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London, England, 1847-06-12 00:00:00

LON DON, SA 1 It DAY
E N N G

SALES BY AUCTION.

T.) THE PROPRIETOR 3 OF EAST INDIA STOCK.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
larrlented death of Major-General Robertson
having occasione I a vacancy In thedtrection, I have the honour
to intimate my Intention of a sin proceeding to the ballot, and
most earnestly to solicit the favour of your suffrages. The
grouts upon which my preteusbins „,to your support are
fo nided, having already been made known, it is unne-
cessary for the te,..aiti to reter to them. Fully impressed
with the importance and responsiblity of the duties
I am desirous to undertake, I shall, if placed by your suffrages in the
Court of Dire.. tots devote my time and best exertions to ) our service
and the well being of our Indian empire.
On the occasion.of the last election I proceeded to the ballot, sup-
ported exciusivety by personal friends. lam now, by the diction
of Mr Mangles, honoured with the support of several most influen-
t al parties, and can with confidence look forward to the successful
result orate present contest.' •
1 have the honour to be, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your most obedient and faithful servant,
82, E.rton•square, June 10, NV. J. CAULFIELD.
My Committee will sit daiiy at the London Tavern, where It is
respectfully requeste that any alteration in the address of my
f lends may be forwarded.

4.. STEAM to ITALY DIRECT, from SOUTH•
A'IPTON fe GENOA, LEGHORN, and CIVITA VECCHIA,
calling at GI URALTAR. •
The PENINiULAR and ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY'S Steam•ship JIONTROSE, Captain C. F. Burney, will
start from Southampton on Tummy, the 15th JunP, at Two p.m.,
for the above Ports. Families travelling to Italy will find this route
expeditious, economical, and interesting.
Rites Sir First-class Passengers, Servants, Horses, and Carriages,
also for Goods and Parcels, may be had on application at tae Com-
pany's Offices, 51, St. Mary Axe, -
N.B. The MONTRJSE is appointed to leave Southampton for the
above ports throughont the pr rent season, as follows, viz., July 30,
September 15, and October 30. at 2 p.m:

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" A great Improvement has been effected by the Patentee."—
Times.

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THE LANCES' of this Day, SATURDAY.
JUNE 12, Contents:—
Lecture of Professor Matteucci, 1.R.5., on the Physical Pheno-
mena of Living Bodies—Hospital ite;orts, by E. L. Ormcrod, Esq.,
St. Bartholomew's Hospital OrLtittal Communications, IT Dr.
Marsh.ill Hall, T. Snow Beck, Esq., M.R.C.S.E.— Leading Articles—
Original Contributions in .4bs•ract—l.Zeviews - Medical ,ocieties
Foreign Department —Corresporiden e—Mealeal News, &c , Bco.
Price 7d., Stamped, ad. Subscription, Half-3 early, 155., commencing
at any date. Published by George Churchill, 423, Strand. Order or
any Bookseller or Ne wsvendor.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC IN UM 110 N.
The ELEC ERIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY has just de-
posited a completes rles of APPArIATUS, illustra,lng the Prin-
ciples of the ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH as now worked on the lead-
ing Lines of Railway Also, superb Specimens of their ELEC URIC
CLOCKS, ALARUM. &c. Among the various works of itrerest
explained is a WORKING MODEL of CLAASEN'S PATENT IM-
PROVED RAILWAY. Dr. Ilachhoffner's LECTUR on NATU-
RAL PHILOARHY CHEMICAL LECTURES by J. H. Pepper,
Esq., on the Evenings of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The
beautif 1 OPTICAL EFFECTS, DIVING LXPERI ALEXIS, &c.

Admission, Is.; Schools, Half•price.

