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Titig SUN, LONDON, MON nAY EVEN ING JANUAR 26 1846.0

LATEST FROM AMERICA.
L'lVEili)ool., SUNDAY.-By the arrival of the She
nandoah, Captain West, at this port to-day, after a
voyage of twenty-one days from I.cew York, we have
received papers from that city to the 3d inst. inclu-
sive. The newis is therefore three days later than
hcfore, and although not developing any new facts of
political importance, yet the papers contain much
comment of interest to English readers, chiefly aris-
ing from the course tak,n by, Mr. Calhoun in the
Senate on the Oregon question, and in support of
the following resolutions, which he proposed to the
House :

member of the body, and are ethitiehtly a§ an-
indieation that there acre Senators of the dominant party
Who think that peace may yet be preserved with honour,
and who are not, at any rate, disposed to incur the
hazards and horrors of war until all efforts for a pacific
and honourable adjustment of the dispute shall be
exhausted.
" fhe ground assumed by Mr. Calhoun, that by en-
gaging iti war for Oregon we shall lose the whole of
the territory for the present and run the risk of losing it
for the future, is so obviously in accordance with com-
mon sense that we cannot contemplate without surprise
the warlike course recommended and adopted by the
Senators on the other side. Of the adoption of the ex-
tt measures which have been brought forward in
both Houses there is now, we presume, very little pro-
bability.
" The demonstrations made by Mr. Calhoun and his
friends, will prevent any imprudence on_ the part of our
Government, but we are still to hear from England, and
it is clearly therefore the duty of Congress to place the
country in an attitude to meet every emergency.
" The military preparations, as far as we can hear, that
are contemplated for the prefsent, are an increase
of the army by the addition of two whole regi-
ments, aed the raising of a bcdy of mounted
riflemen either in Tennessee, Kentucky, or Texas
This is a formidable d< wonstration indeed, and
we doubt not will, when the
.information reaches the
other side of the water, produce as much effect upon the
nerves of Sir Robert Peel and the Iron Duke as the re-
commendation of the Secretary of the Navy that that
branch of the public defence be increased by the addi-
tion of—six acting boatswains I
"Congress has now been in session forsome weeks and
it seems to us that it is full time that the reports of the
two secretaries—of war and of the navy—with their
magnificent estimates for sustaining our present efficient
peace establishment be considered at once, and sufficient
measures taken to provide properly for the startling
contingencies which may arise.
" There is no better means of avoiding war, than to
show that we are prepared to meet it, if it should come,
and an expenditure of twenty millions or five times that
amount, to secure peace, would be in our judgment, as
economical, as it would certainly be a desirable appro-
priation of the public money."

Resolved,That the President of the United States
has power, "by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, to make treaties, provided two-thirds of the
Senate present concur."
Resolved,—That the power of making treaties em-
braces that of setting and fixing boundaries between the
territories and possessions of the United States and those
of other powers, in ea es of conflicting claims between
them in reference to the same.
Resolved,—That however clear their claims may be,
in their opinion, to " the country included within the
parallels of 42 deg. and 54 deg. 40 min. north latitude,
anti extending from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific
Ocean, known as the territory of Oregon," there now
exists, and have long existed, conflicting claims to the
possession of the same between them and Great Britain,
the adjustment of which has been frequently the sub
beet of n&gotiation between tho respectivo Govern-
ments. .

Resolved, therefore,—That the President of the
United States has rightfully the power, under the Con-
stitution, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, provided that two-thirds of the Members concur,
to adjust by treaty the claims of the two countries to the
said territory, by fixing a boundary between the respec-
tive possessions.
Resolved,—That the President of the United States,
in renewing the offer, in the spirit of peace and compro •
mise, to establish the 49th degree of north latitude as a
line between the possessions of the two countries to the
said territory, did not " abandon the honour, the cha-
,,racter, and the best interests of the American people,"
or exceed the power vested in him by the Constitution
to make treaties.
These resolutions, as our readers are aware, were
proposed in opposition to those of Mr. riannegan,
which were of the following warlike character :

Resolved,—That the country included within the
parallels of 42 and 54, North Latitude, and extending
from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, known
as the territory of Oregon, is the property and part
and parcel of the United States.
Resolved,—That there exists no power in this Govern-
ment to transfer its soil and the allegiance of its citizens,
to the dominion, authority, control and subjection of any
foreign power, prince, state, or sovereignty.
Resolved,—That the abandonment or surrender of
any portion of the territory of Oregon would be an
abandonment of the honour, character, and the best inte-
rests of the American people.
Mr. Calhoun prefaced the introduction of his reso-
lutions by the following speech:—
Mr. Calhoun said he did not rise to oppose this mo-
tion, but to request that the Senate would permit him
to make a few prefatory remarks before submitting the
amendments he intended to move to the resolutions now
before the Senate.

