The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-27 00:00:00

BALMOItAL CASTLE.

- —M. Distin and his sons, in conjunction with Miss
M. O'Connor, had the honour of performing before ber
Majesty and Prince Albert, at Balmoral Castle, last
Monday evening, Sept. 23, the following programme:
Quartette, Fantasia, on Airs from Lucia
and La' Figlia del Regiment°, Mr.
Distin and his Sons Donizetti.
Madrigal, " Down in a flow'ry vale." Miss
M. O'Connor, and Messrs. IL W. and
T. Distin, composed in 1541 ... Fest,.
Terzetto a Callo', Vanne a Colei," Sax
horns, Messrs. H. W. and T. Distin ... Costa.
Madrigal, "Since first I saw your face,"
Miss M. O'Connor, and Messrs. H. W.
and T. Distin, composed in 1600 ... Ford.
Solo, " All is lost" (Sonnambula), Sax
Horn Alto, Mr. 11. Distin ••• Bellini.
Glee, " Sleep, gentle lady," Miss M.
O'Connor and Messrs. Distin Bishop.
Fantasia on Themes from Le Prophae,
Sax Horns, Mts,rs. Distin Meyerbeer.
Her Majesty was so much pleased with the per-
formance that she commanipd a repetition of the glee,
and requested the Messrs. Distin to perform their ar-
rangement of Rossini's " Cujus Animum," from his
Stabat Mater, for the Sax Horns, which her Majesty
recollected from a former performance of theirs at
Buckingham Palace.

ALARMING ACCIDENT AT THE
RI3UDDLAN EISTEDDFOD.
RHUDDLAN CASTLE, HALF-PAST ONE, P.M.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 26.--The afternoon, yesterday,
was occupied chiefly in the contest on the harps for
the different prizes offered. Mr. Ellis Roberts, the
well-known Welsh harpist, eventually won the gold
medal, but the other two prizes were not awarded.
The proceedings commenced this morning at the
usual hour, Lord Mostyn occupying the chair. The
great hall was crowded in every part. The reading
of the poems, essays, and the awarding of prizes were
continued, relieved by addresses on different subjects.
Charles Winston, &q., of London, barrister, of the
Inner Temple, read a short archuological report of an
old painted window in Llanrhaiddr Dyffrynclwd
Church, near Denbigh.
The proceedings, however, were suddenly brought
to a conclusion by a most untoward accident, which
has just happened within the great hall. Behind a
platform at the west end of the hall, elevated about a
yard and a half from the ground floor, and on which the
president was at the time sitting, are several rows of
seats elevated, still higher than the president's platform,
one above the other, and forming an ordinary gallery.
These seats being much crowded with ladies and gen-
tlemen, the harpists were contesting for one of the
prizes, when the entire audience, consisting of some
thousands, were suddenly alarmed and terrified by a
loud crash which proceeded from the neighbourhood
of the platform. There were instantaneous cries of
" The building is falling
in," and the rush to the dif-
ferent doors was positively frightful. In a few mo-
ments after the crash the platform fell in at its
centre, one of the midway supporters having broken.
The screams of the ladies who were now sliding down,
so to speak, from one side of the platform, were most
alarming, and all being jostled together into the centre
below, a scene of consternation and confusion such as
is seldom witnessed in any public assembly, was the
consequence.

The president's platform in a few moments
afterwards gave way, and carried, of course, the chair
with it, but the venerable Nobleman had already
vacated his seat the moment the alarm was given, and
fortunately was out of danger.
Great exertion was made to extricate the ladies
from their perilous position. Fortunately, few com-
paratively speaking, were found to have been injured.
Mrs. Thompson, of Liverpool, bad her leg broken,
and received other severe fractures. Mrs. Dawson
and several others are injured, i
but in the confusion
which at this moment prevails it s impossible to as-
certain the exact particulars.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ELECTION.
RETIREMENT OF MR. COWLING.
CAMBRIDGE, SEPT. 26.—Some little astonishment
was created here this morning by the announcement
of the fact, that Mr. Cowling had retired from the
contest, and thus left Mr. IVigram in undisturbed
possession of the field. It appears that at a late hour
last evening Mr. Cowling's committee made a com-
munication to that of Mr. I 4 igram, resigning on be-
half of Mr. Cowling all turther claim to the represen-
tation, as they did not think it expedient further to
prolong a contest which they had reason to believe
would end in the return of Mr. Wigram, and which
could only tend to disturb the peace of the University.
This communicition having been acknowledged on
behalf of Mr. Wigram's committee, the affair was at
an end, and this morning the committee rooms were
denuded of their placards and all the outward signs
of the procedure of an election.
An address announcing the retirement of, Mr.
Cowling, directed to Mr. Wigranf s supporters, ap-
peared this afternoon. The election will now be a
mere matter of form

TOWER OP LONDON IMPROVEMENTS.—YeSterday
large numter of workmen were busily engaged in making ex-
lensive alterations and improvements in various parts of the
Tower of London. The two lofty gun-towers of the eastern
and western extremities, facing Trinity-square, are being re-
constructed on a new and patented plan, recommended by
Government. The high walls near the water-side have been
pulled down, and are to be rebuilt on a new principle, with
gun loop-holes. The interior of ,this ancient fortress is also
undergoing a regular repair, under the superintendence of a
military officer specially appointed fr the purpose by his
Grace the Doke 9( Wollintva!

