The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-24 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL. I ESCAPE OF AN AMERICAN SLAVE
BRUSSELS, SEPT. 22.—The Minister of War has just After hiving arranged everything to the best of
addressed a circular to all the heads in the service of my knowledge, I saddled my pony, went into the
the department, prohibiting them, under pain of dis- cellar where I kept my grass-seed apparatus, put my
missal, to make any communication whatsoever to clothes into a pair of saddle-bags, and them into my
the public journals, or to speak abroad of what passes seed-bag, and, thus equipped, set sail for the north
within the beaureaus. star. 0 what a day was that to me ! This was on
BRUSSELS, SEPT. 20.—His Majesty accompanied Saturday, in August, 1841. I wore my common
by several aides-de-camp will set out to-morrow for j clothes, and was very careful to avoid special sus-
the camp of Beverloo, by the railway as far as Lou- i picion, as I already imagined the administrator was
vaine. His Majesty will review the troops the same very watchful of me. The place from which I started
day ; on Wednesday the manoeuvres will take place, was about fifty miles from Lexington. The reason
after which there will be a grand dinner ; on Thurs- ; why I do not give the name of the place, and a more
day a luncheon, after which his Majesty will return to accurate location, must be obvious to any one who
Lacken. The plan of attack between Louvaine and remembers that, in the eye of the law, I am yet ac-
Brussels, in the extensive plain of Linthoul, will counted a slave, and no spot in the United States
then be definitely arranged in the camp. The affords an asylum for the wanderer. True, I feel
grand general review will take place on the 28th. protected in the hearts of the many warm friends of
After the review 300 musicians of the different regi- the slave by whom lam surrounded ; but this pro-
ments of cavalry and infantry will perform several tection does not come from the laws of any one of the
pieces, and rejoin their several regiments as the United States.
troops defile. But to return. After riding about fifteen miles, a
His Majesty will open the agricultural exhibition Baptist minister overtook me on the road, saying,
in person, on the 24th of September. The Court has " How do you do, boy ? are you free ? I always
gone into mourning from the 19th to the 23d inclu- thought you were free, till I saw them try to sell vou
sive, in consequence of the demise of her Royal High- the other day." I then wished him a thousand miles
ness the Princess Hohenzollern Hechingen. off, preaching, if he would, to the whole plantation,
The penitentiary congress of Brussels opened this " Servants, obey your masters;" but I wanted neither
day, in the grand Gothic Hall of the Stadt-house. sermons, questions, nor advice from him. At length
A large assemblage of foreigners, who have already I mustered resolution to make some kind of a reply.
arrived here from all parts, were present on the " What made you think I was free ?" He replied,
occasion. that he had noticed I had great privileges, that

THE HAGUE, SEPT. 20.—The Supreme Council
have lately decided on another point relative to the
application of the " Seven Children Law." A father,
whose seventh child was born while the law of Ni-
vose was in force, but who had made an application to
the State for the education of one of his sons, after the
introduction of the repeal of that law, requested per-
mission to go to law in this matter, free of expense.
The Supreme Council have, however, refused the
petition, and consequently, ex meritis cause, through
the operation of this law, a person who has formerly
possessed the right—during the space of three months
after the birth of his last child—to transfer to the
State the charges of the education of a son of ten
years of age, now loses the benefit of that term.
BAVARIA.—MUNICH, SEPT. 16.—His Majesty the
King of Prussia yesterday paid a visit to the
Basilikas, the royal brass foundry and stain-
glass manufactory, where the painted windows
for the cathedral at Cologne are now in progress.
His Majesty set out on his tour at six o'clock this
evening. It is expected that his Majesty on his way
on the Rhine, from Aschaffenburg, whence he will
make a short stay, will touch at Frankfort, and pro-
ceed to Bingen.
The GALICIAN FRONTIER, SEPT. 12.—Accounts
just received from Cracow state, that the authorities
have just arrested two emissaries of the Polish Pro-
paganda of Paris ; upon them were found lists of
names, which included those of several individuals
to whom not the slightest suspicion had been pre-
viously attached. The new plans of the Propa-
ganda band of conspirators have precisely the same
aim as the revolution of last year—namely, by an
attack upon the police, the barracks, the persons in
office, in fine, by the complete overthrow and sub-
version of everything german to the country, to
deliver Poland from the domination of foreigners.
These seditious attempts will cause the Government
authorities to exercise redoubled vigilance, especially
in the case of those persons who now labour under
suspicion.

