The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-01 00:00:00

ABOUT GAUGE.

31. Gen. Sir Willoughby Quarter-master General.
32. Major-General Sir John Gordon,urgoyne, Quarter-master
General.
33. Major-General Pasley was opposed to break, but ill
favour of a 5 foot gauge, if practicable now.
IN FAVOUR OF BROAD GAUGE, WITH A BREAK
OF GAUGE.

34. Isambard Kinzdom Brunel (inventor of the broad
gauge), engineer of the Great Western Railway.
35. Charles Alexander Saunders, secretary of the Great
Western Railway.
36. Seymour Clerk, superintendent of traffic on Great
Western Railway.
37. Daniel Gooch, superintendent of locomotives on Great
Western Railway.
INTERMEDIATE GAUGE.
38. C. Vignoles, civil engineer, in favour of a 6 foot gauge.
39. Colonel Landmann, late engineer to the Greenwich,
5 feet to 6 feet.
40. Edward Bury, locomotive manufacturer.
41. Benjamin Cubitt, engineer and locomotive manufac•
turer to the Croydon, Brighton, and Dover Railways.
42. Richard Roberts, formerly a locomotive manufacturer.
43. John Gray, locomotive superintendent of the Brighton
Railway,
44. Richard Downs, contraetor, against break.
45. Thomas Jackson, against break.
46. William Cubitt, civil engineer.

MALNBLAuGHTER. FURIOUS DRIVING. -- Yesterday
morning Mr. Thomas Wakley and a highly respectable Jury,
assembled in the Admission-room of Middlesex Hospital, to investigate
the circumstances attending the death of Mr. Daniel Etheringion,
aged 63 years. The deceased was a master tailor, and resided at No.
21, Silver-street, Golden-square. Charles Phiipott, poatboy, 3,
Brewer's-court, Bedfordbury, said that he saw the deceased man on
the morning in question, passing out of Hansover-street into the
square, when a four-wheel chaise driven by a groom came up at a
most furious pace, and although there was plenty of room for the
driver to pass, he drove right on to the deceased and knocked him
down. Witness si as sure the accident could have been avoided if the
reins had been at all checked. There was no one besides the servant
in the vehicle at the time, and when he heard the cries of " stop
him," he flogged the animal, thus increas;ng the speed, and ultimately
escaped, having driven into Itegent-street. Deceased died on Friday
morning. Ye:diet." Manslaughter against some person or persons
unknown."

FRENCH RAILROADS.—The Commerce announces that
the railroad from Amiens to Abbeville may be opened to the publics
in the course of this year, as the chief engineer had promised that it
should be, a few works only remaining to be completed, and which
cannot require much time. From Abbeville to Staples the embank-
ments are considerably advanced, and much of the land required for
the remainder of the line has been purchased by private treaty,
without the intervention of a jury, and which will permit all the works
on that section of the line to be completed this year. From Etaples to
Boulogne, the nature of the ground has not permitted the
contractors to advance so rapidly, the earth being impregnated with
humidity. We have, however, hopes of seeing the line opened to
Abbeville in 1846, and to Boulogne in 1847. The Journal de Lille
announces, that the preparatory inauguration of the section of the
Northern Railroad comprised between that city and Arras took place
on Friday. The Prefect of the North, together with the principal
functionaries and the persons employed on the line, repaired on that
day to Arras by a special train, and returned to Lille in the evening.
Experimental trains daily traversed the distance between Lille and
Arras, and Douay and Valenciennes, to test the good condition of the
road, and regulate the service, which is to commence on the Ist of
April.
Wicks was executed on Monday for the murder of
Mr. Bostock. In the evening he was the here of a doggrel poem,
which was sung in the streets. Here is one stanza : •
" Adieu, my friends and kindred,
M
Your pains, and dry your tears.
I fear my tender mother
your
oe dtehratmroetihgenrs dear,
I
That God Gt
peace of mind destroy,
above
will
sooth
I am a wretched and forlorn
Poor London apprentice boy."
The ready pen of the poet, which so speedily tamed his death to
profit, the looks of the men who sung the dirge to the populace, and
the awakened curiosity, for no higher feeliag was apparent amongst
the crowd, are fit pendants to and illustrations of the morning exe-
cution. It was really what the vulgar call it, a " sight," which they
went to Bee, as they go to see the Lord Mayor's show, but return
from it edified than from beholding the gaudy but innoceut
spectacle of the City king.
OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT-RACE.—Both Crews
have arrived at Putney, where they have taken up their quarters, in
order to train over tie course selected for this great aquatic event.
A SERGEANT OF THE 18TH FOOT SHOT.—Yesterday
afternems a detachment of the provisional battalion left the garrison
for ball practice firing at Upnor, the usual place the troops resort to
for practice, there being an extensive range of hills bounding the
river Medway. Three targets were placed at equal distances, for
the line of soldiers to fire at ; a volley of musketry having been
fired, Sergeant James M'Collison, of the 18th Royal Irish, one of
the sergeants in charge, advanced a few paces, for the pur-
pose of examining the penetration of the bullets, when one of the
privates in the line, whose musket was loaded, fired off his piece,
and the ball striking the sergeant, he instantly fell. On being
raised, it was found that the ball had passed through the fleshy part
of his arm, end entered the side, coming out under the shoulder
blade. The officer in charge of the detachment had the sergeant
carried off the ground, and conveyed to the detachment hospital,
where the poor fellow lies in extreme agony ; some of his clothing,
it is supposed, has lodged internally, and toe bladebone is much in-
jured. The soldier who committed the act had no Intention of shoot-
leg the se. grant, his aim was at the target.
VAN DIEDIEN'a LAND COMPANY.—The twentieth
annual meeting of this company was held yesterday. The report
(which was adopted) stated that the prospects of the company
seemed to justify the expectations of the directors The balance-
sheet showed the property of the company to be 312,3361. 17s. 4dg
and its expenditure, including dividends, to be 256,1181. 16e. 7d.
BIR3IINGHAM, TUESDAY.—This morning, five large
pieces of ordnance arrived here from Wigan, to be forwarded to
London ; they are 56-pounders, eight feet long, and weighing 3 tons
5 cwt. each. We are led to understand they are for a Government
eider.

PROCEEDING UNDER THE INCOME-TAX.—Notices have
been posted on the church doors of St. Bride, Fleet-street, of a pro-
ceeding under the property and income-tax of a very unusual nature.
The notice sets forth that one Robert Reynolds, who had been ap-
pointed one of the collectors of the above tax, was found to have re-
ceived during the last year the sum of 2501., which he had not duly
accounted for, and that therefore the commissioners for general pur-
poses of the Act had, by virtue of the powers given to them, issued a
warrant to seize and imprison his person and his estate and effects ;
and lastly, that they will, on the 3d instant, proceed to a sale of such
estate and effects, and apply the proceeds in liquidation of the ba-
lance due. The defaulter was a stationer, &e., in Fleet-street.

THE INDIA MAIL.—The letters and newspapers,
occupying forty-six large sized boxes, received by the India mail.
were deposited at the General Pest-office yesterday afternoon. Ms
bags were " ticked off" in the check-room of the establishment
in St. Martin's-le-Grand, shortly after the dispatch of the letters per
mid-day mail. Last evening the letters passing through London
were sent forward by the night malls ; the correspondence for the
metropolis will be delivered this (Wednesday) morning.
VICEREGAL COURT IN IRELAND.—The Hon. Capt.
Robert Italy, son-in-law of Lord Heytesbury, has been appointed
steward of the household, in succession to Captain Seymour, promoted
to the household of Prince Albert.