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THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT

STANDON-BRIDGE.
After an adjournment of a month, the coroner and
jury empanelled to investigate the circumstances at-
tendant upon the accident which occurred near this
place on the sth ultimo, re-assembled yesterday at
the National School-room of the village of Cranbery,
for the purpose of further pursuing the inquiry.
The chain of evidence was taken up with the testi-
mony of Price, the fireman, who, it may be remem-
bered, was compelled to withdraw abruptly on the
previous occasion by failure of strength. In addition
to his former evidence he deposed as follows'—He
saw the Velocipede engine just stopped at the points.
We were then hardly so much as half a mile from
her. The deceased shut off his steam and reversed
his engine as soon as he got through the bridge.
We were then going at full 40 miles an hour. The
brake of the tender was applied, and the deceased blew
his whistle to warn the guards to do the same. We
ran some distance before the speed .of the train was
checked on account of the dampness of the
rails from previous rains which had fallen. The
road from the bridge to the Standon coal-yard
points is down an incline of 1 in 330 I believe.
The deceased did not speak to me after we came uncle)
the bridge. We continued running with the steam
turned off and the engine reversed until the collision
took place. The edge of the tender to the Velocipede
engine was clear of the up rails all but half a yard.
The engine itself was across the rails. I think we
struck her about the foot-plate. Before the accident
we saw two lots of plate-layers on the line. The lot
This was
fullnear t I-bridge
es tet-ognu-abrrtiedrgseogf a vae
mu sd
et hhee
before
ed flag,
We came in sighr
of the pilot engine. The deceased took no notice of
sa this signal,
pilot and
before
t b did
re
not
him a
reveriett
le th e engine until he
w the coal .
yard points. I
am sure the deceased saw this signal. I remarked to
him when I saw it that the driver of the pilot was
probably going to cross at the coal-yard. He replied,
" Not he," and ran on at the same speed. I had put
the brake on when I saw the plate-layers' red flag.
orstea m but he was an ob-
He might have
The deceased told me to take it off, but I did not do
so, and
brought
the
h eput on m
train
to astandstill,a
stinate man. He would sometimes go a whole trip
without speaking a word to me. At another time he
would be very civil, and would appear as if he could
do hardly enough for me.
By the CORONER—I have known him during five
years in the service of the company, and during that
time I never knew any charge brought against the
deceased for careless or reckless driving,
John Grace called, said he was an engine driver in
the service of the London and North-Western Rail-
way, and had been in the same employ during fifteen
years. He had been driver of a bank engine five
years, and had had charge of the Velocipede about
six months. Witness knew the deceased, Thomas
Reynolds, and was on very good terms with him. He
saw him at Crewe on the day the collision occurred.
There was a distinct understanding that witness was
to cross at Whitmore. Within a few yards of the
spot where they always hooked off, the deceased blew
his whistle once, and made the usual sign with his
hands for witness to hook off and cross. Witness re-
plied by holding up one hand, which is understood
among the drivers to mean "come carefully," and
then detaching his engine, proceeded on towards
Whitmore. It was always usual to cross at Whit-
more when they got well up the bank, but if they did
not get on so well the bank engine ran on to Stafford.
Witness had never crossed at any other station than
Whitmore or Stafford with an express train before the
day on which the accident occurred.
CORONEn—Why, then, did you cross on this occa-
sion at the Standon coal-yard ? Witness—After I
had detached the engine I ran as fast as I could—it
might be 60 miles an hour. Reynolds was coming
at 40 miles an hour or better. I looked round seve-
ral times, and fancied he was not slackening
he ought to have done. I blew my whistle three or
four times before entering the Whitmore station and
again when I got to the station, to alarm the police-
man. When I got to the proper point for crossing, I
station about 150 yards in our rear. speed, as
saw the steam of the express engine approaching the
standing on the right-hand side of the engine, and I
believe I ran forward at from 80 to 90 miles an hour,
as far as• the Standon coal-wharf which is about 3i
or 4 miles from Whitmore. I saw two parties of
plate-layers along the line. To the first party I gave
very violent signals to Stop the express, lest there
by sight—go towards his red flag as if t°
might be anything to prevent our crossing at the
coal-yard, and I saw one of them—a man I
it up. I shut off the steam near know
I continued
pick
I then
and came to a stand just over the points.
