The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-17 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE

DEPOSIT OF RAILWAY PLANS, SECTIONS,
AND BILLS FOR THE SESSION 1850.
Bangor and Carnarvon—To make a line, com-
mencing with a junction with the Chester and Holy-
head line at the Britannia-bridge, pessing through
Bangor to Carnarvon ; to sell or transfer the line to
the Chester and Holyhead, and to enable the Chester
and Holyhead to increase their capital for that
purpose.
Brentford, Southall, and Pinner—To construct

a line.
Buckinghamshire—Amendment of Acts, to aban-
don the formation of that part between Islip and
Oxford, and to select another route in lieu thereof.
Caledonian—To lease or purchase the Dundee and
Perth and Aberdeen Junction ; to purchase or lease
the Dundee and Arbroath ; to lease or purchase the
Dundee and Newtyle ; to lease, with the London and
North-Western, the Lancaster and Carlisle and the
Edinburgh and Glasgow, the Scottish Central ; to
amalgamate with the Edinburgh and Glasgow ; to
repeal the lease of the Glassgow, Barrhead, and
Neilston Direct; to repeal the lease of the Glasgow
Southern Termini ; to repeal so much of the Wishaw
and Coltness Act which provides that it shall not be
'Awful fur the Caledonian to withdraw from or put an
end to the guarantee to the Glasgow, Paisley, and
Greenock shares.

Cambridge and Shepreth Junction—To construct
a line from Shepreth to join the Eastern Counties.
Chester and Holyhead—To lease the line to the
London and North-Western.
Direct London and Portsmouth—To dissolve.
D buldrum and Rathfarnham—To enable
he Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin to
lease to this company such portions of their line as
may be agreed upon ; to invest and consolidate by
amalgamation into one undertaking the Dublin, Dun-
rum, and Rathfarnham, • and the Waterford, Wex-
ford, ‘Vick low, and Dublin.
Dundee and Perth, and Ab3rdeen Junction, Dundee
and Arbroath, and Dundee and Newtyle—To enable
the three companies to lease or sell their line to the
C %lc donian ; to confirm agreements.
East and West India Docks and Birmingham
Junction—To construct branches to the Eastern
Counties land to the Blackwell Extension at Bow; to
enable the London and North-Western to take shares

in and to purchase or lease the undertaking.
Eastern Union—Extension of time for the con-
struction of the Harwich line and pier ! to create new
stock.

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Edinburgh and Glasgow—To lease and amalga-
mate the Edinburgh and Bathgate; to lease or amal-
gamate with the Caledonian.
Exeter and Crediton— To raise further capital ; to
enlarge Cowley Bridge station; amendment of Acts.
Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monkland Junction—To
dissolve.

Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct—Exten-
sion of time for purchase of lands and completion of
works. _ _ _ _ . .

Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan—To lease to
the Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston ; powers to
reduce capital.
Great North of England—To enable the York,
Newcastle, and Berwick to enter into a contract in
the purchase of the line under the authority of the
Great North of England Purchase Act, and to an
alteration of the terms of the contract made between
the parties to such purchase, and of the time and mode
of payment of the purchase money.
Great Northern—Amendment of Acts, &c.
Great Western—To enable the London and North-
Western to enter into contracts with reference to the
passing of traffic over the several lines, and for gene-
rally to enter into agreements for economically con-
ducting the traffic of the twe companies ; to make
further provision with respect to the gauge ; amend-
ment of Acts.
Lancashire and Yorkshire—Alteration of tolls and
fares ; to purchase or lease the Liverpool, Crosby and
Southport.
Leicester and Hitchen—To make a line from
Leicester via Bedford to Hitchen ; to transfer and vest
in a company or to certain persona all the powers,
rights, and privileges of the Midland, with reference
to making a line for which the company obtained
powers in 1847, called "The Midland Extension to
llitchen, Northampton, and Huntingdon," com-
mencing at Wigston Magna, on the Midland, in the
county of Leicester, and terminating at Hitchen ; to
authorise the Great Northern, the North Midland and
the Midland respectively, or one of these, to use the
line ; to amend former Acts.
Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport—To make a
line from Litherland to Great Crosby; from Warren

