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London, England, 1845-06-16 00:00:00

THE S UN, LONDON, MONDAY VE-N' ING,

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The Committee assembled at twelve o'clock in loom No. 17, the
Hon. Clive, chairman.

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DURT.IN, JUNE 14.
DEPARTI= OF MR. O'CONNELL F'.)lt LO :DON.
The Cork E,:miacr, in mentioning the t7epartinie of Mr.
O'Conneal trim City, StlYS—"lle has left for Lmelem o attend
three most Leportent measures now in proaress Lefrire the English
House of (7,,mirens. Thee are the Education question, the
Landlord and 'Tenant qu,:stleie, and the Patting question."
Mr. O'Connell reached his residence in itTerrion-square yesterday
evening, and soon efrer proceeded by the railway to Kingstown,
where he zeinanred for the night, at the Itemise of his son, Mr.
John O'Connell. He is to start for London this evening.
CHURCH EDUCATION SOCIETY.
It appears, from a statement in the Evening Mail, that Primate
Beresticrrcl, nothing daunted by previous decided refusals, has opened
another correspondence with Sir albeit Peel, with the view of
obtaining a Pat IL:;:entary grant for the Church Education Society,
which has been established in opposition to the national system!
The Mail says—this attempt to change Si, Robert Peel's views has,
of course, proved fruitless ; but still it was worth making. The
correspondence is to be published.
MR. O'CONNELL IN CORK.
I At about half-past two o'clock on Wednesday Mr. O'Connell
proceeded to the place appointed for• bolding the great repeal
meeting of the citizens. The locality selected for holding the
" monster " assemblage was on Sidney-hill, an eminence on the
north side of the city, commanding a znagnficetit prospect of the
town and environs in every eirection. A spacious platform had
been erected it, an admirably-selected natural amphitheatre, along
the sloping, sides of which, and the surrounding heights, thou-
sands of the people took their places. The appearance of Mr.
O'Connell, in an open chariot, with Maurice O'Connell, Esq.,
M.P., Alderman Thomas Lyons, Denis Shine Lalor, Esq., of
Castielough, Captain Broderick, and Tllollla4 Steele, Esq., was the
signal for a shout of enthusiasm (says the Cork l'eporter) not to
be described.
The Mayor of Cork was in the chair.
Mr. O'Connell addressed the assembled multittule at come length,
but see find nothing in his speech of any novelty or interest.
Mr. Raleigh, town-clerk of Limerick, and the Head Pacificator,
subsequently addressed the meeting.
Mr. O'Connell attendee: a tea party at the People's Hall, Cork,
on Wednesday evening, After the customary toasts, the CHAIR-
SIAN gave, " The Great Liberator of his Country," which was re-
ceived with loud applause.
Mr. O'CONNLLL, in responding to the toast, said, I am going to-
morrow to Parliament; I have been summoned to Parliament. I
have been summoned to my place there in a way that to me is
irresistible. But if they sent their pursuivant after me, I would
treat the message very differently.—(Hear, and cheers.) lam
going there now at the call of ctuty, and I hope to be in London
on Monday next, for three special subjects, which I consider it my
duty to attend to. The first is the Irish Banking Bill, brought
in by Sir Robert Peel. It was an excellent Bill according to
his statement, and I accordingly accepted it, and proclaimed that
it would be useful to the Irish people. Well, he printed the
Bill, and it is found most essentially and injuriously short of
his statements.—(Loud groans.) There is a matt for you to
confide in. Igo to Parliament to expose the fallacy, and
denounce the duplicity of that measure.—(Cheers.) As I did not
hear him mai“., his speech upon the subject, he may deny his state.
ments, and throw them upon the reporters. Alt, these reporters
are sad fellows.-- (Loud laughter.) They are made the scape-
goats of every person, and if a blunder is made, 'tis sure to be put
down to their account.—(Continued laughter.) If, however, he
avows the report, a greater contradiction was never yet made by a
public man. I learn also that Lord Stanley's Bill has been brought
in, and to look atter this I wilt go over. The Bill has materials in
it which give to the tenantry of Ireland the full amount of all the
money and labour they may lay out. For this I ant ready to do
Lord Stanley justice, though he is, I confess, not a very loveable
Man.—(Laughter.) If he does a good act, however, he shall have
my warm support and approbation ; but if there be a little Peelish
dexterity in him, I may as well be on the spot to detect it, and I
assure you I will not keep the secret.—(Laughter.) If there be
anything injurious to the agricultural population of Ireland in this
Bill, I will riot allow it to pass, at least this session. By dividing
on every dame of it, the session is so far advanced, that it may
be protracted until the shooting season comes up, and the
house breaks up. I have on more than one occasion wished that
some animal was discovered which could be shot in the month of July—(Shouts of laughter)—for by that means we should have
the vacation a month earlier. The other point lam going over
about is the " Education Hear.) I confess I have the
strongest abhorrence of that Bill. There are few advocates in this
country, thank heaven, of godless education, or who dare to avow
that they wish for any other species of education but a religious
one.—(Cheers.) For my part, I will never consent to have the
Catholic people of this country brought up in a liberal infidelity.
I wish to have them educated ; but it must be in their duties to
man, and especially in their duties to God, as the basis of all other
information.--(Clear) The more I think of that Bill the more I
distrust it. The Catholic bishops have memorialised against it,
and the memorial was treated with contempt—aye, even
from Catholics; and let me tell you, that I am more afraid of trea-
chery and compromise from Catholics than any other person. I
only asking fair play in opposing this measure. I ant asking fair
play for.the Catholic, but precisely the same for the Protestant
and Presbyterian.—(Loud applause.)
Alderman Lyons, Mr. Maurice O'Connell, M.P., D. S. Lawlor
the Rev. Mr. Barry, P.P. Bantry, and others, subsequently ad.
dressed the company.

Mr. Brown was examined at considerable length by Mr. flown,
on behalf of the Royai Canal Company, with respect to the estimated
traffic on the roa:ls on the site of the proposed line. He stated
that he had estimated all the traffic on the roads, and that his esti-
mate was rather under than above the actual traffic.
Mr. Wimberly said the traffic was taken under his superinten-
dence in Deeember last—perhaps the (nest unfavourable period of the
}ear ; that men were employed by him at certain parts of the road
for a fortnight, and that he handed the results to Mr. Brown.
Both these witnesses were cross-examined. Mr. Ilown held
that by a document issued by the ',rejectors in Februau last the
dividend was estimated at eleven per ecot., whereas the !injectors
had stated before the Committee that it would not be snore than
G, and that they had estimated their traffic at 55,395, whereas it
appeared, from the traflie on the roads, that there could not be more
than 30,680. Mr. Brown stated that this difference arose from
there being a great number of private conveyances which they
could not distinguish from public carriages, and which had been
included in -the estimate Of public conveyances. He said that there
was too discrepancy, and that this estimate was a fair one, when
this circumstance was taken into account.

