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CONTRACT for MOULMEIN TIMBER.
Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy,
Somerset-place, Feb. 23, 1850.
The Commissioners for executinz the office of Lord High Admiral
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do herelw give
notice that on TUESDAY, the 2Gth March next, at One o'clock,
they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to
Contract for supplying her Majesty's several Dockyards with
4,040 Loads of MOULMEIN TEAK TIMBER.
Half to be delivered in the year 1851, and the remainder in the
year 1852.
A Distribution and a Form of Tender may he seen at the saidOflice.

No Tender ,A ill be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty,
nor any noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for him,
duly authorised in writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
and bear In the left-han I corner the words " Tender for :Moulmein
Timber," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, accom•
panied by a letter signed by two responsible persons, engaging to
become bound with the person tendering, iu the sum of 5,0001. for the
due performnce of the Contract.

MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.
THE INDEPENDENT BOARD.
AT a MEETING, specially convened and held on
Tuesday, the 19th of February, 1850, at the King's Head,
Poultry, it was resolved unanimously:-
Ist. That in the judgment of this Board there is no reason either
in Holy Scripture or la sound morals against "a Widower marrying
his Deceased Wife's Sister or Niece," that they therefore deprecate
any legal provisions on the subject, and especially they object to the
present state of the law in relation to it as at once most unwise, en-
snai ing, and unjust.
2d. That this Board do forthwith petition Parliament on this sub-
ject, and that they earnestly recommend that petitions should be pre-
pared and forwarded from the several congregations with which they
are connected. .

ANDREW REED, D.D., Chairman,
H. S. SEABORN, Secretary.

THE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY'S splendid and powerful Prat-class STEAM-
SHIPS are appointed to leave—
From St. Katharine's Steam Wharf, for—

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HAMBURCIII, carrying her Majesty's Mails, every Tuesday
and Friday Evening.
ROTTERDAM and the RHINE, carrying her Majesty's Mails—
Every Wednesday and Saturday, at Ten Morning. The Ocean,
Satm•day ; the Rhine, Wednesday next.
ANTWERP and the RHINE—The Soho (newly decorated),
every Thursday, at Nine Morning. Saloon, it. 10s. ; Fore Ca-
bin, Id.
OSTEND—In Ten Hours, every Wednesday and Saturday Morn-
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HAVRE—Every Sunday, at Eight, Morning.
EDINBURGH—At Ten, Evening. Chief Cabin, 2/. ; Fore, IL 2s. 6d.
The Leith, This Evening; the Trident, Saturday, March 2; the Cla-
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STEAM to ABERDEEN, INVERNESS, and
the NORTH of SCOTLAND.
REDI7CTION IN FARES.
Freight of Horses, Carriages, &c., considerably Reduced.
The ABERDEEN STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S splen-
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For ABERDEEN—The Earl of Aberdeen, Saturday, March 2, at
Twelve Noon.
For INVERNESS—The North Star, Monday, March 4, at Nine
Morning, calling off Burghead, Invergordon, Cromarty, and Cha-
nonry Point.
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257, Wapping.
CHARLES WILLIAM WILLOUGHBY, Agent.

THE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC
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Sir Henry R. Bishop's Lectures en Music, with 'Vocal Illustrations,
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RAVE SEND ROY AL TERRACE
GARDENS AND PIER.
Notice is hereby given, that the Commissioners are prepared to re-
ceive TENDERS from parties accustomed to provide Amusements in
Public Gardens. _ _

Applications for particulars to be made personally to the under-
dersigned. - -- • •

By order of the Commissioners,
MILDER and ARNOLD, Clerks to the Commission.
20, llarmer-street, Milton, next Gravesend,
February 25, 1850.

