The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-16 00:00:00

Alburgh Springs, Sept. 20, 1841.
Mr. EDITOR—A circumstance occurred in this neigh.
bourhood last night, which in these times of excitement,
may be of sufficient interest to obtain a place in the
columns of your paper. The circumstances were as
follow :—Last night about two or three o'clock, an
armed force (from the other side of the line) of some 12
or 15 men, entered the house of a Mr. Brown, in search
of one James Grogan who had arrived at Brown's (a bro-
ther-in-law of his) the previous evening ; they first en-
tered the bedroom of Mr. and Mrs. Brown, who imme-
diately raised an alarm for a hired man and son of Mr.
B. then in their lodging room. The mob immediately
placed a bayonet at each of their breasts, threatening
that if they uttered another word they would run them
through. As soon as they found their mistake they then
entered the room occupied by Mr. Grogan, gagged
him, and dragged him from his bed to a waggon in the
street, and made off with him towards the lines, leaving
all his clothes, a hat, bayonet, and a handkerchief
behind. These are all the facts to be obtained. lam
told that the cause of this treatment to Grogan is, that
lie was connected with the firing of buildings on this
frontier in the late rebellion. Grogan has a wife and a
large family of children at Lockport, New York, from
whance he had lately come to this place on business.
A VISITOR AT THE SPRINGS.
By a gentleman direct from the scene of this outrage,
we learn that Mr. Grogan was severely wounded in his
attempts to escape, having his thigh run through by a
bayonet and a serious injury inflicted in his side. This
occurred about four miles this side the line. How
long are the people of the United States to submit
to outrages of this nature ?
(From the Correspondent of a Boston Paper.)
On Sunday last, Sept. 19, twelve or more of these
volunteers crossed the line, invaded our territory, and
forcibly seized and carried into Canada this Colonel
Grogan. They came by night and stealth two miles and
more into the township of Aldburg,h, bound him, and
hurried him away to Montreal, there to be deposited in
the close hold of their prison. Grogan, it is said,
fought against this gang like a tiger, and it was with no
little difficulty that these loyal subjects of Queen Vic-
toria were able to overpower him and consummate their
fell purpose.
Last evening the citizens of St. Alban's met together,
and appointed a committee of five to inquire into this
outrage, and to report upon the facts of the case.
IIORRID MURDER.
ARREST OF THE SUPPOSED MURDERER, AND DIS-
COVERY OF TUE DEAD BODY.—On Friday the 17th
inst., Mr Samuel Adams, a master printer of great re-
spectability, residing at No. 11, Elizabeth-street, and
carrying on business at 59, Gold-street, under the firm of
Scatchard and Adams, left his establishment and pro-
ceeded to the office of the Missionary Herald. After
transacting some business there, he said he would go to
Canal-street, to see some booksellers who owed him some
money, but did not reach there, and the last that was
seen of him was in Broadway, near Chambers-street.
Some person, it is understood, told him while out that
Mr. J. C. Colt, the author of a new system of bookkeep-
ing, (who oceupied an office in the new granite building,
at the corner of Chambers-street and Broadway, in the
room next but one to Broadway,) who owed Mr. Adams
some $2OO for printing his book, was about to leave the
city, and Mr. Adams replied that he would go to see him
and endeavour to get his money ; but Mr. Adams from
that day was never seen alive. A little before four
o'clock in the afternoon of that day, Mr. Wheeler, a
celebrated teacher of penmanship, who occupies the
room on the second story of the building fronting Broad-
way, and adjoining that of Colt, heard a strange
and unaccountable noise in Colt's room, as if some
persons were engaged in fencing or in a scuffle ; and
anon, a crash as of some heavy body falling on the floor,
and then a dead silence reigned. After waiting some
time, Mr. Wheeler went to the door of Colt's room and
knocked ; but receiving no answer, looked through the
key-hole and saw two hats on the table of Colt's room,
and Colt in the act of wiping or washing the floor. Mr,
Wheeler, after waiting a considerable length of time,
looked into the key-hole again, and still saw Mr. Colt en-
gaged in the same operation. Mr. W. then told his
