The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-07 00:00:00

No. 15,445.

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111 ARC i 7, 1842,

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Legal, Banking, and. Post...office references, that are in daily:re-
qui3ition ; and while it is of the most ample dimensions (ex-
tending over 1,500 pages) is accurate in the minutest particu-
lars. No public office or mercantile house should, in fact be
without it.

SUNDAY- RAILWAY TRAINS.
PROOEEDINGS OF' THE SABBATARIANS.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2.—Dr. Candlish, on Wednes-
' day, at the meeting of the Commission of the General
Assembly, Edinburgh, recounted verbally the proceed-
ings of his party with regard to Sunday travelling, and
stated, that he thought the Commission ought to re-ap-
point the Committee, and authorize them to report to next
General Assembly, and that the Assembly in return should
instruct them to
.prepare and issue a pastoral address
to the 'People of Scotland, warning them against Sabbath
desecration ; and that the Committee should bear their
testimony of approbation to the shareholders of those
other railways who had refused to run trains on the
Sunday, viz. the Dundee and Arbroath Railway, the
• Glasgow and Ayr Railway, and the Glasgow and
GreenOck Rail Way. Dr. Candlish added, that for the
means of stopping this Sabbath desecration, he httd no
hesitation in expressing his approval of Combining toge-
ther the friends of the Sabbath to abstain totally from
the use of the railway on other days of the week, as well
as on Sunday (!) Dr. Candlish attempted to refute the
idea that -by combining together to give a preference to
those modes of conveyance which do not desecrate the
Lord's day, we are inflicting a pecuniary penalty on the
Proprietors of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway for
the offence of Sabbath desecration; and that, while it may
ba competent for the Civil Magistrates to punish in their
•way;it.is not coinp4ent-.for..prtvate . individuals to do it.
Dr: Candlish added, "I sa'wit stated in a newspltpei a few
days ago that we were liable to a prosecution under the
Act for preventing combinations of workmen to raise
their wages.—(Great laughter.) lam perfectly willing,
for my own part to run the risk of prosecution in de-
fence of this or any other part of God's law; but if we
arc liable to prosecution, under the Act referred to, for
combining together to discountenance Sabbath desecra-
tion, I can only say that the combination laws are ten
thousand times more oppressive than in their worst shape
I ever thought them.—(Hear, hear.)
A memorial on the subject of Sabbath Observance, t
from the Edinburgh Committee of Bankers, Merchants.
Scc.. was then read.

Sun, November 25, 1841.
We have great pleasure in noticing this useful work, of which
we have received an early copy. It exceeds the size of the
Directory of last year, and probably is the most complete and
correct town-guide yet published. The following outline of
the contents will enable the reader to form some idea of the
vast undertaking. It contains an Official Directory, w ith the
names alphabetically arranged, of all civil officers under Go-
vernment, in the Bank of England, East India House, and all
other public establishments. A Street Directory, which in-
cludes gentry as well as traders; and subjoined to this, are two
others, giving the names at full length, of sixty thousand per.
sons engaged in commerce, and lists of two thousand trades
established in the metropolis, with the tradesmen attached to
each, and the subdivisions of every trade accurately defined.
There are separate Directories also for the Court; the Par-
hamen, with the most recent addressei of the Members of,
both Houses; the Law, with a' list of all officers from the'
Lord Chancellor down to the usher of the most inferior Court :
and the City of London, with the names and addresses of all
City Officers, Companies, &c. The Court Directory includes,
the names of twenty-five thousand persons not engaged in
trade, and takes a wider range than any other work of the
kind. The information respecting the Post-office will be
found eminently thful to persons of every description ; and
among ether additions made to it for this year is one of great
importance, showing the time at which a 1. Um- from London
should be delivered at any place in England or Wales, and
ti e time at which the letter-box for London closes in each
place. The facilities afforded by the Postmaster-General give
the compilers advantages which could not otherwise be obtained
The information is furni.hed from the Post-office grani4ously,
it is of the latest possible date, and has been all collected or
confirmed within the last two months. We have had little
time yet to test its accuracy, but have no doubt that it fully
maintains, in that respect, the high character of that published
fur the year 1841 The work is beautifully printed, sold at a
moderate price, and will be !ound of great service to persons in
every rank of life.

114-R. HENRY RUSSELL (from AMERICA).
HANOVER-8Q UA RE ROOMS.
Programmes, Single Tickets (55.), and Family Tickets
(10s. 6d. each, to admit three), may now he had at CRAMER
and CO.'S, 201, Regent-street, and the Principal Music Ware-
houses, for Mr. H. RUSSELL'S VOCAL ENTERTAIN-
MENT on TUESDAY EVENING NEXT, March 8, and
FRIDAY MORNING, March 11; on which occasion he will
sing his Dramatic Scenas and Characteristic Ballads, including
THE MANIAC and THE SHIP ON-FIRE.

