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WARFARE.

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TONDON and BRIGHTON RAILWAY.
A Notice is hereby given, that the SCRIP CERTIFIC RTES
in respect of the SHARES taken by this COMPANY in the
BRIGHTON and CHICHESTER, and BRIGHTON, LE WES,
and HASTINGS RAILWAYS, will be ready to be EX-
CHANGED for the BANKERS' RECEIPTS at the Office of
this Company, between the hours of Ten and Two, on anc't after
TUESDAY NEXT, the sth November.—By order,
C. R. MACKENZIE, Secretary.
London Terminus, 29th Oct., 1844.

N 'llol°4 AL LOA. N FUiN 1) LIFE AS$ UE-
-1 ANCE SOCIETY,
26, CORNIIILL, LONDON.
Capital .EA 00,000.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
DIVISION OF PROFITS.
The steady success and increasing prosperity of the Soc!et v has
enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation clori Ire a
second Bonus, averaging 60 per cent. on the amounts hive ed on•each
Policy effected on tha Profit scale.
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PUBLICATIONS.

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ANCIENT STAIRCASE BY INIGO JONES.
NO. 9 1 of "THE BUILDER," just published,
contains beautiful delineations of a Carved Staircase by
Inigo Jones, Font at Sandwich, and Tudor Arches—The Movement
in Architecture—Birkenhead Docks—Warming and Ventilation of
the New Exchange—Artesian Wells—Landslip in Dublin—Architec-
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and interesting Practical and Professional Information.
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complete and easy of comprehension than any hitherto published.
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HER D AY.
The SOCIETY of ANOPTRACTICFIELD AL SClENCEinflionrdot
the No-
NOBLE
SCIENCE of WARFARE, beg respectfully
to
Mitts, Military and Naval Officers, and G.entlemtoen
that they intend, on the 19th of NOVEMBER inst., show
ii a u
0, SE-,
ewe])
WARFA E,
of Science,
' SERIES of EXPERIMENTS in
thei
an of science to c .
are Grounds, at Mulgrave House, Fulham. The arrangemeots
'''Peas follow, d the Directors invite every
e himself of the importance of theseinvefnmt'ons, and the utility
of them to every country professing to be afree nation.
PROGRAMME.
I,l,the First Experiment will be an SHELL,INVISIBLEmReOo3tyIB-foor I,:eett in the Water of the Lake eight feet dee.Pni,eiits.
The explo-
coeo`loofetsbto the commencement of
edtheb Experiments. hou;
evrainic power, but bye an
lestreieeZSeohremlli;ill nrott
obfetheeffmecatehioyory
cejtli'e Second is ag part
of a similar descrip.tion.
the earth.
..1? °he 1 invisible, and which will be buried in
self-igniting
of the
description
The' ex ' 's°
Warfare.
oartfahre .pre-
it plosion of this Shell will be
r flume
Army, however and ket c°onected with another part of the Machinery of
these Shells will show that a Besieging Warners,
tons Shells
Must be destroyed in making an attack.
'tie Third will be the Explosion of a BOMB SHELL without
e Percussion cap.
el The Fourth will be another BOMB SHELL,
el
shape will of the Visitors, at any time they pleaseculiar percussion
Prove the safety does not consist in any which
haanllclexto.
o the Shell a corn-
eae (as waz erroneously stated in some of the London newspapers),
','„UY gentleman present will be allowed to place
fired,
e'°o Percussion cap ; some gunpowder will thenonbelaid on the spot
oh which the Shell will ill drop, the cap will burst, therpowderitorswill
then
had
the Bomb Shell remain unexploded. The
Bulk Head,
ave an oPportunity of naming at what time it.s\h'asll burst.
The Fifth will be a ROCKET directed against a
will
with wrought iron of considerable thickness ; this Rocket' th it be fired, not by hand or from a cannon, but by another part of
e Machinery of Warfare, and at any time the Visitors may name;
it is therefore called a self.discharging Rocket.
