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London, England, 1845-10-14 00:00:00

TIIE SUN, LONDON TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 14, 1815

THEArt R S.

RAILWA\ INTELLIGENCE•

lion betwen those places would meet with due encourage-
ment and support from parties lucidly interested.—Derizes

P. SS'S.

Macready made his &Nit et theatre last night, in the
character of Hamlet, and we could have u ished that all
thoNe "ho complain of the necii.e of the love of the leg,ti-
mate drama in u;nglard, lied been Is: sent in Oxford :Vett to
have s, en the scene presented for hours before the d. ors wire
ened. As early as Live o'clock, the peeple began to assem-
ble at the• entrances of the theatre, and long before the
opening of the doors the crowd extended not only quite
acro,,:s the street, but up each side for- a con,ideraWe
When the doors were opened, the rush was
:erritic, and within ten minutes afterwards placards were
posted at the- entrance of the theatre, " Pit fall"—
"Boxes. Still the crowd continued to push on, and
persons. eagerly tendered their money, which was refused
With considerable difficulty the rejected managed to work
their way into the street, but those without were not satis-
fied and continued to press eagerly forward, until they,, like
their predecessors, were rejected. It was nearly 8 tYclock
before the crowd cleared away, satisfied at ltngth that
the. theatre would not hold a single additional human
being. Every corner of the theatre from which a glimpse
could be caught of the stage, was occupied. The box lobbies
were crowded, and lucky was the Wight who could procure
a place opposite a box door, through the glass panel of which
he could catch a glimpse ofthestage. As to procuring a seat,
or even a standing place, in a box, that was quite out of the
question; every place had been taken days ago. -The most
perfect adept in the art of packing could not have packed an
additional human being—not even a child—in the house, and
we are quite certain, that there was more money turned away
than was taken at the doors. Never has the legitimate drama
had such a triumph. For outselves, after great crowding
we managed to reach the box-lebby, and to get opposite the
glass panel of one of the boxes in tl.e dress-circle. The
curtain rose, and the play proceeded. At, length Macready
appeared. Their rose one universal shout of welcome,

BRISTOL, BA'lll, AND POOLE.
Yesterday. an adjourned meeting of the promoters and
supporters of this railway was held at the Guildhall Coffee-
house, King-street, Cheapside, fir the further considerztion
of the plans for carrying out the line, and to receive the en-
gineer's repOrt ; William Nash, Esq., Chairmrtn of the Brighton,
Lewes, and Hastings Railway, in the chair. Amongst the
principal promoters of the Company present were V. C.
Kenable, Esq. ; T. Heathcote .Bavly, Esq. ; C. H. Bigge,
Esq.; H. T. G. Macnaranta, Esq. ; 'Dr. Scott ; R. B. Fowler,
Esq. ; Riddell, Esq.; T.' Price, Esq.; F. Hewitt, Esq.; •
Lieutenant Hill, R.N., and other influential gem lemen.
• The CHAIRMAN having bi idly alluded to the objects of the
'netting,
'l'. S. HAst,Aiu, Esq., the Secretary, read the minutes
and resolutions passed at the last meeting, and they were
confirmed. The secretary stated, that since the last meeting
communications had been received from several of their
agents, which were of the most satisfactory kind ; and in par-
culla- drew the attention of the meeting to a communication
from their-agents at Blandford relative to the proceedings of
the Bristol, Bath, and Wells Company in that town, and
from which it would appear that the inhabitants were de-
cidedly in favour of the Br.istol, Bath. and Poole line, and
suggesting that a deputation of the Company should meet a
deputation of the -Bristol, Bath, and Wells at a meeting in
that town, that the inhabitants might be fairly put iu pos-
session of the relative merits of the two lines, there being a
strong feeling there of the great desirability ef the Poole

Gazette.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWM ARK ET, MONDAY, HALF-PAST. FtvE, P3l.
Of the racing this afternoon, time will not permit us to
say more, by way of preliminary, than that it was ample
and good, a promising commencement to a meeting that,
" weather permitting,"—and at present it is delightfully
mild and bright—will be unusually productive of sport.
The company is numerous, and embraces a large majority of
the most influential supporters of the turf.

space.

