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The Express.
London, England, 1853-07-18

RAILWAY COMPETITION IN THE WEST.

An influential meeting of merchants, traders, and
other inhabitants of Exeter, was held on Thursday last, at
the Guildhall, the Mayor (H. S. Cornish, Exci.) presiding,
to consider the propriety of having a line of railway, on the
narrow gauge (continued from the proposed extension of
the South Western from Dorchester to Exeter), to the Cre•
diton and North Devon lines, with an extension thence to
Plymouth, through the Okehiropton and Tavistoek district,
thereby affording a line of communication between North
and South Devon, and additional and superior accommo-
dation between Exeter and the important town of Ply-
mouth, and also open an unbroken line of communication
between some of the meat important towns of England and
the great national establishments of Plymouth and Devon-
port. Among the gentlemen present were Messrs. E.Wool-
mer, T. Latimer, E. P. Pridham, John Dew, J. C. Wil-
cedes, T. Letchworth, De la Garde, and E. Davy (Fordton),
Clench, Pasmore, H. Besley, Demirel, Cooper, Wipe(ll,
J. Dinham, Roberts, Thome, Mortimore, Hodgkineon,
Townsend (Honiton), 13urd (Okehampton, &c. Several
gentlemen addressed the meeting, and resolutions favour•
able to the new line were passed. A petition to the House
of bade was also adopted, setting forth that the inhabitants
of Exeter have within the last ten years assisted in various
simeopts to make a narrow gauge railway from Exeter to
h, but have been prevented in accomplishing their
by reason of the narrow gauge railway having failed
I.
ie constructed so far west as Exeter; that the South
Western Railway Company have lately pledged themselves
both by their ehareholders and directors, to apply to
parliament in the next session for leave to construct
• railway from Dorchester to Exeter, in continuation of
their railway from London to Dorchester. That the con-
struction of such railway will enable the petitioners and the
inhabitants of Devon, by leave of parliament, to continue
such narrow gauge railway to Plymouth, a • ork which, in
the opinion of your petitioners, is essential to the interests
not only of the inhabitanteof this city, but of Plymouth and
all the towns and districts lying north of Dartmoor, between
Exeter and Plymouth. That the railway projected by the
petitioners will oleo afford the means of communicating with
central Cornwall, an object which must remain unaccom-
plished if the Tavistnck Extension be granted.
London, England, 1853-07-18

CLERICAL.

PIMERNIENT.—Tho Rev. Charles Baton, vicar of
Wickhantbrook, in Suffolk, to the rectory c.f liarte•t, near
Basted. in the wane county, vacant by the death of the ltev.
Dr. bladdy ; value 6621.; patron, the Crown.

NAVAL.

Poursmorrw, JOLT 17.—1 t was privately stated
yesterday in Clarence: Yard, on the arrival of the Queen
from London, by an official of rank, and belonging to the
Court, that the Queen would not remain at 0-burns more
than about a week, but that she would come down to this
port again on the 2nd or 3rd of August, to review the Spit-
bead fleet. This review was to have token place the week
before last, but was postponed owing to sickness in the royal
family. The Encounter, 14, crew-steam sloop, Captain
O'Callaghan, sailed from Bt. Helen's this morning down
Channel, to look after the Duke of Wellington, 131, strew-
steam ship, Captain H. B. Martin, C. 8., out on a cruise. It
is understood she has otters to recall the Duke of Welling-
ton to Srithead, owing to the proximity of the Court. The
flag of Rear-Admiral Cohy, Commander-in-chief of the
Channel Squadron, was shifted yesterday from the misen of
the Agamemnon, 91, to that of the Prince Regent, 90. The
Cyclops, steam-frigate, having on board a portion of the ma-
chinety of the Princess Royal, 91, screw, fitting out at
this port, arrived from Woolwich yererday, and went into
the steam basin to discharge it. The Conflict made another
trial of her screw yesterday. The Dasher, steam vessel,
Commander Lefebre, having had her defects made good,
was taken out of dock yesterda The Rhadamarahus,
steam sloop, Master Commanding Belam, is to sail for Pem-
broke with the masts and spars of the Grampus, 50, and
70 riggers, to jury-rig the Cte,ar, 90, screw ship, and bring
her round to this port, to be fitted for commission.
The Fairy, royal yacht, in conveying her Majesty across
to Osborne yesterday, sprang a leak in one of her boilers.
The men of the steam factory were employed upon her all
last night in rectifying the defect, and she is now again
ready for the service of the Queen.
DEVONYORT, JULY 17.—The Victoria and Albert
royal yacht sailed on Wednesday from Portsmouth. The
Norwegian government corvette, sailed on Thurs-
day. The detects of the Vulture steamer having beeumade
good, and the ship having been filled with coals, she went
out of harbour on Thursday. The Antelope, steam tender
at Gibraltar, Lieutenant Charles H. Young commanding,
arrived yesterday with despatches and some men from Gib-
raltar.
' MOVEMENTS OP HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS.—At Ja-
L maim: Imaum, M. gem, Media, and Buzzard. At Bar-
' Dodoes : The Collin*. At Havannab and cruizing off Cuba :
I. The Vestal and Daring. At Grey Town : 'the Alban.
' Nothing was particularly known about the Admiral's move-
'. meats tunes the death of Commodore M'Quhae.
London, England, 1853-07-27

Mr. Murrough Mr. Urquhart
Mr. J. Bell Mr. Frewen

Mr. Barnes Mr. Kendall
Mr. Cobbett Mr. John Ball
Mr. Magan Mr. Abel Smith
Mr. Biggs Mr. John Walter
Mr. Morris Admiral Walcott
Mr. Brotherton Lord John Manners
H. G. Langton Lord A. Hervey
London, England, 1853-07-27

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

A court was held for the despatch of business.
TICE COAL DUTIES.

Alderman COPELAND said he hoped that the Lord Mayor
or the Recorder' or some other member of parliament, who
had the interests of truth and fair play at heart, would
urge the chairman of the parliamentary committee upon
coal duties, to make the report of that committee, which
had closed its labours, as speedily as Itossible, in order to
remove the load of slanders which had been heaped upon
the corporation as to the profits derived from the imposi-
tion of those duties. (Hear, hear.) The report must, he
was convinced, show to the world that the corporation actu-
ally gained by the source of profit to which ho had referred
actually—nothing.
The LORD MAYun said he expected that a member of
the court, who was also a member of the House of Com-
mons committee (Alderman Cubitt), and who was perfectly
well acquainted with the subject, would soon appear, and
give the necessary information.
A conversation took place on the subject of the prosecu-
tion of non freemen.