assistant in his school to watch Colt until he went out of
his room, as he suspected something was wrorg, and
the young man accordingly watched all night and heard
Colt engaged in his room all night at work.
On the morning of Saturday he saw Colt put a box
some four feet long out of his room marked with some
name, and directed to St. Louis, via New Orleans,
which in the course of the forenoon he delivered
to a carman, who put it on his cart and conveyed it
away. A day .or two afterwards, Mr. Wheeler
gained ingress into Colt's room, and discovered a
looking-glass broken, the floor bearing the appearance
of having been recently acrubbed or scrapca, .eo
place covered with fresh ink, and also ink spots on the
wall, as if to conceal some other stains. A hatchet was
also found, the handle of which had been scraped over,
and then covered with ink. On hearing of the disap-
pearance of Mr. Adams, who was advertised for, Mr.
Wheeler went to the Coroner, and communicated to
him his suspicions ; and that Magistrate, with Justice
Taylor, of the Upper Police, aided by officers A. M. C.
Smith and Walker, examined the premises ; and after
taking the testimony of Mr. Wheeler and his assistant,
concluded to arrest Colt, who was arrested by officer
Smith accordingly on Friday, and taken before the
Mayor. On being interrogated, he said he was not in
his room on the night of the 17th instant, and that he
did not put any box out of his room and send it away the
next day, though it was proved that he did. He was
then committed to prison. The Mayor then advertised
for the carman who took the box from the store, and Mr.
Godfrey, the superintendent of carts, diligently employed
himself until he found him, and brought him before the
Mayor. There he stated that he had conveyed a box
from Mr. Colt's room and put it on board the ship Kala-
mazoo according to directions, for which Mr. Colt bad paid
him. The Mayor then sent officers Smith and Walker on
board the ship and had her detained, as she was about to
sail; and yesterday having the hatches opened, the Mayor
and Justice Taylor, with the officers, repaired on board
the vessel, where the box marked as stated, was found in
her hold ; and after a time got out and brought on deck.
There it was opened, and the body of a man supposed to
be Mr. Adams found, with only the shirt on, partly
covered with salt and chloride of lime, with cloths
wrapped around it, a coat and other clothes packed
around the body, and the whole enveloped in an old
awning. It was then closed and conveyed to the dead-
house in the Park. There the Coroner, attended by Drs.
Gilman and Kissam, and others, appeared and examined
the body, which was greatly decomposed, and presented a
frightful spectacle. A rope was round the neck extend-
ing round and under the knees, which were drawn up
to the breast, the whole of the bone of the forehead
almost was crushed and driven in upon the brain.
There was a fracture of both the right and left pa-
rietal bones, portions of which were driven in and went
across the right side of the chin, which also penetrated
he stock on his neck. The stock was also cut open in
ront and fast only behind. The physicians ascribed
his death to these wounds, and the testimony was laid
before the Jury who assembled. The testimony, as re-
gards the identification of the body, clothing, &c., we
were not allowed to hear, but the verdict was in accord-
ance with the above facts, imputing the killing, as they
believed, to J. C. Colt. He was brought out of prison,
and looked pale and haggard, remaining silent, and his
counsel, Messrs. Robert Emmett and J. A. Morrell, sent
for, and afterwards he was remanded to prison.—New
Yorh Express.
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET, SEPT. 26-
The operations were very limited to-day. An improve-
ment, however, has taken place in the general descriptions.
Delaware advanced 4-, Harlem Mohawk Canton li,
Indiana Bonds*, and Illinois Bonds 1.
SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE, SEPT. 25.
$2,000 Indiana Bonds
1,000 Ditto ditto, n. w.
3,000 Ilinois Bonds
5,000 Ky. 6's
100 Shares North American Trust ... cash 4
25 Ditto ditto, a. a. w.
120 Ditto Delaware and Hudson
100 Ditto ditto ditto, a. 30 lO5l
50 Ditto Union Bank ... lOB
25 Ditto Canton Co. s. 60
25 Ditto ditto ditto
13 Ditto Mohawk R. R.
200 Ditto Harlem R. R., b I
50 Ditto ditto ditto, s 3
20 Ditto Stonington, R. It.
50 Ditto Long Island, R. R.

