The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-30 00:00:00

FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 301 1852.

COURT CIRCULA.R.
WINDSOR, JAN. 29.
The following had the honour of dining at:the Royal
tEble yesterday :—Her Royal highness the Duchess
of Kent, the Lady in Waiting to her Royal High-
ness, the Baroness de Spetb, the Earl of Carlisle, the
E;rl of Aberdeen, Sir George Couper, Lieutenant-
Colonel F. Seymour, am! Lady Caroline Barrington.
The band of the Grenadier Guards attended in the
Castle during dinner, and performed the following
music :

Overture, " Maritana"
Quartett, " Der IVildschutz" Larzing.
Bayrische Oberlander Tanze
Romance, " La Part du Diable"
Chceur des Soldats, " La Fills du Re-
giment" Donizetti.
Nachtigallen Polka ............... Kliegel.
Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended,
and performed the following selection:—
Overture, " Zerline"
Selection, " Robert le Diable"
Airs de Ballet, Scene et Chceur,
L'Enfant Prodigue" Auber.
The Queen walked in the Home Park and Slopes
this morning.
The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the
younger members of the Royal Family, took their
usual pony and walking exercise.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out
shooting this forenoon, attended by Lord A. Paget,
Colonel F. H. Seyraeur, and Lieutenant-Colonel
Biddulph. Lieutenant-Colonel Forester, Com-
manding Officer of the Royal Horse Guards ac-
companiad the Prince.

The following have received invitationF, and are
expected to arrive at the Castle to-day. The Lord
Chancellor and Lady Truro, Lord and Lady John
Russell, Viscount Ilardinge, the Countess of Shel-
burne, and the Right Hon. Pox and Mrs. Maule.

The Education Committee of the Lords of her
Majesty's Most Hon. Privy Council had a meeting
yesterday at the Council-office. The members of the
Committee present were the Lord President, Lord J.
Russell, the Earl of Minto, the Earl of Carlisle, Sir
G. Grey, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Lord J. Russell, accompanied by his Lady, left town
after the Cabinet Council yesterday afternoon, for
Windsor Castle, on a visit to her Alajesty.
Mr. R. Montgomery Martin had an interview
with the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere yesterday,
at the office of the Board of Trade.

The Earl of Carlisle arrived in town yesterday
morning from Windsor Castle, for the purpose of
attending the Cabinet Council.
The Oxford University Commission had a meet-
ing yesterday, 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 the
Rev. Professor Powell, the Rev. G. IL S. Johnson,
and the Rev. A. P. Stanley (secretary).
The Lord Chancellor left town after the Cabinet
Council yesterday for Windsor Castle, on a visit to
her Majesty.
A deputation on behalf of the ballast-heavers, in-
cluding Mr. Vansittart Neale (of Lincoln's Inn) Mr.
Frederick J. Furnival (of Lincoln's Inn), Mr. Henry
Mahew, Mr. Thomas T. Fynn, and Mr. Henry Bar-
thorp, had an interview with the Right lion. Henry
Labouchere yesterday at the Board of Trade.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE;
In consequence of the " sudden indisposition" of
Mr. Sims Reeves last night, Robert the Devil was
substituted for Fra Diavolo. The audience were not
disposed to listen to any apology on the part of Mr.
Bunn, who made sundry attempts to mitigate the vio-
lence of the house. In consequence of his inability to
obtain a hearing, this gentleman has forwarded us the
following letter for publication :
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
you be so obliging as to give the sub-
joined. certificate that circulation your journal
which it was impossible to obtain for it last evening :
" I hereby certify that Mr. Sims Reeves is confined
to his bed by very severe indisposition, and that it
will be highly dangerous for him to attempt to appear
on the stage this evening.
" JOHN ERICHSEN, L.R.C.S.
" Jan. 29, 1852."
To my certain knowledge Mr. Sims Reeves made
every effort to the last moment to appear, and nothing
but the suddenness and severity of the attack pre-
vented his so doing. To avert any further disappoint-
ment, I have postponed his re-appearance until Tues-
day next.--I am, Sir, &c.,