toThe Sixth will be a ROCKET' without stick, made upon a scale
to suit the Grounds. These Rockets can be manufactured to a ter_
PoWer, and to go the long range, superseding, therefore, the
"°' of Cannon in Bombarding
of
she Seventh wilt be HAND ROCKETS thrown from the Top
Pr Mast ; and these Rockets when
co"the tohwriet manufactured for action, will
.otal destruction of any Vessel on whose deck they may
epuTtdayhre new DIOT)EL CANNON, upon the principle of non-recoil,
see be on the Grounds for the inspection of the Visitors during
-e.
forgotten The recto Dis of the Society, :in their arrangements, have
prove
interesting)
ies (to many of whom the Experiments may PL.
ethiee,st.t 4) ; a handsome and spacious Saloon is prepared,
,eci?es he Explosions may be viewed with perfct safety,
o,lToe:_Exhons will take place at Mulgrave Houlste,
eFulham,
b opened
at ,r,„,id,q, the 19th of November. The Grounds will
e should
the _ she O'clock, and the experiments commerice. att.
riest;eneer preve favourable, otherwise the
to state that
th, It until the following day, The Directors beg
Exhibi lOonns, will be
Visitarr4tigetnent is alone made to suit the convenience f
eth,re_
Perie,,°,4,:t...aa the weather will not interfere with the
the xplo`si Visitors will be allowed to examine the
spots
that no
decePtiois in., are to take place, and satisfy themselves
present
where
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RECENT IMPROVEMENTS in ARTS,
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H 0 0 D'S MAGAZINE
for NOVEMBER, price 2s. 6d., contains :
The Death of Clytemnestra. By Sir E. L. Bulwer Lytton, Bart.—
The Lay of the Labourer. By the Author of the " Song of the Shirt"
—Our Family. A Domestic Novel. Chapter XVI. A Mystery—
Chapter XVII. A Clue. By the Editor—Verses to the Acorn. By
Miss E. Lawrence—Epigram on her Majesty's Visit to the City—The
Streets of Paris—Gideon Shaddoe—Sonnet. By the Editor—The
Brace of Birds. By the 12,17. J. Hewlett ; with an Illustration by
T. 11.—The Ruined Human Dwelling. By Richard Howitt—The
Smugglers. By tho Mountaineer—A Day at Combo, &c., &c.
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THE LEGAL OBSERVER; or, JOURNAL
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The First Number of the First Volume for the Session 1844-5 was
pu'dished this day, Saturday, the 2d of November, price Bd. The
two Volumes of the Session will be rendered complete in themselves,
and new Subscribers will find this a convenient period at which to
commence the work. The important further alterations In the Law
which are contemplated will be immediately investigated, and their
professional effect discussed. The proposed Consolidation and
Amendment of the Laws of Bankruptcy and Insolvency will
receive the earliest attention. The First Number (with eight pages
extra, and no increase of price) will contain articles on the State
of the Profession—The Abolition of Imprisonment for Debt—
" O'Connell Y. the Queen—The Metropolis Buildings Act—The Pro-
perty Lawyer—Michaelmas Term Examination—Recent Decisions
--cause Lists—Sittings—with the Title-page, Contents, and Index to
the 28th Volume.

THE PHYSIOLOGY OF THE PASSIONS.
" What passions hurt the body, what improve ;
Truths as refined as Athens even heard."

I. Social Doctors, Ideal or Real; or Young England and the
Political Economists.
H. Johnson's Tour in Ireland.
111. Origin of the Laws and the Three Estates.
IV. Autobiography : the Fallen Angel.
V. Louis t'hilippe.
VI. Blackguardism : its Rise and Fall.
VI I. Sandhurst College and its Mathematics.
VIII. Cycle of Man.
Miscellanies : Troubles of a London Brewer—Combe's Constitution
of Man—Jeremy Bentham—Author of Junius—Dramatic
Actors and their Art, &c.
London : Hayward and Adam, 48, Paternoster-row ; and J.
Menzies, Edinburgh ; and J. M`Leod, Glasgow.

