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N°. 17,649.] LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING SU N, APRIL 19, 1849.

IMPERIAL HOTEL, HUDDERSFIELD.
JAMES T. WIGNEY, in thanking his friends and the public
generally for their kind and increasing patronage since opening the
hbove Hotel, begs to assure t em of his continued exertions to afford
them every comfort and convenience when honoured with a visit ;
and also takes this opportunity of informing them that he has, in ad-
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dition to the " Imperial" at Iludderefleld, entered upon t -e long-es-
tablished and well-accustomed Commercial and Family Hotel, the
" George," at Waktfleld, where Commercial Gentlemen and others
may depend upon having every accommodation t ey can possibly
de ire.
April, 1849.

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Adam street.
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Visitors to the Theatres, Citizens, and Gentlemen connected with
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most comfortable and reasonable in the metropelis.—Fish and
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o'clock. Private Dining-rooms excellent lieds, superior Wines and
Spirits, fine Ales, and Barclay and Perkins's Stout.
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LD FRENCH BRANDY, purest possible
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_os.

MARSALA in perfection, as partaken by the Xobi ity, 51.—four
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PORT and SHERRY (beautiful Wines—it is scarcely necessary to
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STANFIELD-HALL MURDERS.

NORWICH, TUESDlY.—Yesterday afternoon the Fon-
demnei convict Rush was visited by the whole of his
family of nine children. They arrived at the Castle be-
tween two and three o'clock, and were accompanied by
Mr. James Rush, of Wymondham, brother of the con •
vict, and Mr. Sumes, the brother of the late Mrs. Rush.
The Governor conducted them to the cell in which the
convict lies. When Mr. Pinson announced to the con-
vict that his family had arrived Rush for a moment or
two buried his face in his hands, and seemed to be
deeply affected. Having regained somewhat of his
usual composure, he said "Let them be admitted ;"
and the next minute the whole of the nine children
were in the presence of their unhappy parent. The
scene is described as being most heartrending, both
parent and children giving way to the wildest pa-
roxysms of grief. They spoke little upon family affairs.
The convict with intense earnestness called upon God to
witness his innocence of the foul crimes imputed to him,
and with many prayers recommended his children, espe-
cially the younger ones, to the protecting care of the
Almighty. The interview lasted upwards of two hours,
and as it was understood that this was to be the parting
visit, its close was most harrowing. Parent and chil-
dren embraced each other, and gave vent to the loudest
lamentations. At length the children of the unhappy
man left him, and after indulging for some moments in
grief, he fell upon his knees, and was engaged for a long
time in earnest prayer. A cheque for 401. has just been
given up by Rush to Mr. Pinson, the governor of the
Castle, under very curious circumstances. It will be
recollected that in the course of the trial Mr. John
Cann, solicitor and clerk to the magistrates at Wy-
mondham, produced certain papers and books which
he found at Potash-farm, on going there after the
apprehension of Rush. Amongst these was a pocket-
book which contained certain entries relative to
Rush's business, and also a few memoranda, &c., on slips
of paper. There was also a cheque in it drawn in favour
of Rush for 401. Immediately on the pocket-book being
produced in court Rush asked permission to inspect it,
and as the judge assented it was immediately handed up
to him. After detaining it some few moments he re-
quested that he might be allowed to have it in his pos-
session until the following morning. The counsel for
the prosecution objected to this, whereupon Rush handed
back the book to Mr. Cann. No examination of the
book was made when it came from the hands of the pri-
soner, but on the following day Mr. John Cann dis-
covered that the cheque had been abstracted. His sus-
picions immediately fell on the prisoner Rush; indeed,
Mr. Cann felt convinced that nobody else could
have taken it, the book, with others, having
been placed in a strong chest locked up while
it remained at Mr. Cann's house. Nothing was done
in the matter until after the close of the trial, when
Mr. Pinson, the Governor of the Castle, was requested
to sound the convict on the subject. When Mr. Pinson
first put the question to him, Rush said, " No doubt
that fellow Cann has got it—why don't you ask him?
he knows all about it." Day after day passed; similar
questions were put to the convict on the subject, only,
however, to elicit the same reply, that Cann knew all
about it, and that if they wanted any information about
it, they had better ask him. " It's of no use asking me
anything," said Rush, " I tell you I have not got it, and
don't know anything about it. No doubt that fellow
Cann has taken it." On Friday last Mr. Durrant, a highly
respectable solicitor of Norwich, visited the Castle, and
!n the presence of the governor saw Rush on the sub-
ject of the missing cheque. Rush fenced for a long
time, and at length said, " Well, suppose I do know any-
thing of it, what then?" It was urged upon him that
as he had improperly obtained possession of it, he ought
to give it up._He said, " No, I don't want to trouble my-
self about it. I don't know anything about it. You bad
better ask John Cann." Mr. Durrant pressed him very
closely, and at length Rush said, " Well, suppose it
should be found, what would become of it?" Mr. Pinson,
the Governor, replied that, under the circumstances, he
had no doubt the Crown would order it to be handed
over to the convict's family. Rush, after musing a
few moments, said, " Well, Mr. Pinson, if you really
think it will be given to my children, perhaps I might
bo able to toll you something about it. You will find
it in the lining of my hat." The hat was immedi-
ately produced, and the cheque was found carefully
placed under the lining in the crown. During the
few moments Rush had possession of the book in court
ho managed to abstract the document, unseen by any
one, although every eye was turned upon him. On
being convicted, he was very particular about his hat,
and manifested considerable anxiety about it before he
left the dock.

The family of the convict have been ejected from
Feheingham-fare under the notice of ejectment some
time since served. They still remain at Potash, but only
upon sufferance. There is some talk of pulling down
Potash-farm, and building another house upon its site,
to be called, of course, by a different name.
Mrs. Jermy and Eliza Cheatney, both of whom are
sail at Stanfield-hall, era going on favourably; indeed,
the latter has almost completely recovered.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.

From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)

WEDNESDAY,APZIL 18.