A. BUNN.
Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, Jan. 29, 1852.

INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS.
On Tuesday last, James Meadows Rendel, Esq.,
PrOnesident, in the chair, the discussion was renewed
the Alluvial Formations and the Local Changes
of the South-Easter
B. Redman, M. Insnt C Coasti of England," by Mr. J.
' and many of the views
stated by the author in the paper were still further
argued, It was stated that the formation of such
points as Dungeness and Lanogfleayrwiveerre,
which,alwaysifnoutnhde
to windward of the outfall
former case, passed through a clay district, bringing
down much deposit, forming
an
the low, shallow water at theacocurettfairi., or delta, in
This
his was
thought to be a more natural explanation of such
phenomena than to ass'
Igo them to the mere force, or
action, of the waves,
which must have beenor' the tidal currents, causes
ages ; and it was asserted,ln
possible for any tidalmcnur operation, unchanged, for
e thatn t
currents
whichi t was
existed physically
i n
im-
possible
channel to have had
A shallow, shelving coastch
favourable to the to do with their formation.
sea Bill was instanCedaas was also thought to be
formation of these points, and Sel-
Langley •
tion was actually in a case in which this accre-
Dungeness and state of progression, whereas
formed
nearly completed.
these formations took Othermight be supposed, to be
speakers argued that
they simply
place
on clay deposits, whether
beyond it, and e coast line, or were pro-
trudedthat the Shambles shoal was
formed on a nucleus of
ing of shells. rock, with a superficial cover.
The depth at which shingle would travel under
water was considered t
this question, as on it roe i be a very important point in
prin-
ciples for executing
actual experience it had many
manatly depended the right
that wheen
travel at a greater depth ineering works. From
been observed that it did not
than from two fathoms to
three fathoms ; so
water) the
an artificial work, as a natural headland, or
a pier or groyne, was projected
into that depth of
it was arrested, passage of shingle round
Some difference of opinion appeared to exist as to
of these banks. On largestb pebbles on a cross section
that they were invariablye one hand it was asserted,
greatest altitude ; that this
was the case in the Hurst,
it might be attributed to telle force of the approaching
to the eastward, and that
wave being greater than that of the receding one, so
that large pebbles brought
left, whilst the smaller up by the former would be
by the reflux. On the ones would be clawed away
was cited as an instance to
hand, the Chesil Bank
smallest pebbles were '3
the contrary, where the
be on the top. Both statedparties
by some authorities to
the largest pebbles les, however, agreed that
the leeward point of the formation were
alwas to be found at
With regard to the action
tides in the Channel, as
shown of the meeting of the
Beechey, it should be observed
by the charts of Capt.
junction and parting
oscileirved, that the point of
nearly sixty miles, and thereforeated over a sea board of
over a corresponding latitude,
its action would be
exer-
cise but little influence in isolatedel and thus it could
The paper read was a 4, i, cases.
Viaduct erected at Manch escription of a Cast Iron
Joint Station of the Londe:ter, forming part of the
and Manchester, Sheffield, an, and North-Western,
Pail-
ways," by Mr. A. S. Jee, M. Inst.
Lincolnshire Rail-
The object of this structure nst• C. E.
accommodation forth: goods
panies, which was formed stwaa.s to obtain increased
on brition
of about 30 feet above the adjaecc'
themselves being used as 1, of the two com-
arches, at a level
goods nt streets, the arches
communication between the two lwarehouses, and the
by means of hoists. This extensi evels being effected
and 36 feet wide, and as it was necessary it should cover,
low love], a row of Doric cola Imes of way on the
mounted by an entablature forming f cast iron,
the station, station, was arranged, each the inclosure of
from centre to centre, on the about 20 feet apart
the space to be occupied, and one outer boundary of
transverse cast iron girder was torso one end of a
being supported by the brick arcbined, the otheriend
verse girders, longitudinal cast irong' To the trans-
each rail, were attached, and to thesesrders, one to
Memel timber were bolted, the
with 3 inch deals, on which three litter
being planked
an ample supply of turn-tables for es of way, and
Working the traffic
were laid.
To effect a communication between this station
and a warehouse belonging to the shem
sld Company,
Store-street had to be crosse, which
was done
means of wrought iron girdersd, 63 feet by
clear span, of
peculiar construction. The top pant
of these girders
consisted of a cylindrical tube, 2 feet in diameter,r
made of boiler plate half inch thick •
e middle web
was 3 feet 6 inches in depth, and 'f
5 -16ths of vii inch thick ; t 13,3 bottom
of plates,
20 inches in width, and at v_tt° II flange was
composed of three plates eachue 3 centre was
Bths of an
inch thick, diminished to one . plate at the
ends. These girders were each tested with
weight of 60 tons at the centro, when the deflection
was not found to exceed one inch.
The whole of the cast iron work was of
Stirling's
Toughened Iron, by which a saving, in weight, of
m
about one-fourth of the quf.n
--tY that would have
been necessary with ordinary iron, was effected,
without any diminution in the absolute strength.

