The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-18 00:00:00

/RES FOE 1853.
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MAY.
Bath (2)
Manchester
Beverley, JUNE. .49
Newton ......
(3)
Ascot (4)
Hampton (2)
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5 I Nottinglipm (2)--"•'•",;36
1 Goodwood (4) ...........

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Newmarket (3)
Worcester (2)
Carlisle (3)
Liverpool (3)

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Newmarket F. O. (3).-
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Pontefract (2)— 8
Doncaster (4) 13
Bedford (2) 2O
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TILE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 185 3.
ASTLErs. FRIG.HTFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. THE FRENCH EMPIRE. THE 3 ki A .1‘ E MARKETS.
,
BRITISH RAlLyWestlerdYayS: LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
Apart from-------•"----- -v.
•
''l'lelltly as his other merits as a manager, Mr. Cooke Yesterday Mr. C. J. Wood, the coroper for West Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. clorp..l--ng. CieeS Business
tathis day:Yesterday. this Jay- Th
%a J) res to found a new school of equestrian Surrey, and a numerous_jury, assembled a' the.
..Railway Tie Corps Legislatif held a short sitting in the
number of private hrg , paid, itiithwaTs. Closing Prices studness done - ---- -----.....
,Ned isclaining to follow in the steps of his re- Arms Hotel, Farnham, for the purpose of inquiring into
Ira predee course. of yesterday. A large e
ya.n.d. Londonii.
West. dt .
.. _ .
.. .
e• kit and trness?rs, he has struck out a new path for the circumstances connected with the death of Charles Aberdeen 29 —3O 50 711
Bedford
.
1%17, bills were passed without any discussion. The bill ---st. -1700
304 all Birm. & Oxfd. efl
etmg no Longer to the tales. of mediTval
_Cannon, ase.d. 20, a porter on the London and south- 20 85 Ambg. Nottng. Bost.
has be " °riental roilwhich provides that a reward, on the part of the
& Bashi. Junct.... 6 —= 64 . guarantee ... Gt•Westn. ... „, de:
it,
and take himself a romance for lii-i materials, Western, Railway, who was cut in two, and otherwise nation, shall be given to the heirs of Philippe de 301 all Do.withoutgr Do • • •• • tru
kdin, demestie, t once to the contemporane- fearfully mangled, on Saturday last, on the railway, Gerard, the inventor of the flax-spinning machines, 14 all Birrag• Wolvorh. &
,izt c, there a apparently With full certainty of near this station, Stour Valley.. lO 104 301 all Birm.Wolv. & Pei
has also been passed by the Assembly.
Vof the re 8 excellent opportunities for the dis- The inquiry appeared to excite considerable interest General Perrodon, who commands the Artillery 31 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Dudley guar. Do , ••• COI
aki Cheshire Juliet. ... 7 6d 304 all Do.wthtgua.r. Do — ...
fret, ths,rces of his establishment as ever were in the town. The Hon. F. Scott, M.P. the chairman iu ,the 4th military division has been appointed St. 100 Buckglaamsh. L. &N.W lO7 —lO9 of
appea v historical novel or legendary poem. To of the company ; Mr. Crombie, the secretary ; Mr. i ii Do. Chesh. & Birk.,
272
ttBt ranees the director of the service of gunpowder and saltpetre £5O and £25 Cons. 21 —22 d 50 all Clydesdale Jo. Caledon 54 —56 tio
kid 61, in the da pure, genuine Astleian drama, as it Beattie, the locomotive superintendent ; Mr. Godstone, at Paris, and has been replaced in his forraer com- 22
g„,e_ ' terrific
_YB of our youth, with its " real armour," the general manager ; Mr. A. Scott, the traffic manager, maud by, General Larchey. St. 100184 Bristol Exeter lO2 1-0 .103 6p. cent Gt.Notrhn 150 152 are
layr_, or at le_ecluestrian combats," has vanished for and Mr. Eaton were present to watch the pro- ikanilolyhead. 23i 244
704 71 ' 701 69i 25 all GlstrADn.Fr. Gt.Westn. 334 —34 tar
I, ! now in :I." Migrated to the ro ' s and we ceedings
p vince , The Constitutionnel says :—" The deep interest
SA' leTl CChaleeadteoia.
Sor
itie its vja„ something Li tens •at least ln its in ~,, which, if not quite The jury having viewed the remains. of the unfortu- which the Emperor takes in the execution of the 50 all Cork and Bandon 224 23.4 Railway & Berw.. ... ...
great works of public utility has just been again 20 all Cork, Blackrock and 50 all Hull & Selby Y.&N.Md. 112 114 of
ttest, and gorgeous in its detail, nate sufferer, they returned to the inquest-room, when 25 all Do. a Shares Do 56 —57 ins
t9lalan,,°3_,°re real and more calculated to "points The Coroner addressing the foreman and jury, said Passage
dine i q adorn a ~revealed by the account which his Majesty has
12i all Do. i Shares. Do 27i 284 on
4,tiB has been tale. To tell the trail, the mediaeval that they were summoned together to inquire into the caused to be given to him of the state of the opera-
~.59. 4aus
DDuunblidnee&BelfastJunc. 4 —5 pm
Perth &Aber- 12i all Lou.&Greenw S. Eastern. 14i —14 i
the t, and re somewhat overworked, both by author, death of the deceased, who, if he was rightly informed, tions going on for building embankments in the za
deen Junction 8 9 20 all Do. Preference Do 26 27 Th
Itiv mirror beanager, and those who are fond of seeing had been run over by a special train at or near the Basse-Seine. We think we may state that these
25 all Do. New ••• ••• 300 all Lowestoft gr.
4,1 eda on the fatuPe!u. nature, may congratulate them- Farnham station of the London and South-Western works which were fora moment stopped in conse- 100 4 per cent... Norfolk ... 98 100 is
lei
oefBerted it fit being closed awhile since Astley's Railway, at the same minute, or nearly so, as the cus- quence of a want of funds, will shortly be resumed2o all Do. 6 per steel Do —— - is I
25 all East 6
6,1
5i all 51anch.Bxton. Ln.&N.W. she
Justice °I., as the Chancellor of the Exchequer tomary passenger train arrives at that point. Wilke
e and the farmers the other day— on the important part of the river comprised be- 18 all Do. Do. (181. E.& H. 45 4g i
and Matlock & Midld. 3 31 ant
The
1,,,,
.....excen"..,Extrema per illos, the ground is occupied or monopolised by railway com- 25 East Union, Cl 50 all Aliddlesbro' & Stckton &
panics everything out to be done to take care not tween Quilieheuf and La Beaue. By order of his 20
allall Easterni.n Counties..... 134 14 134 *
Majesty, the Council of State hashed a propositionA. (late E. U. Sh.) 104 —ll Redear Darlingt. ... ... wh
tie Tar
,e'vnitsnn.., 'ens terris vestigia fecit." only of the safety of the public, but also of their own 100 all Midld.Bradfd Midland... 106 108 wic