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the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Maturity,
usually acquired at an early period of life, which enervate
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RAIL WAY SHARE iVIAktISETS.
BRISTOL, FEB. 26.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market to-day presents no
provement, and sales were with difficulty effected. Great
Westerns closed at 58 LA.—Ditto, Quarters, 14% —Bristol and
Exeter, Thirds, 9% dis.
LIVERPOOL, Fan. 26. _ _

STOCK EXCHANGE.—We ha've had a very trifling busi-
ness in our Stock Exchange to-day. Prices, however, are
somewhat improved. The transactions were as follow:
London and North-Western, 10513—Ditto, New Quarters„
1/4 p.—Midland, 41—Ditto, Halves, 2558 dis.—South-East-
em and Dover (No. 4), 61. Is. 3d.
MANCHESTER, FEB. 26.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—Our share market was very dull
to-day, prices generally having a downward tendency. The
transactions were as follow : Bolton, Blackburn, Chi-
theme, and West Yorkshire, Preference (B), 20—East Lan-
cashire, 94 c. --Great Northern, 14 dis.—lluddersfield and
Manchester, 21%—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 494—Ditto,
Fifths, 8 dis.—Ditto, Halves (Liverpool and Bury), 254 dis.
—Ditto (West Riding Union), VA dis.—London and North-
Western, New Quarters, 5-16 p.—Ditto, Manchester and
Birmingham (C), Quarters, % p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire, Eighths, 1 9-16 North Staffordshire, 10
15-16 dis.

BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 26.
STocir EXCITANGE.—The share market was quiet to-day.
The only transactions were—Shrewsbury and Birmingham
(B), 61. Is. 3d. dm—South Staffordshire,

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YORK, FEB. 25.
Szooic EXOHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as
follow : Great North of England, 227 Sheffield, Rother-
ham, and Goole (N. Div. ), guaranteed 6 per cent.. 17%
York, Nov/castle, and Berwick, 14% York and North
Midland, 17%.

MAILS FOR MADEIRA, &c. Notice 'was issued
yesterday at the General-Post-office that her Majesty's
ship Sphinx will not sail from Devonport until after the
arrival of the London mail on the morning of the Ist of
March, and, in addition to the mails for Madeira, will
also convey mails for St. Vincent, the Cape de Verde
Islands, and Sierra Leone. Letters for Madeira and St.
Vincent will be liable to a postage of Is. 10d. per half-
ounce; newspapers, 21 each; to Sierra Leone, Is. per
half-ounce; newspapers free. To the above places both
must be specially addressed, by "Her Majesty's ship
Sphinx."
NEW BANK.—The banking accommodation of
London is about to be increased by the addition of an-
other establishment upon a very liberal principle. The
promoter is a gentleman well known to the banking
world, Henry Weston, Esq., late of the Borough Bank.
An influential direction has been formed, and the prin-
ciples on: which the business is to be conducted will soon
be made public.

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.
IPSWICH, FEB. 26.
The market was thinly supplied with both wheat and barley,
a nd this is generally the case with weather so well suited for
field operations in the seeding of spring corn. There was less
at :tivity manifested, and both wheat and barley were the turn
in favour of the buyer. Beans and peas nominal.
PER QUARTER.: PER QUARTER.
Wheat, red
Ditto, white. 43s to 46. Oats o'.'s to o's
Farley, malting ... 24s to 26s Rye
I )itto, grinding ... 2ls to 22,, Malt ......
I leans ..
AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEB. 23, 1850.
Wheat 614 quarters at :9s. 3d.
Barley
„
Oats • 31 l9s. 6d.
Beans...
Peas
HULL, FEB 26.
Messrs. Taylor and Bright's Circular states :—The inter-
eourse with the Elbe and near ports is now actively resumed,
without adding much to our supplies of grain, indeed five
steamers have arrived from Hamburgh, and do not bring to-
gether above 500 qrs. of wheat, and so disproportionate are
the Hamburgh and English prices of grain, that some of the
next steamers are expected to come in ballast, although they
would gladly prefer grain at almost nominal freight. The
idea that we should be inundated with foreign supplies at first
open water does not appear likely therefore to be immediately
realised. The trade has been very inactive during the week,
but holders are firm, and if once the agricultural panic was
allowed to subside, prices weuld probably attain a regularity
unknown during the last few weeks or months. Our own
farmers brought a large supply of wheat to this day's market,
for which they asked an advance of leper qr., but the trade
cannot be written more than firm at last week's prices. The
business doing in foreign wheat, although moderate, was at
fully last week's rates ; next to nothing offering from shipboard.
All kinds of Spring corn are inactive, and where sales proceed
it is at lower rates. A fair demand for linseed at late prices,
and we quote no alteration in the saleable value of best make
of cakes. A little rapeseed on the market per steamers, but
the quality is inferior; best seed worth 30/. Rape cakes fully
as dear, and rather more busitteasisssing than of late. We
make no alteration in the vatne-of bones, of which arrivals are
moderate.
The following are the present prices of grain :
a. A.
Wheat, English, red 37 'to 39
Do. white
Dantzic and Ko-

