The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-11-16 00:00:00

TRIAL BY JURY. (From the Morning Herald:) On resuming the subject of the proposed innovation on trial by jury, as recommended by the metropolitan police•cOmmittee and commented upon by Mr. Sergeant Adans in his letter to Mr. Benjamin Hawes, we may uke the opportunity, before proceeding further with Ille,rnain argument, to observe what a striking differ ence .exists between what is called " liberalism," at iiklieritilwilibitaiiiiiindiriiiti&easigiiliatifilidel I u ELP f ar- AlWiii 7 e=7-atanlW'S patriors cherished, and which used to be considered character istic of liberal doctrine. Modern liberalism is enamoured of that which ancient patriotism most dreaded—arbitrary power. The great promoters of a centralised system of police, the most effective weapon that domestic tyranny ever wielded to crush political rights and silence public opinion, as the present condition of France abundantly testifies, are chiefly of the liberal party. So are the most zeal ous of. the advocates of poor law despotism at Somer set House. We may instance Mr. Benjamin - Hawes himself, the chairman of the metropolitan police corn tnittee. He will not consider this an accusation, for we dare say he is proud of having it recorded that, with the exception of those extreme liberals, Mr. Grote and Mr. Hume, no man expressed in parliament a more profound diniration than he did of that op pressive and unconstitutional law which delegates legislative power to three individuals, and subjects poverty to the penalties of crime. The stanch " liber alism" of Mr. Hawes cannot be doubted; for he was one of the only two metropolitan members who en deavoured to follow up O'Connell's agitation against the House of Lords, at a meeting in Lambeth. We say endeavoured, for the thing proved a complete failure ; and, from his abortive labours to demolish the House of Lords under pretence of " reform," Mr. Hawes took to cutting down a popular institution rather older and not less valuable—trial by jury. We trust that will prove an abortive enterprise also. We stated yesterday that Sergeant Adams had re futed the assertion of time metropolitan police committee, that summary conviction would tend to check crime, by producing authentic returns, wherein it is shown that crime has steadily increased notwithstanding summary committals, whilst cases submitted to juries have remained nearly stationary, or have continued to retrogade. The learned sergeant observes that the returns which he has adduced in evidence conclusively show that, " if we wish either to detect and punish, or to check and diminish crime, we must look to other sources than the erection of summary tribunals—viz. a vigilant police establishment, and a wholesome pri son discipline." Now a vigilant and efficient consta• bulary power we by no means object to, but what we do object to is, that the organisation and control of all the constabulary force in Eugland (we are not fond of foreign terms when we have as good in English) should be in the hands of the ministers of the crown. We are, therefore, glad to see the great corporation of London determined on having a vigilant and efficient constabulary force, under its own command and super vision, in despite of the efforts which our "liberal" government is making to establish the exotic and Bourbon system of "centralisation," with the view of swamping all those ancient local institutions which are essential to the security of our hereditary liberties. In addition to a vigilant and efficient constabulary force and a wholesome prison discipline, we think the repeal of a most oppressive modern statute necessary to check and diminish crime. We know not whether Sergeant Adams is an advocate or opponent of the new poor law, but we do know that the effect of that law is to increase that class of crimes which come under the head of " larceny," from the offence of stealing a loaf of bread to that of sheep-stealing in rural districts. We know that in some counties the increase of crimi nal business at the sessions since that cruel and impo litic act came into operation is as remarkable as it is alarming, more especially- as crime had been previously on the decrease. We also believe that the deficiency of sound religious and moral instruction has a very pernicious effect upon the social habits of the people. We will, then, make an addition to the passage which we have quoted from Sergeant Adams relative to the checks and preventions of crime, and say that "we must look to other sources than the erection of sum mary tribunals—namely, a vigilant police establish ment—a wholesome prison discipline—the religious and moral education of the poor, and a repeal of the whig poor law." As to the effect of a wholesome prison discipline in checking crime, Sergeant Adams states that, under the operation of the silent system in the Coldbath fields House of Correction, crimes decreased in one year from 9,893 to 7,600. The official return shows that result, the silent system having been introduced in the year 1833, when the larger number indicated the state of crime, which in the followi% year was represented by the smaller of those figures. The metropolitan police committee state the three following alleged causes of the increase of crime as arguments in favour of summary tribunals:-Ist. The delay and loss of evidence caused by the neces sity of -submitting the case to the consideration of the grand jury-2nd. The chance. of escaping convic tion from the want of proper superintendence and conduct of the case for the prosecution-3rd. The production of false evidence . for the prisoner at the trial. In remarking upon these Sergeant Adams says, " Assuming these to be amongst the causes of the increase of crime—and I doubt whether they are so to any serious extent—are the legitimate causes for the establishment of summary tribunals in any part of the kingdom, and, least of all, in the metropo litan district, where, from the frequency of gaol de liveries (36 annually,) the first evil has no existence ; and the second and third, from the simplicity and trifling nature of the cases to be withrawn from the old tribunals, can only exist in imagination? But, assuming them to exist, surely the want of proper superintendence and conduct of the case for the pro secution is, at least, as likely to happen before a sum mary as before a more deliberate tribunal. And, with respect to the production of false evidence, although it may be true that, in some rare instances, acquittals are obtained by fabricated testimony, does it therefore fol low that prisoners are to be shut out from the produc tion of true evidence, and our courts of criminal juris prudence converted into courts of pied poudre y If it is assumed by the committee that police magistrates con vict upon cases imperfectly prepared, or that prisoners have fewer facilities of bringing forward their evidence before summary than before constitutional tribunals (and without such an assumption, however unjust, their arguments have no force), they should, upon all acknowledged principles of jurisprudence, have re commended the abolition and not the extension of such tribunals." Most assuredly the sergeant is right. The very view which the committee gave of the work ing of summary tribunals, so as to ensure the des patch of business, by excluding the means of arriving at a correct decision, is a ground for the abolition, not the extension, of courts of summary jurisdiction. As to the al gument upon which the committee ap pears to lay most stress, and which is that police jus tices now exercise indirectly those powers which they want parliament to grant to them directly, we do not think it worthy of notice, although Sergeant Adams takes some pains to show its inconclusiveness. The fact is the practice of bending the law by police ma gistra-es to obtain indirectly a jurisdiction not actually allowed by law is a practice which can and ought to be checked. If time power can be shown to be better for the ends of justice than trial by jury, it must be show n to be so by other arguments than allegation, which only amounts to a fraud upon the law. If it cannot be shown to be better for the ends of justice than trial by jury, or at least as good, it should not be allowed at all, either directly or indirectly. Along- with the abolition of trial by jury to the ex tent which we have stated, the committee ask of the legislature, without embodying it in their recommen dation, to have the power of summary imprisonment extended from three to twelve months, giving the party an appeal to time quarter sessions. Upon this extraordinary proposition it is rightly ob served by the learned chairman of the Middlesex sessions, that "the power ofilimprisonment for twelve calendar months, accompanied by hard labour, and tie barring the offender during that period of the privi lege of speech, is a tremendous power to be lodged in the hands of any individual upon his own mere will and motion, and I doubt whether the public mind is yet prepared for this advance in arbitrary power, or whether the police magistrates would covet its posses sion." We will take upon us to say that the public mind is not yet prepared for this advance in arbitrary power, to the deprivation, upon individual judgment or caprice, of an Englishman's liberty for a term four fold exceeding that for which a police magistrate can commit a subject of the British crown at present. But, though the public mind is not yet prepared for such a stride towards the establishment of petty bashawism in the police courts of England, there is great reason to fear that if " liberalism" can "progress" for a few years longer, as it has done of late under the auspices of a whig government, arbitrary power will be ena bled to inflict such deadly injuries upon the safeguards of the rights and liberties of Englishmen, that theplace where the constitution stood will only be marked out by its ruins. It was formerly the proud boast of Englishmen that not only was trial by jury, in the hands of the people, a bulwark against tyranny, prejudice, and oppression, but the judges, whose duty it is to expound the law to juries, were themselves independent of the crown and people. Here, independently of time primary proceed.. ing before the grand inquest on the trial, is a double barrier to protect the interests of justice from the in fluence of unjust power, passion, prejudice, or revenge, in the provisions of law which secure the fearless integrity of judges, and the impartial selection of juries. But Mr. Benjamin Hawes and his "liberal" colleagues on the metropolitan police committee, would reform all that. They would have, in place of twelve probi et legales homines, a single police justice—they would have, instead of judges independent of the crown and people—or a bench of sessional magistrates independent in their fortunes, and acting through the inters-cotton of a jury also—a single police justice intrdgted with the fearful power of saving, upon his isidiVUO judament, whether a I3riksh subject ""- traa tizA:WprbitoAzTfed a felon, and subjecteto all the ig 7 nOttpz, fOrfeitalre of goods, and pains and prltvalties of—that civil deatr. . We have moie.to say upon the recommendations of this metropolitnn:poliee coMmittee; but this is enough for the preseci. ;LIVERPOOL PRICES CURRENT. (Quote% I.as duty paid, except when mentioned in bond.) MADDER, 4p cut. H. d. a. d. Dutch, crop 52 0 —6O 0 Ombro 36 0 —5O 0 Gamene 20 0 —34 0 Mull French, S.F. 36 0 —43 0 S.F.F 42 0 —45 0 E.S.F 45 0 —5O 5 E.5.F.F.52 0 —55 a Spanish 30 0 —32 0 MOLASSES, cwt. Trinidad, &c. 25 0 —26 0 • Bar. & Antigua. 