seen. at 8 to 10 miles. They aro invaluable for shooUng, door-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, ra ,e-eourse, camp, and perspective glasacit, with wonderful power. Newly-constrezted Spectacle Lenses of the great est transparent power. The valuable r.dvantage derived from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and, strougthened, and very aged persona are enabled • to employ • their si;lit at the most minute occu pation—can see with •these lenses of a much less magnify. ing power—and they do not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. Deafness. New Discovery.-.-The Organi c Vibrator, an ex traordinary powerful,.ffmali, newly-inveu ted instrument fox deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass any. thing of the kind that has keen, or 'pro nably ever can b e , produced. Being of the sa m e colour as the skin, is not per ceptible.;. it enables deaf parsons to hear 'distinctly at church and at public assemblies; tbeunpleasant sensation of singing ' noises in. the ears is entirely . eineved ; and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired.-39, Allemarle. street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite t lie York Betel. BAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. RAILWAY TRAFFIC. The traffic returns of railways in the United King dom, published for the week ending March 21, amounted to 406,3421., and for the corresp , n,iir ,yeek of 1856 to 390,3831., showing an increase of 15,959/. The gross receipts of the eight railways having their termini in the metropolis amounted for the week ending as above to 165,7391., and for the corresp on di ng week of last year to 164,8241., showing an increase of 9151. The increase on the Eastern Counties R•tilway amounted to 284/. ; on the Great Northern to 7661. ; on the Great Western to 8841.; and on the London and North-Western to 3,197/. ; total, 5,1311. But from this must be deducted 541., the decrease on the London and Blackwall ; 1,7421". on the London, Brighton, and South Coast ; 935/. on the London and South-Western ; and-1,4851. on the South- Eastern, together 4,216/, leaving the increase as above 9151. The receipts on the other lines in the United Kingdom amonnted to 240,6031., and for the corre sponding period of 1856 to 222,5591., showing an in crease of 15,044/, in the receipts of those lines, which, added to the increase on the metropolitan lines, makes the total increase of 15,9591. as compared with the cor responding week of 1856. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN- SHIRE. _ The working expenses and other outgoings of this company's railways (exclusive of the Manchester, South Jitnction, and Altrinchatn, stated below) have amounted in the fortnight ending March 22 to 9,4121. 18s., while the corresponding period of 1850 amounted to 8,3921. 15s. ld. The sum of 46,3911. 16s. 7d., al ready stated, for the first five fortnights of the half-year, added to the 9,4121. 18s. as above, makes a total ex pended of 55,8041. 14s. 7d., as against 53,9251. 3s. 6(1. for the corresponding six fortnights of the previous year. The proportion of South Junction, &c., receipts, ac cluing to this comp an y f or th e f ortn i g h t ending March 22 amounts to 7991. 2s. 11d., as against 7711. 4s. ld. for the same period of 1856. The sum of 3,8181. 125., as prwiously stated, for the first five fortnights of tle half-year, added to the 7991. 2s. 11d., as above, makes a total to the 22d March of 4,617/. 14s. lid., as against 4,2201. 15s. 3d. for the same period of 1856. The pro portion of South Junction, Ste., working expenses and other outgoings for the fortnight ending the 22d March is 4041. 17s. 2d., while the corresponding period of 1856 amounted to 3831. ls. 10d. The sum of 1,9851. 193. 11d. already stated for the first five fortnights of the half year, added to the 4041. 17s. 2d. as above, makes a total expended to the 22d of March of 2,3901. 17s. ld., as against 2,3001. 