The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-03 00:00:00

POET-CHILDHOOD.

The " general necessity of self-satisfaction" tends in
him towards quietude and silence, es in these the ele-
ments of his self-indulgence are most easily employed;
hence his pleasures rarely cause unpleasantness to others.
A negative annoyance is the worst to which he is apt to
give occasion. " The neighbours stare and sigh, yet
bless the lad." He is almost invariably, whether or not
unconsciously, "no vulgar boy;"—
Nor cares to mingle in the clamorous fray
Of squabbling imps.
His own peculiar enjoyments suffice, and they "grow
with his growth," and mark out for him a pleasure-
ground, where heart and spirit can walk hand in hand.
where his fancies can revel, and his passions struggle on-
controlled,—where none can check, none bully thew,
where his hopes reach their accomplishment,-where (-x-
-anisite enjoyment is every new hour to be found In ia-
tpucifying anticirtion, which more than reelir2sviot-q.
The idea of punishment past or to come, is no more hnn
a shadow on his path, as he EtEke some favourite ht.unt,
where
Lapped in dreams to lie,
And gaze into the summer sky,
Where the sailing clouds go by
Like ships upon the sea;

or hurries from tile book-stall to the garret or tilt, tree-
top, to spend the stolen hours in tremulous delight Over
acme old TOIIIatIELL:
Some tale which hath the rime of age

Or chronicle of old.
If caught, the deep-drawn sigh with which the hook is
closed, but sets the teal of Solomon on his enjoymsn:
_" Stolen waters are sweetest." Before the volume i 8
under lock and key, he has reanimated for him:mit' the
pictured glories; and tale-teller and chronicler tiro left
do far behind as•to be almost "nowhere." He is aroused,
but however rudely, his fall is without shock There
being no real element in the composition of his airy
edifice, the real ties he firda around hiw Suspend, with-
out hre,king, the enchantment. An interruptiot,
marks that e triumph is to come. The striking c.f
hours that termtnate, his dream seem but the souads
hip steps towards reslity. Boyish. fricndet.ip and
Provorb), ure in him only porii;..-ms of
rtiese dreams etehodi,d, by accident of
the form pf-rson sou,c common-thr,ught booby
of a ech..tol-f -How, or of any with pretty fisntt xttd grotte-
lnl ununPr, in whom he can wake to himself an iztttcest.
ut the dreerns themselves were r.al at.ei (lour. t„,z_
evil. happen, they leave CO
awl tears—sue an t,o
d shadow—ta*ko his seaut thet e
no {'rose-blight
suo-stroke in the ,retith„ z hir
siring.—Eliza Cook's Journal.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE CHANNEL SQUADRON.
r-Wpstated ye,te Mu, that eomodore W. F. MAr-
tin, With Prince flokent, Lauder, Hogue, and
Dauntless„w:aye at Qtyqinbtown,, and. that thel/aunt-
less was ordered to. Devonport to take in- stores and
provisions, and to be paid wages.
Arethusa, 50, Captain Symonds, under refit at
Portsmouth, will be in baud *about a month.
Arrogant, 46, screw-frigate, Captain R. S. Robin-
son, may be expected to join the Commodore in the
course of a fortnight. By last accounts she was at.
Jamaica, under orders for Lisbon, at which latter
place there are orders awaiting her for coming on
to Queenstown.

fncountee, 14, screw-corvette, Captain Gordon,
may be daily expected at Queenstown, from the Me-
diterranean. having left Malta for Lisbon en route,
some f ime since.

Indefatigable, 50, Ceptain Smart, K.H., by last
accounts at Cortu, will' proceed immediately to Lis-
bon, and probably to Queenstown.
Sampson, 6,. steam-0.44P, Captain L. T. Jones,
will he about a month in the bra of the dockyard
at Portsmouth, and will not be ready for sea, per-
haps, until the middle of April. She is filling up her
vacancies.

Arc11:1, 12, szrew-sloop, Commander Strange, or-
dtred to Lisbon from the coast of Africa, may be ex-
pected to arrive there nt,xt month, whence she will
follow Cot_imodore Msrtin to Queenstown.
Dragon, 6, steann.frigiate, Captain W. Gifford,
J.,tsehea from the M yilterranesn command, is the
linty vessA of Commottore Martifi4s squadron now at
Lisbon.

