The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-04 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

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A COPY "of the TREASURY MINUTE RESTRICTING
NAVAL PROMO FIONS to ON E VACANCY in THREE ;
the Number of Officers ou the List at the Date of the
Minute, and the Number on the 30th day of September,
1846."

27 February, 1830.—At the Board,
Present, Viscount Melville, Sir George Cockburn, Sir Henry

Hotham, Sir George Clerk, Viscount Castlereagh,
Their Lordships having taken into consideration the state
of the Half-pay List, and being desirous of operating its gra-
dual reduction in time of peace,
Resolve,—That from this date no promotion (except for
special brilliant service) shall be made in any rank of com-
mission officers (save flag-officers), except in the proportion
of one promotion for every three vacancies which may be
masse by the removal by death, dismissal, or other cause, of
officers from the effective lists of each rank kept at thin
office; death or court-martial vacancies, liable to be filled by
commanders-in-chief abroad, not being reckoned.
Promotion being thus limited, their Lordships deem it ne-
cessary that a control in some degree corresponding should
be placed upon the original entry of young gentlemen into
the service; they therefore resolve, that in future all appoint-
ments of volunteers of the first class shall be made directly
by their Lordships.
Their Lordships direct that these regulations be communi-
cated to the commanders-in-chief on foreign stations, with
an observation that they do not alter the authority vested in
them of appointing by commissions to death or court-mar-
tial vacancies; but that they do apply to the subsequent va-
cancies which may be occasioned by the promotion of an
officer into an actual death or court-martial vacancy, and
that such subsequent vacancies are to be filled up only by
acting orders, as in the case of invaliding vacancies.
(Signed) J. W. CROKER.

NUMBER of OFFICERS on the LIST of the ROYAL
NAVY, on the 27th February 1830, and on the 30th Sep-
tember, 1846.

1830. 1846.
Flag-officers ... ..• ••• ••• 171 139
Ditto, superannuated ... ... ... 24 ......
Retired Captains ... ••• ••• ••• 14 2
Captains ... ... ... ••• ••• 858 730
Retired Captains, under Order in Council
of 1840 ... ... ...
...
...
••• 48
Commanders ... ... ...
... 918
855
Retired Commanders, under Order in Coun-

eil of 1816 -..-.-- 100 100
Ditto ... ... ditto ... ...
195
Ditto ... ... from the Masters'
List
••• 41
Lieutenants ... ... ... ... 3,550 2,538
Masters .. ... ... ~. 523 437
Inspectors of Hospitals and Fleets ... ... 9
Physicians ... ... ... ... 12 2
Deputy Inspectors of Hospitals and Fleets ... 19
Surgeons ••• ••• ... ... 793 644
Assistant-Surgeons ... 362 293
Payinahers and Pursers 481

