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NUMBER ONE, SAINT PAUL'S
CIIURC lITAI{D.

EXTRAORDINARY AND FATAL
EXPLOSION IN A COAL PIT.
TWO PERSONS KILLED, AND SEVEN

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then took Miss Railton into custody, between ten and
eleven o'clock. On Friday morning, the 15th of
November, the Coroner came to me, and I told him I
had got Miss Railton and Mr. Sheriff in custody. He
said I was quite right. While I was at the inquest
on Friday, in consequence of a communication I re-
ceived
Railton. t h r osuhgehw Inspectoragi-
tation. She said, "I am sorry I did not tell you all
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the truth. I will tell you all about it ; but what will
become of my sister and her seven children (I under-
stood her to mean Mrs. Hildreth), and the poor
young man (I understood her to mean Mr. Sheriff),
and me ?" She then said, " I was confined at the
house of Mr. Hildreth last Sunday three weeks. At
twelve o'clock at noon that day Mr. Sheriff came to
me, and performed an operation. I was in dreadful
agony and excruciating pain from the time he had
done this until a late hour that night, when my sister
(meaning Mrs. Hildreth) delivered me of a child,
which she killed." I then asked her how she knew
the child was killed. She replied, "I heard the child
cry; it was born alive." She then said Mr. Sheriff
had performed the same operation three or four times
within two months, but never with effect until that
day. I asked her if he had used instruments before?
She said, " Yes, he did." I asked her what had be-
come of the child? She said, "In three or four
nights afterwards, Mr. Sheriff came, and took
the child away. That is the whole truth,
and I hope you will do what you can for me."
I then arrested Mrs. Hildreth. She said she was
quite ready to go. Last Saturday night I had a
message from Miss Railton. When I saw her she
said, "I have been most unhappy since I saw you
last, lest in the state of mind I was then in I may
have said anything that was wrong or untrue." I re-
peated to her what she had said; and when I came to
that part where she charged her sister with killing
the child, she said, " Oh, did I say so ? If I did, I
must be mad, and did not know at the time what I
was saying. My poor sister, she took the child,
rolled it up, and took it to the fire, and gave it some
nourishment. Ido not know what it was, and it died.
lam sure she felt very much for it." She was more
agitated on this occasion than before. I forgot to
say, that after she made the first communication to me
on Friday, she asked me if I thought her poor sister
would be hanged, and what would become of her.
Mr. T. H. Fowke, surgeon, deposed that he exa-
mined, by desire of the Coroner, the body of a female
infant at the Greyhound public-house. It was that
of a child nearly at its full time. There were disco-
loured marks on the legs and arms, as if violence had
been used. The head was very much swollen and
puffed. It might have been born three or four days.
I opened the body, and examined the lungs by the
hydrostatic test, and I was satisfied the child was born
alive. I also examined the heart, which satisfied me
the child was born alive. I afterwards examined
I%liss Railton by her consent, and I ascertained that
she had lately been delivered of a child.
Henry Doubler—l am a chemist in Wolverhamp-
ton. Between two and three months ago the prisoner
Sheriff came to me, and said that a respectable person
had got into trouble—that money was no object—and
that secresy would be observed, I said, "Do you
wish me to procure a miscarriage ?" He replied
either, " Yes," or " I do," but Ido not remember
which. I said, " I would not for any inducement on
the face of the globe." When he left me I informed
Inspector Casey of the conversation which had oc-
curred. Last Monday I called at Mr. Quinton's sur-
gery to see Mr. Sheriff. I had been required to
attend the inquest. I said, " This business is likely
to turn out serious ; I should like to know who the
parties were you came to me about." He said it was
the cook that lived at Mr. Dehane's he came about. I
said, "It could not be the cook, as you stated the
party was respectable, and money was no object." He
made no reply.
Mr. W. Quinton—l am a surgeon in this town.
The prisoner Sheriff is my assistant. About two or
three months ago I observed that Mr. Ilildreth's
visits to my surgery were very frequent, and that
there were no entries in the day-book for medicines
or anything else. I asked Mr. Sheriff the object of
Mr. Hildreth's visits, and he told me that Mr. Hil-
dreth wished him to procure abortion for a highly
respectable person if I could take the case in hand.
I asked him who the party was. He replied Miss
Railton, and that she would be in a room privately
at Mr. Hildreth's, the printer, in Cock-street;
the greatest secresy would be observed, and money
was no object. I declined having anything to do
with it. I had given directions on the Wednesday
before the child was found for a team to come up and
take the manure from our stable. The team came on
the Saturday and took our horse manure. I saw the
men emptying the
place, and about half-past one
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o'clock on that day Mr. Sheriff came to me, and said
a child had been found in the privy. I said it was
impossible. I went down the yard with him, and
saw the body of a female child lying in the yard.
Two policemen were there. The body was taken
away by the police. No one had access to the water-
closet in my yard but Mr. Sheriff, my man-servant,
maid-servant, and myself. In consequence of a
question put to me by the Coroner at the inquest, I
was, with her consent, induced to examine my maid-
servant, and I can say that she has not been brought
to bed lately. Witness further deposed, that the pri-
soner Hildreth called upon him last Wednesday night,
when the inquest was sitting, and he ordered him out
of the house.

