The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-30 00:00:00

COM' OP COMMON COUNCIL

Yesterday a court was held for the despatch of
public business.

OUTRO eTtox TO THE TRAIFIC THECITT,

Mr. T. ABRAHAM moved, "That It be 114SITIPI to the
Police Committee to consider whether any immures can be
adopted through the intervention of the pads to abate the
obstruction to the traffic in this City, canned by cab drivers
loitering in the etreets with empty carriages and plying foe
hire; and that the committee du muter with the Court of
Aldermen upon the eubject, if necessary, and report thereon
to this court." The traffic of London, he mid, was incresaing
every week, Ind the main thoroughfsme of the metropolis
bed become so overcrowded that it wan matter of difficulty to
peas from me part of the City to another. Cabs were agreed
public convenience, but when they loitered Mout and plied
for hire la crowded thoroughfares, they ware • contitant
mew of obetruction. The police authorities ought to pro-
vide demiing room for • euilkient number of cabs to supply
the wants of the metropolis.
Mr. GIUMMAN seconded the motion.
ConlVLore add he seam time ago memorialised the
Aldiasera ea We wry subject. That body enter-
tained ids memesial, and vest into the matter very theer-
fully sad saMeatly; sad they complied with • suggestion of
his and meed the Inland ltoverole Cummiesioners to
make it istropulmeg, es the face of tbe licenses, that mai-
l:mess and public vehieles Mould through the new street.
The intend Revises Cam told the court that
they had no power to order dim to be doze.
lir. HUDAON sold be hoped the matter would not be re-
fined to the Police Commitsse, and was of opinion that if
the cabs were taken out of the streets rag serious Incas-
vealeace would be eapirketeed.
The sodas use out and canted.
TAITILEOZ OF Telt INMATES OF 151 LONDON ALMS.

11110UOIM TO MARA!.

Mr. W. CONNILL presented the following pedifon, the
reading of the latter portion of which mused a good deal of
merriment

"To the Right Hrs. the Lord Mayor, Aldermni, sad
Cotozoons of the City of Landon, in Common Council
atimabled

" TheToMble petition of John James Bowing, titizen
sad idtzneker, sa hatude of the London Almshouses,
ob•ugekt—Tbsaz.=.t.,.. been en inhsbitent of
the City el at Brixton eight years,
during which thee he has lost his wife, after an illness of
twenty-ix yews' duration, and that within • short pwiod
to her decease ho was attacked with eOtTtie At.,
rovlta° cn'at's:tee of which he has been compelled to be eon-
ettitt:ttended by • competent nurse. Your petitioner
humbly prays that your hon. court will permit him
to marry his mid nurse, who has alio undertakes the duty of
houerkeepov, sod who has now been with him 00040 year.,
sod to whom he hom been known for • very long period. And
your petitioner, se in duty bound, will ever pray, /cc.
(Signed) "Joey Jnrre BOWRING.
"City Almshouses, Brixton, Oet. 24, 1867."
Mr. CONNaLL moved that the prayer of the petition be
complied with.
The petitioner (s well-dressed good-looking old gentlemen,
with snow-white locks and whisker., sad whom only in-
firmity seemed a alight deafness) immediately appeerod at the
bar,

Mr. Miamian—What is the age of the lady to whom yen
P7to unite younrelt
s7rtoina—Sixty-nine. (Laughter.)
31r. Asemeaw—And what to your age?
Pemiossz—Seventreight. (Increased laughter.)
The meths woe put, and carried onsmimoa4y; and the
petitioner, who seemed in no smell MISINkre delighted with
the result °this spplioatioe, loft the court with his Mende
amid much laughter.
WANIHOUSININ AND CLIRIe 6CIIOOI.

Deputy LLoTo prele•ted • petition from the treasetwe and
committee of the Warehotwertien and Clerks' School, making
for the use of the Guildhallion any day after the 9th and not
Wer than the 16th Nov. next, for the purposed of a ball it
aid of this charity. He said that the WI last year at the
Guildhall renamed 3001. in aid of the funds of the charity.
He movod that the prayer of the petition be agreed to.
Deputy HOLT seconded the motion, which was carried
unanimously.