AFFIRMATION BILL.
Order for Third Reading', read; Motion made, and Ques-
tion proposed, "That the Bill-be -now read the third time."
Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at
the end of the Question to add the words "upon this day
six months:"—Question put, " That the word now' stand
part of the Question." The House divided:—

MAJORITY-AYES, 70.
Adair, Hugh E. Harris, Richard Scholdield, W.
Aglionby, 11. A. Ilastie, Archibald Scully Francis
Armstrong, Sir A. Hayter, W. G. Shell, It. L.
Baines, M. T. Hobhouse, T. B. Simeon, John
Baring, Sir F. T. Hume, Joseph Smith, J. B.
Berkeley, Captain Jervis, Sir John Somerville, Sir W.
Berkeley, C. L. Kershaw, James litansfleld, W. R. C.
Bernal, Ralph King, P. J. Sullivan, Michael
Botiverie, E. P. Lewis, George C. Tennent, R. J.
Boyle, Colonel M`Gregor, John 'Thickness., It. A.
Brutherton, J. Maitland, Thomas Thompson, Colonel
Brown, W. Marshall, J.- G. Thornely, T.
Cobden, Richard Marshall, William Trelawny, J. S.
Dalrymple, Captain Matheson, James Tufnell, H.
Duncan, George Matheson, Colonel Watkins, Colonel
Dundas, Admiral Morris, David Willcox, Brodie
Evans, William O'Connell, J. Wfliams, John
E wart, William Pearson, Charles Williamson, Sir IL
French, F. Pinney, W. Wilson, James
Gibson, Thomas M. Rawdon,:Colonel Wilson, Matthew
Glyn, George Carr Rice, E. It.
Greene. John Romilly, Sir John
Grey, Sir G. Russell, Lord J.
Grey, It. W. Rutherfurd, A.
Hallyburton,:Lord J. Salwey, Colonel

TELLIES.
Wood, W. P.
Buxton, Sir E.

MINORITY-NOES, 46.

Arkwright, G. Egerton, W. T. Portal, Melville
Rogge, William FeHewes, E. Richards. Richard
Baldock, E. H. Fitzroy, Henry Sidney, Alderman
Bankes, G. Fuller, A. E. Spooner, Richard
Barrington, Viscount Greenall, Gilbert Stafford, Augustus
Beckett, W. Hale, R. B. Trollope, Sir J.
Bennet, P. Harris, Captain Turner, George
Beresford, William Hood, Sir A. Yyse, H.
Blair, Stephen Jolliffe, Sir W. H. Waddington, H. S.
Rourke, R. S. Lindsay, Colonel Walsh,:Sir J. E.
Brooks, Lord Lygon, Gen. Willoughby, Sir 11.
Buller, Sir Y. Newdegate, C. N. Worcester, Marquis
Cebbold, J. C. Packs, C. W.
Coles, Henry B. Pakington, Sir J. TILLEILII.
Compton, H. C. Patten, J. W. Henley, J. W.
Duckworth, Sir J. Peel, Sir Robert Goulburn, Henry
Edwards, Henry Plumptre, J. P.

PRINCE ALBERT'S VISIT TO

LINCOLNSHIRE.
LINCOLN, TUESDAY.—From an early hour in the morning
this ancient city has presented every appearance of a day of
public rejoicing. The morning was ushered in with a merry
peal.
At 12 o'clock the mayor (R. Whitton, Esq.), the recorder
(Mr. Sergeant Clark), the high steward, the town-clerk, the
city sheriff, the mayor's chaplain, the aldermen, and common
councilmen, assembled at the Corn Exchange, where they
were dressed in their new robes.
At one o'clock the procession started, for the Midland Rail-
way, to await the arrival of his Royal Highness.
At half-past twelve the Lord Bishop of the diocese and the
Earl cf Yarborough arrived at the station from Brocklesby,
also to await the arrival of the Prince.
Upon the arrival of his Royal Highness, the Mayor and
Recorder alighted from their carriages, and were severally
introduced to the Prince by the Earl of Yarborough.
The procession then left the station in the same order in
which it entered, and returned to the Corn Exchange, the
carriage containing the Prince following immediately after
that of the Mayor.
Upon the arrival at the Corn Exchange the Prince was
led in by the Earl of Yarborough. As soon as his Royal
Highness had taken his seat, the Recorder read the following
address :

"To HIS ROYAL lIIGHBEiS FIELD MARSHAL TIIE FRLNCE
ALBERT, "
We, the Mayor, Aldermen, an E.G.,
Citizens of the city of
&C.
Lincoln, beg to offer to your Royal Highness a cordial and
d
hearty welcome to our ancient city—a city formerly the oc-
casional residence of the monarchs of England, and always
distinguished for the loyalty and patriotism of her citizens.
" We hail with feelings of the-highest gratification the
presence of the illustrious Consort of our gracious and be-
loved Queen, and the occasion thus afforded us of expressing
to your Royal Highness in person, our deep respect and
admiration of those moral virtues and personal accomplish-
ments which have won for your Royal Highness
the esteem
and attachment of all classes of her Majesty's subjects.
" The estimable example which your Royal Highness pre-
sents of personal and domestic excellence has filled us with
no less admiration, than the solicitude shown by you for the
best interests of the people in giving the influence of your
elevated position and enlightened exertions to the support of
public institutions, in which Englishmen may feel an honour-
able pride, for the promotion of benevolent objects; the en-
couragement of the arts, and the advancement and diffusion
of knowledge : and we appreciate with admiration and grati-
tude those motives which have led 'your Royal Highness
to visit these parts of her Majesty's dominions, in order to give
the auspicious and encouraging sanction of your illustrious
name and presence to the commencement of works connected
with the commercial welfare of the country.
" We hope in all sincerity that your Royal Highness may
have a safe and agreeable progress in the execution of your
gracious and laudable object; and that, under the blessing of
Divine Providence, your Royal Highness %ay live long to
enjoy the honours and advantages of your high and distin-
guished position, and the consciousness of having employed
the powers and influence they confer in the amelioration and
improvement of our common species."
His Royal Highness then returned the following gracious
answer :

