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which medical reform required, and explain them to the
Legislature. The favourable inclination of the Minister
should be taken advantage of, and a Medical Reform Bill,
drawn up under the general sanction of the profession,
should be placed in his ban•;s. He begged to state em-
phatiea!ly that he considered it quite useless to make any
further communicati, n to the council of the College of
Surgeons, and he offered to take any part, nu ntatter
humble, difficult, or active, the committee should assign
him.--(Cheers.)
Mr. JoffEs, of Portland-street, agreed that this object
coeld only be accomplished by amalgamation and
unanimity. It Mr. Wakley had but hitherto been shut
out from the deliberations of the committee, they would
have had by that time the Colleges of Physicians and
Surgeons at their feet.—(Hear) He hoped to see the
distinctions disappear and the profession merge into one
general faculty.
A member suggested the drawing up of a Bill by the
Committee.
Mr. WAKLEy, M.P., said his Bill was nearly ready to
be produced before an aggregate meeting of the surge, us
of the united empire. He would recommend the forma-
tion of a sub-committee, to ascertain the resolutions
about to be proposed at a meeting of the National As-
sociation, in order to submit th,•m to the next meeting
of that committee, to which ineeiing d, legates from the
different medical associati,•,ns should be invited. This
next meeting might be tnade the promoter of a great
movement, provided unanimity were made the order of
the day.
A sub-committee was then formed, consisting of the
Chairman, the two Secretaries, and Messrs. Bloxam,
Yelrsley, and Lewis, to carry into effect the sugges-
tions of Mr. Wakley, after which the Association
separated. .

MASSACRE OF THE CREW OF
THE SHIP MARY.
We regret to state that information has at length ar-
rived announcing the wreck of this vessel, and the
dreadful fate of her crew, who sailed on a whaling ex •
pedition about three years since to Sydney, thence to
Woodlark Islands. The particulars are obtained from
a survivor, named Valentine—the only one—seven of
the crew having perished in the shipwrta, and the re •
training 28 were horribly massacred by the natives of
Woodlark Islands. The escape of Valentine is most
extraordinary. lie is now on his passage to England,
having been rescued by the crew of the brig Tigress.
From his statement, it appears that the vessel arrived
at Sydney in September, 1843, and proceeded in a few
days direct for Woodlark Islands, and reached them in
the month of November, having had favourable winds
all the time, as well as remarkably fine weather. The
Lady Anne and the brig Tigress, he says, accompanied
them. They cruised upon the north-west side until the
21st of that month, when the weather changed, and be-
fore 12 at night an awful storm came on. It sprung up
at about 9 from the westward, awl afterwards veered
round to the north-west with such fury as to destroy their
small-boat, galley, bulwarks, &c., and sweep away all on
deck. The next morning matters were worse. At 12
o'clock their main and mizen•masts were carried away
by the force of the hurricane, and at four the ship struck
on Loughlin's-reef, where she became a total wreck. The
crew took to the rigging, where they remained exposed
nearly forty-eight hours before the sea had sufficiently
abated to enable them to construct a raft to gain the
shore. In the meantime several of the crew, including
the chief mate, Mr. J. Settle, perished. On reaching the
share, several natives came down, and kindly treated
them, by furnishing cocoa-nuts and provisions, and aft-r-
-wirda conducted them to their village. The master,
Captain Stein, on finding there was no chance of speak-
ing with a ship, resolved to build a small vessel that
would enable him and his men to proceed to sea. Ac
cordingly all hands were set to work to save as much of
the wreck as possible, and in this they were fortunate.
For nine months they enjoyed the utmost friendship
with the natives and received a good supply of ,uch
provisions as the island afforded. Suddenly, how-
ever, just after the launching of their newly-
built schooner, and within a few days of their intended
departure, they (it it was supposed in retaliation for
some offence committed by one of the crew) came down
upon, and murdered Captain Stein and six of the men.
Having no provisions whatever on board, and being with-
out water, the survivors endeavoured to treat with the
natives ; the latter, however, resisted their relanding,
and they made for Woodlark Island in a six oar. d
whale-heat, a journey which occupied five days, during
which they subsisted on sea birds and fish. Here they
were kindly received, and remained preparing for
lengthened voyage. unil some natives of the Loughlin
Island arrived, and apprised the chiefs of what had
occurred there, when the natives rushed to the spot
where they were encamped, and massacred the whole of
them. Valentine, who it appears was in an adjacent
wood, escaped. The poor fellow erdured the greatest
privation, being compelled to make the wood his habita-
tion for several weeks. Having been the means of say-
ing the life of a native, he contrived to make the party
aware of his perilous condition, who assisted him to a
distant pa, t of the island, veaere the Tigress brig soon
afterwards anchored to obtain water, on board of which
he instantly found refuge.

