Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-01 00:00:00

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Macrae. c - -0- For particulars sea advertisements G2IUSE tIE:ITS, PUBLIC MEE. &c. THIS VAT. ?Mail RQYAL —ltalian Op ra-8 .orAL PULTIZATRE —DrIM ItIC Periormance-7 p.m. litsArroN HALL, ClaYtn-square —Gordon Cumming-8 p.m. ILo7AL CoLoss au It —General Entertain-nent-6 .30 p.m. SCoLcotcAL GARDEN s—Gr and and Varied Ent,rtainments. A:LIERP'S CRYSTAL PALACE, Lima-street-10 a.m. to 10 p.m. CX For particulars see advertisements. " t ' qesJ3rthrnll , il"ttt, 4v g) r? TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1857. THE DAY'S NEWS. The Right Honourable the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, Minister Extrordinary to China, arrived at Hong Kong on the 2nd of July, He was received with all honours, and presented with an address by the inhabitants of that city. Both the address and his reply thereto, will be found in another column, also a glimpse of his intended proceedings, in regard to the late brush with China. The news from India is looked upon by our Metropolitan cotemporaries as more satisfactory than that previously received. The Times, although it cannot say that the intelligence is cheering, for it details deeds of infamy which will set the blood of every Englishman boiling in his veins ; thinks the alseendancy of arms before Delhi has been decisively maintained, and one of the two episodes which communicated so painful au interest to the contents of this mail acquires a much less afflicting complexion now that the truth is known. What, too, is above all things satisfactory—we can still announce the unshaken loyalty of the Madras and Bombay Armies. There is nothing which need inspire the slightest alarm in the rumours of a disturbance at Hyderabad or of suspected plots at Poonah. The former of these cities is one of the strongholds of the Mussalman population, and the seat of a Mahomedan Court bearing a marked resemblance to that recently ejected from Lucknow. That a " rising," therefoie, should be attempted at Hyder abad, was as probable as that there should be an insurrection at Oudo, but here the analogy between the two cases happily terminates; for, whereas in the Bengal Province the army mutinied and de prived the Government of support, in the Madras territory it acted promptly and faithfully in the restoration of order. The incident, in fact, is en• couraging, as showing that, even where Mahomedan intrigues may be at work to foment rebellion, the troops of the Presidency can be relied upon to crush the revolt in the bud. The Daily News believes that dark es the aspect of affairs in India is, there is no cause for despondency as to the ultimate result. It is to be hoped that Sir Colin Campbell has been armed with full powers to act as he may think fit, but the paper alluded to regrets that the letters of the Governor-General, published in the Bombay journals, do. not hold out that hope, but would seem to interfere, and very materially to, with such a supposition. The Sun, of last night, says, that on the whole, although the crisis is formidable, there is no reason to be discouraged. We have already heard the worst, and we may easily believe that, according to our cotemp )rary Punch, wa may shortly see the Brit ish Lion inflicting complete vengeance on the cowardly Bengal Tiger, that preys upon helpless women and innocent children, and has not the courage to face an enemy armed with equal strength and power. Eventually the good work of retribution will be accomplished, but unless the miscreants, as would appear likely by the news from Saugor, fall out among themselves, we must be content to,. hold the ground our• tents cover, and which we can sweep with our rifles and our cannon. We are soon to have two or three elections for seats in parliament. From Oldham the advices are in favour of the late rejected of that borough, Mr. W. J. Fox, who, it is hinted, will be returned in the room of the deceased member. But he may refuse to sit, and in that state of affairs it is said that the choice will fall upon Mr. Milner Gibson. Mr. Cobden is now, according to all accounts, entirely out of the question. It matters but little whether Messrs. Gibson or Cobden represent the borough, but it would, without doubt, reflect the greatest credit upon the constituency should it return either of them. We may mention that some excitement has been occasioned in the borough of Greenwich in consequence of the pros pect of an immediate vocancy in the representation, arising out of the proceedings in bankruptcy against Mr. Townsend. It is supposed that Mr. M. Cham bers will again seek the suffrages of the electors, and his friends are already making active exertions on his behalf. There have been some very outrageous proceed ings in con nection wi h the Great Northern Railway. At their meeting on Saturday the proceedings were of the most outrageously interruptive character, and personal interruptions of the grossest kind were freely indulged in by bath parties. The question turned upon whether the decision of Vice-Chancellor Wood, given in favour of the claims of the preference shareholders, should be accepted by the shareholders