Rear-Admiral Bezkeley, C. 8., M.P,, leaves town
thib day, for the country, until the 12th inst.
Rear-Admiral Stewart, C. 8., M.P., will be enter-
tained by his constituents at the Trafalgar Hotel this
evening.

Admiral Sir John Onieranney, K.C.8., the com-
tnandfr in• chief at Devonport, has arrived in town, on
sb, rt leave of absence.

Lieut. Henry D. Selby (1847), has been appointed
to the Simoom, screw steam troop-vessel, vice Walter
Strickland (1847), to the Polyphemus' steam sloop,
fitting at Woolwioh for the coast of Africa.
Diligence, transport, Mitchell master, arrived at
Devonport on Monday morning from Cork.
DOCKYARD.—Mr. W. B. Carrington, third-class
clerk at Devonport, is promoted to second class, vice
Bulley, superannuated; and Mr. Ebenezer Ross is
appointed thirdLclass clerk, vice Carrington.
P 0 R TSMOUT H,,TUE S DAy.—TheSimoom, iron steam-
frigate, Captain Kiogoombe, has bad ber machinery
and compasses adjusted, and, will, according to pre-
sent arrangements, go out of harbour on Thursday
for a trial.

We are informed the Governor of the Convict
Establishment at Portland will be removed to the
new convict prison building in Portsea, and now
nearly ready for occupation.
Captain BarroW, Governor of the York convict
hulk RI this harbour, will be removed to the Warrior
hulk, at Woolwich.
Governor J. Benuison, of the Stirling Castle hulk
in this harbour, will be superannuated.
Mtjor Shaw will be appointed Governor of the in-
valid prisoners in the Stirling Castle. •
The Dasher steam-vessel, Commander Le Febvre,
came into harbour yesterday morning from the
Channel Islands, to repair some defects. '
Her Majesty's steam yacht Elfin, Acting Master-
Commander Balliston, got up her stenm yesterday,
end tested her 'machinery in a run round Spitbead.
It is expected she will be required to attend upon the
Court about the Bth inst.

The Echo steamlttWiook out prisoners from the
Stirling Castle and York hulks yesterday, and put
them on board the Fairlie convict transport, at Spit-
head, which weighed and proceeded to Cowes to-day
to embark more from Parkhurst Prison.
The Rodney, 92, Captain Charles Graham, C.B.
has been removed to moorings off the west shore to-
day.

couurr CIRCULAR.
The Queen and Prince Albert walked yesterclay
morning in the garden of Buckingham Palace.
Hig Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by
Colonel Bouverie, rode Out on horieback yesterday
cnorning: At three o'cloCk in the afterno'on his Royal
Highness went to Crosby HAD, attended by Cilonel
Bouverie,EquerryWales, the Princess Royal, and the
in Waiting.
The Prince of
younger members of the Royal Family took their
usual exercise yesterday morning in the grounds of
Buckingham Palace. •
!The Queen. had a'dinnet party yesterday, at Back-
ingham Palace. The compnny inclUded her Royal
Highness the Duchess rf Kent, his Serene Highness
Prince Nicholas of Nassau,
the Duchess of Sather.
land, and Lady Constande. Liveson'Gower, the Duke
of Montrose, the Duke andDuchens of Bedford, Lady
Anna Maria:Dawson, the kart of Aberdeen, the Earl
fJersey,:Viscount and Viscountess Hardinge, the
Bishop of Loudon and 'Mrs. Blomfield, Lord Rivers,
171:..r0u Hadeln, and Baron Roggonbech.
Tho band of the 2i Life Guards was in attendance
during dinner, and performed the following selec-
tions

March - • . Grattan Cooke.
Overture, " Zamoa" Herold.
Waltz, " Prima Donna" Jullien.
Sirlection, " L'Enfint Eirodigne" Auber.
Air Rune (Soli, oboe and trom-
boric—Grattan Cooke) ..... Eugene Vimerix.
Quadrille. " Martha"
Gialloppe, "Ci3arlotten"
God save the Queen.
Lord Byron has relived Lord Elphinstone in his
duties as Lord in Waiting to the Queen.
The Marchioness of Ely has relieved the Counte.9i
f Mount Edgcumbe in her duties as Lady of the
Bedebamber to her Majesty.
• The Queen's private band attended at Buckingham-
Palace in the evening on Monday, and played the
fill°wing compositions
Over: are, "
Faekeltanz
Meyerbeer-
Goro, " Viva Enrico" •• •
Melodion
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yes-
terday, at Gloucester House.' •