to Formby; from Formby to Birkdale; from Birk-
dale to North Meols; enlargement of station at
Southport; alteration of tolls and fares; to repeal,
amend, and enlarge powers of all former Acts; to
sell or lease the line to the Lancashire and Yorkshire.
London and Blackwall—To use the Eastern
Counties; extension of time for the completion of
the St. Katharine's and London Dock branch ; amend-
ment of former Acts.
Londonderry and:Coleraine—To complete the line
from river Foyle to Ross's Bury ; to form a line from
the Londonderry and Coleraine, at Freehall Watson,
to Waterside, at Coleraine; to construct a branch
line to Newtownlimavady; extension of time for the
purchase of land ; amendment of former Acts.
Londonderry and Ennisklillen—To extend the line
from Strabane to Omagh ; amendment of former
Acts; deviations from plans deposited in 1845.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lancashire—To raise
money by the creation of stock, instead of exercising
the borrowing powers, to the extent of 500,0001., to
be entitled to a priority of dividend ; alteration of

tolls; amendment of Acts.
Monmouthshire Railway and Canal—To purchase
or lease the Monmouthshire Canal ; amendment of
Acts; alteration of tolls; to purchase or lease the
Newport Docks ; to purchase or lease the Rhymney
Railway and Docks and Canals.
Newcastle and Carlisle—Station at Newcastle ;
amendment of Acts. _ _

North Kent Continuation—To extend the North
Kent line from Strood, through Canterbury, to Deal
and Dover, with branches to Maidstone, Sheerness,
Faversham, and Chilham.
North Staffordshire—Extension of time for con-
struction of the Ashbourne branch.
North Staffordshire and Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire Junction—To enable the North Staf-
fordshire and the Alanchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire, or one of them, to make a line, commencing by
a junction with the Pottery line of the North Staf-
fordshire at Gaws worth, and terminating by a junction
with the Staley Bridge branch of the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire at Stockport.
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton To
enable the Shrewsbury and Birmingham, the South
Staffordshire, and the Shrewsbury and Chester to
advance money or to become shareholders in the
company; amendment and repeal of former Acts.
Scottish Central-----To enable the London and North-
Western, the Lancaster and Carlisle, the Caledonian,
and the Edinburgh and Glasgow," to take on lease the
line and trenches, and to authorise a union of the
whole of the abovementioned companies; amendments
of Acts.
Shrewsbury and Hereford—To decrease capital,
and increase the number of shares.
Shropshire Union—Abandonment of the line from
Newton to Crewe and from Chester to Wolverhamp-
ton; reduction of capital; to lease the line to the
London and North-Western.
South Devon—To raise an additional capital of
575,000/. to be divided into 57,500 shares of 101.
each, and to take priority in dividends.
South Eastern—To raise additional capital ; to dis-
continue the payment after the 20th of June, 1850,
or such period as may be determined on by the com-
pany, of interest upon the whole or any part of the
capital which has been paid up on the shares called
No. 3 and No. 4 shares, but to provide that they shall
participate in the ordinary dividends which may be
declared.
South Staffordshire—To authorise the lease of the
line to any person or persons for a period not exceeding
21 years ; to abandon the following branches, authorised
by the South Staffordshire Junction Act of 1846, viz.:—
The branch from Walsall to Darlaston, the branch
from Rushall, the branch from Walsall to Cannock,
the branch from Great Wyrley to Cannock, and the
branch from Leacroft to Cannock; amendment of Acts.
South Wales—Repeal of Acts ; extension of time
for purchase of land ; alteration of flowers as to the
Dean Forest line; to construct a new line to the

Forest of Dean; deviations from previous plans; to
use the Vale of Neath station at Neath ; to issue new
shares in lieu of forfeited ones ; to erect wharves at
Chepstow.
South Yorkshire, Doneaster, and Goole—Amend-
ment of Acts; deviation to Doncaster; alteration of
tolls; to borrow money on the security of tolls ;
extension of Elsecar branch to Tankersley ; devia-
tions to Worsborough and Barnsley.
Waterford to Kilkenny—To raise additional capi-
tal by the creation of additional shares.
Waterford, IVexford, Wicklow, and Dublin—To
reduce the capital; to abandon the line south of
Wicklow ; to alter the name of the company.
West Cornwall—To construct a branch to Hayle.
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I [York, Newcastle, and Berwick—Extension of time
for the completion of works for the Bishop Auckland
branch; alteration of tolls; to take and hold shares
in the West Durham ; to enter into arrangements
with the Great North of England for the time and
mode of payment of the purchase-money, and to
grant to the company further and more effectual
powers for raising money by mortgage or bond, or by
the enforcement of calls upon shares in the said com-
pany, or by the creation of new shares, with such gua-
rantee,preference,or priority of dividend as the company
shall fix for the purpose of completing the purchase,
and to enable the company to assign to the Great
North of England shareholders the bonds or new
shares in satisfaction either in part or in whole of
the money to which they would be entitled in

