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London, England, 1844-08-24 00:00:00

gentleman residing in Lambeth. Mr. Traill, after se- those of Russia and the United States, have introduced
verely commenting on the defendant's conduct, inflicted it, and in those countries it is making the most rapid
the full penalty of 51. progress.
John Carpenter ostler at the Thileau Arms, Barnes, At present Mr. Nastily tit's steam hammer is in use at
vas brought up on a warrant, before Mr. Clive, atWands- the Low Moor Iron Company's works, Bradford ; at the
'worth, charged with a most outrageous assault upon Mr. works of Messrs. Rushton and Eccersby, and Messrs. B.
John Swaine the landlord of that inn. He was corn- Hick and Co., Bolton ; Messrs. Hawkes, Crawshay, and
Milted for a month in default of paying a fine of 40s. Co., Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Messrs. Penn and Co.,
ocrtraw—r.s.sivtorizt.atiroas. Greenwich ; as well as in twenty other establishments
The Court is still in mourning for the late Reigning in Europe and America, and doubtless ere long it wil'
Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, and it is not expected be exerting its energetic and docile power in every ha
to expire until a twelvemonth from the date of his High- portant establishment in the world.
mess's demise.
Viscount Castlereagh is spending the grouse shooting
season with Sir Benjamin Hall, on his moors in Aber-
aleenshire. The Noble Lord and the Hon. Barone t
bagged above six hundred brace ofgrouse, besides hares,
during the first four days.
Lady Brougham has arrived at the Clarendon Hotel,
Leamington Spa, for the benefit of her health. It is ex-
pected that Lord Brougham will also arrive at Leaming-
ton within the course of a few days.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster are ex-
pected to remain at Moor Park until the end of the
fraonth, and then return to Eaton Hall for the winter.
Ilia Lordship is in improved health, and almost daily
views the numerous cricket matches which take place by
his Lordship's permission in the park.
The Duchess of Cleveland has left town for Raby
Castle. Her Grace is, we regret to learn, suffering from
slight indisposition.
The Earl and Countess of Warwick are making a tour
in Scotland, and will shortly join Lord Brooke at his
shooting quarters in the Highlands.
The Earl and Countess of Hillsborough are at present
upon a visit to Viscount and Viscountess Combermere,
$t Combermere Abbey.
Viscount Lewisham, eldest son of the Earl of Dart-
Mouth, whose coming of age was celebrated last week
at Castle Bromwich, has left England on a continental
tour, and will remain abroad, it is said, until next spring.
Mr. Emerson Tennent, M.P., and family left London
Oil Thursday the 22d, for Athens and Egypt.
The Earl of Stradbroke has been paying a visit to his
oXtensive estates in Waterford since the close of the ses-
sion of Parliament. His Lordship will entertain a select
Party in the ensuing month with the sport of partridge
shooting, at Henham Hall, Suffolk.
Lord and Lady Seymour and family intend to pass
the autumn and winter on the continent. They proceed
to Paris at the end of the next month.
His Grace the Duke of Wellington on Friday honoured
Mr. B. Barnett, picture-dealer, of 84, Quadrant, with a
visit, to inspect his extensive collection of pictures by the
Old masters.

On Thursday na SCEMILLNEOItrit.
night, about eleven o'clock, considerable
'Mann of
created in London-street, Ratcliff, in conse-
quaree
burnt 15, a fire, by which an old lady, 72 years of age,
to death, taking place in the premises belong-
ln,ugfae?„Mr. William Argent, wholesale hearth-rug ma-
zo"rer, of No. 16, in that street.
attracted eeveral days past thousands of persons have been
.4133 to the river frontage of the Tower to inspect a
brin?nster” gun, which was taken during one of the
Somethe diabolical fellow put a quantity of arsenic into
baker's well, at Castleton, Isle of Man, a few days
a
g
o. A. reward of 1001. has been offered by the Lieu-
tenant-Governor for the discovery of the person who
committed the infernal act.
