The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-08 00:00:00

A GANG OF RAILWAY THIEVES.
the Bristol gaartrr Sessions yesterday (Tuesday)
a yoang si:an of s esp ctaHs appearaisce and connexions,
and of good adtirss,, narasel James Simpscn, was sen-
tenced to ten years' transportation. The circumstances
of tbe case are somewhat singular, and the subjoined
brief detail may lead to caution on the part of ladies tra-
velling in first-ciass carriages. It appears the prisoner
was at the head of a gang of thieves who have long in-
fested that portion of the Great Western Railway which
lies between I3wh and Bristol, and particularly the
Bristol terminus. The prisoner had been noticed re-
peatedly of late to travel between Bristol and Bath, al•
ways taking a first-class ticket, and as several robberies
bad recently been complained of, suspicion was aroused,
but so skilfully were the operations of the gang conducted
that for some time all efforts for the detection of the
thieves were fruitless. On the 2d of November last, how-
ever, a lady named Cook went with her servant from
Bath to Bristol by the express train, and on their arri-
val, as the servant was engaged in getting her mistress's
luggage, the lady noticed the prisoner push rgainst
her, and shortly after two other men, standing
close by, walked away. On the servant feeling in her
pocket she found that bee purse, containing a quantity
of silver, was gone. A hue and cry was raised, and the
prisoner having been suspected, was stopped by some of
the railway officials. In his possession were found se-
veral sums of money, and he was also seen in the act of
puttinggold into a purse. On the purse being opened there
were twelve sovereigns in it. Through the exertions of
Mr. Burton, superintendent of the Great Western Rail-
way police, this purse was subsequently identified by a
Miss Powell as her property, which she said, with a good
deal e. f money in it, was stolen from her a day or two
before whilst waiting on the railway platform to sec a
friend off. Mr. Stone, one of the Western Circuit, de-
fended the prisoner, and by his advice he pleaded
" guilty." When sentenced he endeavoured to excite
commiseration by throwing up his hands and pretend-
ing to faint, but as he was removed from the dock ho
was observed to put his tongue out and laugh to some of
the gang in the court anxious to hear his fate. The
prisoner, by his good address and respectable appear-
ance, has for some time pursued successfully a systema-
tic plan of thus plundering ladies travelling in first-class
carriages. It is hoped his committal and sentence Rill
operate in breaking up the gang.

THE EXHIBITION OF 1851

ARRANGEMENT OF ARTICLES IN TUE

BUILDING.
The gcnergl printipl, which will govern the ar-
rangement of articles in the building, are as follows:
1. The productions of the United Kingdom and the
British colonies will be grouped westward of the Cen-
tral transept.

The productions of the United Kingdom will be ar,
ranged into the following 30 classes, as far as practi•
cable:—

RAW MATERIALS:
1. Mining and quarrying, metallurgy, and mine-
ral products.
2. Chemical and pharmaceutical processes and
products generally.
3. Substances used as fcod.
4. Vegetable and animal substances used in ma-
nufactures, implements, or for ornament.