LICENSED VICTUALLERS' PRO•

Open daily, and until Eight at night.

TECTION SOCIETY.

THE ANNUAL MEETING of the MEMBERS
of the AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION SOCIETY
of Great Britain and Ireland, will be held at the Society's
Rooms, 17, Old Bond-street, London, on THURSDAY, the Uth
of December, at One o'clock. The Chair will be taken by
his Grace the DUKE of RICHMOND, E.G., the President.
HENRY BYRON, Secretary.
November 20, 1844.

OTHERS MORE OR LESS INJURED.

The eleventh anniversary dinner of this efficient
Society took place yesterday evening, at the White
Conduit House, I'entonville, and when we say that it
was, as a demonstration of strength, more successful
than in any former year, no less than 400 members
having sat down to dinner, we but faintly record the
grand display—the mass of intelligence—the con-
centration of capital and industry, assembled on the
occasion.

On Monday afternoon, about half-past one o'clock,
a most extraordinary and unaccountable eruption of
water and foul air, followed by an explosion, oc-
curred in the coal-pit belonging to the trustees of
Mrs. Williams, situated immediately behind the Hare
and Hounds public-house, Pemberton, about a mile
and a half from Wigan, on the road to Billinge
The result of the accident is the death of two youths
about sixteen years of age, named Richard Fair-
hurst and William Parkinson ; the serious injury of
three boys and two men; the alight injury of
two other boys ; and also a few casual bruises
to another workman in the mine. From infor-
mation collected on the spot, we are enabled to
lay the following particulars before our readers :
It appears, that there are two principal
mines in the colliery—namely, a five-foot
mine, eighty yards deep, and a four-foot
mine, twenty yards below it. From the
five-foot mine to the four-foot, there is an
air-shaft constructed, independently of the
main-shaft ; and immediately under this small
shaft, the proprietors had determined upon boring
for other beds of coal. The workmen had been en-
gaged in this for some time, and had got to a very
considerable depth ; when, on Saturday evening last,
the boring rods broke—an accident which has
since given the men much trouble. On Monday
morning they commenced work, by preparing
instruments and tools to catch the broken
rods, and were thus engaged until the time
at which the accident occurred half-past
one. It is as well to state, that the boring
hole, which is three inches in diameter, has been
hitherto always full of water, and flowing over at the
top : the rods are about an inch square. At the time
stated, the men had just succeeded in catching the
rods, a great number of first
of which had been left
in the hole; and, at the first attempt to pull them up,
an extraordinary eruption of air and water com-
menced, the latter being forced with a tremendous
rush to the top of the small shaft above. The work-
men at the bore-hole, as might be expected, were much
alarmed, and not only put out their own lights, but
instantly called to those in the mine above to do the
same. As far as they could be heard, this was done ;
and some of the men escaped just in time, by jumping
into the basket, which was about to ascend the main
shaft; but, unfortunately, two lads were bringing
a basket of coal, with their lights, along the main
drawing line (which is a hundred and sixty yards
long), in the five-foot mine, and were not within
hearing when the alarm was given. On passing near
the mouth of the small air shaft, through which the
inflammable matter was rushing after the water had
subsided, the lights ignited, and an explosion was the
consequence. The inflammable matter being forced up-
wards through the small shaft, exploded near the mouth
of it, as the boys were moving down the tram road,
and passing the shaft. These boys were much in- ;
jured by the explosion; but the fatal cases oc-
curred in the five-foot mine, as the inflammable
air was making its way to the main shaft
for escape; indeed, no persons were injured except in
that particular part of the five-foot mine. Tho borers,
under-lookers, and other workmen in the four-foot
mine, and indeed all the hands in the mine above who
were removed from that part of it just mentioned,
escaped uninjured. The door was broken down by
the extraordinary rush of air in the pit, it is
thought, after the explosion. We are informed, and
certainly have no reason to doubt it, that the mine is
in a pure state of ventilation ; and that now, as
before a very strong current passes from the main
shaft through the five-foot mine, and from thence
down the small shaft into a mine below. The door
has already been refixed; the water is flowing over
the bore hole; and the rods having been taken hold
of, it is hoped the workmen will proceed again with-
out interruption. The following are the names
of the sufferers :—Richard Fairhurst and William
Parkinson, drawers, dead ; Henry Taylor, Thomas
Taylor (the two who carried the lights which caused
explosion), and John Parkinson, all drawers, seri-
ously injured ; Thomas Topping and Edward Stock-
ley, two men, seriously bruised and burnt; James
Derbyshire and William Fishwick, drawers, slightly
injured. Twenty-three persons in the two mines
escaped without injury; one was slightly bruised by
the air forcing him about. All those we have men-
tioned are said to be more injured by bruises than by
the explosive matter. No accident from explosion
ever occurred in the pit before.—lllanchester Guar-
dian of yesterday.