28 0 —29 MUNJEET, cte cwt. 12 0 —l4 0 OIL, Olive, 4y 252 galls. Gallipoli £55 0 —56 0- Trieste 5l 10 —52 0 Sicily 52 10 —53 10. Malaga 52 0 —52 10. Portugal, &c. 5l 0 - -52 0 Levant 5l 0 —53 0. Nina, 41r tun 44 0 —44 5. Fish, V 252 galls. Seal, pale 34 0 —35 0 brown 28 0 —29 0 Cod 31 0 —32 0- I.iNgRED. ar cwi.29 0 —29 6. Rape. pale do. 43 0 —43 6 Turpen.4r cud 57 0 —5B 0' Rica, Vela. Carolina, dress. nominal in bond do Ben"al, ord. d 0.12 0 —l6 0 mid. to fine 17 0 —l9 0 African 13 0 —l5 0 Rum, 41 , gallon, in bond. Jamaica, 12 to 16 o.p 4 0 4 3 stronger 4 4 4 9 choice marks. 4 11 5 'T SAFFLOWER, 4y cwt. Bengal, good SG fine C4 o—s 10 ord. &. mid Bombay 0 15 1 5 SALTPETRE, 15 , cwt.B.6. s. d. East India 23 0 —2B 0 SouthArnerican.l4 0 —l4 6 SURLL LAC, 41 , cwt. in bond. 0 orange BO 0 —126 0 liver & black —CO 0 —BO u SgiNs, ' Neutria, 4p do:.. 7 6 —l2 0 Chinchilli, d0...20 0 —25 0 Seal, each SIIUMAC, cur cwt. . Sicily 12 0 —l3 C Malaga ll 0 —ll 6 Trieste Verona Tyrolese SZCAR. 41 , etc& B.P. 'Muscovado moist brown 5O 0 —52 0 dry brown 53 0 —56 0 good St mid 57 0 —62 0 fine &v. fine 63 0 —67 0 Mauritius, dabs & moist. 48 0 —5O 0 brown 51 0 —53 0. - yellow 54 0 —57 0 fine yellow 5B 0 —63 0. East India, Beng al ord. white 61 0 —64 0 good & fine 65 0 —57 0 , extra fine 6B 0 bond 21 0 —23 Ot Havana, do. brown none yellow 26 0 —29 0 white, ord 35 0 —37 0 good & fine 38 0 —4O 0 Brazil, in bond. brown l6 0 —22 6 yellow 23 0 —25 0 white, ord... 25 0 —2B 0 good & fine. 29 0-33 0 TALLOW, cwt. P'burgh, Y.C 56 9 —57 0 Odessa 56 6 —57 0 Archangel.. 55 0 —55 6 Buenos Ayres 52 0 —55 0 T 1.1% , Ir brl. Stockholm l7 0 —l7 6 Archangel 16 0 —l6 6 Carolina l7 6 —lB Virginia none TA. RTAR, 4r tut. C ream of Tartar 62 0 —63 P b town 8c vel. Tz A, V lb in bond Mohea, Canton — 0 10 Fokein 1 2 I 11 Congou, com 1 3 1 4 mid. to fine. 1 5 'Twankay, com . I 51— mid. to good 1 5 1 T Pekoe, Orange . 1 8 3 6 .Campoi, corn. to good none Hyson Skin mid. to fine 1 5 1 7 Souchong. corn 1 4 1 6. good to fine 1 9 3 0 Pekoe, flowery 3 0 4 6 Hyson, cora 2 0 2 4 fine 3 0 3 3 Young Hyson 1 11 2 6 Imperial Gunpowder, good &fine 3 3 4 0 TOBACCO, Ir Ib. in bond. J. River, Leaf Stemmed 0 8 1 1 Kentucky 0 8 1 1 Maryland 41" cwt. in bond. Bengal l2 0 —lB 0 TURPENTINE, 41 3 ' Cwt. American..... 10 0 —l2 9 ,VALON lA, Sr ton. £ a. £ s. Smyrna, pickedl2 0 —l9 10 Mores 11 10 —l4 0 INV Ax , B EES ', twat. in bond. African 3 0 9 0 East India 9 0 —lO 0 American 9 0 —lO 0 ASHES Montreal, P of ..27 6rd 29 6 Pearl, ..31 6 —35 0 ii. States, Po t.. none. Pearl ... •.. none. BARK, Queireit ..18 0 —22 0 Oak, V ton ...£6 o—7 10 German ... ... 410 5 5 BniusToNnArtcrn Sicily, &t. .... 8 15 9 ln Tuscany 9 5 9 10 CASSIA Liu:mit, s. d. s (L CLOvElt-sxua.4, cart. American, re d Dutch I Nominal. French & GCSTE Cocoa, 4t' cwt. Trinidad 4O 0 —45 0 Grenada. 4O 0 —43 0 Brazil 34 0 —36 0 COFFEE, yr cwt. in boncL. Jams, 50 0— 97 0 ordinary .. good&fin ord. 98 - • 'O-108 0 middling. —.llO 0-116 0 good mid. —ll5 41 -132 0 fine mid. &c. 134 0-146 0 Dutch, triage.. 145.- .0-85 0 ordinary good &fine 0rd.90 4-96 6 middling 98. 0-107 0 good mid. It hoe &c. 14 0-108 0 Mocha lOO.. 0 —.410 0 Ceylon lO O, 0 —lO4 0 Java 45 0 —55 0 Havana good &fin.ord.46 0 —5O 0 St. Domingo 40 0 —42 0 Brazil 37 0 —42 0 Laguira . 45 0 —5O 0 DYRWOODS, 4f ton r- s. S. Lo"wood. Jam.ll 10 —l2 0 Hon. & Dom.ll. 10 —ll 0 Campeachy l4 10 —l5 0 Fustic, Spa. 7 10 8 0 Tampico 9 10 —lO 0 Brazil... 7 0 8 0 Cuba NICARAGUA Wo.ov. Rio de La ilacht• solid rough 5 0 G 0 Small Lima, said Barwood,.Ango V, 10 8 0 Gabooss 4t 0 4 10 Camwood l4l 6 —2O 0 Red. San. Wood 7, 0 8 0 FLAX, .' ton. Riga, P.T.R_ -.45 , 0 --47 0 P'burg, 9 head .39 0 --40 0 Archangel... 35 u --36 0 Dutch & Fiera 40 0 —.BO U GALLS, 4f cwt. Turkey, blue —74 0 —32 0 mixed 65 0 —45 0 East India 701 0 --75 0 GINGER, IF CMt. Barbadoes 43 —l5 0 Jamaica 80 6 —l2O 0 E. India, en bond 19 0 —2ll 0 Gum, 41'' cwt. Arabic, Turkey. 70 0 —l4O 0 East India. 25 0 —56 0 Barbary 45 0 —5.5 , 0 Senegal 65 0 —5B 0 HEMP, If ton. f: a. S s. P'burg, clean 4l 0 —Ai 30 outshot 39 0 —25 Riga, Rhine 41 10 —42 0 outshot 40 0 —4ll 0 Archangel 39 0 —4O. 10 Manilla ..... 36 0 0 Bombay 24 10 —25. j 0 Jute l4 0 —l4 5 TIMES. Ox and Cow, 41' lb B. Ayres & Monte Videv, dry. inferior & midi/ 8 0 84 good & prime..o 9t— 0 105 Do. salted ....0 5 0 4 N.Amer.salted 0 31— 0 41 Brazil 0 55 0 65 dry salted 0 51— 0 64 Rio, dry 0 7i— 0 .8 Valparaiso,dry 0 6 0 74 Odessa, Scc.dry 0 61— 0 7 W. India, dry. 0 51— 0 7 salted. 0 5 0 54 Eastlndia 0 8 0 124, Kips,B.A.drv 0 71— 0 81 Horse, d. each 9 0 —ll 6 HORSE HAIR, 4f lb. Short 0 84— (1 9 mixed long tails combed 2 0 2 9 INDIGI , tr lb, in bond. Bengal. pur. & violet 7 0 7 6 blue & violet blue none violet, g.& fine 6 9 7 6 ord, & mid. 6 0— 6 6 violet & cop. 2 5 3 6 6 mixed.... cop. g. & fine. 6 0 6 6 ord. & mix . 4 6 6 6 eon. quality Oude ....4 0 5 9 Madras 4 0— 6 0 Goatimala, If Floras Sobres 5 6 6 3 Cortes Caraccas, Floras 6 S— 7 0 Sobres 5 3 6 3 Cortes .. ... 4 3 5 3 LAC DYE,'' lb. D.T. and prime. 110 4 0 mid. to good.. 0 10 1 9 ord. & inferior 0 6 0 10 MADDER ROOTS, , 1r /Wt. Smyrna ........42 0 —44 0 Tripoli & Syria.3B 0 —4O 0 French 4l 0 —4l 0 N a pl e c 32 0 —34 0 STATIONS OF THE BRITISH ARMY ON TIIE IST Or NOVEMREB, 1838. (From the United Service Journal.) (Where two places are mention ied, the last named is that at which the depot of the I•egiment is stationed.] Ist Life Guards—Regent's Park, 40th Foot—Bombay; Chatham 2d—Hyde Park Royal Horse Guards—Windsor Ist Drgn Gds.—Canada; Covtrg 2d—Newbridge 41st—Madras; Chatham 42d—Dublin 43d—Canada ; Dover 44th—Bengal ; Chatham 3d—Manchelier 4th—lpswich .sth—lork 6th—Dorchester 7th—Edinburgh Ist Dragoorn—Cork 2d—Dublin 3d— Bengal 4th—Bombay 6th—Cahir 7th Hussars—Canada ; Gantry_ Bth—Dundalk 9th Lancers—Leeds 10th Hussars—Elcranslow 11th Light Dragoons—Cantrlng. 12th Lancers-13rigNton 13th Light Dragoons—Madras; 14th—Birmingham 15th Hussars—Glasgcrar 16th Lancers—Bengal 17th—Dublin Grenadier Guards (Ist batt) St. John's Wood r2d hatt.)—Canada (3d hatt.)—St- George's Bar. Coldstream Guards (Ist battln.) (2d hatt (—Canada Scotch Fusileer Guards ( Isttllatt-)3 Windsor (2d haft.)—Wellington 8352. Ist Foot (Ist Batt.)—Ediraurgli , (2d batt.)—Canada ; Devoaport 2d Foot—Bombay ; Chathrann. 3d—Bengal ; Chatham 4th—,Madras; Chatham sth—lonian Isles ; Dublin 6th—Bombay ; Chatham 7th—Dublin Bth—Jamaica; Guernsey 9th —Bengal ; Chatham 10th—Templemore 11th—America; Chatham 12th—Mauritius ; Tralee 13th—Bengal; Chatham 14th—West Indies ; Brecon 15th—Canada ; Plymeuth 16th—Bengal; Chatham 17th—Bombay ' • Ghatisun 18th—Ceylon ; Portsmouth 19th—Kilkenny 20th—Manchester 21st—V. Dieman's Ld ; Clutha - Li J 22d—Belfast 23d —America ; Armagh 24th—canada ; Gosport 45th—Canterbury 46th—Gibraltar; Devonport 47th—Malta ; Jersey 48th—Gibraltar; Cork 49th—Bengal: Chatham stith—N. S. Wales ; Chatham 51st—V. D. Land ; Chatham 52dt—W. Indies ; Newcastle 53d—Ionian Isles; Naas 54th—Madras; Chatham 5 5th—Madras ; Chatham 56th—Jamaica ; Kinsale 57th—Madras; Chatham 58th+—Ceylon ; Fethard 59th—Malta ; Mullingar 6Jth (Ist battn. )—lonian Isles ; Dublin (2d bat.)—lon. Isles ;Portsnath, 61st—Caylon ; Clonmel 62d—Madras; Chatham 63d—Madras; Chatham 64th—Jamaica ; Londonderry 65th—America 66th—Canada; Youghal 67th—West Indies; Chatham. ' 68th—Jamaica ; Waterford 69th—West Indies; Cork 7001—West Indies; Nenagh 71st—Canada; Buttevant 72d—C. G. Hope; Paisley 73d—Canada ; Clare Castle lath—West Indies; Aberdeen 75th—C. G. Hope ; Boyle 76th—West Indies; Drogheda 77th—Malta; Galway 78th—Glasgow 79th—Dublin 80th—N. S. Wales; Chatham 81st—Gibraltar; Chester Castle 82d—Gibraltar; Sheerness 83d—Canada; Hull 84th—Portsmouth B.sth—Canada ; Plymouth 86th—Stockport 87 th—Mauritius; Castlebar 88th —Bolton 89th—West Indies ; Gosport 90th—Ceylon ; Portsmouth 91st—St. Helena ; Dundee 92d —Malta ; Limerick 9 3(1—America ; Buttevant 94tha—Cork 95tba—Newry 96th—Dublin 97th—Birr . . _ 25th—Dublin 9 4 th—Bolton 26th— Bengal • Chatham 99th—Athlone 27th—C. of G. Hope ; Dover Rifle Brigade (Ist Matt;—Tower 78th—N.S. Wales ; Chatham '2d hatt.—Woolwich 29th—Plymouth Royal Staff Corps)—Hythe 30th—ltermuda ; Sunderland. Ist W. In Regt —St. Lucia. &c. 31st—Bengal ; Chatham 24—N. Providence & Honduras 324—Canada ; Fermoy Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Ceylon 334—Gibraltar; Carlisle Cape Mounted Riflemen —Cape 34th—Canada ; Fermoy of Good Hope 35th—Mauritius; Stirling Royal Afri..tan Colonial Corps 36th—America ; Kinsale Sierra Leone 37th—Jamaica ; Cork Royal Ncwfld. Veteran Compy. 38th—Enniskillen Newfoundand 39th—Madras; Chatham Royal Malta Fencibles—Malta • Ordered home. PORT OF LIVERPOOL. Number of ressels, with their amount of tonnage. entered inwards at the Custom-house, from the 25th Sept. to the 24th Oct ,1838,. British. Foreign. Total. Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tons. Africa British America.... 36 17087 0 0 36 17087 Belgium 'l 166 9 1415 10 1611 Denmark East Indies 8 2755 0 0 8 275.5 France ... Germany Holland Isle of Man Je-sey 3 268 1 146 4 414 Mediterranean Portugal Prussia Russia. Sweden & Norway. 0 0 3 681 3 681 Spain South America 23 5927 0 0 23 5927 United States West Indies Ireland. 1 856 93917 0 Coastwise 1023 133931 68 16828 1096 152759 Vesselsand tonnage entered the port of Liretrol for the months ending 24th Oct. 1837 and 18.38. 1838—Liverpool 1096 vessels, 152759 tons. Runcorn ll B.. 6099 • • 1214 vessels, MBB5B tons. 1837—Lverpool 1145 vessels, 171187 tons. Runcorn 1297 vessels, 178231 tons. Liverpool 49 18428 tons. Runcorn 3l vessels 945 D ecrease, 83 vessels 19373 tons. LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY REPORT Nov. IU, 1838. DPICIIARGED. ADMITTED. hi-patients cured Relieved and at own request 11 Out-patients Made Out-patients Irregular Dead Consulting Surgeons, Mr. Forshaw and Mr. Dawson. House Visitors--Mr. R. Gladstone and Mr. R. C. Dawson. Chaplain, the Rev. R. Davies.-110use Surgeon, Mr. Nottingham Discharged .... LOCK HOSPITAL. ..13 I Admitted.. 9 Dead lo the Hospital 4l NORTHERN HOSPITAL WEEKLY REPORT. For the week ending Nov. 10, 1838. PATIENTS ADMITTED. PATIENTS DISCHARGED. Accidents without recoil'. Cured lB mendation Medical and Surgical cases Irregtilar e upon recommendation .... 8, Died 0 Remaining in the Hospital. 63 House Vtsitors, B. H. Jones, and Samuel Lacon, Esqs. Fsct Chaplain, Rev. H. S. Joseph.—Treasurer, R. W. Bateson, Donations and Subscriptions received by , Messrs. Arthur Hey ivood, Sons, and Co., and at all the Liverpool Bank, CHESTER AND CREWE RAILWAY. (From the Chester Gazette.) i . 1 h The l :nnual meeting of the Directors of this Company was held at the Royal Hotel, in this city, yesterday. The chairman, J. Uniacke, Esq., was unable to attend in conse , ' quence of indisposition, and Wm. Wardell, Esq. was called to the chair. Among the gentlemen present we observed E. D. Davenport, Esq., of Calveley, Thomas Dixon, Esq., Capt. Cleminson, Wm. Cross, Esq., 'rhos. Sudworth, Esq., E. White, Esq., J. Rogers, Esq., Rev. James Folliot, Mr. os. tcl4 - Mr. - WhittiverenT, -- --- ..