Mr. President (said he), though I cannot give my sup-
port to these resolutions, I am very much gratified that
they have been moved by the Senator from Indiana.
Whatever objections there may be to them, they have
at least the merit of being direct, open, and manly. They
deny, in direct terms, the authority of this Government
to make a treaty in reference to the Oregon territory,
and denounce, as I understand them, by imputation,
the propositions that have been already made by our
Government to settle the boundary by a division along
the 49th parallel of north latitude. If the Senate
should support these resolutions, it is clear that the
question can only be settled thereafter by force of arms;
and should this be the case, and a war be commenced
between this country and Great Britain, no peace can
ever take place between the two countries but by our dic-
tation at the cannon's mouth.
Mr. President, the vote upon these resolutions will
draw a broad line, which cannot be misunderstood, be-
tween those who are in favour of settling the question
by an appeal to arms, and those in favour of settling
the question by a pacific course. I myself am
in favour of a more pacific course—of an adjustment
if possible, by negotiation ; and under these views and
impressions, Mr. President, I have prepared it series of
resolutions antegonistical to those of the Senator from
Indiana, and asserting the opposite principles, which I
propose to move by way of amendment to the resolu-
tions of the Senator, and ask also that they be printed.
I think it is a proper occasion for avowing the senti-
ments which I entertain upon this subject. I am for
peace, if peace can be honourably preserved. lam in
favour of adjusting the difficulty, if it can be adjusted,
by negotiation ; if it cannot be adjusted by negotiation,
I am in favour of that course to be pursued by this Go-
vernment which shall throw the onus of a war from our
shoulders upon Great Britain. I approve of the course
taken by this Government in offering the 49th parallel,
under all the circumstances of the case, as the boun-
dary. I believe that the desire of the Executive is, like
my own, for peace—for an honourable peace ; but if an
honourable peace cannot be preserved, if we are to have
war, I will stand by my country in every emergency.
I shall never be found antagonist to her, though over-
, ruled by those who take an opposite view from my own.
But should a war take place, it is not going to be an
ordinary war ; .and while I will give every support to
my country, I will hold those responsible who rashly
precipitate the country into a war. Sir, on a deliberate
view of the question, I hope that whenever it comes
fairly before the Senate for discussion, we shall discuss
it in the calmest manner, and when its true grounds are
clearly seen and understood, we shall come to the con-
clusion to avert a war if possible ; but if not, that we
shall be united as one man in support of the country.
Mr. Calhoun, in again rising to reply, said he rose
to allude to a single remark which applied to himself
personally. The Senator from Indiana had endeavoured
to draw a contrast between his (Mr. C.'s) course upon
the Texas question, and his course upon this. The
views which governed me (said Mr. C.) upon that ques-
tion, govern me also upon this. I pursued, in reference
to Texas, what I conceived to be the best course. If I
acted boldly and promptly on that occasion, it was be-
cause boldness and promptness were necssary to success.
It was the golden opportunity ; and one year's delay
would have lost Texas to us for ever. If lam for more
deliberate measures on this occasion, it is not because I
am not a friend to Oregon. On the contrary, Oregon
has no better friend than myself ; there is no one who
would venture more to save it. But it is asked why Ido
not pursue the same course of action as in regard to
Texas. If the gentleman will refer to my remarks in
1843, he will find that the views which governed me
then are the same with those which govern me now.
I believe that precipitancy will lose you Oregon for ever
-no, not for ever ; but it will lose you Oregon in the
first struggle, and then it will require another struggle
hereafter, when we become stronger, to regain it.
I will not go into this question now; I am prepared,
when it comes up for discussion, to show, if argument
iaonn c:),fatrhafrtotmhegapirtilnincgipleosr,ignovno,lvevld.illinforthtotse present
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lose every inch of that territory ; and it is on that ac-
count, as much from the fear of losing Oregon as from
the desire of avoiding war, that I have proposed amend-
ments to the Senator's resolutions. Sir, if my advice
had been pursued we should never have been involved
in this controversy at all. I now aetuponicrcumlsetaanncteos
not produced by myself, and I will do the best
save the territory of Oregon, which I hold as valuable
as the Senator from Indiana himself can do. If you in-
stitute a comparison between Oregon and Texas, I
would say that the former is as valuable to us as the
latter, and I would as manfully defend it. If the Sena-
tor and myself disagree, we disagree only as to the
means of securing Oregon, and not as to its importance.
Sir, I intend to say nothing about censuring the Presi-
dent; I simply said that, by implication, a censure would
be conveyed. Ido not suppose that the Senator intends
to reflect upon the President; but there can be no dif-
ference, as far as this question is concerned, between the
time when the proposition -for a division at the forty-
ninth parallel was made and now. It was as sensible
then, as it would be to repeat the offer now.
He (Mr. Calhoun) was no greater advocate for the
acquisition of territory in the south than in the north.
The Hon. Senator was perfectly aware of his sentiments
upon this subject. Whilst he was a Member of Mr.
Monroe's Cabinet he had always been averse to disturb
the possession of Spain in Cuba ; he was so now ; he
would be the last man to make such a movement. When
the proper time should arrive, and this subject be
brought up for discussion, he thought ho would be able
to show, beyond all doubt, that the reasons which
governed him upon the Texas question, governed him
also upon this question ; and that if there was any dif-
ference between the Senator and himself, it was only as
to the means to be employed in effecting the same result.
He desired more particularly to make some remarks in
reference to the observations of the Senator from Dela-
ware. He assured the Senator that he was as much
averse to forcing a discussion as the Senator himself
could be ; but he thought the Senator was entirely mis
taken in supposiug that this was not a case in which the
Senate was not called on to exercise the right of discus-
sion and of action. With great deference for the opi-
nions of the Senator, he thought there ought to be no
doubt left upon this point, either here or before the
world, as they were called upon to say yea or nay in
good faith before the whole world. The debate was
continued with great animation, and the resolutions were
laid on the table to be taken up hereafter.
On 31st December a Bill to regulate the trade and
intercourse with the Indian tribes was reported from the
Committee on Indian affairs, and referred to the Com-
mittee of the whole; and also a Bill to establish a line of
stockade forts on the Missouri, through the Oregon ter-
ritory, was reported by Mr. Brinkerhoff, of Ohio, and
referred to the Committee of the whole.
We are glad to find that the speech of Mr. Calhoun
has been hailed with lively satisfaction by a large and
powerful party in the United States, who desire peace
on any honourable terms. On this subject the ?Yew York
Evening Post has the following:—
" Mr. Calhoun has realised the hopes of the friends of
honourable peace by the decisive step which he has taken
in the Senate, and we congratulate the country that the
powerful influence of sn distinguished a man has been
thus openly and decidedly arrayed in opposition to the
war rei.-:ohitirns.-- for • o'.
in the House,
raid Mr. Hann( • e is 7)3, „::
ri. which appegro(! :-,t
(14.11. uei,,re
'.'-" CIF. Galhounn3 resolutions in the Serrate • are irn-
portant"—as the Aational Ltelligencer freely stis4.aez"ess
disclosing the views Of fJo distinguished la influential a

