The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-09 00:00:00

JUNE 9, 1847.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA,
COVENT-GARDEN.
In consequence of some misapprehension as to the localities for the
Sale of Tickets, the public is respeetfully informed that the only
Rox-oMee In w Ireet is in the Theatre, corner of Hart-street, and
that money is taken at the doors.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
The ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY has just de-
posited a complete a ries of APPARATUS, illustrating the Prin-
ciples of the ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH as now worked on the lead-
ing Lines of Railway Also, superb Specimens of their ELEC TRIO
CLOCKS, ALARIJM, &c. A►nong the various works of imerest
explained is a WORKING MODEL of CLAASEN'S PATENT IM-
PROVED RAILWAY. Dr. Rachhoffner's LECTURES on NATU-
RAL PHILO,OPHY. CHEMICAL LECTURES by J. H. Pepper,
Esq., on the Evenings of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The
beautif I OPTICAL EFFECTS, DIVING.EXPERIMENTS, &c. &c.
Admission, Is. ; Schools, Half-price.

SODA WATERS.
A AND R. THWAITES AND COMPANY,
rx • INVENTORS AND SOLE PREPARERS OF THE
ORIGINAL SINGLE AND DOUBLE SODA WATERS,
57, UPPER SACKVILLE-STREET, DUBLIN
ST. ALBAN'S-PLACE, JAMES'S, LONDON.
These waters were introduced to the notice of the public, as their
Invention, by the testimony of the Professor of Chemistry (the late
Robert Percival. M.D.), in his lectures in Trinity College, Dul•lin,
and from that period have continued to obtain the recommendation
of the Gentlemen of the Medical Faculty, and the approbation of
the public.

The SINGLE and DOUBLE SODA WATERS derive their names
not from the quantity of Axed air which they contain, but from the
proportions of Sal Soda, which, when prepared in the PECULIAR
MANNER employed by
A. and R. TIIWAITES and Co., renders them highly useful to
the powers of digestion, improving the appetite, warming the
stomach, and stimulating the hepatic functions.
The above kinds of SODA WATER are exclusively prepared by
them, and are not manufactured 'by any other house in the KING-
DOM.

57. Upper Sackville-street, Dublin ;
St. Alban'c•place, St. James's, London.
All mineral waters of character, foreign and artificial.

PRICE SD.