------....,..:. Mr. Wardell, in opening the business of the meeting, said he deeply regretted the absence of their esteemed chairman . He observed that he was glad to meet all present under such favourable circumstances. Every thing connected with the progress of the line was truly encouraging, as they would see from the statements which would be read ; and if any gentle man present wished any further information, he would most gladly communicate all in his power. H. Kelsall, Esq., clerk of the company, read the follow ing report, which is so important that we give it at full length:— REPORT The Directors have great sattsfaction in meeting the pro prietors on this occasion, both on account of the estimation the undertaking is now justly held in by the public, and also from the satisfactory progress of the works, which will be seen by a reference to the report of the engineer. The two most important contracts, viz. the Waverton and the Crewe, have been taken by Mr. Brassey, whose works on other lines have given such great satisfaction. 't he remaining contracts contain light work only, and will be advertised early next year; and the Directors calculate that the line will be completed by the first of March, 1840. In the purchase of land for the undertaking, the Directors have endeavoured on all occasions to come to an amicable arrangement with the owners; in most instances they have been successful, but in a few they have bad recourse to the decision of a jury, and the result has proved the necessity of that proceeding. The Directors have purchased a field admirably situated for the Station and Workshops, and the building of the lat ter will be commenced immediately. The Directors bave now in their employment a number of workmen constructingiCarriages, &c., under the direction of a coachmaker who has been ten years in the employ of the Manchester and Liverpool Company, and who gives them entire satisfaction. The requisite number of Engines are or dered and being made for the use of the company. The Directors have considered that it would be highly advantageous to the company to extend the line to the river Dee; and for this purpose the requisite Notice will be given for an application to Parliament to make such ex tension. The Directors think that they are justified in asserting that the present position and future prospects of the Chester and Crewe Railway Company, are such as to give the pro prietors and the public the fullest confidence in the success of the undertaking. The Directors cannot conclude their report, without refer ence to the company which has been formed for the extension of the Crewe Railway to the Potteries, by a junction with the Manchester and Birmingham Railway at the Harecastle Tunnel. This, they have reason to believe, is the best line that could have been formed in this direction, as the Hare castle Tunnel pierces the rising ground which they believe would be a serious objection to the formation of any other line. This undertaking has received the *arm and unanimous co-operation of the bankers, manufacturers, and others, in terested in the trade of the l'otteries. Two surveys have been made by the company's engineer, Mr. Stephenson— one before the company was formed, and one within a very short period. In adopting the first line it was thought judi cious to include branches to two coal fields laying several miles wide of the line. It was considered that these branches (which would have consisted of only a pair of rails) would have amply repaid the expense of constructing them; it was for this reason that the estimate given in the prospectus was taken for a much larger amount than would have been necessary for the line alone. Further consideration has led to another survey; and by that Mr. Stephenson has selected another line, the estimate for which, including a branch to the Grand Junction Railway, amounts to £llO,OOO. It might, perhaps, have been better that an explanation, sheaving the reason that so large an estimate was required, had accompanied the prospectus. The Directors think it unnecessary to point out to the Shareholders the great importance this natural extension of their line will be to the Chester and Crewe Railway. The Directors have the satisfaction to say, that they have good grounds for hoping that a line of Railway will be adopted from Chester to Holyhead, a measure so imperiously called for to facilitate the intercourse between England and Ireland. Several influential Landowners in North Wales have taken up the matter warmly, and will meet with the active co-ope ration of the inhabitants of Chester and the Directors of this line. The accounts of the Company to the 29th September are placed on the table, for the inspection of the Shareholders, and will be published with this report if approved and adopted. J. UN lACKE, Chairman. The report of Murray Gladstone, Esq„ the acting engineer, was next read. We make the following' extract from it : " The Waverton Contract, let to Mr. Thomas Brassey, at £56,500, embraces a distance of six miles and four-fifths: it comprises 392,500 cube yards of excavation, an aqueduct, three turnpike road bridges, three public road bridges, and seven occupation road bridges. The Bunhury Contract is five miles and 30 chains, and includes 260,000 yards of earth work, one turnpike road bridge, four public road bridges, and one bridge crossing the canal. The length of the Wardle Con tract is four miles 61 chains : it contains 204,0(X) yards of ex cavation, one turnpike, and' three public road bridges, and one bridge over the Middlewich Branch Canal. The Crewe Contract, let to Mr. T. Brassey, at £36,973, is four miles two chains long, requires 292,500 cube yards of earth to be moved, one turnpike and three public road bridges, four occupation road bridges, and one bridge over the river Weaver. In the coach-building department the utmost activity is shown, and several bodies of the first"-class carriages are in hand. Mr. R. L. Junes, Treasurer to theZompanv, — reati a state ment of the accounts, from which it appears that the receipts and disbursements of the company, up to Sept. 20, 1838, were— RECEIPTS. Amount received on account of calls Amount received for interest from sbarehold ers and bankers £233 9 8 Less Commission, &c. £29 5 11 204 3 9 £31,414 3 9 PAYMENTS. Parliamentary's agents' counsel ) £2559 16 11 Parliamentary fees, witnesses, &c. Solicitors obtaining the bill 1221 7 0 Engineering Surveying Printing, stationery, advertising Travelling expenses, deputations Salaries 554 8 6 Rent of offices 2O 14 9 Furniture for offices Land Works Coach building Petty cash, carriage of parcels, postage, &c. 41 12 4 16,348 2 5 Cash in banker's hands £31,444 3 9 Mr. White moved the adoption of the report, and that it be printed. E. D. Davenport. Esq., asked what were the gradients between Crew and the Manchester and Birmingham Bail way ? _ Mr. Gladstone replied, they were about one in two hun dred for the greater part of the distance, and one in a hundred nearer the junction of the Manchester and Birmingham. Mr. Davenport asked whether the difficulty could be over come ? Mr. Gladstone replied that there was no difficulty—,the line was an exceedingly cheap one; and much worse inclinations were worked on the Leicester Railway, which paid seven per cent. _ _ _ _ Mr. Wardell observed that he thought it devolved upon him to notice their present prospects. The line from Crewe to Harecastle would open to them an extensive field of com mercial intercourse in the great manufacturing districts of the Potteries and elsewhere; and this project has received the sanction and support of the most influential individuals in Staffordshire, and in the district through which it passed. The contemplated short line (not a mile in length) from the Company's station through the city to the river, was of mist importance, especially in the inhabitants of Chester, as it would materially promote the commercial prosperity of the city, as vessels could discharge their lading, which might then be immediately placed on waggons, and atonce proceed to their destination. Another project which the directors bore in mind was the formation of a Railway from Chester, through North Wales, to Holyhead ;—thus at once making this city the medium of transit between England and Ireland —through which goods and passengers from London, Bir mingham, Manchester, and all the mercantile districts, would pass to the Sister Kingdom. From the demonstrations made at the recent public meeting at Bangor, and by the most in fluential gentlemen in North Wales, it was most probable, that the latter project would be immediately taken up; and• it was intended that the line should pass close by the Great Ormeshead, and proceed on to Holyhead. In conclusion, Iklr. Wardell observed that the Director of the Chester and Crewe Railway in all their acts had not merely paid attention to their own interests, but also to those of the public; and he congratulated the meeting on the great success which had hitherto attended their exertions. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER-TCESDAY EVENING. THE DERBY.—The leading favourites maintain pretty firmly their position. There are takers of any thing above 10 to I on Lord Jersey's colt : that figure was, however, of f ered to-day. Westonian has been backed for a trifle at 16 to 1, and Lord Lichfield's colt by Sir Hercules, out of Gulnare, at 25 to I. There has been ati inquiry after Flam beau within the last day or two, but parties do not seem dis posed to lay the odds-18 to I. It would appear that they tolrow suit with the Newmarket gentry, and book him the finest horse there. So, indeed, in his day was Prince Paul ; but he did nut win the Derby Stakes. Ilderim, by Emilius or Ishmael, out of Filagree, seems, since Saturday. to have been more fancied than any other. About a rouieau has been laid out in pretty good quarters at 20 to 1 ; Mr. Allen's (of Malton) br c Fitzambo,by The Saddler or Tramp, goes to Mr. Marson's s t a bl es at Newmarket; like many others, he now bears a high name for size, point, &c.; he seems to be backed more freely at Tattersall's, which may fetch him up here to 27 to 1. Algiers and Accelerator are within two points or so of the same figure. Epidaurus (backed in the Heaton Park Races at 22 to I) is offered against freely at 25 to 1, take five points more. We do not hear Bloomsbury named, and several others at present lack friends. This, however, may be expected, as even the Londoners are not always disposed to come out. TATTERSA LL'S-MON DAY. THE DERBY.—The betting to-day is confined to a small number of the thirty to one class; Pros, Accelerator, Zim merman. and Fitzambo, being the cho sen four ; they were backed freely. Sir G. Heathcote's lot is still in favour, and a small sum was laid out on Bulwark ; but the business ge-, nerally was neither heavy nor important. THE DERBY. 10 to 1 against Lord Jersey's Brother to Bay Middleton. 18 to 1 ~ Duke of Rutland's Flambeau. 25 to 1 ~ Duke of Richmond's Bulwark. 25 to 1 „ Sir G. Heathcote's lot (taken.) 30 to 1 1, Colonel Anson's Zimmerman (tk.) 30 to 1 „ Mr. Bowes's Accelerator (tk.) 30 to 1 „ Colonel Peel's Dey of Algiers (tk.) 32 to 1 „ Lord Albemarle's Pros (tk.) 33 to I ~ Mr. Allen's Fitzarnbo (tk.) 40 to 1 „ Mr. Wreford's Wapiti (tk.) 14 to 1 against Erin•go-bragh and Accelerator (tk;) 30 to 1 against Erin•go-bragh, and the same odds against Epidau rus, laid in fifties in one bet. It would seem that the patriotic family of Hutt are not proof against the temptations of office. The brother of our worthy neighbour of Gibside was, a few months ago, installed Governor of Western Australia, and more recently he has been dubbed " vice•admiral" of 'that proiimce.