Tree Pate e oe 0.1.1.—A meeting of the South
Leedom Gas Consumers Mutual Protection Association wee
held on Friday evening, John Challics, Esq., 111. D., peal-
dent, In the chair, to receive the reply of the Phamis (hi
Company toe renewed application, on behalf of the con-
sumers, for a reduction of the pia of ps to 41. per 1,000
fest, and also to cousitive certain suggeetiono for re-m.o=Am
and extending the association. A letter was read which
Dr. Challis had addressed, by the unanimous resolution of
the committee of the aiweistion, to the chairman of the
Phoenix Gee Company, urging their chain for a reduction in
the price of gee. When, in the spring of Iwo year. a depu-
tation had an interview with the Phrenix beard the chair-
man gave eoplaustoons as to freight and price of coals, as
well es to pining ocintracts of the cowpony, which seemed
to pritify some delay then to the request for a reduction to tr.
pee 1,000 feet. It was, however, sdmitted at tbst time
that the consumers might masonibly and fairly expert to
participate, In some degree, with the eherebolders in the
future prosperity of tics cowpony. Dr. Challioe in this letter
urged that the fell In the pries of coals and freight* having
been considerable, Mermisd dividends having berm paid, and
• correspond* nos In the prioe of the shame of the Phalan
(lea Company having taken paws, the request, which
Ibe rinewee, ahould now be Implied with. A reply
Is commturtnation was rad, In which

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do prism et ps sods sod dralsbt are volramal, the ad-
verbs", the slildoad ale alimehidi Iv &psis rediectioa
▪ dim Idea et coke sad the heareammi rads were coatimeed
le le pail le the weekang. The booed me gild to "Dow
that locemsed hare Wm sod that a cars.
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the price tlo he of &aldose ha Isla
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tbs modest. The ere*" ihemlicso, ceps( tied se pumat
they ire onside le salmi, midi the import, het etv dal do
sous so the time oodles M whidi a Martin mar be dibiled
It will id limn mud &some to Sid the Wilke deo
mimmore iMs awed. A win of mime tele sob.
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Ism bobs emeadedlimi dousedi Ms et lb' merovelKtrkaig
mom ibedodirliomeldi do 'prelims et re whey, vile
mmosidas the Womb sf 11:Cle roma/
depdast it aseddasika low rams. Ile
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NAVAL AND MILITARY.

MALTA, OCT. 23.

H. 741.8. Conqueror having been caulked left to
join Lord Lyon oa the 18th; H.M.S. Desperate, Captain
Jacknon, having left two days previous with the mails for the
Met. To-day H.M.S. Vulture arrived from Tangier;
H.M.S. Wandmor left fur Cagliari.
Majur Maymck, of the 14th Regiment, is ordered to
Egypt to mast Lieut. Colonel Pocklington in making
arnmpements for oar troops pawing through the country.

Tho post of private .esic;etary-to him iscellency having
become mutat by the promotion of Captain Goodenough,
R.A., to a lieutenant oolonelcy, the Governor °timed it to
Kr. E. Soeberrea, a gentleoun of noble family sad very
lib el opinions and a great favourite with the people. Be
boners', declined it, though the Wary is 3001. per annum—
& peat sum for Malta.

SIIEERNESS, Oar. 29.
The Lords of the Admiralty have ordered the
following ateam-ships and vessels now in the steam mum
at Shawnees to be immediately sent to Chatham, for all den
bob to the Mb 62 be made good with all possible despatch,
• : the Chlowes, 90 guns, scres-stnmmohip; the
gekleewbeel stounoloup ; ana the Driver, 6 guns,
vied deem-sleep.
The Oresey, 10 gas, eersw-steam-akip • ' the Majestic, 60
PAN mew Wes ohlp ; sad the Royal George, 102 gams,
Iler•W4lkilkiiiP, me ordered to be token into the fitting
lambi for all defeat' to hull and machinery
to be mode gesil Immbseletely.
The Lie*, gunboat, now in the ism mem at Sheer-
▪ le (by is Admiralty order) to be attached to the Edin-
burg% es • Wder for general service of the leseen=l.l
of mornmrW conarosed of Cepa& Edwssd P.

