The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-10 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

ROYAL SWEDISH.
The directors of t his company state in their re-
port that they have
set-
tlement ofetohmeevoafrisovuhsie.ecill claims
in the final
aims of the creditors of the
company,.
rise time of the last Iwere under discussion at
have. been disposed annualof, meeting. These claims
and the company is in no
,ray involved in au litigation.
on the 29111. of y The line was (Tana
distance
of August 34 miles
last from Orebro to Arboga,
capital Paid
up has
but the amount of prefer-
enceas not sufficed to finish the
remaining nine mileps
K°l3lng, so as to , Partly made, from Arboga to
miles east of perfectOrebro,
the whole section of 45
This result has arisen from
the expenditure having 0,
and from a considerable
what exceeded the esti-
mate,
capital nut 'lerable portion of the sub-
scribedmated that the having
been paid up. It is esti-
mated
could be additional portion from Arboga to
15,000/, or, openedinellidingth for a further sum of
not exceeding 20,000-1 The directors regret that,
the amount of receipts' from
t traffic (although in-
creased in proportion the number. of miles
opened) is as yet unsatisfact
ory. This. is no doubt
attributable partly to ,h
late period of the year
when the additional mileaecr
timeo was opened, partly to
the fact that at the same
the plant for the ser-
vice of the goods traffic was
riecessarily. incomplete,.
and partly to the recent
isSweden, l
crisis which has
been very seriously felt
M ;over, suffi-
cient time 115 s not elapsed for the
traffic in a new country ; 80
thaetdevelopm,nt of
re-
ceipts farms no criterion as to the
future
present. ,
y working.
Every exertion is being made 13 Mr Jacob for
developing the traffic. Trains will be
' run in con-
nection with the daily steamboats
on the Lake
reopens,
Malarn as soon as the navigation an
m d ar-
rangements are in progress tobring the mineral
and other goofs traffic of the district on to the line.
The directors confidently hope, in the c a
large increase
se of the
ensuing spring and summer, to see
in the revenue. The gross receipts by thencrease
present
Thud from the Ist of May, 1856, to the 31st of
December last, amounted to 152,674/
; and the
payments to 148,654/. Of this latter amount
64,599/. has been paid for material, ,
creditors of the company, in discharge
~to the
existing at the time the present board commenced oldebts
their fuuctions ; 47,6751. has been sent to Sweden
for the construction of the line and works,
while
22,2591. has been spent in the. purchase of.,
rolling
stock and materials. The directors recommend
the forfeiture of 1,000 of the preference shares
d
which only 11. has been paid, and of
895 shareson
which only 21. have been paid, no notice havint,
on
been taken of the repeated applications for the
payment of the remaining calls, now long over due.
The directors submitted a proposal to sell the
line
and works, either at the fixed sum of 5,000,000
rix dollars banco (being 416,666/. sterling) or else
at a valuation, with 25 per cent,
added, as
contemplated by the company's charter. In the
event of the Government not purchasing the
line the directors asked (in order to enable them
to complete the remaining distance west of
Orebro) for a guarantee of 6 per cent, on the sum
of 611,0001., to cover the old capital, as well as
that required to complete the railway as far as
Swarta, and they also asked for an immediate and
unconditional return of the 11,8331. caution money.
The Diet has ultimately resolved not to purchase
the line at present, but simply to repay to the
company 7,888/., or two-thirds of the 11,833/'
caution money, without
attaching any condition
as to its application, leaving the remaining
3,9441.
in their hands until the nine miles to Roping are
completed. The assets of the company are esti-

Miles
opened.
1857.

itsb7.

1b56.

BRITIBH.

Aberdeen ..........

Belfast and Ballymena .......•• ••
Belfast and County Down.• •• ••••••••
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire
Bolton, Blackburn, and West York • • • •
Bristol and Exeter •• .... •••••• •• • • .•

1,336

26
118
198
94
20

Ca1ed0nian..........

-292
2,859

Chester and H01yhead...............
Cork, Blackrock, and Passage ......
Cork and Bandon.. • • ...... • • • • • • • •
Dublin and Belfast.T unction • • • •
Dublin and .............Drogheda.•
Dublin and Kingstown;.• • • • • •• • • • •
Dundee and Arbroath ...• • •
Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Janetioi,
Dundalk and Enniskillen • • .. • • • •
East •• •..... • • ..

