The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-12 00:00:00

APRIL 12 1848.
•

—G. Harris, Gilspur-street, tailor, April 29, at eleven—
J. Terrett, Salisbury-lane, Bermondsey, victualler, May
4, at one—H.p. Stevens, Southampton. licensed victualler,
May 4, at twelve—G. Lungley and P. Lungley, Ashton's-
wharf; Blackwall, and Latymcr-road, Hammersmith,
house and ship joiner. _

In the country.
Eliza Ann Riwards, Bristol, banker, May 2, at eleven,
at the Court, Bristol—Mary Emma Edwards, Bristol,
banker, May 2, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—Maria
Ham'Wells, Somersetshire, miliner, May 4, at twelve,
at the Court, Bristol—C. Broad, Bristol, timber merchant,
May 4, at twelve, at the Court, Bristol—W. Fellows,
Middlesborough, Yorkshire, coal fitter, May 5, at eleven,
at the Court, Leeds—J. Wright, Wheelton, Lancashire,
calico printer, May 3, at eleven, at the Court, Manchester
—J. Bumby, Manchester, cattle dealer, May 3, at twelve,
at the Court, Manchester—J. Prockter and T. Prockter,
Rockdale, Lancashire, cotton spinners, May 8, at twelve,
at the Court, Manchester—J. Batson, Great Bridge, and
W. Batson, liandsworth, Staffordshire, ironmasters, May
9, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—W. E. Gundry,
Briciport, Dorsetshire, banker, May 3, at eleven, at the
Court, Exeter.

L. Alexander and
At the Court of Review, May 2.
merchant—W. Blain
Coombs, Bristol, carpenter—N.
W Hearn;Ne lc
W.Bardgett, Old Broad-street,
Liverpool, corn merchant—G.
tme ia,timbernnns(wnomgreterhLr—c.ahlaletd.n—.ceaE.tnaT Hertfordshire,no
Ealing,
.PARTNERSHP
ey,
anos:lnnin,Bl aTAr.in.eskldvnaahlliiiN,DGootrrtiban:Ftshhhaatrmme,,,
Threadneedle-street, archi-
tect—W.grocer—J. Laxton, Rick-
7SI.tOorLs_VETD. .s.
Lincolnshire, attorneys and
rod.li. Rogers
G. White, G. Kewn
and J. Green, Kingston, llertfos
and solicitors—T. Metcalfe and bur e, attorneys-at-law I,
Durham, ship builders--J. ' G. Metcalfe, Jarrow,
Bridgnorth, Shropshire, drapers—E. a"
E. Ashwin,
Hall, Sheffield, Yorkshire, wholesale—Bingham and H.
dealers—D. Davis, H. Nathan, and C. grocers and tea
Liverpool, Cape of Good Hope, and. Davis.i London,
New Zealand,
general merchants—J. Smith an R. Smith,
Yorkshire, fancy manufacturers—T. Grange,
Taylor and J.
Liles, Duke-street, Southwark, cheese and factor—
J.
C. Sherrard and S. Hall, Great George-street, civil
engineers—M. Bennet and Anna Bennett, Wakefield,
Yorkshire, coach proprietors—E. Creed Croft and G.
Wilkinson, Birmingham, die sinkers—J. Wilkinson and
H. Swinscoe, Manchester, commission agents—W.
Mann and T. Golsworthy, Pleasant-row, Pentonville'
haberdashers and hosiers—A. Edwards, and J. Hill
jun., Malmsbury, Wiltshire, innholders—T. Dunstone
and J. Dunstone, Lewes, Sussex, carpenters and painters
H. Swan, J. Baker, and 11. B ate man (as far as regards
J. Baker), Yapton, Sussex, grocers and drapers—Z.
Storman and J. Scargill, Sheffield, Yorkshire, blacking
manufacturers—F. Tinker and G. Tinker, Dewsbury,
Yorkshire, stock and share brokers—W. 11. Crathern
and T. A. Oldmeadow, Rotherhithe-wall, Rotherhithe,
grocers and tea dealers—W. Elton and J. Hall, Preston,
Lancashire, tailors and drapers—R. Johnston and C. 1
Dryden, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Grocers and tea dealer&
—W. Leak and R. Holrne, York, woollen drapers—F.
Gamble and G. Gamble, Gainsburgh, Lincolnshire, wine
and spirit merchants.
INSOLVENT PETITIONERS.
Paul Mills, Bishop's Cleeve, Gloucestershire, batter.
John Baker, Sedglzy, Staffordshire, licensed victualler.
Richard Davies, Smeth wick, Staffordshire, farmer.
William llenry Hancocks, Walsall, Staffordshire.
John Bartlam, Wolverhampton, grocer.
John Devine, Everton, near Liverpool, beer-house