Mr. Sewma. &matted the court with the books, and, in
Ammer to questions put by the Lord Mayor and several
members of the court, said that no summons had been
issued to any person in the City of London, in consequence
of not having taken up his freedom since the 29th day of
April. (Bear, bear.)

Alderman FAILLBUOIHZiNICI; had observed by the
report in the newspapers of what occurred at Guildhall on
the lest day the livery assembled, on the subject of electing
a sheriff, that the election bad been postponed in conse-
quence of some expected arrangement by which the vacancy
was to be filled to the satisfaction of the citizens and he
wished to know, if there were no strong grounds for keep-
ing the matter a secret, why the election did not take place
at the appointed time ?
The Logo MAYOR said the postponement had taken
place with the concurrence, and indeed by the advice-of the
recorder and the town clerk. (Rear, hear.) At the mo-
ment an eligible candidate did not present himself, but a
negotiaticn was going forward, by which it had been hoped
the difficulty would have been surmounted, and it was
thought that • gentleman who had declined the office
might be induced to accept it. Under these circumstances
he had taken the advice of the two able officers he had
named, and dissolved the hall. (Hear, hear.)
Alderman FAILIBILOTHER and Alderman WiLeote ad-
dressed the court, and
A motion was then agreed to that strict direction be given
to prevent any persons who are not liverymen from entering
the hall on the day of the nomination, and en the nest
day of election to the office of sheriff.

SURREY GAS CONSUMERS' ASSOCIATION.-
TESTIMONIAL TO MR. SHERIFF CROLL.

Yesterday evening the directors and shareholders
et the Surrey Gas Consumers' Association entertained Mr.
Sheriff Croll at the Bridge Douse Hotel, and presented
him with a costly piece of plate in commemoration of the
valuable services he had rendered to the company. About
seventy gentlemen sat down to dinner, and the chair was
taken by Mr. Douglas, chairman of the association.
London, England, 1853-07-27

SAIL4D.

ALICIA-from Plymouth, July 23, to Quebec
Anthem-11.0m Quecostown, July 23, to London
AQUILA-from Queenstown, July 23, to London
•
ATIIIMA-from FAINIOUth, July 25, to London
ABOTLE-from Plymouth, July 23, to Australia
APOIWITON - nom Liverpool, July 26, to New York
ANNIIALLA-from Gravesend, July 26, to Clyde
Nouveau-from Liverpool, July a, to. Memel
Bum. Noce-from Newpott, July 22. to New Orleans
CASTIATABI-4 rota Plymouth, July 23, to Maroc Ike
("venue lhtnax-from Falmouth, July 23, to Quebec
Cain TINI-1801111 LITCBpOa, July 26, to GUMS
CAMDEN-from Gravesend, July 26, to Quebec
CVIT or true dtturrat -from Falmouth, July 25, to ....London
Ecarms-ham Liverpool. July 26, to Sera
Vinuon-from Poole, July 25, to Quebec
Giovanni-from Falmouth, July 21, t 0....... London
Geo. Loam-from Gravesend, July 26, to Malta
liarrovee-from Gravesend, July 26, to ....... Rotter,:arn
HIULMOD -from Lim.-pool, July 26, to ..Berson
Henomita Jawrina-from Liverpool, July 26, to Arenburg
ierIIATA-from COWS. July 23, to London
JOBSPII JVAPA-from Falmouth, July 24, to London
liosnitasm Vow Panama-from Gravesend, July 25, to Rio
MART I/MAT-from Liverpool, July 26, to Vera Crux
MAW/LAST (8 )-(11:1111 Liverpool July 26, to Havre
Marreew hire-tram Liverpool, July 2., to. Archangel
MATILDA-from Liverpool, July 26, to C. G. ope
Altaweev-from Gravesend, July 26, to NaHples
°rester -from Plymouth, July 23, to London
Ran Rocco-from Falmouth, July 24, to London
M. V. Given-from Gravesend, July 25, to Cardiff
Tees. CarrentL-from Graveser.d, July 26, to Bombay
Teem-from Queenstown, July 22. to London
Tunes-from 'Falmouth, July 24, to.
Tits Bominne-f root Ql/CCIMMIII, July 24, to Ismdon
Wm. boterwan-from Liverpool, July 26, to .Arelmagel
London, England, 1853-07-27

MISSIONARY BISHOPS DILL.

On the rn;iojKirgoinliint7coo3;:itteei;:ais bill,
The Bishop of OXFORD repeated the statement he had
made last night as to the provisions of the bill.
he bill passed through committee.
The horse adjourned at a quarter to eight o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TULSDAY,II:LT 26.
The SrELAks took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Lords amendments to the foauwing bill. were con-
sidered and agreed to, •is.:—London and South Western
Railwey (Bawnestoke and Siltsbury Rewash); Newry and
Enniskillen Railway ; and IVestminater Improvements.
The Galway Harbour Bill was read • third tiros and
paseod.
The special report on the Eastern Union Railway Bill
was considered and agreed to.
London, England, 1853-07-27

TILE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 27, 1853.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, JULY 26.
At a Privy Council held in Dublin Castle yester-
day the Lord Chancellor and Sir Edward Blakeney
were sworn in Lords Justices during the absence of
the Lord Lieutenant.