NEW WORK BY TUB AUTHOR OF "THE PILOT," " AFLOAT
AND ASHORE," &c.
Now ready, at all the Libraries, 1113 vole post Bvo.

LUCY II Ait D NG E,
A Second Series of " AFLOAT and ASHORE ;

or, the ADVENTURES of MILES WALLINGFORD."
By J. FENIMORE COOPER, Esq.
Author of " Tke Pilot," " The Red Rover," " The Deerslayer," &e.
" This work possesses all Cooper's peculiar qualities—his dramatic
power and life of dialogue, his accurate portraiture of character—and,
A hove all, his singular force and vividness of description, in which he
confessedly shines without an equal. The sea-sketches are pour-
-1 rayed with that exact and vigorous felicity which was se conspi-
mous a feature in ' The l'ilot.' "—Sue.

Richard Bentley, New Burlington-pitreet.

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE
OF A CHILD.

CIIELMSFORD.—The sudden disappearance of a
newly-born male infant, of which Mary Charlotte
Field Lorkin, a married female, but who has for
same years quitted the roof of her husband, is the re-
puted mother, has within the last few days caused
a considerable degree of excitement in this town,
and, as is usual on such occasions, various rumours
respecting it are in circulation. From the active
inquiries of Superintendent Anderson, the following
facts have been elicited :—On the 29th ult. in-
formation was conveyed to that officer, that the
female in question, the wife of a butcher, residing in
this town, but living apart from each other, had a
few days previously been delivered of a child at
lodgings, which she had taken in Springfield, and
that within three days after her confinement she left
the house, taking the child with her. A few days
afterwards the child disappeared. Upon receiving
this information, Superintendent Anderson called
at the house of a relative of Mrs. Lorkin, in
Baddow-lane, _ where it was understood she
was staying at that time; he found her there, and
in consequence of the reports he had heard, asked
her whether she had not been lately confined with a
male child. She was understood by Mr. Anderson
to :say that, on the 9th or 10th of October, she
was delivered, and that Mr. Cremer had attended
her in her confinement. She then proceeded to
state that she had received a letter from the fa-
ther of the child, who she alleged to be Mr.
Welton, of the Spread Eagle Irin, Ingatestone, in
which he expressed a wish to meet her, at six
o'clock on Sunday, the 13th ult., on the Iron-bridge,
in the New London-road; that she went with the
child at the time appointed, and waited for two hours,
until Mr. Welton came, when, as she alleged, he
directed her to take the child to the Red Lion-lane,
where he promised to meet her ; that she did so, and
having wrapped up the infant in a large cloth cape,
delivered it to him upon his representation that he
intended to send it to a woman at Woolwich. She
added that she saw Mr. Welton again on the follow-
ing Friday, when, in answer to her inquiries re-
specting the child, he told her it was alive and
well at Woolwich ; she asked if she could go
and see it, to which he replied that she could
not do so until after Christmas, owing to the
expense. Some time before her confinement she
called upon Mr. W. at his house, when, as she
alleged, he offered her some medicine, with which he
wished her to destroy the child. Having received
the above particulars from Mrs. Lorkin, Superin-
tendent Anderson proceeded to Ingatestone, and re-
ported to Mr. Welton the statement she had made re-
specting him. Mr. W. declared it to be entirely false,
and asserted that he had not seen her since her con-
finement. lie added, that Mrs. Lorkin had Le pre-
sented to him that she was pregnant by him, and he
had given her money in consequence. The same
evening, about nine o'clock, Mr. Welton called
upon the superintendent at the police-station,
and informed him that he had forgotten to
state when he was at Ingatestone that on the day on
which Mrs. Lorkins had alleged the appointment
was made to meet him on the bridge (the 13th), he
Ideianlced
thweritehtillllnr.ihße
eol,eplhe,ekatinßthileleerviceanyih,
g. andupedidh notthe
above facts, a suspicion, it appears, has been grounded,
that the child in question has been improperly dis-
posed of, if not destroyed. Mrs. Lorkin has been
apprehended by warrant, and was on Wednesday re-
manded by J. Boggis, Esq., to afford opportunity for
the further investigation of this mysterious affair. A
number of persons were yesterday engaged in drag-
ing the river between the two bridges, in expectation
of finding the body of the child, but we have not
ncard that it has been found, or any additional facts
have transpired.—Chelmsford Chronicle.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From last Night's Gazette.)
An Account, pursuant to the Act ith and Bth of Vic-
toria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the
26th day of October,lB44.
ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