Captain Moorsom said he was the engineer to the line. its
entire length would be 115 miles. The country is very favoura-
. ble for its construction, and there were no peculiar engineering
There would be no tunnelling. The gradimts and
curves were of a favourable character. The severest gradient
would be 1 in 150 for a little snore than a mile.
The smallest radius of a curve, and which the
engines wo%ld run at the top of their speed, would
be half a mile in length. There would be two smaller radii
at the stations of about one quarter of a mile each. Fifty-three
ruals would be crossed on a level. The cost of construction would
be 189,0004

Cr, ss.examined by Mr. COCKBURN—His surveys commenced it
October, about two months before the plans and sections were de
livered to the Boat(' of Trade.

(LEFT SITTING.)

TERRIFIC EXPLOSIo.N OF A
STE A M-BOILEIL
(From the Second Edition of the Manchester Courier.)
It is our painful duty to record an accident which occurred this
day (Saturday) about one o'clock, at the foundry of Messrs.
Nasyinth, Gaskill, and Co.'s at Patrieroft, near Eccles, by which
one man has been killed, and two others so severely injured that
their lives are despaired of. In consequence of the late hour at
which we received intelligence of the calamity, we are prevented
from giving anything beyond a mere outline of the shocking affair.
It appears that about three minutes past one o'clock, just as the
men were returning from dinner to the foundry, such of them as
had arrived were startled by a tremendous explosion, followed by
the crash of falling buildings, and on running to the engine.house,
found both it and several smaller buildings a perfect mass of ruins,
all the work of a moment. Such was the force of the explosion,
that one part of the boiler, measuring about twenty-six feet, and
weighing upwards of two tons, was shot like a canon-ball into the
canal, a distance of at least forty yards, knocking down the walls
of the engine-house, the boiler shed, smiths' shop, and a large
wooden shed in which the " dressers" work, and carrying every..
thing before it. In fact, every particle of brickwork 'in the
neighbourhood of the engine-house is completely in ruins. The
men immediately set to work to discover the engineer and blast-
furnace man, both of whom were known to be in the ruins,
and messengers were dispatched to Eccles for surgical assistance,
and omnibuses to convey the sufferers away. The engineer,
Julio Rogers, was discovered in a few minutes quite dead, and,
to use the words of our informant, "as black as his hat." The
poor fellow had evidently been bruised and scalded to death.
Thomas Hurst, the blast man, was discovered underneath the ruins
dreadfully burnt about his extremities, but protected in some mea-
sure by a portion of a chimney which preserved him from being
crushed to death. Another sufferer, whose name we could not
learn, but who is a dresser and mender, was severely struck by a
large piece of metal; in fact, the boiler flew over his head as he sat at
work opposite the engine-house, and part of the cylinder, upwards
of 7 cwt., fell within an inch of his feet. It is utterly impossible
to describe the ruin and devastation it has caused, which is so ex.
tensive that a large portion of the works will have to stop at least
three weeks for repairs. No one seems able to account satisfacto-
rily for the accident, which is supposed to have beef!' caused by a
want of water in the boiler, although one of the foremen informed
us that he tried the gauge tap about nine o'clock this morning,
when all was right. We believe that during the morning, about
ten o'clock, the engineer had some difference with a boy employed
on the works, and they got to high words and blows, when the boy
threw a large piece of coal at him, which felled him to the ground
anti cut the back part of his head very severely; and about half-
past twelve, he (the engineer) complained to the timekeeper that
he " was very ill, and felt quite like a drunken man," so that, in
all probability, the poor fellow did know what he was about in con-
sequence, and suffered the boiler to run short of water ; thus un-
consciously causing his own death and the sad results which fol.
lowed. He was a steady, sober, and industrious man, and has left
a wife and family. The other sufferers were cinveyed to the infir
'nary at Manchester as soon as possible after the accident.

Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Bel-
gians are expected to arrive at Oaf end on Thursday next, and will
there embark for this country to visit the Queen and Prince
Consort. The King and Queen are expected to remain about ten
days on a visit to our Sovereign.
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF KENT
is about to leave this country for Germany, to visit her family con_
nexions in that country. We hear that the Royal Duchess will be
absent about three months, and that her Royal Highness will pass
several weeks with their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duke and
Duchess of Saxe Coburg, at the ducal palace at Coburg, It is ex-
pected that her Royal Highness will leave England before the
30th, but the precise day is not as yet determined.
HONESTY THE BEST POLICY.—On Thursday last,
as a poor man, named Joseph Catton, living in Chandos-street,
Covent-garden, was passing through St. James's Park, he ob-
served a gentleman drop a pocketbook, and, having picked it
up, at once restored it to the owner, who seemed perfectly bewil-
dered at the loss he had so nearly sustained, and at once presented
the tinder with a sovereign, taking down his name and address.
Catton thought no more of the matter ; but on Saturday the same
gentleman called at his residerke, and, having satisfied himself as
to Canon's general habits, expressed his intention to establish him
in a small way of business, at the same time presenting him with
a five.pcund note.
THE PRISIDENT OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY.— Sir
Martin A. Shea, in consequence of the state of his health, has re.
signed the office of President of the Royal Academy. —The
Builder

ACTIS F 311 .
In the Court of Common Pleas, on LIBEL
Thursday, judgment wa given in the case of Long v. Barrett, proprietor of the
Pilot news-
paper. The Court overruled the exceptions taken to the charge of
the Lord Chief Justice, and gave judgment for the plaintiff. It is
stated that the defendant has determined to bring a writ of error,
and if necessary, to appeal to the House of Lords.
In the Court of Exchequer this day judgment was given in the
case of Messrs. Malcomson, cotton-mill owners, against the pro-
prietors of the Warder newspaper. This case was tried before Mr.
Baron Lefroy, at the Spring Assizes for the county Waterford, and
a verdict had for the plaintiff of 5001. damages and costs. During
this term it was brought before the Court, on the application of
counsel, for a new trial, grounded oil objections taken to the judge's
charge, upon excessive damages, and upon proofs of the absence of
malice on the part of the defendants. The case vt„s argued at
great length, and the Court this day gave judgment unanimously
that the verdict should not be disturbed.
In the Court of (queen's Bench this day, on the application of
Mr. Meagher, an order for informations for wilful and corrupt
perjury was granted, arising out of the case of Henry Chinnery
Justice v. the Tipperary Vindicator, against John Donoghue, the
under agent of Mr. Massy Dawson's estates in Tipperary. The
cause of action against the newspaper was a publication respecting
the eviction of tenantry.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS, SATURDNY.—IIank Stock, 2124; Three
per Cent. Conso's, shut, 98k, money; Three per Cent. Consols,
shut, 98g-, op.