Ar..t.cmNERY:-
5. Machines for direct use, including carriages,
railway, and navel mechanism.
6. Manufacturing machines and tools.
7. Mechanical, civil engineering, architectural,
and building contrivances.
8. Naval arehia cure, military engineering and
structure, ordnance, armour, and accoutre •
ments.
9. Agricultural and horticultural nischiaee and
implements.
10. Philost.phical instruments and miscellaneous
contrivances, including processes depend-
ing upon their use, musical, horological,
and acoustical instruments.
MANUFACTURES: --
11. Cotton.
12. Woollen and worsted stuff goods.
13. Silk and velvet.
14. Manufactures from flax and hemp.
15. Mixed fabrics, including shawls.
16. Leather, including s addlery and harness, skins,
fur, and hair.
17. Paper, printing, and bookbinding.
18. Woven, spun, felted, and laid fabrics, when
shown for printing or dyeing.
19. Tapestry, carpets and floor cloths, also lace
and embroidery, fancy and industrial
works.
20. Articles of clothing for immediate, personal,
or domestic use.
21. Cutlery, edge and hand tools, and surgical
instruments.
22. General hardware, including locks and grates.
23. Working in precious metals, jewellery, and
all articles of luxury not included in the
ether juries.
24. Glass.
25. Ceramic manufactures, china, porcelain,
earthenware, &e.
26. Decoration, furniture, and upholstery, paper
hangings, papier mache, and japanned
goods.
27. Manufactures in mineral substances, used fir
building or decorations, as in marble, slate,
porphyries, cements, artificial stones, &o.
23. Manufactures from animal and vegetable sub-
stances, not being woven or felted.
29. Miscellaneous manufactures and small wares.
FINE ART:-
30. Sculpture, models, and plastic art, mosaics,
enamels, &c.
2. The productions of each colony will be placed to-
gether, and classified as far as practicable into the 30
classes aforesaid.
3. The productions of each foreign country will be
placed together eastward of the transept-except machi-
nery in motion, which, on account of the motive power
being at the north-west end of the building, must be
placed in that part of the building. The productions of
each country will be classified nation by nation, and as
far as practicable into the 30 classes already adopted for
the United Kingdom.
4. As a general rule machinery will be placed at the
north side, and raw materials and produce brought to
the south side of the building. The intermediate parts
will be occupied by the manufactures and fine arts.
5. There is hardly any choice in respect of light,
which is nearly the same in all parts of the building.
The south side, as well as the roof of the building,
both in the north and south sides, will be covered with
canvass.
The sides of the upper and the gallery tier on the
north will not be so covered.
6. The following decisions of her Majesty's Commis-
sioners may be here repeated:-
"5. The building will be provided to the exhibitors
free from rent.
"9. Any manufacturer exhibiting articles which can
properly be placed together according to the clas-
sification already announced, will be at liberty to
arrange such articles in his own way; and his ar-
rangements, if compatible with the convenience of
other exhibitors and of the public, will not be dis-
turbed. Ia like manner, if it is wished to exhibit
together the productions of a particular town or dis-
trict, all such productions, if they can fairly be sail
to be of the same sort, will be admitted together.
The ultimate decision, whether they are so admis-
sible or not, must, of course, rest in each case with
the discretion of the Commissioners.
" 10. When it is desired to exhibit processes of ma-
nufacture a sufficient number of articles, however
dissimilar, will be admitted for the puri:e se of illus-
trating the process; but they must nut exceed what
may be actually requite d.
" 11. In all cases where the productions of an indi-
vidual aro exhibited together his wishes, with regard
to the treatment of them, will be complied with as
far as possible; but should they be of a nature to
involve expense the Commissioners cannot under-
take to meet that expense out of their funds, but
must call upon the exhibitor to defray it himself.
Glass cases, frames and stands of peculiar construc-
tion, and similar contrivances for the display or
protection of the goods exhibited, must in like man-
ner be provided by the person requiring them at his
own cost.
" 14. Should any exhibitor desire to employ a servant
of his own to preserve or keep in order the articles
"he exhibits, or to explain them to visitors, he may
do so af.er obtaining permission from the Commis-
sioners. Such persons, however, will in all cases be
forbidden to invite visitors to purchase the goods of
their employers, the exhibition being intended fur
the purpose of display only, and not for those of
sale. Any violation of this or any other rule must
lead to their exclusion from the building.
" 15a. Her Majesty's Commissioners being desirous
of affording every facility to those persons who may
wish to exhibit machines, or trains of machinery in
motion, have resolved to allow such machinery to be
managed and worked, as far as practicable, under
the superintendence of the owners, and by their
own men. The Commissioners will also find steam,
not exceeding 301 be. per inch, gratuitously to the
exhibitors, and convey it in clothed pipes to such
parts of the building as require steam-power. Par-
ties sending machines, or articles requiring to be
driven by steam, should send with the same a small
portable steam-engine, to which a steaan-pipe can
be laid on. The above will apply to all engines
from one-horse power to six horses; beyond which
power, it is presumed, no single branch of manu-
facture or article will require steam-power. As re-
gards machines too small to require an independent
portable engine, arrangements will be made to place
them in groups to be exhibited in communication
with some steam-engine, also sent for exhibition, in
motion. Exhibitors proposing to exhibit portable
steam-engines should understand that their engines
may be employed for driving other machinery,
unless the owners of the steam-engines object to
• such use.
"6 15b. Her Majesty's Commissioners have made ar-
rangements to supply water at a high pressure
gratuitously to exhibitors, who will have the pri-
vilege of adapting it to the working of their ma-
chinery, Ssc."
T. The Commissioners accordingly, with confidence,
resign to the exhibitors themselves the proper exhibition
of their goods, and the responsibility of making the
necessary preparations for displaying them, subject only
to such general rules as shall be conducive to the in-
terests of all parries. The executive committee are de-
sirous of pointing out that great mutual advantage will
arise from exhibitors of the same description of articles
acting as much as possible in combination in the fitting
up of their spaces, and in arranging for the cleaning,
watching, and general superintendence of the respective
articles; and exhibitors on a small scale should bear in
mind that by such a system of combination they may be
able to secure, at a small expense to themselves, the ser-
vices of one person jointly to watch over and clean their
goods, and furnish explanations to the public.
8. It may be convenient to exhibitors to know that
Messrs. Fox, Henderson, and Co., the contractors for the
building, are prepared, in accordance with the wishes of
exhibitors, to construct counters, shelves, frames, stands,
and every necessary fitting for the proper display of the
articles to be exhibited. and to lend or sell glass cases
where required. A tariff of prices may be obtained of
Messrs. Fox, Henderson, and Co., at the building. At
the same time exhibitors are at liberty to make any other
teim.
9. Every exhibitor who desires to attend himself, orn which they
arrangements more satisfactory to themselves; but is
exercising their own judgment and taste exhibitors will
obviously bear in mind that the effect of the exhibition
must
exercise thi s materially dependprivilege
iuponthus
confided the
to mode
them.
by his representative, during the exhibition, must ob-
tain permission to do so from the executive committee.
He must deduct the sitting or standing space for such
attendant from the superficial floor or counter space al-
lotted to him ; but he will be allowed to make up the
deduction by building up and arranging those goods
properly authenticated for admission, on shelves one
above the other, within the boundary of his allotment, to
any height he pleases, under 19 feet from the floor.
10. There will be a central passage, 48 feet wide, a
corridor at the north and at the south side, each 12
feet wide, and two intermediate passages of 8 feet, all
running from the east to the west ends of the building.
As a general rule, these will be intersected by passages li
at right angles, running from north to south.
11. The building is divided laterally e., from
north to south) by ranges of columns of 24 feet from
centre to centre. Spaces of 24 X 24 feet, 48 X 24 feet,
or 48 X4B feet, and in some cases of 72 a< 24 feet, or
72 X 48 feet, or 72 X 72 feet, running from north to
south, may be arranged according to the wishes of the
exhibitors ; provided always that there shall be
at least one entrance and exit passage of 8 feet
running from north to south, or else two entrance or exit
passages of not less than 5 feet each for every space of
24 feet; and that no communications from east to west
between any passages shall be established without spe-
cial leave of the executive, committee in writing.
12. The exhibitors of the United Kingdom, to whom
apace has been allotted by their various local committees,
and whose names have been duly returned to the execu-
ilYe committee, will be arranged Into the 30 classos. As

MONEY MARKET —The quotation of gold at Paris
is at par, which, at the English Mint price of
31. 17s. lOid. per ounce fur standard gold, gives an ex-
change of 25.15; and the exchange at Paris on London
at short being 24.971, it follows that gold is 0.70 per
cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advicea from
' Hamburgh the price of gold is 419 per mark, which,
at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10id. per ounce for
standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.11; and the ex-
change at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.34,
it follows that gold is 0.89 per cent. dearer in Lon-
don than in Hamburgh. The course of exchange
at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight
is 1101 per cent., and the par of exchange between
England and America being 109 23.40 per cent., it fol•
lows that the exchange is nominally 0.92 per cent. in
favour of England, and, after making allowance for
difference of interest and charges of transport, the
present rate leaves a profit on the importation of gold
from the United States.
CALIFORNIA FASHIONS.—The newly-arrived Cali-

fornians, who appeared in large numbers in the streets yes-
terday, attracted no little attention. They seemed to vie
with each other in the uncouthness of their garbs. Coats of
all manner of shapes, trousers of all sorts of colours, and
hats or caps of all descriptions of shapes were observable.
One person, who put up at a number-one house, and, ergo,
must have had some " rocks," was adorned with an in-
describable coat, of large dimension, the colour of which
appeared to have been sheep's gray, pantaloons which bore a
colour entirely unknown in this part of the world, and which
had been worn off around the feet, as though they had been
too long for him originally. On his head he wore parts of
two wool hats, the whole made to answer very well the
purpose of a chapeau. This thatching to the Californian,
when viewed at a small distance, appeared like an ordinary
tin wash-hand basin inverted. But, with all the grotesque-
ness of garb which these men assumed from choice, or re-
tained from necessity, when leaving the golden land, they
were a fine-looking set of fellows,' and looked as if 60,000 or
80,000 of them might make a state and build a city wherever
interest might induce them to call their energies into action.
No one of them looked dull, but all seemed to convey the
idea that they were but in disguise here, whatever might
have been the appropriateness of their garb in California.
These are not the men who have been out to the new state,
and, on the con:ummation of some prearranged speculation,
returned before the clothes they took were worn out. No,
they were the men that last year, and the year before, and
the year before that, left by scores and hundreds in every
sailing-vessel and steamer that started for San Franciso.
They are of those jolly crews who used to go down to the
ships with a bag or two of clothes as their baggage, and a
rifle at their shoulder. Alas 1 they have left many of their
then hardy companions to fill rude graves. But they have
come safely home themselves, to bless the longing eyes of
parents or wives, who otherwise might save lived in straitened
circumstances, but who now may have a competency.—New
York Herald.