Messrs. Robinson and Rus,ell were the contractors,
and they had most satisfactorily perform.d the work,
the total cost of which, including twenL-y-one turn-
tables, was under 14,0002., or about 20/. per lineal
foot.

The paper announced to be read at the meeting of
Tuesday, Feb. 3, when the monthly ballot for mem-
bers will take place, was " The Construction and Du-
ration of the Permanent Way of Railways, and the
modifications most suitable for Egypt, India, &c.,"
by Mr. W. B. Adams.
RAI

LWA'Y SUPERANNUATION.
London and South-Western Railway,
York-road Offices, Jan. 21, 1852.
Sir,—l am instructed, on the part of the directors of
,his company, to acknowledge the proposals of the com-
mittee of the General Railway Association, for pro-
viding superannuation and other objects, modified as
explained in the Circular nf the 13th instant, and I am to
lay before you the objections to certain of these pro-
posals which have been submitted to the directors by the
salaried officers in this establishment, the persons de-
signed to be banefited by am proposed association, and
whose opinions on the question at issue are thel-efore en-
titled to reasonable consideration.
The directors of this company believe these objections
to be generally so far well founded as that they are not
inclined to join, with their staff, the superannuation
scheme of the General Railway Association, unless the
regulations can be framed so a:, to meet such objection,.
On the other hand, if these objections can be obviated
the directors would be prepared to abandon the plan of a
separate superannuation fund for their own staff, which
has been prepared under the advice of an eminent ac-
tuary, and which presents in certain respects advantages
over the plan of the General Railway Association, and
would join the superannuation fund suggested by the
General Railway Association, the whole of their present
staff probably becoming members.
A copy of the memorial presented by the general
body of the officers of this establishment is appended to
this letter.

The modifications which are considered still requisite
in the proposed regulations of the General Railway As-
sociation relate, in the first place, and principally, to
that rule which enjoins—
That in the case of the death of a member of the
fund before the ago of superannuation, the whole of the
contributions paid by that member up to that period aro
to be altogether forfeited and lost to his family or re-
presentatives.

- Under this regulation the proposed plan of superan-
nuation is made to assume the aspect of inducing the
officers of railways to make a provision for their indivi-
dual comforts in old age, to the exclusion and neglect
of any provision for their widows, their children, or
other persons dependent on them.
This is objectionable on many accounts; it frustrates
one of the principal obj acts of the whole arrangements,
viz. (in the words of the Report of the Provisional
Committee):—
_

"To relieve directors from the highly unpleasant
task of adjudication upon applications from indi-
viduals, without any recognised rule for their
guidance;"
for it will be even more difficult for directors to dispose
of the claims of destitute families than of those of su-
perannuated officers.
This regulation will also practically prevent officers,
who have already served many years in railway service,
from making up their contributions as suggested (at five
per cent., with interest) for past years service, even if
they have the means to do so on the terms suggested,
which very few will have, for they would be called
upon to pay up their contributions for the past under
the contingency that if they chanced to die the next
day the whole would be lost to their representatives, a
consideration which would effectually prevent such con-
tribution for past services being paid up and suggested.
Any person now joining the railway service would
thus, under the regulation as it now stands, bo placed in
precisely as good a position as regards superannuation
as the man who has served a company faithfully for
perhaps ten years or more, which, it is submitted,
should if possible be avoided-
All these objections to the regulation in question, and
others which might be named, would be removed by re-
turning the contributions (without interest) to the re-
presentatives of persons dying before the age of superan-
nuation. The fund would still have had the benefit of the
accumulated or compound interest on these contribu-
tions. It is believed, without some such provision, the
present plan will not be found to work in a satisfactory
manner, and the directors are moreover confirmed in the
opinion that such an arrangement is feasible under the
proposed rate of premium (vi%., five per cent. on sala-
ries), by the opinion of an eminent actuary whom they
have consulted on the general question.
As regards Rule 14, relating to the resignation of an
officer before the age of superannuation, and the modified
proposal of the provisional committee to the effect that
persons leaving the service of railway companies "in
consequence of reduction or alterations in the establish-
ment are to receive back the whole of their contributions,
or to have the option of remaining subscribers upon
payment of the full rate of contribution," but in the event
of persons resigning the service of railway companies
they are to receive back only half their contributions,
the directors conceive that the distinction here attempted
to be drawn between the withdrawal of an officer from
the service of a railway company by voluntary resigna-
tion, or in consequence of alteration in the establish-
ment, is not one which can be acted Ilion in practice,
and that the attdmpt to do so had better be avoided.
They do not concur in the propriety of making it a
condition of railway service, that' if an officer who has
served a company sees fit for any reason honourably to
resign his appointment, he should forfeit 11 per cent. on
his salary, during the whole period of his past services.
If his whole contributions are returned to him, the
fund will, as in the case of death, still have had the
benefit of the compound interest on such eenttibutions,
and this it is submitted should suffice.