THE INQUEST.
MANCRESTER, FRIDAY MORNING.—The inquest on
the unfortunate sufferers by the late awful explosion of
the steam-boiler on the premises of Messrs. Elce and Co.,
in this town, was held yesterday morning, before Mr.
N. S. flutter and a respectable jury, at the Cross Keys,
in Jersey-street, Ancoats, where five of the bodies were
lying. Another of the workmen has died ; thus
making a total of eight persons whose lives
have been sacrificed by this awful catastrophe. Those
who remain now at the infirmary are in a very dan-
gerous state, and there are but ,slight hopes entertained
of the recovery of Fox, the boy who escaped instant
death by concealing himself in an empty cistern, but
who was, nevertheless, so much scalded about the lower
extremities of the b9dy as to render his recovery almost
hopeless. Almost the whole of the deceased were young
men from eighteen to twenty,fiVe, and one of them, who
bad been out of employ for two months, had only com-
menced work on Monday last.
_ _

Mr. Elce, as soon as the jurors had viewed the bodies
and the building, was examined, and he stated, that the
explosion took place a short time before half-past six on
Wednesday morning, and as soon as he was informed of
it he at once proceeded to the spot. Mr. Elce then des-
cribed the injury sustained by the premises, and cleurtic-
tion of the machinery, which he estimated at 1,5001., in-
dependently of the delay that would now be occasioned
by the stoppage of the business and the execution of the
orders on hand. The engineer, though young, attended
to his duties very satisfactorily.
Mr. Thomas Banks, engineer and millwright, said,
his impression on hearing of the explosion was that it
had been occasioned by a shortness of water in the
boiler. The boiler had one stay extending the whole
length of it, and he considered that of sufficient strength
to be secure at 401 b. pressure. The boiler had been in
use for about five years, and was therefore not much
damaged or burnt.

Brown, the father of Iram Brown, the engineer, said,
he was in the habit of superintending the engine and
instructing his son in the management of it. He was
always afraid himself to go near the boiler, as he con-
ceived it to be unsafe, and he had frequently told Mr.
lice that an explosion would some day take place, as the
boiler was too weak for the pressure put upon it. He
thought a boiler with 40Ib. pressure should have more
stays than one to render it safe. His son was a steady
and sober young man. Had been an engineer for three
years. He was in his 17th year.
Mr. John Roberts, an engineer and machinist, was
then sworn, and he gave it as his opinion that the boiler
was not of sufficient strength to sustain the pressure to
which it was submitted. He did not think the accident
arose from want of water, but from a deficiency of stays
within the boiler. He did not consider one stay sufficient.
The Jury unanimously returned a verdict of " Acci-
dental death," in each of the eight cases; and recorded their
opinion that tine boiler was not of sufficient strength for the
purposes for which it was used, and the pressure to which
it was subjected. The Jury also deprecated the practice
of employing such youths in the management of steam-
engines—a practice which they said arose from a desire
on the part of the manufacturers to save the few extra
shillings they would have to pay for the services of an
experienced and practical engineer.
The proceedings were then terminated.