5.769
12,112
5,124
1814

278
1,900
1,328
1,627

East Lancashire ..................
Eastern Counties and Norfolk
EasarnUnion •. • ... .. •• • • .... j

536
1,007

183%
283
203%
465
254
90
286 4

Edinburgh and Glasgow .•• ••••
Edinburgh, 'Perth, and Dundee— ....
Exeter and Crediton..•• ............
Furness Railway •• • •• ........

Glasgow, and Sonth-Western........
Great Northern.—........
Great Southern and Western (Ireland)
Great Western •• •• ••• • • • •• •••••• ••

Irish South Eastern ...........

Lancaster and Carlisle.• •• •• •...
Lancashire and Yorkshire
Leeds Northern ..•• •• •• •• •• •• ••

161
647

5'
183 N
2891%

Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport....
London and North Western ..... • •
London and Blackw all. • • • • • • • ••
London, Brighton, and South Coast..
London and South We5tern.........
Londonderry and Enniskillen ........
Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c.
Manchester, Sheilicld,and Lincolnshire
Manchester and South Junction......
Metryport and Carlisle • • • • • •

896
5,865
24,393
5,362
2,897

173%
94,
28
567
177

1,252
6,586
21,794
5,537
27,323

462
5,744
22,063

54,440
1,303
14,709
14,551
712

9,525

Midland Great Western (Irish) ......
Monklands .... •• • • •• •• •• •- •• •• •• • •

Newcastle and Car1i51e...........
North British •• •• •• •• •• • • • • • • • • •
North Staffordshire •• .. —.. .

North-Western ••..• • • •
Scottish Central ••••• • • • • • •
Scottish Midland ••••• • • • • •

Shrewsbury and Birmingham .... ::
Shrewsbury and Chester ............
Shropshire Union .. • • •• •• • • •• • • •• ••
South Devon . •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• ••

301 N
171
108 N

879
30,315
3,276
1,444
3,105
4,574
6,158

2,721

11214
632

- - South Wales .. .. •••••• .• •• • • ••••
South York., Doncaster, and Goole ..
Taff Yale •••••••••••••••• •••••• ••••
Ulster. •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• ••
Waterford raid Limerick •• • • •• •• •• ••
West Cornwall ...... .......
Whitehaven Junction ...............
York and Newcastle, and Berwick
York and North Midland & Leeds..

VO7LEIGNi
Dutch Rhenish •• •• •• • •
Lyons and Mediterranean ..........
Afontereau and Troyes .. •• • • ..
Namur and Liege • • • • • • • • • • .. • • • • • •
Northern of France .... • • •• • • •• ••
Orleans and Central ..
Paris and Lyons • • ......
Paris and Rouen. ..................
Paris and Strasburgh • • ...• •.......
Rouen and Havre• •
West and North-West of France

1,439
2,289

796
2,228
17,719
6,380
2,553
3,56 J
1,448
933
572
455

3,715

1,142

242
2,587

40,513

39,512

5,967
12,46()
5,103

285
1,049
1,428
1,576
489
947

9113
5,993
23,197
5,299
3,251

1,446
6,318
21.924
5,949
25.993

336
5,512
21,898

59,019
1,272
12,030
13,790
729

9,214

878
30,190
3,623
1,508
3,261
4,890
6,970

2,691

1,664
2,964

819
2,255
16,162
6,448
2,425
4,270
1,345
1,212
574
457

2,445

38,352

34,036

29,237

DR. SIMON BERNARD.