PORTSMOUTH, Oor. 29.
The Urgent, steam troop ship, had her compasses
**OA to-day. She le expected to coney/ the 08th Light
Is
to Madsen teliMar ilmenuel, 91, scaew-ship, via brought down
the limberm te-day to be placed in the deem-basin, and to
be tonight king as an advanced ship for the steam
11111111,11.. _ _ .

TioDasisr, sloommr, Commander Here, mils this seeming
for Pinson&
The Yoyls, amulet, MA this morning for Ireland, with the
depot dais 66th Regiment.
The Goner, 91, screw-ehly, wee brought dpwn the har-
bour yesterday to have defects made good.

ADMIRALTY, OCT. 29.—APPOINTIIENTe.—Mes-
tar F. R. Bturdee (1843) to ootntnand the Rhadsinanthus,
paddle-wheel atom transport, for particular SCIIIOO.
Second Masters—T. Po=da (1654), to the Ithadsman-
thee ; and W. Long, to the ..thre., 6, patidle-erbsel attenn-
veasel, at Woohrkh.

YELLOW FEVER ON BOARD HER MAJESTY'S SHIP
BIULLUXT.—Bermuda Japers to the lit hot dell that
the British ship-4-sar Bialiant had arrived at Hanaltca,
tram Ovessiii, sad sailed for Halifax. Bha had 100 cases of
yellow beer azawsg her crew, sad 29 deaths; the chaplain of
the ship, Bev. Mr. Melon, Wag of the latter number.

CASUALTIES DURING THE MUTINIES.
it CONTOICATIOW or THE USTI PRETIOCILT

(From the Homeward Area, nom India and the Rad.—
°Mobile 29.)

AmbL-Burgooa Robert Dallas Dove, and wits, at
Cawniure.
Angelo, Lieut. Frederic Cortlandt, 16th Bengal N.I.
Arm. Liaat. Herbert Holmes, 63rd Beagal N. I.
Ballow, Baal. Maki* tad Bowl L. C.
Bannerman, Lieut. Charles Broinhead I.t Bombay N. I.
Bevies Limit Clerks, 14th Bengal N. I.
Becher, Lima. Itiohird Adolphus, 43rd Bengal N. I.
Bortesked, Omega, wife sad family, at Delhi.
Iserriß,Bancev.), sad wife and daughter, at Calm-