blue Novelty—The Chase, or Life on submitted to it, tending to the allotment of a suffi- 25 84D0., do ... ...
I'4l ''' rePre servants. It appeared to him (the coroner), that, if
cient credit in order that these works, which are 25 all Do., B. and C 75 7il 50 all Northern and for
I. eztati i sents hi its plot the proces's by which a what he had been told was the case (but which he hoped indispensable 73 74 Eastern sp. c. E. Count.. 65 67 the
4'4414 'id setornifined on the turf. Deceived and decoyed was not), a special train arrived near the station at for the navigation of the Seine, may St. 100 East Lancashire
50 all East & West Ind. Dk 5O all Do. 6 per ct. Do • ••• eu]
be continued and completed."
elf once a " pigeon," but now nearly the same time. as. the ordinary one. Now & Birming. June.. 54 —5l 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do ...
Ittineeigie" the hero of hires
of th • St. 100 Edinburgh &Glasgow 73 —74 25 all Prest. &Wyre L. &Is. W. Sri
htul ti, bat • e piece is reduced to the brink of he thought, when an inquiry of so much importance to inf
i g but Is saved by the and daring of a 'ed with the exami-
The consultative committee on railways has been
&Ln&Yk .„ ...
41 t Y, hlO 14 Edin. and Peebles.... ... ... hit
~ o wealth -0 wins a the public as the present took place, that the fullest in- during the last few days occupied
124 11), Do. 3 Shares. Do — ...
rilBt a and a a race for him, and restores ves iga ion should be gone in .
bravery
' - t. t• •to The duty of conduct- nation of the question relative to the concession of St. 100" Edin. Path. &Dundee 32 34
St; 100 Boys.n.& Hit. Gt.Northn 151 153 1513 ma
4141,3e°,'eles an,
.haPpiness, while the' sporting Me- ing that inquiry devolved on him (the coroner), and he the railway from Besangon to Mulhouse. It has St. 100 Glasgow &S. Western ... ...
St. 100 Do.Shepth.St. Do l5l 153
' lille keepen ' his associates blacklegs and betting- ref
had not the least doubt but that the foreman and the heard the grantees of the great lines, who are inte- St. 100 Great Northern Stk.. 885 —89 k
25 180 Shef. Roth. & Lancash. &
`!kad,lll°(leril are handed over to the tender mercieso rested in the execution of this prolongation, and St. 100 Do ,A. Stock 5l 664 re(
it,.gentlemen of the jury would consider it their duty toGoole g.5.p. e York s h . . , .
IkilittodYeaelid. So —the ulytores "—the authorities at Scot- make a full inquiry into all the circumstances attending those who have made fresh tenders, who have given Do., St. 100 .B. Stock 133 —135
St. 100 ,Great Southern and 12 94 S. St le
MrMelean i 3 d
re i in she
very clever euestrian feats are the death of this unfortunate man. He did not make 1 Western (Ireland). 113 114 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. & Th
'l°l4 interests "0 course of the piece these remarks to prejudge the case ;he only did so in the most precise information as to the value of the
line. The solution of this affair may therefore be St. 100 Great Western 9oi 911 6 per cent ... Darling . .., ...
llor 48 of 41 and 'wonderful P '25 all Do Do 33 —34
Be 1p old ,Th than the daringthehope
infinitely
Ilth as ' The death 'he had been told. He had been told that Captain •
regarded as likely to take place very shortly. The 12 11 Irish South-Eastern. 84 8t
St. 100 Wilts&Somrstpt.Westu. 1055 106,
, ~,b, ,very wel, of the favourite race- if it be made, will, it is said, be without
concession,
death '44 the ah.". done,, and the grace and docility en, - •
Galt the government inspector of railways, was a 164 114 Do., Thirds 133 —l4 p In
4t A !Celle sh and went th h the talof a a train,and he wishedthe a subvention, and without any guarantee of inte- 50 all Lancaster & Carlisle 94 —96
Ps MINES. lie
passenger by the stoppm„
lo,.,Btieys. °Wed a,. , throe s rugt, es
.rest y the
b State and it is thought the government 41 4 d
to be postponed, so that he may be enabled to give someth
tre'lqiiilters The old ulga Pitch of training unusual even
evidence respecting the occurrence. If he had not will not be averse to concede other lines in order to 14 2 A
114 Do. , Wst. Riding Um 3 i. 1 all Agua Fria
° bat 'of sPorting feat, well known to all . •161 —16 i 10s all Anglo Californian 4—s p 1
!ntetit qtr a
lea')
),
48 greatly to d' over a dining table, was wishedhis duty which tends to unite the
it, he (the coroner) would have felt it to favour the combinationso all Leeds Northern
' ' ° 20 15 :Do., Fifths
20 all Liv•Crsby.&Southpt .• • •• • 10 2 Australasian par— 1 p Pc
ktint Ude as ' and Performed • hand have requested him to come forward and let them know Mediterranean to the Rhine. The concession from
diminish
with an eas lla all 'London & Blackwell 98 —95 20 5 Australian
all he saw. Besangon to Mulhouse is eagerly sought for. There
~heierieliB
also
real umunsh the idea of its unpos- 10 3 Lond.Tilb. &Sthend. li —2 p 1 all Australian Cordillera par— 4p i 1
''.7l a fount,'Lauer always to have entertained. , solicitor, m answer to questions from the are eight companies who have made application, all
Mr. Hollis sol' • •1 all Australian Freehold. id par i la
qiIII win
Zl' ' hand b 1 coroner, said that he begged leave, on behalf of the of whom offer e . NI wit a real fox ben lee
and it
St. 100 London& N. Western 1181 —118 i 1
St. 100 Loud. Brigt. &S. Cst. 101 i 1054 1051
1 all Ave Maria
k, e cirell':,tril, et aYonia_lnu.se the juveniles; and perhaps not Government inspector, to ask the coroner to adjourn 2i 24 1 144
,13 11 all Baden(Gd. Duchy of) par p
,-.. ,4 the
achni e perreZor their parents. In the scenes in case. .
in is therefore probable that a fusion may take place. 20 12 Do., Fifths
A still further decline occurred in the quotations 10 1 D0.,£10 Sh.M.&B. 014—11 P , 1 all British Austrin. Gold i—p 1i i st
esterd4 'Able "-ualaces of the nu strian sprites are Mr. Crombie, answer to questions from the coroner,2o 13.5 British Iron B— 10 tl
ac-
tiii is '3' ah ' and e' e said that this was not one of the accidents which, of Government securities yesterday, to the extent
50 4,5 Do., £5O
St. 1.00 London &S. Western 90 91 901 i
5 tad 35 243 Brazilian Imp.(issued a
ieh the ,a; excited excited considerable applause. of 40c. in the Three per Cents. for cash, and of 10e. 40 34 Do., £4O 4 3id at £5 pm.) s— 53
•
tli th. plays "'eon's performance was given, at
cordinn, to act of Parliament the com an were com- .
their b °f tli pelledto notice of,but,
give - 5 511 tl
and e Duke of York's school attended2o 15 Do. St. john Del Rey 30 —3l 314
..4.-.,, ,-,,-,+;‘.. 4,-, +l,a llncoyl of Trade. Three per Cents. and the Four- and-a-Half per 25 all Lndndny. & Enuisk. 19 21 as
- - •' ' "--- ---- -1--- - r-11 --c In,. st_ 100 Manch. Shef. &Lineln 295 395
.5 all fCarson's Creek
Ae * l
A,l i 1
P
as