nigsberg 44 46
Pomeranian and

8. 8.
Peas, white and yel. 25 28
Do. grey 22 26
Linseed, Black Sea 45 46

Do. Petersburgh .. 88 45
Do. INA&Archngf. 38 42

Hamburgh .—36 40 Do. Konigsberg 36 —39
Danish, Holstein, & Per ton.
Friesland ......... 32 36 Linseed cakes, Hull ...6112s 6d
Ivussian and Odessa 32 —36 Do. fine foreign .... 61 5s
Oats, English
Do. Danish lO 12 Rapeseed OOl to 30/
Do. Friesland l2 14 Rape cakes...B2s 6d to 87s 6d
Do. Russ. & Odessa 12 —l4 Tares, English .353 OOs
Barley, malting 2l 23 Do. foreign ............ 20s 358
Do. grinding lB 20 Guano ..... 6/ to 91 lOs
Beans 24 —26 Bones, do OOs Od to 90s Od
Do. foreign ...... 25 —27 Rye meal 6/0s
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 26.—The business at our Corn-market
this morning was again inactive. There was so little done in
wheat that it is difficult to establish quotations. The tone of
the trade was heavy. On flour there was a marked decline of
6d per barret and is per sack on the rate of this day se'ennight.
Oats were id to Id per bushel, oatmeal 3d per load, and beans
6d per quarter lower. Indian corn also was depreciated in
value 6d per quarter on the week, but was not worse than on
Friday.
Coax, FEE. 25.—Flour—First 12s Od to 13s; extra 14s 6sl;
seconds, lOs 6d to 12s ; households 9s to lOs 6d; thirds, 7s to 9s
per cwt. Oatmeal 10s to 00s Od; Indian meal 7s to 7s 3d ; wheat-
meal, 103 to lOs 6d per cwt. Indian corn 130 s Od to 135 s per ton.
Bran 3112 s 6d to 3/15sper ton. Hay—Farmers 20s to 355; average
O0s; dealers 27s to 40s Od; average OOs per ton. Straw—Farmers
17s Od to 25s Od ; average 23s ; dealers L2Bs Od to 30s Od;
average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to 6id ;
household loaf 5d to s&d per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d to
10d per lb Eggs-4s 6d to 45 Bcl per hundred. Coals—
Newport 15s; Lydney 17s ; Landore 153 ; Best Neath
Culm I4s per ton. Tallow 4054 Od to Oos per cwt.
Whisky, 25 o. p., 5s 9d per imperial gallon. Meat
—Beef 4d to 6d; mutton 4d to 6d; veal Od to
Od ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 6d to 7d ; sausages 5d per
lb. Hops 131 Os per cwt. Bangor slates 31 2s 6d to 315 s per
ton. Bark—Barbary 715 s to 815 s; Valonia 141 to 0/; French
7155; English 0/ per ton. Fleece Wool 10s to 125 per stone.
Hemp 32/ to 00/ per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 16s to 17: ; red
ditto 20s to 22s per barrel ; Newfoundland 9/ Os to 111 per
ton. Timber—Memel, 85s per ton; deals, first quality, 18s;
second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market 14s to 20s;
salted 15s to 21s per cwt ;"calf skins 2id to 2d per lb.
Potatoes, white 8d to 9d; Minions 12d to 13d; Guano—
Peruvian, 111 10s; Icbaboe, 91 per ton ; Tar—Archangel,
19a per barrel.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF QUEEIV'S BENCH, Feb. 26.
(Sittings at Nisi Prius at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice
COLERIDGE and Special Juries.)
LEFEVRE V. CHAPPEL.
Sir F. Thesiger, Mr. Sergeant Shee, and Mr. Lush
conducted the case for the plaintiff; and Mr. Cockburn
and Mr. Bovill that of the defendant.
The plaintiff in this case was a gentleman who lived at
Boulogne. The defendant was a partner in the house
of Cramer and Battle, of Regent-street, and the action
was brought on a breach of contract. Aegording to the
plaintiff's-case, he wished to purchase all the unlet boxes
and stalls for the first performance cf Le Prophete at
Covent-garden Theatre last July, and he commissioned
a person named Merchant, who resided in London. to
endeavour to carry out his object. Accordingly, Mar-
chant and Mr. Lionel Goldsmid saw the defendant, and
understood from him tbat he was the director
and manager of tho theatre. As Merchant said
ho was prepared with 3,0001., the defendant
seemed inclined to entertain the proposal, and ulti-
mately an arrangement was come to that a sum exceed-
ing 500/. should be paid for the boxes and stalls which
were unlet fur tho Saturday night, when the defendant
said her Majesty had signified her intention of being
present. 2001. was paid down on the 26th of July. On
the Thursday evening the defendant called on Mer-
chant, and he and Goldsmid on the same evening called
on the defendant at Cramer's, who gave him a list of
the boxes, &c.• they then paid the defendant 2912, as
the balance, and was arranged that the tickets should
be sold at Messrs. Cramer's, the defendant undertaking
to manage the matter. On the following day the de-
fendant sold many tickets which did not belong to the
plaintiff, and the consequence was that there was not
room for those which the plaintiff had purchased. The
defendant was spoken to, and he said be would give
compensation. The theatre was not visited by the
Queen that evening. The plaintiff lost about 3601. by
the transaction. Merchant was a watchmaker in Hol-
born. The Saturday was a subscription night, which
was known to all the parties.
The case was adjourned before the plaintiff's ea%
closed.

