The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-09-06 00:00:00

S -„ s SHEFFIELD AND MANCHgSTER RAILWAY COMPANY. The half-yearly meeting of the Proprietors of this Railway was held at the Cutler's Hall, Sheffield, on Wednesdt noon, when, in the absence of the chairman and de putt chairman, Michael Ellison , Esq., w as called to the chair. 'Mr. Stevenson read the notice convening the meeting, and the seal was affixed to the registe r of the prop y. Mr. Stevenson then read the report of the directors and the engineer. Mr. T. A. Ward moved that the reports be approved and printed.. He took it for granted that this was a technical motion, and would not be c onsidered as pledging the meeting to every particular proposal contained in the reports. Upon some of these, there might beta difference of opinion, and he thought they should be left open to future discussion. The Chains-on thought that if the motion was carried, it would be such a sanction of the general views of the directors, on the subjects mentioned in the report, that they would feel justified in carrying them into effect. Mr. Ward thought that the proposed•Jenction Line was a subject worthy of discussion, before it was adopted. Mr. Johnson seconded the motion. Mr. Spencer said, it appeared a great number of shares were to be forfeited, ae many had been before, and he wished to know before this was done; whose those shares had been - originally. He had reason to suppose that some of them might belong to directors themselves. And if they were thus snaking their escape, it was not fair of the shareholders who had been compelled to pay up to the whole number of their shares as best they could. He thought that if any of the directors had transferred their shares to A, B, C, or 13, men of straw, who never could or meant to pay, and were then getting those shares forfeited, they stood in a different position from what, as gentlemen; they should. With re gard, also, to going again to parliament, they might repeat that operation till they found their expenditure consisting chiefly of parliamentary expenses. Objecting, therefore, to this, and to the forfeiture of the shares, he moved as an amendment, that the accounts and reports be received (not adopted.) Mr. E. Unwin seconded the amendment. The Chairman thought that Mr. Spencer's purpose would not be answered by his amendment, for the reception of the report would settle the question, so far as the forfeited shares went. As to the parties to whom the shares originally lee longed, the directors could not give that information, unless called for bye majority of the meeting. With regard to what the directors might have done with their shares, he could only answer for himself. Ile knew that none of his were for feited, and he was sorry to tell them so. At the first meet ing at which shares were forfeited, the names were published, which exposed the directors to considerable animadversion. They were told that it was not usual with other companies, and ought not to have been done by them. Of course, there fore, the directors could not give the information which Mr. Spencer required, unless it were drawn from. them. Mr. Kenyon Parker suggested an alteration of the form of the resolution, as follows :—" That the reports now read be received and approved." Mr. E. Unwin had seconded the amendment, because he did not approve of going to parliament again. They had been once too often. Mr. Ironside supported the resolution, but wished for an explanation of a statement he had seen as to the coaches running. between Ashton and Manchester, in competition with this company. He saw in the accounts that £3OO had been received from Mr. Thomson's sureties; but as the de falcations arising from Thomson's misdeeds was £lOBO, he thought the directors could not have seen this item, or they would have paid the money out of the allowance made to them. He merely threw this out as a hint. (Laughter.) He asked whether Mr. Peet, the accountant, was a share holder ? (No.) He should have felt more confidence had Mr. Unwin been employed, and he thought it would have g iven more confidence to the Sheffield shareholders gene rally. The Chairman thought he had information enough to answer the question put by Mr. Ironside. There had no doubt been a considerable falling off in the traffic, of which one cause was the disturbed state of the district. At one time, the mob had completely stopped the traffic for some hours, and that becoming known to the public, had no doubt had a bad effect. Some of the falling-off arose from the coach opposition between Manchester and Ashton. He could not understand it, for be had been of opinion that coaching had no chance of contending with traffic by rail way. He thought it was an unfortunate circumstance that the fares on the railway had been raised a trifling sum, which had served as a pretext for putting stage-coaches upon the road, and since that time the traffic had been rather falling off. Whether •it would be more wise to return to the first table of fares, required serious consideration. It might not . always be advisable, in the first instance, to increase fares, but when once done, it was awkward to go back again, for such a course was liable to bring directors into disrepute. He hoped, however, that the asking of the question would be of use. Then as to the accountant. Gentlemen were aware that the principal office for the business of the com pany was at Manchester, and it had been thought advisable that instead of a shareholder, some person unconnected with the directors or shareholders should audit the accounts. Messrs. Peet and Hobson had been recommended to the directors as at the head of their profession, in Manchester, as men of high character and reputation ; and the directors, therefore, had thought it right to employ them, having no feeling in the matter but a wish that the accounts should be thoroughly investigated. In regard to the defalcation of Thomson, he made no question that the directors were in a great degree culpable. It certainly implied a want of vigi lance to allow a man to be guilty of a fraud, and not have . sufficient security to cover what he had done. He did not know what might be the feeling of the directors about sup plying the deficiency from their own resources, but for his part, he had no sort of objection to it. Several directors explained, that the loss arose from no negligence on the part of the board, but from forgeries com mitted by Thomson. Mr. Kenyon Parker was sure the directors would be in clined to make good the loss, if it arose from any remissness of their own. But as Mr. Sykes truly remarked, the direce tors could not guard against forgery, if a man were so far abandoned as to forge documents, and so involve the company. He was sure, therefore, Mr. Ironside must have been dealing in irony when he made that allusion, or he did not know that the defalcation arose from forgeries. He, as an individual, was satisfied that the directors had given their best attention td the affairs of the company. They had been placed in a • difficult position, and exposed to opposition of a violent, he t ' anight almost say, virulent kind. • • • Mr. Appleby said, it was impossible that any body of directors could take precautions so as to prevent such disho nest prectices as Thomson had been guilty of. As a director, s he bed had on several occasions to examine and pass accounts, dyid be had also to appear as a witness at Liverpool in relation to one of the forged documents which-had passed under his wt.' Afflict. The invitation was so perfect that he did not discover -3 u,sfte forgery, for of cour se he had no suspicion of such a thing inaseinedene. He thought it could hardly be expected that the directors should be answerable for a fraud committed by 411, s u c h means. tf:• Mr. W. Jackson supported the resolution. He thought the publication of the names desired by Mr. Spencer would - 1 " 'do harm; but no good. He thought one of the greatest ad 'd vantages of this company was its poverty—(hear, hear)—as wiiitthe greatest misfortune of a neighbouring undertaking has 51 been its wealth. He wished to know what the branch to 11541 Ashton would cost ? And did they anticipate opposition ? ",ii: The CriainMA N re p lied that the estimate of cost was '1'44'50,000. They expected the assistance of Lord Stamford, '-'-who was the person most interested, but if he opposed, they 141th artust abandon it. „ 4•411 ' Mr. Jackson said i t a pp eared to be a sine qua non to the " I, ' success of railways, that they should go to the large towns, "as - and as the Main line could not go t o Ashton, it was most iii important to have a connexion with it. He asked if it might not be accomplished without going to Parliament? Mr. Turner replied, that would not be possible, because the line would go through the outskirts of Ashton, and so pass through many small properties. Mr. Jackson thought, if they had to go again to parlia ment, they should consider the expediency of reducing the number of directors. The Chairman said they should be obliged to go again to parliament, whether they wanted to borrow money or not, for an extension of time; for within the period prescribed by the act, they could not complete the undertaking. Ile agreed as to the number of directors, that large bodies were unmanageable, and that eight directors would be better than sixteen. He had always thought sixteen too many. The shareholders would be aware that aline to Ashton and Staly ' bridge was originally contemplated as part of the undertaking; but in consequenee of the capital not being'eufficient, that part of the line was abandoned. But the line as then pro latest Would have been very expensive. By taking the di rection now proposed, it would be much less expensive, and it would form a most valuable adjunct to the line. If it could be carried, and the directors would use their best ex ertions to accomplish it, it would be a source of considerable traffic. They would then hear of no coaches from Ashton competing with the line. The line was now nearly a mile from the centre of Ashton and when persons were on the coach, they would ofte n think they might as well go forward by it for so short a distance as to Manchester as change to the railway. A Shareholder inquired if the proposed branch would go to Staleybridge ? Mr. Turner replied, it would go to the centre of Staley jr'" bridge and skirt Ashton. A Shareholder hearing that the third class carriages of the ;;; 'company , bad no seats, was of op i n ion, that to su pp l y the m iffr seats would be an inducement to passengers to go by the 4s,i'''Nway ra ther than by coaches. Slid "'Mr. Turner said, the distance was so short, he did not 'think it would make any difference. The Chairman said it was quit e ri g ht that the third-clas s • passengers should have sufficient accommodation, but if they were made too comfortable, none would travel in the second class. It was to be remembered, that there was no night tc, travelling on this line. tr. T. A. W a rd said that the line to Ashton, as origi nally proposed, was to cost £300,000, but the estimate was bow „„ e reduced to £50,000. Chairman said, an inspection of the plans would ac- count for the difference. The former proposal was to go ce through AsMr: ward the line now proposed would only skirt it. le borrowing asked, was it proposed to raise the money by I b e xpao s i n Vss newashares ? and it the latter, were they to its so' Mr. Steven's'oor inferior shares ? • Neenld prevent si),`eiraid, the standing orders of parliament satuithe time. loPilbylitthseription. ° borrowing, unless tbey - first raised money " ditif 'Market value at course, they could issue shares only at _The Chairman o i atleyet been deterredneate mode of raising the money had no . n e •arie in value, the move Pon by the directors. If the shares easily be raised. If not, it s ' l ' waited be' difficult to raise Jo , - M p g legleson asked how u w ti a a s e i t t st the re were so many shares fbrfelture, when they nthtfiloatteraewee:teehda:r that all the forfeitures s "" that were intended had been made oil ebs llow was it that onTlyli.e.fultzvc 1:11 an d si l i s i e 4 en th p a a vit id earl o el _ .ere ready for forfeiture •„ at 'the foriner meeting, ' fl could not say that those were all that wnt ltt_ the directors " f ' These shares had paid on the average _rj.