ADJOURNED INQUEST.
Yesterday the inquiry which was adjourned from
Wednesday last, was again resumed before Mr. Baker,
in reference to the circumstances connected with the
death of James Carrol, the policeman of the H division,
who died from the injuries received on the morning of
the 22d ult., in an affray which took place in the neigh-
bourhood of Church-street, Bethnal-green. Thomas
Smedley and James Welsh, the prisoners charged with
having been concerned in causing the death of the de-
ceased, were present, in the custody of two turnkeys of
the New Prison. After some additional evidence had
been given, the Coroner summed up the different state-
ments made by the witnesses in this protracted inquiry,
when the Jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder
against Thomas Smedley and other persons, who are
to the Jurors unknown." The Jury added that they re-
commended it to be made known to the Commissioners
of Police, that a greater number of police should be
placed on duty in the neighbourhood where the assault
occurred.

The Coroner then made out his warrant for the com-
mittal of the prisoner to Newgate, and the several wit-
nesses were bound over to prosecute.
The inquiry lasted from ten o'clock in the forenoon to
five o'clock in the afternoon, this being the sixth meeting
of the Jury, who were highly respectable, and who at
each adjournment readily complied with the suggestion
of the Coroner.

5. Have the Directors been led by their experience to
consider any particular description of engine as pecu-
liarly dangerous, and if so, for what reasons ?
6. Are extra engines ever employed upon the
Railway in propelling trains ?
7. If so, is the extra engine applied in front of the
train or behind ?

Writ; BUDE Lairri‘
[FROM A. CORRESPONDENT.)
I beg leave to acquaint you, that the Bude Light
will be exhibited, on Sunday next, at the evening ser-
vice, at Christ Church, Albany-street, Regent's Park ;
and, as it is a manifest improvement in lighting and
ventilating, with which our worthy Rector, Mr. Dods-
worth, and the congregation, are much pleased, I think
advisable, as a constant reader of your valuable Paper,
that you should be made acquainted with the fact.
This improvement is about being extensively adopted
throught the metropolis, in our churches and other public
buildings.

8. Have the Directors been led by their experience to
behinuthe use of an extra engine, either in front or
, en additional source of danger ?
9. Are engu... .ver allowed to run tender foremost
upon the Railway ?
I am, Sir, your obeul..st cervant,

S. LAING.

COURT CIRCIULAR,
WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—The Queen and Prince
Albert walked on the Terrace of the Castle this
morning; and her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Kent also took walking exercise, attended by
I*dy Charlotte Dundas.