:28,547

The impending trial of Dr. Bernard has excited
a natural curiosity respecting his antecedents, which
communications from various quarters hare enabled
us in some measure to gratify.
Simon Bernard was born, of respectable parents,
at Carcasonne, in the year 1817. His family were
attached to the liberal side of politics, and his
mind were early imbued with their views. When
arrived at the age when it was necessary to select
a profession, he resolved to pursue that of me-
dicine ; instigated to this choice, it is believed by
those who then knew him, by the conviction that
he could thus render himself useful in alleviating
human suffering. The auxiliary studies of the
medical profession were ill-calculated to develop
any tendency to hero-worship in a youith of a re-
flecting turn of mind, whose first political le=sons
had been learned in the school of French liberals,
at a time when idges Napoleortiennes were rather
in discredit, and when the Bourbons could inspire
sio admiration for royalty.
Bernard's first entry into active life was as as-
sistant surgeon on board a man-of-war. He was
present at the attack on the fortress of San Juan
d'Ulloa, and afterwards in the roads of Vera Cruz.
He is represented as having displayed great tender-
ness for the wounded, and singular coolness while
discharging his professional duties under heavy fire.
He afterwards took part in the expedition to the
Rio de la Plata, where the French encountered
severe loss ; and there his services, although he had
no patrons, procured for him the appointment of
chief surgeon in the Uruguay fleet. He remained
in Uruguay till peace was concluded with Rosas.
The opportunities he bad of witnessing that chief's •
abuse of power contributed materially toincrease
the hatred of despotism instilled into him in his
youth.
On his return to France he finally abandoned the
sea, and from that time began to take an active in-
terest in political discussions. He attached him-
self to what was known as the school of the The/au-
stere, that section of the Socialists who sought to
work out the ideas of Fourier. The main differ-
ence between the St. Simonians and the Fourierists
seems to consist in the former directing their atten-
tion chiefly to the phenomena of the natural dis-
tribution of property ; the latter, to those of its
production. The most distinguished members of
the former school were the Pereires and others who
have generally ended by becoming speculators on
the Bourse ; among the latter were many of the
ablest elves of the Polytechnic School. The St
Simoriian school early received the impression of a
fantastic character from the hierarchical tendencies
of Pere Enfantiu. The Fourierist has maintained
a more rational character, but has branched out
into an infinite multiplicity of sect.. In fact,
Socialism iu France does not mean a definite poli-
tical or social creed, but simply a habit of regard-
ing social phenomena from a particular point of
view. There are Christian Socialists and free-
thinking Socialists, republican Socialists and
monarchical Socialists, peace-at-any-price Socialists
and fighting Socialists. Bernard does not appear to
have adopted implicitly the views of any of these
subsections. He endeavoured to diveminate those
opinions of all of them which were most in
accordance with his own. For this task he was
qualified by a rare faculty of quick apprehension
and clear exposition.

4_. S,AiyipED 5,

simple justice to say that during that time he has
earned the esteem and affection of all who have
come in contact with him. He was remarkable
for assiduity in the discharge of his duties as a
teacher ; for a general readiness to assist every
one who stood in need of any services he could
render ; for a high sense of honour, and scrupu-
lous punctuality in meeting his pecuniary obliga-
tions. As a private individual he was loved and
respected. As a politician he has always, we have
already remarked, stood alone, enrolling himself
under the banners of no sect. It was in London
that he first became acquainted with Orsini, and
similarity of sentiments cemented a friendship be-
tween them. Situated as Dr. Bernard now is, it
would 13.3 indecorous to enter at present upon the
discussion of the charges made against him ; but
there can be no harm in stating the facts which
we have now recorded, and they are the pure and
simple truth.

211ETROPOL1TAN BOARD OF WORKS.

The board held their usual weekly meeting yes-
terday at Guildhall ; Mr. John Thwaites, the chair-
man of the board, presided.
The general cash account showed a total general
balance of 57,570/. 18s. Bd.

THE MAIN DRAINAGE QUESTION.
• The CHAIRMAN laid upon the table the reports of
Bidder, Hawkesley, and l3azalgette, to whom the
report of Messrs. S.mpson and Galton was referred.
The report was directed to be circulated amongst
the members, and ordered to ba taken into con-
sideration at a future meeting.
Mr. Alderman Cuem, M.P., then, in pursuance
of notice, moved :—" That measures be immedi-
ately adopted for carrying out so much of the work
in extending the outlets of the sewers, as is recom-
mended by the engineer in his report presented to
the board on the 19th of February last." The
wore by alderman urged upon the beard the pro-
priety of adopting the measures contemplated in
his motion, irrespective of the question of main
drainage.
Mr. -HowEs briefly seconded toe motion, which
was opposed by Messrs. Dixon, Palmer, and Leslie,
and supported by Mr. Alderman Humphery, Mr.
Deputy Harrison, Mr. D'lffanger, and others.
Anzendmen.s were moved, but eventually the
motion was carried by 24 to 3.
Tenders for works to be executed were thou sub-
mitted, and after some discussion as to the pro-
priety of executing the works in the Uxbridge-
road, the lowest tender for that work was accepted ;
upon the opening of the tenders for works in Ber-
mondsey, it was moved " that the board resolve
into a committee, and that the public be excluded."
It was argued hat, by so doing, the respective
merits of the contractozs tendering could be more
fairly discussed. The motion was carried, and the
Chairman intimated that repo: tars might remain,
it being understood that they should not notice the
dicus-ion carried on with closed doors. Mr.
Hawkes, of Kensington, would not, however, trust
the representatives of the press, and, consequently,
although requested to stay by the Chairman, they
left the meeting. On the readmission of the pubic,
the other business transacted was merely of a
routine character.