The first event for decision was
A Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 soy. each, 5 ft. &e. for three-
years-old and upwards. I'. Y. C. 9 subs.
Mr. Phillimore's Skeleton, 7 yrs. 7st 71b,
,(Pettit) 1
Al r. Worley's Ex am p1e,.4 yrs: -Bst l Olb
Mr. Payne's Sir Francis, 3 yrs, 7st 71b 3
The collowinn, also started :—Lord G. Dentine:es African,
6 yrs, 9st 21b ;'Lord Exeter's f by Beiram, 7st 121 b; and
Mr. Newton's Sister to _Ma Alie, 3 years, Oat 71b.
Betting.-5 to 2 agst Sir Francis-3 to 1 agst Manto filly
—5 to 1 egst African—and 5 to 1 agst Skeleton. Sister to Ma
Mie made running at an indifferent. pace, followed by African
and Example, Skeleton lying in the rear. They ran in this
way till near the cords, where, on Sister to Ma Mie declining,
Skeleton went in first, and won by half a length; a fine
race for second place between Example and Sir Francis,
the filly gaining it by about a bead.
Match, 100, h ft. First half of Ab. M.—Lord Miltown's
Dnc-an-I)urras, 7st Illb (Nat), beat Duke of Bedford's Cap,
twin Phcebus Bst 71b (H. Bell). 5 to 4on Duc=an-Drirra.s.
Won by a neck.

line.
Mr. CONCANEN (of the firm of Hodgson, Concanen, and
Noyes, Solicitors to the Company) explained, that from in-
terviews he had held with the engineer, he felt fully satisfied
that they would be in a situation to give all the necessary
notices, and comply with the standing orders, so as to enable
the Company to apply for the Act in the ensuing session of
Parliament.

First Class-501. for 2 yrs old; colts, Bst 71b, and fillies,
Bst 51b. T.Y.C.

Sir J. Hawley's Fugitive
Lord W. Powlett's cby Montreal, dam by Dr. Syntax... 2
Duke of Rutland's f Alexa, by Caosar
The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr W.
Etwall's ch f by Discord, out of Soldier's Joy (G. Edwa►d's);
Mr. Newton's ch c by Montreal, out cf Jenny Jumps's dam
(Nat); Mr. Phillimore's Side-Saddle, (S►y); Mr. Drewitt's
br f Miss Love, (Fsling); and. Lord Albemarle's The Little
Vulg.►r Boy, (Whitehouse). -
Betting-10 to 6 agst Discord filly, 7to 2 agst Alexa, and
sto 1 agst Little Vulgar Boy. All got oft well, and with
Miss Love slightly in advance ran in company to the cords,
where the running was taken up by Fugitive, followed by
the Duke of Rutland's filly and the Montreal colt. In this
way the race finished, Fugitive winning cleverly by a length.
the colt beating the filly by a neck. Tue favourite was a b2d
fourth. The pace was moderate.
Second Class-501. for two year olds, colts Bst 71b, fillies
Bst 51b. T.Y.C.

"Loud as from numbers without number."
Never was there such a reception; for full a quarter of an
hour the applause continued before he was suffered to pro-
ceed. No conqueror returning from a victory in which he had
saved his country was ever greeted with such enthusiasm
as ➢lacready •was greeted with last evening. He seemed to
feel it deeply. It was a meeting of old friends after a long
absence of friends, who bad never thought to meet again.-
..