keeper.
Ddward Casey, Liverpool.
William Doubleday, Ulverstone, Lancashire, shopman.
John Rackor Webb, Liverpool, music teacher.
Nicholas George Wood, Liverpool, baker.
Henry Stabb, Liverpool, commercial traveller.
Richard Booth, Wooton, Lincolnshire, tailor.
William Dean, Waltham St. Lawrence, near Maiden.

head.
George Thomas Pinchard, Upton Park, Buckingham-
shire, superintendent of electric telegraph.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
D. M`Corkle, Glasgow, shipowner, to meet April 14,
and May 8, at two, within the Star Hotel, Glasgow.
J. Wilson, Glasgow, ironmonger, to meet April 14,
and May 5, at twelve, within the Crow Hotel, Glasgow.
R. Cowan, Corstorphine, smith, to meet April 15, and
May 8, at twelve, within Johnston's Temperance Coffee-
house, Edinburgh.
A. Bait, Edinburgh, bookseller, to meet April 18, and
May 9, at one, within Dowell's Rooms, Edinburgh.
H. Lawrie and R. Bailey, Edinburgh, woollen drapers,
to meet April 13, and May 4, at three, within Dowell's
Rooms, Edinburgh.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, Arras. 11.

STOCK EXCTIANGE.—We have to notice an improved mar.
ket:to-day. The business was not so flat 2. for some dnvs
past. The following are the quotations :—London and Nort-
h 1231,4—Ditto, 40/. shares (late L. and M.), 7 p.
—Ditto, New Quarters (A. and B), 1 p.—Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincolnshire, 101. Preference, 1,4 c. dis.—Midland
Stock, 93,72—Ditto, Birmingham and Derby, 72—South-
-s;Astern and Dover, 2134 Ditto, No. 2, 10 je dis.—Ditto,
No. 4, Thirds, 3,z6 c. dis.—York and North Midland, 123.
MANCHESTER, Arnitt, 11.
STOCK ExcirmaGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca-
shire,andCheshireJunc.,6 13-16 dis.—Eastern Counties, 13n.
—East Lancashire, 171,2—Ditto, New, 7% dis.—Huddersfield
and Manchester Railway and Canal (261. paid), ti.!/2 dis.—
Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 134 dis.—Ditto ( \Vest
Riding Union), 3 9-16 dis.—Ditto, Preston and Wyre, Halves
(A), 2% p.—London and North-We,tern, New, 1 5-16 p.
Ditto (Manchester and Birmingham), Quarters (C), 21;4 p.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Sheffield and Lin-
colnshire), 814 dis.—North Staffordshire, 215.16 dis.—South-
Eastern and Dover, 21%—Ditto, No 3.12 dis,—Ditto, No 4,
3 13-16 dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Extensions,
No. 2, 1,4 dis.