ICE FREEZING, COOLING,. and ICING.
LINOS and KEITH. Ice Machinists, No. 11, Princes-street,
Leicester-square, beg to ca,l the attention of the nobility, gentry,
merchants, shippers, h del and tavern keepers, cheesemongers,
fruiterers, poulterers, florists, fishmongers. c ,nfectloners, dairymen,
butchers, and all parti. s to whom Ice is a desideratum, to their
S COCK of ICE MACHINERY, comprising every article made or
connected with the Ice trade, as Lings Patent Ice Safe Refrigera-
tors, trona 2i. 10s. Ice Preservers, Gablenz Ice Boxes, Wine Fre zers
and Freezing Powder, Casks for Iced Water, Lings and Keith's Ap-
paratus for Generating Ice with Freezing Powder for Sherry Cobl r,
also domestic apparatus for ice creams, &e., ice hampers for races.
ice palls, freezing pots, Masters' Freezing Apparatus, Ste. The
Freezing Powder is now universally adopted as a substitute for Ice
throughout the three kingdoms. See followin. advertisement. A
catalogue, with prices of every article sold, will be forwarded, post-
free, on applie .tion.
Age its tor the City and E istern Districts, Messrs. Deane, opening
to the Monument, 46, King William-street, London-bridge.

ICE.—F 14.'ZING POWDER and WISE
FiIEEZE NG'i; and KEITH'S WINE FREEZER,
are now generalli adopted as the most convenient and effective
means of icing wines. The powder h at all times available at a
m .meat's notice, where ice cannot be procured. As this powder is
indispensable in the absence of ice, at this season, to the full enjoy-
ment of i:hamp igue and various other wines, so t is not the less
desirable in the sick chamber where lee or colt beverages are pre-
scribe.t, or to ti-c physician for generating blocks of ice, as may be
required In practice. Solid ice wine coolers made to order, a sample
of which may always be seen in the window of Lungs and Keith's
Freezing Establishment, 11, Princes-street; Leicester-square. A
catalogue, with prices of every article sold, will be forwarded, post-
tree, on application.
Agents tOr the City and Eastern Districts, Messrs. Deane, opening
to the Monument, 46, King Wilham-street, London-bridge.

HIGHLY IMPOKTANT INVEN noN IN
RAILWAY CONSTRITC [ION.
An important INVENTION connected with the formation of the
permanent way of railway lines (which has been proyed on one of
the principal lines in Lancash,re), Is, for the satisfaction of the pa-
tentee, and for confirmation of its adaptation Ur the purposes pro-
posed, undergoing the severest test as to form of construction and
taial of strength for dur.bility, which, when completed, a report
will be published of the result of the test by a scientific gentleman of
eminence. The invention will effect —l. A very considerable saving
in the formation of the permanent' way, by entirely superseding the
use of wood ,1 epers, loose chairs, treenails, and spikes. '2. Tue
laying of Or line can be accomplished a a very diminished amount
of labour and cost in comparison wih the mode at present adopted.
3. the futUre 'Maintenance of the permanent way may be reduced
fully one half of the present cost. A. scientific report will be fur-
nished in a few days, and the patentee has considered it desirable
to adopt this expedient to intimate to railway boards somewhat of
the advantages of the invention, that railway companies about to
contracrlbr sleepers, chairs, Lc., may defer sgelt arrangements tor
a short period.
All communications to- be addressed to Mr. Joseph AdiAtead, 35,
George-street, Manchester.

ei OLD, SILVER, DIAMONDS, PEARLS, and
gat all the most precious and costly gems, are imitated to such
perfection, that but very few uninitiated persons can positively tell a
paste brooch or a ring from a diamond, the real pearl from the
imitation, or German Sil% er from the genuine; but put them into
the hands of the connoisseur, how soon the delusion vanishes whafr
he affirms they are but vile and base imitations. So it is with the
most valuable inventions as well as stones and metals. None but
the inimitable in value are imitated in appearance, and as soon as
the consumer (the best connoisseur) attempts to use them, how soon
he finds out their titter uselessness. Thus it is with the most valuable
of all i iventions ; the celebrated METALLIC RAZOR TABLET
of GEOItGE SAUNDERS has been the target for Imitation for

the last thirty years.
To Gentlemen who shave themselves the following query is pro-
posed.—Why do all the fir:t cutlers In Europe use and recommend
Saunders' Fon: -sided Tablet Razor strop? The answer is simply
because it is the only one that gives to a razor a keen and smoot:
edge.

DEPOT, 278, STRAND.
To wholesale purchasers a liberal discount will be made.

ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL.
Is celebrated throughout the world for Its genial and nour-
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as forming the basis of a Beautiful Head of Hair, and ren.
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Pr ce 3s. 61., 75., or Faintly Bottles (equal to four small) at 10s. 6d..
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are thee, words in TWO lines,
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Chem'sts and Perfumers.

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The Ve etabte Compound is extremely mild and easy in its opera
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The following are a few of the many thousands of cases success-
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wards of twenty years.—

MAY 19th, IBl77.—John Lawrence, cabinet-maker, of 13, Essex-
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plained for come time of pains and giddiness in the head, ,Ickitess iu
the morning, and violent pains and weakness between the stomach
and towels, unpleasant fullness after eatlitr, the bowels distended
with wind, very low-spirited and nervous, a sensation of something
to the throat. aching pains in the limbs, &c.
MARCH 20Lh, 1847.—Mrs. Draper, aged 60, wife of John Draper,
of Wildmoor, its the parish of Sherfield Green, near Basingstoke,
while taking Lamb's Vegetable Compound passed a tape-worm
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until taking the Vegetable Compound, since which she has enjoyed a
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MAY 18th, 1847.-- Mrs. Sims, living servant with Mrs. 11111, St.
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table Compound passed a tape-worm several yards long. She had
complained of pain and giddiness in the head, sickness, weakness,
of the limbs, shortness of breath, and palpitation of the heart ; pains
in the stomach, side, and back, and scarcely ever felt refreshed from
food or sleep. _

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paid, on remitttni 84 postage stamps for persons above tea years
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DR. CULVERWELL on HEALTH, HAPPINESS, and
LONG LIFE.

In pocket volumes H. each, by poet (in stamps), is. 6d. each.
H. OIV T 0 B E HAPPY,
Jucande Vivere."—Cic.

WHAT to EAT, DRINK, and AVOID.
(With Diet-tables for 11 Complaints.)

MARRIASE and its MYSTERIES.
To be, or not to be, tkat the qu,stion."—Shakepeare.
4.

The PASSIONS—Their ADVENT and CONTROL.
" Cure ut va!eae."

These publications are free from empyrical mysticism, and are
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the Author, whose practice is exclusively devoted to home consulta-
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at 10. %MYle-place, I:agent-street.

It is understood that the whole amountt of t}:e silver
(1.500,003 dollars) which reached London recently by the
Frolic, front South America, ha.= been disposed of at 45.9%d.
per entice, for export to the continent.
THE HAY HARVEST.—An excellent crop of grass
belonging to the Rer. J. Monkhouse, of Lyzzick Rail,
nearlitesaick, was cut oh Wednesday last, being the
first that has 3 i, lded to the scythe is tkat, neighbourhood
this Deoun.Cl44therksditao4

THE LATE MELANCHOLY ACCI-
DENT ON TH3 LONDON AND NORTH-
WESTERN RAILWAY.

