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cere pleasure than to find themselves relieved by the conclusion
of it from enforcing the operation of the Bill which they ar•
now about to propose to Parliament; and you will assure the,
Brazilian Ministers that it will be a source of real satisfaction to
her Majesty's Government to return to a good understanding
both on this and on other subjects with a nation in "hose
pel-
fare and independence they have Lom the earliest tinter.taken
a lively interest, and whose growing prosperity and power *l6l
have witnessed with the greatest gratification.--I am. I"'
(Signed) ABERDEEN.

SOUTH-EASTERN RAILW.A.Y.
('opy of the Letter addressed by the Secretary of State for the.
Home Department to Mr. Wray, the Receiver-General nt
Metropolitan Police, in consequence of a report of a Con
mittee of the House of Commons upon the South-
Railway Company's petition.
Whitehall, July 19, 1845.
Sir,—l forward to you, for your information, in the event
of your net having already perused it. a copy of the report ot
the Select Committee appointed by the House of Commons te
inquire into the allegations of a petition from the South-East'
ro RAlway Company; together with the minutes of evidence
tak.,ll before that Committee.
I have learnt with regret from this report. that you were, in
the year 1b36, while holding a responsible office ender Govern..
ment, retained as a paid agent of a private company topr.-
mite the success of a Bill introduced into Parliament on their
behalf; and that you were engaged to canvass Members of the
House of Commons in favour of that measure during its pro-
gress through Parliament.
It now becomes my duty to convey to yen my strong disapt:
probation of the course which you thus pursued. I do no
think it necessary, on the present occasion, to express anY
opinion whether the due performance of the duties of Receiver!
General of Police might or might not have been, in the ill
instance, compatible with private practice as a barrister;
I can entertain no doubt that your interference, especially as. •
paid agent in canvassing Members, must tend to weaken the
confidence of the public ini.the impartiality of the Governments
whose officer you are, and materially to impair your efficiency.
in the performance of the official duties which are entrusted
to you.
I am informed that for some years past volt have abstained
from accepting any professional engagement as a barrister. A'
approve of your having done so, and I expect that-TOr the fu"
ture the same course will be invariably pursued by you.
The duties of your office are onerous and important, and I
consider it absolutely necessary that henceforth the Receiver-
General of the Police should confine hiself entirely to those
duties ; and any departure from this rule will be regarded by
me as a sufficient ground for your removal from the appoint..
ment which you now hold.—l am, &c.,
(Signed) J. R. G. GRAHAM'
John Wray, Esq., Receiver-General of Police.

Copy of the appointment of Mr. Wray to the office be bolds.
VICTORIA R. • A ,n of
Victoria, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom
Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith'
our trusty and well-beloved John Wray, Esq., greeting
Whereas the office or place of Receiver of the Eight Police
offices is now vacant, by the death of Thomas Venables;
now know ye, that we have constituted and appointed,
by these presents, pursuant to the power vested in us u i ;tat
Act passed in the third year of the reign of his late Mite 4,
King William IV., constitute and appoint you, the said Jimo
Wray, to be Receiver of the Eight Police-offices during °
pleasure. Lg,
Given at our Court at Kensington, the sth day of July, -
in tha first year of our reign. •
By her Majesty's commaed,
(signed) J. RUSSELL-
John Wray, Erg., Receiver of the Eight Police Offices.

VICTORIA R,
To our trusty and well-beloved John Wray, Esq•, 1341Triiitr,
at-Law : Whereas our royal predecessor, King 1:4;
did, by warrant under his royal sign manual, bearing date
seventeenth day of November, in the first year of his reign'
and pursuant to the provisions of the Act of the 10th of Gneitrte.
IV., chapter 44, appoint you, the said John WraY, to ,
ceiver of the Metropolitan Police District; Now k""
that we do hereby revoke arid determine the said appointreee%
and know ye further, that we, reposing great confidene
your ability and integrity, and being graciously pleased to
new the said appointment, have constituted and appoil7.
and do by these presents, in pursuance of the said Act, eoLf,
virtue of the same, constitute and appoint you, the said J°",
Wray, to be Receiver of the Metropolitan Police P
with power to receive all sums of money applicable to
purposes of the said recited Act. 01*
Given at our Court at St. James's, the 4th day of Den
ber, 1837, in the first year of oor reign.
By her Majesty's command.
(S.gned) J. RUSSELL.
John Wray, Esq., Receiver of the Metropolitan
Pollee District. istrit
I' •