The Itibbon trials, which were to have elmmenced
yesterday at the county of Down assizes, have been
postponed ; the Attorney-General, who was expected,
did not attend. The prisoners showed by the bar
which had been engaged to defend them that there
was no lack of money on their side.
There was a large and fashionable attendance at
the Great Industrial Exhibition yesterday, the num-
ber of visitors amceinting to 10,134—the largest yet
since the opening of the exhibition.
Yesterday the Archbishop of Dublin presided at
the first meeting of the " Society for Protecting the
Rights of Conscience," at the parochial infant school,
Kingstown. The attendance was chiefly composed of
clergymen. His Grace the Archbishop, in address-
ing the meeting, said :
We are entirely unconnected with conversions, exoept so ,1
far as converts may be exposed to persecutions fur con-
science sake. We enter into no connexion with any society
for diffusing religious knowledge of any kind. By rights
we understand not necessarily that every one is right in the
religion that he-adopts, but that his neighbours have no
right to interfere with him. We merely maintain that a
man has a right, not necessarily amoral right, nor a right
in point of judgment, but a civil right to worship Gid Sc.
cording to his own conscience without suffering any hard-
ships at the hands of his neighbours for so doing. We limit
ourselves entirely to those descriptions of persecution in
which the law can give no relief. As for assaults and vio-
lence of any kind, where the law provides and holds out a
remedy, we leave all persona to seek that remedy fur them-
selves ; and we do not undertake to guard, or to remune-
rate, or to compensate any Fersons who are exposed to ob-
loquy, to curses, denunciations of divine vengeance uttered
by men to ridicule, or to any sort of annoyance of that
kind. They should be taught to bear it and to support it
with joy and satisfaction through divine help, arid rejoicing
that they are counted worthy to suffer in the good cause.
But when attempts are made to compel men to conform to
what they do not conscientiously believe, by the fear of
*Location, by turning them out of employment when they
are honest mod industrious labourers, by refusing to buy and
cell or hold any intercourse with them, then I think it is, and
then only, that a society like this ought to come forward,
and that all persons, whatever religion they may be of, or
whether they are of no religion at ell or not, in a feel-
ing of humanity and justice ought to look with a favour-
able eye on such a society as yours, provided it keep itself
within its own proper bounds.
London, England, 1853-07-27

ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of this company
took place at the offices. Founder's-court, Lothbury. Mr.
R. TILL in the chair. The statement of accounts showed
that the receipts of the past half-year amounted to
47,2651, 165. 3d., and the expenditure to 31,0371. lls. 2d.,
, laving a balance of 13,226/. Is. Id., out of which a divi-
dend was declared at the rate of 61 per cent. per annum,
amounting to 11,32.31, leaving a sum of 1,903/. 51. Id. to be
carried to the reserve fund. The accounts were adopted,
and a resolution was passed to the effect " That out or the
joint receipts of the Electric Telegraph Company and the
International Telegraph Company, there shall be paid to
the several shareholders of the latter company a half-yearly
dividend equal pro rata to four-fifths of the dividend de-
clared upon the paid-up capital of the Electric Telegraph
Company, and which rate of dividend should in no in►tance
be Ices than at the rate of 4'. 10s, per cent. on the paid-up
capital of the 'attenuations, Company."
It was also resolved that at the expiration of four years
from this date it should be at the option of the shareholders
of the International Telegraph Company to exchange their
shares for shares to an equal amount in the Electric Tele-
graph Company.
The CHAIIIMAX stated, in the course of the proceedings,
that 44 extra stations had been opened since the last
meetiog, and that the number of miles now thriven d by
the company's wires was 4,406. The communication with
Holland was being carried on most satisfastoridy, under the
direction of Mr. Edwin Clarke, and arrangements were
now being made, by which the company would be enabled
to establish a telegraphic intercourse with the north of
Europe.
Lord A. Paget was elected a director of the company,
and thanks having been voted to the chairman, the pro-
ceedings terminated.
London, England, 1853-07-27

SAMBRE-AND MEUSE RAILWAY.

The directors' report of this line, to be presented
at the meeting to-morrow, repreaents a steady improvement
of the traffic of the company fr..ut the commencement to
the present time, end the great stride taken within the
last few months. The receipts in 1850 were 10,0181. ;
1852, 14,7161. ; for the half year, from Ist Jan. to 10th
June, 1852, they were 6,3671. 13, 2J. ; whilst these for the
same period in this year were 11.0841. 9i. fitt., showing an
increase of 4,7161. 164. 4d., or 74 per cent, on the gross
earnings of the line. The working expenses have, in the
meantime, somewhat inereatol The profit on this halt-
year's business is 4,678/. 19, 7d., which, added to the ba-
lance from last half year, amounts to 8,343/. 9s. 6d., and
after discharging the intrust of the Debenture Ten per
Cent. Loan, as well as the interest of so much of the new
capitol as has been called up, leaves a sum of 7,268/. Ss. 511.
to meet the interest on preference shares and bonds yet to
be issued to Mr. Dewey for works in the course of execution.
The last report stated that 5,6211. of the 10 per cent. loan had
I been discharged ; a further sum of 1,136/. has been paid oil'
during the past half year, and 11,7801. remains outstanding,
and falls due on the 15th of August next, for the payment
of which funds are already in hand. The works on the line
are being prosecuted with much energy and skill, leaving
no reason to doubt that they will be completed by the time
stipulated in Mr. Brassey's contract, if not earlier. The
directors recommend that the balance of profit in hand be
reserved until they have to ennoonce the completion of the
entire undertaking. The share capitol stands tku' : Dr.,
to original capital, 31,000 shares, 201. each, 620.0001. ; to
preference capital, 6,925 shares, 10/. each. 69,2501. ; re-
maining to call thereon, 38,6601. ; tolli, 659,690.% t Cr. ;by
original capital—amount received on shares, 525, 06i. ;
shares held by company, 24,800:. ; by preference capital,
amount received on shares, 30,00/. ; tote, 6-5.1,5 C)/.
London, England, 1853-07-27

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

Albert Edward, from Liverpool fur Bombay, June 24, lat. 9.6 N., lon.
23.40 W.
Albert Edward, from Liverpool for Sbanghae, June 30, lat. 5.16, lon.
15.15 W.
Ann (ship), from Hong Erne, July 12, lat. 37.44 N., Inn. 36.14 W.
Corsair. Bride, from the Mauritius fur London, June 22, lat. 4.35 N.,
lon. 23.34 W.
Daniel liala (hamburg barque). (or Melbourne, with lawmen,
June 14, lat. 6.48 8., lon. 22.30 W.
!tartlet and Jessie, from Bombay fur Liverpool. lat. 23 6 , lon. 60 E.
Helen Wallace, trom Calcutta for Liverpool, June 10.
Judith (barque), from Valparaiso fur Liverpool, May 7, lat. 35.38 S.,
lon. 83.8 W.
James, from London for New York, July 10, lot. 44 N., lon. 43 W.
Kent, from Bombay for Liverpcol, May 26, lat. 33.168., lon. 22.9 W.
Marianne, from Bombay for Liverpool, 116 days, May 31, lot. 20.01
8., lon. 00.55 W.
Maria, from Rio Janeiro to London. fifty-two days out, lat. 36, t0n.46
Stud's Gravenhage, Wok, from Lomlon t.r Australia, all well, June 2,
Ist. I N., lon. 13.30 W.
Thomas Boyden, from Shanghae for London, May If, lat. 35 S., lon.
24 E.
London, England, 1853-07-27

THE " COUNT OUT," LAST NIGHT.

