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the
Ishits proved harder than he had anticipated, and he might
"e hurt.
e_The colonel was a Highlander, stood upwards of six feet,
.2ng almost as an Hercules, and as hardy as a lion : pus-
fing bravery and courage, so ardently manifested by
""Tte bmen in general, he laughed- to scorn the idea of Mr. Du-
hand that the gloves could hurt him. " Hoot awa' mon,
Burt nit? It is nonsense to think about it." The gloves
:were,,,, put on by each of them, when in a very short time the
v_ioriel received such a severe blow on the face, that he stag-
red 4 few paces and dropped on a chair quite confused,
74', insensible, and looked round him in amazement. He
eO„,, 11°thing, but silence gave consent, and as soon as he re-
the ered from his surprise, he observed, I did na ken that
10ves were such rough customers."
wit:: Jackson, in his early days, was a first-rate pedestrian,
di4 Jew men could compete with him in a race or a short
b "ce• He was also distinguished for a standing jump,
111114-wards and forwards he defeated the very best leapers
tratnh,e.kingdom. His possession. of strength was truly ex-
teh-rumarv. In Woolwich-warren he lifted from the ground
hundred weight and a quarter; and he likewise wrote his
ire with a blacklead pencil, in the late patriotic Lord
to:Yor's drawinroom, Harvey Coombe, Esq., with eighty-
% r pounds -On his- little finger, lifting it from the carpet to
e height of his face with the utmost ease.
bite French Hercules, Monsieur Decour, who had exhi-
liknedd such extraordinary feats of strength in France, Eng-
c'ea leaving every other strong man at a considerable
%Ince; but when in competition with Mr. Jackson he was
ki/ilely outdone, to his great astonishment.
Jackson could throw a heavy bowl further than any
lte7,VLnd being in a gentleman's garden, the latter was ex-
clY anxious to witness the strength he possessed. At
e
of the garden there was a green-house covered with
of glass. Mr. J. politely refused, observing he might
ode the hot-house, the proprietor of which burst into a
ttk,laugh. Injure my house," said he, " why you can't
it by thirty feet. However, I'll forgive you all the
ti,;:age you can -do it—so go your hardest !" Upon this gua-
Jackson took the howl in his hand, and
with the
Oult ease smashed nearly all the glass belonging to it.
ji,l7B.uch a throw as that, the astonished, and not well-
-7 proprietor cried out—" I think you could hit the
f you tried!"
Oorge the Fourth, who was always, attached to the exhi-
g4 :of true courage in the P.P., was one of Jackson's
t*qst patrons. The latter was a page at his coronation,
lthl/ manly figure, said to be one of the finest in the king-
tr,Vot only attracted the visitors, but he received a nod
lalt his 'Majesty as he passed in and out of Westminster-
JacksonOki was not unmindful of his athletic frame, ;
kojenerally wore light-coloured small clothes and a neat
to bewhich showed one of the finest legs belonging
human frame. The well-known picture of John
Sabe, in Rolla, holding up the child, Mr. Jackson stood
litoliithe late Si; Thomas Lawrence ; and in the admired
tk4g of Hercules and Omphale, he alFo stood for the
rei2f Hercules. William the Fourth was also a great
410C;.,t of Jackson, and on the most intimate terms with
4iding through Pimlico one morning he saw Jack-
-1 fig, when he observed to the Earl of Munster, " Tell
ttlledf,_"4l me," said he," that I perceive he has been com-
Pitli,`" cut the shorts, and substitute trousers ; but Time
4,,,Kleks with the strgest-of us !"
lee;80a was of the monost convivial disposition; he sang
tio
li BPorting g was fll of dote, his conver-
• nal son
Nth. Powers were of the anec
most interestingand character. At
ktrriod of his life his invitations to dinner were so name-
that he could not comply with the request of any of
bds without a previous notice of three weeks, he had.
!4,4Y names on his book. He was a first-rate tune-ist ; al-
all his

discharge my duties in a manner satisfactory to you and the
gentlemen whom I have the honour to represent.—(Cheers )
Mr. HuDsoN again rose, and gave "The healths of the
electors of Sunderland ;" which was drank with cheers.
A great many complimentary toasts followed, and the
company broke up at midnight.

BUENOS AYR ES AND MONTE

VIDEO.