Totals ... 7,967 6,533

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Mr. Watts, assistant-master shipwright of Portsmouth dock-
yard, and his views are carried out under the superintendence
of Captain Austen, of Woolwich dockyard, and Commander
Cragg, of the Sphynx.
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arrived yesterday in the Retribution, and assumed the com-
mand here as senior officer. The steamers here are, the Re-
tribution, 800-horse power ; the Porcupine, 132-horsepower,
Lieutenant-Commander (acting) Tumour ; the Africaine
tug, 90-horse power; and the Echo tug, 80-horse power;
besides two docks and lumps ; the boats of alt which were
hawsers, removing stores, &c.
In addition to the "camels," there are to be 200 casks
lashed alongside the wreck to assist in floating her. The
busily Employed in rendering
weather has been extremely favourable for the last three
days, and to-day it is nearly calm. It is the opinion of many
fhebalergdgese sea-
wardnot
sufficient to float the vessel clear of the bed she has made
of her.
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The Coast Guard take no part in the operations, which are
exclusively carried on by the dock-yard people and crews of
the respective ships in the offing. Mr. Murray, chief en-
gineer and inspector of machinery of Portsmouth dock-yard;
Captain Henry James, officer of royal engineers in charge of
works at Portsmouth dock-yard; I,lr. Watts, assistant-
master-shipwright, and Mr. Bellamy, assistant-master-at-
tendant of the same establishment, are all here, co-operating
with the senior naval captains (Henderson and Austen) and
the commander of the Sphynx.
At high water to-day (Tuesday) the wreck was moved
about 100 feet. She is now on the ledge whereon her guns
were hove overboard and her masts cut away. She was got
so far by her own captain, as the steamers and lumps did
not assist in heaving, but were prepared, when necessary,
to assist.
At twelve o'clock to-night another effort will be made.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTEIkOUTII, WEDNEBDA.T.—Great anxiety has been
manifested here to know what result attended the rand
effort to extricate the Sphynx from her unnatural position.
We were enabled to furnish yesterday the result of the first
attempt to heave the above unfortunate vessel off the shore,
which failed, we understood, from one of the camels having
burst after the vessel had been moved 100 feet seawards.
By the arrival of the Porcupine steam-vessel, which came
into this harbour to-day at 1 P.lll. from the wreck, with one
of the lumps laden with gear in tow, we are in possession of
the finale to the scene commenced so auspiciously yesterday.
It appears that another effort was made last night to move
the Sphynx, which was continued from nine o'clock last
evening until one o'clock this morning, but no success beyond
moving the wreck about twelve feet attended the effort, after
which it was found that the water on the outside was shoaler
than that in shore, and the tide did not rise so high as the
former one. The attempt has consequently been given up
for the present, and all the vessels which have been sent to
assist in the endeavour to float the wreck will return to
harbour as soon as they have again collected the gear they
took down.

Thus, notwithstanding the phalanx of scientific men,
means, and appliances at command, it appears the vessel is
actually in a worse position than before the effort was made
to extricate her, and the difficulty and danger of attempting
to remove the machinery and take the hull to pieces In-
creased.

The wind and weather during the whole time has been
most favourable for the operations.
A number of the dockyard men who have been employed
at the wreck returned this afternoon in the Isle of Wight
packet.
The President, 50, Captain Stanley, flag of Rear-Admiral
Dacres, Commander-in-Chief at the Cape of Good Hope, was
at Simon's-bay on the sth of December. Lieutenant E. S.
B. Von Douap (1838), of this ship, has succeeded Commander
Booth in the command of the Columbine, 16, and proceeded
on to the East Indies. -
By a private letter which came to hand this morning
(dated December 1)—" The Dido, 20, Captain Maxwell, had
just arrived from England , the Brilliant, 22, Captain Wat-
son, is gone on the coast; and the Cleopatra, 26, Captain
Wyvill, which arrived yesterday (November 30) from the
Mozambique, sails for England in a week. She has the
fever on board very badly; two men died last night. The
Thunderbolt, steam sloop, Commander Boyle, is awaiting her
relief. The Helena, 16, Captain Sir C. Ricketts, is cruizing."
The Vanguard, 80, Captain Wines, was at Carthagena on
the 21st ult.
The Rattler, screw steam-sloop, Commander Moorman, is
ordered to fit immediately for the reception of Lord Row-
den, whom she will take out to the River Plate.
FIRST LORD'S LEVEE.—The following officers attended the
levee of the Earl of Auckland. at the Admptainsiralty, on Tuesday :
—Rear-Admiral Philip Brown ; Ca Alexander B.
Branch, K.H. (of Greenwich Hospital ), Sir John
P. Ha Ross, Chlsteadas,
Boaanquet, L. J. Jones,Cro
and G. G. Burton ; Commanders J. A. Abbott, Edward I
Smith, H. Byng, W. C. Chamberlain, J. E. Eaton, J. J.
M.Tonnell, W. B. Moneypenny, J. B. Marsh, J. L. R.
Stoll, Richard Douglas, T. D. Stewart ; Lieutenants the Hon.
J. W. Spencer, James Murray, S. S. L. Crofton ; Inspector of
1
,Hospitals, Dr. John Liddell; Paymaster and Parser, Edward
Griffin.
Berkeley, C. 8., has left the Admiralty
Captain M. F. F.
for Learainster, for a few days.
An inquest was held at Woolwich on Tuesday, on the body
of the late Captain Fead, when a verdict WAS returned of
I " Died from dibouss3 of the heart." Commander Fead,
nephew of the deceased, deposed to the good state of health
of his gallant uncle the day preceding that of liia sudden
decease.