MPROVED PROSPECTS FOR IRELAND.-If we anti-
cipate anything for the next year, it is that steady industry
will go forward; that men will learn to depend more and
more upon themselves and less upon Governments; that our
trade and commerce will advance, under an average season ;
and that the slow but effective pressure of the nation on
behalf of free education will be felt, and will advance the
cause of enlightenment. Our country has been long enough
the victim of sects and factions, of political impostors and
sectarian schemers; And it now exhibits some satisfactory
symptoms of a determination to act a little for itself. The
railway and the steam-ship, the flax-grower and the flax-
steeper, the spinner and the bleacher, are all in activity, la-
bouring, each of course for his own separate advantage, but
all nevertheless far more effectually struggling to advance
the nation, and give it a real rank among the nat ons of the
world, than if they had, or pretended to have, that object in
view, and were straining their lungs like so many enthusias-
tic patriots. We therefore entertain strong hope and take
high courage; and much as Ireland is advanced now, com-
pared with what she was at the beginning of the century,
that advance is little in comparison with what may be anti-
cipated from the career which seems to be opening for her as
she glides into the second half of this great centenary cycle
of our race.—The Northern Whig.
TUB LATE QUARTER-MASTER-GENERAL.—The
remains of the late Quarter-Master-General Sir Willoughby
Gordon are to be removed from his residence, Chelsea Col-
lege, on Friday next, to his house at Knighton, in the Isle of
Wight. The funeral (which will be quite private) is fixed
to take place the next day (Saturday) at the parish church
of the above place.

The mortal remains of the late John Hume
Viscount Alford will be removed on Friday next from Ash-
bridge Park, for interment in the family mausoleum at Belton
House, near Grantham, Lincolnshire.
DISTRESSING DOMESTIC EFFECTS OF PIISETISM.
—We understand that very distressing effects have resulted
from the adoption of Puseyite principles, recently terminat-
ing in Popery, in the family of a late clergyman of the An-
glican Church. The particulars have been communicated to
us, but they are too delicate and painful for publication.
We may, however, state, that one of the consequences to
which we allude, is, the separation of the husband from his
wife and a numerous and interesting family. What makes
the matter still worse, is the fact, that the lady, when mar-
ried, brought her husband a handsome fortune, and that she
has no longer any control over that portion of it which still
remains. A near relative of the lady's—a lady by title, and
belonging to one of the most respectable families in England
—has had her feelings so outraged by the husband's seces-
sion to Rome, under the distressing circumstances of the
case, that, within the last fortnight, she publicly addressed
the large congregation of which he was recently the pastor,
on the domestic misery which had been produced by the
course he had adopted. As might be expected, the lady,
whose name we forbear to give, was in a distressingly nervous
state while addressing a large public assembly, who had met
together for Christian worship.—Advertiser.
WINDING-UP or JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES.—The
Master in Chancery Brougham issued the following order on
the 21st of last month :—" I direct that all official managers
appointed by me shall bring into my office their accounts to
be passed, and pass the same three times in every year, that
is to say, once during the last fortnight in the month of Janu-
ary, once during the first fortnight in the month of June, and
once during the last fortnight in the month of November, and
at the time of passing each account shall leave in my office
for examination their time accounts made up to the day of
their leaving the same."

THE Nrw MAYORALTY.—The Lord Mayor and
the Lady Mayoress have taken up their residence at the Man-
sion- house. His Lordship commenced the new year by re-
ceiving a family party at dinner on New Year's Day, and has
issued cards of invitation for a dinner to be given to the alder-
men and their ladies on the 31st of January, and for an even-
ing party on the same day. The usual household dinner will
be held according to ancient custom, on Plough Monday, and
his Lordship will entertain the directors of the Monarch As-
surance-office, of which his Lordship is chairman, on Mon-
day, the 21st inst.

SINGULAR MISTAKE.—In the early part of last
week Mr. Simpson, high bailiff of the York County Court,
being about to leave York on a Christmas visit to his family,
deposited a parcel containing silver plate, in the hands of
Mr. March, publican, Goodramgate. The plate consisted of
a silver mug, two,. pairs of sugar tongs, gravy spoons, tea
spoons, &c. Mr. Simpson and his wife returned on Saturday,
and in the evening called on Mr. March for the property,
which was handed to them by Miss March. They left the
house about eleven o'clock, when Miss March discovered
they had not taken the parcel with them. She immediately
sent a lad, about sixteen years of age (who is in Mr. March's
service), after Mr. and Mrs. Simpson, to whom he was to
deliver the parcel in question. The lad, on reaching Mr.
Darby's public-house, Monk Bar, saw a man and woman
standing. He gave the parcel to the latter, who very po-
litely replied, "Thank you; I have dropped a parcel." The
youth returned, little suspecting the error he had so unwit-
tingly committed. Mr. Simpson had not reached home be-
fore he discovered that he had left the silver goods at Mr.
March's, whither he retraced his steps, but to his dismay, he
became aware of the above facts. Information was given to
the police authorities, whose exertions were rewarded by the
discovery of the parcel in Grape-lane, in a house occupied by
some of the lowest characters, locked up in a box. Much
credit is due to the police for their dexterity in the affair.—
Yorkshire Gazette.

THE CASE OF THE SLOANES.—At the Central Cri-
minal Court yesterday, the grand jury returned a true bill
against George Sloane and Theresa, his wife, for a misde-
meanour.

The widow of Lieutenant Waghorn has been addi-
tionally pensioned by the liberality of Sir Jamset-jee Juju-
bhoy, the wealthy native merchant of Bombay. The well-
known Parsee Knight has bestowed 201. per annum on
Lieutenant Waghorn's relict.

A BORROWED COUNTENANCE.—A Gascon officer,
demanding his salary from the Minister of War, maintained
that he was in danger of dying of hunger. The Minister,
who.saw that his visage was full and ruddy, told him his
face gave the lie to his statement. " Alt I Sir," said the
Gascon, " Don't trust to that; this face is not mine. It
belongs to my landlord, who has given me credit for a long
time past."