RAILWAY SIT 'RE

LEEDS, APRIL 11.

The absorbing topic of the week is the business-like and bold, yet
most wise, declaration of the Premier, relative to the suspension of
new Railway schemes, and the winding up of the affairs of such as
a majority of the proprieto a are wishful to abandon. Some such
measure as that alluded to is rendered imperatively necessary by the
exigencies of the times for the relief of the commerce of the country,
and the improved value which will be attained through the alteration
by all dividend paying stocks, will tend greatly to the permanent
establishment of railway prosperity; while the facilities proposed to
be given for obtaining returns of deposits, cannot but give relief and
satisfaction to the most needy class of speculators. The only draw-
back to the general feeling of satisfaction at the prospect of carrying
out of the views i f Government on this subject is, that in an bridle-
cr,minate suspension of all new schemes, bond fide ones, and such
as are really needed for the proper development of e \living lines, and
for the accommodation of the manufacturing districts, will suffer
along with the worthless. The delay Is, however, but temporary for
the good ; and the cautious policy proposed will eventually prove,
even for the better class of schemes, much more judicious than peas-
ing them now when money is required so largely for the completion
of lines in progress. The fluctuation of prices has not been consider-
able this week, and upon the various markets better appearances are
manifested ; there seems a little disposition to make investments, and
some scrips are recovering in the increased prospect of a speedy divi-
sion of what remains unexpended.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, APRIL 11.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian Extension, 25 dis.
—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 275. 6d. dis. -- Newca.tle and
Glasgow Direct, 225. 6d.—Northumberalnd and Lancashire, 21s. dis.
—West Riding Union,
YORK, Aram 11. _ _ _

STOCK Excu.satoz.-The sales are-Eastern Counties, York Ex-
tension, 11. lc-Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn), 6s. 6d. -
Great Grimsby, Louth, &c., 1/. 23.- London and York, 11. 45.-Man-
chester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 2.-Newcastle and Ber-
wick, 17 %-Neweastle and Darlington Extensions, 7% -North Bri-
tish, Carlisle Extension, 1%-York and North Midland Extension,
31% -Ditto, New (EastEDß
aml West Riding), 814.
INURGH, Aran. 8.
STOCK Excussma.-- The sales are -- Aberdeen, 15-Airdrie and
Bathgate, 435.-British and Irish Union, 3-Caledoniaii, 51. 155..-
Caledonian Extension, 245. 6d. - Cornwall and Devon, 325. 6d.-
Direct Northern, 315.-East Indian Railway, 7s. rid.- Edinburgh
and Ilathgate, 40s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Northern, 265. -Ditto, New-
port, Is.- Ditto. Lochgally, ifs. tid.- Edinburgh and Peebles, 215.-
Edinburgh and Perth, 455. -Forth and Clyde Junction, 355.-Glas-
gow and Bell ast Union, 225. 6d. - Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle,
225.- Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 345. ii.-North 611ritish, 241.
10s. -Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, 31s. -Perth and Crieff Direct, 335.
-Perth and Inverness, 245. -Scottish Central. 121. 175.-Stirling and
Dunfermline, 225.