THE LATE WILLIAM COBBETT, M.P.
JL The ANNIVERSARY 'of the BIRTH .of THIS
CELEBRATED MAN, will be commemorated by a PUBLIC
DINNER, on WEDNESDAY, the. 9th instant, at the Crown
and Anchor Tavern, .Strand. ' - •

JOHN FIELDEN, Esq., M.P., in the Chair.
Dinner on the table at Six &Clock precisely.'
Tickets 5s , to be had at the Tavern, or at Messrs. SWAIN
and Co.'s, 9t, Fleet-street.

DR. EPPS, M.D., will deliver a Course of
SEVEN LECTURES on HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY,
or the Structure and Functions of the Body, illustrated by a
Skeleton, Preparations, and Drawings. To commence on
TUESDAY (To-morrow) EVENING, March 8, at Half-past
Eight o'Clock, at the SOCIAL and LITERARY INSTI-
TUTION, 23, John-street, Tottenham-court-road.

Admission to the Hall, 3d. ; Gallery, 6d. Tickets for the
Course—Members, Is. ; Non-Members, to the Hall, Is. 6d ;
Reserved Seats, 3s.

MR. HENRY RUSSELL'S VOCAL MUSIC.
DRAMATIC and DESCRIPTIVE SCENAS and
C INTATAS, also Illustrative Songs rid Characteristic Pal-
lads, by Mr. HENRY RUSSELL (from America), are now
being published by Cramer and Co., 201, Regent-street.

Weekly Dispatch, Nov. 28, 1841.
We have been favoured with a sight of this elaborate work;
and we must pronounce it vastly superior to the previous vol-
umes. The contents are admirably arranged. There is a
distinct alphabetical lit of the names, in number, of all civil
officers under Government, in the Bank of England, East India
House, and all other puhlic establishments; an alphabetical list
of streets in the metropolis and its vicinity, with- the inhabit-
ants according to their numerical order in each street; the only
Street Directory yet published which includes gentry as well as
traders. There is also a list of all officers, from the Lord Chan-
cellor down to the Usher of the most inferior Court • Police
Courts, with their officers and jurisdictions; alphabetical lists of
Queen's Serjeants, Queen's Counsel, Serjeants at law, Benchers,
Ba ri•ters, Special Pleaders, Conveyancers, Proctors, Attorneys,
Notaries, &c. Tne names of all persons in the metropolis and
its immediate vicinity not engaged in trade, are given with the
most accurate lists yet published of the New Parliament, and
the most recent Addresses of the Members of both Houses.
There are, besides, the name and addresses of City Officers and
Common Councilmen; City Companies and their clerks; lists
of sworn brokers ; Lieutenancy of the City, &c A list is
given of all the principal places in England, Ireland, and Scot-
and distinguishing those which grant and pay money-orders,
land, referring to the money-order office nearest to those which
do not ; and an alphabetical list of the streets of London, with a
reference from each to the nearest receiving-house whichgrants
and pays money-orders. This will afford the opportudity in
all cases, in town and country, of applying to the nearest office
for a money-order, and of obtaining it upon the office moat
contiguous to the residence of the party in whose favour
it is drawn. Another important introduction this year
shows the time at which a letter from London should
be delivered at:any place in England or Wales, and the
time at which the letter-box for London closes in each place ;
thus affording the opportunity of calculating in all cases
the "return of post.' independent of all this information,
we have copious accounts of all conveyances by railways,
stage-coaches, waggons, carts, vans, vessels, barges and Loats ;
with complae accounts of all the bankers, joint-stock-banks,
and banking establishments of the United Kingdom ; the
names of the Directors and officers of the various Assurance
Companies, with the rates of Assurance, &c ,are also furnished
in ample detail. One great feature in this work is, that it
directs an individual to the position of any number in the
street, by noting the intersection of churches, courts, streets,
lanes, alleys, &c., between one house and another. It often
happens that a person may forget the name of the tradesman
he wants, although he knows the street. The Street Directory
in this book helps him out of this difficulty by giving the
names of the inhabitants of each house of No. 1 upwards.
Sund y Times, December 5, 1841.
This useful work is just published ; it is, in short, a Com-
mercial,Trades Law, Court, Parliamentary,City, Postage,Con-
ve) ante, Banking, and ,an Official Directory. It contains an
almanack, list of stamp duties, Post-office rules, and, in fact,
a body of intelligence too great for detail. Respecting the
accuracy of-such a work, it is, of course, impossible to speak;
the most inveterate ltlagliabechi that ever gulped quartos, or
bolted folios, would scarcely undertake the perusal of a Direc-
tory. It is not saying too much to declare that the Post-office
Directory is a work unexampled even in this country. Toap-
proximate closely, to the communication of the names, resi-
dences; and trades of the inhabitants of London,a task from
which a literary Hercules might flinch.
Railway Magazine, December 4, 1841.
Judging from the great superiority of the last edition of this
work over its competitors, we did not anticipate the improve-
ments which have been effected in the present, which not only
place this Directory at the head of the list, but must drive:the
others out of the field. An entirely new division has been
introduced, viz.,' the " Official Directory," which furnishes
the full names and positions of all persons holding public
situations under Government, the East India Company, the
Bank, &c. The scope of that important branch, the " Street
Directory," has been very considerably extended ; and thou-
sands are now included, who reside without the narrow limits

B• TILLY Honorary Secretary.