The Rev. T. T. Cc:omen, A.M., Surrogate of
Bucks, Berks, and Oxon, has been instituted to the Rectory
of Horton, Bucks, on the presentation of T. P. Williams,
Esq., ➢I.P.

Tne Duke of Beaufort, we regret to state, in
answer to inquiries last evening, continued very much in-
disposed at Beautort House, Arlington-street. The Duchess
and other branches of the family remain in town.

WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 8, 1851.

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a general rule, the articles of an exhibitor will not be
separated. A certain space will be allotted to cael: class,
and specific places to subdivisions in towns, &c., and
finally to each exhibitor.

13. Spaces of the r(quiaite dimensions will bo set
apart to receive the productions of the colonies and each
foreign country. And the charge of these departny!nts,
as well as the arrangement of the productions, will be
handed over to each commissioner or agent representing
such colonies or foreign country.
14. The length of the floor and counter spaces will be
regulated by circumstances, the width of them may vary
from Ito 16 feet. The height of the counters should be
generally about 2 feet 6 inches.
15. The wall or hanging space will be obtained,
either with or without counter in connexion, between
the columns running from north to south. The wall or
partition space, if required to be solid, may be built up
by exhibitors to any desired height. The hanging space
for light goods may be obtained by suspending lines
loctween the columns and from the girders in the gal.
let ies.

16. The wall or hanging spaces may be of any height
undtr 40 feet, and experiments in this building have
shown that it is desirable that hanging fabrics should,
as a general rule, be of not less than 17 to 20 feet drop.
17. All cemmunications from exhibitors on the sub-
ject of arrangement must be in writing iu the first in-
Mance, addressed to "M. D. Wyatt, Esq., at the Buil,l-
ing for the Exhibition, Kensington-road, London," and
marked at the top of the sheet "arrangement " (raw
produce) or (machinery), or (manufactures) or (fine
arts), marking also which of the thirty classes to which
they belong; and the executive committee request that
they may not be mixed up with communictrions refer-
ring to other departments of the exhibition.
By order of the Executive Committee,
M. DIGBY WYATT, Secretary.
Exhibition Building, Hyde Park, Jan. I, 1851.

REPEAL OF THE WINDOW TAX.
MEETING AT ISLINGTON.
A public meeting, convened at the instigation of the
Committee of the St. Mary Islington Parochial Reform
Association, was held last night at the Denmark School-
rooms, at the rear of White Conduit-house, fur the pur-
pose of concerting measures for obtaining the immediate,
total, and unconditional repeal of the window- tax. It
appears that much dissatisfaction exists in the parish in
consequence of the authorities having neglected the invi-
tation of St. Marylebone to appoint delegates, in
common with other parishes, to wait upon Lord
John Russell, to urge upon his Lordship the repeal
of the aforesaid tax; and consequently the Paro-
chial Reform Association had taken upon them-
selves the office of calling a public meeting on the
subject, at which they requested the presence of several
Members of Parliament, and of the delegates who had
been appointed by some of the principal metropolitan
parishes upon the subject of the window-tax. Depu-
tations and delegates attended from various metropolitan
parishes, among which were St. James's, Westminster ;
St. George's, Southwark; Clerkenwell, Greenwich, Pad-
dington, and Hackney. The deputation from Maryle-
bone was a numerous one, consisting cf the following
gentlemen :—Messrs. Freeth, Hotting, Marchmont,
Hodges, Shields, Glover, Johnson, Cosson, Thorpe,
Bromley, Thomas, Stevens, Browne, Temple, Crowther,
and Munro. St. James's, Westminster, was represented
by Mr. Geesin, its well-known churchwardEn, and others.
Mr. T. Wakley was present, and sat by the chairman.
Mr. J. WYLD, M.P., took the chair at seven o'clock
precisely. He said that for many years he had been the
opponent of the window-tax, and lately had voted against
it in the House of Commons.—(Hear.) He was the more
gratified at the privilege of now taking part in these pro-
ceedings, because he believed that this was about the last
meeting on the subject which it would be necessary for
him to attend. In former times various excuses had
been made for retaining the tax; and one Chancellor of
the Exchequer,:when applied to for a repeal said it was too
early, and another pleaded that the budget was made up,
and therefore the application was too late.—(Hear.) But
now it could be shown to the Government that there was
a surplus of more than three millions, and therefore the
people had a right to ask the Government what taxes
they meant to remit, and to tell them that the country,
and London more especially, now demanded that this
tax be repealed, and that a portion of the
surplus should be applied to that purpose. This was
essentially a metropolitan tax. If he looked to the re-
turns presented to Parliament for several years, he
should find that one quarter of the tax had been contri-
buted by this metropolis—(Hear)—and half of the re-
maining three-quarters was paid by the manufacturing
towns, the pillars on which tested the prosperity of the
British empire.—(Hear, hear.) It was a tax which
pressed immediately upon small manufacturers and arti-
sans. Sir John Rousilly had said at Devonport that the
tax was upon the wealthy classes only. But that was a
mistake. The Hon. Gentleman here read from the re-
turns the amount of the window.tax, the number of
windows taxed, and other particulars, which have fre-
quently been reported and printed, relating to the tax, its
nature and operation, with a view to show its unfairness,
inequality, and injustice, and that it was a pressure
upon the poor. He argued that the smallest window,
for the ventilation and light of the poor man's abode,
paid as much as the grand windows in the houses
of the rich and noble, fur luxury and ornament. He
had been to the crystal palace in Hyde. pule, and when
he saw what glass had done, he said this building has
sealed the fate of the window-tax.—(Cheers.) Such a
proof of what could be effected in glass was sufficient in
itself to justify this demand for the repeal of the duty on
windows. When Alexander the Great, standing by the
tub of Diogenes, asked what he could do for him, the
answer was—" Stand out of my sunshine"—(llear,
hear)—and now it would be the duty of those who suf-
fered from the infliction of the window-tax to say to the
Minister of the day—whatever his politics or party—
" Stand out of our sunshine."—(Cheers.)
Mr. DAVID HARRIS, the Hon. Secretary to the Is-
lington Parochial Reform Association, here read the
correspondence which had taken place between the ves-
tries of the different parishes on the suliject of the
window duty, and ale° a letter from Mr. Hume, dated
from Burnley-hall, Norfolk, giving his hearty adhesion
to all. agitation for the repeal of this odious and oppres-
sive impost.
Mr. THOMAS GREENE now came forward to move the
first resolution:—" That this meeting pledges itself to
use all possible means to obtain a total and unconditional
repeal of the window-tax—a tax not only oppressive and
nefitir, but degrading to the morals and sanitary condi-
tion of the people generally." The speaker treated the
question at great length and with considerable ability,
dwelling with peculiar force on the desirability of the re-
peal in a sanitary point of view. After going through
the history of the tax from its earliest imposition up to
the present period, Mr. Greene expressed his opinion
that the Whigs were a very sqeezable people, and that
the present was a good opportunity for urging the repeal
of so unpopular a tax.
Mr. VOUSLEY seconded the motion, which was alsosup-
ported by Mr.Freetb, as the organ of the Ratepayers'Asso-
ciation of Marylebone; by Mr. Nicholay, a member of the
vestry of the same parish, who also described himself as a
commissioner of taxes; and by Mr. George, churchwarden
of St. Anne's, Soho, deputed by a meeting of 1,100
inhabitants. Mr. Nicholay spoke at great length, and
read a sharp lecture to the metropolitan Members whose
names were not to be found in the division list when this
question was last brought forward in the House of Com-
mons. He said he was glad to observe that Mr. Wakley
was now present to answer for himself.
The resolution, with the following addendum, " And
that a deputation of the members of the St. Mary, Is-
lington, Parochial Reform Association, be appointed to
attend a meeting to be held to-morrow, at the Court-
house, Marylebone, on the same subject," was then put
and carried by acclamation.
Mr. THOMAS LEWIS then moved, " That a petition to
the House of Commons, for the total and unconditional
repeal of the window-tax be adopted, and signed by the
chairman on behalf of this meeting, and that Mr. T. S.
Duncombe, M.P., be respectfully requested to present
the same, and that Mr. Wakley, M.P., and Mr. Wyld,
M.P. be requested to support its prayer."
The petition having been read,
Mr. T. LEWIS spoke to the resolution, which was se-
conded by Mr. Simes, jun., and supported by Mr.
Gooch, of the parish of Paddington.
Mr. GEESIN (churchwarden of St. James's, Westmin-
ster) expressed his astonishment and indignation on
hearing an allusion from any gentleman to a compromise,
or the substitution of any other tax—a course which he,
for one, would oppose to the utmost. The Government
having a surplus revenue, had no right to impose any
substitute whatever.—(Hear, hear.) He was one of
500,000 persons who were to be taxed, and he was for
total and unconditional repeal, and nothing short of it.
—(Cheers.) It was the partiality of the tax which bad
caused the little excitement which for some time pre-
vailed, f a. they bad not the sympathy of three millions
of taxpayers, whom this particular tax did not affect.
He assured them that in the aristocratic parish of St.
James a radical feeling ran through all the parochial
authorities, from the beadle to the churchwardens.—
(Laughter and cheers.) He, for one, was for a petition
to the Queen, for one to the House of Commons would
only be ordered to lie on the table, and would one day
be found in the butterahop.—(Great laughter.) There
was going to be a great meeting at the Court-house at
Marylebone to-morrow (this day). They had now
many years of experience in agitating against this de-
tested tax, and he did not know what it would come to
at last, but he should propose that the authorised depu-
tations should make a great demonstration out of doors
in going up, and should hire coaches and cover them
with placards stating their object—the " total, imme-
diate, and unconditional repeal of the window-tax "—for
talking to a Chancellor in a quiet way was like talking
to a wall.—(Laughter.) But let them have a show of
the popular opinion; and he should like to see their line
of coaches extending frem Cumberland-gate to Down-
ing-street. Mr. Geesin then made some general ani-
madversons on the window-tax as the cause of ill-health
and death, and concluded by declaring that the man who
taxed the light of the people should have had every
window in his house blocked up.—(Laughter.)
The resolution was then put and carried unanimously.
Mr. WAKLEY then rose and was received with re-
peated volleys of cheers. He assured them he had anti-
cipated a great deal of pleasure from attending that
meeting, but still had not entertained a conception that
his enjoyment would have extended so far. Among
other things he had received a most useful lesson.—
(Cheering and laughter.) An admonition had been con-
veyed to him in a spirit of kindliness and generosity
which, if it were- lost upon him, he should be the most
ungrateful and unreflecting of men. He had already
received tokens—one or two—of dissatisfaction, but he
thought that the explanation or statement he had now to
offer would be so kindly received that he should be at
onco acquitted of all blame with respect to the particu-
lar occasion that had been mentioned by Mr. Nicholay,
of Marylebone. Mr. Nicholay appeared to be a lover
of justice; he spoke in that subdued and quiet tone
which every now and then marked the judicial digni-
tary, and he appeared there, according to his OWD