Prince Henry, of the Netherlands, left Leith
Roads, on Thursday, in the Rhino frigate, for Iceland; from
whence his Royal Highness will proceed, it is said, for St, John's
Newfoundland, and should the season nut be too far advanced, for
Halifax.

RAILWAYS.-13elfast and Ballymena, 81; Belfast and County
Down, 4 A ;
Cork and Bandon, 8 ; Dublin and Belfast Junction,
lOu i; Dublin, Belfast, and Coletaine Junction, 211- ; Dublin
and Drogheda, JR ; Dundalk and Enniskillen, 5; Great Southern
and Western, 214; Ditto, Extension, 194- 13; Great Western
(Dublin to Mulllngar), 53 H; Irish Great Western, Dublin to
Galway, 4+ 4; Limerick, Ennis and Killaloe Junction, 8; Lon-
donderry and Enniskillen, 4 Waterford and Limerick, fig ;
Wexford and Carlow, 2:-T 31.

.MR. CARUS WILSON.—In reference to the libera-
tion of this gentleman, which we announced on Friday, the Jersey
Ti mes of that day sass :—On Tuesday, a full Court having been
convened, the Solicitor. General moved that Mr. Wilson be now
liberated from his confinement in the gaol of Jersey. The Learned
Gentleman urged his motion on the grounds that Mr. 'Wilson
having already suffered imprisonment for a considerable period,
had sufficiently atoned for his offence towards the
Royal Court. The Bench having acquiesced in the
proposal, the Deputy Viscount proceeded to the prison, and in-
formed Mr. Wilson that the gates were now open to him. Although
somewhat astonished at the unexpected concession, Mr. Wilson
did not appear influenced by the same feelings which actuate
most individuals on being visited with an unlooked.for benefit.
Replying to the announcement, Mr. Wilson said that find-
ing himself perfectly comfortable in his present domicile, he
was not in the slightest desirous to change his quarters, and that
he would not leave the prison till force compelled him. Ejectment
being thus challenged, force was speedily had recourse to, and the
now no longer prisoner was dislodged from his cell. The rationale of
this strange proceeding has not yet been made public, but the
sooner a bulletin is published explanatory of the reasons why the
Itoyal Court has become obsequious, the better."
AUGSBURG, JUNE 3.—The Journal of the Austrian
Lloyd states that a merchant of Venice has obtained the per-
mission to construct a railway from Verona to Bregenz, by way of
Rocrede, Trient, Bolzin, Meran, Landeck, and Feldkirch, to effect
a close communication between the Austrian seaports. The plan
is said to have been ye: y favourably received at Vienna.
BRUSSELS, JUNE 13.—Prince Metternich will come,
in the month of July, to his seat at Johannisburg. As her Majesty
the Queen of England, on her return from Coburg, will visit the
banks of the Rhine, the Prince hopes that her Majesty will stop at
his seat.

COWES, JUNE 14.—Her Majesty, his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert and suite, accompanied by the Royal Infants,
are expected at Osborne House on the 19th instant; and it is cur-
rently reported they will proceed on the following day to review the
fleet at Spithead.—llampshire Advertiser.

A SERIOUS BLOW TO GRETNA GREEN.—The first
clause of Lord BroughLm's Bill, " For amending the law of mar-
riage," declares, that after the Ist of January next, no marriage
solemnised in Scotland shall be valid, either in Scotland or any
(Alm part of the United Kingdom, or of the dominions belonging
thereto, unless both the parties were born in Scotland, or had had
their most usual place of residence there, or had lived in Scotland
for three weeks next preceding such marriage; "any law, custom,
or usage to the contrary notwithstanding." The Bill also pro-
poses to enact that all children who are legitimate by the law of
Scotland shall be deemed to be so in all parts of the United King-
dom ; and, further, that all marriages and divorces valid by the
law of Scotland shall be deemed to be so in all other parts of the
United Kingdom. The Bill finally declares that all persons forging
marriage certificates are liable to transportation for life.

BRITISH ASSOCIATION.—The 15th annual meeting
of this scientific congress opens at Cambridge on Thursday next, the
19th, under the presidency of that distinguished philosopher Sir
John Herschel.

THUNDER-STORM AT CHATHAM.—On Friday night,
about eleven o'clock, the town and neighbourhood of Chatham was
visited with a violent atom, the rain pouring down in torrents
and flooding the streets. The most vivid flashes of lightning il-
luminated the country for miles, accompanied by awful peals of
thunder. The storm, which was most severe for the time, lasted
about one hour. The lightning set fire to a granary and piggery
on a farm in the parish of Tunstall, about a mile and a half from
Sittingbourne, in the occupation of ➢lr. George Baker, and al..
though two engines from Sittingbourne were quickly on the spot,
the buildings were burnt to the ground, together with forty quar-
ters of wheat destroyed. The live stock was fortunately saved.
The property is insured.

THE CASE OF MESSRS. SMITH, TIIE DI iTILLERS.—
It is stated in the Excise department that an arrangeMent has been
come to in this case, which has for so long a period occupied so
much of public attention, by a compromise on the part of the de-
fendants and the Crown authorikies. It is believed the terms are,
that Messrs. Smith are to pay .tfite whole of the expenses incurred
in the late prosecution, and to entirely remove the rectifying.
house, from which thecommunteation, declared by Act of Parliament
to be illegal, existed with the distillery. The rectifying-house is in
the course of demolition, and there is every probability of their busi.
ness being resumed in the course of the ensuing week.—Dispatch.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas are ex-
pected to leave Connaught-place early in the ensuing month for
Germany, on a visit to their illustrious relatives in that country.
A person crossing over the Severn at the New
Passage, was asking the master of the boat whether there were ever
any people lost in the passage ? " No, Sir," answered the Mon.
mouthshire tar, " never; my brother was drowned here last week,
but we found him the next day l"

REPRESENTAIION OF MID-LoTurAN.—A chlnge
has been silently concocting in the representation of this county.
Mr. Ramsay, who /oyes ease and equestrian amusements, is believed
to have been long sick of the officei and his resignation, without
reason assigned, was announced by advertisement yesterday morn-
ing. Everything had been previously arranged, and without the
smallest loss of time, Sir John Hope, of Pinkie, comes forward to
oupply the vacancy.—Scotsman,
13i.4ciPIN,T4 Chuff?.—On Saturday f'teen
members of the above club contended fur the summer medal on
Blakhoth, when, after a contest of nearly six hours, Major Jelf
,Fmarp, the secretary of the club, was declared to be the successful
competitor, the numher of strikes made by that gentleman in the
three rounds (neaily nine miles) being one hppdresl and forty.nine.
In the evening the lumbers and their friernia sat down to a
eurnptuous dinner at the Trafalgar Tavern, Greenwich, the 11011.
Mr. Fox Manic presiding.
DrLicArE Disu.—lt is said that Mr. Cushing,
On being asked io dire viith Mandarin Lin, discovered on the table
something of which' he ate exorbitantly, thinking it to be duel/.
Not speaking Chinese, and wishing tO'know Whitt it was, hp pointed
to it, after he had finished, saying to his host interrogatiVeq,
quack, quack ? " The mandarin, with equal brevity, re-
plied, with a shake of the head, "now, wow, wow." Mr. Cusbingl4
`feeling on be imagined,

JUNE 16, 1845.