I am, in conclusion, requested to press very earnestly
on the attention of the Provisional Committee of the
General Railway Association the two modifications con-
sidered requisite by this company in tho plan of super-
annuation, to make it such as would secure the approval
of all interested in the question, and establish it as a
general rule for the railway service,—l am, Sir, &C.,
WYNDHAM HARDING, Secretary.

A. Beeston, Esq.

meetingSTAFFOßDSHlßE.oftthis
company
RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
The half-yearlyNlf-OyßeaTrry
yesterday at the officesat St k r`
o e-upon-lrent, Mr.
Brodrick in the chair. was held
The usual preliminaries having been gone through,
The CHAIRMAN said he had to express his regret
that the negotiations which had been on foot with the
North-Western Company had not led to any result
which might be satisfactorily communicated to the
shareholders ; he could only indicate the result,
which was that the terms held out by the North-
Western with a view to an identity of interest be-
tween the two companies were such as the directors
could not recommend the shareholders to adopt, nor
did they feel justified in bringing them before the
shareholders. He trusted that more than that would
not be expected from the directors. The subject
was a very delicate one, and the board were unani-
mously of opinion that it would be most prejudicial
to the interest of the lines were the details of
that negotiation at this time to be furnished. They
had been entered into on the part of this
board with the strongest anxiety to bring them
to a successful issue, and although no successful issue
had resulted, he felt bound to state that the London
and North-Western Company had met them in the
most friendly manner. He hoped that they were not
drawing too largely on the confidence of the proprie-
tors in requesting that the details of that negotiation
might be allowed to remain in the hands of the direc-
tors. He admitted that this undertaking had not
produced such results as had been expected; but he
was quite satisfied that, on comparison with any
other line which had been entered into under similar
circumstances and at the same time, it would be
found that their proceeds had been larger than those
of any other line which had not been leased to or
guaranteed by some other company. In this state of
their affairs he could not help reminding them that
their revenue had gone on steadily increasing, and
that, small as the dividend was, it had been progres-
sive and even rapid. The whole of their capital had
not been called up, and they had consequently bor-
rowed more money than under ordinary circumstances
they would have had to do, and the difference he be-
lieved would have enabled them to divide 45. 6d. in
the place of 3s. a share. Though by no meanse
sanguine on the subject of railway undertakings, h
yet thought that they met under more favourable
auspices than ordinarily. He moved that the report
be adopted.
Mr. H. Hammoma expressed his regret that the
chairman had not entered into the details of the
negotiation which had been under consideration with
the North-Western. Rumour had given it
forth
that the North-Western had offered them haecase
at the rate
he
of half their dividend. How far this was t
begged to
be
knew not, but as an old shareholder satisfied
with
say that he should be by no
meanlise concluded by
such an arrangement.—(Cheers.) way
of sub-
moving, not as an amendment, but
by
e of a committee
stantive resolution, the appointment
of shareholders, to inquire into .matters of traffic and
into the nature of the negotiation with other com-
panies which might be
Piumgo.tion.
Mr. LAURIE seconded theproposed with the view of
eliciting informatien on
Several questions weret he
subject of the negotiation,
directors, sever. I r
(4 whom
hut it was resisted by
the
hareholders of
spoke, and assured
the
e amongs their bud the perfect
unanimity which existed was ut a • y.
s I 1111110llsly
Ultimately the report
was adopted,
Mr. Hammond's resolutiono_
34. rejected by a very
large majority, s dividfiedencel • per s are was agreed
to, and a vote of con in directors termi-
nated the proceedings.