—Newcattle Journal. DREADFUL MURDER AND ROBBERY AT HOR• WICH, NEAR BOLTON. On Friday last, between twelve and one o'clock, one of the most atrocious murders known in this neighbourhood for some time past was committed upon - the highway leading across the moors from Horwich to Belmont, at a very dreary spot, about half a mile from a place called Five Houses, about two miles and a half from Horwicb, and nearly the same distance from Belmont. The unfortunate victim was a travelling Scotchman, named George Henderson, a young man, '2O years of age',"•and a native of Annan. He had been in England about five months, and was in the service of Mr. John Jardine , of Blackburn as an apprentice. On Friday saw, xscur ausw -imsairsasoassesseasa o aamoriN. service of Mr. John Foster, of Blackburn, having to pairs over the same dreary waste of country, agreed with the de ceased to meet him on the toad, and afterwards to dine with him at Belmont. Mr. Burrell arrived at the Five Houses at ten o'clock, and waited at Mr. James Garbutt's, a beetseller and owner of a colliery in the neighbourhood, about an hour and a half; but as Henderson did not arrive during that time, Burrell desired Mrs. Garbutt to tell him to make haste, and that he, Burrell. would wait for him at dinner. About twelve o'clock, the deceased arrived at Garbutt's; and hav ing received information that Burrell was gone forward, be immediately left the house, and walked on at a good speed. In about a quarter of an hour afterwards, a boy who had been taking his father's dinner to a colliery near, hearing some one groan, looked into the ditch by the road side, and found poor Henderson lying shot through the head with his pack under him. The boy screamed, and a young woman who was on the road screamed also. They then ran to the coal-pit, which is only about 300 yards from the spot, and in formed the banksman, who immediately came to the assist ance of the wounded man. The banksman sook him by the hand, and said, " I think you are hurt, sir." The deceased said, "I am robbed, Jamie, and I should have sent a parcel off on Monday." He did not utter a sensible expression afterwards. He had a companion called Jamie; and, being delirious at the time, was probably alluding to him. Ou re moving the deceased, it was found that several slugs or shot had entered below his right ear, and had passed through his head, removing the left eye entirely. The right eye also lay -upon his cheek. His pockets were turned inside out, and the only money found upon him was ls. lid. in copper in one of his waistcoat pokets. He was immediately removed to Garbutt's, who, on hearing the tragical intelligence, got all the workpeople out of the Fits, dressed and uupressed, just as they were; and the Moors were scoured in all directions. Four men were taken, but of three there was not the slight est suspicion. The other, Roger Horrocks, one of the Bol ton watch, was found in a "turf cess " with agun at bis tide, certainly a very suspicious circumstance; but he was gene rally believed so be innocent. Immediate inquiries were made at the instance of Mr. Wright. and Peter Ainsworth, Esq. M.P., and from various circumstances which came to light, it was deemed necessary to apprehend James Whittle, a young man, 22 years of age, who resides next door to Mr. Garbutt, and is employed as a collier at Mr. Ainsworth's pits in Halliwell. Mr. Garbutt had immediately sent off a man on horseback, to Belmont, for Mr. Burrell, who on his return stated, that when he arrived at nearly time same spot as were the event had taken place, a tall, white-looking yoting man, dressed in blue clothes, with a gun in his hand, came up to him and said, " Is there any game about here ?" Mr. Burrell replied, " I believe there is." The man then said to him " If you will go with me a bit, you shall have the first that I kill." Mr. Burrell told him he had business to attend to, and that be was bound to proceed on his journey. He then walked on a few yards, and, on turning round to look at the man, found him with his gun levelled as if to shoot him, Burrell immediately asked the man what he was about; upon which he lowered his gun, and pretended to have been aiming at 'some birds. Burrell then proceeded, but he kept his eye upon the man as he went along. When this was related, suspicion immediately fell upon Whittle, who was exactly the sort of person described, both in dress and appearance. Whittle had been seen by several persons with a gun on the moors that morning; and it was found that be had borrowed the gun from Mr. Lambert, at Hor wich, on Thursday morning, and had returned it about half past one, on the day of the murder. He was also seen op posite Mr. Garbutt's house, without a gun, at the time the alarm was given, and made off without rendering any assist ance, and did no: return home till night. He has also led a dissolute life of late. RADICAL DEMONSTRATION AT OLDHAM. ( From the Manchester Guardian.) The ultra-radicals of Oldham met on Thursday evening last, on the vacant land called Curzon Ground, in the rear of the Albion Inn. High-street, by torch light, for the purpose (according to the announcement of some individuals styling themselves "the borough political council") of adopting " the people's charter, the Birmingham national petition, and to elect a delegate for Oldham, to attend the national convention." At eight o'clock, the hour fixed for the meet ing, about a score of people were on the ground, and two carts had been procured for the speakers. Shortly after wards, a number of young fellows, approaching with burning torches, crowds of boys and young women from the factories' were drawn to the spot. A few bands of music, followed by political union and electioneering flags, formed additional sources of attraction to the juveniles. The audience did not exceed, at any period of the proceedings, 25000 or 3000. A working man from Roytou, named William Taylor, was called to the chair. The first resolution, approving of the people's charter, was moved by Mr. Willi am Fit ton, surgeon , o f Royton ; andi se conded by Mr. Alexander Taylor, provision dealer, of Old ham, whose speech chiefly related to men whom he called land sharks, who bad made enormous profits by the late high prices of flour: a most appropriate subject of comment for a flour dealer. Mr. 11.13. Cobbett made a great parade as to the numbers assembled, declaring it to be the largest local meeting that had been held on the subject. Mr. James Hollady, millwright of Oldham, proposed the adoption of the Birmingham national petition, in an address respecting the evils of capital, when applied to diminish the valte of labour. Mr. J. L. Quarmby, schoolmaster, seconded the motion, in a wild philippic against tories and whigs. Mr. R. J. Richardson, of Manchester, trusted, that if they did nut obtain their objects in twelve months, they would tell the tyrants, with some different kind of weapon than torches, that they would be free. A boisterous shoUt served to intimate the approach of those favourites of the physical force radical, O'Connor and Ste phens. Mr. O'Connor gave nearly a repetition of his speech at Rochdale, announcing they would not wait much more than a year for universal suffrage; and spoke of annihilation, de struction, arms, &C. Mr. Stephens acquitted himself in his usual style, address ing his bearers as the men of a hundred hamlets. The fol lowing are specimens of some of his language :—" Our ene mies say it is the divine will that men should be miserable ; if so, the labouring classes have had a sufficient period of misery; and it is time the other side have their share of mi sery, as it is the will of God that all classes be miserable. You must go to work, then, and make the poor-law commis sioners, the landlords, and the mill owners miserable ; and how are they to be made so? why, by burning down their mills, blowing out their brains, pulling down the bastiles. I never told you to do these things; but the new lights, as Cob bett called them, have declared it to be God's will that men be miserable, and it is therefore your duty. in attending to the divine injunction, to render them so. * * Take your torches from this meeting, and carry themwhere? why, to the mills—to the Royal George's—to the weaving cellars—to the cut chambers—to the counting-houses —aye,, to the mill owners themselves, and show them that you are really an enlightened people—(laughter)—determtned to throw light en the subject of your rights." The mass of th e meeting did not appear to approve of Stephen's _violent.ex c4tfthafter in g ot n a ts : prsssions. . Mr. James Taylor, of Rochdale. delivered. a few, wor d s ,. observing, that the whigs said their scheme of a nat i ona l convention was visionary; but they would.find if io the rw i se: A n osfsaern as s e. related torrhimself,thodi nhe ,at oui termed l o ei would o n l e d r somethingb o e c of to tyrants, people.ria than n , A man of the name of Degan, from Staleyhridge., uttered anda an incitementh e death crowd t o those stoeparras, s e , and spokeernd enemiesdestructionlk round of cheers for Mr. Fielden, M.P. NOMINATION OF SHERIFFS. On Monday, according to ancient custom, a council was held in the Coutt of Exchequer, for the purpose of nomina ting sheriffs for the ensuing year. There were present, the. Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Holland, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Deninah, Lord Abinger, the Lord Chief Justice Tindal., and the judge s o f all the courts of law. The following gentlemen, amongstt others, were nominated for sheriffs:— CHESHIRE.—Thomas Heiken. of Buttes, Esq.; Charles , Lawton, of Lawton, Esq.; and John Toilet:nacho, ofTilstons Lodge, Esq. • DERBYSHIRE.—Broughton Benjamin Steade Pegg .Buy nell, of Beauchief Abbey, Esq.; Edward,Degge Siduell, of Stainsby, Esq.; and William John Bagshats, of the Oaks, • • Esq. SHROPSHIRE.-Sir Andrew Vincent Corbef, . of Acton - Reyn o ld. B a rt.; Thomas Eyton, of Eyton, Esq.; end Peter Broughton, of Tunstall, Esq. STAFFORDSHIRE.—WiIIiam Moore, of Wychdon Lodge, Esq , . o; f Edmund Wigan,. q. of Lapley, E sq . ; and Henry John Pye Clifton Hall, Es Yoaxsnias.—Cbarles Tempest, of Broughton, Esq. Robert Milner, of Bawtrey, Esq.; and Sir Clifford Consul,' ble, of Burton Cons!able, Esq. YANKEE SAM WELLERISMS. (Prom the Louisville Daily News.) "That's an ungentlemanly insinuation," as the lady said to her lover, yen he asked her how old she vos. " We must live and learn," as the old gentleman said yen he was told that the world was coming to an end. " You till me with feelings of the most profound astonish ment," as the editor said to the letter, yen he opened it and , found enclosed the money for von year's subscription t o his paper iu advance. e p t a , ssainntgl a string allowing How TO CATCH A PICKFOCKET. — They nab pickpocket s i n B n taking e nai nnge(mmie)t!'ndpoctoketht-ebtrokck, the rogues to nibble. They soon make a desperate plu nge , ro u ti s a to d n it, b) a and are regularly caught.—New York Mirror. FALL OF ARCHES ON THE MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY, AT WAKEFIELD.—OH ThtlfSdliy morning, an accident, attended with loss of life, happened at Kirkgate, in Wakefield. As a waggon, loaded with rubbish, Was passing over the line of brick arches adjoining the western end of the viaduct, two pf them gave way with an instantaneous and tremendous crash. Nine men, and a boy (who was driving the horse attached to the waggon) fell with the ruins, and one man, James Williams, was so seriously crushed as to leave but faint hopes of his recovery. Another man was much injured, but there are strong hopes of his speedy recovery. Most of the others were more or less bruised ; the boy escaped unhurt. The horse had its back broken, and it was found necessary to kill it. It is apparent that the adjoining arches have sustained such a shake as to render the utmost caution necessary in approaching them. We have heard more than one opinion given as to the cause of the accident, but refrain from giving them publicity until after the coroner's inqui sition, before which, as a matter of course, the best scientific evidence will be produced.