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The dinner exceeded—can there be higher praise ?
—any previous effort of Mr. Rouse : every delicacy
was laid under contribution—the wines were excel-
lent—perhaps it would be difficult to palm bad wine
upon licensed victuallers—and the general satisfac-
tion exhibited, the good feeling evinced throughout,
furnished the very best proof that his " good things"
were properly appreciated.
Alfred Head, Esq., a partner in the well-known
firm of Charrington, Head, and Co., presided, and he
was ably supported by the brothers Messrs. Char-
rington, and by Mr. Edmonds, chairman of the So-
ciety.
Imong those present we observed Mr. C. Bleadon,
Mr. Wicker, Governor of the Incorporated Society of
Licensed Victuallers ; Mr. Findley, Chairman of the
Asylum ' • the past Governors of the Incorporation,
Messrs. Bryson, Keasley, Walters, &c. ; the past
Chairmen of the Asylum, Messrs. Vousley and Sten-
nell ; and Mr. D. W. Wire and Mr. J. Duncombe,
solicitors to the Licensed Victuallers.

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Toole shone in his usual capacity of toast-master.
After the removal of the cloth, the Benedictus was
ably given by Messrs. Shoolbridge, Young, King,
Hill, and Ransford, under the direction of Mr. Lloyd.
The CHAIRMAN then gave as the first and most
loyal toast in a company of Britons, her Majesty the
Queen, and he was quite assured such a toast re-
quired no preface from him, as their own hearts would
give the best response to it.
The toast was of course enthusiastically received.
The other loyal toasts Nyyre then given in suc-
cession.

The CHAIRMAN then rose to propose the toast of
the evening. It was his pleasing duty to call their
attention to the fact that it was the eleventh anni-
versary of the Society which they were met to cele-
brate that evening. The objects, the principles of the
Society were too well known to those present to require
him to enumerate or expatiate upon. The statistics of the
Society would best evince the progress it had made
in public estimation. In its first year of existence it
had enumerated only 500 members, and it had no less
than 70 prosecutions to contend with. But in the
last year the subscribers had increased to 1,500, while
the prosecutions had diminished to 36.—(Hear, hear,
and cheers.) But the surveillance of the Society was
not confined merely to prosecutions ; it kept also a
watchful eye over the proceedings of the Legislature,
and where that power seemed to press against the
interests of the trade, there they were prepared to
meet and combat it.—(Hear, hear.) This was no
mere matter of charity. It was a question vital to
their interests, and knowing it to be such he was
convinced that they would do all in their power to
add to the strength by contributing to the funds of
the Society.—(Great cheering.)
The Secretary, Mr. SMITH, then read the list of
subscriptions, in which the names of the principal
distillers, brewers, and publicans appeared for sums
of 5 and 10 guineas, the total sum being, perhaps,
about 200 guineas. The result was received with
loud cheering.
Song (Mr. Lloyd)—" Oh, doth not a meeting
like this make amends ?"

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Mr. DULLEA then rose to propose the health of the
Chairman. That gentleman held a high and honour..
able position in the trade as a partner in one of the
oldest and most respectable firms. He had not only
given them his countenance that evening, but had
with a truly generous feeling put his hand in his
pocket and contributed munificently to the aid of the
Society. In a meeting of " soul and song" like that,
they could not but receive that gentleman's name
with feelings of the utmost admiration. He was
proud, therefore, to give them " The health and pros-
perity of Alfred Head, Esq., and long life to him."—
(Tremendous cheering.)
The CHAIRMAN briefly returned thanks. The pros-
perity of the Society was ever his first wish, and
though he had felt considerable hesitation in comply-
ing with the wishes of those gentlemen who had
requested him to fill that high office, the hesitation
arose simply from the knowledge that many indivi-
duals were more qualified than he to fill it satisfac-
torily; but to none would he give precedence in an
honest and sincere desire to further the interests of
the Institution. He thanked them for the honour
done him, and would drink all their good healths.—
(Loud cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN then gave " The Trustees and Com-
mittee of the Society." The best proof that the funds
were placed in good hands, was the success that had
attended their undertaking.
Mr. EDMONDS returned thanks for his colleague
and himself; it had ever been their endeavour to fur-
ther the interests of
the Society, and he was well
pleased that the daily increase of members amply
corroborated the success of their efforts. He was
glad to refer to an excursion taken during that year,
which had realised an ample profit, and what was cer-
tainly of greater importance, had been to the satisfaction
of all who had participated in it. A Bill had been intro-
duced during last session which materially affected
their interests, but he was happy to inform them that,
owing to the efficient resistance given it, it had been
most signally defeated.—(Loud cheering.) He could
assure the gentlemen present, that while they en-
trusted any share of power to them it would be exerted
for the best interests of the trade.—(Cherrs.)
Comic song, by Mr. King.
Mr. T. H. BROMLEY, in a speech of great effect,
proposed " The health of the treasurer and Secre-
tary," to which these gentlemen made suitable replies.
Song—" Peggy Gray."
Mr. HUGHES proposed " The solicitors of the So-
ciety, Messrs. Hobler, Wire, and Duncombe."
Mr. D. W. WIRE, in returning thanks, said that it
was the duty of his Learned Friend, as junior counsel,
to open the pleadings, but as his modesty induced him to
decline, it became his (Mr. W.'s) duty to return thanks
for the honour conferred upon himself and his Learned
absent Colleague. He would leave his Learned Friend
to gather np the more minute details of the case, and
proceed at one to speak to the general principles which
animated this Society. He felt always glad to meet
them, because he met in them a body of men distin-
guished for their moral virtues, their social intelli-
gence, their patriotism and love of humanity.—(Hear.)
Lately he had attended the anniversary of some reli-
gious societies, who fifty years ago scarcely numbered
as many supporters, yet now they had their agencies
in all parts of the world, and were spreading the seeds
of civilization, of freedom, and of liberty over the
world.—(Hear, hear.) So it was with the Societies
originating with the licensed victuallers. First, a
few obscure, and at that time despised individuals,
originated a school, which at first only admitted
twelve children ; now it annually educates 150—
(Hear, hear)—a Society that had erected a palace
for their home, and seated virtue and religion as their
guide. They had projected a newspaper, the profits
of which were devoted to support the young and to
cheer and bless the old. As the trade advanced, and
had grown wealthy, its charities expanded, and soon
a palace for the distressed and aged brother was
erected—in which, safe from the future storms and
vicissitudes of life, those who had been shipwrecked,
but not lost, were safely anchored, to go out no more
until they reached a haven of eternal peace.—
(Cheers.) In connexion with these two great So-
cieties the paper had flourished, because it was ever
the advocate of right against might—of the oppressed
against the oppressor—of knowledge against ignorance
—of religion against infidelity ; and it was a proud
thing to say, it never contained anything which could
raise a blush upon the cheek of modesty, or which
should shut it out from the happy homes of virtuous
Englishmen.—(Cheers.) The example thus set by the
licensed victuallers of the past and present times had had
a happy influence ; the origin of the Societies was like
a mountain stream swelling from its summit—small
clear, but shining ; yet, advancing onward in its course,
it received kindred streams, until on its mighty,
bosom it bore and distributed the fruits of peace,
order, and civilization through the community.—
(Cheers.) He would now allude to the Society
whose anniversary had called them together this
evening. It was the youngest child of the licensed
victuallers, and, like many younger children, it had
experienced a double share of its parents' affection,
and it had grown into strength and maturity like a
young Hercules.—(Applause.) Its necessity was
proved by the fact that till its institution the trade were
subject to the harrassing, vexatious, and degrading
attacks of the informers.—(Hear, hear.) The So-
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the magistracy of the land that there did reside
amongst the licensed victuallers as a body an inherent
virtue, characteristic of the strength and moral
wealth
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INFANTICIDE AT WOLVER-
HAMPTON.

WOLVERHAMPTON, TUESDAT

In The Sun of Monday appeared an account of a
serious charge of infanticide, in which three persons
who have hitherto moved in a respectable sphere of
society were implicated. In consequence of the re-
quest of the coroner, it was not intended to publish the
evidence (the inquest being adjourned) until the close
of the proceedings on Thursday next; but as the pri-
soners were brought before the magistrates at the
police-office on Monday last, and publicly examined,
further secresy is no longer necessary. Mr. Hill and
Mr. Dehane were the presiding magistrates ; and as
will be seen from the subjoined report, in addition to
Miss Railton, Mrs. Hildreth (her sister), and Mr.
Sheriff (the surgeon's assistant), Mr. Hildreth, the
printer, has, since the adjournment of the coroner's
inquest, been taken into custody.
Miss Railton, when brought before the magistrates,
appeared to feel deeply her unhappy situation. 13oth
prisoners were accommodated with chairs. The of-
fice was crowded to excess. _ .

Inspector Casey deposed to being present when the
body of a female infant was found in Mr. Quinton's
privy. He afterwards saw Mr. Sheriff, and asked
him if he had heard of that matter in the yard ? The
prisoner replied, " No; what is it?" He told him
the body of a child had been found. Sheriff replied,
" Has there ?" lie then went into the yard with the
prisoner, and took up a dung fork, and pressing it on
the belly of the child, said, " Don't break it, it is
fresh, and has not been there long." The prisoner
made no reply.

Colonel Hogg deposed-as follows :—I am deputy
constable of Staffordshire. On the 29th of October
last I attended an inquest at the Greyhound public-
house, on the body of a female child. On Saturday,
the 9th of November, in consequence of information
which I received I went to the house of Mr. Quinton,
the surgeon. I asked him if ho knew Miss Railton,
the sister of Mr. Darby, the postmaster ? He said
he did not ; he never saw her. I asked him if he had
ever attended her professionally? He said he had
not. I asked him if he knew Mr. Hildreth, the
printer, and if that gentleman had not applied to him
to attend professionally his sister-in-law, Miss Rail-
ton ? lie said he had not ; that he had never upon
Mr. Hildreth's application supplied Miss Railton with
medicine. He admitted that he had given Mr. Hil-
dreth medicine for a woman at his house, who he
supposed from what was stated to him must be in the
family-way. I told him I put those questions to him
in consequence of information I had received, to the
effect that he had attended Miss Railton during her
confinement. He said he might have seen her, but
he did not know her, and never attended her. I
went to Mr. Hildreth's the same evening, and asked
him if his sister-in-law, Miss Railton, was staying in
his house, or if she had been staying there ? Ho
said she had left there since the races (in August),
and was now at the post-office. I said I had
reason to suppose that she had been delivered
of a child at his house, to which Mr. Hildreth
replied, it was false, and that the person who made
the assertion ought to be punished for injuring the
character of a respectable woman. I then asked
him if he ever had been to Mr. Quinton's surgery, to
see Mr. Sheriff for medicine or advice ? He said he
had been there, but not for medicine or advice. I
went to Mr. Hildreth's house again on Friday last,
the 15th of November, when I took his wife into
custody. Mr. Hildreth said to me, " You are
going too far with this business ; you had better
drop it, it will not end well." On Monday week I
saw again the prisoner Mr. Sheriff, and told him I
had still grounds to suspect that he had attended
' Miss Railton in childbed, and that I understood be
had some time ago applied to sir. Doubler, another
surgeon in the town, to procure abortion. He said he
had done so, and the person was cook at Mr. Dehane's,
the surgeon, in Queen-street. He again denied all
knowledge of Miss Railton. I was at the adjourned
inquest on Tuesday, the 12th of November, and,
from the evidence I heard there, I considered it my
duty to arrest him. I went with the surgeon
and Inspector Casey to the post-office. I saw Mr.
Darby, the postmaster, and told him what I came
for, seed asked was the charge against his sister-in-
law, Miss Railton, true ? He said it was false. I
afterwards saw Miss Railton in his (Darby's) pre-
sence, and told her I had received information that
she had been confined, and that the child had been
' destroyed. She said, " It is not the case ; it is
quite a mistake." I then requested Mr. Fowke to
go upstairs and examine her. Mr. Fowke went up
stairs, and after he came down, he and I had some
conversation. I afterwards saw Miss Railton, and
told her Mr. I'owke had informed me that she had
recently been delivered of a child, and I was sorry
she had told me a falsehood. She told me that
she had been confined at her sister-in-law's, Mrs. Hil-
dreth, within three or four weeks ; that her sister
took the child away ; that she knew nothing more

Mr. George Davenport, schoolmaster, deposed, that
on Wednesday last the prisoner called at his house,
and admitted that Miss Railton had been confined at
his house, and that it was a month the previous Sun-
day. He said that Mr. Darby, the post-master, had
been at his house that day, and that an altercation
had ensued between them (meaning Mr. Darby,
Miss Railton, and Mrs. Hildreth). After Mr. Darby
left, Miss Railton became very ill, till 3 o'clock the
next morning, when she miscarried, and when no
person was present but Mrs. Hildreth. The foetus
was thrown into the Birmingham Canal.
Mr. HILL (the magistrate) inquired of each pri-
soner if they had any statement to make ?—The pri-
soners each replied, " No."
Mr. HILL—You will all take your trials at
Stafford.

Sheriff—Upon what charge am I committed ?
Mr. HILL—We will tell you presently.
The Magistrates consulted for a short time to•
gether, when

Mr. HILL (addressing Colonel Hogg) said--Do
you think a remand until the coroner's inquiry is
concluded will be conducive to the ends of justice
Colonel Hogg—l most decidedly think it will.
The prisoners were then remanded until Friday,
the day after the coroner's inquest.
An application made for the admission of friends
to the prisoners was refused. They are confined
separately.
The inquiry is the engrossing topic of conversation
in the neighbourhood.
Miss Railton is the sister-in-law of Mr. Darby,
post-master, and resided with him.

SPIRITS IN BOND.—The attention of the Board of
Customs having been drawn to differences between the
strength of several casks of rum, as ascertained at one of
the outports, and that found on their removal to London
under bond ; and as it would appear that this difference
had arisen in consequence of the samples thereof having
been taken without removing the casks from the position
in which they had remained undisturbed for a consider-
able period at the port of importation, orders have been
issued that the officers at the several outports do govern
themselves by the practice observed at this port in such
cases—viz., immediately prior to drawing samples for
delivery, or for any revenue purpose, to require all casks
of spirits, of whatever description, to be broken up or
removed from the places where they have been stowed
away, and to have them rolled over and made up for re-
gauging and re-trying the strength. Copies of this
order have been furnished to the collectors and con-
trollers at all the ports of the kingdom for the informa-
tion and government of themselves and the officers of the
various departments under their control.
SIR HENRY POTTINGER.—The dinner intended to
be given to this distinguished individual by the mer-
chants of this port, will probably take place in the course
of next week. It is most likely that it will be given in
the Royal Amphitheatre, there being no other place suf-
ficiently capacious to accommodate all who are desirous
of attending. All the arrangements, however, as to time,
depend upon the convenience of Sir Henry himself.—
Liverpool paper.

ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL TILE THREE PAPERS, Morning Noon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE.

this coun cry. In this resptlt it had done good; but its
influence was great in protecting trade interests, and
in preventing unfair encroachments upon its pecuniary
interests.--(Hear, hear.) In their own position each
resembled the beautiful figure of the poet ; they were
then "distinct as the billow," but when their trade was
attacked, or their charter needed support, then they
were " one as the sea," in its might, its grandeur, its
utility; but not in its destructive power.—(Hear,
hear.) He again begged sincerely to thank them for
the revered mark of their kindness, and assured all
that it would ever be his duty and his pleasure to
promote and advance their interests—to defend their
rights, and to induce others to follow their noble
example.—(Loud applause.)

DUNCOMBE hillowefl, and cited several cases
which have been successfully contested at the Quarter
Sessions by publicans, against whom informations
were laid by the police. In an eloquent and
telling speech the Learned Gentleman predicted that
his and his Learned Brother's labours in the follow-
ing year would be much more easy than during the
last, and added, that these happy results could only
be imputed to the exertions and influence of the Pro-
tection Society.—(Cheers.)
Mr. J. J. HoNNEa gave " Dr. Sheridan and the
Press."

Dr. SHERIDAN said his highest honour on this oc-
casion arose from the fact of his connexion with the
?horning Advertiser. He thanked them for the power
they had placed at his disposal, and, while he con-
tinued to wield it, they might rest assured it would
always be devoted to the cause of justice and common
humanity.—(Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN then proposed the Chairman,
Trustees, and Committee of the Licensed Victuallers'
Incorporation, and success to their School, which was
suitably responded to.
The Licensed Victuallers' Fire and Life Assurance
Company was then given, and Mr. Walters returned
thanks.

The Ch AIRMAN then said that he must crave a
bumper to one toast especially deserving their atten-
tion. That toast was the Ladies, and, in saying so,
he was sure it was a sufficient passport to their best
wishes.

The toast was drank with much enthusiasm.
The company then separated after having spent a
most delightful el-ening.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 19.—The shell practice upon
the Swiftsure was resumed yesterday, but only tbnr
shells were fired. Further practice is deferred, we
are informed, until Thursday.
The Hornet, 6, Lieutenant-Commander Miller, is
hourly expected at Spithead, as a fine wind is blow-
and she left Port Royal four days before the Griffon,
since arrived, and gone to Sheerness to be paid off,
The Salamander steam-sloop, Commander A. S.
Hamond, was at Otaheite on the 15th of July.
The Sappho, 16, ;Commander the Hon. G. Hope,
was cruising in the Mozambique Channel on the lst
of September.
The Spiteful steam-sloop, Commander Maitland,
was in dock undergoing repair at Bombay on the 25th
of September. She had scraped her copper, and done
some damage to her bottom, in ascending the river
Min, Chusan.

The Iris, 26, Captain Mundy, arrived at Hong-
Kong on the 27th of July from England.
The Dwarf steam-tender, Lieutenant-Commander
Chamberlain, went out of harbour, and steamed
round the Spit-buoy this day to try her screw pro'
peller.

The Agincourt, 72, Captain Bruce, flag of Rear-
Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, Commander-in-
Chief, was at Hong-Kong on the Ist of August, at
which date the Pelican, 16, Commander Justice, and
the Wolverine, 16, Commander Clifford, were also at
llong-Kong, freighted with specie for England.
The Thunderbolt steam-sloop, Commander Broke,
was at Simons's-bay on the 15th of September. She
arrived two days prior, in company with the Bittern,
from Algoa Bay.
The Alert, 6, Commander C. J. Bosanquet, sailed
from the Cape de Verd Islands for Ascension, on the
Ist ult.

The Fox, 42, Captain Sir H. Blackwood, left Rio
for the Cape on the 3lst of July.
The Eurydice, 26, Captain Elliott, sailed from
Halifax for Antigua on the 3d inst.; and the Pique,
:36, Captain the lion. M. Stopford, the same day, for
Barbadoes.

The Scylla, 16, Commander Sharpe, sailed for
Port Royal from Halifax on the 27th of October.
The royal yacht has been dismasted, and had her
funnel unshipped, and her alterations will be pro-
ceeded with instanter. 'We are informed she will
have a false keel of six inches added, and her rudder
widened. It is reported, notwithstanding, that she
will never be used again by her Royal Mistress, who
has'ordered another vessel to be built.

Mr. Dent, of Devonport dockyard, who has filled
the office of secretary to the Admiral Superintendent
for several years, is appointed storekeeper vice
Jessep, who has retired on full pay, after fifty years'
service.

The Sparrow ketch came into harbour from Spit-
head yesterday.
The Mercury tender returned yesterday morning
from Chatham, having taken seamen gunners for the
Eagle, 50, Captain Martin.
About eight this evening a man of war anchored at
Spithead, but the darkness prevented her being made
out. She is believed to be the Champion, 18, Com-
mander Clavell, from the South American station,
with a large freight in dollars on board.

CORONER'S INQUESF.---AB inquest, adjourned from
Monday last, was yesterday held before Mr. Wakley at
the Prince of Wales' Inn, Frederick-place, Hampstead-
road, on the body of Isabella Thompson, a girl of about
seventeen years of age, the daughter of a respectable
baker carrying on his business at No. 21, St. James's-
place. It appears that she was found dead in the kitchen
about a quarter-past eight o'clock on Friday evening last
by her brother, who had seen her alive and cheerful a
short time previously. Tier father and mother were both
from home at the time, the former not being absent
altogether more than half an hour, as were all the other
members of the family, with the exception of two young
children who had been left under her charge, and with
whom she bad been seen playing with apparent good
temper by her father before ho left and the brother
above-mentioned, who was employed in the bakehouse.
From the evidence of Mr. Collins, surgeon, of Mary-
street, it appeared that the deceased met with her death
from the effects of oxalic acid, not less than half an
ounce being found in her stomach, the contents of which
were analysed by Dr. Guy, of King's College, in con-
junction with Mr. Collins. Mr. Collins stated, that, after
a very careful post mortem examination, he could find no
traces of disease of any kind, and that she was not in
a state of pregnancy. lie was of opinion that she died
from the effect of an enormous dose of the poison men-
tioned. The brother and sister of the deceased, both of
whom were in sad distress, stated that oxalic acid was
kept in the house for the purpose of cleaning straw bon-
nets, the sister being by trade a bonnet-maker. The
deceased had been in the habit of purchasing it, but it
could not be ascertained that she had bought any latety,
nor was any portion of the quantity known to be in the
house missing. No bottle or paper of any kind which
might cause suspicion was found near the deceased, nor
would the fact of her having died by poison have been
discovered but for the post mortem examination. It ap-
peared that she was on good terms with the whole of
her family, that she was of a rather stubborn and sulky
disposition, but that nothing had occurred to exasperate
her, except that she had been desired to carry out some
bakings by her father, an office of which she had often
expressed her dislike. There was nothing to throw any
further light on the subject, and the jury, after a short
consultation, returned a verdict to the effect, that she
had died from taking oxalic acid, but that there was no
evidence to prove what was her state of mind. In the
course of the investigation Mr. Wakley stated, that he
had frequently met with cases of suicide in which the
party had evidently determined on and perpetrated the
deed within the space of two or three minutes, and in
the absence of any apparent motive. He mentioned also
the case of a woman who took oxalic acid in mistake for
Epsom salts, and fell dead on the instant.
POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN PARIS AND
HAvnE.—A meeting of the principal merchants at
Havre has just been held at tho Bourse of that place, to
devise the best means of effecting a change in the present
mode of transmitting letters between that port and
Paris. After considerable discussion a committee was
appointed to draw up a petition to the Ministers of Com-
merce and Finance, urging the immediate necessity of
organising the Post-office service between the two places
in such a way as not to allow letters to be forestalled by
parcels sent by the railroad. The committee is also
charged to receive subscriptions, for the purpose of
carrying out this object, should the petition not be at-
tended to.

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THE— PROTECTION OF PUBLIC RlGHTS.—yesterday
a P.
meeting was held in the Council Chamber
iLmoi y
rnda rProvost in the chair—for the purpose of
considering the propriety of forming an association for
—tile
the protection of public rights of way and footpath and
places of recreation ; and a Committee was appointed to
consider what steps should be taken in reference to the
subject, with instructions to report to a subsequent meet-
ing the result of their inquiries and deliberations.
Edinburgh Advertiser of Tuesday.