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PORTLAND BREAKWATER.
TO CONTRACTORS.
The LORDS COMMISSIONERS of the ADMIRALTY are ready
to receive TENDERS for sundry works to. be executed in the
ISLAND of PORTLAND, comprising. Earthworks, Permanent Rail-
ways, and Machine Houses for the Inclined Planes, from the Quarries
to the site of time proposed Breakwater.
Plans, Sections, Specifications, and Conditions, will be open to the
inspection of intending Contractors, at the Office of Messrs. Rendel
and Beardmore, Civil Engineers, 8, Great George-street, West-
minster, from Monday next, the 12th instant, till Saturday the 31st
instant, between the hours of 10 o'clock A.M., and 4 P.M ; and
Tenders must he delivered at the Admiralty, on or before 12 o'clock
n ,on, on Tuesday the 2d of August next, according to a Form which
will be furnished at Refidel and Bearilmeres' Office.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty do not engage to
accept the lowest Tender.
Admiralty. Bth ,Jul,y 1847.

HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS.—Just
OPENED, at the Panorama Royal, Leicester-square, a
VIEW of the HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS, with the British
Stations of Kassowlee Soobathoo, and Simla, and a vast extent of
the plains of Ilindostan, forming the most magniflecut scenery in
the world. The Views of CAIRO, from drawings taken by David
Roberts, Esq., B.A„ and of the classical city of ATHENS, arc also
now open.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
SHERIFFS' COURT, July 12.
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BuRCHELL•)
• BROMLEY V. THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY

been •so four or fire years. There were 19 carriages.
This witness spoke to the lights being all correct on the
carriages. The light on the Post-office shows white to
the back alone, to give light to the guard to adjust the
bags. When we got to the bridge the driver blew his
whistle. It was about 30 or 40 yards off' the bridge.
lie shut off the steam too. It was rather sooner than

COMPANY.

The plaintiff in this case sought compensation in da-
mages for certain injuries sustained whilst a passenger
on the Eastern Counties Railway. Judgment had been
suffered to go by default, and a writ of inquiry was now
executed for the assessment of damages.
Mr. Sergeant Shee and Mr. Bramwell were for the
plaintiff; and the Attorney-General (with whom was
Mr. E. James) appeared for the company.
The pleadings were opened by Mr. BRAMI7.I.L. The
plaintiff in the first count claimed compensation forin-
juries sustained, and in the second count for the loss and
deprivation of the care and assistance of his wife . his
domestic affairs and business, she having been injured
at the same time. The plaintiff laid the damages at
5,000/.
Mr. Sergeant SIIEE stated the case. The plaintiff,
Mr. N. Bromley, had for years carried on the business
of maltster, brewer, and corn merchant, tat Colchester,
near to which town he held a farm of upwards of 250
acres. On the 18th of July last the plaintiff and his
wife took their seats in the Eastern Counties Railway to
come to London from Colchester. It would seem that
when near the Rumford station .a train, composed of
trucks, was found to be ahead of the train, which train
was turned into a siding and the passenger train, in
which the plaintiff and his wife were, passed, on which
the driver of the truck train followed. The passenger
train was due at the Shoreditch station at a quarter to
four o'clock, and the driver of the truck train regulated
his speed to give the other train time to arrive ; but,
from some cause or other, the passenger train was do-
layed near the Stratford-station, and no signals being
given to warn the truck train of danger, it ran into the
passenger train, and smashed to atoms several of the
carriages, causing the loss Qf one life and considerable
destruction of property. ..The plaintiff's legs were
frightfully crushed, in addition, to which he received a
severe contusion on the right eye. The plaintiff, when
extricated from the broken carriages, was taken to the
Stratford station, where his wife was lying in an insen-
sible condition. It happened that Mr. Havens, a surgeon
at Colchester, was one of the passengers, and being the
least injured, he rendered his assistance to the sufferers.
Other medical aid was procured by the officers of the.
company. The plaintiff and his wife were subsequently
removed to Colchester. He should prove that the
plaintiff was confined to his bed for a period of 24 weeks
with this fractured leg, and other injuries ; his leg was
still in a bad state. and it was probable that he would be
a cripple for life. He (Mr. Sergeant Shee) was of
opinion, which opinion, lie believed, was entertained
by the public, that the frequency of accidents on this
line arose from the parsimony of the company, who
wished to put money into the pockets of the share-
holders ; they had bad engines, driven by boys instead
of men.

usual. I saw a white light. I felt a jerk ns we passed
the points, but I did not know we were in the siding.
I only knew something was wrong. The whistle was
sounded again. I screwed the breaks down. I did not
see any one at the points, for I was thrown from the
break by the jerk for an instant. I recovered myself di-
rectly, and in a few seconds the collision took place, and
I was knocked down.

Cross-examined—There are two breaks. There might
be more, of course, and then the train might have been
stopped sooner. There was a continuous whistle. There
arc two points, but I do not know that there are three on
the side.

Mr. F. Smith—l am inspector of police from Rhode
to Wolverton, 15 miles. Fosse), joined December 13,
1846. He had been placed on probation for a fortnight,
under another constable, at the Blue-bridge. He had
been left to himself since January. A white buffer-
light denotes a passenger train. It is then his duty to
signal green to the station, when that is answered by a
green hand-light. He is aware then that the station is
clear, and ho shows a white light to the train. If any-
thing is in the way, they answer him with red, and he
ought to show red to the train, and it would stop.
A white light coming can be seen three-quarters of a
mile from that station. If a luggage-train arrives he
shows no light to the station, but a green one to the
train, after which he shows the green hand-light to the
train, and goes down to the points. If a passenger
train, he has no business to leave the signal—he Ns ould
show his white hand-light to the train. When the ac-
cident happened I was at home. I went to the station
and ran up the cutting to the bridge to stop the York
mail. I found it had stopped. 1 looked for Fossey,
who had been sent back to stop any train which might
be coming. I found him at the rear of the train, and
said, "Good God, Fossey! what could have made you
tarn the train into the siding?" He made no answer at
first, and I thought he was drunk. I turned my light
on his face, and found he was sober. lie then said, " I
don't know; my watch deceived me; she's 12 minutes
before the mail." I took his watch, and on examination
it turned out to be four minutes slow. I took him into
custody. He said, " Very well, sir. Are there any
lives lost?" I said, " I don't know." He answered, "If
there are not, you may transport me at once. Send me
out of the country; that's just what I want." I asked
him if he had shown the red light to the guard, as he
passed? He said "No; that the lights had deceived
him." Ile thought it had been the goods train.
Cross-examined—l have seen the Post-oflice light; it
may be seen for 200 yards. I have been 18 months on
this railway.
Joseph Hudson—l am a policeman at Wolverton.
My duty is to ring a bell when a train is signalled by a
green light. I answer the signal first by waving my
white light, to show that the way is clear. If it is not
I show a red light. I saw a green light shown by
Fossey that night, and rang the bell at once, without
waiting for the signal to me from the other man. He
was then engaged in moving an engine, and could not
convey the signal to me, so I took the signal from Fossey
direct, and rang my bell to prepare the station.
Cross-examined—The prisoner had charge of two
signals. and ought to have kept up his green light till it
was answered. If they don't answer, he ought to show
a green light to the train.
Re-examined—Duncan is the man at the signal station
near the station. He is not here to-day. He was
engaged in moving an engine at another point under his
care.