said to my mate, "Now, Jack, look sharp. Turn us
over the points as soon as you can." I reversed the
lever, and the engine returned directly. On looking
back I saw the express coming very rapidly—l
should say from 45 to 50 miles an hour. I continued
deceased
looking towards the express. I saw the
standing upright on the left hand side of the engine'
and the fireman at his brake. The deceased bad not
looking
reversed his engine at this time, but stood up
at me and lat him. I believe he now Hatton-bridge,
and the
slipping, and he then reversed his engines
The firemanh
same moment dropped out of my sight.
continued at his brake. I saw the chimney of
ft e
express engine pass our foot plate, and I saw the ace
The
of the fireman ; but I recollect nothing more.
engine was knocked out of my hand at the same
line. I
mo-
ment, and I fell backwards on to the down
cannot say how long I remained where I fell.
the
as to having received a very
William Lloyd, a platelayer in the service of saw the engine
company, corroborated the evidence of the last wit-
ness,„
from the driver and fireman of the pilot engine.
Whitmore,
Thomas Tyson, one of the pointsmen at
said when he saw Grace come into the station he put
on the down signal to put the pilot across as usual.
When Grace had brought his engine up to the pointson
witness saw him and the fireman looking back.
out to the driver of the pilot,
looking back himself witness saw the expres.strain
called
coming towards the station very rapidly, and
you must go a-
head as quick as possible—the express is close udpho.ns
witness observe I
you." At the same moment
fellow-pointsman at the north end of the station.
nshowob.
his red flag. Witness did the same, and. then
heteem.
served the driver of the express let off
gave the
After seeing the pilot ,c well on,
witneshsa
nged his
express his hand to come gently on, and his eh
hand, with
red for a green flag. The driver put a
the fingers extended, to his nose, towards witness.
CoßoNEit—What did he mean by that ? Witness
of " defiance."
—I cannot say. I took it as a sort have been
only
He Was smiling at the time, and it m
only nonsense.
'the Coroner
A few other witnesses Were examined, .
the following
summed up, and the jury of 17 returnedu
d Thomas Rey-
verdict :—" 1
.Ve find that the decease
nolds met his death from the collision between the
and the pilot en-
express train which be was driving , . .
This collision was
gine driven by
John Grace. 1 cted to slacken
owing to the deceased's having neglected
his speed before coming to 11rhitmore, and to his
which was shown
Paying no attention to the red flag
tandon. That we do
him between Whitmore and S
attributed to John
net think that any blame is to be a
Grace, under all the circumstances of the case. That
company the we would suggest to the railway
pro-
priety of
reducing to a printed regulation the existing
understanding between the driver. of an assisted
ho assists him ;
en-
gine and the driver of a pilot engine w
case should the
and we are also of opinion that in no
driver of the train assisted be allowed to pass Whit-
more unless he has been signalled from that place
that the engine which had assisted him was safely out
of the way."
—.
" jace,‘‘ violent
signal

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SOUTH-EASTERN AND CONTINENTAL
STEAM-PACKET COilT PANY
The ordinary half. yearly meetingof the p.
roprietors
in this company was held yesterday, at the Bridge
Huse Hotel, James MacGregor, the chairman
of the board of directors, presiding Mg.P"
The SECRETARY (Mr. Herbert) having read the
advertisement co: vening the meetinfe
steal of the
company was affixed to the register 'Of the
sha.eaol ders.
The report of the directors, which appeared in Vie
Sun of yesterday, was taken us read.
The CHAIRMAN then rose and said—Gentlemen'—
The report which the directors have had the honourf
to place in your hands contains a short history
South-Eastern and Continental Steam-Packet o
t the
Com-
pany since its formation, and I must beg you to bear
t
with me whilst I recapitulate a summary of that
history. The original cost of the eight steam-ships
belonging to the company has been shown to be
114,593/. Gs. Gd., the share capital of the company,
111,2201., and the capital paid up 109,3981. It
follows that of the original cost of the steam-ships
5,1901. 63. Gd. has been paid out of the profits, and
besides this a sum of 42,4171. sa. 11d. has been
laid out during the last eight years upon these
ships, also out of the profits, in repairs and in im-
provements. I wish that there should be no mis -
take as to our distinct expression on the subject of
improvements to the steam-ships, for these have
combined much more than can be included under the
head of repairs. They have included the supplying
three of the steam-ships with iron instead of wooden
kelsons, and with wrought iron instead of cast iron
entablatures, and also improved cast iron entabla-
tures in four of the ships, and in material and expen-
sive improvements both of the machinery and boilers.
