The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-27 00:00:00

THE SUN, LO*IsiDON MONDAN, DECEMBER 27, 1841.

overplus of the receipts should be divided amongst the
Companies furnishing the guarantee.
Mr. HumpliaiEs seconded the motion.

Mr. J. FIFLDEN strenuously opposed the proposi-
tion, contending that it was an infraction of liberty for
the Company to bind the whole of their members in a
guarantee ; and d,claring his intention to give it all the
opposition in his power when the Northern Union
Company came before Parliament for an Act to sanc-
tion such guarantee.
After a protracted d►scussion, the motion was put,
and carried with only two dissentients.
At the close of the business, W. Entwisle, Esq.,
read a statement showing that the net revenue of the
Company, from the Ist of July to the end of the pre-
sent year, would amount to 116,000/. The expenses
of the six months, including the half-year's salaries,
would be 40,0004 ; the interest to loan-holders, minus
the interest on the banking account, would be 31,000/.;
making a total of 71,000/. of out-goings, and leaving a
balance of 45,0001. net proceeds. Dividends of three
per cent. on the old and the half shares, and of ten per
cent, for three months on the quarter shares, would re-
quire 40,000/. ; leaving a surplus of 5,000/. out of the
half-year's proceeds, as a depreciation fund, without
touching any of the previous earnings.—(Applause.)
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the
proceedings terminated, after occupying three hours
and a half.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON THE
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY,
INQUEST ON THE BODIES.
It appears that shortly after the melancholy accident
had been communicated to Mr. Saunders, the Secretary
to the Railway, that gentleman took steps to get the ne-
cessary parties together, in order that a Coroner's Jury
might be empannelled to inquire into the cause of the
death of the eight unfortunate men in question. Accord-
ingly, Mr. May, the County Coroner, issued his warrant,
and at three o'clock in the afternoon of Friday, a jury,
consisting of twelve inhabitants of the parish of Sonning
assembled at a small inn, on the London-road, about two
miles from Reading, called, " The Shepherd's House."
The jury, after being sworn, proceeded to view the
mangled remains of the eight poor men, and after wit-
nessing the distressing spectacle, returned to the inn, and
the inquiry was proceeded with.
The jury room was crowded hy some of the most re•
spectable inhabitants of the neighbourhood. Mr. Saun-
ders, the Secretary to the Great Western Railway Com-
pany, Mr. Sadgrove, the Railway Superintendent, and
other officers of the Company, were likewise present.
The following statement of what occurred before the
Coroner's Jury may be relied on as being, in substance,
a correct account of what took place :
Mr. Edward May, surgeon, was the first witness called.
He deposed that about eight o'clock on that morning he
was sent for to the Reading Rf ilway Station, and was in-
formed that an accident had occurred on that part of the
line known as Sonning Cutting, and that several parties
had been injured. He instantly repaired to the spot,
which is situated about halfway between the Twyford
and the Reading stations, and about two miles and a half
from the latter tows. Upon arriving .there he found two
dead bodies lying on the side of the train, and his atten-
tion was afterwards directed to three other bodies that
were lying under a truck or carriage. He was also in-
formed that three bodies had been previously removed
to a hut on the London road, which was a short distance
from the slot where the accident had occurred. He saw
those bodies afterwards. Thus making in all eight per-
sons who had been killed by the accident. Examined
the bodies and found that in respect to the first that he
noticed both arms and legs were broken; the third exhi-
bited a similar injury; the fourth displayed a fractured
skull; the fifth, fractured ribs ; the sixth, fractured ribs
and broken collar-bone; the seventh, fractured ribs and
pelvis; and the eighth, fractured chest and other injury.
Of course he need not say that the injuries which were
thus exhibited were the cause of death.
Thomas Reynolds, the engineer, was next examined ;
he c'eposed he left the Paddington station with the train
to which the accident occurred, which is called the goods
train, at twenty minutes to five o'clock on Friday morn-
ing, and got to Twyford about twenty minutes to seven
o'clock. He proceeded onward and met no obstruction
until he came near to a wooden bridge which crosses
the railway, and leads from Woodley to Sonning, and
then the engine ran into a body of earth which had
_fallen
upon the railway, and which was caused by the slipping
of the embankment through which the railway was cut;
the consequence was, that the engine was turned
off the line, the carriages then turned over one ano-
ther, and thus the fatal occurrence that took place
had arisen. At the time the accident occurred the train
was going at the usual speed, namely from sixteen to
eighteen miles an hour. This was the rate at which the
goods train travelled. About half a mile before he got
to the slip in question he saw a policeman who showed
him a light that "all was right." Had noticed slips in
the vicinity of the place where the accident happened,
but did not think them of any consequence. When the
accident occurred it was very dark, and witness could
scarcely see any thing ; when the collision took place ho
turned off the steam and leaped from the engine.
George Hassam, the guard, who had the care of the
train, was next examined. He said the train consisted
of the engine and tender, two passengers' carriages, a
truck for passengers' luggage, and sixteen luggage
waggons. lie also deposed to the fact of the train arriv-
ing 'about twenty minutes to seven o'clock at Twyford.
When about half way between this station and Reading
the engine was thrown off the line in the way already