DAVIES'S CANDLES, 61-d. per lb. ; Genuine
Sperm, Is. 9d. ; Yellow Soap, 485., 545., and 60s. per 1121bs. ;
Mottled, GOs. and G4s.; Wax Candles, Is. per lb. ; German Wax,
Is. 2d. ; Fine Wax, Is. sd. ; Transparent Wax, Is. Ild. ; Genuine
Wax, 2s. Id. ; Waxed-wick Moulds, 7}4d.; Sperm Oil, Bs. per gallon ;
Solar, 3s. 3d. , Pale Seal, 4s. ; Argand, or Vegetable, 4s. Gd. ; Wind-
,or and Palm Soap, Is. 4d. per packet; Brown Windsor, Is. 9d ;
Rose, 2s. ; Almond, 2s. Gd. ; Sealing Wax, 4s. 6d.; Male's Paragon
Composite, requiring no snuffing, 10d. per lb.
For Cash—At DAVIES'S Old Established Warehouse, 63, St.
Martin's-lane, opposite Slaughter's Coffee-house.

FOREIGN CORN AND HARVEST.
BRUSSELS, JULY 7.—The corn market was but scan-
tily supplied this morning. There were only about 300
sacks, which were sold with slight variations from last
market prices. There is reason to be astonished at such
a result, as there is everywhere a general tendency
to decline. The diminution in the price of
potatoes gives general satisfaction. The lowest
price to-day was 9f. 50c. per 100 kilogrammes,
in retail they s• 11 at from 9 to 10 centimes per kilo
gramme. It is difficult to form an idea of the magni-
ficent aspect of the harvest, which holds out the most
promising results. In the environs of Brussels they
have already commenced cutting the rye and
barley ; corn, in general, of all kinds pro-
mises to be infinitely superior to preceding
years ; the stubble, likewise, has never been stronger or
finer. There have been abundant crops of hay, and the
vegetables have been more than usually abundant
throughout Brabant, while the general appearance of the
potato fields has dispelled every fear.
MUNICH, JULY 3.—The more favourable state of the
weather during the past week has prevented the antici-
pated rise in our market this day, and again contra-
dicted, as has often been the case, the supposition that
the markets of Erding and Landshat were to regulate
the prices of ours. There were 3,311 bushels of wheat
and 2,362 of rye in the market. The demand was very
considerable, not in the way of trade, but of consumption,
for throughout the country, with the exception of Lower
Bavaria, there is a great want of flour corn,cspecially of rye.
The considerable and continued delivery, at reduced prices,
on the part of the Government and the civil intitutions
of Wurtemberg, has put a stop to the buying up in
this department, and hence we have reason to hope
that this will be the last market before the approaching
harvest—that is to say, if this fine weather continues—
at which such high prices will be paid.
ANTWERP, JULY s.—The state of the market was
more favourable to-day ; but very little business was
transacted, in consequence of the want of means of trans-
port.—Brussels Papers, July 9.

Mr. Havens, surgeon at Colchester ; Mr. Liston, the
eminent surgeon ; Mr. Dalrymple, surgeon ; Mr. Par.
tridge, surgeon, and other medical gentlemen, were ex-
amined on the injuries sustained by the plaintiff.
Other evidence was given, showing that the injuries
received had prevented the plaintiff from attending to
his business, from which cause it had considerably
diminished. The medical and other expenses had
amounted to 2501. In the course of the examination it
came out that about four years ago the plaintiff was
made a bankrupt, and had paid no dividend. His brother,
who was one of the witnesses in the present action, was
the petitioning creditor to the fiat.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL was heard in mitigation of
damages. He said the company deplored the occurrence
which had given rise to the present action, and by not
pleading they had admitted their liability to make com-
pensation fur the injuries sustained. With that admis-
sion, however, they did not feel inclined to let any person,
although a sufferer, dip his hands into their pockets and
take what he pleased as compensation. He (the At
torney-General) was instructed to ask the jury to award
a liberal sum, but the jury would be guided in their
award by the facts which had appeared in evidence.
There could be no doubt that the most had been made
of the accident which had happened to the plaintiff.
He had to inform the jury that immediately after the
accident the company had sent down Mr. Bransby
Cooper to attend the sufferers, and to offer liberal
terms of compensation ; and from his report on the
present case, they had thought it their duty to contest
his claims to compensation. The company had afforded
compensation to the other sufferers; and this was the
only case in which a jury had been called upon to deter-
mine the amount.
Mr. Sergeant SLIEE said his Learned Friend was
mistaken; he had been in a case before against the
company for ono of the passengers on the same oc-
casion. _ .