, were called upon to act'as serutators ; and M. Michelot
, to act as:secretary to the nieoting. The number of
shares represented was large enough, according to the
terms of the Act, to empower the meeting to delibe-
rate on the ordinar3r affairs cf the company, but not
' sufficient to enable it to come to a decision on the
subject of the proposed agreement with the company
de la Ouest. For this purpose a new meeting will
have to be summoned. M. Chibaudrau, secretary,
read the administrators' report. The payment of the
amount due to the company from the State, for repa-
ration of damage approved by the company in
February, 1848, has been arranged for. The sums
due to the company amount to 370,092 f. On the
other hand, the company owes to the State, for the
loan which it has received, the indemnity of 370,492 f.
The working of the Rouen line during the
last six months of 1851 produced a product of
3,107,900 f. by the trains of grand vitesse, and
1,688,9291., by other trains; the miscellaneous re- ,
mints were 21,302,4431. Total traffic revenue,
9,009,890 f. The expenses of working, strictly so
called, were 1,719,77.. ; the interest, tollF, and re-
payment of loans reaches 1,265,6111.; and taxes and
charges of surveillance, 105,4631. The total
is
of
charges and expenditure is 3,090,837 f.,
.to wliien
to added a loss of 7,2931., during nine mouths
working the line to Dieppe. l'he net sum lisps-
able for dividends is 1,911,719 f, representing for
each share of 500 f. the sum of 25f., of which ore
moiety is interest, and the °lila. dividend. The
interest and dividend on shares will be paid on and
after Jan. 29, at the compiny's offices. The report
discusses the reasons of the unfavourable difference
between the revenue returns of the last six months of
1851 and the corresponding period of the preceding
year, r, and speaks hopefully of the circle of railways bv
which it is proposed to engirdle the capital of France.-
The accounts, dividend, and reportswere approved.
After the termination of the meeting the drawing
took place for 52 shares for amortisation.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.
BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY. —Traffic for the week
ending Jan. 18 :
Passengers
Goods ...
Parcels ...
Mails ... .

••• "
-. £2,120 18 4
1,093 11 3
••• 119 6 1
223 4 2

Total ... ... ... £3,556 19 10
LONDON AND BLACKWALL RAILWAY.—Amount of revenue
for the week ending Jan. 29 :
Passengers £7BB 9 2
Goode ••• •• ••• ••• 32 10 0

Total

... £B2O 19 2

Corresponding week last iear ... 737 12 10
SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAILWAY.--TraffiC receipts
for the week ending Jan. 25 :
Passengers 0.5.• 004 ... £499 8 4
Parcels, horses, &c. .... ... 35 5 6
Merchandise, minerals, &c. ... 954 8 0

Total .. ... ... £1,489 110
Corresponding week last year ... 1,472 4 6

MANCIIESTEA, BUXTON, MATLOCK, AND MIDLANDS JUNC-
TION RAILWAY.—Return of traffic for the week ending
Jan. 25 : _

Passengers, &c. ...
Merchandise

... ... £42 16 11
... ... ... 70 13 1

Total ... ... £ll3 10 0
Corresponding week last year ... 86 13 0
CALILDONLLN RAILWAY.—(IB9I miles opened.)—Return of
zatfic for the week ending Jan. 18:—
Passengers, &c. ... £2,690 11 5i
Goods, &c. ... 4,587 15 11i-

Total .. ... ... £7,278 75*
Corresponding week last year ... 7,119 8 9
Scorrisif CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the Week
ending Jan. 25, 1852
Passengers (7,956), parcels, horses,
and carriages ... ... ... £859 311
Goods, cattle, &c. ... ... ... 804 18 6

Total 1,664 2 5
Corresponding week in last year... 1,350 0 6
Perth, Jan. 27, 1852.
GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN (IRELAND) RAILWAY
.88 miles). Return of for the week ending Jan. 24:
Passengers, parcels, &c. ~ £2,971 19 3
Merchandise and cattle 1,057 2 11

Total . ..., ... £4,029 2 2
Corresponding week last year ... 4,126 14 11

EARL TALBOT ON NATIONAL DEFENCES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—At any period of public alarm or excitement
it is the duty of every member of the community,
according to his several ability, to endeavour to dispel
unnecessary terror, or, if danger really exists, to in-
dicate the best meansof encountering it. At the present
moment there is a prevailing apprehension throughout
this country of a hostile descent of the French upon our
shores, and multifarious have been the communica-

tions addressed to the public on the subject. Many
of them are manifestly the productions of experienced
men, who knew what they were writing upon,
while others are as manifestly the crude notions of
those who are scared by ghosts of their own creating.
I have been more than once, during the pre-
vailing panic, asked whether my confidence in the
Warner inventions which I formerly advocated so
strenuously in the House of Commons remains un-
abated, and, if so, why I remain silent at such a
moment as this ?

