The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-19 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF H.EINS

AND

Pubitt Opinion.

" Who nuts may read."

FORZIGN.
Oa Thursday evening their Majesties (the King and
queen of the French) received the Neapolitan Ambassa-
dor, the Wurtemberg and Chili= Ministers, the Bel-
gian and Swiss Charges d'Affaires, the Ministers of l'o-
r,fign Affairs and the Marine, the Duke de Marmier,
Count d'Argout, Generals Gourgaud, Hecquet, Boileau,
sod St. Yon, Admirals Ilugon and de Bougainville,
Baron de Vendeuere, and M. de Lesseps.
Several journals state that the Duke de Bordeaux is
Lobe married to the younger daughter of the King of
Saxony.
Prince Louis Bonaparte has addressed a letter from
11an1 to the Constitutionnel, complaining of the manner in
which that journal has spoken of him, in an article
written on the occasion of the death of the late ex-King
of Spain. The principal points of Prince Louis's letter
are a denial that his conduct had caused the mainte-
nance of the law enforcing the banishment of the Bona-
pine family ; and, next, a denial that his uncle was
hostile to the motives which produced the Prince's at •
tempts at Strasburg and Boulogne. The Constitutionnel,
In remarking on this letter, says, that, notwithstanding
the assertions of Prince Louis, it retains its opinion that
his uncle was altogether opposed tobis nephew's conduct
on both occasions.
The Liberal du Nord gives an account of serious dis-
turbances which had just taken place at Somain. The
Populace assembled with pickaxes, spades and weapons
of all kinds, and riotously took up the rails and levelled
the embankments of the railroad constructing in the ar-
rondissement of Douai, on account, it is said, of the in-
demnities fur the land expropriated not having been paid.
brigades of
It required the presence of the Procureur du Roi, with
gendarmery from Douai, Marchiennes, and
Orehies, to restore order.
The new Game-law Bill, notwithstanding its severity,
continues to be infringed. On Wednesday a man was
apPrehended in the forest of Bundy, in the act of placing
!flares. The same day another individual was taken up
for firing at small birds on the Boulevard Mont Parnasse.
A man was also discovered, yesterday, in the act of in-
troducing into Paris three quails and two partridges. All
the birds were sent to the Hotel Dieu, to be given to
vconvalescent patients.
Taidshtwo or three days past many sailors, and several
their 'Men, had been seen about Paris. They are on
Cons yfrein Cherbourg to Toulon, where, says the
tautionel, four ships of the line and two frigates
of time.
are ordered to be fitted for sea, and armed without loss
sdLsi
eSPeet of
kinf
g of the late meeting at Exeter-hall on the
Otaheite, the Journal des Debats says—" The
speeches will give an idea of the incredible intollerance
r
which the religious passions of a portion of the English
People carry them. In reading these furious sallies
People
Papism and scarlet Babylon, we might imagine
evrselres transported to another age. We doubt, how-
rp_sr, Whether the effect of these demonstrations will be
FZ,II as is expected from them." Almost all the other
in`2. Papers contain articles commenting on the meeting
a .
similar spirit.
The Gazette des Tribunaux gives the following :
tell the pupils of the Ecole Poly technique quitted the
te threl yesterday. Five pupils were to have presented
Dl43elves yesterday morning to be examined by M.
r amcl, the Director of Studies. These five pupils
used to be examined by M. .Duhamel, declaring
4Oahe had not been appointed conformable to the
I;ablished regulations. A repOrt was made of this
refusal to the Commandant-General of the school, who
Tered the five pupils to leave. A deputation of the