E3fIGRATION FUND.

the case.
Mr. Crombie, in answer to questions from the coroner,
said that this was not one of the accidents which, ac-
cording to act of Parliament, the company were com-
pelled to give notice of, but, notwithstanding, they had
given notice to the Board of Trade.
The coroner said it appeared to him that that was not
of the least importance. He then inquired of Mr. Hollis
whether or not he was aware when the Government in-
sp

ector could attend ?
Mr. Crombie said that he apprehended that the Go-
vernment inspector only wanted to be examined as a
witness of what he saw, and not in his official capacity
as Government inspector.
The coroner said that he had received a letter from
Captain Galton about the case.
Mr. Crombie asked whether the coroner would allow
him to state, in contradiction to what he had said, that
it was a special train which had caused the accident ?
The Coroner replied that he could not allow him at
present.
Mr. Crombie said that he only wished to state that
the coroner had made remarks in that court, not of what
had taken place there, but of what had been said by
others out of doors, and as his remarks would go before
the public, he (Mr. Crombie) thought it nothing but
right that the facts of the case should be known.
The Coroner said that what he had said was only
hearsay evidence, and he hoped it would turn out during
the inquiry that the case was only an accident.
James Edwards, gate-keeper of Farnham station, was
then examined.—His duty was to open and close the gates
as the trains arrived. It was his duty to do so on Saturday
last. The first train due after dinner was 31 minutes after
two, and the next at 31 minutes after six. There was
also a goods train which passed the station. The five
o'clock train from London would be due at 31 minutes
after six, and two minutes after that time a train came
up and passed him, after he had signaled it to go on,
when on seeing it pass he said that he was afraid it
would not stop in time ; and seeing where deceased then
was, he said to Hatfield, " That man will surely be
killed." The train passed at considerable greater speed
than he bad seen before on that line. The deceased
was running at the time from the fencing towards the
station, and he saw that he would not have time to
reach the station. When he was getting upon the wall
near the fence the train knocked him down, and he