ENGLISH AAD AMERICAN JOCKEYS.

We take from an American paper the following
remarks :
Among the questions which have been the sub•
ject of discuss.on with American Turfmen, since
the commencement of the campaign which Mr. Ten
Bromic instituted on the racing fields of England,
is ono that embraces a comparison of the merits of
American and English jockeys ; and we are bound
to say, now that the first heat of the grand tourna-
ment is over, that opinion goes vastly in favour of
our foreign friends, against ourselves. In truth,
practical observation was not requisite to the de-
cisiou of this question; for the least reflection
would have settled the point in favour of the Eng-
lish rider. There is a law of Heaven--none better
settled• in the experiences of man—that the highest
rewards of proficiency and excellence are only to be
paid to the most prolonged and patient effort. This
1 law was made and instituted on the day when onr
first parents took their leave of Paradise, and it has
1 been ratified by man, in sweat and toil, and conse-
crated by God in the rewards which he has dis-.
pensed upon those labours, through countless ages
since. The English jockey is virtually born under
a horse's belly ; he lives on his back ; he knows
every hair in his hide, every bone in his frame,
every trick and incination in his mind. He has no
ambition but his cap and colours, and he is the
servant of his master. He not only knows, by
careful study, the rise, and fall, and curve of every
track in the kingdom, and the peculiarities of all
the rival racers he may chance to meet, but he
knows—what, perhaps, is equally important—the
characteristics and artifices of all the leading jockeys
in the business. Moreover lie is continua.fly about
the stable, continually making trials ; and in addi-
tion to riding a great number of races in every
month, and perhaps, at every meeting. He is
never in want of a mount, even in the winter, so
long asgentlemen have a spare hunter in the stable,
when getting up a steeplechase or a run after a fox.
When a creature, thus disciplined, and forming
a part almost of the animal he bestrides,
comes up in line with thirty flashing coursers,
thirty keen, quick-witted, artful fellows like
himself, and contrives among them for the
start, and for the " play " after the s-art is made,
he is equal to the task not only of bringing f ,rth
all the speed his horse possesses, but of so managing
hint in the race, and lauding him at the end, that
he may win with the least expense of life, and with
as small an advantage as safety will admit of. The
English race is a game—more often a game of
jockeys than a test of horses; and when an accom-
plished master of the art is in the saddle, public
appreciation at once cot roborates his chances by a
sensible alteration of the p: r-centages that follow
his fortunes in the betting-book. An American
jockey is a very different creature from an English
one, and he rides in a very different style. If he
be not a negro—as many of them are down south
—he considers himself a sort of gentleman; and,
after riding some half-dozen matches in a season,
may, perhaps, lie fallow for a year or two, improv-
ing the interval by keeping a tavern, or, perhaps,
alternating the excitements of the mount by open-
ing a roulette on the track, or indulging in a
season tax two of `faro.' This kind of life and
practice cannot compete with the Oevo.Con that
lives, breathes, eats, drinks, and sleeps only in its
profession ; and it would be a complete absurdity
to expect equal excellence on our part from such
wholly inadequate prepay ation. If the fibre of the
English mind, on which these results are worked,
were any inferior at the outset, we might possibly
have point for argument in our favour; but we
apprehend that the most vain of our countrymen
will hardly claim any advantage in the way cf
original, intellectual capital over a people who
have been great in every way and walk since
the dominion of the Cmsars. The style of