rnool waited upon him, and inquired whether this order
;mounted to expulsion. The general having replied af-
edrinativelY, the pupils declared that the entire school
entified itself with the resistance of the pupils, who
;94 been designated by lot to pass their examination
ealterdaY, and that they would all leave with their com-
mas,: who were expelled. The pupils then quitted en
arti , and the school is now empty." According to an
ele in one of the Opposition journals, the irregularity
ii`..4Oplained of in the appointment of M. Duhamel consists
411 the Minister of War having this year required the
eeaedemY of Sciences to give in a list of three candi-
dates s for the office of Examiner, reserving to himself the
Tilt of selecting one, instead of, as hitherto, taking one
Ze the two candidates proposed by the Academy and
,on
the
of Schools, or in the event of their agreeing
same candidate, taking ligni as a matter 'of course.
11:
thkeadelnY having refused to comply with the desire
e Minister, he re appointed M. Duhamel, who had
been
rs • previously named Director of Studies.
easo
Constitutionnd says it is assured that all the pro-
of the the Polytechnic School, and a considerable
Iliniber of members of the Academy of Sciences, intend
d o brinitgainst the decision of the Minister of War,
Pupils. forward strong arguments in favour of the
A letter from Ischl states that the King and Queen of
lirdasia had arrived there on the 19th. • The Archdukes
John end Louis had gone to meet them as far as. Eben-
-3". The whole population was on foot, and the greatest
enthusiasm was manifested. The King was to set off
Off next day for Vienna.
The Augsburgh Gazette of the 12th states that it has
receis•ed letters from St. Petersburgh, announcing that
the Enveror Nicholas, yielding to the Ottoman Porte,
has
granted permission to the two primates of Servia to
return to their own country.
A letter from Ems states that Count Duchatel, Mar-
!Lai Sebastiani, General Jacqueminot, and the Duchess
de Saxe-Meiningen, are amongst the visitors at present
taking the waters there.
e. letter from Madrid announces the death of Don
4euetco Miguel Ayllon, who was Minister of Finances in
•ue Lopez Cabinet.
At Tarragona, on the 10th inst., the following serious
evident happened. The Palinure, French brig of war,
ti:lainarr nelg into the harbour, fired a salute, which was re-
tirnerl by the citadel, in doing which a spark caught a
of gunpowder, placed imprudently too near, and
3,ireesplosion took place, by which five artillerymen were
•:. (I, and seventeen more or less seriously wounded.
q.:t appears from a recent statistical account in the
10,1.:dan papers that the population of Hungary now
"'„,'lnnts to 12,179,140.
th4-h, Journal de Constantinople, of the 26th July, states
a- at dib:urbances having occurred at Missoul on 26th
1,1111.° in h a Dominican friar was wounded, and the
ee7l::_eh Consul struck with a stone. The Porte on re
the news sent to the French Ambassador to ex-
te„3l its regret and to tender satisfaction. The satisfac-
tu; which was accepted is to be the punishment of the
which and the reparation of the Dominican Convent,
eh had been damaged during the disturbance.
it letter from Constantinople of the 27th ult. says-
0' thei evening of the 19th we had a tremendous fire,
hL {'trade a great hole in the town of Beglos Bey, on
o,e Bosphorus. Besides numerous other buildings,
ti anl shops, about fifty splendid mansions,
toe residences of persons of distinction, were reduced
aid'"". The palace at which the Sultan was then re-
)3;the soldiery collected there to prevent the flames from
Tile Sultan eading, and one officor And two or three men perished.
has since removed to Chiragban."
0 e Sheriff's LAW AND 1101.1011.