DUTCH FI7NDS.—AMSTEHDAM, SEPT. 20.
Money. Bills
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ••• • • ... • 53% 54'
Ditto, 3 per Cent 6814 65%
Ditto, 4 per Cent................... 8448514
Amort Syndic, 4% per Cent • ......... 843 84%
Commercial Company, 43% per Cent .. 164 164%
East India Loan, 4 per Cent.. •• • .... 84% 85
Exchange on London, at sight ........ 12 05
Two months... •• • • ........ 11 90
On llamburgh, at sight .. .. 35 15
Two months... ••.• ....... 34 93
On Paris • .. •. • 57 87
Twomonths. ••.• • • • ....... 56 37
BELGIAN FUNDS.—BRUESELS, SEPT. 21.
Actual Debt, 23% per Cent . .....
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent ...... • --
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent •• • .
Ditto Three per Cent..... • • • • •
Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto ......
Ditto,ditto,lB4o.• •• • • .• • • • • 98
1842.....................• ••• • • •
Ditto, 1844. 91%
Ditto, 90
Ditto, 1838 .... 67
Ditto of the City, 1832 ............ • 99
Ditto, 1843 95
Bank of Belgium
•Brassels Papers, Sept. 21.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—YIENNA, SEPT. 15.
5 per Cent. Metalliques— ••• • • • • 104%
4 per Cent. ditt0........ .. • • •• • • . • • . 94%
3 per Cent. ditto • • .. • • • • • • • • • 66
Loan, 1834 .. •• • • ••• • • • .............. 154
Ditto, 1839 .. .••• • .• • 118%
Bank Shares 1585
Esterhazy's Loan .. • . .••.••• • • • • • •
RAILWAYS.
The Northern, or Ferdinand •• • • -156 U
Gloggnitz ..orii• •••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • 12034
. ,

. 108%
. 84
98
... ...........

Vienna—Milan T. ....• •••• • • • •
Leghorn •• •• • . • • • • •• • . ••
Orosetto .• ...• .. • • ••.• .
Oldenburg • • • • • . •• •• .. • •
Pestoja • • • • .• •• ••
Perth Bridge • . • • • • • • • • ••

HAMBURGII BORSENIIALLE, SErr. 18.
Bills. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 107
Bank Shares • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • 1600
Anglo-Russian Loan -••• • • • lO2
Russian 5 per Cent., llamb. Certificate 1011.4
Ditto Ist serieslnscription...• • • • • • • . • 106
Ditto,Rope and C0.,3d and 4th series . 97
Ditto, in Certificate —•••••••• • • • • • • • • ——
New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. • • 89%
Ditto Stleglitz •••••• • • • • • • ••••• • • • • 89
Spanish New 5 per Cent • • • • • • • • •• • • 13% 133(
Ditto 3 per Cent .. ••.•• • • • • • 22% 22
Anglo-Portugues&Loan, 2% per Cent • • ——
Dutch Actual Delt, 2% per Cent
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844 —
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent •• •• • •
National Bank Shares
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BmIN, SEPT. 18.

81113. Money.
St.Schuld Sch., 3% per Cent 93 92%
Pruss•English Bonds, 183 Q, 4 per Cent.. •• • •
Foreign Exchanges.— • •..•••. •• • • • •
Exchazge on London, £1 Sterling, 3 Months 6 24% G 2414

AN ANCIENT RELIC DISCOVERED.—The workmen
engaged in the repairs of St. Martin's chancel, in this
town, on Wednesday last, discovered on the wall, from
which an ancient tablet had been removed, a fresco
painting of a full-length figure, representing St. Kathe-
rine, with a crown upon her head, leaning on a sword, a
wheel by her side, and her feet trampling upon a pros-
trate figure, supposed to be the Emperor Maximim.
Underneath is a Latin superscription, written appa-
rently in rhyme ; but unfortunately some portion of it
is erased, in consequence of the plaster having broken
from the stone-work. The figure is supposed to have
been executed upwards of 400 years since. We under-
' stand that the architects have taken a copy of the super-
scription, but we have not heard whether it is their in-
tention to preserve this piece of antiquity.—Leicester
Journal. _ _ _