respect of their shares in the Great North of Eng- I
land ; to enable the York, Newcastle, and Berwick
to hold shares in the Great North of England, and
to legalize the purchase of any such shares which
may, at the passing of the intended Act, have been
purchased.
York aad North Midland—To alter the terms of
the issue of Hull and Selby shares ; to hold shares in
the Hull and Selby ; to hold shares in the Melton
and Driffield Junction; for powers to raise further
capital upon preference shares ; alteration of tolls ;
amendment of Acts.—Railway Chronicle.

IRELAND.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
DUBLIN, SUNDAY EVBNING —This was one of the
finest winter days we have seen since the " weather's
breaking up," if such a term can be applied to a
climate always, like the stereotype sarcasm on all
Irish affairs, in a " state of fracture."
The provincial papers to day contain little worth
noticing except a tenant-right meeting in the Kilkenny
Journal, and a protectionist meeting in the Cork 1
Reporter of last night, at: which Lord Bernard,
Colonel Chatterton, the new M.P. ; Ssrsficld, the i
High Sheriff, &c., &c., attended. Resolutions, in
accordance with the notion that English industry must
be taxed for Irish landlord recklessness, were passed
unanimously. I regret to see that there were many
Liberals present at the meeting.
The case of " Ffrench v. Ffrench" again occupied
the Court of Queen's Bench all d ty on Saturday, Mr.
Whiteside addressing the Court on the part of the de-
fendant, in reply to the documentary evidence adduced
on the part id the plaintiff. On behalf of
the latter, Mr. Brewster replied, and continued
his address up to the rising of the Court,
intimating that he would resume his discourse
on to morrow morning. The Cbief Justice
will then charge, and it is expected that
this long litigated action wiil come to
a close to-morrow evening. Th. amount oC
property in lite is about 8001. per annum, 5,000/. in
the Funds, and " trusts," to the amount of about
1,6001., in variouslsecurities.
The sale of the estates of John O'Connell, of
Grena, end of his son Morgan John, M.P.
for Kerry, brother and nephew of Daniel
O'Connell, have appeared in some of the papers.
They consist of about ten lots, and contain about
17,000 acres, involving some very valuable invest.
ments. The old sarcasm, that in " buying an estate
in Ireland you purchase a lawsuit," holps no longer
good under the Encumbered Estates Commission,
which in regard of " open and advised" plain-
dealing, may well put its ancient brother of
Chanchery to the blush. According to the manage
( f this first noticeable trial of the Commissioners'
skill, the rustiest horse amongst the entire troupe
of landlords, will fail to put in even a legal
caveat against the whip and spur which now
goad them to their ruin. The mode is " quick,
sharp, and decisive," as may be seen by the following
extract from notices with regard to encumbered
estates, which will appear in the legal papers of to-
morrow

" Tenancies are to be ascertained, and estates sold,
subject to the tenancies only of such persons as the
Commissioners shall hold to be tenants, so that the
purchaser will not have any trouble whatever. The
tenants' rights and those of the purchaser, will be pre-
viously ascertained and fixed. Each tenant must attorn
to him, and he will not have to investigate title, make
searches, or do any other act, or take any trouble what-
ever, but merely pay the purchase money, and enter
into receipt of the rents, and he will have a right
to an order to the sheriff to put him in possession
of all lands not in the occupation of tenants, subject
to whose rights the sale shall have been made. In ad-
dition to the great advantage of having the rights of
the lessees and tenants thus ascertained and settled, the
purchaser under a sale in this court acquires a Parlia-
mentary title to the matter sold, free from all charges,
unless the:sale shall, be subject to some special charge,
and the purchasers in any subsequent dealings wish the
estate seed never go behind the conveyance from the
Commissioners'to himself."