17s. 4d. for the corresponding six fort nights of the previous year. HORNCASTLE. The report of the directors of this company stated that the revenue for the half-year ending the 31at'Deo. last amounted to 1,4101., showing an increase of 3681. over the revenue of the preceding half-year. A dividend of 4s. 6d. per 10/, share was recommended, being at the rate of 44 per cent. per annum. The report was adopted by the shareholders, and the dividend declared. GLASGOW, DUMBARTON, & FIELENSBURGEL The half-yearly meeting of this company was h e ll on Wednesday at Gl asgow ;:Mr. C. Campbell, jun., in the chair. The Secretary read the report, which stated that the very small balance in the bank on the 31st Jan. last ful y warranted the call made on the 10th Feb. The funds now available were considered sufficient to complete the line. With regard to the contemplated opening of a portion of the line in the summer, arrangements could not be made for that purpose, and the directors did not regret the result, as the delay would insure the stations and works being completed. with greater economy and consideration. The capital account showed that 136,577/. bad been received and 134,3431. expended, leaving a ba lance of 2,2341. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, stated that the original calculation of the cost of the line was 240,0001., founded on agreemet.ts entered into with some of the landowners, and, a contractor having under taken the works at the estimated amount, it was agreed by the provisional committee to give the Edinburgh and Glasgow Company one-third of the revenue of the line on their subscribing 80,0001. of the capital. After a prolonged and expensive contest before commit tees of both Houses of Parliament the promoters suc ceeded in making a provisional agreement with Lord Blantyre, which added to the cost of the undertaking so materially that they referred the matter to a meeting of the shareholders as to whether they would increase their subscriptions and allow the directors to proceed with the bill. The shareholders responded to the appeal, and the promoters proceeded accordingiy, and obtained the sane tion of Parliament: The cost of a portion of the land exceeded the estimate by 10,0001., including tenants' damages. He hoped nothing would prevent the line from being opened for traffic by next spring. The total subscribed capital was 207,190/., of which about 8,0001. was unavailable. The actual arrears on all the calls amounted now to 8,2001. He anticipated that the funds in, hand would carry them on to the end of the year. They would then, he hoped, be able to raise money cn debentures to complete the line. The Edinburgh and Glasgow were providing plant, in conjunction with the Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, for the working of the line. Mr. A. EWING seconded the motion for the adoption of the report, which was unanimously agreed to. The retiring directors were re-elected, and the proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. Sporting Intelligence. TATTE RSALL'S.—Mormar. The room was well attended, but sm?culation made little progress. Vaulter received good suppnrt for the City and Suburban Handicap at 5 to 1 ; the odds quoted against the other animals were merely nominal. At ore time as little as 9 to 2 was taken about St. Giles for the Great Metropolitan Stakes, but at the close 5 to 1 was currently offered on .the field. Fisherman was the fa vourite ; 6 to 1 would have been taken about each of four. The transactions:on the Two Thousand and Derby did not present any "feature" for comment. CLOSING PRICES. CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP. sto 1 agst Mr. J. B. Starkey's Vitolter (taken) 100 to 7 aget Mr. Dawson's Red White and Blue (t) 100 to 7 agst Mr. G. W. Fitz xilaarn's Aspasia (taken) 100 to 5 agst Mr. M. Dennet's Zaidt a (taken) GREAT METROPOLITAN STAKES. sto 1 aget Mr. T. Parr's Fisherman 4yrs, 9st (taken and offered) sto 1 agst Lord Ribblesdale's St. Giles, 3 yrs, Est 71b (taken and offered) sto 1 agst Mr. Y. King's Madame Rachel, 3 yrs, sst (taken and offered) 11 to 2 aget Mr. Da% son's Janet, 5 yrs, sst 121 b (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Mr. Lewis'a Pantomime, aged, Tat 131 b (taken) 12 to 1 agst Mr. Henderson's Logie o' Buchan, 3 yrs, sst 121 h (10 to 1 taken once) 12 to 1 agst Mr. S. Walker's Winkfield, 6 yrs, Bst Blb (taken) 20 to 1 agst Mr. Sutton's Cockatoo, 5 yrs, 7sb (t) 20 to 1 agst Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Gortschakoff, 4 yrs, 13:b (taken) 25 to 1 agst Mr. J. U. C. Wyndham's Dundas, 3 yrs, sst 61h (taken) CHESTER CUP. 9to 1 agst Mr. E. Parr's Leamington, 4 yrs, Est 91b (taken) 18 to 1 aget Lord Ribblesdale's Dulcamara, 3 yrs, sst 21b (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 7to 2 agst 14 ,, rd Zelland's Vedette (taken) 6to 1 agst Mr. Howard's Schiedam (taken 7 to 1) 100 to 15 agst Lord Clifden's Loyola (taken) 3 to 1 aget Baron Rothschild's Sydney (taken) 1') to 1 agst W. S. S. Crawford's Lord of the Hills (taken) 10 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Bird-in-Hand (taken) 19 to 1 agst Lord.Londesborough's Kent (taken and offered DERBY. 