eriff's Court of the City of London, Mr.
publican,
a greengrocer, recovered 61. from Mr. Draper,
-},-ean, for the hire of a van to Epsom on the last
day : the details of the case, which will be found
realer part of the paper, are sufficienttly amusing.
Ce,r; Commissioner Fonblanque, in the Bankruptcy
glive judgment in the case of D. Ross, a commis-
em.,-;11, ent, in Love-lane, in the City. The bankrupt
it:„"ed for his certificate, which the Learned Commis-
tle—er 'withheld for a year and a half, for gross miscon-
duct for vexatiously defending certain actions.
• ,"? case of Newton v. Holford and others, was tried
vit.ioucester before Lord Chief Justice Tindal. The
nan,lllli,fr was Mr. Augustus Newton, the barrister, whose
der,„'-,nas been so frequently before the public, and the
of his were the sheriff of Gloucestershire, and one
we° officers, in the action for trespass and assault, in
►"bgfully arresting the plaintiff. The defendants paid
ties
shillings into Court. This the jury thought suffi-
:lt.' and returned the vardict, for the defendants ac-
ritlivey.
1.1 itta,
414 r, " Morgan convicted at the same Assizes, of bur-
r" was sentenced to fifteen years' transportation.
uee
fk,. en G. Didcote and G. Weldon, two youths, for
eihiing an extrance into the house of Richard Wood,
testerstag money, in gold and silver, and a 51. Glou-
tee bank-note, to the amount of 13/. to 15/. were sen-
ed to be transported for seven years.
Is'rancis Augustus Cox, a rather genteel-lookingperson,
wel _o Had been brought up from Bristol by writ of habeas,
charged with
e 'ost stealing at Bristol, on the 15th May,
.•
oder for the payment of 29/. I Is., the property of
k master-General. He pleaded guilty, and was
ntenced to nine months' imprisonment. e
the cue
• aetion of Pitt v. Badham and another, which wab:
against an officer of the Birmingham B. ankl
sell• teY Court and a petitioning creditor, foraa illega
...sure. the jury found for plaintiff—damages 751.
Lord Chief
Liverpool Assizes commenced on Friday. The
ord Chief Baron presided in the Criminal Court, and Mr.
Justice Cresswell sat at Nisi Prius. On Friday, the Lord
Parties
Baron tried three cases, in each of which the
te„"es accused were convicted of assaults, and the sen-
ueee
:in., were deferred. On Saturday, Joseph Farrell was.
Manchester,
for the manslaughter of Amelia Farrell, at
by striking and beating her, was found
shpt), and Edward Maylett, indicted for the man-
'puihter of Thomas O'Donnell, at Manchester, by
ics:'tig him into the canal, was acquitted. On the Civil
'Sir Oswald Mosley, Lord of the Manor of Manches-
uTtatrFeovered verdicts against several parties for selling
Nebel I,b shops in their own houses, in place of the market,
of the market,
the parties escaped the supervision of the clerks
market, and Sir Oswald was deprived of certain
It:set tolls, to which he, as lord of the manor, was
11111 Y entitled.
The
118th session of the Central Criminal Court
lens this day—the presiding judges Mr. Baron Parke,
u Justice Coleridge, and Mr. Justice Erskine. The
wtrililnr contains the names of 330 prisoners, among
kem IS James Cockburn Belaney, the surgeon, who
ditaids charged with poisoning his wife.
cotnn.T—r.astrixoNes;nx.ia.
I
da—tiee tadzivill arrived at Mivart s Hotel on Satur-
zught. from Paris, where the Princess is for the
riv
!Sent remaining.
ts,.-111: Duchess of Leeds has arrived at the Noble
s orkshire shooting-box at Braemar, from Hornby Castle,
well The Vice-Chancellor of England, Sir Lancelot Shad-
, •
„_l5 on a visit at Studley Hall, Ripon.
04,1. e Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Com-
nas gone to Scotland for grouse shooting.
ith'•" Grace the 11"til Archbishop of Armagh 'has gone to
on a tour of visits. His Grace left charles-

