The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-30 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONE)

Sir. C. BURRELL objected most strongly to the
clause relative to the highways rate, and unless that
clause were withdrawn, he should give the whole Bill
his decided opposition.
Mr. G. KNIGHT persisted in dividing the House.
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the
House divided, when there appeared—
For going into Committee -
Against it
w. • l2.
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Majority
The House then went into Cotprnittte, and the first
and second clauses wore ektz,tt'A to after a short con-
versation.

On clause 3 relative to the highway rate being pro-
posed,

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Sir C. BURRELL objected to it. An Act wits
passel last Session respecting the hip' lway rate, and
he could not see the necessity Qtlaroducing any new
measure upon it. He 14,,'pecl, therefore, the Hon.
Member would withdr-dw the clause.
Mr. P. SCROP-E thcught the clause necessary to
give an appeal aniost the highway-rate, which did not
exist at presc:,.i.
ColorL.,, T. WOOD had a strong objection to the
and would divide the I-louse upon it.
cle[dse,

F.Artl•ogers were then ordered to withdraw, but no divi-
sion took place, and the clause was ordered to stand part
of the 1311.

On the 4th dame being proposed,
Captain PECHELL suggested that the r, enalty pro-
posed to-be levied on Overseers for neglect of duty
should be reduced from 51. to 1/.

Mr. GOU LBURN had never witnessed so vague
and loose a piece of legislation as that proposed by the
clause in question.
Sir C. DALRYMPLE thought that the clause
would press with unnecessary severity on those public
officers.
Mr. P. SCROPE defended the clause. He did not
think that a more mitigated penalty than that men-
tioned in the clause ought to be adopted, as it was abso-
lutely necessary to punish with some degree of severity
cases of fraud and gross neglect of duty.
The Committee then divided, when there appeared—
For the Amendment
Against it 3B
Majority against the Amendment
The clause was then agreed to.
On our re-admission to the gallery, we found Colonel
THOMAS WOOD upon his legs, moving the follow-
ing clause :—" Provided always, and be it further
enacted, that nothing herein contained shall apply to
any poor-rate, or any assessment or valuation made by
virtue of any local Act or Acts for the making of poor,
rates, management and relief of the poor of nay parish
or parishes, nor shall exte,ad or be construed to extend
to ►imit, affect, or alter any provision of r,,f such Act
or Acts ;" which, after a short cor:,ersatioa, was nega-
tived without, a division.

fir, (3r et,t ate insertion of the
following ellauMF:4D,
2-tru whereas property in the oc-
oRS_L,; : r:
.t
cupakien st t!,e4.1 ';`o rporate of boroughs, and applicable
to :he punt is of such boroughs respectively, and etlier
prez:!etv..y in the occupation of other conpnrAtel.iodies as
r-ustees for public purposes-, ate tick now by law rate-
able to the relief cf the Isobt, by reason that such oc-
cupation is not benAcitti to the occupiers, and it is ex-
pedient that alrett*. property should nevertheless be rate,.
able and ;ee rated to the relief of the poor j be it therefore
enacted that all property in the ocertnrion of the body
corporate of any borough, et ',II the occupation of any
other corporate bo4l At trustees for public purposes,
which would In tnteable to the relief of the poor if
such ocenpation were beneficial, shall, from and after
the r-,asting of this Act be rateable and rated to the
rebel' of the poor, whet'ntt the interest of the said
bodies corporate aramin be or be not a beneficial interest,
any law, usagc, or custom to the contrary notwithstand-
iag." It was most oppressive to the owners of other pro-
perty that this corporate property should be exempted
from rateability, and with a view of remedying it he had
proposed this clause.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, strongly supported
the clause, and trusted the Committee would agree to it•
Before the passing k-)1. the Municipal Reform Act, this
property was liable to rating, but since the passing of
that Act the Courts had determined that this property
was exempt. The co.nequence was, a great additional
burden 7;a:, thrown upon the rate-payers of county pa-
ris,`:,es in which such property might be situated, for the
purpose of relieving the rate-payers of the large towns,
the corporations of which were in possession of the
property.
After a few words from Lord SANDON and Mr.
THORNELY the clause was agreed to, with the pre.
amble of the Bill.
The House resumed and the Report was brought up.