(l6 each,beforfeited. the direetors, with all their efforts, had a' eeea because unable to get any more. that Mr.,,Urevin was s orr y Mr. Ironside had named him in Connection with the auditingof the accounts. a / quite satisfied with the a ccoun ts. e was Mr. Ironside said, the directors o f some of the companies were playing such pranks as would furnish the government with a pretext for taking th e railways into their ow en n hand s , At present, it appeared the borough of Sheffield was robbed of a quarter of an hour in the departure of the mails, just because there was a dispute between the Post-office and the directors about the conveyance of the mail to Masbro'. He hoped the third-class carriages woul d be pnt on :a bettor footing, for be did not like to see human beings crave were ey no ed like pigs in a pen. On the French railways, ther carriages so bad even as our second class. The worst of ahem had cushioned seats, and could be closed up. He gin , asked for an explanation about the No. .1 shaft. Mr. .1E1 7 ., the engineer, said the sinking of that shaft would enable them to finish the driftway in four months, instead of ten. There was a valuable stone quarry near , it s mouth, and the shafts would be very useful in lowe rin g stone and other material for the progress of the works. Mr. Turner • 1 sae it would have the further advantage, that it would give ti .lar ed g instead of o ne three faces at which the tunnel might be eti -4.,,,A Mr. Spencer said, the company,was Jr. Jackson had said, the poverty of of the same opinione of its advantages, and he bad once been forfeited, and buying But when persons, by getting shares g them • interest on £B2. 10s., ia again p at s£32s. 10d. could get xt,• was a great temptation. If they had the names of original owners s.l: • of the forfeited shares, they sheuld, probably find th • that this had been done. If thi n4stsne, he challenged proof to t h e contrary. If true, he t *Wal!. c- „ . .f, I, '" paid up £B2 10s. The Chairman said, the charge did not appear to apply to the directors collectively, and therefore he could only say for himself, individually, that it did not apply to him. Mr. Turner said, as the sweeping charge of Mr. Spencer must go forth to the public, conveying the imputation that some of the directors had made an improper use of the power they possessed, he deemed it due to himself to state, that lie had not sold tiny shares, and'the shares he had, he had taken at par. He made a contract with the company to take shares for his land ; but between that time and the time when his land was required, the shares fell to 50 per cent. discount, yet still he took them at par. The amendment was then put and negatived, and the ori ginal resolution, that the report be received and adopted, was put and carried. Mr:Kenyon Parker then moved that the accounts be ap proved and distributed among the shareholders. 41r. Ironside seconded the motion. Mr. Collier wished to know to what extent the portion of the line now open was productive, for he understood there were some outstanding accounts connected with the traffic expenses that would reduce the balance. The Chairman said, the directors did not wish to be un derstood that the seven miles of the line now open could be very profitable. It was not likely that it should be so. Many of the expenses were the same for a seven miles traffic as they would be for fourteen. The present balance would be reduced to the extent of several hundred pounds by outstanding claims. Mr. Turner said, some of the traffic expenses had been considerably reduced. At first, owing to the newness and stiffness of their m achinery, they consumed thirty pounds of coke per mile. It was now reduced to 22-i pounds, and they expected a furtker reduction. The Chairman said that the station tolls payable, to the Manchester and Birmingham ,Company took the greater portion of the receipts for the third class passengers, for short distances. But the tolls would form a smaller propor tion of the longer traffic. They bad paid in station tolls £1771. Mr. Spencer thought the Manchester and Birmingham Company might make some abatement in the tolls on third class passengers, considering the competition to which this company was exposed. The Chairman said that every effort had been made to pro cure a mitigation of the tolls ; but the Manchester and Bir mingham company would not take less than the law gave them. Mr. W. Jackson observed, that the passenger duty had amounted to ten per cent. on the receipts; but the new mode of levying the duty would reduce that one half. He hoped that, in future reports, the directors would state the number of passengers of each class, and the revenue from each. The Chairman intimated that this should be done. Mr. Chapman, a director, in allusion to the remarks of Mr. Spencer, delared that he had now the shares as he had from the first. The adoption of the accounts was then put and carried. Mr. S. Butcher moved, and Mr. lloyland seconded the confirmation of the forfeiture declared by the directors of 1419 shares. Mr. Ironsides was ignorant whether there was anything in Mr. Spencer's charge, but thought the directors should wash their hands of it, and stand right at the bar of public opinion. Mr. Thorneley said be had ten shares at first, and held them still. The motion was carried. The bye-laws of the company having been sanctioned by the Board of Trade, were then confirmed, and ordered to be sealed. The laws relating to passengers, it was stated, were posted at the stations, and each servant of the company had a book containing the laws relating to them. Mr. Spencer then moved the company views with regret, the issue of shares at a discount of £5O each, and to prevent such issue in future, that no shares be issued at a discount, unless by the sanction of a special or general meeting. The Chairman thought the proper time for this motion was gone by. The proprietors might be sure the directors would issue the shares on the best terms they could ; but they were bound to provide the means to carry on the works. They were engaged in heavy liabilities, which must be met, and it would be a great misfortune if that could not be done. The shares might first be offered to the shareholders, and if they were disposed to take them up at a high rate, of course the directors could have no objection. The motion, for want of a seconder, fell to the ground. Mr. Kenyon Parker then moved, and Mr. S. Butcher seconded, a vote of thanks to the Chairman.—Carried unani mously. The Chairman said he was obliged to the meeting for deeming his services worthy of thanks. He assured them he was greatly interested in the undertaking—more largely than he could wish, as a shareholder, and if he had a fair opportunity to get quit of some of his shares, he should have been glad. But he had kept them at great inconvenience to himself, because he was determined to be no party to any thing that might prejudice the undertaking. He was also interested in it as belonging to this town, and as connected with a nobleman who had immense property here. He was convinced this railway would be one of the best things for this town, and he should devote himself as much as he could to bringing it to a successful issue. He hoped that, notwith standing all the discouraging circumstances, they might shortly meet to celebrate the opening of the line. The meeting concluded about two o'clock. MISCELLANEOUS. Two LIVES LosT.—At a very early hour on Monday morning two gentlemen left London for the purpose of pro ceeding to Woolwich to witness the departure of her Majesty for Scotland; but, melancholy to relate, in passing through the Pool the nose of the boat struck against a barge near the entrance of the London-docks, and in an instant went down. Two men in a colliery witnessed the occurrence, and instant ly got into a boat, and rowed to the spot, hut were too late to render any assistance. Their names were Lloyd and Free mantle, the former was in his 26th year, and was on the point .of marriage with a daughter.of a wealthy merchant in the city. The bodies have not yet been found. Mr. Fremantle was 30 years of age, and had a large scar in the palm of his hand. About three weeks since a labourer of belief;Thorncome, in Devon, near to Chard, went to the Union to apply for he was told that he must either go in the Union-house or provide for himself.. He urged that he had broug ht u p A large family, that he was become old, and that rather than go into a union workhouse he would hang himself. But t a can ll in vain, the guardians would give no re lief. The appli left : he was Missed from that time by his friends, and on Sunday Morning last he was found in a plantation belonging to Mr. Gwynne, at Ford Abbey. His head was swinging by a cord with which he had hanged himself : the body had separated from the head, and fallen on the ground. The hands and othej extremities were devoured, it is said by dogs or foxes. A coffin was procured, and the .remains of the wretched man were placed into it. An inquest was to have been held on Tuesday, by Mr. Aberdein, coroner for Devon. According to a statement published by the Sentiaelle del' Arme'e, the garrison of Paris, and of the banlieu within a distance of ten leagues, consisted of 54 batallions of infantry, thirty squadrons of cavalry, a regiment of artillery, six com panies of engineers, four companies of veterans, and a squad ron of the waggon-train. " If we add these troops," observes the Commerce, " the gendarmerie of the Seine, the municipal guards, and the firemen these united forces will present a total number of 65,0d0 men ; and nevertheless, we are living in a state ofpeace, at any price. MODENA.—Miss Clara Novello, the pupil of that able professor, the Chevalier Micheroux, has obtained great success at this place. The night of her benefit, before her departure for Bologna, was of the most brilliant kind. A crowd assembled under her windows, manifesting their en thusiasm by shouts and acclamations. and by throwing her large bouquets of flowers. This young singer seems destined to a brilliant career.—Musical Review. LAUSANNE.—The Helvetic Musical Society have givpn, in the great Cathedral of Lausanne, one of those Concerts which make a lasting impression on the memory. Rossini's Stahl Mater was performed by seven hundred singers, with perfeet precision. A symphony of Beethoven had been previously executed. The second part consisted of Men delssohn's Oratorio of St. Paul. This superb work was received' with transport. Among the solo-singers were Mesdames Gaugler, Maschek. Gaulier, Saladin ; Messrs. Mengis, Valloton, and Heller. FOUR BOYS SUFFOCATED.-011 Thursday morning a number of boys, who had run away from St, Pancras Work house, were found on the kilns in Rhodes' brick-fields, Cam den Town; three were quite dead and a fourth died soon.after being removed from the kiln. The remainder recovered. On Friday an inquest was held on two of the bodies. The Coroner remarked, " Another most singular circumstance was the extraordinary appearance of the two bodies just viewed by the jury. Here were two boys dying flom pre cisely the same cause, yet one presented the extremely livid and congested appearance usual in persons who died from suffocation ; whilst the skin of the other was quite the con trary, and so pallied that no medical man in the kingdom would believe he had died other than a natural death." RIOTING AT WEST BROMWICH.—On Friday morning, at nine o'clock, four or five hundred colliers came from Dud ley, Sedgeley, and other places, and many of them having sticks in their hands went to Mr. Gilbert's pit, at Gold-hill, and commenced an attack upon the men wilo were at work, and broke some of the tools. The police and special consta bles arrived, but they were unable to suppress the rioters, who stoned and otherwise ill-treated them. Mr. Dawks, jun., special constable, was badly injured. The Cavalry were sent for, and on their arrival the mob fled and took to the canal, into which upwards of 50 plunged themselves in order , to escape. Two of these unfortunate ment stronglywere drowned,guwereard. and it is thought a third lies under a boat.o Thirteen ca ptured and taken before Lord Dartmouth, and committed to Stafford Gaol. The place is tranquil, b ed. The men were all strangers from Dudley , Sedge IY ' ' Brockmere and the surrounding country. A was at tempted at Oldbury, but prevented in good time and noms- chief done. HINTS TO BAKERS.