TO THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF ABERDEEN, HER
MAJESTY'S PRINCIPAL SECETARY OF STATE FOR FO-

REIGN AFFAIRS.
We. the undersigned merchants, farmers, artisans, and
other British subjects, residing in the city and province of
Buenos Ayres, in the Argentine Confederation, respect-
fully beg to approach your Lordship to state—
That a notice having been posted in this city, and
verbal message sent to the country districts, offering to
those who did not consider themselves and families se-
cure under the protection of this Government the means
of embarkation, as, in consequence of the refusal of the
Argentine Government to withdtaw its forces from the
Rana Oriental, an interruption of diplomatic intercourse
was expected to take place between this country and
Great Britain on or before the 31st of-July next, after
which period the civil protection hitherto dispensed to
us by her Majesty's Government would cease, as the Bri-
tish Minister Plenipotentiary would embark on that day,
We have deemed it just and expedient to bring before
your Lordship our peculiar case, in the hope that the
prayer of our petition will be attended to, and, as British
subjects, our residence in this country may be peaceful,
and that each may be enabled to attend with security to
his lawful affairs.
It is scarcely necessary for us to state to your Lord-
ship that the circumstances above-mentioned have pro-
duced the greatest alarm amongst all classes, and that it
is utterly impossible for us to lave the country we are
in, where many of us are engaged in trade with Great
Britain, hold large stocks of British goods consigned to
us for sale, have heavy outstandings in a paper currency
daily depreciating from the political events around us,
others hay:3 their entire fortunes in this city and the
country districts, and if we adopt any extreme course
distress and ruin must befall us all. .
By the 11th article of the treaty between Great Bri-
tain and the Argentine Republic, it is clearly stipulated
that if any interruption of the friendly intercourse
existing between the two countries should occur, we are
to be allowed the privilege of remaining and trading
therein as hitherto, and we are therefore the more sur-
prised that in a state of profound peace we should be
expected suddenly to leave this country, in which the
present prospects and well- being of ourselves and families
are entirely centred.
Some of us have resided for a great number of years,
and to all of us during the period of our residence in this
country the most ample, generous, and efficient protection
has been afforded, and especially so during the adminis-
tration of his Excellency Brigadier General Don Juan
Emanuel de Rosas, Governor and Captain-General of
the province, charged with the foreign relations of the
Argentine Confederation, against which we have no
cause of complaint.
The privileges we have in commerce, pastoral or agri-
cultural pursuits, inland navigation, or any other branch
of industry we may please to adopt, place us on a better
footing than the natives themselves, since we enjoy all
their best rights without any of their serious burdens ;
and we therefore consider it our bounden duty solemnly
and formally to remonstrate against any measure calcu-
lated to impair the position we at present enjoy.
We have settled here on the faith of a treaty with this
republic, which, so far as we are concerned, has fulfilled
to us all the stipulations it contains, and we cannot
therefore but regret that any measure should be adopted,
by order of her Majesty's Government, which may in
any degree affect or prejudice our interests.
Your petitioners cannot but deplore the armed inter-
vention of her Majesty's Government in the disputes or
political differences of these states, particularly so, as
such step has apparently been taken without due con-
sideration of the large interests belonging to the British
subjects in this country, and the utter impossibility of
their being realised for an indefinite period, from the
depreciation of the currency and consequent suspension
of trade, both which arise from the adoption of the
measures we have already cited.
We therefore humbly and respectfully request that all
forcible intervention in the affairs of these countries may
be put an end to, and that the local political differences
of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video be permitted to be
settled by the inhabitants themselves, and that the rights
of all be duly and lawfully respected.
We disclaim in the most positive manlier the impulse
of any motive for political meddling -in the local affairs
of Buenos Ayres or Monte Video, and we trust that your
Lordship will cause such measures to be adopted as in
your wisdom may seem just and proper for the protec-
tion of the interests of your petitioners, who, as in duty
bound, will ever pray.

Perhaps not amusician, he was correct in ad

Kthe-ients. he used frequently to observe that he was one
11.11tivg_reatest beggars in the kingdom, as he was continually
kft,Tg. for. the distressed and unfortunate pugilists, their
tea children. He never denied a favour that it was in
s tvfer to grant ; and no boxer ever received so much
tkO_S exertions as his defeated opponent Dan Mendoza.
Ekt--;_t had such an influence with the great patrons of the
41141.1.°111 the manly, yet feeling, manner he had of putting
...-Icant:-- • • •

teitations, that he scarcely ever met with a refUsal.

`le ~service of plate presented to him by the Duke of Cla-
Knalirquis ot Anglesea, the Duke of Beaufort, General
14%9 &c., made by Mr. Clarke, in Cheapside, cost 300!.
s Lord Byron speaks of him in " Don Juan," canto
Nonza 19 :—" If there be any gemman so ignorant as to
hem" a traduction, I refer him to my old friend and cop-
Paster and master, John Jackson, Esq., professor of ptt-
this, Who I trust still retains the strength and symmetry
etikodel of a form, together with his good huniour and
Ntonse as well as mental accompliehtnents.” His Lordship
Llatilatide Jackson a present of a gold watch, of the value
115,11littrti guineas, and had engraved on the case of it,
L.lttt'ag token of his opinion 1---" Manners, lick Straigth
Zit kierous anecdotes and noble acts of generosity and kind-
‘tvela ht be related of the late John Jackson; but, in my
with England, Ireland, Scotland, and ales, I never
ttliort: aW
man, in every point of view,in my Intercourse with
th a_ of classes of society, who was so fairly entitled to
leA42eter of a man and a gentleman ! His health was of
c
4tea.t description possible till within three months of his
i r
and it is rather singular to state, but true, and
vro"ke advantages of temperance, he had not varied in
'gilt for the last fifteen or twenty years of his life two
motive feet eleven inches in height, weighing fourteen
0411'0 person was more attentive to religious duties
ltki t• Jkson neglected and for the last fifty years of his life
not to attend divine worship every Sunday.
th. Was attacked with paralysis ; but he had always been
ttkit; raost careful disposition in his habits: and though
ttry 1141 11Y in company where the festive board afforded
'?er,,-,42(ary that wealth and grandeur could display, lie
Ntryk. "raYed from, or forgot the good old proverb, "..tO be
tC4ben
,1 wise." tried to renovate, but the air of Bath,
salubrious breezes of Margate refused their aid—
klbe returned to London to die, waiting patiently for
eitlmination of his career in a truly Chtistian-like
ktVI4 •
e_ll self-esteem, or other's adulation
null cunningly persuade us we were something
1117,4 the common level of their kind,
ttietavE gainsays the smooth complexion'd flattery,
Ott nil blunt truth acquaints us what we are."
"'Aire. The
be severely felt in those circles where he
"'Airesporting world has lost a firm but impartial
; the . .
sec me pugilists, an energetic friend in their behalf;
b,:4ld semletY an honest man. I have only to add my regret
et at his departure, after thirty-five years of the
I°llr hi,`ltaate friendship.—l have the honour to remain, Sir,
Oct;allble servant, PIERCE EGAN.
24, 1845.