street last week. The Hon E. and Mrs. Kenyon have
been among the fashionable visitors at Matlock, Lerby-
sit ire.
Sir llugh 11. Cempbell, Bart., M.P., and Lady Camp-
bell have arrived at Marchmont Hotel, Berwick, from
town. Lady Fuller and Lady Floyd shortly proceed to
that beautiful seat.
The Earl and Countess of Harrington and family
have left Whitehall-gardens fur Elvarton Hall, Derby-

shire.
The Earl and Countess of Bective have arrived at
Underley Hall, Westmorland, the seat of the Countess's
father, Alderman Thompson, from the Marquis of Head-
fort's family seat in Ireland.
The Earl and Countess of Manvers and the Ladies
Pierrepont have arrived at Mr. and Lady Frances Ste-
phens's seat, in Devon, from Thoresby Hall, Notting-
a a •

hamshire.
Count Pollen, the Sardinian resident Minister, has
left Grosvenor-street for the Continent. on leave of ab-
sence, leaving Count Revel as Charg6 d'Affaires.
Colonel and Lady Alice Peel are passing the summer
at Dover, where they hare taken a marine residence.
The Earl and Countess of Wicklow and the Ladies
Howard, who are residing at their mansion at Stanmore,
shortly go to Brighton.
The Earl of Uxbridge and the Ladies Paget have,
within the last week, left the family residence in Herts
for Scotland, and intend visiting the Duke and Duchess
of Richmond, at Gordon Castle.
The Earl of Burlington and family, who have been
staying with the Earl and Countess of Carlisle, at Castle
Howard, Yorkshire, have arrived at Holkar Hall, near
Milnethorpe.
The Earl of Mansfield left town last week for Scone
Palace, Perthshire.
The Dowager Lady Holland returned to town on Sa-
turday, from visiting Earl and Countess Cowper, at Pan-
sanger, Herts, and in the course of the week will go to
Norman Court, Hants, on a visit to Mr. B. Wall, M.Y.
Lady Elizabeth Fielding and Miss Fielding have left
town for Laycock Abbey, Wilts, for the season.
Lady Elizabeth Hope Vere and Miss Hope Vere have
left Park-lane for Brighton.
Lord William Lennox arrived in town on Friday last,
to attend the entertainment given by the Prussian Mi•
nister to the Prince William of Prussia. His Lordship
has since left town on a tour.

The Duke of Wellington gave a magnificent enter-
tainment to the Prince of Prussia, on Saturday evening,
sit Apsley House.
The Duke of Wellington, and Lord and Lady Charles
Wellesley, left Apsley House yesterday for Strathfield-
saye, Hants, where the Noble Duke receives his Royal
Highness the Prince of Prussia as a visitor to-day. The
domestic establishment left town early yesterday morn-
ing for Hants.
On Saturday the Earl of Mulgrave, eldest son of the
Marquis of Normanby, was married to Miss Laura Rus-
sell, niece of the Duchess Dowager of Cleveland. The
marriage took place at Burneston Church, near Newton
House, Bedale, the seat of her Grace. The marriage
ceremony Was performed by the Hon. and Rev. Augustus
Phipps, and the bridemaids were Miss Millbank and
Miss Anderson. The whole party having returned to
Newton House partook of a most sumptuous dejeuner,
after which the happy couple set out in a beautiful new
carriage and four post horses, for Mulgrave Castle.