In 1842, Bernard, then of the age of 25, became racing in this country, moreover, does not
editor of the democratic newspaper of the town of afford that opportunity for the improvement of
Tarn. He soon, however, resigned the appoint- the jockey in an intricate knowledge of the
ment and travelled through the east of France, lec- philosophy of his profession as well as the
turing on Political Economy and the various social English style does. In the first place, we race on
theories which at that time divided public opinion. round courses, at every turn of which the horse,
His ardour, the boldness of his speculations, and a by his slackened speed, picks up a few mouthfuls
certain winning kindliness and sincerity, which of relief ; the English, for the most part, run on
spoke through all his words and actions, won for straight, or slightly curving, courses, over which
him crowds of followers. He took up his residence the art of the jockey must be made to humour his
for some time at Perpignan, and there established animal, in order that he be not run to a stand-still.
La France, a democratic journal, as an antidote to It is a well-ascertained fact that a horse cannot be
the Jesuitism of the Spanish monks. kept at his top speed over a few hundred yards,
At the outbreak of the Revolution of 1848 Ber- and that, unless he be eased at times, he would be
nard found himself irresistibly attracted to Paris. run out of breath, or, as the phrase goes, 'to a
As an assertor of democratic principles he was re- stand-still.' This, the English jockey is obliged to
markable throughout, but it was after the tide of understand and humour ; while the. American
reaction had set in that he became especially con- jockey, though he be ever so stupid
spicuous. On the very day that the law against must necessarily
joke his horse througliviltabl:
clubs was passed he opened one. His agitation 'style somewhat y-like, by the . e
in the con-
was by public addresses—for which his pleasing reliefs which the straining animal find:btu,
straight
and sonorous voice, his vivacious yet dignified ac- formation of the course. It a negro.uboy,
tion, and a certain elevation of sentiment, pecn- running that we must ascribe f ' making
Early qualified him. Some who have heard him tion for a waiting race,
overd t as is the fashion in
speak in public do not hesitate to compare his ora- the running from end to end,' as
waiting race, this ma.
tory with what is recorded of that of Mirabeau. this country. Oat of this b incline-
r_
au:0113
As fast as the police shut up one of the places of nal,,,ing of a high-nlect-and matter, comes that pro-
openresort where he used to speak, he found means to field of striving mion, big booeunildeiis the
gt?inegolEnglish
courser,
art, and that wonderful
another; and he was in the habit of address- found knowledge
resent
than his American
English jockey so
ing audiences at various places in the course of the proficiency,, which
of a joc compe-
same day. Prosecution followed upon prosecution, much moree
w could
but
many more reasons in
till in May, 1819, he was forced to seek refuge in titor.
of this, but the requirements of the dis-
Belgium. evidence
ion do not at present make demand for any
In Belgium he practised as a surgeon with groat cuss .
It is sufficiently clear that,
however smart
success for about a year. He subsequently tra- rworaen
or
a nation may be, they
, cannot become yelled in Germany. Wherever he went his modes
ficient in any course by mere
pro-
of treatment attracted attention and excited dir
they who labour intuitiveness ; and
found his that hardest to acquire will, cussion- On his arrival in England h
et a pro- the end, receive the consecration re in
limited means precluded his following
-reocuourse to Mr. Ten Broeck found this of superior. skill.
fessional career, and he bad therefore
means
of
earning
1 jockeys, by going to
.England ; and
out, in regard to
we have disco-
the teaching of languages as the
of Bays- vered it without
a livelihood. He has been an inhabitant going, by the mere application of
years, It is ex experience to the elements of reason,"