116/INAS GERAES-'3lllll 41Z--- G CO Mk . PNY
- Notice is hereby' given, that the Directors- of this Coni-
pany have made a CALL of Two Pounds per Sha-e oil the
Shares of this Compiny, and that the same is to be paid on or
before the 12th day of April next, to Messrs. Barclay, Bevan,
Tritton, and Co., for account of the Directors. The Banker's
receipt is to be brought to this office, with the certificates of the
Shares, to have the payment endorsed thereon.
GEO. D. KEOGH, Sec.
8, Tornkiason-yard, 4th March, 1842.

CONTRACT FOR SUPPLIES FOR CONVICTS ON
BOARD HULKS.
SUCH Persons as are desirous of Tendering for the
Supply of Bread, Meat, Ben', Oatmeal, Cheese, Salt,
Coals, Candles, Oil, and Soap, Clothino.., and Bedding, for
the use of Convicts on board the Hulks at Portsmouth, Devon-
port, Chatham. Woolwich, and Deptford may obtain forms of
Tender by application on board either of the Hulks, or to the
Superintendent of Convicts, at No. 15, Lambeth-terrace, Sur-
rey, where samples may be inspected.
Tenders (on Printed forms only), duly signed by the Parties
and the Persons offering to become their Securities, to be de-
livered sealed up and addressed- to. the Superintendent, marked
" Tender to supply Stares for Convicts," on or before Twelve
o'Clock on Thursday, the 17th day of March, 1842.

ONE SOVEREIGN REW.ARD—LOST, at
Hyde-park Corner, on SATURDAY. February 26,
between 4 and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, a GOLD CHAIN
BRACELET with
.4.OCKET, on which was the following
inscription :—" Rose to Ada, Nov. 2,1839." Any one bring-
ing the same to Mr. Bywater, Jeweller, 99, Piccadilly, shall
receive the above reward.

beyond which our books of reference have not before passed :
here we have a register of all, whether dwelling in Barns-
bury Park, Blisinghall-street, or Beigrave-square, in King's-
road, Che'sea, or in Kingsland; and one of the great advan-
tages peculiar to this publication is, that all inhabittnts are
inserted in their numerical order. We know of no other

street list in which either all the gentry, or all the mer-
chants, traders, and tradesmen, are not —incredible as the
fact may appear—entirely omitted. We may mention that it
gives the names of the Directors of most of the Railway and
Insurance Companies, and a complete List of Officers of Joint-
Stock Companies. The " Parliamentary Directory" is co-
pious ; in it the offices held by every Peer and Commoner are
accurately detailed, even to the recent appointment of Lord
Ellenborough at Governor. General of India, and of his suc-
cessor at the India Board, Lord Fitegerald. The "Postage
Directory" furnishes much original and highly valuable in-
formation in reference to Money Orders, and to the precise
time of the deliveries of letters throughout the country. A
volume so valuable as this will be generally appreciated. It
does honour to the establishment which can put forth so vast
an amount of authentic information of character so diversified,
and it reflects credit on those who have so arranged it that the
work is eqnally a model of compilation and of typography. We
cannot but think that a title more appropriate than merely
"Post-office London Directory" migh. be chosen. The work
surely merits a name that would convey a definite idea of in-
formatiqn so vast and varied, uniting as it does, in one volume,
Directory, Court Guide, and Court Kalendar, and superseding
the whole class of similar publications.
Globe, December 1, 1841.
This useful " Annual " comprises, among other information,
an Official Street, Commercial, Trades, Law Court, Parlia-
mentary, City, Postage, Conveyacce, and Banking Directories.
It is only necessary to announce the publication itself, and to
add that, arranged as it has been with care and attention,
aided by sources of official information peculiar to itself, it may
be taken as a safe guide in the various matters upon which it
professes to enlighten the public.
Britannia, November 27, 1841.
The old proverb says it is good to let well alone ; but we
see no possible reason why well should be left to stand still, se
long as better is clearly attainable; and such appears to be the
opinion of the enter prising proprietors of the " Post-office Lon-
don Directory." The present edition is superior in many re-
spects, to any of its predecessors. On its first appearance, it
was a neat and correct pocket volume—nothing more; but
it has gone on improving and augmenting from year to
yerr, till, by the mere force of its manifest superiority,
it has fairly beaten every competitor out of the field, and
become, from the variety, copiousness, and accuracy of
its information, an indispensable requisite to every count-
wlogl-lhouse
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like an adequate idea of the contents of a closely-printed
royal octavo volume, running to upwards of 1,500 pages. It
can only be justly described as a series of Directories, each
one complete in itself, and each of peculiar value to every per-
sonan v
ai nrsetfaenr
ecne
cial" or "Court Directory" will at once give the desired in-
eparticulari npehrussuitni ersesq. u i rFe do,rei sto t thhee r'e'siCdoellinertleero-f
in-
formation. If a complete list of all persons engaged in any
one of the various professions or trades exercised in the me-
tropolis is sought, turn to the " Trades' Directory," and you
have, ready to your hand, arranged in alphauetical order,
and with the residence attached, a return of every ac-
countant, apothecary, artist, &c., &c., within the limits of
the bills of mortality. It is the same with every other depart-
ment of the work. We have never seen any volume containing
so much matter, so well divided, and clearly, arranged. The
intimate connexion of the proprietor with the Post-office en-
sured him the most accurate information; and his printers'
extensive printing-office and steam-presses enabled him to issue
his sheets with surprising rapidity; so that every change is
made up almost to the day of publication. The whole book is
worthy of the mighty city it 'anatomise l ; the most correct, as
wel as the most useful, record of its industry, its vastness, and
its intelligence ; and, if we keep in mind the enterprise neces-
sary for the conception of such a work, the immense care re-
quired in its preparation, the enormous capital required to
produce it, and, considering its bulk and variety, the sur-
prisingly low price at which it is issued, we must Pronounce it,
notwithstanding the typographical wonders daily issued from
Pres, the most surprising volume to which the first city in the
world has yet given birth.
John Bull, November 27, 1841.