BANK OF IRELAND.
The Bank of Ireland Bill passed through Committee
without amendment, and the Report was ordered to be
received to-morrow.

COAL DUTIES (LONDON).
On the motion for bringing up the Report of the
resolution on the Coal Duties Bill,
Mr. HAWES objected to the manner in which it was
proposed to apply these funds. He thought the drainage
of ti►e city a more important object, and that they
should consult the health rather than the convenience
of the metropolis. He should, therefore, divide on
bringing up the Report.
Mr. is. J. STANLEY supported the measure, from
which he said great improvement had been made in
the poorer districts of the metropolis. He was astonished
at the opposition of the Hon. Member for Lambeth,
since among great improvements in other parts of the
metropolis, it was proposed to make exclusive improve-
ments in the district represented by the Hon. Mem.
ber.—( Laughter.)
Mr. BAINES said the Hon. Gentleman had omitted
onegreat advantage of this measure, which was, that it
would impose a tax which no one would live to pay—
(Loud laughter)—at least, no one now living.
Mr. G 0 IJ LBU RN said the tax was a grievance which
it was proposed by this Bill to perpetuate. He thought
there were many great and serious objections to the
measure, and that it should not be brought forward at
so late a period of the Session.—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. WARBURTON said, the Hon. Member for
Northumberland hid inquired, at the beginning of the
Session, if it was intended to impose a tax on coal for
the improvement of the metropolis ; and the answer of
the Government was understood to be that there was
no such intention. He thought the Bill ought not to
have been introduced at this period of the Session.
Lord SAN DON concurred in the observations of
the Hon. Member for Lambeth in the necessity of pri-
marily attending to the health of the metropolis.
Sir DE LACY EVANS denied that this was a new

tax. It was merely the continuation of an old one, and
he for one thought the object of its continuaece was well
worthy the sanction of the House.
Lord G. SOMERSET trusted the Hon. Member
for Lambeth would divide the House against the con-
tinuation of what he must consider a most improper
tax. He would prefer that the tax should be made
perpetual at once, than that it should be continued from
one four years to another, in the manner it had hitherto
been.
WAKLEY said that no one had suggested
what better tax could be imposed. Improvement in
the metropolis was required, and the expense of
that improvement must be paid for.—(Hear, hear.)
Where was that expense to come ;from ? Would
the Hon. Member for Lambeth consent to an addi-

tional tax being imposed upon soap ?—(Great laughter.)
The improvements would not only benefit London, but
all visitors to London, and until some better Ricans of
taxation could be suggested, he hoped the proposition
would be supported.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. AG LION BY objected to the imposition of a
tax, which he contended would oppress exclusively the
poorer classes.
Sir S. LUSHINGTON had originally entertained a
great objection to the tax on coals, but meetings had
been held in the Tower Hamlets, and not one
dissentient voice was heard against the continuance of
the tax for improvements. In fact he believed his
constituents were unanimous in favour of the Bill, and
it should be recollected that the population of that con-
►tituency consisted-of 400,000. No man could deny
that the improvements were absolutely necessary for
the health, happiness, and comfort of the people of the
metropolis.—( Hear.)
Sir C. BURRELL supported the Bill.
The House divided, when there appeared—
For the Report
Againat it
Majority
The Report was received and a Bill brought in and
read a first time.
The Population Bill was re-committed on the motion
of Mr. FOX MAU LE, and several verbal amendments
were made, and the Report ordered to be brought up on
Friday.
The Population (Ireland) Bill was also re-committed,
and the Report ordered to be received this day.
The Report on the Railways Bill was agreed to, and
I the Bill ordered to be real a third time this day.
LOAN SOCIETIES.

Oa the motion of Mr. ABEL SMITH the Loan
Societies Bill was read a third time and passed.
The Church Building Act passed through Commit-
tee. Amendments postponed to the third reading.
•The Metropolis Improvement (No. 2) Bill was read
a second time.
The Slave Trade (Venezuela) Bill passed through
Committee.
Mr. FOX MAULE brought in the Militia Barracks
Inspection Bill, which was read a first time.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of,
and the House Adjourned at Two o'Clock.