—It appears from azTerate calcula tions, founded on experience of many ages of the " essize" of Paris, that 283 lbs. of flour will give 363 lbs. of bread. The expense of baking the French Government estimates at 7s. the sack. Now, if this is found to be a fair allowance at Paris, it must be a liberal allowance here, where fuel is one third the price • and, besides, every one kno ws that , in the manu facture of ? bread, the bakers here use, we do not say blameably, a considerable proportion of potato and other cheaper flour. If, therefore, we divide the 363 lbs., we shall have a fraction less than tenpence halfpenny as a fair price for seven pounds of the very best bread or about fivepence farthing for the loaf now usually sold for sevenpence, show ing, supposing weight and composition of the loaf to be per fectly honest, an exhorbitant profit of 'full thirty-three per cent.—Journal.—(On the subject of this profit " a farmer" who has addressed a letter to the Morning Herald, from Whitechurch, Hants, makes the following statement :—" On Thursday a last I sold at Newbury market 20 quarters of wheat, p t e . :t s p h e e r l. qu f ar w te il r f o e f n e g i e ti t m h p a e t r a ia s l a b c n k s , he o ls, weighing 64 lbs. wthiiisiclivhseat shall produce 29 gallons of good r fl f o o u u r r , e b q u u s a h l ei to s t ' h o at f gby the rice . I now selling here at 15el. per gallon. Of bread, by by the addition of water, it would make 31 gallons, but, cal ccouiliavteinrted into flour is of flour &one the sack of wheat, when miller and baker on four bushels to the public 365. 3d., where as I, the grower, 275., so that the profit of the awe I The bran is 9s. 3d., or more than one third of the v an or pollard is always allowed to pay for grinding, consequently is to be deducted, the the expense of baking alone charg e ef which in th e c ountry is Id. pe r gallon, but in a regular bakehouse, driving a fair trade, half that price is sufficient to allow.) BREVITIES.-" This must be lookeciFnto," as Sammy on this point," to the ship's o t n i n n e t tl " e end of said to his father's watch when he heard i men taken in and pa d r o u n c e ul f a o r r iy " u a n s ea t s h y e shar t k tiek.-" hackney- Young l e e in t (In stuck him ill: s as the crew.--" I'm a fl y sa id IN hen th l e ,o ru ca n n i t g e e o n n t l a needle.- --- “ coachman said to the thunder-storm.-" Cote it's time to rise, Baron Rothschild said to the' g p et a a funds. • . 52 I 1 77 J citz cocowto - 00 crb (xi 0 c) co to to -• co ca co bo cs, Ca to co population, 1841. Average Congregatio4. .W.00..0 r++. Proportion per Cent. 14 , 1 CO Co I-. C:0 4. CO CD CO g* C7l NI I Members. . I Sunday Scholars in Attendance. .ap 44.4-. • 1 N g 5 t•J I CA 1 ...II e.= Cr. Proportion per Cent. Teachers. Aggregate, c o Independent. 1•3 I Vacant, or variously supplied. ta I ~1 " 2 I Aided by the Union .14. I I-. .--, I Abandoned or closed. g br... I ,_. 1 Passed into other hands. Expenditure of the Union £1769 4 9 Balance due to the Treasurer 183 • 9 271 Df the 103 " churches," two are in Cheshire, three in Westmoreland, two in Yorkshire ; leaving ninety-six to Lincashire. Of the forty-nine cases aided by the Union in . 1840, there were fifteen cases of acknowledged increase, six teen of decrease, and sixteen respondency;—in .1841 they may be classed as ten cases of increase, nirxe decrease, four despondency, and twenty-six stationary. The only daily school noticed is '` given up ;" as is also one of the two infant schools. It may be well to state, that in these districts the Established Church has recently raised forty-fire Sunday and daily schools, and thirty-five liew churches. Disr,ent has also licensed thirteen meeting-houses for marriages, 5m..4 4,4 e Establishment twenty-two churches and chapels. We shall now proceed to our calculation with respect to the accommodation afforded by .dissenters to the whole of the population in Lancashire. There are several large meet ing-houses well attended, like that of Dr. Rattles, a 4 Liver pool. There are many others very respectably but not so nume . ously attended, like that of Dr. Halley in Manchester. Btit tnefeis a mass of others in the rural districts scarcely freque44l, and where the Church and the Wesleyan Me thodists sorb that portion of the whole population who attend at anv place of worship at all. We will admit, then', that 70 of the 138 Meeting -houses are attended by congrega tions averaging 400, and 6,3 by congregations averaging 300 each. Thus, out of a population of ane pillion six hundred and sixty-seven thousand and sixty-four souls . , the congre gational dissenters offer meeting-room to only 48,449 being a deficiency of 1,618,664! This is a fair and faithful account of Lancashire Dissent. So " the Church may still lift up her head, and go on her way rejoicing." • N.\ • \ --4 " . .t., . • did nkbarnow how thoseviro hadadont so stood in their bwn minds.\ He thought, considering the great burden of the station-toll on third-class passengers for short distances, they should see if the Manchester and Birmingham Company would not be contented with something less. He recom mended that in their carriages the directors should take pat tern by the Manchester and Liverpool. Mr. Appleby thought Mr. Spencer's first remark required some reply. He could scarcely comprehend it; but -Mr. Spencer seemed to insinuate that some of the directors hail got rid of shares by forfeiture, and then bought shares -at £32 10s. to receive interest on £S2 10s. if that were the insinuation, Mr. Spencer might be assured it was not the case. No interest was paid on any shares, but such as had 3 4 4 I , N\ \*,` '*s - `.. 4 C-N STATISTICS OF DISSENT. A little work under the title of " Statistics of Dii,sent in England and Wales, from dissenting authorities ; proving the inefficiency of the voluntary principle to meet the spiritual wants of the nation," has just been published by Mr. Painter, of the Strand, London. For many years not only has the voluntary system been vaunted as the sole right principle for supplying the spiritual wants of the people, but the num ber and importance of the people who put forward this dogma have been so grossly exaggerated, and dissenters have been so clamorous and vituperative, that many of the less inquir ing portion of the community arc beginning to think them a numerous body. For•the purpose of ascerta►n►ng who these dissenters are, and whether they are able to provide for the 'religious requirements of the people, is the object of this publication ; --- aod to afford an idea of hoW the questions are answered, we give the `• statistics" for Lancashire and Cheshire, as locally interesting to our readers, and refer them ' for further information to the work itself, which at the pre sent day is valuable and important. LANCASHIRE. Lancashire is so large and so populous a county, that everything belonging to it is necessarily on a great and splendid scale. Thus at Liverpool there are seventeen dissenting places of worship, including those of the Welsh Methodists ; at Manchester there are ten also, including a Welsh chapel. At Blackburn, Bolton, Chorley, Darwin, Hindley, Horwick, Preston, Warrington, Wigan, and Wymond ,Houses, there are two dissenting meeting-houses in each town; whilst at Bury and Oldham there are four each, and at Salford three. The total, number of dissenting meeting-houses in Lancashire is 138. At first sight this appears to present an aspect of a most successful character, but we must go into the details of Lancashire dissent, and we shall then find it less flourishing. The county of Lancashire covers an area of 1,766 square miles ; it contains 499 parishes townships, &c.; it has 289,166 inhabited houses, and the enormous number of 23,604 uninhabited, besides 3,831 erecting ; and it contains a population of 1,667,064, being 90,000 souls more than in in Middlesex, including the metropolis. Dissent un doubtedly existed in the seventeenth century in Lancashire, but only at Darwin and Oldham. During the eighteenth century only thirty meeting-houses were built ; whilst the nineteenth century, since the great increase of manufacturers and of a poor manufacturing population, has witnessed the erection of 106 dissenting places of worship. Of these, ten have been built within the last five years. " The Lancashire Congregational Union (says its histo rian) is among the oldest and most efficient county associa tions in the kingdom. It was first organised at Bolton, in June, 1786; but it took its present name and form at Man chester, in September, 1806. Since that period twenty-one churches (read meeting-houses) have been assisted, which are now contributing to its support, and aiding the general progress of religion in the world. It has at the. present time about one hundred and fifty stations and out-stations, at which there are about 1,200 communicants, and not less than 10,000 hearers. It enjoys the services of about 900 Sunday school teachers, who instruct more than 6,000 scholars. The county is divided into four districts, Liverpool, Preston, Blackburn, and Manchester, to each of which are local officers. Richard Roberts, Esq., of Manchester, is the general treasurer, and the Rev. Dr. Raffles, of Live:pool, the secretary. Its income for 1839 was £1,522 17s. 2d. In accounting for the remarkable progress of Independency in Lancashire, the seminary first established by R. Spear, Esq., at Manchester, and afterwards continued at Blackburn, under Dr. Fletcher, Mr. Wardlaw, &c., should not be for gotten. The Lancashire Independent. College' is now rising at Withington, within three miles of Manchester, which swill cost £25,000, nearly four-fifths of which sum have been already subscribed I" Thus writes the chronicler of Dissent, who has been assisted by " A Brief History of the Rise and Progress of the Lancashire Congregational Union," by Mr. Slate. Un doubtedly these sums look large when compared to those raised in other counties, but when £1,522 17s. 2d. are sub scribed by 138 congregations, it is easy to .see that on an average each congregation only subscribes £ll 10s. The wealth of some of the dissenting manufacturers in Lancashire is also indubitable ; and it is a fact that the strongholds of Wesleyan Methodism and Romanism are also in this county. The Methodists at,Manchester and its environs were the first to set the example of raising the enormous funds collected at the centenary meetings. Nor are the funds in the Church of England in Lancashire a whit behind-hand in their noble and pious support of our national Protestant Episcopal Church. The efforts which have been made, and are still making in Liverpool and Manchester, are worthy of this noble county. The county of Lancaster contains some of the most cele brated of the dissenting ministers of the present day, though there are no less than forty-two meeting-houses without pastors, and twelve only supplied with beardless students. Thus, out of 138 Lancashire meeting-houses, only 84 have pastors. This is a decisive and unanswerable proof, not withstanding the eulogies pronounced on the Lancashire Independents by their historian, that Independency, though very prosperous in the large towns and cities, is at a dis count in the less populated and rural districts. Of the truth of this statement there cannot be a better proof than this—that at Blackburn, Bolton, Bury; Chorley, Darwin, Liverpool, Manchester, Salford, Oldham, and Preston, out of 48 ministers and meeting-houses, there are but seven without pastors. Whilst at small places, such as Belham, Blakeley, Belthorn, Golborne, Middleton, Patricroft, and Wharton, where the congregations can raise bat small sala ries for their ministers, they are all vacant. At Belmont, Droylsden, Four-lane Ends, Great Harwood, Heaton Mersey, Harporley, Huyton, Ramsgrove, Todmorden, and Wymond Houses, the dissenters do not even think of having fixed pastors, but are taught by itinerants, or by students. And these facts alone ought to open the eyes of dissenters them selves to the truth, that the voluntary principle never would, and never could, supply the whole of this country with the means of Christian worship ; since, at the present moment, thousands of districts are wholly neglected by dissent, and thousands of others are most imperfectly supplied. Indeed, this seems to have been partly felt by the mem bers of the Lancashire Dissenting Union, for the report