A.ll
TILE LATE FATAL STEAM-13
ACCIDEA T.
vne
Last evening an inquest was opened, before Mr. Pag-d'O,
the bodies of David Davis, aged 37, Benjamin James, ag.e to
and Thomas Richards, aged 28, the three men beleerr ll
O•e Culloden, who were drowned by the etting of
„,a a er; a •
s /,,
boat, some particulars relative to which appeared in s •
of
rst,•iday.
.'on
n•sch Evans, and not Jones, as stated in our ienPre,3ere
yesterday, the man who was in the boat with the deceased Jot
sons when the accident happened, was first exaMinelootis
stated that he belonged to the Mary and 111argaret, wti„osefr
Wales, and that at the time of the accident he was nee—estor
the mooring chain from the ring. Whilst so employed a fie
boat passed, and the boat filled with the swell and eaP:-, itgeerr ono'S
jumped out, and was saved by catching hold of a
boat. He saw the other men go down with the tide, 5c,,,,001d •
the boat, in which they bad been, sink. The accident' '',„ter
not have happened if it had not been for the swell. The La-e 0
came over the stern of the boat and filled it. The `l4-
was the second vessel in the tier from the Surrey shore. 01
William Williams, captain of the Milford Packet, lying. ocer
to the Culloden, in the salmi tier, said he was looking the
his vessel into the boat. The men in it were close 7 the •
mooring chain, when the swell from the steamer cau'w_Abet
stern of the boat to get under the chain, and presPeckod
down into the water. He afterwards saw the men rthili
•
up, and they were then dead. There was more swel
general. p&
Ephraim Keeling, of 5, Sarnell's-place, Horsleydovinlais.
about half-past ten o'clock he saw a small boat off Genesi
stairs, when he saw the Isle of Thanet Margate steam eked
pass at an easy rate, and did not make much swell. He I° sod
up the river and saw a great surf coming doWetrier,
the Prince of Wales Margate steamer off Old Rose to I
She was going at a great rate, and witness called. ect.o a
man to take care of his boat. He turned round and e-tbee
boat with four men in it sink. The Prince of Wales was Ali
off the tier where the Cet'loden was lying. The boa! from
the four in it was not more than sixty or seventy fee."oo
the stern of the Culloden when the accident happened oso
the surf occasioned by the quick rate the Prince of VA"'
going that caused the boat to sink. It was his opinion rite
was going ten or twelve knots an hour, a very icaloqee. fort
to go at in the Pool. It was the water that ghe sent „Jo of
her that caused the accident, by the tightening of the c" „ la
the Culloden. Whilst rowing to the assistance of the oei bit .
the water, the Ruby, Gravesend boat, came down, and bite,
boat completely out of the water, and thus ee prevente bola
There was more swell than he had ever seen before; kieh boat •
say that the surf rolled on the shore four feet high..
was about sixteen feet long, and was a regular ship's bol-. other
Inspector Maddox, one of the Thames;poliee, andtw°
witnesses, gave similar testimony. Steed'
r •
M. Roddy, secretary to the, London and Margate •ce
packet Company, said that he was on board the rrin fe.
Wales, on Tuesday morning, Captain Henry Ford beal pot ,
command of her. He was on the paddle-box and std
leave it from the vessel leaving London until she, is
at Blackwall. The time for her arrival at the latter fue'bridge
quarter before eleven, and her time fur leaving Londen-;nutel
tun o'clock, hut she generally gets to Blackwall five 113;1 that
before the quarter. He did not hear of the accident wit oe
(yesterday) morning. Neither the captain or any 1- The
board the steamer knew of the accident when it occurred' race'
vessel is a east-going one, and was going at her lout' ;tot se
The Isle of Thanet left Nicholson's wharf at the
the Prince of Wales left London-bridge. The forme he bald
arrived at Blackwall first. On the part of the ComPanYi4e c`
to express their deep regret for the accident. The nd the
Thanet stipulates to leave Blackwall at half-past ten, 1. trod
Prince of Wales at a quarter to eleven. The distance
London-bridge to Black wall is six miles and a half. k fof
The inquiry was adjourned until Friday at six ocloc
further evidence. •
terdlf
Lady Disbrowe and suite embarked SI-steal"
morning at Blackwell Pier, on board the Goleta-tads°.
Navigation Company's mail packet, Columbine, for Rot „a on
PLATE ROBBERY.--Inform,ttiiin WaS recetvw-.
Tuesday, that on Friday last the dwelling-house of J. Or°°„toising
at King's Langley, was robbed of ajapanned plate-chests 010 Oa
a great number of spoons and forks of the various siSef, k.try
saMe-iossel •
forks, a silver teapot, and various other articles. The row' tbie •
beleved to have been committed by a match.seller, s
man, who bad on a sort of grey coat.