COTTON MANUFACTURES IN MEXICO.—The Giornal
lode Llobd Austriaco states, that the cotton trade of
Mexico is increasing in importance every day. There
exist at present, in the province of Mexico, twelve spin-
ning factories, with 30,156 spindles in full operation ; in
that of Pueblo twenty-one, with 35,672 spindles in ope-
ration, and 12,240 in course of construction ; in that of
Vera Cruz seven, with 17,860 in operation, and 5,200 in
course of construction ; in that of Guadulajara five, with
11,312 in operation, and 6,500 in course of construction ;
in that of Queretaro two, with 7,620 ; in that of Du-
rango four, with 6,520 ; in that of Guaninato one, with
1,200 ; and in that of Sonora one, with 1,000 ; in all,
33 spinning factories, with 135,280 spindles, of which
23,940 are in course of construction. The daily con-
sumption of cotton (continues our Italian contemporary),
is at present 39,7551 b., and it will increase to 48.6221 b.,
when all the projected spindles are constructed ; the
daily production of yarn now amounts to 35,780, of the
value of 39,358 reels. The number of spinning estab-
lishments in operation amounts to 8,753, employing al-
together 17,000 persons. The annual consumption
amounts to 14,586,6661 b., and as the indigenous pro
duction only amounts to 50,000 quintals, it follows that
there is a deficiency of about 95,666 quintals. In order
partly to cover this deficiency the importation of 60,000
quintals has been allowed at a duty of six reels per
quintal. The carriage from Vera Cruz to Mexico—a
distance of about 94 leagues, which is traversed by
muleteers (carrieros) in 18 to 20 days—is from 18 to 22
reels per load of four animals and upwards. The im-
portation of cotton yarn and cotton tissues of not more
than 30 threads woof in a square of a quarter of an
inch, is prohibited. Smuggling is carried on exten-
sively, especially on the shores of the Pacific Ocean.
THE JOB AND POST MASTERS, &C., PROVIDENT
FUND.—On Saturday evening, at half-past seven o'clock,
eemrsbaenr,ss,
yt(hieis_
itohaetitguetnioearal waa annual meeting
held
atmesosrfs.therramtt
chtoard
chairmanparlc- c orn epril
oelere.dlietd reTtteaadorvsearll itnhethereephoaritr.
of The
directors, which congratulated the members on the
increasing success of the institution, and showed
that from its commencement, July 1839, to the
present time (eight years), no less a sum than
6,7401., was invested in Consols. Also that many
persons in the trade who had hitherto withheld their
support were now as anxious to become members of the
institution. The treasurer's account was also read,
which being quite satisfactory, Mr. Dickinson moved,
" That the report now read be adopted, and printed
for circulation Mr. Wyke seconded the resolution,
which was put, and carried unanimously. Mr.
Deacon and Mr. Mallalue, two of the retiring direc-
tors, were then re-elected, and Mr. J. Shenton and Mr.
Dewsbury were elected directors in the stead of the
other two who retired, and after the other business of
the meeting was concluded, the usual vote of thanks
was given to the chairman, and also to the directors
and auditors for their respective active and effi-
cient services. Mr. Deacon then rose and said he
thought the meeting ought not to separate without
mentioning the services rendered by Mr. Clarke, the
secretary. He should therefore move, " That the best
thanks of the meeting be given to the secretary, and
that the like gratuity which was given to him last year
be offered to him this, for his great exertions in the be-
half of the institution." This resolution was seconded
by Mr. Tattersall, and carried unanimously. The chair-
man then said the business of the meeting was now
concluded. He hoped that every member would strive
to add to the numbers of the institution, as they must
be convinced of its favourable results.
AMERICAN PROVISIONS.—The American line of
packet-ship Switzerland, arrived in the London Docks
from New York, has brought 11, 310 bushels of wheat,
4,342 bushels of oats, 68 barrels of pork, 16 packages of
hams and tongues, 76 hogsheads and 101 boxes of bacon,
804 packages of lard, 1,211 barrels of flour, 150 barrels
and 540 boxes of bread and biscuits, several packages of
beef and other articles, the produce of the United States
of America. This is another instance illustrative of the
fact, that the American line of packet passenger ships
trading to and from New York, bring large quantities
of grain as part of their cargoes at the present time,
in preference to the usual description of Ameri-
can merchandise, which had hitherto formed the
greater proportion of the whole. A peculiar
description of meat, which is brought from the
United States in large quantities, especially at the
port of Liverpool, has lately been the subject
of notice, in consequence of its detention by the
officers of the revenue for duty. The article alluded to
is pork legs, being the leg of the animal, dry salted, in
some instances, and in others imported in pickle, in wet
salt or brine, which were considered by the officers of
the revenue to be liable to the duty as hams, instead of,
as required by the importers, legs of pork, salted, and
freo of duty, and the matter having been taken into
especial consideration, it has been decided by the autho-
rities. With reference to the common definition of the
word ham, signifying not exactly or simply the ham or
leg of the animal, but the joint in a prepared state, fit
for immediate use, and to the facilities at present
afforded for the introduction of all kinds of food, that
these legs of pork from America, if simply salted, and
thereby coming under the head of legs of pork salted,
as set forth in the tariff, and not smoked or dried in the
manner of hams, commonly so called, are to be admitted
into consumption free of duty.
INTREPID CONDUCT OF A FEMALE.—At Troy-
town, Rochester, on Friday last, a child, ten months
old, in the absence of its parents, crept into the garden,
and approaching a deep well, slipped in. The girl who
had charge, missing it, ran to the well immediately, and
seeing the infant at ti e bottom, without hesitating,
lowered the bucket, and descended by the rope the depth
of 63 feet, when she succeeded in grasping the child.
The neighbours: arrived, and the child was pulled up,
early . Dr. Adam Martin rendered every aAbi,t•
ante to the infant, which is much bruised about the
body, and the girl, in descending by the rope, suffered
serious injury in her hands.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL observed that they were
most anxious in this, as in the other instances, to afford
full and fair compensation. His Learned Friend had
made a charge in his opening speech against the com-
pany of employing boys instead of men, and of using de-
ficient engines. Such, however, was not the fact, and
its fallacy was quite apparent. It was the interest of the
company to protoot tho public, and that' could not expect
public support unless they gave confidence to the public
in their means of transit. The company were but the
representatives of a large body of shareholders, of whose
interests they were but the trustees; and it was their
duty to see that the plaintiff received nothing beyond
what in strict justice he was entitled to. lie was in-
structed to say, that the company wished that full and
liberal damages should be given in this case. j
would then calculate the losses proved to have been sus
tained, and in addition they would afford a reasonable
compensation for personal suffering—less was not wished,
Theury
and more their sense of justice would prevent them from
awarding.
The Learned UNDER•SLIERIFF, in his direction to the
jury, told them that by law the defendants were clearly
liable to make the plaintiff a full and fair compensation
for the injuries he had received, but they would take
care to guard their feelings from any improper hiss.
They would consider the degree of negligence of the
parties, and give a fair compensation for the injuries,
both pecuniary and personal, which the plaintiff bad un-
doubtedly sustained.
The jury retired, and in about ten minutes assessed
the damages at 6501. •