by a measure to protect the tenant—(Hear, hear)—for
if they allowed Sir Robert Peel once to pas a coercion
Bill, such enactments, let him promise ever so much,
would never be passed.--(Hear, hear, and loud cheers.)
Under these circumstances he thought they might psss
a resolution to the effect he stated; and he would also
state that her Mjesty's" Ministers might get supp)rt
they little anti..ipat?.d if they adopted the course he sug-
gestcd.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) 'For himself, he
would say he would oppose a coercion Bill if not pro-
posed with other remedial measures, and he would there-
tore movg, " That the Irish Members going over to
London do hereby pledge themselves to oppose to the
utmost all Government coercive measures which shall be
brought forward, if they are not accompanied by mea-
sures calculated to settle the differences as between land-
lords and tenants in Ireland."—(Cheers.)
Mr. J. DILLON BROWNE, M.P., seconded the motion.
After a few words from Mr. O'CALLAGHAN,

Mr. O'CONNELL again rose, and said he would not
consent to pledge himself to the support of a coercion
Bill under any circumstances, or any measure to violate
the principles of the Constitution—(Hear, hear)—and he
considered that the resolution gave no pledge to do so,
or he would not support it.—(Cheers.) The relief they
wanted was relief between landlord and tenant, corpo-
rate, and registry reform, and•other important changes
—Clear, hear, and cheers)—and if they got them, they
would vote for the increased military and police forces
to detect and put down crime ; but if they did not, he
would oppose the Government to the utmost.—(Cheers.)
Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL stated that his object was
gained by drawing out the opinions of the gentlemen
who had spoken ; and as he did not expect to have pro-
posed a resolution, he was not prepared with one care-
fully worded, perhaps ; and he wished to say that if it was
supposed that he intended to pledge any gentleman to
support a coercion Bill under any circumstances, he was
very much mistaken, es his intentions were altogether in
the spirit expressed by his father and Mr. Callaghan.
The resolution having been then amended, was passed.
Mr. S. O'BRIEN was called to the chair, and the meet-
ing separated at about one o'clock.
SPECIAL COMMISSION IN WESTMEATH.

RAILWAY DEPOSITS,
The very proper observations made on Friday night by the.
Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his reply to Lord John Rus-
sell, have thrown the parties connected with railway de-
posits, whether as owners or as keepers of the funds, upon
their own resources, and it is already pretty obvious that
matterS Will not be Made at all worse on that account, but
the contrary.' A first consequence will be a more earnest
endeavour to find out how much will actually be wanted, arid
in this not only bankers but directers will find it good policy
to lend their cordial assistance. When once the amount is
ascertained, or an approximation made to it, private ar-
rangements may be adopted for distributing the payments to
the Accountant-General over such a space of time as will
preclude great pressure at any one period, which is the
great point aimed at. How much it is the interest of rail-
way managers, as well as bankers, to establish this necessary
degree of concert, is shown by the recent fact, adverted
to on Friday, of the failure of the Leeds and West
Riding Bank, which is since ascertained to have been brought
on by a sudden demand for the deposits intrusted to them by
one of the railway companies; and this company, it is
understood, though prepared in all other respects for the
ordeal of Parliament, is suddenly stopped in its progress by
this cause alone. This bank was one of the oldest in Leeds,
and was founded upon the private bank of Smith and Sons ;
they have a branch at Bradford, and issued notes. The de-
mand in question, which is understood to have been the im-
mediate cause of their failure, is stated by some at 40,000/,
others at 80,000 L, but it is said that they hold deposits for
various other companies of large amount. The lesson it will
convey to directors of railways will be that of great caution
in pressing for sudden payment; for, unless this is observed.
in the present psculiar state of the money-market, even"
strong banks will give way, and the best and most legitimate
schemes be frustrated. Hence the propriety of some general
agreement, and if that is carried on iu good faith, the real
amount wanted will soon be made known, and all further
alarm dismissed from the minds of the City capital- •
ists. The difficulty connected with these deposits is
much aggravated by the antiquated practice of the •
Accountant-General's Office, which is about a century behind
all other establishments for banking business, to which cate-
gory it essentially belongs. The office was established about
1706, previously to which the money of the various suitors •
was placed with the Masters in Chancery; but some frauds
having been discovered, the Accountant-General's Office was
established, and, for better security, hedged in with so many
checks and restrictions, that any occurrence of that sort was
effectually guarded against, though it produced a system of
business than which nothing can be more annoying and per-
plexing to those accustomed to the smooth and even course
of business in the City. No money ever passes through the
Accountant-General's hands; the payments in and out of the
Bank are uniformly by giving an order to receive a certain
sum of money, or if a payment, by giving a cheque on the
Bank, which must previously pass through other offices un-
connected with the Accountant, so as to furnish an effec-
tual protection against fraud; the trouble can only
be understood by these who have encountered it.
The Parliamentary rules, relating to railway and other•
public companies have brought an immense increase of
business to this department. With respect to those which
have large payments to make within a short given time the
practice is to leave at the Accountant's for one clear day the
certificate of registration, or whatever the official evidence
may be of the payment ; consequently, if put in on Monday,
the order to the Bank to receive the money may be made out
on Wednesday, and being then placedto account, the remain-
ing question is, if re-investment be desired, how soon an
order to that effect can be obtained. We have heard it re-
marked that only gross negligence on the part of the Direc-
tors or secretaries of railway companies could allow the funds
to be locked up with the Accountant-General more than two
days, but it has been quite overlooked how much new busi-
ness will now be brought into an office thus clumsily organized ;
and if the funds are very large, even the two days will
do much mischief. One supposition we have heard, and that
far from an unreasonable one, is, that compliance with the
standing order by the railway companies will bereudered im-
practicable by the inabihty of this department to wade through
such a mass of transactions. At present the rule is, with
regard to purchases of stock under the direction of the Ac-
countant-General, that they take place by the Government
broker for time—that is, he buys on Monday, Tuesday, or
-Wednesday the stock to be paid for on Friday, which com-
pletely nullifies the supposed quick process of two days ; and
seeing that the parties may not all exercise the extreme of
diligence in such a case, it may be safely assumed on the
average that a week will be lost with all moneys placed with
the Accountant General as deposits for railways before they
can be invested, while many persons in the uncertain state
of the funds will decline investing at all. The question of
where the money is to come from to pay up these deposits
will depend to a certain extent upon the solvency of the re-
spective Railway Companies, or their capacity of borrowing
it; but if some mutual understanding is not come to be-
tween them and the bankers, no degree of credit can
weather the storm, and the whole trade of the City
must be thrown for a few days into confusion. There ought
to be some reform without delay in the office of the Accoun-
tant-General, which is utterly unfit for such business, and, if
embarrassment does arise, will be easily shown to be one of
the principal causes of it. If these deposits had been made
payable at the Bank of England, though even there some oil
might be applied to the wheels with benefit to the public—
however great their amount, not the least difficulty would
be experienced, and the absolute custody of the funds, if that
-were thought a subject of risk, would be just the same as at
present. In one hour the lodgment of any one railway
would be made, and converted into stock or Exchequer-bills
the next, without the rest of the moneyed world being cog-
nizant of the matter. To have only such a clumsy. machinery
as we new possess for such an important purpose as a digrace
to a commercial country. The parties in the City whose
hopes in the Chancellor of the Exchequer have failed them,
now rely upon disclosures to be made on Monday by Sir
Robert Peel when settling the course to be taken by the
House in regard to the railway companies. This must also,
it is clear, end in disappointment. There is nothing left, as
stated before, but to grapple fairly with the subject, and for
each man in distress to assist and consult with the others.
—Times.