WIZSCIIIMIANZOIJS.
On Saturday a Parliamentary return, which was moved
for by Mr. Gladstone was printed, showing the declared
value of furniture exported from the United Kingdom
in the years 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, and 1844, to July
last. In 1840 the declared amount of British cabinet
and upholstery wares exported from the United Kingdom
was 78,124/. ; in 1841, 76,548/. ; 1842, 75,3441. ; 1843,
80,5251. ; and in 1844, to July last, the amount was
35,1591.
On Saturday morning, at eight o'clock, the extreme
sentence of the law was carried into effect at the Stafford
county gaol on William Beards, who was convicted at
the last assizes of the murder of Elizabeth Griffiths, at
the village of Wednesbury, in March last.
Madame Balfe is engaged by Mr. Bunn for the en-
suing season at Drury-lane, and will, it is said, make
her debut in Anna Bvlena.
Madame Cinti Damoreau and M. Artot have arrived
at Havre from their professional tour in America, which
was highly successful.
It appears that the accounts, which have been given
in several of the journals, of the death of the Cui
Merino, is erroneous ; he is at present in excellent
health at Alencon.
Mr. Sheil has purchased a house in Eccleston-square
for his future town residence.
The river, yesterday and Saturday, presented a most
remarkable and unusal appearance, in consequence of the
tide, which was so low at one period as to cause the
greatest difficulty among the steam-boats and other
vessels in navigating the river, particularly between
London-bridge and Chelsea. At Waterloo and Black-
friars, the river had more the appearance of a canal, and
might have been easily waded through. The business
at Blackfriars pier was considerably impeded in embark-
ing and landing the passengers who were constantly
arriving by the various boats.
The comet discovered by M. Mauvais may be seen
with the naked eye in the direction of the east. Its tail
appears to be about one foot long, and its light is rather
dim. Round the comet is a circle similar to that which
surrounds the moon when the weather is about to change.
We understand that Mr. Dyce Sombre, whose very re-
markable case was only a fcir days back the subject of
discussion in the Court of Chancery, has a second time
effected his escape from the persons appointed to look
after him.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATREI-ltO-Morrow, Tues-
day, night, shuts up this noble theatre. We may there-
fore bid adieu to Italian opera and music in London,
until the spring of 1845 bids us look forward again to its