--Leeds Mercury. THE Ar.ssoN D.—The medicinal properties of the bitter algiond are considerable; but it should be administered by professional persons only, being a powerful poison when taken in too large a dose. The kernels of the sweet almond are of conaiderable use in the arts; the oil obtained from them is used by the draughtsmen in tracing drawings on common letter paper. It may be interesting to some of our fair readers to he informed, that Macassar oil is merely oil of almonds, coloured red with alkanet root; and the no less celebrated Russia oil is the same, rendered milky by a totall quantity of ammonia or potash, and scented with oil of roses. Gowlard's Lotion, Milk of Hoses, Caledonian Cream, Katy dor, &c., are nothing but a solution of oxymuriate of mercury in almond emulsion, with a proportion of sugar of lead, or white oxide of bismuth. Perhaps the inventors of theie popular and fashionable cosmetics are indebted to Pliny for' the first idea, as he states that a decoction of the roots of the bitter almond tree supples the skin, prevents wrinkles, and gives a fresh, cheerful colour to the countenance..., Another very important virtue is ascribed to the fruit of the bitter almond, namely, to prevent or relieve intoxication. Plutarch relates that Drusus' physician, who was the greatest Baccha nalian of his age, took at evey cup five bitter almonds, to allay the heat and fumes of the wine; awing to w.bich he never became intoxicated:—The Orchard, by C. Mackintosh. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY. WHISTON, TUESDA M ORNIN G.—The luggage train vi bich left Liverpool for Manchester last evening, met with an acci dent which terminated fatally to the engineer and fireman, ascending the inclined plane at this place. The train con sisted of fortv•three waggons, and was propelled by four en gines, two in front and two behind. The rise of the road is about 1 in 90, and the train at a few minuts p.ist eight o'clock was seen advancing slowly up the hill at a steady pace, when all of a sudden, the Patentee, the first engine, exploded, with a noise resembling the firing of a cannon, the report being heard at Prescot and other places more than a mile distance. 1.:1411 e_ugiiiklyoke away frpnythe rest of the train, and pro- ceea;ntit Ay nig pace for 800 - or 460 — yi - rds - aking was sadly shattered, and the tubes destroyed. A search was made after the engineer and fireman immediately on the train stoppinv. They had been blown into the fields on both sides of the read, full 40 yards distant. Charles Warburton, the engineer, was found in a field on the right side of the line, his right leg was broken, and his head dreadfully crushed. Samuel Jones, the fireman, a lad of 17 - years of age, was blown in a quits contrary direction.. At three o'clock this afternoon, a jury met at the sign of the Engine, public-house, to inquire touching the death of the deceased men. John Heyes, Esq., of I'rescot, presiding as Coroner. William Thomas deposed, that he was a watchman in the employ of the Liverpool and Manchester Hallway Company. Last night he went on duty rather before his time, and while sitting in his box he heard an explosion, and, running out of his box, saw the engine flying past him. He had heard the train regularly beating up the hill just before the explosion. On going out, he ran after the engine. It was the Patentee , v and had run about 150 yards from the pl a ce where the explo sion took place. He found the engine detached from the tender. There were no firemen with it, and the back of the engine (the fire part) was blown away, and one of the tubes hanging out. The tender was attached to the Fury, the se cond engine in the train. The other fireman asked if witness had seen the firemen belonging to the Patentee, and they all went in search of them. The explosion took place just as the Prescot bells were ringing eight o'clock, and it strongly resembled a tire in a coal-pit, or the explosion of a cannon. Witness did not perceive that tile roof of the boiler was in jured. The carriage on which it ran was on fire, and the fire was still burning in the engine. Witness had frequently seen the engineers attach weights to the engine, and hold on the lever attached to the valves, so as to preserve their steam up the incline. He believed the directors of the company do nut permit them to do so, and that they are not aware of the practice. The deceased men were picked up afterwards, one being blown on either side of the railway. Witness had fre quently seen men " weighting" the safety-valve. The Pa tentee engine had been running about two years. Two other engines followed the train. It was dark at the time the ex plosion took place. Mr. Melling, engineer to the company, deposed, that he had seen the Patentee engine since the accident. The end was blown out. Witness could nut account for the accident. If there had been a scarcity of water, the leaden plug would have melted, and the fire would have been put out. A burst tube would have caused the same effect. The company strongly prohibit the engineers from " weighting" the en gines, and would discharge any fireman detected in the act of doing so. They have no right to press on the levers. Witness could not state positively whether the Patentee has a safety-valve placed out of the control of the engineers. Some of tire engines have three safety-valves. The Patentee has run five years: it belongs to the Manchester end. 'The boiler was about a quarter of an inch thick, and was calcu lated to bear a pressure of 501bs. to the inch. No injury was done to the tender, except the breaking of the drag link, which attached it to the engine. If the deceased men had the steam up at too great a pressure, and then applied pres sure to the safety-valves, an explosion might be the conse quence. It is more dangerous to appl) pressure on the boiler when the engines ascend an inclined plane than on level ground, the steam in the latter case escaping much faster. Joseph Greenall, the road engineer to .the back engine, deposed, that they last night had the assistance of the Lion, a new engine, and consequently they agreed to take forty three waggons up the incline at once,as they had four engines. The Hercules had previously, by herself, taken up seventeen waggons, and Patentee sixteen. The two hindmost engines had scarcely felt the incline, when the explosion took place. The clothes of the deceased men were torn to pieces, and the trowsers and shoes of one of them separated from the body. Jones lived at Manchester—he was about 18 years of age; and Warburton, who was married, lived there also. Witness had occasionally seen engineers apply weights to the engines, and thinks that there is scarcely an engineer on the line but does so at a pinch. Warburton wished to go up the line with thirty-three waggons only,but the firemen agreeing with witness on the probability of getting the whole !lain up the incline, they started with forty-three. The jury returned a verdict of "accidental death," with a deodand of 205. on the engine.—From a Correspondent of the Courier. WESLEYAN METHODIST MEETINGS IN MANCHESTER. UNPRECEDENTED coNTRIBuTtoNs. The commencement of a general movement in this large and zealous body has been made in this town during the pre sent week, with a view to commemorate the centenary of Methodism. We believe that the establishment of what is termed " itinerancy," in the preaching of the society, was made in 1739, and that it is intended at the conference next year (July, 1839). to celebrate the centenary by the founding of several institutions, and the total liquidation of certain debts on various chapels connected with the society. A con siderable number of the preachers and Influential laymen of the body, from various parts of the kingdom, came to this town on the occasion of these meetings. Amongst the preach ers were Dr. Bunting, Dr. Hannah, the Rey. Robert New ton, &c. On Wednesday and Thursday, at the tneetings in Oldham-street Chapel, atter prayer, and some statements connected with the proposed intention to celebrate the cena tenary of Methodism in a way worthy of its progress, a num ber of gentlemen came forward, and announced donations of large amounts, for the carrying out of the objects proposed. We have been disappointed in our expectation of receiving a full list of names and amounts, and therefore we are only able to mention a few of the most prininent.—Mr. James Wood offered, as his contribution, a thousand guineas; Mr. G. R. Chappell, a thou s and gu i neas; M rs. Begley, of Rad cliffe, a thousand guineas;, and her sons, Mr Adam Bealey, and Mr. John Bealey, five hundred guineas each; Mr. James Heald, of Stockport, a thousand guineas; Miss Heald (his sister), a thousand guineas; and another sister, five hundred guineas; Mr. Sands, of Liverpool. a thousand guineas; Mr. Farmer, of London (treasurer, we believe, to the Wesleyan . Methodist Missionary Association), a thousand guineas; Mr. Irving, of Bristol, a thousand guineas ; Mr John Fernley, five hundred guineas; Mr. James Garstang, five hundred guineas; with many other names for equal as well as for smaller amounts. On Thursday night, we believe, the ag gregate amount of the contrMutions was something like twenty-seven thousand three hundred pounds. Yesterday morning it was increased to upwards of £25,000; and at an other meeting held last evening, further amounts were an nounced; so that it is very probable that, before the termi nation of these meetings, not less than £30,000 will be con tributed towards the objects named in this town alone. It was originally proposed, that, in the whole Wesleyan com munity in the united kingdom, the sum of £50,000 should be raised, and it was then intended that that amount should be apportioned for various objects, as follows :—For building an edifice for a theological institution, furniture, &c., £35,000; to the chapel loan fund, in order to liquidate dents which have long pressed on some of the chapels, £20,000; for the erection and establishment of a new mission-house in Lon don, £15.000; in aid of the two, schools connected with the body, at Kiii,gswood and Woodhouse-grove, £5()00; to pur chase a vessel for islands in the South Seas, £3000; - leaving £2OOO for some other purposes connected with the extension of the preaching of the gospel at home or abroad. We have said that this was the original intention; .but we understand that, since the manifestation which has characterised the commencement of this revival, many of the leading preachers and others in the society say they would not limit the sum to £80,0(X), but determine on raising nut less than £100,000; and, of course, if this intention be fulfilled, the distribution of the vast funds must be matte in a somewhat different man ner. The disposal and apportionment of the centenary fund will, of course,. be confided to conference.—Manchester Guar dian of Saturday. . . COVENT GARDEN TIMATRE.