SPO RTING INTELLIGENCE.
TA TTERSA LL'S —YESTERDAY.
The business transacted yesterday was on too small a
scale to require more than an enumeration of the average
precis at the close.
NEWItIARKET TWO YRS OLD TRIENNIAL.
10 to 3 asst Lord Caledon's Aaron Smith
10 to 3 agst Mr. Ford's Payment
6 to 1 east Lord Enfield's Hernandez
NEWMARKET FoUlt YRS OLD TRIENNIAL.
5 to 4 on Sir J. Hawley's Vatican
CESAREWITCH STAKES.
8 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Landgrave—taken and
aft( rwards offered
10 to I agst Mr. Edwards na Bolingbroke—taken
and afterwards offered
12 to 1 agst Mr. Maegan's Russborough—taken
12 to 1 ak,st Col. Anson's Backbiter
20 to 1 agst Mr. J. Scott's Mulgrave—takea
20 to 1 agst Mr. Pilling's Lady Eden—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Chantrey—taken to 100 L
25 to 1 agst Mr. COIL be's Trouncer—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Cariboo—taken and after.
wards offered
30 to 1 agst Lord Stanley's Legerdemain
33 to 1 agst Duke of Bedford's Bon Mot
CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.
6 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's The Italian
20 to 1 agst Mr. Jones's Bagley— taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. H. Hill's Equiria—taken
DERBY.
30 to 1 agst Lord Caledon's Aaron Smith—taken
and afterwards offered
30 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Constellation—taken and
afterwards offered
50 to 1 agst Lord Zetland's Lightfoot—taken and
afterwards offered
MANCHESTER RACES.—THURSDAY.
The Champagne Stakes Handicap of 10 sous. each, h ft,
and 50 added, for two yrs old; the second to save his
stake. One mile. (15 Subs.)
Mr. Hesseltine's Unity, ist 10lb (Longstaff) 1
Mr. Bartoa's Madame Warton, 7st 121 b (G. Oates) 2
Mr. Copeland's Colibri, 7st (W. Sharpe) 3
Mr. Merry's Maid of the Mountain, 7st 61b...(Evans) 4
Mr. E. Buckley's Grotten, Bst 11b (Whitehouse) 5
5 to 4 agst Madame Warton, 2 to 1 agst Unity. Won
easy by two lengths.
The Chesterfield Handicap of 15 sous. each, 10 ft, and
5 only if declared, with 100 added; the second to save
his stake. One mile and seven furlongs. (18 Subs.,
5 of whom declared.)
Mr. Meiklam's The Cocktail, 4 yrs, 6st 41b (Arnold) 1
Mr. Nicoll's Woolwich, 4 yrs, Bst 121b...(Donaldson) 2
Mr. Osborn's Dicly Hylda, 6 yrs, Bst 31b...(Abdale) 3
Sir C. Monk's Vanguard, 4 yrs, Bst 11b...(ilolmes) 4
5 to 4 on Woolwich, 2 to 1 agst Vanguard, 4 to 1 agst
Lady Hylda, and 4to 1 agst Cocktail. Won by two
lengths.
The Autumn Welter Handicap of 10 soya. each, h ft, and
40 added, the second to save his stake. One mile and
a dis. (10 Subs.) Gentlemen riders.
Mr. Lawson's Valiant (h b), lOst 61b ...(Mr. Gaman) 1
Mr. Osborne's Lady Ilylda, 6 yrs, list 131 b 2
Mr. Kemp's General Sale, 4 yrs, lOst 81b 3
Mr. Erskine's Scarborough, 3 yrs, 9st 21b
Mr. Birch's Queen of the Vale, 4 yrs, 9st
Mr. Peace's Repulse, 5 yrs, lOst 21b ... 6
Won by a length.
The Selling Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 40 added; three
yrs old, Bst; four yrs, 9st 21b; five yrs, 9:t 91b; six
yrs and aged, 9st 131 b; mares, &c. allowed 31b. One
mile and a die. (3 Subs.)
Mr. Foster's Osbald wick, 3 yrs, 7st 61b (Wakefield) 0 1
Mr. Damson's Gardenia, 3 yrs, 6st 111 b (Arnold) 0 2
Mr. Fraser's Emma, 3 yrs, 6st I Ilb (Evans) 3
The deciding beat was won by a head.
WHITBY RACES.—WEDNESDAY.
The Sweepstakes were won easily, in three heats, by
Mr. Pearson s Lola Montez, beating three others.
The Whitby Stakes were won, in two heats, by Mr.
Benson's Little Queen, beating two others.
The Borough Stakes were won, in two heats, by Mr.
Sheene's Elimore, beating three others.
The Commodore's Plate was won by Mr. Hayes's
Standard, beating Lola Montez and two others.
LEINTWARDINE RACES.
The Warden Stokes were won by Mr. Smith's Nancy
Dawson, beating Mud Boots.
The Leintwardine Stakes were won by Mr. Lewis's
Matilda, beating Mr. Jackson's Sister to Mud Boots.
The Sweepstakes were won by Mr. Oakes's Fly-by
night, beating two others.