A case of crim. con. came on for trial at the
Queen's County assizes on Wednesday. A person named
Byrne was plaintiff, and an individual named Lowman was de-
fendant. The plaintiff was married to Miss Anne Power, in
May, 1834, and they had five children. They lived in Mount
Mellick, and plaintiff was proprietor of a canal passage-boat.
The defendant is 70 years of age, is married, and has a daughter
who is married. Several statements were made by the plain-
tiffs oounsel, alleging, misconduct on the part of his wife with
th,-.• de R:w.lant, not oar of whirls oas substantiated; and
Court, Counsel , and Jury were unanimously of opinion that
the plaintiff laboured under a kind of monomania and almost
unparalleled species of jealousy.

LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAIL-

WAY.

The hali--yea,rly n..e'e,'.leg of the shareholders in the
above tledbriaking, was held in the London 'tavern
yesterday. John Harman, tsq. in ebe Cheir.
',The
.formal kusiness bO.-itg been disposed of,
The e',4l...nlAti said he would call upon the S,2cre-
,ea,
-..ry to read the Report, and afterwards he would ex-
plain some of the points more fully than could be done
in the Report.
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The Secretary ragathe Report, from which
it aleyearicil that in October the line would be opened to
the Star Hooley-lane, a distance of upwards of sixteen
miles from London. That by Midsummer next it
would be opened a distance of thirt,),:r3v-en and
throughout to Brighton in the early part of next
autumn. That the Shoreham branch was opened cn
the 12th May, and had carried 51,592 passengers,
at a profit over the expenses of 835/. ss. 11d.,
and that only 280 shares were actually forfeited.
The Directors fully anticipated that the wheldts Cost of
the line would not etreeeol 1,800,600 e , and that the re-
payment to be 'made by the South Eastern Railway
Comperiyb and from the sale of land, would amount to
300,0001.
The CHAIRMAN then said it would be his duty to go
a little more into details than could be done in the
Report which they bad just heard read. With respect
to the works, they were not in so forward a state as
they had been lead to believe they would be by the Re-
port made at the last meeting, but the delay had arisen
from causes for which no blame could be attached to
either party, the water breaking into their works was a
pure accident, and cooll not have been foreseen. They
proposed to open' twenty-seven miles altogether in Oc-
tober, and the Directors, lenra having gone fully into
details with large preerietors of coaches on the road, and
others, would be enabled to book passengers through-
out the whole line, and in the passage there would be
only one shifting of the luggage. In the following Febru-
ary it was expected to open the works further—indeed it
was highly gratifying to the Directors to see theengineer
progressing at his utmost speed, and they had no reason
to doubt his performing his promise. He begged to be
allowed to congratulate the Proprietors upon the sue-
cess of the Shoreham branch. When their arrange-
ments were completed for the transit of coal and trier-
chandite, that line must prove highly profitable to the
shareholders; and if the Commissioners of the Shore-
ham Harbour acted for the interests of those for whom
they were in the Commission, with proper spirit—
trith very little expense they might so improve the her-
hour, that, recollecting that the distance was 2A---"
less than to Southamton, and •tat . other 2.; miles
would be: saved in •..`Lie . wiles
p
passage to Havre—if those itn-
Pr°''''`.7.7ents were made, their line would become the
principal thoroughfare between London and Parist
(Cheers.) That was a very important cdnslderation ;
and, wherever it cols bereught forward, he trusted the
Preptieto4 Viatlilu give it all the support in
their power. A suggestion was also thrown out
that the Shoreham line might very easily be
carried on to Worthing at an expense not
exceeding 100,0001., and when they consideredehat they