ADJOURNED CORONER'S INQUEST.
WoLvEitTux, FRIDAY Nicni.—'.-This morning. at nine
o'cieek, Mr. J. W. Cowlev, earner fur Buckingham
shire, and the jury empanelled tin Monday last, to iu
quire into the eircuinstaeees attending the late melan
oholy accident near the W sleyrt -in. Station. re assembleo
:n the
r the purpo e
school-room, .alsart
jireed;g
uoieldiai;-
lin the vicinity
,f the station, fo
in-
vestigation.
Tne inquiry excited the e•rs-4tist possible interest, and
t,anl
the school-room was crowdeerf with the most respectable
inhabitants of the district. t
Captain Simmons (t.f the Rot irEngrers) attended
to watch the c .se on behalf;• the 34rd of Trade,
and among the officials of thei,,,,,,pany *sent, we ob-
-erved Captain Iluish, .general mans;,•ll Mr. H. P.
iiruy eres, superintendent; and Mr. J: M'Connel•,
-uperintendent of the locomotive department of the
railway.
Mr. F. L. Barnwell, of the firm of Messrs. Parker and
Co., solicitors to the company, was also present.
Mr. Joseph Payne (of the Old Bailey bar) attended to
watch the case on behalf of the relatives of Mr. Miller,
.me of the deceased parties.
The jury having answered their names, police-con-
stable Fussey was led into the room in custody, upon
which
A plan of the vicinity of the 'station, showing an ac-
curate representation of the carriages as they appeared
immediately after the accident was put in.
After some preliminary remarks the investigation was
commenced with the examination •.:
William Manners, who deposed-,s followst—l reside ,
at No. 4, Ferdinand-street, liampsr ut-road, and am an
engine-driver in the service of me North-Western
way Company. I have been io the company's employ
between two-and three years. 04 Saturday, the sth
:t
inst., I drove the engine No. 153, attached to the Liver-
pool night mail train, which ought ",, leave the Euston-
quare station at 45 minutes past eight.- It was about
54 minutes past eight when we left on the night in ques-
tion. Our train consisted of nineteen carriages, va-
riously composed of luggage vans and first and second
class carriages. On the night of the accident we called
at the Watford and Tring statioes before arriving at
Wolverton. At Tring we were dart-- or four minutes
behind our proper time. The limps were put on my
engine properly before leaving the Euston station.
There were three lamps altogether—one white lamp on
the buffer, one on the tender, showing a white light
forward and a red light backward.
The Foreman said no saw by Regulation No. 2 that
the buffer lamps ought to be capable of allowing three
colours—white, red, and green.
The witness said that was so, -but thb lamp on the
buffer of his engine on the night in question was out of
repair, and could not be made to show either a red or
green surface.
CORONER—You say the lamp way out of repair on
the night in question. Let me ask you do they keep
alight gmerally pretty well ? Witness—They some-
times go out. The buffer lamp, however, much less fre-
quentiy than the others.
Examination resumed—On the night in question all
went, well until we arrived at Wolverton. The night was
very dark and wet, but I saw the white signal a quarter
of a mile before arriving at the bridge where the acci-
dent occurred. I had slackened speed about a mile be-
fore arriving at the bridge.
A reference to the plans was here made, and a long
disctusion ensued between the coroner and jury, at the
close of which—

The witness continued--I opened the whistle and
shut the swam off about two bundrra and forty yards
before arriving at the bridge, when I saw the policeman'.
green hand signal, and immediately put the breaks both
on the tender and the engine. The white light was on
the signal post at this time, signifying that all was right
ahead.