of that society for 1840 concludes as follows: " We have been niggard and scanty in the supply of those means which the great cud we have proposed to ourselves, viz., the evangelisation of the county, required, in order to its accomplishment : and the work has been impeded, and the efforts of the workmen, in various ways and instances, curtailed and crippled by our parsimony. We are challenged to shoW to the world that the voluntary principle in religion is, of itself, sufficiently powerful and expansive to furnish the means of the world's conversion. Let us do this first within the limits of our own county—for if we fail in this, what ground of hope is there fox the world ?" The report of the same "union" for ),84). thus opens It is always with mingled feelings that we proceed to the diseharge of the duty which thus annually devolves upon us, of reporting the state of the several stations and itinerancies. There is so much over which to mourn, mingled with that which ought to awaken gratitude and joy, that we scarcely know whether to employ the language of congratulation or condolence—whether to erect the Ebenezer or utter the lamentation—whether ' to thank God and take courage,' or, with enmtions verging on despondency, to say; ' who hath believed our report, and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed ?'" A correspondent has i transreitted to the Gazette some ob servations on Congregational* i,n Lancashire, compiled from Slate's " History of the Lancashire Congregational Union." The following table is not without interesf • erpt ;.,; .4* • • 2 7,-, : .; CHESHIRE. This county .bas a population of 395,000; has 487 parishes, townships, &c.; covers 1052 square miles ; has 73,390 in habited houses ; and has .37 .congregational meeting-houses. Of these 37, there are two 91 Macclesfield and three at Stockport. Some of the meeting-hOvises in this county are very small, but we will adhere to the average of 400 per meeting-house, and we find that only 14,800. can he accommo dated out of a population of 395,300; deficiency upwards of 380,000 souls. In fact, the real deficiency is much greater; for instead of 14,800 persons attending these 37 meeting houses, not more than 10,000 at the utmost are ever present in them. "The, Cheshire Union," in support of itinerant preaching, raises about £2OO per annum, or £6 per meeting house. It employs four agents to teach and preach over 1052 square miles and to 325,300 souls ! Dissenterism dates as far back as 1670 in Cheshire, at a place called Tint wistle ; but though 170 years have since passed away, there arcpnly 10,000 congregations out of 395,300 souls. There are some vacancies of pastors in the congregational places of worship, and three or four places being unable to support their ministers are connected with other " causes." Dis sent is far from proaperouz in Cheshire. FAMILY LEMONADE. —Get a jug aild run with it to the water-butt, wash out with a small (io ritity,of aque.ons fluid, t;ry best you can c you may take yanoudrwiijeckine lemon, b w e i i t n h o a ca c r le e a fu n l glassh-cloth: h tl meet with. Sli c e with an ordinary knife into a common the sugar- basin, t a ki ng care plate, and throw the pieces smartly into that they reach the bottom .. Seize your en you think Your boiling sweeten at discretion, adding a little more jar- basin, and there is need of it, Take your k ettle and pour water over your lemon, stirring all the while with the handle of a toasting-fork. Be careful not to leave off still- you know your sugar is dissolved, when you may stirring 'until sit d own and wait for time to cool the refreshing bwrage. Serve 'C. in tumblers or mugs ; in default of which yg u Wai d runk out of the pitcher.--Punch. I N ~` `_ `S l THE OVERLAND INDIA MAIL • (Profit the Times of Satuiday.) The mail from India has arrived, and we have letters and papers from our correspondents to the 19th of July. The in telligence which they communicate, although of consider able interest, is not of a striking character. The state of the war in Atighanistan continued to be the subject of warm discussion throughout India, and the most conflicting rumours were in circulation as to the decision of the Governor-General.. While the opponents of the future campaign asserted that Loyd Ellenborough had adopted the decision of immediately withdrawing the British troops from that country, there were -others who, in the absence of 'all official orders, maintained that such.withdrawal at this con juncture was., calculated to inflict a most serious injury on the supremacy of Great Britain, and that the arrangements made by the Supreme Government led rather to the infer ence, that it was intended to use the most determined mea sures 'for obliging the refractory Afighans to enter into satisfactory terms. Of those measures, one was the forma tion of " a large army of reserve , " in the district of Sirhind, under the command of Sir Jasper Nicoll. The name given to this force, which was ordered to amount to 20,000 men, together with the locality selected for its immediate assem 7 bling, in the neighbourhood of the Sikh country, and the appointment of the Commander-in-Chief to be its general, led to the supposition, that it was not intended merely to protect the retirement of the British troops from the banks of the Indus, but to aid their future operations in Affghan- istan. Another of those measures was the collection of beasts of burden, which were to be sent to General Pollock, who still remained with his troops at Jellalabad. A body of the Sikh troops, amounting to 7,000 men, had also arrived at Jellala bad, which position they are described as anxious to maintain against the Affghans. even if the British be withdrawn. The plan for the next campaign, now in a state of prepa ration, is said to have been arranged by the Duke of Welling ton in England, and will be to the end of having not only an effective army of reserve in case of any future reverses, but at the present moment of concentrating all the troops in Affghanistan in proper positions until the opportune time arrive of a simultaneous advance on Cabul of the divisions under General Pollock from Jellallabad, and of General Nott, with his division, from Candahar. The caution and reserve with which the final determination of the Supreme Government is kept secret, and the absence of all public do cuments on the subject, had thrown an air of mystery over the matter which was favourable to the conjectures on both sides. In the mean time, events of varied importance have oc curred in Affghanistan. Thb fort of Khelat-i-Ghilzee has been evacuated in consequence of the concentration of Ge neral Nott's division at Candahar. The Affghans, however, prior to the execution of that order, attacked the former place in considerable force on the morning of the 21st of May : they were, as stated in the accounts of last month, re pulsed with considerable loss. The official despatches, pub lished by the Governor General at Allahabad on the 2d of July, represent the conduct of Captain J. H. Cragie and his troops as worthy of the higeest praise. There is also in the despatch of that officer a soldier-like simplicity of style which contrasts strongly with other highly-inflated docu ments. Official details have been published of the attempt made by Abkar Khan, chief of Zemindawur, at the head of 3,000 men, and in conjunction with the rebel force under Prince Suftur Jung, the fourth son of Scab Soojah, and Atta Ma homed, to take the city of Candahar by surprise during the absence of Colonel Wymer, detached with a large force into the Ghilzee province. On their appearance near the city on the 29th of May, General Nott sallied out at the head of a number of his remaining troops, and soon routed them com pletely. Prince Jung, having been deserted by his follow ers, had subsequently surrendered - himself. There were letters received from the army at Candahar, which comment strongly on the impolicy of abandoning the country, and of which some, written by persons whose opinion is of high value, maintained that the force under General Nott was fully adequate to advance even to the gates of Cabul. From Jellalabad accounts are conflicting of the state of the troops, some exaggerating their want of comforts and the prevalence of sickness. On the other side, the fact is known that, instead of retiring, General Pollock had sent out a detachment to attack some forts ten miles to the southward. Unanimity and good feeling continued to animate all the troops there, and a strong desire was exhibited for going forward to Cabul, in order to avenge their slaughtered coun trymen, and to wipe out the stain from the honour of the British Indian army. The Affghans were divided among themselves, some being eager for forming conventions and terms of amity with the British. The delays in the movement towards Cabul, since the passage of the Khyber defiles by General Pollock's force, had proved rather advantageous to Akhbar Khan, who, hav ing placed his British prisoners in safe custody at some dis tance from Cahul, proceeded to attack the Bala Hissar, in which Futteh Jung, the third son of Schah Soojah, who is looked upon as attached to the alliance with the British, had defended himself and his father's treasures with ability. The report of money being collected in the Bala Hissar roused the cupidity of Akhbar Khan and his followers ; they, therefore, laid siege to that fort, and completed a large mine under one of the bastions, which they blew up with such want of skill as to kill numbers of their own men. The Arabs, or best soldiers in the service of Futteh Jung, being alarmed for their families, of which they dreaded the slaughter from the murderous propensities of Akhbar Khan and his partisans, and terrified by the news that the British had blown up the fortifications of Khelat-y-Ghilzee, prior to their flea , retreat from the country, induced their young Sovereign, however much against his will, to surrender himself, and' his fort, and his treasures, to the tender mercies of the notorious Akhbar, Iv lto was afterwards said to have been appointed Vizier. This success, which was by some considered as likely to prove, ultimately, disadvanta geous to Akhbar Khan, bad, at first, excited some alarm among the friends of the British, and rendered the demand for the adoption of decided measures, within a short time, imperative. Akhbar's adherents would not, it was supposed, long adhere to him, if they bad no prospect of plunder. The great cause of the past delay was said to be the want of camels, and an eager search had been instituted for those animals in the northiest of India,. for the service of General Pollock's division, for i.t wag admitted that there was no de ficiency of them in the divisMo wider O. esie s al Nott. The continual outcry for thousands of camels was said by some critics to be rather a bugbear in a country where numbers of bullocks and a hardy breed cf horses can be easily procured. The conduct of the Governor-General, who maintained his own secret to the last, or only intrusted it in a strictly confidential maimer_to the heads of the various departments, haS given satisfaction to mapy, who did not hesitate to ob ject to the clamour which a' few were eager to raise against the progress of the armies. The Governor-Generallad or ; dertsd thesincorporation of the levies for Schah Soojah into ' the arp'iy oflUgal• Thelateit eFg from Jellalabad, to the 26th of June, and to which our egtrespPOrletst 'anodes in his postscript, repre-• sented the troops As on the Best tei,in•p with the natives, who furnished all sorts of supplies. 