CRICKET.
ELEVEN OF ENGLAND v. TWENTY-TWO OF
LOUTH.
This match, which occupied three dais, was brought
to a close on Wednesday. The following is the bcore:—

LIFE AND DEATH OF A TAILOR'S
A I THEN TICE.
Yesterday, Mr. William Payne. the coroner, went
into a protracted investigation at Guy's Hospital, re-
specting the death of Itibert Minden, aged 18 years,
late an apprentice to Mr. John Triggs, a master
tailor and oilman, carrying on business at No. 54,
Church lane, Whitechalel, who, it was alleged, had
died from neglect. Sarah Pedgrift, formerly in the
service of Mr. Triggs, said she recollected the de-
ceased as the apprentice. lie slept in a little room at
the top of the house. Mr. Triggs had two houses in
Church-lane, one in the tailoring business and the
other was an oil shop. Witness saw the deceased at
every meal time. He had for breakfast every morning
two slices of bread and dripping, with half a pint of
tea. The deceased often told witness he could eat
more. He had potatoes and meat for dinner, and
for tea he had a similar quantity as at breakfast.
What the deceased had would not have been
enough for witness. The dinner was cut off
fur him, and he generally stood up and ate
it, going directly to his work again. The deceased
used to complain very much of not having a suffici-
ency of victuals, and witness wanted to speak to Mr.
Triggs, but the deceased would not allow her to make
any complaint either to his master or to his parents.
He was in the habit of getting up at six o'clock in the
morning and working until ten and eleven o'clock at
night. On Saturday night he would work much
later. The deceased only went out on Sundays, and
then only from three to six. Deceased frequently
complained of his bed being dirty, the blankets not
having been washed for three years. He scoured his
room and made his own bed. Witness used to per-
suade him to tell his father, but his answer was " never
mind." The deceased did not have a proper quantity
of food. The witness added, in answer to the coroner,
that the two slices of bread would make as much as a
penny roll. The deceased slept alone in the house at
night, and was very timid. Elizabeth Mindon, the
mother, stated that the deceased complained very much
of his mistress, who treated him unkindly. He came
home on Monday week, and said he was very bad ;
he was crying, and said, " God has heard my
prayer." He begged of witness to take him away
from his place. 11 itness went to the mistress and
asked her to let deceased have a basin of gruel, as be
was very ill. Airs. Triggs replied, " Gruel, indeed ;
what next." Witness afterwards told her that she
should take the deceased to a surgeon, and send the
bill to her for payment. The deceased was then or-
dered to the hospital, where he died on Tuesday. The
deceased said his bed place was dreadfully dirty, and
that he was almost eaten up with large quantities of
fleas, through the bedclothes not being changed since
he had been there. Witness thought deceased's death
had been hastened by the want of proper food aad
cleanliness. Dr. Gull, the resident physician at
Guy',s Hospital, deposed that the deceased was ad-
mitted suffering from typhus fever. He was delirious,
and continued so until his death. The jury returned
a verdict of " Died. from typhus fever." The jury
also considered that the deceased bad been very un
kindly treated.

WIDENING OF CHANCERY-LANE

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
Sir,—The two letters on the above subject which
appeared in the Times of Saturday last it would seem
have not had the desired effect. The scaffolding being
now in the course of erection for the new building at
the end of Chancery-lane, without any terms being
effected, ere a few days haye elapsed it will be too late
to remedy this reproach to civilization.
The parochial authorities have nobly done their
duty, as you, Sir, have done yours ; but it is only &if.,
the improvement being a great public boon, in which
every nobleman, merchant, gentleman, and tradesman
in London is more or less concerned, that her Majesty's
Commissioners of Woods and Forests, the Hon. So-
ciety of Lincoln's-inn, and the ground landlord, the
Earl of Radnor, should severally bear their share of the
necessary compensation.
Toe opening of the Great Northern Railway has
already increased the traffic in Chancery-lane to a
considerable extent, and when the projected new
Record-office, with the new street through the Roll's
estate, &c., is carried out, the traffic will be still
further extended.
It may be urged, and perhaps with some reason,
that the three houses on the west side of Chancery-
lane, holden of Bartholomew-hospital, are those which
should be removed in preference to the ones proposed
—as this would preserve greater uniformity in the
line of buildings • but I would respectfully contend,
that ultimately the public will require these houses as
well, and even then there will not be too large an
opening for this daily increasing thoroughfare.
To preserve greater uniformity in the present pro-
ject it will be necessary to take 24 inches in a shelving
or slanting direction from the confectioner's shop,
which will involve hut a small expense in refronting
the house, it being otherwise in perfect repair. The
house also belongs to the Earl of Radnor, who holds
property here to the extent of many thousands per
annum