The witness exhibiting some doubt as to the nature o'
•he breaks upon his engine, the Coroner express( d his
surprise at the want of knowledge, whereupon the wit-
le-ss remarked that he had never driven the engine in
question before, and was, therefore, not acquainted with
us peculiarities.
In reply to a juror, the witness said he had never
driven a mail train before. He had driven passenger
trains, but he could not say how many times he had
done so during the last six weeks or a month. He first
heard that he was to drive the mail train at six o'clock
on the Saturday night. The engine was differently
constructed from that which he had before driven; it
had outside cylinders instead of inside.
CORONER—Did you knew you were going into the
siding instantly? Witness—Yes, the jerk nearly threw
me off the engine.
CORONER—Were you prepared, before you felt the
elk, to do all in your power to stop tho train? Wit-
ness—Except reversing the engine; that I did within a
very f.w yards after crossing the points—as soon, in
tact, as I had recovered myself from the shuck caused
by the enqine crossing the points. Toe distance from
the points t the spot where the collision took place is,
I believe, 547 yard:, My engine was reversed before I
had traversed twenty yards of this distance.
CORONER—Then there was no means of stopping the
train beyond those used? Witness—No. We were
travelling about thirty miles an hour before I shut the
steam off, and the rails being wet, there was unusual
difficulty in stopping the train.
CORONER—Did you communicate with the guards ?
Witness—Yes; my whistle being open and my steam off
wit• a signal for them to apply the breaks.
CORONER—When (lid you first see the coal waggons ?
Witness—Not until I f,Ot close up:el them. I first saw
them by the reflection of my buffer lamp-
CoßoNEß—Are'we to understand that had the two
points been left alone you would have gone on right to
the station? Witness—We should
CORONER—When the collision occurred, did you jump
off the engine? Witness—No; but the stoker and my-
,43if retained our places.
CORONER—CaII you tell us what injury occurred when
the collision took place? Witness—The buffer beam of
the engine was bri ken off at both ends, and the third
Witness—Never.
second-class carriage was broken up.
CORONER—Did you ever have an accident occur to a
train under your control before?
Edward Bradbury, fireman to the last witness on the
night of the accident, deposed to having acted as stoker
in the service of the North-Western Company for two
!Tars past. He had never acted as stoker to the last
witness before the night in question. Manners shut off
he steam and put on the whistle just before arriving at
he bridge, and witness then put on the breaks. Wit-
ess saw the white light on the signal post, and also the
Breen hand signal a hen the engine arrived close to the
o,.ints. After the engine entered the siding the driver
reversed the engine, and both himself and witness did
.ill in their power to stop the train. The witness here
lescribed the effect of the collision; but his evidence on
his point differed iu no particular from that of the last
witness.
John William Cooper, chief guard in the service of
the North-Western Company—Had been guard for
seven years and nine months, and chief guard between
our and five years. Witness belonged to the Birming-
ham division, and took his turn in working the mail
train. Left Euston station in charge of this train on
Saturday the sth, at a few minutes after the stated time
for departure. The train consisted of two parcel vans.
four second class, five first class carriages, one mail, one
post-office, two post office tenders, three parcels vans,
ind a guard's break-van; making in all nineteen car-
riages. Witness examined the train before starting, and
-,und it all right. There were three red lights in the
rear of the train, and one on the near side the post office
.hawing a white light to the rear of the train. Could not
swear as to the lights on the engine and tender, as it
was not part of his duty to look after thorn. The train
Jett Eusron-square at 8 55 P.M , arrived at Watford
9 23 P.M., and Tring at ten o'clock, which was seven
minwes behind time. First discovered a white light
on the signal-post about a quarter of a mile on the
London side of the bridge. Witness was in the break-
van at the rear of the train. The night was dark, and
witness did not see the policeman. Witness put on the
break as soon as he heard the whistle; the train was then
about fifty yards from the,bridge. The under-guard sat
on the roof of the first Second-class carriage. That was
his proper position. When the train crossed the points
witness thought they were travelling about 25 miles an
hour. Had no doubt that had the train not been turned
off into the siding. the driver would have been well able
ighEtve have
ry, • traine eil
had stopped
guards; some-
times, when the trains were very heavy, three guards
wo before the
to pull up by the time he arrived at the station. Had
the rails not have been wet on the night of the accident,
collisionhe eved thetoo
k train
place.m
were attached to a train. Six guards would be able to
six pair
of the train before three guards, inasmuch as •
r
ef breaks must have a greater effect than three pair.
The time lost at Tring had been made up before reach-
ing Wolverton. Witness was present when the deceased
and injured parties were taken up. They were all in one
carriage, which was broken up, and had: another car-
riage resting on it. The second carriage which mounted
was lighter loaded than the 3d and 4th, and the buffers
of the former might have been somewhat higher in con-
sequence. Had not noticed any particular variation in
this respect on the night of the accident. Witness consi-
dered that the various lights on the mail train must hale,
shown the policeman that it could not have been a goods

train.
William Frederick Smith, inspector of police for the
district between Ble!chley and R,oade stations, first knew
Constable Fossey in December last. lie had about a
fortnight's tuitiim at the signal post before he was placed
in charge of it. The signal was called the Blue-bridge
signal. There were two pits, one on each side of the
bridge, for up and down trains respectively. The duty
of rossey was, when he observed the mail train approach-
ing to signal it to the station by showing a green light
on the down post, in order that the main line might be
kept clear. If the signal was answered, to the effect that
411 was right, then Fossey shou!d go te. the up signal
And show a white light to the coming trsiin, and after-
wards return to the down signal and *how a correspond
ng white light. On hearing the collision witness took
up a lamp and ran towards the spot. Seeing tb at a
dreadful licci lent had occurred, witness walked inure
1-lately towards the bridge, where Fossey Should has*
bees, tel4n with him two other Ofacisn; 04 re, obi*