'file detachment sent to the southward had received a promise of having 82,060 ru p ees , buried by Captain Ferris during the retreat of last year, and which the n atives had discovered, made good to that officer. There were strange rumours current then among the Vial nees, near Jellalabad, one of which was, that Akhbar Khan, having been persuaded by, Futteh Jung to enter the Bala Hissar, was there detained a prisoner. This fact, if it be confirmed, cannot fail to produce the most important results. The movement of General Pollock's division on to Cabul, a sli,stance of ninety miles, was positively asserted to have been ' decided on. The presence of the 7000 Sikh troops at Jella. labad Was calculated to facilitate hi s progress. In the interior of lOdie. tranquillity prevailed. The dis turbaneea in . Pundelkund, which are described as periodic, score to be pot down"by 5,000 men, WhO Were ordered to oc cupy those dietricts after tie rainy season. The inbahitatits are said to be always tranquil during the presence of troops. A measure of the Governor-General, which was exagge rated by certain parties into an attempt to reduce the salaries of the civil servants, deserves to be noticed. It is the ap pointment of a select committee to examine into the causes of the annual increase of the civil charges in Bengal and the north-western provinces, there being nearly £1,000,000 sterling difference between 1835 and 1841. The instructions issued to ihe poinnlittee appear of the fairest kind. From China the iii,telAgence reaches, to the 27th of May, up to which day no movement a:importance had taken place. The auxiliary or additional troops, for' Whish the British Ple nipotentiary appeared to be waiting, hail not arsive4, but were hourly , expected. As soon as they arrived, it was, as stated; his . intention to proceed to the northward, and to begin operations in the most decided manner. E According to report , the Emperor had been so much frightened at the threatened approach of the English to Pehhi that he gave his fatherly advice to his Chinese sub jects to ,defend themselves as well as they could against the fkeign barbarians, after which he fled with his family into Tartary, the eOsintys',Of ;his ancs.'stoi's. It will be curious to find China seon.goyerned 'again by one of i:a own race under the protection ,of the British Queen.' ' ''' ' ''' ---- Sis tio;:ti 60 1 4. 11 , in this acequnt of the dispersion of the Chinese troops at Tee, .thtts dercribeit an attack' made by Admiral Sir W. Parues op 4 slsstaphnie,nts " At the moment when the iialPsiral had nearly gained the height, I perceived a large body or Chisega;ss, a erulini the hack of the hill which was attacking, apparently tgt rain of the conjoint attack. and I directed Major Gough, DePety- Quarter-snaster-General, to rush forward with the Grenadiers of the 49th, supported by a battalion company, to cut off their retreat. The carnage at the foot of this bill was extraordin arily great : the 49th in the rear and the naval brigade in the front almost annihilated this 'body, while the remainder of athsetilt4wEier alinthyojarestciroivnegre ed I,,,is,iiyti; I t lie cannot dspe s r a s y e columnsiasntfl ylflying foe. The 18th aril Riles, Puking that they were too late to participate in the attack Qo the eabsisososerst, rapidly flashed into the plain and cut off the Chinese fro'sralteirsi.nlpale re- treat on the Chagki pass, killi!ag numbers; 0114 one company, under Lieutenant 'Bernard, followed pp the persuit fol. several miles towards Yuyaun. The 26th Cstmeronians, having left one company to protect the guns, pressed forward into the plain and joined in the pursuit. It was eight o'clock before - the force reassembled, when we occupied the enemy's eneampoleot, where the men found ample bedding and comforts, Sir Hugh estimates that pot less than 1,000 Chinese were killed upon the field or in the pursuit and drowned in the canals. A great proportion of the manclariOs 01 11- A number of official papers, containing details of the /-SIP proceedings along the coast, has been published by order of the Governor-General. The only remarkable event in Bombay was that another ship, laden with a valuable cargo, called the Adelaide, was bust on the departure for the eastward. Some persons were taken up on suspicion as incendiaries, but no proof could be established, 4, large reward was offered for the conviction of the incendiaries; ,~ • In education the Chinese glory is the inculcation of spzi a• and political duties. Their teaching is chiefly by authority'. Hence the great use made of maxims. These are suspended upon the walls of every apartment, where they are constantly seen and read from early childhood to decrepit age. Th e y say " Good sayings are like pearls strung together. Inscribe them on the walls of your dwellings, and regard them night and day as wholesome admonitions." All nricti4 in China is executed from blocks, in the fol lowing manner :—The printer holds in his hand what may be termed a_dotible brush, witiO;rllich he supplies the Age of the engraved characters .on thehloCk before s him; the paper, which is very thin, and somew hat resembles what is terlied placed on the block, and the dry' thereby completin g the lat hy us silver paper, is next brush is run over the surtacc , pression. The operation is very quick, and from 2900 to 3000 may be taken off in a day by a single woricH44, prom the paper being so thin and transparent it is printed on one side only, and each printed sheet, consisting of two pages, is folded back at a dividing line given in the printing, bri ng i n i, the unprinted or blank pages . to g ether. Th e fold is there fore on the outer edge of the volume, contrary to our mo d e , being stitched at the opposite margin. CURE OF CHOLERA BY LARGE DOSES OF CALOMEL. _ On the 13th instant a man, who had only been a few clays in Whitecross-street Prison, was taken alarmingly ill in the night with spasmodic cholera. He was attended by Mr. Wadd, the able surgeon of the building, who administered large doses of calomel every boor with success. On the fourthday the patient was out of Oncer, and he is now fast recovering his strength. Nearly One o u n ce of calomel was administered within the first 24 boths, after the plan of Mr. Charles Bennet, at Bethnal -green Houk, iii 1831, Another case occurred in private pract ice immedi ately afterwards to Mr. Wadd with equal s uccess: A collapse had take n *Cc', and there appeared all the, s ymptoms of app roaching disso lution ; but the caloMel stoppe d the fri g htf ul progress of the disorder, and the patigAt ra.;PitliT recovering. HER MAJESTY'g ARRIVAL I SCOTLAND 'From a Second Edition of ThursdatA Glasgow Argus.? We are happy to state that the Queen landed safely this morning at Granton Pier, at half-past eight o'clock; but in consequence of some extraordinary misunderstanding, ne intimation of her Majesty's arrangements was communicated to the authorities of Edinburgh—and the consequenee was, that the general joy was damped by the disappointment ex perienced by thousands in not obtaining a sight of the Queen. There was no jexpectation in Edinburgh that the landing would take place befOre eleven 'o'clock, and, therefore, few saw it but those who, by chance, were in the vicinity of the pier at tbe moment. In the same way, her Majesty's pro gress through the city was witnesse.l by but a comparatively small portion of the population; a-ad the f e elin g s of disap- pointment experienced by all classes, mingled with intense indignation, it is almost irnpossibk to describe. How this misunderstanding occurred does not, as yet, appear; but during the whole of the day it was the subject of general conversation, and the cause of .much discontent. The fol- [owing is a narration of the proceedings connected with the landing The Monarch steamer was the first to come in sight of the royal squadron, which it did at Eyemouth, betwixt six and seven o'clock on Tuesday night. The wind was at that time N.W., and her Majesty's yacht was towed by the Black Eagle and the Sheerwater steamers, and attended by the Rhadamauthns, the Trinity yacht, and other vessels. The Monarch gave a _royal salute of twenty-one guns, and the company on board welcomed her Majesty with a loud and hearty three cheers. Her Majesty was reposing on deck on a couch; and on hearing the cheers which burst from the Monarch, she rose and acknowledgdd the compliment by bowing repeatedly. His Royal Highness Prince Albert was walking along the deck in close proximity to the Queen. The Monarch and the Trident steamers then fell into the train of the royal squadron. In the course of the evening a Scotch reel was got up with considerable spirit on board the Monarch ; the gaiety soon attracted the notice of the royal party, and Prince Albert was plainly seen directing the at tention of her Majesty towards it. The squadron arrived off Inchkeith about half-past eleven o'clock, when lights were exhibited on the foremast, topmast, mizenmast, mizenpeak, and a brilliant one below the main cap. Some beautiful fireworks were also exhibited from the deck of the yacht. The squadron dropped anchor on the south side of Inchkeith, and remained in that position during the whole night. At one o'clock in the morning, the Duke of Buccleuch and Lord John Scott proceeded to Grantor' Pier, making enquiries as to her Majesty's arrival, and we believe they remained at Granton during the whole night. We have already stated that her Majesty landed at half past eight o'clock in the morning. At seven o'clock two guns on the castle announced that the squadron had left Inchkeith ; but as there was a general understanding, that her Majesty was not to land for some hours afterwards, the signal had little or no effect in bringing out the people . . As we have already stated, immense numbers were in conse quence disappointed. As the yacht, with an accompanying steamer, slowly ap proached the pier, her Majesty was seen on the deck con versing with Prince Albert, and occasionally very courteously with the officers' of the ship. She was dressed in a white lace shawl, lined with pink, with a claret coloured satin gown, and a pink case bonnet with white crape. She appeared to be in good health and spirits, conversing with all around her, and looked extremely well. Prince Albert wore a white hat, and a long cloak faced with scarlet. When the vessel had been safely moored at the landing-place, Sir it. Peel went on board, and after paying his respects, entered into conversa tion with her Majesty, in the course of which she frequently smiled, and appeared extremely pleased. The Duke of Buccleuch next went on board, and conversed some time with her Majesty and Prince Albert. Immedi ately after the Royal carriage was drawn up, her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Albert, landed on the platform which had been erected for her accommodation, amid the cheers of the crew who had manned the vessel and the en thusiastic greetings of the fortunate few who happened to be present when she first set her foot on the Scottish shore. Her Majesty then stepped into the carriage that was waiting her, drawn by four beautiful horses, when Prince Albert in quired if she would wish the cover to be drawn over, to which she replied—" Oh ! not at all, unless it rains more." The scene was at this time, though the crowd was not so great as in other circumstances it would have been, ex tremely impressive and interesting—the cannon booming from the ships, music striking up an animated strain, and the most enthusiastic cheers resounding from her loyal sub jects. This was continued during the whole route, arid the cortege moved forward at a slow pace. A detachment of dragoons rode in front of her Majesty's carriage, and an officer on each side, and the rear was brought up by another detachment of the dragoons. A long train of gentlemen's and other carriages followed. The intimation of her ap. proach from Granton was not at first believed by thousands pressing forward to the scene of debarkation. It was only when the cavalry were observed at the top of Inverleith-row that the people were convinced that her Majesty was ap proaching. The utmost bustle now prevailed—every one hastening to procure situations to see her Majesty. As her Majesty proceeded along the road she was received with all due respect by the assembled crowd—the men taking off their hats and cheering, and the ladies at the windows and on the scaffolds waving their handkerchiefs. The procession moved along Inverleith-row, and Canon mills Bridge to the city barrier, but as the Lord Provost and magistrates had not, for the reasons given, arrived to present the keys of the city, her Majesty moved up Pitt street and Hanover-street to Prince's-street, and continued to move at the same pace along the Regent Bridge. The Celtic Society, in the full costume of their respective clans, under the command of the Marquis of Lorn and Islay as their Lieutenant, were drawn up in front of the Waterloo Hotel, where they saluted her Majesty in Highland fashion. The garb of the Highlanders is at all times imposing, but upon this occasion the dresses were more than usually splendid. Her Majesty continued her progress