STAR HOTEL, SOUTHAMPTON.
CHARLES STATES begs fo' inform his
Commercial Friends and the Public that he has jointly,
with Mr. Shepherd, taken the above Hotel; and in soliciting
the support of Commercial Gentlemen wishes to express to
them his desire to afford them that accommodation which,
he trusts, will not fail to ensure their patronge and future
support.

FURNITURE SALE DEPARTMENT.
PANTECHNICON, BELG R.AVE-
SQUA RE. —The largest and best selected Stock of
CABINET and UPHOLSTERY FURNITURE ever exhi-
bited for Sale, is always to be found in this Establishment, the
quality of which is warranted of the best description, and on ry
article plainly marked at •the Manufacturer s lowest price.
Goods carefully packed, and forwarded to any part of the
world. Houses of the first class furnished throughout at a
few days' notice.

DESTRUCTIV.E FIRES.
On• Saturday morning, about six o'clock, a fire, at-
' tended with considerable destruction-of property, broke
out on the premises occupied by Mr. H. Tyer, tailor and
woollen-draper, '•Nos. 33 and 34, Newington-causeway.
It is supposed to have originated in the kitchen, which
was situate in the rear of the front premises, together
with. workshops. Among the first who discovered the
fire was Mr. Tyer's daughter-. .Froth her statement it
appears that she was awoke by being-almost suffocated
by the smoke that filled her apartment, and on going to
the window which overlooks the kitchen and back pre-
mise,,, perceived the flames .raging fearfully in those
buildings. She instantly alarmed her father and the rest
of the family, consisting in the whole of fifteen persons,
five of whom were young children, and they were forced
to escape immediately into the street, without even
saving:their clothes. Mr. Tyer's mother and a female
servant had a most miraculou.!eescape. They, it ap-
pears, slept in bbd-room over;the ;, kitchen, which
was wholly detacke-dfrom the dl4lling, and by the time
the fire was discovered the staircase had caught; thereby
cutting off all escape, and thei.would have inevitably
perished had nut Mr. Tyer,got-zto their assistance and
got them across some
planks placed into the bed-room
window from the dwelling. Within ten minutes after
the flames had reached to the front premises, Nos. 33
and 34, and quickly extended throughout the buildings,
consuming the, different floors With extraordinary ra-
pidity.
The first engines that arrived were from the
forceen quartered
rtehde
oforeman
the
s.
e or f
Surrey
thee i
de whole
fire-establishment station in Southwark-bridge-road,
with a party-of brigademen under_ the command of Mr.
kI d e
Tthheem be
s uhr gtu (
caused them to be directly put into operation. All that
e)
f
remains of. the above premises, which were very exten-
o the of
sive, are the walls, and a portion of the first-Hoot'
flooring. The-whole- of• the furniture, stock, &c., that
were on the premises, is destroyed.. The houseS ad-
jacent, namely, 32 and '35,. the 'former occupied by Mr.
Clark, carpenter, and the latter by Mr. Joy, have sus-
tained injury; and there are several houses situate in
Meder-place greatly damaged. Throughout the raging
of the fire a detachment of the M division of police were
on the spot, and -exerted themselves with great credit,
both in assisting the firemen in their operations, and
saving property from the. houses adjoining, which were
for some time in imminent danger. The loss of property
is supposed to be nearly 3,5001. Mr. Tyer is insured in
the Hand-in-Hand Fire-office.
•
'At about two o'clock in the afternoon. of the
same day, another - .fire, but of a more serious
description burst forth from ,Mr. Nisbett's aca-
demy, situate adjacent to Kennington Manor-house,
Lower Kennington-lane, and so terrible was its ravages
that in less than one hour after the commencement, the
entire building, together with a portion of the adjoining
house, was. destroyed. It seems that the family were
about sitting down to dinner, when screams were heard
to proceed from some of the servants, and immediately
aftewards one of them rushed into the room where they
were assembled and gave the alarm that the house was on
fire, which Mrs. Nisbett found to be the case, for at that
moment an immense body of smoke shot up the staircase
and almost suff'ocaed them. lii .the course of a feW
minutes after the alarm was given, Mr. Superintendent'
Grinsell, of' the 14 division of police, arrived with a posse
of. men, and by the time,the engines here up a large
space was cleared for their operations. Amongst those
who first arrived were the brigade from the Waterloo-
road station, and that belonging to the West of England
fire-office, which were as soon as pos4ble got into play.
After cooling the lower part, they forced their way
to the staircase of the burning building, and