So important is the approach to Lincoln's-inn from
Holborn, that the benchers have more than once con-
templated a similar improvement, which they hoped
to have effected through their own property.
Is is to be hoped that all parties will meet together
ss men of business, and consult the public conve-
nience by agreeing to and tendering to the various
interested parties a fair and liberal compensation. If
they will not accept this, it will be the duty of the
parochial authorities, without loss of time, to empanel
a jury under the Metropolitan Improvement Act to
assess such compensation, the expense and trouble of
which ought to be avoided if possible.
I have the honour to be, Sir, yours, &c.,
BE JUST AND FEAR NOT.
Chancery-lane, Sept. 26.

FOREIGN MUSICAL MEMORANDA.
THEATRE ITALIEN, PARIS.---SOHle important en-
gagements have been concluded for the approaching
season, and the troupe will soon be completely formed.
It is said that the programme about to be issued will
at once astonish and please the French public. The
rehearsals of the chorus have been proceeded with,
and M. her, the joint manager with M. Ronconi, has
been extremely assiduous in the performance of his
duties. Under all circumstances, a far more favour-
able season is anticipated than the last.
A new work by M. Ilal6vy is about to be produced
at the Oftira Comique. The principal role will be
entrusted to Mdlle. I)arcier, but it is thought that it
will have to undergo some alterations to suit the voice
of this lady.
The tenor Bordas has been engaged by Signor Me-
relli for the Imperial Theatre at Vienna.
NAPLES.—The opera by the maestro Chiaramonte,
Caterina di Cleves, has been recently produced at the
San Carlo Theatre with the utmost success. Merca-
dante is engaged on a new work that is destined for
the same theatre. The subject is a semi-serio poem by
Marco d'Arienzo. A new work by Aspa, for the
Teatro Nuovo, is also spoken of, under the title of Gli
Aragonesi in Napoli.
I'ALERIIIO.—The season here is about to open with
Attila, interpreted by La Mania, Landi, Cresol, and
Selvi.

POTSDAM.—The operatic theatre at Potsdam has
ceased to be a private enterprise; the management of
the house has passed into the hands of the Alarechal
de la Cour.

WEistAn.—A grand fete has just taken place here,
to celebrate the inauguration of the statue of the
celebrated philosopher, Herder, who died in 1803,
The event was signalised by the performance of two
grand musical compositions, written for the occasion,
one being a cantata by Messrs. Liszt and Lohengrin,
and a grand opera in five acts, by M. Richard
Wagener, a pupil of Meyerbeer. The two works
were highly successful, and a silver baton was pre-
sented to M. Liszt the day after the file by a musical
society of the town.
I3aussELs.—A. new Italian opera has just been
established in Brussels, under the direction of Messrs.
Quelus and Bocca. The work selected for the open-
ing night was Verdi's 1 41Iasnadieri, and the enter-
prise .t.eems at present to be entirely successful.

A BROTHER AND SISTER DROWNED.--011 Tues-
day last an inquest was held at Wetwangron the bodies of
Ann Elizabeth Wardell, aged three
years, and Robert War-
dell, aged fifteen months, children of Robert Wardell,
labourer, who had been drowned on the previous day. Har-
riett Wardell, the mother of the children, deposed—On
Monday last I went to glean in a field of Mr. Hill's, and
took my two children with me. 1 left them under a hedge
with some other children, and went off to glean. About one
o'clock they both came over to the side of the field where I
was. I gave them some cake, set them under a hedge,t then
_
told them to wait until I had
got another glean, and
left
them,
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would take them home. A pond was near wherelheml
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le bairns here?" as I usually did. I was surprised at
not receiving an answer. I then began to look about, and on
going to the pond I discovered the legs of one of the children
projecting out of the water. I immediately got them out,
and called to the people in the field. Mr. Clement, surgeon,
was immediately sent for, and used every endeavour to res-
tore animation, but without effect. In the absence of infor-
mation as to how the children got into the pond, the jury
returned a verdict of " Found drowned."