THE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE
NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.
To relieve the anxiety which cannot fail to exist in
the minds of all parties who had friends passing ever
the railway on Saturday, we proceed to give an accurate
list of the sufferers by the catastrophe ; the names Leven
yesterday being nut only incomplete, eut incorrect in
some important particulars. The number states to have
been killed by the collision was correctly stated ye,tt r-
day as seven individuals ; besides these, there are t ur
others more or less seriously injured, who still remain
et ths Wolverton station. Only two of the decea,ed
parties have as yet been owned by their friend:. The
other five have been identified by marks and papers
found on their persons.
The following is a list of the
PASSENGERS KILLED.
Mr. John Simpson Sherratt, of Lichfield, formerly
secretary to the Lichfield and Birmingham Rail
Company.
Mr. T. Makinson, a graduate of Magdalen Hall,
Oxford.
Mr. J. Clifton, silk mercer, who was on his road to
Leamington.
Mr. J. B. Rattray, of the firm of Keay and Rattray,
of the Lily Bank Foundry, Dundee.
'Mr. Miller, honorary secretary to the Ragged School,
held at 107, Broadwall, London.
Mr. Cope, a young gentleman, apparently about 20
years of age, who was on his way to Wolverhampton.
And a Mr. Henry Smith, a remarkably fine man,
who, from the ticket found in his pocket, is supposed to
have booked himself for Birmingham.
Of the above Mr. Sherratt and Mr. Makinson have
alone been recognised by their respective friends. Mr.
Clifton was identified on Saturday night by a friend,
who was in the same train, but who went on shortly
after the accident, and has not since been heard of. Mr.
Rattray is known by letters and cards found on his
person. Mr. Miller carried with him a small pocket
Bible, having his name, us secretary to the Ragged Schot.l
above alluded to, inscribed therein. The identity of Mr.
Cope is proved by his name being legibly written in
each glove, and by subsequent inquiries which have been
made for him ; and that of Mr. Henry Smith rests on
the marks which appear on his lie *lCeie' the name
of " Henry Smith, No. 6, 1843," is inscribed at full
length. As the latter body is the only one as to which
there can be the sligbtest doubt, it may be as well to
mention that the unfortunate gentleman wore a very
handsome gold watch, the maker's initials being "W.
D.," and the number " 12.275." His watch key is at-
tached to a ring, on which were three common keys, the
one belonging to a Bramah lock. In the centre of the
watch key is a green stone, on which is engraved, in
the form of a crest, a " heron's head and neck, having
a fish in its mouth." A blue purse, containing gold and
silver moneys, was also found on the deceased's
person.
The above are the only fatal cases. We subjoin a list
of those parties injured by the collision who still remain
at Wolverton:—
Mr. Turner, agent to Lord Begot, of Blythfield
Staffordshire.
A journeyman baker, named Edawes, in the service of
the proprietor of the Royal Hotel, Leamington.
A petson named Shannon, residing at Manchester, and
A person named Finlin, a native of Dublin.
These four were the only persons seriously injured,
several who sustained only slight contusions by the shock
having proceeded on their journey a shortly after the me-
lancholy occurrence. What may be the ultimate result
in the four cases it is impossible at present to say, owing
to the degree of inflammation existing about the injured
parts; but, as it has been ascertained that no serious
fractures exist in any case, great hopes are entertained
that all may recover.
It is unnecessary to repeat in detail the manner in
which the collision took place. The report furnished
by Captain Huish details, with all the exactness which
can at present be arrived at, the mode in which one car
riage rose from the rails, and forced itself completely
through the body of that immediately behind it, jam•
ming together all the passengers so as to deprive seven
of their number of life almost instantaneously, and
severely injure several others. Any attempt further to
describe the collision would also be improper pend-
ing the investigation before the coroner, where evi-
dence of all the facts will be adduced. Suffice it that
from all that has been ascertained there cannot be the
slightest doubt the accident has arisen entirely from the
carelessness—whether wilful or otherwise remains to be
proved—of the policeman who had charge of the signal
on the London side of Wolverton. This man, as al-
ready- stated, has been given into custody, and it is
further stated that he has made such extraordinary ad-
missions since his apprehension as to justify the autho-
rities in entertaing some suspicion of his conduct having
been other than accidental. In brief, it is stated, that
when taken into custody, after having ascertained the
extent of mischief he had caused, he remarked, " Weil,
then, I hope I shall be transported, for that is what I
want." Against this admiisiun, in justice to the sus-
pected party, It should be added, that the reporter .vas
yesterday informed by a constable who described himself
as having been one of the first to see the accused after
the accident, that on his remarking to him on the extent
of the catastrophe, he replied, " I know it well, and if I
had had a knife in my poket you would not have found
me a living man." The absence of all motive in the case
renders it very difficult to suppose that the man's conduct
could have been wilful. The general character given of
him by his superiors is highly favourable to his atten-
tion to duty. He has been stationed at the same signal
post three months, and only on one occasion has any
dereliction of duty been proved against him. This was
about ten days since, when he wrongfully passed an ex-
cursion train on to a siding, under the impression, as he
then stated to the officers, that it was a train of empty
carriages. The result of the investigation which took
place into this circumstance was the infliction of the
nominal fine of one shilling on the man, it being con-
sidered that extenuating circumstances had been proved
by him in his defence. This small fine appears to have
been felt as a disgrace by the man, and it is, perhaps,
not impossible that it may have had the effect of render-
ing him nervous in the performance of his duty on
Saturday night. However, further speculation on this
subject would be useless pending the inquiry now com-
menced. The circumstances have been considered suffi-
cisutly suspicious to retain the man in custody, and he
has been already handed over by the railway company
to the civil authorities.
Information of the melancholy occurrence having been
forwarded to Mr. Cowley, the coroner for Buckingham-
shire, that gentleman arrived at Wolverton early on
Sunday morning, and after inspecting the scene of the
accident made arrangements for commencing an investi-
gation yesterday.
A jury of twenty-five most respectable inhabitants of
the surrounding parishes accordingly met the learned
gentleman on Monday at twelve o'clock in the workman's
reading-room attached to the station.
Mr. Brugeres, the superintendent of the railway; Mr.
M'Connell, of the locomotive department; and Mr. Bed-
ford, ofi the company's police, were present by arrange-
ment.
Mr. Barnewall, of the firm of Parker and Co., of Lin-
eoln's Inn, solicitors to the company, also attended to
watch the proceedings; but as it was understood the
inquiry would be carried no further than to identify the
bodies, none of the directors nor the secretary attended.
The Coroner and jury proceeded in the first instance
to view the bodies, which were lying in one of the prin-
cipal apartments of the station, and presented one of
the most deplorable sights which it is possible to ima-
gine. Their bodies were to all appearance scarcely
injured, and, so far as could be observed, not a bone was
fractured ; their blackened faces, however, but too
plainly showed the frightful nature of their death, viz.,
suffocation.
The jury retired as quickly as possible from the per-
formance of their painful duty, and proceeded to view
the locality where the accident occurred. Carriages
intended to represent the two trains had been placed on
the siding, in order to make the manner in which the
accident occurred more clearly intelligible, and every
explanation required was most readily afforded by the
railway officials.
On returning to the inquest-room, after an absence of
nearly two hours,
The CORONER remarked, that as it would be impos-
sible to close the case that day, he thought it would be
desirable to adjourn the proceedings at once. The jury
having viewed the bodies, there would be no necessity
for keeping them above ground after they had been re-
spectively owned, and this had been one of his reasons
for calling them together so soon. The time had, how-
ever, been very short since the occurrence of the melan-
choly catastrophe, and there had been little opportunity
of collecting evidence; in addition to which he had rea-
son to believe that, in a case of so serious a nature, the
Government would no doubt wish to have an officer in
attendance to watch the proceedings. Up to the present
time they had no intimation of the inquiry being about
to be commenced, and he therefore thought it strongly
advisable that all further proceedings in the matter should
be delayed for a few days.
After some discussion it was unanimously agreed to
adjourn the inquiry until Friday next, on which day the
jury are to assemble at nine o'clock in the morning.