The following is a list of the members who were
in their places in the House of Commons last night.
Rt. Hon. W.E. Gladstone Mr. W. Ewart
Mr. Hayter Mr. Bass
Sir Charles Wood Mr. Oliveira
Sir James Graham Mr. Apsley Pellatt
Mr. Cardwell Mr. Keogh
Talbot Baines Mr. Bagshaw
Sir J. Shelley Mr. Craufard
Sir J. Walmsley Mr. Cairns
Colonel Dunne Mr. Walpole
Mr. Wilkinson Mr. J. Martin
London, England, 1853-07-27

EARL FITZWILLTAM AND THE ELECTIONS FOR

PETERBOROUGR.

The select committee appointed to consider the
petition of certain electors of Peterborough complaining of
the interference of Lord Fitswilliam at the last and previous
elections for Peterborough, met yesterday for the first time,
to consider the course of proceeding. The committee con-
sisted of the Right Hon. J. S. Wortley, chairman ; Hon.
Locke King, Mr. Ingham, Mr. T. Greene, Mr. Adderley,
Hon. H. J. Liddell, and Mr. Hutt.
Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., said that be and bis learned
friend Serjeant Kinglake were instructed to appear on be-
half of Earl Filzwilliam.

Mr. Coppock said that he appeared on behalf of the elec.
ton petitioning, but had not yet instructed counsel, though
he intended to do so.

The Chairman said the committee would not require any
opening address from counsel, but proposed to go into the
evidence at once, with reference to the elections in July and
December.

The committee then, after some conversation, adjourned
to this day at one o'clock

LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN (STOURDRIDOR Ex-
TENSlONS).—Yesterday a committee of the House of Lords,
consisting of the Duke of Wellington, Lord Ashburton,
Lord Hastings, Earl Bethune, and Lord Abieger, met to
consider the merits of this measure, which involved a pro-
posed outlay of 300,0001. The bill, as passed by the Com
moos, contained clauses for the London and North Western
to run over the Orford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton
line, and as their lordships intimated their intention to pals
the bill with those clauses, the promoters withdrew the
bill.
London, England, 1853-07-27

GREAT LUXEMBOURG COMPANY.

The annual general meeting tcok place at Brussels
on Friday, the 22nd inst. The report of the directors, pre-
sented at the preliminary meeting held in London on the
20th inst., was received and :.doptcd, and tho reso:ut:ons
passed at said meeting were unanimously confirmed. After
the meeting the ceremony of laying the first stone of the
Brussels station took place, in the presence et the president,
directors, engineer, and principal otfizials of the company,
and a large party of ladies and gentlemen intcres'ed in the
undertaking. The proses-rerb2! of the proceedings was
signed by all the persons present, and placed in a leaden
box, together with a copy of the statutes of the comment,
and Belgian and English coins of this year's i•'3o. The
box was then deposited its a store, and. sece 1 up by the ha-
perposition of another stone, laid by Mrs. Masternian, with
an elegant trowel presented to her by Sir William Magnsy,
the president of the company. The eue:eu of the under-
taking having heel] duly toasted in champagne. the :ere-
many terminated. The company then entered a railway
carriage, and proceeded along the din, of way to L'eAsferr,
the first station, and fern thence in carriages along the side
of the line as far as La Bulge, op to which point (11 miles
from Brussels) the permanent way is nearly finished. From
hence they returned, highly
gratified, to toitsfert,w here they
did full justice to the elegant entertainment provided by the
directors. The president Dud two of the directors started on
the 25th instant on a tour of inspectinn dills long line from
Namur to Arlene.
London, England, 1853-03-17

THE WELLINGTON TESTIMONIAL.

yo TES IDITOII. OF THZZIPRESS.

Sig,—Your influential journal of the 10th inst.,
having referred to " The Wellington and United Services
Benevolent Institution," as being the second " Wellington
Testimonial"—permit me to state that this institution
was the first and only "Wellington Testimonial," having
been publicly founded on the 21st of October, 1852, and
duly advertised in all the daily journals.
1 think it right to add, that long previous to the idea of
" The Wellington Memorial" being put forth to the public,
I forwarded to the Earl of Derby a prospectus of my plan
(which now stands as it did then), and by two several
letters I solicited his co-operation and atteniance at the
public meeting held the 19th of November, 1851. I received
no reply to either communication, but on tho 22nd of No-
vember, the " Wellington Memorial," fur the first time,
appeared, by advertisement, under the sanction of royalty,
and auspices of the Earl of Derby.
Justice to myself and the institution I represent demand
that I should request the favour of your insertion of this
letter in your valuable columns, to prevent tLe public mind
being misled by the formation of an erroneous impression,
or a misconception of the faett—l have the honour to be,
sir, your most obedient servi-nt.
HENRY TOMMEY, Junior,
Secretary to " The Wellington Testimonial," under
the title of " The Wellington and United Services
Benevolent Institutution.
12, Pall-mall East, March, 1853.

THE STEAM-BOAT EXPLOSION OFF

THE TYNE.