Lieut. George Mason (1827), of the coast guard service,
has been appointed to command the Stag, revenue cruiser,
vice Clarke, promoted.
NAVAL CADETS.—John P. J. Parry to the Sidon steam-
frigate; Motley Prattent, to the Albatross, 16, sloop.

LORD
.GEORGE BENTINCK'S
RAILWAY SCHENIE.
MEETING OF IRISH MEMBERS.
A meeting of Irish Members, anxiousAo promote employ-
ment in Ireland of a reproluctive character through the
medium of railways, was held on Tu"sday afternoon at the
rooms of the Irish party, situate at Old 'Palace-yard, West-
minster.
The meeting was held in order to afford Lord George Ben-
tinck an opportunity of explaining the provisions of a Bill
for which the Noble Lord has given notice, intituled "A Bill
to stimulate the prompt and profitable employment of the
People by the encouragement of Railways in Ireland."
Upon being informed of a desire on the part of the Irish
Members to hear the substance of his proposed measure,
the Noble Lord immediately expressed the pleasure it
would afford him to explain the nature of the scheme, and
to obtain the benefit of such suggestions as Honourable
Members connected with Ireland might have to offer upon
the subject.
The meeting was very fully attended, and among the noble-
men and gentlemen present there were the Marquis of Sligo,
the Marquis of Westmeath, Lord Lucan, Lord Doneraile, Lord
Bernard, Lord Lurgan, Lord Clements, Lord Mazarine, Lord
' Charlemont, Lord Castlereagh, the Marquis of Downshire, Lord
' Fingall, Mr. D. O'Connell, Mr. Dillon Browne, Mr. Gregory,
Mr. Grogan, Mr. G. Hamilton, Mr. Morgan J. O'Connell,
Mr. Henry Grattan, Mr. W. Smith O'Brien, Mr. Archibald,
Sir H. W. Barron, Mr. Thomas Martin, Mr. F. French, Mr.
P. Butler, Mr. B. Callaghan, Mr. J. O'Connell, Mr, James
Belly, Mr. Alexander M'Carthv, Mr. D. Callagher, Mr. T.
O'Brien, Mr. Stafford O'Brien, Mr. B. Osborne, Mr. James
Power, Mr. Cecil Lawless, Mr. Tuite, Colonel Bowdon, Col.
Verner, Captain Taylor, Colonel Beresford, Mr. Acton, Mr.
J. Collett, Mr. N. R. Collett, Colonel Connolly, Mr. Sharman
Crawford, Mr. Lefroy, Sir A. B. Brooke, Mr. J. J. Bodkin,
Mr. M'Donnell, Mr. Bellew, Sir Thomas Esmonde, Bart.,
Hon. T. V. Dawson, Mr. E. Corbally, Sir N. Vernon, Mr.
V. H. Hatton, &c.
Lord Fingall was called to the chair.
Lord GEORGE BENTINCIE addressed the meeting at great
length, and entered into a detailed statement of the various
provisions which he was desirous of introducing into a Bill
the object of which would be to stimulate and promote pro-
fitable employment by the encouragement of reproductive
works in Ireland. No one deplored more than he
did the distress, disease, and scarcity of food which
prevailed at the present time to such an-appalling exteat
' in Ireland. There was no doubt but that the mea-
' •sures proposed by the Government in the course of the au-
tumn and winter, with a viCiv to the mitigation of that dis-
tress by employment on public works, had been productive
of advantage, mid had had the effect of preserving many of
the lives of her Majesty's subjects; still he was of opinion
that greater benefits generally would have been effected
had the same means of employment been afforded to the
people on works of a reproductive character. The Bill which
it was his intention to submit to the consideration of the
House was framed so as to substitute reproductive employ-
ment, by the encouragement of railways, in lieu of that de-
scriptiun of employment which had been previously afforded
under the supervision of the Board of •Works. The Bill
which he intended to propose would empower the Govern-
ment to lend various sums of money to railway companies.,
legally constituted, who might apply for the same. The
loan it was intended should be extended over a period of
four years, and 'be returnable by instalments, payable at
fixed and remote prriods, not, however, to exceed thirty
years. The rate of interest to be charged by the
Government not to be greater than that which
the Government itself might have to pay. It would,
he considered, be necessary to raise 2t millions, eight of
which would have to be subscribed by the shareholders,
and 16 by the Government. The first line of railway to
which he thought the amount ought to be applied, would
be a line either to Galway or to Valentia, which from their
position were calculated to become the greatest places of
traffic, not only between the old and the new world, but be-
tween Great Britain and the entire of Europe. He was
borne out in this impression by the opinion of Lord Liver-
pool, who was favourably disposed to an undertaking of a