BROMLEY AND WIFE v TUE SA3IF-
This was an action brought by the plaintiff for
damages sustained by his wife, on the same occasion.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL said,' the jury would not
.be
The parties
troubled with any evidence in this case.
inint
had agreed to take a verdict for 150/.
g n
cases the compensation afforded to the plaiff and his
wife, 800/.
The proceedings occupied nearly six hours.
i two
The tho )
The jury gave a verdict for 1501, mak

James E. M`Connell—l am superintendent of the lo-
comotive department. The points are worked by a
handle attached to a weight, which keeps the points
open. When the handle is pressed the weight is raised,
and the points close on the main rails and direct the
train. This machinery may get out of order by accident,
but it is most improbable that such was the case here.
By the JUDGE—On the Great Western the sidings
aro entered on a different principle. The train must
stop and then go back. It is a balance of evils, and
ours is considered by many to be the safer of tho two
principles.
Mr. Parker—l examined the carriages after tho acci-
dent. The fourth carriage had mounted the third and
lifted the top off. The fore wheels were off and the hind
wheels on the rails. Tho fourth carriage had carried
all the passengers to the end of the fifth carriage.
There were ten altogether, and seven were dead. The
bodies were lambed in under the axle.

Thomas Ogden—I saw Fos: ey give the signal. Ile
seemed to do it coolly and properly.
Cross-examined—l afterwards saw him with his red
light on the line, to warn the next lines. The last train
was composed of empty cattle trucks. They stopped in
the siding. Fossey turned them in, and I turned them
off at the middle point after they had watered.
Re• examined—l did not expect a goods train then,
and it was not my duty to hold a middle point there, but
on the opposite side, where I gave a signal to the driver.
Alfredth Di
York "t—ralin pass
mnl
4 Btihweupuouiirs7ei;
saw
after the acci-
dent. They were all right then.
William Clifton identified the body of John Lambert
' Clifton at the station on the 7th of June.
Mr. Gent—l am a surgeon at Stoney Stratford, and
was also a passenger by this train in the first second-
class carriage. I heard the whistle, and felt the jerk on
passing the points. Next came the collision, which
threw me forward on my face. After the collision I got
out, and saw the dead bodies. Among them was that of
John Lambert Clifton. I saw Mr. Clifton recognise one
of the bodies as that of his son. The death was caused
by suffocation by congestion of the lungs. The breast-
bone was fractured and the ribs, which caused his death,
and those injuries arose from the collision.
This being the case for the prosecution.
Mr. PRENDERGAST addressed the jury on behalf of the
prisoner. He said, the question for them was, whether
this lamentable accident had originated in the careless-
ness of the prisoner. Now, the superintendent had
given him a character for good conduct; ho was sober
and at his post at the time, so that he was clearly not
neglecting his duty, which had been fully explained by
the witnesses for the prosecution. When the signal was
made by him he did his duty; and his account of the
matter was, that that signal was not announced properly.
No doubt he was perplexed at the absence of an answer,
and having very little time to go back to the up signal
before the train came past, he might easily have mistaken
it for a goods train, which might be known by the purple
lights at the tail. Now it was proved that this train
carried an extra light for the Post-office carriage, which
was painted crimson. It had once occurred that a goods
train came in with a white light; so that being possible
again, in human arrangements it might well be conceived
that the prisoner should come to the conclusion that he
had mistaken the character of the train, and that it was
his duty to open the siding. This he accordingly (lid,
and as he must have held the points open while the train
passed, he must have become aware of his mistake. Ilad
he taken fright at that! moment and released the handle,
it is impossible to conceive what consequences would
have followed. lie, however, held on, and showed won-
derful presence of mind in so doing, and it would be for
the jury to say whether on the whole the prisoner had
done more than make a mistake, to which all men are
liable—and as ho had been shown to have conducted him-
self carefully and considerately before the accident, he
(Mr. Prendergast) felt sure that the jury would take
that circumstance into their consideration. and acquit
him of any carelessness in the discharge of his duty on
this unfortunate occasion.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
NORFOLK CI IlCUlT.—Buchingham, J"lg
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12.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. I3aron ALDERSON.)
THE WOLVERTON ACCIDENT.
Bernard Fossey was indicted for that he, being a
policeman on the London and North-Westen RailwaY,
entrusted with the charge of certain points at Wolverton,
so negligently and carelessly conducted himself in the
charge of that duty, on the sth of June last,
rails as to
on turn
a train of passenger carriages from the main to allision oc-
siding devoted to goods trains, whereby a co
tarred between the said train and certain coal waggons
on the said siding, and such injuries were inflicted on
one John Lambert Clifton, then being a passenger in
the said train, that he died thereof.
cluiin-
Sixsitioont hi; ecrh similaraarngdedthe
pri
prisoner
rtmwietnht
death of six other persons. shaanyding caused the
coroners'
Mr. O'Malley and Mr. Power appeared for the pro-
secution, and, in support of the same, called several wit-
nesses, who gave substantially the following testimony
in corroboration of the statement of counsel:—
William Mammers—l drove the night mail train on
the sth of June. We started at 54 minutes past eight,
hat,proper ono for a passenger
instead of 45, from Euston. Wwehicshtopispewdhiatte IfVoartwftairrdd
and Tring. We were a few minutes late at Tring. We
ggiene. I was
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had
laikgdeheat;
whichoo
nudr timeer liigs 6o W o I v 0 r t o if . W e had
we were
and red behind. There are no lights on the carriages
which are visible. If it had been a luggage train the
buffer light would be green. The tender light would be
Chef
same. There is a light at the tail, which shows red
in front and purple behind. The stone bridge is 1,100
yards from the station. Th© night was rainy and
misty.ure injtuostth:ssi7liengg. of torevtehresedßluthee-breind
sure I was in danger, and could not account for it. I
e guards to " hold on:, I had
opened the whistle for the
before whistled at the usual place to put the breaks on.
It is an inclined plane there. I i can't say what the
gradient is. We came into the co^ - ~.. waggons about 542
yards after we had got into the siding. If the points
lied not been touched we should have gone on the main
rails. I saw a white light at the signal-post three-
off.
That means " all right." I put
quarters of a mile
off the steam 240 yards before the points. About 100
yards off I saw a green light. It was a hand lig I.
The man carrying it was running to the points. I
means " caution."
Cross-examined—The green light is ono which is
shown to a lup,rgage- train; but it ought to correspond
with the signal. I have driven goods trains. It is usual
to show a green light in the hand. A red light means
" stop." It was a very dark night. It might be that a
goods train would leave a white buffer light. 1 saw one
once. I drove it myself- That is the only time I re-
member. I do not remember the green tender light ever
going out on a goods train.
Re-examined—A goods train begins to stop sooner
than a passenger one.
By the JUDGE—There are points before the spot vvhere
the collision took place. A policeman is there, and be
Imight perhaps have turned us on the main line again,
'
but he was on the other side of the points, and was
not his duty to be there. it
William Bradberry, the stoker, was called, but was
not examined in chief.
Cross-examined—The Post-office train has a different
light, for the Lecommorl:itiOD of the m'iil guards. There
is a curve there; but the 4ht eauhut 1):: ‘fen ua that
side. I have known the buffer lights go out
once or
twice. Any light may go out.
John William cooper, chief guard on this train—Had