My unhesitating and unequivocal answer, which I
ask you to publish to the world is, that my belief in
Mr. Warner's powers is unaltered, except inasmuch
as my belief is strengthened by longer consideration,
and I publicly announce my conviction, that in them
the country might possess aD effectual means of de-
fence, without incurring the expense of erecting one
additional fort or building another ship. Neither am
I singular in this estimate of the public importance of
the Warner inventions, for many distinguished
officers of both services, as well the veterans of the
last war, who have recently gone from among us, as
those still surviving, are of the same opinion, though
many are deterred from giving free utterance to their
sentiments from an aversion to novelties, a reluctance
to offend prejudices, or perhaps afraid to create that
disturbance in existing institutions which they anti-
cipate from an adoption of the Warner weapons.
That a great change would be thereby entailed I
well know, and I also know that such change is not
popular with the services, but I furthermore know
that such a change would operate to the saving of
many millions of national money, and therefore most
culpable should I consider myself to be were I silent
through fear of provoking derision or awakening
professional displeasure.
It was no part of my intention when I commenced

this letter to enter upon any speculations as to the
probability of a French invasion at all, and certainly
far from my wish to excite an alarm I do not feel.
Nevertheless, while the subject is uppermost in men's
minds, it may be worth while to make a few observa-
tions relative to the defence of England against pos-
sible invasion. To protect any land from aggression
there must be a continued line of fortifications, or
forts closely plaited; but supposing such erections
feasible on our shores, how could we man them ? anl,,
forts without occupants would only be so inanYPf_i_77
d'appui for invaders. Again, fortifications ofhsetodue
or batteries on piles, are only effectual for
wf it works
fence of their immediate locality.
at Portsmouth are of no avail forr°
0 the d requires in
of Plymouth or Pembroke : what er;otection
the absence of a continued line of fortifications,
endure, is a
endow, the ex-
pense of which John Bull wouldklnot.ymove around our
defensive power which can quickly move
the best island as required, and move rapidly
Now this the Warner
inventions ap-
plicationof steam can effect.
and I firmly believe
inventions fully accomplish;
that by means of these no invader could ever plant
his foot on our soil : his destruction would be ine-
vitable.
oI may be asked to explain how these mighty
hw
incredulous the
re-
sults can be brought to pass. lam
fully aware
English nation is of everything
which is not subjected barely to their eyes—which is
not handled and turned inside out. All my Parlia-
mentary efforts to gain attention to the Warner in-
ventions have been thwarted by , this spirit of un-
belief. I have, on Captain \Varner's behalf, offered
that his inventions should be submitted to the severest
tests ; and many they have triumphantly endured,
as several distinguished officers have repeatedly tes-
tified.

I assert, then, that b
largest shipsby the Warner inventions the
may be instantaneously, certainly, and
cheaply destroyed
; that an enemy's fleet, may be so
beleagured that any movement would entail upon
them inevitable destruction ; that any enemy's port
might be efficiently
blockaded, without necessitating
the constant and
the late war ; _ costly
vigilance of a squadron, as in
and that at our own ports, roadsteads,
and coasts might be rendered invulnerable, and all
this at a small cost.
I could, restraining myself within the limits of
exact truth, proceed to declare the efforts which have
been made to prevent the introduction of the Warner
inventions into our service, but I forbear, and only
ask you to publish my solemn declaration as to my
belief in their vast importance, and my sense of the
folly and danger of rejtcting them. If I have the
misfortune to be disregarded, I shall regret such
treatment—but at least I have done my duty, and
liberated my own conscience.
Your obedient servant,
'estre, Stafford, Jan. 28, 1852

TALBOT.

Ing,

We have to announce to-day the death of a highly-
respectable and popular individual, and who, if not born with
a silver spoon exactly in his month, has been awarded dozens
of that article in maturer age. We allude to his Highness
the Duke of Devonshire—not the illustrioxs nobleman, but
the prize bull lately belonging to Mr. Thomas Miller, of this
town. This fine animal, after sweeping away every piece of
plate in this neighbourhood for years, quietly surread, v
ere
himself last week to the hands of the butcher,nd, 11 on the
mistake not, a part of his chine will to-day smoke
table of his breeder.— Sherborne Journal.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston have arrived
at their mansion in Carlton Gardena, from Broadlands, for
the season.