4
ittA THE LATE STl—i-RM.
LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.
Th (From the John o' Groat Jou, nal.)
44: east coast of Scotland has lately been visit▪
ed
rbey_'
k_lkStatftthe severest and most protracted
lstormisoe
d voerf the
ted to have occurred at this early period p
kllvh: The gale was pre?eded .v. erfall of rain,
• leh all the rivers, with heistnbutYary streams,
41Ipit,,t'°Inpletely flooded. Soon after the rain had, to all
„Ititillance, spent its strength, the wind began to bh w
4tr• ileltendous violence, raising a surge beneath. why' h
NO much reason to fear many a precious life and
Naltitt,
evlllutible property have been buried. The wind on
n(t)' week blew from an easterly direction, and
• nin our bay a swell greater than any of our. oldost
Ilitz'a;:3 ever remember. To look from any direction the
pre a scene of wildness and terrific fury which
kIL 7,4 can adequately portray. The mountain billows,
sertZY dashed aainst the shore, drove everything
Sta% them, and covered the ground to an incredible
4148 ee With spray, so much so that a number of corn-
‘lo3 are entirely destroyed ; and at several stations
Rues the coast, boats, which were supposed to have
1414,n'n up far beyond the reach of the sea, are
ale injured. During the continuance of this▪ fearful
salu,e great number of vessels passed our shores,
ttle4l Of them bearing signals of distress, an i •
feared that many a sad and heart-rend ng
~,
17% -ne will have to be told as the result of the
''L`t So far as we have learned, no great injury has
ik4lislt:done in or to the harbours or creeks along our
!siti„-'
At Pulteneytown Harbour, it was
oriFe feared
theta disaster might occur amongst the shipping lying
horn' Its the sea was making a clean breach over the
lidsreaguaY, and even the inner harbour, hitherto con-
with
secure, was in a state of considerble commotion
'„etie'qe swell. Providentially, however, no injury was
Ls,ave the breaking of a few ropes, every precau-
tsutie.,enT4 taken by all concerned to prevent the occur-
that any catastrophe. We regret, however, to say
ton, r'''n Thursday forenoon the schooner Tom, of Pres-
to
t),inondered off Duncan's Bay Head, and melancholy
tieuCte the whole crew perished. The following par-
e,,--`8 of this melancholy event have been furnished by
tj'itstrespondent ;—" About eleven A.M. on Thursday,
'Petti," Instant, during a gale of easterly wind, with. a
sea in the Pentland Firth, a schooner aas
este ‘",p, rounder amongst the breakers off the Ness of Dun-
ell (1%i3% and soon thereafter she drifted on her beam-
lisail'ite some outlying shoals, where she remained for
tteeats '5 nainutes, and then went to pieces. Some ragt
k -,,,ef,the wreck have been washed ashore, and amongs
in 1;r'"0,411 piece of the stern, on which is painted (lately),
ist't Pe Yellow letters, " Tom of Preston," and Port
th -enster," round the rudder case. One of the bodies
to e unfortunate crew was washed ashore on the fol-
,
milY,and respectably interred in the churchyard of
lelieari -raY on Saturday, by the directions and under the
Thintendence of Mr. S. Davidson, ship-agent, Huna.
sa asomillfated vessel is supposed to have been coal-laden,,
'ew coals have since been washed ashore. .
Pat inting gale a Russian brig, name unknown, since
*l,4h: Lenghope had the mate and one of the seamen.
tutulte- overboard: The cook had three of his
Jetedn' and others of the crew were more or less in-
tim At the same time stanchions and rails were car-
away, and the cabin skylight broken. A vessel
h 5 'North America was also driven ashore at Long-
-1t1:' but is expected to be got off wl:thout much damage.
tttherit-Zh to be dreaded, that when the whole news of
shall have been added together, it will pre-
tpc,__t a catalogue of loss, both by sca and land, of the
tou'll deplorable character. In tine interior of the
goy Y. the storm raged with unabated violence, and
/vks he deal of injury has been done to the crops. Such
tremendous surf along the coast that between
Were• eriY'town.and Sarclet, several dead ling and skate
ra,eao,nind IVing in the fields, at a considerable distance
,"%high-vvater mark. On Sabbath the gale mode-
alin We were favoured with a lovely, but most de-
with Y ; for on Monday the storm broke out again
fury. great violence, and the sea raged with extreme
quid, , Tuesday the weather became once more trail
visiter n
,we should fain hope that we will now be
It few 'Alin more genial and agreeable times, for at least
have b:eeks. until the precious fruits of the earth shall
of shi„ld trllFdeittih'iatti
ei;l Wholly taken in safety. There is much loss
islatl,,PPo'ng in the Orkney Islands, particularly in the
had f Sanday and Stronsay, but the full particulars
" reached Kirkwall at the time the steamer left.
Accounts had beeabla:greccveens•esedi, of two wrecks at Stronsay
info, In Sandyy—nanies not given. We are also
supposed. to be from the
o „
zetmlanedr,lwslaasodalss.o lost, with all on board, off
tne

}ler Ivr • --!---- —.
£1.0.1., —B.lesty has granted a
naturalthe civil list, to Mr. James David Forbes, professor of
Pension of 2001. a year,
tharacteret::B
~ Phil°BoPhy in the. University of Edinburgh.
es of defalcation, one of rather a serious
uave been discovered la th,? iirilt°l Aierc - -
Ury. Bristol "ost,oiliee.