similar nature. Another provision which he considered
to be of the utmost importance would be directed to the
construction along the lines of comfortable dwellings ,for
the labourers and other persons to be engaged upon them.
A provision of such a character would not only ensure the
construction of wholesome and convenient dwellings for the
labourers, but would have the effect of considerably increas-
ing the amount of employment to be given in the various
localities through which it was intended the line should pass.
His proposition was to build four of such tenements to every
mile of railway, which at a calculation of 30i. for each for
1,500 miles of railway, would cost about 90,0001. He had
no apprehension that after the several works were brought to
a conclusion, the people engaged upon them would be thrown
out of employment, because he had the evidence of Mr.
Hudson and Mr. Stephenson to prove that the requirements
of the lines absorbed the labourers in their vicinity. He cal-
culated that the money so advanced to companies would be
well secured to the Government, who would receive their in-
terest of 3} per cent., while the undertakings would yield
10 per cent. For it was an established fact, which could be
proved by the evidence of the most eminent men connected
with railways throughout Europe, that no railway could be
constructed that would not pay, except, indeed, one through
a desert. It should also be borne in mind, that while the
Government obtained a good investment for its capital, the
national exchequer would be benefited to a considerable ex-
tent by the increase in the excise duties consequent upon
the hvge additional consumption of exciseable commodities.
The principal line at present in operation in Ireland, viz.,
the Great Southern and Western, which was only partially
open, already paid as well as many lines in England. There
was another great advantage which the development of rail-
way communication would secure to Ireland.—
Mr. O'CoNNELL begged to interrupt the Noble Lord, and
requested permission to make one remark before he concluded
that portion of his lucid statement. The evidence given by
Mr. Alexander Nimmo before a Committee of the House of
Commons, went to show that the roads from Connemara to
Clifton, and through the mountainous portions of the
country, paid the Government for their construction before
the lapse of many years, in consequence of the increased
consumption of exciseable commodities. He also begged
to remind the Noble Lord that be was labouring under a
mistake when he supposed that there existed a passenger-
tax in Ireland.
Lord GEORGE BENTiNcK, having thanked the Hon. Mem-
ber for Cork for the information he had afforded, proceeded
to state that one great advantage which would result from
the introduction of railways would be to render productive
the Irish fisheries.—(Hear, hear.) The fisheries of Ireland
were most fruitful, and the Irish sea contained as plentiful a
supply of fish as that of any other sea which washed a fo-
reign shore. The Irish fisheries were not, however, produc-
tive in consequence of there not being any facilities for ex-
porting the produce. And here he wished to allude to a
remark made a few evenings since—viz., that if the large
sum which it was contemplated to expend in Ireland were
drawn from the Exchequer of this country, the funds would
fall and public security would be endangered. In reply to
that statement, he begged to say that he laboured
under no such apprehension ; for on that very day he
had mentioned the substance of Mr. Hume's remark
to an eminent stockbroker in the City, who laughed
at the notion, and referred to.the, period when twenty
millions were granted for the suppression of the slave trade,
when the funds, so far from falling, had risen.—(Hear, hear.)
He hoped that Mr. Hume would be induced to give way to
him on Thursday, and not persist in his motion with respect
Cracow, as it was most desirable that his (the Noble Lord's)
measure should be brought before the consideration of the
House before the Government measures were passed, inas-
much as it might supersede in importance, if not neutralise
altogether, the necessity of passing some of the measures
wich the Legislature had in contemplation.—(Hear, hear.)
Ireland might be reduced at the present moment to a state of
deep depression, but, in his opinion, she had no reason to
despair while England had an Exchequer; as his motto yip,
" Never cry die while there was a shot in the locker."—
(Loud cheers.) And he felt confident by the introduction of
English capital into Ireland, and by promoting a kindly in-