BIDEFORD AND TAVISTOCK I T. B. CHANTER, Esq., the Mayor, took the chair shortly
I i,s!. IL WA Y. I MPO I{ TAN r MEE II NG A•l' , after two o'clock, and commenced the proceedings by stating
OKEII A AIM': iN, DEVON. that he, as mayor, had convened the meeting, in consequence
On Saturday, the itli instant, an of a numerously signed requisition, which had been presented
influential and input taut
meeting was held at the Guildhall, Okehampton. The meeting to him to that effect, to take into consideration the vital and
was convened by the Mayor, in pursuance of a requisition signed important subject of the formation of railway communication
by the Rev. Bouchier Wrey
.Saville, the vicar of the parish, and with that town ad port. It was neither his place or pun.
about fifty of the principal landowners and inhabitants, to the Tiose to offer any partcular opinion on either of thenschemes
follovring effect :—" We, the undersigned, request you will of railways that might be submitted to the meeting; at the
c 'reverie a public meeting of the inhabitants of the town arid same time, however, be might remark, he understood that one
neighbourhood of Okehampton, as soon as possible, to take proposed line of railway would be
more than once expressoed
nt before tbe meeting, n
into consideration the rroptile merits of which they had alreadyosed line of railway communication / a favourable opinion; viz., the project of the Bideford and
between Bideford and Tavistock via Okehampton, in which
Tar.
stock Railway Company, which company had in view the
both public and local interest are most deeply involved."
Shortly after three o'clock the chair was taken by construction of a line from that town, by way of Torrington,
HANNIBAL C. MILLET, Esq., the Slayor, who commenced Hatherleigh, and Okehampton, to Tavistock.
the proceedings by reading the notice calling HULL the meeting.
and said TERRELL,
that the Esq., solicitor to the Company, then rose,
Directors of the Bideford and Tavistock
lie added that a deputation from London was in attendance to
lay before the meeting their views on the important scheme of Cempany had appointed a deputation to attend the meeting
he'd this day to state the advantages
of their intended railway
it was intended should constructing a railway from Bideford to Tavistock, and which
to the port of Bideford. The Bideford and Launceston line
was by way of Okehampton.
was a comparatively short line, and was inconvenient to the
flyer, TERRELL, solicitor to the company, then rose and
inhabitants of Bideford, as it would carry them a round-
said that he had the honour of appearing before the meeting about course on their way to Plymouth. Secondly, a Bide-
as one of the deputation from the direction, which deputation ford and Tavistoek line, but not the line he hadlly,
the honour
consisted of Mr. Tooke, one of the directorse, and Mr. Rice to advocate. This also would be inconveniently eircuitoue ;
Hopkins, one of the engineers to the company. Their object it would omit Okehampton and other towns, and would pass
nas to lay before the meeting the nature and advantages of the through a barren, and, therefore, poorly populated district,
intend ed line, and to obtain its approbation. The company did and devise b none but a few interested landoweers, who
not need their money, as applications had already been made had devised a scheme which they had not yet ventured to put
from parties whose references had been tested for shares CR-. upon paper.--( Cheers. ) ,Thirdly, the North Devon line, from
ceeding three times the number to be allotted. The present
company, he was happy to say, had already received abundant Creditor' M Barnstaple: this had been mesmerised by the
Board of Trade into a deep sleep, and was yet asleep, and
other parts, so that re) doubt could remain as to the ultimate
support, not only trent local landowners, but from capitalists, in
would probably never awake.—( Cheers. ) Fourthly, the
Bideford and Bampton line. This did not interfere with the
success of the present company.—( llear, and cheers.) Mr.
Terrell then read the following
Bristol and Exeter Company; it would afford facilities in
Bideford and Tavistock Railway; it was projected by the
:
" The objects of this undertaking are to unite the Bristol
passing to London, and he hoped it would pay. F'ilthly,
with the English Channel, and to afford a direct, speedy, and there was the Great West of England. He had seen the
cheap communication between the three centres of populati in pr spectus of this scheme for the first time that day; it was a
in Devonshire, viz , of Bideford and Barnstaple, with their worthless paper project: the Board of Trade had already re-
neighbourhood, containing 40,000 inhabitants, on the north;
Ported against its Cornwall line as impracticable, and he had
of Plymouth and Devon port, including in their environs 109,000
it from authority that amongst the few Directors' names
people, on the south ; and of Exeter, with its suburbs number- two had been printed without permission. —(Fleas, hear. )
tug 50,000 residents, on the east ; and to supply to the inhabi.
tants of the districts through which the lines of railway will And then, as to the South Devon—were they disposed to work
pass the advantages of manure, coals, an for you as friends ?—( Hear, hear.) On the
contrar d general merchandise,
conduct was at best suspicious ; they had a Bill befory. their
e Parlia-
.tt an immense reduction of cost, and the means of conveying
their agricultural produce, timber, other goods rent for a branch from Tavistock to Launceston, and what
markets. and to the best
could be the fruits of such a branch ? Even if it came on to
Bideford, it would be running in a circle ; but something more
" The railway is intended to commence at the town and
port
was to be feared. Suppose it should run on to Camelford,
of Bideford, and to proceed by the town of Okehampton to
the
borough of Tavistock, where it is to communicate with the searching after the north of Cornwall traffic it would there
branch of the South Devon Railway, which is to be made from
find, which would alone lead to the port of Padstow, and thus Plymouth, and for which a Bill is now before Parliament. A half the traffic would be directed from Bideford and conferred
branch will connect the populous and flourishing borough of on Padstow.
Barnstaple with the main line, and another brah R. Horeres, Esq., one of the engineers of the Bidefordch will pass
and Tavistock Railway Compan y ,
of his Learned Friend, in then rose and observed, that
from the main line through Bow, and join the Exeter and Cre-
diton line at Crediton. The length of the main line will be after the al le and lucid addresswhich he had so fully explained the position and dbjects of the
about 42 miles, and of the branches about 23 miles, making
Bideford and Tavistock Railway Company, little remained for
together 65 miles. '
him to say, except briefly to describe the line of railway pro-
" Estimates of the traffic have been preparel by competent
posed to be constructed, and to advert to some of its peculiar
parties, and the result is, that after allowing a deduction of 40 advantages. He then described the railway. The Board of
per cent. for the working expenses, the net returns are calcu•
fated to amount to more than six per cent. per annum on the Directors was compr.sed of gentlemen of high standing in the required capital, without taking into account several future railway world ; nearly all of them being Directors in other
sources of income which the railway will create. companies, and several of them bankers and merchants in the
" The great importance of this railway to the landholders city of London.—(Cheers.)
TOOKE,
and general population in the central parts of the county
T. H.
he atte Esq., one of the Directors, then rose. He
through which the line will pass will appear from the fact that said that attended at the immediate wish of the Board of
the price of lime will be reduced to them 40 per cent., and
Direction, and he saw very plainly that the reason they had for
of coal 50 per cent.
it was a good one ; it was because they felt that enough was
" The local population which would
000 persona, be benefited by the con •
not known of this line. He hail the pleasure of explaining
struction of this railway exceeds
which this line of railway will pass is
the character and some of the details of the line, in private, to
The country throug 300,
the Mayor, and he (the Mayor) was pleased to say that he did
h
peculiarly favourable in an engineering point of view for its not think that a plan or line could be devised more to the
construction,
benefit of that town—( The Mayor signified his assent).—
" Power is intended to be reserved in the Act of Parliament ( Cheers. ) He was happy to see, from the crowded state of
which is to be obtained for making this railway, to allow inte -
' the meeting, that the town was fully alive to the importance of
rest on the deposits and calls paid on the shares, at the rate of railway intercourse. The same spirit had been shown wherever
four per cent, per annum, until the opening of the whole line. the deputation had gone.
Esq.,
No subscriber will be liable beyond the amount of his shares.
CHARLES CARTER,
utati of Bideford, said, having heard
" This being a county line, it has been resolved that not the statement of the deputation, he had very great pleasure in
—"
less than 6,000 shares of the Company should be distributed moving the first resolution, which was That this meeting,
avistock
amongst applicants who are Shareholders of the following having heard the deputation from the Bideford and T
Railway Company, expresses its approval of the line promoted
lines—viz.,
The Bristol and Exeter
2,500
by that Company, and its conviction that this line passing
The South Devon 2
'"
;.,nn through Okehampton, with one of the termini towards Exeter
"'" at Crediton, and another towards Plymouth at Tavistock, will
The Exeter and Crediton 7
in a high degree promote the prosperity of this port and its
And the Barnstaple and Taw Vale
50
He would now allude to a few points
of special note requiring
250 neighbourhood."
the attention of the meeting. In the first place the line was JAMES ROOKER, Esq., seconded the resolution.
in a certain sense perfect, as a county line—uniting the nor-
H. HAWKES, Esq., felt interested in the formation of the