The CHAIRMAN and several members of the meeting ex-
pressed their satisfaction at this information.
The CHAIRMAN then called upon the engineer to read his
report.
J. D. PAINE, Esq. (the engineer), proceeded to read his
report, which was a most voluminous and elaborate docu-
ment. After reviewing the many advantages to be derived
by the formation of a railway from Bristol, Bath, and Poole,
and the influence such a line would necessarily have upon
the many great lines already formed, and now in progress of
formation, in the northern, eastern, and midland. counties,
he proceeded to enumerate the various benefits and facilities
to be derived by the numerous populous towns, hamlets,
and villages through which the line will pass, and the ter-
minal localities of which are the towns of Poole, and War-
minster, as also those towns, hamlets, and villages which
will of necessity become tributary to each station, being as
the centre of an area of large eircnniferance, wilch would
receive their supplies froM each depot. The report urges
that from the position of Poole. Upon the southern coast of
England, with a fine harbour, comprising upwards of 10,000
acres, of natural formation, it is peculiarly favourable for
being made available as a port for the export and import
from or to the centre of the manufactories, of the Potteries,
and the coal and i!on districts, free from the protracted pas-
sage round either the Land's End, or the North Foreland
and Straits of Dover; in addition to which it is capable of
being made a harbour of such sufficient safety, that the greater
portion of the West Indian, North and South American,
East and West Indian, and Mediterranean traffic might be
relied on. The line, the report proposed, should, after leav-
ing Poole, pass under Lytchett-common, and proceed by
Cape Mullen, Sturminster, Marshall, Spittesbury, and
Charleton, through the Valley of the Stour, to • Blandfirrd,
an extensive market town ; from Blandford by Stour-
paine, Twerne Courtmay, Twerne Minster, Farringdon,
and Hartgrove, to Shaftesbury, between which and War-
minster the towns of Gillingham, Mere, Kingston Dever-
hill, Monkton Deverhill, Buxton, Hill, and Longbridge
Deverhill will be intersected. At Warminster the line will
form a junction with the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth
line, passing through Westbury, Trowbridge, and Bradford,
forming a junction with the Great Western Railway at Cor-
sham. From the Bradford station direct into Bath, avoiding
the Box Tunnel. The gradients throughout, when deter-
mined by the permanent levels, not involving the adoption
of more than the ordinary locomotive power, and the cost of
working not exceeding the usual average, and that the
entire cost of the line would not exceed more than 780,0001.,
and the Bath and Bradford Branch 100,0001.
The report was received.
The Engineer further contrasted the manifest and obvious
difference between the port of Poole and Bridport, the latter
of which could never be made more than a river entrance.
Lieut. HILL said, as a practised seaman, and thoroughly
acquainted with every point of navigation, and the position
of every light and harbour between the Land's End and the
North 'oreland, he could bear testimony to the capabilities
of Poole as a harbour; and it was only extraordinary to him
that when the attention of Government was called to the
construction :of harbours of safety, the Commissioners
had so singularly omitted Poole, so favourable as it was,
standing as it did two degrees west longitude of the me-
ridien.of Greenwich. The Gallant Lieutenant, at consider-
able length, during which he was listened to with great at-
tention, proceeded to show the vast benefits which the
country would derive from the construction of the line from
Bristol, Bath, and Poole, particularly from its internal ad-
vantages, by which he demonstrated that it was available for
the purposes of creating a direct communication between the
North Sea and the British Channel.
Several other gentlemen having shortly addressed the
meeting,
Mr. CONCANEN explained the necessary steps to be taken
by him and the engineer, which having been unanimously
agreed to, -
A vote of thanks to the Chairman was passed, and the
meeting adjourned.

He looked exceedingly well, and was overcome by the enthu-
siasm ; never has he acted so well as he acted laSt evening.
He was admirably supported by M,s. Ternan, Cooper,
Uiss E. Stanley, and Granby, and was throughout greeted
with such enthusiastic demonstrations of welcome as must
have made. him feel that he was indeed at home.

Mr. John Day's The Hero
Lord G. Bentinck's b c Terrier
Mr. Payne's f Repeal
The following were not placed :—Lord Exeter's c by
Beiram, out of Agnes (Mann) ; Mr. Hook's Buttress (S.
Howlett) ; Lord Chesterfield's Snake (F. Butler); Duke of
Bedford's Black Cat (H. Bell); and Mr. S. Herbert's c by
Venison, out of Pet (Sly). Betting-5 to 2 agst Buttress, 4
to 1 agst the Hero, 5 to 1 agst Repeal, and 5 to 1 agst Black
Cat—Terrier (leading), Repeal, and the Pet colt ran to-
gether in front to the cords, wehre the Pet colt declined, and
his companions were joined by the Hero. This trio made a
very pretty finish, The Hero winning by half a length, and
the•other two making a dead heat for second, and the Pet
colt a bad fourth.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for two yrs old, 6st 71b ; three
Bst 41b ; four, Bst 1 21b ; five and upwards, 9st 21b. The
winner to be sold for 200 sow. if demanded, &c. T.Y.C.
Lord Exeter's fby Beiram, out of Manto, 4 yrs (Mann) 1
Lord Orford's bl b, by Clearwell, out of Fidelity, 2 yrs ... 2
Sir J. Hawley's Alamode 4 yrs ... 3
Lord Albemarle's Nell Cook, 2 yrs 4
Lord George Bentmck's Nereus, 3 yrs ...
Mr. W. Etwall's Spanish Ox, 5 yrs
Betting-2 to 1 agst Alamode; 3to 1 agst Nereus, 6to 1
agst Nell Cook.
The Clearwell colt and Nell Cook made the running to
the cords, where the latter gave way to the Manto filly,
who took the lead half way up, and won cleverly by a length,
about the same distance separating the second and third.
Nell Cook tolerably well up, the others nowhere.
Match, 200, h. ft, Ab. M.—Duke of. Bedford's Mi-
natour, Bst 101 b (H. Bell), beat Mr. Gully's St. Lawrence,
9st bib (S. Day). Betting stol on Minatour, who won by
half a length. .
Post Match, 300, R.M., one to the post.—Duke of Bed-
ford's c Prologue 5 st 71b (H. Belt), beat Lord Glasgow's f by
Bay Middleton, out of Impertinence, 7st 121 b (Nat).
Betting-4 to lon Prologue, who won by three lengths.
Fifty Pounds, for three-years-old, 7st 71b ; four, Bst 71b ; five,
six, and aged, Bst 121 b. A. F.
Mr. Cooper's Event, 3 yrs (Crouch) 1
Lord Verulam's Maynooth, 3 yrs "
Mr. Death's Misdeal, 6 yrs