Mi.s Burdett Coutts, with her charnsteristie vene.
rosity, has given 501. to the testimonial, raising for the widow
and family of the late respected superintendent Pearse, of the
Metropolitan Police, whose exertions in saving the Crown
jewels at the fire at the Tower of London deserved the
highest commendations, as also his efforts in subduing the
Chartists of Bethnal-green. Notwithstandihg 15 years ser-
vice, there is no pension for the widow of persons in his
stati,‘n.
DIvIDEND UPON A BANKER'S ESTATE.—SOIII:' half
century ago there existed in Bond-street a banker's establish-
ment, kni.wn as Messrs. Strange, Dashwood, and Co. About
4-5 years have elapsed since the house suspended payment,
and several dividends up.,n the estate have at considerable
intervals been paid. ithin the last few days we understand
a sixth dividend of Bd. in the pound, making in all 13s. 4d
has been in course of payment. The firm, we believe at ti
period when it stopped payment, comprised two M.P.'s, and
two, if not three, Scotchrnen ; and (some of the elder mem-
bers of the banking fraternity will probably recollect) stood,
if we mistake not, in this wise, Messrs. Strange, Dashwood,
Welwyn, Agnew, and M‘George.
DEATH OF HENSHAW LATHAM, ESQ., BANKER.
It is with feelings of the deepest regret- that we have this
day to make the painful announcement of the death of our
highly-respected townsman, Henshaw Latham, Esq., whose
loss will be as severely felt as it will be universally deplored.
!Sr. Latham was taken ill yesterday morning at- his resi-
dence, Marine parade, Dover, and expired about an hour
afterwards, from an attack of apoplexy. Mr. Latham was,
we believe, in the 64th year of his age. During very
many years he had been looked up to as the leading man of
this town, and had been several times mayor. He was one
of the Barons of the Cinque Ports, who were deputed to
bear the canopy at the coronation of George the Fourth—the
last occasion when that ceremony was observed. He was
Consul at this port for France, Holland, Bremen, Lubeck,
and Meeklenburgh ; Vice-Consul for Sweden, Norway, Den-
mark. America, Hanover, Prussia, Russia, Sardinia, Sicily,
Spain, and Rio de la Plata. He was agent to Lloyd's and
Treasurer of Dover Harbour; and since the decease of
late lamented father, he was head of the very old and 15
highly-
respected banking firm of Latham and Co., Dover.—Dover
Chronicle.

A SOLDIER'S Doo.—Sergeant O'Neill, of the 3d
Light Dragoons, writing home to his friends from Ferozepo, e
on the Bth of January, communicates the fall of his brother
in the battle of bloodkee, and adds, " he had a little dog that
was with him through the whole charge ; and his comrades
in C troop came the next day and asked me not to remove
it from the troop, and they would respect it in remembrance
of him, which I, of course, acceded to, and it accompanied
them every foot during the next two days' fighting, and is
again safe with them."
MRS. WALKER FERRAND.—This lady died on Sunday,
at Paris, in which city she has fer some time been staying
for surgical aid, haying a cancer in het-In-eat. Wehe c regret t
eor
state that her last sufferings were very great, tanc
having extended down her arm. Tier remains
S will he wrought
to Bingley for burial on Saturday (this day). he was the
daughter of Mr. Moss, banker, of Liverpool. Her loss will
be greatly felt in Bingley, where, amongstother acts of beae-
volence, she allowed several fields to be set out for spade
husbandry.— Mercury.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.--WooLvvicH, APRIL
The Lightning steam. vessel, Master-commander Petly, is
under orders to leave Woolwich to-morrow, to convey the
widow and family of the late Captain Clavell, one of the
captains of the Royal Hospital at Greenwich, to Whitby.
The Dragon steam-frigate was towed down the river to-day
from Blackwall. The Athol troop-ship arrived at the dock-
yard, Woolwich, to-clay from the West Indies, having on
board M jor Itoslarid's and Captain Tomkvns's companies
of the. Royal Artillery. The Ordnance Corps: The men
returned unfit for duty assembled at the Ordnance Hospital
at one o'clock on Saturday, April 11, for the inspection of the
Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital, to be pensioned according
to their various services. The men are to be discharged ea
the 14th, and will commence their pensions on the 16th of
the present mrintb.
THE LATE BRIG %HIER GENERAL TAVI.OR —llriq2-
dier •General Taylor, C. 8., 29th Regiment, who was its
the late battle on the Su! k, was grandson of the late killedohn

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Baker, Esq., of St Stephen',,, near Canterbury, minx years
M.P. for this city, whose eldest danaliti r married C,lld.fin
Taylor, killed at the battle of Vinteira, and who ateward,
was united to Colonel Munro, commandant 'at Dover, and
now at Dublin.—Kent Herald.