REPRIEVE TO LEITH THE MIIRDERER.—A com-
munication was received at Dundee, on Monday, from
the Home-office, by Mr. Duncan, M.P., in answer to
the'petition recently forwarded, praying that Leith's
sentence of death should be commuted to that of trans-
portation. The basis of the petition was the petitioners'
abhorence of capital punishments, and the sentence being
passed on circumstantial evidence alone. The Home
Secretary's answer was prompt and decisive. He could
not feel warranted in taking a favourable view of the
case, so that the law must take its course. Preparations
were, accordingly, made for the execution on Wednes-
day morning, when, most unexpectedly, Tuesday morn-
ing's post brought a reprieve for fourteen days. Public
feeling here is certainly not in favour of killing by the
hangman. This altered state of matters is so far ex-
plained by the circumstance that Mrs. Roy, one of the
principal witnesses against Leith, was apprehended this
evening on a charge of being an accomplice in the poi-
soning. A new trial may now be rendered necessary.
CROWN COMMISSION. --- ANOTHER POST- OFFIC 6
DEFA.ULTER.—Yesterday afternoon a commission was
opened at the office of the Sheriff of Middlesex, before
a jury specially empanneled to ascertain in what amount
William Adolphus Farley, of Fleet-street, London, was
indebted. The Chief Commissioner read the writ, in
which it was set forth that the said W. A. Farley was
indebted to the Crown for moneys received by him:and
for stamps. &c., in the sum of 3311. 17s. 4d., and that he
(the said W. A. Farley) being insolvent, and there being
a danger that the sum aforesaid would be lost to her
Majesty, the present writ had been issued for the more
speedy recovery thereof. The Learned Commissioner,
in addressing the jury, said that the evidence was on the
affidavit of Mr. Henry Wilson, a gentleman connected
with the Post-office, and the affidavit proved the amount
due. The jury found a verdict for the sum claimed.
This is the second case within a few weeks in which a
commission has been opened at the above office on similar
grounds.
DEATH OF VICE-ADMIRAL SIR CHARLES DASH..

NVOOD.—In our obituary of this day will be found the
name of Vice-Admiral of the White, Sir CharlesthehavY in
Dash-
wood. This distinguished officer entered
January, 1779, and had thus been 68 years in the ser-
vice of the country, more than 40 of which were spent
at sea, and during his long and active career ho com-
beld meeting
ye s
toefr the members com-
manded, for twenty years, ships of every rate in almost
every part of the world.
RODING AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.--The . annual
for Lyme which is situated about sixteen miles from Bishop's
Stortford. There were present T.
Sir
Abdy, Esq.,
matemtbbeersiainindgfrlivenildlisaomf, this society was
Righ ding,
l‘Bla. Pr
t*. , i E. N. Buxton,
M.A., Rector of Boding, and a large number of the
gentry of the county. Letters of apology were read
V i cite -elg' rise
s (President),
i d theent ) ' Rev.
from Major Beresford, M.P. and Mr. W. Brampton.
The proceedings of the day commenced by the distri-
bution of prizes, after which a grand banquet was served
in a large marquee erected in a field behind the King
William. About 100 persons sat down to dinner,
supported, and
British
amongst whom were, besides the gentlemen above men-
tioned, several members of the Royal Agricultural
Society. The whole of the proceedings went off with
spirit, and to the satisfaction of all present.
BRISTOL SUGAR-MARKET, SEPT. 22.—We continue
plantationto have
samples. a
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es d, ei
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not
on
td
pricess
of for 0
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the brokers' offices are now rather bare of West India
the few sales made are at fully former rates,

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen will hold a Privy Council on Tuesday
next, the 28th inst, at her Majesty's marine residence,
Osborne, Isle of Wight. The Council will be held at
one o'clock.