renewal.
BANQUET TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE
OF PRUSSIA AT APSLEY HOUSE.—On Saturday even-
ing the Duke of Wellington gave a magnificent enter-
tainment at Apsley House to his Royal Highness the
Prince of Prussia. Their Royal Highnesses the Duch-
ess of Gloucester (attended by Lady Caroline Murray)
and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the Here-
ditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh
Strelitz, and attended by Baron Knesebeck, arrived from
Kew at six o'clock, the Royal visitors being received by
the Noble and Gallant host and Lord Charles Wellesley.
The band of the Grenadier Guards was stationed in the
vestibule, and welcomed the Royal party with all ho-
nours. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
and his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar
came shortly afterwards. His Royal Highness the
Prince of Prussia and suite, in two of
the Queen's carriages, arrived at a quarter
past six, the Duke welcoming the Illustrious
Prince as he alighted from his carriage. The
royal party and the guests invited to the entertainment,
assembled in the Waterloo Gallery, and at half-past six
the distinguished circle passed from the gallery through
the range of saloons to the grand dining-room. In ad-
dition to the Noble Duke and his august guest, there
were present their Royal Highnesses the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge, Duchess of Gloucester, and the
Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Meek-
lenburgh Strelitz, his Serene Highness Prince Edward
of Saxe Weimar, his Excellency Chevalier Bunsen, his
Excellency M. edel, his Excellency Baron Brunnow, the
Lord Chancellor, the Earl and Countess of Westmor-
land, Sir Robert and Lady Sale and Mrs. Sturt, Sir
George Murray, Sir Willoughby Gordon, Sir John
Macdonald, Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley, Count
Konigsmark, Count Herrman Puckler, Baron Schleinitz,
Baroa de Thile, Lieutenant Thile, Mr. Ernest Bunsen,
Captain Meynell, R.N., Baron Knesebeck, Lady Caroline
Murray, &c. Shortly after eight o'clock the whole of
the party proceeded to witness the performances at her
Majesty's Theatre.
CAUTION.—The public must be on their guard
against a gang of scamps, who, under the pretence of
being tradesmen, advertise for the loan of small sums of
money for short periods, offering at the same time secu-
rity to double the value. It is almost useless to add,
that whenever they meet with success, they are never
afterwards heard of, and that the supposed security is
comparatively worthless. The gang consists of forty
members, with a well known man of capital at their h'ead.
We understand that measures are being adopted to pro-
secute the lot for conspiracy.
ROYAL MATRIMONIAL INTRIGUES.—" It is not the
daughter of the King of Saxony, as we stated," says the
Revue de Paris, "but the daughter of Prince John of
Saxony, brother to King Frederick Augustus, whom the
Duke of Bordeaux had asked in marriage ; but, from our
private information, we have reason to suppose that the
Legitimatist party will again be deceived in its expecta-
tion. The marriage of the Duke is, for that party, a
source of considerable anxiety and a constant pre-occu-
pation. A few months ago they were on the point of
marrying the Pretender to a sister of the King of Naples.
They artfully profited by a temporary irritation of his
Neapolitan Majesty. The King of the Two Sicilies, who
had hitherto refused to recognise Queen Isabella 11.,
suddenly determined on sending an ambassador to her in
consequence of being flattered with the hope of marrying
Count Trapani with the young Queen. Ihe Neapolitan
Ambassador is still at Madrid, and Count Trapani at
Naples. King Ferdinand also hoped that his younger
sister would espouse a French Prince. The Prince, on
his way to Africa, touched at the Gulf of Bahia, saw
the young Princess to whom he was to be betrothed, and
departed. It was then the Legitimatist party demanded
the hand of the Princess for the Duke of Bordeaux,
which was assented to. The alliance was near being
concluded, when the Duke de Montebello interfered in
the name of the French Government. The negotiation
was broken off, and M. de Montebello, who had arrived
at Naples for the purpose of espousing by proxy the
Queen's sister, was invited to take out his passports. '
TUE STRIKE IN THE COLLIERIES.—We learn from
Newcastle that a number of the pitmen have returned to
their employment. But thousands still continue the
" strike,' and the entire district is suffering severely
through the withdrawal of the mere wages that ought to
be earned and spent by this large mass of men. It is
calculated that more than 30,000 have been out of work.
The earnings of these men have averaged about twenty
shillings in money, and their general advantages, in the
way of cottages, gardens, and other similar contingen-
cies, have amounted to as much more. The greatest
alarm prevails through the whole district. Matters are
almost worse than if all the workmen had remained ob-
stinate, for the quarrels and fighting between those in
employment and the men who will not take it, are in-
cessant and unmanageable.
We are sorry to see an announcement of the death
of Mr. Cary. He was a most accomplished scholar, and
a most amiable kind•hearted man. His " Translation
of Dante " is executed with sustained power and simpli-
city. It is the best in the language, and one of the best
translations in any language. It will probably associate
his name with our English literature as long as the great
Florentine's works have honour and place amongst us.—
Examiner.
The cost of a hogshead of tobacco of 1,200 lbs.
varies from 141 0 251., the duty of which is 1981. I

NEW STEAM-BOAT REGULA-
TIONS FOR THE THAMES.

Saturday being the day appointed for examining
into and deciding upon the objections offered by the
several parties interested in the steam-boat navigation
of the river Thames, a very full Committee of
Aldermen assembled at the Guildhall.
The Lord Mayor took the chair at eleven o'clock.
There were present, besides his Lordship, Aldermen
Farebrother, Sir John PiriP, Wood, Sir G. Carroll,
Challis, Hooper, Gibbs, Kelly, and Musgrove.
The LORD MAYOR handed in a letter from Mr.
Lang, a gentleman who had been long connected
with steam navigation, objecting to the clause for re-
stricting the number of passengers, as calculated to
confine within very narrow limits the profits of the
steam companies, at the same time that it would
subject the vessels to more dangerous accidents than
could befal them when they were well packed with
passengers. He also complained of the hardship
which the owners of steam- vessels would be subject
to by the harrssing conduct of common informers,
and other obnoxious vultures, and particularly to the
rate of speed mentioned in the regulations, which
rate, he contended, would prove altogether ruinous
to those concerned in the important business of steam
navigation, and transfer all the traffic to the railroads.
He added, that all men of naval experience frequently
expressed their admiration of the extraordinary skill
and power exercised in the river by the servants of