i 'INN
-
4I? tlii 13'.the thirty-second party of emigrants, leavof-
the ti Nbitr
ikii_lght lion Y thirty-second the auspices of the
emigration,directors qr'e'qe
,fro,./C4.... Si rider
il. erbe r t ' s scheme of
ofMr.
e„,l fleet
e'ree.end in the Walmer Cs aesntglea,goende
',lt I°ll to oo 811111 e. A. steamer
\skele'tecl in, tiillveY the emigrants,for the
k,Aiers
and e event, from the Blac
andwak
fr. thoseiars
a nd whoß
Black-
p., ek were_
k.,,q0 the
the party was accompantieedieebkyi
,Lethrde
,1:.:. 4r. (,)i Soo. A.. Ri„aird, Count . S.rzn-the.Fields ;
ilev, ,F4°lienzie, rector of St. Martin-in-the
tt, • 'l` g
me 44, th • ageley, rector of Poplar;R vthTe.
BRienvn.eJ.
•tt e Rev. Mr. Quekett, the e .
ne Miss
z4t-l'iltojaeeebt.rhicrlge, Sir John and Miss Bethu , f
the popular
yrela
mracleod, Mrs..
kih.etilav'e 1 t°ally other ladies and tt"tio 4)ng been identified tehngetnhtelemen whose
well adaptedprtoogrfaevssouorf
1n414.72,0a/id the excursion was in all respects one
11,11 I)pe,r_,‘'iaxation and enjoyment.
opt L, the ee, from a document presentfedemtoigruasnbtys
sent
kile7 tile Reet,et°l7, that the number of Ite -4ted -°eiety previous to the Ist. of January,thet
It
tli,a4d, t') 1,701, and there remained at time in
of th
Ict,,,ftitur e committee a sum. ofty available3,soonollepresent
114,°1% thee Purposes of the
tot,!klre,,, Cumber of emigrants, added to those who
tile gene out, was ~ ,
company on.
'8 'I
40 • all of whom were
board
t, 'elia,l Presence of the assemble:
04,411 N• 411 d presented by the
Herbert, d
tOt°e, al,terY letter from Mrs. Sidney
Mr.
whoseKinnairdwith
to,ltii.-7,4 that of Mr. Sidney Ilerbert,
'4 " 'at hail been compelledhThe letter
top, tit t, that they
towards
was a
etc: leaveu n t
e
the 'NI toe benefit of their health.
rsh.eaHlter.bert
of a
hope
that they would
tle:-,llligra,." good wishes
kldi"e mt', and expressed
Rest'- t,estitett_tleness and forbearance toafeteacdheptnhdeerd,
11111,0'4 that their comfort and
gratitude to
their
ho 8° ad.. 11 their obeying all the regulationss oyf the
tshhoipse.
)11°,114t17,,c'llislied them to show their
ci-,ltioe`btell them this opportunity
nforming her o
'')4,',l)t4t3 'oriting to Mrs. Herbert, 1
mitting to the
of improving
15h.glittee,1:8 in the colony,
of the
ki'e3'wh! 'eottld fortune favour them) portion
and by trans
itit Le leh their passage had cost,
to
d antage
at4(le4 of extending the same a v
in oarder that means
atioe liob ~,,
141128 to ,1. ICINNAIRD next addressed a fewpeorbhsaepr;
,t km.'" ecoigrants, stating that this was
Ilt ZNtau'Y the society would send out under the same
C'°lll4 '°°. There were various reasons for this, and
liiZtilru,4l:ftY explain them. In the first place,
outthe
'll.,,ktri'l,,,:oint t„,‘l'llsoc ve.er formerly aversnoewtofoslelonwdiinngg
r,...t -4 tii° t1:44 -Migrants, were
advantageous
,11pew 4t. tli
,N)ciety, and upon such.
fig,, ito,IN to ~..7:eluittee no longer felt it necldesbsaerywionr.
They would iirot„e,:Tever grant free passages.
N,,,. 0.0.
' and'to ,toe
t
Ort!ig worn maistan o e.mifil:;anittswtash6 benefit
tteodf their
t
auspices
koillie soeiete4 Who wi hea ' a out under the
sum of
;eY tow Yi elionm 8. ed th• go a small it to
1,,t eoru,,,, arda the -, if possible, raise
and leave
Nti • ,Ittt ge cost of the passage,
arrangements,
14°11e4i't ~,,°° tlie:uit4„eocoplete the necessaryt tl:l4(l'l,lll),eatow.‘4°,,,.advantages whichi
formed the thirty-
kk,/linob 'tli the
,„ -1-!,le present party
and he believedas
~-vit ~
,er of
.mociety had sent out, . was in their
Nr; '''oo. ellllgrants *rn under their auspi.cessvwery °ltt '4IR ao, -"ley had sal
k gd from the colorne
ki , hod onuts
~ receive
of those who had gone_.
Reseeda ,of the. 'lt the conduct
Ho was well
the 'r Comfortable prospects..
advancement
Qtli,,b4Nt f °llPerttilft• of
.44
_apour., 1 les securing tbheeairr
i'IA ij' they ~,e7le ; and they must tt°, koth about toe going to a
11.0 tee
the
eee4, estrange themsfarelvefsooeinntmirneil
distant in ralanindd, that,the
Ibled .11e eoi ‘!'3' ; for the means o
1 hhi°Witt
e(lnles and home were now so welylileaofrigornan-
ttIS :) and 4 the oianagement of Mr. Greenv'esrbyeayueatir-
th,!ti gro°lold linel')tiolther circumstances, thatth.ee
14:1:11141:11 elo,ere:listance reduced, aud
th ,Poo to e Iva, that ogether. The earnest hotpweeocf"thile.
i f hosethe emigrants
tted
,'barierldi guidance th y would be cointm
grants would look upon the
Ltlcfisi Ut h•e-ld 'n a great measure
ilt'eow..,ett their - aPpiness wou
eft iteui,illg a ,;vinnegarding her in theilihbteorf %IN' h repeat t_ guess to acknowledge
1411 till'i terie 'who'
in their welfare,
aaumtheotrhi teyr:
,t,lieln a bit of advice which which had been
NtitY to i!,4)--.... hat alt a warm interest
be
in too great a
°Lri:ti'llei otilittlhteiltrnaot:viocis,wbUiticithantottheiyn would seek the.
the colony, in
1i,;44 4 ttlitley ilaig.`-lilt ravmeesnotmaegen
knowledge of thechtao-
- The e Persons with whom they were likely ey
illhk ti!etZernittee were most anxious
to
impress
the Ito, NI all j°0(1 hands, and they wished.
,;`,?, 4,'l'* The necessity of improving theiromfoirndresaodn.
O' b,.; they
___lle would have plenty of time
e , ti. It: 0111 d find an abundant supply of books
de-
-1;:(ii'lleli of T? 9ierefore, trusted that they vio,uld
'e cove' t(te their titne to the instruction of their minds
M'i, et•.'e'atien of their souls. Nothing would give
ati,
.Y greater I
QibtlyZcilaiy.
set Pleasure than to heartabethmeir being
1 ost ear'
ll bol",e'cl that ~,, d in the colony, an
Ih. e b ue, they
-would all find a comfortable and
~tith '''et, AT , ,43. • .....q.
kiv.—' 4 5.., kik .:IXIIIIAIi then offered a few words of
Nit, onitlon t ikti nt perusal o the emigrants, exhorting them
h he °4 to th'usal• of the word of God, and a constant
,t'ikt it l'ko. Air, er,Saviour by prayer.
stating
theat% gfoad been rißictTT next addressed them,
Tais,e_
they v'er the attB duty to superintend the
.au
which
),ii • eve re to oe 'rig up that part of the
I,,,Aeti tYthiog had and he hoped they sWholpuldefiomnd_
kt'N
1. for .thetiad been done which could be ac
They
tc.
111)11,theerel,4°.vitiidaeladtv7the°41fert and convenience.. 'area plenty of books of all kinds,
would
t':ki „/:;'Y' oppe",4llcl writing materials, and they
lir.
11„c141 ~i ecineatit,,'llnitY of devoting their time to
,_l3O s
e' IN' Who -"IL Ile had received commumeati P.,
I'llittis4eqm,iiilt:4l learnt to write on the passage,
ofanaa
iti%he,t. girl ha ,d witlt a case in which the father n
t ,0, it v„,,a
ti framed a letter which she had written,n
I,k)44l4tll4,l.4etilic,opeabirtely one he had ever got from lie;;.,c,"'Dm
r of writing when she sailed
otfettiße f,,041(1er to show them what beneficial results
;445tlitg
,1.,:1e ititutPie example it would be in their po7w
hol,,theY',ll4„ Weeter,lieli the fact that some time ao t°
ilt:_to 1,..Lerwa.,,,,-11L under the auspices of this society,s
Veate-° s, la sett home for their father, who wa
t4„itfool Nyithi)4ttish"ger on board this ship, having been
.eo ,le 0 duty of conveying to the emigrants
‘tt, eitsb„ order t
11a 11Ifit 114. 31,1(1) spare them the necessity of going to
ktillPtiiie (1t ,hey would find that this arrangement,
, ,e
,herb_ , would tend
1411,44 t L'apld be trusted greatly to their comfort and
batt 11
0, q beeti , that they would appreciate
o, ~.neyit..., ti.for them, and show thFn• grati:
141 r t.!ra. i'•„1 thanehes a their kind friend and
elk . 'l•L's• neY lierbert.
kft• iod -403 , hoYcled ehted t „,„?served that the emigrants were
it'°ll'l3,'l,,,h,ern, hei:Le...r.
eQu. ekett for the accommodation
1-4 h;,"'!Iltood howtt. rience having been so great that
terci li thd, to fit up an emigrant ship so
411'el'itht l'isi3ll(ltheti , I,,ktiti
„se 44 wit said a few words, and observed that
t.let',4,e It:vt,ectie nature Was was one of a deeply impres-
kNl4t o . 4r.
%i., 'het
irti the
reAnsFIELI) having implored a parting
toi:bvp,tNe ofeth,a_nte, the visitors left them, and at
I,„lt'tlioieTitl?oposeci':_Y:BeprOFeedillgB the health of
ilV.Ir.
littit,Rilihlstetrig paiVto zritally responded to,
1) 1`1.14,1 of tile 444, dietated all aligh
051 account of the liberal
Nv., e 0,.. ermgr.„. lais arrangements for the
'itfl,led rPaily ha ?TA.
partaken of the refreshments
1111.°141 tl4r the
ving
epee
tlii 1° shim 111 the eabin the steamboat was cast.
1,• Not, ,v 1), to it' had
‘rttiNaa th_.i. ere hailed
,been attached, and
vi ereandwith a succession of hearty
'4° Nvell-vvishers took their de-
Tt,
ti 44
.
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tht q I,°ll 0c,,,i, ,tr.--Orders have been received for
w (410 ear Ad ;YIN. in the Sound, tinder the corn-
e,:qll:4l4...ei„ ,tin-nral Corry, to proceed on a cruise in
_e a wY4 hut : Were to Luve Put t • te d
*4ll'
khift':' til„ ease Prevented from o Sea
aYes !tally
1-$ all
rhea, exercised in re:fire cliasnie4kinge
'B4ill'artisi &e. P/jmv—Ltaltn/Jfail.
i