-..... .
"I have received with very great pleasure your welcome
to the ancient and loyal city of Lincoln. The kind expres-
sions you make use of as to myself cannot fail to be deeply
felt and valued by me. You do me no more than justice in
believing that I am sincerely anxious to give every encou-
ragement t.) the institutions of this country, of which you
may feel justly proud; some of which provides for the wants
and sicknesses of poor persons, and others are directed to the
diffusion of arts and sciences through the country, and for
elevating the condition of the British people.
" I have availed myself of this opportunity to visit Lin-
colnshire for a first time, and could not do so without visiting
this its capital city, and the magnificent cathedral with
which it is adorned. I hope sincerely the great commercial
work of which I am going to lay the foundation-stone will
prosper and increase your commerce, and that it may add to
the welfare and prosperity of this town and county."
The Town Council and Aldermen were then severally in-
troduced to the Prince.
The procession then left the Corn Exchange, and pro-
ceededorpor
at
toi theo n
received
b y thehis
Lordßo y
Bishop
Highness and the
Corporation of Lincoln,
and the Very Rev. the Dean and the Very Rev. the Chap-
ter. The Prince was conducted over the magnificent edifice
by the Bishop and the Dean, who explained to the Royal
visitor the many objects of interest which this splendid edi-
fice contains, Ills Royal Highness expressed himself much
pleased with the various objects which be saw.
Having quitted the cathedral, the corporation conducted his
Royal Highness to the station of the Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire Railway, where a special train was in readi-
ness to convey him to Brocklesby Park, the seat of the Earl
of Yarborough, where he preposes to pass the night. The
procession then returned to the Corn Exchange, where they
disrobed.
On the arrival of the Prince at Broeklesby station, he was
met by the whole of the tenantry of the Earl of Yarborough,
mounted , on their splendid hunters, accompanied by the
band of the Lincolnshire Yeomanry Cavalry, and conducted
by them to the mansion.

BROCICLESBY, TUESDAY EVENING —Shortly after two
o'clock his Royal Highness Prince Albert left Lincoln
fur Brocklusby, the seat of the Earl of Yarborough. At
each station along the line arowds of healthy-looking
sturdy peasants and yeomen had assembled, who greeted
the special train as it swept along with loud cheers and
the waving of hats. Arriving at his destination, his
Royal Highness and suite alighted amidst every demon-
stration of loyalty and the firing of a royal salute, and
were' rapidly conveyed to the Earl of Yarborough's resi-
dence, which is about two miles distant from the rail-
way. The park, which was thrown open to the public,
presented, from the long stream of visitors passing
through it, a very animated appearance. It is of con-
siderable extent, and is ornamented at different points
with small lakes, and is well clothed with timber ; but
the beauties of the landscape are dependent more upon
natural than artificial e&cts, and for the stately avenues
of tall ancestral trees which form the approaches to
the mansions of the great nobles in other parts of the
country, there is here offered to the eye of the visitor the
broad, homely, and unadorned features of English wood-
land scenery. This absence of anything like ostentation
is not without its charm, and certainly harmonized well
with the rustic garb and aspect of the throng who
crowded thither to welcome their Prince. The Hall is
a substantial building entirely in keeping with all around
it, and totally divested of everything like architectural
embellishment or display. On the lawn in front of it
were drawn up the Earl Of Yarborough's tenantry, to the
number of 500 or 600, all mounted, and presenting, as
may b imagined, a very striking and interesting appear-
ance. Many of them wore tight cords and top-boots,
and, firmly seated on their hunters, revealed at a glance
the favourite pastime of the North Lincolnshire farmers.
Whether young men or old, in their open and manly
countenance could be traced the true yeoman-spirit,
blended with the contentment which a succession
of kind and liberal landlords never fails to inspire
in their tenantry. A more interesting sight, without
the slightest tincture of theatrical effect, could hardly be
witnessed. The Prince was greatly struck with them,
for, aft r receiving the graceful welcomes of the Coun-
tess of Yarborough at the entrance to the hall, he step-
ped out upon the lawn and reviewed this regiment of
mounted yeoman, expressing, as he did se, the high ad-
miration with which they inspired him. Another im-
portant feature in " the high state" of our great nobility
then presented itself, and the fox-hounds, which the
huntsman vouches are the oldest and best in England,
were seen hastening from their kennels to the centre of
attractikm. These came in also for a fair share of the
Prince's attention. The interest which he rdiifferen,
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address:—
ALBERT, CONSORT
OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN •
" The loy land dutiful Ad
dress of the Mayor, Aldermen,
and Burgesses of the a
ancient Borough of Boston, in
the County of Lincoln, unanimously adopted at a. 6 TO nIS ROYAL TlNtriNEss PRINCE
Ge-
neral Meeting of the Council, held on Thursday, the
sth day of April, in the year 1849.
" May it please your Royal Highness,—We' the
Mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the borough of Boa-
ton,
approach your Royal Highness with every feeling of
respect and affection, not only in consideration of the
exalted rank enjoyed by your Royal Highness as the cone
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"We also feel peculiar gratification that your Royal
Highness will, in passing through the fertile district
known as the Fens of Lincolnshire,' have an opportu-
nity of witnessing the altered condition of a large por-
tion of this extensive county, formerly a morass, but
which, yielding to the united skill and enterprise of the
engineer and agriculturist, has been transformed into its
present high state of cultivation.
"It would have been esteemed by the inhabitants of
our !cyst borough and ourselves a distinguished honour
to have received your Royal Highness there, but, having
ascertained that other engagessents would preclude our
enjoyment of that privilege, we have availed ourselves
of the opportunity liberally afforded by the Right Hon.
the Earl of Yarborough to pay our dutiful respects to
your Royal Highness at his mansion.
"Fervently praying that her Majesty our Most Gra-
cious Queen, and your Royal Highness, with your illus-
trious children, may long continue to live in the ardent
affections of a grateful, happy, and prosperous people,
enjoying the blessings of peace, and civil, religious, and
commercial freedom, we remain, with every sentiment
of loyalty and sincere regard for your Royal Highness,
"The Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses
of the Borough f Boston.
" Given under the Corporate Seal
this sth day of April, in the year
of our Lord 1849, and in the 12th
year of the reign of her Her Gra-
cious Majesty Victoria, &c."
cerleliys Rfuorytahlellmiigdhrnesesssv,rheipelhied3,.—uu"hlavtuhajnukstyporuesveeur
ytedsinto-
me, and am much gratified to find that you believe in the
anxiety which I feel for the prosperity and encourage-
ment of every undertaking that can improve and elevate
the moral and social condition of the people of this great
empire. The transformation of the district which for-
, werly was called the Lincolnshire Fens from unhealthy
sterility to their present high state of cultivation, is a
proud testimony to the enterprise and skill of your coun-
try. I regret much that the limited time at my disposal
during my visit to this neighbourhood precluded the pos-
sibility of my receiving an address in your borongh•