find them. The money was afterwards picked up by
his master. In the fields several dead crows were
found without feathers. The vapour observed during
the phenomena was densely black. At the moment the
meteor appeared a tailor named BeHanger was at
work in his kitchen. He was struck by what seemed
to him a cloud with a strong light in the middle.
It increasel in size and brightness, and the rain
began to fall. He left his house, and at the
same instant the thunderbolt fell. A cry was
raised for help. The thunder, it was said, had
struck the factory of M. Neven. He ran to assist the
unfortunate workpeople, and removed some of the fallen
rubbish. The bricks were so hot that they burnt his
hands. He could not convey an idea of the stench occa-
sioned by the burning matter. The dark heavy cloud
which came before the fire was seen in the direction of
the cemetery of Malaunay.
After some further details, and especially the rescue
of a little girl from the factory by a Madame Blanchard,
the sitting ended.
M. Gaignoeux then applied to the Court to interdict
the publication of the evidence.
The President—The Tribunal has no authority over the
press; bat the shorthand writers will, no doubt, feel the
necessity of acting with discretion.
(A voice below the bar.)—It is impossible. The re-
porters' correspondence with Paris has been sent off by
the railway some hours.
Another voice—The proceedings of this morning are
now composed for the journals of Rouen.
The Court then adjourned.