generally, or whether the directors should be permitted to appeal against that decision to a higher tribunal. The Chairman moved the adjournment of the meeting until after the appeal shall be heard, and having an enormous majority of proxies he succeeded in carrying the motion. We learn from a London cotemporary that it is pretty generally believed th it Mr. Vernon Smith has received permission to subside into private life. Mr. Sydney Herbert and Sir James Graham are talked of as his successors. Lord John Russell does not go to the House of Lords with the bateh of new Peers, consisting of the Earl of Fife, Lord Harry Vane, M.P. for South Durham, Lord R. Grosvenor, M.P. for Middlesex, and Mr. Cavendish, M.P. for Bucks Notwith standing all the efforts of the leading journal to show the Right Hon. Member for the City of London that he ought to quit the scene of •his Parliamentary labours for a higher sphere of action, he does not appear willing to avail himself of a seat upon the Government shelf. Of local matters this morning there is nothing calling for the least attention. We give a full report of the proceedings before the magistrates who sat upon the bench to consider the applica tions sent in for new licenses for twenty. five public houses. Out of some sixty applications disposed of, about one-sixth obtained what they desired. A full report of the half-yearly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will also be found else where. The Queen has safely arrived at Balmoral, where great improvements have taken place since her last sojourn there. The East India Company have accepted the terms demanded by the company which has been formed to establish a telegraphic communication with India by the Red Sea route. The Continental papers to hand have devoted, like our own press, the largest part of their space to the reproduction of the detailed news from India, received from Trieste, and contain, in fact, nothing else of importance. The Emperor of the French has now left Paris for the Camp of Chalons. It has been officially 'announced at Berlin that the intended journey of the emperor of Russia to the West will be delayed. It is, however, certain that the jour ney will take place at the end of September. It eeems that Darmstadt has been fixed upon as the meeting place of Alexander and Louis Napoleon. The Germans look with some suspi cion at this interview on their soil, which reminds them of that of Tilsit, although every body ac knowledges that the time is a very different one, and that the States of the Confederation would not have mush to fear even from the joint power .of France and Russia. The details of the news per the West India mail, will be found in our columns of to-day. They are not of any special importance. THE Water Committee held their usual weekly meeting on Saturday last; and for the first time we may congratulate the town on the result of their proceedings. The matters brought under the consideration of the committee were of the most important character, and the discussion of these occupied upwards of three hours. In the first place, the anticipated report from the alchemists at Rivington was not forthcoming. In its stead, however, was a communication from that celebrated transmutator, Mr. SPENCER, intimating that more time—i. e., more of the Corporation "tin''—was necessary before the magnetic protoxide of iron would act on the organisms, animal and vegetable, with which the bog wash teems. But the Committee were neither to be magnetised nor mesmerised any longer by Mr. SPENCER'S philosophy. The trick was too apparent. Our telling exposures of the vulgar arrogance and presumption of the whole horde of charlatans, who have so long fattened on the credulity of the Water Com mittee, has at last produced the desired results. It was' decided on Saturday that the supplies should be stopped ; that the strong affinity existing between the cash in the Corporation coffers and the pockets of the would-be chemist at Rivington did not benefit the former body ; and hence it was determined that no more empirical experiments should be undertaken, or vain attempts made to purify (?) the rotten wash at the cost of the people of Liverpool. We hail this as the harbinger of a new era in the conduct of our water authorities. The committee, by boldly rejecting this last attempt at imposition by that first of charlatans, have shown that their eyes are partially opened to the wicked system of plunder to which they have for the last ten years been the victims. This is well; and, as we have already observed, it is the first time we have been in a position to congra tulate the Committee on their proceedings. But what follows is of even far greater importance. We, yesterday, informed our readers that the obnoxious Pike, with all its follies, frauds, and foul abomination, moral and physical, is con demned at once and for ever. Its final fate will be sealed on Wednesday next. This happy denouement is the result of a Report prepared and presented to. the Committee by their Engi neer, Mr. THONIAS DUNCAN. That gentleman declares that he can go on no longer on the present system of mixed supply—that the complaints of the consumers are innumerable— that these are well founded, for