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loyalty and affection to her Majesty's person and family."
The ceremony concluded by the presentation of the
different members of the corporation.
It was intended that his Royal Highness should em-
ploy the interval which now remained till the dinner
hour in a survey of the rich country which surrounds
Brocklesby and of the system of farming which has
transformed the fens and chalky wolds of North Lin-
colnshire into the finest agricultural district in England,
and perhaps the finest in the world. The skies, however,
which do not wait on the pleasure even of princes, bad
prepared a great disappointment. Slight showers of snow,
which had fallen at intervals during the afternoon, after a
short but delusive promise of fair weather, began to in-
crease and be more frequent as the day advanced. The
wind rose till it blew;a perfect tempest. The air became
intensely cold, and loaded with drift, and before the even-
ing closed in the changing hues of the landscape had
disappeared, and all was white with snow ; a great
disappointment this to the Earl of Yarborough and
the farmers, who hoped to astonish the Prince with their
agricultural triumphs; but our variable climate may
perhaps renew to-morrow the opportunities which it has
withheld to-day. As it was, his Royal Highness made
good a visit to the splendid mausoleum of the Yarbo-
rough family, and to the pillar erected on the Wolds to
the memory of the late Earl. From this pillar a splen-
did view is obtained in fair weather of the surrounding
country, and the Yarborough estate is seen extending
for many miles in every direction. To-day the pros-
pect was entirely overcast, and very dreary. The wind
has now moderated, and the sky cleared up, so that
there is some chance of fine weather in the morning.
The dinner party at Brocklesby was as follows:
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Marquis of
Abercorn, Col. Phipps, Colonel Seymour, Mr. T. W.
Yorke, High Sheriff of Lincolnshire, the Earl of
Carlisle, Viscount Hawarden, the Bishop of Lincoln,
Sir Montague and the Lady Georgina Cholmeley, the
Lady Mary Corbet, Mr. and the Lady Mary Christo-
pher, the Lady Adele Capel, Sir C. and Lady Anderson.
Lord Worsley, the Hon. Captain D. Pelham, the Hon
Mr. Monson, the Lord Mayor of London, Mr. Parker,
M:P. for Sheffield, Mr. G. F. Heneage, Mr. E. Heneage,
M.P.; Mr. Chapman, Deputy Chairman of the Man-
chester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Company;
Mr. Rendel, C.E.; Mr. Fowler, C.E.; the Rev. R. C.
Brackenbury, rector of Brocklesby; and the Mayor of
Grimsby. While the great and titled were thus receiv-
ing
the splendid hospitalities of Lord Yarborough, his I
Lordship had not forgotten the claims of the poor. Two
oxen were slaughtered for their especial behoof, and an
abundant supply of fine home-brewed ale was added, to
complete the cheer.