strove their utmost to save the basement story, but this
was foimd utterly impracticable, and shortly afterwards
the roof and floors fell in, and the destruction of the. pre- j
mites became complete. By this time, Mr. 13raidwootl,
the superintendent of the force, had arrived with seven !
other powerful engines belonging to various stations, the
greater part of which were brought to bear on the fire.
Mr. Nisbett's dwelling being in ruins, the exertions of
the firemen were directed to the home adjoining, belong-
ing to Mr. Bermuda, the engineer, whose factor), near
Southwark-bridge, it will
ibe recollected, was burned
down about 1S months since. The roof had naught, and
for some time there was every appearance of its sharing
a similar fate to that belonging to Mr. Nisbett ; but
after much exertion the flames were prevented from de-
scending further than the third floor, which was
f Mr. I 3 •
destroyed, as well as the roo raidwood, on of .th
in-
stituting inquiries as to then
e_ fire, ascertained
causears at the
that it originated in the
the .boarders
sement of the
premises by one of . which makinghad a "bonfire "
amongst six sacks of shavings,been deposited
Unfortim
there on the day preVious.. ately Mr. Nisbett
fraction of the property consumed,
is not insured for one
While
His loss is estimated at 3,0001. his house was de-
aged as
stroyed, he was eng a juror at the
the trial
was
over Old Baile
• 'Y
SesSions, and as soon as he Was allowed
to retire.

Again we have to bestow our praise on the completeness and
cheapness of the multifarious information comprised in the
.‘ Post-office London Directory," which comprehends within
one moderately-sized volume, of clear and easy reference, a
Commercial, 'rrades', Law, Court, and Parliamentary Direc-
tory. It is at once the fullest volume of the kind, the most ex-
act, has the most recent intelligence—the information it em-
bodies having been collected within the last seventy days from
official sources, and through agents possessing the requisite lo-
cal knowledge, and is altogether the completest guide-book to
the metropolis that has hitherto appeared.
Spectator, Dec. 4, 1811,
This extensive work still continues to grow. Besides a revi-
sion and extension of the other branches, the Official Directory
has now been increased so as to form a division of itself. This
part, like the other sections of the subject, is subdivided; one
part containing a list of Government and other public offices,
under which the names and employments cif the persons are
arranged ; the other presents an alphabeticll list of persons
holding offices under the Crown, in the East India House,
Bank of England, &c. And such a muster roll I—an arm
nay, y,
a population, of place-holders !
W. Kelly and Co., 19, and 20, Old Boswellrcourt, Temple-
bar, and all Bookseller s.

. expatiate on the importance
thetonulmigehdrto.uist
~,,,oilvl anbteagseusifiacniedntbenefits which it
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oYf omraSnkciinEdNc}:.—Science
by its practical
recommendsADvEßT tistis;:lifEtNoT.a—ll
ut.lity, and by
continually brings
and the benefits of scientific research and discovery
would be superfluous; an . t o select from
t tion t
the mass of facts a single illus ram . o prove the advantages
which its investigation confer on anr.d.
We would there-
fore select the " Odonto or Pearl Dentifrice,,,
prepared by
Messrs. Rowland, of Ilatton-gardep,d. and
of Macassar Oil
celebrity, as constituting at once an in isnsable requisite foil-
• .e of the successof s the toilet, and an instant cientific research
in discovering an infallible preservativ
e of those indispen:able
attributes of beauty, the teeth and gums, in balmy fragrance,
freshness, ani beauty.
The Courrier de la Gironde asserts that, about 18
months ago, a young man in eating a!, apple of one of the
pippins fixed in a decayed tooth, which occasioned him great
pain, and was totally unable to be extracted, notwithstanding
the use of all manner of tooth-picks. At length the pipp'n,
by dint of pushing, was driven down below the tooth into the
gum, and no more pain was felt Six weeks ago, however, a
swelling was perceived in the gutn, and ultimately an abscess
was formed; the medical men examined it, and found that
the pippin had begun.to germinate ! " The young man," adds
the Courrier, "is in the habit of k eping cotton wool in his
teeth, and this is supposed to have hastened the
vegetation!
This remarkable phenomenon is still in his snow, !.•
A letter from Naples states that a phenomenon
imilar to what has been observed in
Sweden, has taken place
0.1 the coast of Italy. It "appears from the report of M. Nic-
colini, and other Neapolitan geologists, that the ltvel of the
sea fell gradually, from 1823 to 1838, 112 millimetres, or be-
tween four and five inches English.