TYNEIIotITII, TUESDAY NIGHT.
Mr. Stephen Reid, coroner, opened an inquiry here
to-day concerning the death of Robert Coulson, a joiner,
one of the nine persons scalded by an explosion on board
the Engineer steam.tug, off our bar, on Thursday night.
' A man of the name of Elliott, a baker, is very ill, but the
other persons are out of danger. the Engineer was a new
boat, and on Thursday afternoon, about tire o'clock, pro-
ceeded, with about 20 persons on board, on a trial trip to
sea. She made a good start, and bad got about a mile and a
half to sea when the tubing of the starboard boiler
soddenly gave way and the steam and water rushed out ;
after blowing down everything below it had forced up some
of the planks of tke deck, and enveloped the persons stand-
ing about the deck near where the aperture was made, in
scaldinz steam. The deceased, Coulson, had been very
badly injured and had never rallied. The explosion, there
is too much reason to fear, will turn out, at the nest ex-
amination that will take place before the coroner, to have
originated in the carelessness of a workman who had left a
wooden plug in a pipe connecting the two boilers, and
which prevented the steam escaping out of the starboard
boiler, and caused it to burst.

IWREI AND POLLING PLACE®.—Yesterday a
return to the llonse of Commons was howl' from which it
appears thlt there are 50,170 electors for counties in Scot-
land, and 133 polling places.
London, England, 1853-03-17

CHIPPING

CASUALTIES.

Cossipore, was ashore OnNincTsEiiieil, 25 miles from Gee-
long, Dec. 6.—Sydney, N.S.W., Dec. 20.
Done, Diercks, from Dautzic to London, passed the Sound,
Dec. 7, and has not since been heard of.
St. George, from London to Port Philip, struck on a reef at
Port Philip Heads, Dee. 28, and was pot en shore, the
water was flowing in and eat of her ; crew and passen-
gers saved.
Versailles, Frost, from London, was assisted in here to-day
very leaky, having been on shore on Collamoro Ledge, and
beat over.—Boston, March 2.
Young Queen, of Newcastle, struck on the Reef in entering
that port, and went ashore on Nobby's Island ; four men
drowned in trying to get her off.—Syducy, N.S.W.,
Dec. 20.
London, England, 1853-03-17

VILYSTAL PALACE COMPANY.

At the special meeting of shareholders in this
Compgay, held Vas afternoon, the upon authorising the
directors to cuter into traffic arrangements with the West
End and Crystal Palace Company to borrow cue-third of
the share c,pit a at 4 per cent., was adopted without a
dissentieut some.

The Chairman, in his "prelinsinar; remarks, stated that
the present aAptet of the enterprise was most satisfactory,
inasmuch as the applications already received for exhibition
Rpm.- was sufficient to t mare a revenue of 10,00d1., but that
tna public opening must necessarily be delayed for several
mouths.

TERRIFIC BOILER EXPLOSION AT THE
BRIGHTON RAILWAY TERNINUS.-THREE
LIVES LOST.

BRIGHTON, TBOIMDAY Monet co.
This morning, shortly after seven o'clock, the train
which I Brighton fur Amadei and Littlehampton on
the Portsmouth line, at 7.15 a.m., had been got ready, and
was standing under the shed 'waiting the signal to start.
It consisted of an engine and tender and tour can loges.
The en..ine is said to have been only lust brought out :rem
the workshops, but we believe it was not a new one, and
bad only been there for repairs. Three men were engaged
upon it—John Young, the driver; John Elliott, the tire-
' man ; and a fitter named Baker. The !atter was inspecting
the engine. A, third-duo serriege neat the regime
was empty, as also was this first-claim carriage,
but in a second-claw there sat one passenger, and in the
fourth carriage were several workmen going down the line
to he employed at the various stations. It wanted only two
minutes to the time of starting the train, when on a sudden
the boiler ut the engine burst with a report like the dis-
charge of artillery. The nest moment the engine
was nowhere, it had been blown to pieces, toge-
ther with the unfortunate men engaged upon it. In the
roof overhead, which is composed of slate, hued with planks,
and supported by a network of iron, there was an immense
gash from 12 to 15 feet in width.
• . .

The remain* of the victims are now being collected, in
order that the coroner may hold his inquest on them.
The ',merger in the secuud•class carriage and the men
in the fourth carriage wiped quite unhurt. All the win-
dow* of the terminus were blown out, and some even of
those in the Queen's-road.

SHARE LISTS.

WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The railway market has been weaker, prices
showing a drooping tendency all day. The increased
supply of stock, coupled with the present compara-
tive cessation of business in this department, has a
prejudicial effect, and the market was flat in tone to
the lost. The chief decline was iu Lancashire and
Yorkshire stock, which receded nearly 1 per cent.
In most of the other heavy stocks the decline
averaged 10s. per cent.

French shares opened flatly, but subsequently be-
gme buoyant.

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocc

The railway market is flat, and all the heavy
stocks are lower. There is still great indisposition
to operate. Oxford and Worcesteis are almost the
only exception, being better.
French shores show a reaction, being lower.
MAKES ANL) ATOCKB UNULJAILAN LTED.

Lewd palm
3 esterday.

ISSillt to. toy .p

392 30
London, England, 1853-03-17

who wished to express their views, end as it was then too
late for them to do so [it was 2.5 minutes to 6], Le would
move that the chairman do report progress.
Col. HARCOURT said the place which he represented
(the Isle of Wight) consisted of but one union, and under
the bill as it stood there would be but one ratepayer in the
board. (Laughter.)
The gallery was cleared for a division ; but none took
place.
The CHAIRMAN then reported progress and obtained
leave to lit again.
THE SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION PETITION.
Mr. H. HERBERT appeared at the bar and said ho had
to report that the select committee had determined that Sir
Alexandi r James Edmund Coekburn and Mr. Brodie
M•Uhic Willcox were duly elected burgesses to serve in the
present parliament; and hanker, that the ,committee had
agreed to a resolution declaring that there were stre.ng
grounds for believing that George Warren and Samuel
Masters in giving their evidence were guilty of wilful and
corrupt perjury, and that tLe AttorncyGeueral should be
ordered to prosecute them. (Great laughter.)
The Hos. Menses then moved that the Attorney-Gene•
ral should prosecute George Warren and Samuel Masters
for wilful and corrupt perjury.
Agreed to.
THE MEATII ELECTION PETITON.
The SPEAKER informed the house that this petition
had been withdrawn.
THE BURGHS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
This bill was read a second tune.
ATTORNIES AND SOLICITORS' CERTIFICATES.
Lord R. GROSVENOR obtained leave to bring in a
" Biil to repeal the annual certificate duty payable by at-
omics, suliei!brs, proctors, writers to the riar.et, and no-
taries; and to amend the law relating to the registration of
attcrnits and solicitors."
The house adjourned at 10 minutes to G.