The boilers of these vessels originally had all iron
tubes, and there are now remaining only three to
which boilers with brass tubes have not been supplied.
Six of the steam-ships have been adapted for carry-
ing goods, and it is right to mention that the speed of
the vessels has not been lessened in consequence of
carrying cargo. The gross earnings of the company
from its establishmert to the 31st July last, have been
229,4981. 143. 6d. ; of this sum 211,589/. 2s. sd. has
been derived from the traffic and interest, and
17,902/. 12s. ld. in direct contributions from the
South-Eastern Railway, the Northern of France
Railway, and the Boulogne and Amiens Railway,
in order to maintain for their interest a regular
service not remunerative in itself to the Steam-
Packet Company. During the seven years that have
passed, if you are pleased to adopt our report, and to
divide at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum for the last
half-year, as we have suggested to you, a sum of
43,5301.93. 103. will have been distributed amongst us
as dividend, and paid in income-tax thereon,
144,207/. 12s. 3d. represents the gross expenses, and
41,700/. 12s. sd. the reserve made; and the result of
our affairs, as pointed out in the report is, that we
hold the steamships, that we are out of debt, and
that we have surplus property on hand amounting to
22,989/. 33. 4d. The directors have purchased, under
the authority contained in the deed of settlement, on
account of the reserve fund, 20,000/. of the 4k per
cent. guaranteed stock of the South-Eastern Railway
Company. No credit appears in the accounts of the
last half-year for interest on this investment, the half-
yearly dividend received thereon having been paid
after the closing of the half-year. The sum of 436/.
17s. 6d. was received on this account on the 14th of
August, and will appear as an addition to the reserve
fund, in accordance with the terms of the deed of
settlement in the next half-yearly accounts. The
value of this investment is now 2,0001. greater than
it was when made. Gentlemen, I will not occupy
your time with any minute analysis of the expenses
of conducting the service, because it will be obvious
to you that our management has been made
subservient in every way to the views and
great interests of the South• Eastern Railway.
We were called into existence only because the
South-Eastern Railway Company could not legally
perform those functions which have devolved upon
us, and, in making the passages between the south-
eastern ports and those of the Continent, at an ave-
rage speed of fifteen miles per hour, it is necessary
to maintain our boats in a state of the highest effi•
ciency, and to look rather to the result of that
efficiency, upon the perfection and success attending
the system of communication with which we are
identified, than the economy arrived at on each voyage.
I ough to mention, gentleman, that a diminution of
working expenses could be brought about to an ex-
tent
of not less than one-third, if, instead of working
our steam-ships at the rate of fifteen miles an hour,
we were to reduce that speed to twelve miles an hour,
but it is the object and intention of the South-
Eastern Railway that the passage between Folkestone
and Boulogne, and Dover and Calais, which is in
fact the prolongation of the South-Eastern Railway
to the French ports, should be accomplished with
punctuality and with the greatest speed which is con-
sistent with safety. The average time in which the
passages of the steam-ships have been made during
the last half-year between Folkestone and Boulogne,
and Dover and Calais, has been one hour fifty-seven
minutes. The invitation from the South-Eastern
Railway, on which we became proprietors in this
company, assured us that we should receive a
net return of five per cent. per annum on the paid-
up capital of thissompany; and it was also stated that
the dividends should be always five per cent. per an-
num, with the contingency of any increase that
might happen, that increase being subject to the dis-
cretion of the governing boards, the directors of the
two companies being the same. These were the in-
ducements held out to us. You will observe, gentle-
men, that the actual rate of dividend which we have
received from first to last has averaged 51. 17s. Id.
per cent. per annum ; and you will observe too (and
we beg to call your particular attention to the fact),
that more than a third of that dividend has been
made up by contributions from the railway com-
panies whose interest we have been subsevient to
'Gentlemen, as trustees for the two companies, we
have endeavoured to act in a manner becoming the
confidence that has been reposed in us by both pro-
prietaries, and that confidence could not have been
better evidenced than by the adoption on every occa-
sion by the South-Eastern Railway Company of our
recommendations of the support which you have pe-
riodically required from them, as well as by your own
assent to those recommendations. The situation of
this company is certainly an anomalous one.