PUBLIC' DINNER to MR. HUDSON,
M P., AT SUNDERLAND.
Suseionrirststo, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22.—Yestesslay evening
a public dinner, in honour of Mr. Hudson's return for this
borough, took place in the Polytechnic-hall, Fawcett-street,
which had been fitted up and decorated for the purpose.
The walls were covered with banners used at the election,
and opposite the chair was placed a likeness of the Hon.
Member, taken by an artist in Newcastle. Upwards of 350
gentlemen sat down to dinner, the room thereby being in-
conveniently crowded. J. J. Wright, Esq., was in the chair.
On his right were G. Hudson, Esq., M.P. ; Lord Adolphus
Vane, the Hon. IL T. Liddell, M.P., Alderman Richardson,
of Yolk : the Sheriff of York ; R. Pemberton, Esq., ~f the
Barnes ; and C. Bramwell, Esq. On his left, Lord Seahain ;
Sir J. 11. Lowther, M.P. ; Colonel Wood, M.P. ; Hodgson
Hinde, Esq., M.P. ; Matthew Bell, Esq., M.P.; the Rev. Dr.
Townsend, Prebendary of Durham ; Rev. R. Skipsey, R.
Webster, Esq., &c. &c.
The principal vice-chair was filled by R. Sporr, Esq.
The dinner was a very sumptuous entertainment, with a
plentiful supply of champagne and other wines.
On the withdrawal of the cloth,
The CHAIRMAN gave, in succession, "the Queen," " the
Queen Dowager," " Prince Albert," "the Prince of Wales,
and the rest of the Royal Family," and "the Navy and
Army." In proposing the latter toast (which was acknow-
ledged by Colonel Wood) the Chairman adverted to the fact
that on that day, forty years ago, the hero Nelson foug't his
last battle in defence of England—the battle of Trafalgar—
and uttered his memorable saying, "England expects that
every man will do his duty."
The CHAIRMAN next gave "the Bishop and Clergy of the
Diocese," and in doing so, remarked that the venerable
Bishop, although he conscientiously differed from them in
political sentiment, yet, it must be admitted, by the exem-
plary discharge of the duties of his exalted office, by his mu-
nificent contributions to public charities, and by the manifes-
tation of much kind feeling, had secured for himselt the un-
feigned respect of the inhabitants of the county, and especially
the inhabitants of Sunderland.—( Applause.)
The Rev. Dr. TOWNSEND, in responding to the toast, ad-
verted to the beneficial effects of railways, and expatiated on
the public and private character of their guest, which he
stated was in every respect highly commendable.
The CHAIRMAN then said—We now come to the leading
toast of the evening—the health of the esteemed and distin-
guished gentleman in whose honour we are assembled at this
festive board—(Applause)—in order to proclaim the high
estimation in which we hold his talents, the unqualified re-
spect we entertain for his character, the satisfaction with i
which we have the honour to see him our representative in
Parliament, and our confidence that he will discharge the
duties of that sacred trust with honour to himself, credit to
this borough, and advantage to the country.—(Applause.) 1
So much has been said in eulogium of Mr. Hudson's abilities
and high reputation, both on previous occasions in this
borough and by the newspaper press throughout the country,
that I cannot but feel it is impossible for me to advance
anything new or interesting upon the present occa-
sion. There are three lights in which I ,should desire to
place Mr. Hudson before you, in every one of which he
shines with a brightness of character of which he may
justly be proud, which does him infinite credit, and reflects
honour upon his name—l mean as a man of business, as a
politician, and as a private gentleman.—(Applause). The
reputation of Mr. Hudson as a man of business and enter-
prise stands unrivalled in the present day. As the great ac-
complisher of railway undertakings, the public spirit and the
indomitable perseverance which have marked all his opera-
tions, the astonishing rapidity with which all his great works
have been executed, and the signal success which has at-
tended all his efforts, have become matters of national record,
and the theme of wonder throughout Europe. So strongly,
gentlemen, Is his fame felt, that you cannot take up any
newspaper, whether Tory, Whig, or Radical—whether local
or metropolitan—nay, whether English or continental,
without finding some article to his praise or observations to
his honour —(Applause.) He has identified his name with
the national character by the works he has already
accomplished; and such is the opinion formed of his power,
and such the reliance placed in his judgment and integrity,
that he wields at command and presides over an amount
of pecuniary capital exceeding that of any other man in
this empire. He may be said to be a sort of Chancellor of
the Exchequer in railway matters, whose duties, however,
are more to give than to receive ; for he has founded a
national stock which has not only provided for the security,
of the investments, but returned to the possessors their capi-
tal doubled, trebled, or quadrupled in premiums and divi-
dends, arid opened a new fountain of prosperity which has
flowed in copious and refreshing streams through the coun-
try.—(Applause.) There Is another peculiarity attending
Mr. Hudson's enterprise—whilst it has benefited the rich, it
has disseminated advantages through every class of society
in this great commercial community. He has provided en-
gagements for the artisan, employment for the labourer, a
field of operation for the skill of engineers, trade for the
shopkeeper, a market for the manufacturer, channels for in-
dustry, and oceans of business unequalled in the history of
this empire.—(Great applause.) Having conferred benefit
upon every class of the community, he has raised a pyramid
to his fame which statesmen may envy, and which has called
forth a spontaneous testimonial of gratitude which does
honour to the national character, and confers splendour
upon the age.—(Applause.) As a politician, Mr. Hudson is
known to cherish, and, on all fitting occasions, he is ready
to uphold those great Conservative principles of devotion to
the Church, love to the altar, attachment to that unrivalled
Constitution which constitutes the
the British nation. Especially do If' eel
glory and security of
3,w..i.ified ininst;itein!,go
to this meeting, from all the addresses Dir. Huass7l TRIBUNAL OF COMMERCE AT
this constituency, that he will be always ready to mai.--taul ROUEN, OCT. 18.
the necessity and enforce the justice of fair protection to (From the Journal des Debug.)
the agricultural, manufacturing, and shipping interests of the Court commenced an inquiry into the
this great country, in opposition to those mischievous pan- This ti....',,v
occurred on the 19th of August, in the
ciples of unlimited' free trade, which would break down the calamity whit..
and Malaunay. It will be in the
barriers raised to protect native industry and give up all na- valleys of Monviii.:
s, that in August last a tempest
tional advantages, without any just return or equivalent con- recollection of our ready.
sideration.—(Applause.) The electors of this borough owe
Mr. Hudson a debt of gratitude for the noble stand he made and whirlwind, in the vicinity of Rauen, blew down a
factory, and occasioned much injary to property and
in support of protective principles on the recent arduous persons. The parties insured in the carious fire corn-
struggle in this borough, and for having defeated the ma-