PUNISHMENT OF DEATH EY BURNING.—In the
Notes and Queries of Saturday, the IGth. of August,
" Senex " gives some account of the burning of a female in
the Old Bailey, " about the year 1788." Having mys; If
been present at the last execution of a female in London,
where the body was burnt (being probably that to which
" Senex " refers), and as few persons who were then present
may now be alive, I beg to mention some circumstances re-
lative to that execution which appear to be worthy of notice.
Eight of the malefactors suffered on the scaffold, then known
as " the new drop." After they were suspeu,:ed, the woman,
in a white dress, was brought out of Newgate alone; and,
after some time spent in devotion, was hung on the project-
ing arm of a low gibbet, fixed at a little distance from the
scaffold. After the lapse of a sufficient time to extinguish
life, faggots were piled around her, and over her head, so
that her person was completely covered ; fire was then set to
the pile, and the woman was consumed to ashes.—Notes and
Queries,

CRIME IN IRELAND.
The criminal tables for Ireland for the year 1849
have been published. The following are some of the
observations which may be deduced from them
The returns for 1849 show an increase of committals
of 3,467, or 899 per cent. on the preceding year.
The gross annual number of committals for a period
of seven years in 1849 has ranged fr0m,16,696 (1845)
to 41,989 (1849). In 1843 the total number of
committals was 20,126 ; for the next three years it
was below 90,000; in 1847 it rose to 31,209,
and in 1848 to 38,522. A comparison of the
year 1849 with its predecessor shows in crimes
against the person with violence a decrease of 11.8 per
cent. ; in those against property with violence an in-
crease of 4.7 ; in those against property without vio-
lence an increase of 18.5 ; in malicious offences against
property a decrease of 23.73 ; in forgeries and offences
against the currency an increase of 30.05 ; and in
miscellaneous offences an increase of 6.01 per cent.
The first class of offences-viz., " against the person
with violence," offer a favourable result as regards
their character. The decrease under the head
" Murder" is 12.83 per cent, on the preceding year.
The committals for murder for the last eight years
have ranged from 92 (1845) to 195 (1848); in 1849
they were 173, of which 138 were acquitted on trial.
In the committals for shooting and stabbing there has
been a decrease from 110 to G 6, or 40 per cent., while
those for manslaughter have increased from 166 to
173. Committals for rape have decreased during the
last three years, thus- 62, 56, 43 ; and in assaults the
decrease has been 10.24 per cent. In class No. 2 the
crimes of sacrilege, burglary, and robbery show an in-
crease respectively of 25, 121, and 57, over 1848.
" Cattle stealing," under its several heads, and " lar-
ceny," exhibit an increase of 1,699 for the former and
1,734 for the latter. Among the malicious offences,
there is an increase under the head " arson" of 55,
while in killing or maiming cattle there is a decrease
of 322, or more than 60 per cent. The offences
against the currency show an increase of 69, of which
41 are under the head buying, procuring, having, &c.,
counterfeit coin. The increase in the last class is
principally under the heads " riot" and "rescue," the
former being 279 and the latter 557 more than in
1848. In administering and taking unlawful oaths
there is also an increase of 62, but in perjury
and subornation there is a decrease of 17. The
number of sentences of death passed for the first
four years of a septennial period ending 1849,
has ranged from 13 (1845) to 20 (1844); for the
last three years there have been respectively 25, 60,
38. The transportations for life for the first four
years of the same period ranged from 39 to 49, and
for the last three years they have been respectively
17, 79, 61; those for 15 or 14 years ranged for the
first fuur years from 15 (1845) to 29 (1846), and for
the last three they have been 71, 71, 32 ; those for
seven years ranged in the first four years from 428
(1845) to 526 (1844), and in the last three they
were 1,587, 2,075, 1,896 ; the transportations for
other periods ranged from 113 (1844) to 158 (1843)
during the first four years, and for the last three were
440, 473, 1,061. The number of persons imprisoned
for from one to two years during the first four years
of the same period ranged from 107 (1844) to 193
(1846), and for the last three years respectively the
numbers were 342, 263, 344 ; of those imprAoned
for from six months to one year the number ranged
during the first four years from 534 (1845) to 758
(1846), and during the next three was respectively
1,428, 1,410, 1,721; the imprisonments for six
months and under for the first four years ranged.
from 4,347 (1841) to 5,282 (1845), and for the sub-
sequent years were 9,440, 11,289, 13,369. The
number of persons fined or discharged, &c., during
the seven years has ranged frlm 1,349 (1845) to
2,336 (1849), and of those whose sentence was re-
spited from 94 (1844) to 351 (1843). Of the capital
offences passed in 1849, 15 were executed, viz., 13 for
murder, one for shooting at, and one for solicitation to
murder; 20 were commuted to transportation for life,
and three for 14 years. The greatest comparative num-
ber of acquittals, during the septennial period occurs
in 1845, being 57.47 per cent., and the lowest in
1849, when it was only 49.5 per cent. The cases
in which the greatest comparative number of ac-
quittals has occurred are those of offences classed
under the head " miscellaneous " and those "against
the person," the respective proportion of acquittals
for these being 58'33 and 6482 per cent. The
cases in which the smallest number of acquittals has
occurred are those of offences against property, the
proportion being 37 02 per cent.
Of the 41,989 offenders committed in 1849, 31,340
were men and 10,649 women. Of the former 6,484
could both read and write, 3,023 could only read,
12,157 were unable to read or write, and of 9,676
the instruction could not be ascertained. Ot the
women 235 could read and write, 1,500 could only
read, and 5,877 could do neither ; the number whose
instruction was not ascertained being 2,357. When
classed with respect to age we find the greatest pro-
portion of offenders occurring from the age of 21 to
30; the numbers being 7,151 men and 3,110
women. The next most numerous class is from 16
to 21 ; the relative numbers being 5,731 men and
2,238 women.