Lord Chesterfield's Stitch, 3 yrs 4
Lord G. Bentinck's Longitude, 3 yrs
Mr. Way's b g Sir Harry, 3 yrs (h b)...
Mr. Francis's Alexanderina, 3 yrs
Betting-7 to 4 agst Misdeal,4 to l'agst Event, 4to 1 agst
Longitude, sto 1 agst Stitch, 8 to 1 agst Maynooth. Lon-
gitude made play at a good pace, followed by Maynooth for
the first mile; Maynooth then jiiined the mare, ran with her
to the cords, and defeated her. Event, who had been laying
up, now went in front, had a decided lead half way up, and
won rather easily by a length.
Match, 500, last mile of B.C.—Mr. Clifton's Nottingham,
12st 81bs (Capt. R. Peel), beat Capt. Campbell's Crcesus,
lOst
Betting-2 to lon Crcesus, who made all the running to
the stand, where Nottingham went up, laid with him a few
strides, left him, and won cleverly by a length. Mr. Clifton
wins a very large sum in bets.
Post Match, 500, h ft, Bst 71b each. A.F. One to the
post—Lori Chesterfield receives 150 toys forfeit from Lerd
Exeter.
Match, 100, h ft, Bst 21b each. T.Y.C.—Lord Stradbroke's
Idas receives from Captain Daintree's c by Liverpool, out of
Negus, Portsoken's dam.
Match. 500, h ft. A.F.—Mr. Greville's Alarm, Bst 91b,
receives from Mr. Gully's Old England, Bst 41b,
Match, 200, h ft, Bst 71b each. T.Y.C.—Duke of Bedford's
Black Cat receives from Lord Exeter's f (dead) by Beiram,
out of Marinella.