IRISH IN FOREIGN SERVICE.—The Waterford
papers mention the death of Lewis Thomas
Mackesy, third son of Dr. blackesy, of Water-
ford, a colonel in the 2d Imperial Hussars in the
Austrian army, which took place at Grosswardein, in
Hungary, on the sth instant. He was only 26 years
of age, had been (I regret to say as an Irishman)
engaged against the Hungarians during the late
war, and was on the staff of General Rudiger, the
Russian, to whom the traitor Georgey surrendered.
I suppose it is owing to the great expense of support-
ing a commission in the English army, and to
the rapid promotion in the Austrian army,
that Irishmen are so fond of engaging
in that service. A nephew of O'Connell's,
O'Connor Kerry, a major on Radetzky's staff, wrote
long bulletins( of the first war in Lombardy with
Charles Albert, and used language anything but con-
sonant with the sentiments of his great relative ; and
Morgan O'Connell, son of the 0 Connell, now the
placid Chief Registrar of the Prerogative Court, was
once a moustachioed Austrian hussar.
The western provincial papers bring nothing new
with regard to the Kilrush catastrophe, previously
forwardcd.

THE INSTITUTION FOR THE

RELIEF OF DEAFNESS.

The annual meeting of the members of the above.
named institution was held at the Public office on
Tuesday morning, the Mayor, W. Lucy, Esq., in the
chair. There were also present the High Bailiff; S.
W. Lucas, Esq.; Alderman Geach ; Messrs. B. Sar-
gant, W. Chance, jun., J. C. Wynn, W. E. Hunt,
W. Dufton, &c. &c.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business, observed,
that one of the most important results of that institu-
tion was the fact that the poor received the greatest
advantage from it, and none knew the blessings
of recovered or improved hearing except from those who
had suffered from deafness. It was generally sup-
posed that those afflicted with blindness suffered the
greatest privation ; but in all the institutions for the
blind that he had visited, he had found the inmates
happy and contented, whereas those persons who
suffered from deafness were cynical, and constantly
meeting with annoyances which tried their tempers;
they felt they lost at least one-half of what it concerned
them to know, they gave way to irritation, and repined
at that which was the will of God. He believed that the
majority of cases of deafness were relievable—
although some were past all medical skill—and he
called on his hearers to reflect how many persons
who were deprived of the faculty of hearing were
rendered incapable of obtaining and preserving situa
tions, and were thrown out of the means of maintain-
ing themselves and families. Any institution, there-
fore, tending to relieve such a severe privation was de-
serving of the strongest support. He himself had suf-
fered more or less from deafness throughout his life,
' but through the professional skill of Mr. Dufton,
the surgeon to the Infirmary, he had been mate-
rially relieved. That gentleman was indefatigable in
his attention to the patients, and had established his
reputation in this town and the adjoining district.
Mr. W. CHANCE read the report of the com-
mittee, which stated that the number of applica-
tions for relief during the year had been 1,525. The
number of patients under treatment had been 236,
and the result furnished by the surgeon showed that
in nearly all recent cases a cure may be effected, or
considerable relief afforded. The number of cases
cured was 105 ; relieved, 94 ; incurable, 62.
Mr. SARGANT read the abstraet of accounts, from
which it appeared there was a balance of 891. 9s. 7fd.
in the hands of the treasurer.

The HIGH BAILIFF moved that the roport be re-
ceived and adopted ; and said that the matter was
almost new to him, for that until the last few days
he was not aware that such an institution was
in existence in the town. It gave him great gratifi-
cation to find that so large a number of cases had
been relieved, and so very few given up as incurable.
Alderman GBACH seconded the proposition ; and
in doing so said the value of the institution must not
be measured by the smallness of the meeting. Per-
sonally he had received the greatest benefit from Mr.
Dufton's skilful treatment. The rich could at all
times obtain efficient medical aid, but many poor people,
who had not such opportunities, went on suffering with-
out taking any means of relieving it; it was then to
them that the institution proved of the highest ad-
vantage, and restored to them, as it were, their intel-
ligent minds. An idea had prevailed that the organs
of hearing were peculiarly sensitive and dangerous
to be interfered with, and, to a certain extent,
that was true ; but Mr. Dufton's professional
knowledge and ability were of that great charac-
ter that if he could not cure he would
not injure, and all persons might trust them-
selves safely in his hands. If he could remove the
affliction he would do so, but in no case would he
have recourse to quack (so called) remedies. Me
might mention that he had received a letter from
Ireland inquiring with respect to a person residing in
this town, who states that he has an infallible cure for
deafness, and styles himself consulting surgeon to the
Infirmary for Deafness. There might be such a per-
son practising in Birmingham, but he (Mr. G.) did not
know of any institution fur the relief of deafness in the
town except that they had met to advocate, and with that
institution the person he alluded to certainly had no
connexion. Before resuming his seat he must bear
his testimony to the great good Mr. Dufton had done
by his skill and perseverance in that peculiar branch
of his profession.
The report was then adopted, and the accounts
passed.
Mr. SABGANT moved a vote of thanks to Mr.
Dufton. On the part of the committee he might
say all the work was done by that gentleman, who
devoted himself to his duties in the most zealous and
indefatigable manner.
Mr. WrsiN, in seconding the proposition, said he
could bear his testimony to the benefits the patients
acknowledged receiving. He had disposed of a large
number of tickets, and many of the patients had told