would be able to work the line without any, or very
little, addition to the force necessary for working the i
line to Shoreham, it must be evident how important c
was that the Company should obtain it. A Company
would be formed, and he hoped it would meet with the
support of the Brighton Proprietors. Then came the
question of the terminus at London-bridge. The Direc-
tors had had many anxious interviews with the other
Companies ; the result was, that a Bill had been
passed which no doubt would prove satisfactory, as no
doubt the Greenwich Company would proceed heartily
with the work ; but there were many persons who al-
ready thought that it would be absolutely necessary for
the Brighton and South Eastern Company to have a
West End terminus.—(Applause.) He begged to
congratulate the meeting upon the satisfactory state of
the share list. There was only a deficiency of 18,000/.
No one list showed any less amount. Then came the im-
portant question of the estimates. It was natural
that the Proprietors should inquire how the estimate had
now been raised from 920,0001. to 1,800,0001.: it
would be remembered tint the former sum was only an
estimate for the formation of the line ; it had nothing to
do with stations, direction, and many other contingen-
cies, and there had been much extra work which could
not have been foreseen, such as the bricking of tunnels,
the breaking in of the water, &c. Another item, end
one of much importance, was this : It, had originally
been thought that the rails would have been good enough
at 601bs. per yard, but experience had proved that the
cheapest rails were those of a heavier description ; they
had used rails weighing 751bs. per yard, which of itself
had added 35,000/. to the estimate. He trusted the
Proprietors would be of opinion that the Directors had
been as economical of their property as possible, and
that they had performed their duty faithfully to all.
Mr. WALEY begged to move that the Reports
which had been read should be adopted, printed, and
circulated, and, in doing so, congratulated the meeting
upon their general purport ; he thought their under-
taking stood in a very favourable position.
Mr. MAUBEIIT begged to second the motion. Con-
sidering the present traffic on the road to Brighton, he
had no doubt but the receipts of the Company would
exceed 500/. per day, which would pay six per cent.,
but as in all other cases railroads bad always doubled
the traffic he had no doubt, but in a very short period,
it would yield 20 per cent. to the Proprietors.
The resolution was adopted.
A resolution was then proposed to declare 280 shares
upon which the calls had not been paid up, forfeited, and
that they be disposed of by the Directors, which was
also adopted.
Mr. WALEY suggested as a hint that the Directors
should not force them into the market under present
circumstances, as it would be like furnishing cheese to
the mice, it would be gratifying those who were the
enemies of the Company.
The CHAIRMAN said 87 of the shares were to be
declared forfeited for the purpose of being reissued to
the parties, they having deposited the money for them
with the Court, Of course the Directors would take
every precaution in issuing the others.
The CHAIRMAN said there was one subject which
he mentioned with considerable regret—he alluded to
the number of accidents which had happened on their
line—no less than 300 cases had been sent into the
County Hospital at Brighton from it, which must
have proved expensive. They had made some dona-
tions, but he thought the) had not done enough, and
as they could do it much service at little cost to them-
selves, he would propose that one day's proceeds from
the takings on the Shoreham branch should be handed
over to the Hospital.—(Cheers.) It probably would
do them good in the end, as many, no doubt, would
use the railroad on that day, and might imbibe a
taste for such a mode of travelling. They could not
do it without the sanction of the Proprietors, or it would
have been done before.