thorn, southern, and eastern parts, and it was so extensive as railway, connecting that town and Plymouth, by way of
to be entitled to an independent standing. In the second
arehAders, Okehampton; and he was happy to state to the meeting that
place the direction consisted entirely of London sb
this line had been most cordially received by the inhabitants of
many of whom had been, and -still were, directors of other Okehampton, and by the landowners along the line.
lines, and, having served their apprentiessrs. Rice and Thomas ceship, were equal to W. O. CooKE, Esq., surgeon, of Bideford, said he was so
their present work.—( Cheers.)
entirely satisfied with the explanations which had been given
M
Hopkins, having on two or three
revious occasions surveyedproposedtheir
also to avail himself, ii possible, of a personal interest in the
ability was known, and had secured the confidence of the undertaking,Mr. PALLARD, merchant of Bideford, among other facts in
county.—( Hear, and cheers.) They would be assisted by Sir
John APNeill, as consulting engineer, whose previous know-
favour of the proposed line, stated, that annually there was
ampton
ledge of the county will make his co-operation peculiarly ad-
consumed, in the immediate neighbourhood of Okeh
tities ,
vantageous. In the fourth place, there
was no fear that not less than 10,000 tons of culm, and large quantities of
the present company would be in the same sad predicament as
coal, iron, and other goods imported at Bideford ; and these
its predecessors. Funds had been abundantly supplied,
quantities would, he believed, be much increased by the faci-
and no applications for shares had been attended to except lilies which the railroad would afford. Another source of an
increase of traffic to that part, resulting from the formation
from parties of undoubted respectability. (Hear, hear.)
Before concluding, he would trouble the meeting by calling
of the proposed railway would, he believyd, arise from quan-
its attention to one other subject—viz., the relation which this tities of copper and other ores from the neighbourhood of Lyd-
ford being shipped at Bideford for Wales, instead of being
line bore to other lines in the county. As it respected the
Crediton and Exeter, and South Devon and Tavistock, the
taken into Cornwall for that purpose as heretofore. Alto-
intended line would benefit both, as it would join them and
Sather he thought it one of the best lines ; indeed, for the coun-
carry traffic on to both. The proposed line between Taunton try, the only line that could be constructed with a chance of
and Barnstaple would not, if carried out, interfere with this making a return for the outlay of capital.— ( Cheers.)
company—it would afford a convenient line for the inhabitants f
of Barnstaple and Bideford on their way to London, and adopted.
prevent any competing line with the present, either in a line 1 homes Evans, Esq., shipowner, Bideford, moved the fol-
trorn Barnstaple to Tiverton, or Bat nstaple to Crediton, which lowing resolution :—" This meeting pledges itself to further,
latter line, however (North Devon line), may be considered by every means in its power, the object and undertaking of the
as already defunct. ( Hear, hear.) The Great Western Bideford and Tavistock Company, and that the members for
Company had no intention of proposing a line.
the county of Devon be requested to give the same their ut-
RICE HOPKINS, Esq., one of the engineers to the corn-
most support in Parliament."
pang—lt is with feelings of peculiar pleasure that I rise to After some further observations from Mr. Evans, Mr.
address this meeting, because I believe that the great object Tooke, and others, the resolution was again put to the meet-
which has been so long desired by the inhabitants of this ing, and unanimously adopted.
Mr
town and neighbourhood, and for which this meeting is now A vote of thanks to the
chiayor, for calling the meeting, and
assembled, is in a fair train towards its accomplishment. for his conduct in the chair, moved by Mr. Tooke, was
then
adopted.
Money is no longer wanting; but it is most desirable,
in
order to obtain the necessary powers for constructing the
railway, that the promoters should be able to show
to Parliament that the project is supported by
parties who have an interest in the district. I
happy to state that the lines proposed possess no pe-
culiar engineering difficulties. Only two short tunnels (each
about a quarter of a mile in length) are necessary, and the ex-
cavations and embankments required are much under the usual
average of railways in general. The gradients are also fa-
vourable, and there will be no plane which cannot be worked
by an ordinary locomotive engine. Estimates of the probable
traffic have been made, and the result is highly satisfactory.
A line, connecting not only the whole of the north with the
south of Devon, but several towns of the north with Exeter,
the metropolis of the county, and passing through such an im-
portant agricultural district, requiring such large supplies of
manure as this railway only can afford, cannot fail to yield a
large return to the shareholders. The advantages of this rail-
way to the agriculturists and other inhabitants of the neigh-
bourhood will be immense. In the centre of the district lime
will be reduced in price 40 per cent., and coals 50 per cent. ;
agricultural produce and merchandise in general will be con-
veyed at less than one-fourth the present expense of conveyance.
'thus not only will money be saved, but the resources of the
country will be more fully developed, and all classes, including
landlords, tenants, and labourers, will participate in the
benefits.—( Hear, hear.)
The Rev. BOUCHIER WREY SAVILLE, vicar of Okehamp-
ton, said he had been requested to move a resolution, which
by the permission of the meeting he would now read ; it was
as follows:—" That this meeting having duly considered
the prospectus of the Bideford and Tavistock Railway Com-
pany, and having heard with pleasure the addresses of a depu-
tation from the company, is of opinion that the construction of
h
eproposed line of railway from Bideford-to Tavistock, with
branches to Barnstaple and Crediton, is calculated to promote
in a high degree the interests of the county of
Devon in
e g neral, and of this town and the surrounding district in par-
ticular, and is therefore deserving of the warmest support, and
that therefore the meeting pledges itself to assist, by every
means in its power, the accomplishment of this undertaking,
and that the members for the county of Devon be earnestly re-
quested to support the same in Parliament."—( Cheers.) After
the very full and satisfactory statements made by the gentle-
men of the deputation, he thought he was warranted in asking
the meeting to adopt the resolution he had just read.—( Hear,
and cheers.) For his own part, he could not but feel that the
formation of the proposed railway would be attended with very
great advantage to all persons residing either in the town or
neighbourhood, and therefore he felt desirous that the com-
pany should have every encouragement. He had examined
the line as marked out by the engineer, and had it explained
to him, and for his own part he did not conceive that any line
could be marked out that would more conduce to the interests
of that town.—( Hear, hear, and cheers.) One of the prin-
cipal landowners of the district (Albany Saville, Esq.) had
signified his approval of this line.—( Hear, and cheers.) The
Rev. Gentleman concluded his speech with advising all farmers,
landowners, tradesmen, and others interested in the neighbour-
hood, at once to make application for shares.
H. Coerreten Esq., of Okehampton, in seconding the reso-
lution, said the formation of the proposed railway would be an
immense advantage to the inhabitants of this town and neigh-
bourhood, whether engaged in agricultural or mercantile pur-
suits, whether landowners, farmers, or labourers, whether en-
gaged, in business or not. He recommended all interested in
the pfosperity of the town and neighbourhood to make at once
applications for shares, and thereby convince the Parliament
and the country that the line was one deserving of support.
HENRY HAWKES, Esq., Okehampton, raid, before putting
the resolution to the meeting, he should like to make an ob-
servation or two. He had the honour to represent the inte-
rest of the Rev. John Luxmoore, who, next to Mr. Saville,
was, he believed, the largest landowner in the neighbourhood;
and he had great pleasure in saying this undertaking had the
hearty and liberal concurrence of that gentleman. From in-
terviews which he had had with some other landowners on the
line between this town and Torrington, he further had the
pleasure to assure the deputation that they were also not
merely favourable to, but most desirous that this undertaking
should succeed.
The resolution was now put by the Mayor, and unanimously
adopted by the meeting.
1. B. TOOKE, Esq., one of the Directors, then rose and
said—Having been deputed by the Board of Directors to re-
present them, he begged to confirm, as far as they needed
any confirmation, the statements made by the solicitor and
engineer of the Company. He could assure the meeting that
this was a solid and substantial undertaking, not set on foot in
the spirit of mad speculation, but for the purpose of giving the
benefit of railway communication to this important district of
the country.—.( Hear, hear.) As the meeting had already
heard, the number of shares that, the Directors had to allot had
been applied for three times over, and the allotments would be
made, to the best of their belief, to bona fide applicants, to per-
sons seeking for investment, not to mere speculators. This,
was not a paper line, but if duly supported, as by prornizei of
the landowners there was every reason to expect, they might
depend upon the railway being carried through, and the inesti-
mable benefits of railway communication conferred upon the
neighbourhood. They had been recommended by the vicar to
take their one, and two, and three shares, and he could assure
them, from his own personal knowledge, that the Board of
Directors would be glad to attend to any such application. The
strength of all railway proprietaries lay in holders of t 44 and
twenty shares.—( Hear, hear.) It was not in a, sin...it of specu-
lation that this railway was offered tq thew, but for purposes of
solid investment.