described. This obstacle to the progress of the train
caused a dreadful collision, by which the carriages were
thrown off the line, causing the melancholy accident in
question. He was in the habit of travelling in the train
by night, and usually observed a watchman on the line.
lie, however, missed him during the lait week. The
morning was extremely dark. The engine driver was
perfectly sober, and there could be no ground for attach-
ing blame to him. Witness had reason to believe that
the earth fell on the train as it was passing, for he was
nearly smothered from the quantity of earth that fell. It
was however so dark that he could not see.
Mr. Thomas Bertram, assistant engineer to Mr. Bru-
nel!, deposed that he had the care and superintendence of
that part of the line which lay between Readingand Pad-
dington. He constantly watched and examined the state
of the works between the points he had mentioned. He
did this daily by travelling up and down from Reading
to Paddington and back. Had inspected " a slip" which
had taken place a short time since in Sonning cutting,
and had taken the necessary steps to prevent any evil
consequences arising from it. Employed foremen at
short distances along the line, whose duty it was to re-
port to him constantly the state of the works in every
respect; and if any thing required attention he instantly
gave orders that the matter should be looked to. In the
event of any thing occurring in his absence that required
prompt attention the foremen had power to employ per-
sons to do what was necessary. He was quite sure the
" slip" which caused the accident was a new " slip"—for
there had been no indication of danger in that quarter
previously. If there had been, he should have seen to it.
Thomas Bottrell next deposed that he was employed
on that part of the line where the accident had occurred,
and that it was his duty to report any matter affecting
the railway in his locality. He noticed the Sunning cut-
ting, where the slip had taken place, at five o'clock the
previous evening, when it was all safe. Witness at-
tended about a fortnight ago to a " slip" which had oc-
curred near that previously adverted to, and during the
time it was undergoing the necessary repairs witness had
watchmen night and day at the place to prevent the
slightest possibility of injury arising, and also to see if
any new slip had, or was likely, to take place. Was sure
no new slip had occurred.
Thomas Carpenter, of Gray-street, Blackfriars-road,
and John Nurse, of Hannon, near Bristol, deposed that
they were passengers by the train in question. They
also deposed to the train proceeding in a very regular
manner to Twyford, after stopping at which place the
train proceeded at a steady rate until it came to the place
where the accident occurred. The engine having be en
stopped by the falling of the earth, the carriages in the
rear were forced over those that preceded them, and the
shock was so great that they were thrown out of the car-
riage in which they were. It was extremely dark when
the accident took place.
This was all the evidence that was proceeded with
before the Coroner.
Mr. Millard, the foreman of the Jury, said it was cur-
rently reported that the parties connected with the rail-
way had received an intimation three weeks ago, that the
earth was slipping at the very place where the fatal acci-
dent had occurred, and he therefore thought it the most
desirable that the inquest should be adjourned, in order
that the Jury might be enabled to come to a decision
upon that very important view of the case. It was most
desirable that the public mind should be set right on this
point, and the Railway Company itself ought to be anxious
that the fullest investigation should take place in respect
to this statement.
The gentlemen in attendance from the Railway Com-
pany denied that such a communication could be made to
any party connected with the Company, as in fact there
were no indications of the earth slipping previous to the
moment when the fatal accident took place.
Several of the Jury, however, concurring in the pro-
priety of an adjournment, the inquest was accordingly
adjourned until Monday next (this day.)
Of the seventeen persons who were taken to the hos-
pital injured, only twelve remained. The following is
an account of these persons, who they are, and the
nature of the injuries sustained by them.
John Sainsbury, aged 30, a navigator, from Lambeth
—Severe contusions on various parts of the body.
Thomas Wheeler, aged 30, newspaper reporter, resid-
ing at Mill's-building, Knightsbridge, London—Contu-
sions in the face. This patient, however, was so far re-
covered as to be able to leave the hospital by three
o'clock on Saturday, and proceed to his friends, who live
in the ueighbobrhood of Reading, and to whom he was
going to pay a visit.
Ann Wheeler, aged 31, wife to Thomas Wheeler, the
last-mentioned patient. Injury—Broken arm, and con-
tusions of the head and back.
\xVto patiento
hu
Thomas Hughes, aged 15, a painter, residing at Ham-
mersmith. Injury—Concussion of the brain, contusions
ot uf
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on the face, and injury to the abdomen. A bad case.
The
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iom the sseve supposed
which
be
enamed
Richard he
Las received he has not been able to say from whence he
came, or where
he was going to. He is suffering from a
compound fracture of the skull. He is insensible, and
his recovery is doubtful.
Thomas Hawkins, aged 24, a stonemason, who was re-
turning home to a place called Fishponds, near Bristol,
to spend the Christmas with his • family. He is employed
at the Woolwich-dock-yard. Injury.
—a dislocation of
the great toe, part of which had to be amnutated.
Anthony Batten, aged 43, a saddler, residing in Man-
chester-mews, Marylebone. Injury—contusions in various
parts of the body.
James Stapleton, aged 31, a stonemason, was also re-
turning home to his family at Cheltenham. Injury—dis-
location of the shoulder.