The Corps Legislatif held a short sitting in the
course of yesterday. A large number of private
bills were passed without any discussion. The bill
which provides that a reward, on the part of the
nation, shall be given to the heirs of Philippe de
Gerard, the inventor of the flax-spinning machines,
has also been passed by the Assembly.
General Perrodon, who commands the Artillery
in ,the 4th military division has been appointed
director of the service of gunpowder and saltpetre
at Paris, and has been replaced in his former com-
mand by General Larchey.
The Constitutionnel says :—" The deep interest
which the Emperor takes in the execution of the
great works of public utility has just been again
revealed by the account which his Majesty has
caused to be given to him of the state of the opera-
tions going on for building embankments in the
Basse-Seine. We think we may state that these
works, which were for a moment stopped in conse-
quence of a want of funds, will shortly be resumed
on the important part of the river comprised be-
tween Quilieheuf and La Beaue. By order of his
Majesty, the Council of State hashad a proposition
submitted to it, tending to the allotment of a suffi-
cient credit in order that these works, which are
indispensable for the navigation of the Seine, may
be continued and completed."
The consultative committee on railways has been
during the last few days occupied with the exami-
nation of the question relative to the concession of
the railway from Besangon to Mulhouse. It has
heard the grantees of the great lines, who are inte-
rested in the execution of this prolongation, and
those who have made fresh tenders, who have given
the most precise information as to the value of the
line. The solution of this affair may therefore be
regarded as likely to take place very shortly. The
concession, if it be made, will, it is said, be without
a subvention, and without any guarantee of inte-
rest by the State, and it is thought the government
will not be averse to concede other lines in order to
favour the combination which tends to unite the
Mediterranean to the Rhine. The concession from
Besangon to Mulhouse is eagerly sought for. There
are eight companies who have made application, all
of whom offer every necessary guarantee, and it
is therefore probable that a fusion may take place.
A still further decline occurred in the quotations
of Government securities yesterday, to the extent
of 40c. in the Three per Cents. for cash, and of 10c.
in the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. In both the
Three per Cents. and the Four- and-a-Half per
Cents., for the account, there was also a fall of I.oc.
Bank of France Shares remained unchanged. The
final quotations were—For cash : Three per Cents.,
81f. 30c.; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 103 f. 90c.
For the end of the month : Three per Cents., 81f.
40e. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 104 f. The
Mortgage Bank shares remain without variation,
being still quoted at 880 f. 50c. In those of the
Societe Mobiliere there was a decline of 12f., closing
at 937 f. 75c. There was considerable dullness in
the Railway Share Market yesterday, and prices
generally assumed a downward tendency towards
the conclusion of business. A decline of 15f. each
occurred in Lyons to the Mediterranean and Paris
and Orleans shares ; of 10f. in Paris and Rouen,
and of 2f. in those of the Bordeaux and Cette line.
In Paris and Lyons shares there was an advance of
sf. Those of the remaining principal lines ex-
perienced. no variation. Closing prices :—Nor-
them, 927 f. 50c. ; Paris and Orleans, 1,105 f. ; Paris
and Strasbourg, 945 f.; Paris and Lyons, 972 f. 50c.;
Paris and Rouen, 1,155 f. ; Lyons to the Medi-
terranean, 842 f. 50e. •, Western of France, 790 f. ;
Rouen and Havre, 550 f.; Bordeaux and Cette,
670 f. 50c.

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(witness) cried out, "Oh God be is killed." 'He only
saw him being carried away after that. He had no
doubt but that be was killed on the spot. _ .

Mr. Crombie, in answer to the coroner, said that any
of the company's servants, or any witness connected
with.them, the jury could examine without summoning
them. The company was most anxious that a full in-
quiry should be made, but he wished again to remark,
that it was not a special train, only a special-service
train for the use of the compsny's servants on the line,
which was absolutely necessary for the safety of the
public, the principal object being to see that the line was
in perfect order. No person, he added, could more
regret the melancholy occurrence than the directors of
the company.
The inquiry was then formally adjourned for a week
for the attendance of the government inspector.

100 Aberdeen
Ambg. Nottng. Beet
& Eastn. Junet
all Birmg. Wolvorh. &
Stour Valley
28 Birkenhd. Lanesh. &
Cheshire Juliet.
11 Do. Chesh. & Birk.,
£5O and £25 Cons.
184 Do., £2O
100 Bristol and Exeter
100 Caledonian
all Chester & Holyhead
all Cork and Bandon
all Cork, Blackrock and
Passage
45 Dublin&Belfast June
all Dundee Perth&Aber-
deen Junction
all Do. New
all East Anglian (£25 L
and E. & L. & D.)
all Do. Do. (181. E.& H.)
all Eastern Counties
all Eastern Union, Class
A. (late E. U. Sh.)
Si Do., do
all Do., B. and C
100 East Lancashire
all East & West Ind. Dk
& Birming. June
100 Edinburgh & Glasgow
14 Edin. and Peebles
100 Edin. Prth. &Dundee
100 Glasgow &S. Western
100 Great Northern Stk
100 Do., A. Stock
100 Do., B. Stock
100 ,Great Southern and
Western (Ireland) :
100 Great Western
11 Irish South-Eastern.
all 'Lancaster & Carlisle.
111 Do., Thirds
100 ,Lancash.& Yorkshire
15 :Do., Fifths
114 Do., Wst. Riding Un
all Leeds Northern
all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt
DM London & Blackwall
3 Loud. Tilb. & Sth end.
100 Lond. Brigt. &S. Cst.
100 London &N. Western
12 Do., Fifths
1 Do. ,£lO Sh.M. &B. 0
100 London &S. Western
42a Do., £5O
31 Do., £4O
all Londeriy. &Coleraine
all Lndndrry. & Enuisk.
100 Manch. Shef. &Lineln
48 Do., Man. & Lin. Un
100 Midland
100 Do.Birming. &Derby
47A Midland G. West.(lr.)
17 Do. Shares
all Newcastle & Carlisle.
100 Newmarket
34 Do. Bury Extension
16- Newp. Aberg.&liftd.
7i Newry & Enniskillen
all Newry, Warrenpsint,
and Restrevor
100 Norfolk
all Do., New
36 Northn.Counties
100 North British
13 North Devon, No. 1
6i Do., No. 2
all Do., A Deferred .
5 Do., B Guaranteed
174 North Staffordshire
all North Western
10 N. &S. Westrn. June
100 Oxford, Worcester, &
Wolverhampton
100 Scottish Central
100 Scottish Midland
100 Shrewsbury & Birmg.
100 Do., L. & N. Westn.
Guaranteed Stock.
8 Sin owsby.& Hereford
all Shrewsby. & Chester
(Nor. W. Min.)
all Do. Halves do .....
all Do Do. Oswesti y
6] Shropshire Union
all South Devon
100 South Eastern
all South Wales
15 S. Yorksh.River Dun
5 Do.
161 Stockton & Hartlepl
19 Thames Haven Dock
and Railway
17 Vale of Neath •
all Waterfd. & Kilkenny
all Waterford& Limerick
14 West Cornwall
Wimbledon&Croydn
1 Woodford
100 York Ne wctl. &Berw
20 Do. Extensions
114 Do. G. N. E. Purchase
100 York &N. Midland

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ACCIDENT ON THE WESTERN VALLEYS

RAILWAY.