did much as I liked, and that I sc.as almost white.
" 0 yes," I said, "but there are a great many slaves
as white as I am." " Yes," he said, and then went
on to name several; among others, one who had
lately, as he said, run away. This was touching
altogether too near upon what I was thinking ot.
Now, said I, he must know, or at least reckons, what
I am at—running away.
However, I blushed as little as possible, and made
strange of the fellow who had lately run away, as
though I knew nothing of it. The old fellow looked
at me, as it seemed to me, as though he would read
my thoughts. I wondered what in the world slaves
could run away for, especially if they had such a
chance as I had had for the last few years. He said,
" I suppose you would not run away on any account,
you are so well treated." " 0," said I, "I do very
well ; very well, sir. If you should ever hear that I
had run away, be certain it must be because there is
some great change in my treatment."
He then began to talk with me about the seed in
my bag, and said that he should want to buy some.
Then, I thought, he means to get at the truth by
looking in my seed bag, where, sure enough, he
would not find grass seed, but the seeds of Liberty.
However, he dodged off soon, and left me alone. And
although I have heard say, poor company is better
than none, I felt much better without him than
with him.
When I had gone on about twenty-five miles,
I went down into a deep valley by the side of
the road, and changed my clothes. I reached Lex-
ington about seven o'clock that evening, and put up
with brother Cyrus. As I had often been to Lexings
ton before, and stopped with him, it excited no atten-
tion from the slave-holding gentry. Moreover, I had
a pass from the administrator, of whom I had hired
my time. I remained over the Sabbath with Cyrus,
and we talked over a great many plans for future
operations, if my efforts to escape should be success-
ful. Indeed, we talked over all sorts of ways for me
to proceed. But both of us were very ignorant of the
roads, and of the best way to escape suspicion.
And I sometimes wonder that a slave, so ignorant, so
timid as he is, ever makes the attempt to get his free-
dom. " Without are foes, within are fears."
Monday morning, bright and early, I set my face
in good earnest toward the Ohio River, determined to
see and tread the north bank of it, or die in the at-
tempt. I said to myself, one of two things,—Free-
dom or death ! The first night I reached Mayslick,
fifty odd miles from Lexington. Just before reaching
this village, I stopped to think over my situation, and
determine how I would pass the night. On that
night hung all my hopes. I was within twenty miles
of Ohio. My horse was unable to reach the river that
night. And besides, to travel and attempt to cross
the river in the night, would excite suspicion. I
must spend the night there. But how ? At one
time, I thought, I will take my pony out into the
field and give him some corn, and sleep myself on the
grass. But then the dogs will be out in the evening,
and if caught under such circumstances, they will
take me for a thief if not for a runaway. That
will not do. So, after weighing the matter all over,
I made a plunge right into the heart of the village,
and put up at the tavern.
After seeing my pony disposed of, I looked into
the bar-room, and saw some persons that I thought
were from my part of the country, and would know
me. I shrunk back with horror. What to do I did
not know. I looked across the street, and
saw the shop of a silversmith. A thought of a pair of
spectacles, to hide my face, struck me. I went across
the way, and began to barter for a pair of double-eyed
green spectacles. When I got them on, they blind-
folded me, if they did not others. Everything seemed
right up in my eyes. Some people buy spectacles to
see out of ; I bought mine to keep from being seen.
I hobbled back to the tavern, and called for supper.
This I did to avoid notice, for I felt like anything
but eating. At tea, I had not learned to measure
distances with my new eyes, arid the first pass I made
with my knife and fork at my plate went right into
my lap. This confused me still more, and, after
drinking one cup of tea, I left the table, and got off
to bed as soon as possible. But not a wink of sleep
that night. All was confusion, dreams, anxiety, and
trembling.
As soon as day dawned I called for my horse,