William Baldwin, aged 52, also a stonemason. He was
likewise returning to his family at Cheltenham. Injury
—a fracture of the ribs at the right side.
Eliz:.theth Barnes, aged 20, a servant, residing in Ad-
dle-street in the City. Injury—a laceration of the scalp
and a contusion of the back.

Elizabeth Carpenter, aged 99, a servant, living in
Charles-street, Blackfriars-road. Injury—contusion of
the legs.
Hannah Cooper, aged 40, a servant, living in Tho-
mas-street, Kennington Common. Injury—dislocation of
the bones of the right foot.
_ _

Of the eight men killed only two have been owned,
namely Henry Williams, who has been recognised by
his father, who was in the train with his son when the
accident occurred, and who fortunately escaped unhurt,
and John Ralph, a man about forty years of age ; he
was recognised by his aged father, a farmer residing at
Horwall, near Vantage. It was really distressing to
witness the grief of the poor old man as he gazed upon
the mutilated corpse of his departed son.
The following incident, connected with the accident,
has been much spoken of :—"Amongst the passengers in
the luggage train at the time of the occurrence was a
fenialo of most respectable appearance, who was going
to Bath to spend the Christmas with her friends. She
had with her a little girl, and on being extricated from
the carriages, she was unable to find her for full ten
minutes, when the girl was found lying between two of
the deceased persons, under one of the carriages, appa-
rently unhurt. The female, who had received a contu-
sion on the eye, declined going to the hospital to have it
dressed, and went on to Bath with the little girl."