Pure: _
&mill, Thome, Alamoler (uncov.), at Cawspore.
Berrill, Henry (anoov.), at Ca
Bobo, Capt. Horny, 63rd See=7l.
Bickenttaff, Capt. Janus, H. M.'s 86th Foot.
Bignell, Capt. Frederick D'Oy , 10th Bengal N. I.
Boultm, Lieut. Augustus 'meg 7th Bengal L. C.
Bowling, AMA.-Surgeon John at wspore.
Braebliaw, Lieut. James Hill, H. M.'s 62nd Foot.
Bridge., lieut. Oliver Sirapnq 63rd Bengal N. I.
Browne, bent. Robert, 66th Bengal N. I.
Barney, IMix, Frederick William, Bengal Art.
Byrn.. Ensign Reriudd Sutherland, 10th Bengal N. I.
Cam sell, Rev. D. S., of Futtehghar.
Cledneera Lieut. Witham Arthur, 66th Bengal N. I.
Clarke, bout. Jamie Cudbert Longueeills, 67th Bengal N.I.
Clough, Ensign Edmund, 67th Bengal N. I.
Clotterbuck, Capt. John, H. M.'s 37th Foot.
Cleary, H. E., at Weapon.
Surgeon, Nathaniel, at Csweepore.
Colvin, John Russell. Bogsl Civil Service, at Agna
Ombra Charles Watkin, Bengal Civil Servios.
Daniell, Lieut. Murray George, 2alla,a, L. C.
Howson, Ensign Alaisader, 63rd N. I.
Boyne, Lieut. Charles Armstrong, Bengal N. I.
Eckford Limit. Robert, 10th Bengal N. 1.
Edgell, Capt. Richard John, 63rd Bengal N. I.
Evans, Ensign Richard Newcomer, 63rd Bengal N. I.
Fagan, Lieut. Hamby, 66th Bengal N. I.
Fagan, Capt. Robert Charles HBanta, Bengal Apt.
nat.:mato, Lieut. John Richard ,H. M.'s 75th Foot.
Forman, Emig" Thomas Wither's, 63rd Bengal N. I.
Freeman, Rev. J. E., of Futtehgrntr. •
Goad, Lieut. Charles Reilly, 60th Bengal N. I.
Gnuet, Lieut. John Anderson, 3rd Madras Ear. Rest.
Hsllifax, Brig. Robert Dampen, 11.M.'s 76th Foot.
Hernia, Amara-Surgeon Horatio Philip, wife, and dater, at
Cawspors.
Haycock, Rev. W. H., at Cawspore.
Heady, S. P. T., wile, child, and mother-in-law, at De`hi.
Henderson, Lima. J. Sheridan, 1111.'s 29th Foot.
Henderson, Ensign John Wright, 66th Bengal N. I.
Hildebrand, Lieut. Edward linmfrey Bengal Art.
Hill, Ensign IL C., H.R.'s 32ad Fool, end wife.
Hollings, Major George Edward, 38th Bengal N. I.
Hutchinson, John Rom, Civil Service.
ilyelop, Lieut. Henry k rich Monson, 74th Bengal N. I.
Ireland, Amist:Surgeon William Welberspoon.
Jackson, Lieu, Philip Hayes, 67th Bengal N. 1., wile and
"unrail son.
Jacob, ejor George Ogle, Ist Fusiliers.
James, Capt. Marshall, 28th Benga N. I.
Jeltioce, Lieut. Forney-ink Gilbert, 63rd Bengal N. I.
Jenkins, Charles John, Bengal Civil Service.
Johnson, Rev. A. 0., of Futtebgbur.
Johnston, Alexander, Bengal Civil Service.
Kempland, Capt. George, 66th Bengal N. I.
Kenny, Ensign H. T. W. 0., MM. 's 84th Foot.
Knyveit,lieut:Col.William John Baptiste,3Bth Bengal N.I.
Lamb, lieut. John Henderson, Bengal Art.
Lewis, Lieu, Edward Dare Framer, 17th Bengal N. I.
Later, Capt. Anthony Greenwood, had Bengal N. 1.
Lloyd, Thomas Kirkman, Bombay Civil Service, at Hu-
?maroon
Ly might, Capt. Cornelius, 28th Bengal N. 1., and wife.
Mcßernat, Capt. George Gordon, 66th Bengal N. I.
MacCallum, Rev. John, at Shabjebanpore.
Marks y, Rev. J., at DAL
Mi•Muliln Rev. R., of 3'ol'l3oor.
Ma. Whirler, John Peach, Bengal Civil Service, at Pancopen.
Mauewaring, Lieut. Charles, 6th Bengal L. C.
Mandenon, Lieut. William John, 2nd Bengal L. C.
Martin, Lieut. John Nickheon, Bengal Art.
Marlin, Lieut. Norman Alexander, 7th Bengal L. C.
Melton, Capt. George Henry Maack, 74th Bengal N. I.
Water, Lieut. Gilbert Augustus, 63rd
hioncrieff, Rev. lidward Theophilus RosselL wife and child,
at Cayman.
Murray, LIM, Gaide Corp.
Newland, Mr., at Meerut.
Philips Ensign, 12th Bengal N. I.
Pitt, Limit, William Wilberforce, 28th Bengal N. I.
Pomeroy, Robert Henry, Beng. al Civil Service.
Pratt, Lisut:Colonel Edward James, 11.M.'s 9th Lamm.
Quin, Lieut. Charles William, 2nd Bengal L. C.
Raikes, Lieut. Henry Thomas Atexander, 66th Bengal N.I.
Romer, Capt. Charles Potts, 11.14.'s 6th Dragoons.
Rutherford, Limn. George William, 28th Hiegel N. I.
Salmon, Limn. Mordamt Money, 28th Bengal N. I.
Saunders, Lieut. Fredrick John 0 , ll.M.'s 84th Foot.
Scott, Lieut. Charles Frederick, 28th Bengal, N. 1., mother,
end twit Meters.
Capt. John Edward, 46th Bengal N. I.
frutairtC'Lieut Henry, 14th Bengal N. I.
See} d, Capt. Henry Wilder Lwb,e 28th Bengal N.I.
Sotheby, bent. George Maguire Wellington, Bengal Art.
Staples, C.ap, John, 7tl Bengal L. C.
&wheat, Lieut., 3rd Bengal L. C.
Sterling, Realign Walter Albert.
Seamy, Reign WitSaes Frederick, 66th Bengal N. I.
Tandy, Lisa. Preside Letter, Henri Kagiustr&
Themes en, James Great, Berg C. 8.
=LJohn Benelwy, Banal C. B.
at. William Lockett, 46th Bagel N.I.
Turner, Copt. Athill, lag Bowl L
Wehterrlght, Nast. Fredrick, Hat's Illei not, sad Mn.
and M.
Wski, T Mies Waster, 2nd Bawl L. C.
Warden, ihrjilliato Ellisern, 23rd Raga N. I.
Watson, W Chriatest, Ben& C.
_IL. at Agra.
Willlemesea ORM. William, 414 Bengal N. I.
Ciet. Irma Gneo, SA Bengal L. C.
Welk LieM. Fremis Mearngu, 2nd Bengal L. C.
i yam. Capt. James, 4111 Bengal N.l.