PROPOSED BREAKWATER OFF
BRIGHTON.
On Tuesday a meeting was held at the Town-hall,
to take into consideration the practicability of apply-
ing Mr. Smith's yielding Breakwater to Brighton.
Mr. Wilkinson acted as chairman. Mr. Smith
briefly explained his plan. Any object, he said, how-
ever fragile, might exist with safety in the roughest
sea, if unmoored and capable of being carried hither
and thither by the waves. Such was the principle of
his breakwater; it was screwed to piles similar to
those of the pier, but was flexible and and waved
backward and forward with the motion of the water
in such a manner that though offering every resistance,
it seemed to offer none, and incurred no danger. In
fine weather it was perfectly quiescent ; and even in
a storm the links by which it was connected were so
few that comparatively trifling friction was pro-
duced, and consequently its durability might be
reckoned on. It might be made of timber or
wrought iron. It would afford anchorage alike
for three-deckers and the smallest boats. The
advantages it offered must be obvious. It
would give Brighton the advantage of being a
harbour-town, it would protect and increase its
fiihery, it would make it a rival to Hyde as a yacht-
ing s,ation, and would be an ornament and a defence
to the coast. The proposal could be easily carried
into effect, and thereby cause persons to pass through
Brighton to the Great Exhibition of 1851. Such a
chance as that for reimbursing the money to be ex-
pended on it might not occur again for years. The
expense would be about 12C,000/. a mile in round
numbers. Mr. Thornton, Mr. Wilds (who said he
preferred the pla❑ to his own), Mr. Bass, Mr. Mow-
bray, Mr. C. Burrows, Mr. Ricardo, Mr. Goulty,
Mr. Goodall, and Mr. Thorncroft, all spoke on the
question, each taking the side of the advantages of
breakwaters in general and of this in• particular.
Eventually, three resolutions were passed, expressive
of the advantage and desirability of a breakwater at
Brighton, and the design and model produced and
explained by Mr. Smith appeared to offer great faci-
lities for the accommodation of the desired object,
and that a committee be appointed to consider the
subject, confer with such parties as they might think
expedient, and report to a vestry meeting. Here
for the present the matter rests.—Brighton Guar-
dian.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RE-TURNS.
CHESTEP. AND HOLYHEAD RAlLway.—lraflic for the
week ended Sept. 22 :

MAIN LINE,.

Passengers
Parcels, H. C. and D.
Goods, cattle, &c.
Mails ...

... £2,0'19 19 9
74 8 11
... 374 1€ 1
••• 575 0 0

...
MOLD.

Passengers ••• Parcels, H. C. and D. •••
Goods, cattle, &c. •••

... £3,064 4 9

Total

... £42 12 9
... 1 5 4
... 66 17 10

... £llO 15 11

STEAM-BOATS.

Passengers
Parcels, 11. C. and D.

... £243 14 2
... 8 3 4

Total ... ..• £.231 17 6
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.—(2S3I
nllles
open.)—Traffic for week ending Sept. 22....£16,834 6 11
Corresponding week in last. year, (1961
miles open)
....£12,006 15 9
MANCHESTER, DUR TON, DIATLOCK, AND MIDLANDS .JUNC-
TION RAILWAY.—Return of Traffic for the week ending
Sept. 22 :
Passengers, &c.
Merchandise
••• •••

•.. £164 4 1
... 47 13 11

Total
•., £2ll 18 0
Corresponding week last year ... £iBii 10 7
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY.— (Miles 0pen,112.)
Return of traffic for the week ending Sept. 15:_
Railway and canal 4003 0 0
Corresponding week last year ... 4,260 0. 0
Note. - The above is exclusive of the receipts available
under the agreement with the London and North-Wes.ern
Railway Company.
THE GREAT NORTHEirti ItanwAv.— (Miles Open, 219.)...
Amount of revenue fur the week ending
Sept. 8 ...
•.• 5£,3,602 10 8
Sittuswsnunv Axn LE:HINGHAM RAILWAY.—TraIIic re-
ceipts for the week ending Sept. 22:
Passengers
Cari iages, horses, and parcels
Live stock
Merchandise and minerals

... £176 9 9
... 22 2 4
••• 5 17 8
... 174 17 0

Total ..
.£:2:79 6 9
Corresponding period last year.. 115 14 8

Suggestion—advice given by a servant to his
master.- Eliza Cook's Journal.
LOAN SOClETlES.—Accurding to an Act of the late
session the Act to amend the laws relating to loan societies,
hich would have expired at the end of the present month,
are continued for another year, and to the end of the on%
nett 11e44i9a of rarliareent.