The suggestion was immediately adopted.
Mr. LEVY begged to ask whether they were upon as
good terms with the Croydon Company as with the
South Eastern ?
The CHAlRMAN—Certainly.
In answer to a Proprietor,
The CHAIRMAN said a line had been surveyed to
pass by St. George's Church in the Borough, and ter-
minate in the neighbourhood of Westminster-ridge.
The plans had been deposited. They would use the
whole of the Croydon line.
Thanks were then voted to Mr. Rastrick, the en-
gineer, and the Directors, which having been duly ac-.
knowledged, the meeting separated.

CORONER'SINQUEST.—THE SUICIDE MANIA
—LAmENTABLE SUICIDE OF A BOY THIRTEEN YEARS OF
AGE.—Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held at the Mason's
Arms, East-lane, Walworth, before Win. Carter, Esq., the Co-
roner for Surrey, on view of the body of John Lee, aged only
thirteen years, who committed suicide. William Lee, the father
of the deceased, stated that the deceased was thirteen years of
age; his mother died twelve years ago; he was one of eight child-
ren. Witness's other children, of whom seven were married,
left him only the deceased, and as the boy and himself lived
solely together, he naturally took a great interest in his well-
doing. The deceased was a very active, good-tempered, and
intelligent lad. Witness saw him last alive about eight o'clock
on Saturday evening at home. He appeared well and hearty.
Witness then went about his business, which detained him for
several hours, and he returned to his residence soon after 12
o'clock, and was surprised at not finding a light, which the de-
ceased usually left burning for his father when he was out
late. Witness climbed over the back palings of the yard, and
gained admission to the house, having occasion to pass through
the wash-house, and was.horror struck on seeing his son sus-,
pended by the neck from one of the rafters of the roof. The
features of his child were so hideously distorted that for some
time he could make no effort to cut him down. There can he no
other reason, as far as he knew, that could have induced the boy
to destroy himself, than that he committed the act from the
peculiar impulse he received by reading the adventures of noto-
riously bad characters, and the fact of two nambers of the
" Annals of Crime" being found on the table where it appears
he had been reading on the previous part of Saturday evening.
Several other witnesses confirmed the above evidence, and the
Jury after some consideration returned a verdict, " That the
deceased was found hanging, but whether done by design or
accident there was no evidence to prove."
ALARMING ACCIDENT ON THE LANCASTER
AND PRESTON JUNCTION RAILWAY.—On Sunday evening
last, at the Lancaster station, the engineer, who was in charge
of an engine which be had got in readiness to convey the mail
train to this town, left a boy to rub and clean the brass-work. The
boy being somewhat more precocious than was necessary, took
it into his head to show a juvenile companion " how to start
engines." He thereupon raised the lever, and off flew the
steam-horse at a tremendous speed. The youth remained on
the engine, but could not succeed in stopping it; it rushed to-
wards
.
wards the station, and came contact with some carriages
which it quickly displaced, seriously injuring several of them,
and kept performing divers curious antics with the walls and
same intercepting machinery, until the engineer accomplished
the task of terminating the exploit of the foaming monster.
The loss, which we understand is about 100/., will fall upon
the North Union Railway Company; the engines, carriages,
&c., being their property, and the engineer being in their
employ. The lad was of course frightened, but not to death,
and no personal injury was sustained.—Preston Chronicle.
EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF LIFE AT A LU-
CIFER MATCH FACTORY.—Yestertlay between the hours of
twelve and one, a fearful explosion took place at th Lucifer
manufactory of Messrs. Graham and Davis, IS G. 1, Primrose-
street, Bishopsgate, by which one of the workmen, named
Dean, was killed on the s; ot, and others much hurt. The
body of the deceased was removed to Mr. Medcalf's public
house adjoining, to await the coroner'a inquest

COURT CMCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Countess
Of Charlernont, Hon. Miss,Paget, Lord Byron, Hon.
Vs ill um CoWper, Colonel `..-'7emyss, and Colonel
bonouted the Marquis of Wostminster with ilitot
company yesterday afternoon at his residence in Upper
Groivenor-street. The Noble Marquis and Lord Rob•zrt
Grosvenor received her :Majesty and his Royal Highness,
their inspectivn ot
atter:led Cie Miyal P4rty dv taitig
tht fkt,ttr.cs rbart'Aidris
he Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the
Princesses Augusta and Mary of Cambridge visited the
Queen yesterday afternoon at Buckingham Palace to take
leave of herajesLy herdeoart,:we for the tlontirient,
X Her royal .iguncss also visited and took leave of the
DuChess of Kent at Ingestrie House;. and the Princess
Augnqa at Clarence House, St. Jarnes'z.
Viscount Melbourne; Lord Mil, and Lord John Russell
had auutences yesterday of her, Majesty. The Right Hon.
Sir George Grey, JudgeAdzocate-,Oeneral, hid an
audierc., of the• gueeb tb Majes!4.7
the iii-er.',celngs of some Courts" Martial.
His Excellency, the Turkish Ambassador, accompanied
by Mr. Salerno, her Majesty's aient,il Interpreter, was
presented to Eris Royal Highness Prince Albert yesterday
afternoon by Viscount Palmerston.
The Royal Dinner Party at the Palace last evening in-
cluded her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Marquis
of Headfort, Earl of Surrey, Earl and Countess de Grey,
Earl and Countess Cowper, Earl of Morley, Lady Char-
lotte Dandas, Viscount klelbourne, and Lord Pitzalan.
The Band of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards at
tended at the Palace during the &ening.
Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Bouverie, visited
the Duchess of Cambridge yesterday afternoon at Cam-
bridge House, and took leave of her Royal Highness.
The Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Gloucester, and
the Duke of Cambridge, visited the Princess Augusta
yesterday.
The Duke of Cambridge honoured Mrs. Dawson Darner
with his company on Tuesday evening, at her residence in
Tilney-street.