Mr. Baron ALDERSON then briefly summed up the
whole evidence as explaining the duty of the man sta-
tioned at the Blue-bridge, and the particular line of con-
duct adopted by the prisoner. The result of this was,
that, there being three courses to pursue, the prisoner
had not correctly followed either the one or the other;
and the main question for the jury was, whether the pri-
soner, who must be taken to hare turned the mail train

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
SENTENCES AND SESSIONAL RESULTS.
Subjoined are the principal sentences passed at the
Into session, with other results and adjudications.

The undermentioned were sentenced to be trans-
ported fur
Seven 'Years—Elizabeth Williams, aged 20 ; Jesse
Butcher, 24 ; Matilda Martin, 28; J. Goltfort Bramer,
19 ; G. Pearce, 20 ; A. Rowley. 16 ; J. Braham, 22 ;
George Williams, alias Benjamin Jones, 18; James
Williams, 24; W. Lickford, 17; T. Timothy Davis, 32;
Willet, 28; James After, 21; J. R. Clark, 23; W.
Cousen, 18; Josiah Melsted, 19; Henry Wilson, 19;
P. Ward, 13; Charles Hewitt, 17; Henry Ward, 16
Abraham Thaxter, 30; William Ringrose, 34; Richard
Brandon, 40; W. Sims, 14; J. White, 19; J. Duffield,
42; J. Cutbush, 18.

Ten Years—Edward Lovell, 22; U. Bradbury, 18
H. Williams, 19; Edward Fox (for threats and extol..
tion): 24.

IMPRISONMENT, R.C.

The under-named were ordered to be kept to hard
labour in the Houses of Correction for the city and
counties wherein their offences were alleged to have
been committed, for the following periods, viz.:—
Eighteen Months—Margaret Mahony, J. Redknapp,
James Smith, J. Brown.
Twelve Months—Sarah Bevan, Ann Davis, Elizabeth
Harris, T. Coleman, W. Smith, Cousens, W. Watts,
T. Finch.

Nine Months—J. Lingford, Thomas Whiteley, E.
Smith, E. Bird, T. Oyer, George Johnson.
Six Months—Elizabeth Welsh, Mary Ann Taylor,
Mary Ann Mails, Mary Ann Hornsby, Philip Bradley,
Moses Nathan, Samuel Johnson, Henry Smith, H. Vine,
George Smith (22), J. Andrews, Henry Healey, Wm,
Hooker, J. Cook, G. Parker.

Four Months—J. Errington, M. Meyer, Elizabeth
Long, Sarah Ward, Sarah Wood, Thomas Beazloy, G.
Johnson, W. Trulett, Thomas Tymane, C. W. AM wire,
John Jones, T. Jones, J. Nash, J. Row.
Three Months—Mary Tucker, Ellen Driscoll, Emma
Evans, Isaac Newton, John Dunnage, J. Benwell, W.
Pawsey, Richard Stevens, John Johnson, Henry Tyra,
Charles Harris, W. Jackson, R. Tilleford, NV. Rowley,
Samuel Moseley, R. Marshall, G. Burnard, Charles
Bradley, E. Evans, T. Jones, J. Cook, W. Hays, A.
Beach, J. Smith, A. Potts.
Two Months—J. Grouer, J. Brew, A. Jordan alias
Gordon, John Smith (22).
Acquittals—The following prisoners were declared
" Not Guilty" by the petit jury and discharged forth-
with, viz.:—

Ellender Wren, Christopher Wren, Johanna Sullivan,
Mary Rose, William Henry Skeates, S. Prichard, J.
Roberts, J. Harrison, J. Hodgson, W. Trude, James
Bruce, J. White, Henry Wyatt, James Clayton alias
Hardy, Emma Smith, Alary Kervin, Susan Fairburn,
Ann Smith, Mary Ann Williams' John Holmes, Henry
IV. Andrews, Edward Johnson, Charles Martin, Moses
Robinson, John Dalmaine, Alexander Thompson,
Charles Pollard, J. Christian, B. Drew, S. Cloud, H.
Evans, J. Weekes, Henry Gratz.
Acquitted, being insane, and detained—Mary Ann
Williams, fined 51 to the Queen; J. Balsham.
Minor adjudications and results—Convicted and judg-
ment respited, 5; remanded to next session, 5; called
on recognizance, 4; surrendered for trial, 6; pleaded
guilty, 29. London prisoners, 29; Middlesex ditto,
112; Kent and Essex, 21; Surrey, 22—total, 184.
The court adjourned to Wednesday, the 7th of
August next.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
RICHIIIOIVD.