PREROGATIVE COURT.—(Feb. 26.)
(Before Sir H. JENNER FusT.)
LEWIS HENRY SHADWELL, ESQ., DECEASED.
In this case the deceased, who was the son of the
Vice Chancellor of England, died in December last,
having made his will, bearing date the 3rd of July,
1848. It appeared the will was contained on two sides
of a sheet of note paper, and was brought nearly down
to the bottom of the second side; a blank space was
there left, and at the top of the third page, were these
words—" Signed by me, the undersigned Lewis Henry
Shadwell;" and then followed the names of the wit-
nesses. The question was, whether this paper had been
signed by the deceased at the foot or end thereof. The
circumstances attending the signing were, that the de-
ceased, onthe 3rd of July, 1848, called the witnesses
into the pri▪
vate room of his father, the Vice-Chancellor
of England, and requested them to see him sign some
papers; he then produced three or four papers, and wrote
what now appeared upon the top of the third side of
the alleged will. The paper, however, was so folded,
that the wi▪ tnesses, while signing, could not see what was
written on the other pages. On the application for pro-
bate, the Learned Judge said he was sorry to say the in-
terpretation to be put upon the Act of Parliament was
such that upon an ex porte application he must dismiss
the motion, and leave the parties to propound the papers.
THODIAS TEES, ESQ., DECEASED.
The deceased, late of Stanmore Hall, in the county of
Middlesex, died in the month of September, 1843, leav-
ing a will under which he appointed several executors,
these executors had all renounced probate of the will;
the deceased appointed his wife residuary legatee of part
of the property during her life or widowhood, and pro-
vided in case of her death or second marriage, that the
residue should go to his daughter, and that his widow
upon marrying, should only have an annuity of 5001. for
life. The widow had sip ce become the wife of Mr.
Lushington the Member for Westminster, and thereupon
ceased to be any longer a residuary legatee. The ques-
tion before the Court was, whether the administration
which had been granted to Mrs. Tees, as one of the re-
siduary legatees, had absolutely ceased upon her second
marriage, and whether the grant should or not be
revoked. On the face of the grant of administration
itself no limitation appeared. At the time the
grant was originally made, there was a legacy
dot of 4001. apparently payable on the estate,
which had been valued at 30,000/., and which duty
was forthwith paid; but subsequently the estate being
found insolvent, an application was made for the return
of duty. The Stamp-office expressed themselves willing
to agree to such return, but as it then appeared the
estate etiginally amounted to 35,0001. instead of 30,0001.
they contended the patties ought to pay an additional
duty of 50/. before the 4001. could be refunded, saying
that such sum of 501. would likewise be returned to the
parties.