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,„swo ii/ST °RATS 7 TIT P, .
. .
Fee -some arbyi, tia \
tensely cold, with a .strong e,teteely wincl.\.-s_gthßee
on Thursday morning the rein, sleet,
and l•-tail s
turned to'a heavy fall of snow, especially between
/IL
.
Woedhead and Sheffield ; and by 7 o'clock a.m. -
the Manchester, Seeffi,ll, and Lincolnshire Rail-
way, Rea-
way, between Hazlett, ad-bridgC.eted Peeiseone,
was. completely blocked with enewebilts from
three to four • feet in depth. The length of line
blocked is said to have been farm three to four
' miles, and all the te,flie• up and•down the line to
the points namce2 had _" :our se to be suspended
until the snow V, away... .The only train -vta
that had been awe ee peed was the up-train from "Leg
Sheffield at 6 a.m. The 6.5 a.m. down train, and "f 7
the 9.15 a.m. express down train from Manchester '—
had to stop at Woodhead, as also had the 9.55 •
Great Northern and Sheffield London express
train. The train which left Manchester at
9.15 returned with those of the passengers who
felt disposed to avail themselves ef it. On arriving
at London-road their fare was returned to them.
• Others preferrel staying on the spot, in the hope
that the drifts would soon be cleared -away. All
the down-trains and London trains left Manchester
at the advertised time, and, notwithstanding the
notification c f the state of the line which was given
to the passengers by the officials, numbers let by
• each of them. When the std' eof the line:w;, a made
known to the officials Mr. Hargravk s, the traffic
superintendent, asisted by Mr. Russell, speedily -
got together a large body of men, who, under
their direction, began to clear away the snow,
All their exertions to do so, however, were un-
availing. The snow continued to fall unabated,
and the wind blew it in upon them almost as fast
as they c'eared it away. Nothing daunted by this,
the men continued to work with all their might
throughout the day, and their anxiety seemed as
great for success as was that of the now hoping,
now desponding passengers. The trains leaving
Manchester Li 4 15, 5, 6.30 p. m. on going as far as
the tunnel returned at 9.40 ou Thursday night. The
guard informed us that about a quarter past eight a
telegram had been received at Dunf 'rd-bridge from
Penistone, stating that it was probable that the
trains there. might get through. The snow at the
time stated had ceased to fall. The men were still
working in goed spirits. Just as the three trains
arrived at the London-road station a telegram wa
received (in n•ply to one diet had been sent to.Peni-
stone by the station inspector) stating that the line
was open, and that the mail could pass. A storm
set in in the neighbourhood of Halifax on Tuesday
night, and snow has continued to fall without inter-
mission up to the time at which we write (Thursday
afternoon). Many of the roads in the country are
blocked up, and the snow in the town is at least
ono foot deep, except in the mist frequented
Ihoroughfares. Such a fall of snow has not been
witnessed in Halifax for some years. Between 12
and 1 o'clock on Thursday morning the temporary
tuilding in the at ea near the Piece-hall, erected for
the aceommodation of the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon
and his he trees on the previous day, fell in with a
t'euleudous crash. The benches, borrowed from
various Sunday schools, were broken to pieces.
The timbers employed in the erection of the struc-
ture were smashed and splintered, se that for future
use they will be comparatively worthless, and the
largo tent of the Halifax Horticultural Society,
which formed the covering of the building, was
rent into a thousand shreds. I; was fottuna'e,
however, that the accident happened when it did,
for had it taken place about three hours earlier,
when Mr. Spurgeon was concluding his evening
service, no doubt scores of people would have been
injured. The fall of the building was caused, it is
supposed, by the large masses of snow collected on
the roof. Mr. Spurgeon himself was detained by
the snow on his journey from Halifax to Loudon,
where ho was announced to preach on Thursday
evening. The rev. gentleman reached his chapel,
however, shortly after the hour appointed for the
commencement of the service, and explained the
cause of the delay.—Manchester Guardian.

THE ATTACK ON A S )LICITOR AT
NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE.