7to 1 agst Mr. W. I'Anson's Blitk Bonny (take 8 to 1) 16 to 1 apt Lord John Scott's Lady Hawthorn (offered 15 to 1, taken once) 20 to 1 agst Mr. Coppeithwaite's Sprig of Shil lelagh (taken) 20 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Bird-in-Hand (taken) 1000 to 15 agst R. E. Cooper's King of the Forest (taken) 9 to 1 agit Lady Hawthorn and Kent coupled (t) HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE- MENTS. March 19, at 1.30 p.m.—Palm, out of all her engage ments at Northampton, and out of the Newmarket Oatlands. March 23, at 9 a.m.—Vigliacconi, out of the Whittle bury Stakes at Northampton ; at 2.55 p.m., Quince, out of all his engagements ; at 5 p.m., Harry Stanley, out of bis two engagements at Northampton. March 24, at 9 a.m.—Magistrate and Nighthawk, out of all their engagements in England. March 23, at 9 a.m.—Beware, out of the Granby Handicap. WESTERN OF FRANCE. The annual general meeting of this company was held ,n Paris on Saturday ; M. de l'Espde, the president, in the chair. The meeting, at which upwards of 500 shareholders were present, having been declared duly constituted, M. de I'Esp6e, jun., the secretary, read the report, which stated that, in consequence of the unwillingness of the Government to allow additional calls to be made on railway shareholders during the past year, owing to the difficult state of the money market, the works could not be urged on as actively as on former occa sions. The section from Laval to Rennes would be opened for the conveyat,ce of goods on the 15th April, and for passengers on the Ist of May. The Rennes sta tion had been made of great extent to accommodate the traffic from the Brest, Redon, and St. Malo lines. The line from Alencon to Argenton would be opened to the public in the course of the present year. With respect to the lines from Argenton to Granville, Le Maus to Angers, and the three railways from Reines to St. Malo, to Redon, and to Brest the surveys had been concluded, and the plans sent to the Government for its approval, which would, it was expected, be given almost immedi ately. On the old lines of the Western Company it had been found necessary during the' past year to increase considerably the accommodation of the principal stations, in consequence of the augmentation in the traffic ; to lay down heavier rails on the two Varsailles lines, as now forming a portion of the various great railways of Nor mandy and Britanriy ; and to order additional rolling stock—namely, 30 locomotives, 45 passenger carriage., and 602 waggons. On the completion of tbat order the whole of the robing stock of the company would consist of 428 locomotives and 6,441 carriages and waggons of various kinds. The SLIM devoted to new rolling stock during the past year was 10,688,116 f. (402,7540, and the whole addition during the year to capital account had been i5,806,022f. (1,832,2411.), which had beet, provided for by the issue of bonds. Toe additional charge for in terest on these bonds amounted for the year 185,6 to 3,690,802 f. (147,6'321). The result of the year's working on revenue account was less favourable than in 1855 in consequence of a larger amount of goods traffic involving greater expense. Although there had been an increase of 35 per cent. in the length of railway worked, there was only 18 per cent. of increase of receipts. The great influx to the Paris Exhibition increased the passenger traffic in 1855, and the consequence was that the ex penses in 1856 were comparatively greaser, being 43.15 per cent. against 39'75 per cent. in 1855. The total re• ceipts' for the year 1856 amounted to 38 567.414 E (1, 542, 697/.),and the expenses to 17,929,349'. (717,1741 ), leaving a profit on the working of 20,638,065 f. (825,5231.). Deducting 13,832,596 f. (553,3041.) for interest on loans and the sum paid to the shareholders in October last, there ramained 6,805,469 francs (272,2191), being equivalent to 22 . 