HOARDED GUINEAS IN IRELAND.—By the
second and recently published Report of the Select Com-
mittee on Banks of Issue, it appears that the Bank of
Ireland has for the last fifteen years received from its
branches in various parts of Ireland, and also at the head
Bank in Dublin, considerable yearly amounts in guineas,
very few of them light, and with the appearance of hav-
ing been hoarded. These guineas they remit to the Bank
of England, whence they are sent to the Mint, and re-
coined into sovereigns and half. sovereigns, with the
amount of which the Bank of Ireland is credited. The
Bank of Ireland has not
.paid out any guineas to the pub-
lic since the year 1820 ; yet it has remitted to the Bank
of England the following sums in guineas in the 16 years
specitied:-1825, 63,0001. ; 1826, 84,2001. ; 1827.50,4001.;
1828, 49,5001. ; 1829, 3,700/. ; 1830, 56,700/. ; 1831,
23,000/. ; 1832, 29,100/ ; 1833, 33,0001. ; 1834, 33,600/. ;
1835, 23,800/. ; 1836, 39,500/. ; 1837, 53,000/. ; 1838,
36,100/. ; 1839, 10,000/. ; IR4O, 23,700/. The total
amount of these sixteen years is 612,6001.—an immense
sum to be hoarded in this way during the period
specified.
Miss A. KEMBLE AT FRANKFORT.—During
the last fourteen days (10th to 24th September) we have
been rich in musical treats. By a fortunate coincidence,
Liszt, Rubini, Madame Persiani, and Miss Kemble, hap-
pened to be here at the same time. Of Liszt little can
be said that is new, since there is an expression of en-
thusiastic admiration in which France, England, Italy,
and Germany, have not repeatedly joined. No living
artist, perhaps, has been more bitterly attacked, or more
zealously defended. His talent can be as little described
as it can be equalled. He has favoured us with two
concerts at the theatre, which on both occasions was
crowded with the elite of our Frankfort public. At the
second of these concerts, Liszt introduced to the public a
young singer, whose performance was hailed with warm
and unanimous applause. Miss Kemble bears a name of
threefold celebrity in the annals of the drama, and she
bids fair to maintain it in-her own person with undimi-
nished brilliancy. After having sung, at Liszt's concert,
a cavatina of Parini, and a romance from the Bravo,
Miss Kemble made her first appearance in the cha-
racter of Norma. Her voice is of extraordinary fresh-
ness and purity. Her musical feeling is correct, often
deep, and admirably delicate. As yet, her efforts to
please her audience are too evident to allow her to carry
it along with her in triumph, but this is a fault which
greater familiarity with the stage will be certain to cor-
rect. Miss Kemble, as an actress, appears to us more
excellent even than as a singer. She has evidently
availed herself of her residence in Italy to study the
antique statues. Her attitudes are noble, her gestures
simple, her walk full of majesty, and it is only to be re-
gretted that the same taste does not appear to preside
over the choice of her costume. • The concert, given
jointly by Rubini and Madame Persiani, was crowded to
excess. Rubini, on quitting the stage, leaves none to
occupy his place. After thirty years of labour, and
thirty years of glory, he retires to the enjoyment, at
Bergamo, of a handsome fortune, but his absence will
long excite the regret cf musical Europe. The receipts
of Liszt's last concert will go to swell the subscriptions
to the Mozart Institution. The distinguished artist,
faithful to his accustomed munificence, continues to de-
dicate his best efforts to the adruncement of his art.—
Journal de Francfort.
EXTENSIVE SALE op WooLs.--Yesterday
a sale of a very large quantity of foreign wools took
place at the Wool Sales-room, adjoining the office of Mr.
Abram Gartside, wool-broker, Bretherton's-buildings,
North John-street, and the prices obtained, considering
the general depression in the commercial world, showed,
we are glad to say, that this branch of trade is in a
flourishing and progressive condition. The quantity to
be offered (yesterday and this day) was about 6,000
bales, and comprising Australian, East India, West
India, Buenos Ayres, Turkey, Russian Lambs', South
America, &c., and, as was evinced by the attendance,
the occasion became one of almost national interest.
The room, recently formed by Mr. Gartside on the
second floor in the spacious lied elegant range of build-
ings, and opened for the first time, is peculiarly suited
for the purpose of sales, much superior to Garrow's, in
London, both for its size and accommodation. It forms
an oblong square, with a floor, or area, of about 115
square yards, and is lighted by five large windows. It
was crowded throughout the day, and the sale proceeded
with great animation, the prices, too, being fully equal to
those obtained at the late London sale. The wools were
not, on this occasion, of what are called " a choice
no
quality, ls.n a 4
d t.
flock," but all of a fair middling quality. They were sold in small lots, and were rapidly
d i
knocked following range of prices :—Clothing Wools—First
quality, ls. 6d. to ls. 9d. per lb. ;on
to ls. 6d. per lb. ; locks and greasy wools, Bd. to ls. 2d.
per lb: The sale commenced at twelve o'clock, and con-
tinued till about five. It will be resumed to-morrow,
principally in low wools. A considerable lot of Alpaca's
has yet to be sold. This fine long-stapled wool is in
great demand, the white being worth ls. 9d., the black
is. 6d., and the brown ls. 3d. per lb. We should add
that a grand lunch was served in a large warehouse-room
adjoining the sales' room, and in the premises behind.
Probably upwards of 200 individuals rushed into it to
obtain a share of the good things—sandwiches, brandy,
soda-water, &c. ; and a most amusing " scramble" took
place, in which, notwithstanding the great outcry for
free trade, every one exhibited a decided penchant for
monopoly.—Liverpool Siandard of Friday.
EXTRAORDINARY' OAK TREE —There is
now growing in Brook Wood, near Brook House, in the
parish of Buckfastleigh, a remarkably fine oak, about
three feet in circumference, and which, to the height of
60 feet, has scarcely a protuberant branch.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended
by Lord Charles Wellesley, Right Hon. G. L.
Dawson Darner, Hon. Captain Hood, Hon. C:
A. Murray, Captain Francis Seymour, and Mr.
G. E. Anson, afterwards rode on horseback to
the Great Park, where the party had a run with
the beagles.
Her Majesty arid her Illustrious Consort left
the Castle for an airing in a pony phaeton in the
afternoon, his Royal Highness driving, attended
by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, Hon. Matilda
Paget, Hon. Harriet Anson, the Marquis of Or-
monde, and the Hon. Captain Hood, occupying
pony carriages, and Lord Charles Wellesley (the
Clerk Marshal) and Colonel Bouverie (Equerry
to the Prince) on horseback.
The Duke and Duchess Of Buccleuch and the
Right Hon. G. L. Dawson Darner took their de-
parture from the Castle to-day.
Mrs. Bouverie and Mr. George Edward Anson
will have the honour of joining the Royal Circle
at the Castle at dinner this evening.
It is now expected that her Majesty and Suite
will leave on Wednesday next.
The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch arrived
at ther residence in Whitehall-gardens yester-
day, from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor
Castle.