KENDAL AND WINDERBIERE.—(From a Correspondent.)
—A plan has been suggested, and is likely to be carried into
operation, which will procure to Kendal the advantage of a
railway station in close proximity with the.town. It is in-
tended by means of a very short branch, which will diverge
in two forks on each side of the locality in Longpool,
originally meant to be the site of the station, to carry the
line across the river, and parallel with Saud's Close, to a spot
between the properties of Mr. John Gaudy, in Strickland-
gate, and Mr. John Wilsons, in Sand's Close. A very short
street will then be all that will be necessary to open a close
and convenient approach to Strickland-gate from the station.
The forks will converge in Beeson Field; and the expense of
the undertaking is believed to be moderate, certainly much
less than the manifest advantage to the town would justify.
The plan of approaching a town by lines uniting a short
distance is sueces, fully employed in Derby and other towns,
and will furnish great convenience for the entrance and exit
of trains in either direction of the line into which the forks
run. The company and the town, we understand, are in-
debted for this suggestion to Mr. 'C. Nicholson, and the en-
gineer has given his full approval to the plan. We under-
stand also that the scheme of uniting the corporation
wharfs with the Kendal and Windermere line, by means of a
branch on an inclined plane from the Organist Close,
which originated- with the same gentleman, is likely to be
carried into operation, and by this means the property in
question will be saved from great deterioration, if not from
ruin.
LONDON AND HOLYHEAD DIRECT.—This line is to form a
direct communication between London, Birmingham, the ma-
nufacturing districts, and Ireland, commencing by a junction
with the proposed Buckinghamshire Railway at Banbury,
and proceeding, by way of Kincton, Stratford, and Broms-
grove, to Kidderminster; from Kidderminster passing near
Bridgenorth, Maddeley, and Broseley, to Shrewsbury. At the
latter place it is to form a junction with the Shewsbury, Os-
westry, and Chester Railway, passing along the vale of Llan-
gollen to Llangollen, taking the old Holyhead road, pa-sing
near Corwen, Capel Cerig, and Llanberris, uniting with the
North Wales line a short distance below Bangor. A pledge
is given by the directors, amongst whom are some of the most
opulent and powerful of names, that, should the atmospheric
principle succeed, such shall be adopted. The peculiar fea-
ture of this line appears to be the salutary one of keeping the
high roads wherever it is practicable• and thus accomodating
the population of the country in the best possible manner;
and, in conjunction with other projected lines, fiirm
dS ing a di-
rect communication with Liverpool, Gloucester, an outh-
ampton, and with London and Dublin.
On Thursday, a meeting was held at Radstock, when reso-
out a branch
lutios were ased or the pupose olcarryieg
fromn the Wilts andf Somerset line, at Radstock, to join the
Great Western Railway at TWerton.
PLYMOUTH- AND NORTH CoRNWALL.--A. new scheme was
promulgated on Friday, under the above title. The course
of this railway is as follows :—The principal terminus is to
be at Sutton Pool, the centre of the established trade, for the
deepening and improvement of which a new company, with
100,000/. capital, is in process of formation. The line will
cross the Tamar at or near Saltash, and proceed by Callington
to the vicinity of Launceston, whence it will extend by
Camelford to the Delabole quarries, and there form a coin •
munication with the Delabole and Rock Railway, for the for-
mation of which an Act of Parliament, containing ample
power to construct clocks and otherwise improve the harbour •
of Padstow, has been already obtained. Short branches will
connect the line with Devonport, Linkinhorne, and Launces-
ton. The capital is 900,000/., in shares of 251 each, and the
engineer, we believe, is Mr„ George Rennie.
MANCHESTER AND SOIJTHAMpToN.—ANDOvER, FRIDAY.
—A meeting of the Shareholders in the Andover Canal
Company was held at the White Hart Inn, Andover, on
Tuesday morning, to decide whether the offer made by the
above named Railway Company should be accepted. The
offer is as follows :—The Railway Company to give the
Canal Company 30,000/. for the canal ; 10,0001. on signing
the agreement, and the 20,000/. on the railway Bill receiving
the sanction of Parliament. The 10,0001. deposited to be
forfeited to the Canal Company in the event of the railway
Bill not passing. It was unanimously agreed to by the
Canal Company present.
BIRMINHGAM
LlNEs.—About forty lines immediately eon-
nected with Birmingham and the district are already
projected, the estimated capital • for the constructi •
on of
which is upwards of 30,000,0001. sterling, and there are, we
believe, applications for fifty times the number of shares
which the projectors have for allotment ! Birmingham has
thus been made a great centre, from which lines radiate in
every direction ; and this might have been expected from
its geographical position, andthe great trunk lines by which
it was early brought into. direct communication with the
northern and southern distncts of England. If the natural
features of the country be thus threatened with change, our
town promises to be no less revolutionised. Two magnificent
central stations have been determined upon. One to accornmo •
date the London and Birmingham and the Stour Valley
traffic, the second for the Grand Junction and the Birming-
ham and Oxford lines. Another consequence of railway
progress, and a most grwitifhptnhgeofnoe,unids
oene.ssttaobnleishwmasentaiodf
tockweek.
has long been the principal market
a Snge,
last Exchßair mi ngham
in the kingdom for the sale of canal shares, and it now takes
high rank as a mart for railway transactions also. These
are a few of the effects of this great commercial movement,
but amongst a population engaged in manufactures such as
those in this neighbourhood, the immediate and indirect ad-
vantages resulting from it are incalculable, as they are nume-
rous and diversified.—Bientingham Journal.
SWINDON.—This place would stein to be the " disputed
railway territory," from the number of schemes now before
the public proposing to have connexien with the Great
Western Railway, or to pass over with independent lines.
The following list will show most of the schemes which
are projected : Manchester and Southampton Railway
direct (Walkin.shaws line% capital 1,500,000/. ; Manchester,
Southampton, and Poole (Lacy'a line), 1,600,000/. ; South-
ampton Manchester, and Oxford Junction (Parson's line),
capital '900,0001. ' • Oxford, Southampton, and Portsmouth,
via Didcot, with branch (Bethell's line), 500,0001' ; South
and Midlands Junction, capital 1,280,000/. ,• West Mid-
land, Manchester, told Semthampton, and Swindon and Bir-
mingham Junction,. 1,200,0001.; Cheltenham, Oxford, and
Brighton Junction, 1,000,000/. ; Brighton and Cheltenham
Direct, 1,000,000/. ; Salisbury and. Swindon Extension of
the Wilts,. Somerse t. and Southampton Junction, 700,0001.;
Rugby, Swindon, Weymouth Direct Junction, 1,800,000/. ;
Southampton and G Test Western Junction. Troops of engi-
neers and surveyors an traversing the country in the neigh •
bourhood of Swindc n in all directions; and upon almost every
eminence may be seen some eminent surveyor spying out
points end taki, • tights, Whilst the fields an- appear
auce, from therm imber of flagstaffs, asir ssteeple-chase on a
grand scale v las about to be run. A rauway communication
from. Swindcio to shlisbnal and Devizes is very Dweh needed,
and any lb* affad dinfot 11144115 oT dOmmuniett-
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CESAREWITCH STAKES.
4 to 1 agst Mr. Watts's The Baron—taken
9 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Boarding-school Miss
10 to 1 agst Mr. Skerratt's Intrepid
12 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Jenny Wren
16 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Clumsy
18 to 1 agst Mr. Clifton's Paint Brush—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's Remorse
50 to 1 egst Colonel Peel's I-am-not-aware
25 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's General Pollock—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. Wigram's Kesheng
30 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Jet
30 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Laird o'Cockpen.
CAMBRIDGF.SHItt E STAKES.
_4 to 1 agst Mr. Watts's The Baron, and 5 to 2 agst him
.o 3001., to be no bet unless he wins the Cesarewitch.
The above quotations are made up to twelve o'clock.