SECOND TRIAL OF BRIAN SEERY FOR SHOOTING AT SIR
F. HOPKINS.
MULLINGAR, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23.—At ten o'clock
this' morning the Lord Chief Justice and the Lord Chief
Baron took their seats on the bench, and the long panel
was called over. The Court was very much crowded,
and a great majority of the landed proprietors and ma-
gistrat(s of Westmeath were present.
Prisoner's counsel challenged, as on the first trial, 20
jurors peremptorily. They thought to set aside others,
assigning "cause," such as their having expressed opi•
nions unfavourable to the prisoner, and being prejudiced
against him ; but the Crown objected to this course.
Brian Seery was then placed at the bar, and the Clerk
of the Crown read the indictment, charging him with
having discharged a loaded gun at Sir Francis Hopkins,
on the night of the 18th of November, 1845. He pleaded
not guilty.
The following jury were then sworn to try the pri-
soner :—Charles Arabin, of Moyvoughly, foreman ;
James Fetherstone, J.P., of Balrintober ; T. F. Le-
strange, of Lynn ; Wm. Bagnall, Rahue ; John Dud-
geon, Rostella ; Richard Magan, Rockfield ; John
Rockford, Sidebrook ; Mark A. Levinge, Eniscoffy ;
Wm. Perry, Ballnagore ; Wm. H. Magill, Littleton,
J.P. ; Edward Hodgson, J.P., Twyford ; Samuel
Reynell, J.P., Archerstown.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then stated the case to the
jury. It is not necessary to recapitulate the facts; they
have been already fully published.
Sir Francis Hopkins was then examined. Having
detailed all the facts of the case within his knowledge,
he said, with regard to the identity of the prisoner, I
caught the man who had attacked me by the throat, and
I almost choked him; I immediately recognised a coml•
tenance which I knew, and I was so astonished, that I
felt it difficult to express my surprise that Seery was the
man who assailed me; I forced his head into the air
between me and the sky, to take his side face, and the
man's countenance, even if I had never seen him before,
was indelibly infixed upon my mind. I never had the
least doubt of him.
Mr. MURPHY, Q.C., cross-examined the witness at
considerable length.
Mr. MURPHY, at the close of the cross-examination,
asked witness why it was that the name of Brian Seery
was omitted from his information? Sir F. Hopkins
said, in reply, that the Government did not pay the sti-
pendiary magistrates 6001. a year that ho should tell
them their duties.
Mr. MURPHY—Mr. French took the informations, and
do you consider that he was ignorant of his duty? Sir
F. Hopkins—l consider that the omission of the name
was a very great omission; there were two or three
other magistrates in the room, to all of whom I spoke,
and they were all within hearing at the time I made the
depositions.
Mr. MURPHY—Sir Francis Hopkins, was not Mr.
Fretch the person who was responsible for those infor-
mations ? Sir F. Hopkins—Yes.
Mr. MURPHY—Did you read over the informations be-
fore you swore them ? Sir F. Hopkins—Yes.
The jury retired to their box at eight o'clock, and at
half past nine o'clock four constables were sworn to keep
the jury.
The JUDGE stated that if the jury agreed to their
verdict before twelve o'clock, he would come down and
receive it.
At twelve o'clock the jury returned a verdict of guilty.
MAYNOOTH COLLEGE.
At Maynooth quarter-sessions, on Tuesday, the Duke
of Leinster presiding. 131 students of the Royal Col-
lege of Maynooth took the oath of allegiance to her
Majesty.