The Countess de Nettilly visited her Royal High-
ness the DuChess of Kent yesterday, at Clarence
House, St. James's.
The Chavalier Bunsen had an interview with the
Earl of Derby yesterday, ar, his official residence in
Downing•street. The Earl of ktosslyn and Mr.
Wodehouse, M.P., had also interviews with the Noble
Earl.

Sir Benjamin Hall, M.P., had in interview with
Mr. Secretary Walpole yesterday at the Home-office.
Sir Thomas Fremantle had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official
residence in Downing-street.
The Oxford University Commission had a meeting
on Monday at the official residence of the First Lord
of the Treasury, in Downing-street. Present—the
Bishop of Norwich, the Dean of Carlisle, the
Master
of Pembroke, the Rev. H. G. Liddell, and the
A. P. Stanley (secretary). The Commission let
again yesterday, when there were present—the
Bishop of Norwich, the Dean of C. /lisle, the Master
of Pembroke, the Rev. H. G. Liddell, J. L. Dam-.
pier, Esq., tha Rev. Professor Powell, the Rev. G.
a. S. Johnuov, and the Rev. A. P. Stanley (seere-
tar ). •
Mr. Newdegate had an interview with the Right
Hon. Sir J. Pakingtou yesterday at the Colonial-
(Aye. Mr. Pailip Bennett had also an interview with
the Right Hon. Baronet.
Mr. Liddell had an interview with the Earl of Derby
yesterday.
Sir John Trollop and Mr. Thomas Edward Pen-
f.)l(-1 had interviews with Mr. Secretary Walpole yes-
t,!r day. •

COMMITTAL or AN id:MIGRANT ViCTIMISEIt.--At
yesterday (51 d x
police-court . on ay) a man,
the Liverpool
named Lawrence Nolan, formirly in the Dublin police, lately
clerk to Mr. blaume, emigrant ship-agent, and more re-
i n business upon his own account in Regent-
ceatly carrY-IT
oppostt the Clarende Dock, as " emigr.ant agent,"
I,.vtarcsetfa,
Ily
committed for trial at the next assizes upon a
Ile of felony, in having appropriated to his own use
charge
articles of weAring apparel and other property, be-
10,gilig to all intending emigrant named Joseph Christian, a
poater, who had paid for his passage from Liverpool to New
York by the ship International. Ihe prisoner bad ,been en-
gaged in procuring the passage and arranging for Christian's,
de_partnre, and the prosecutor's luggage was left at Nolau'b
Awe. Soon after getting his bores on board, the prosecutor
opened them, and discovered that a . number of articles,
amounting in value to 151., had been abstracted. The alp
tertunately for the ends ofjustice, was detained in P°7:tijeZ
an adverse wind, ant information was given to
Superintendent Clough immediatel dispatched twotbdeZtive
his possession
officers, who apprehended 'A:olan, and found in
,_.oxes. In
many of the articles Aolen from the prosecutor'srs, 1)
d statirg his
the prisoner's pocke^.3 were come printed
cards,
would be
name and a;.1,l;-ess, and that •4 every iof?fg)ribtia has thus
given to emigrants." The poor teiloiT, I-i_
assizes lost his passage, and must remain wit" ‘"`
prose-
cute the rascal.

THE unt.) B flt AiAttThrnorry. Llat evenicg
WakleY, M.P.; resumed and concluded, at the Phoenix,
North-street, St. John's-wood, the adjourned inquest upon
Emma Styles, the wile of a stableman, rho was murdereu
the 15th ult., in the brutal manner already described in our
police reports. The jury, having deliberated half au hour,
returned the following verdict:—" The deceased, Mary
Styles, was brutally awl wilfully murdered by wine
pars n
or persons unknown.
WENT CORNWALL RAiLwAY.--On Saturday last
the West Cornwall Railway, between Redruth and Penzance,
a distance of twenty-one miles, was opened for the first-time,
and was travelled over by the directors and a few of their
friends on their way.
to the half-yearly meeting. This part
of the line is now ready for use, but cannot be rendered
available for the service of the public till it has been passed
over and approved by the Government inspector, whose visit
is now looked forward to with some interest.
A. Cabinet Council
will be held at the Foreign-
office on Saturday.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE ••exm•
WARRINGTON AND AL IRINCIIA 62 JUNC-
-1 TION.