ROYAL COLLEGE OP CIIEMISTRT.—On Monday after-
noon the annual general meeting of the supporters of the
above college was held at the institution, Hanover-square.
B. B. Cabbell, Esq., 51. P., the treasurer, was in the chair.
The council, in their report, read by Mr. Johnson, the secre-
tary, stated that the laboratories of the college, the founda-
tion-stone of which was laid by his Royal Highness Prince
Albert in June last, were now completed; and, for the pur-
poses of teaching practical chemistry, and pursuing original
researches in every department of the science, the council
believed that more commodious or better arranged labora-
tories were not to be found in this or any other country. The
number of pupils in the college was 38, making the total
since the formation of the institution 147. The auditors'
report stated the receipts to have amounted to 6,846/. 75..
being more than the expenditure by 6221. 18g. There was,
however, a large sum due upon the building account. The
report having been adopted, it was announced that a mem-
ber of the council had invested the sum. of 1,000/. to be given
to any student in chemistry who, during the ensuing five
years, should discover a method of preventing iron from
rusting, and if not discovered within that period, to be
given
i
il
in sums of not less than 50/. each for any other impor t
discoveries.

HAvRE, JnilE 4.—Lord Robert Grosvenor, Lady
Grosvenor, and suite, landed lest evening, from the Menai
otekalor• wig.* Ws Ihifibtai in On aiteraccei