The Right Hon. Sir Charles Bagot, G.C.8.,
Governor-General of Canada, left WWII yester-
day morning, for Portsmouth, to embark in
the Styx steam-frigate, for Canada.
Mr. Hastie had an interview with Sir Robert
Peel yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.
Sir Henry Hardinge left town yesterday.
Viscount Melbourue left town yesterday on a
visit to the Earl and Countess Cowper, at their
seat Pansanger, Herts.

THE VALUE OF A GRUNT.—J Auld
. iO, in
his journal of a visit to Constantinople, when speaking
of the Turkish boatmen, gives the following &scrip-
tion :—The rowers are either Greeks or Turks, and
wear a fez just large ,enough to cover the crown of the
head, which is elose skived. The remainder of their
dress consists of a thin transparent shirt, with large
sleeves reaching to the elbows ; and cotton drawers
fastened to the knees ; both as white as snow. They
are a fine robust race of men, and their muscular sun-
burnt forms are displayed to advantage through the
gauze which so slightly covers them. At each stroke of
the oar they utter a grunt, by forcing the breath sud-
denly from the chest ; to acquire this accomplishment is
considered a necessary part of the boatman's education,
and his character depends much upon it. May not the
same observation hold good in many other trades ?
What would a paviour in our streets be thought of who
did not utter a grunt every time he lets fall his ram-
mer ? Even a horse would feel dissatisfied and uneasy,
if the hostler, whilst cleaning and brushing him down,
did not keep on hissing and blowing all the time be was
employed. ,
THE HERRING SEASON.—Bywobeltiheyeeo numerousr oke
boats that have been assembled off the Forelands, from
the coasts of Kent and Sussex, for the season, scarcely
any fish have as yet been cacucgeshstf.ul,Oenaeraibaogatitthaist
said
sgonetone
,t to tahvoi n westward, ebs tewe
been
rdv,e
ry sbelongingu
nearly 150/., has induced many to fit out for, the voyage
rather earlier than usual, the fish being expeCted to have
reached this part of the Channel ; but in this the.unfor-
nate fishermen have thus far been disappointed. The
ports of Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs, &c., have
been occasionally crowded with fishing boats of late, in
consequence of the boisterous state of the weather.—
Kent Herald.