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1 description, in a variety of forms and Protean shapes.-- NAVAL INTELLIGEN CE. ~... /
i(A laugh.) One of the apparitions or hues he had as- I
AWD., DEATH OF SIR H. M. BLACKWOOD, B
sumed was that cf a cenireissioner of taxes, and in that CAPTAIN OF 11. M. SHIP VENGEANCE.
capacity vies doubtless just. But he might have been a
little more just in reference to the mode in which he had
treated the poor 2lembers for Finsbury for their conduit We stated last week that the Gallant Captain of the
Vengeance, 84, at Portsmouth, had been seriously indis-
posed. It is now with the deepest regret that we an-
upon the question of rho „indow_tt, in the last Ec i sion nounce the decease of that officer, yesterday morning, as
of Parliament, and he might have remembered what his lodging; Portsmouth, in the 49th year of his age.
those Members had done in times past,-(Hear, hear-) The following is O'Byrne's biographical notice of the late
For the fifteen years he had the indescribable honour Sir Henry:-
and the inexpressible pleasure of representing them in " Sir Henry Martin Blackwood, born June 11, 1801,
Parliament he could truly say that he had never, to was only son of the late Vice-Admiral Hon. Sir Henry
servo himself, given one vote or done one act in the Blackwood, Bart., K.C.8., G.C.H., K.F.M., by his se-
House of Commons.-(Hear, hear.) He had never given cond wife, Elizs; fourth daughter of Captain Martin
a single vote or done a single thing in that assembly - Waghorn, R.N.• half-bruther of Captain F. P. Black-
which was hostile to the interest or advantage of the wood, R.N., and cousin of Lord Dufferin and Cleve-
people he had the honour to represent.-(Cheers.) In- boy. He entered the navy July 22, 1814, as third-class
stead of flinching or dreadirg scrutiny he would say at boy, on board the Liffey, 50, Captain John Hanceck,
once that he (Mr. Nichola3), in making the allusion he stationed in the Channel, where he served until April,
had to his conduct, had acted with the most strict pro- 1815. He next, in May, 18/ 7 joined the Bulwark, 74,
,
pr
notice ioty. lie
the conduct commended him for it. It was this kind Captain George AP
Kinley; and afterwards officiated
of of of public men that spurred as midshipman on the Cape of Good Hope, Brazilian,
them on to discharge their duty- which kept them up East India, and home stations, of the Favourite,
to the colter; and if they flinched from it, or dreaded to 26, Captain Hercules Robinson ; Leander, 50,
give explanation, then the inference was that they de- bearing his father's flag; Eden, 26, Captain
served the castigation that was inflicted upon tliem.- Francis Erskine Loch; Tees, 26, Captain Thomas
(Hear, hear.) In the last session, when the question of Coe; and Dover, Captain Arthur Batt Bingham. The
the window-tax was moved, his Hon. Colleague, Mr. Eden was actively employed JulyB2o, against the pirates
Duncombe, was almost it might be said on his death-bed of the Persian Gulf. Flom 6, 1822, until his pro-
-(Hear, hear)-and he was now so ill that he (Mr. motion to the rank of Commander, Dec. 1, 1823, we find
Wakley) did rot like to refer to it, and would only say Mr. Blackwood, whose first commission bears date, Nov.
that every men must deplore his state; but it must be 30, 1821, serving on board the Nimrod, 18, Captain Wil-
hoped that they would see him appear again in health Liam Rcchfort, and Active, 46, Captain Andiew King.
and spirits, for a more faithful, more indefatigable, or He obtained command, July 26, 1826, of the Jasper
more able representative was never seen in the House of sloop, on the Mediterranean station, and there served
Commons.-(Hear, hear.) For himself, he (Mr. Wakley until his advancement to post-rank, April 28, 1827. His
had only to say that size was not strength. Once, in- next appointment was on Oct. 14, 1843, to the Fox, 42,
deed, he had got strength, but continuous labour for many in which frigate, after being for some time employed on
years had struck his nervous system, and rendered him particular service, he sailed for the East Indies, where
incapable of performing his duty ; and ho bad he discharged the duties cf Commodore. Sir H. M.
already intimated that if in the coming session he Blackwood married August 12, 1826, Harriet Louisa,
found himself still incapable of attending to his duties in youngest daughter of J. M. Bulkeley, Esq., by whom
Parliament, he should resign his seat.-(Hear.) He he has issue."
was bound in honour to take that course, and did not Since his East India Commodoreship the gallant de..
shrink from the avowal of it.-(Hear.) If he had been ceased bas commanded the Vengeance, first succeeding
absent on one occasion without reason, and had not the Earl of Hardwicke in the Mediterranean, and then
voted when the questi n was brought forward, Mr. recommissioning the ship on paying her off in July
WhNicholay might blame him; but that had not occurred. last. The reformers of the service have lost a friend in
en Lord
forward motion, he (r. Wakl
almost an iey) had an approver, if not an active supporter of, a revision
of naval titles, and the establishment of a general mess
corous speech, on account of its violence; for the opi- on board ship. Lady Blackwood and ten children am-
nions he expressed were that the window-tax was one vi the Gallant Baronet.
of the most odious that could be imposed-that it was Rear-Admiral Dixon, the Commander-in-Chief at
absolutely a brutal tax, and that no words were too Queenstown, accompanied by his flag captain, secretary,
strong to indicate the objections that would be raised and flag lieutenant, proceeded on board the Hogue, 60,
against it. He said that the fault of it not having been screw:ehip, Captain Macdougall, on Friday morning,
repealed laid with the constituencies, with the people, and, after having inspected her throughout, exercised
and not with their representatives.-(Hear.) They the ship's company in shifting yards and sails, and sub-
had now raised a goodly reform association; it sequently at the guns, both in the ship and in the boats.
Was like a young Hercules in the cradle, and he hoped The gallant Admiral was much pleased with the general
they would be as energetic, and manifest as much zeal efficiency of the crew.
as he had for the thirteen years of hard service he had Captain Superintendent Richards, C. 8., Commander