EXTENSIVE BEQUESTS TO CHA
BITABLE AND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS.
The late Miss Price, of the Mall, at Clifton, near
Bristol, died recently, possessed of personal property,
amounting to 14,0001., a large portion of which she
has left to charitable purposes. After leaving
to Miss Anne Jeffery 7,000/., her freehold resi-
dence and the furniture, plate, books, &c., and a
legacy to two of her servants of 30/. and 20/., and 1001. to
each of her executors, the Rev. John Hensman, M.A.,
and Robert Jolliffe Colthurst, Esq., both of Clifton, she
leaves the rest of her property to bo equally divided
among the following institutions and societies, to be paid
to the treasurers by the executors, not in her name as
the donor, but as from the executors of a deceased friend
to those societies, numbering 32, to each of which she
had been an annual subscriber:--
1. The Bristol Auxiliary of the British and Foreign
Bible Society.
2. The Bristol Clerical Education Society for educat-
ing young men for the Ministry in the Established
Church.
3. The Bristol Auxiliary Society for promoting
Christianity among the Jews.
4 The Bristol Auxiliary Society for operative Jews
5. The Bristol Diocesan Society for the Erection of
Churches.
6. The Bristol Branch of the Church Pastoral Aid
Society.
7. The Bristol Scripture Readers' Association.
8. The Bristol Strangers' Friend Society.
9. The Bristol Clergy Daughters' School.
10. The Bristol Refuge Institution.
11. The Bristol Penitentiary.
12. The Bristol Infirmary.
13. The Bristol Society for the Blind.
14. The Bristol Society for the Deaf and Dumb.
15. The Clifton District Parochial Visiting Society.
16. The Clifton National School.
17. The Clifton Infant School.
18. The Clifton Dispensary.
19. The Church Missionary Society.
20. The Disabled Missionaries' Widows and Orphans
Fund.
21. The Wesleyan Missionary Society.
22. The Society for the Relief of Poor Pious Clergy-
men of the Estabished Church.
23. The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in
Foreign Parts.
24. The Moravian Missionary Society.
25. The Church of England Tract Society.
26. The Prayer-book and Homily Society.
27. The Colonial Church Society.
28. The Newfoundland School.
29. The Female Hibernian Society.
30. The Irish Protestant Sunday School Society.
31. The Irish Scripture Readers' Society.
32. The Irish Society for Teaching the Irish Lan.
guage.
The shares to which the societies may be respectively
entitled to be paid withi❑ twelve months after her de-
' cease to the respective treasurers of the above institu-
tions, or by what other name they may be known.
The will is dated July 8, 1846, and two codicils July
30 and Sept. 28, 1847•