The Rev. Mr. GIBSON, of Glasgow, said, I think it
would be very desirable,"that, in addressing the people
of Scotland on this subject, it should be pointed out td
them specially and openly, that they will subject them-
selves to Church discipline if they are guilty of taking
employinent as servants.. of the Edinburgh and Glasgow
Railway, or in any other way desecrating the Lord's
Day in connection with it. He .was aware that Kirk
Sessions had this power already.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. JAMES BRIDGES, V.S., said he had a suggestion
to otter. He thought that if individual' members were
to use theirinfluence with the Shareholders, in order to
bring them to right views on this important question,
great good might be effected. It-Was so far satisfactory
to them, as Scotchmen, that the resolution of the Share-
holders had not been carried by Scottish influence.
Mr. W. COLLINS' Glasgow, begged to correct a mis-
take into which Mr. Bridges had fallen from want of pro-
per information. It was not true that the resolution of
the Shareholders was carried solely by English Votes.
He had been informed by Mr. Leadbetter, the Chairman
of the Directors, that even independent of the English
shareholders, there was a majority for running the trains.
He thought it right that the truth should be known:

RAINY v. BAINBRIGGE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
Sir,—As some explanation seems to be . necessary in
reference to the report of this case, which appeared in
your journal of yesterday, you will much oblige me by
affording a space in your columns for 'that purpale, as
the means of correcting any erroneous impression it may
occasion. The facts were these :
Mr. George Davies, of Tavistock-square, a gentle-
man w:11 known and much respected (since deceased),
was co-trustee of the estates in . question " with
Mr. Bainbrigge, a medical practitioner at Market
Drayton, in Shropshire ; and after the estates
had been twice brought to auction, without success,
in the country, under the management of Mr.
Moss, a solicitor, of Derby (a period of between
two and three years*having been taken up in the affair),
Mr. Davies applied to me to undertake the sale of
them in London. Now as there were circumstances
affecting the, estates claiming special consideration
as to professional charges, it was arranged and agreed
between Mr. Davies, Mr.'Moss, and myself, that although
it was contemplated to divide the property into
lots, a commission of 1 per cent. only (the usual
one in the case of an estate sold in one 'lot) should be
charged,- which commission should include all 'advice
and assistance on my part as to value, either as an
entirety or for each specific lot, and also . the ex-*
penses of advertising and printed particulars, and all
other expenses whatever (except for travelling) ; and
with respect to two other separate farms, called Knighton
and Maes y Gws, that a reasonable portion of addi-
tional expenses should be allowed ; but it wa under-

the solicitor of Derby, was proved by Mr. Moss himself
on his examination in Court as a witness for the defence.
I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient and
faithful servant, ALEXANDER RAINY.
14, Regent-street, Feb.. 26.

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biddings at the auction did not exceed such offers. The
commission, however, of 1 per cent., including all ex-
penses, was to be payable' on the Hall of the Brand
estate, unconnected with any such contingency.
The estate, not 'having. been disposed of; either in part
or the whole, at the auction (which was held in August,
1838), remained in my hands for sale in the usual course,
and the agency went on, and was in continuance in'lB39.
Subsequent- to the auction, applications were made to
me, and much correspondence passed in negotiations, for
the main estate, and for detached portion, and of which
circumstances Mr. Davies, Mr. Bainbrigge, and Mr. Moss,
were cognizatit.
re that correspondence terminated (at about Fe-
bruary or March, 1838), a gentleman of the name of
Sillito offered Mr.
.Bainbrigge
.35,000/. for the .Hall
of the Brand estate (the -sixteen - lots *in one), in-
clusive of the timber,: supposed to be worth about
1,000/, the estimate formed by me; be it observed, a
full price for this estate, after my inspection of it, being
36,000/., and the apportioned reserved biddings for the
16 lots at the auction having been so shaped as, in the
event of sale, to bring the total amount to about that sum.
When the offer was made by Mr. Sillito my advice
was -sought- by Mr. _Alois and Mr. Bainbrigge, was
apprised that- the ordinary practice was that Mr: Sillito
should be referred to me, as I had been, and was still,
endeavouring to effect the sale of the . estate,
and was actually in treaty for some of the lots.
Mr. Bainbrigge, however, did not think proper to
do - so,- and he shortly afterward closed a bargain with
Mr. Sillito at 35,0001. From this I could draw no other
conclusion than that the reason for not referring Mr.
Sillito to me was to avoid the commission, whilst the
advice and estimate submitted by me as to the value was
made aVailable, as a gnide for his decision, and as a
ground for removing any future liability from himself
and Mr. Davies as trustees.- .