tercourse between Englishmen and Irishmen, the social
charaeter of Ireland would be raised in the scale of civilised
nations, while the development of her resources would pro.
mote the prosperity and happiness of her people.—The Noble
Lord resumed his seat amid loud and general cheers from all
parts of the room.
Mr. W. R. COLLBTT, amidst some laughter, declared that
there was not a man in the United Kingdcm who was more
deeply interested in the welfare of Ireland, particularly in
respect to railways, than he was. He would, however, re-
serve any remarks he might have to offer on the subject for
another occasion.
The meeting shortly afterwards separated, all apparently
satisfied with the statement of Lord George Bentinck, though
declining to express any decided opinion upon it.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess de Montpensier
having on Saturday entered her sixteenth year, the Marquis
de Benalua, with the other gentlemen of the Spanish em-
bassy and several Spaniards resident in Paris, had the honour
ofaying their respects to her and the Duke her husband.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH-EASTERN
RAILWAY.—On Tuesday morning, as the 11h. 15m. A.M. up-
train was coming out of Abbot's-cliff tunnel, drawn by two
engines, Mr. Rush, the telegraph-clerk at the Dover-station,
who was on the pilot or leading engine, is supposed to have
started on one side when the whistle was turned on—which is
always done when an engine is approaching or leaving a
tunnel or station—overbalanced himself, and fell under the
engine that was behind. The engine is supposed to have run
over his body; the steps of the carriage caught him, and
dragged him for full 80 yards, cutting and crushing him to
a mummy. Parts of his skull were found above 20 yards
from. his body. The appearance of the poor fellow was too
shocking to relate. On the driver observing the accident, he
immediatell, stopped the train, and forwarded the pilot-en-
gine to Folkestone for further assistance, so as not to delay
the train more than possible on its journey. The down
London train passing shortly after, and receiving the intelli-
gence at Folkestone, on arriving at Dover sent an engine
and assistance-immediately, and brought the lifeless body to
Dover, where an inquest was held on it yesterday, before Mr.
Thompson, the Dover coroner, and a respectable jury, who,
after examining all the witnesses who were present, gave,
without any hesitation, the following verdict :—"Accidental
death, by falling off the engine on which he was riding,
without any blame attached to the company's servants."
On Monday next a. banquet is to be given by some
of the principal residents of Westminster to Alderman John-
son, the late active and hospitable Chief Magistrate, at
Willis's Rooms, the lion. Mr. Talbot in the chair.
READING FAIR, BERMS.—Reading cattle and
cheese fair was held on Tuesday. The supply of stock was
good, and the attendance of buyers was numerous. The sale
of oxen was at rather reduced prices. Well bred oxen for
stalling up went off at prices of 16 to 17 guineas; steers and(l
heifers sold at 121. to 141. a head. There was a good detuan
for milch cows for cheese dairying, and young cows, with a
In
small calf by their side, fetched from 15 to 17 guineas.
the horse field, good nags sold for 18 to 25 guineas each, and
prime young and sound cart-horses fetched 24 to 30 guineas.
There was a large supply of hogs, which were sold at very
low prices, which is attributable to the high price of meal and
pig food. Large bacon hogs fetched 3a. 6d. per stone, and
small porkers 4s. per stone.
SUDDEN ACQUISITION OF 30,0001.—An extraor-
dinary and unexpected instance of good fortune has recently
occurred to an elderly female, named M'Cormack, who has
for some time resided in Coppice-row, a few doors front
from Clerkenwell Workhouse, where she has contrived to obtain a
soulipewitaorr, upwards
an-
nouncing of
sixty,onSaturdayreceived a
decent maintenance by vending in her small shop various
articles of confectionary.
letter lady,
who is
m a
to her the death of an aged relative, who had
sided near Aberdeen (of which place Mrs. M‘__ormack
i re-
native), and also that she had been s a
n bequeathed property to
the amount of no leas a sum than 30,000/.
TROTTING.—The trotting match, in which Mr.
Marten undertook to drive his pony (which •
is only
-above thirteen panda in height)n. nine miles within thirty-one
minutes for 1001. was decided at Harlington-corner,
on Tues-
day. The diminutive animal completed the nine miles of
road in twelve seconds under the stipulated time, and won
the match