SCOTTISH PATRIOTIC SOCIETY FOR IMPROVING
THE CONDITION OF THE LABOURING CLASSES.—We
are glad to find that a deputation of this highly useful
national society, which is patronised by the Queen and
Prince Consort, and has the Duke of Sutherland for its
president, will state to a public meeting to be held on
Thursday, at two P.M., in the Freemason's Hall. the
objects and progress of the institution. The Chisholm
will preside. It aims generally to improve the condition
of the labouring classes throughout Scotland, by various
suitable means. It however, has at this time six hun-
dred improved acre farms in Giuloch, cultivated on Bel-
gian principles of husbandry, under the superintendence
of the honorary secretary, and two hundred of the Edin-
burgh workmen, who have no empl,yinent at their own
trades, are at this time occupied in spade husbandry on
the Patriotic Society's land, at Edinburgh. The society
at this juncture is most useful among the Scottish
it ia
bouring classes, and will, we trust, rally round the
support of all who wish to keep those classes from de-
mocratic influence.
LAUNCll—Another of the splendid new steamerste
for the North American Steam Shipping Company. yard
the
Europa, was yesterday launched from the building
of Mr. Wood, Port Gla.:gow. She will be. brought here
to get her engines put on board, and to
DO completely
fitted up. This steamer is a perfect
' creditable to the eminent builder.--Nor British .Bail.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT
OLD COURT.
DESPERATE ASSAULT.—CharIes Empey, aged 23, a
smith, and Alexander Pickett, aged 20, labourer, were
indicted for feloniously cutting and wounding a police-
constable, named Pickett, with the intention of doing
him some grievous bodily harm.
It appeared that on the evening of the 21st of
March the prisoner and several others created much
disturbance by singing and other noises outside a public-
house in Holloway. The constable interfered, and was
grossly attacked by the prisoners, and several
others, amounting to the number of twenty. The
prisoners were, however, more violent than the rest.
Empey wrested' his truncheon and rattle from him, and
struck and kicked him, and at length threw him on the
ground, and jumped upon his body, in which he was
assisted by the other prisoners. A number of large
stones were thrown, and the witnesses stated it was re-
markable that the constable was not killed.
The jury found the prisoners Guilty, and Empey
was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment and hard
labour, and Pickett to 12 months.
Henry Nicks, a person of respectable appearance, was
indicted for stealing a gold watch, value 201, the pro-
perty of Henry Willson.
Mr. Platt prosecuted, and Mr. Metcalfe defended the
prisoner.
The circumstances under which the charge was pre-
ferred were of rather a singular character. The prose-
cutor is the landlord of the Cold Arms public-house,
Limehouse, and on the 22d of March, the prisoner, who,
it appeared, was respectably connected, went to the house
in question, accompanied by a person named Jackson,
and the latter invited him, with the consent of the land-
lady, to go up stairs to tee the club-room. They ac-
cordingly went up stairs, and Jackson entered the room,
supposing the prisoner was following him, but he missed
him, and in calling out to him, he found that he had gone
into Mrs. Willson's bed-room, and he complained of his
having done so, and told him he thought it was a
great liberty. Very soon after the prisoner left the
house, the watch in question, which was of considerable
value, was missed from the mantelshelf, and the prisoner
was seen in possession of a watch of a similar description
to the one lost, and it was Proved that he pawned it on
the 25th of March, at the shop of a pawnbroker in Lon-
don-wall, in the name of Henry Ladds, and on his being
taken into custody, the key of the stolen watch was
found in his possession.
Witnesses were called for the defence, who gave the
prisoner an excellent character; and it appeared that he
was good circumstances, and net suffering from any
pecuniary
as perfectly
difficulty, and it likewise appeared that he
perfectly sober at the time the robbery was com-
mitted.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was sen-
tenced to be transported for seven years.
James Mayhew, who was convicted of forgery on Mon-
day, was brought up for
rojudgment, and sentenced to be
transported for seven years.se In the report of the trial
p
it was stated that the
oieeutor was the son of Mr.
Hall, the Bow-street magistrate. This, it appears, is in-
correct, his father bein(Mr. B:Hall, one of the Middle-
sex county magistrates.
Edward Bozall, 34, was convicted upon clear evidence
of of feloniously receiving a large quantityproperty that
had been stolen from Messrs. Healey and Burbidge, iron-
mongers, Fleet-street.
The prosecution was instituted by the authorities of
the city of London, and the evidence left no doubt that
the prisoner, who kept a sort of marine store-shop, in
Shoe-lane, was a most extensive receiver of stoleq goods.
The officers found a very large quantity of stolen pro-
perty of every description on the premises; and it was
proved that after the prisoner was in custody, and his
establishment was in the charge of the police, in the
course of two days six persons came openly to the shop
with stolen property, and they were all taken into cus-
tody and eonvicted.
The prisoner was sentenced to be transported for ten
years.
Charles Barnhard, 54, and Fanny Marks, 34, were in-
dicted for stealing seven 10/. Bank of England notes, the
property of Rachel Folks, since deceased.
In other counts the property was laid to belong to the
Bishop of London.
Mr. Ryland and Mr. Laurie conducted the prosecu-
tion. Mr. Horry defended the male prisoner. The
woman had no counsel.
It appeared that the female prisoner kept a sort of
lodging-house in Hounsditch, and the man lived in the
same house, and they were on intimate
.terms. The
deceased, who was a penurious old woman, lodged in