GREAT GRIMSBY DOCKS.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.--A great national work
has this day been inaugurated with unusual magnificence
at the mouth of the Humber. The first stone of the
Great Grimsby Docks was laid by his Royal Highness
Prince Albert in the presence of a vast number of spec-
tators. The weight of that stone may furnish some idea
of the importance which is attached to the undertaking
by its projectors, and the vast results to themselves and
the public which they hope to achieve by bringing it to
a successful termination. The foundation stone weighs
11 tons. The Great Grimsby Docks are about to be
constructed on the south bank of the Humber, where it
enters the ocean, from the sweep of which they will
be protected by Spurn Head, the natural breakwater
interposed for the protection of the estuary at
the mouth of which it stands. Great Grimsby
until within the last few years, was an obscure fishing
Tillage, its harbour destroyed by "sitting up," without
manufactures or other produce for exportation, or the
means of forwarding imports to the interior. The
policy of our inland communication, which, in early
times, placed the great seaports as far up the banks, of
rivers as was practicable, gave to Hull the commerce of
the eastern coast, as Chester engrossed that of the west;
but the difficulties attending the navigation of the Hum-
ber, and the immense deposits of mud which were con-
tinually taking place within it from the confluence of the
rrent, the Ouse, and their tributary streams, have al-
ways impeded the progress of Hull as a great maritime
town. Like Bristol, it has struggled on for years, mak-
ing none of those gigantic strides to wealth and import-
ance which the progress of Liverpool exhibits. The
shipping interest of Hull is said to be larger than that of
Bristol—a fact which may be accounted for by the
proximity of the great manufacturing and mining dis-
tricts of the northern and midland counties and the
stimulus which has recently been given to trade by the
development of the railway system. The rapid im-
provetnent of Lincolnshire, however, in agricultural
prosperity, has induced its inhabitants to turn their
attention to the inconvenience of having Hull, which
belongs to Yorkshire, as their principal seaport, and
in consequence, while devising a scheme of railways for
opening the resources of their noble county, they have
included as a part of their plan the formation of docks
at Great Grimsby, which, by their size, commodious-
ness, and acceptability, will invite the whole traffic of
the German Ocean, and pour in that direction the im-
mense export trade of this country to the north of Eu•
rope. As an encouragement to the execution of these
plans, it has been noticed that within the last few years
a succession of events has tended to make the name of
Great Grimsby less contemptible than it had been for
many ages before. The increased use of bones, rape-
seed, oilcake, and other tillages, largely imported
from the north of Europe, the reduction of the
limber duties, the alteration in the corn-laws, the
general reduction of the tariff on Baltic produce, and,
lastly and chiefly, the rapid advance of railway
communication, have all tended to revive the de-
cayed fishing village towards a position commensu-
rate with its armorial and genealogical claims. The
importation of timber for railroad use has quite cast into
the shade the profits formerly netted from contraband
trade, and the two railways which meet here promise to
add a large foreign corn trade to the moderate business
now done in home produce on market days by a few
dozen farmers in front of the principal inn. Thus there
have been already laid at Great Grimsby the foundation
of a traffic in timber and manures with the North of
Europe, and, as these articles of commerce depend upon
au amount of demand in this country, which is likely to
go on increasing, the rapid rise of the new seaport and
the success of the docks are confidently anticipated.
But these are not the only considerations which render
the undertaking one of great public interest and import-
ance. The docks are designed with a special view to
the accommodation of steam traffic, and have a depth of
water at their entrance that will enable the smaller
class of coasting steamers to enter at all times of
the tide, and the larger class at half tide, or during
lo hours in the 24. The gates are of such a size as to
admit the largest steamers with ease and safety in any
weather, and the docks are supplied with puro fresh
water, which will insure the
C )stly part of a steamer's
projectors, therefore, very reasonably calculate that,
being for steamers two hours nearer
the sea than Hull,
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and having the advantages of railway communication,
Great Grimsby will draw to itself the whole steampacket
business of the Humber both in goods and passengers,
and that, as the nearest point of land they can make, it
will also become the great port for steamers from the
north of Europe. As already stated, the docks are ex-
pected also to come in for a fair share of the general
shipping business of the country. For the timber trade
great accommodation has been provided, in the ex-
tent of land allotted for bonding yards and ponds, into
which the river craft and coasters may be taken and
loaded in the least possible time and with the smallest
coat. In case of contrary winds tho advantage to ship-
ping of being so near the sea is very apparent, the ex-
pense of steam tugging and similar heavy charges being
entirely avoided. It is not to be forgotten that the ports
of the Humber, like all others along the coast, are
merely water stations for the transit of goods and pas-
sengers to the interior of the country, and that, in this
view, the Grimsby Docks are likely to prove a very im-
portant work to all the railways of the country. By
these railways it will be brought into direct communica-
tion with the great agricultural counties of Lincoln,
Norfolk, Cambridge, Northampton, Leicester, and Not-
tingham, with the large manufacturing towns of Notting-
ham, Leicester, Sheffield, and Manchester, with the coal
mines of Yorkshire, the salt produce of Cheshire,
and, above all, with Liverpool, the direct and
speedy transit to which, it is expected, will
prove vastly advantageous to commerce. If it
is found desirable for passenger traffic to have
inland stations erected at a cost of 100,0001. or 200,000 Z,
it will be obvious that such a water station as the Grims-
by Docks is cheaply purchased at a cost of from
400,0004 to 500,000/. Wet docks have only existed in
this country since the early part of the last century, no
very ancient date considering their great utility to a ma-
ritime people, the protection which they afford to ships
and their freights, and the facilities which they give for
the collection of the Customs revenue. They were first
constructed in Liverpool, and afterwards in London, but
it was not till the commencement of the 18th century
that they assumed the importance to which they are en-
titled as great national works, and vindicated the policy
of their formation, by the remunerative returns which they
yielded. They have now for some time been fully recognized
as forming a great step in the progress of the nation as a
mercantile community, but the difficulties of transit from
them to the store-rooms of the wholesale dealer have
hitherto been felt to be a great barrier, and this will
be appreciated when we state, that the cost of carting a
puncheon of rum from St. Katherine's Dock, in London,
exceeds the whole freight thence to Rotterdam, and
that it is cheaper to send a hogshead of sugar from
the London Docks by sea round to Gainsborough, and
thence to Sheffield, than to cart it to the Camden
of the London and North-Westertn
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system of the eountry, except at an enormous ex-
pense. Finally, with reference to this new work, a
into it. There will be numeroust
glance at the map will show that the sea-coast of
this country, while well supplied with spacious har-
bours on the south and west coast—with Portsmouth,
Plymouth, Milford Haven—with river ports Like Liver-
pool and London—is on the north-eastern coast lamen-
tably deficient in this respect. Upon it the whole force

of the German Ocean beats with tremendous violence,
and therefore any undertaking calculated to afford shelter
to our tempest-tossed shipping on this seaboard must be
looked upon as possessing a national character. In that
light the Government have viewed the Great Grimsby
Docks. The Sheerness squadron, under the command
of Admiral Elliot, rides in the harbour to celebrate the
occasion in true naval style, and the Commissioners of
Woods and Forests, in granting to the Dock Company
the land, which has been in a great measure reclaimed
from the dominion of the sea, have conditioned that the