him the advantages they had derived from Mr. Duf-
ton's treatment.

The resolution, and a vote of thanks to the Mayor,
were passed, and the meeting was then dissolved.—
Arii s Birmingham Gazette.

INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEER,.
On Tuesday last (Joshua Field, Esq., President,
in the chair) the paper read was' On the Facilities
for a Ship Canal Communication between the
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, through the Isthmus
of Panama," by Lieutenant- Colonel Lloyd, Assoc.
Inst. C.E.
In treating this subject, which, on account of re-
cent events, has become one of great importance to the
political and the mercantile world, the author brought
to bear all the knowledge and experience acquired
during a lengthened residence in South America,
when serving in the Colombian Engineers, under
General Bolivar, from whom, after much difficulty,
he obtained permission to make the first survey
of the Isthmus, which he accomplished in the most
complete manner, as well as making soundings
throughout the principal rivers and in the chief
harbours; compiling, at the same time, a
mass of minute and valuable information relative
to the country, which he transmitted to the Royal
Society, in whose archives they were deposited, and
a paper on the subject was published in the Philo-
sophical Transactions in 1830. Thus may Great
Britain claim not only the projection of one of the
greatest works of modern ages, but also for one of
her sons the merit of having, for the pure love ol
science, been the first to demonstrate the facility of
the accomplishment of that which so many have since
descanted upon, and, to some extent, appropriated
without acknowledgment.
The general views of the author incline to the
formation of a ship canal, in preference to a railroad ;
he denies that there are any obstacles to its accom•
plishment, but, on the contrary, asserts so many
local advantages to exit and to be concentrated nearly
at one point, that in after ages it will be a matter of
wonder why so many generations should have ne-
glected or refused to render them available towards
the establishment .of this long-coveted communica-
tion between the two oceans.
The paper first reviewed the surveys of Garella, of
Morel, and others who had examined the country
subsequently to Colonel Lloyd. It then examined the
various lines proposed, and gave reasons for preferring
that which, starting from the beautiful bay of Limon,
would proceed by a short canal, through a flat
country, to the River Cbagres, thence up the River
Prinidad, as far as its depth would suit, and then
cutting a canal into the Rio Grande, debouching at
Panama. This line, it was contended, in the present
state of the science of engineering, presented no
obstacles, excepting the climate and the expense, to
prevent a canal being cut of sufficient depth and
dimensions to float from the one river to the other the
largest ship in her Majesty's navy.
The climate was stated, from personal experience,
to be quite as good as in any tropical country, except
in some particular spots, where, from local causes,
certain complaints were rife.
The expense could only be accurately estimated by
the survey of experienced engineers; but in a country
abounding in fine timber, and the best building mate-
rials of all kinds, whilst no great chain of mountains,
as has been fancifully depicted on supposititious charts,
had any existence except in the imagination of the
designer, it was only fair to allow that the cost of a
canal of such limited length could not be very great,
and the supply of water might be presumed to he
ample in a climate where there was copious rain for
nine months in each year.
The disadvantages of a railroad in such a humid
climate wers descanted upon at length, and it was
shown that the risk of injury to merchandise from that
cause alone, independent of that to be anticipated
from breakage and pilfering during the various trans-
shipments, must induce preference for a canal, through
which vessels should pass from sea to sea without
delay, and continue their voyage to their destination
without breaking bulk.;
The means of accomplishi▪
ng the work were then
fully considered. The proposition for a certain
number of convicts, to be contributed by Great
Britain, France, and Ameri▪
ca, were shown to be
untenable, but it was argued that a portion of the
convicts from this country might be more advanta-
geously sent there than to our present penal settle-
ments. The means of preventing their escape were
shown, and a proposition made for introducing with
them a number of convicts from Bengal, and the other
Presidencies, whose language and habits would
effectually prevent their mingling with the British
convicts, whilst their power of enduring fatigue under
a tropical sun, and during rains, and their simple
mode of living, would render them valuable pioneers
for the more robust Englishman.
It was stated, also, that a great deal of native
labour might be obtained at a cheap rate ; sixpence,
or ninepence per day, and his rations, consisting of a
pint of rice, a pound of dried beef, and a " golpe
d'aguardiente," being the ordinary pay of a " Peon."
The chief point, however, insisted on by the author
was the great field opened in the Isthmus, for
emigration, for the surplus population of this
country. lle contended that it was far preferable
to the Canadas, where the poor but industrious
and honest mechanic, or labourer, on arriving, found
that the rich lands he had heard of could only be
reached by a weary journey, and after such hardships,
in a severe climate, as his limited means and broken
strength rendered impossible for him to bear.
Australia, with its arid trackless wastes, held out
still fewer temptations to the emigrant; for the-ordeal
of misery to be encountered by the majority was such
as to deter all but the stoutest hearts from encounter-

ing it.
The Isthmus had none of the disadvantages. It
was comparatively within an easy distance ; the emi
grant would be at his destination almost on landing ;
the resources of the country were great, and the pro-
ductions varied and cheap, whilst the present popula-
tion was infinitely disproportionate to the superficial
area of the country.
This point was strongly insisted on, and it was
argued that a grant of land might be easily obtained,
in liquidation of the debt owing by the Government
of the country, and as the British had once possessed
an establishment there in 1675 to 1690, under
the charter of the " Scotch Darien Company,"
so a footing being again obtained, a barrier of
the most formidable character would be oppposed to
the annexation propensities of our trans Atlantic
brethren, who were making rapid strides towards the
possession of this valuable tract.
Appended to the paper was a copy of the com-
mission granted to Lieutenant- Colonel Lloyd, by
General Bolivar, authorising his examination and
survey of the Isthmus and of the rivers, which
had previously been most jealously refused to
every one. This document was alluded to with some
natural pride, as proving that to an English engineer
was due the merit of having been the first to examine
and propose a work of such vital importance to the
whole world, but which had been since claimed,
and, in fact, appropriated by other persons without
acknowledgment.
The discussion upon this interesting subject was
announced to take place at the meeting of January
Bth, as the evening of next Tuesday, December 18th,
would be devoted to reading the annual report, and
to the election of the president, vice-president, and
other members of council.

THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Woolmer's Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
I read the following :—" Torquay.—The Inspector,
under the Health of Towns Act opened his visitation
of inquiry last week. Much evidence has been heard,
but everybody is asleep as to what is necessary to be
done, or wbat will be done, or how it can be done.
Many have supposed that he would at least have
given them a little idea as to what the most important
feature of the improvements would consist of. But
no, he sits comfortably in his four-guinea a-day chair,
hears and says nothing."
I see by 11 and 12 Vict., chap. 63, art. 7, that each
of the superintending inspectors is to have three
guineas per diem for pay, which Parliament (i e. my
pocket) is to provide, as well as travelling and other
expenses ! !1"
Will you, or some other public journalist, oblige
by informing me what the gross cost of the Public
Health Act of 1848 will be, together with the sani-
tary and sewers commissions, &c. &c. &c. ? I fear
they will collectively cost me something like a million
sterling per annum, for which I have really nothing
to show!—l am, Sir, &e.
London, Dec. 12.

JOAN BU LL.

