The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-31 00:00:00

RE➢IINISCENCES Or PRINCE TALLEYEAND, with
Extracts from his Political Writings, 2 ♦ols., with Por•
trait —The above work is published this day by Mr.
Colburn, and may now be had of all booksellers. Also
just published :-2. Memoirs of Mademoiselle de Mont-
pensier, written by Herself, 3 vols.-3. Adventures of a
Medical Student, by the late R. Douglas, Surgeon, R.N.,
3 ♦ols.-4. Story of the Peninsular War, a Companion
Volume to the Story of Waterloo. Part 3, with Portrait
and a Map, completing the work.-5. Zoological Recrea-
tions, by W. J. Broderip, Esq., F.R.S., 1 vol., 10s. 6d.
bound.-6. Vol. XL of Agnes Strickland's Lives of the
Queens of England.-7. The Hall and the Hamlet, by
William Howitt, 2 vols.

RAILWAY SIGNALS.—We understand that the
railway signal between the guards and engine-drivers of
passenger trains, for which we mentioned some time since
that Mr. Edmund Tattersall, of Newmarket. had secured
a patent, had two or three weeks since another verl fa-
vourable trial on the Eastern Union line. A train is
fitting up with it to run regularly, and we shall shortly
be able to speak of its merits after personal inspection.
The principle of action is, we understand, as follows :
A self-acting winding npparatus in the form of a lamp,
is dropped into a socket on the last or on any carriage
when the train is put together; the line is then drawn
out and passed through open rings, and the outside edge
of the tore. of the carriages, from which it can be instantly
detached if required; and the end is attached to a
hemmer, which upon the line being slightly pushed,
strikes a bell within hearing of the engine-driver, by as
many distinct sounds as may be wished by the guards,
within reach of whom at any moment the line passes—
or what is a better signal still—the line is attached to a
wire upon the engine acting upon a lever bar, which
being raised by the same means lets off the alarm whistle.
This is a second whistle of great power, attached to all
the engines on this line, and only to be used in cases of
danger. We hear that the trial with the whistle was so
satisfactory as to impress those gentlemen who witnessed
it with the opinion that it was by far the best means of
communication which has yet been heard of, as by means
of it the guard can from any part of the train, and at
any moment, signal to the driver by letting off the
whistle, and the driver answers the guard immediately
by pressing down the bar and stopping the whistle;
and this can be repeated as often as required.—Norwich
Gazette.

THE NAVIGATION LAWS.—On Saturday a meet-
ing of the delegates of the shipping interests ut the ports
in England was held for the purpose of adopting mea-
sures and making the necessary arrangements for 20,000
sailors, with the masters and mates of all the vessels at
present in the port of London, to proceed in procession
to Buckingham Palace for the purpose of presenting a
memorial to her Majesty, praying that she would be
graciously pleased to give her consent to the repeal of
the navigation-laws. It was agreed that the procession
should take place on Wednesday next, if that day was
approved of by the Queen. At five o'clock, Mr. Meather
and a deputation had an interview with the Lord Mayor,
who, after ascertaining the object in view, expressed
his opinion that so great a body passing through the
City would put a stop to business, and might tend to
much tumult. lie could not, therefore sanction the
intended procession, but recommended that if the sailors
should be determined upon going to the Palace in pro-
cession, they should go as far as Westminster by water.