chinations of the Anti-Corn-law League, that modern moo- panics have made.
.claims, which are res Lated on the
star of political violence, and vanquished one of the most round that the injuries were occasioned by a mcteor or
talented and experienced, and one of their original advocates, luminous body, which appeared with other phenomee'a-
and scattered all their hired lecturers in confusion.—(Great The question is whether insurance companies in France
applause.) That contest and victory was expressly a Con- arc liable for fires, the result of electricity and
servative contest and victory. The issue joined between meteorology.
the parties, which I expressly put to the electors on the No less than 110 witnesses are to be examined, and
hustings, and which was confirmed by my honour- four consecutive sittings are appointed for the investiga-
able friend the candidate. was this—a Conservative tion of all the circumstances of this extraordinary case.
Government on the one hand, Whig policy on the The Journal des Debuts, which enters into all the
other ; just protection to the interests of the country
on one hand, and unlimited free trade on the other ; details of the proceeding, says, "We observed in the
and the constituency decided these questions by the vic- place reserved for the editors of the journals of Rouen
tory that we won.—(Applause.) I say it was the triumph and Paris. a stenographist from the capital, who is in-
of Conservative principles, and so it has been received and strutted by one of the parties to take, verbatim, the de-
understood throughout the country—it was the voice of positions of the witnesses,
th and all the incid
by the meteor,
ents.
Conservative feeling, expressed in accents not to be misun- A geometrical plan of e crse taken
derstood, and which has rung the death-knell of the Anti- together with the names of the proprietors and the
Corn-law League in all their future attempts to domineer nature of the devastations, drawn by M. Lecerf, geome-
over the constituency.—(Applause.) Mr. Wright then trician, and lithographed, was distrifaited in Court.
eulogised Mr. Hudson as a private gentleman, and concluded,
I will not detain you, for I see the feeling is rising in your The assured, who are plaintiffs against the Royal In-
surance Company, the General Insurance Company, and
bossms ready to burst in peals of enthusiastic applause.—
eight others, insurancesocieties againsbtufinrdel,ebs r, otuhge h
tt r
unk
Mr.into
(The toast was drunk with repeated cheers.) ,
on rising, was again loudly cheered. He Court branches of trees ni2.de up in
ung tree, and other vestige' of property destroyed,
said, in ri Honsox
sing on this occassion to offer to you my best of aY°
thanks for the compliment which has just been paid me by to prove the violence of the hurricane. These remains
drinking my health, I feel under difficulty to find words to were exposed before the Court, also a tree :ix inches iti
give expression to the grateful feelings of a warm and affec- diameter. The latter had been sawed off just be.'ew. the
tionate heart. I sin deeply sensible of the obligations part where it was struck by lightning, in order to sin:'"'
which I owe to the electors of Sunderland for the man- the longitudinal fibres and sap deprived of their bark by
nor in which they returned me to Parliament ; but I felt the electric fluid.
that in appearing before them I was not fighting my own The President (M. Dreuzy) ordered the witnesses to
battle, but the battle of the Constitution, and seeking to be called, and read a list of facts to be proved, according
promote the welfare of this great country.—(Applause.) to the order of the Court on the 3d of October.
The gentlemen who waited upon me to solicit me to come
forward will do me the justice to say that at first I shrunk M. Payen appeared as Counsel for M. Bailleul, one
from the offer with some alarm, but on explanation I felt, as of the assured ; M. Gaignoeux, for the Royal Fire In-
every Englishman I hope will always feel, that a fair and surance Company. It was arranged that the witnesses
proper call being made upon me by my fellow-countrymen, should be divided into four series, and 25 be examined
I had no right to consider my own feelings and convenience. each day.
—(Applause.) I also told them, that if at the eleventh hour The President then said the Court, after sitting this
any gentleman with whom they were acquainted came for- day, would continue the inquiry on Monday and Wed-
ward, who could fight the battle, which they considered great nesday next.
and important, with an equal probability of success, they Among the witnesses we found the parents and widows
were at liberty to reject me and take him.—( Applause.) of the unfortunate victims in mourning.
Having accepted your invitation to stand as a candidate for
M. De Monville, the proprietor of large estates upon
Sunderland, I did my best, and I am gratified in knowing
the scene of the disaster, but who, by singular good for-
that best succeeded in defeating a body of gentlemen who
tune, had no injury done to his factory, is on the list of
have been so admirably characterised by your Chairman
this evening.—(Renewed applause.) I came here upon prin• the persons to be examined.
ciple, relying for success solely upon those great Conservative Hercule Riche, farrier, aged 50, was the first witness.
principles which I have held ever since I took a part in Having been sworn, he deposed that he saw the storm
public affairs. It is true I came here a stranger, only rising in the direction of Marolles Saint Jean. It burst
known to two or three gentlemen, but before I had been upon Gaudry, with whirlwinds and waves of fire, which
twenty-four hours in your boroughs, I found that I was spread over the valley. He was sensible of a bad odour.
among a body of Englishmen who had hearts to feel for the ,The streak or waves of fire which he saw were red,
well- being of their country. This soon won my affections,
yellow, and all colours. The form of these streaks
and it would be the severest trial which has ever tried me to
lose your regard. Gentlemen, we triumphed over a body of changed. Whirlwinds of fire seemed to turn round.
ere
men who thought they could carry enslaved at their shrine Th was a deal of rain with the storm. The
the constituency constituency of Sunderland. We have shown that when derbolt fell near the fountain at Marolles. He felt the
fairly and openly met they are easy to defeat—that their ground shake under him.
principles are not sound, that their views are selfish, and Augustin Theobule Levillain, a servant at St. Jean,
that they endeavour to carry away the minds of the people deposed that the storm agitated the trees in a way he
by specious arguments.—(Applause.) Having now, how- had never witnessed before. The apples and leaves were
ever, obtained a victory, let us endeavour to appropriate it to blown away. It was so dark he could not see the heavens
the promotion of local and national advantage. I do not or the earth. The servant girl in the house with him
hold lightly those great principles which ought to govern
was alarmed when they saw the fire in the clouds. The
this free country—l think they ought to be paramount on .
let us girl believed it was lightning. He said "No ; it is a
all occasions, but having maintained them fearlessly,
unite with all parties in promoting the local and social ad- sort of fire spout." The odour was strong—he did not
