The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-26 00:00:00

FRIDAY

EVENING, DECEMBER 26, 1861.

STEAM CARRIAGES ON COMMON ROADS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Bath, Dec. 10, 1851.
Sia,—Permit me, through your medium, to offer
to the public some remarks on the prospectus of the
projected steam carriage company, entitled " The
Gloucester, Somerset, and Wilts Common Road Steam
Carriage Company," which appears in your adver-
tising columns. For some time past I have exerted
myself to procure a private subscription for the pur-
pose of constructing an experimental steam carriage
to run on turnpike roads, and succeeded in getting
nearly the required amount subscribed ; but just as it
was nearly complete, a doubt arose in the minds of
many that the subscribers would be exposed to an
unlimited amount of liability, in consequence of which
I returned the subscription list to the party, and pro-
ceeded to head another list for subscribers, drawn up
by one of the most able solicitors in Bath ; but even
this did not remove the doubts of the most influential
part of the former subscribers. Thus circumstanced,
I submitted to several subscribers who were not de-
terred by the doubts of others from continuing to
advocate the project, the plan of forming a public
company, to be duly registered, so as to remove the
objections and fears of the timid. The plan was
highly approved, and forthwith adopted.
It will be perceived that it is drawn up with a due
regard as to the amount of liability—it cannot exceed
ss. per share without their own consent, because,
after the experimental trial is made, it is proposed
that any subscriber who may wish to withdraw, may
do so if the majority of shareholders determine to
continue as a company for promoting the object.
Such is the confidence of the talented :engineer who
has offered to construct the said carriage, that he has
consented to subscribe for 400 shares, and,has made
such proposals as will enable the company to effect
the construction of the carriage, for an advance of
2001., equal to the power of eight horses ; and
although no doubt whatever is entertained of its per-
fect success, yet with a view to the possibility of
failure, it will be constructed of such strength as to
be converted, at a small expense, into an agricultural
engine, by which means the loss cannot possibly ex-
ceed from ls. to Is. 6d. per share. Under this assur-
ance I hope the public will readily support a project
which, if successful, will prove not only very remu-
nerative to the subscribers, but be a great national
advantage and public convenienee.—l. am, &c.

THOMAS MOTLEY.
P.S. After a careful examination of the probable
expense attending working the engine, including wear
and tear, and every expense, tolls, duty, &c., we have
no doubt but that passengers may be very profitably
conveyed at the average speed of 10 to 12 miles per
hour, say from Bath to Bristol at 6d. and is. each,
from the middle of one city to the middle of the other;
merchandise and parcels equally reasonable ; and as
there will be neither smoke, steam, nor noise attend-
ing the patent steam carriage proposed, no inconve-
nience or danger of frightening horses need be appre-
hended. I will only add that nearly one-third of the
shares are already agreed to be taken.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. r THE lONIAN ISLANDS.
Commander Simuel Thomas Carter (1844), on the The Corfu Government Gazette, of the 27th Nov.,
retired list of 1830, died a few days since at Stan we publishes the following correspondence :-
near Colchester, aged 67. He was the eldest son of Palace, November 26, 1851.
the late S. Carter, Esq., of Sudbury, and of Twinsted ' Msst illustrious Vice-President,-I have received
1 ties principally
Lodge, Essex. He entered the navy on the 31st from my resident in Zante copies of the depositions
January, 1800, served in the Juno's cutter, at cutting taken by the local director of police, respecting the par-
outand
while I of the
from Campeachy Bay, after a bloody conflict, a concerned in the publication of No. 10
Spanish schooner of 12 guns and 96 men ; Rigas, which contains, as you are aware, the most
attached to the Elephant, witnessed the surrender of 1 eoftenhienet insolent repudiation of the political system
the French squadron, with the remainder of General 1
that
hiasahe etn these States, under the treaty of Paris,
call your3attea
Rochambeau's army. He passed his examination in
1807, and was confirmed January 14, 1808, to the lepeared in the lonian press. I need only
e Whet!
whetillon to the following passdaege.o-
cide upon our
rank of lieutenant, in the Intrepid, 64, in which own fate-while('
n will, to be ex-
vvvveehare masters
.to
ship he had previously beheld the surrender of pressed through our representatives-have staotvievreesig have we not the
right, by peaceful, but invincible, arguments, to declare,
Madeira. He afterwards, on proceeding to the
unhindered, through the medium of our independent
West Indies, efficaciously served on shore at the re-
you as our protectors-no longer to have
our unalterable determination no longer to
duction, in February and April, 1809, of Martinique haveAssemblea
and the Saintes ; and on June 5, in the latter year,
nations?,
Wthat,are and you as
joined the Castor, 32, Captain William Roberts un- 000urrago!ernot!so?
incontestable We demand another political destiny-
der whom we find him contributing to the destruction,
in the ensuing December, of the 44-gun frigates Loire can we not send you vrewhence masters of ourselves? And
and Seine, and in February, 1810, to the capture of that you are, is ho, for our ill fate,h miserable beings
inalienable right of
Guadeloupe. His last appointments were Sept. 25, foot this land of Paradise, conve -ave
rting it late a hell-a
1810, to the Donegal, 74, Captain Pulteney Malcolm, source of death and tears."
in the Channel, and Aug. 7, 1811, to the Sophie, 18, It appears by the evidence of inor c
trodden under
Captain Nich. Lockyer, on the coast of North Ame- Rossolimo, the proprietor of the papingz:tantino
" Zacinto," that when the manuscript of this called
rica. He was placed on half-pay in August, 1815,
was brought to him he declined to receive it, fearinagrtithlee
and on Oct. 19, 1844, he accepted retired rank.
resptsnsibiflitythiait. muit attach to its publication. The
p al responsible
officer,
Signor
Commander Carter, until lately, held for many years
Printing
difference
the honorary command at Lowestoft of the Suffolkbetweenigabsilasseldfealanydedthfoor three days by
editor
tai Humane Society's lire-boat, and was thus instrumen- nor did he give way until the munici
tal in saving the lives at different periods of 124 per- Giovanni Lisgail, came personally to the
sons. He married April 9, 1814, his cousin, Laura and, by persuasion and threats, repeated on more than
Catherine, second daughter of the late Rev. William one occasion, induced him to fulfil his contract.
Chapman, vicar of Margate, county Kent, by whom This statement is confirmed, in all its parts, by the
he has living a son and four daughters. depositions of Giorgio Pandasin, and Gerasimo Clinch*
Lieut. Merion Marshall Moriarty (1814). He was servants of Signor Rossolimo; and I am consequently
compelled to conclude that the most active agent in pub-
the brother of Commander Moriarty, entered the
navy in 1807, and in the course of nine years' service
Wiling, and circulating, a document, every line of which
afloat was at the reduction of Copenhagen. He tom- containsr haosendoittiothurseeormotnrethassoanabletosi:gagoesotiothn, was a
mended the Bristol Company's steam-ship Queen, in npLispnanl,owfficer to observe and respect theo lonian Ca:lan:qui--
1842, was appointed port offioer of Sydney, New tution, which is identified with British Protection.
Sonth Wales, and died Government emigration Under these circumstances it becomes my duty to de-
agent at Sligo.
termine whether I can allow the outrage upon decency
Commodore Martin's squadron remained in the and good faith, committed by Signor Lisgai I, to pass
Tagus on the 18th inst. unnoticed.
Hogue, 60, screw-ship, Captain M'Dougall, had I have tried proceedings under the present law for
returned from the Riff coast. regulating the liberty of the press, in the case of the
Captain R. S. Hewlett commissioned the Hotspur, pamphlet styled "Ta Kubernetika Anthroparia"-which
44, at Devonport, on Tuesday, as the gunnery tender have terminated in an unanimous acquittal on the part
to the Excellent. of the jury, notwithstanding the clearness of the facts,
Mr. W. Bennett Carpenter, R.N., and late of the and the enormity of the provocation-and the defence,
Vesuvius, steam-sloop has been dismissed the service as you are aware, consisted mainly in the allegation that
on a charge of drunkenness. - tbo Government had helped to produce the evils, of
twiohoicshtoitrecmomaipolaoino
allowingVunibslayed.
Aboukir, transport, having embarked 56 convicts
from the establishment at Dartmoor, will shortly sail lam therefore articles equally sedi-
forced to recollect that large powers
for Van Die bush
Land. for the prevention of political crimes are vested in me,
Barracouta, steam -sloop, is ordered from Woolwich as the representative of the Protecting Sovereign by
to be fitted for sea at Chatham. article 4, section 2, chapter 7, of the Constitution. It has
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 25.-By letters received this been the desire of her Majesty's Government, as it cer-
morning from the Tagus, dated the 19th, we are in- tainly has been mine, to use those powers as sparingly
formed, " with respect to the squadron of Commo- as possible, end I was prepared to give them up, in June,
dote Martin, everything is at such a standstill that substitute proposed by some of its most distinguished
really nothing occurs worth noticing. Each day has
its allotted duties, but the ships have been much less members.
Ihaveborne for two with
years, a patience which
exercised lately. The Prince Regent, 90, has &great personal attacks have altered, insults and calumnies no
deal of sickness on board, and many patients have paralleled in the annals of any civilized community.ani
been sent to the hospital. This sickness, though of a respected the errors of a new-born liberty, and trusted
trifling character, has rendered many of her hands the remedy to time and the good feelings of the lonian
unfit for active duties aloft, and in consequence, for people. But in proportion as these have begun to ope-
the present, she has rather easy times. The orn- rate the designs of the disaffected have assumed a more
modore has issued stringent orders respecting grant- desperate character. My reluctance to use the powers
ing the men extra spirits or other liquors during the
ot.
high police haso
beenfher
Majesty's
these
festive season of Christmas. Messrs. Sanger, Mon-
to theconcurrence
SUITS which the state oflGovernment, n mands imperatively calls
tague, and Norie, midshipmen of the Hogue, have for; and I feel that the time is come, when I must either
passed their examination in seamanship qualifying for support the friends of British proteotion, and rational
lieutenants. In port--Prince Regent, 90; Hogue, liberty, by the firm, but temperate exercise of an autho-
-60 ; Leander, 50 (bearing the Commodore's broad rity which has been used to a much greater extent than
pendant) ; Arethusa, 50; Dauntless, 38 ; and the it has yet been by me by the mildest and most liberal of
America yacht." my predecessors, or surrender the loyal and well-affected
We are requested to state that William Hurry, population of Cephalonia and Zante to the tyranny of
shipwright, who met with a fatal accident in the the anarchical faotion.
dockyard on Monday and was conveyed to Hasler I think it right, therefore, to apprise you and the Se-
Hospital, died from the injuries he received, and not nate publicly that I have directed the banishment of
from any operation performed there, as he underwent Signor G. Lisgata from Zante to FanO, as a proof of my
determination no longer to allow treason and open re-
none.
aistance to the law to be inculcated amongst the pea-
The Birkenhead steam troop-ship, Master Corn Bantry of the Southern Island in the of "N t'
name I ato -
mender Salmond, will proceed from Spithead to nality," and under the mask osf " religion."
. .have to
Queenstown, to embark depots of regiments, on the deal here with conspirators, not with a political party,
2d proximo. recognising and acting within, the limits of the consti-
The Sprightly steam-tender will proceed to-mor- tution. I have the proof in my bands that designs dan-
row for Chatham, with the Marines belonging to that gerous to the peace of these States are now in agitation,
division, paid off from the Havannab, at Devonport. by men of desperate fortunes, residing beyond the reach
WOOLWICH, DEC. 25.-The Antelope, 3, paddle- of lonian law, but corresponding and acting in concert
wheel steam-vessel, of 260 horse power, formerly em- knew
ththeaptrfionrceir
fmuenmdsbehrsavoef
beent Vsl:ltiftnrey'r I
ployed as a mail steam packet on the Mediterranean
mnontiwon of these foreign funds
that the most unscrupulous station, from which she was withdrawn on the substi-
toting of the Banshee as a mail steam packet, has had been made of the name of foreign Powers, in order
to delude or intimidate, the people; that falsehoods and
undergone a thorough repair at this dockyard, and calumnies have been systematically circulated to excite
will be out of the bands of the engineers on the 26th their hopes and to inflame their passions; and I might
of the present month, and will shortly be ready for justly be charged with betraying my duty, both to my
commission. Sovereign and to these islands, if I were to permit such
The Triton, 3, iron paddle-wheel steam-vessel, of attempts to be carried on, until they produced tome dis
260 horse power, formerly employed as a small steam astruus collision, while I have both the right and the
packet on the Mediterranean station, from which she power to prevent them, without overstepping the limits
was withdrawn on the appointment of the Caradoc to of the constitution.
that service,
I regret that the island of Zante should be deprived,
.
o the measure which I have been compelled to adopt,
completed by the engineer department on the 11th of has been repaired here, and will be y
February, 1852. of the services of one of its•municipal officers; but the
fault lies in the original selection. The constitution hes
The Trident, 6, steam-vessel, of' 350 horse power, vested two distinct powers in the Crown and in the
lately employed in protecting the fisheries on the north people; but the rights of a constituency cannot annul
coast of Scotland, has undergone a thorough repair, those of the Crown, or debar her Majesty's represen-
and will be out of the bands of the engineers about tative from exercising them, when he finds it necessary
the 15:h of February next. to do so, for the maintenance of public tranquillity.
The Wildfire paddle-wheel steam-vessel, tender to I have the honour to be, most illustrious vice-presi-
the flag ship at Sheerness, is in course ofrepair at this dent, your moHst.oGbediv8D
obedient humbleov high
Lord s_lgh Commissioner,e!vant,
about the 11th of February, 1852.
A, L.,
dockyard, and will be completed by the engineers
The Most Illustrious Sir A. Damasehtuo, Ie.C.M.G.,
The Greenock, 10, iron screw steam-frigate of 556 Vice-President of the Senate, &c., Corfu.
horse power, at present in the inner basin at Woolwich Corfu, November 27, 1851.
Excellency,-I have acquainted the Senate with the
Dockyard, has had her engines put on board by contents of the message which your Excellency did me
Messrs. George and Sir John Rennie, and it is ex- the honour of addressing to me yesterday.
petted they will be completely adjusted and ready for The Senate deeply lament the circumstances which
getting the steam up by the sth of January next. have obliged your Excellency to have recourse to ex-
The Intrepid, Arctic screw steam-vessel, in the ceptional measures, availing yourself of your constitu-
East Dock No. 2, will be out of the hands of the en- tional powers, for the preservation of order. But since
gineers by the 22d of January, 1852. your Excellency, responsible as you are for the public
The Pioneer, Arctic screw steam-vessel, in the West trar quillity, relying upon well-known facts and proofs,
or King William's Dock, having sustained greater in- which you say
s insufficient,a
reinyour hands, has deemed the
and the exercise of extra-
jury than the Intrepid during her recent voyage to
ordinary
powers indispensable, to prevent a collision
the Arctic regions, will not be out of hands of the en-
gineers until the 31st of January next. _ jeot to the decision.
The Pluto steam-vessel is now ready for commis- The Senate certainly feels that the Government ought,
sion, and it is expected she will hoist a pendant in a in no instance, to step cut of the sphere of the ordinary
few days and proceed to the coast of Africa, where laws, and thatthegreatestresepelt towards rdsaintacon-
which
dieividual
i she is to be employed on the surveying service, for g
rtithotf! should
tionopposeodhsetroved io
the Gda oovernmgent, whro exercise
water and engines of only 100-horse power.
she is well adapted, having a light draught of
8 ally be
their liberty of opinion by legitimate means.
Such parties should be considered as the soul of a re-
presentative system, when by their discussions they en-
lighten both the Government end the public as to the
defects of the existing laws, point out illegalities, de-
nounce abuses and acts of injustice, disclose thereby the
real wants of the people-and co-operate with the Go-
vernment, al,hough occasionally differing from it, to-
wards the formation of such an enlightened public
opinion as is entitled to deference and respect.
But the case is very different when an ill-defined poli-
tical liberty gives rise to an anarchical party, which in
all its movements tramples under foot the fundamental
laws of the state, the respect due to the public authori-
ties; and, not being able to overthrow the one or the
other, forms itself into an organ of agitation, discord, and
internal commotion.
The case is still worse, if to such a party belong func-
tionaries, who, after taking office under the established
laws, and after having solemnly sworn to respect, and
give them execution-rebel against those laws, and
openly violate their oath. Under such circumstances,
great social evils are inevitable. The immediate conse-
quences of such examples, are the want of respect to the
sacred right of property, and to the still more sacred
right of personal security. The more remote, but cer-
tain consequences, are general distress-the overthrow
of public order-danger to the people, though, as a
body innocent, and danger to public liberty, and it then
certainly becomes the duty of the competent authorities
not to permit the people to be overwhelmed by these
dangers; and to hinder, by well calculated preventive
measures, the excesses into which it might be hurried, as
it is also the daty of the Government generally to gua-
rantee the liberal institutions already established.
I trust your Excellency will pardon the length of this
answer, but the Senate conscientiously feels itself called
upon, especially on this occasion when this correspon-
dence is about to become public, to open the eyes of the
governed-to put them upon their guard against those
subversive ideas, which must compromise the existence
of every liberal institution, and hinder the further exten-
sion of those political franchises, which, if wisely and
well-applied, could not but ameliorate the condition of
all classes of the people. Every one knows that
thing is so fatal to liberal institutions as anarchy no-
this is inevitable when that respect which is due to and
Lie
to the
eilt i
laws is lost sight of, and when the Government
pelted to use either extraordinary measures
to prsecvoennit,
or force to suppress the designs of those who
attack its
legitimate authority. In such oases the promoters of
the disorders are in fault, but
-the
-dangerthe
are to the people.
The Senate, in so far
, as its attributions admit, will
always study to secure tor the Constitutional franchises
already obtained their proper effects, amidst the unex-
pected and grave difficulties which have presented
themselves, and to prevent the path of their progress
from being eloted, These vital points they unreservedly
confide as well" to the liberal sentiments and excellent
intentions cif yOur Excellency as to the good sense of the
lonian people.
I have the honour to be,
Your Excellency's most obedient servant,
A. DANASCHINO.
To his Excellency Sir 11. G. Ward. G.C.M.G.,
Lord high Commissioner, Ere., &0., Corfu.

FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE WEST INDIA DOCKS.-- I
On Wednesday an inquest was taken by Mr. Baker, at the
London Hospital, on the body of Thomas Henry Housegrove,
aged 30. The deceased was a sbiprigger, and on Thursday
i last was engaged in repairing a mast on board the brig
______........--- 1 Sidney, then lying in the basin of the East India Docks,
SPOTS ON-TIIE SUN.—Through the fog which pre- i Blackwall, when he lost his equilibrium, and fell heavily on
veiled in Manchester yesterday,between two and three the deck, whereby he sustained a compound fracture of the
o'clockin the afternoon, two spots were visible on the sun's skull, from which he died on Sunday. Verdict—Accidental
disc to the naked eyo. They were situated vertically in re- death.
spect to each other a little above the centro of the orb, The Peel monument at Montrose is to be a free-
slightly towards the eastern limb. The upper one was re- I
markably distinct, and was 'risible to the most tm stone statue, nine feet in height, on a pedestal twelve feet
asient ,I h
•
t PA gliAcee--111anclwister pavan:l4r.

A TRAVELLING GENIUS.
A man who had been an unsuccessful delver in the
mines of Georgia, on hearing the thrilling news of the
gold placers of California, had his spirit quickened
within him; and, although he had arrived at an age
(being about 60) when the fires of youth usually cease
to burn with vigour, fixed his eyes upon the far dis-
tant and but little known country, and resolved that
he would wend his way thither, alone, and without
that indispensable friend, money, of which be was
destitute. Under such circumstances it would not
avail to attempt a passage "round the Horn," or by
the more uncertain, and, at that time, unperfected
route, across the Isthmus ; but, as California was on
this continent, he knew that there was a way there,
though it might lead through trackless deserts and
barren wastes. These were not enough to daunt his
determined sprit. He bent his way to the " Father
of Waters," and worked his way as he could till he
found himself at "Independence," in health, and with
no less of strength, and with 150 dollars in his purse.
He had no family to provide for, or even
companion to cater for on the route which
he was about to enter, yet some things were neces-
sary, for himself; and, to relieve his body from
the pressure of a load, he provided himself with a
wheelbarrow upon which to place his traps. It must
not be supposed that our hero was ignorant of the
emigrantsrnbtahbalte miheraet in
the
was precocious enough to look ahead at the result of
the plains ; quite p
carry forward such ponderous loads and
attempting to
amount and variety
large numbersand
it
fis
e
such a variety of at least dispensable things as the
parties started with. A detailed list of the
of goods and wares, useful and
superfluous, with all the appendages of refined and
fashionable life, that were distributed along the wide
Our hero
Waste and mountain ranges would astonish the reader.
He reasoned thus—
The world was not made in a day ; the race is not
to the swift." trundled along his barrow, enjoy-
was not in a hurry.
n .e ing the comfort of h*
subject of
those who were
much sportive remark by
hurried along with their fresh and spirited teams on
their first das. Air
Mn weeks had not passed before our
18 pipe, the object of wonder and
independent bad tangible evidence that trouble
had fallen to the lot of some who had preceded him. A
stray ox was feeding on his track• the mate of which, he
afterwards learned, was 'killed, and this one turned
adrift as useless. He coaxed him to be the companion
of his travels, taking care to stop where he could
provide himself with the needful sustenance. He had
not far to travel before be found a mate for his ox;
and ere long a waggon, which had given way in some
of its parts, had been abandoned by its rightful
owner, and left in the road. Our travelling genius
was aroused to turn these mishaps to his own advan•
tage ; and he went leisurly to work to patch and bol-
ster up the waggon, bound his faithful oxen to it,
and changed his employment of trundling the wheel-
barrow to driving ;a team ; onward moved the new
establishment, gathering as he went from the super-
abundance of those who bad gone before, such as
flour, provisions of every kind, books, implements,
even rich carpets, &c., which had been cast of as bur-
densome by other travellers. He would occasionally
find a poor worn-out animal that had been left
behind ; and, as it was not important for him to
speed his course, he gathered them, stopping where
there was abundance of grass time enough for his
cattle to gain a little strength and spirit. Time
rolled on and his waggon rolled with it, till he
reached the end of his journey, when it was disco-
'
vered that be had an uncommon fine team and a good
waggon, which produced him on sale 2,500 dollars.
Being now relieved of the care of his team and in the
midst of the gold diggings be soon closed his pro-
specting by a location ; and, while all around him
'
were concentrating their strength to
consummate the
work of years in a few months, be deliberately com-
menced building, finishing, and, as fast as be could,
furnishing a comfortable cabin. His wood be ga-
thered, sawed, and regularly piled in a straight line
and perpendicular by the door—convenient, as though
the old lady was within to provide his meals. He
acted upon the adage, " Never start till you are
ready." Now our hero was ready to commence work-
ing his " claim," which he did, as he did everything
else, systematically and steadily. He may yet be
seen at his work, with the prospect (if he lives to be
an old man) of being rich; for In the last two years
he has accumulated 10,000 dollars.—Nero York
Express.

COAL DOCKS IN THE TYNE.—Docks for the ship-
ment of the immense quantity of coal annually sent from
the Tyne have been long desired, and on Monday the draft
of a new Bill was laid before the River Tyne Commissioners,
at a meeting held in the Merchants'-hall, Newcastle, for
Parliamentary powers to erect a large dock in a creek called
Hayhole, about a mile above Shields harbour, for the ship-
ment of coal from the coal-field on the N.E. coast of Nor-
thumberland; nearly a million tons of coal—about three-
fourths of the coal shipped in the river—being now put on
board yeses's at this place by the ordinary means of staiths.
The commissioners also seek further powers to erect two
large piers or breakwaters at the mouth:of the harbour, for
the purpose of giving a greater uniform depth of water on
Shield's bar, and affording protection to rcsaels coming into
the harbour in rough weather. It is also projected to form a
dock of one hundred acres upon Jarrow Slake, the funds to
be raised by private enterprise. The dock of Jarrow Slake
will be for the shipment of coal brought by the York and
Berwick Railway from the Durham coal-field. The funds
for the erection of Hayhole Dock will be raised primarily
upon the ordinary dock dues; secondarily, the dues raised
by the commissioners in the dock will be pledged, the coal-
owners having staiths at this place agreeing to ship their
coals in the dock for 50 years.

THE ROYAL SLATE QUARRIES.-THE very EX-
tensive plant of machinery lately erected by the Royal Slate
Company, at their quarries on Brynhafod-v-wern, near
Bangor, has been permanently set to work. This machinery
has been invented and constructed by Mr. Dixon, the com-
cimaganaaglaetra and
slabs;engineer,
a n
d of for the
manufacturingpurpose a
of
variety of articles of slate; the several novel processes being
secured by patent. The machinery occupies a capacious
spaautgs resident
d f a
building, with a ground area of upwards of 10,000 feet, and
is set in motion by three very powerful water wheels and a
steam-engine. The immense water wheel (one of the three)
which has just been completed, has its gearing so contrived
that it may be united' with the gearing of the steam-en-
gine, so that one power can assist the other—or the machi-
nery can be driven by either, quite independently of the
other, as the case may require. This is a unique and very
clever contrivance, by which an auxiliary power can be
brought into active operation, at an hour's notice, if a sud-
denly increased demand for the goods requires greater tem-
porary activity. We understand that this superior machinery
works to the full satisfaction of the engineer, and that it was
constructed by Mr. Owen Thomas, of Carnarvon.—North
IVales Chronicle.

BONDING PRIVILEGES.--The Customs authorities
have granted permission for chicory, the produce of the
Channel Islands, to be added to the list of articles allowed to
be landed at Meriton's wharf, on the river side; under the
usual regulations and conditions.
Prince Albert has generously transmitted to the
treasurer of the Slough Mechanics' Institution a cheque for
201., as his Royal Highness's donatien to its funds.
THE ANNUITY TAX.---We are glad to bear that the
Government are, under certain conditions,
consent to the scheme for the abolition O likely to give their
of the annuity tax.
This is of great importance, as, without that consent, the
Bill, which interferes to some extent with the property of
the Crown, could not have been taken into consideration by
Parliament.— Scotsman.