'lli.; is new tine in course ut formation, nod the
first ordinary meeting was held in Liverpool on Monday.
SMr. Gilbert Greensle M.P., the chairman or eirectors,
presided.
The CHLismAN said that this being the first meeting his
observations would necessarily be very short. This rail-
way hod two greet features which were very favourable:
the filet was, the advaatege which we possessed-in- it
-
geographical point of view, uniting the important com-
munity of Manchester with Liverpool. both from Gar-
ston on the Lancashire side of the Mprsey, and Birken-
head on the Cheshire side; and alio opening a
_great
highway east and west across the country from Holy-
bead down to the Humber.—(Hear, bear.) The other
feature was the extreme cheapness et which the line
Fiotild be formed. The directors hoped to complete it at
Coat, of not more then 13 0001... per mile; and when
they compared that wilh the cost
,of other, and neigh-
bouring railways, he thought they would agree with
bin that that was a mut promising feature in their un-
dertaking. For instance, when they joined the South-
Junction Railway at Altrieeheriethey came upon a rail-
way which cost, he believed. a sum exceeding 80,0001.
Mr. BIGHFIELD—Ne_arer 100,0001.
The CHAIRMAN continued—And when theyjoined the
Cheshire juection at Walton, they touched s railway
which he believed cost rather mote than 600001. a mile.
Therefore ha
thought they w:.u/d possess a most valuable
property, for Ming as they would the great link between
railways, which, in the judgrtint of some parties, were
supposed to he worth at least what they cost.
The report hairing been read aLd adopted, the direc-
tors re-elected with a vote of 6001. for their services, and"
other resolution* of a formal nature passed, the pro-
ceedings terminated.

CORN %VALI,.
•
The half-yearly mrez:rig of this company was held on
Friday at Truro, Mr. W. M. TWeedy in the chair.
The report,stated that the directors. had made appli-
cation to the board of Trade for power to abandon cer-
tain portions of the line, and to reduce the capital of the
company. They had hoped before the meeting to have
received-the warrant of the Commissioners of hallways,
by-whom thiapplication was anderstoixt lb hay+
favourably. vievhd,, buluesecm-"Veum of cettbi" unfore—
seen circumstances had jailed to do .so. The directors
hoped very shortly • to -receive -the warrant, and tilt,
would then call a special meeting of the shareholders
for the purpose of acting upon it, and for the readjust-
ment of the capital of the company. '
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
said he had no doubt, but that in a few days after the
new Ministry had taken office they would receive the,
warrant, and the directors would then lose no time in'
ceiling a special meeting, after which they-would no
doubt take steps to obtain the necessary capital to coat-
plete'the.raiiway from Plymouth to Falmouth. •
Resolutions were.passed, adopting the report; re-elect-
* Messrs. W. M. Tweedy,‘ W. Came, and G. Itimith,
the retiring directors; and also Mr. G. Jones, the retir-
ing auditor.

Ths proeeediugg coucludi.3d with a vote of thanks to
the Chairman.

SUREWSBURY

HEREFORD.

On Saturday last the half-ycarly general meeting of
the proprietors in this company was -held at the Lion
Room, Shrewsbury; Mr, William Ortnaby Gore, M,P.,
in the chair.

The aftitement of accouLts showed tw rnctipts to be
201,1111.45. 10d., and the expenditure 161,7671. 13s. 7d.,
Waving a balance of 13,459 L 43. Bd. in favour of the
company.