AWFUL EXPLOSION.
NOTTINGHAM, SATURDAY EVENING.—ThiS afternoon, aboui
four o'clock, alarming reports were spread through this town
of an extensive explosion having taken place at Arnold, a
village four miles distant, which had caused considerable loss
of life. On repairing to the scene of the catastrophe,
three houses, each three stories high, were so completely
shattered as scarcely to leave two bricks firmly attached to
each other. They are situated in Front-street, the principal
street in Arnold, the first two being in the possession of Mr.
E. Garratt, a grocer and druggist, and the third inhabited by
a widow. The ground floor of the first house was used as a
sale shop ; the ground floor of the second as a store room ;
the second story of both houses as lodging rooms, the one
in the second house being occupied by Mr. Edward Garratt,
a lunatic invalid, who for a considerable period had been
confined to his bed ; and the top rooms, or garrets, were also
used as store-rooms for articles of a combustible nature.
Abont three o'clock Mr. George Garrett was in a kitchen on
ground floor, when he heard a tremendous explosion.
Fearing the buildings might fall upon him, he ran from the
kitchen through the shop into the street, when he saw the
roofs of the houses flying into the air, the front walls falling,
and amongst the general confusion, he observed his brother
driven with violence through his bed-room window, and fall
into the middle of the street, covered with scattered ruins.
Wonderful to relate, Mr. George Garrett escaped without
serious injury, and with considerable alacrity assisted his
neighbours in rendering aid to his unfortunate brother. Mr.
William Thompson, a framework-knitter, who was passing
at the time, was knocked down, and partially buried. Other
parties were also hurt, but not seriously. It was, however,
deemed essentially necessary to convey Thompson and Gar-
ret to the General Hospital, and they were removed thither
with as much speed as possible.
The cause of the explosion is a complete mystery, and can
only be guessed at. The store-room over Mr. Edward Gar-
ratt's bedroom—which, be it remembered, was in the middle
house—was filled with large bottles of oil, turpentine, spirits
.of wine, and two barrels of gunpowder. The combustion can
only be accounted for by supposing that the unfortunate
lunatic, by some means set fire to his bed, after his brother
had left him, which would quickly find its way through the
floor above, and ignite the powder, But the brother cannot
bring his mind to this conclusion, as he says the sufferer was
net in the habit of leaving his bed, and, to his knowledge,
had not the means of striking a light in his chamber. That
he did set fire to his own room first, however, there is but
little doubt, as he was dreadfully burnt, besides being injured
by being thrown from his bed, and buried iu the ruins in the
street. He is so severely injured, as to be almost beyond
the hope of recovery, His face, shoulder, and one
hand, are horribly burnt, his head is cut, and he is
otherwise much shattered and bruised. Thompson is
very bad, but is not fatally injured, and being capable of
speaking, was enabled to make a statement. He said—
" Soon after half-past two-o'clock this afternoon, just as the
omnibus which leaves at that time for Nottingham was pass-
ing me, I heard an explosion whilst walking by Garratt's
house. I looked up and saw the roofs of the three houses
flying in all directions, and the front walls appeared to be
falling upon me. I ran into the middle of the road as fast as
I could, but was soon knocked down by the bricks which
fell upon me, and was partially buried. For a moment I was
stunned, and lay still; but upon recovering, I drew myself
from under the ruins, and lay on the opposite side of the road
until my neighbours came to render me assistance. lam so
were not extinguished for an
, and loins, as to be in-
capable of working, and know not what my poor children
will do, there being five of them at home without a parent,
and the oldest not thirteen years of age."
much hurt on the head, shoulders
few persons should have
may be accounted for by the
Place, the ruinous mass
burstbeho Aeu nrft.
seriously
theotis
sli
yne
rtxieoipmi
injured;
uoaasrri
niekodeans;
lhbewau dtht
tcathhat ksseon
greater part of the vi.llagers being at Nottingham at the
timates his lo
time, at the market, dixsppoescitnegd otfothseurpvrioNd.eucleonogf t;heairnfdrapmoeosr
to the hosiers. Mr. Garratt ss at 400/.
SUNDAY MORNING, TEN 0 CLOCK.—Garratt, although not
yet dead, cannot be expected
e was last night.
a ever since daylight
Great crowds of peopl have been wend.
the catast
their way to the scene of rophe, which appears;
mg
likely to render Arnold for some time to come " as crowded
a fair.
Thompson appears much wo.rse than h

DRURY-LANE TITEATRE.--The juvenile night here, on
Saturday last, was such a c9mplete bumper that the manager
has arranged another for Friday next, that our young friends
may enjoy the treat of seeing the pantomime at the early
•
hour of eight.o'clock. loot only will the Risleys appear on
this occasion, but Flora labb •ri will act and dance in the
Devil to Pay, for the last time, as her own benefit and final
appearance take place the. following night, Saturday next.
, aProrliveetdie.rs
1)r. Beasley, of Uxbridge, had on Thursday last pre-
sented to him a very hatrdsome silver tea and coffee service,
at the White Horse,
by gentlemen who had been educated at his establishment,
as a token of the regard and affection they entertained for
his upright and amiable character, as also for the zeal and
ability which he had manifested as their preceptor. A dinner
wasg
Uxbridge,ive n taon dthteh De
numerousotor °t
hpea rt' occasion,
assembled wer a extremely
delighted at the feeling which had prompted so honourable a
testimonial.
guard-ship, the drew of which were on Thursday, the 22d inst.,
paiCdn:gaeAs, 74, ordinary
The Rochester,
Grandy, master, arrived on the 21st inst.) with stores, from
Woolwich. The Cressy, 80 guns : The timbers of the frame
for this ship are being removed. to the first slip (from
whence the Bulldog steam-ship was, launched), and the keel
will be immediately laid dower. 'The Cumberland, 70 guns,
Md
o p,n JAN.to six 2 8:
" -m—orrn months,
fitted for an advanced ship, is completed, and will be un-
docked next week. The Raleigh, 60 guns, is nearly com-
pleted, and is expected to be undocked next week. The
ealvpso, 20 guns, captain, H. Worth, and the Scout, 16
( i.....,,,, i \', ~,.0 , ~,,c,i...;, .i.(• progces,ing in their
• ivi,,,,,,,,,,i5, kitty lt, u6y 16 yet named fur their Waving the
port.
The Right Hon. the Speaker o the House of Com-
;inns-Has-issued earls fbr his first gtatd Parliamentary entet-
tainment, which is fixed to take place on Saturday next.