SOMETHIN*BOUT BULLION.
Bullion la common derstood to be a generic term
for uncoined gold er ver, in bars, plate, or other
masses; but by the Bank the name is used to embrace
both coined and uncoined metals. - The word " bullion "
first became familiar to English ears when an " orderof
Council" was issued that the Bank should discontinue
the redemption of its notes with specie from 1797 to
1826, when specie payments were resumed—by a pre-
vious law the Bank was authorised to redeem its notes
in uncoined gold and silver, wording to its fineness.
The bullion office of the Bank of England is in a part of
the original Bank structure erected in 1734. It con-
sists of three spacious apartmentsa public room
for business transactions, a vault for the publics
deposits, also one for the private stock of the
Bank. Superintending these are a principal, deputy
principal clerk, assistant clerk, and a number of
porters, the government of the entire bank being under
a governor, directors, and their subordinates. The silver
deposits in the bull ion-office consist chiefly in oblong
" pigs" from South America, and smaller semi-globular
masses from Valparaiso—the former weighing, on an
average, 651bs Bar silver, also from South America, of
a finer quality—Plata Petra, or Rock Silver, a name
given to silver, that is not in a consolidated or com-
pletely metallic state. Sycee silver—a name with which
the public has become perfectly familiar since the receipt
of Celestial ransom money from China. Sycee, strictly
rendered, means
"fine silk "—but is also construed to-
fine silver, that which has been properly purified. The
proper Chinese term for it is Winyan, and the average
quality is said to be 13 dwts. better than British
standard. It contains an average of 12 grains gold in a
pound troy. The ingots, or shoes of this silver,
are stamped with the name of the assayer and,
reigning Emperor, the year and month when assayed.
also with the words " assayed and cast," which
signifies that the silver is of the proper fineness
and purity. Spanish dollars—these are brought to the
bank in immense quantities packed in kegs and barrels.
They are then assorted and put in sacks of 1,000 each,
weighing 211bs. These are piled in stacks of 200 each
in the bullion vault. Following these are Mexican,
Brazilian, Peruvian, Bolivian, and North American
dollars in lesser quantities. Dollars brought by the
bank are melted and refined at the establishment of
"Brown and Wingrove," Wood-street, Cheapside, where
rare specimens of " bogus" are sometimes found—and
the Sycee is always sent to the Mint. Nitive silver—
this is now procured in several of the northern coun-
ties, especially in the Northumberland lead mines, and
has a place in the vaults. It is stated that England
produces enough native silver to manufacture all the
plate made in London within any given period. Gold is
almost exclusively obtained by the bank in bars or slabs
weighing about 161b5., valued at 8004 No form, how-
ever, of the precious metals is rejected, these are only
understood to be the general arrangement of the bank.-.-*
New York Sun.