Thomas E. Ravenshaw and Edward C. Ravenshaw,
brothers, residing at Suffield-house, Richmond, and de-
scribed on the charge sheet as gentlemen, were brought
before Sir J. Baker, Bart., Sir Thomas Reeve, Knight,
and Mr. E. Penryn, to answer the following serious
charges :
Daniel Hunt, a police-constable, of the V division,
stated that a quarter before ono o'clock that morning he
was on duty on Richmond-hill, when he saw two gen-
tlemen coming; one of them whom he had since ascer-
tained to be the defendant Thomas Ravensham, climbed
up a lamp post, broke the glass with his fist, and extin-
guished the light. He followed them to the next lamp
post, when the other defendant, Edward Ravenshaw, got
up that, and extinguished its light also. Tie then took
them both into custody. He eccured the defendant
Thomas, but his brother got away. On the way to the
station witness met with Sergeant Edwards, who as-
sisted him in conveying the defendant Thomas to the
station. He was very violent all the way. His brother
Edward met them in Church-lane, and witness took him
again into custody. He went very quietly. Defendant
Thomas struck witness after he had got into the station,
and drew from his pocket a large Spanish clasp knife,
which he brandished about, and swore that he would
run into any policeman that came near him. Witness
and the other policeman had great difficulty in disarm-
ing the defendant of this murderous weapon, the blade
of which was more than six inches in length, and when
opened fixed with a spring.
-F,,lwards stated that hparinir a mini., on
Richmond-hill he went up and found the defendant
Thomas struggling with the last witness. Recognizing
the defendant, he begged him to go quietly, but he
said he would not for all the police in Richmond.
At the bottom of the hill lie became exceedingly violent,
and they fell down together. He then said, "If lie could
get at his knife ho would rip his out, there
was not such a set of in the world as the police of
Richmond." Defendant went on pretty quietly till he
got to Long-lane, a narrow passage with two high walls,
when he tried to knock his head against the wall, say-
ing, " I'll knock your brains out against the wall."
They struggled and fell several times, thence through
Church passage and George-street, to the station. The
defendant resisted violently, and witness was so ex-
hausted by being repeatedly thrown that he could hardly
drag the defendant into the station. The defendant was
not drunk, but he had been drinking. He saw the de-
fendant brandish the knife in the station-house, and
assisted in taking it from him.

Police-constable Fullbrook, 235 V, proved that the
defendant Thomas Ravenshaw, when in the station-
house doliberately jumped up from his seat, and struck
him a tremendous blow on the eye.
George Smith, an inspector of lamps, proved that four
lamps were broken that night.
Mr. PENRYN, the chairman, said there were no less
than three offences against the defendants—viz., break-
ing the street lamps, extinguishing the lights, and as-
saulting the police. With respect to the last charge, that
affected the defendant, Thomas Ravenshaw, only, and
he must say, that he had never had to adjudicate upon
a more ruffianly and violent outrage. Ilad it not been
that Dr. Julius had declared that he was not master of
his own actions when excited, by reason of.
as
an affection.
was,al;
;h
e
of fa the
wouldh ear
payt, S
h e shouldl. forthehae assault.sent
vh.
lamp, and 17s. 6:1. damages and costs. The other de-
fondant for
extinguishing
f
17s. 6d. costs.—The fines were paid.
trfondant would pay 2/. for extinguishing the light, and

-- -
THE FATAL 'DUEL AT CAMDEN-
TOWN FOUR YEARS AGO.
SURRENDER OF LIEUTENANT MUNRO.
Yesterday, at about eleven o'clock, while Mr. Long,
the sitting magistrate at Marlborough Police-court, was
engaged in the disposal of some charges of trifling im-
portance, a person of military appearance entered the
court, accompanied by another gentleman. lle stated
thatther hhe wasun f
or Lieutenanttun ate
duel Munro,
inwhich i
and thate uhtee
nhaandt
comeC
surrender himself, in order that he might take his trial
Fawcett fell. ol o t
eo nl

It will be fresh in the recollection of the public, that
the duel which resulted so fatally took place four years
ago in a field adjacent to the Brecknock Arms, Camden-
town, when Lieutenant-Colonel Fawcett, owing to a
wound which ho received, lingered for a short time and
then died. An inquest was held by Mr. Wakley upon
the body, and after two or three adjournments, the jury
returned a verdict of " wilful murder" against Lieut.
Munro, as the principal, and against three other gen-
tlemen as accessories ; the latter ultimately gave
themselves up, and after being tried at the Central
Criminal Court were acquitted. Lieutenant Munro
absconded, and a warrant for his apprehension was at
one period in the hands of Hooker, a warrant (Auer of
this court.
endeavour to ascertain, if possible,
in
who course of an
Mr. Chambers, an inspector presentb,:esiasnied
warrant remained. lie retired, and in t
ddlivssniornr
orme dtuhcee dli
lips
to
out
against hour returned, having been unable to o
Fawcett in a duel, and 1
neces-
sary information.
ixwetaishifsought
andhcagoaLualinettcsaurokvti ntelwnyt forward:At rt ivanl
.Munro
0 1 'lra the
having
duelafi
voluntarily from Dresden to surrender
Mr. Phillips, the clerk,
throughout the proceedings,
of Lieutenant 51unro, who,brief
writing D ir. Laortilhdhgaelsrl, iiieg•nagnsteooduf.
no
dejected, the following statement:
seemed mush,,o,nalannecteswsitarsy
the handsbe would
thehave Lieutenant
itm e f
lolling
iliMunroing c'so
ivotehnl
eeuilfil tiaroylovica,
I am give myself up to the laws of my
was conveyed, accompanied by the
signature on
j tuol y the'lr,
dPeinrsiotonotdhatthiattwaas
1843."
usher, in a cab to Nevvgate.
above admission,