dock gates shall be capacious enough to admit the
largest war-steamers, and that the Admiralty
shall at all times have as free use of the docks as of
those of Portsmouth and Plymouth. As to the plan of
the docks, the principle upon which they have been de-
signed is that of carrying them into deep water instead
of the older plan of making the dock inland, and digging
the channel up to it. In such a river as the Humber
this plan is attended with great advantage, as, from the
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sive deposit of mud is prevented, and the cost of dredg-
ing is avoided. The works embrace, first, an entrance
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docks ; thirdly, the great dock, 300 feet in length and
and 45 in width; fifthly, the dock with an area of 29
acres, accessible for all vessels for 20 hours oat of the
24; sixthly, the west wharf, 200 feet in length, with
railways, &c., upon it, and comprising an area of 12
acres; seventhly, the east wharf, 2,000 feet in length,
and 670 in width, to be appropriated to warehouses ; -
and lastly, a goods station, with railways laid to every
part, and embracing an area of 42 acres. These details
give some idea of the magnitude of the works and the
novelty of the principle upon which they have been con-
structed. Very considerable progress has already been
made with regard to them. The entire space to be oe•
cupied has been reclaimed from the sea, and protected by
strong embankments. .11.. vast quantity of stone and
timber has also been deposited upon the works, and it is
calculated that in two years they will be completed.
Already, through the genius of Mr. Rendell, the engi-
neer, the principal difficulties have been surmounted, and
no doubt the Grimsby Docks will soon, by his exertions,
be opened to the traffic which it is anticipated will flow
through it.
Returning from these necessary details to the move-
ments of Prince Albert. his Royal' Highness arrived here
by special train from Brocklesby shortly after one
o'clock. The station had been elegantly decorated for
his reception, and, painted in conspicuous characters over
the entrance were the words " God save the Queen." In
the station his Royal Highness received the corporation
of Great Grimsby, who presented a loyal address,
which was suitably and graciously acknowledged by
him. A procession was then formed of a train of
carriages to convey the Prince, the directors and
officers of the Dock Company, the corporation of the
town, and the visitors of Brocklesby, to the docks.
They were welcomed as they passed along with every
possible demonstration of joy and loyal enthusiasm
from the multitude. Flags were hung out at many of
the windows, some of them bearing loyal and patriotic
inscriptions, while others fluttered about in the una-
dorned simplicity of bunting. The cheering and waving
of hats was kept up incessantly as the special train
moved on, and none seemed more anxious to obtain a
glimpse of his Royal Highness than the gentler sex in
this part of Lincolnshire. Immediately after arriving at
the entrance to the dock works, which was graced with
an archway of evergreens, the engine was dismissed, and
the carriages conveying the Royal cortege were drawn
along by a whole host of navvies dressed in clean white
frocks, and showing, as they pulled " with a will " the
great brawny arms and swelling muscles by the strength
of which they earn their livelihood. Within the docks,
nothing but a vast space of enclosed sea-shore was at
first to be seen, with immense quantities of stone and
timber collected for the completion of the works. As
however we advanced, an immense amphitheatre opened
lap, the basement of which was considerably below the
level of low-water mark, and in the centre of which
rested the enormous foundation-stone. Close at hand
stood a handsome pavilion, within the well-stored re-
cesses of which, Messrs. Bathe and Breach, of the Lon-
don Tavern, had laid cut luncheon for upwards of 1,000
people. Around the other parts of the amphitheatre
seats had been prepared for 5,000 or 6,000 spectators, who,
it was anticipated, would be induced to pay ss. each for
the privilege of seeing Prince Albert lay the foundation-
stone; but the sky, during the early part of the day had
promised favourably, became overcast just at the time
when his Royal Highness was entering the docks; a ,
heavy snow shower descended; the consequences may
easily bo anticipated—the high price charged and the in-
clemency of the weather kept hundreds of persons away
who would otherwise have been joyful spectators, and
the unoccupied benches presented a very deserted and
dreary appearance. The Royal procession on entering
the docks took the outer line of railway, which was or-
namented with flags and banners placed at equal dis-
tances from each other, and which commanded a view
not only of the docks but also of,the Sheerness squadron
anchored without. Upon arriving at the amphitheatre,
the Prince and suite alighted from their carriages, and
the procession descending amidst the booming of a royal
salute and the enthusiastic cheers of the spectators, the
ceremony of laying the foundation stone commenced.
Colonel Humphrey, the Secretary of the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Company, took
charge of the inscription or depositum plate; Mr. Fow-
ler, of the glass vessel to hold the coins; Mr. Cole, of
the purse and coins; Mr. Adam Smith, of the trowel,
which was an extremely handsome and elaborate piece
of workmanship. The plan of the docks was appro-
priately entrusted to Mr. RendelL The Prince
placed a collection of new current coins of the
realm in a glass vessel, and having closed the stopper
of it, the Earl of Yarborough banded to him the
trowel, and briefly explained the object of the work.
The Prince then laid the stone in due form, anal placed
the glass vessel in the place of deposit assigned for it.
The following was the commemorative inscription:—
" This first stone of the Great Grimsby Docks was laid
by his Royal highness Prince Albert, on the 18th day
of April, in the year of our Lord 1849, and in the 12th
I year of the reign of her Majesty Queen Victoria.—May
God protect these docks." The ceremony concluded
with prayer, which was offered up by the Bishop of Lin-
coln. The Prince was then conducted, in procession, to
a private
tent prepared for his reception, while the as-
sembled company took their seats in the pavilion, and
awaited his arrival.
THE LUNCH.