On Thursday afternoon the police-court, Newcastle-
ou-Tyne, was crowded to hear the examination of Mr.
Frederick Swan Todd, bottle manufacturer, charged
with cutting and wounding Mr. G. T. Gibson, solicitor,
with intent to do him some serious bodily harm The
occurrence took place on the 24th March, but the priso-
ner has been so ill in gaol ever since that he was not in
a condition to be brought into court until Thursday.
Mr. Gibson, whose head is still bandaged ap, appears
to have suffered very seriously from the attack made upon
him, and looked very weak and exhausted. He had
to be accommodated with a seat while he was
giving his evidence. The facts of the case, as de-
teiletrin evidence, were as follow :—Mr. Todd, who is of
an old family in the town, had been the proprietor of
extensive bottle works at St. Laurence and at the Close-
, gate. Mr. Gibson bad on several occasions done busi-
ness for him, but was not his solicitor. Last year he
had discounted two bills for him and some other parties,
and in D,,cetnber of last year he had brought an action
against the whole of the parties, and had obtained
j,idgment against them. Ono of them had gone to gaol,
upon which, according to his evidence, Mr. Gibson had
discovered for the first time that Mr. Todd was irre-
trievably inselveat ; in fac!-, that his liabilities would
amount to at lea t G 0,0001., but that his assets were
very small. Some Scotch creditors had taken pos-
, session of the St. Laurence Bsttle Works, and
Mr. Gibson, learning that there were other judgmental
out, had made an entry upon the Close-gate Works on
March 10. Todd had sought to induce him to withdraw
the bill of sale, and Mr. Gibson had expressed his will-
ingness to do so upon Mr. Todd promising to get the
name of a party to a bill, which Mr. Gibson promised to
take at 12 mouths. Mr. Todd failed to do so ; and the
stock was sold by auction on the 22d March. On the
night of the 24th March Mr. Gibson had to leave New-
castle by the mail train for Barnsley, in which town he
had to attend a meeting next day, and was expected at
his office a little before 10 at night, to finish a letter
which had to be despatched that night. Mr. Edward. W.
Hardy, Mr. Gibson's managing clerk, and another clerk
named Banks, were therefore kept in the premises.
About half-past nine Mr. Todd and his wife came to this
offices, which are in Bank-buildings, Mosley street, and
finding Mr. Hardy in, Mr. Todd said she hardly ex-
pected to find him there, and asked for Mr. Gibson.
Mr. Hardy replied that he was not then in, but that
he might be expected in a few minutes, and desired him
and his wife to sit down. Mr. Gibson reached the offices
about ten minutes to ten, and entering Hardy's, he saw
Mr. and Mrs. Todd waiting. Todd rose from his seat and
said, "I want to see you, Gibson. Mr. Gibson replied,
Wait a minute or two and I will speak to you, as I
must n letter to catch post." Mr. Gibson there-
upon went out of Hardy's office, and proceeding along
the passage passed into his own private room. In
order not to be disturbed, he fastened the door
writing
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his letter. There is a
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private door, communicating between Bank's office and
Mr. Gibson's room. Mr. Gibson was sitting with his
back to the door when Mr. Todd came into Banks office,
having 1, ft Hardy and Mrs. Todd sitting in Hardy's
Ho carried his hat in his band, in which it is alleged he
had a large desert knife. He said he wanted to speak
to Mr. Gibson, and entered his room by the private
door. Mr. Gibson, hearing footsteps at his back, lifted
his head up from the desk, and observed Mr. Todd enter
the room. Todd said, "I want to speak to you." He
replied, " Wait a minute ;" but oberving that he ap-
proached hier with his right arm elevated, as if he were
going to strike him, and seeing something like a knife
glistening in Todd's band, he changed his position, and
raised up his arm to defend himself, but in A moment he
received a fearful stab in the back part of his head. The
stab, it is alleged, if it had been struck an inch lower down
would have killed Mr. Gibson on the spot. Mr. Gibson
jumped np and attempted to get hold of Mr. Todd, but he
latter, exclaiming, " I'll kill you, I'll kill you," stabbedhim
him again, holding by the left hand and stabbing
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with the right ; and in the struggle Mr.
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lawndobserving something like a knife glisteeing,
band, and, after a hard struggle, took an
secured : knife from him. Mr. Teddewas in a frightfully
:xcP6n:i'et'ate when taken to the police-station, and an
~fficietr bad to be kept with him in a police-cell until next
day, when he was removed to the gaol, where he remained
in an utterly prostrate condition until within a day or
two ago. The solicitor, Mr. Hodge, who defended him,
did not impute any harsh treatment by Mr. Gibson in
law matters, neither could he deny the attack ; but ho
stated that it had been made while Mr. Todd Was in a
state of temporary insanity, occasioned by the utterly
dilapidated state of his affairs. The bench decided to
send Mr. Todd for trial on the charge of cutting and
wounding Mr. Gibson, with intent to do bodily harm.
Mr. Hodge asked the bench if they would take bail.
The bench determined not to take bail, leaving it with
the prisoner's solicitor to apply for a judge's order.

A first dividend of 4s. in the pound has been an-
nounced on the estate of Messrs. E. Sieveking and Son,
who stopped on the 18th of November laPt with liabili- •
ties for atout 500,000/. Messrs. Sieveking had hoped
that the first distribution would have been larger, but
many claim= have been included which are not ex.
pecte 1 ultimately to rank upon the estate.
A MAN SHOT AT A PIGEON MATCII.—A most fright"
ful occurrence took place at Alnwick, on Eater Mon-
day. A pigeon match was held outside the town ; and
a man, named Wm. Young, having got into the line of
tire, was accidentally shat in the breast. He died almost
immediately afterwards.