the house, and on the 14th of last October she went to
a banker's, and received change for a cheque for 1201,
in one note for 50/ and seven 101. notes. On the 9th
February following she was taken suddenly ill with an
attack of an apoplectic character, and remained insen-
sible for two or three days, when she expired, and, upon
a search being made, none of the money could be found.
When the prisoners were questioned upon the subject
they denied all knowledge of the money, and made a
suggestion that the deceased upon one occasion had
been knocked down, and that she might have been
robbed. This statement, however, very soon turned oat
to be false, for it was proved that on the very day when
the deceased was first attacked by her fatal illness the
male prisoner changed oce of the notes, and he was
afterwards proved to have changed five of the others,
and on his being taken into custody the remaining
104 note was found in his possession, as well as
581 in gold. Upon this discovery he imme-
diately changed his story, and declared that the
money had been given to him by the old lady as a
present; but, according to the testimony of the witnesses,
this was not at all likely to have been the case, as she
was on very bad terms with the prisoner Barnhard, and
had not spoken to him for six months before her death,
and one witness said that so far from the deceased being
a likely person to give any ono such a sum of money,
she was so penurious that it was like extracting blood
from a stone to get any money from her.
The evidence against the woman consisted, in addition
to her statement of the deceased having been robbed,
of the fact that evidence was given that a piece of paper,
in which the notes had been wrapped up, was found in
one of her drawers.
Mr. HORRY addressed the jury for the male prisoner,
and called a number of witnesses, who gave him a good
character.
The woman, on being called on, declared her inno-
cence of the charge.
The RECORDER having summed up,
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty against Barn-
hard, and Acquitted the woman.
The prisoner was sentenced to be transported for
seven years.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.
Four men, who gave their names as William Waters.
John Graham, Frederick Lester, and Arthur Soper,
riotous and
were placed at the bar, charged with
disorderly on Monday afternoon, andflinging
stones and assaulting the police.
irtiloi
John Spring, 337 of the City Police, said that about
three o'clock the previous afternoon, while on duty in
Fleet-street, he observed the prisoner Waters fling a
stone at some brother constables, upon which he imme-
diately attempted to take him into custody, but had no
sooner laid his hand upon him for that purpose, than
the prisoner eluded his grasp and made towards Bride-
lane. He followed, and on overtaking him he exclaimed,
" What do you want with me? What have I done?"
He (the officer) replied, " You must come with me to
the station-house," upon which the prisoner rejoined,
" You —, I will not be taken," and instantly struck
him a violent blow across the nose. A struggle ensued,
during which the mob collected around, crying " Kill
the _____," He then received a kick in the mouth, and
also on the side of his head, which rendered him for
some time insensible, but recovering, he shortly after
captured the prisoner with the aid of other constables.
Evidence of a similar character was given with respect
to the other prisoners.
The prisoners denied the charge in tote, with the ex-
ception of Graham, who admitted striking the special
constable (Smith), but said that he was justified in
consequence of being first attacked by that individual.
Alderman SIDNEY said, that when business was
stopped, as lately it had been, and the public safety
endangered, it was high time to put a stop to such pro-
ceedings, which caused such serious results, and there-
fore he had come to the conclusion of holding them all to
bail to answer the charge at the sessions, and he should
instruct the City Solicitor to prosecute.
Nut having bail the prisoners were all locked up.
Mr. Thomas Taylor, one of the special constables,
was charged with firing a pistol off on Ludgate-hill.
Constable Burrowes, 335, stated that about eight
o'clock the previous evening the prisoner pistolfired.
uI)
from the top of an omnibus which was proceeding
and he
Ludgate-hill, The vehicle immediately stopped,
(the officer) took him into custody. In his
were found a brace of pistols, together with
number of caps.
powder, ten newly cast bullets, and a
The second pistol was not loaded.
had been On duty
The prisoner defence a
il ask possession
of
in said that he
.s
w_t him
on to use them in self-
defence.
fearing that he shoul.l have occhasei
unloaded one, and on
at London-bridge, and that he took the pistol I.h
On returning home
sate
took it out of his pocket,
apprehending some dang
whethere there would be any danger
and asked the driver .
ht there was none, as
getting on the omnibus her h down on the other, but
it might not be heard
said he supposed his captain was
SIDNEY
Alderman
in firing it off, and the_. driver thought
he had any pistols about him ?—lie
not aware
had
was not, but that he (the prisoner)
I. er special constables were similarly
armed.
SIDNEY said it was a most indiscreet act,
Alderman
nr replied
ldoubtied tthat
amt abtnie;twot ,
which might have led to a general tumult.
Dlr.lTaylor—Suppose my staff had been taken, and my
life endangered, would I not have a right to resort to my
pistols ?
Alderman SlDNEY—Certainly not ; because being a
special constable, appointed to preserve the peace, he
had no right to fire without the direction of the ma-
gistrate. The unauthorised or accidental firing of a
gun at Berlin had caused the loss of a thousand lives,
and if a similar calamity had happened yesterday, it was
impossible to forsee what extent of confusion and loss
of life might occur here. Considering that you may
have acted in error, I shall only fine you 10s. for firing

thel‘fol, and bind,r
in), Ills.
John Ellard, liabrneyman tailor was charged with
threatening to shoat Mr. Parker, a special constable.
Alderman SIDNEY said he should fine him or
fourteen days' imprisonment, and alio bind him over to
keep the peace towards all her Majesty's subjects.
Other cases of assault were similarly disposed of.
SOUTH W ARK .
George William Brown, a powerful man, following
the trade of a butcher in the New-cut, Lambeth, was
brought before Mr. Cottingliam, charged with assaulting
a Mr. W. Harris, one of the numerous special constables
sworn in at this Court to preserve the peace on the day
of the Chartist meeting on Kennington-common.
After hearing evidence,
The MAGISTRATE said he should adjudge the defendant
to pay 3/. for the assault, and to commit him for a month
to Laol in default of paying the fine.
LAMBE T 11.
Andrew Dawson, a thick-set and powerful fellow,
v.lio described himself as a miner, and a native of Bol-
ton, in Lancashire, was cha:ged with assaulting and
obstructing two special constables in the execution of
their duty.
Mr. Ford, a plumber, in the Lambeth-wal:, and who
had been sworn in at this Court as a special constable,
deposed that about six o'clock on the preceding evening
he saw a croild of 300 persons in Lambeth-walk, and on
going up to see what was the matter he found that two
men were fighting. He parted the men and was dis-
persing the mob, when the prisoner laid bold of him and
also his stair, and tried to take the latter from him. The
persons in the crowd called out to the prisoner to secure
the staff and use it upon him (witness), and it was very
possible, with the assistance of the mob, that ho would
have been enabled to do so, had not two other special
constables come to his assistance, and the prisoner was
ultimately taken to the station house.