We have not the means, under our deed
of settlement, of turning our property to any account
which might appear at the moment to be
most advantageous. We are restricted exclusively
to carrying on the communication from the South-
Eastern to the continental ports, and yet we have no
other than a moral guarantee for securing to us a
fixed return for our services. The circular which in-
vited us to become proprietors, and on which we ad-
vanced our capital prior to any deed of settlement
being prepared by us or exhibited to you, is proof
enough that the proprietors of the South-Eastern
Railway would have entered into a legal guarantee
if such could have been given. There is no legal
method of putting the relations of the two companies
on a permanent basis, except by an application to
Parliament. The directors do not intend to submit
to you to-day any terms to be proposed between the
two companies. The time has, however, come at
which it is the duty of the directors, as your trustees,
to call your attention to the circumstances in which
the two companies are placed. It has been clear
from the first that there might at any time arise a
conflict of interests, however advantageous to the rail-
way company the services of this company might be.
Taking all circumstances into consideration, we
recommend that you appoint a committee of pro-
prietors, as has been done by the railway company,
to be associated with us in an endeavour to arrange
proposals likely to meet with general approbation,
to place our relations with the South-Eastern
Company upon a solid and permanent basis,
to be sanctioned by the authority of an Act of
Parliament, when confirmed by you and the rail-
way company at a subsequent meeting. It would be
improper to conclude my address without expressing
the sense of satisfaction which the directors entertain
with the universal good conduct of the officers con-
nected with the service, and referring also to the
approbation with which the service is regarded by the
public. Gentlemen, I have the honour to move that
the report of the directors, as now presented to this
meeting, be approved and adopted.
Mr. RENIHAW seconded the motion.
Ihie
Mr. HAMILTON rose to move an araendment.
objected to the appropriation of the revenue of the
company to the remuneration of the directors.
oslof
they had already voted a certain sum for that
they had the power of altering that
it appeared unreasonable, arrangement, es ptuhrepadnid-
rectors were for the services rSendaealrePdlYbpyaithem to the
railway company, which the steam-packet company
was especially constituted to benefit, that they should
take a further remuneration from the latter company.
The Chairman had described the packet company as
in the nature of an extension to the railway,, but he
would ask whether any one ever heard of directors
seeking extra salary for an extension ? He trusted,
therefore, that the directors would decline to receive
the amount, and would permit the sum to be applied
to a reserve fund or to supply any deficit which might
arise under the proposed arrangement upon the ori-
ginal capital of 100,0001. He concluded by mein,.
►that so much of the revenue of the company us wa's

charged with the salary of the directors and secretary
of the company be added to the revenue.
• The amendment not being seconded fell to the
ground.
Mr. WRIGHT said that the directors had worked a
long time for nothing, and the proprietors afterwards
very properly voted them, by a unanimous resolution,
the allowance which they now received for their ser-
vices. He considered their dividend very low com-
pared with those of other steam companies,
and he did
not think that they should be bound hand and foot to
the South-Eastern Railway Company. At the same
time, when they came to negotiate terms with the
railway company, they had their boats—on which a
great deal of money had been spent out of revenue,
and which were now, no doubt, worth as much as
they ever were—to offer to that company ; and, more-
over, they also had the moral guarantee of the South•
Eastern Railway Company in their favour; end what
was it but tltahaetigrrperaotpceormtypny's strict fidelity to its.
engagements which enabled it to borrow money in
the market at three per cent.?
would be m
were ; but, looking el.
Lord TORRINGTON said that, as a shareholder, he
felt highly
and with their
management of the company's affairs.