Four:, LIVES LOST.—On Friday night last an
awful accident occurred at Ballymartin, near Kilkeel. A
poor man, his wife, and two children, lived in a miser-
able hut beside the sea shore. The hut was old and
delapidated, in fact, not fit for the residence of human
beings; but, though the occupier, who was very poor,
had been repeatedly advistd to go into the workhouse,
he would not—preferring, with an honest but mistaken
pride, to earn his bread by his own industry, and pre-
serve his freedom. Friday night was an exceedingly
tempestuous one. The man and his family had gone to
rest, all of them sleeping in the one bed; when the house
fell on them, and the w hole four were killed. The next
day their bodies were dug out from the ruins. The poor
fellow was found in a sittirg posture, with one of the
children in his arms, as if he had been rising to make
his escape. His wife had the other child. An inquest
was held on the bodies, and a verdict in accordance with
the facts returned.
THE CHOLERA IN LONDON AND PARIS.--From
the official returns just published it appears that the
number of deaths in Paris from this epidemic amounted
to 10,9!i0, or, inclusive of those which took place in the
civil and military hospitals, to 20,000. The most fatal
month was June, when 5,769 perished. In London the
most fatal month was September, when 6,644 fell sictims.
Mr. Garcia is appointed Bolicitor-General at

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF CHANCERY, Dec. 15.

JUDGMENT-THE ATTORNEY. GENERAL V. JONES.

The LORD CHANCELLOR delivered judgment in this
case this morning. The information was filed by the
Attorney-General, seeking to charge the defendants
with legacy duty upon certain legacies left to them by
a testator named Morgan. The funds arose out of
the dues from the lighthouse meted on the Skerries
Rock, off Holyhead. The lighthouse was originally
constructed under a grant by patent from Queen
Anne to a person named Trench, who was stated to
have ruined himself by the expense incurred in the
erection and in keeping lights in the house. The
patent so granted was confirmed and continued by an
Act of Parliament, in the second year of Geo. 11., to
Mr. Trench and his heirs, who were bound to keep
up the lighthouse, and they were empowered to levy
a sum of one penny from every vessel coming within
sight of the light. Subsequently, by an Act of 6 and
7 Geo. IV., powers were granted to the Trinity-house
to purchase all lighthouses erected and kept up by
private individuals ; and among others the liglehouse
in qw stion was purchased for the sum of 445,0001.,
and the money was paid to the heirs of Mr.
Morgan, who succeeded Trench under the pa-
tent; that sum was then divided between the
family, and one of them died and bequeathed the sum
of 220,0001., being a portion of the money paid for
the lighthouse to the defendants, and the question
now raised was, whether these legacies were liable to
the legacy duties. If it was decided that the money
issued out of personal property, the le4aeies would,
of course, be liable to the duty ; but if from real pro-
perty, then it would follow that no legacy duty would
be chargeable upon the legacies.
The LNSD CIIIACZLLOR, after going through the
circumstances of the case, and the various statutes
under which the patents were granted, said he had
examined the authorities cited, and the only one
which, in his opinion, affected the question was that
of the Rev. Mr. Cooke (5 Barn. and Cres.), where
the point was, whether certain lighthouse dues were
liable to be rated to the poor-rates. In that case the
ultimate decision was, that the place was not within
the parish, but from the opinions expressed by the
judges, it appeared that they were in favour of con
idering the lighthouse dues as arising from real pro-
perty. In this case it was evident that the person to
whom the patent was granted was bound to build and
maintain a house for the purpose of keeping up the
light. He thought, therefore, that the dues did arise
from and were connected with real property, and that
they were not liable to the legacy duty.

VICE-CHANCERY COURT, Dec. 15.
(Before Sir J. KNIGHT BRUCE.
TEE DUKE OF ST. ALBAN'S V. NUGEIAM.

The bill in this case was tiled for an account of the
property secured under the will of the late Duke of
St. Alban's, and of the proceeds stated to have been
received by the Earl of Yarborough and others, the
defendants, mho were the trustees of the will, and
the Dowager Duchess of St. Alban's, guardian of the
infant plaintiff, and mother of the late Duke. An
account was also sought of the salary and emoluments
of the office of Hereditary Grand Falconer of Eng-
land, held by the Dukes of St. Alban's, and of the
income of the Bestwood Park estate. The bill prayed
that the income from the above sources might be se-
cured to the plaintiff, and that a receiver should be
appointed during the minority of the plaintiff, and
that an allowance might be made for his support and
education, and that a fit residence might be approved
of by the Master for the plaintiff and the Duchess
Dowager.

His—HONouu made the order as prayed, giving
liberty to the Duchess Dowager to propose herself
as receiver of the salary of the office of Hereditary
Grand Falconer.