50 francs per share, which, with the 17'50 francs already paid, makes a total dividend of 40 francs for the year 1856. A discussion ensued, in the course of which it was stated that the new tax on transferable securities was partial in its application and unjust. As to the shares and bonds of the Western Company in deposit, a search lug investigation had at once been instituted, and the whole were found to be perfectly correct. (Hear.) Th e securities were under three different locks, the secretary holding one key, the acting director a second, and the head of the deposit-office the third. (A voice—" That was also, without doubt, the case with the Northern.") No, that was not the case ; the shares and bonds had. not been so protected for the Northern. The probr, bility was, that the question would be decided eventual►y in a court of law, and it would then be found that the shareholders were the parties to be held responsible, as they deposited their shares of their own free wi 1, and the directors had used all fitting diligence and not coin- witted any grave fault. The accounts and dividend wean then adopted and the proceedings terminated. CHICAGO, ST. PAUL, AND FOND DU L.C. The traffic returns on this railway for the mouth of February amounted, on 122 miles, for passengers to 1,889/., and goods to 3,6341. ; total, 5,5231., or 4541. per mile. The receipts for the corresponding- period of 1856 arnountei on 52 miles to 1,0341., or 20/. per mile. rADVERTISEIIENTI. — Kidneys, Bladder, and Prostrate Glands --their complications, Diabetes Alinuninuria, or Brights Disease, &c.—theircouuexion w ith th e Stomach, Liver, 6z.c., and intimate association with the Ganglionic, or great cen tral or solar plexus of nerves, by Dr. l)enis Cronin, price 2s. To a sound. theoretical knowledge of the painful and dis tressing diseases On which he writes, Dr. Cronin alas the ex perience derived from a large and successful practice."- " News." Smith and Son, 52, Long Acre. ADVEUTISE3IENTI—Jano Hallett, of Whitty Head near Netherbury, Dorset, suffered for many years from a bad leg. From the knee to the ancle it had several wounds, so that she was unable to stand or move about the house. She tried a variety of means and applica tions, but without obtaining a cure. By the blessing o God and using only three pots of Poor Alan's Friend, and taking three boxes of pills, she was perfectly cured. Dr. Roberts's Poor Man's Friend, for wounds and erup tions of every description, is sold in pots, is. LA. and 2s. 9d. each. His Fluke Autiscrophulw, for all im purities of the blood, is sold in boxes, is. 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., 11s,, and 225. each, by all medicine vendors throughout the United Kingdom and Colonies. ILSLEY SPRING MEETING. -MONDAY. The Steward's Bate of 40 save, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sous each, 1 ft ; a winner of any race after the declaration of the weights 51b extra. One mile. 27 subs. Mr. G. Drewe's The Dupe, by Flatcatcher, 3 yre, 6st 41b (Bray) 1 Mr. M(llish's Huntington, 3 yrs (inc. 51h extra), 7st 3.b (J. Land) 2 Mr. Saxon's Torn Thumb, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Dales) 3 The following also ran :—Theodora, Flatterer, Kathe rine Logic, Primrose, and Cedric. „ Betting.-6 to 4 agst the Dupe, 3to 1 agst Tom Thumb, 5 to 1 agst Huntingdon. Won easily by two lentils. Tom Thumb was beaten about four lengths from Huntington ; Katherine Logie was fourth, Theodora fifth, Cedric sixth, Flatterer seventh, and Primrose last ; beaten off a long way. The All Age Selling Snakes of 20 sovs, added to a Sweep- stakes of 3 sovs each. One mile. 3 subs. Mr. Charles's Inspiration, by lago, 3 yrs (301.) 6st 41b (Whalley) 1 Mr. Coventry's Experiment, 4 yrs (301.), 7st ...(Bray) 2 Mr. It. W. Selt's The Unknown, aged (401), B , t 10113 (car. Wit 1Ih) Betting.-3 to lon Inspiration. Won by four lengths. The Unknown did not pass the post. The winner was sold by auction to Mr. Smith for 41 guineas. The Bfe'wburyStakes of 5 Bove each, with 25 added, for two-yr•olds. Colts, Bst 71b; fillies, 8-t 41b. Allow ances and penalties. Halt a mile. 10 subs. Mr. St. John's Greenwich Fair, by Woolwich, Bst 91b 5b ex - rA) . (A. Cowl-y) 1 Lord John SJott'sf by Turnus—Dalkeith's dam, B,t 4i b (Francis) 2 Mr. T. Steven's Archibald, Bst 41b (Yates) 3 The following also ran :—Kelpie, D'Arcy, Which wood, Dusty Miller, and Sampson. Betting.