Yesterday, at a wardmote holden in the ward of
41dersgate, after a severe contest between Mr. Sherwood
and Mr. Smith (two very respectable inhabitants) for
the office of common councilman, the former was de-
clared to be the successful candidate.
In the past week, the arrivals in the port of Liver-
Pool of guano are estimated to be of the value of at least
45,000/.
His Grace the Duke of Wellington yesterday honoured
Mr. Barnett, picture dealer, of the Quadrant, with a
visit to inspect his extensive collection of pictures by the
old masters.
Gtuerrier, Due de Christophe, the new black general of
a.y, is perfectly unique in his appearance ; he is one
of the poor planters of the country, dresses in coarse
Osnaburg jacket and pants, with an old straw hat, and
neither stockings or shoes ; buckles his spurs to his
baked heels, carrying, when mounted, a large blunder-
blles, large enough for a two-pound ball, and a belt full
,
pistols. Ilia chiefs are habited mostly after the same
"'lie, throwing aside with disdain the usual militar dress
d badges, y
lo_The rectory of Kilrush is vacant by the death of the
y• Henry Whitty, after a few days' illness of fever,
I:o4,..tracted in the discharge of his ministerial duties.
ss Cassen, of Limerick, whose abduction we lately
-oPorted has een restored to her friends. She was
iticed by a constable to a hotel at Gort, where she her-
had taken occasion to reveal the facts to the inn-
keeper. The abductor has absconded.
litalar consequence of the continued indisposition of the
p(Nis of Sligo, Lieutenant of Mayo, the Earl of Alta-
(lot has been appointed Vice-Lieutenant, until it shall
4on
ease Providence to restore his noble tparent to his
ner health.

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eewived,.. onitAlL WAY RETURNS.
ecliV:e extract from the Railway Record the sums
the principal Railways of Great Britain for
each: eet, ending on the day of the month prefixed to
chasidi the money received for
ie4.......151,e return includes
PLl3enfter
Parcels, carriages, horses, mails, and mer-
Week
ended Name of Railway. Total.
4.11g° 17 Arbroath and Forfar X. s. d.
179 1 8
16 Birmingham and Gloucester 3,107 15 7
17 Brandling Junction 1,242 3 4
17 Bristol and Gloucester
16 Chester and Birkenhead 613 8 9
15 Dublin and Drogheda.... ......
20 Dublin and Kingstown 1,325 0 11
18 Dundee and Arbroath 375 9 1
17 Durham and Sunderland 586 1 2
17 Edinburgh and Glasgow 2,739 8 9
18 Eastern Counties and North Eastern 4,378 15 3
17 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr 1,689 4 10
17 Glasgow and Greenock
17 Grand Junction 10,223 11 1
17 Great North of England 1,978 15 0
18 Great 'Western
16 Liverpool and Manchester
17 London and Birmingham
18 London and Blackwall 1,263 10 1
17 London and Brighton
London and Croydon
18 London and Greenwich 907 19 0
11 LO, ndon and South Western .......
17 eanchester, Bolton and Bury 922 4 8
i., Manchester and Birmingham 3,531 15 3
Blanchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc 8,705 4 0
1
~-‘4 Midland Counties
Newcastle and Darlington 914 4 0
g Newcastle and Carlisle 2,157 7 5
18 Newcastle and North Shields 427 3 4
L 6 North Union and Bolton and Preston 1,835 13 11
" Paris, Corbeil, and Orleans
19 Paris and Rouen 6,235 0 0
17 Preston and Wyre 653 7 6
17 Sheffield and Manchester Bl4 5 10
22 South Eastern
17 Taff Vale
18 Ulster 532 4 7
18 Yarmouth and Norwich ....... ....... ... 366 17 6
17 York and North Midland

_NAVAL STEAM HAMMER, &c.