passed in his Parliamentary duties. He had proclaimed Cammillieri, and the officers of the Cumberland, 70,
in the House his hope that all the parishes in London commissioned the Boscawen, 70, on the 6th, as the ordi-
would rise against this odious tax in the next session of nary guard-ship of Chatham.
Parliament. And after all, what had been done ? No- Captain G. H. Seymour was to commission the Cum-
thing. Lord Duncan bad stated that, if they would berland, 70, and to commence entering a crew of 650
only act, repeal was certain ; that it was doomed by the officers and men, for service in the West Indies, as the
Crystal Palace. But he (Mr. W.) would tell them that flag-ship for his father, Vice-Admiral Sir G. F. Sey-
it was not doomed, but required the most powerful ex- mour, C. 8., G.C.H. Paymaster Rowe remains in this
ertions from the moment he was speaking till the ques- ship.
Lion was again brought before the House of Commons. Lieut. Charles T. Leckie (1845) has been appointed to
If the parishes of London had been properly organised, study steam at the factory, Woolwich.
and if there had been so strong an expression of public Lieut. Thomas Saumarez (1848) has been appointed
opinion that there could have been no misunderstanding additional to the Centaur, flag steam-frigate, on the
of it by the Minister, the thing might have been coast of Africa, and proceeds in the Volcano.
done. But there has been a great deal of gentle- PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.-Fantome, 12, Commander
manly delicacy and scholastic forbearance in Genneys, sailed this morning for Plymouth, to receive
the matter, and if they had only spoken out and her wages and the dispatches and letters for New
said we will have it, the result might have been different. Zealand.
He said, call the representatives of London together, and Commander Heaslop and Mr. Horton's newly invented
ask them whether they would vote for the repeal of the night signal lights were tried last evening from Seaview
tax-put it to them directly, not as a mere paltry finan- to the dockyard semaphore, the distance between the
cial saving, but as a question of morality and health, and points being about five miles. They appeared to answer
let them say-We will have it. The question of the remarkably well, as the lights and their different colours
nature of the tax was decided. All was decided as to could be clearly seen without a telescope. The number
its statistics, its origin and operation, and its evils. The of lights in use at one time could not be distinctly made
only practical question was how to get rid of it. Some out without a telescope at so great a distance. They ap-
people thought that petitioning Parliament was of no peared to spectators from the platform in Portsmouth to
use; but there was a mistake, for it was of use when con- be one body of fire. These lights, we are informed, are
ducted properly, but it was not one or two or ten peti- not intended for the use of ships, being too cumbersome,
tions that would accomplish an object, for Ministers owing to their weight and size, but are intended for use
asked how many petitions there were, and when this for along the coast, in case of necessity.
example was produced, although it represented the opi- PLYMOUTH, TUESDAY.-The Right Hon. Lord John
nions of 60,000 men, it told in the House of Commons Hay, Commodore-Superintendent of the dockyard, re-
as the petition only of the single man, able or influen- sumed his official duties-yesterday, when the red burgee
tial as he might be, who had signed it on behalf of the was hoisted at the main on board his flag-ship, the St.
meeting.---(Hear, hear.) What they wanted now was a George, 120, Captain J. Nias.
petition from every man who held a house.-(Cheers.) Volcano, steam-vessel, Commander W. J. Rivers, are
Ile should like to see that plan adopted, and if it was rived on Sunday from Portsmouth, and is appointed to
not he should say the inhabitants of London were not sail on Friday with the mails for the coast
of Africa,
sincere, and so would the Minister.-(Hear.) But if he touching at Madeira.
saw every man anxious to put his petition in the hands The Samson steam-ship, Captain Jones, was placed
of his representative, he would admit it to be a mani- in dock yesterday to have her copper examined.
festation of public opinion which he could not resist. The Bloodhound steam-tender arrived yesterday with
The Honourable Gentleman concluded by a long marine artillery for the Samson.
and able
himself against this th by professing
rliament to his determinthe utmostation to exert The crew of the Diligence transport were paid wages
of yesterday.
his power, if his health would permit, and he would at all The Crane packet-brig, which arrived from Falmouth
times discharge his duties as he had done on previous on Saturday, is gone up to Hamoase to be fitted for ser-
occasions.
vice on the coast of Africa.
Mr. Honnsiestes proposed a resolution declaring the A notice has been posted at the police stations, dated
explanation of MaWakley to be satisfactory.-(Cheers.) Devonport, January 5, 1841, and signed by Captain.
It would be only justice.
Robert Smart, offering a reward of IL. each for the ap-
The resolution was carried unanimously, with cheers. prehenson of the captain of the mizen-top, 12 able sea-
A vote of censure on the pariah authorities of St. men, four ordinary seamen, and four privates, Royal
end s
Maryeconded , Islington
by ,
Mr. Emus, was then moand carried
by Mr. GuEDDELLE Marines, stragglers or deserters, from her Majesty's fri-
unanimously; gate Indefatigable.
and thanks having been voted to the Chairman, and Two divisions of shipwrights have been placed on the
acknowledged by him, the meeting separated at ten Narcissus frigate to get her ready fur launching in the
o'clock.
summer.
Letters have been received from her Majesty's steam-
ship Gladiator, Captain J. Adams, dated Bights of
Benin, September 25. She had taken five prizes, one of
which, with 250 slaves, was sent to Sierra Leone.
FALMOUTH, DEC. 29.-His Netherlands Majesty's new
steam-fligate, the Ardjoeno, of heavy armament, Cap-
tain A. J. Voet, arrived here this morning from Flush-
ing, prior to proceeding to Java, and will be supplied
with from 200 to 300 tons of coal. The Dutch Govern-
ment has selected Falmouth for upwards of ten years as
the fuel depot and port of departure for all their steamers
to the East and West India colonies. The Ardjoeno is
;he largest steamer in the Dutch navy.