The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
observed that the works had progresied se rapidly as
their contractors were able, considering the funds at
their disposal. He had received a letter from Mr.
Brassey, in which that gentleman stated he would be
enabled to complete the line as fur as Ludlow by the
middle or latter end of April. The board had, however
passed a resolution that morning, enforcing the opening
of it on the 20th of April, a copy of which would be
communicated to Mr. Brassey, and no excuse for fur-
ther delay would be tolerated.
_ _

Mr. WILLIAMS seconded the adoption of the report,
which wa carried.

The CHAIRMAN moved the forfeiture of 9,653 shares.
He hoped they would be able to get the'm disposed of at
par at least.

DUBLIN AND BRAY.—The half-yearly meeting of this
company was appointed to be held on Thursday at
Dublin, but, in consequence of the non-attendance of a
sufficient number of shareholders on that and the follow-
ing day at the appointed hour to constitute a legal meet-
ing, no business could b transacted.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN THE CITY.
Last night hire William Payne, the coroner of Lon-
don, held an inquest at' the Rose and Ball Tavern, Ben-
nett's-hill, Doctors'-commons, on the body of Thomas
Late, a workman in the employment of Messrs. Vivian
and Co., proprietors of the Castle Baynard Copper
Wharf, Upper Thames-street, City. The evidence of
several witnesses proved that on the previous evening.
(Monday), about half-past seven o'clock, Mr. Evens, the
toremate.of the wharf had his attention directed to the
warehouses by an unneual noise, and on proceeding to
the place t.' ascertain the cause, be !mind that one of the
flogre lead given way, and the ye:dents consisting of
nine tens of nails iu bags, and seven toes of copper
sheathinte, had fallen from the first into the ground-
floor. ihe deceased having hetet seen a short time
previously et woik in the last-usmed floor, it was at
once suspected that he was beneath the immense weight
of goods that had been been precipitated below. Search
having Leen.made, in the course of a few -minutes the
poor fellow was disCoVered completely flattened, one side
of . his body ripped open, awl life, of course,
extinct. The body having been extricated, -an
examinetion was, made, with . 4 view of ascer-
taining the cause of the catastrophe, the result of
which shoi'Vid that the space on which the immense
eeight of articles had been stored was only 12 feet by
9, and one of the joists having shiunk in that part
which entered the wall, had, in consequence, given way,
and hence the melancholy Occurrence. ',Mee 'Alexander;
the architect, of No. 30, Bedford-square,-was examined
by-the coroner, with a view °flees-ping stehether any one
was to blame in conetrueting the premises. That,gen-
thene.n depend that the floors of the building were two
jeeeee thick, Lir, the goods which had beau placed OD
• the floorebrd been too heavy, and he should suggest
that the men employed on the peeeiste ehould be more
careful in piecing Such a Weight ee loge in future.
Some Pertione of the buildidg eee-egthened
with cross beam=, and the same ought to ne done in that
pertienlar part, or pillars might be put there, which
would strengthen the promises 'and prevent a similar
eusnalty. The feet of one part of the buildiegs being
so s:rengthened, might have led the men to eelieve that
that portion which had given way wet equatly as so.
cure. One of the joists had shrunk, and ireiteed of beilig
eight inches:he the wall, was only three iseeee, 9,,A the
weight placed on it had caused it to eeineuipni,ttholltueryprioe:
turned a verdict .
per place. The coroner having
ihd6evnitnal dh ueeara

DARING HIGHW AY ROBBhELY AND ATTEMPTED
MURDER AT LAMBETH.—lnformation was yesterday sent
ng
rhyt , ,
andth e fl
theo o r
Lower-c l oth
round by the Commissioners of Police of the following daring
Broad-street,
anßidonniKsnni
robbery and attempted murder of Mr. Joseph Lewis, a
Marsh, Lambeth. It appeared that he was going to •
his
clerk, in the
"noPfilro°afdli-
resinedce in Msuion-street, in the latter parish, about—
eleven
in the evening, and when close to his own door, he
manufacturers,
with some instrument like a " life-preserver."
his pockets,
tacked by two men, one of whom knocked him was
at-
down, as he
took five shillings, and endeavoured
new to gtfrhoillis
Thaw then commenced rifling
acyallfsrofmor
ashissisntaenckee. whichwa teh theyand
were
whollypo l police-constable,
e- c insensibleonst a ble,
442, of the L division, who immediately and
dardh
tasw
the two tellows made off mediate 4
ran to the spot, but
when they heard footsteps coming
in the direction, without succeeding in getting the watch,
w:lich was banging outside
Mr. Lewis 'a coat, be Laving
offered • a very stubborn resistance. He was taken to his
own house, where a surgeon quickly attended. sod he was
found -to be seriously injured; but, it is to be hoped, not
dangetow.ly.
._ • The police,is said it 'd , know one of the Gllows,
but at present he however, "abiding
has left his usual haunts. He is only,
his time," as he will be tracked and
caught.