the company.
Some other papers containing objections having
been read over,
Captain Popplewell, a gentleman connected with
the Greenwich steam-vessels, requested to be admitted,
in order to snake some objections which he considered
might be advantageously discussed in the Committee
before they decided upon the regulations. He parti-
cularly called the attention of the Committee to the
great difference which existed between the build of
the iron steamers of the present moment and the
steamers which were in use fifteen years ago. The
present steamers which plied in the Thames were, he
declared, made for speed, and performed the passage
from Hungerford-market to Gravesend in half the
time the old steamers used to occupy in going the
same distance ; at the same time they occasioned little
or no swell in the water. In fact the fastest boats
occasioned the least disturbance in the water, and they
could be stopped instantly. The low price at which
they accommodated the public, being fourpence a
head instead of eightpence, the original demand, re-
quired that they should be allowed not only to carry
a large number of passengers, but that they should
pass rapidly, and experience showed that they could
go safely, for they had never been so unfortunate as
to encounter any dangerous accident. It should, he
submitted, be considered, too, that the Greenwich
steam-boats actually kept a vast number of watermen
and their families from the workhouse, without bene-
fitting the Directors one farthing.
The LORD MAYOR said the Directors built the
vessels for their own profit, but the competition inter-
fered with the profit expected from the speculation.
Captain Popplewell assured the Lord Mayor that
the vessels were kept going for no other object than
that of keeping those poor men and their families
from starving. He begged to suggest that amongst
the regulations the Committee should introduce one
to prevent the steamers from running at the same
time. The races which were run at present were
most dangerous. He also stated that the barges in
the river were, instead of each of them being taken
care of by competent persons, hooked together by
half-dozens, and under the control of a lad.
Sir JOHN PIRIE agreed in the condemnation of such
a practice.
Captain Popplewell having made some objections
to the regulations of miner importance, withdrew.
The LORD MAYOR then directed that each of the
clauses should be read.
Alderman T. WOOD asked whether, assuming that
the regulations were agreed to, they could ascertain
the number on board each vessel.
The LORD MAYOR said the material points were to
fix the speed and the number of passengers, and they
could then look to the best means of carrying the re-
gulations into effect.
Alderman T. WOOD wished to know whether it
had been ascertained that they had the power of en-
forcing the fines under the Watermen's Aft.
Mr. FIRTH (of the Town Clerk's office) said the
City Solicitor had taken counsel's opinion, which was
in favour of the power.
Mr. FIRTH then proceeded to read the clauses and the
various objections stated to them at former meetings
of the Committee.
Some conversation took place upon the third clause,
which went to regulate, that the space given for every
person should be four feet. The objectors to the
clause had suggested three feet instead of four. By
the clause, the Ruby, Gravesend boat, which had been
known to carry 1,000 or 1,100 passengers, would be
limited to 674, and that number the Committee con=
sidered to be quite large enough, and adopted the re-
gulation. The other three vessels will, of course, be
regulated in proportion to that criterion. An altera-
tion was adopted as to the power of suspending, or
annulling the licence. By the alteration, the magis-
trate, and not the Court of Aldermen, were vested
with that authority.
Upon the motion of Alderman T. WooD, the fifth
clause, relating to the obligation upon steam vessels
to keep at a distance from barges, &c., was expunged.
The sixth clause, which prevented passengers, under
a penalty, frnm getting upon the paddle-boxes, or
otherwise obstructing the captain and his men from
performing their duties, was agreed to unanimously.
The seventh and eighth clauses were also agreed to.
Upon the 9th clause, which related to the employ-
ment of tug steamers in going alongside vessels
whilst towing them, and which was objected to by
Sir John Hall and the Shipowners' Company, some
observations were made, but the clause was agreed to,
and it was added that no steam vessel should have
more than two vessels in tow at the same time.
A long discussion took place upon the 10th, and
last, regulation, which was, that no steam-boat or
vessel of more than 200 tons burthen, registered ton-
nage, shall be navigated upon the river westward of
Greenwich Hospital at a greater speed than at the
rate of six miles in an hour with the tide, nor more
than four miles in an hour against the tide; and that
no steam-boat or vessel of less than 200 tons burthen,
registered tonnage, shall be navigated at a greater
speed than at the rate of eight miles in an hour with
the tide, nor more than six miles in an hour against
the tide, under a penalty of 51.
Alderman T. WOOD said that it was quite impos-
sible that a regulation limiting the speed in so remark-
able a manner could be carried into effect. He thought
that the speed of steam-vessels ought to be regulated
upon the principle on which furious driving was pu-
nished. It was quite evident that there were several
parts of the river in which steamers might go at a
rapid pace without the least hazard to the lives or
properties of others. The captains and owners were
responsible for any injury to property, and their re-
sponsibility in the case of the loss of life was still more
serious.
Sir JOHN PIRIE said that the small steamers did
vast deal of mischief on the river. They drew but
little water, and they ran in close to the banks of the
river, and were very prejudicial to wharfs. He, how-
ever, thought that the Committee might add a mile
an hour to the speed to which it was proposed to re-
strict the steamers of various tonnage by the 10th re-
gulation, and that the restriction should not extend
below Cuckold's Point, opposite to Limehouse Church.
Sir John moved to that effect.
Alderman T. WOOD did not think the rate proposed
by Sir John Pirie was sufficiently great—so restric-
tive a regulation would entirely annihilate the passing
of the Gravesend steam-boats from Gravesend to Lon-
don• bridge. He then proposed that the addition to
he speed proposed in the 10th regulation should be
:wo miles an hour, for all the steam vessels of the