into the siding, had done so in neglect of his duty. If
without reasonable, proper, and ordinary care the pri-
soner had committed such a breach of his plain duty, as
had been proved, he was liable to this charge. If by care-
lessness he mistook the mail train for a goods train, and
by carelessness diverted it into the siding where it ought
not to go, the jury ought to find him guilty; but if they
had any reasonable doubt whether lie turned the train
into the siding, or mistook the train with any reasonable
and fair excuse for so doing, then he was entitled to an
acquittal.
The jury having deliberated for a short time returned
this verdict:—" We find the prisoner Guilty, but we
blame the company for not keeping two men at the
posts."
The Learned JUDGE then proceeded to pass sentence
on the prisoner, who, ho said, had been most properly
convicted by the jury of carelessness in the discharge of
his duty. He ought to have waited for an answer to his
signal, and to have exercised more caution and care in
distinguishing between a goods train and one carrying
passengers. It might be that he had too much to attend
to ; but still he ought, therefore, to exercise the more
caution and care before taking so decided a step ns to
turn a train which he had signaled as a mail train into
the siding. If he had too much to do, it was his duty to
himself', and the public too, to decline the Eituation ;
but if a man accepted such a place, he ought to be
doubly careful, diligent, and attentive. The absence of
those qualities had hero been marked by the most pain
ful loss of life. Seven people had been killed from this
simple neglect of duty ; and though tho prisoner had
borne an excellent character, he (Mr. Baron Alderson)
thought it incumbent on him to visit the verdict on this
occasion with a heavy sentence, in order that people in
his situation might be informed that neglect of duty
which led to loss of life would be must severely punished.
This was necessary for the protection of the public,
and the sentence upon the prisoner, therefore, was, that
I he should be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for two

years.
With this case terminated the Buck Assizes.
The court was most excessively hot and crowded during
the trial of this case, which was watched throughout by
many officials connected with this railway.

CAUTION TO SMOKERS.—On Wednesday last, a
serious accident arising from the very reprehensible
practice of smoking in sheds and barns, occurred near
Rugby. It appears that three young gentlemen, while
walking through a field belonging to Mr. R. Clarke,
farmer and maltster, adjoining the Bilton-road, went
into a shed to enjoy a cigar, when a spark set fire to
some loose straw, which rapidly communicated with the
shed, and the whole was soon in flames. Upon the alarm
being given, Inspector Stanley, with his usual prompti-
tude, dispatched one of his men to Mr. John Bromwiciri
by ,
superintendent of the fire establishment, whotl
i.le tisml
aho
t
time
l 3
was at the scene of conflagration, and
assistance thus rendered, a cow-house, togetherbut the
with
some hay, straw, and stubble ricks, were
saved,
shed was burnt down, and a waggon, a new plough, a
implements, were virrow, and other agrieul!ural irnop
de-
stroyed. A calf, a sow, and a litter f young
pigs,
were
in the shed at the time, but, the pigs were smothered_ be-
fore they could be
_got out ; tho calf and sow were
I/Md.—Leamington Courier.

REFORM DINNER IN PARIS.

Mr. C. K. Murray had an interview with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official residence
in Downing-stroet.

dinner was given to Mr. Cade.. 9, at Leghorn, on the
12th of May ; but no report of th 0 speech delivered by
him has yet appeared in any jean tel. We have bee*
favoured with a copy of a pamphlet, Published at Leg-
horn, which contain reports of the speeches made on the.
occasion of the banquet in question, in the Casini dell'
Ardenza ; and from it we take Mr. Coh,len's address,
which was delivered in French, although be left a few°
notes of what he had said written in English.
" Gentlemen—l sincerely regret that I cannot convoy
to you in my own language the expression of my thanks
for this hospitable reception. I wish I could utter all
the gratitude I feel towards the president, in the
first place, for the too favourable terms in which he h.se
proposed the toast of my health, and tis yowl
all for the cordial manner in which it has been re-
ceived. If I were better acquainted with French, it
would be appropriate to address you in a language which
seems destined to become the medium of communication
throughout the civilised world, for I am speaking to na-
tives of almost every nation in Europe. This meeting
seems to realise, on a small scale, my ideas of the re-
sult of free trade—for here are individuals from almost
all countries, assembled round one table partaking in
friendship of the bounties of nature ; and all I desire is
to see the same amicable feeling pervade the whole family
of mankind. I never feel more pleasure, or find my..
self more at home, than when in the middle of a com—
pany of merchants, adorned like the present, by men of
science. I was bred a man of business myself. If, in
my public career, I have possessed some small aptitude
for those questions of a practical kind which are
now the order of the day in Eugland—if, in my speeches
I have relied more on facts than declamation, more on
figures of arithmetic than
begunon figures of speech—l attri-
bute it to my having life in a counting-
house. If our league against anyt corn-laws was car-
ried on with perseverance and with system, if implicit
confidence and good faith were preserved between the
subscribers of the vast fund whichw-aes pn ded in
our agitation, I attribute it very much expended
ethe fact
that the prominent members of the league were all
men of business, who carried the order and industry of
merchants and manufacturers into the management of a
public contest;—for the league was, I believe, the first
political movement in English history which was not
led by aristocratic chiefs. But I feel especial gratifica-
tion in meeting the merchants of Leghorn, because
your city affords the best possible illustration of the
advantages of the principle which I advocate. Two
centuries and a half ago, the ground on which Leghorn ~
is built was, I believe, pronounced an uninhabitable
swamp. The sovereign of this country resolved to
apply a charm which should render this spot healthful
and populous ;—lie gave it liberty—not only of commerce.
but of conscience. Lie bestowed free trado and a perfect
religious tolerance upon Leghorn, and this, too, at a
time when the fires of the Inquisition were still burnit.g
in some neighbouring countries. The result is before
us in the splendid city whose commerce extends to
every part of the globe. But the present time
affords striking arguments in favour of our principloa
everywhere. In the middle of the scarcity which afflicts
so many nations, what is the universal remedy resorted
to by Governments ? Free trade. If, in the crisis of
a malady, our medicine is found to be the only remedy,
why not resort to a dose before the disease has reached
its height ? See, with what marvellous force the
principle of liberty operates for the salvation of nations
threatened with famine'. No sooner is the trade in
corn declared free, than ships are seen exploring every
port, however remote, to bring food to the starving Irish,
and other nations of Europe. I have heard of a thou-
sand ships, of every flag, passing into the Black Sea
in four days. What power on earth but that of
liberated commerce could undertake the task of finding
food for millions of people ? Governments have ac-
knowledged their powerlessness—charity shrunk aghast
from the task. But free trade has accomplished that
which statesmen and philanthropists despaired to accom-
plish. The energies which commerce puts forth
for the benefit of humanity are not sufficitntly appro.,
ciated by society. It is the fashion to regard it only
as the pursuit of private gain. We aro told that the
merchant who is occupied solely in buying in the cheapest
market and selling in the dearest, is consulting an ex-
clusive and selfish interest. What is the meaning of
buying cheap and selling dear ? The merchant goes to
a place where an article is cheap, because it is abundant,
and he carries it to another where it is dear, because it
is scarce; he is thus engaged in distributing equally
to all men the bounties of the Creator. True, it may be
profitable to him to do so. But what dots this
prove, but that Providence has wisely made it con-
sistent with our interest to carry out the purposes of
nature, and that we consult our own welfare by con-
sulting the interests of humanity? Gentlemen, I can-
not take my departure from the soil of Tuscany without
expressing the gratification I have experienced in what I
have seen, and in the men I have known, since I bare
been in this country, so famous for its contributions to
the arts, sciences, and literature. I may add, how much
I have been delighted and surprised to find so groat a
sympathy, not only in Tuscany, but throughout Italy,
for the reforms which we have accomplished in Eng-
land. I have heard the eloquent allusions made by tho
president to the present awakening of public opinion in
this peninsula, It is not within my province to allude
more particularly to your domestic concerns. I have
made it a rule to abstain from all such allusions
everywhere : I have a strong conviction that foreigners
cannot with advantage mix themselves up with the
concerns of other countries. I should wish to
see every nation left to manage its own affairs.
There has been a great deal too much of foreign inter-
ference in many countries. I do not allude to any
Government in particular, nor do 1 exeunt my own,
for I think that England has interfered abroad more
than has been advantageous to herself or other nations.
There is an excellent proverb, which says, ' A fool
knows more of what is passing in his own house,
than the wise man does of that which passes in the
house of Isis neighbour.' In my opinion, the only duty
which an independent community owes to the rest
of the world is to seta good example. But whilst I say
this, I may be allowed to add that I shall always feel the
strongest sympathy in all that concerns the prosperity
of Italy ; and what I have seen corn inces me that the
country which has twice given the iinj ross of its civilis-
ation to the world, contains within itself the means of its
own renovation. Let me, in conclusion, ask to be al.
lowed to propose a toast to the health of the worthy
descendant of Peter Leopold, the present Grand Duke
Leopold 11.