v. -1-'here bas lately been introduced into the naval ser-
„lee all invention of first-rate importance in this era of
team machinery, brought under the notice of the Go-
,;:r.„11111ent by Captain Burgman, R.E., director of works
-ueronport Dockyard, who became acquainted with its
f„,efrits on an official tour last year to the machine-manu-
-11,,-"uring districts. It is that of an immense steam
fo..4l.rnPr, which has been fitted in a building prepared
it Devonport dockyard, and commenced its opera-
-41°,1115, a day or two since in the presence of the Port
goiltlira. .Sir David, and Lady Milne ; the Admiral
Itylairpsaeterrintendent Sir S. Pym, and several ladies ; Captain
R.E., the store-keeper, store-receiver, the
shipwriht, and. many other. officers of the dock-
vt' who did not hesitate to unite in one opinion of its
antage in every respect for which it is adapted, and
° Were highly delighted with the novelty of the ialov-
R Parts of its machinery.
Or
itr 'ate years, such has been the vast increase in the
t mo
elettth and magnitude of steam machinery, that the
.b,Powerful forge hammers, some of eight tons
pow",, and put into motion by engines of 50-horse
cot; Power
and upwards, were found inadequate to the cxe-
diZ°n, with due solidity, of the enormous cranks, pad-
c,;-'wheel shafts, &c., required for engines of such in-
„,-eased size. The very limits of the capabilities of the
i;„(),8,t enormous forge hammers had been reached, and
orhlor the introduction of the above entire novel system
have metering which we are about to describe, we must
14:i Paused in the magnificent course of extension of
1)1,, tie steam machinery, by reason of our insufficient
14—ans of forging the vast masses of wrought iron neces-
for their construction.
41 the year 1839 the subject of steam hammers drew
chaster‘ attention of Mr. James Nasmyth, engineer, of Man-
to ice 'the inadequacy of the then-existing apparatus
Ile t' pace with the extensive machinery daily pro-
eted induced the consideration, when that gentleman
ethe most simple and direct application of the elastic
power f steam produced a forge hammer of such vast
a,.,,,,and docility, that by means of the same apparatus
Paddled
for engines of 1,000-horse power, or a
etts;111" nail, may be forged with a degree of rapidity,
forgeand perfection, as to leave the efforts of all other
, harnnaers far in the distance.
ho_.ne arrangement of the apparatus by which such
',.r,,arkt results are obtained, simply consists in placing
tLlT.lverted cylinder, whose piston.rod comes out through
ega°tbottorn, and is at once attached to a large block of
blos iiron, which slides between two upright guides. This
itt iS the hammer, and its rising and falling motion is
of ,r.leo obtained by the alternate admission and escape
a.nclnh-pressure steam under the piston, the admission
dew, age of the steam being caused by the up and.
d„_, ?notion of the hammer. Thus, by a simple cylin-
erPrifston-rod, and block of iron, we have the most
ro,:e ul steam forge hammer; and as the force of the
steam ark be varied at will, by regulating the quantity of
tare .admitted under the piston, the blows may be al-
to ..L4lll an instant from the most tremendous " smash"
pie'te"a gentlest " tap." Hence we have obtained a corn-
force c°4lroand over power in the form of percussion
to e'
and a new era in the working of wrought iron
invortleed, which will in due time produce the most
irie4hti_nitaanht.ierenlsualttesriianl. extending the application of this
stea„,°,_Prilloiple of Mr. Nasmyth's patent direct action
hi,l4""na meter is confined by no limitation. A forge
att atn°f 20 tons weight, with a clear fall of 10 feet, is
able and as easy to manage as the smallest he
ew"s cannat,ructed, which vary in size and power from one
i'e_str.iking 220 blows per minute, to those of five tons.
Barrie' inyentions have made more rapid progress in the
eridelerlod than this, the merits of which are so self-
Foraa to be at once appreciated by practical men.
"14 QoYerill32o2lts, itulog whom we may mention