HER MAJESTY'S THBATRE.
FIRST NIGHT OF THE SEASON,
FIRST APPEARANCE OF MDLLE. TITIENS.
THE HUGUENOTS.
On TUESDAY NEXT, the 13th April, will be produced,
trst time at this Theatre, Meyerbeer's Opera,
GLI UGONOTTI.
DRAMATIS PERSON:E.
Il Conte di San Bris Signor BELLETTI.
II Conte di Nevers Signor ALDIGHIEIU.
De Cosso Signor MERCURIALI.
Tavannes Signor ANNONI,
De Retz
Meru
Head of Night Watch Signor ALBELDA.
Raul di Nangis...
Marcello (his Servant)
The Queen of Navarre
The Page Mdme. LUCIONI LANDI,
(her first appearance in England.)
Dame d'Onore
Valentina
(her first appearance in England.)
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, Pages, Citizens, Soldiers,
Students, Night Watch, Monks, Musicians, &c.
Conductor, Signor ADRITI.
With scenery, entirely new and original, by Mr. Marshall ;
dresses, entirely new and taken from the best authorities, by
gadame Copere, and executed by M. Laureys and Mrs.
Masterman ; principal machinist, Mr. Sloman ; head of the
property department, Mr. Bradwell ; the raise-en-scone and
incidental ballet, by M. Massot.
DESCRIPTION OF THE SCENERY,—Act I. Scene lst.—Tou-
rain. —Saloon in the Castle of the Count de Nevers. This
Scene has been composed in the RCIIaiSSaTICO style, age of
Francis I. Scene 2d.—Park and Castle of Chenouceu, com-
posed from Sketches made in the vicinity of Auboise. Act
11. Paris—The Pre-aux-Clercs and View of Paris in 1572, from
the Etchings of S. Silvestre,
Act 111. Paris—The Castle of
de Nevers—lnterior. Old French Gothic style, with Renais•
saince enrichments. Act IV. Paris--Chapel of the Hugue-
nots—A Quartier of Paris, from the Etchings of S. Silvestre.
The National Anthem wily be
dsulle.ng
Titienafter the Opera, the
the principal soprano pa b Mas.
In order that the great work, The Huguenots, may be pro-
duced with the fullest effect, no Divertissement, except that
incidental to the Opera, will be given on the first night.
The new Ballet Divertissement, by IT. Massot, entitled
LE RENVOI DE L'AMOLTR,
will be produced on Thursday, 15th inst. (it being a Subscrip-
tion Night, in lieu of Saturday, 24th Jnly), for the first ap-
pearance of MDLLE. POCCFIINI,
On TUESDAY, April 20, Mdlle. PICCOLOMINI will make
her first appearance this season as Norina, in Donizetti's
Opera of DON PAiQUALE, and shortly afterwards in
LUISA MILLER.
A. limited number of Boxes have been secured to the public.
Price 21s and 31s 6d each.
The full prospectus of the season arrangements may be had
at the Box Office,

ri4HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
111- Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, April 10, Twill be performed AN
UNEQUAL MATCH. Characters by Messrs. Buckstone,
Chipendale, Compton, W. Farren, Rogers, Clark, and Miss
A. Sedgwick, Mrs. B. White, Miss Lavine, and Mrs. J. Fitz-
william.
After which a Classical Extravaganza, entitled PLUTO
AND PROSERPINE.
Concluding with MY HITSBANG'S GHOST.
Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the
evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.)
First Price. s. d. Second price. s.
Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0
Upper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2
Pit 2 0 Pit 1 0
Gallery
Commence at Seven.

13 OPAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean.
THIS EVENING, will bo presented the historical play of
LO IS XI. Louis, King of France, Mr. Charles Kean.
To conclude with (for the sixth time) a new farce, entitled
SAMUEL IN SEARCH OF HIMSELF.

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911HEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster.
THIS EVENING will be presented the drama of
THE POOR STROLLERS, in which Mactame Celeste, Mr.
B. Webster, Paul Bedford, and Mr. Wright will perform.
After which, a new operatic spectacle, THE CALIPH
OF BAGDAD. The characters by Mr, Rolfe, Paul Bedford,
J. Bland, and Misses Roden, Keeley, and Arden.

STRAND THEATRE.—Lessee and Directress,
Miss Swanborough. —This Evening will be
produced the new comedy, by Stirling Coyne, Esq., called
NOTHING VENTURE, NOTHING WIN.

After which, a new burlesque, FRA DIAVOLO.
And a FArce. Supported by Messrs. Bolton, Ray, Delfort,
Kinloch, Seymour, C. Young; Mesdames M. Oliver, Taman,
C. Melville, Selby, Victor, Portman, and 9wanborough.

CANTERBIJRY HALL, Westminster-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow-
!'; company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of
S .lections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS,
CHORUSES, GLEES, D UETS, &c., viz.:—Miss Russell, Mrs.
Badzey, Miss Brunell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, and
Miss Montague; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, S. Jonec,
J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Rime, Mr.
Badzey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Bernard ; Messrs. T.
Maclagan, W. T. Critchileld, John G. Forde, and E. Mackney.
Pianotorte, Mr. Cecil Flicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ;
Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock
precisely. Suppers, &e., until twelve o'clock.
Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening.
Mr. WOODHOUSE (by permission of Ch irles Roan, Es( )
will have the honour of introducing, every evening, his
highly successful Performance on the now REGULATION
DRUM.

THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, APRIL 10.
IEISRMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
51—highest since noon yesterday.
43—lowest this morning and during the night,
59 —this day at noon.
BAROMETER, 29.83.
WIND, North-Easterly ; fresh and cold, with sunshiny
weather.