A Deputation on West India Emigration, consisting of
Messrs. Green, Cohen, Rees, and Kendricks, had an in-
terview
,with Lo rd John Russell yesterday, at the Colonial-
office.

The' Bishop of Ripon and Captain Pechell had inter-
views with Viscount Melbourne yesterday, in Downing:,

street.

Chief Justice Chipman had an interview with Lord
John Russell at the Colonial-office yesterday.

ACCIDENT RELIEF SOCIETY.

A meeting of Chit excellent Society which was esta-
blish for 0.1.6 iltifizsz a ithraediate relief to
the families of poor persons injured by accidents, was
held at the London Coffee-house, John Labouchere,
Esq., ALP., in the chair.
The Itep.ort stated, that, the funds of this excellent
Chati4; gave f,ioa to nitwit' Mothers and ail.-
d?en at their homes when deprived of support Untßl fhe
most painful and heart-rending circumstances, were
impioving, but not in proportion tb the strong claims
upon the benevolent: 'rhe Committee had, in their
application for support, met with many who; under an
impression that the Society was connected with the
metropolitan hospitals, had hesitated to Contribute to
its funds, being liberal supporters of those excellent es-
tablishments, and there was reason to apprehended that
from that cause much assistance had been withheld.
The Committee were anxious to remove the difficulty,
and wished it to be distinctly understood that the
Society was in no way whatever connected with any
hospital, but bad been instituted for the benefit of those
for whom the hospitals made no provision. Amongst a
great number of cases to which the benefits of this ex-
' celleDt institution were applied were the following :
' J. N.—Fell from an omnibus while removing a trunk
for a passenger. His leg was broken. He was taken
to the North London Hospital and the limb was imme-
diately amputated. Two days afterwards he died, leav-
ing a wife, and six children under twelve years of age,
without a morsel of bread. Food, &c., to the amount
of Os. a week was given to the family for some time.
Great misery was alleviated.

J: L.—Having his right hand cut off by a machine
printing press while at work, applied for assistance, and
with his family received food, &c., for two months.
W. D.—Formerly a builder in good business in
Hampshire, on the 2d of February applied to the So-
ciety, being an inmate of St. Thomas's Hospital from
blindness occasioned by over exertion and anxiety. Du-
ring his confinement his family were afflicted with small
pox. "It is impossible," remarked the visitor," to say
how much this poor family suffer," and therefore the
Committee continue to assist them.

W. W., a labourer, had his thigh broken by a kick
from a horse, and was taken to Clearing-cross Hospital,
and thus a wife and five children were
in deprived of sup-
port an instant. The unfortunate man was discharged
the hospital in a weak condition, having been there up-
wards of ten months, and with his family have been re-
moved to Hertfordshire to his parish, without any pros-
pect of ever being able to work again.
Thomas Gibbons, Colson's ward, Bartholomew Hos-
pital, broken leg, having a wife and five children, living
at 3, Brook's-gardens, Battle-bridge, has been in the
hospital several months, a disease having formed in the
injured limb, by which his condition is so reduced that
amputation is considered dangerous, and it is believed
he tvill not long survive.
The case of Mrs. Spence, widow, deserves particular
mention. The husband, a journeyman plasterer, was at
work in the Poultry, with his son, a lad 14 years of age,
on the morning of the Queen's marriage. He fell from the
scaffold, and was conveyed to the hospital, where he died
almost immediately. A week after the accident, his
widow was confined with her fourth child. She was
recommended to the Committee, and received substan-
tial relief and consolation.
These are .a few of a vast number of cases. The
Society, it is proper to state, has received the strongest
recommendation from the medical men- of several
hospitals, and has been a great many times alluded
to by the late and the present Lord-Mayor, in conse-
quence of the many instances of the great advantages
derived from it to which the magistracy of the city could

bear testimony.
A series of resolutions was unanimously agreed to,
pledging the meeting to great exertions, and calling
upon the ladies in particular, to aid in carrying its great
objects into effect.