-5 to 4on Greenwich Fair, 7to 4 agst Dal keith's dam filly. A close race'in, won by a neck ; two lengths between the second and third. Si-ter to Dusty Miller was fourth, D'Arcy fifth, Sampson sixth, and Kelpie last. The Hurdle Race of 25 80V8, added to a Free Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sous each. Gentlemen riders allowed 4ib. Two miles. Mr. B. Land's Weathercock, by Weatherbit, 6 yrs (allowed 41b), list 31' (Mr. Edwards) 1 Mr. P. Barling'B Nicholas, 5 yrs, lOst 71b (G. Eatwell) 2 Mr. J. Beesley's Parga, 4 yrs (allowed 4 b), 9st 81b (car. //it 101 b) (Mr. Dart) 3 The following alio ran ;—Rockley, Flaqeolet. Betting-2 to lon Weathercock-5 to 2 aget Nicholas. Won by three lengths. The other three were beaten off. CROXTON PARK RACES.-THIS DAY. Horses ar rive. —Shoreham, Tyne, Duke of Lancaster, Sister to He-se Cassel, Hunting Horn, Glendonna, Hospitality, Sluggard, Glede Hawk, Lawn, Peter Flat, Firmament, THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN, Sir,—Havirg leen a statement in your impression of to-day which, in consequence of certain final alterations iv the arrangements for the above race, woul I probably mislead many of your readers who would wish to see the race, I beg to forward a correct statement of such final arrangements, in the hope that you will allow another notice to, appear in an early edition of your valuable paper. Tha race is fixed for Saturday, April '4, instead of Friday, April 3, and will be rowed from Putney to Mortlake somewhere about half-past 10 or a quarter to 11 a.m. The Oxford crew arrived aiPuteey on Thursday last ; the Cambridge to-day (Saturday). Your list of crews is, of c , urge, perfectly correct. Trusting you wilt see the necessity for my troubling you with this communication, I remain, Sir, yuur obedient servant, JOHN T. THORLEY, Secretary of the Oxford University Boat Club, White Lion Inn, Putney-bridge, March 28. Racing Fixtures for 1857. APRIL. Epßom Spring Newmarket Craven 13 I York Spring 21 Durban} l3 Malton 23 Coventry l3 I NeWmarket F S 27 Ca,tterick Bridge ' l5 MAY. Chester Shrewsbury l3 Epsotn Ludlow 14 JUNE. Manchester Ascot 9 Stockbi idge 25 Beverley, Hull, &c .10 Winchester 26 Hampton l7 Carlisle 30 Newton 17 Chelmsford Newcastle 23 JULY. Worcester ' 2 Nottingham 21 Newmarket Liverpool l5 Goodwood —2B 12 26 AUGUST. York 19 Radcliffe 24 Egham .25 Stockton 27 Hereford 27 Ripon North Staffordshire 4 Brighton Brighton Club Wel verhampton l9 Reading l2 SEPTE Warwick Cardiff Thiryk Lichfield Derby Doncaster 15 Leicester 23 Manchester Autumn 24 Monmouth 24 Newmarket F 0 29 T 3 ER. 'Newmarket S 0 l2 Warwick Autumn 2O Newmarket H 26 OCT , Northallerton Chester Autumn 6 Wrexham Richmond 8 • • NO V EMBER,. Worceriter Autumn 3 Liverpool Autumn lO Wenloek ShrewHbury Autumn ...17 Irish Racing Fixtures for 1857. APRIL. 21 Cu rragh MAY. Howth and Baldoyle Sumner . ..... 19 JUNE. Wicklow Moncketown (Co. Cork) 9 JULY. Bellewsiown 8 J=U,°, Marylloro'...2B Down R. Corporation 2l I TBE COLLIER'S LIFE. But, while there is a home life thus tending to humanise, the collier, it has in ceetain inevi table d fecte At 18 or 19 he can earn what ho will earn at 50. After he is married, sons, as they grow up, will by their earnings add to his prospe rity : as a question of money, therefore, it is as wise for him to marry at 19 as at 29. Very early marriages are, for this reason, common ; they are founded upon a rough scrt of calf-love, and form a tie that is maintained, on the whole, pleasantly be tween husband and wife, but ;is maintained by no very peculiar community of interest or feeling. The husband is in the pit all day, and the satisfac tion of his animal wants fills the main part of the time at home. This may in part explain why, among the colliers, there aro very many to whom the marriage bond does not appear so sacred or so necessary as it ought to be. In too many cases, if a collier leaves his wife and goes upon a journey, it is not a Penelope who stays be- . hind. I speak only, of course, in all that is here said, from my own observation in a single district. I have seen in that district nearly all the colliers' wives, and some few of their daughters, working indefatigably in their respective households, famous helpers to the men, and, with the rarest exception, kindly treated by them. I have seen very many acts of noble self-devotion on the part . of husband on be half of wife, or of wife on behalf of husband or