THIS DAY).
MARKET, FRIDAY XIGHT.
THE CESAIIEW ITCH.

DREADFUL CONFLAGRATION AT

INVERNESS.

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The town bells were rung, dispatches were sent for tie fire-
engines and wctermen, and for Dr. Nicol and other l arties
whose premises were endangered. There is some doubt as
to the exact locality where the fire occurred ; it appears, how-
ever, to have originated either in the pantry of Mr. George
Mackay, the proprietor, or in that of his tenant, Mr. Mackay,
tailor, as, on the latter descending to the street he saw the
roof burnt through over the pantries, but nowhere else. The
inmates of the extensive pile of buildings, on being made
aware of their perilous condition, made a hasty retreat,
many escaping merely in their night-dresses, or some
garment thrown hastily about them. Mr. Forrest, snail-
diiver, who lodged in . Mr. Urquhart's premises, in
order to discover where the tire was, opened a dotr in the
gable that separated that building from Hamilton-place,
which, unfortunately, gave vent in that direction to a body
of smoke, which was so powerful as to drive him and his-wife
and children from their • bed-rooms, without being able to
secure their clothes or even his watch. Mr. Mackay, tailor,
was in Hie manner driven away, without being able. to
•secure his cash-box, containing 171. Mrs. Mackay, a lady
occupying apartments in the eastern side of Hamilton-place,
did not even save her gold watch, which was under her
pillow, being forced with her daughter, Mrs. Macleod, to
quit her bed-room with the greatest precipitation. S!iortly
atter the alarm of fire was given, numerous parties assembled
to render assistance; a demand for pails and buckets was
made, which was not only complied with, but several servant
girls and females turned out many of them merely in their
lower clothes and bed-gowns, and for hours worked with
such untiring energy, in carrying water to supply the engines,
as to have elicited the admiration of all who were present.
The novost Dr. Nicol, Bailie Fraser, and other members
of the Town Council, and leading inhabitants were indefatiga,
ble in their efforts to extinguish the flames; unfortunately,
however, the bore of the engine was in bad repair, indeed
so much so, that we have seen the people press their hands
upon the holes to prevent the escape of the water, and the
want of experience and firemen having authority to com-
mand, was too manifest
At six o'clock the fire raged with terrific fury—the upper
parts of Mr. Mackay and Mr. Urquhart's properties present-
ing one vast furnace of flame, with every appearance of the
destructive element sweeping everything away between
High-street and the Wesleyan Chapel. Great fears were
entertained of the new building at the eastern terminus of
High-street taking fire, and spreading the conflagration to
the eastward, which must have been the case, had not the
slight wind continued at S.W.
About half-past sever), the inefficiency of the engines were
such that the exertions of the people were paralysed, and
it became necessary to send the hose to the saddler for
repair, and procure additional ones from the gas works.
During three-quarters of an hour consumed in the repair
adverted to, and there being every prospect of the fire
making a clean sweep, having reached the house occupied
by Dr, Nicol as consulting chambers, it became necessary to
save the goods belonging to Mrs. Hunter and to Bailie For-
syth, by their instant removal. In order to arrest the flames.
a door in the gable between Dr. Nicol's and Mrs. Hunter's
was built up with wet turf. About nine o'clock the engine-
hose being in a more efficient state, a volume of water was
poured on Dr. Nicol's house, which arrested the progress 01
the flames to the northward, all, however, to the southward
being burned to the ground.
By this calamity about thirteen families, amounting to 62
individuals, have been burned out. We understand Mr. Mac-
kay was insured to the extent of 1,000/. on his building, and
Mr. Urquhart 3501. on his, both in the Scottish Union. Mrs.
T. Fraser, Mrs. Hunter, and Mr. Forsyth are also insured,
but many are uninsured and have lost their all.—Ross-shire
Advertiser.