the water is alive with animal and vegetable organisms of the most disgusting kind—that every attempt to filter this abominable wash at Rivington, or elsewhere, has proved abortive—that filtration, to be at all effective, must be carried out at home, and not at Rivington—that the mixed waters never will amalgamate, so as to make good palatable or drinking water—that it is absolutely necessary that arrangements be at once made for supplying the two waters separately, as that from Riving ton, instead of improving, as its friends and advocates so confidently pre licted, has been daily getting worse, and is now in such a state as totally to forbid its continued use as a beverage, ur for any other dietetic purpose. Mr. DUNCAN concludes his able Report by recommending the immediate carrying out of his plan for a seperate and distinct line of pipes for the supply of the Well water, reserving the present lines of mains and service pipes for the use of the Pike bog wash, so that all the water consumers may have their choice of the two waters, or both, by paying for the same. We should be curious to know (should this scheme ever be carried out) how many of the Ratepayers will apply and pay for the use of the Pike water ? Will there be twenty such ? We verily believe not. As we understand it, Mr. DUNCAN'S Report is an honest and sweeping condemnation.of the villainous Pike job ; and, as such, it cannot fail to exercise an important influence on the decision of the Council on Wednesday. It is only much to be regretted that Mr. DUNCAN did not earlier determine on making a clean breast of it. Had he done so, much mis- THE NORTHERN TIMES. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER L 1857. chief might have been prevented. However, better late than never. We have always con tended that truth " lay at the bottom of the well," and that, sooner or later, it would rise triumphant to the surface. We will not, in the plenitude of our strength, imitate the vulgar scurrility of the insensate thick and thin sup porters of the most abominable job ever inflicted on this or any other community ; and although the temptation is strong to recriminate bitterly on our ignorant and impertinent defamers, we shall not indulge it; but one simple-question we put to all such : let them answer it to morrow—WHo is RIGHT NOW r With regard to Mr. DUNCAN'S proposal to lay a second line of pipes, at a furth , :r cost of up wards of 200,0001., we shall have much to say by and bye. We believe it to be quite unne cessary, and cannot but think that the Council have had enough of big water jots for some time to come, and that in the present state of matters they will commit themselves to no mare gigantic undertakings until those now condemned have been thoroughly ventilated, and the necessity of further outlay clearly demonstrated. At present the Council are not in a position to decide on more than one point ; ant is, the immediate restoration of the entire well supply to the in habitants, and with that the withdrawal at once of the filthy Itivington wash. We have over and over again shown that the wells are, or can be, promptly made amply adequate to the abundant supply of pure water to the whole o f the inha bitants ; that the cry of scarcity was a cry raised to delude the Council and the town by interested jobbers ; that the large supply said to be used in watering the streets during the past summer is, after all, only a mere bagatelle to the gross yield of the wells ; that the published return of the Borough Engineer proves that we were perfectly correct when we said that one hour's pumping at Green-lane was ample for that purpose, thus showing that only one twenty fourth of the yield of that single spring is all that is used even now. What advocate of the home supply would boggle at such a driblet as that ? It is a well known fact that all practical men are agreed that the existing springs, without any new sinkings whatever, are capable of yielding fifty per cent. more water than they do at present, at a mere nominal cost, and without any unnecessary delay. It cannot be forgotten that the late Mr. H OUSELY offered, many years ago,to procure a supply of eight million gallons, daily from the sandstone for less than 40,0001. — and Mr. HOUSELY knew very well what he was about. With the experience of the past to guide them, the Council can now have no difficulty in arriving at a satisfactory solution of the prime difficulties. The Pike is condemned in toto and must be at once abandoned. Its future application is a matter which may be determined on at leisure. The cost—the awful cost--las been incurred. About that there need be no more idle regrets. The mischief has been accom plished in its entirety ; but let one and all now unite in their endeavours to mitigate the evil as far as possible. No more presumptuous arrogance or dogged obstinacy and vituperation. On this point we shall say nothing further at present. We conclude by 'repeating our ques tion—Wao Is RIGIIT Now ? and we cannot but rejoice that our protracted labours have not been in vain. IT has always been the policy of theNORTHERN TIMES to regard the infliction of capital punish ment for the crime of murder as unsuited to the age in