of child ; but I could not possibly avoid seeing that the ties of family were worn loosely, as well as corn foitably, by a large part of the community, and that, in a most material respect, the morality of the district was painfully low. I have seen rough men become as women for a child's sake, and have very seldom seen or heard in the pit-country of children that were beaten or ill-used ; but I have seen not unfrequently superfluous children, by a sort of indirect murder, wilfully left to slip into the grave, and I have seen gaps made in a household by bereavement, bitter in the first few days, filled up so speedily, and forgotten, as grief, so com pletely, as they could not be if the home ties were really strong. It is a sad sight to see in four or five adjoining houses the blinds down and shutters closed, because house-fathers and sons have been brought home dead from the pit ; but, of the greater number of the mourners, the grief seems to be over very soon after the blinds are up. Doubt less familiarity with sudden death breeds somepart of this temper, which may have other causes. — Dickens's Household Words. Country Markets, CHELMSFORD—MARou 27. A thin attendance to-day, and very little business done, wheats being is to 2s per qr. lower. All other articles un• altered. Wheat, white, old, per s. s. s. qr. 34 70 Oats, per qr 24 new.... 37 69 Peas, Partridge 41 red, old 32 CO White 39 new.... 32 60 Boiling • 39 Barley 35 46 Dun 37 Chevalier 40 r 4 I Beans, Tick 35 Grinding . ::',5 46 Harrow ticks 34. Halt 73 771 Mazagan 3 4 Chevalier 75 79 1 Ditto, new... 34 COLCHESTER- MARCH 28. Owing to the election the attendance was limited; the little business done in wheat was at is to 2s per q r. less money. Barley scarce, at late prices. In other grain no alteration. Prices to-da,ywere as follow :—Wheat, white, 603 to 663; red, 503 to 58s; barley, 44s to 50s ; oats, 223 to 28s ; beans, Mazagan, 34s to 363; middle and small, 36s to 445; pea° , white, 38s to 42s ; grey, 38s to 425. Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, &c in the port of London, from the following p, March 23 to 28, both inclusive. ~ received )rts, from PS -.4 .2 d 0 I Colchester ~ Harwich Leigh litaldon , 1 , 281 18 i 980) 132: KIRKCALDY—MA.BcH 28. To-day we had fair supplies of wheat, barley, and oats. Sales not so brisk. Prices generally in favour of the pur• chaser. Wheat. Barley. 1 Oats. I Beans. I First 62s Od 46s 0.1 32s Od 1 O S Od Second Third 3os Oct I 333 01 1 20s Odl Os Od Oatmeal, 36s to 38s per bag of 2801 b. COAL MARKET. Prices of Coals per ton at —MARCH 30. the close of the market. s. d. Efolywell ..... ....... l7 e raufield Moor l3 6 llsond, South Hetton 18 6 Braddyll . 17 6 Haswell 18 6 Hetton is 6 Hetton Lyons Main l6 Hartlepool Hetton l7 9 Powell's Duffryu Steam 21 0 Eden Main l7 31 Ships at market; Virallsend, &o. s d. Kepler Grainge ~,,,,,,,17 9 Wharneliffe 17 0 Hartlepool lB 6 Trimdon 18 0 Lambton lB 9 Cassop 17 9 Russell's Hetton 17 6 3tewart's 18 Zvenwood 15 6 ;, 78; sold, 7G. LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 30. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market has been quiet to-daY, a good business, and prices at about previous quotations. London and North Western, 1061 i—Ditto, Eighths, 1-16 d.—Eastern Counties, 11 5.16 Caledonian, 35 41- - Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 39i North British, lig—Dutch Rhenish, 4 5-16 p.—Midland, 831 I/ —Lancashire and Yorkshire, 103 2-I—Great Western of Canada, 25 1 — Ditto, new, 34- 3 prem. —East L ancas hire, 99—North Eastern, Berwick, 214—South Eastern, 238 -- Qrand Trunk of Canada, 151 41. MANCHESTER, MARCH 30. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was doing a large busi• ness to-day, and prices were rather improved. Eastern Counties, 114—East Lancashire, 100 4 x n.—Midlands, 833 g- Caledonian, 34 11-16 i--London and North Western, 106 4 —Grand Trunk of Canada, 154 South . Eastern, 23 1-16—Shaffi e ld s , 3Os g—Ditto, 6/. Prof., preln.--Great Western, 654. BTRMINGFIAM, MARCH 30. STOOK EXCHANGE.—Tho market had an upward ten dency, but business limited. The following were among the quotations :---London and North Western, Eighths, 3-9 dis.—Alanchester and Sheffields,39.l —Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley, 9—Great Western, Birmingham Guaranteed, 73 74. 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