along the Chalton-hill-road to Nortoo-plapc, when she set off at a more rapid pace. A guard of honour of the r?3d regiment marched from the Castle at half-past eight; but on learning that her 'Majesty was coining along Inverleith-row, they stopped' at Fettes4ow, when they drew up in Pitt-street, and received her Majesty as she passed. After her Majesty had passed the city barrier, a royal salute was fired froth the Castle, and the bells of the churches began to ring. About nine o'clock the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Council begat . ' to assemble; and a deputation, consisting of Bailie Richardson g r uel 114. Black, proceeded to pranton to learn her Majesty's pleasirre' as 'to the time of he: intending to have immediately issued pikeards i,Mionneing the hour to the inhabitants generally. This, of course, proceeded upon the supposition, which was generally enter tained, that that event would be delayed till about eleven o'clock. About half-past nine, however, as already stated, the Castle guns commenced firing a royal salute, and soon after word was brought that her Majesty had actually landed and had already passed the civic barrier. For sonic minutes this stunning intelligence was disbelieved by the magistrates and citizens generally ; but conviction was soon carried to the minds of the most incredulous by the passing of the royal cortege down Prince's-street. Then commenced a scene, which, Perhap4;' ha's had. fey/ parallels in the historical re collections of the flikh,StreetbfEangburgh. • 4 g reat crowd had assembled, witnessing the 'arrive[ of the carriages in which the Magistrates and Council were to proceed to the barrier at Hendersonsrow, These at once started off at the top of their speed down the street and through the Canon gate, their only chance to obtain a sight her Majesty being to gain the Abbey Ilill before the royal procession passed. All the throng that were coming from the south side of the town, and many that had missed the sight at Prince's street, came pouring along the south and north bridges ; and the crush and cunfusion of the people resembled perhaps nothing perhaps so much as the route of a beaten army. For some time the pace was tremulous—all'appeared to be aware that the point for which they were making was their only hope of training 4 stgilt'Ofhp y Iviajesty ; and even that pre sented a faint hope. • Before th'ey'#ere half may down the canongate, the pace of many began to flag, and, 'as'' they passed Holyropd, a great many h a lted io the vague hope'that her Majesty might, after all, visit this palace pf her ancestors. By many, however, the race was still Lent pp, through the Park behind the Abbey, down the lane that opens upon Comely Green, on the Portobello Road, where their staunch enthusiasm was at last rewarded by their finding that they were a few yards in advance of the royal cortege, that was coming past in the same order as before ; the Royal Archers, which had met them on the road, grouped around the royal carriage, in somewhat broken order ; her Majesty and the Prince bowed gracefully to the cheers and waving of hand kerchiefs that aeeted thein as they passed, The intelligence to sybieti We have referred fell like a bomb shell among those of the Town Council that w4eilisseinbled. The ceremonies with which. her Majesty was intended to be received were forgotten, and the sole &Sire left was to see her Majesty as she passed. They left the Council Chains ber immediately hurrying to their respective carriages, and dispersed in different directions, most of them taking the route down the North Bridge, where we presume they were thrown opt, as they did not afterwards appear in the line of procession. A carriaxe 40 four, however, containing Bailies Thompson and Witkie, and Dean of Guild Ramsay took the route down the Canongate, antliiguirtrout upon the Portobello - Road, had the mortification of seeing- the 'prbeesSion pals as they came forward. They followed; however, rather from .% feeling , of eager desire than from 'any hope of attaining their , object, especially when Opposite Parsori's Green, the dragoons were observed to close up, and the royal - Carriage began to proceed at a quick pace. 4st Piersbill toll, however; it was observed that her Majesty took tbe' way' down towards 'Portobello (turning up near the Leith brine& 'of the, Dallseith rail Way), and it was then resolved by the magistrates to take the by, path leading from the toll-bar to Raster Duddingston; and thus, by gaining the junction of the roads before the pro cession passed, obtain the much desired view of her Majesty. This resolution was at once put into practice. The horses were put to the gallop, and the magistrates, followed by several equipages and horsemen, who observed the movement thi.cl itnitated it, fortunately arrived in time to see the cortege ewe at a fihick . eontid . trot up the road. On observing the civic dignitaricS, her Majesty tilita Svith an expression of surprise in her coinitcoatice at this 'sadden anir nnespected appearance of the magistratesVhe first of theta, we pregame, that she saw), and she and Priocri Albert bowed markedly and gracefully to their salutations. The dragoons 'end the carriages swept rapidly by on their way to Dalt:claw- The hour at which her Majesty arrived was earlier than was expected, of which the people at large not being duly apprised, many who had come from a distance to witness the arrival were grievously disappointed. The barpougs eye e ted along the line were not half filled, and mans , who had pahrgnmeas for their spats, did not reach them till after the queen had passed, The Council assembled about eleven o'clock, but their de liberations were strictly private. We are informed, however, that they resolved to proceed In a body to Dalkeitb, to re present to her Majesty the mortification occasioned by this disappointment to great numbers of the citizens ; and to entreat that tier Majesty will yet gratify the inhabitants by a public entry into the city to-morrow or Saturday. J n the course of the afternoon, immense numbers of people came to Glasgow the railway ; and a very general com plaint among them' waS; that ," tl c 7 Ipd not seen the Queen." (Prom the Glasgow Herald.) While the deputation (front the civic authorities) was ab sent, the parties stood chatting around, congratulating e ac h other on the fact, that the weather was clear, and that every thing seemed to faVour the Royal landing ; the civic robes were ready to be donned ; the silver keys were ready for the lifting, and, though about half-past nine the Castle guns :boomed a royal salute, which was, in fact, the intimation that . her Majesty's carriage had passed the city. barrier, it was only believed to be part and parcel of th e rejoierlso of the daY; and the chitthat went oh as before. Imtnediately, however that the Royal , the intimation reached the Chamber party had, in reality, passed the barrier, and was rapidly moving oil ,Prinee's-street, an intima t i on wh i ch, at first , could scarcely be crPditedi but was inunediately found to be too true. The whole hoyal party was, in fact, dipping through their fingers, in the very heart of the city, while the authorities were calmly waiting the signal for landing, Th ell all those who had carriages rushed to them with the speed of desperation, and, those who had none took to their heels as if pursued by the evil one. The only chance of obtaining a sight of the Queen seemed to be to gain the top of the Abbey Hill, so that they m ight intercept the Royal party at the end of Regent-terrace before it passed on to Jocks Lodge, on the road to Dalkeith. Th e Lord Provost's.carriage took the lead, and, with every one else, and their name was legion, it became a hot-footed race or scamper of the most furious High-street and Canongate , and then the Abbey-hill, a race, we should s, haviskirtingng y d r i w n ; rit t r, h o e ool steep u p fully a mile over the roughest turf hayn aginable. At the same time the crowd which had been dis appointed in seeing the sight at Prince's-street came pouring over the North Bridge, 'and, being met by the masses 'from the south sia of the pity, all jcided the Canongate raid at break-neck speed. - There were people of every age, form, and degree, all intent on the race, jostling, squeezing, and bounding forwat d with mi , „;ht and mettle. Barelegged laddies ran alongside of well-shod men, and the silk stockings of some of the officers went smashing and splashing throuili the Canongate mud, alongside of the Newhaven fish-wife, who was running to the top of her bent. Fruit stands were over turned, and, in the case of one old woman, who crouched down the better to preserve her little store of apples, and turned her back to the human torrent, not a few of the two-. legged racers leaped right over her head. In fact, it had all the appearance of a death-and-life race alike by gentle and simple, and was altogether a scene which will not soon be for gotten, but when the .fatigues were over, afford food for merriment for many a day. For some time the pace was ...____ . . tremendous: all appeared io -be aware that the point for which they were making was their only hope of gaining a sight of her Majesty, and even that was a faint hope. Before they were half-way down Canongate the pace of many began to flag, and, as they passed Holyrood, a great many halted in the vague hope that her Majesty might, after all, visit this Palace of her ancestors. A large section of the most persevering runners gained the top of the Abbey-hill. at the junction of the Regent-terrace, just as the Royal cortege was approaching it, and, as there were some splendid ranges of platform, which had been erected to overlook the road, they seized possession of them without fee asked or given, almost as wild as an infuriated soldiery would rush into a be.; sieged town, andthere were they gratified by the sight of the Royal Pair,•which amply repaid them for all their rapid toil. By others the race was kept up, through the Park behind the Abbey, down the lane that Opens upon Comely-green, on the Portobello-road, where their Stanch enthusiasm was at last rewarded by finding - that they were a few yards in advance of the Royal Corte'ye, that was coming slowly past in the same order as before. The Royal Archers, which had met them on the road, grouped around the Royal carriage in some . - what broken'order, her Majesty and the Prince bowing grace fully to the cheers and waving of handkerChiefs that greeted them as they passed. The return from witnessing the Royal procession was of an amusing description. Many who had struggled desperately to get forward were now making their way into the city at a wearied pace, with garments that bore sad marks of jostling anti faces which had assumed a flaming ruddiness. Many there were, with hat in hand, who were wiping the perspiration from brow and countenance, and endeavouring to erect shirt collars which once had been stiff, but were now Softened and fallen from the moisture. In every case, however, where exertion had been rewarded by sight of her Majesty, the labour was forgotten; and the city, in fact, became divided into two great classes, between whom there was a vast difference in point of feeling,—the one class composed of those who had seep her Majesty, and the other of those who had not': the former were joyous and elated, the latter saddened and downcast. Amidst all this curious scene, however, there was the best order and the hest feel ing ; and good-humour, in many cases, soon got the better of disappointment. - So soon as her Majesty had passed, there was a wide extended rush out of the city, and thou sands speedily found themselves on their way homewards by every conveyance whiehavas attainable. The railway trains were tremendously filled, some 'of them requiring the pro pelling power of two engines. The Courant, in•noticing this scene of scenes, in its second edition, says :—" The intelligence to which we have referred fell like a bombshell among those of the Town Council that were assembled. The ceremonies with which her Majesty was intended to be received were forgotten, and the sole de sire felt was to see her Majesty as she passed. They left the Council-chamber immediately, hurrying to their respective carriages, and dispersed in different directions, most of them taking the route down the North Bridge, where, we pre sume, they were throWn