ou over to keep the peace for six

The prisoner was convicted in a penalty of 405., or in
default of payment to 20 days' imprisonment.

CHARTIST MEETINGS.

SHEFFIELD, TUESDAY.—A large meeting of Chartists
was held yesterday. Resolutions in support of the
Charter, and expressive of confidence in the National
Convention, :were unanimously carried, after which the
meeting quietly separated.
G4ascow.—From the chief magistrate at Glasgow to
Sir George Grey:—

" Glasgow, April 10.
This town has been perfectly quiet all day. No at-
tempt to hold meetings here."
EDINBURGH.—From the Solicitor-General, Edin-
burch, to Sir George Grey.—" A large Chartist meeting
on the Calton Hill, Edinburgh, which went in procession
to the Provost House, presented a petition for the
Charter, and then quietly dispersed. Town all quiet at
10 P.M."

INSTITUTION OF CIVIL
ENGINEERS.
(JosHuA FIELD, Esq., President, in the chair.)
On Tuesday last the second part of Mr. Jackson's
paper " On the engineering of the Rhine and the Mo-
selle," was read. It consisted to considerable extent of
a translation of an account of the spurs, groynes, end
other works on the Moselle for restricting the dimensions
of the bed of that river and increasing the depth of the
water, so as to enable the navigation to be carried on,
iti hich would otherwise be averted in the low water
seasons. It was shown that to effect this numerous
arms of the river had been damned across and allowed
to silt up, the course had been straightened, elbows had
been cut off, and the convex shores, after being silted up
by deposit between the groynes, were defended by arm
ing of fascines, &c. Division banks had been established
for the inflowing rivulets, so as to carry the gravel to
greater distance down the stream. Rocks also were
removed by powder, and general improvements to such
an extent were executed that the river was comparatively
under good control.
The account of the Rhine was then resumed, and,
after detailing the various plans that had been proposed
for ameliorating its course, giving numerous interest-
ing and valuable tables of Banken's and Bolstra's expe-
riments as to the tides, the inclination of the bed of the
various rivers, the duration of the ebb and flow and
average height of the river at the time of new and full
moon, the height of various dykes above the extraordi-
nary flood line, &e., the paper finished with these gene-
ral views :—" On looking at the map of Holland, and
tracing its various streams, it certainly does not appear__
singular that frequent stoppages should take place in that
country, whilst such occurrences are comparatively rare
in Germany; for, as long as the Rhine retains its sin-
gle course, as at Emmericic, no obstacles, excepting
elbows, stay the progress of the current seawards ;
but, as soon as it divides at the Waal and Pannerden
Canal, the evil commences and increases, according to
the number of arms and 'channels' lower down. It is
generally agreed that a river should have as few outlets
as possible, in order to allow it the more effectually to
clear itself, and that the tide should be admitted as far as
possible, whilst, at the same time, the action of the
winds should be diminished; again, that the more the
surface water of any river is abstracted, the more quickly
the sand will accumulate; and also that, if a cut be
made, it is usual for ice stoppages to take place be-
low it, so as to raise the water level above ; and it
is also agreed, that if a cut be made, as capacious as the
river itself, or be permitted to increase to that extent, it
will soon get beyond control, while the sand will accu-
mulate rapidly, and that when openings exist in
dykes the ice gets into eddies. loses it, velocity. end by
degrees closes up the passage below the opening, so
as to raise the water above. The question, therefore,
to be solved with regard to Holland and the system
followed there, in order to prevent breaches in dykes,
and to save the better part of the country (taking into
account its weak, marshy soil, and its incapacity to
withstand any great force), is whether it be the better
plan to relieve .the pressure on the cl3kes, by cuts and
new channels, and local floodings, at the expense of in-
creasing the number of ice stoppages, and, at the
same time, diminishing the velocity in the main rivers,
thereby greatly augmenting its liability to accu-
mulating sand. It is true, as already stated, that
the rivers are at present in such a condition, that
it must be very expensive to effect anything of im-
portance ; but the question is of such vital importance
to the port of Rotterdam, and the certainty of
the mouth of the Meuse at the Brislle in the course
of time closing up like that at Katwyk, if no improves
ment be attempted, is to clear, that it is very much to be
regretted some steps have not been taken ere this to
prevent so great a flow of water from passing out by
the Hollands Diep to Hellicut."
The author directs the attention of the institution to
this subject, and directs the tollowing:points for the con-
sideration of the members:—
" That the object to be aimed at, in any steps, which
might be adopted for improving the Meuse at Rotter-
dam, should be to protect and strengthen the shores
and dykes likely to be operated upon by the alterations ;
to straighten all the curves on the Leek, so as to
lessen chances of ice stoppages ; to separate the Waal
and Meuse Waters as much as possible, and to
lead off the former together with the Leek,
into the sea by the Bridle ; to narrow the Bresbosch
channel (now divided) into one, regulating the quantity
of water ; to close the Krabbe, the Noord, and the
Spry, with sluice gates ; and, for the purpose of widening
the outlet, to join the island of Rosenburgh to the main
land at Vlaardingin, thereby causing the ebb water to
act upon this island, and with increased velocity, and an
additional quantity of water attempting to remove the
bar and shoals."
At the monthly ballot, Messrs. F. C. Penrose, R.
Hughes, 11. Curry, F. P. Smith, and S. Woods, were
elected associates.
The paper announced to be read at the meeting of
Tuesday, April 11, was—" An Account of the Works at
the Corbet Lough Reservoir, being a continuation of
the account of the Bann Reservoirs," by J. F. Bateman,
M .LC.E.