which we live, insufficient to stop the bloody deeds of the assassin, and only a legal retribution which has totally failed in effecting the objects for which it was intended. Inde pendent of our objection to the principle of the law taking away that which it cannot restore, the mode of procuring a capital conviction by means of circumstantial evidence is a still stronger inducement to give our sanction for the abolition of death punishments. There are many instances on record where culprits have been found guilty, condemned, and executed for murder on circumstantial evidence alone, and who, before expiating their offence upon the scaffold, confessed their crime and admitted the justness of their sentence. So far this was satis factory to the judge who tried, the jury that convicted, and the country which • punished ; and as long as the law stands as it now is, no fault can be found with CALCRAFT or any other hangman performing the degrading duties of the horrible office of public executioner. But what shall we say of convictions obtained by circum stantial evidence, and executions following, where the culprits do not acknowledge their crime, and are led on to the scaffold without uttering one word which would ease the minds of the jury who found them guilty, and the judge that ordered death by violence to follow ? Furthermore, where a culprit has been convicted entirely upon circumstantial evidence, and yet protests his innocence upon the very scaffold at the moment he is about to meet his Maker, The laws relating to the trial, conviction, and punishment of persons for murder, become more than questionable, and every one who has taken any part in the trial, and .its denouement, must feel for the remainder of their days a sort of mental uneasiness lest an innocent man has been hurried into eternity. A murderer may be morally guilty, but, at the same time, legally innocent, and it is because that this is so that the doctrine of circumstances, on the trial of persons for capital offences, becomes dangerous, not only to the individual inunedigely concerned, but to the public at large. PALMER, the poisoner, was convicted at the Old Bailey last year, not so much from the force of the testimony against _ him, as from the daninatory character of the charge of the Lord Chief Justice. The facts which bore against him were dwelt upon with duration and emphasis, whilst the extenuating rebutting arguments, and evidence for the defence, had less notice, and, in some instances, were scarcely alluded to. PALMER was executed ; 4t if we were to ballot the people of the United Kingdom, we are much deceived if the result of the vote would not show that, although esteemed morally guilty, he was considered legally innocent. Far stronger, and far more direct was the testimony against the notorious SPOLLEN, yet he was acquitted in defiance of what seemed to all reflecting minds a very clear* case of guilt. It would be easy to multiply cases of these kinds to any extent. Enough, however, has been said to show that it is a most serious thing to consign to a premature and ignominious end a fellow being, upon evidence purely circumstan tial. We have made these remarks in consequence of the execution of JOHN BLAGG, which took pace at Chester on Friday. In this case the evidence was purely circumstantial, the two principal points being that BLAGG had been heard to threaten the life of the murdered man, BEBBINGTOINT, and that his shoes corresponded with the footmarks which were found at the spot where the murder was committed. BLAGG stoutly denied his innocence to the last ; and although firm and composed from the time of conviction until the fatal moment that ushered him into another world, he strongly asseverated his innocence, Almost his last words to his wife, before she took her sorrowful farewell, were:— "My dear, I am as innocent as you are, and some day it will come out." To the reverend gentlemen who remained with him the whole of the night previous to his execution, he repeatedly remarked that he was innocent, and that " some day the murderer will be found out." Now, if ever there was a case which aimed a deadly blow against capital punishment on circumstantial evidence, it is that of the unfor tunate BLAGG. From all that we have read of the case, and the conduct and demeanour of the culprit from the day of the trial until CALCR4FT put an end to his earthly existence, we believe him to be innocent of the actual murder, and that although he may have been an accessory before the fact, the execution was a stern and unmerciful vindication of the requirements of the law. But what makes this case the more painful is the fact that the murder was committed in conse quence of the enforcement and maintenance of those barbarous relics of the feudal times—the Game Laws. The injustice oC these laws, their indefensible character, and the feeling of discontent and dissatisfaction which they engender in the minds of the lower orders should long ere this have caused their complete abroga tion. The fate of BEBBINGTON, and the execution of BLAGG, should teach the Government of the day that such enactments should not disgrace the Statute Book of England. To maintain, by Act of Parliament, that that