On Monday morning an accident occurred on the
Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company's
Western Valleys Railway, which, although it detained
the passenger train an hour, was not attended with
any fatal results. It appears that after the first
morning passenger train had gone up the line to
Blaina, the mineral traffic tram was on its way
to Newport. It consisted of nine Columbus trains
(so called from their enormous size) laden with coal. A
portion of the railway passes through the park of Sir
Charles Morgan, and is considered a somewhat dan-
gerous piece of road. Alterations have recently been
going forward there ; and on Monday morning, it appears,
the mineral train, in coming over the "Park mile," was
suddenly thrown off, when the immense quantities
of coal and the heavy carriages fell over on the
passenger line completely blocking up both lines by the
Mils. Speedy information was conveyed to the
nearest station beyond the place where the accident hap-
pened, up the line, and fortunately in time to prevent
the down passenger train running into the wreck.
Had this collision taken place, there can be little doubt
that a frightful loss of life would have ensued,
there being a large number of holiday passengers
in the train, and the broken carriages lying near a spot
where a precipitous descent to the Ebbw river, running
through the park at a distance of perhaps 60 feet below
the line, would have occasioned the train to fall and have
been smashed to atoms. The passengers were liberated at
the Rhymney junction station, and made the best of their
way by the high road to Newport; some, however, waiting
until a train came up from Newport on the lower side
of the broken carriages, to be thus conveyed to the
Dock-street terminus. The succeeding up train dis-
charged its passengers likewise in the park, and they
then walked to the upper side of the debris, where
another train was waiting to convey them to their desti-
nation. Fortunately not a single person was injured by
the accident. It is stated that one of the wheels of the
rainei al train coming off occasioned the accident.

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1 all Agua Fria
10s all Anglo Californian i 3 p 1
10 2 Australasian par— 1 p
20 5 Australian
1 all Australian Cordillera par— i p i 1
1 all Australian Freehold. id par 5
1 all Ave Maria
1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) par p
1 all British Austrin. Gold 3 pli 4
20 13.5 British Iron 8 —lO
35 243 Brazilian Imp. (issued
• at X 5 pm.) 5 53
30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiaba 4 • - 5 511
20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 30 —3l 314
3 all Carson's Creek 4
40 all ICobre Copper 4l 4'14
5 1 Colonial Gold 1 2 p 2i 5
... 14 Copiapo B. 9 8
St. all CopperMinersof Eng 65 75
25 all Do. Preference 8 9 p
5 all English and Austin
Copper Smeltg. Co l5 —ll d
20 all General l5 —l7
2 all Great Nugget Vein 2 —2l p 4
3 all Great Polgooth par 3 p
1 all Lake Bathurst 5 A d
1 all Liberty par— i p
1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold
Quartz Crush. Co i
1 all Mariquita Rd par i
10 9 Mexican &S. Amerie 8 83
1 all New Granada * $ P
1 all Nouveau Mondo lg -l' p
5 1 Poi;, Philip par- i p 1*
1 all Quartz Lock * 4 p 1#
50 all Rhymney Iron 24 —26
15 Do. New 7 8
30 105 Santiago de Cuba
1 all South Australian 3 P
10 7En Croft 9 111
283 all United Mexican 5 51 53 a
1 all Waller rd
1 all West Granada........ 3d -- i p
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1 all Weal' Mariposa par— 1 p 144
1 all Yuba I P
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
40 all Australasia B7 -- 88
50 all British N. American ... ...
20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India,
Australia, & China 5 lip 3 I
100 25 Colonial ... •••
100 20 Commercial of Lon-
don , • ••.
10 English Scottish and
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Australian li —13 p 5
, 20 123 Loud. Chart. Bk. of
Australia 3 —3.1 p
b 0 20 London and County ... ...
50 10 London Joint Stock ... ...
100 20 Loud. &Westminster ... ...
20 2 London Bank of Aus-
tralia and India
50 228 National of Ireland ... ...
25 all Oriental Bank of
Corporation 53 54
25 5 Do. New •• •
100 25 Provincial of Ireland ... ...
10 all Do. New — •••
5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg
& Gold Imp. Co sd— par
25 25 South Australia 49 51
25 all Union of Australia 7B 79 77i 5
. . 28 Do. New
50 10 Union of London ... ...
40 all Union of Madrid — ...
MISCELLANEOUS.
100 35 Australian Agricult 179 81 773
1
20 8 Austrlasn.Pcific.Mail' ... ...
10 6 Anstraln. Royal Mail! . . . .
38A Brit. Americn. Land 67 •- 72
100 32i,Canado. 65 70
5 5 Crystal Palace 33 3f 85 5
4 2 Crystal Pal. of France 1 13 34 i
20 1 Eastern Steam — ...
1 1 Electric. Teleg. of Ir ... ...
15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat ... ...
50 General Screw Steam ... ...
20 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar ... ...
1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel' ... ...
10 2 Netherlands Land._ \ ... _
...
20 73,Nrth. of EuropoSteam ..„ ...
50 all Peninsular &Oriental' ...
50 25 Do. Do. ••• - ..•
100 60 Royal Mail Steam._ ... _
...
25 25 South Austral. Land 46 49
1 1 Submar. Telegraph ... _
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5 2 Universal Emigration -
and Colonisation 1
100 28i Iran Diemen's Land 2O 21 ... _
...

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LLOYD'S SHIPPIAG-(TRIS DAY.)

QUARANTINE NOTICE.

The Portuguese Government has given notice that all
ships calling at, or by voluntary or forced return, enter
without a bill of health any port of the kingdom, or the
adjacent Islands, will be able without difficulty to receive
under quarantine any refreshments, provisions, succours,
or objects of which they stand in need, notwithstanding
the want of a bill of health.

LONDON, May 18.—Wind this day at Noon, N.E. ; light
pleasant breeze, and fine clear sultry weather.
FALMOUTH, May 17.—Wind, E. Sailed—Onda, Quebec.
Off Port—Triton' Batavia, for Amsterdam. The Sarah
Horne, Bonny to Liverpool, leaky, was spoken April 5, 21
N., 21 W.
PORTSMOUTH, May 17.—Wind, W. to E. Sailed—Ame-
rican Eagle, New York.

SounaairToN, May 17.—Wind, N.W. Sailed-315,g
dalene (s), West Indies.

Bnisia, May 17.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Columbus,
Mauritius. Sailed—Commodore, Melbourne ; Fanny, Bar-
badoes.

11151 17

SHIELDS, May 17.—The Nuova Vencider has come off
shore without damage.
OFF FOWEY.-Sir Charles Ross, Sydney, N.S.W.
QUEENSTOWN, May 16.—Wind, S.B. Arrived—Hen-
rietta, Callao, for Berwick ; Johanna Carolina, Rio Grande.
Off Port—Oriental, Calcutta, for Liverpool ; Jenny Lind,
Callao.

THE MAILS.—SOITTHAMPTON, Tuesday, May 17.—
The royal mail steam-ship Magdalena, Captain C. M.
Chapman, sailed this afternoon with the usual mails for
the West Indies, Spanish Main, Pacific, and California,
in charge of Lieutenant Scriven, Admiralty
agent. She took out 75 passengers and a full cargo.
The Orinoco, Lieutenant Philip Hast, R.N., Commander,
with the homeward West India and Pacific mails, due
on the 16th inst., is hourly expected. The Peninsular
and Oriental Steam Navigation ship Taghs, Captain J.
Joy, departed this afternoon with the mails for Vigo,
Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, 32 passengers, a
large general cargo, and specie value 30,0001., for
Lisbon, and 7,0001. for Gibraltar. The Indus, with
the heavy portion of the East India, China, and Medi-
terranean mails, is expected to reach Southampton
about Thursday or Friday next. The United States
mail steam-ship Humboldt, Captain J. D. Lines, with
dates from New York to the 7th inst., is expected off
Cowes, en route to Havre, in the course of Wednesday
or Thursday. .