Notes issued ... 27,545,7301

£27,545,730

-M. MA
Dated the 31st day of Oct

BANKING D:
.E.

!Government debt 11,015,100
Other securities 2,984,900
Gold coin and
bullion
Silver bullion , 1,647,888

£27,545,730
.lISTIALL, Chief Cashier.
tober, 1844.

Proprietors' capi-
tal 14,553,000
Rest 3,105,387
Public deposits
(including Ex-
chequer,savings'
banks, Commis-
sioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
dividend ac-

;PARTMENT.

Government seen-
' rities (includ-
ingllead Weight
Annuity) 15,408,775
Other securities 8,387,508
Notes
Gold and silver
coin

The.Fiftleth Thousand. Forty Engravings, price Is., by post, Is. 6d.
ON CHASTITY—its Abuses and Diseases—On
Matrimonial Eligibility and Unfitness—On Infclicitoits and
Unproductive Unions—Curiosities of Medical Experience—Law o
Divorce, &c. .

counts) 3,556,646
Other deposits
Seven day and
other bills 1,065,712

By R. J. CULYERWELL, M.D.,
Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Licentiate of
the Hall, and twenty-three years Residemt Practitioner in Londom.
" Of human ills and frailties I discourse,
Those taught by nature and by art acquied.
Of griefs conceal'd, and disappointments keen,
Which young and gentle—the matured and sago--
The lonely and the mated—all sustain ;
In kindly spirit herein courted's given,
How health, how hope, how happiness to gain."
Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street ,
Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; and the Author, 21,
Arundel-street, Strand.—A home daily till Two : Evenings, Seven
till Nine.

CORONERS' INQUESTS.
MYSTERIOUS CASE.—Last night Mr. Payne, the
City coroner, went into a long and protracted inquiry
relative to the death of Alrs. Elizabeth Yates, aged
41, the wife of a commercial agent, residing in New-
street. The deceased was in exceedingly good health
and spirits on Tuesday evening, and accompanied her
husband to the theatre, but was taken suddenly ill on
Wednesday morning, and expired in a few hours.
Mr. F. Pullen, surgeon, stated that he was called
in on Wednesday morning last about eleven o'clock
to see the deceased lady, who was evidently dying.
lie at first thought deceased had taken poison, but
soon ascertained that was not the case—the pulse was
deep and heavy, and there was every evidence of con-
cussion of the brain ; the pupil of the eye also evinced
compression of the brain. There was a bruise over
the left eye, and a livid mark across the nose. The
deceased was bled twice, but died in the course of the
afternoon. On making a post mortem examination,
he found external marks of violence on the head.
On examining the brain at the back part of the head
he discovered a large quantity of diffused blood,
which occupied the space of a crown piece, and was
the immediate cause of death. The rupture must
have arisen from very considerable external violence ;
there was a probability it might have been occasioned
by natural causes, such as excitement ; 'out this was
exceedingly difficult to ascertain.
The CORONER called upon Mr. Yates, the husband,
who was present with his solicitor to watch the case,
but that gentleman stated, under the unfortunate
circumstances of his wife's death, his legal adviser
recommended him not to make any statement, and
acting under this advice he must decline to be
examined.

The CORONER and jury remarked that the case was
involved in great mystery, and it would be a great
satisfaction to the Court if this was cleared up.
Mr. Hunt, who resides in the same house with
Mr. Yates and his late wife, stated that there had
been a squabble on the preceding Saturday, but Mr.
and Mrs. Yates lived on kind and affectionate terms.
On the Wednesday morning Mr. Yates himself sent
for medical assistance when his wife was taken ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Yates went to see the Royal procession
on Monday, and they both went to the theatre on
Tuesday, accompanied by a friend, who returned
home in a cab with them, but did not stay to supper.
Mrs. Yates was sober, as well as her husband. On
the morning after her death, Mr. Yates applied to
the surgeon for a certificate, but that gentleman stated
that it was one of those, cases where he could not
grant a certificate, as he thought it was requisite to
have the body opened, as well as an inquest, to which
Mr. Yates replied, that he had not the slightest ob-
jection to such a proceeding, and stated his wish to
have the fullest investigation into the case.
The surgeon, in answer to several questions from
the Coroner, stated that the bruises on the head and
eye must have been inflicted about twelve hours
before death.

The CORONER remarked on the great mystery and
suspicion by which the case was surrounded, and the
only person who could have thrown any light on the
subject was the husband, who, acting under profes-
sional advice, had refused to make any statement,
and he had a rifht to do so, no person being bound
to criminate himself. One thing was certain—the
deceased had received considerable violence, which
was the occasion of her death ; the mystery was, by
whom was this violence inflicted. The jury would
consider whether any good would result from an ad-
journment, or whether they would return an open
verdict.

The room was then cleared, and after a long con-
sultation the jury returned a verdict—" That the
deceased died from a rupture of the brain, but there is
not sufficient evidence to determine by what means it
was caused."

The inquiry lasted upwards of three hours, and
caused considerable excitement.

SUICIDE BY SULPHATE OF COPPER.—Yesterday an
inquest was held before Mr. Carter, at the Royal Oak,
Granby-street, Waterloo-road, as to the death of Mrs.
Elizabeth Williamson, aged forty-six.
It appeared that the deceased resided with her hus-
band, at 22, llarrington-street. On Wednesday week,
when he went home to his dinner, he found her very
ill and vomiting, but she .would not say what she
had taken ; his son, however' told him she had
broken up a piece of blue-stone (sulphate of copper),
and taken it in a cup.

Mr. O'Shea, a medical man, was sent for and ad-
ministered antidotes, but she persisted in refusing to
acknowledge that she had taken the poison. She
gradually sunk until last Monday, when she expired.
The jury returned a verdict—" That the deceased
died from the effects of sulphate of copper, which she
took when in a state of temporary insanity:,
FATAL ACCIDENT IN TILE CHATHAM SIEGE OPE-
RiTlONS.—Yesterday a Coroner's inquest was held
on the body of James Sullivan, a private of the East
India Company's miners, who unfortunately lost his
life the day before in one of the mines.
An application was made to the Coroner to put off
the inquiry until to-day, on account of the absence of
Sir Frederick Smith, who is in London on special
business.

The CORONER observed, that in case he should find
it necessary, in the course of the evidence, he would
do so.

Captain Williams and Lieut. Andrew Clark, of the
Royal Engineers,
gave an account of the affair
similar to that which has 1 d
a rea y appeare d The for-
mer stated that he had had considerable experience in
similar operations in Prussia, and believed them es-
sentially necessary for the good of the service. Both
agreed that every care had been taken.
Lieut. John Moggeridge, Royal Engineers, said, I
relieved yesterday Lieut. Clark of duty about one
o'clock. I went into the mine with Lieut. Clark to
receive his instructions, and found no difficulty in
breathing, and I considered the place perfectly safe.
I then went out of the mine to bring in four miners
to put up some frames which had been forced in by
the explosion, and I helped the men to put those
frames up. I then sent two of the men onwards one
named John Harris and the deceased James Sullivan,
to see how much of the gallery remained undamaged.
Both men carried a lighted candle. Seeing their
candle go out, I called to the two miners imme-
diately to come back, as the air was bad, and that I
would go and see that the air pipes were brought
in. The two miners who stood behind me went out
before me, and I supposed as I went out that the de-
ceased and Harris followed me. On my arrival at
the mouth of the gallery I put up the air-pipes, and
had proceeded about half way between the entrance
and where it is supposed the accident took place, when
I heard the cry that one of the men was gone. I di-
rectly called for assistance, and went without delay to
the spot whence the cry proceeded, and there found
one man lying on the ground insensible, and the other
man holding his head. I caught hold of the legs of
the man on the ground and pulled him out. I had
then a candle with me, which was burning, and I
placed it on the ground. I I
became stupified ; and
still called out for assis-
tance, when on a sudden
when I recovered I found myself outside of the gal-
lery lying down: I am satisfied every precaution was
accident occurring.
takTehnetoevpidreeYnecnet any
wasconfirmed by Captain and Adju-
tant George' St.
Vincent Whitmore, R.E., and by a
corporal of the Rey al Miners.
Dr. Chisholm, of the Ordnance, said the man had
died from the effects of foul air.
The jury unanimously agreed to a verdict—" That
the deceased James Sullivan was accidentally killed
by coming in contact with foul air in the field-works
on Chad-fain lines; and the jury are of opinion that
no blame or want of caution attaches to those in com-
mand of the siege."
REFUSAL OF A CERTIFICATE FOR BIRTH AND
BuaiAL.—Yesterday afternoon Mr. Carter, the Co-
Toner for Surrey, held ari inquest at the Hope public-
house, Bird-street,' Kennington, on the body of a
new-born female infant, who died within four hours
after its birth, which was premature. The death had
taken 'place as far back as last Monday week, and the
body of the infant remained unburied, in consequence
of the surgeon, who attended at the labour, having
refused to give a certificate for burial unless he was
paid 15s. The Coroner said it was really shameful
that the county should be put to the expense of an
inquest, because the mother could not get a certificate,
and a jury of sixteen gentlemen called out of their
business, when there was no necessity for an inquiry,
and hoped that the medical gentleman, Mr. Crich-
dale, of Lambeth-walk, could give some explanation
as to a jury having been cawed to assemble. Mr.
Crichdale said, that the chilTl had been neglected
by the mother, and observed that the reason he
refused a certificate was, thatlie was asked to
giir one for a still-born child. The Coroner re-
marled, that was a very serious charge which
the surgeon had brought forward against the mo-
thei, and might affect either her liberty or life,
and it was his duty, and the duty of the jury, to as-
certain that there were just and sufficient grounds for
so serious an imputation. Two females who were
present, and assisted at the birth, were then examined
at great length, who stated that the birth was

quite unexpected, and that every proper atten-
tion was paid which the interests of the life of the
child required. The infant only lived two hours, and
that after its death the doctor (Mr. Crichdale) posi-
tively refused the certificate, unless he was paid 15s.
for his trouble. The aunt of the child informed the
jury, that the doctor had only brought forward the
charge of alleged neglect because he did not get his
money. They were poor people. The jury said
they were satisfied that there was no imputation
against the mother, and remarked that the surgeon
ought not to have withheld the certificate, and re-
turned a verdict of " Natural Death." The
Coroner, with marked emphasis, said to the
relatives, " I will now give you a certificate, which
you ought to have had before." The Coroner then
added, " You have been called, gentlemen, unneces-
sarily together, and the county put to a useless ex-
pense ; it is not for me to say with whom the blame
rests."

PROGRESS OF RAILWAY ENTER-
PRISE IN BENGAL.
NOTIFICATION.
FORT WILLIAM, AUG. 24, 1844.
The Deputy-Governor of Bengal deeming the
establishment of railroads throughout the Presidency
of Fort 'William an object of great public import-
ance, is pleased to publish the following correspond-
ence for general information :
" TO FREDERICK JAMES HALLIDAY, ESQ., &C.
" 5, Wellesley-place, Calcutta, July 15, 1844.
" Sir,—l have the honour to address you upon a
subject to which your earliest convenient considera-
tion is especially requested.
" 2. The project of establishing railroads in this
country has not been entirely disregarded, notwith-
standing the impression on the part of many who, not
being aware of the circumstances which constitute
the practical recommendations or objections to them,
entertain an idea that their introduction into India, at
present, would be premature.
" 3. The consideration of the practicability of lav-
ing down a line of railway, of the advantages which
would attend it to the Government equally with the
public, and the particular lines which would yield the
greatest returns, and would in other respects be the
most eligible, have for some time past engaged the
attention of several parties, both in this country and
in England ; and it is to the result of this inquiry I
would beg to direct your attention.
" 4. That the subject is one of paramount import-
ance to the best interests of the country, and calcu-
lated in a military as well as a commercial point of
view to be productive of the most beneficial results, it
will, I apprehend, be unnecessary for me to demon-
strate. The advantages which have attended their
introduction throughout Europe and in the United
States will be admitted as sufficiently conclusive on
this point.
" 5. Without trespassing unnecessarily upon your
time, I shall briefly state the object of my present ap-
plication, which is, to ascertain to what extent the
co-operation and support of the Government will be
granted, in the event of one or more lines of railway
being undertaken by private capitalists.
" 6. To prevent misunderstanding in regard to the
nature of the assistance which is expected of the Go-
vernment, I beg to observe that no pecuniary aid is
required.
7. I have only to request the favour of your
stating, whether the Government will, in the event
of a company being formed for this purpose, grant
the following concessions :
" 1. The ground required for the railway, which
can be conceded under the powers vested in the
Government, for the purpose of snaking and
improving roads, &c.—whereby all disputes
with the proprietors of the land along the lines
will be avoided, and the expense of litigation
Charter or Act of Incorporation under the
2.pr thd.
usual provisions and conditions.
" 3. That the Government will appoint a propor-
tion of the Directors, in order to secure the due
performance of conditions in which the Govern-
ment is interested.
" 8. The line upon which it is intended to com-
mence operations has not been definitively determined,
as it is dependent upon the amount of capital which
can be raised at once in London for the purpose. As
however, it cannot signify to the Government (who
must derive considerable benefit from the measure under
any circumstances), which line may be first com-
pleted, it will probably be unnecessary to do
more than to state, that upon receiving your reply
to the foregoing requisition, namely, whether the
Government, in the event of a company being
formed in London, or elsewhere, of unexceptionable re-
spectability, and with sufficient capital to accomplish
their objects, will give their support to the extent
specified, arrangements will be immediately made for
active operations ; and in the course of a few months
I shall be prepared to submit for the approval of the
Government the complete details of the undertaking,
which only requires the intimation of their general
approval, and promise of encouragement to enable
those parties who have already made considerable
progress in the matter, by the collection of statistical
data, and otherwise, to complete their arrangements,
and bring the subject before the public.
9. The necessity for previously ascertaining the
disposition and wishes of the Government, and of re-
ceiving a promise of support under the conditions re-
ferred to, will be apparent upon reference to the fai-
lure, from whatever cause, of so many of the under-
takings which have been placed under the exclusive
management of a Calcutta Board of Directors, and
without which support the parties whom I represent
would be unwilling to recommend the undertaking,
or to take any part in it themselves.
"10. With the conditional assurance which alone
is required, they entertain little doubt of being enabled
to carry through what they will then he prepared to
undertake, to the full and entire satisfaction of the
Government, as well as to the great advantage and
extension of the commerce and trade of the country.
"I have,&c.,
"R. MACDONALD STEPHENSON."

" TO FREDERICK JAMES HALLIDAY, ESQ•, &C.
"5, Wellesley-place, Calcutta, July 20, 1844.
" Sirs—With reference to my former communica-
tion of the 15th inst., upon the subject of laying down
one or more lines of railway, in India, I beg leave to
qualify the paragraph, No. 7, which specifies the
nature and extent of encouragement required by the
Government, and in lieu of soliciting that the grounds
for the railway be given to the company by the Go-
vernment, I have to request that a Charter or Act of
Incorporation may be granted, with powers to pur-
chase the land required by the company, for public
objects, under the regulation in force for that purpose,
(No. 1 of 1824.)"
" 2. I beg further to state, that in requesting the
Government to nominate a proportion of the Direc-
tors, the object in view would be equally accom-
plished, whether the Government adopt this course,
or by their appointment of a superintending Com-
mittee, to approve and sanction, on behalf of the Go-
vernment, the proceedings of the Board of Directors,
the Committee being invested with such powers as
the legal advisers of the Government may suggest.
" I have, &c.,
" R. MACDONALD STEPHENSON."

£30,572,2261

M. MA:
Dated the 31st day of Oct

£30„572,226
tSHALL, Chief Cashier.
)ber, 1844.

COURT OF SEWERS.

(No. 652.)
" TO E. M. STEPHENSON, ESQ.
" Sir,—l am directed by the Hon. the Deputy-
Governor of Bengal, to acknowledge the receipt of
your letters, dated the 15th and 20th ultimo, and in
reply to inform you, that, in the present state of the
law, it would not be in his power to authorise a
railroad company to treat for the purchase of land,
as for a public object, under Regulation I. of 1824 ;
but he would hare no objection, in the event of the
formation of a company, with sufficient capital to ac-
complish this object in view, to apply to the Legis-
lature, to make the provisions of that enactment ap-
plicable to such purchases.
" 2. In regard to a Charter, or Act of Incorpora-
tion, his Honour would likewise feel no hesitation in
recommending, in favour of a well-constituted com
pany, that the same should be granted under the
usual provisions and conditions ; and, in respect
to the appointment of a superintending committee,
Government will, of course, make arrangements,
through the medium of its own officers, both for the
furtherance of the undertaking, as far as may be con-
sistent with a due regard for the rights and interests
of the different parties concerned, and for the safety
of the community at large.
" 3. The Deputy-Governor desires me to add, that
he is deeply sensible of the advantages to be gained
by the construction of railroads along the principal
lines of communication throughout the country, and
is anxious to afford to any well-considered project
for that purpose, his utmost support:-:-6I have, &c.

A Court of Sewers for the City and Liberty of
Westminster, and part of Middlesex, was held yes-
terday at the Court-house, Greek-street,
.Soho-
square, J. L. Donaldson, Esq., in the chair. •
The Court was occupied during the greater portion
of the day in revising the regulations imperative
upon parties constructing sewers. The details are,
however, uninteresting to general readers.
A communication was received from the Holborn
and Finsbury Commissioners, relative to the further
deepening of the sewerage in the new line of streets
from Long-acre and northwards. They declined
incurring any expense for the increased digging, and
stated that as the sewer now in progress would answer
every present purpose, they would defer any further
consideration of the subject at that time.
The CHAIRMAN suggested that certain of the Com-
missioners should confer with the members of the
Mercers' Company, with a view to get that body to
consider the necessity of an improved drainage on
their estate in and about Long-acre.
The Chairman, Mr. White, and Mr. Willoughby,
were deputed by the Court for that purpose.
After receiving sundry reports of surveyors, and
ordering the payment of certain accounts, the Court
adjourned till next Friday.

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