He thought
suaethisfiheedttewit'eforthethreemportto orinithaeindiritesctthoerys,
was decidedly a very valu-
able one, and
at the first blush he had felt that it
with the directors to • h might
erctad the differences wine
arise at any future
received but
, the result might he such as
to prove unsatisfactoryp le
ehoea
that
that
at ht parties,their
bl el
pi
believed
voa
property
r,
tt tyhhaeatrne
dft therefore,
if five gentlemen from
egobteiate with the
terests would be fairly protected.e.r
would possess a guarantee
Steam-Packet
South-
Eastern Railway Company,
Mr. POLLARD considere
a small portion of the profit. Their interests ctohmaptantyhewere associated
Company had had to run ell the risk,
sa-
crificed for the railway, or they might reecsets* were
cent. instead of 5. They were not in a position 10 per
which
any company ought to occupy, because then
not have the independent management of theyircould
')."
business. H were
fully considered, therefore, that they
ere
fully entitled to liberal terms from the
South-Eastern
Railway Company.
The CHAIRMAN, in reply, said that the main point
touched upon in the discussion was, the moral guaran-
tee which they possessed in their relation to the South-
Eastern Railway Company ; on that head he entirely
agreed with the remarks of the Noble Lord, of Mr.
Wright, and also of the gentleman who had just sat
down. He believed that in the relations of life they
could have no hold better than a moral guarantee. It
was true the South-Eastern Railway Company had a
large interest in that company, and if the railway
company could have had the necessary legal powers,no
doubt they never would have bed another company to
serve them, but would have subscribed their 114,0001.
and had their own boats managed by their own
agents. But, that being impossible, the Steam-
packet Company was formed to suhserve the inte-
rests of the railway, and the lure the railway com-
pany held out to the steam-packet proprietors was
, this five per cent. This was not only stated in the
South-Eastern Railway Company's circular, but Mr.
Parry Richards, the then chairman of the Souta-
Eastern Railway Company, also stated that they
should receive five per cent,, with such further addi-
tions as could be made, subject to the discretion of
the governing body. It was on the faith of that cir-
cular and that verbal assurance that the money was
brought forward ; and he had not the slightest doubt
that, with the assistance of a committee of five share-
holders, the directors could confer with a similar body
on the side of the railway company, and agree to such
an adjustment of interests as would be equally satis-
factory to both companies. The south-Eastern Rail-
way had embarked ten millions on their lines, and
there was 111,0001. invested in that company. It
was true that company had not the management of its
own affairs, because the agreement was that the boats
should run between the south-eastern ports and the
Continent, and that if any proprietor held 500 shares
in that company be should only have one vote, but if
he had 500 shares in the railway he should have 500
votes. Certainly, therefore, the deed bound that
company hand and foot as a useful instrument in the
hands of the railway ; and therefore he hoped, now
that there were among them those who were fully
conversant with all the details connected with the ori-
ginal history of the company, that they would be able
to come to some arrangement that would place its
relations with the South-Eastern Bailway on a just,
secure, and permanent footing. He believed that
their affairs might become even more prosperous than
they were now. They bad applied for the Post-office
service, and as the Government had recommended
that it should all be done by contract, that corn •
pany was in a very advantageous position to carry
out such a contract, from the number of boats which
they had at their disposal. With regard to the re-
muneration to the directors, that had been unani-
mously voted in 1851, by a meeting of proprietors; but
the measures which the directors now recommend for
consolidation of the two companies' interests, would
most effectually put an end to that vote. The only
desire of the directors was to perform, in an honour-
able and manly way, their duty as trustees. No diffi-
culty had arisen hitherto between the two companies,
but, looking to the complicated nature of their deed
and-of their relations with the South-Eastern Rail-
way Company, they could not shut their eyes to the
fact that differences might occur at some future day;
and hence their anxiety to close a well-considered
arrangement in time between both companies that
would preclude any eventualities of that nature.
The motion for adopting the report was then
unanimously carried, and formal resolutions were
passed, declaring a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent.
per annum, in conformity with the directors' recom-
mendation, and ordering the balance in hand to be
added to the reserve fund.
A committee was next appointed, consisting of
Lord Torrington, Messrs. Edward Harding, Richard
Hetley, Saunders, and Pollard, to be associated with
the directors for the purpose of negotiating the terms
of the proposed consolidation ' • and thanks having
been voted to the chairman and directors, and briefly
acknowledged by Mr. MacGregor, the proceedings
terminated.

THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE
BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY.

Inucimaebsetrsttoone,
CwreaeclamSayt.
in-
quire
toh i SEPT.og SEPT.
stoker, who was killed by the fatal accident which hap-
pened to the down express train on the Bristol and
0 f adjournedihom as
ii
Exeter Railway, on Wednesday, the Bth instant, the de-
tails of which have already appeared in The Sun, was
16d.—satThile
rmesiouhmaeedl,
btyhitshomooorrnoninegr,
Mr.a live.
mßuelnlZtenr,i.
observe that Captain Laffan, the Government inspector
of railways, has been sent down to assist in the
investi-
gation touching the cause of the sad accident. Tho in-
quiry created a great deal of interest, and the jury-room
was thronged throughout the day. The
chairman and se-
cretary of the company were also in atted
The following is the deposition ofn tahn". Beer,
Lambert Eaton, who is also since dead:2 engineer,
Sunday 1, 10 A.N.
" I think we were as near a quarter Sept.
of an hour as am
be late in starting from the Bristol station. I kept at
the usual speed, as near as I can recollect, until vve
reached Bridgewater, where we delayed a short tin3o7o
about fifteen minutes—in taking in coke. At alet:L
of the accident I was going not exceeding 44tP3
a least
hour. It was instantaneous, and I had not
accident.
warning. I cannot in any way account for the ~..,4
EATON.
"LAMBERT ooto,
After some further evidence had bean gonextti "'I
mined the
Captain Laffan explained that ho never e
whole line minutely, but believed it to be in as good a
state as any in the kingdom.
the first accident on the line.
Mr. Fussell said this was
eooe,
and the jury after do. The CORONER read the la
returned the following verdt:
liberating about an hour,
liumberston, stoker, was
—L, We find that Thomas_th
of
September,
by the en-
killed on Wednesday the 6
Bristol and Exeter
gine and tender of the
off the line after passing the invert be-
train having run rdncanal, but of the cause of the accident
yond the Char.
f ctory evidence." The jury added—
we have no satis a
sufficient evidence before us to
a We have, however,.
of the line upon which the acci-
dent
that the portion
show d is naturally defective in respect of the
happened
soft stratum on which the rails are laid, particularly
her This ought to bo remedied."
after wet weat •

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The lists of the Livery and househoulders having
been delivered in the revision of the lists of the
Livery, were proceeded with.
The first lint of the Livery taken was the Ar-
mourers' Company, which being called on,
Mr. Aclend rose, and took an objection to the name
of Mr. George Barnstock, for an improper description
of the residence.
Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown then took a formal ob-
jection to the reception of the notice which had been
served by Mr. Acland, on the ground that the docu-
ment which had passed through the Post-office,
.did
not bear the address of the party for whom it was in-
tended on the outside as well as in the body of the
notice. As the same objection would apply to all the
rest of the notices that had been issued, amounting
to
upwards of 400, they had taken this objection in
limincr to their reception.
The REVISING BARRISTER declared that the law bad
not been complied with, and consequently the whole
of the objections of Mr. Acland fell to the ground. Animportant question was raised, which decided
many others. On an objection taken to the name of
Mr. Thomas Jones Ma we, of New Bridge-street,
solicitor, being described as of that place, instead of
Carlton Villas, his actual residence, the learned bar-
rister held the description to be sufficient, he being
liveryman resident within seven miles of London.
The Act of Parliament did not require the exact resi-
dence at the time of the name being placed on the
i
register to be stated, t only applying to occupiers
and householders.
Mr. Acland appeared in support of the objection,
and Mr.
Brown against it.
The vote was allowed.
A long discussion ensued on the question of costs,
which, on the authority several decisions, was
refused.

barrister FINSBURY.
Yesterday Thomas Fraser Uacqueen, Esq., the
for his house according held his court for that in thB Lords Justices'
purpose
Court, Lincoln's Inn.