vantage of the town and port of Sunderland.—(Great ap-
plause). know whether it was the odour of fire or gunpowder. He
Peaceful times are those in which only we can had seen the leaves in the garden of Madame Lemit.
take a calm and judicious view as to what will promote the The trees and leaves were burnt by the fire which had
welfare of a town. Political agitators, who are constantly passed that way.
exciting the people, in season and out of season, are not the Questioned by M. Gaignoeux—Did you feel any sensa-
wellwishers of the country. Let us, Gentlemen, as Conser- tion of fear ?
vatives, show a bright example to those agitators, and to Answer—l am accustomed to the weather and tra-
the political demagogues who exist in every town, by using yelling. Thank God, lam not timid. • I have no dread
advantageously the victory we have obtained by promoting -*
of thunder ; however, if in danger from it, I should fear
the local interests of the port—let us endeavour to cultivate for I -NTRLLIGENCE.—KENT.--The weather of this
good feeling towards those who are politically opposed to us, for my life as much as another. week has somewhat improved upon last, which has afforded
and prevent political feeling from interfering with our en- Q —The trees were torn up by the roots ? relief from the despondency of those who had not picked all
en-
deavours to promote the local advantage of the town. lam A.—They were. The leaves dropped off, and became their hops. A better condition is also slightly observable in
satisfied if you act thus, you will win over to us those who black. the bops, and the duty has consequently risen. A person
will strengthen us, the party will grow stronger and stronger, Madame Desmarais saw the clouds congregate. They who takes interest in this subject has made the following
and the time will soon come when Mr. Liddell and myself
will not be the only two Conservative Meinbers for this great formed an astonishing mass, terminating in a streak like computation offer,
the duty that will be realised from each dis-
county—(Applause). I again thank you: all I can say is, I ribbon, red with fire like a thunderbolt. trio:.
:—Rochester, 50,000/. ; Sussex, 60,000/ ; Faversham,
am deeply sensible of the kind manner in which the Chairman 5 000/. • Canterbury, 30,0001. ;Worcester, 11,0004 ; King-
a M. Slornberger did not see the ball of fire. He heard
d'om, 2,0001.; total, 158,0001. General accounts state that
and my Rev. Friend have spoken of me, and I trust their the thunder, and went out of his office and saw part of the picking is now drawing to a close, but that in some
eulogiums will induce me never to forget the duties of the the factory roof carried away. Many trees had been places it will not be finished for a fortnight, and in others
position to which I have attained, and act as incentives to my blown down and uprooted. They were twisted, burnt, that the hops will not be picked at all, for, owing to the
endeavours to serve my country, Your Chairman has ad- and driven away in several directions. One workman scarcity of hands, they will not be worth anything after a
vetted to matters which were the subject of discussion during was in the fields at the moment of the catastrophe. Ac- further delay. We find that the lowest set of the duty is
my election. lam sure you will do me the justice tu sav, cording to his account part of the building was not 150,000/., and the highest 165,000/. —Canterbury Journal.
thrown down.
that on that occasion I studiously abstained from any re- DARING OUTRAGE.—GALLANT CONDUCT OF TILE
faience to them. On this point I can appeal with confe- It appeared from the examination of other witnesses, PEOPLE.—On Wednesday last, in the middle of the: day, two
Bence even to my political opponents; but I was not un- that in the factory they had some iron and zinc in a daring ruffianly Terry Alts attacked a farmer's house, named
mindful of the position which this important port holds ire,did not undergo any alteration. The roof
of one of the buildings was of slate, which also re-
closet, which Michael Cooney, in the parish of Killuran, county Clare,
the country, and although I then thought it unfair to give!
manned unaltered. Hail fell in abundance., The larger while the family were out at work, not one being in the house
was damaged on the south-east side, but
any pledges, or even refer to it in my speeches, my views: at the time but Mrs. Cooney, and succeeded in carrying off a
were then formed, and I was quite ready to have developed • .) ...
the smaller building on the north-west, covered with gun. Mrs. Cooney immediately gave the alarm to the men
as unroofed. The Insurance Company in which
at work in the garden, who, aided by all the neighbours,
them, had had it been prudent to do so, in the same manner that .
I did the other day, and which lam happy to say met with t undinlgv,
the approbation not only of gentlemen who supported me, I slate, sued these scoundrels, and succeeded in making them relin-
quish the gun, which (though they several times threatened
but of some who felt it their duty to oppose me.—(Applause, ) l the establishment (factory) was insured, refused to to fire on the people) they threw away, being closely pressed.
, , because it was The people afterwards gave the alarm to four police-stations
This district is, perhaps, one of the most important in tho pay the amount of damaee sustained
kingdom, and if its resources were fully Bevel pail Sunder- produced by fire from the heavens. After the thunder in the.neighbourbood, when the police assisted in pursuing
ceased, the fire spread to the woods of Madame Thorel the villains in the direction of Ogunnelle, but, unhappily,
land and Newcastle might rival Liverpool and Manchester.— •
(Loud applause.) But to accomplish this we must not suffer and those of Madame Noyer. The sheepfolds on the though the had them in view for a long time, without sue_
political feeling to interfere; we must not allow politics to • cess._ .I.,ip-ickßeporter, .
intermix in the rnansgement of these affairs, and by avoid- • plain were dispersed by the violence of the hurricane. of B
Ay. John Carne, chemist, rompton-row, was
ing this conduct we shall win overmany to the principles wet lon Thursday fined 10s. and costs, for having chastised his
birds fell down dead. The shepherd (Demart) was in
The lint of the shepherd entirely disappeared. Many
errand-boy with undue severity, under circumstances of great
profess, and show a bright contrast to those trading politi-
to look after his sheep. He received
clans who mind everybody's business but their own.—(Ap- 1 the hut when it fell. When the whole had been blown
planse.) I shall go to Parliament with an ambition to follow, away
I
he got upprovocation. The boy had been beaten with a thick piece of
deal about an inch and a half wide and one thick, until his
back and shoulders were much bruised. The magistrate
the steps of the gentleman on my right (Mr. Liddell), and, wounds in the eye, on his thighs, and his side. He re-of other gentlemen connected with the district, whose prin- turned to the space where his he
had lost, but could not case tut had stood to look for thoug
b, chaetisemeut had been too severe.
ht a master might chastise his errand-boy, but in this
ciples and conduct I alm;re ; and I trust, by doing so, I shall ~ two five•franc pietas, Which h
.