SECOND EDITION

GREAT WESTERN RAIL
WAY ACCIDENT.
(BY EXPRESS.)

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)

Thomas Goodchild, in continuation, said—The
three last waggons were on the rails, but all the
rest were thrown off them. The former waggons
cut a groove through the soil, and the mud was
up to the bed of the others. The waggons were
covered luggage-waggons.
John Keep—l saw a slip from the bridge
about a fortnight ago. I am in the habit of
going over the bridge every day, and returning
every night. I cannot fix the precise place.
The Coroner said it was clear that the witness
had nothing additional to add. It had been ad-
mitted that there had been sonic slips near the
spot, and it was unnecessary to multiply evidence
on that point unless the Jury required it.
Edwin Gosling—l have nothing to state but
that I saw two slips, one exactly opposite the
other, and one precisely in the spot where the ac-
cident occurred. I had seen it before, within a
week or ten days, and the day before the acci-
dent occurred, I saw that the turf was cracked,
and the earth bulged out below, about the middle
of the slope. There was none of the mould
upon the rails. I was on the wooden bridge on
horseback. I saw no one at work, but men might
have been at work without my knowledge. The
slips appeared to me in precisely the same state
as when I first saw them. It was about half-
past twelve o'clock en Thursday last when I
passed.
Mr. Brunel had no question to ask the witness.
A Juror asked whether he thought there was
any danger, but the witness said he could give
no opinion on that point. If he thought there
had been any immediate danger, he should have
gone and informed the servants of the Company.
Thomas Stokes Salmon, Esq., of Sunning, said
he had nothing to state further than what had
been deposed to by the previous witness. In
the last fortnight or thereabouts he had ob-
served the appearance of a slip in that part
of the bank where the accident took place.
The embankment appeared to him to bulge;
he observed it on several occasions, and he
went one day nearer, in order that he might
see it more closely. He then saw that the ground
had an appearance of bulging, and the moment
he heard of the accident he said, " That must be
the spot where I saw the ground bulge." He saw
no men at work there.
John Plant—l saw the slip about a fortnight
ago. I dont know whether anything has been
done to it or not, as I did not see it again till
after the accident. I saw it two or three days
before the accident, and it was then in the same
state. I am assistant gamekeeper to Mr. Palmer.
I never observed any watchman near the place
where the slip occurred.
By a Juror—l saw the luggage train pass the
following morning after the accident. The pas-
sengers were then in the eighth and ninth wag-
gons from the engine.
Mr. Gosling said there were six or seven other
witnesses to speak to the same point, but did not
think it would be necessary to examine them.
The CORONER said, it was for the Jury to decide
whether they should examine any additional
witnesses.
The Foreman said there was one witness whom
he wished to have called.
Walter Bridges—l am employed upon the line
at the Sonninb cutting, by Mr. Wm. .Bothell.
saw a slip there about a tbrtnight or three weeks
ago, just where the accident occurred. Four
men and myself were employed to repair it.
We cut a drain round it and put some tiles
down. It was made secure as we thought. I
was four nights there, with another man, while
it was under repair. I acted with him as a
watchman through the cutting. I was not watch-
ing the night of the accident. There is a po-
liceman there during the day-time.
By the Foreman—l had left off watching a
week before the accident. We gave up the
watch because we considered it quite safe. My
employer never said that he would have no
watch there when I called for my wages. We
never had a word on the subject.
In answer to the Coroner, Mr. Sadgrove, the
Superintendent of the Railway station, stated
that there was no nightly watch. There was a
policeman on duty from six in the morning to
seven at night.
The Foreman said it would be desirable to as-
certain the width and depth of the cutting and
other particulars connected with it.
Mr. Brunel said he would procure that infor-
mation for him, and in the meantime,
Joseph Collard, Superintendent of the Police
and watch from Paddington to Hay-lane and
Cirencester, was examined.—He said, I employ
policemen on the whole of the line by day, and
at the different stations, crossings, and gates by
night. The police are put on at six in the morning.
There are two between Reading and Twyford.
Gregory would be the policeman on duty at that
part of the line where the accident took place.
Gregory would come on duty at seven o'clock, I
think. • He leaves the Reading station at eight
o'clock. He remains on duty till tart at night.
The other man who starts from Twvford goes on
duty at six, and comes down the line to within
about a quarter of a mile of where the accident
took place. His beat extends from Twyford to
Mustard-lane Bridge. The Reading policeman
would not get to the place of the accident till
about nine o'clock.
By Mr. Saunders—l am now talking of the
regular police of the line. I am aware, also,
that the engineer, Mr. Betham, employs a watch-
man to go through the cutting the first thing in
the morning.
Thomas Hardy Bertrand re-examined.—l
employ a man named Higgs, to go over about a
mile and a half of the line through the Sonning
cutting. He does that the first thing in the
morning. He has in almost every instance
walked over that portion of the line previously
to the passing of the lug-age train which reaches
Reading about a quarter past seven. In this in-
stance the luggage train was earlier than usual.
The CORONER thought it would be better to
hear the statement of the man himself as to tha
point.

By the Foreman--I am assistant engineer to
Mr. Brunel. I was examined on Friday last. I
think part of the land behind the railing of our
ine has subsided.

The CORONER thought it would be better to
read over the evidence given by the witness on
Friday, which was accordingly done.
Mr. Palmer said as he passed on Friday, about
half-past twelve o'clock, along the embankment
he could state that there had been no subsidence
of the earth outside the railway on his property.
ggs---I am employed by Mr.
BoG getteroerllto watch the Sunning cutting, and to
repair the slips. My portion of the line in-
cludes where the accident occurred, and up to
Mustard-lane Bridge. I always go over the line
twice a day, and sometimes four or five times. I
inspected it on Thursday last, the last time, about
half-past five in the afternoon. Everything was
then perfectly safe. There was a place close to
where the accident occurred in which a trifling
slip had taken place about a fortnight or
three weeks previously. The last slip came
right from the top. The previous one had been
repaired, and tiles laid in to drain it. Three or
four tiles were lying during its repair on the side
of the bank for some days. When I passed at
half-past five, it was too dark to see distinctly.
I passed that way at four o'clock the same
afternoon. There was some water running
down, and I turned it into the man-hole.
There had been a good deal of rain during the
day. I generally go once along the line, and
again along the top of the embankment. At
four o'clock I was on the top, and when I came
near thn cutting I went down. I went three
times up and three times down the line on Thurs-

day last. if we see any occasion for it, we have
the line -watched at night. About three weeks
ago, during the wet weather, some trifling slips
came down, and a man was sent through the cut-
ting at night. He was on duty for three or four
niglas.

By Mr. Saunders—l pass through the cutting
the first thing every morning as far as Mustard
lane Bridge. I generally do that between six and
seven o'clock. do that before the six o'clock
Paddington train comes down, and it is generally
down before the luggage train. I was coming
along the line when the accident occurred, but
had not got so far. I was a little later than usual
that morning. The luggage train was earlier
than usual.

By the Foreman—l was never warned to be
on the line before seven. The luggage-train
sometimes comes into Reading between eight and
nine—it is very irregular. My time to put the
men to work at this season is seven o'clock.

By the CoaoNln I see 2.;;Tihirp::;iss on
the line, I have no signal to-make to the engine
driver. I must have run to meet them, and held
up my hat to them, and called out. The police-
man is generally in that part of the line, and I
would have gone to him. The way to stop a
train is to hold up both arms. I have stopped
trains in that way. I could see the train a mile
off, but the engineer could not see me till he
came close to me.

The Jury expressed a wish to hear the evi-
dence of Bottrell, as given by him o❑ Friday last,
read over. The Coroner accordingly read over
his evidence.

[We shall give the conclusion in a THIRD
EDITION, at Seven o'clock.]

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.
FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
GLOBE.--In the case which has just occurred in
Paris, there has been a most disgraceful perversion of
every recognised rule of law, and every principle of
equity, for the purpose of punishing M. Dupoty, not so
much on account of any enormity in his alleged offence,
but almost avowedly with the design of warning the Edi-
tors of other Papers against the consequences of express-
ing their sentiments with what those who are the subjects
of censure may consider an unpalatable degree of lati-
tude. In order to effect this object, Dupoty is accused
of writing certain articles nit!' the view of bringing
about a certain event, which never was accomplished ;
but some other circumstances of an unlawful nature
having occurred at another time, the intentions of the
writer are dovetailed to the illegal acts of others, which
it is confessed he did not in any way prompt ; but he
is nevertheless condemned, because he is said to
have, some time back, penned seditious articles, and
because seditious doings afterwards occurred, though
the latter were in no way connected with the for-
mer, and did not arise out of them. The case of
Dupoty may be illustrated thus ; and its enormity
is not less than would attach to one we are about to
compare it to :—A man tells a party ofdweli disposed
persons to do an illegal act ; they refuse to proceed on
his advice, and the deed is not performed—but some
individuals, without instigation, go 'and commit a
crime of tots lly a different kind to that which the
others had been advised to perpetrate, and the man
who gave his counsel, which was not followed in either
instance, is declared to have prompted the second
offence, and is punished accordingly. We are not
surprised that the French Press should have taken
up a determined position against a principle so dan-
gerous, to its freedom, and to the personal liberty of
its members, as that involved in the sentence we have
alluded to. Articles written long since may be
brought against them whenever a political offence is
perpetrated, no matter how remote the writer may have
been, either in fact or intention, from having prompted
it, or desired to instigate its commission. If Dupoty's
writings were amenable to law, they should have been
prosecuted, at least if the Government thought fit to
take measures for punishment ; but it is a disgrace to
the Court of Peers to have pronounced a man guilty of
an alleged offence long gone by, and wholly without re-
sult, under a prosecution for another crime, of which he
is avowedly entirely innocent.
STANDARD.—We understand a document has
received the sanction of some few influential names, by
which it is proposed to the two Committees of Mr.
Garbett and Mr. Williams that these two gentlemen
should be withdrawn, with a view to the substitution of
some third candidate, who might be elected without op-
position. The reason assigned is, a desire to avoid un-
seemly contests in the University, and an apparent
difference of opinion in the Church. This is all very
specious and fair-spoken, and is likely to meet the
wishes of many very excellent men, who possess in a
high degree
" That drivelling virtue of this moral age,
Candour, that softens party's headlong rage ;"
and it will be very convenient beside:, to those who
may have private reasons of their own for not wish-
ing to displease either party in Convocation, and who
know that to abstain from voting, if it go to a
poll, would be to displease, both. But surely those
gentlemen, if they reflect a little, must see that such a
course is exceedingly unjust towards the stronger can.
didate ; and since his Committee cannot, as men of
sense, listen for a moment to any such pro-
position, the only effect of it must be to embar-
rass him and them, and expose them, in the opinion
of those who have more candour than acuteness and
discrimination to the reflection, which they have not
deserved, of protracting a religious controversy. This
may be a very good reason why the proposal should
meet with favour from friends of the weaker candidate,
who would thus convert into a drawn battle what is
now a certain defeat ; it is of course an equally good
reason why the stanch friends of the good cause
should very carefully avoid all contact with it.
Party feeling has had no doubt a good deal to do
with this question on both sides. But Mr. Garbett's
Committee have very properly disclaimed its first in-
troduction, and we call upon them now to say whether
they are prepared to withdraw their candidate in consi-
deration that his oppouent shall also be withdrawn ? If
they are, they falsify all their professions, and show the
world plainly that they fought not at all for their can.
didate—but altogether for or against a party. They
will betray their candidate and stultify themselves.
The President and Fellows of Trinity had the
game in their own hands. The only name which would
be at all likely to succeed is that of Mr. Claughton.
Why did not they put forward Mr. Claughton at first ?
He is a member, the must distinguished member, of their
own College. By whose instigation, and to serve what
purely academical purpose they were induced to bring
forward Mr. 'Williams, let them now answer. They
have only themselves to blame ; the consequences they
must take.
COURIER.—We, on Friday, in reference to Mr.
Christopher's speech at Lincoln, adverted to the grati-
fying proof it afforded of the readiness of British land-
owners to meat the wishes of those who have assumed
an attitude of hostility and antagonism towards them,
hoping, rather than expecting, that the manifestation of
such a feeling on their parts would have allayed some-
what of the bitterness that had been exhibited towards
them ; but it seems only to have inflamed it the more,
augmenting its intensity by the insolence of anticipated
triumph. Mr. Christopher's well-meant and generous
offer, for peace-sake, has been treated as " a signal'of dis-
tress " by the organs of that party which affects so much
anxiety for a settlement of the Corn-law question. Surely
it may be permitted to us to doubt the sincerity of
advocates, who bewailingly admit tie superiority of the
agricultural interest in both branches of the legislature,
and then pretend to deride and strive to misrepresent
the liberal and extensive coneessions which the guar,
dians of that interest are willing to make, in order to se-
cure an equitable adjustment of the much-vexed ques-
tion. This is surely neither politic nor just ; it evinces
more of hostility against opponents than of anxiety for
the successful issue of the cause 'of which it has as-
sumed the advocacy, anti aims rather at the prostra-
tion of one great interest in the State, than at
the maintenance and salvation of all. It may
serve the purpose of those who live upon dis-
sension and glory in party strife to vituperate
and menace " the squires "—to. misrepresent their
actions, and malign their motives —to excite feel-
ings of hatred against them and then boast of the deed ;
but sure we are that no beneficial result can follow either
to the capitalist or the operative, and that whatever
effect such a line of advocacy may be attended with, i
tends to the obstruction rather than the advancement o
the so earnestly-desired settlement.