river.
For Alderman Wood's proposition four hands, and
against it, five hands, were held up. The amendment
was, of course, negatived.
Sir John Pirie's motion, giving an additional mile
an hour to all steamers in going with or against the
tide was then agreed to.
The regulations will be reported to the Court of
Aldermen on the next Court day. Whatever diffi-
culties may present themselves in the endeavour to
carry them into effect the members of the Court have
certainly gone to work with a great deal of energy to
abate the dangerous nuisance of racing and over-
crowded steam-boats.
After the consideration of the by-laws, it was
ordered that the harbour-master should deliver in a
return of the situations of all the lighter roads between
London• bridge and Greenwich ; the number of barges
at each road; and in whose occupation the same are
at present.
Ordered, that the harbour-masters do report to
the Committee their opinion upon the mode at presen
adopted in loading sand, coal, and other barges, and
what restrictions and rules they would suggest for
the due regulation of the same.
The Committee adjourned, after having sat four
hours in deliberation upon the clauses.

The following distinguished personages are among
the company who are taking the mineral waters at the
Royal German Spa :—Colonel Pinney, Mrs. and Miss
Pinney, Mrs. and Miss Critchley, Miss Morritt, Mrs.
and Miss Baillie, Mr. C. Boulton, Captain H. Napier,
Captain and Mrs. Clutterbuck, Mr. Dorrington, Mr.
Morier, Lady Heytesbury, Sir T. Baring, Sir M. Bel-
lew, Lady H. Gamier, Miss Coakell, General Sir W. K.
Grant, Major Buckley, Miss O'Rielly, Captain R. Bur-
ton, Lieutenant-General Sir J. Hanbury, Lady Eliza-
beth Hope Vere, Chief-Justice Pennefather, Lady L.
North, Dr. Heywood, Hon. E. Stewart, Dr. Holbrook,
Count Nesselrode.—Brighton Gazette.
THE DUTY ON STAVES.—By a return printed on
Saturday it appears that the duty on staves, from Oc-
tober, 1842 to July last, was 53,1291., of which 43,5531.
was foreign and 7,5761. colonial. The return further
shows the staves exported and imported over a number
of years.