—The gross amount of rent last year was £5,890, and the rent which the proprietors had agreed to pay to the Duke of Bedford was £2,085. The taxes amounted to £791, and the salaries for collecting the rent to £2.50. The watch and firemen cost £7O, and repairs £37. The theatre was not insured, as the lowest rate at which the insurance could be effected would be four guineas per cent, amounting to £6,000, or more than the proprietors received. Mr. George Robins thought that the landlord would be a lucky man if be could aet £1(X10 a-year for the bare walls. As a methodist chapel, he thought £2OOO might be secured; that beiiig the more popular speculation. Mr. Robins, to show how theatrical property had been depreciated, stated, that he had been endeavouring in vain to find a tenant for Mr. Braham's theatre, the St. James's, at £2OOO a-year. He remembered the time when Drury Lane was let to Mr. Elliston for £11,200 a-year, while at present he did not be lieve it realised more than £lOOO. He thought the rent which Mr. Macready paid for Covent Garden (£2055) too much. He attributed the depreciation of theatrical property to the existence of seventeen theatres in London, when four would be sufficient. It was proved that £2202 had been paid last year for repairs of scenery, wardrobe, and decorations. The machinist and decorator of the theatre established the value of the properties under his charge at front £BOOO to £10,000; and the carpenter valued the rest of the heavy scenery at from £15,000 to £20,000. He said the ropes in the theatre were more than sufficient for a first-rate man-of war, and they required to be renewed every day. The mas ter of the wardrobe proved that the value of the wardrobe, the armory, and the shoe department, was between £9OOO and £lO,OOO. All the performers, male and female, with the ex ception of Mr. Macready, were supplied from the wardrobe of the theatre. THE RAILROAD Morsornm—We have been assured from a quarter where we repose confidence, that negociations have been going on, on the .part of the London and Birmingham Railway, for the purpose of buying up the only two or three remaining coaches now running between Loudon and Bir mingham, that an exclusive monopoly in the conveyance of passengers, parcels, Btc., may be in the hands of the railway company. If the British public be so lost to itself as not to sustain a successful competition as a practical and necessary check to conduct so unwarrantable in a free state, it will truly deserve to be railway-ridden at the mercy of the dictators of this mode of conveyance. We understand it is in the con templation of sonic spirited individuals to put two of Mr. Stafford's suspension safety coaches on the road. if this should be the case, the dictators of our pocket interests, and of the mode in which we shall travel in our own native coun try, may find out their mistake to their own ultimate loss. We are constantly hearing of the delays and inconveniences to which passengers are subjected, with their persons and luggave, and of the insolence of the underlings, and of the various company's " gendarmie," uninformed as policemen, on any remonstrance for such conduct t— Worcester Journal. —[This is one of a long series of similar absurd paragraphs which sonic of the midland newspapers have latterly teen publishing—possibly, because the directors of the London and Birmingham Railway have not done so much as they could wish in the way of "buying up" them—in other words, have not given them so many advertisements as could have desired. It is as discreditable however, to the press to invent such absurd statements as it is to any part of the public to believe them. Since the opening of the railway, it is noto rious that the coaches have been running for very little more than half the fare they were previously in the habit of charging. Either, therefore. they had a most lucrative trade before, or they must • be reduced * to a very losing one now. The latter is the true state of the case; the coach-owners at first attempted to compete with the railway in point of price— a little experience toll them that this was as futile an effort as to match then in point of speed; and one by one the stages have discontinued running, until, we understand, there are now only two left. These travel to London by a route very different from that traversed by the railway; anti we are told, are almost entirely maintained by intermediate passen gers, whom the railway would nut accommodate. The pro prietors of these stages, we presume, will keep them on the road so long as they can make them pay : and certainly, the directors of the railway will never attempt to prevent them doing so. As to the intention of "some spirited individuals" to starr fresh coaches, there cannot he the least objection. We venture to pledge ourselves, that the railway directors will never seek to "huv ! them up"—whether they may not very speedily run them ileum is another matter. "If this "should be the case, the dictators of our pocket interests, and "of the mode in which we shall travel in our native country, "may find out their mistake, to their own ultimate HanchOier Guardian. - - • MISCELLANEOUS. The Earl of Sefton has removed to Stoke Farm, neat Windsor, where he is attended by Dr. Chambers and Mr. Moore, of Arlington•stieet, who accompanied him during his recent tour. Lord and Lady Francis Egerton left Worsley Hall on Wednesday week for Bath, for a short stay. His lordship's object in visiting that city is for the benefit of its waters, having experienced a slight attack of gout. Major-General J. 11. Smyth, Lieutenant-Governor of the Scilly Islands, died at St. Mary's, Scilly, on the 2d instant. lie was in his 65th year. SAlLons' DttF.AD OF FRlDAT.—Columbus sailed from opal's Ull • !rocs on rridity, and re-entered the port of Palos on Friday. These curious coincidences should have sufficed, one might think, to dispel the aupersti rious dread still so prevalent of commencing a voyage on that ominous day. SATURN.—M . Decuppis, with a telescope of Chaucoix, has with the astronomers of the Roman College, plainly distin guished five rings round Saturn, and counted live satellites; the distances of which from the planet may be represented by 1,2, 4,8, IG—GI; .o that there is a great interval (per haps to be fi lled up by fresh observations) between the two last. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET. MONDAY.—We have had another brisk market to-day, and flannels of inferior quality continue to be in good demand. Prices for those kinds of goods which have been of late so much inquired after, arc rather higher. There has not been much activity in the wool market, but prices continue firm. STATE OF TRADE.—During the latter part of last week there was an improved demand for yarn, principally, we be lieve, for the East India markets; and the increased prices demanded by the spinners, in consequence of the late advance in cotton, wet e more readily obtained than previously. Yes terday-, however, the appearance of frost (which ren d ere d th e closing of the lbe by no means an improbable event) had some effect in checking the demand for Germany, and the market was more quiet. The demand for manufactured goods continues to be good for this advanced season of the year.— At 71 cheater Guardian. It being decided that the next general assembly of the British Association is to take place in Birmingham in August next, a preliminary meeting was held at the public-otlice on Wednesday last, the high bailiff in the chair, at which it was determined that the nobility, gentry, and some of the princi pal inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood, should be invited to unite..in forming a council, for the purpose of making such arrangements as may be considered desirable. The meeting was attended by R. J. Murchison, Esq., one of the general secretaries of the association. THE Isu'osTort SWAYNE.—Swayne and hii wife, who were remanded till Monday for obtaining five shillings from Mrs. M'Vicar, of Mosley-street, by means of an order obtained by false pretences from Mrs. Johnson, of Liverpool, were brought up again on Monday. Mr. M`Vicar stated, that Mrs. Johnson had been sent for; but, owing to Mr. John son's illness, she could not leave home. Besides moving the sympathies of Mrs. Johnson in his favour, Swayne, while there, had taken advantage of its being a wet day to borrow an umbrella from her, which of course he had not returned. As the case could nut be made out without Mrs. Johnson's evidence, the prisoners were discharged.—:Manchester Paper. STEAM Boars.—The following letter has been received by the Lord Provost of Glasgow from the lion Fox Maule, Under Secretary of State:—" Whitehall, Nov. 2. 1838:—My Lord,—l am directed by Lord John Russell to acknowledge the receipt of your lordship's letter of the 26th of October, forwarding a memorial front the parliamentary trustees for improving the navigation of the river Clyde and enlarging the harbour of Glasgow ; and I am to inform your lordship, that the recent accident. to steam-boats have been viewed with much concern by Lord John Russell, and he will care fully consider what measures are best calculated to prevent a recurrence of such calamities,-1 have the honour to be, my lord, your lordship's obedient servant, "F. M ALLY. " 'The Lord Provost of Glasgow." MISS ANGELA COCTTS BURDICTT AND THIS IRISH BAR RISTEH.—A few weeks have only elapsed since Mr. Dunn, the Irish barrister, rendered himself the ridicule of Harrow gate, by his indiscreet annoyance to Miss Coutts Burdett, at that fashionable watering place, and which ultimately - led to his being taken into custody, and bound over to keep the peace. Miss Coutts Burdett returned to tow n immediately after the above proceedings, hut had not long enjoyed the quiet of the metropolis before her persecutor arrived at the Glou cester Hotel, Piccadilly, the windows of the apartments oc cupied by Mr. Dunn commantlinz those of Miss Coutts Bur dett. During the past week, Mr. Dunn was repeatedly observed walking past the residence of Miss Coutts Burdett, who, we understand, is necessitated to keep two constables constantly within the halt of her mansion in Stratton-street, to protect her from a repetition of his annoyances.—Morning . . . RIDICULOUS MISTAKK.-At th e c i rcus at BiShOpsWear mouth, on Monday night, it was arranged that one . of the equestrians should personate an Irishman, and, coining from among the audience, in a very humorous speech, cha lenged the horseriders to an exhibition of his prowess on horseback, and, resisting all entreaties and threats from the master of the ring, was to mount a horse and gallop round the circle, disencumbering himself of his ordinary attire, and appearing in the usual fantastic dress of the riders. Whilst this mock contest was going on, police sergeant Barron took it for earnest, and, jumping into the ring, seized the actor, and despite the entreaties of his brother performers and the pro prietor of the house, was about to drag the man to gaol, when he discovered the spangled jacket beneath the great coat, and, after making him show himself in his theatrical gear, the policeman, retired, completely disconcerted by the jeers of the audience.—Stmderfand Beacon.--LThe policeman paid a very high compliment to the acting of the pretended Irishman.] The Recovery of Tenements Act, passed last session, has considerably increased the business of the magistrates, among whom, however, there is a difference of opinion as to whether it extends to lodgers occupying one or too rooms, or part of a house from a tenant holding from the superior landlord. Some magistrates have refused to give possession of lodg ings under the new law ; others have freely done so. To re concile these conflicting opinions the opinion of Sir Juhn Campbell, the Attorney-General has been taken. liis opi nion is, that the new law extends to lodgings or part of a tenement; and a copy of it has been forwarded to all the police offices. Several magistrates have, notwithstanding, declared they shall not act on the opinion of the Queen's Attorney-General; and until a mandamus be issued, from the Court of • Queen's Bench, they shall decide according to their own judgment. STERLING HONESTY.