out, as they did not afterwards ap pear in the line of procession. A carriage and four, how ever, containing Bailies Thomson and Wilkie, and Dean of Guild Ramsay , took the route down the Canongate, and had the mortification of seeing the procession pass as they came forward. They followed, however, rather from a feeling of ' eager de - sire than from any hope of attaining their object, especially when, opposite Parson's Green, the Dragoons were observed to close up, and the Royal carriage began to proceed at a quick pace. At Piershill toll, however, it was observed that her Majesty took the way down towards Por tobello, (turning up near the Leith branch of the Dalkeith Railway,) and it was then resolved by the Magistrates to take the by-path leading from the toll bar to Easter Dud dingston, and thus, by gaining the junction of the roads before the procession passed, obtain the much-desired view of her Majesty. This resolution was at once put into prac tice. The horses, were put to the gallop, and the Magis trates, followed by several equipages and horsemen, who observed the movement and imitated it, fortunately arrived in time to see the cortege come at a quick round trot up the road. On observing the civic dignitaries, her Majesty turned with an expression of surprise in her countenance at this sudden and unexpected appearance of the Magistrates, (the first of them, we presume, that she saw,) and she and Prince Albert bowed roarkedly and - gracefully to their salu tatiods. The Dragoons and the carriages swept rapidly by, on their way to Dalkeith." Soon as the scattered authorities were gathered together, a meeting of council was held, to the deliberations of which the public, however, were not admitted. It resulted, how ever, we have, been informed, in a resolution to proceed in a body to Dalkeith, to represent to her Majesty the mortifica tion occasioned by this disappointment to great numbers of the citizens; and to entreat that her Majesty will yet gra tify the inhabitants by a public entry into the city to-day or to-morrow. The councillors, accordingly, departed in their carriages for Dalkeith, and we may indulge in the hope that all may yet go well. It would be impossible to 'form anything like an estimate of the total population which •has been assembled in Edin burgh during these last two days. We have seen the im portation of strangers set down at 100,000, and, judging from the masses which are met with, not in one prominent quarter of the capital only, but in every ,square and street of it, it is possible that the numbers may not be over-estimated. Lodgingsbave risen to a famine price, and the material for the daily sustentation of the body is smartly enhanced in some quarters. Five and'ten shillings per night for beds is not aaa unusual figure, and many pay a - good reward for leave to 'throw their limbs to'reSt either on floor orcarpet. SinCe the aboVe was written we havebeen kindli favoured, by the latest train, - With the following important and most gratifying intelligence, which appeared in a third edition of the Conran" last night. It will be observed, that our warm hearted Sovereign has, of her own accord, resolved, in the most handsome manner, to remove the disappointment which was experienced by many yesterday, by appearing in a public procession through Edinburgh to the• Castle to-thor row, Her Majetlty has also postponed the Drawing-room till Monda- whili it will be held In 'Palkeitli Palace. For this change of Palace we !ive . litard ofie'reagon rumoured in Edinburgh yesterday, which will be found th be 'a substan tial one by every lover of his Queen, namely, the scarlet fever has unfortunately developed itself in the case of one of the ladies who recently arrived at Hollyrood. " THURSDAY EVENING. " The Lord Provost, Magistrates, and - Council have just arrived from Dalkeith, and in front of the Council Chamber their carriages were surrounded by an anxious crowd. The Lord Provost addressed them from his carriage, and inti mated the joyful intelligence, that they had been most coat-, teously repeived by her Majesty ; that she sylepati,iisa with With the disapppintment'experieficedby' lief good Subjects of Ediiihn`rgh; and that;''to'gratifa them; 'she had consented to change' ail her fOralerplans'i that;ineonsequenee of her Ma jesty's fatigue, she had previously resolVed to postpone the drawing-room to Saturday, bqt that she would postpone the drawing-room till Monday, to he then held in Dalkeith Pa lace ; and that, on Saturday, she would make a royal pro cession from Dalkeith Palace, through the city, to the Castle ; that the precise line of the' route had not yet been fixed, but would be communicated to the public to-morrow, at twelve o'clock • and finally, that her royal progress to the North would be ileferred till Tuesday. This announcement was received by the crowd with the most deafening cheers. "The Magistrates then proceeded to the Council-cham ber where the Lord Provost stated the same information moon at length, amidst rapturous cheers, and the following offibial'nilnitte was read ‘ LTpon 'Waning' upon her Majesty's Ministers, this morp. ing, at Dalkeith Palace, we had the satisfaction of 'learning, that her Majesty had heell graciously pleased tp anticipate the wishes of the Town-council and the people of Edinburgh ; and, previously to our arrival, had sigpified her Majesty's intention to pass through Edinburgh from Dalkeith, and - pay a visit to the Castle, on Saturday, entering the city by Holy rood, and passing up the Canongate.' " Some further conversation took place, in the course of 'which it was stated by Convener Scott, that the grace of these arrangements was immeasurably enhanced by the fact that they were the spontaneous suggestions of her Majesty herself. 'Tbe then separated ,• and we may add, that the information - haadiffitSed joy over the city, deep an heartfelt in proportion to the disappointinent of the morning. (Prom the Edinburgh Evening Courant, of Saturday. EDINBURGII.-THE ILLUMINATIONS. The illuminations in honour of her Majesty took place last Friday night, and they were extremely brilliant. Ornamental devices of all descriptions were exhibited, not only by the public institutions and other establishments, but by indivi duals, vain vied with' each'other in giving effect to this dis py, Coloured lamps and gas-lights'were seen everywhere ntproftislon, and werp arrange 4 in vtirions to the'faney;and titste of indiVithilile. with aii ;u tervening'crowri or *star, was' a common tlevlce. .The ` welcome," in oloured lanipS Or in gas, was frequent: some exhibited trarisParenties, with the figures of Queen Victoria and Prine'e Albert . ; Others had patriotic devices'and emblems, with suitable inscriptions ; end' all testified their ablindant Oal'to do homage to the illustrions personage who now hO;• hours Scotland " With her presence. The Svppiqt, how ever, was damp' and 'iainy,'with'gus of' wind; was 'by no means favourable to the gas illutithiatiobs . : they were blOwn out almost as soon as they were lighted; and though persons were employed to re-light them, it was of little avail. In some places, where the gas was sheltered, the effect was pow erful and brilliant. The streets, during. the whole period of the illumination, were crowded beyond all former examples ; and, though they are so spacious, and the vast multitude were widely :diSPersed, 7 W et in the North and South' Bridges', in Prince's street and aterl6o4lacy and St;.h.ridicW-sOßare; the pressure . was frequently alarniing: The People, hoWever; were Oerywheie so cheerful, orderly, and' happy as to 'COn stitittenot the Ica:4 pleasing part of the interesting spectacle. Nelson's Monunient was brillianily illuminated, and had a line appearance as it towered proudly tip frona the Calton hill. There were also lime balls occasionally . burnt near it, which reflected additional sPlendour on the scene. At the Castle there was a brilliant display of firewerki, provided by Colonel Hill and the officers of the 53d RegiMent, and dis played by Mid. Douglas, pyrotechnist. before midnight the illuminationi were nearly all Win, guished, and the Strpets were Plltirgy cleared, not a single accident worth notice having happened during the whole evening, nEn MAJESTY, AT DALKEITII. As Might' be expected, the people of Dalkeith were not behind the metropolis in anxiety for the arrival of the royal guest who was ~about to honour and grace the adjoining palace with her presence. 'During the whole of Wednesday thousands paraded the streets in hope of her arrival, and lingered on till late in the evening, until authentic inforina ' thm Wits 'conveyed to them that the squadron would not arrive that night. In the . eening'a large bonPire was lighted in the middle of the town. Early on 'Thursday morning, the whole population of the town and surrounding districts was astir, and the signal guns from Edinburgh ,Castle enabled them to make ready in good time fer her AlajestV's reception. Tickets of adinission to the grounds had been given out to ail respectable persons applying for them. It is estimated that from 6,000 to 7,000 individuals obtained access Within th e p o li c i o ,. Th , e bells set ringing at nine o'clock, whiph was the sign'al lei' the people te proceed Within the parks. A few Minutes' after eleven o'clodk 'ilag was hoi4ed on'the churchsteeple, steeple, indicating ' thht the Royal 'corte.o was in' siglif: Shortly after it arnye4 at the Sherifr-hall gate, from Which point, on both sides of the road, as far as the old bridge eerg4s the f,;sk river, the tenantry of the duke and the towns people were ranged. The Royal company intwcl slowly up the avenue, which allowed full opportunity to observe her Majesty anti the Prince, who were loudly and repeatedly c h eere d. filer Majesty entered the Palace by . the principal door, and, apparently to gratif y t h e curiosity of the people still farther, "took her seat at a wi n d ow com m a ndi ng ' a full view of the lawn. The crowd gave three enthusiastic cheers for her Majesty, and retired in the most orderly manner, highly gratified with the arrangements made for them to meet with and welcOme their Queen. The Royal Standard floated from the turrets of the palace and the union-jack from the church tower. . About two hundred soldiers are billeted through the town, consisting of a detachment of the Enniskillens, as her Ma jesty's escort, and one or two companies of the 53d Regi ment, to act as sentinels round the palace and at all the gates. Her Majesty' enjoyed A short walk through' (he gi6tinds it't the afternoon, although- she must have felt very fatigued after so long a voyage. - The Royal party sat down to dinner shortly before eight o'clock. The company consisted of. about forty, among whom were the Earl of Aberdeen. the arl of Liverpool, the Earl of Morton, the Earl and Countess of Cawdor, lion. Mr. Campbell, LadY'Elizabeth and the lion. Misses Camp hell, Lord Viscount Lacelles, Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Lord John Scott and Lady John Scott, Lady Carolii.e Thymic, the Duchess of Norfolk, lion. Colonel Bouverie, Colonel .Anson, Hon. Mr. Talbot, Private Secretary to his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch, Lord Privy Seal, Colonel Weruyss, Equerry to the Prince, and several of the gentry in the neighpourhood. In the evening a meeting took place in liars Cross Key's Inn, to which the townspeople had been invited, when her Majesty's health was drunk in flowing bumpers—Mr. Scott Moncreiff, the Duke's Chamberlain, in the chair. At nine o'clock a splendid exhibition of fire-works took place, and a beautiful pyramid of gas was burned from each of the four corners of the old church tower. _ . :Yesterday (Friday) morning the Queen spent some time in walking through the grounds at Dalkeith Palace. About the same time Prince Albert, the Duke of Bucclench, and Sir Robert Peel drove to the neighbourhood of Edinburgh, and ascended the summit of Arthur's Seat. The Prince, we un derstand, expressed himself in terms of strong admiration of tho splendid panoramic view that spread before him from that elevation. After remaining for some time enjoying the beau ties of the scene, they descended the hill and returned to Dalkeith. Abeut four o'clock in the afternoon, her Majesty, with Prince Albert, the Duchess of Buccleuch, and the . Duchess of Norfolk, proceeded i❑ a carriage through the town of