sabylo f sTuhpep lzeins
AMERICAN
Ale
dtehgorueeghotfhiemprevalence of
less affected the arrivals at
foreign states, as well as Lom,. _
ports of the kingdom, yet there have been numerous
vessels entered the Mersey from the United States of
America, which, at the present time, assume a consider-
able
numerous
list
continental states of Europe and elsewhere. The follow-
ing are the latest arrivals at the port of Liverpool with
articles of grain and other food ouring a period of three
from Rio Janeiro, brought 800 bags
of Indian corn; the Emma, from Porto Cabello, 750
quarters of Indian corn; the Tyrone, flow New Orleans,
4.000 barrels of flour, 512 bags of loctian corn, 495 bar
rels of lard, 713 barrels of corn meal, and 59 barrels of
beaus; the Sheffield, from New Orleans, 10,126 sacks of
Indian corn and 15 barrels of bread; toe 1 elm, fiscal
Horsens. 480 quart, rs of barley,- Fr.-e Trader, from
New 0-letins. 2.104 barrels of flour, 50 oox. s ot -hac4'l3.
126 hogsheads. 3,389 sacks, sod .%00 Indian
corn; the Champlaie, from Pititatkli,„r , 0,200 barrels
of flour, 1,600 barrels .d corn meat, and 1.4u0 quer era of
wheat (this vessel had also tai, hor, on eoa-tt); the
Autdt!atel !rout Philadelphia, 7,480 of woeat,
3,324 bushels of India+, cern, 50.) oar., Is ot flour,
and 316 barrels of Indian corn meal; the .Alary
Pleasants, from New Orieans,7,s27 sacks of 1...1b0t corn,
544 barn is of flour, 17 tierces of hams, a el 79 boxes of
iwlipoah,icrhtantacekeinplaadceditair
thtios
pork ; the Sapphire, from New Uri' aos, 276 barrels,
100 :i.,rcer, and 126 kegs of a.rti, 300 Garr.-is of flour,
3,180 gs 0 r corn, and 76 tie) ces ..t r); k ; the Jane,
from New Orleans, 952 packages of lard, 150 tierces of
beet, and 4,400 sacks ot c,rt, ; the Ocean Queen, from
'rq-
Savannah, 538 barrels of flour, 2 017 hags of Indian
corn, and 43 barrels of meal ; the Yeemitt, from Sa-
vannah,
from New York, brought 1,000 barrels of
Savannah,
h2:23331
4 bagscasks
of
sk3of
rice,lndianandc.n
other
.r; the
pro,
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i.
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the
Indian corn meal, and 5,545 bags of Indian corn ; the
Siddons, from New York, 2,000 barrels of corn meal,
840 barrels of flour, 349 bags of Indian corn, 269 of
wheat, 217 tierces ut beef, several of cheese, and 776 pack-
ages of lard ; the John Baring, from Baltimore, 4,777 bags
of corn, 3,500 barrels of flour, and 1,266 barrels of corn
meal ; the Hudson, from; Charleston, 1,427 casks of rice,
2,603 corn and wheat, and 81 t arrels of flour ; the John
Mann, from Mobile, 4,575 sacks ot*lndian corn, and 105
bags of an article called cow peas ; the James Calder, from
New Orleans, 4,137 barrels of flour ; the Resolution, from
Maranham, 271 bags and 140 other packages of tapioca
flour, 2,768 bags of rice, 82 oags of beans, and 5,920
bushels of paddy, or rice in the husk; the R,)berts sub-
' sequently arrived from New York, brought 1,750 barrels'
of flour and other productions; the Sa-ab Sands, float
New York, 177 barrels of pork, 301 barrels of corn meal,
25 of lard, 100 barrels and 21 tierces of peas, 137-
berrek jttbread,J2 -.Of flour, 100 hogiheads of bacon,
413 boxes of cheese, 389 sacks of meal, and other pro-
duce;offloutrhelS,lu6s3qubeahrreaninsa,offrocmornPhmil,sadie,lplhoi,aB,ool,2b9mBhbaelsrreolsf
wheat, the large quantity of 1,133 barrels of bread, 369
bands of soda biscuits, 60 packages of bacon, and 43
the Theresa Lane, from New Orleans, 1,342 barrels of
qtiuearcretesrostotheatd;iatnhecolArrrni,lliaanma 114,05e7,0t rboammtalotifncoorren,
m2,e2a617;
flour, and 5,441 sacks of Indian corn; the Rosalinda,
from Savannah, 283 sacks and 1,575 bags of corn; the
Tom Duff, from Fuel), rg, 700 quarters of barley; the
Hebron Gebhard, from 111 boa. 340 quarters of beans
(this is a very remarkable importation, having taken
place in a Norwegian vessel from the Spanish port
named); the Caledonia, from Boston and Halifax, 5
hogsheads of bacon, 6 of hams, and 49 casks of lard.