Tan liousn-Tzi. Al rl3 of Dorset-street,
—... r. is ,
Bride-street, was omitted defaulter for the
did so succNsfully, because it house-tax. The circumstancesas athis were of a
appointed to revise the list for this borough,
of case
most important character.n Mr. Fish hard been rated
261., and when called on t
fused, as he intended to a o pay the house-tax he re-
gto the property-tax return at
by the Commissioners. The rate
tatwas reduced to 2..1.
which he could not apply for it, and the
paid by the 20th of July, but thee should have been
against the rating, and)
ofcollector did not
have his book before the middle March, before
C° ners
did not reduce the assessment, so that
thelniniQsic
colleotor
could not apply for the rate until after the 20th of
July, when it ought to have been paid.
Mr. Huggett, who was in court, suggested to the
Learned Barrister that he should give no decision ‘9n
this most important question until he had heard no
less than 300 cases in another place, where stronger
facts might appear.
The BARRISTER said he was disposed to do so.
The difficulty in this case was as to the wording of
the Act, which said the rates " payable" of the sth
of January. Now, could Mr. Fish have paid the rate
on the sth of January if he had chosen ?
The Collector said—Certainly not ; for he bad then
no warrant to receive it, and could not have given a
receipt.
The REVISING BARRISTER must, then, consider
what was the meaning of the word " payable."
Mr. Huggett, as anzicus curia, submitted that the
definition of Dr. Johnson was, that " payable" was
" such as those who had power to pay." Here the
person had clearly no power to pay, for there was no
one to take the money.
The Collector, in answer to a question from the
Barrister, said the rate was paid immediately after
the decision of the Commissioners ; but that was not
until about the 23d of July.

The Learned BARRISTER remarked that the clues.
tion was such an important and novel one that he
should defer his decision.

The whole of the lists having been disposed of, with
this single exception, the Court adjourned to a future
day, when the decision will be given.

NATIONAL DRAWING SCHOOLS.
In reference to the numerous applications which
are made to the Department of Practical Art to esta-
blish elementary drawing schools, the following ques-
tions have beeu prepared, and are now issued :
To enable the Board of Trade to consider, with
reference to claims from other places, the application
dated the day of —, from --, for assistance
in forming an elementary drawing school, it is neces-
sary that replies to the following inquires be returned
to the secretary of this department :-
1. What public schools for either sex already exist
in -- which make any charge for instruction ?
[Underline those schools where drawing of any kiad
is taught.]
2. State the name of every school in -- the
managers of which would be willing to accept the ad-
vantage of instruction from a drawing master sp•
pointed by the Board of Trade, who should give in
that school an hour's lesson publicly, at least once
a week, to all the scholars ; for which instruction
those managers would be willing to
Pay to such
masters a sum of at least 51. a year.
3. Are the committee of management of the prcr.
posed drawing school of opinion that they would be
able to form a class for teaching drawing to students
occupying a higher position in society than artizanso
who would pay at least one shilling a week ?
1/. and upwards a year, who might have the
4. Are the committee of management of 00'11
that they would be able to obtain subscribers, say
of presenting students to the proposed school, to pay
,4
lower fee than Gd. a week for the artizan class, an
a lower fee than ls. for the general class ?
went, after
5. Would the committee of
management,
ele-
duly encouraging the teaching of
°belie schools, be
ments of drawing in the local pu
16 years of age,
willing that every student
underped drawing school,
before admittance to the
Pro-those ability to draw the
should be required to po;:sess
of the height of twelve
letters A 0 S in fair outlinevv.,,.
DEVE&ELL, Sec.
inches ? ,
Marlborough Housie,
London, July privilege

sEABORNE MAIT4s.
N gignino, that the mails arer tent front the General Pat-ofla
bby[they the mo ning—tlispatch.)

u whatihll.
DailyBeWth2226:
0 the nig.,_______ _=_____when
made up
inh.o:PDFI
!Dover
vvememe
ror
'General Post-office! port din- due.
yLACVS• 1 London. I patched.
---- ..----....
.......,........----....-...1
America (bY u
s.
kt.) N,Sept. 21 .. .. Liverpool .• !Arrived
America (bY. • S Pkt ) M Sept. 15 .. •
.. Southampt. !Sept. 22
America (by. U. .p •
Australia (via South-
Brt. pkt.)N Sept. 17 .. ..ILiverpoel ..ISept. 18
or ut h : : .Zopvt „. 313
.. .. .. Di 20th ofeach ir onth ; Southampt. , Sept. 24
ofarsoelluleosp)e
111122d4ti4holfiethacehanchiomntohi'rDiyoNm-e
Ditto, N •G.