CAUSEWAY BETWEEN n in
AND BANDORA.
:From the Britisk Indian Ger.t'eman's Ga:ctte, April 10.)
The Causeway between Mahim and L'andora was
opened on last Tuesday evening, in a manner which did
honour not only to the founder of that most useful struc-
ture, but to the inhabitants of Bombay.
From an early hour the roads leading to Mahim were
thronged with vehicles, in which the natives of every de-
scription hastened to the neighbourhood of the cause-
way, and soon after three o'clock the carriages of the
Europeans and wealthy inhabitants began to appear.
From that hour the way to .vaahim presented a most
animated appearance. The villages through the Toddy
tree groves of Mahim were swarming with spectators at
the long line of carriages of every description which
passed on before them.
The arrangements made by the police were excellent;
constables were stationed at different barriers to keep
the order required. At half-past four o'clock the car-
riages were drawn up in line from the end of the ap-
proach to the causeway, to the termination of the towa.
They were stationed on the side of the road so as to
allow those to pass on which were to take the lead in the
procession.
At half-past four o'clock the Hon. the Governor's
carriage came to the grand entrance of Parell Palace,
and the Governor and Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, Knight,
entered it, the latter having the seat of honour at the
Governor's right hand. Escorted by the Lancers and
followed by the aide-de-camps, and the staff of the
garrison, &c. &c., they proceeded to Mahim, a distance
of nearly three miles.
At five o'clock they approached the Causeway, and the
procession began from the front of Mahim Church, in
the following order:—
The Engineer Officer who constructed the Causeway,
Captain Cruikshank, who was represented by Captain
Marriott.