IMPORTATIONS FROM IRELAND.
Tne arrivals of grain and provisions of vari.ius kinds
at the port of Liverpool from Ireland during thi- week
comprising the period trom the 14th to the 901 h ult. in-
clusively consisted of the following:-6,666 firkins, 77
half-firkins, 555 baskets, 84 boxes, and 410 casks of
butter ; 929 sacks and 640 barrels of flour ; 2,014
quarters, 205 tons weight, 1,248 barrels, and 61 sacks of
wheat; 168 quarters, 795 barrels, and 200 sacks of oats;
134 bags and 147 other packag-s of oatmeal; 120 sacks
of malt; 120 sacks and 516 quarters of barley; 13 bales,
575 boxes and tierces, and 5 other parcels of linens and
cottons ; 21 casks and 139 bales of bacon ; 22 bags of
feathers; 50 Lis :s of vetches; 67 tuns %sight and 33 bags
of beans; 108 bags of peas, 54 casks of whisky; 178 bags
of meal; 30 kegs and 26 barrels of lard; 137 hal rels of
pork ; 16 barrels of general provisii.ns ; 58 tuns weight
of buckwheat; 24 bags of seed; and 15 kegs of tongues.
Those at the port of Brii4sl on the 17th and 20th con-
sisted of 342 firkins of butter, 25 quarters of malt,
some packages of linens, whisky, and other articles.
The arrivals at the port of London from the
sister island during the week comprising from
the 17th to the 22d ult. inclusive were, 138 packages
of butter, 405 casks of pork, 52 packages of linens, 687
boxes of eggs, 11 casks of whisky, 1,424 bales and other
packages of bacon, 182 of hams,
.56 of general provi-
sions, 322 barrels of flour, 70 bags, 556 quarters, and
100 sacks of wheat; 320 bags, 2.160 barrels, and 387
quarters of beans; 473 casks of lard, 425 quarters and
4 bushels of lentils, 54 packages of middles, 87 of malt,
351 barrels of oats, 376 casks of porter, 648 quarters of
buckwheat, and a variety of other articles, both of food
and general merchandise. The importsitions into Liver-
pool from the same quarter, during a subsequent period,
viz., from the 21st to the 26th ult., inclusive, consisted
of 159 bags of meal. 29 casks of whisky, 171 sacks and
330 tither pat kages of oatmeal, 50 tons weight and 25
quarters of barley, 298 socks, 77 tons weight, 575 bar-
rels, and 380 quarters of oats; 600 barrels and 430 sacks
of flour; 124 bixes, 6.544 firkins, and 500 other pack-
ages of butter; 4,126 quarters, 100 barrels, and 322
tuns weight of wheat; 24 quarters and 20 tons weight of
Indian corn; 517 packages of liuens and cottons; 133
bales and 9 casks of bacon; 60 tons weight of peas; 273
casks of pork; several of ham, beef, and lard; 60 sacks
of malt, and 101 tons weight and 60 quarters of beans.
Those at the port of Bristol, on the 24th and 27th ult.,
included 12 casks of tongues, 33 of whisks, 24 sacks of
oatmeal, 100 of wheat, 30 bales of bacon, 31 bags of oats,
30 casks, 610 firkins, a d 2 kegs tif but ter; 80 packages of
flour, several of linens, hams, and other articles. The fol-
lowing ars the subsequent and latest arrivals of provi-
sions of various kinds from Ireland at the port of
London, comprising the period from the 24th ult. to the
3d inst. inclusive :-1,244 quarters of oat.; 1,071 bales
and other packages or bacon; 347 casks of pork, 71 of
feathers ; 1:677 casks of butter; 61 packages of linens,
71 of hams, 24 of rice, 139 of malt, 119 of' whisky, 214
of paper. 70 of salmon ; 723 boxes of eggs ; 118 sacks,
455 quarters, acid 500 bags of w heat ; 416 casks of
porter ; 205 packages of general .proviisons ; 2,434
sacks, 817 casks. and 230 bags of flour ; 442 casks of
lard, 23 of middles ; 19 casks of vinegar ; 190 quarters
of rye; 500 barrels of meal ; 20 quarters of beans; 100
lambs, 60 sheep, 91 oxen, and 40 calves ; 830 bags of
buckwheat ; 800 packages of corn meal, anti a variety
of other productions, of food and general merchandise,
including 38S boxes sif silver lead ore, and 96 boxes of
silver specie, of too general and numerous a character to
be more fully particularised Although the frequency
and almost uninterrupted continuance of a contrary
wind, which has affected the arrivals into England from
foreign ports, must have had its proportionate effect
with respect to the arrivals from the nt ighbouring por-
tion of the United Kingdom, still it will be seen from
this copious list of supplies that they have been of a
character neither trifling nor unimportant.