TILE INDIAN MUTiAY BELIEF FUND.

WORCESTER.
A meeting wee held yesterday at the Guildhall,
Worcester; the MAYOR (iOlll. Weaver, Esq.) in the chair.
On the platform were the Dine of Worester, Sir E. A. H.
Lechroete, Sir Charles Hastings, and several magistrates and
clergymen. A letter was read from Mr. Ricardo, M.l'.„ ex-
pree.aing his sympathy with the objects of the meeting. After
the usual resolutions,
The Dean of WORCESTRA moved the following ad-
' dress to the Queen "To the Queen's Most Excellent
Majesty. May it please your Majeety—We, the Mayor and
calash@ of Worcester In COMM,II hall assembled, beg lea..
humbly and dutifully to represent to your Majesty that we
have heard with sorrow and indignation of the mutinioselgihicia
has spread through nearly the entire native army of
and of the unheard of atrocity with which the mutineers have
mislead, murdered in ltdie many hundreds of men, women,
and children, the faithful sot. ants and subjects of your
Majesty. While ryeopathiairix ict the profound grief with
which this calamity has afflielot sour Majesty we beg leave
to express onr heartfelt joy or I,e great and Isaptrzurotie
with which Divine Providence has seen It to or
Majesty's arms throughout thee Arduous struggle carried on
by your Majesty's forces in India, and which has been so
Zelity evinced In the glorious victory and capture of Delhi.
ilinbly desire to expire& our loyal and dutiful concurrence
in all measures which your Mejeaty may deem necessary in
order to extingulsh this unnatural mutiny, and a cheerful
compliance with such demands es may. devolve upon your
Majesty's people, in order to the earrrng out of measures
for the restoration of uanquillity to luau, which we sincerely
pray ate:lfni be
ate morpermrtly established under the
The Dean observed than there was a general feeling that,
as the funds being raised would be more than sufficient for
supplying the wants of the residents in India, some provision
be made for the wives and children of the soldiers sent