portion of the feathered and piscatorial tribes; as well as all the four footed anicnals called " game," and which are produced and supported without cost to those who arrogantly claim them as their property, is what GOD and nature never intended. The ennobled Peer or the wealthy 'Squire has no more right to claim the pheasant, the partridge, or the hare than the humblest agriculturist in the land. The farmer's fields, and the cottager's garden, for which each pays rent, supports this species of game. Had there been no Game Laws, BEBBINGTON would not have been mur derel, nor BLAGG executed; and it may be, had there been less desire on the part of Judge and jury to uphold this nefarious enactment, the people of Chester, and the public at large, would have been spared the painful reflection that another legal murder was committed, and, to all appearance, an innocent man hurried into eter nity, so that as example might be made of any who question the wisdom or the equity of the Game Law enactments. On Wednesday next the Water Com mittee stand pledged to the Council and the town at large to give a definite reply to the Memorial presented by the rate payers mouths ago, pray lug that their old supply of Pure Water might be restored to them, until such time as arrangements could be made for supplying the Pike bog wash for such purposes, and such only, as it is adapted for. So far the Committee have had recourse to every artifice by which they could succeed in staving off the question, in the expectation, doubtless, that some improvement might possibly take place in the quality of the Water ; or, that the inhabitants wearied with what has hitherto proved to be an unsuccessful agitation, would become quies cent, and, ultimately yielding to the force of circumstances, submit to the use of the obnoxious compound, seeing that further remonstrance was hopeless. Procrastination has been the order of the day with the Water Committee, or rather with their masters—the engineers, geologists, and chemists, who have succeeded in mes merising the Committee, although they have hitherto ?ailed in purifying the bog-wash at Rivington by their galvanism or magnetism. But the Water Conimittee and their profes sional 4 may rest assured that their game is at last fairly played out ; the patience even of the Pike advocates in council is entirely exhausted, and neither that body nor the public will brook further delay on any pretext, however specious. The monstrous villany of the most infamous job ever perpetrated is now before the world in all its naked deformity, and the most infatuated apologist of the hideous abortion,. while it remained in a state of enabryo, now shrink in disgust at the appearance' of-the foul monster, they►, themselves, aided in calling into existence. In short, on Wednesday next, the Water Committee are bound, by every ;principle of honour and honesty, to make a clean breast of it. They must no longer cloak their guilty agents who, by the veriest system of falsehood, fraud, and deception—by the practice of most rascally delusions, and juggling tricks, succeeded in foisting the foul thing on the town, reckless of consequences, so that they succeeded in securing their share of the plunder. What cared these adventurers, though 400,000 human beings were doomed to slow poisoning, so that they accomplished all they cared about— the realization of their fortunes. But the time has now arrived when the Water Committee must disavow all further sympathy or connection with this gang, or else they must be prepared to sail in the same boat along with them. We have, over and over again, stated our conviction, that the Water Committee were the mere tools, the dupes, of these artful impos tors ; that they were guilty of the most unjustifiable credulity, and that amongst their number were met without minds of their own, mere chattering, drivelling, servile imbeciles, who, parrot-like, were constantly in the habit of repeating by rote what had been studiously dunned into their ears by the jobbers; but we have always contended that as a body they were innocent of all share in the huge swindle, or that they were in any way influenced by other than pure motives. Wednesday next will determine, however, how far our opinions have been correct. There must be an end put at once and for ever to the wretched system of falsehood and dissimulation which have been so long practised on the patient and confiding people of Liverpool by a horde of unprincipled adventurers. We would fain hope that the Water Committee and the Council will see the absolute necessity of taking the initiative on Wednesday, by disavowing all further connection with, or approval of, the proceedings of those mendacious quacks, otherwise they may rest assured the public of Liverpool will adopt measures to protect, themselves from further injury and injustice. It is for their own representatives in the Town Council to say whether they shall be driven to the alternative, as a dernier ressort,, of carrying these into effect. We hope, for the credit of the Council, and the peace of the town, that this will not be rendered necessary, but that resolu tions will be come to, which will have the effect of restoring to the inhabitants