Dr. ADDAMS applied to have the administration con-
tinued to the same party. He contended that the grant,
although made to Mrs. Tees in the character of a widow,
was in general terms, and did not cease upon her mar-
riage, and &so that great inconvenience would result if
the administration were revoked, the only act to be per-
formed being the negotiation with the Stamp-office. The
Court granted the application.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Feb. 26.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Law.)
IN RE THOMAS RICHARDS.—IMPORTANT RULE IN
COUNTY COURTS.
This insolvent, a tin-plate worker in'Goswell-street-
road, was opposed by three creditors, and supported by
Mr. Sturgeon. One of the opposing creditors had dis-
counted a bill of 291. for the insolvent, and afterwards
employed him to do some work for him, which amounted
to 325: The creditor intended to set the money off
sgainet his deism The insolveut, inviever, Stied him

in the Clerkenwell County Court, where the creditor
I (Mr. Blagdon, a cornchandler in Goswell-street) pleaded
a set-off, and the judge refused to entertain the set-off,
because it exceeded 201.
Mr. Commissioner Law expressed himself in strong
terms, thatj a man could not be allowed a set-off to
the extent of his debt, though it in the whole exceeded
20/. Such a practice, in his opinion, was absurd and
unjust.
Mr. STURGE:N said that county courts would not di-
vide a debt. It a set-off exceeded 201. it could not be
received.
His lioNoun thought that such a cl,t,rmination should
be mule known. It would be a caution to one
man who had 1001. owing to him employing the same
person to do a few pounds' work.
It appeared that Mr. Blagdon was obliged to sue the
insolvent to prevent his execution from taking effect, and
his costs, were 7L 7s. The other creditors complained of
the insolvent's conduct to them.
Mr. Commissioner Law thought it was a case for the
discretionary clause, and remanded the insolvent for six
months.

and telling her she must take away her daughter in
consequence of the very groat conduct of her son, she
replica that her son was a very different sort of cha-
racter, and the matter should not end there. The next
day her daughter was given into custody for stealing a
victorine which she had worn in the house, and was
going out on a message with it on bar stioulders without
any intention of stealing it. The einssequence war, her
committal fur trial and punishment. .
Mr. Lewis hoped the Alderman would not listen to an
cx parte statement of this kind..
Alderman FAREBROTHER said that he bad not the
pleasure of knowing the defendant, but he appeared to
bt a your g gentleman who bad !yen carrying on this
game fir some time. The Alderman referred the ap-
plicant to the Sheriffs' Court, but
Mr. Lewis paid the amount, and the applicant left
the court.
The hour of twelve o'clock having arrived,
Alderman FAREBROTHER asked it the defendant was
preient?
Mr. Lewis said be must only repeat his application to
postpone the case until the following day, as both he and
his client laboured under a mistake that it was fixed for
Wednesday, and, therefore, his client being very ill and
in the country, could not attend that day.
Alderman FAREBROTHER asked the Chief Clerk what
was the date on the recognizances when the defendant
was to appear?
The Chief Clerk said the recognizances entered into
stated that he was to appear on Tuesday, the 26th. His
minute-book corroborated that, as well as the sitting
Alderman's book.
Alderman FAREBROTHER directed that Mr. Solomon
should be called on his recognizance, or he would give
time fur him to be fetched.
Mr. Lewis could not fetch him.
Alderman FAREBROTHER, after the usual ceremony
of calling upon the parties to appear on their recogni-
zances, and no answer having been received, ordered
them to be estreated, the amount being—the defendant
200 L, and his two sareties in 1001. each.
Mr. Lewis said it was through an inadvertent error of
supposing the day was Wednesday instead of Tuesday,
fur his client to appear,
The Chief Clerk observed that Mr. Lewis called on
Monday, and was corrected as to the mistake, and shown
the book where it was set down for Tuesday.
Alderman FAREBROTHER said he knew nothing of
inadvertencies, but it was sufficient for him that the
defendant was served with a paper, and therefore there
was an end of the case.