WOOD PAVING OF OXFORD.
STREET.
The Vestry of St. Marylebone was attended very nu-
merously on Saturday, in consequence of the long-con-
tested,question of ,the paving of Oxford-street with wood
being to be decided. The chair was filled by Mr.
Tabrum, and in the room we observed Lord Kenyon,
Lord Nugent, Sir Benjamin Hall, M.P., Joseph Hume,
Esq., Dr. Dibdin, &c. After some preliminary business
had been disposed of, the Clerk of the Vestry read Mr.
Joseph's motion for extending the wood paving in
Oxford-street fresh . Wells-street to Vere- street, which
had been carried oti last Saturday, and which was to be
then either confirmed or the contrary.
Mr. HARBEAT opposed the-confirmation of the motion,
and asserted. that .the Wood Paving COmpany, when
they found. the wood pavement they had executed in
Oxford-street failing, had taken up some. of the blocks
clandestinely ; he had procured three of these blocks,
which he exhibited to the meeting, stating that they had
worn down from 6 inches to 41 inches in eighteen months.
Several other members opposed the motion; but none
of the .supporters of: the motion spolle. • It:Was i.evident
that they. felt, secure of.a majority- on a division, -and had
no desire to' prolong the discussion.
The motion was then read, " that the Committee are
ready to receive tenders for paving. Oxford-street with
wood from %Veils-street to Vere street." A division was
called ft,r, when there appeared—
For confirming the motion . - 41
Against it
24
Majority.
17
It was then moved and carried that advertisements
should be put forth, stating that the Vestry would receive
tenders for :he Proposed work on that day month.

Neither Mr. Davies (who supposed Mr. Bainbrigge or
Mr. Moss would have acquainted me with the sale) nor Mr.
Bainbrigge nor Mr. Moss ever wrote one line to inform me
that the estate was sold, when in April, 1839, (the agency
never having been withdrawn from me), I re-advertised
the Hall of the Brand estate at the same time with seve-
ral others, then on the market, for sale by private con-
tract ; when Mr. Sillito, seeing the advertisement, called
and told me that he had bought the property of Mr. Bain-
brigge about a month before. •
The sum demanded by me, in the account delivered
upon Mr. Sillito's completing his purchase, was one half
per cent. on 36,0002; 50 guineas for the journeys of my-
self and assistant, and for drawing the particulars and
putting up the fifteen lots ; besides 151/. 6s. forexpenses,
which were proved in Court to have been advanced out
of pocket, making together 3831. 16s. Under the ad-
vice of -Mr. Moss, the trustees refused to pay that sum,
and tendered 2031.165., which th-ey afterwards paid into '
Court. - I offered them a reference, and to leave the ad-
justment of the aceount to any respectable auctioneer
(naming several to them), but to This fair arrangement
Mr. Moss would not accede, and after repeated endea-
vours,. through Mr. Davies, to settle the matter amicably,
I was at length obliged to bring the action. Now- it is
essential here to remark 'that the three particulars of ac-
count- did not, as stated in the report, vary in the total
amount. Mr. Moss' requiring further particulars, after the
commencement of the action, they were furnished in the
second and third accounts under-the 'usual " Judge's
order," and were prepared by Counsel in a form to enable
me to show, and to prove in Court, the expenses. But
the action' was brought for the commission of one per
cent. on 35,000 L, and which included all charges and ex •
penses whatever, except the costs of travelling and a
fair proportion of the expenses applicable to the other
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estate), d.

The principle contended for had been recognised and
established by several special Juries of merchants, and
is the one by which all brokerage is regulated. Is it
reasonable, therefore, or consistent, to oppose its appli-
cation in the case of the landed estate broker ?
this mode of payment by commission has existed for
centuries, and is universal in matters of agency in every
' part of the world.
Unfortunately for me in this trial, only five special
jurymen out of the twenty-four who were summoned
could be found, when the cause was called on at half •
past nine, and I was compelled either to consent to pray
a tales, .or to allow the trial to stand over ; which latter
alternative would have occasioned great inconvenience
and loss of time to the witnesses, and which I was un-
willing to expose them to ; but had
.twelve mercantile
gentlemen been in the Jury-.box, I have no doubt what-
ever that I should have received (as I did on a former
occasion) an instantaneous verdict for the full sum
claimed (instead of the one returned of 50 guineas and
and the 203/. 16s. paid into. Court), notwithstanding the
summing, up of the Learned Judge who tried' both these
causes, and whili_there is- some difficulty in reconciling
with his Lordship's summing up in the case of "
De-
ver v. Chohuondeley case which involved a similar
point and was grounded on the same principle. In ad-
dition to this, my demand for the whole sum was based
on a usage and Practice well understood and admitted in
respect to all contracts 'meml into upon faith ; and
that such a contract .was so madewith the, and with the
privity and knowledge and in the presence of Mr. Muss

INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENG
NEERS.