Africa (West coast) N,l4th of the month 'Plymouth
Alexandria* ...... 1•7119 th & 30th of me.;Dover .. Sept. 18
Brazil .. • • .. M,9th of the month ;Southampt. Oct. 12
Buenos Ayres • • .. M 9th of the month ,Southampt. Oct. 12
California(viaChareE)M 2d & 17th of month Southarnpt. Oct. 16
CCBoaensplge:oanftthpino.opedlell.:.P°. ....
Cape de Verde*.. :N:lth4ailthi:otfh.t2.l7iethm—ooffmit.
.. 1,7;2d of the month .. Plymouth.• Sept
Darttop
Central America .. M,2d & 17th of men. iSoutham t Sept.
P • Sept. 16
Channel Isles .. N'Mon., Wed., & Fri. ISonth
Chili .. .. .. . Ml2d & 17th of mnth So
ampt. Tn. Th.Sai
South-
ampton)
uthampt Sept 16
Franco .. .. Drib N Twice daily .. .. Dove • • Greece,.
.. , . . • *7th 17th 27th of mo Doverr 'Pwicedailp
liamb ugh .. .. *Tuesday & Friday London ..
Sept. 19
I .. Taos. Sat.
Holland .. •• .. M,Wednes. & satar.iL
13• Tra3S
ond
Honduras .. .. . Nll7th of the month °n •• Su .j 6
Ireland .. .. M &N,TWiee daily Southampt. SePtedau
India (via Southamp.) M 20th of the •
• • • Holyhead • • Twi
India (viaMarseilleB) N Bth4 24th
efrrionth Southainp..
t. Sept. 24
Sept. 19
India, via C. of G. Ilope N 14th of mouthinouthDover Sept. 26
Mauritius .. .. . N,l4th ,Plymouth.. og
Mediterranean (via of month Plymouth •• Sept."
Southampton)
• • M 20th of the month Southampt. Aug. 2$
Mediterranean (via
Marseilles) • • .. N Stla& 24th of month Dover • • Sept. 19
Mexico .. . .. ‘•
...12d of the menth.• Sonthampt. let ea. ma)
Madeira .. ..
• • B 1 9th of the month Southampt. Oct. 12
Malta* •• . I '7th,l7th,l9th,27th 1 Dover Sept. 19
Naples*
• & 30th of month
• • • N Bth 15th 25th ofme Dover •• Sept. 22
Papal Statc3-. .. .. N sth 15th 25th ef mo, Dover • . Sept. 22
ren'llsula * . M 7th 17th 27th e f mol Southampt. Arrived
Peru.
• • " •.. M2d & 17th of mnth Southampt. Sept. 16
• • ..
Tuscany* .. • N sth 15thu5th of mo Dover •• ,Sept. 22
West Indies .•
• • M 17th of the month I Southampt. Sept. 16
West Indies (except onth .. Southanipt.
Havanna & Nassau) M 2d of the m
* The mails to those countries One •
mart. ed (*) aro conveyed by
Fren3h Packet via Marseilles.

THE MERCANTILE MARINE ACT.—Charges of
drunkenness having been preferred against William Burnside',
late mate of the Pilot, an investigation has been instituted
and conducted under the 28th section of the Mercantile Ma-
rine Act, by the local marine board of Glasgow, and that
board having found him guilty of the above charge, the Board
of Trade have, upon consideration of the report and evilence,
directed that his certificate of service as mate shall be sus-
pended for six months, so that he will be unable to serve a
mate for that time.
A MAN•WOLF.—The Clamor Public° of Madrid
has the following from Coranna, dated the sth :—" There
has iust been denounced to the tribunal of this city a man-
wolf, who, upon his own confession, has been in the habit of
going into the forests and killing and eating men, women, anci
children. He was captured in Castilla. lie has declared to
the examining magistrate that he had two accomplices be-
longing to Valencia, and that they carried on a traffic with
Portugal for the fat of their victims. This horrible monster
',titled, that lie had killed and eaten his mother and sister.