SAINT MARGARET'S CHURCH-

YARD.

The following letter has B-..,-
een addressed to the Editor
of the Lancet:—
Sir,—Nothing of late has occupied public attention,
or roused the common feelings of our nature, so much as
the horrors of intramural, or metropolitan sepultures ;
the danger of sueli proceedings has been universally
admitted by all those disinterested, scientific, and prac-
tical men, who have deeply investigated the subject ;
and the outrageous desecrations of the sanctity of the
graves of the dead, recently brought to light in Spa-
fields, have, I really believe, excited public indignation
to the highest pitch. Your readers will remember, that
the Lancet of February last chronicled facts, and in the
same article you gave some original observations, re-
garding that shameful place. Tne Westminster Review
has well remarked, " that:so long as these matters do
not seize violently, and continuously by the nose the
people of quality, no public commotion is raised, no Parlia-
ment petitioned, no sound is heard about the neglected
Imaiths of the community!" It is too evident, Sir, that
powerful influence is at work to smother or overlay this
question. lam much mistaken if the persons who at-
tempt to do so will not ultimately regret that they had
not acted up to the old adage—" Honesty is the best
policy." Meanwhile I desire to put on record, in your
journal, the following brief narrative of facts. On
August 23d, 1845, I was requested to attend the funeral
of my late patient, Miss ---, at St. Margaret's Church-
yard, Westminster. During the performance of the bu-
rial service, the situation of the parties was as follows:—
the clergyman stood to the windward, or at the head of
the grave; the mourners were placed laterally; whilst a
mute occupied the foot, and to the leeward side, of the
grave. The mute, as the service advanced, staggered,
was unable to keep himself erect, and became deadly
pale; he was removed to the vestry-room, suffering from
pain in the bowels, which ended in diarrhcea; his health
was deranged during the two subsequent days; on the
night of the funeral, the undertaker was seized with
diarrhoea and faintness, and continued in a debilitated
state for some days after; one of the mourners on his
return home was affected with the same symptoms, and
rendered unable to follow his employment for an entire
week ; and it may be as well to observe here, as a re-
markable coincidence, that the wife of one of the
mourners, was, late on the night of the funeral, or early
next morning attacked with apoplexy, and expired in
two or three days. In conclusion, I beg to say that I
felt during the funeral, and for some time afterwards,
very unpleasant sensations, although my health was not
deranged by the inhalation of the animal gases or
poison. All these circumstances tend to strengthen the
preconceived impression, that illness of a serious nature
may be produced. and even death in many instanees
ensue, by attendance at the burial-grounds of this me-
tropolis, which are known to be more than commonly
charged with human putrefactions. Although the above-
mentioned cases did not terminate fatally, yet, I con-
sider the subject of extraordinary interest to
those who are seeking to discover tangible
sources of disease. and to employ preventable
means of suppressing its operations. The facts
alreidy spoken of, may be compared with many
others on record, but especially with the cases given in
the Lancet in June 1840. regarding the burial-ground in
question. The grave-digger, in that instance, whilst
engaged in opening a grave, was struck down by the
effluvium, and after suffering for a few days from the
worst type of malignant fever, expired. The medical
attendant, a young friend of mine hoping to attain at
some future day to honourable distinction in his profes-
sion, who was called in, was seized with similar symp-
toms, and died in a few days ; his faithful servant, by
her assiduous attention to her master, imbibed the like
disease. and soon fell a sacrifice. The Commissioners for
the improvements in Westminster, reported to Parlia-
ment tiziTty years since, that hardly could a single grave
Ibe obtained in St. Margaret's Church-yard. Without
further comment I leave this subject.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
J. C. ATKINSON.
Romi2ey-terrace, Westminster, Sept. 29th, 1845.

ALABASTER MINES OF

CAST ELLIN&

By far the most intefesting and important of the dif-
ferent varieties of gvpsuni is the fine white alabaster
found in the neighbourhood of Caste!tins, where it is
regularly stratified, and is worked in properly constructed
mining galleries. The little town of Castellina, distant
about 20 or 24 miles from Volterra, is reached by a
rocky road over wild rugged mountains. It is situated
on the W.N.W. slope of the hills of Monte Vaso, over-
looking in that direction an extensive and slightly undu-
lating plain of tertiary marls, which there can be no
doubt extend round the north point of the Monte Vaso
chain, and are connected with those of the Val d'Era and
the Volterra district.
We entered the mine by an inclined path, and, passing
underground, soon reached an open well or large in-
verted cone, round which the inclined path is carried, and
where the section of marls and gypsum is well exposed.
As the descending road passes through the third and
fotzth gypsum beds, galleries are seen striking into the
rock it, alt directions. The first and second gypsum beds
are of an
Otto.:
_form character and grey colour, and do not
contain an
pally in the third and
-
ster blocks. These are found princi-
y
f?urth beds, and occur as irregular
indicates to the
isolated spherical masses
icaLly speaking, distinctly
,Lhedded in the gypsum, from
stratum,
which they are, mineralog
separated by a thin black crust, whi.j.
workmen the existence of the finer module;. These mo-
dules are most frequent in the lower parts of thbs
and occur in regular layers, never touching, alth,:ugh
varying much in their distances from each other. They
vary much in size, weighing from 20 or 301bs. to upwards
of 2,0001b5. When the workman discovers the black
crust, he is at once aware that he is near a block of ala-
baster, and by following the direction of the crust, he re-
moves the gypsum all round until he has nearly detached
the whole module, which is at last carefully separated
from the parent rock. Gunpowder is occasionally used
to blast the rock when no black crust indicates the ex-
istenco of the alabaster. This crust, in connexion with
the pure alabaster, is perhaps one of the most curious
features of the mine. On close examination it appears
to be laminar and concentric, and to consist of layers of
blue clay and gypsum. Now the whole formation of
gypsum contains a small portion of clay, which gives it
the greyish colour, and it is probable that when that
peculiar principle, whether crystalization, attraction, or
electricity, which caused the aggregation of the particles
of gypsum in greater purity, and in a more crystalline
state, was in operation, one of its chief effects was to
expel to the circumference all the particles of argillace-
ous matter previously mixed up with the gypsum ; a
process which would continue until either the crust itself
opposed a resistance to the further action of this prin
ciple, or until two opposing spheres nearly came in contact
with each other. Very fine crystals of selenite, and some-
times of a large size, are not unfrequently found in the
fissures of the gypsum. They are used for the purpose
of making the fine Scaeliola cement, and are conse•
quently sold at a much higher price than the more
ordinary gypsum. The price of the fine alabaster is 5
Tuscan lire the 1001 b. Tuscan Journal uarry, or 8 if de-
livered in Leghorn.—Quarterly of the Geologica4
Society.