Mr. Lewis said he bad now to ask that which was
usually granted in courts of law, that the recognizances
should not be estreated until the defendant had shown
a reasonable cause for his non-appearance that day.
Alderman FIREBROTHER declined doing so, but said
if all the parties were in attendance to-morrow, he
would go into the case.

Mr. Lewis said he was satisfied, and that Mr. Solo-
mon would attend at the appointed time.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE LAN-
CASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.
On Thursday morning, the 21st instant, as a
party of gentlemen, who had been attending the
Westmoreland Assizes, were anxiously waiting at
the Penrith station for the down London mail,
which was a considerable time over due, the
whistle of the engine announced its approach,
and the cause of delay was speedily made known. It
appeared that whilst about five miles from Penrith
the train was proceeding on its journey at the usual
rapid pace, when it suddenly came upon a man
named James Laidlaw, who was employed to
keep the line clear, and through some inadvertence
did not get off the rails in time, and the
consequence was that the engine struck him upon
the chest, throwing him forward a considerable
distance. As soon as the train could be brought
to a stand-still the engineman (a very experienced
driver) reversed the wheels, and returned to
the spot where the unfortunate man was lying.
He was taken up insensible and placed in the lug-
gage van, and on the arrival of the train at Penrith
was left at the station, and medical assistance imme-
diately sent for. Such were the injuries he had
received, however, that there is not the slightest
chance for his recovery. It so happene d
that Mr. Carrick, the coroner for this divi-
sion of the county, was on the platform when
the mutilated body of the poor man was carried
into a temporary building, and from his appear-
ance he had too much reason to fear that
his melancholy office would be called into requi-
sition. Since its opening this line has been
extremely fortunate in its exemption from acci-
dents of almost every description, and in this
instance it seems that no one is to blame but the
sufferer himself. Our Penrith correspondent sends
us the following account of the accident, since writ-
ing which he adds that the poor man is dead :
On Thursday morning last James Laidlaw, one of
the men employed by the Lancaster and Carlisle
Railway Company to keep the line clear of obstruc-
tions, was proceeding as usual on his beat towards
Hugh's Cragg Viaduct, about the time when the
mail train was due from the south. A great quan-
tity of rain had fallen during the night, and the morn-
ing was very tempestuous. At one place the water
had formed a pool between the rails of the down line,
and Laidlaw as he was passing stopped to make a hole
beneath one of the rails with his walking stick, so as
to allow the water to run out. In the meantime the
wind made such a noise as to prevent Laidlaw from
hearing the mail train, which was approaching at the
moment. The consequence was the buffer of the en.
gine knocked him down. He was awfully cut and
shattered by the shock ; but as he fell between the
rails, though the whole train passed over him, he was
not touched by the wheels, otherwise he would have
been killed on the spot. The engine driver stopped
the train and took him up. He has endeavoured to
speak since the accident occurred ; but his case is at
present, to all appearance, hopeless.
Thursday, Four r.M.—Since the above was written
Laidlaw has expired.— Carlisle Patriot.