ROMANIST MIRACLES.

Sir,—The sham miracle lately recorded in Galignani's
Messenger, and repeated in your columns of Wednesday
last, is a mere imitation of an old imposture. In Collier's
Ecclesiastical History of Great Britain, vol. 2, pp. 434,
435, Land. 1714, fol., you will find the following narra-
tive:—

"At the arrival of the Earl of Sussex, the Queen's
Lieutenant in Ireland, the Litany was sung in English,
at Christ Church, Dublin (Tuesday, August 30, 1559*).
Some bigotted Papists were much disturbed at this way
of worship, and endeavoured to retrieve their old service
by counterfeiting a miracle. To this purpose a marble
figure of our Saviour, standing in the cathedral, with a
reed in his hand, and a crown of thorns on his head, was
observed to bleed through the thorns upon the face of
the image. This wonderful appearance happened in
service time, when the Lord-Lieutenant, the Archbishop,
and the rest of the Privy Council, were at church. When
this was perceived by the people they were strangely
affected, especially when one privy to the contrivance
told them that our Saviour could not chuse but sweat
blood when heresy was come into the church. In short,
all the audience not being of the same mind, the miracle
occasioned a confusion, and the congregation broke up.
Several of the people, however, stayed behind, fell on
their knees, and prayed before the image.
" The Archbishop of Dublin (Hugh Curwen, a native
of Westmoreland), suspecting some foul play, ordered
the sexton to wash and examine the image. This being
done, the man perceived a sponge soaked in blood within
the hollow of the head. This sponge one Lee, formerly
a monk of the cathedral, had put within the head that
morning, and being loaded with blood, it was strained
through the cracks of the marble, and fell down in drops
upon the face. The cheat being thus discovered, the
Archbishop preached in the church upon that subject
the next Sunday; and to make the more serviceable im-
pression, Lee, with his assistants, were placed upon a
table before the pulpit, with their hands and legs tied,
and their crime on paper upon their breasts. In this
equipage they appeared three Sundays, were imprisoned
for some time, and afterwards banished the realm."
I am, Sir, your very obedient servant,
Hawkshead, Jan. 6. D. B. H.
* See Sir James Ware's " Antiquities of Ireland," Annal.
Temp. Eliz p. 2, Dubl. 1702, fol.

DECLARATION AGAINST THE ENACT-
MEN T OF RELIGIOUS DISABILITIES.
We, the undersigned, deem it our duty at the present
juncture to declare our unalterable attachment to the
principles of Civil and Religious Liberty, and our de-
termination to oppose, by every constitutional means,
any measure tending to interfere by legislative enact-
ment with the discipline or doctrine of any portion of
the Queen's subjects.
M. J. Blake G. H. Meagher
Castlereagh J. O'Brien
M. E. Corbally T. O'Brien
W. Sharman Crawford M. O'Connell
J. T. Devereux J. O'Connell
W. Fagan A. O'Flaherty
J. Fagan The O'Gorman Mahon
R. M. Fox G. Ouseley Higgins
11. Grattan M. Power
J. Greene N. Power
R. Keating° E. Burke Roche
C. Lawless J. Reynolds
W. Torrens M'Cullagh J. Sadleir
N. V. Maher Fres. Scully
W. Monsell - J. H. Talbot
T. Meagher