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. SIR ROBERT PEEL'S FINANCIAL
(From the Votes and Pi oceedings of the House of Commons.) STA.TEMENT AND REPEAL OF THE WIN-
SATURDAY, JAN. 24. DOW-TAX.
The following Petitidna fur Railway Bills were presented,
and ordered to lie on the table :
South-Eastern Railway (from the Waterloo-road, near
Ilungerford-bridge, to the Greenwich Railway).
South-Eastern Railway (Greenwich Railway to Chilham,
near Canterbury, wit& Branches to Sheerness and Faversham
Creek).
South-Eastern Railway (from the Greenwich Railway to
Chart, near Ashford, with Branches to Tunbridge and River-
head).
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway (Amendment and
Branches).
Kirkintillock and Kilsyth Railway.
North British Railway (Hawick Branche,+).
North British Railway (Carlisle Extension).
North British Railway (Gretna Branch).
Ayrshire, Bridge of Weir and Port Glasgow Junction
Railway.
Stirling and Dunfermline Railway:

NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE.
SATURDAY' JAN. 24.
London and South- Western (Chertsey and Eghamßranch)
Railway-Committee on Petition, ISlanday, Feb. 2.
London and South-Western (Romsey and Redbridge Junc-
tion) Railway-Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 2.
London and South-Western (Basingstoke and Salisbury
Extension) Railway-Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 2.
London and South-Western (Epsom Branch Railteay)-•
Committee on Petition, Monday' Feb. 2.
London and South-Western (Salisbury Junction) Railway
-Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 2. .
London and South-Western ( London-bridge Extension)
Railway-Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 2.
London- and South-IVestern (Hampton Court Branch)
Railway-Committee on Petitien, Monday, Feb. 2.
Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-on-Tyne Railway
-Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 2.
Manchester and Birmingham Railway-Committee on
Petition, Monday, Feb. 2.
Lairne, Belfast, and Ballymena Railway-Committee on
Petition, Tuesday, Feb. 3.
North Staffordshire (Chun-let Valley) Railway-Com-
mittee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 2.
North Staffordshire (Potteries Line) Railway-Committee
on Petition, Monday, Feb. 2.
North Staffordshire (Hardcastle and Sandbach Line) Rail-
way-Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 2.
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway and
Branches (No. 0-Committee on Petition, Tuesday, Feb. 3.
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway and
Branches (No. 2)-Committee on Petition, Tuesday, Feb. 3.
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway and
Branches (No 3)-Committee on Petition, Tuesday, Feb. 3.
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway and
Brandies (No. 4)-Committee on Petition, Tuesday, Feb. 3.
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway and
Branches (No. 5)-Committee on Petition, Tuesday, Feb. 3.
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway and
Branches No. 6)-Committee on Petition, Tuesday, 'eb. 3.
Leeds and Bradford (Alterations of Levels in Bingley)
Railway-Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 2.
London, Newbury, and Bath Direct Railway-Committee
on Petition, Monday, Feb. 2.
Direct London and Portsmouth Railway-Committee on
Petition, Monday, Feb. 2.
East Lincolnshire Railway-Committee on Petition, Mon-
day, Feb. 2.
Epsom and Dorking Railway-Committee on Petition,
Monday, Feb. 2.
South-Eastern Railway (No. 1)-Committee on Petition,
Monday, Feb. 2.
South-Eastern Railway (No. 2)-Committee on Petition,
Monday, Feb. 2.
South-Eastern Railway (No. 3)-Committee on Petition,
Monday, Feb. 2.
North British Railway (No. 2)-Committee on Petition,
Wednesday, Feb. 4.
North British Railway (No. 3)-Committee on Petition,
Wednesday, Feb. 4.
North British Railway (No. 4)-Committee on Petition,
Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway and Branches-Com-
mittee on Petition, Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Kirkintillock and Kiliyth Railway-Committee on Peti-
tion, Wednesday, Feb. 4.
General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway-Com-
mittee on Petition, Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Edinburgh and Peebles Railway-Committee on Petition,
Wednesday, Feb. 4.

NOTICES OF MOTIONS AND ORDERS OF THE DAY.

MONDAY, JAN. 26.