Among the numerous lines of railway that have
been Fprojected, the Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton ap-
pears now to be duly appreciated Its sterling utility, com-
pleting the entire line of communication between Southampton
and the west of England, by the mere construction of twenty-
one miles of railway through an easy country, thus joining
the Great Western arid its tributaries, and connecting the
English with the Bristol Channels, recommends it most
forcibly. As a permanent investment, the NVilts, Somerset,
and Southampton line offers advantages not exceeded by any
project of the day.—Railway Paper.
We understand that Sir Robert Peel has made a
valuable addition to his collection of portraits for his new
gallery at Drayton Manor, by a full-length portrait of Earl
De Grey and a half-length of Professor Liebig.
The Right Hon. John W. Croker returned to town
at the close of last week frorr visiting Sir Robert and Lady
Peel at Drayton Manor, Staflbrdshire.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston are now in
Wales, having arrived en route at Holyhead, from Dublin, on
Friday last. The Nobie Viscount and Viscountess ate ex-
pected in town to-morrow, and shortly go to Broadlands, near
Romsey, where a large party is to assemble. It. is understood
that his Lordship has taken Baroness de Clifford's mansion
on Carlton-house- terrace for the ensuing season, as his term
of occupation for the Earl of Caledon's residence has expired.
The Marquis of Anglesey, on the receipt of the
melancholy intelligence of the demise of Lady Agnes Byng,
was deeply affected, and instantly left Bath fiir Beaudesert,
his seat in Staffordshire, accompanied by Lord Clarence Paget.
Lady Agnes's death was very sudden, and we regret to say
attended by distressing circumstances, as her ladyship was
in the hourly expectation of her confinement
Earl and Countess De Grey are prolonging their
residence in this city, and all thought of going abroad this
winter has been abandoned. The Noble Earl has derived so
much benefit by his sojourn here, that it is said he has not
enjoyed such excellent health for the last two years.—Bath
Journal.
MELANCHOLY AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—FOUR LIVES
LosT.—On Monday, at noon, two of the pilchard driving
boats, in the roadstead having got foul of each other, and
a strong breeze blowing at the time, four men took a boat
which belonged to James Hill, the pilot, to go off to prevent
any other damage, iu which they succeeded. When Hill
came to the beach. and found his boat had been taken with-
out his leave, he with his brother got into another boat with
four other men, which was also going off to the driving boats,
to take away his boat from them. When he came near them,
he insisted on their bringing his boat alongside of the boat
he was in ; which they did at his request, when all four got
into the boat with the other four men, and Hill and his
brother left. them, Hill wishing the boat might capsize before
she reached the shore. And we regret to say that she did
capsize just as she reached the breakers, being overladen
with eight men. Four men were lost, and with great diffi-
culty the other four were saved. The names of the four
men lost are James Pengelly, left a widow, but no children ;
David Liddey, John Simons, a widow and five children ;
Richard Pengelly, a widow and two children.- A subscrip-
tion has been entered into for the unfortunate widows and
children.—Falmouth Packet.l
JURY COURT TAIN.—SUPERSTITION.—A singular
and interesting trial took place at Tain on Monday last,
showing that superstition is not yet wholly dispelled :
William Grant, a fisherman at Portmahomack, conceiving
that the wife of Walter Munro, fisherman there, pos-
sessed the power of witchcraft, and that her supernatural in-
fluence was directed against himself, went into her husband's
house on the 3 1 of August last, and with his pocket knife
deliberately inflicted a deep gash on her forehead. The pri-
soner admitted the assault, but stated that he considered
himself justified on account of the provocation he had re-
ceived. The prosecutor refused to accept such a plea, and the
case went to trial, when the jury found Grant guilty, and he
was sentenced to three months' imprisonment in Dingwall
gaol. The declaration made before the sheriff by the prisoner
was a very curious and original statement. He attributed
the loss of his new nets and the want of success in the
herring fishing, to the woman's " dark dealings in sorcery,"
and the rest of the crew were not willing to go out with him
while he was under the curse of the witch ! In consequence
of this, he took the opportunity, on the night in question,
to cut her " above the breath," believing that with the first
drop of blood brought out by such a process the devil would
come out along with it, and that the woman would be deprived
of the power of harming him ! It would seem that a super-
stitious notion of this sort is prevalent among the Highland
people ; but the " cut" is generally made by a pin or needle.
In the absence of these, the priSoner used his knife, by which
there was an effusion of blood for several hours, until the
doctor arrived from Wu, and also confinement to bed for
five weeks. The Sheriff' addressed the prisoner at consider-
able length, in which he dwelt on the recklessness of his con-
duct in assaulting an old woman who was unable to defend
herself; and also exposing the groundless superstition which
prompted him to such an act of cruelty. It is to be hoped
that the punishment of Grant will have a salutary effect on
the fishermen and villagers, of whom, it is said, a great pro-
portion entertain the same superstitious belief in witchcraft.—
Ross-shire Advertiser.
FOOT- RAC E.—Yesterday, Martin, of London, and
Berry, of Lambeth, decided their match near the King's
Arms Inn, at Acton-bottom. Martin has but recently
tene-
teted the list of pedestrians, and Berry has been undetre
tt&ien of the Regent-street Pet, and was the_f,tltvbinuriptteie,
n
betting at sto 4. Martin led the way ata
Berry close yards_ they
dities of each were fairly
equi-
distant froze the goal, and the
tcoaopkab place between them, and
slwereg
ate struggle
deusppct; him. At eighty,
which resulted
in together. A claim wcs
respective men, and an appeal
made liy the frienes of
d -ided the race to be a "dead
was made to the referee, who
the disappointment oi thebetting fraternity,
heat," much to
were speculated. The contest will be
'a
in the men coming
by whom large sums
decided on a future day.
THE LATE GENERAL FRANCIS' SLATER REBOW.—
This venerable general officer (formerly of the Ist Life
Guards), expired on Tuesday last, at his seat in Essex, in
h►s 76th year. The deceased General had seen much service
iu the army, having assisted at the reduction of Martinique,
St. Lucia, and Guattaloupe, in 1794, and at she taking at the
last-mentioned town he was severely wounded in both legs.
In 1812 he took Tart in the campaign under the Duke of
Wellington, in the Peninsula.
FALL OP A RETAINING WALL OP THE EDIN-
.