LET OF THE DUKE OF RICHMOND'S FARMS
IN THE Ihotmtsrns.—The Duke of Richmond's arrival
in the. North was. this season, looked forward to with
.considerable anxiety by his numerous Highland tenantry,
whose leases expire in 1842, and we are glad to learn
that his Grace s Arrangements have not disappointed
their 'expectations, but have given general satisfaction.
The same plan of letting was pursued as on the other
portions of the extensive estates of his Grace. The lands
had been previously surveyed and valued by his Commis-
sioner; Mr. Balmer, and the extent and rent of each farm
fixed previous to the time of letting. The present tenants
were then severally called, and, if eligible, had their leases
renewed on the conditions stated to them, and with
which they readily and willingly closed. Most of the
tenants are well pleased with the value put on their
farms ; and, in many instances, the Commissioner's
valuation and the tenant's offer differ only in a trifle. By
this judicious plan, the ruinous competition in offering,
and the consequent bad feeling which it often excites
among neighbours, have b?en avoided. Industrious
tenants, whose rents have usually been well paid, have
always been preferred to their present possessions,
unless some justifying cause warranted their re-
moval ; and where removals have taken place, in
consequence of new arrangements, the tenants in
most cases have been as well 4econimodated in other
farms. Where tenants have been removed in
consequence of long arrears, or where small crofts
which stood in the way of agricultural improvements,
have been taken from the present tenants, his Grace has,
with his usual kindness and humanity,.given the out-
going tenants a house and yard, witk life annuities va-
rying from 41. to 101. a year, according to their several
needs. In some cases we have heard of crofters getting
larger annuities than the rents which they formerly paid. His
Grace's kindness, and the anxiety he evinced to promote,
as far as in his power, the comfort and happiness of all
classes of his tenantry, and' his desire to accommodate
all, as far as possible, have won him well-merited esteem;
and we have every reason to believe that he carries with
him
the best wishes of his numerous Highland tenantry.
—Elgin Courant.

•We have great pleasure-in stating that a benevo-
lent lady, under the initials of " G. G.," has just pre-
sented, in addition to large subscriptions. in previous
years, the munificent donation of 100/., to the London
Society for the Protection of Young Females.
THE YOUNG AND THE OLD.--eg / say,
Wild goose," said an old Soborsides, " did you ever see
htsen winking
a chasm and
a little kitten in pursuit of. its own tail ? Round and
round goes the little devil, now on one haunch, and then
on the other, gravely kicking and grinning—and all for
what ? Why, if it sat still, there's its tail under its
nose.
pleasure." 4,
said Wildgoose ; " but did
' you ever see an old cat sitting with its nose on a level
se. No w, that's
tat'k s
e the
yau:,moral 'of a Young fellow of
blinking—nowwith knobthe
rr— pokero ? l
w
a ze—t sits,
of a
mouth—then a cushion of a paw rubbed over face and
ears—presently a long doze, and after that a long stretch,
with an inverted semicircular back, and a hind leg stuck
out, as though it wanted to get rid of it. -Nr
s'inieeere i
....ow, that'
the ' moral' of an old fellow who thinks himself ha
pl)). , • "
s
—Bentley's Miscellany.
THE FOOT BRIDGE OVER THE THAMES.
The works connected with the formation of the suspen-
sion-bridge for foot-passengers over the Thames, from
Hungerford-markot, to near Goding'S• Brewery on the
other side, are progressing very satisfactorily. On Thurs-
day the piles whic are to enclose the masonry work
which is to receive the bearing rods and chains
on the
Westminster side were completed. - These piles extend
a considerable distance from the. quay, and .are on the
west side of the landing steps. The driving Of the piles
for the first pier are nearly ps forward, and
several on
the opposite side are alsO driven.

ACCIDENT ON THE DUNDEE RAILWAY.—
On bit n lay last, as the up-mail train from Arbrcath was
passing Westhaven, an old NI oman NI as standing upon tie
rails at the foot-crossing in the curve there. As soon as
the engineer observed her he reversed his engine, and
sounded the alarm whistle, but from the speed at which
the train was going, it was impossible to stop it in time,
and the engine struck the old woman upon the right
shoulder, threw her off the line, and killed her on the
spot.—Dundee Paper.