MA RCH I.—The discussion upon copper sheathing was renewed
' and a member remarked that many curious facts might be elicited
from !lir. Wilkinson's paper. The early specimens of copper
sheets were found to have been more durable than those of re-
' c:nt manufacture : the former contained an alloy of 1-300th
part of zinc. r.luntz's patent metal was alloyed with about the
same proportion of zinc, which accounted for the good reputa-
tion which it enjoyed for durability. Professor Faraday, Mr.
Phillips and Mr. Taylor had been consulted by the Admiralty
upon the difference of durability of metal sheathing. They
had recommended assaying, but had not been able to detect
any diffeience in the chemical constitution of the numerous
specimens submitted to them. Several curious circumstances
relative to the uncertainty of the quality of copper produced by
the process- of manufactnre were mentioned, and commented
upon at length.
A Paper " Upon the Permanent Way of the South-Eastern
(Dover) Railway," by Mr. Pope; described principally the
' kind of sleepers used on that line ; they -are of a triangular
form, four being cut out of a piece of square or who'e timber
centaining,about 10 cubic feet. • The upper, side'is paned in
twe places, so that the chairs-shall be perfectly bedded. They
are fastened down by compressed oak trenails which expand
after being driven into the sleeper and exposed to moisture,
and hold very fast, at the same time avoiding the possi-
bility of breaking the chair, which so frequently occurs in
driving down the 'common iron spikes. The sleepers are
found to possess great advantages in permitting the bal-
last to be more easily rammedbeneath them without lift-
ing, as in the case of the square, or the irregular-sided
steeper. The rails are also secured by compressed wedges,
the accuracy of the castings made by Ransome and
May, of Ipswich, being so great, that the wedges all fit any
chair indiscriminately. Nine miles of single line and two
miles of double line, permanent way, are laid on this system.
The portion first laid at Bow Beach cutting has had 7(,,000
ions of ballast running over it by a locomotive and ordinary
waggons without springs, and has not yet required the least re- ,
pair or packing, although the weather has been very unfavour-
able. Great advalitage is felt from the regularity of the inch-
nation of the upper surface of the rail, which is provided for in
the chair, instead of relying upon the common rail layers giving
it in foundation fir the chair in the usual manner. Litt eor
no oscillating motion is felt in consequence of this arrangement,
as the inward inclination of the rail is made to accord perfectly
with the conical shape of the wheel tire. The whole process
appears to possess great .advantages over the ordinary rough
and unscientific method of laying rails.. A very ingenious in-
strument wis exhibited: it is a short iron tube, bored within
to the exact diameter of the auger to be used, and turned out-
side to fit the conical mouth of the hole in the casting for re-
ceiving the trenail ; one and rests horizontally upon the sleeper;'
and the other extremity bring inserted into the hole in the
chair, it Mimi an unerring guide for the auger of the workman,
and the trenail is subsequently driven exactly into the centre of
the hole without its having any tendency to` twist or displace
the cliair. A series of iron gauges restrain the rails frbm being
forced either-outwards or inwards while being laid, and the
work proceeds with great rapidi'y.
The paper was illustrated by a drawing, and by specimens of
the full-sized sleepers, with rails, chairs, &c., all laid with com-
pressed trenails and wedges.
A very animated discussion ensued, in which a full account
was given of the process patented by Messrs. Ransome'and
May for casting the chairs, and •compressing the wedges and
trenails—the mode of laying: the way—and it was generally
acknowledged that Mr. Cubitt, the engineer of the Dover rail-
way, had succeeded in constructing a line which was more per-
fect than any other, whether viewed in a scientific point of vie,v
or in point of economy, as these perfect castings and fastenings
with regular shaped sleepers of rough timber, although appa-
rently costing more, were in reality more economical in labour
and on account of the small amount of waste from broken
addedcha
chairs, and
which,nd
other
it
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whichsatfheelyreag
wrausebdsu
when in full work would require less repair than was usually
the case.
The following papers were announced to be read Tuesday
March Bth : athllayt the muchrYa'ailswteay;

•' Description of the tanks for Kyanizing timber on the Hull
and Selby railway."—By J. Timperley.
" Description of the roof over Messrs. Simpson's factory at
Pimlico."—By J. Boustead.
"Description of an iron skew bridge on the Eastern Coun-
ties railway."—By E. Dobson.
‘• Description of the Menai Lighthouse."—By D. P.
Hewett.