05111—o-liiiaoUrd;elrowoidin;ce;;;;4l.s-detain;d-ThereTo;
terra yews. He treated therefore that en_ wail would be
ma& fo the London committee to take into tb-froonsfderation
these claim,. (Hear, bear.)
Upon this the Mayor wee requested to address the Lon-
don committee on the subject.
Mr. LASLITT, M.P., addressed the meeting. He hoped
that in the future government of India education would be
made national, and that a new form of government would
be introduced. That country had been badly managed; they
bad held peameeion of it ter a century, but education and the
progress of Christianity had not gone ones it ought. He
believed that if the government bad only bed foredOt
much of the bloodshed would have been avoided. It was hi,
firm opinion that there must be a free government in India.
Mr. LIAM wee proceediog when he was reminded that the
meeting had not been called to diem' the policy of the
government of lats.
A committee was oppointed to collect subscription, and a
vote althea& to the mayor closed the proceedings.
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.—In a cenvoention
holden at Oxford, yesterday (Thursday), the proposal to
grant from the university chest the sum of 6001. towerds the
relief of suihrers from the Indian mutinies, wet with the una-
nimous approval of the house.
IsLaworra.—The subscriptions raised in the
perish of Isiewortb, exclative of the Hounslow Chapelry
district, and subscription' paid in London, now amount to
2921. ss. 85.

Tio"--rtvoThto.—Laat evening a public meeting of
the inhabitants of Deptford and Mitcham was held at the
Lecture Hall, Deptford, in aid of the general fund for the
sufferers by the Indian mutiny. General Sir W. C
ton took the chair, and, in introducing the objectliZ
meeting, observed that as a handful of trope bad held the
country, and obtained most important victories, ft wee to be
expected that when the huge number of troops which had
recently ®barked wised, they would sweep the country,
and place the British power on a firmer hula than ever.
Resolutions of sympathy wee carried, and a committee ap-
pointed. Mr. Townsend, M.P., Rev. F. Money, Mr. Wade,
and other gentlemen addressed the meeting.