THE SCREW STEAMER BOSPHORUS.
The following is the copy of a letter addressed to the
Secretary of the General Screw Steam Shipping Com-
pany, dated off Madeira, Dec. 24, 1850:
" Being about to touch at Madeira and land our
passengers, I take the opportunity of sending a few lines
to inform you of our proceedings. We left Plymouth
OD the morning of the 18th of December, weather much
finer, but we were scarcely out of the harbour when the
appearance of the weather changed, the wind backed to
south-westward, and it looked dirty. However, off the
Lizard it became squally, and in a heavy puff, with hard
rain, about 3 P.M. the wind shifted to west-north-west
and north-westward, with which we stretched to the
south-south-westward, and, notwithstanding being
rather a deep and heavy sea, we made tolerable pro-
gress and good weather. The wind continued favour-
ing us till on Sunday last, at 1 P.M., having a fine fresh
breez3 and appearance of continuing, we let the fires
down and feathered the screw, which we did with no
difficulty. We ran 24 hours without steam, under stud-
ding-sails and royals, making 215 miles. At 1 P.M.
on Monday, we tried the speed of the ship, with the
screw, in steaming position, and afterwards feathered;
rate 6i knots steaming position; 8 knots feathered.
Yesterday evening, wind becoming light, at 9.30 got
steam up, and the screw was replaced in steaming posi-
tion in one minute. Thus far it has proved quite satis-
factory, and with the precaution of not letting the screw
go too long without changing its position, lest it should
get set fast, I feel it will be a great advantage and no
trouble in any way. It drives the ship as fast as the
old one, the engine making perhaps two or three revo-
lutions on the average more than with the other. The
engineer complains that the fuel is not very good; it
runs away fast, and evidently seems to have too much
tar in it, making much flame and dense black smoke.
The engineers themselves are going on very well, very
attentive, and appear quite satisfied in all respects. The
passengers, I believe, are quite happy and comfortable,
and, I doubt not, hill continue so. The mail officer is
very companionable, and rather an acquisiticn than
otherwise. In fact, I consider everything is going on
with us as well as can reasonably be wished or hoped,
tradvesi. thls shall
do for. The weather appears now settled from the north-
ward,all I
andoa
can
itlol,
eloonexompeiczte,
the
en
fuosel, into the
consistenthe
keep-
ing up a good average speed, towards which I shall take
care the canvas does its part.
EXTRACT OF THE LOG of THE SCREW-EITEAMZE.
BoSPLIORDS.

g ` Wednesday,
; Dec.lB.—At 8 A.m. Passed the Break-
water 3 o'clock P.N. off the
ec. 19.—Distance, 165 miles ; in lat.
edwniensdday,
so
4LBi
daergd.; Thursday,squallyD, uwtihndw et
os t eWr I.YIV. W .
Imin.N., long. 6 deg. 28 min. W.; very heavy
swell,qually, N. wind.
Friday, Dec.e 20.—Distance, 195 miles ; in lat. 44
deg.west 4r 51 westerly
min.a
westerly swell, N.E. wind.
~ Saturday, Dec. 21.—Distance 188 miles ; lat. 48
deg. 17 min. N., long. 11.15 W.; light N.E. breezes-
" Sunday, Dec. 22.—Distance, 211 miles; lat. 38 deg.
58 min., long. 12.40 W. Wind N.B. and fine; 1 P.)!.,
feathered screw.
" Monday, Dec 23.—Distance, 215 miles; lat. 35 dog.
31 min., long. 14.50; wind fresh, N.E. No steam.
" Tuesday, Dec. 24.—Distance, 190 miles ; between
Porto Santo and Desertas; off Port of Madeira."

COVENTRY GAOL.—At the Coventry Sessions pr.i
Thursday last, Henry Holloway, late a turnkey in t
hel
otb) Co-
n n
ventry Gaol, was indicted for aiding and assisting l
Thompson, a prisoner, to escape from that
Frazer, committed for the same cffence as Thompson, p.elhan- pas;n, stated
• George
that about the Sunday before last sessions he heard Rollo-
way tell Thompson that he (Holloway)h_ad 201. in a building
society. Thompson replied that he had 1201. in such a so-
ciety, and that if Holloway would assist him to effect his
1• into 1201. On another
occasion a plan of the
escape he would make Holloway's 20 .
occasion Holloway showed Thorns
Hodges gaol
which he had drawn on a slate. Mary deposed that
three months ago she visited Thompson in Coventry Gaol ;
that Holloway afterwards came to see her at the City Hotel,
and said that if there was any money he would release
Thompson. He then gave her a wax impression of the
locks of the goal, and
to open ninetsheypro lcured keys to be made at Wol-
verhamptonocks. She also provided the dis-
guisepson which was found at Holloway's house.
Thom
The jury having returned a verdict of guilty, the Chair-
man, in passing sentence, observed that the law left no alter-
native but transportation for a longer or shorter period for
this offence; and as in this instance the offence was greatly
aggravated on the part of the prisoner, by reason of the re-
sponsible situation which he held, it became his duty to pass
the extreme sentence of fourteen years' transportation.
Mary Ann Hodges was then arraigned on a charge of con-
spiring with Holloway to effect the escape of Thompson.
She pleaded not guilty, and was thereupon discharged, on
her own bail, to appear at the next assizes.—Birmingham
Gazette.

SOUTHERN WHALE FISHERY COMPANY.--LetteTS
have been received by this company from Sydney, dated in
August last , announcing that the Samuel Enderby had ar-
rived from the Auckland Islands, having been very success-
ful in whaling for the time she had been out.

It has been the custom in France to take a census
of the population every five years. The last having taken
place in 1846, the present year will therefore see this great
and useful operation renewed. The following is the rate at
which, according to historians and official documents, the
population of Paris has gradually increased In the 18th
century Paris contained 120,008 souls; in 1474, 150,000;
under Henry 11., 210,000; in 1590, 200,000; under Louis,
XIV., 492,600; in 1719, 509,640; from 1752 to 1762;
576,630 ; in 1776, according to Buffon, 658,000 ; in 1778,
according to Mohan, 670,000; 1784, according to Neckel,
660,000 ; end of the reign of Louis XVI., 610,620 ; 1798
according to the census, 640,5"4; 1802, 672,000; 1806,
547,756 ; 1808, 580,609 ; 1809, 794,595 ; 1817, 148,966 ;
1827, 890,431; 1831, the commencement of opinquennial
census, 774,328 ; 1836, 909,126; 1841, 912,033 (exclusive of
soldiers, absentees, and children at nurse) ; 1646, 1,053,897 ;
and the depariment of the Seine, 1,365,467. The population
of the department is thus divided :-Ist arrondissement,
111,245 ; 2d, 117,768 ; ad, 64,675 ; 4th, 48,233 ; sth, 96,628;
6th, 104,484; 7th, 72,893; Bth, 112,170; 9th, 12,604;
106,878 ; 11th, 66,119 ; 12th, 100,203 ; 13th (St. Denia),
187,513 ; 14th (Sceaux), 123,057, The population of France
in 1700 was 19,666,000 souls; in 1831, 32,560,934; in 1846,
35,400,486.
It is said that 500 guineas have been offered for the
privilege of advertising on the last page of the catalogue of
the great Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations.