The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-18 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WE EVENING, NOVEMBER 18, 11.46

------
BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
FAULKNER U. lIALL.-QUESTION AS TO THE LIABILITY

OF Pt OvIsTONAL COMMITTEEMEN,

•
Mr. MARTIN appeared in this case to show cause
against a rule for entering judgment against the plain-
tiff as iu case of a ncnsuit for not proceeding to trial,
The action was brought against a provisional committee-
man, and was to have come on for trial at the last Lei-
cester Assizes. The plaintiff, however, did not go on
with the cause, alleging that he had been advised not to
do so by his counsel, in consequence of the very un-
settled state of the law with regard to
_the liability of
provisional committeemen. lie stated that it was a well-
known fact that the opinions entertained by Mr. Justice
Cresswell on this subject differed from those entertained
by all the other judges, and he preferred waiting until
the law was more settled.
Mr. CARRON said that he had often heard excuses for
not proceeding to trial, but never one like this.
Mr. MARTIN said that the Court of Exchequer had
lately discharged several rules on peremptory undertak-
ings -being given to proceed to trial as soon as the ques-
tion was settled.
Mr. Justice PATTESON—How do you know you will
have any rule of law laid down?
Mr. MARTIN said that there was a case about to come
on in the Court of Queen's Bench, the decision on which
would finally settle the question.—Rule discharged.

chairs. She said the woman came last night, about
eight o'clock, for the key of her room, with the inten-
tion, as she thought, of bringing back some of the
furniture, according to their undertaking before the
magistrato:,,esterday. But a little after she had got the
key, complainant found the room open and empty, and
the feather bed, with some other articles, missing.
Police-constable 55 C said the man. was given into
his custody last night, about ten o'clock.
The male prisoner said all this arose from the
drunkenness of a wife. He knew nothing about the bed
whatever, but believed it might be found in some rag-
shop or old iron shop. He had spent the whole of yes-
terday making inquiries at shops like these after
the other articles, but could get no intelligence about
them.
Thomas Walker, the husband of the complainant, said
he feared the female prisoner was most to blame.
Mr. HARDWICK discharged the man, and ordered the
woman to be broughtnt
up again on Friday.
Jonas Barker, apprentice to Fri
Smith, Smith, plumber,
22, Woodstock-street, Oxford-street, was charged with
stealing lead pipe from his master.
John Smith, apprentice to Mr. Smith, said he left the
prisoner last night, about a quarter past ten o'clock, in
the shop with a light, and saw him walk up to where
the pipe was hanging. The witness heard him meddling
with the pipe, then something fall on the box beneath
where the pipe hung, and then footsteps across the
shop. The defendant then walked out by the back door,
with something across his right shoulder. Witness told
his master, and they went into the shop, where they
missed a length of li-inch pipe, about 321bs. weight.
The length of pipe was safe in the shop yesterday morn-
ing; it had not yet been discovered.
Mr. HARDWICK remanded him for further inquiry.

CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.)
Anne Fredray was charged with stealing a silver watch,
of the value of V., the property of Thomas Ashley, of
No. 3, Berton-place, Ball's-pond, Islington.
The prisoner's family, and that of the prosecutor's,
had been on terms of close intimacy, and on Sunday last,
during the absence of Mr. and Mrs. Ashley from home,
the prisoner entered the house and stole the watch,
which hung over the chimney-piece. On informaion
having been conveyed to the police, inquiries were made
at several pawnbrokers, when it was found that the
watch had been pawned in the shop of Mrs. Law,
Rochester-terrace, Stoke Newington, by a person very
like the prisoner. The pawnbroker's shopraan identified
the prisoner as the person pawning it, and she was fully
committed for trial.

Mr C. G. Green, jun., the celebrated aeronaut,
after visiting and ascending in all the principal cities in
the north of Germany, arrived in Loudon on Monday

night, via Ostend.
FORGERIES ON THE BIRMINGHAM STOCK-Ex-
CHANGE. BIRMINGHAM, TUESDAY EVENING. The
members of the Stock-Exchange in this town were this
afternoon occupied for a considerable time in investigat-
ing certain forgeries discovered during the day. It ap-
pears that yesterday morning the Stour Valley shares
brought 41. 18s., and opened this morning at 3*. In the
course of the day they further dropped to 2*, when, to
the great surprise of the brokers, orders were brought
upon 'Change, in the names of Massey and Onions
(brokers), for the purchase of Stour Valleys at 21. 17s. 6d.
Suspicions that all was not correct immediately arose ;
an inquiry was instituted, and both the gentlemen whose
names had been used declared that they had given no
orders for the purchases. Bills offering a reward for the
apprehension of the forgers have been issued, but as yet
no clue has been obtained likely to lead t 45 their detec-
tion. The orders were delivered to the porter at the
door, and it is doubtful whether he will be able to iden-
tify the party from whom he received them. There can
be no question that some person or persons affected by
the great fall in the Stour shares, and anxious for their
advance, are concerned in the attempted fraud.
DEATH OF A MARRIED FEMALE EY FIRE.—Mt.
Mills held an inquest yesterday, at the Globe, Derby-
street, King'3-cross, on the body of Mrs. Sarah Hopkins,
aged 58, wife of Mr. William Hopkins, poor-rate col-
lector of the parish of SL Pancras, living at 14, Munster-
street, Gray's Inn-road. About midday on Saturday,
the deceased was cooking some chops in the kitchen,
when her dress suddenly ignited, and notwithstanding
her screams, before her husband could get down to her
assistance, she was enveloped in flames, and frightfully
burnt over the arms, neck, and various parts of the per-
son. A surgeon was soon called in, but the injuries
were such as to cause her death on the following morn-

Verdict, "Accidental death."
SKIFF RACE ON THE TYNE FOR 100/. ASIDE.—
On Monday a match for 1001. aside came off on the river
Tyne, at Newcastle, between Henry Clasper, well known
from his contests with London watermen, and Maddison,
a young man of some local reputation, who defeated
Clasper in a skiff race at the late North of England
Regatta. Great interest was excited, and immense
crowds were collected to witness the event. The betting
was slightly in favour of Clasper, who, however, lost the
choice of place at starting. Maddison took the lead, and
for some distance was a boat's length ahead. Clasper
rapidly gained ground, and on coming alongside his op-
ponent was fouled by him, and accordingly gave up the
race. The umpires and referee immediately returned to
Newcastle, and, after a good deal of wrangling, decided
in favour of Clasper, to whom the stakes were paid.
PEDESTRIANISM.—Robinson and Jones's deferred
race came off yesterday, according to appointment, at
Fig's Marsh Level, the White Swan being head-quarters.
After a multiplicity of false starts, the men got off,
Jones with a slight lead, the Hucknall phenomenon,
known of late as Caunt's Pet, ran splendidly, and a very
fast race ended in his favour by half a yard. The sur-
mises so rife in London, on Monday night, as to the
non-intention of either party to bring this long-suspended
match to a conclusion, are thus shown to be unfounded.
The competition was first-rate throughout, and the speed
of both men fairly tested; in conclusion, we may remark
that T. Sewell, the well-known cricketer, who officiated
in the responsible and thankless office of referee, dis-
charged his duty in an impartial manner.
DEATH or Two BROTHERS AT BRIGHTON.—A
gentleman named Champion, who had been staying for
some time at No. 45, Marine-parade, died last week, and
on Saturday last Mr. Thomas Champion, brother of the
deceased, came down from London to superintend the
funeral arrangements. Mr. Thomas Champion was 72
years of age, and he was very much unnerved at the loss
of his brother. On Sunday evening he went into his
bedroom, and whilst there he fell down, and almost in-
stantly expired. A coroner's inquest was held on the
body on Monday evening, when the jury returned a ver-
dict of " Natural death." Both the bodies are lying in
the same house on the Marine-parade, Brighton.
CAPMAKING AND STARVATION.—Yesterday an in-
quest was held before Mr. Baker, at the Halifax Arms,
King Edward-street, Mile-end New-town, on the body of
Mary Ann Ryan, aged 43. The case was one of great
interest. The body lay at No. 5, Spring-gardens, a
most miserable place, down the middle of which rubs a
ditch about two feet wide. The room was so small the
jury could only enter it three at a time. On the return
of the jury, Elizabeth Simmons, who looked like a resus-
citated corpse, said that she occupied the room in which
the body lay, for which she paid Is. 6d. per week rent.
The deceased lived with her, and paid 6d. a week. She
got her living by capmaking when she could get it to do.
In February last she fell down and hurt one of her legs,
causing a bad wound, from which she suffered most se-
__.

verely. She did not apply to the parish surgeon for
assistance, but got a pennyworth of salve when
atsheondl
ileehyandhpeornt he
h, e
eenannesse.hdextTwohheesnit deehocneewaaseendth_
utelindaed'
lleeepno.of
ragssbhede
head
dumt
had not had any work to do for four or five days before
her death, and had lived very badly. Witness parted
with some of the things to provide her with food as well
as she could; but could not do much for her, her own
means of livelihood only being the sale of nuts. The
deceased had relief from the parish in February last, but
none since. The Coroner—Why do you not go into the
house? Witness--They won't take me in, Sir; I applied
two years ago, but they would not admit me. I don't
know why. About half-past two on Monday morning I
awoke, and as I could not get an answer when I spoke to
the deceased, I got a light, and found her dead and cold.
Some discussion then took place among the jury, and a
verdict of "Found dead, caused by starvation, was re-
turned. A subscription was then made to purchase
flannel for the witness Simmons, who was advised to
apply for admission into the workhouse, which she said
she would do.
ST. GILES'S BURIAL-GROUND.—On Tuesday, at a
meeting of the directors and guardians of the poor of
St. Pancras, a long discussion took place on the subject
of the alleged recent desecration of the dead in the burial-
ignrgo t
Su it .d
Pancras
eSrta.
sGi I es's -i
Workhouse.n th e - fil lt dws
'a
was immediatelystated,
on
hand, that the bodies were but partially decomposed,
adjoin-the
one
and the shrouds not decayed; on the other hand, it was
alleged that they had been eighty or 100 years buried;
the parish of tit. Pancras had sold the ground to St.
Giles's. It being urged that substances of an offensive
and dangerous nature were thus being brought into the
parish, a committee, with Mr. Cooper, the medical officer,
proceeded to the spot, and, on their return, reported that
the pit had been opened at their request, and the lid of
one of the boxes it contained lifted up; the pit was about
ten feet deep, and more than half full; the box contained
ossified remains of human beings; there was no exhala-
tion or unpleasant smell when the box was opened. The
boxes were of the shape of egg-boxes, and had been
conversation
to the ground in hearses. After some further
the board appeared to be satisfied, and was
adjourned.

SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 17.—The Royal West India
mail-packet Severn, Captain Vincent, went out of port
this day at 230 P.M.' with the West India and other
mails, a good general cargo, and a complement of 100
passengers. The Oriental Company's steam-ship Madrid,
Captain Bingham, left the docks en route fur Gibraltar,
with the Peninsular and Mediterranean mails, with
several passengers and a very full cargo of bale goods,
&c. The Queen, Captain Weeks, came into dock last
evening, and landed the Peninsular and other mails,
which were forwarded to London by the 1 A.M. train this
day. Her dates are—Gibraltar, November 6th; Cadiz,
7th; Lisbon, 10th; Vigo, 12th; and Corunna, 13th. The
Queen had fourteen passengers and a full cargo of fruit.
The Pottinger, Captain Cooper, will take out the India
mails to Alexandria on tho 20th inst.
AMERICAN ORDERS.—We understand that the or-
ders for British goods brought by the Caledonia are
unusually large, and that there is every prospect of a
very extensive trade with the States when once the new
tariff has come into operation. The internal condition
of the Union is highly prosperous—chiefly owing to the
great demand for grain, flour, and provisions—and con-
fident expectations are entertained of a great increase
of business with this country.—Liverpool Standard.
If all the taxes on beer were repealed, the same ale
now purchased for 6d. per quart would be 2d., and
porter, now 4d. per quart, would be t.
owe, du repeal of the wall-tax,

THE ANNUALS

FISHER'S DIMIVINp-ROOM .SCRAP-BOOK
for 1847. Edited by the 1101. Mrs. Norton.
Well do the " highly-finished" engravings, gorgeous
binding, and elegant appearance of this beautiful
volume prove its right to its aristocratic appellation.
`Yet it has other and far higher qualitities than that
appellation might be supposed to imply. In its way
it may serve as a not insignificant "sign of the times,'
as an evidence of the new sentiments and opinions
which now find entrance into the most refined, and,
hitherto exclusive regions. Very different is the
Drawing-room Scrap-book for 1847, from the many
various-coloured silken volumes which annually
adorned the salons and boudoirs some years since.
In place of the fancy portraits of some romantic
heroine or the miniature illustrations of some fictitious
tale, in this audacious volume—styling itself par
excellence the chosen of the drawing-rooms—we find,
as a companion for that of her Majesty, of Prince
Albert, and of many a scion of the nobility, a like-
ness of Mr. Cobden ! While in the verses which ac-
company these and the other illustrations, sentimental
" stanzas," and senseless panegyrics have given way
to a brilliant variety of lively raillery and caustic
sarcasm on fashionable faults and follies, mingled
with pure and holy thoughts and high and earnest
aspirations for the popular welfare, from the talented
grand-daughters of Sheridan. Consequently to assert
in 1847 that the Drawing-room Scrap-book is worthy
of its name implies that its attractions are of a cha-
racter totally different from those which might have
obtained for it such a commendation in the " good old
times." The thirty-
six engravings which adorn this
volume are not originals " done for the occasion,"
but, what is far better, a collection of beautiful
subjects, which have already, in various forms,
claimed public approbation. They present a pleasing
variety of portraits, landscapes, fanciful scenes, and
what, for want of a better name, must, we suppose,
be denominated, interiors. Of this latter class are
some of the most beautiful engravings of the whole
collection—representations of the interior of the
Chapel of the Virgin in the Abbey Church, St. Denis ;
of that of St. Gudule, Brussels; of the Gallery of
Henry 11., Fontainbleau, and several others of a
similar kind, from most elaborate drawings by-
Allom, most atlmirably engraved. Yet after admir-
ing these works of art, which commemorate the great
achievements of men's-hands, it is almost refreshing
to turn to others which endeavour (at however great
a distance) to portray the infinitely greater works
of nature. Among these is a view of the Rhine, with
Coblentz and Ehrenbreitstein the "broad stone of
honour." The great charm of this beautiful picture
consists in the sudden effect produced by simply
turning over the page which contains it, when, as if
by magic, the whole expanse of country appears
spread out before us. Many of the portraits which
adorn this volume—among others those of Sir
Robert Sale, of Lord Hardinge, and of Mr.
Villiers—will meet with a cordial welcome. The
frontispiece represents the accomplished editress, to
whom Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton has addressed some
most complimentary lines of exceeding beauty. The
likeness of Mr. Cobden, to which we have already
alluded, is undoubtedly a correct one, yet it is hardly
the Mr. Cobden most fimiliar to the great multitude.
He does not stand before us with the kindly smile
and cheerful air with which he was wont to make dull
matters interesting; his countenance has hardly that
look of unwavering confidence and firm conviction so
prone to inspire confidence in others. He is repre-
sented as in deep thought, as we may suppose him to
have appeared while the mighty project was forming
in his brain, and great facts and immutable truths
were presenting themselves before him, to be by him
freed from the errors and prejudices of long years,
and reduced to their primitive simplicity. So entirely
does the appearance of this portrait carry out this
idea, that we may easily suppose, that even while
the artist was at his task, the thoughts of his " sitter,"
forgetful of his situation, were flowing in their
habitual channel. The portraits of the Great Free-
trader, and his brother-in-arms, Mr. Villiers, are both
accompanied by suitable poems by Mrs. Norton ; the
concluding verse of that one, in honour of Mr. Villiers,
is most appropriately addressed to the British public
at the present time :
" But forget not, in that hour <
When the strife is all gone by
The earnest hearts whose power
First led you on to try
What the might of gathered multitudes might do.
Turn back, and let your cheer •
Sound gladly in their ear—
'We never should have conquered, but for YOU "
Among the many interesting pictures in this volume,
is a portrait of the eldest son of Lord Ashley, appa-
rently a high-spirited, intelligent child. As the
portrait of a child, it will be viewed with interest, and
as that of one of the " children of the nobility," it
may attract many curious glances from the bright
eyes of the drawing-rooms through which the " Scrap
Book" is destined to pass. But how earnest and how
intense would be the interest. it would excite among
the inhabitants of the factory regions : how many a
mother would turn anxiously to look on the picture,
and gratefully to implore blessings on the head of the
child of him to whom her own young children are so
poems,ver ymuvcarhying
indebted.frem In
"gravead to gay, fromdition to numerous
wthiteh
illustrated.vel y
of
sprightly and
Dufferin has contributed some very
enwghriacvhings,the drawing-
room scrap-book is rich in poetical attractions. Lady
the editress has
amusing pieces, one of which suggested by a group of
Chinese going out in grand procession to " Meet the
Spring," is rendered most effective by the sudden
transition from raillery to feeling; she begins—
" Well! the assurance of some person! Just conceive so
bold a thing,
As those horrid Chinese monsters going out to meet
' the spring,"
and then proceeding in a lively strain turns the whole
ceremony into ridicule. " I have never been to China,"
she observes,
But I know the sort of place it is—as
pates—
From different ' Works on China,' illustrated with
plates." well as wiser

pAenedulsiaor. on,itie peculiarities
athfteerc:sunonuitrlroyntical enumeration of various
e"lußduitnge—noughl 'my and the ceremony, con-
Only, don't join that procession goingthoemutit'o mLeeett the
th e
creatures take their fling,urn from
.
She spring
lenl'y' exclaims, changing her tone and check-
ing , o
hh,etrh mirth,—
ui rt h ,
mocking
Thou would'st grudge
Nature have the
Dost thou scorn the meek-eyed
or ng n
birth?e ,
joy on earth,
Thata precious
ou would welcome....ifttp
,wron
the simple pleasures, that in
That would ge:sseildenptelaplles?therpeosostmthucoha
deem that worship
grateful heart and
and many
greetth
tonbgaucke?_God's blessings, with a
glorious Summer, with its sun-
shine and sweet air,
Aslines from
d of Ha ea
similary Heaven t
character,
ahraia
cl
teedr w,
and prayer? '
bithothsobnyg
'These
Lady Dufferin and
peculiar effect Mrs. Norton, are introduced
the kindly
amid their lighter pieces—
evidencingfeelings of their hearts,
notwithstanding iny
their somewhat sarcastic ob-
servations, and
harmless kind whichproving
" loves to play, not wound.'
"The fountain of V
aucluse and Petrarch's castle,"
have suggested some very beautiful lines to Mr.
Monckton Milnes,
acknowledgment), in thecommencing (though without
very words of Byron
subject, on the very same " There is a tomb in
Arqua." . The enduring
ce elebrity of Petrarch's
his or
sonnets as surviving:
learned compositions,
is described with forcible simplicity
" High on the shelves, in dusty dignity,
His un-read wisdom may for ages stand;
While on the shaded garden-seat
you see
That maiden with her sonnets in her hand.
And thus Vaucluse—not Arqua—is the spot,
That Petrarch's memory in full justice claims;
The statesman and the scholar are forgot
Petrarch and Laura rest as household names."
We must not omit calling attention to one among
the fanciful illustrations which is entitled
" Poland,"
an engraving of singular beauty, singularly appro-
priate to the subject. Two beautiful females, one
with an infant in her arms, are kneeling in tears
upon
the field of recent carnage. Such a scene is peculiar
to• no country or no period—many a -similar on
might, doubtless, have been witnessed on that e
dread-
ful field, where "Freedom shrieked as Kosciusko fell;"
and so the picture may be, perhaps, literally correct.
But we would rather regard it as a figurative
re-
presentation (however unintentional on the part
the designer). The beautiful women, bowed- downo
with grief, clasping each others hands in the sad
fel-
lowship of sorrow, too truly exemplify their unhappy
land in the hour of her darkness and desolation -b--t
in the lovely child, all unconscious of surrounding u
trouble, playfully clasping the cross which hangs
from his mothers neck, as his bright countenanc :e
beams with artless joy, we would fain imagine vle
better genr
behold an embodiment of Poland's
.
u s;
though now perchance only in its infancy, weak a nd
powerless, yet clinging resolutely to the emblem , of
faith, and looking forwards with a smile of hi )pe.
We must not close our notice of this truly bem 'AVIA
'book without making mention of an admirable r epre-
sentation of an ancient lady "threading her nee clle,"
while, with the assistance of Lady Dufferin, she thus
laments the degeneracy of the present times :
" A.h deary me 1 what needles I well really I must say,
All things are sadly altered—(for the worse to v)—
since my clay I
The pins have neither heads nor points—the ne, edles
have no eyes,
And there's ne'er a pair of scissors of the good plcl-
f4shkaned size

The very bodkins now are made in fine new-fangled
ways,
And the good old British thimble—is a dream of other
days
Now that comes of machinery !
stand,
That great folks turn their noses up, at all things
done by hand,'
Altho' its easy proving to the most thick-pated dunce,
That things ar'n't done the better—for all being done
at once.
I'm sure I often ponder, with a kind of awful dread
On those bold ' spinning-jennies,' that go off, of their
own head I'
Those power-looms and odd machines—those whining
things with wheels,
That ever-more keep moving !'—besides, ene really
feels
So superannuated-like, and laid upon the shelf—
When one sees a worsted stocking, get up, and knit
itself
Ah 1 that conies of those Radicals !—why life's a per-
fect storm,—
A whirlwind of inventions with their ' Progress' and
Reform !'
The good old days—the quiet times, that calmly used
to glide,
Are changed into a steeple-chase,—a wild 'cross-
country ride !
A loud view-holloa in our ears—away ! away 1 we go ;
A-levelling all distinctions, and a-mingling high and
low ;
All spurring on, with seats so tight, and principles so
loose,
Whisk ! over this old prejudice 1 slap-bangs! thro'
that abuse !
No matter why,—no matter where I without a stop
or hitch,
And nobody has time to help his neighbour in the
ditch
And then, what turns and changes ! Good lack ! I'd
rather be
A joint-stool in a Pantomime,—than some great folks
I see I
Because in Pantomimes, a stool may turn to anything.
You're not surprised, if chairs step out to dance a
Highland fling I
" A coffee-pot perhaps becomes a mitre by-and by,—
And everything is something else—and nobody asks
why ?
But there's a rage for questioning, and meddling now
a-days ;
And what one does, don't matter half so much as what
one says ;
And a minister can't change his mind, without such
stir and fuss,
That one 'would think the ' public voice' was some
huge omnibus
Which takes you to a certain point, whereat you must
remain,
Until the same old Buss may choose—to take you
back again 1
For (odd enough), in all this change, they keep some
order still,
And when they turn,—turn all at once, like soldiers at
a drill ;
But wont allow a public man, a private pirouette,
partni a ofke Harlequin,a their
Pantomime orP a nt aalao odnu,ni,s
andse t.
AWI
ah;
adennthhoaant
That their joint-stool must still remain—a joint-stool
ever more.
bore,
what

—l'm given to under-

" Now that comes of Newspapers! I know in my young
days,
' Least said, and soonest mended,' was amaxim worthy
praise;
But were I to give counsel to the Public—as a friend,
Little said—and nothing written,' is the rule I'd re-
commend.
Such snapping-up—and setting down ! Reporters left
and right!
All bent on pinning down a man to lie, in black and
white!
Such raking up of Hansard 1 such flinging in one's
face,
Any little lapsus lingua' that may once have taken
place!
Sush a-fending and a-proving—and a-calling over
coals,
As if it really mattered to our poor immortal 8311 h,
That thingumbob should think or say, on question so
and so,
That foolish things he thought and said—some forty
years ago!
There's one thing in those papers, tho', I'm very glad
to see,
That many more old women think very much like me:
I'm even told that certain Dukes will echo back my
groan,
And sigh for those dear golden days, when we left—
well, alone 1"

THE JUVENILE SCRAP BOOK for 1847.—
Edited by Mrs. Ellis.
The editress of the Juvenile Scrap Book, "believing
that her young friends will never find themselves
more happy than when thinking on subjects worthy
of thought," has presented them not only with a
volume, the numerous illustrations and outward
adornments of which render it a desirable gift, but also
with one of which, the internal attractions, combining
interest with information, are calculated to afford
both a profitable and agreeable employment of' time.
The illustrations are of a varied character. Among
the most interesting are a portrait of Pope Gregory
XVI.; some children's miniatures, by Sir W. C. Ross ;
a Peasant Maid by a Mountain Stream; the Interior
of Rutland Cavern, Derbyshire, the rugged and for-
bidding appearance of which, as made visible by many
lamps, is very forcibly portrayed; an Egyptian
Feast, where a human skeleton, more terrible than
Banquo's ghost, is seated among the levellers; some
fanciful scenes by Allom, one of which, entitled
"Evening Hours," represents a domestic group con-
templating the moonlight on the waters, and is of
exceeding beauty, both in execution and design. Mrs.
Ellis has taken ,the beautiful frontispiece as a theme
for a little poem, " The Mountain Stream," an
imaginary dialogue between the peasant maid
and the streamlet which inculcates the useful lesson
of content. " Thoughts for Evening Hours," con-
tains some interesting information, chiefly concerning
the ancient Egyptians, mingled with serious reflec-
tions of a by no means gloomy character.' " Self-
importance ; or, a Fable of the Rooks," and " Parties
of Pleasure," although also tended to convey instruc-
tion, serve, together with " Aunt Emily's Visit," and
other poems, to establish the juvenile title of this
volume. By far the most interesting article is that
which accompanies the portrait of the Pope, in which
Mrs. Ellis gives a very graphic description of St.
Peter's Church, and a papal ceremony she herself
witnessed there, together with some account of the
Etruscan or Gregorian rooms. As will be seen from
this brief analysis of its contents, the "Juvenile Scrap-
Book" for 1847, contains much that is worthy of perusal.
To those young readers only anxious for a "story-book"
we cannot certainly recommend it, but to those who
find pleasure in the acquisition of knowledge it will
prove a most welcome present. The last pages con-
tain a beautiful little poem " Woman's lot," in reply
to those exquisite, but mournful, verses of Mrs.
Hemans. "Her lot is on you !—silent tears to weep."
Mrs. Ellis in enumerating a woman's various duties,
satisfactorily disproves the assertion that her lot is
hard—commencing as follows :
" Oh 1 say not woman's lot is hard,
Her path, a path of sorrow ;
To•day, perchance, some joy debarred
May yield more joy to-morrow.
It is not hard—it cannot be
To speak in tones of gladness,
To hush the sigh of misery,
And sooth the brow of sadness.
It is not hard, sweet flowers to spread,
To strew the path with roses,
To smooth the couch, and rest the head,
Where some loved friend reposes.

REPORT on the IRISH FISHERIES.
Public
ce
Works,fourth addressed
erdep toort the
Lord-Lieutenant
of the
Commissioners
fiisheries of Ireland, having been printed, a brief abstract
of its contents is subjoined.
The commissioners say that throughout the year 1845
they had been able to trace the general improvement in
the fisheries of the country. Since the last report was
issued two Acts have been passed in reference to them,
o n
the
of
one relating chiefly to the regulation of the salmon
and oyster fisheries, and the other having for its
object the encouragement of the construction of piers,
harbours, and other works for fishing purposes. The
following abstract shows a progressive increase in the
number of vessels and men engaged in the fisheries, as
compared wiih the registry for the previous year:—
In the year 1844 the number of first-class vessels were
2,237 ; men and boys, 11,193. In 1845, vessels, 2,371 ;
men and boys, 12,175. In 1844, second-class boats,
15,718 ; men and boys, 73,515. In 1845, second-class
boats, 17,512 ; men and boys, 80,898. Total in 1844,
vessels and boats, 17,955 ; men and boys, 84,708. Total
in 1845, vessels and boats, 19,883 ; men and boys,
93,073.

There can be no doubt, it is added, that the fisheries
will continue to progress in extent and importance, aided,
as they will be, by the enactment for promoting the
security and increasing the accommodation for vessels
employed in the trade, and by improved facilities for in-
ternal communication. It is matter of congratulation
that during the past season there have been few or none
of those disputes among the fishing communities which
prevailed, more or less, in former years.
The different fisheries are then classified, and obser-
vations are made under each division.

DEEP SEA FISHERIES.—In this department the com-
missioners have abstained from introducing restrictive
provisions or bye-laws as regards the modes or times of
fishing in the open sea ; and, by this course, coupled
with suitable explanations, and the force of example and
increased experience, prejudices are being removed, :nd
the way prepared for the introduction of skill and
peaceable habits. In former reports allusion was made
to the establishment of a small fishing company at
Dunmore, county Waterford. The success of the com-
pany led others to follow their example, and the boats
of five companies are now fishing in the same locality.
There are in all twelve fine cutters, averaging a weekly
produce throughout the year of nearly 1001. The pre-
judices of the native fishermen against the use of the
deep sea trawl net are nearly extinguished, and the people
are solicitous for the increase of the number of large
vessels, in order that they may obtain berths. Dealers
and exporters have sprung up in the neighbourhood of
Waterford, and the companies need no longer trouble
themselves about the disposal of their fish. On the
average of three years the returns of one company
exceeded fifteen per cent. on the capital invested.
Though much of the success obtained is attributable to
daily steam communication with England, and a steady
remunerative price, yet, independently of these, there
is sufficient to encourage the trader (who should com-
bine a system of curing with his traffic in fresh fish)
to make exertions similar to those of the Waterford
companies in many of the more westerly stations on
the coast. A more general adoption of a system of curing
would be a very important step in the advancement of
the Irish fisheries. Advantages might be derived from
adopting the practice prevalent in England of proprietors
and other persons in the neighbourhood of fishing sta-
tions advancing capital for the construction of improved
boats, fishing gear, &c., on the security of shares, held
in a sort of partnership with the fishermen in the boats
and profits of fishing. This would be a legitimate and
safe mode of encouraging the fisheries.
OYSTER FISHERIES.—This subject was treated fully
in the last report. The Act since passed (8 and 9 Vic-
toria, cap. 108) affords, with previous enactments, all
that appears necessary in the way of legislation for the
regulation and advancement of this branch of the fisheries.

Itis hoped that through the instrumentality of the coast
guard, and increased exertions on the part of the con-
stabulary on shore, the strict observance of the close
season will be enforced. Attention is now being directed
to the formation of artificial beds or layings.
LOBSTER FISHERIES.—An attempt to introduce new
modes of capture off the southern coast of Wexford has
been frustrated for the present by the jealousy of the
neighbouring inhabitants.
SPRAT FISHING BY MEANS OF FIXED NETS OR WEIRS.

—As the object is useful, with a view to the supply of
bait for the deep sea fisheries, it is proposed to grant
licenses in all cases in which a prima facie prescriptive
right is shown, taking precautions against any injury to
the salmon fisheries during the close season.
SALMON FISHERIES.—CLOSE SEASON.—After speak-
ing of the difficulty and dispute in which this subject is
involved, the commissioners express a hope that the time
is not far distant when one uniform close salmon season
will be established by law, both in Great Britain and in
Ireland, the habits of the fish being substantially the
same in both countries. As regards the sea
and tideways, no objection can be made to the ob-
servance of a uniform close season ; but a slight
departure from uniformity in the upper or fresh
water portions of rivers will be found judicious.
In order that the rivers may be fully stocked with a
supply of early breeding fish (a most important object
for all parties) there should be a cessation from all kinds
of fishing for salmon from an early period of the autumn.
The opening during any part of the month of January
would, on the whole, be injudicious ; and the few who
might derive immediate advantage from it, would be
amply rewarded for any temporary loss which they
might sustain from being prevented from fishing in that
month. It is therefore proposed—
" That in the upper or fresh water portions of rivers
throughout Ireland there shall_he a uniform close season,
as regards every mods of fishing for salmon, from the
15th of September to the last day of February inclusive.
" 2. That in the sea and tideways there shall be a uni-
form close season from the Ist of September to the 31st of
January inclusive.
"3. That all net fishing for salmon and trout shall
cease in the upper portions of rivers on the 31st August;
and that angling only for the fish shall be permitted
until the 15th of September."
Some doubt having been expressed whether angling
should not be permitted later than the 15th of Septem-
ber, after due consideration it is thought undesirable that
angling should form an exception. The commissioners
further observe that the rivers being the natural nurseries
both for the fish within their banks and et their mouths,
and 'for the public fisheries on the coast, the times to be al-
lowed for fishing therein must be regulated by a regard
for the public interest. It is remarked that the altera-
tion made in the size of meshes and nets by the Bth and
9th 'Vic., c. 108, has removed many objections which
were urged during the salmon fishery inquiry. The re-
port concludes with a suggestion for the " assessing all
iparties l
obc ear f
ufint edd
fobry
tthhee
i r fisheries,protection." for
the
Itpurposes
signed
o fbr ay ills
D. Jones, B.T. 0 ttley, J. Radcliff, and W. T. Mulvaney.

BAL MIEQUE IN A CAVERN.—A bal mast* of a
singular character was given on Monday evening at
Blackheath. Near Trinity Church, on Blackheath-hill,
is a cavern, supposed to have been constructed by the
Danes, 180 feet below the surface. In this unpolished
ball-room 1,500 persons assembled, and kept up their
amusements with spirit until day-break.
Dunn TURKEYS.—The vessel, Jongetharles, ar-
rived at the Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall, from the
Dutch port Flushing, has brought, in addition to several
cows and 176 sheep, ten live turkeys, the produce of
Holland. We are not aware of a similar arrival having
been included in previous supplies from that fruitful
country ; and although the number in the present in-
stance is inconsiderable, the importation is by no means
unworthy of remark, as it gives an earnest of future
arrivals of a similar character, and may be the means of
causing a greater abundance of this esteemed bird to ob-
tain at the forthcoming festive season, than has been
the case during those of former years, and thus place
the luxury- more surely or probably within the reach of
those who have hitherto, in consequence of their high
price, or comparative scarcity, been deterred from their

purchase.
ALARMING FIRE AT A MALSTER'S.—On Tuesday
morning, at an early hour, an alarming fire broke out
in the premises belonging to Mr. T. Johnson, malster,
carrying on an extensive business in Montague court,
Brick-lane, Spitalfields. The flames first showed them-
selves in the kiln, and before any assistance could be had,
they had extended to the screening room, The engines
soon arrived, and no time was lost in setting them to
work, but the flames were not extinguished until the
kiln, the screening room, and the kiln house were com-
pletely burnt out, and a small building over severely
damaged. Mr. Johnson, whose loss is considerable, was
uninsured. It could not be ascertained how the fire
originated.
Film—Yesterday afternoon, about one o'clock, the
neighbourhood of Barclay and Perkins's brewery, in
Southwark, was greatly alarmed, in consequence of a
fire having broken out in a small house, occupied by
some poor people, in Angel-court. It appeared that the
woman of the house lighted a fire in a room, in which
there had not been one for some time past, when some
sparks communicated with the. soot—the chimney 'mine.
very foul—and instantly the whole was in a blaze, ana
the neighbourhood half suffocated with smoke. The
utmost exertions were made by the poor woman to ex-
tinguish the fire, but finding it burn fiercer, and it being
evident that some part of the wood in the flue had
caught fire, the engines were sent for ; before their ar-
rival, however, some ladders were obtained, and by the
exertions of several men the fire was eventually subdued.
The engines arrived shortly after, but their assistance
was not requisite.
FATAL CARRIAGE AccrowssalLast evening an
inquest was held by Mr. Bedford, at St. George's Ho-
spital, on the body of Luke Shaw, aged 51, a drover.
The deceased was in a very weak state of health, and on
Tuesday afternoon last he was driving a flock of sheep
along the Bayswater-road, when near the Craven 113,111ri,
a barouche, drawn by one horse, belonging
Thos. Orton, of 1, Orme-square, Notting-11W,
and
i dbbed,
by that gentleman, passed. The horse sduddenn
it.riven.
and a person who was on the box got ow , 3a'injdi stuhc-
ceeded in getting the animal to proceed, and
was jumping up ern to the barouche again the deceased,wiise
who was unnotier:d by Mr. Orton, was knocked down by
the horse, and the hind wheel of the carriage passed
over him. Ho was picked up in an insensible state, and
convoyed to tb e above hospital, where he expired on
Friday last, from fracture to the base of the skull. Ver-
dict, " Accidesital death."
FATAL ACCIDENT.--Yesterday morning, at about
half-past nine o'clock, as a young- lady was crossing
Hyde-park, in the direction of Upper Grovesnor-place,
she was knocked down by one of the Brentford omni-
buses. She was taken to St. George's Hospital, in the
immediate vicinity, but life was found to be already
extinct.
A NOVELTY IN FRUITS.—On Monday there were
several dishes of raspberries exhibited in Covent-garden
market. These were not the produce of forcing, bul
were natural crops, grown in the open air in a gar
den near Turnhroftn-green, being the second supply this
PASO,

Al,}:

.1-:-. V44-(SN, 4)-'44 • .
. _
.. _ •
RAILWAY INTELLIGENahr4fV,IS'AIN
ON DITS AND GOSSIP.
It is understood that the bargain of the Wishaw and
Coltuess, made by the old directors of the Edinburgh and
Glascrow, but declined by the new, had been taken up on
morebfavourable terms by the Caledonian, who will com-
mence carrying passengers up the Wishaw district, in
conjunction with their Gamkirk trains, from the Town-
head station.

The Dundee and Perth have just entered on their lease
of the Dundee and Newtyle.
The Ayrshire, it is understood, have come forward to
relieve the Paisley, Barrhead, and Hurlet, of the whole
to of ther en
a fixed annual return of six per cent. upon the
capital.
e ewx
tphe
en sfe o
rner incurredagreement last
to
sbee st ihdee s
lineguaran-
teeing
Mr. Strutt, M.P., Lord Granville, Sir E. Ryan, and
Captain Brandreth, whose appointments as the members
of the railway board we announced weeks ago, have
eoßnbi
Surveysctr
eam mni neugdchh Birmingham's manr e'
ifs
Aiany,
cn
progress
branchoorrp lines.epsaoss
been gazetted. On Monday last the new Commissioners,
in pursuance of notification, opened their offices in Great
George-street, Westminster, late the offices of the
swTanhneiMngitdolann. d
Ihtavise
naboatnedxopneedctetdhethraotute,thefyorwiwihil cehxptheney.
appointedv
Valley
e ylarranged
inetofro institute
Sudburyt h t h e
afi
principalbtooirroac annl ca
inquiry hfreer. t
proprietorscontinuationoa t
nh e w Leicester e stf
land.
n
GENERAL RAILWAY TERMINUS IN GLASGOW.—Cap-
tains Codrington, RN., Evans, RN., and Harness R.E
railway terminus in Glasgow, have commenced proceed-
ings in that city. At the first meeting, on the 9th of
November, it was stated that the commissioners proposed
first to take the evidence of those who had signed the
memorial to Government for the appointment of the
commission ; and following it that of the authorities of
Glasgow, the representatives of trades, the bridge trus-
tees, the Clyde trustees, and the police.
Mr. John Platford, who, owing to ill health, was
obliged to give up the managership of the Sheffield and
Manchester, has been succeeded by Mr. Eborall, jun.,
assistant-general goods manager at the Birmingham
station of the London and North Western. Mr. Her-
greave has been appointed superintendent at the Sheffield
terminus, and Mn Burney goods agent.
A dinner has been given to Mr. C. A. King, manager
and secretary of the Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge,
on the occasion of his being presented with a service of
plate, and a gift of 1,2001., by the directors and various
shareholders in that railway, in consideration of his ser-
vices, he having been manager from the opening in
1829 till the present time, when it has become vested in
the Caledonian. regarding ahgteea'esrSnthWeanraurey.dl

CROYDON ATMOSPHERIC.—The power of the 15-inch
atmospheric pipe, over the New Cross incline (1 in 100
for about three miles), it is expected, will be tested
within a fortnight.
The railways are amazingly popular at Lynn. The
first week's receipts have been double those that were
anticipated.
The Scottish Society of Arts have awarded their silver
medal, of the value of ten guineas, to Mr. W. Anderson,
mail guard, for his description and drawing of a railway
indicator, at present only in use on the Dundee and
Arbroath.
TEMPERANCE PROMOTION.—The Grand Junction di-
rectors have granted a free pass between Birmingham
and Crewe to any of the agents of Mr. G. S. Hendrick,
a large iron-founder at West Bromwich, who employs
four or five to travel through the country in the promo-
tion of the cause of temperance, to which he devotes
himself.
Mr. Stewart, the manager of the Glasgow station of
the Edinburgh line, has been appointed superintendent
of the Kilmarnock station of the Ayrshire.
So general and unanimous is the feeling said to pre-
vail in York in favour of the election of Mr. Hudson
once more as Lord Mayor, that it is rumoured the Hon.
Gentlenian has intimated his willingness to accept the
office.

In a communication to the Town Council of North-
ampton Mr. Hudson states that he has given Mr. Lid-
dell, the engineer, instructions to lay out the South
Midland line in the best manner to serve Northampton,
consistently with general advantage.
Mr. E. Clark declines the honour of superintending
the works at the Britannia-bridge. He says Mr. F.
Forster, civil engineer, is the resident engineer of that
portion of the Chester and Holy head, and under his most
able superintendence the works alluded to have been car-
ried on ever since their commencement.
Railway " navvies " appear to have their feelings as
well as other folks. One of them, Eli Jackson, was
killed in the Darwen atd Bolton tunnel, and a subscrip-
tion, amounting to 161., was immediately made up among
his fellow "navvies " for his widow and children. An-
other favourite trait is furnished in the fact that a
" navvie," named Joe Singleton, aged 68, who was found
dead in his bed, was followed to his grave by a large
body of his comrades, on the works of the Lynn and
Dereham.

At the last meeting of the Haven and Pier Commis-
sioners of Yarmouth consent was accorded to an applica-
tion from the Norfolk Company for permission to build a
bridge across the Bure, with a view to make a passenger
station in Yarmouth, and to facilitate the transit of goods
from the tramways on the quay to the line.
A vein of coal, which on trial was discovered to be of
very good quality, has been discovered by some navvies
on the line from Bletchley to Oxford, near Pounden.
The river Cherwell, at a curve near Banbury, has
been filled up, and a straight line cut for the Oxford and
Rugby works. It formed the boundary line for the
counties of Northampton and Oxford, and its being
diverted may some day lead to a doubt as to what county
that'portion of the line is in.
Our local correspondent states, that the directors of
the Newcastle and Berwick, at their meeting on the sth
inst., to let the contracts for building the bridge over the
Tweed, resolved to defer building the bridge over that
river, to join their line with the North British, it being
extremely probable that the Berwick will not cross the
Tweed at that point, but will run on their Kelso line for
nine or ten miles, and then cross the Tweed, at only
about one-tenth of the cost, and thence proceed by a
new line direct to Edinburgh.
At present the number of passengers booked on
2,000 miles of railway annually is estimated by the
Edinburgh Review to be nearly 34,000,000. When the
enlarged system comes into operation, the number must
be 153,000,000.
At a meeting of the Peace Society, Dr. Bowring
observed, truly enough, that steam and railways were
among the greatest agents of peace ; both tended to
raise the standard of man to a higher level, broke down
the barriers which separated states and empires, and
blended and bound nations together in common interest.
A pneumatic machine of 200 horse power, and a con-
densing engine of 20 horse power, have just been tested
on the Paris and St. Germain Atmospheric. M. Flas-
chat, engineer, conducted the experiments, which were
in every respect successful.
Several railway companies are stated to have writ'cen
to the Paris Academy of Sciences for an answer to the
following question:—When a train is running at great
speed across a zone over which a thunderstorm breaks,
what conduct should be • pursued for the interest and
security of the passengers: should the train be stopped ;
should its speed be reduced ; or should it continue at the
same rate ?—Railway Chronicle.

IMPORTATION OF TIIRTLE.—A vessel, arrived at the
oort of Liverpool from Nassau, New Providence, has
Irought an extensive cargo, consisting of furniture and

dye ' woods cocoa-nuts, arrow-root, &c., and the large
quantity of 184 barrels of forbidden fruit, which is ?laid
to be now made available for preserving, in a similar

manner to orange marmalade, and which will account
for the extensive importations of the article at the present
time, and 36 turtle, the produce of that quarter, ,af pine-
apple celebrity. The reason of our noticing this. arrival
in this especial manner is that there is in cc,nnection
with it a circumstance of perhaps unprecedenVad occur-
rence, viz., the loss or abandonment of 50 turtles, which
large number had been thrown overboard, in co rizequence,
it is presumed, of the bad weather experienced on the
passage from the West Indies to this country. The loss
consequent upon such a course must have been. consider-
able, independently of the peculiarly interesting nature
of the article, and particularly at the present time, when,
if they had been predestined to take a part on a late
festive occasion, the loss and inconvenience caused by
their absence, must have inevitably been, not to speak it

profanely, calamitous.
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS.—Yesterday, a deputation
waited on the Court of Sewers, at Guildhall, to make an
pplication for permission to lay down the electric tele-
graph in a part of the city of London. It was stated in
the court that for the protection of the City it had been
enacted that the consent of the commissioners of sewers
was necessary to lay down any pipe or tubes under any
street in the City. The deputation stated that the object
of the company was to unite the various lines of rails by
means of an electric telegraph, and that it had been in-
tended to make the central terminus at the West-end,
but it was now resolved to make it at Lloyd's, and the,
company requested permission to take up
the co
mpany
were pavement
for that purpose. At present the plans of !
commissioners,and Lloyd's,
,
were not matured sufficiently to enable the
afterdeputation r ta o
enter into details. The _
tion, granted the required Pe
tgraherephfiOcrec,omwinillubnoictahtieov.eat centrarrterminus of all tele-
A FRENCH SUICIDE WITH GUN COTTOX.—ALI
thane Coe oni;
gentleman
lelnotlfe
witting suicide by cra!mmi g
and igniting it with a cigar.
account is given in a Frenclinjouhrinsaleourfaf
His CoiePANION.—A fatal acci-
dent MAN SHOT BY .
named Thomas and Bartleet, SICCODI.•
Two young men, name dent occurred at Redditch on Monday morning last.
out shooting rabbits,
Bartleet usin d.
g the gun. While at a rick, a rabbit started
out, by . several others, were
out, and Thomas, who was on another side of the rick,
called out, " here he is," and sprang forward to strike it.
At the same moment the rabbit appeared in sight of
Bartleet, who instantly pulled the trigger, and lodged,
the contents in the right side of Thomas's head, which
caused his immediate death. An inquest has been held
on the body, and a verdict of " Accidental death" re-
turned.—Birmingham Gazette.
WRECKING.—More than twenty persons have been.
summarily committed to Bodmin gaol with hard labour,
for from three to five months, for plundering from the
brig Samaritan and her cargo washed in by the sea,
wrecked off St. Eval, near Padstow, during the late gales.
—Falmouth Packet.
DRIED FRUITS.--A vessel named the White Mouse,
arrived at the port of Liverpool, from Smyrna, had the
very large quantity of 14,017 packages of figs, and
2,300 packages of raisins on board, being an entire
cargo of these fruits, the produce of Turkey, or of the
Turkish dominions in Asia Minor ; and another vessel
arrived also at Liverpoolfrom the same Turkish port, with..
13,633 packages of figs and 1,373 packages of raiable
and other productions ; the mention of which two si'agle
importations will show the extent to which they C9r4tinue
toe carried.