PAIRC—ISSVR OF TILE Whir FOR BRIDONORTR.—
Mr. Koatchbull paired for, with Mr. P. O'Brien ag.titut ;
Vi,count Seuhain paired fur, with Lord Edward Iluward
againat.
London, England, 1853-03-17

priors
yesterday.'

So. I Sh. muscattah—
,l_
102.11thdralian 3$ 107 112
111,71 ' Awit. Land. all 21 31 pm
1 lb. Preference, ...I all .f 31 pm
127,113' 3 Peelitiv.Ltl.2 014., all 1g 71 I 12i
1 o.od, I ScatiallAust.lnvest. all h 21 pm 34 3
17,700 2, S. ath,,tralLan Land' ZS 37 39 '
~ 313 34
Iv,LWO 100 Van Ihomen'a WIC 12 2i 70 231 3

MINES.

WIDNUDAT EVININO.

In the English mining market today there has
been an average amount of business done, but with-
out any material alteration in prices. Transactions
have taken place in South Frances at 190, 193;
Condurrow, 123; South Caradon, 252; Great Wheal
Alfred, 40, 42 ; Trebane, 23, 241; Tremayne, 281;
West Providence, 67, 1; East Russell, 141; North
Bassett, 101, 111; Tincroft, 11;; Keswick, 8,9;
East Margaret, 101, 11; West Edward, 1,1; Wheal
Lemon, 51, 61; Wheal Guskus, 11, Z ; Pen y Gelli,
23, 31 ; Tavey Console, ; Union 'fin Smelting,
21, 3 ; North Damsel, 11, ; Rorringtone, 11 ;
Vale of Towy, 1; East Tamar, 385., 40s. ; Tehidy,
; Alten, 7, T ; Callington, 41, 51; East Ding
Deng, 11, 3; Wheal Uny, 144, 1; West Wheal
Frane'ia, 7,4; Wheal Russel, 31, 4; Wheal Yeo-
land, 101; &marten Consols, 3,1; Lawton
United, 11, ; Spearne Consols, 101 (with thy.);
Wheal Robert, 1,1; Alfred Consols, 19 ; Trefusis,
191; Cwm Darren, 1; West Ding Deng, 131, 14 ;
East Tamar, 395., 405.; Bedford United, 101, ;
Wheal Carpenter (South Sydenham), 81, 9; Cu-
bert, 23, 3.
The preferable descriptions of gold mining shares
were tirm to-day, including Colonial Gold and Great
Nugget Vein, but on the whole there has been no
disposition to realise, and thus any improvement
arising from the favourable Australian advices is
checked. Sellers frequently wait for the arrival of
good accounts. The general ten lency in the after-
noon was fiat. Port Phillip shares fell to 3 to 1
prem. on the intelligence of the destruction of this
company's stores by fire, but a few buyers came in
at the reduction, and the closing price was a to 1
prem. Peel Rivers were weaker, closing 71 to
prem.
London, England, 1853-03-17

PARAGUAY.

The note of Sir Charles Hotham to the President
of this Republic, acknowledging the indvendency of
the state on the p trt of Great Britain, was published
at Assumption on the 3 d of January.

Three fatal cases of fever occurred on board the
Teviot—viz., 11. Austin, sculleryman ; Carter, coal-
trimmer ; and Bennett, coaltrimmer. One of the
passengers and several of the crew were very nearly
dying. No new cases appeared after arriving at St.
Vincent. At Teneriffs the authorities refused per-
mission for passenger. bound to that place to land,
altlionah all the sick were convalescent. A poor
fellow tell from aloft on the Ist, when near St. Vin-
cent, and sustained very severe injury.
London, England, 1853-03-17

NAVAL.

-•-- • ---
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 18.—The figure-head of the
Duke of Wellington, 131, screw steam-ship, Captain 11.
B. Malin, C. 8., has been partially put up to-day. It con-
sists of a colossal bust of the departed hero, and is composed
of three massive blocks of timber. The centre piece, which
contains the head complete, is the one just put up. The
Encounter, 11, screw steam-loop, Captain O'Callaghan,
arrived from Plymouth yesterday afternoon. She brought
supernumeraries for the Eastern ports, which were put on
board the Sprightly, 6te.lll[r, and taken round to the ships
for which tiny have entered. The Lindon, 90, Captain
O. It. Mundy, has exercised her crew in firing shot at a
mirk tontay. The Illustrious, fitting as a guard-ship, was
taken out of dock to-das ; and the Fire Queen, steamer,
Master Comneander Paul, was token in.
MOVEMLNTS OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS.—TIiC
Admiral, at Buenos Ayres; the Locust gone up the Parana;
the Vixen, with Captain Gore, late minister, at Buenos
Ayres ; the Express, at Rallis; Crescent, at Rio; Sharp-
shunter, crui,ing to the northward of Cape Frio; Trident
lett Rio on the 16th Fe'aruary to join Admiral ; Inflaxiblo,
at Lisbon.

MALTA MARCit 10.—The bead•quartcrs of H.M
76 h Regiment, with the troops (700 rank and file and 40
miu-commissi,ned bflicers) embarked on Tuesday last on
board the Sannont, arrow steam-frigate, and will leave port
to-day far llalifaz.

LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.-
Amount of trnfEc for the week ending March 13,1853 :—PIII.
WIWI 4, 7,0001. Os. 3d.; :goods, 3,0771. Is. W. Total,
10,0771. 10s. 4d.
LONDONDERRY AND ENNISKILLEN RAILWAY.-
Traffic receipts for the week ending March 12, 18.53 :—Paa-
seugers, 1711. Bs. Ild. ; goods and mails, 1571. Lis. 4d.
Total, 3371. 4• 3d. (34 miles open.) Corresponding
week 1852, 2701.65. 3d. (211 miles open.)

dVertixerlent.l BE EARL OP ALDBOROUGTI
see llott.nwat's Prue.—An eatonntlir,g cure by this miraen'ene
eittMane, caery dater means had failed. itee extract from his
1.-ntAttp's letter, dated " Villa Matins, Leghorn, Yeb. 2t, 1w45.—T0
Profo-Aaor I tolloway. Mr,-1 beg to acquaint pm that )our riil• lave
e,•octed r cure of a clLeonter It my liver and etumach which all the
cant eminent of the faculty at borne and II ova the :Atistinetit had
Out been able to erect —1 :.y, not even the water.' of (;arlelnel or
Marient•a !. !Aliened) Al oostrive." Theme weetlettul Yills will
aura any 'barmier of the liver we stoma& OM We fa
otatooni) at Pratoteor llodowers ellatiiiimert,
_Straoll, Us.
don. Rod by all undid= venders einisibaut the &Mal world.
London, England, 1853-03-17

BP4%.LN.