—On Friday night one of the ser vants of the Birmingham Railway Company found itt one of the first.class carriages, after the p assengers h a d l e f t, a poc k et book containing a check on a London bank for L 2,00(), and .E 2,500 in bank notes. He d e li vere d t h e b oo k and its con. tents to the principal officer, when it was forwarded to the gentleman to whom it belonged, his address being discovered from some letters in the pocket book. He had gone to bed, and risen and dressed himself next morning, without disco vering his loss, which was only made known by the restora tion of the property. He immediately tendered £2O to the party who had found his money; but this being contrary to a regulation of the directors, the party, though a poor man, could not receive the reward. As the temptation, however, was so great to apply the money to his own use, the matter is to be brought before a meeting of the directors. a ACT OF REPENTANCE.—On Wednesday, a boy apparently •about seven years of age, went into the shop of Mr. Blackburn, shoe-dealer, High-street, Oldham, and placed on the counter a small piece of writing paper, ad dressed to Mr. Blackburn, in which something was enclosed; the boy left the shop instantly without saving a word. Mr. B. who was in, found on examining the paper, two half crowns, and a statement written by pencil, of which the annexed is a copy:---" Honesty is the best policy. When I was nine or ten years of age, I came to your shop with a re lation of mine to purchase fur me a pair of shoes: she having got the pair she had purchased unperceived by me, and a pair remaining ou the counter, I to o k th em u p , not knowing? 'but they were those purchased fur me; but having got some distance from the shop, and offering thin, to her, I found we had each a pair; with shame we confess it, 1 had not the courage to bring them back. I have often thought to recom pense you whenever it was in my power. Embracing the opportunity, I here present to you the sum of five shillings." CAUTION TO TRADESAIF.N Ar.io SHOPKEEPERS.—INGENI OUS THEFTS.—We understand that a novel mode of street theft has been practised within the last few weeks in this town with considerable success, no fewer than eight or nine in stances of this felonious trick being reported at the Manches ter Police-office alone. Shop boys or errand lads, sent out with parcels, are met by a man (and according to the state ments of the lads, in every case by the same individual, or a man very similar in description), in two or three instances in London-road, who accosts the lan with " Oh, have you not got a parcel for Mr. So and So?" [stating the name of the party to whom the parcel is sent.] The boy answering in the affirmative, the man rejoins, Well, he has been wait ing for it; here, give it me, and go back directly and bring the other." The young unsuspecting dupe delivers the par cel, and it is only on his return to his employer that the trick is discovered. There is no doubt that the thief's plan is to follow a lad with a parcel, till, either in passing, or on the lad stopping to gaze into sonic attractive shop-window, he obtain an opportunity of reading the name of the party to whom the parcel is addressed. Then hurrying forward: he turns round, meets the lad, and make the inquiry with a bold air, as if sent by the person to whom the lad is conveying the parcel. Tradesmen and shopkeepers will du well to cau tion their lads, not to deliver parcels to any one in the street, or anywhere but to the house whither they are sent.—Mart ch'ester Guardidn. • ALARMING INCREASE OF SMALL Pox.—On Friday week, a general court of the governors of the Small Pox Hospital, St. Pancras, London, was held at the institution, to take into consideration the propreity of enlarging the present edifice, for the purpose of giving accommodation to the large number of patients who ate constantly seeking lot admission within its walls, From a paper drawn up by the committee of governors, it appeared, th a t d ur i ng t h e 25 years•which pre ceded the di ' scovery of vaccination, the average - number of patients annually admitted into the hospital was 280. In the Year 1800 the practice of vaccination became general, inocu tion declined, and a gradual diminution soon took place in the application for admission of persons labouring under the casual small pox. From 1800 to 1824, the average annual admissions into the hospital were 113. la 18`25 the number rose to 419; and taking the average of the succeeding twelve years, the admission amounted to 27(1 annually, being nearly equal ti the average of persons admitted prior to the intro duction of vaccination. From Nevember 1837, to Novem ber 1838, the number amounted to seven hundred and forty; the largest number ever received in one year since the founda tion of the hospital; and about 100 were 'rinsed admittance for want of room. In consequence of these facts being brought under the consideration of the governors, it was de termined to erect a new wing, and to make alterations in the present building, so as to provide additional accommodation to the patients, and to increase the 'uumber of beds from 30 to (JO. THIRTY-NINE Lives LOST.—The catch of herrings has this week somewhat improved; this, however, is but a poor consolation to those engaged in the fishery for the dreadful loss of human life which has taken place amongst the men in that hazardous employment. We have to record the loss of three fishing boats with their crews, excepting only one man, who was saved after having encountered the greatest daoger ; in addition to these, ten men have been washed or fallen over board since the commencement of the season, making in all thirty-nine wh o h ave p er i s h e d , many of whom have left widows and families in a state of destitution. The Mary,. the property of Messrs. Scarfe and George, and the Reward, belonging to Mr. Giles, were lost with all hands, in the gale o n Monday se'nnight. The Walter and Ann, the property of Mr. W. Campbell, was struck by a sea on the Morning of Sunday last, and turned bottom upwards; nine of the crew were drowned, one man named Hales alone being saved. It appears that Hales was in the cabin with some of his ship mates, when he heard the master on deck sing out, " Hold on my boys, here comes a heavy s ea ." S ome one then said, " Put the helm up," which be (Hales) believes was done. Another then called out, Put the helm down," and this indecision was, it appears, fatal ; the sea struck her tin her broadside and turned her completely over. The situation of Hales and his companions were now completely revcrsed— i. they stood upon the roof of the cabin up to their knees in water; how long they remained in this perilous situation it is impossible to say—Hales supposes about three hours, brat the quantity of air contained in the cabin, from which all fresh supply was excluded, would not have been sufficient oxygen enough to preserve one man for so long a time. His companions gradually sunk from exhaustion, but the sea having rolled the boat on her beam-ends, Hales, by great exertion, escaped from the cabin, and hung on by the scaffold ing, until he was picked up by a Yorkshire coble. The re mainder of the crew were of course washed overboard when the first sea struck the boat. Hales is suffering greatly from numbness and cold, consequent upon his long immersion in the water.—Suiblk Chronicle. A gold half noble of the reign of Edward the Third, in a beautiful state of preservation, was lately found on the sand banks of Newton-by-the-Sea, and is now in the possession of Mr. W. Foster of that place.—Netecostle Journal. INTRODUCTION OF RICE INTO CAROLINA.—Rice is a grain of India, and was introduced into Carolina by a mere accident. In 1966, the master of a vessel from Madagascar landed about half a bushel of an excellent kind ; from which small begin ning sprung an immens.• source of wealth to the southern provinces of America. Within little more than hail a century from that time, 120,000 barrels of rice were in one year ex ported from South Carolina; 18,1100 from Georgia; and all from the remnant of a sea store left in the bottom of a sack.— King's Journey to the shores of the Arctic Ocean. ANCIENT ARTILLERY.—According to Gibbon, the cannon useirby Mahomet, in the siege of Constantinople, threw stone balls which weighed above six hundred pounds. The Mea sure of the bore was twelve palms. We get a more precise notion of the awkwardness with which the artillery was served in the infancy of the science, from a fact recorded in the " Chronicle of John II ," - that, at the siege of Sentenil, 1407, five Lombards were able' to discharge only four shots in the course of a day. ALLITERATION WITH A VENGEANCE.—A BlLLETnnux.—: " Adored and angelic Annabella, accept an ardent and art- - less amorist's affectionate attention, and answer an amorous applicant's avowed ardour. Ah ! adored Annabellai appears an awful aspect—ambition, avarice, and arrogance, alas! are attractive allurements, and abase an ardent attache: went. Appease an affectionate adorer's alarms, and aural, acknowledge affianced Albert's alliance affectionate and affirmative answer, accept an ardent admirer's aching adieu —always, angelic and adorable Annabella's admir i ng- and attached amorist,—ALßEßT." VEGliTATION.—Nothing can be more singular than the unaccountable manner in which plants spring up on certain occasions. Thus, after the gi eat fire in Londen in 1666, the whole surface of the devastated city was in a short time Co vered with a luxuriant crop of the Sisymbrium irio, in such profusion, that it was calculated that the whole of the rest of Europe did not contain so many specimens of this plant. Again, wherever a salt spring breaks out at a dist a nce front , the sea, its vicinity abounds with salt plants, although none grew there before. When lakes are drained, a new kind of vegetation springs up. Thus, when the Danish island of Zealand was drained, Vilney observed Carer CyperToides springing up, although that species is naturally not a native' of Denmark, but a native of the north of Gerrnany.—Furm er's Journal. laritonucTrox OF TKAVKLLING CAHRtAGYA IN LNG LAN n.—The following extract is from a letter of Mr. Hartlib, he to whom Milton dedicated his " Treatise on Education." The travelling chariots begin more and more to he in use minongst us ; they were first invented by Colonel Blunt, is Kent ; they go with one or two horses, and are so light t hai, it the horses be good, they may go easilz with two or 'nor? persons fifty or sixty miles a-day. The Earl of Thanet uses another kind of new-invented carriages, carrying in thern five hundred weight of all manner of commodities, the car riage being closely covered to shelter it from rain, and going fifty miles a day with one horse, which is changed for another at twenty-five miles ; but the carriers are so stupid that, as yet, they have not followed his example." THE BEICCA PLANT.