BAN

NS,

16,879

Chertsey Bank, Chertsey—Messrs. La Coste
Colchester Bank, Colchester—Round, Green,
rod Co. 15,514
Colci:ester and Essex Bank, Witham and Essex
Ban;:, and liadleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colchester
--11i1:s, Bawtree, and Co 31.035
C srnish B,ank, Truro—Tweedy and Co . 32,626
Coventry Bomk, Coventry—Little and Wood-

cock
City Bank, Exeter—Nlilfor,l and Co 16.170
Craven Bank, Settle—Birkbecks and Co.
Christchurch Bank, Christchurch—Tice, Welsh,
and C 0....
Garda Bank, Cardiff—Towgood awl Co
Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow B ink, Mon-
mouth Old Bank, Monincuth Bank, Brecon
Bank, and ROSS and Herefordshire Bank,
Chepstow—Broma4c, Snead, and Co. ~ 8.278
Derby Bank, Derby—Mears. Evans
Derby Bank, Derby—Smith and Co.
Derby Ole Bank and Scarsdale and high Peak
Derbv—Crompton, Newton, and Co
Devize::. and Wiltshire Bank, Devizei—Hwrhes
•
Locke, and Co

22,039

8,95

Dis 3 Bank, Digs—Oakes, Pincharn, and Co
10,397
Doncaster Bank, Doncaster —Leatham, Tew,
otn 1 Co. —
Dencaster Bank and Rctford Bank, Doncaster—
Cook and Co.
Darinvzton Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton-
on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse, &Co 67,280
Devonport Bank, Devonport—liodge and Nor-
man

Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank,
Dorchestor—Williarns and Co.
East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Foster,
awl Co.
East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower,
and t-io.
Essex Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank,
Cheirnsford—Sparrow, and Co.
Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co 23,317
Fakenham Bank, Fakenham—Gurneys, Birk-
beck, and Co.
Farrinz,don Bank and Bank of \Vantage, Far-
611o:ion—Barnes awl \ledley 4,920
Farnham Bank, Farnhana—Niessri.lCnight 10,342
Faversham Bank, Faversham—Tinton and Co 4.756
Godal,nmg Bank, Godalrninp.;—Niellersh and

92.612

Keen
Grantham Bank, Grantham—Kewney and King _
Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Elnydon.. 8,399
Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and C 0.... 20,055
Hastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Hilder.
and Co.
Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford—
Matthews and Co.
Hertford and Ware Bank, Hertford—S. Adams
and Co 10,653
Hall Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull
—Smith, Brothers, and Co.
Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting-
don—Russ Veasey
Harwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and Co 4,992
'Tenant Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempitead—
Smith, and Whittingstall ..
Honitor. Bank, lloniton —Flood and Co.
Hertfordshire, Hitchen Bank, Hitchen—Sharples
and Co.
lerefurd, Ross, and Archenßeld Bank, and Ross
anti rchenfield Bank, Hereford—Morgan,
Hoskins, and Co
Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co.
Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk,
Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley
Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich—
Alexanders and Co.
Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall,
and Mercer
Kinston and Radnorshire Bank, Kington—J
Davies and Co
Knighton Bank Knighton—J. Davies anti Co
Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank,
KtwesbOroug,h—Terry and Co
Ketidalßank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson,

5 32

17,115
18,212

58,193

12,400

17,897
7,685

19,386

36,917
7,654

and Co.
Kettering Bank, IC.;Atering —0 0t4.1 and Sons.
Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C.
I.larv:y and Son
Leeds Bank, Leech—Beckett and Co
Leeds I Tnion Bank, Leeds—W. William'S, Brown,
and C
Leek and Staffordshire Bank, and Leek and
Congleton Bank,Leck —Fowlrr, Gann t, and Co.
Lei,tester Bank, Leicester —Pagets and
Lewes 011 Bank, Le wes—lfolineux and Co—._
Lich el(1 Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Green...
Lincoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith and Co
Larnpeter Bank and Llandilo Bank, Llando-
very—David Jones and Co.
Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle-
tons and Cradock
Lymington Bank, Lymington—C. and S. St
Barbe
Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis
—Gurneys and Co.
Lynn Regijiz.nd Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis—
Jarvis Co.
Macclesfield Bank, Ntacclesfiold —Broeklehurst
and Co
Manningtree Bank,Manningtree—Nunn and Co.
Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts
Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl-
borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank,
and Hungerford 13ank, Marlborough—Tanner
and Pinckney
Marlborough and North Wiltshire New Bulk,
Marlborough—Ward, Merriman, and Hillier
Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Jones and
Willia ns
Miners' Bank, Truro—Willyurns and Co
Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial
Bank, Abergavenny—Baileys and Co
Monmouth Old Br,nk, Nionmouth Bank, Brecon
Bank, Chepstow B Ink, Chepstow Old Bank,
and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth
—Bromage and Snead
Monmouthshire Newport Old Bank, Newport
—W. Williams and 50n5..,..
Newark Bank, Newark—Godfreys and Hutton
Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and
Newark Bank, Sleaford—Handley, Peacock,
and Co
Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny and Slocock 21,636
Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham-
mond. and Son
Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Diss—Taylor and
Dy50n................................................. .
Norwich Crown Bank, Norwich—Harreys and