COKE, May 16.--Wind, S.B. Sailed—Zephyr, Barba-
does ; Ocean, St. John's, N.B.
WEXFORD, May 16.—The Jeune Louis, Maraua to this
port, got on the Long Bank, and came off with five feet of
water in her hold.

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.)

ROMANTIC SuicrDE.—On Wednesday morning the
body of a young man was discovered in a small copse
near the Crystal Palace, with his head blown to pieces,
and a new rifle pistol lying by his side. Information
being given at the police station, Sergeant Sole and two
constables proceeded to the spot, and removed the body
to the bonehouse, Sydenham. An inquest was held on
Thursday, when, from the evidence, it appeared that the
deceased's name was Lawrence Cooper Mason, aged 17,
and for the last four years he had been in the employ of
Mr. Atwell, butcher, of High-street, Camberwell, and
carried on a correspondence with his young mistress,
only 14 years of age, which his master endeavoured to
put an end to, which induced him to leave his service,
and terminate his existence as described above. Two
letters, which were found on his person, were then read,
the first of which was addressed to his master, and was
as follows :- " Sir,—l have been in your service upwards
of four years, and I must say I have met with every en-
couragement I have wished for until lately. I have
noticed that you did not seem Patisfied with what I have
done, which has made me answer you at times very
sharp, which you. have noticed ; and, as I am to be
separated from the sole object of my affections, there is
no more comfort for me in this world ; my heart is ready
to burst with grief. In fact, my agonies at the present
time is more than I can bear, and therefore I am de-
termined to ease myself of them by taking my own life.
No doubt by the time you receive this I shall have
breathed my last. I hope you will forward my box and
all that belongs to me to my afflicted parents. I cannot
say any more, so farewell for ever." The second was
addressed to his young mistress, of which the following
is a copy :—"These few lines comes from your broken-
hearted lover, whose happiness is going never to return
again. I hope you will accept this as a ,last token of
of my love, and keep it in remembrance of me. I have
now left the world, never to see you more, so farewell
for ever. No doubt you will hear I some sad news from
your father after you have received this note.':—The
Jury returned a verdict of "Temporary insanity."—
Bentish Mercury.

3 Antvrrp. &Rotterdam
3 Belgian Eastn. Junet.
all Charleroi & Erquelin
10 Dijon and Besan9on..

ld
1 14
134 lt.
21 3IR
1a
54 —5l P
—1 P
„2 P
2 z p

8 Dutch Rhenish-
all East Indian
1 Do. Extension .. .
all Gt. Indian Peninsula
10 Gd. Junct. of France
20i Gt. Westn. of Canada
Shares
2 Lucca and Pistoja, 5
per cent. prof
15 Luxembourg
10 Do. (Railway)

par i P

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2 —2i P

2 Do. --
3 Do. (Canal)
2 Do. 6p. cent. pref
9 Lyons & Meaerran
74 Madras
29 Maria Antonia
10 Do. New
all Namur & Liege (with

interest
all Do. (ex interest)
all Northern of France
all Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds
(fmy. B. ScAms. Shs I
all NorwegianTrnk.Pref
10 Paris and Lyons
all Paris and Orleans
all Paris and Rouen
all Paris and Strasbourg
4 Paris CaenitCherbrg.
Quebec Richmond
all Rouen and Havre._
all Sambre and Meuse
4 Do. 5?; per cent. pref
4 Southern of France
2s. Upper India Scrip
all West Flanders
10 Do. 5i per c. Pref
10 Western of France
2 West. of Switzerland
5 New Zealand

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CORN EXCHANGE.

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The supply of English wheat in to-day's market was
large, and chiefly the refuse of Monday. As the attend-
ance of both town and country buyers was very limited,
the demand ruled heavy, at Monday's decline in the quo-
tations, and a clearance was not effected.
The show of foreign wheat was not extensive, but in fair
average condition. All descriptions moved off slowly, and
late rates were barely supported. Floating cargoes met
only a moderate inquiry.
' Scarcely any English barley was brought forward ; but
the supply of foreign was rather extensive. The trade
ruled heavy, on former terms. In malt very little was
doing, yet holders were firm.
Owing to the large arrival from abroad, the oat trade
was heavy, but no further decline took place in prices.
Beans and peas were quite as dear.
Flour ruled dull, at barely late rates.

ARRIVALS THIS WISES.
Wheat. ) Barley. } Malt. Oate.
1,720 100 870 fit)
3,270
- 16,250

Flour.
910

English ..
Irish ...
Foreign ..

13;40 I 4,620

3u i

200 sk s
4,360 brls

WHITECHAPEL.

37i i i ex

The demand for each kind of meat at this market to-day
ruled steady. The following are the quotations :
Beef, 2s 10d to 3s 10d ; mutton, 38 8d to 4s 6d ; lamb, 4s 10d
to 68 2d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 10d; pork, 38 6d to 4s 4d per Sibs
by the carcase.

BOROUGH HOP.
All kinds are in very limited supply, and steady request,
at full prices.

ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL.-A representation
having been made to the committee of governors of St.
Bartholomew's Hospital, that many of the in-patients
who are in indigent circumstances, and have no friends
to visit and assist them with such small necessaries of
tea and sugar, and that others who have these comforts
are unable to make their own breakfast; have ordered
that each patient, whose complaint will admit of the in-
dulgence, shall be supplied with a pint of tea, sweetened
and milk iu it ; the tea is made in the respective wards,
and consequently issued to the patients hot ; being sup-
plied with a sufficient quantity of bread and butter,
they are placed in a much better position than the in-
mates of other similar institutions.

LITERATURE.

The Theory and Practice of Caste in India. By
W. A. Irving. Smith, Elder, and Co.

In this little work it is proposed to consider the
effects of caste on the institutions and probable
destinies of the Anglo-Indian Empire. The author
truly remarks that it is astonishing how little the
people of this country know about India generally,
considering that the happiness of nearly one-eighth
of the whole human race depends upon our eer-
tions there. Most minute details are given of the
origin, formation, and workings of caste. There
are four principal classes, the sacerdotal, the mili-
tary, the industrious, and the servile. After de-
scribing at large the advantages and disadvantages
of this system in the political, military, and civil
institutions, the book goes on to portray the effects
on the natives themselves. It has fostered civi-
lisation up to a certain point, and then retarded it.
The future is finally brought under our notice. It
is declared that the necessity for caste is over—it
is no longer desirable, but that at th© same time it
should be gradually relinquished, and not forcibly
and suddenly uprooted. It is truly observed, that
when enlightenment shall have spread further and
wider, then will caste be suppressed effectually and
for ever. When the inhabitants no longer believe
that the world is a flowe'r, of which India is the
cup, and the other countries the leaves. There is a
great deal of sense and reason in this work. Much
information is given, and it is well said that
hitherto India has been regarded too much as the
marvellous and romantic, and that to obtain a
real acquaintance with its customs and ceremonies
requires much serious attention.

The Land Tax of India. By Neil B. E. Baillie.
Smith, Elder, and Co.