Ia the •;:nate, on the 9th inst., the motion of M.
Loi,,s a, other senators of the Progressist party,
&nand, tan account of the violation of Art. 2of
ilhe Cop• ilatioo respecting the liberty of the press,
was '
re} vd, after on auimated discussion, by 70
trot,* to • .:. The speech of M. I.opcz is spoken of as
me of I" o must powerful iner delivered in the
swish .'ertes. The committee on the affair of
dr teal `stVaeZ was to meet n the 10th to receive
the t xpi titions of the President of the Council of
Nicistet ludo( the Minister of Wax. Its report, it
wan be:. .ked, would not be presented for several
dam to. Chamber of Deputies, in its sitting of
that day continued the <xamination of election re-
tuns. ': he ,larqui. de P:dal made a sharp attack
en the t. wet:l:mut fir interference in certain
..I.tl the Minisier of the Interior replied.
It wa,. .1 that the Council of Ministers had re-
t. 3te a number of new senators. It is
eta:id 1% of the journals that an agreement has
bun I.et aeon M. Grimaldi and M. Salamanca
for i.; 11..! Rinds for the execution of tho Northern
old that the French government is very
Leolcul to the lire.
London, England, 1853-03-17

SWITZERLAND,

The 3 •t• zgrith Gazette of the 13th states that a
deep:it:4 had been received from Colonel Bourgeois
going • alb it ively that the number of Austrian
traps t.l the extreme frontier of Lombardy is
15.01. 1 ing double the usual number.
Tte I rock' journals :int:ounce that the pro-
prietor, the minting (Alice of Capolago, near the
froctitr •Lombardy in that canton, have resolved
to auto the establishment to Piedmont, in COIIBC,
gursee e .wo mtugees who are Owed at the head of
it hvvitt, iveeived orders to quit the canton. It
spilt..ow it ever, th it is no. true, as asserted by
the .1u• .an government, that revolutionary docu-
ments s, i• printed is the office.
London, England, 1853-03-17

LETTERS FOR AUSTRALIA.

TO TILE EDITOR. OP THI 11PR186.

SlR—Allow me to suggest to the Post-office
authorities, through your columns, the propriety of sending
the mail for Australia, noir on board the steamer Aus-
tralian, which has just returned to Plymouth, by some of
the private steamers about to sail for some of the Australian
parts, and making tho Australian Steam Navigation Com-
pany pay the expense.
The mail on board the steamer Australian contains some
thousands of newspapers which prsons have been posting
to their friends in Australia, ever since the beginning of the
year, and it is a most cruel thing to detain them in this
country. Many of these newspapers are sent by pour
people who can afford no other means of letting their dis-
tant friends know that they are alive.
ONE WHO HAS RELATIVES IN AUSTRALIA.
March 16.

OUR NATIONAL DEFENCES.-CONVEYANCE
OF HORSE ARTILLERY BY RAILWAY.

An experimental removal of troops and artillery
too' place yesterday morning, from the Bricklayer.' Arms
Station of the South Eastera Railway, tor the purpose of
ascertaining the time required to load and unload heavy
artillery with borate, ammunition, dr., fur conveyance by
railway.
A portion of a battery of the Royal Artillery, with the
full complement of men, horses, guns. am mu nit ion, waggons,
tlke., were lo.nled in a train at the Bricklayers' Arms mo-
tion, conveyed to Woolwich, and Sure unloaded—all in two
hours and 38 minutes ; thirt)-five minutes of which were
occupied in canstru-tiug a temporary platforms ta unload
the guns.

MANIA ANTONIA RAILWAY —Traffic for week cod-
Lag Match 3, 1343, lat ; 1852, 150.
London, England, 1853-03-17

ITALY.

ROME, MAllelt 10.
On )rning of the 7th, his Holiness held a
nem et,,,.i.tory at the Vatican, wherein, after having
de.ieereat a hurargue to the Sacred College, he
created.; s was expected, the eight new cardinals of
w1:...n al Rome has bean talking of late. These are
Monsign-r Vide l'rela, Archbishop of Carthage, and
reit.cio a• Vienna, burn at Basta, in Corsica, in 1749,
and rest rid in petty at the secret consistory in
mach, ts. ; relousignor Brunelli. Archbishop of
The saloons, and nuncio at Mad: id, born in Itonic in
1795, as 1 hkewise reserved in ran last year
Monsign Scitowaki, Archbishop of Strigonia
and Primate of Hungary, born at his
in 175.; ; Monsignor Morlot, Archbishop of
Tours, horn at Langres; in 1795 ; Monsignor
(Gusto Itecanati, of the order of Capueins, liishcp of
Tripoli, horn at ('amerino in 1789. These five are
cardinal jolt sts, and the following three cardinal
descons—Monsignor Savelli, Vice-Carnerlengo of the
Holy Roman Church, Mini..ter of the Interior. barn
in Conies in 179'_' ; Monsignor raterini, Assessor of
the Inquisition, born at 01.ano, in the diocese of
Acquapendente, Roman States, in 1795 ; Monsignor
Santucci, Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of
Extramelinary Ecclesiastical Affairs, born at Gorge,
in the Roman States, in 1796. The two nuncios—
the Archbishop of Tours and the l'rimate of Hungary
—not being present in Rome, will have the joyful
intelligence and the scarlet cap conveyed to them by
four gentlemen of his Holiness's noble guard, who
set out immediately after the csusistory.
On the same evening the customary illuminations of
princely residences and government edifices took
place, and the customary receptions were held by the
new cardinals, attended by the Roman nobles and'
prelate*, and thronged by crowds of sight-seeing and
lionising foreigners. The Roman people think of
their pockets in the midst of all these splendours, and
ate not best pleased to see the list of enainPntisairni
complete and overflowing, especially as the salaries of
the cardinals hare just been increased by his Holi-
ness from 4,000 to 4,600 &Ati per annum, in consi-
deration of the depreciation of the value of money
during a paper currency, and the increase in the ex-
penses of living generally.
Amongst the new bat: h of cardinals, created on
Monday, the Capuein monk appears to be the most
really spiritually minded man, and the most likely
to du honour to his new situation merely and tho-
roughly as a churchman.