A very fully attended meetings of delegates from the
several metropolitan parishes took place in the Court-house,
Marylebone, vn Friday night last, for the purpose of taking
into consideration the best measures to be Adopted for ob-
taining a repeal of the window duties.
Mr. W. Loveridge, of Marylebone, occupied the chair;
and in addition to the delegates present, Lord Duncan,. ,M.P.
for Bath, and Sir C. Napier attended. -
The CHAIRMAN having briefly opened the business of She
evenings •
Mr. H. C. WiLsox, of St. Marylebone, read letters front
Sir Robert Peel, Col. Fox, Col. T. Wood, and Capt. lions,
M.P., in reply to letters sent to those gentlemen, enclosing a
copy of a memorial agreed to at a former meeting of the
delegates for a repeal of the window-tax. The Premier and
Col. T. Wood merely acknowledged the receipt of the memo-
rial, Col. Fox " that he must wait until he saw what were the
intentions of Ministers," and Captain Rous "that having,
on a former occasion, seconded Lord Dunean's motion with
reference to these duties, his opinions remained un-
changed. Mr. iVilson then, at some length, entered into
the question of the oppressive character of the window tax,
and what course should be pursued with reference to ob-
taining a repeal of that tax. In his opinion he thought the
best course to be pursued would be, if practicable, for
one Member of Parliament to have an interview with
the Premier, and suggest to him that some notice
should be taken of this tax. He was well aware that
It bad been said, some time ago, that Sir Robert
Peel was a man, who, after he made his arrangements, was
not to be Itioved by any representations; but he (Mr. Wilson)
thought that Sir Robert Peel, having waited the. last few
weeks to see the effect produced by the protection meetings
on the one hand, and those of the Anti-Corn-law League coa
the other, as to what course he should pursue, would gladly'
receive any suggestion in favour of a large body of people, so,
as to enlist on his side a larger amount of public opinion.—
(Hear.) Sir Robert Peel had on former occasions admitted
there were great objections to this window tax, and that
when a general revision of the taxation of the people here-
after took place, this important tax should receive his best
consideration.—( Hear.)
Lord DUNCAN, M.P., said it gave him great pleasure to
meet again those gentlemen from whom last year he had
received so much valuable information with respect to the
great work in which they were all engaged.—(Hear, hear.)
He intended on Monday night to give notice of a mo-
tion, not as in the last session, for a Committee of the
whole House to take the subject into consideration, but .
for a total repeal of the tax.—(gear, hear.) He thought
that the best course to be pursued. He could bring the
motion on at any part of the session, or he could move
it as an amendment to the financial statement ; but he
thought they had better see what the statement was,
as in his opinion some allusion would be made to the subject
They had had a great many changes lately, but .
he must say. that Sir Robe* Peel last year met
this question „In a spirit of giVat fairness, and said that
a great many things had been brought forward,
And the que•dion bad been put before him in such a light as
he hai. not looked at it before, and that it should receive his
consideration, He pressed him (Lord Duncan) not to divide
the House; but he, never taking counsel from an adversary,
did—with what result they were all acquainted.—(Hear.)
He was not going to enter into the whole question of the
oppressive character of this tax; but in the course of the ,
debate he was struck with some remarks which fell from
Lord Francis Egerton, with reference to the condition of the
people. Coming from a party with whom he (Lord Dun-
can) diffiered, lie thought they were of the utmost
importance. The Noble Lord said, "Let us give
them other luxuries, air, water, drainage, comforts
necessary to man, and yet of which man so
frequently tasted nothing, and let us perform those
offices of humanity by ridding the country of the angry
disputes, the jealousies and heartbuming, by which it is
torn asunder."—( Hear, hear.) Such opinions comirg front
a man like Lord Francis Egerton, and representing so large
and thickly populated a constituency, they would be doing
well to ask his Lordship to turn his attention to the cha-
racter of this tax and its injurious effects,--(Heala hear.)
From remarks made, in the course of his speech, by Sir
Robert Peel, he (Lori Duncan) believed that some allusion
would be made to this oppressive tax.—(Here the Noble
Lord read an extract from the Speech.)—The tenour of the
whole speech induced him to think that their cause stood
in a much better position than they anticipated. They had
seen lately the great change which had taken place in the
actions of the Prime Ministt r, and all this had been done solely
by public opinion. The moment the public began to show
their feeling on any particular subject, the next minute the
Governnent was forced to bow to that opinion or give -way
to others. There was no other way of ruling in this country
than by the force of public opinion.—(Hear, hear.) If they
expected to carry this question there was no other way-than
by directing public attention to it, as there were great num-
bers in the country strongly in favour of doing away with .
window duties. Let them look at what had been done with
the corn-laws. He was one of twenty-seven who went out
on the corn-law question, and they were thought to be very
radical people. What had public opinion done for that ques-
tion?—(Hear.) After some further remarks, the Noble Lord
concluded by stating that he should feel much obliged to
any gentleman present who could give him information
with regard to the working of this tax, so that he might be
prepared with data to go upon when he brought forward his
motion.—(Hear, hear.)
Sir C. NAPIER, M.P., said he almost entirely agreed with
the Noble Lord in the observations which had fallen
from him. He thought that by giving notice of motion
for a repeal of the window duties on Monday night, it
would call the attention of Government to that tax, and
might be the means, if it was not one of the points to be
touched upon in the financial statement of Sir. Robert
Peel, of its being alluded to on Tuesday night.—(Hear)
With respect to what bad fallen from Mr. Wilson, be (Sir (~.
Napier) was of opinion that it would be perfectly useless for a
single Member of Parliament to wait upon Sir Robert Peel
upon the subject. It was not likely he would give him an au-
dience, and if he did they might rely upon it they would get
nothing by it. He thought the Noble Lord (Lord Duncan)
was perfectly right in the course he intended to pursue; but
they might depend upon it, that without calling meetings •
throughout the metropolis and petitioning for a repeal of the
window taxes, they would do nothing. Agitation was now
quite the fashion, for nothing could be obtained without it.
—(Laughter.) Not:,ing could be more legitimate,. and why
not agitate for the abolition of such an oppressive tax as the
window duties?--(Hear, hear.) s s
Lord Dususstst said that he certainly should put up his
notice of motion on Monday, which would show them that
those who for some time had been striving to obtaTh_' the
abolition of those duties were not quite dead.
Mr. E,IVELL, of St. James's. said that he thought his
Lordship had taken a very proper course, for the moment
the notice was put upon the books it would be made known
through the medium of the press to all parts of the kingdom.
Lord DUNCAN begged to state that he bad received com-
munications from Plymouth and other places, to the effect
that in the event of a dissolution, of which there was every
probability, the question of a repeal of the window duties
would claim the attention of the electoral body.—(Hear.)
After some further discussion, in which Messrs. Kennett,
Savage, Wilkes, and other gentlemen took part,
Mr. Witsola moved a resolution to the effect that a copy.
of the memorial transmitted last week to - Sir Robert Peel,
be sent, with the extract from Lord F. Egerton's speech, to
the latter Noble Lord, so that they might be able to enlist
the co-operation of his Lordship in obtaining a repeal of the
window duties.
This having been seconded and carried, votes of thanks
were also carried to Lord Duncan and Sir Charles Napier,
for their kindness in attending the meeting.
Lord DUNCAN, in returning thanks, would advise them to
take a leaf out of the book of the League, and care for no
party rho was in power, or who was out, but support men
only who would use their best exertions to obtain a repeal
of this tax.—(Hear.)
The usual compliment having been paid to the Chairman,
;he meeting adjourned.