The arrivals of the last few
FOREIGN POTILTRYi—
rts hoafveetnecrlyuddedescerziptrtaioonrditnraorym
France, Holland, and Belgium,
importationsofcontinental
and will form an important
at this festive season. The
lies from all parts of the kingdom to the
dayslarge from
to t
tkheec osnup p
a d poultrydealers
steamer Albion, from Boulogne has brought 79 cases; the
Triton, from Ostend, 59 cases; the Ocean, from Rotterdam,
addition
metropolitan markets
19 baskets; the Fyenord, from Rotterdam, several hampers;
the Coq, from,Cherbourg, 12 cases ; the City of London,
from Dunkirk, 24 packages; the City of Boulogne, from
Boulogne, 99 cases; the Wilberforce, from Hamburg!), and
the Menai, from Calais, several hampers and cases; the
Panther, from Ostend, 150 packages ; the Seine, from Bou-
logne, 18 packages; the Poule, from Cherbourg, 48 cases ;
the City of Paris, from Boulogne 51 packages ; the Con-
cordia, from Rotterdam, 24 packages; the Tourist, from
Calais, 22 cases and 1 basket ; the Sir Edward Banks, from
llavre, 8 baskets ; the Lord John Russell, from Harlingen,
and the Lion, from Ilarlingen, several hampers and baskets;
and several others, the produce of the foreign connt ris
mentioned.

AGO. —The
ST. JAMES'S PAIR Two CUCTITTuNi
lry
over the
moon was shining with a mild yet effulgejnotug glory in the
still water of Rosamond's Pond. The
.stiered like a looking-
centre of St. James's-park seeviedung broods slept by the
glass. The ducks and their young hum of our working-day
margin of the Decoy. The•
world was still.
PP Theb -
tolic park was not
. inwutegroelist:hneen days
m purlieuuw much
hha
like
what
f it
fields,a in-
smooth gravel walks by the same stately avenues of trees,
tersected, it
perhapsera 1655 s-dtedaiu. The Bird Cage-walk was truly what
i'ta tjAyul:bbelause more juvenile, g the
o
great aviary, the fluttering cap_
prisons being hung to rock in the
Lives in
breezes from every tree.—Daughter Deboroh.
ined
barredit —a
its namerputiotiilrai

S DcoEokAnitieorestaTbNlisEhedltmEivn.ister ME.of CeresCo
COOS, OF
or
E REUsD.
while
preaching in the Established Church of Monitnail on Thurs-
day last, which was the fast day, dropped down in the pulpit.
He was removed to the manse, where he died on Saturday
morning. Disease of the heart was the cause of death.
Edinburgh Witness.
AN AGED PONT.—We mentioned some time ago
that a little brown pony was in the possession of Mr. Sharp,
Newton, Ross-shire which had attained an extraordinary
age. It had been ridden by four generations, and was well
known throughout the district over which it had scampered
for two score years. Latterly it was pensioned off, and wan-
dered up and down the farm of its kind owner, at its proper
pleasure, enjoying ease and comfort, which ought to be the
privilege of age. But in an unlucky moment,
ago, the poor old pony wandered to the sea beach,
and.
get-
ting entangled among the sands,
was unable to escape em
the rising tide, and perished in the 40th year of his age.—
-
o
Inverness Courier, a week or two

BelAgium has just been concludeede.n
postal convention betw the Netherlands and
bTvloelic akEp INCOME,TAX IN THE CITY or LONDON.—No-
tice was
yesterday issued at the different churches through-
out the City, that the
h Commissionersear a
nd d
efocri d
eGeneralappeals
Purposes
ptohseesi r
ipnointhteedflol'eendonoens: to lay, next, the 31st instant, at eleven
o'clock
office, 36, Basinghall-street,ifrom parties belonging to the
different wards within the said City who consider themselves
aggrieved by an over-assessment under shedule D of the
Property and Income-tax Act, sth and 6th Victoria, cap.
35, for the year ending the sth day of April, 1852, with re-
spect to profits arising from trades, offices, ttc., chargeablp
under the above Act! .

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