Ilitai 'I 'll N. •fo f''Oh the 17th inst., at Clapham •conimon, the JO)
Gabriel, Esq., of a daughter. , noivir
On the 15th inst., at St. illary Abbott's-terrace! e 7
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ton, the lady of Augustus Waller. 11. D., of a diugnteriAV Q`
On the 19th inst., at Ashley Rector), Wilte, the
the R.--.-. Thomas Boys Croome, of a sun. f nill
On 1., 20th inst., at Beddington Lodge, the ~rife 0 •
B. Griiiiths, Esq., of a son. il di ot
On the 20th inst., at Howard-place, Edinburgh, the
.„1. Octavius U. Trezevant, Esq., of a son. dcol
On the 20th inst., Mrs. Joseph Fenwick, of mri
f,., RP
square, of a daughter.
On the 22d inst., at Waltham-cross, Hertz, A--
Sharpe, of a daughter. jelly
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of A'
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On the 22d inst., at Kemp-town, Brighton,, the 141
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P. Boyd, Esq., of a daughter.

Ai ARBIL' 1).
On the 19th inst., at St. Peter's, Pimlico, stUS
I)warris, Esq., to Charlotte Augusta Ster Vk, Youugr John
est
ter of the late Rev. Alexander Sterky. Fortun d,oglr
On the 19th ult., at the English Church, at Legh°„-,',
An -
Crossley Genie Seymour, Esq., to Caroline Mary ‘,.-
daughter of Captain Francis Baker, of the Royal N3iitcr,
On the lith inst., at St. Luke's Church, Chelsea,
`, late
Busst, of Walsall, to Mary Hare, only daughter of the
Sircom, Esq., of Chelsea.
On the 19th inst., at St. Mary's, Islington,Aft.
Pott, of Westminster, to Sarah Ann Smith Allnaond,
nelt-park.road, Upper Hollowar.
On the 21st inst., at All Souls' Church, St. 14110bor"
the Rev. Thomas Bagnall Baker, M.A., Minister 0, lough,
Episcopal Chapel, St. Pancras, to Eliza Maria, eldest
ter
Ott othe
the 22d i C late
nst.,. M‘
atCaSt. Marllum, Es
's, Branston-squar
q. a .Artlißljr
yAzev.
Trollope, Esq., to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the
Lucas, of Edith Weston Hall, Rutland.

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the 19th inst., at Aberdeen, John Innes rjaddell'vlizr
On
On the 19th inst., in Paradise-street, Lambeth, sirs. '
bell' Mary Pillfold, aged 83.
On the lath inst., at Mill-bank, Fermoy, Leland,
Reid, Esq., aged 86. rt •J
T Alb°
Widow;
,thrl-fith inst., at Preston-street, Brighton, daeed 6S.
only daughter of the late M. Willis E4(l-7age
(Oh the 16th inst., at Watford, Mr. E. ll.Vackson.f J. 1), .‘
hl the lith inst., Frances Mar;, the wife of 3-r. •'
l"
Ilinxman, aged 29.
,1 the 18th inst., at Bath Maria Philippa, d Or/
0-
Robert L.
ing daughter of the lute Vice- Admiral Sir of
gerald, K.C.11. • th relict
On the 19th inst., at Farnham, Surrey, Elizabe , .:-
.isni
Alexander Brown, EN. .11 sirllt
On the 20th inst., at Brampton-square, CaPtel -
3.1t5'
Gordon, aged 66. .0. Do
On the 20th inst., at David ,e-terrace, Keon'~Dt°
Isabel Ann Elverv, aged 86. I.
,; beth An 11;
On the 20th inst., at llayling Island, E..zB folasrl-
yo.ungest daughter. of the late Rev. J. Jenkyll',
secon so,
Vicar of Evercreech, Somersetshire.
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strand, in the Preciimit qf the Savoy, in the
baiddiclix. Vitiroday, Ji* 245 1645.