GENERAL HAVELOCK'. SAINTS." Amiens "
writes to a contemporary .--" In the notice of Genera Have- ,
lock given by Mr. Gramm at Hotfoot there appears to be
some little inaccuracy which it may be as well to correct.
I have known the genteel for more than thirtyears meet
intirootely, and can say with confidence that he has never ,
bapi iced any one, neither, in the strict profeseional sense of
the word, an he be mid to have ' preached.' When he em-
barked for Hannah in 1814, in company with his regi-
mat the 13th Foot—he was in the habit of mem-
bling as many as could be prevailed on to attend for de
votional exerdsee, and he occasionally explained the Scrip-
tures to them in a brief address. They were allowed to
assemble at the great Shay Dagnon pegoda, the glory of
Rangoon, and there, in a chamber filled with the orate legged
images of Buddha, might be meal little native lamps prered
in the lap of the image., and 100 and more of the soldiers
of the 13th around Lieutenant Havelock, singing the praises
of the and true God. Independently of the religtom
benefit of there service., it was a most desirable object to
keep thane men from firestone indulgences in a conquered
town by the strength of Chrietiso principle. They used to
be alkd ' Havelock's Sainte,' and the Orneraloin,Chief,
Sir Archibald Campbell, on one occasion of a sadden alarm
at Proms at night, finding it difficult to collect speedily a
sufficient body of soldiers, ordered the offices, to all out
' Havelock's Saints.' I can always,' said he ' depend on
them. They, at all *vents, are sober and ready for duty.'
When he returned to regimental duty he continued to
attend to the religions and moral wants of hie company
with 000seientione care, end assembled them, as opportunity
oilseed for religious services. Of course, some were dim-
pleased with thaw 'non-military' proceedings, as they were
oelkd, and various communications tavern to him were
made to the Commander-in-Chief, Lord William Beatinek,
and he was described as • strait-laced saint, a Dissenter, and,
withal, a Baptist. Soon after, the adjutancy of the corps
becalm mint, and Lieutenant Havelock was a candidate
for it, and very atzennous efforts were made to prevent his
nomination. Ma. Havelock, who happened to he at Seram-
pae—the regiment being then in the north-west-waited on
Lord William to solicit the appointment He said he could
not give • reply till the next day. Oa her eating a second
time he said be had intermediately sent for a bundle of letters
about her heal and from Calcutta. ' They are all hostile to him,
but before I read than to you I will tell you that I have de-
termined to give the adjutancy to poi, husband, bemuse he
is one of the beet oftlaers in his Majesty'. service. I will also
show you the reply to these attacks in the return which I
have ordered of the state of his oompany, and I find that
there is lees druakenneee, lea flogging, less imprisonment
than in any other and then. olluding facetiously to one of
the chugs. brought against him, said, ' Go and tell Lieute-
nant Havelock, with my compliment., that I wish he could
make Baptists of the whole army.'"
GALLII4T CONDUCT.—Huring the gale on the
night of the 22nd lust., the schooner Victor, of Whitby,
laden with copper dross, from Rouen, bound to Newcastle,
and commanded by Mark Frampton, the owner, was driven
on the high sands between Taney and Grainthorpellavens.
In this position she was discovered by the coast guard watch
et Totney-lock, the crew being lashed to the rigging. The
lifeboat at Donna-nook wee sent for, but fain want of
proper harness for the horses considerable delay wee occa-
sioned. In the meantime, however, the coast guard coble had
been brought down the Haven, and thence to the scene of
the wreck, a diatsnos of a mile and a half, and though it wee
very small, two of the coast goad oommissioned badmen,
John Memel end John Prentice, ventured to sea and suc-
ceeded in bringing off the master's wife and child. From
the smallness of their boat they had to return twice to the
wreck for the remainderof 'the crew, four persons, but
eventually succeeded in bringing them raft to land. They
were taken to the inn at Tetley, and there received every
attention. The skilful aesmenebip and gallant daring of
the two coast guard men Is highly commendable, sad it is
to be hoped their services will not be overlooked.—Brooks
Mercury.
SECRECY OP TELEGRAPHIC IIIiESSAGES.—It I.
evident that the public have no security wish the mesa
mode of transmitting messages. The telegraphic system iti
in het, a postal system without sealing-wax. As we cannot
seal our telegrams, the next beet thing is to seat hermetkelly
the instrument-rooms through which they are conveyed, by
tbrbidding all epees as well as Ingress during certain hours.
The moorages intended for trananaiseion should be sent into
the instrument, roam by mechanical meats, and those re-
°steal for delivery should, after being placed in their enve-
lope., be in like manner given out to the meesenkere by
mechanical means We do not say that even such
checks as them would absolutely protect mere-
mosdente. Our most perfect locks can be picked ,•
the Rosetta inscription has been read, the most oomplicated
cipher can be detected, end ingenious rogues may be able to
evade the most happily contrived system of checks. But. as
the one thing mential to the security of the public against
the divulging of their news to that all Intercom" with the
inetrumentroom during working hours thould be abeolutely
inoweeible. we believe that such a precaution would render
any treachery incalculably difficult and correspondence by
the telegraph nearly as eafe aa transmiseiwo by the poet. And
for the benefit of the telegraphic companies let us point out
what they seem to have forgotten—that this perfect
secrecy is neceseary, not only for the sake of mi-
nisters who week ic the dark and write to each
other in cipher, of merchaote who have fortunes at
stake and determine the pries of Console in some sly phrase
that seem rather Ike a }eat than an affair of unties", of
every man who wishes to keep his business to himself—lt is
demanded by ths feeling el the county. A system of
espionage is intdembis to um under any form. It is not
piessant to knew that a men Is standing over our sheuldese
sad reading what we write, even should it be nothing more
important than en invitation to dinner. Were snob min
common in our telegraphic aka it would be 41:1:iveffeeeseal
in bringing this mode of correspondence into d e, even
if no interests were damaged lay the intrados. • are, as
a people, free and bask ; ws see anything bat soceetive;
kill, is easy ma's lease Is Ye "nestle, whisk it h.=
. to face, so every men's With blab
de, it is
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