"FREE AND EASY" PATRIOTS.—On Monday evening
some of the crowds that were traversing the streets, en-
tered the premises of Mr. Draper, Globe, Hatton-garden,
and forcibly turned various taps, and very unceremoni-
ously commenced helping to the several beverages. They
were, however, disturbed, and got out out of the premises.
They next proceeded to Mr. Bennett's. White Lion, Lea-
ther-lane. That house was the rendezvous of many
special constables, and considerable force was at hat
The " free and easy " intentions of the interlorpberille;vdeer.
soon interrupted. Mr. Bennett captured the i
although strong efforts were made tc!
' ed his rosette. Six of
who had a tricolour rosette affixed to his coat,bgim,
manrd.
Bennett kept him fast, and
dsebiz
the special constables,
tbaendpotlhieeey.
his companions were secure.
andwer
were
ones. One bit
began to throw s
The persons outside
llw i
detainedthou without
evenroe prisoners exhibiting
gt :e theirar arrival
7 batons,e ef
re formally to work, and
constables thereupon set more
house but the lane, of
cleared not only the
they soon .
the inspector behind the ear. The poe and speal
marched off in custody to the
who were afterwards
the rioters, retaining, however, the seven prisoners,
sta-
tion-house.
BOTH HORNS BAD.—A poor tailor, in the follow
ine• sketch from the .New Orleans Crescent City, fared
e
no better on one horn of the dilemma than the other:—
" Will you pay me my bill, sir?" said a tailor in Char-
aboutteres a s-strzott. "to a waggishyou
fellow wy'hboodhy anadgyotthiinng, into hair,"im,
asked the wag. " No, sir,' said the tailor. " Then you
awg-aailnk.ed
loouffr.
wAagdwaya-sonrottwaot
ca n
afterwardsafford totb
ewai
tailor
and
called again.
his wits' end }'et; . ~o, turning on his creditor, he says,
~ Are you in debt to anybody?" " Yes, sir," says the
a
tailor. " Well, why the devil don't
you' D, V" " Be-
cause I can't get the money." " That's
• - '
just my case,
sir; I am glad to see you can appreciate my condition;
give us your hand."
LOYALTY OF BRITISH SEAMEN.—There WaS an
interesting scene on board the ship Rainbow, lying
off Gravesend, bound on a voyage to Aden, when, on
Wednesday, at five a.m., Captain Arnold came on board,
the ship being hove to, and a steamer ready to tow her
away, he mustered all his crew on the quarter-deck, and
gave them to understand, as a pattern to British seamen,
before they left the port., that they would give three
hearty cheers to England and her Queen. The captain
and all the tars loudly cheered for old England and her
Queen; the British ensign was immediately hoisted, the
aechur weighed, and the good ship Rainbow, with her
honourable captain, proceeded on her intended voyage.
CASTI.E CLIFF, BARNARD CASTLE.—An immense
mass of rock, estimated to weigh several tons, became
disengaged on Sunday last, from the cliff upon which
stand the ruins of the once powerful and magnificent
Castle of Barnard, and fell on the Tees' side from an
immense height. The cause of the sudden precipitation
of this frightful mass of stone is unknown; but some
attribute it to the effects of a violent storm of thunder
and lightning, with which the town of Barnard Castle
was visited on Sunday last.—Darlington Times.