THE ESCAPE OF RAPALLO.—WC understand
that this individual was originally under the impression
that after his release from Ne%vgate no other steps could
be taken against him with regard to the forged Exchequer
bills. Having, however, sonic doubt of ;,his security
from the risk of further molestation, and feeling desirous
to be upon the safe side, he hastened, on the very even-
ing of his discharge, to the private residence of a certain
eminent counsel ; and, after a consultation, he lost no
time in getting on hoard a Boulogne steam-boat. had
he been tried and acquitted he could not, of course,
have been again indicted for the same offence ; but
as the proceedings went no further than an examination
before the Police. Magistrates, the opportunity of clear-
ing his character (if he can) by a trial at the Old Bailey
is still open to him, should he feel disposed to return to
take advantage of it.
REMARKABLE STORM OF HAIL AND
LIGUTNING.—An esteemed correspondent wishes us to
pit On record same particulars of a storm of thunder and
lightning, accompanied by hail, that passed over the
peninsula of Lleyn, on the morning of the 17th inst.
In its passage over the park at Madryn it was of a
most awful and alarming character,_ and did immense
damage to a long range of glass-houses, pits and frames,
that are used for forcing, besides putting in imminent
danger a large collection of valuable plants. Some of
the hailstones, we are assured, measured no less than
three inches and one-eighth round the base—all of them
being of a conical shape. Hail of the same magnitude
and quantity has not fallen in that part of the country
within the memory of tho present age.—Curnarvon
Hler•ald.