GEOLOGY.—Last week there was obtained from
the Bishopmill quarry, worked by Mr. Lamb, in the
yellow section of the old red sandstone. a cast or im-
pression of the trunk, divestcd of the head and tail, of
the fossil fish. Holoptychius Nobilissimus, which pro-
mises to throw some light on the normal shape of' that
organism ; hitherto, with no other guide than the fine
Noble,
had b
of Ste.eMn
elli a(; si
c.
ai, geolo-
gistsand specimenhad coobntealiundeet bythatMr.
the form
broadly expanded, in the manner of flat fishes. This
would now appear to have been the effect of compression,
for the specimen just recovered, which is in reality the
trunk of the fish, stuffed with sand and fuller's earth, so
as to maintain the exact dimensions and contour of the
body, gives, instead of a compressed, a thick triangular
section, and, in place of a wide spindle-shaped outline, a
finely tapering one, which is very striking, from the im-
bricated arrangement:of the scale-impressions, and the
complete relief of the fossil, rising out of the surface of
the slab, as if it had been placed upon it by the hand.
iTshains new a
ti
ncsptsepc leads back
et
cieso rthe gnus
the
us A e surmiseipur:u , thator Sturgeon.
efiosn.h
—Elgin Courant.
FORTUNATE ESCAPE.--At 8 o'clock on Friday
evening, a wherry, rowed by a gentleman and a waterman,
attempted to pass through the middle arch of Battersea-
bridge, from the western side, but was met by the Lelia
easternßoo k h
a steamer,ideof
the o
re
n aherh way
at
instantly stopped, but the swell of water submerged the boat,
t he to
Putney,
same
moment. which
The
eteßrteed am the
er
and waterman were both in the greatest peril of losing their
which passed under the paddle-wheels, and the gentleman
lives. however they fortunately succeeded in catching hold
putu, a on n
public-house
s
board t
he
of the chain which rurs round the steamer, and by this
steam
-boat,
twheimienseclevestheuyptlil were feretsrcaunesdarrnedd
on the Chelsea side of the river. The swamped wherry was
towed to shore.
His SERENEHIGUNEF.9 PRINCE OSCAR Or SWEDEN.
.....PORTIMOIFTII, MONDAY.—The Prince is to arrive at the
Gosport terminus of the South-Western Railway at eight
on
o'clock this evening, and will immediately go board
the
Swedish frigate. At eight o'clock to-morrow m • ?riling, the
!incline steam yacht is to be alongside the Eugenia, to bring
on shore the Prince, who has accepted
the incitation to
breakfast with Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, at the Admiralty
l be
House. His Serene Highness will be accompanied by the
captain and some of the officers •
of the frigate and brig, and
they are afterwards to be take
con-
cluding the day by dinin •n over the dockyard, g with the Commander-in-Chief.
The Prince and the officer s sleep on board their own ships.
and put to sea early on Wednesday morning, bound for the
North. The brig's name is the Nord skiold:
CONTINENTAL c "
COMMUNICATION.—The South-
Eastern and Continental Steam-packet Company's steam-
ship the Princess Maud, left Ramsgate for Ostend on Monday
morning at 4 40, with 24 passengers; the Princess Helena
left Folkestone for Boulogne, at five A.st , with 17 passengers,
and the Lord Warden arrived at Folkestone from Boulogne,
at 7 10 kat., with 90 passengers, and again left Folkestone
for Boulogne at 3 30 p.m., with 35 passengers; the Princess
Helena arrived at Folkestone, from
Boulogne, at 5 10 PM
• •.
Lady D u • with 69 passengers, amongst whom was &nu and
family.
THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH ON TILE LEEDS
- The directors of this company are now engaged
RAILWAY,—
in establishing a line of telegraphic communication between
this town and Leeds. Already the communication between
Manchester abd Rochdale is complete, and the powers of the
telegraph were tested for the first time on Wednesday last.
The first official question askei-I on this novel machine was
on the morning of that day, about eleven o'clock, and wait
addressed to the station-master at Rochdale as follows :
~ What time did the second school excursion train pass?"
Answer—" Seven minutes before ten." The Importance Of
the electric telegraph needs not to be dwelt upon ; but viii
cannot help c,rigratulating the company upon their being
the first introducers of it into Manchester.—.7llanchata 4d.
maim