DUTCH AND GERMAN PAPERS.

DESTRUCTION OF THE ISLAND OF
TERNATE.

THE HAGUE, JULY 26.—The Avondbodc gives the
following particulars of the disaster which has befallen
the Island of Ternate : _ __

"On the morning of the 2d of February, at half-past
eight o'clock, the air appeared dark, and threatening a
strong north-west wind, accompanied by heavy rain,
drove the clouds impetuously along, and everything
seemed to indicate some extraordinary phenomenon;
which, in fact, soon followed, for a thick smoke soon
arose from the crater, accompanied by a loud subter-
raneous noise like thunder, while boiling lava and hot
ashes burnt cud destroyed everything on which they
fell. If the appearance of the phenomena was striking
in the daytime, it was still more so in the evening,
when the stones projected from the crater could be dis-
tinguished among the flames, which frequently rose to
a great height. This destructive eruption continued
twenty-four hours, and ended wi..11 a frightful subter-
raucous noise, which made the inhabitants fear
that the ground would give way under their
feet. The noise was so great, that persons
close together could not hear each other speak.
Passing over some days, we come to the 14th of Fe-
bruary, 1840, which proved so disastrous : at half-past
twelve at night a loud noise was heard, accompanied by
slight trembling of the ground, which grew every me.
ment more violent, and woke the inhabitants from their
sleep. As the shocks became more violent, most of the
people left their habitations. At half•past three in the
morning, while the rain fell in torrents, a violent shock
was felt, the people could hardly keep their feet, the
houses were shaken, and most of the buildings fell.
In many places the earth opened and immediately closed
again. Nothing was left undamaged ; and on the 15th
of February nature seemed to have obtained the highest
point of fory. An extreme violent shock was felt,
Men and animals hastened in terror to the river side.
filled all the boats without distinction of rank ; the
fears, especially of the women, were so great that some
went a great distance through the water in order to
reach a boat, to escape being swallowed up by
the earth, which opened from time to time. When
the fury of the storm was past, and the poor
inhabitants had in some measure recovered their
fright, they perceived how complete their ruin was.
were laid waste ; the most costly
Men's possessions
spices and numerous other productions were spoiled,
and buried under ruins ; not a piece of furniture savecil;
and not one stone house in all Ternate remains standing.
Even Fart Cringe, which has with )od several earth-
quakes for these 200 years, has given way on this oc-
casion, and truly the welfare and importance of Ter-
nate to our Government is lost. The private injury is
estimated at 900,000 florins. The shocks were felt at
Gildo and Tideri, but no damage was done ; thanks to
' Heaven, no lives wale lost. Most of the people will
leave the island and settle elsewhere.
MUNSTER, JULY 14.—The Westphalian Mercury
officially announces that the Archbishop of Cologne has
received permission to reside in this city. The Royal
rescript states expressly that the state of the Prelate's
health alone has induced his 'Majesty to grant this per-
mission, and that he will not deviate in any particular
from the line of conduct followed by the King, his
father. The Archbishop still remains a prisoner of
State. Before he left Darfeld he was obliged to sign
several articles relative to the conduct he is to observe
during his stay in this city ; at first, it is said, he refused
to sign these articles, but consented in the end to sign
all the papers.—Jouraal de Franefort, July 25.

We understand that interdicts have been granted
at the instance of Mr. Alexander, the patentee of the Theatre
Royal, prohibiting the performances of two persons named
Purvis and Miller. They are the managers of two small con-
cerns, on the Green, where horsemanship, ground and lofty
tumbling, and snatches of Msssaniello, Tekeli, &c. &c., were
done at the price of tyro-pence per head.— Glasgow Herald.