paid my reckoning, and was on my way, rejoicing
that that night was gone, any how. I made all dili-
gence on my way, and was across the Ohio, and in
Aberdeen by noon, that day !
What my feelings were when I reached the free
shore can be better imagined than described. I
trembled all over with deep emotion, and I could feel
my hair rise upon my head. I was on what was
called a free soil, among a people who had no slaves.
I saw white men at work, and no slave smarting
beneath the lash. Everything was, indeed, new and
wonderful. Not knowing where to find a friend, and
being ignorant of the country—unwilling to inquire,
lest I should betray my ignorance, it was a whole
week before I reached Cincinnati. At one place
where I put up I had a great many more questions
put to me than I wished to answer. At another
place, I was very much annoyed by the officiousness
of the landlord, who made it a point to supply every
guest with newspapers. I took the copy handed me,
and turned it over, in a somewhat awkward manner,
I suppose. He came to me to point out a veto, or
some other very important news. I thought it best
to decline his assistance, and gave up the paper,
saying my eyes were not in a fit condition to read
much.
At another place, the neighbours, on learning that
a Kentuckian was at the tavern, came, in great
earnestness, to find out what my business was. Ken-
tuckians sometimes came there to kidnap their
citizens. They were in the habit of watching them
close. I at length satisfied them, by assuring them
that I was not, nor my father before me, any slave-
holder at all ; but, lest their suspicions should be ex-
cited in another direction, I added, my grandfather
was a slaveholder.
At Cincinnati, I found some old acquaintances,
and spent several days. In passing through some of
the streets I several times saw a great slave-dealer
from Kentucky who knew me, and, when I ap-
proached him, I was very careful to give him a wide
berth. The only advice that I here received was from
a man who had once been a slave. He urged me to
sell my pony, go up the river to Portsmouth, then
take the canal for Cleveland, and cross over to Canada.
I acted upon this suggestion, sold my horse for a
small sum, as he was pretty well used up, took pas-
sage for Portsmouth, and soon found myself on the
canal boat, headed for Cleveland.: On the boat I
became acquainted with a Mr. Colony, from New
York. He was very sick with fever and ague, annsds_,bales
he was a stranger, and alone, I took the. best
conversationp
care of him, for a time. One day, in
and bitter language, and was especiallyT
with him, he spoke of the slaves,
ltnh emseesvte harshre o n
are not the man for me to have.
those who attempted to run away.
allsouth of
ou
holding was not
much tohdinok:vilt'h.y
the Ohio River.
had I reached Cleveland than a trouble
No sooner
found the spirit of slave
came upon m.ng, reckless creature, in the shape of a
man, e from a very unexpected quarter. A
rough, swear].
came up to me, and declared I had passed a bad
fivedollar bill upon his wife, in the boat, and he de-
manded the silver for it. I had never seen him nor
his wife before. He pursued me into the tavern,
swearing and threatening all the way. The travel-
lers, that had just arrived at the tavern, were asked
to give their names to the clerk, that he might enter
them upon the book. He called on me for my name,
just as this ruffian was in the midst of his assault
upon me. On leaving Kentucky, I thought it best,
for my own security, to take a new name, and I had
been entered on the boat as Archibald Campbell. I
knew, with such a charge as this man was
making against me, it would not do to change my
name from the boat to the hotel. At the moment, I
could not recollect what I bad called myself, and,
for a few minutes, I was in a complete puzzle. The
clerk kept calling, and I made believe deaf, till, at
length, the name popped back again, and I was duly
enrolled a guest at the tavern in Cleveland. I had
heard before of persons being frightened out of their
Christian names, but I was fairly scared out of loth
mine for awhile. The landlord soon protected me
from the violence of the bad meaning man, and drove
him away from the house.
I was detained at Cleveland several days, not
knowing how to get across the lake, into Canada. 1
went out to the shore of the lake again and again, to