5,258
54,114

36,757

21.6:10
27.231
14 023
63,974

21,455

5,353

3,857

32,325

11,57

15,593
5,395

7,915

1.790

5.275
10,370

24,705

14,494

8.013
17,261

If utlsons
Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur-
neys and Birkbeck
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not-
tingham—*-Hart, Fellows-, and Co 6,181
Nuneaton Think, Nuneaton—Craddock and

Co
Naval Bank, Plymouth—Harris, Mudge, and

C 0...
New Sarum Bank, Sarum Everett, and
Co

59,501

2,685

21,860

12.577

Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Smith and Co. 27,901
Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os-
weßtry--- 'Croxpn and Co 12.598
Oxford Sank, Oxford—J. and R. Morrell 6,405
Oxford Old Bink, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons,
and Co.. .
Old Battik Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge
NelWOl.4 Bank„ Tonbridge and Tonbridge
%Ala arid ,S4,,anciiks Bank, Tonbridge-
- Beeahiag andloas. .
Ogawdebilv Vntilef,Bstik, Witney—Clinak,...— 5,981
nsin• t
um it.ft 7 374
,4_ i' 1 f 2; '
-i-,.,..,-,.,:-/,14/, , ,
'7
- --,-,-.:453..y
Av. a -_, •

(From the L9recion Gazette of Tuesday.)
An Accounts pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth
Vietorta, cap. 32, of the Average Amouni; of Bank
.IC,:tes of tin s.3veral Banks of Issue in England and
Wales. in Circulation during the Week ending Satur-
day, the 14th day of September, 1950: Average
PRIVATE B XNKS. A.mount.
Ando er Bank, Andover—Heath and Co 13.099
Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jernmitt and Pomfret 10.671
Aylsham Bank, Aylsham—R. and G Copeman 5,354
Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—Rickford
and Runt
BARG& Blnk and Baldook and Biggleswads
Bark, Daldock—Wells, Hogg, and Lindsell... 22,463
3 Lrn staple Bank, Barnstaple—Marshall and Co 10,540
Basingstoke and Odilaare Bank, Basingstoke—
Seymour. Lamb, and Co • „....
Bedford Bank, Bedford—T. Barnard
Bedford and Bedfordshire Bana, Bedford—
Trapr, Halfhead, and Co.
333wAtey Bank, Bewdiey—Nichols, Baker, and
11,708
Crane
Bicester and Oxfor.lshire Bank and Oxford
Bank. Bicester—Tubb and Co. .. ... 14,333
Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Attwec ds,
Spooner, and Co
Birmir.gham and Warwickshire Bank, Birming-
ham --J. L. Moi!liett. and Sons 12.050
Blandford Bank, Blandford—Bastard ana Oat: B.lOl
Elston Bank, Boston—Gerfit and Co
Boston Frank, Boston—Gee and Co
Bridg.riter Bank, Bridivrater—J. &J. Sealey 5.556
Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Harford, and Co. 33,360
Brosele,, and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and
Brnseley Bank, Broseley—Niessrs. Pritchard 18,186
B ickintt.ham Bank, Buckingham Bartlett,
Parrott, and Co.
Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Stow-
Market Bank, Bury—Oakes, Bevan, and Co. 62.912
flant.ury Bank, Banbury—Gillett and Tavvney. 28.294
Banbury Old Bank, Banbury—Aessrs. Cobb 24.926
City Bank, Bath-1.1(14er and Son
BAP' irelsh?re Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton
Buzzard—Bassett and Grant 35,29
Bir ningharn. Bank, Birmingham—Taylor and
Lloyds
Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire—H
A. and W. M. Harris and Co 12.526
Brecon Old Bank, Brecon—Wilkins and Co 63,708
Brighton Union Bank, Brighton— Hall, West
and Borrer
Burlinoton and Driffield Bank, Burlington—
Harding' Smith, and Co
Bury St. Edrnunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds,-
.T. Worlleige and Co.
Bro:nsgrore Bank and Stour bridge and Broms-
Avoca Bank, Bromsgrove—llafford, Biggs,
arid Co.
Cambridge Bank, Cambridge—Mortlock and
Sons

2,658

13,574

Camhride ar.d Cambrithr,eshire Bank, Cam-
bridge—Messrs. Forsters
Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hammond and
Co
Clrrnarthen Bank, Carmarthen—Morris and
Sons