their ample supply of pure, wholesome spring water at once. The wells are or can at once be made capable of yielding 50 millions of gallons of water per week. This is equivalent to 125 gallons, or the fill of a large punCheon, for the weekly use cf every man, woman, and child, in a population of 400,000 souls. Can such a quantity of water be legitimately used ? Verily not. Much stress is laid on the increased quan tity used during this summer for watering , streets, &c. Although the increase may to the super ficial observer appear considerable, yet when compared with the aggregate yield of the wells, it amounts only to a mere driblet. One hour's pumping at Green-lane would more than suffice to supply the whole of the water used for watering streets. S 3 Much for that. Then we have the fact, which cannot be denied, that the mixed water is so offensive to the eye, and so filthy in appearance, as to prevent many persons even from bathing in it ; and yet the poor inha bitants have been compelled to use this abomi nable filth, for every purpose, for the past nine months—remonstrances notwithstanding ! It is notorious that the predictions about the water improving have all been falsified ; it is more obnoxious now than it was when first introduced. Although the supply is obtained entirely from the Rivington reservoir, without any admixture of the inky stuff impounded in the Anglezark lodge—and although this, the best water the district affords, is mixed with double its volume of pure spring water ere it is supplied to the inhabitants—yet even then, as every water con sumer is aware, the wash is abominable. And we would just ask, if this is the condition of the very best water at Rivington when thus treated, in what state may we expect to find it when the doubly-distilled putrescent catchments of Angle zark and Roddiesworth are mixed with that of Rivington. It is a notorious fact, and all con versant with these waters acknowledge the Anglezark water to be totally unfit for human use• This admission is made even by partizan officials. Verily we have paid for our whistle ! We have got for our million and a half sterling a limited quantity of poisonous bog wash ! ! PRUDIVITIAL Ln INSURXNCZ —ln our impression of the 25th August an account was given of the accidental drowning of two boys, one of whom was drowned in his attempt to save the life of the other. We are requested to state that the parents of one of the youths had only two weeks previously Insured his Life in the Prudential Life Assurance Company, whose offices are in Adelaide-buildings, Ranelaigh-place, in this town, who, immediately on hearing of the melancholy accident, sent down the amount of the policy (nearly £2O). We believe it is the practice of this Company to discharge all their claims in as equally prompt manner, TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. [By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.] ITALY. The Pope, who arrived at Pisa on Thursday, will make his entrance into Rome on the sth instant. NAPLES. The Sardinian passengers who were on board the Cagliari at the time she made the descent on the Neapolitan coast have been set at liberty• The trial of the prisoners by the Court of Palermo will commence on the 7th of Sept. FRANCE. The Three Per Cent Rentes closed at a decline to-day, the last prices being 66f. 75c. MR LUMLEY'S OPERA. COMPANY AT THE THEATRE ROYAL. Last night Mr. Copeland made another effort to gratify the lovers of music, by the introduction of the opera company from her Majesty's Theatre, at the Theatre Royal. The opera performed was Verdi's popular "Il Trovatore," with which the former troupe, Mr. Gye's company concluded. This rivalry is a continuance of the competition which has marked the sessan in Loudon— " Il Trovatore" at bath houses, and "D m Givoianni" at both houses by the week together. Each Theatre had some advantages over the other, thus establishing a sort of compensation for any deficiencies, and this balance was to be observed last night in comparing with the pre vious performance of "Il Trovatore. Some parts much better, some worse. Some of the scenes were better arranged, others less satisfactory. To do jastice to their relative merits would demand more space than we can afford, and when both were so effective, it would be ungracious to find fault. The audience were delighted, and insisted on seve - al encores. Signor Ginglini was called for twice at the termination of the third act, concluding with the spirited air, Di quells pica, and the whole of the principal performers were called forward, and enthusiastic lly applauded. This evening, Madlle. P;czolonaini will perform, for the second time in Liverpool, Violetta, in Verdi's Opera, "La Traviata ;" and is expected to attract a larger house than has hitherto rewarded Mr. Copeland's endeavours to naturalise Ita'ian Opera in this town. Every little town is Italy and Germany have their opera performances, and well attended. Wealthy Liver pool, the seaport of the world, "cannot afford it ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. 