HORRID MURDER INST. PETER'S

STREET, DERBY.
(From the Derby Mercury of yesterday.)
A short time previous to our going to press last (Tuesday)
evening, a horrid and brutal murder was committed by a
person named. James Cross, a gardener, living up a court in
St. Peter's-street, in this town, upon his wife.
As far as we could gather the particulars of this occur-
rence—which, of course, as yet are but imperfectly known—.
it appears that Cross and his wife were in the house
alone, and on one of his daughters coming home, and not
seeing her mother about, she attempted to go up stairs to
seek her, which, however, her father prevented. Some
altercation ensued, and the daughter was induced to go in
to Mrs. Osborne's, her next doer neighbour, and request
her to go in and prevail, if possible, upon her father to
permit her to see her mother. Mrs. Osborne had no sooner
entered the house than she was savagely attacked by Cross,
who stabbed her in the neek and face, and who would at
once have succeeded in murdering her, had he not been
seized by the daughter, who pinioned his arms. The most
alarming bleeding immediately took place in the wounds of
the neck. Mrs. Osborne was conveyed into her own house,
and medical assistance was immediately obtained. Mr.
Fearn, Mr. Harwood, Mr. Wood, and Dr. Ferguson were soon
in attendance; and, at a later period of the evening, Mr.
Johnson (St. Alkmund's), Mr. Borough, Mr. Dix, and Mr.
Hoskins. The wounds were found to be of the most serious
nature, the most formidable being one in which the internal
carotid artery was pierced close to the base of the skull.
This blood-vessel, one of the largest and most important in
the body, it was found impossible to secure in the situation
in which it was wounded; and it was accordingly determined
upon consultation, that Mr. Fearn should tie the artery lower
down in the neck, operation was successfully and skil-
fully' performed, and had the effect of immediately arresting
the haemorrhage. We very much regret, however, to state,
that up to eleven o'clock last night (at the time of our going
to press with onr second edition) Mrs. Osborne continued in
the most alarming and dangerous condition, with but the
faintest hope of recovery. Mr. Fearn was to remain
attendance upon his patient during the night.
We now return to the first part of this melancholy nar-
rative. On searching Cross's house his wife was found lying
on the bed dead, with her throat cut in a most frightful
manner, a great gash having been inflicted on the left
side, jest in the situation of the large blood-vessels. Her
death must have taken place instantaneously. The room, as
may be supposed, was deluged with blood. The murderer
appears, after the bloody deed, to have gone into the kitchen,
and to have washed his hands, one of which is seriously
wounded. He was in the act of escaping from the house,
when he was met by a policeman, and taken into custody,
and, we believe, did not offer the least resistance.
Mrs. Osborne's deposition was taken by W. Eaton Mousley,
Esq., mayor, at a late hour last night.
THE INQUEST.
DERBY, WEDNESDAY.--The inquest on the body of the
deceased was commenced this afternoon, and was adjourned
after the reception of some evidence (including that of the
prisoner's daughter), which went principally to prove the
attack upon Mrs. Osborne.

RUNNING MATCH.—Yesterday the match between
Williams, of Tottenham, and Slater, of Westminster, 'who
were to contest a quarter of a mile of road for 104 aside.'
came off on Wandsworth Common. At the start, Slater took
the lead, his adversary lying close up till within forty yards
of the winning-post, when Williams shot out, passed his op-
ponent, and ran in a winner by two yards, having accom-
plished the quarter of a mile of road in one minute and forty-
nine seconds.

DEATH IN A POLICE CELL.—Yesterday informa-
tion was forwarded to Mr. Wakley, M.P., the coroner, of the
death of Thomas Harvey, under the following circum-
stances :—The deceased was au itinerant beggar, and, from
his peculiar deformity, was well known about the streets of
London. He had lost both of his legs, and used to proceed
along the streets on a piece of board, with a couple of wheels
attached to it, propelling himself with his hands. On Tues-
day night he was fouod by the police in a state of tinebria•
non, and taken to the station-house in George-street, St.
Giles', and placed in a cell with two other prisoners. At eight
o'clock the next morning (yesterday) he was visited by the
constable, to get his name, and, in half an hour afterwards
was found dead in his cell.

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LIVE CATTLE TRAFFIC ON THE EASTERN COIIN.•
TIES RAlLWAY.—Yesterday forenoon a deputation of Smith-
field salesmen and London butchers, headed by Mr. Deputy
Hicks, of Newgate-market, and several of the most influ-
ential parties connected with the trade, waited upon the
traffic committee of the directors of the Eastern Counties
Railway Company, for the purpose of drawing their atten-
tion to the losses incurred by the metropolitan butchers
by the present mode of conveying live cattle on the above
line. The deputation suggested that the same protection
hould be afforded to oxen as to horses, viz., that they should
have separate compartments for each. They also recom-
mended that until the carriages were so altered, a frame-
work of wood or iron should be affixed to the flooring,
rising about one inch, to give the cattle a footing, as after
a few hours confinement the bottom of the truck was in
such a state as to make it difficult for them to stand the
concussions in railway carriages. The deputy chairman
( Mr. D. Waddington) assured the deputation that the
directors were most anxious to remedy any evil attending
the transit of cattle on the line if it was possible to be
done. What had been stated should receive their beat
attention. With a view of obviating the delay men-
tioned as to the arrival of cattle for the London market,
the company had already advertised an arrangement for
the running of cattle trains from Peterborough, March,
Whittlesea, Ely, and Brandon, on a Friday instead of Satur-
day. A satisfactory arrangement having been then made
respecting the proposed alteration of the trucks, so as to
Ender the cattle more secure from injuries; the deputation
withdrew.