The vote thauks was seconded, and carried by accla•

The MA von briefly acknowledged the vote, and the meet-
ing then separated shortly after five o'clock.
NORTH DEVON RAILWAYS,.. HE BIDEFORD
AND TAVISTOCK RA WAY.—IMPORTANT PUB-
LIC MEETING. AT BIDEFORD.
BIDEFORD, Mor; DAY.
On Tuesday, the lfith instant, a public meeting, °crooned
by the Mayor, in pursuance of a requisition, was held in the
Town Hall, Bideford, "to take into cAus:deration the interest
of the district relative to the 4e/seal projected lines of railway
to this port, anq fo,c adopting such measures as 'might be
deemed ildxl..saWe.'•'' The meeting was numerous and Wu-

The Establishment of the Engineer.
The first part of the Lancers.
The Governor's Band.
The llon. the Governor's carriage.
Captain Arthur, the Governor's Private Secretary on
the one side, and Cursetjee Jamsetjee, Esq., on the
left, with many other gentlemen on horseback.
The personal retinue of the lion. the Governor.
The carriages followed in single line of the Commander-
in-Chief, of the Members of Council, of the Secre-
taries, of many Civil servants, of the Staff, and of the
leading personages in the society of this island.
A party of Lancers closed the procession.
A triumphal arch was erected at each entrance of the
Causeway, and as the procession moved along it the
coup•d'ail was magnificent. The bells of the church
rang a merry peal. The groups that thronged around
the sides of the way leading to the entrance in their
white dresses, gave an air of splendour to the whole view.
The great length of the procession, the moving spectacle
around, the calm and beautiful expanse of water on both
sides of the Causeway ; the triumphal arches of the
Mahim and Bandora entrances, the splendid pavilion
erected under the well-known large tree on the Ban-
dora shore, require not to he described.
When the head of the procession reached the centre
of the Causeway a royal salute was fired from four guns
stationed on the Salsette sands, under the command of
Captain Unwin.
The Causeway was adorned Kith flags at regular dig.
tances, and about 1.50 seats were placed on the footw,vs
for the benefit of the pedestrians. It was satisfa'.
behold the arrangements thus made for the *convenience
: tory to
'
of all classes.
In the dwelling-house of the chi.'ef native officer of
Bandora (Cornavlsador), and UP'
4r the pavillion, Lady
Jamsetjee, with her family.,
aad taken their station, and
on alighting from their e::,rriages the Ilon. the Governor
l
and all the leading '':.embers of the company and their
ladies there pr':)ceeded to offer to her Ladyship their
congraLulat;:ons on the completion of the Causeway.
At I.llx o'clock the last of the carriages arrived at the
pavilion, when refreshments were prepared in the most
sumptuous style. It was a beautiful sight to see the pa-
norama in the pavilion, where the ladies of Bombay, the
members of the Government, and the secretaries and
the civil servants, the number of officers, military, medical,
and naval ; of the gentlemen of the bar, of the mercan-
tile houses, &c. &c., all seemed pleased on witnessing the
public ceremony of opening the causeway from Mahim
to Bandora.
At half-past six o'clock Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy stood
at the head of the table, when the lion. the Governor,
Sir George Arthur, supported by Sir T. M'Mahon, the
Commander-in-Chief, the members of Council, &c., ad-
dressed him in the following manner :
" Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy,—lt gives me great pleasure
to address you on this occasion, after having passed over
the noble Causeway which, through the munificence of
your family, has been erected for the benfit of the public.
I myself, as well as every one present, can bear testimony
to the value of this splendid and most useful work. It at-
fords me, therefore, high gratification to address you, for
I have to speak on a subject which is inttresting to us
all—to every
one now present—and its interest is best
proved by this numerous assembly. As the exact cir-
cumstances under which this Causeway has been con-
structed may not be known to all the company, I shall
give a short explanatory history of the undertaking.
some years ago the Government of this Presidency, see-
ing the advantages of a regular communication between
the islands of Bombay and Salsette, and being anxious

••••••••••••11.10
to connect the towns of Mahim and Bandora by a cause•
sy, had the ground surveyed, plans taken, and the
estimates of the probable expense of the proposed work
calculated. The expense of such an undertaking, it, was
reported, would be 67,000 rupees. The exigencies of the
Government at the time being very great, matter 1% as
allowed to remain in abeyance until a more favourable
Opportunity should arise—it not being considered of ro
great importance as other proposed improvements then
before the Government. This took place :.orne years
ago, and the plans remained tmexecuted until the mon-
soon of 1841, I believe, when a distressing accident oc-
curred at the terry here. A boat was swamped, and a
number of poor natives, I think, about fifteen, lost ti.eir
lives. This distressing accident was of course a subject
of conversation amongst the people, laid came to the
ears of Lady Jamsetjee, who was greatly pained at its
consequences to the families of the sufferers. She spoke
to you, and asked you why the Government did not en-
deavour to remedy an evil which was the cause of such
misery among the poor of Salsette ? The answer efts
that the Government was fully occupied on ether matters
of importance, arid that, according to the estimates, it
would not only require the large sum already stared,
but, moreover, that a second estimate hail been made
out, by which it was calculated that a further sum would
be required, amounting altogether to one lac of rupees.
Let the consent of the Government be obtained,' was
the answer of this noblieminded woman, I wilt de-
fray all expenses.' fhe consent of Government arts
then obtained, and the work commenced; but it was aeon
discoverttl that furl [le l. sums would be n, cessaly to tithe 7
it t completion. Application was made to the Court .7f •
Directors for their aid and co-operation, when they, with
the liberality which has always characterised their pro-
ceedings when called upon to alsist the l•enevolent na-
tives in their good undertakings, gave their stssent.
Various other sums were, however, r, quired and still
supplied by Lady Jamsetjee, till at length, after an ex-
penditure of 147,000 rupees, the structure was completed.
It was then sugg(stA that so hantLonie a structure de-
manded an equally handsome approach to it, for which
it was calculated a sum of 20,000 rupees would be re-
quired, which further expenditure was entirely defrayed
by that noble-minded person, Lady .Lnisetjee. Titus,
after an expenditure of 167,000 rupees, has this great
and irwrit useful work been perfected, which reflects so
great an honour on the kind, the charitable, the bene-
volent lady, who has thus conferred a lasting benefit on
the inhabitants of these islands, whether rich or poor ;
but more especially by the poorer classes has this great
benefit been felt, as by this noble donation their means
of transit have been rendered permanently secure, and
their lives ensured to them front dancer. As they have
not the opportunity of rend( ring their thanks to Ledy
Jamsetjee in person, lam sure you will all unite with
me in thanking her in their name, and, to perpetuate
this noble deed, I this day propose that the Causeway
henceforth bear the name of ' Lady Jamsetiee's Cause-
way.' (Loud cheers.)--I have said that it gives me
pleasure to address you, Sir Jamsetjee, on this occasion,
and the cause of that pleasure is that lam acquainted
with your deeds of benevolence and your unbounded
munificence, at least in part, for you have kept many of
your good and generous actions concealed from me.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I have been cognizant only
of some of the charities of this most liberal person, and
when, a short time after my arrival in this Government,
I took occasion to add up the amount of the then known
charities of Sir Jamsetjee, being ignorant of much more
that has since come to my knowledge, you will doubt-
less be surprised when I tell you that it amounted that
time to no less a sum than 100,000 pounds sterling, or
ten lacks of rupees. ((cheers.)—The character of Sir
J. Jejeebhoy is known all over the world. Her Most
Gracious Majesty the Queen has expressed her approval
of his conduct, and her high sense of his benevolence
and munificence, in proof of which she has been pleased.
to bestow upon him that special mark of distinction
which is now hanging on his breast, and which I ac-
count as one of the fortunate occurrences in my life
that I had the honour of presenting to him. (Loud
cheers.)—We have all heard of the munificence of the
British merchants, but give me a Bombay merchant for
generosity, the extensive proofs of which we every (lay
behold. It gives me, therefore, unfeigned satisfaction„
in the presence of so many of the inhabitants of these
two islands, to express my sense of the good, the humane,
and the magnanimous conduct of Sir Jamsetjee Jejee-
bhoy, and his equally generous consort. My earnest wish
is that as their meritorious acts increase so may also in-
crease the length and happiness of their lives.—(Great
applause.) I believe, Sir Jamsetjee, that acts of charity,:
form part of the religion of your communion; I will not
say much on that score, but I am sure that no one will
regard such deeds of charity performed by one of God's
creatures, whatever his creed may be, without feelings
of the deepest respect, and all acts arising from such
motives, deserve the very greatest regard. Ladies and
gentlemen, the noble structure over which we have this
(lay passed has been named after its noble-hearted limn-.
der, Lady Jarnsetjee's Causeway. Let us now driek witke
enthusiasm to the 'Health of Lady Jamsetjee.' "
The toast was drank with every expression of enehe.
siastn.