The lunch took place shortly after two o'clock, and
was laid out in admirable taste, and on a scale of the
greatest profusion by the proprietors of the London
Tavern. No less than 1,000 guests, many of whom
were ladies, assembled to enjoy the hospitalities of the
company.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert sat on the right
hand of the Earl of Yarborough, who presided, and
among the eminent persons present were—Lady Mary
Christopher, the Bishop of Lincoln, Colonel Phipps,
Lord Worsley, Admiral Elliot, the Mayor of Manches-
ter, the Mayor of Grimsby, the Marquis of Aberoorn,
Countess of Yarborough, Viscount Hawarden, Lady
Sophia Pelham, Colonel Seymour, Mr. Christopher, Ge-
neral Thorne, Captain Maitland, Mr. Yorke, Mr. Hussey
Packe, Mr. E. Ileneage, Sir C. Anderson, the Rev. Mr.
Attwood, Dr. Bartolomi, the Master Cutler of Sheffield,
Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur, Sir John Nelthorpe, Lieu-
tenant Parkes, Captain Elliott, Colonel Wellesley, the
Hon. Captain Pelham • Lieutenant-Colonel Martin,
Lady Nelthorpe, Mr. Adam Smith, the Mayor of Shef-
field, Mr. A. S. Gee, Mr. J. M. Rendell, Mr. Turner,
Mr. Hutton, Mrs. Hutton, Sir M. Cholmeley, the Lord
Mayor, Lady Georgians Cholmeley, Mr. Chapman,
Lady Anderson, Earl of Mulgrave, and the Earl of
Scarborough.
At the close of lunch, thanks having been returned by
the Bishop of Lincoln,
The CHAIRMAN rose and said,—Your Iltoyal 'High-
ness, my Lords, Ladies, and Gentlemen, the first toast
I have now the honour to propose to your notice is
" the Health of her Majesty the Queen, and may God
bless her."—(Cheers.)
The toast having been drunk with great enthusiasm
and amidst every demonstration of loyalty,
The CHAIRMAN rose again and said—l have now the
honour to offer to your notice the toast of " His Royal
Highness Prince Albert."—(Cheers.) His Royal High-
ness has been very graciously pleased to come to this
place for the purpose of assisting at a ceremony the
fame of which we hope will go forth, not only in Eng-
land, but in all parts of the world with which the ma-
nufacturing interests of this country can be at
all connected, as a most important undertak isng.
We hare always considered it a most im-
portant undertaking, and his Royal Highness
having been pleased to come here on the pre-
sent occasion, shows that we have not been
toe
mistaken.
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Royal Highness s now visiting part of the country
of railways was scarcely
until the introduction
which,
known. Some people used to suppose we could not
move about in this country except in boats. It was
therefore not surprising, that when it was understood his
Royal Highness was coming among us, that great anxiety
should he evinced to know whether the report was true
But I am sure his Royal Highness will ad • *
admit that in
no part of England has he been where he has been
received with greater cordiality—(Loud •
cheers)—with a
more hearty welcome, and I trust I
may add that there
is no part of her Majasts's dominions
where there is a
more true devotion to her Majesty than among the sub-
jects of her Majesty who are
tl3 be found in these parts.
I am quite certain th •
at if we should at any time find
that her Majesty wished, in prosecuting a voyage from
London to Scotland, from stress of weather, to remain
quiet at anchor instead of knocking about in the roads,
she will find in a few years a ;most quiet retreat in the
Grimsby Docks. On the part of the company which has
undertaken these works, I must beg leave to tender to
you our thanks for the honour you have done us by
patronizing these works, and I trust, from what you
have seen, that you do not regret the task (for it is a
Itask at this inclement season of the year) which you
have iindertaken. I now give you " His Royal High-

ness Prince Albert, and may God bless him!"—(Pro
tracted cheeiing.)
His Royal Highness Prince ALBERT rose to acknow-
ledge the toast, and was most enthusiastically received.
Ile said—My Lord, I return you my most sincere thanks
that any exertions of mine should have met with your
approbation, and to you, ladies and gentlemen, for the
great marks of cordiality and kindness with which you
have received the toast.—(Cheery.) The set which has
this day been performed, and in
which you have been so
kind as to desire that I should take the chief part, could
not do otherwise but make a deep impression on'ine.—
(Cheers.) We have been laying the foundation of a
dock, not only as a place of safety, refuge, and refitment,
for our mercantile marine, and calculated to receive the
largest steamers of her Majesty's navy, but it may—and
I trust it will—be the foundation of a great commer-
cial port.—(Loud cheers.) This work, in future ages,
when we shall leng have quitted thi.i scene, and when,
perhaps, even our names shall be forgotten—(Cries of
" No, no, never")—will, I hope, become a new centre of
life, with the vast and ever. increasing commerce of the
world, and a most important link in the connexion of the
east and west.—(G rest cheering.) This work has been
undertaken, like almost all greet enterprises in this great
country, by private enterprise, private capital, and at
private risk, and it shares also in that other feature so
peculiar to the enterprises of Englishmen, that strongly
attached as they are to the institutions of their country,
and gratefully acknowledging the protectioa of the laws
under which those enterprises are undertaken and pros-
per, they love to connect them is some manner with the
authority of the Crown and the person of the Sovereign.
—(Loud cheers.) It is the persuasion of this circum-
stance which has impelled me to respond to your call, and
come amongst you—(Cheers)—as the readiest mode of
testifying to you how strongly her Majesty the Queen ap-
preciates and reciprocates those feelings. I have
derived the deepest gratification from this visit, as it has
brought me for the first time to the county of Lincoln,
so celebrated for its agricultural pursuits, and showing
so fine an example of the energy of the national charac-
ter, which, in this county, has succeeded in transforming
the most unhealthy swamps into the richest and most
fertile lands.—(Cheers.) I could not, I am sure, possi-
bly have seen finer specimens of Lincolnshire farming
than have been shown to me by your Noble Chairman
and my esteemed friend—(Cheers)—who has not only
made me acquainted with the most recent improve-
ments carried on in this county, but also with the gra-
tifying state of the relations between landlord and tenant
existing here, which I hope may become an example to
be followed in time throughout the kingdom.—(Loud
cheers.) Here it is felt that the mutual advantage of
both does not depend on a mere written letter of
agreement (Cheers) but on that mutual trust
and confidence which has always been considered a
sufficient security to warrant the extensive outlay of
capital and energy necessary to the carrying out of
farming operations on a large scale.—(Cheering.) I
now, in conclusion, beg to propose to you a toast which
I am sure you will all be anxious to drink with me—
" Prosperty to the Great Grimsby Dock."—(Cheers.)
Let us.implore the Almighty to bestow His blessing on
this work, under which alone is can prosper. I give
you "the Great Grimsby Dock and the health of the
Chairman and Directors of the Dock Company."—
(Loud cheers, in the midst of which his Royal Bigness
resumed his seat.)