INSTITUTION FOR THE INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION
OF TEE JEWS.—Yesterday a meeting of the committee of'
the above institution was held at the office, 27, Red Lion..
square, Bloomsbury, Dr. Whyte in the chair. Mr. J. J.
Simpson, in a very expressive speech, explained the value of
the institution generally, and illustrated the objects sought
to be obtained by several very interesting cases, many. of
whom were at present working on the premises, and being
taught the printing and other trades. The institution is
designed to relieve and promote industry among the Jews,
without the compulsory resignation of their faith, although
by the exertions of the benevolent members the doctrines of
Christianity have been so exhibited, that in many instances
the happiest results have rewarded their efforts.
Letters from Hamburgh received yesterday morn-
ing quote the rate of discount in that city at 51,E per cent.,
being an increase of about one-half or three-quarters per
cent. on recent rates. It must be mentioned, however, that
at the date of these advices the shipments of gold which have
just been made from England had not arrived. Exchange
was lower, the quotation being 13.2, and the price of gold had
risen to 432%.
SALE OF OMNIBUSES AND HORSES, &c.—Yester-
day the entire stock of omnibuses, horses, harness, ece., be-
longing to Mr. Sherman, of the Bull and Mouth, recently'
working from the Great Western Railway, were sold by
Aldridge, of St. Martin's-lane, an arrangement
n g
made by Mr. Sherman and
Companies for him to leave that road. The sale realised
about 2,0001.
THE BOOKSELLERS
RELIEF 'MOVEMENT AMONGST
touching "Appeal to the Booksellers of
—An eloquent and -I,he Paddington Conveyanceavin
from the booksellers of this city, under the solemn conviction
Great Britain, on behalf of the Irish People," has emanated,
elabn
before
orewhtoheam re
a'
v heouthrleyhorron dying
that each class of the community is called upon, by every
sacred and humane feeling, to contribute to
the relief of the
ofo a of
3ptraOr tVraat toenj
famine." Most truly and forcibly it is stated in this
of appeal,
and
leave
destitute
that " without the hearty co-operation
Ireland,
those in compara-
tively easy circumstances, the measures of the Government
cannot be fully carried out, large •
as a amount of the prevail •
ing distress can only be reached by the exercise of private
benevolence; and, in calling friends •
on our in Great Britain
to assist us in this good work, •we trust that in Ireland, the
booksellers, as a body, may be found performing their duty
at the present awful crisis." The document is signed on
behalf of the trade by Mr. Ferguson' Ormond-quay; Mr.
M'Glashan, D'Olier-street ; and Mr. Smith, of the firm of
Hodges and Smith, Grafton-street, to whom all subscriptions
are to be forwarded. Although the appeal to the publishers
did not reach London till Saturday last, we understand that
the following contributions have been already received:—
Messrs. Longman and Company, Paternoster•row, London,
105/. ; Messrs. Stevens and Norton, Bell-yard, London, 211.;
Messrs. Grosvenor, Chester, and Co., Cornhill, London, 151.;
Mr. J. H. Parker, Oxford, 10L—Dublin Evening Post.
MESMERISM EXTRAORDINARY.—During the trans-
mission of the Queen's Speech to Sheffield by telegraph,
owing to some deficiency of light in the telegraph' office at
the Chesterfield station, one of the porters was placed to
hold a candle in each hand, to enable the •reader better to
see the operation of the indicators. Upon the latter the man
was ordered to fix his own eyes, to see that the light fell
folly on theindex ; he did so for about an hour, when he
suddenly dropped down as stiff as a post, havilig been,
fact, completely mesmerised by the
.protracted intensity. oi
his attention.