Dalkeith to Dalhousie Castle, where they remained an hour, and then returned by Melville Castle and Newbattle Abbey to the Palace. This airing of her Majesty having be come known a short time before, a dense throng assembled on the High-street ; and on the royal carriage issuing out from the gates of the Park, she was received with most dea fening cheers, which continued through the town. Her Ma jesty was in excellent health and spirits, and smiled and bowed courteously to the enthusiastic multitudes that crowded around her carriage. There was no military escort along with her, her Majesty trusting herself unreservedly amongst her people ; and never was confidence more cordially responded - to. There was a large dinner party at the palace in the evening. It will be a subject of general regret that her Majesty is not to hold her drawing-room in the ancient Palace of Holy rood, so long graced by the presence of her ancestors; but In the circumstances it was ,unavoidable. A case of fever, which terminated fatally, occurred within the palace during. the last fortnight, and .fever has since broken out in St. Ann's-yards, in the immediate neighbourhood. Professor Alison and Dr. Abercrombie signed a report, intimating, that, in these circumstances, it would not be prudent that her Ma jesty should expose herself to the risk - of contagion ; and the scene of the drawing,-room was, therefore, unavoidably triMs ferred to Dalkeith. We understand, that, although her Majesty displayed great iirmness and appeared in good health, during her progress through the city, she was far from being well, having suffered severely from sea sickness during her voyage, which was rough, from ahead wind prevailing almost from the time the squadron passed the Nore. (From a Second Edition of the Scotsman, of Saturday.) ROYAL PROGRESS THROUGH TIIE CITY. The progress of her Majesty and - Prince Albert through the city, this day, was one of the most splendid sights we ever witnessed. We lament, however, to state, that the prevailing joy of the occasion has been marred, to a great extent, by the occurrence of a distressing accident in the breaking down of a platform at the foot of the Mound, some of the particulars of which, hurriedly collected, will be found below. Her Majesty and Prince Albert left Dalkeith Palace in an open carnage, at ten o'clock, escorted by a detachment of the Enniskillen Dragoons. Numerous carriages followed, in one of which was Sir Robert Peel was conspicuous. As the Royal cortege approached Edinburgh. the crowd became extremely dense. The whole of the Canongate and High-street, from Holyrood Palaee to the Castle, nresented one solid mass of human beings. ,Every window was filled, and a great many balconies had been erected along the fronts of the houses, all of which were closely packed with delighted gazers. The roof of St. Giles's Cathedral was , literally clothed with people, and, indeed, every ledge and house -top, whence a view of the procession could obtained, was crowned. The chief point of interest was at the Cross, where a bar rier was erected, and where the keys of the city were to be presented, The crush here and the demand for windows were prodigious. The space was kept clear, after much jost ling and contusion, by the High Constables, under the direc tion of Professor Dick, aided above the barrier by a party of the 53d Regiment, and below' it by the Enniskillen Dragoons. The General and Resident Commissioners of Police were accommodated in a gallery erected at the south side of the Cross. The Celtic Society, in the Highland costume, were drawn up along the north side of the High-street to the'east of the barrier. This Society was under the direction of the Marquis of Lorn, as Captain, and the puke of Leeds, (whose Scottish title is Viscount Dunblane,) and Clanronald com manding divisions; Captain Forbes, late of the 55th adjutant. Lord Adolphus FitAclarenoe sat for some time on horseback close by the barrier, in conversation with the Duke of Leeds and others. The other public bodies were arranged in the manner stated in the programme. The Lord Provost and Magistrates and Council, the City Chamberlains, (with the silver keys of the city on a crimson velvet cushion,) the City Clerks and City Assessors, all full Court dress, the Magistrates and Council being also at tired in their civic robes, took up their position in front of Royal Exchange, about fifty yards from the barrier. • ' All now was anxious expectation. In consequence of the early hour at which the public bodies and the crowd had as sembled, there was, of course, some time to wait before the Royal party appeared; but the greatest patience and gOO - : humour were manifested. Shortly after eleven, two officers galloped Up the Canon gate and High-street with intelligence to the Castle that her Majesty was - near HolYrdod, at which time it was arranged that a 'royal ialnte should be fired. About this time the weather, which had been louring all the morning, threatened an immediate fall of rain ; but, fortunately, it became soon afterwards comparhtively clear. About twenty minutes past eleven o'clock, the Castle guns boomed forth; at which time her Majesty was just rounded the corner of liolyrood, which she surveyed, apparently with great interest. Every ilecl!. along the line was now stretched to catch nglimpse cortege proceeding up the caoangst.e, and . its .nsogrees,l9l soon distinctly marked by the dotter of White ha n dk e rebiefs at the witidowo:' The royal carriage apnriiiched; the crowd uncovered, and the Cheering 'was most enthusiaStic. tier Majesty and Prince Albert, who looked extremely well, gra ciously acknowledged the plaudits of the multitude; • The Royal Archers, the Queen's body guard for, Scotland, assembled in the Queen's Park and preceded the royal car riage on its way up the Canongate and High-street. • ' Her Majesty reached the barrier about half-past eleven, her carriage stopping immediately opposite the Lord Prov.ni and Magistrates, when his lordship addresz,ecl her as coliows " May it please. ,7?ier 't On the pitit'of , the' Lord . Provost, Magistrates, and, Council of the City of Edinburgh, I beg to eimgretnlateyppr, Majesty on your anspicious entrance into thi's ancient Metro polis, rfeW' graded, for the first timefor ages, with the presence of a Qu&n. " These keys, committed to us by your predecessors, have been fondly retained by us among the vestiges of those warlike times, when walls and gates defended against hostile inroads. Under the protection, however, of salutary lima, firmly administered by a succession of illustrious monarchs , from whom your Majesty is sprung, we no longer require such shelter. We have the happiness to confide the security of this northern capital to a brave and orderly population , united in their allegiance to their beloved Queen, and dignified by the possession of that pure and peaceable wisdom which is at once the ornament and bulwark of our times. " And now, with all humility, I deliver into your Ms, - • jesty's hands the keys of our city." Her Majesty replied in the following terms : 4 'lVly'Lorci Prciveist,--I 'return these keys with pc.rfeet cow fide*, into" the safe keeping of the Lord ProNost and Magic' trates 'Of Edinburgh." The crowd around the Royal carriage, was at We moment tremendous, the pause fora few minutes, while the ceremony was being performed, having occasioned a rush from all sid e s. The High Constable found it quite impossible to preserve order. Again the procession moved forward, and reached the Castle about a quarter before twelve. Her Majesty was seen on the ramparts examining Mons Meg, and afterwards gazing on the prospect below, splendid at all times, but at p r esent • peculiarly so from the multit u d es assem bl e d on th e Mound and in Princes-street, Her Majesty also visited the Regaliei Queen Mary's Room, and the Officers' Ilarracks. Majesty was about half an hour in the Castle, after' the'corte:oe returned, in the same order`aS before, - down Lawninerket, and proceeded across the Princes-street. Multitudes rushed along the Mound and the North riil4 . a to catch a second - view of the procession, and 'the crowd was almost as dense . in Princes-street as at the Cross. Ever}( window was occupied, and chiefly with well-dressed feniales. The stone balCony in front 'of the new Club -room Showed 4 galaxy of ladies friana end to end.. The aleony of Mr. WcP,.. 'j'ail's the adjoining housc, and various, others, were SW, erowt~ea, and tact a brilliant efceet. The Wnees oat the gni; ilens"in the . NOrth 14N:1i:were scaled, and' crowds 'potfrel arcing the' gravilled walk, treading' the •shrilbs'and'bOx'..edge . l. Under kot, and climbing the young trees, which in many case. were broken. When the Queen 'was about the west end clf Princei=street, the' - guns of the Castle fired a second abodt twenty-live minutes before one. 'Abe cheering WO lotid and eordial along the whole ling. Sir R. Peel's carriage halted kur or five minutes 0 . 04 opposite our win'iloWS While the keys were presented tel 4c• Majesty by' the Lord Provost, arid we liad the very best Or porturnty of Observing him. When the ' procession reached Queensberry-street, boundary line of the burgh, the carriages of the Lordfro- vost and Magistrates, which had joined the procession at thu barrier, returned to the city. The royal cortege then pro-, peeded to pain - may park, the seat of the Earl of Itoseherrx. 14ELAISCIIGLY ACCIPENT.—rAI4 0 A c=Ai r mflytc, have The joyous Proceedings of the day been greatly marred by an occurrence of a serious nature. 4Ust as the Queen lied passed the corner - of the Royal Institution, on her Way along frinees-street, a scaffolding, which was erected at the west end of the Last prinees-street Oardetis, unfortunately gavi) way, aid precipitated several hundred people to the groodi The screaMs and confnsion Whi 9 h ensued were beyond de. seription. .A.sSiStanee being immediately rendered, the tree- $.05 who had fallen were, without loss of time, removed fronl among the broken timbers to 'the gardens below, wil e° it was found that about thirty individuals, including a great many ladiea, were seriously injured, but, so far as we could learn, no person was killed. The most serious case which Came under our observation was that of a gentleman who got his.left eye knocked out. One man is said to have two legs, and a boy one leg, broken. A girl got a com pound fracture on one leg and one fracture on the other. We observed a boy also lying on the ground insensible, but his pulse was said to be good. The chief injuries were bruises on the legs. Those who had fallen and escaped un hurt were much alarmed, and numbers of ladies were led into the neighbouring hotels, or taken home in coaches, ip if faint and frightened condition. 'A great many surgeimS Were instantly on the. spot, who tendered every assistance examining' the wounds and getting the injured' parties re-, moved,' some to the DisPensary, in Thistle-street,''some tO the Royal Infirmary, and others 'to their own 'homeS':' A number of high Constables were presedts,keepi n g'O r d er , Was also a detachment of Pragoons, which . was 'sent - 1 ) - 44 for the pianos?, from the-royal'en rtegg. A mat many poi'Sons made thentOlves very active in carrying water (o'oo Pit'tielitS, and procuring boards to convey them 6 0 , 4 the ground. • most painful seene c O h f i4 il r l p , n pe l r o h o a k p i s n , z w i tth i a4o r f wives in search of hnslintirli! , parents, Arid parent 4 fel- their 'children. The greatest excite., ment. previiiiecl among the crowd,. and rumours of several • persons haybig be ( iii killed were rile I bat we coup! gat trace tbelll to day gOqd fouodation. The accident occurred -about half-past twelve ; hut was not observed by her Majesty, who had passed about a minute before. The platform was of considerable length, and was erected for the expected entry of her Majesty into the city on Wednesday. On this occasion, as the route was different , only one end of it became available, and the fact of the great pressure being confined to that spot may, in some measure , account for the accident. It may be necessary' to mention, that it was only one-half the platform that fell, the end nearest to which the cortege passed. A more glorious victory cannot be gained over another man than this—that when the injury began on his part, the kind ness should begin on ours.—Tillotson. d R ^S n•