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by
the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, and at-
tended by the Marchioness of Douro, Major-General
Bowles, and Colonel Bouverie, arrived at Osborne,
about two o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, from
town.

Yesterday afternoon her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent, accompanied by his Serene High-
ness Prince Ernest of Leiningen, and attended by
Sir George Cooper, arrived at Osborne, on a visit to
her Majesty, from her residence, Frogmore House,
Windsor.

Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colo-
nial-office, from the Governors of the West India
Colonies.

THE POST-OFFICE.

The report on the Post-office, from which we re-
cently gave some details, contains, in addition, several
interesting particulars with respect to the working of
the department for money orders. Although an im-
pression generally prevails among the public that this
branch of the business is productive of considerable
profit, Mr. Hill considers that at present it is carried
on at a loss. The total commission received by the
money order department last year was 59,550/" but
the expenses are estimated at 64,4491. Of this sum
31,3181. was the cost of the three metropolitan offices
(London, Dublin, and Edinburgh), established solely
in connexion with the system, while the remainder
consisted of the following items—namely, 1,156/.
paid as compensation to the parties by whom the
money order department was conducted before it was
made official; 9,9251., the charge for postage in trans-
mitting advices from one office to another; and
22,0001., the allowance (at the rate of 41. for every
thousand orders) to each of the respective receivers
by whom the orders are issued and paid. Formerly
there was also an expense from the increased balances
which it was necessary to leave in the various offices,
but it now appears that, owing to the gradual accu-
mulation of unpaid money orders, there is a reserve
of capital in most of them sufficient to carry on the
business.
At the same time it is to observed that in Mr.
Hill's opinion the management of the department will
admit of modifications that may convert the loss into
a gain, and with that object he has made a report to
the Postmaster-General. At present there are no
less than 220 clerks, besides messengers and others,
employed in London alone, and whose chief duty it
is to check the general transactions connected with
money orders throughout the country. They have
about 10,000 letters of advice every morning, and
every order drawn is entered, one way or another,
ten times. Mr. Hill would simplify this, with the
view of reducing the enormous establishment, or at
least of admitting a large increase of business without
anyincrease of clerks.
It also appears that a proposition is under consi-
deration to permit the public to draw for sums be-
yond the existing limit of 5/. At present this limit
is practically inoperative, because a party wishing to
draw for any larger amount, such as 101., for instance,
will accomplish his object by taking out two orders,
so that the only effect of this restriction is to give
the Post-office double trouble. It may be objected
that this alteration would bring the Post-office into
competition with the banking interest; but the rate
of charge, which would increase in proportion to the
amount (so that while it is 6d. for 51. it would be ls.
for 101.), would be sufficient to obviate the probability
of that result. The great convenience to arise would
be found in the means it would afford of transmitting
a sum of money from one country town to another
country town between which, as is the case in many
instances, no banking facilities exist.
In connexion with the details of Post-office ma-
nagement it may also be mentioned that it appears
from the report in question, that the subject of a
Sunday delivery has again been mooted, but Mr. Hill
is rightly of opinion that it would not be popular with
the London public. It seems, however, that those
forward letters which reach London by the mails of
Sunday could be transmitted the same evening to the
country post-offices without any very large addition
o the attendance which is at present required.

TO SHAREHOLDERS IN RAIL-

WAYS.

Gentlemen,—Having had^ some experience in
shares, allow me to give you a little advice, and
not to sell a single share unless you are unfortu-
nately compelled, as lam confident we shall see
things better, and that before long.
It may be that many of you are not aware
of the manner in which the business in shares
is transacted. Say this is the Ist of the month. I
sell transfer shares for the next account. These can-
not be bought in against me before the end of the
month, and this gives the " Bears " a chance of the
market. And in the late depression they have found
it to their advantage to press down the market; and
many having become alarmed, have unfortunately
sold at ruinously low prices. I know of no place
where this practice has been going on more than In
Manchester ; and, in order to protect the shareholders,
I write these few lines, hoping by this means, I may
prevent some of you from falling into the hands of
"Bears."
A SHAREHOLDER.
Sept. 23, 1847.

try and see the other side, but I could
m )untain, nor city of the asylum I sought. ,Was, c.;m
afraid to inquire where it was, lest it whould betray
such a degree of ignorance as to excite suspicion at
once. One day I heard a man ask another, em-
ployed on hoard a vessel, "And where does this
vessel trade ?" Well, I thought, if that is a proper
question for you, it is for me. So I passed along,
and asked of every vessel, " Where does this vessel
trade ?" At last the answer came, " Over here in
Kettle-creek, near Port Stanley." " And where is
that ?" said I. " Oh, right over here in Canada."
That was the sound for me—" over here in Canada."
The captain asked me if I wanted a passage to
Canada. I thought it would not du to be too earnest
about it, lest it would betray me. I told him I had
some thought of going, if I could get a passage
cheap. We soon came to terms on this point, and
that evening set sail. After proceeding only nine
miles the wind changed, and the captain returned to
port again. This, I thought, was a very bad omen.
However, I stuck by, and the next evening, at nine
o'clock, we set sail once more, and at daylight we
were in Canada.
When I stepped ashore here, I said, sure enough, I
AM FREE !—American Slavery.