Der Lloyd states that the value of the sequestrated
property of the Italian refugees is 50,000,0001.
sterling.
According to the Vienna correspondent of the
Frahlifind Pad Gazette, two Austrian brigades are to
be removed from the Dalmatian army to Mantua and
Verona, in tie room of those which have left those
fortresses for Mantua and Verona respectively.
Private letters from Milan state that on the 7th the
municipality of that city received orders to furnish
100 fat oxen for the garrison. The military am
employed daily in strengthening the fortifications at
several of the city gates.
London, England, 1853-01-25

DENMARK.

The official journal of the Danish government
contains a royal ordonnance, aprointing the 2dth of
February for the election to the new Chemin!. of
Deputies. The same parer speaks of a note received
by the King from the Germanic I)iet. The Con-
federation announces its intention of adding 50,000
men to its army, and calls upon the King as
Duke of Holstein to reinforce the contingent of that
duchy.
London, England, 1853-01-25

DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

TOININAT. JANVAIRT 25, 1853.
TM state of the Weather at each of the following plume
at Rise o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are
arranged Is order of latitude.
8311THANTTON—N.; Strong Breeze; Partially Cloudy.
FOLNISTONI—N.; Fresh Breese ; Rain.
Tuxnamos—N.W. ; Strong Breese; Partially Cloudy.
BARINOSTOILII—N.W.; Gentle Breeze; Overcast.
Giutastwicx—N.; Gentle Breeze ; Partially Cloudy
SWINDON—N. ; Gentle Breese ; Cloudy.
Lnicrrow—N. ; Calm ; Overcast
Cmanattma—N. ; Gentle Breeze ; Cloudy.
YARMOUTH-11 ; Strong Breeze ; Overcast.

The returns (rani the tiaiowing Places did not reset this
°flee in tine for Fniblication yesterday; they therefore
indicate the state of the weather on Saturday morning at
Rine o'clock:

F ILERSTONE—W. ; Lir BMW ; Overcast.
; trong_Breeze ; Overcast.
LEIONTON—N.W. ; Calm ; Partially Cloudy.
HOLTRIAD—N.N.W. ; Strong Breese; ?madly Cloudy.
LANCASTER—N.; Strong Breese ; Partially Cloady.
; Gentle Breeze ; Overeaat.
DARLINGTON—W.N.W. ; Strong Breeze; Cloudless—
Strong Frost.
Saar—N. ; Gentle Breese ; Partially Cloady—Hard
Frost—Snow.

THIS DAT, Noon.
...wade of WM. letreeeth et Ma& Star of the Raio.
E. Cies* Brom. Cloudy.
London, England, 1853-01-25

MARRIAGES.

-------
MILLER--CItALMEIM—dan. 22, at Ali Sainte', St. Joht'emocd, by
the Ree. E. Miller, Perpetual Curate of St. John's, Bognor, C.
Miller, req., of Croydon, to Camels Elizabeth, second daughter
of W. Chaim, re, Esq., M.D., late 11.E.1.C.5.
RAMSDEN—DEACON.—Jan. 21, at Tonbridge parish shun*, by the
HIT. G. Whitmore, Rector of Kemborton, Salop, Arthur mow,
eon of the Rev. W. Ramadan, Rector ot Ashur:4, Keat, to Frames
Elizabeth, daughter of the late!. ancon, Esq., of Mabledon, Toe-
bridge.
TUCKER—GIBBS.—Jan. 29, at St. Pclrr'e, Islington, by the Rey. J.
Haalegrale, M.A., William t)wen htin, eldest son of W. 0.
Tucker, Eaq., of Layton, Ewa, to earah Elizabeth, second
daughter of the late IL. C. Gibes, Erq., of Old Broadetree; end
Islington.

■
London, England, 1853-01-25

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Simeon Norwood, a respectable-looking man of clerical
appearance, was brought up for further examination,
charged by the Meodicity Society with having defrauded a
vast number of persons, under the pretence of being em-
ployed to collect subscriptions for a society called the
Sailors' Improvement Society, held in Shadwell.
At the previous examination it was proved that the
prisoner assumed the character of a dissenting minister, and
that he had been paid to officiate at the Independent ,
Chapel, Robert-street, Oxford-street. Since that period it
has been ascertained that the prisoner was known in Lam-
beth as a Roman catholic priest, and had publicly chal-
lenged controversy at a Roman catholic chapel, on the sub-
ject of the superiority of the Roman catholic religion over
the protestant religion. A large book was found in his
possession, which purported to contain a list of the sub-
scriptions received by the prisoner—the sum total of which,
though the highest amount was half-a-crown, amounted
to 1021.

Sevoral persons came forward and proved that they paid
money to the prisoner recently, on his representation that
the amount was for the Sailors' Improvement Society, an
institution alleged by the prisoner, but untruly, to be in
connexion with the Sailors' Home.

Thomas Whiteby, who described himself u secretary to
the Sailors' Improvement Society, wee called. He said the
prisoner had been formerly employed as one of the agents
of the society, but be had been dismissed sit months ago,
and had received regular notice of his dismissal.
The prisoner said he had not been legally dismissed from
his office of collector, and therefore he felt himself justified
in going on with the business of collecting subscriptions.
Mr. Leadley, the chief clerk, asked the secretary if the
prisoner had accounted for the money he had collected
since his dismissal ?

The secretary said he had not accounted for one shilling
of the money.
Mr. Bingham would not enter into the question whether
the prisoner had been legally dismissed or net. He bad
received notice of dismissal, and after that he had no longer
any authority to go on collecting subscriptions. The
charge of fraud had been fully established. It was one of
the very worst eases which bad come before him, and the
way in which the imposition was managed convinced him
that the prisoner was a ♦ery dangerous person. He should
send him to prison for three months ss a rogue and vaga-
bond.