—One of the most singular appear ances of the forest arose from the number of a species uf plant called bejucas. These ate everywhere seen, stretching from the earth to the tops of the highest trees, like stars to the mast of a ship. Sometimes stretched perfectly tight, and twisted round each other in pairs, they resemble .hempen cables, being quite regular as to thickness, and without a leaf or branch. They Isere of various thicknesses, from the smallest twine to six and seven inches in diameter. When young, they are applied to all purposes for which cordage-is used in England; In the woods the natives lash the Aseams • and rafters of their houses with them; on the collet the..fishs• ermen use them as ropes for their fish-crawls, which they sink many fathoms deep. I have seen trees of large diame ter, when cut through with the axe, remain perfectly station ary, until these natural stays, which were supporting them on all sides, were cut away ; and not unfrequeutly have riders been pulled from their horses by riding against one, which, from its tendril-like appearance, being not thicker pethaps than a quill, they expected to break.—Hateksltaw's Remini scences of South America. SLERP OF PLANTS.—The leaves of Oxalis Bowie are com pounded and jointed, which permits considerable power of motion; and hence, when not stimulated by the light, the leaflets towards evening begin to recline and form a sort of cone, of which the summit or petiole is tht apex, as may be seen in leaves of the Oxalis acetosella, or centintet wood-• sorrel. The flowers are also very sensible_ to light, and only expand thoroughly when the strong clear sunshine falls upon them. But they may be caused to open by the light of the lamp thrown upon them in a concentratd form by means of . a lens, as was done by Monsieur Bordye St. Vincent, and so cheated out of their sleep. The term sleep of plauts may excite surprise, but many plants exhibit phenumena analo gous to the sleep of animals; and though it- occurs, Ws greater or less extent in all plants, vet it is chiefly applied to those plants in which it is most perceptible, suc'h as the Oxalis, and other members of the tribe Oxalidaccw . .and those -of the Legunsinoem, especially the Baena PsenSlPs acacia, and the Mimusa pudica, and Mimosa sensitivtisei44 o Botanist. • • NETS' ALLOT OF ZINC AND COPPER..--A committee of the French Academy of Sciences is engaged in investigating a new alloy of zinc and copper, which is said to possess quali ties which fit it for extensive use to the arts and manufactures' Its cost will be a little more than that of zinc. The pure mete' of zinc oxid)ses with great facility, which renders it unfit for a multitude of uses; the alloy, however,' is oxidysed with great difficulty. It will resist, for example, sulphuric acid of 20 degreess of concentration. Hence it may be used for mi neral waters, for pipes and tubes, through which acid liquids flow, and in navigation for the sheathing of vessels.. The composition of the alloy depends on the uses to which.it is applied: If it is applied in circumstances where zinc is cont . monly used, the inventor mixes with a great proportion of the latter metal a small quantity of tin and lead; an addition which does not augment the cost of the alloy more than a farthing a pound. The alloy which is used for boilers, gut ters of houses, &c., contains no lead, but still, like the other, resists the sulphuric acid of 20 degrees' concentration. THE MANGROVE.—Around and behind the village (a. Tucansta,) there extended a very considerable plain, or saline, as this kind of soil is termed in South America, and which had been taken from the ocean, chiefly by the growth of . the. mangrove tree. This tree, of which there are two kinds (tae. red and the black mangrove,) is very prevalent on those parts of the shore in this district that are low and flat, and where the water does not deepen rapidly, but continues shallow for some distance into the sea. It is the red mangrove which i 5 most forward in invading the dominion of the sea. Its wen' nor of growth is curious: a number of stems or roots, ten or twelve, rise from the wet and muddy soil, and only unite into one stem, when five ur six feet front the earth. The route., or more properly, intermediate stems, are sometimes tangled, and the trunk rather crooked. 'l'4e leaves are slack gree y ' of a leathery texture, and of a shape acutely ovate. Water appears necessary to its existence, and it seems to require brackish Water; for, though it grows occasionally considerably in -land, on low tracts of laud partially covered with fresh wa: ter, vet, where I have - seen it, it has always been in suits tire( had 'been made from the sea, and Which theref o re containe d a considerable portion of salt. It is generally found forming a narrow border along the edge of shallow shores, with some of the intermediate stems growing directly out of the wan and others of the same tree sp r in g i ng f rom th e s h or e; on thus inch by inch, with one foot on land and the other in th e s wave, it seems to disput e th e terr it ory o f t h e ocean."--liao^ shaw'r fieminiscencesof South America. Pitivacr of ARAB DWELLINGS.—In a palaCe, or larg e house, there is generally a wide bench of stone, or a worlden sofa, within the outer door, for the accommodation of th e doorkeeper arid other servant s . Th e en t rance passage lea ds to an open court; and, for the sa k e o f p reventing perso ns a, , the entrance, or a little within it, from seeing into the ctsurl it usually has two turnin g s. W e may, t h ere f ore, un d e rstan d the motive of the kiug in seating himself in the place he re described to have teen a Lesire that he might not, if dis e° : tared, be supposed to b e p r y ing i mpert i nent l y i nto the inV:, rror of the palace. Re s p ec t f or t h e privacy of another a'k house is a point th a t is d eeme d o f so much importancethse it is insisted up on i n th e Kursitto in these words ss who have b ecome b e li evers ! enter not any houses, b e side s your own h o use s , un til y e s h a ll h ave as k ed l eave, a nd salut e their inhabit an t s; t hi s w ill b e b etter for you : pera d ven tere you will be adm on i s h e d. A n d if ye find not in them t . ° ?, s fi person, enter th em no t, un t i l l eave be granted you; and be said unto y o u, re t urn , t h en d o ye return; this " more decent for you; and God knoweth what ye do. nut shall be no cr i me i n y ou t h at ye enter uninhabited 1101, wherein ye may find a convenience." When a visitor the door oneu, and no servant below, he usually CIO' ; l g i hands as a signal f or some person to come to him, a t r ik sd the palm of his left h an d w i t h the fingers of the right; ai even when leave h as b een grante d hi m to cuter, i t i s c ust° to art for him, if he has to ascend to an upper apartmentos, repeat several times some ejaculation, such is " I „„'• er ft) Sian !" or, " 0 P ro t ec t or !" ( t h at i s, " 0 protecting ‘-' l ' • ed s w as e goes up, in or d er th a t any female of the family, op t may chance to be in th e wry, may have notice of ti' s r. proach, and either retire or veil herself. Sometimes the si s ste , vant who preced e s him d oes this i n hi s s t ea d . — L a w's to the A , abian Nights. • ill fr THE BATH IN THE EAST.—The hammlion, or ba th , favourite resort of boils poen and women of all classes AO' , re „ the Muslims wh o can e ff o r t ! the trifling expense which . 1 , of quires; and (it is said) not on ly o f h uman b e i ngs , but a . 5 ,.e y, evil genii; on whi c h a ccoun t, as we lt as on t h a t o f dee b " oi , several precepts respecting it hav e b een di c t a t e d by .e fai n med. It is frequented for the purpose of performing e,r_ao!i ablutions required by th e r e li gion , or b y a regas d for oic / . 1 ,6 nees, and for its salutary effects, and fur mere luxury o .,,, c i r gt following description of a p u bli c b a th w ill conve y a a llef notion of those in private houses, which are on a %sort.. scale, and generally consist of on ly t wo or three ehr" os siC The public bath comprises sev era l apartments, with ! its elf, or tesselated paventents, cornpused of white or black and pieces of fine red tile, and sometimes of other M it ; I t o , The inner apartments are covered with domes, haying s : ton 0( her of small, round, glazed apertures, for the adul'7 ,ob i s gs tight. The first apartment is the — mealakh, or si,'; vo tet, room, which has, in the centre, a fountain of cei e ' sriess ed and, next the walls, wide benches or platform'', r o i o ns, in marble. 't hese are furnished with mattresses for the higher and middle classes, and with mat s se s ore poorer sort. The inner division of the building, in t ' he c eu7. regularly planned baths, occupies nearly a square; ' s bati trill and chief portion of it is the principal apartment nl cen rre rah, which gelneralli has form of a cross. In its `tit le with is a fountain of hot water, rising from a base enca s e d o f 115 0 marble, which serves as a seat. One of the angle' s o f the. square is occupied by the beyt-owwal, or ante-chatuh . e ' bo osr, herarah: in another, is the fire, over which is th e j e d by and each of the other two angles is generally occ . i e l d sc ot! two small chambers : in one of these is a tank fit, l `., s , e ; in. and cufor the warm water, which pours down from a spout in the "'r the the ether, are two tap., side by side; one of hit, a before other of cold water, with a small trough beneath,.. t he which is a teat. The inner apartments are heatt. l b 'l y . t ee steam which rises from the fountain and tanks, a n d baths era th e contiguity of the fire; but the beyt-ow wal is oat sa f wea theri hartirah, being separated from it by a door. In cold or t hre , e f the bather tindressex in the fornaer, which has two _ „ a ir (.; raised seats, like those of the meslakh. With 4 _4 l " li d his wooden clogs to his feet, and having a-large napkin r_ f `; . loins, and generally a second wound round his li e his turban, a !taint over his chest, and a fourth coverinp.unal ossee, he enters the harttrah, the heat of which causes ,b( .. 1 iw th r_ diately to perspire profusely.. An attendant of sr t", e . 0(111' and 4°, moves limn him all the napkins excepting then !! 4 . 5 ., reeds to crack the joints of his fingers' nd toe s, veral of the vertebras of the back and neck; kneaa n an os and rubs the soles of his feet with a coarse clatter r' hi ;it i g . 6 as bis a lirat'a glo ve; and a h f o tly t which, with a the woollenbat h b e a r g , if whic h he l e , el ; s ee s te l 4 1 : into one of the tanks. lie is theta thorotighir e 7 .h " a i e d soap and water, and fibres of the palm tree, aat'"eeee wish it, in one of the small chamber,' which coats 'A l, _i " O he rh g f e a n a e r r i ,i d li c y ol r d ec w li a n t e e s r o ; i pon o returns o,t to the d be ti; :e t k - e ° 4 7, 01)„. e ,, $ 1 1 . 14 ) : f r e e f 7 t, es a h i m ui e k n o t e ; a l d v s hi t l i e ,e o fi n e e ,, t h if o th f e h a i, tte b n o t , i l i y in t l i s od ru o ° o o ni t ' i s : take the woma n 8 1, a . r o e l i i t ‘ i:1 1 i n n e i m n i a r g e n and i s s i p t e d c c r u i e o p s i s l of f ( I ) c:o d ff i s e ° coffee during t r h i e m b u os i this o c o l u t r t r o n ise t t s i ee o dtoo f y ea entertainments there; taking with them fruitl :Ai :7_ os &c , and sometimes hiring female singers to sec_ pr,a.;ii7l,g, 6bt os, An i our or more is occupied by the process of f est, " th" i hair, omn d „ applying pd .anti, A ir rvea c o r n ea: d i er e s or refreshment. All necessary decorum is ()vac , „dr se h e y n m in os l t he fe b m a a t l h es i : it i h t , u ni t t w a o n m y e c t o t others, °Blera°siit e) a :: g a are appropriated solely to men ; others, only r tn. a l e AI co; f to men during the foren oon, s s e oe.t a nt s hg n (D u e. : - : :: :111"Pe s t: e t o ;.t o t 'n ) :a:;" rj : noon p to women. When r p t i h e c ce b t f h d is pee p ry p ,r ropr l 7: ::s isd the the door, to warn men from enteristgsist 2 7s, • Arabian Nights' Entirtainntlents, • 7:0:" ~! :~ {~ x