SHOCKING ACCIDrTthe Dublin Company's steamerON BOARD A STEAMER:—
The chief engineer f
the Queen met his death in the most sudden and fright..
ful manner on Sunday night. The Queen was on her
voyage from Belfast to Liverpool, and was off the Isle
of Man about eleven at night, when the engineer, Wm.
Doyle, found it necessary to oil some of the working
joints of one of the engines. Whilst thus engaged the
vessel lurched, and the poor fellow was thrown off his
balance, and was caught by the side lever or workbag
beam of the engine. He was pulled underneath, and
before the engine could be stopped his head was
mangled in a frightful manner, both sides of the lower
jaw being literally driven into the head. The enginesu
were stopped at once, but too late—he was
quite dead. The deceased was respectalyc tankneenctex
and was but twenty-seven years of age. Thecommander
of the steamer, Captain Church,
e Ivaseserowmaaptfily_..To3ng the
the
spot, but life was extinct;
_Lb 4-2
steamer, and it is
station of the ill-fated
tSewasii.
toghave been the Queen's
sin-
gular that the
last trip on.dthenet7stasteicon. This, unfortunately, was not
F idayOn the Queen's leaving the quay at
the only am
Liverpool on r , a woman, in attempting to leap on
shore, fell between the steamer and the quay, and was
crushed to death.—Dublin Freeman.
TRIAL OF THE DEE BRIDGE GIRDER.-011T Own
correspondent writes from Chester, that the officers of
the Chester and Holyhead Railway Company, instead of
waiting the inspection and test of a Government corn-.
mission, and entertaining, it is presumed, doubts u;,othe strength of the fellow to the broken girder, have:
tested it themselves on the very eve of the appointment
of that commission. It was accomplished with railway
bars suspended from the girder, and the we;ght was
gradually applied and equally distributed over the centre ,
division of the rib until it reached 38 tons 6 cwt. 2 qrs...
181bs., under which it broke. The fracture commenced
at the bottom flanges, and proved clearly that it broke
by tension. This experiment at once shows the fallacy '
and utter uselessness of the tension bars in the manner •
in which they were applied at this bridge. In addi- • •
tion to the bungling at the Dee Bridge, which " bangs-.
Banagher," they are now taking down the girder bridge-
over the Chester and Ellesmere canals of 60 feet span,. ,
in consequence of some fractures being observed in the..
masonry at the quoins of the abutment upon which thee
outside girders rest.—The Builder.
THE YOUTH OF THORWALDSEN THE SCULPTOR...-.....
When seventeen years old, says Andersen, he was eon_
firmed, at which holy rite a curious incident occe.rred...
There was nothing external to distinguish hien fromi
the other youths. But it had been stated in the
papers, that the pupil Thorwaldsen had gained the,
small silver prize-medal at the academy, and so the ,
Dean asked him, "Is it your brother who won the ,
prize?" to which the lad proudly replied, " It is myself."''
So the Very Reverend looked at him pleasingly, and..
then called him "Mr. Thorwaldsen." He often used.
to relate in after life, that this first title bestowed oy 3
his art, gave him more pleasure than all the dii
tinctions kings afterwards showered upon him.—Ti be
Builder.
THE TOMB or A Sarto.---We read in the iftp
partial of Franche-Comte, that in digging for • ate,
foundation of the Arsenal there, many retunir
As 0
Roman construction have been found, and of r vast:
cemeteey. A portion of one sepulchral_ marl
ament
bears this inscription, " P. Cornelius S',.;ipio " RI id has
set the local antiquaries to work.—Tl e Builder.
We have been informed, on unquestionable autho-
rity that the appointment of Chief COMMiSSit sner of
Poor-laws has been declined b 7 the Earl of 04 phester%