The National says, " 1,200 electors of Paris assembled
yesterday (Friday) afternoon, at the CBteau Rouge, to
make a remarkable demonstration in favour of electoral
reform. The spectacle was magnificent. The most
perfect order did not prevent the expression of the
warmest sentiments. We confine ourselves, at present,
to a description of the general impression. It was most
excellent.

" The assembly was constituted after the model of the
central committee of electors, which organized and
directed it with as much zeal as intelligence. The great
majority of the Opposition deputies figured there beside
the representatives of the Paris press and of that of the
departments. The Marseillaise hymn was executed
by a full band, and was loudly applauded. We
shall after to-morrow give a detailed account
of the orators and their speeches. They were all
applauded by an assembly animated by a patriotic fire
such as will over animate any meeting invoked in recol-
lection of the principles of the French revolution. M.
Lasteyrie, the elder, a veteran of 'B9, and ever consistent
in his principles, presided. The vice-presidents were
MM. Recurt and Paguerre. The assembly separated
towards I I o'clock, after a manifestation that must pro-
duce a profound sensation throughout France."
" Eleven hundred and forty tickets for this dinner
were issued," says our private letter, " and only sixty of
that number remained unpresented. The tickets were
strictly personal; no transfer was allowed. The most
rigid scrutiny was exercised to prevent the intrusion of
any but the person named on each ticket. The police
were consequently unrepresented at the banquet. The
doors were opened at five, but dinner was not served
till eight o'clock. A band of sixty musicians were in
attendance, which when the company sat down to table
struck up le Illarseillaise to the derangement of many
whose enthusiasm suppressed their appetite.
" Out of doors the first notes of the hymn put an end
to the decorous silence of the :3,000 men who sun ounded
the château. I say with surprise their silence, for al-
though they amounted to that number, and although the
request of the stewards to have, as usual adepcou rbulime
entertainments, a few Municipal Guards present toupre-
serve order was not complied with, the
utmosts
a
was observed by that immense crowd. a 3n/da m
s e
men
within was, however, irresistible. Ther
within and the three thousand without took up the strain,
an,d,
Tchbaisuited
fiorointelsth all
eiwasnotli
tteprerf(h)racpes.
to be regretted, nor
too fatiguing for enthusiastic patriots; but when you
it as repeated fate:- every one of' the seven
thatu
will adm admire
e
the
stl eet aaaritlnsz
a sdrunk,3o
that,
ones
constancyec i
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andcomprisesmomore
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or seven
drgahs bool efc rothose
i Commerce
nh .B?t' dded
states thatf the following toasts were
given at the electoral reform banquet at the Château
11.tro. u gdeo on Friday nationalitevl Sovereignty,"
by
MM. Recurt and Odilon Barrootutio
The
Electoral
tJour
al )1. ,
and
Parliamentary Reform," by Mll.l. Paguerro and
l)uvergier de Ilauranne ; " The city of Paris," by MM.
Serrard and Marie ; "The improvement of the con-
dition of the Labouring Classes," by MM. Grizier and
Gustave de Beaumont ; " The Press," by MM. Biglet
Chambollo and F. Degeorge ; " The Deputies of the
Opposition," by MM. llamelin and Leon do Malleville.
M. Armand Marrast, the editor of the National, was
likewise to have spoken, but ho was compelled by sudden
indisposition to withdraw before the conclusion of the
banquet.
The whole affair terminated at a quarter past eleven
o'clock, without the occurrence of the slightest disorder.

THE UNITED DENTISTS' TOOTH POWDER, SO I amed
from the inventors, Ross and SONS, having visited seve-
ral first rate surgeon-dentists, and finding each recom-
mending m
peculiar nostrum, they have combined
these
themselves, and are convinced that they have produced
a perfect tooth powder. It will remove the tartar,
strengthen the gums, purify the breath, and entirely pre-
vent and cure the tooth ache, and if used immediately
after leaving the sick room prevent infection.—Address,
Ross and Sons, 119, and 120, Bithopsgate. street,
London.

ENORMOUS GROWTH OF POTATOES.—Mr. Smith,
the gardener at Brodsworth Hall, took up one potato-
root, the other day, which had the extraordinary num-
ber of one hundred and eighteen full-grown potatoes
attached. We aro happy to learn that the sample ?fits
ealirely free from disease.—DOncaeter Chronicle.