BURGH AND GRANTON RAILWAY.—On Thursday morning
last, about a hundred and fifty feet of the bulwark or retain-
ing wall of the Edinburgh and Granton Railway, opposite the.
Wardie, fell into the sea. It appears that, in conseqrtnec,e
in
cl (Ailing
an intervening space between the bulwarkt
laenet
the late heavy rains, a quantity of water bad accumulated 1 i
on the
against it
one side of the wall, and the sea beating viola
embankment, and that this filtering through
d i arta cart ied it
on the other, had loosened the
f°un lati-ped in repairing the
away. Workmen are again busily emp o} intivarathj
damage.—Edinburgh Witn!ss•
as yesterday liberally
COD FISII.—Our city
supplied with cod h
I's
fromfronfiftv to sixty pounds each, and
They were of a
large size, weigllnT liindleylatrect,
were offered for sale in t.hreepence to four-
pence per pound.
f urhours, and were perfectly fresh.—
Adelaide in tweti*- o
. South Australian Register.
They wertehvvehr3oft:giTlaiatt) from the river to
THEEARL OF LINCOLN AN INFORMER.—Lord Lin-
-Ihere on a tour of inspection of the river, docks, &c.
cOoniiTtiis esday morning, in his perambulation with Lieutenant
Evans, he inquired what became of the dredging of the docks,
w etched
otileboats
out
and was informed that the refuse was put ;nto boats, and
then carried out to sea. On visiting the Egerton dock they
a t
witnessedwork.
thell is
sailing Lordship
of the anxiously
ittethitd• ntihoevednriag
eltse,s
dock, and then, to his surprise, found the beats emptied their
contents into the river instead of the sea. 'Without less of
time he wended his way to the Dock-office, and signed an At • •
Formation himself against Lord Francis Egerton,for infringing
the rules of the Dock Trust.—Lieerpool Chronicle.
A numerous body of highly influential gentlemen
have come forward in support of the fine arts in the midland
counties; and undertaken the management of the 3.037a1 Bir-
mingham Art Union.—Birmingharo Gazette.
DURAtION OF THE PRESENT .PARLIAMENT.—The
existing House of Commons may continue in being till the
autumn of 1847, and from actual appearance there is ..no
NBRSOR to epclude that it will b'e dissolved much bctte that
time,