0 - RAND BALLOON ASCENT. The anxious'y-expected balloon ascent took place from these fashionable gardens yesterday evening, and, as was anticipated, drew an immense concourse of people to the gardens. It was the great gala day of the Royal Oak Society, and upwards of 7,000 persons visited the gardens (luring the day. The officers of the society and the officials of the gardens were most urbane to the great influx o respectable visitors. The entertainment was of a varied and attractive description, and delighted all who were present to witness it. The grand attraction, however, lay in the ascent of the balloon, and the proprietor with other parties, resolved, so far a; they could, to do every thing to render disappointm nt all but impossible. The first balloon was inflated, but, owing to an accident, the gas escaped. The man igers of the society resolved to have an ascent, and they procured the Prince of Wales, balloon, at, as we are informed, an extra expense of about £7O. This fine machine was got into position duly inflate], and at seven o':lock made a splendid ascent, with the " captain," es the rearnout was called, as the guide. Tne discharge of cannon, and the plaudits of thousands of throats, announced the event—the band playing "Off she goes." The machine took a southerly direction, and after a short but very successful run, came down quite safely with the voyageur in a field behind Crown-street. Mr. Atkins was indefatigable in his exertions, and as usual he pleased every one. ' The great additional expense incurred by the Royal Oak Society, as above stated, will no doubt be made up in the grand galas announced by tire same body to take place to-morrow and Friday. Independent of the attraction of the balloon ascent, the other entertainment; are of the most fascinating description, and must please every one. HORRIBLE ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. WR EX FIANI, 51oxnAy. Yesterday tnornimr, a man nailed James Jones, tailor, of this town, lost his life under the following circum stances t—Dmeased, in company with four companions, had been drinking at the Cora Exchange Inn, High street, on the Saturday night, and at twelve o'clock they were turned out of the public-house. They then went in pursuit of musherooms. On their way they had occasion to cross the style over the Great Western Railway Com pany's rails, about one mile from the Wrexham Station. On the way to Shrewsbury his companions went away and left him near the line. When they came back to look for him they could not find him. They went to his house and inquired of his wife if he had reached home. On being told he had not, they returned and found him lying on the rails in a most fright ful condition. He had been knocked down and drawn for some eiitance by the three o'clock a.m. down train, his both arms and legs were broken, pelees of his skull and brains were found at some distance from the body. The blood and hair was scattered very much. He has left a. wife and five children to mourn his untimely end. An iuqu , st was held on the body this day before the County Coroner B. W. Shellwall, Ecq , and a resiActable jurb when a verdict of "Accidental death" was returned. aalignani Says—" M. Babinet, the astronomer, haaiust announced to she Ins'itufe that, in consequence of a fa vourable change in the currents of the ocean, a series of years of heat has been entered on, of which the paes_nt is he commencement. QUICK PASSAGE.—The Peveril of the Peak, Captain R. Murphy, made the passage from Bremen to this,port, under rather disadvantageous circumstances, in nine days. She had already made a rapid voyage from India to Bremea• and it is said an ordinary passage from the latter to Liver pool in about twenty days. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—On Saturday.night, or early on Sunday morning, a public-house at the corner of Forest street, was broken into and robbed of over £5OO in bank noes and gold. The robbers must have known something of the p-etnises, as they broke open a drawer in which the key of the safe was kept, and then opening the safe, g ot off clear with the money. FROGS FOR SUPPER.—We are informed that on Sunday evening last, a Frenchman, nmed Charles Seidel, a coni posiwr, entertained fourteen friends to supper, at the St. James's Tavern, Yorkshire-street, and that one course consisted of the legs of eighty frogs, which had been fried with butter and eggs in the French manner. Doubtless, very excellent fare, but we were not at all sorry we wore not of the party.—Thrclulale Observer, THE SAILORS' 1101.1E.-IVir. Henry Murphy, who, for sonic years past, held the important position of Inspector in the in-door doartment of the Detective Police, has been appointed (out of eighty candidates) t 3 the office of Super intendant of the staff of the out-door department of the Sailors' Home. The applintment could not have fallen oe a more active officer, who has gained the esteem of ever/ one, both in his public and private capacity. Besides the superior abilities of Mr. Murphy as an intelligent and successful officer, his gentlf manly bearing fits him for the important position which he has so honourably gained , simply on his own merits. No doubt he will give as much satisfaction in his new p os iti on as h e h as ever done in th.: foro'e, which has lo s t one of i ts b est members b y bl Merited promotion,