I
submit to such- invasions they are unworthy the name of , EXPLOSION OF A STEAM-BOILER. I RAILW freemen. - AY RETURNS .
We extract from the _Railway Magazine the sums
received on the principal Railways of Great Britain
for the week ending on the day of the month prefixed
to each. The return includes the money received for
passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, mails, and , ,
mer-
chandize :- £ s. d.
Oct. 9. Birmingham and Derby Junction 1,355 6 4
8. Birmingham and Gloucester 1,930 17 2
10. ,Chester and Birkenhead 562 12 9
10. ;Dundee and Arbroath 248 11 91
10. Eastern Counties 833 0 3
9. Glasgow and Ayr 1,003 1 9
9. 'Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock 844 4 4
2. Grand Junct. & Chester & Crewe 9,306 8 9
11. Great North of England 1,267 14 5
10. Great Western 13,285 .0 5
9. Hull and Selby 1,026 11 11
9. Lancaster and Preston Junction 509 1 6
8. Liverpool and Manchester
9. London and Birmingham 17,445 14 9
14. London and Blackwell 774 15 2
14. London and Brighton
14. Ditto Shoreham' Branch 162 0 3
12. London and Croydon
14. London and Greenwich 799 17 6
9. London and South-Western.... • 5,873 1 8
7. Manchester, Bolton, and Bury 6ll 15 10
11. Manchester and Birmingham
4.. Manchester and Leeds .......
9. Midland Counties 3,256 18 2
9. Newcastle and Carlisle 1,492 19 6
10. Northern and Eastern 920 3 5
9. North Midland 5 5a
4,639 4
8. North Union 1,212 15 0
9. Preston and Wyre 350 6 ' 8
10. Ulster .............. .
11. York and North Midland 1,817 18 0

RAI.LWAy CIRCULAR..
The following has been sent round to all the railways
in operation :7-

Railway Department, Board of Trade,
hll.
Stn,—The recent accidents White ona the North Union and
Bristol and Exeter Railways having
shown that the pre-
cautions necessary to insure safety at crossings of public
roads on a level, are not always adopted; the Lords of the
Committee of Privy Council for Trade, direct me to call
the especial attention of the Directors of the '
Railway Company to the subject, and to request that re-
turns may be furnished to the following questions:-
1. How many turnpike roads and highways are crossed
on a level by the Railway ?
2. Are good and sufficient gates erected across each
end of such turnpikes or highways at each of such cross-
ings, in conformity with the 2d and 3d Victoria, cap. 45 ?
3. Are gatekeepers stationed at each cf such crossings,
in conformity with the said Act ?
4. What wages do such gatekeepers receive ? how
many hours do they remain on duty ? have they any
other employment ?
5. Are positive instructions given to such gatekeepers
to keep such gates constantly shut across the roads, un-
less when opened by the gatekeeper to allow carriages,
&c., to cross the railway ?
6. What other instructions are given to such gate-
keepers ?
7. What instructions are given to engine-drivers as to
precautions to be observed on approaching crossings ?
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
G. R. PORTER.
To the Secretary of the Railway Company.
Railway. Department, Board of Tradj;
Whitehall, October, 1841.
Sir,—The late accident on the London and Brighton
I Railway, having suggested the importance of collecting
'information of the respective merits of the different de-
scription of locomotive engines employed upon railways,
lam directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade, to request the Directors of the
Railway Company to furnish them with
returns to the following questions.
1. What number of engines are employed upon the
Railway ?
2. What is the construction of such engines, specify-
ing the number of wheels and their diameter,—the
weight of the engine,—the weight on the front wheels,
—the construction of the axles and bearings, and any
other particulars bearing upon the question of safety ?
3. What are the names of the makers of such engines?
4. What description of engines have the Directors
been led by their experience to prefer, and for who.
reasons ?