CON FUMPTION OPL g
receivedcoPnitiming.tronisilnl'thtelllY•earendg in on
spirits entered for home the
sth of January last was no less than 6,0!0,323/. 17s. 100.
in the -United Kingdom as the net produce.
DIbCoVERY OF SILVER L hAD MINES IN MON.
a
moullismbE.—ln the neighbourhood of Caerphilly, Mon-
mouthsbire, some very valuable mines of silver lead offs
have just been discovered. The discovery was made by
charcoal burner, who, on levellingthe ground for the pur-
pose of raising his hut, had occasion to remove a small tree,
and whilst so doing Fo found a large mass of the ore,in close
proximity to the surface. This was upwards of 10 tons in
who are working the
wmeinigehhta,
vaendiosuinndcemtuhcehn
larger
companyguariti ties.
A pit and levels
are being sunk and driven for the: purpose of working the
ore. Upwards of 100 tans of lewd ore hays bean raised in
a few weeks from a shaft sunk in a meadow, and tbis ere
having been analysed. yieldi 6
''z• f silver and 15 cwt. of
good lead to the ton. The mineral field of South Wales
has also in this neighbourhood yielded other treasures, for
several rich seams of bituminous coal and iron ore have
been found, and amongst these is a fine rich vein of the red
ore upwards of six feet in thickness. There can be no doubt
that these discoveries will prove very productive.
' A DUMB NV EDDING.—A hew days age, a In"' and
woman presented thenisovve at the altar of the church
of Reichenberg, in Bohemia, each of whom was drat and
dumb. The bride, the daughter of a citizen had broom,
acquainted with i'er husband in a deaf ard dumb
lion at Pragn,,, wlwre both hod been educated. [he mar
ri'ge cerellionv \car performed in perfect silence. IL,
questions' eie hauded to each r':"P"
the ansv

pap-r,
:s of tho

by noes "r

is tosdj

J0h,,.• Trollop; di.), enter• ..,
of Sil.
-.1,--. 2-7; r,,,- mt°- Barnes. at the Poor-lau
.„,
in t? (wice vacateu ui - HIS bast( SUPPORTERS.— At
LORD DVRBT "")o,"Thursdßy last, the members ~f
the gssizes of Wexfoirl%_
the
exception, adopted the, fol.
the grand ittrYt w-11,,That the county of Wexford, yet,
lowing resolatlon;nviti.aws. sufferefk most severel7 by the eS3entially, art' policy, and i; s eon, • ner.t enorn-mus emi-
present freel% our opinien, it is n' 'ssential that i 1...
grafi' ; "t;',; electors, at the LIQXI, 0 'zooid alone i
rupport of t .
ndicktes as ulll ~a
*icultural
~„ ,och LA
giver .-,i.tbereby enable thin ,
terests,,,nanfrow
which foreigners are exempt."
"Vi:l,4 taro L ACCIDENT AT \\ Et,,TMINSTER.--YC.Str-
dk,yafreinoobetween three And four, a serious accident
oocurr
i,,ed to Eliza Murray, aged 11 years, residing at No. 2,
s .
a. rd,
•ry Horseterry.road,' Westminster. It appears from
her statement that she got on the feeder to get a It(4s'
mantel-shelf, when the wind from the door blew her dress
in the fire, which ignited her clothes. Her screams !).1'
help brought Henry Hillier, who ran to the girl, and with
difficulty succeeded in extinguishing the off the
till the unfortunate sufferer was most drdeaadinfaesl
Lynn,
She was taken to Westminster Hospital, where Mr.
• htest hopes are
surgeon, quickly attended ; but not the shS ,lybubturnnott.
entertained of her recovery.

vary to p" t

leavy