Motion for Supply—Committee thereupon.
Public Works (Ireland), Grant from Consolidated Fund,—
Committee thereupon.
Sir Robert Peel—Select Committee to consider the mede
in which the-House shall deal with the Railway Bills pro-
posed to be submitted to the House during the present ses-
sion :—Lord Granville Somerset, Sir George Grey, Mr. Strutt,
Mr. Labouchere, Mr. Estcourt, Mr. Greene, Mr. Ewart, Mr.
Colquhoun Mr. Hodgson Hinds, Mr. Pakington, Sir George
Clerk, Mr:Baring, The O'Conor Don, Lord Harry Vane, and
Mr. Shaw.
Mr. Gisborne—That it be an instruction to the Select Com-
mittee on Railway Bills to inquire into the functions of the
Committee on the Petitions for Bills, and Standing Orders
Committee, as far as the same refer to Railways, and to re-
port their opinion thereon to the House.
Mr. Cardwell—To move the following Resolutions :-
1. Resolved, That the House do meet every Wednesday,
at twelve at noon, for Private Business, Petitions, and Orders
of the Day, and do continue to sit until six o'clock, unless the
business be sooner disposed of.
2. R.-solved, That when such business has been disposed
of, or at six o'clock precisely, not withstanding there may be
business under discussion, Mr. Speaker do leave the chair,
without putting any question.
3. Resolved, That whenever the House' shall be in Com-
mittee at six o'clock, the Chairman do immediately report
progress, and ask leave to sit again, and that, wizen such
leave has been given, Mr. Speaker do leave the chair, with-
out putting any question.
. 4. Resolved, That the House shall then stand adjourned
until the next sitting day, at the usual hour, unless the
House shall previously have resolved to adjourn, at its rising,
to some ether time.

5. Resolved, That the business under discussion, at the
time of such adjournment, do stand as an Order of the Day
for the next day on which the House shall sit.
6. Resolved, That if the House be not formed at a quarter-
past twelve o'clock, Mr. Speaker do then take the chair and
count the House, and if forty Members be not then present,
or if at any time during the sitting it should appear that
forty be not present, Mr. Speaker do adjourn the House to
the next day, unless the House shall have previously re-
solved to adjourn, at its rising, to some other day.

REMARKABLE FACT.—COMPETITION.—The situation
of secretary to the Manchester Athenveum having become
vacant, no fewer than 440 applicants sent in their credentials!
Salary only 150/. But what is most cut ions in the matter, is
the fact, and it is stated on tho authority of one of the direc-
tors, that out of so large a number, there was not a single
application from a resident of Manchester.—Manchester
Courier. _ . _

The Duke of Newcastle has arrived in Portman-
square from his seat, Clumber Park, near East Retford..
Madame Charles Lafitte, the wife of the
and one
.
banker and railway projector, an English lady,.t
the stag hounds in the vicinity o
lately. She was out with
the leading fashionables of Paris, has !net
.TVI with an. accident
shoulder was dislocated by the fall, amsuffers under
Paris, when suddenly her horse reared,
i shead
atihsroewler. Her
many severe bruises.
JOURNEYMEN BAILERS PROVIDENET INSTITUTION.--
Last Saturday the annual general meeting of the members
and supporters of this institution, which is established for de-
cayed members of the trade, their widows, and orphans, was
held at 81, High Holborn, Mr. Appleton in the chair. The
secretary read the report, which stated that the charity,l
was progressingsteadily
although in its infancy,
success-
fully. The receipts for the last year
which with the exception of a trifling
gouwtelarye lwlasa.lold6gs.ed4clin.,
the Commercial; Bank. The report was adopted,' and Mr.
Thomas Dives Battersea was elected president, Mr. Thomas.
11. May, treasurer ; and Mr. James Good, sub-treasurer.
The celebrated steeple-chase horse, Charles O'Malley,
the property of John Henry Downes, Esq., of Harewood,
near Leeds, died on Tuesday morning, the 20th instant, of
tetanus, or lock jaw. He had been matched to run for 100
sovereigns a-side with Mr. Alexander Brown's horse, Jacob
Faithful, at the next Wetherby Steeple Chase, which is to
come off on the 6th of March next ; but about a fortnight
ago Mr. Brown had declared off, and paid forfeit.
The Marquis of Hertford and the Earl of Wilton are
said to he among the Peers who have pledged themselves to
support Sir Robert Peel's measures.
CAUTION TO THE PURCHASERS OF FLOWERS AND
PLANTS.—A fellow, dressed as a gardiner, is going round the
metropolis selling, at good prices, apparently fine wholesome
laund geraniums, which aro nothing but slips, totally
devoid of root, and strongly girded by thick twine, so that
should the dupe of a purchaser attempt plucking the slips
they remain immoveable. The imposition is not detected for
a few weeks, not until their drooping condition induces the
owner to transplant them, when the fraud developes itself.
The trick is novel, ingenious, and invariably successful.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE QUARTER OF A MILLION
FUND.—While we congratulate our readers on the
progress of the subscription to the Quarter of s
Million Fund, and on the effect that they have
obviously produced without and within the walls of
Parliament, we must impress upon them the neces-
sity of not relaxing in their exertions, now that
the crisis of our great struggle has arrived. .-1.
the
victory is not yet won ; all the resources,
energies of the League, will be require_dution
1 battle
com-
plete success can be achieved. A dis
ason] ,
liament appears to be imminent ;
ght inch by inch
litho
of
of free free trade will have to beanfodr:ll
only of subscribing
friends the importance,
early.
The manifestation
on the hustings. We arenoabtnexifoli to urge on our
freely, but of subsri in
the course of the wavering
but, above all, our subscriptions are
and the doubtful;
are thoroughly in earnest, and
the best proof that w
of strength will often decide
ix.
labour until •
that we shall not cease to every link of the
• osed on British industry is struck off,
of food to the people
and
fetters inn' -
annihilated.
—e
TsuhpeplLyea,
eomP
it appears that Hyde-park is still infested at night
everyiertecsit;icatni
by thieves and other abandoned characters, who carry on
their avocations with impunity, owing to the want of gas-
lights. Darkness favours crime.
The Earl of Ellenborough held his first levee, for the
reception of naval officers, yesterday, at the Admiralty.
BIRD'S NEST IN WINTER.—There may be seen on
the premisei of Mr. John Barrett, of Burton Joyce, farmer,
a nest of young robins, nearly three weeks oil—Notting/to
Journal.