This work explains the nature of the land tax of
India, according to the Mohammedan law. It is
necessary to understand the language in which
they are written before it is possible °to form any
just idea of these records. Hitherto only very im-
perfect translations have been made, and even the
commentaries are in the Arabic. _ _ .

The author has studied the subject, and trans-
lated from the Futawa Alumgeree such portions
as seemed most abstruse, and hitherto misunder-
stood. A long introductory essay is given in which
the principles of the law are given and applied to
the present system of land revenue.
There are six chapters, in which are explained
the relative bearings of the Khiraj, or land tax,
and the Ooshe, or tithe, the Rhooms, or metals,
and buried treasures ; and, lastly, a contract called
Mbojarrant, which regulates the relations of pro-
prietor and possessor of the soil. An appendix is
affixed to these accounts, in which documents are
given showing the various workings of the law. A
vast amount of time and trouble must have been
expended on a work like this, as every item of in-
telligence conveyed has been compiled from many
sources, and translated from languages difficult to
understand thoroughly enough for such an elabo-
rate purpose. But the labour has not been lost,
inasmuch as the reader will inevitably find these
explanations very serviceable in enabling him to
form an idea of the mode in which Indian affairs
are conducted.

ciated. "Napoleon was mean in his conduct to-
wards her. Alexander would liave honoured her
as a princess. Cesar would have adored her."
The varied information here met with renders it a
desirable work for all studiously inclined, while
there ip, at the same time, much to afford enter-
tainment.

Peace, War, and Adventure. By G. L. Chester-
ton. 2 Vols. Longman.
The author of this work has had unusual oppor-
tunities of observation, having been formerly of
the Field Train department of the Royal Artillery,
and a Captain in the Army of Columbia, and he is
at present Governor of the House of Correction at
Coldbath-fields. The greatest part of his autobio-
graphy relates to his foreign adventures, but not
the least curious and interesting portion describes
his efforts, after his appointment as Governor of
the prison, to reform and remodel its management.
He had to encounter the greatest difficulties, and the
most violent opposition was not from the prisoners,
although they vehemently resented his interference
with their arrangements, but from the turnkeys
and other officials. These were in the habit of re-
ceiving large bribes from the prisoners and their
relatives, and to those who gave the largest bribes
the most numerous indulgences were accorded.
Having at length succeeded in dismissing these
culprits, and in obtaining efficient subordinates, he
succeeded in remodelling the arrangements of the
prison, and is justly proud of the service ho has
rendered to society.
The travels are chiefly in Spain and America,
and contain a lively and varied account of the
events which occurred under the author's observa-
tion at the important period in which his journey
was undertaken. The volumes include a descrip-
tion of Antwerp and Brussels. The writer com-
menced his voyages in the year 1812, consequently
he was an actor in some of those exciting scenes
which were then passing. The following is from
the Preface :
" Enterprises of rare occurrence, perils in distant and
savage localities, and extrication the least probable from
the last possible extremity, appear prima facie to em-
body all the materials calculated to instruct and to
amuse. The manner in which the tale is developed, and
the scenes and incidents illustrated, would appear to
constitute the chief difficulty. In those respects I hare
sought to employ a simple narrative style, devoid of in-
flated pretension, and to relate the events of my life in
their duo order, without exaggeration, adopting the
autobiographical form in deference to the counsel of ex-
perienced advisers. There is, however, a second, and
perhaps more powerful, reason for the task I have under-
taken. The British public can hardly fail to listen with
sensibility to a review of the sacrifices, the heroism, and
the hapless fate of whole masses of their countrymen,
whom a love of liberty and a spirit of adventure had
allured to the distant provinces of Spanish America.
Their services and sufferings are worthy of record ;
while it is due to our national reputation that the futile
tactics of incompetent leaders should be exposed, and
the miscarriage of British co-operation ascribed to its
real cause. The aggregate of the auxiliary force dis-
patched by private enterprise from this country was
computed at 6,000 men, of whom the merest fraction
survived to relate the trials and miseries of the conflict ;
while I, individually, appear in this and in other adven-
tures to have providentially borne a charmed life.
"Again, as governor of this vast prison, where for
nearly twenty-four years I have had so wide a field for
the contemplation and study of the criminal classes, I
cannot but conceive that I have much to disclose calcu-
lated to interest mankind in general and philanthropists
in particular. Here, therefore, is another fruitful theme
for useful disquisition, and a subject of momentous in-
terest to society at large."

The Patentee's Manual. By J. Johnson and J
H. Johnson. Longman.

This little work is a treatise on the law and
practice of letters patent, especially intended for
the use of patentees and inventors. It treats of
the patentable invention, of its utility, novelty,
&c., of the duration and extent of letters patent,
of the title and the specification, of disclaimers
and alterations, and all the other various practical
points connected with the subject. It will, there-
fore, bo seen that it presents a concise, although
complete, volume of information.

llPLeod's Carpenter's Spelling Assistant.
Longman.

This is a now edition of Carpenter's Spelling
Assistant, which contains many important addi-
tions and alterations. One of the chief of these is
the division of the words into syllables which cor-
respond with the pronunciation, such as " mon-ey,"
instead of " mo-ney." All inaccurate definitions
have also been removed, and the work now presents
a most efficient and valuable spelling assistant.

Classic and Historic Portraits. By James Bruce

2 vols. Hurst and BlaCkett.

The object of this work is to convey a more ge-
neral idea than we at presenb'possess, and to im-
part a better knowledge than is usually displayed,
of the celebrated characters of the world. The
author has confined himself to no narrow limits,
—each country, every age, and all ranks have con-
tributed to fill his records and illustrate his mean-
ing. The style is very lively and descriptive, and
evidently the subject has been taken up by one who
is deeply engrossed with its importance and interest.
It is truly observed in the preface that, in spite of
the cursory style of historians, and the curtailed
accounts of biographers, the general reader is
anxious to be informed of the personal appearance
and peculiar characteristics of the distinguished in-
dividuals submitted to his notice. It is this which
is the subject matter of the volumes in question.
It is probable, as is here suggested, that erroneous
impressions have been formed concerning many of
the persons of celebrity now before us. For in-
stance, it is argued that ./Esop was not considered
ill-looking in his own time, although, since, posterity
has insisted on making him deformed. The testi-
monies of various writers of celebrity aro brought
forward to prove the falsity of this assertion. Char-
lemagne, we are told, was immense ; indeed, from
the account here given, he appears to have been on
a colossal scale. Some very interesting pages are
devoted to Abelard and Heloise, though cer-
tainly they do not add to the romance of
front a simple,
their history. He, it appears, was more than
forty when lie first made her acquaintance ; she
was a girl of seventeen. His sin was appare-
entirely premeditated ; she erred
enAtliyarayll nstlye
has, has not been d
Queen enknoofmS,
irresolute,lle
are
informed, yielding
na nature.
evidently
of her bears out the declaration
justice to—her real beautyl Scots,
dtgs e'
one
suffered from
imagination of painters. The fame of her the
loveliness
has come down to
our days, but the
not adequate to the renown, description •
is
laboured under a singular misfortune MP Lune de Stael
ar •
capacity. Her mental end in another
owinents were not
appre-