The CHAIRMAN then rose and said—Your Royal
Highness, Ladies, and Gentlemen, I rise to return your
Royal Highness thanks, on the part of my colleagues
in the direction of the Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire Railway Company, who have also the
management of the Docks, inasmuch as, although in
the first instance the railway and the Great Grimsby
Dock were separate companies, now the Railway and
the Dock Companies have amalgamated. They were
amalgamated because it was considered by the
shareholders that they should be one undertaking.
There was only one interest to be considered, and it was
thought, and wisely, by the shareholders, that it would
be a great advantage that there should be a good under-
standing between the Dock and Railway Companies.—
(Cheers.) If they had not been united it might have
happened that what might have been obviously for the
convenience of the public might not, for some reason or
other, be carried oat, bat that, when the whole was
under one management, then it was likely that one would
not be at variance with the other, and that the public
would have the advantage of finding that which I believe
is novel in the railway world, viz., having a terminus in
the water instead of on the laud—for what will these docks
be but the terminus of the railway? They will be our
eastern terminus, while our western terminus will, in
fact, be Liverpool. It is true we shall not be united
under one management to Liverpool, but we shall
to Manchester, and thence we shall run over a line
in which this company has some interest.—(Hear,
hear.) Your Royal Highness cannot fail to observe
that this is a vast undertaking, and when I mention
to your Royal Highness, and those of this company
who aro strangers to this district, that the Act for these
docks was only obtained in 1845—when I remind you of
that circumstance I think it will be generally acknow-
ledged that very great progress has been made with the
works. Perhaps strangers may not be aware of the
enormous quantity of timber which is necessary to con-
struct these docks; that it was obliged to be brought
from the Baltic; and that we have succeeded, though it
was prognosticated we should fail, in shutting out the
water; and we may consider it fortunate that we have
succeeded, as we are at this moment 19 feet below the
water.—(Cheers.) The first pile of timber was driven
in 1846, and I well recollect at that time in a neigh-
bouring port it was stated—" There is an end of
Grimsby Docks; the first pile, on being tapped on the
head by the engine, went through the quicksand and is
nowhere to be found." But that was a mistake. Since
that time the cofferdam has been extended to the length
of 1,600 feet, and to construct it wo have obtained 7,000
pieces of Memel timber, averaging in length 50 feet each.
The measure of this work, that is, the circumference
of it, is 11- miles. You may have seen on your passage
here the old dock. There the principle was to take the
water into the land as far as possible. Here we take
the railroad as far as possible into the sea. We have
enclosed here 135 acres. Gentlemen, that's a large
farm in some parts of England.—(A laugh.) We have
every reasonable expectation of concluding the works by
the summer of 1851. We have no reason to doubt that
this port will be connected by a through communication
with the port of Liverpool during July of this year. It
has generally been supposed that it would be of great
advantage to be able to transport from Manchester and
the manufacturing districts by the means of this railway
the goods they have produced by their enterprise and
have to send abroad. There is also another great ad-
vantage, that in this county we produce a vast amount
of food. That food will be sent ante the manufactur-
ing districts, and there consumed at much less cost
than it can be now. On the other hand, we shall
receive from those districts and the neighbourhood of
Sheffield coals, which may be brought into these parts
of the country so as to be sold at a cost of ss. or 6s. less
than now. Then I think lam justified in saying that if
we can send food in a cheaper way than now, we are
benefiting the poor there, and if we can bring coal here
at less expense than now we are also benefiting the
poor among ourselves.—(Cheers.) Some people sup-
pose that these works aro to be the ruin of Hull. I
have never been one of those who have thought so.
That it will prove a very formidable competitor in some
respects cannot he doubted, but I believe the trade of
this country will continue to increase. I believe it may
be the means of preventing exorbitant charges at suck
places as Hull, and therefore that a public advantage will
arise from the competition; but I cannot suppose that a
town of such size and magnitude will be very seriously
injured. True that trade may not increase in the same
ratio as it hitherto has done. You may not find the
1001. dock shares quoted at 1,300/., and hear com-
plaints from the inhabitants that the money is
not spent there so as to benefit them. I think when they
find that we are able to carry on the same trade as they
do, the company, if we compete with them, may be in-
duced to regulate their charges, so as to do more for the
inhabitants of the town, and thereby obviate complaints,
which I believe aro not unfounded. I could detain you
for a long time, in stating the advantages likely to flow
from this railway and these docks, but I should not be
justified, and I am sure you would not wish his Royal
Highness should be detained longer than is absolutely
necessary. lam sure we thank his Royal Highness sin-
cerely for having done us the honour of attending on this
occasion, and I think we cannot better show our sense of
it than by doing all in our power to convince him that
we desire to consult his convenience in every way.—
(Cheers.) I am afraid that the arrangements I have
made for hls Royal Highness will oblige me to ask him
now to leave, but I shall take an early opportunity of re-
turning to continuo to act as your chairman.—(Cheers.)

The chairman and his royal guest then withdrew,
and were escorted to the train by a large portion of t
assembled company.
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Vice• Chairman," being included among them.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert was rapidly con-
veyed to town in a special train, passing through Bos-
ton and Peterborough. At all the stations on the route
crowds of people had collected, who cheered him as he
passed. Near Oundle the train was delayed for a few
minutes by the breaking down of an engine attached to
another train on the same line. But the impediment
was at once removed, and his Royal Highness reached
the Eust(m. square station at a quarter before ten o'clock,
being the exact time fixed for his arrival. On the
London and North. Western line the engine was driven
by Mr. M'Connell, locomotive superintendent, Captain
liruyere being also in attendance. On the Great Nor-
thern the Prince's safety and comfort were also carefully
provided for.

There is no truth in the report of cholera being at or
rear Inverness; it was quite a false report. We have
letters from medical gentlemen on the subject.
[ADvEßTlsumENT.]—Cosisumrriors, BRONCHIAL,
ASTHMA, INFLUENZA, &C.---MR following cases of the
severest forms of disease are selected from the clinical
report published by Dr. Cronin:—Mrs. Osborne, 8, Ox-
ford-street; Mr. Morley, Messrs. Croncock and Co., Bow
Churchyard; Major Lynch (late 14th Foot), 7, Wood-
land-place, St. John's Wood; Mr. Bryant, 7, Padding-
ton-street Marylebone; Mademoiselle Duproz, Royal
Academy of Music; Miss Erwood, 72, New Bond-street;
Miss Robb, at the Baroness Bassett's, Tehidy Park, near
Truro, Cornwall; Mrs. Thurmott, 29, Bedford-street-
Covent Garden; Mrs. Williams, Portobello Arms,
Kentish New Town; —, 14, Leicester-place, Leis's ter,
square.