Sir JAMSETJEE JEJEEBEIOY then addressed the com-
pany as follows:—" Ladies and gentlemen, —Aikra. mo
to return you my warmest thanks for your kindness in
drinking the health of Lady Jamsetjee, and in doing so
I cannot avoid expressing how gratified and flattered I
am by this large assembly of my friends. To you, Sir
George Arthur, and to those ladies who have conic Eo
far to grace this ceremony with their presencea am under
infinite obligations. It is a compliment I deeply feel, as, I
am satisfied, will Lady Jamsetjee, who has looked for-
ward to the opening of this Causeway as one of the hap-
piest moments of her life, and who could receive no more
grateful appreciation of her motives than the presence on
this occasion of so many of her sex. The Honourable
the Governor has spoken of this work as one emanating
in charity towards the poor, and I may truly say that it
did so, far though such an undertaking had long pre-
viously been recommended to Government by its ofßecrs,
as calculated to produce great public good, yet, Lady
Jamsetjee's offer to contribute largely towards it on the
condition that no tolls should be levied on the public,
was, I believe, the result of a pure desire to benefit the
poor in many ways, and amongst others in preventing
those accidents to which Sir George Arthur has so feel-.
ingly alluded. I may be permitted to say thus of /lie
origin of a work of great public utility which did not
emanate from me, but which, from domestic eirjses,
cannot otherwise regard than with feelings of the. greatest,
pride and satisfaction. The Honourable the Governor
has alluded to former acts of charity on trip part: I ant
sure I shall stand excused in not further adverting to
them on this occasion, but it is grateful I-0 me to know
that my motives and conduct are appr.. dated by the head
of the Government. I should nr,JIY
how illconlstriletgrtz
own feelings were I to omit tu say
much the absence of that able officer, Captain Cruickshank,
under whose superintendence this Causeway has been
commenced and completed. I should have been glad of
the opportunity of tendering him personally and in tho
presence of this distinguished assembly my best thanks
for the zeal and ability with which he has devoted him-
self to this undertaking. To him are we indebted for so
early and successful a completion of the work which it.
is only due to him to pronounce as perfect in its cots-
struction. I once again beg to offer you my sincere
thanks for your kindness in meeting me on an occasion
so full of interest to myself and for the generous warmth
with which you have responded to the toast proposed by
the Hon. the Governor.'
Three cheers were then unanimously given for Sir
Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, Rat., by all the company.
The Hon. the Governor soon after gave his arm to Sir
Jamsetjee, and both left the pavilion together.
Every Intention was shown to the native gentlemen.
The Mhara arrees, Parsees, and other native merchants
of respectability, were invited for three o'clock, and the
whole of the arrangements respecting them were admi-
rably conducted under the special direction of Cursetjee
Jamsetjee, Esq. He was indefatigable in his endea-
vours ; he remained on horseback from two until six
o'clock.

The night came on, and as the carriages on their return
emerged from the groves of Mahim, their lights, as they
moved rapidly along, proved that there had been many
collected to do honour to a meritorious undertaking.
Thanks to the care and vigilance of the chief magis-
trate, Mr. Le Geyt, and of Captain Burrows, the super-
intendent of police, the utmost order and regularity
prevailed. The ladies and gentlemen who attended at
this interesting ceremony will long preserve pleasurable
Causewayrecollectios of the opening of "Lady Jamsetjeen
.n"

PIGOT'S LIFE-PRESERVER.
The following detail of trials of a defensive agent, and, at the
same time, a life-preserver, adar,ited to the use of boarding parties,
to crews of boats employed in cutting out ships, and troops in the
passage of rivers, promises a valuable acquisition to the service, as
ftwnished in a condepsed extract from the recent letter of an officer
to the inventor. It may be necessary to state that the Humane
Society have adopted Mr. Pigot's apparatus, in preference to the
belts, and
tkat he has furnished eighty-seven to that institution.

" No. '2 Battery, New Romney, Kent, June 4th, 1845.
t 4 I have now the satisfaction of replying to yours ; and having
tested your life-preserver, will pass my unbiased opinion of them,
and have to observe that, having seen many, I consider both to be
the ne plus ultra. It is of importance to inform you that, in the
event of the latter (the war life-preserver.) being wanted for
particular service in the navy, you can inform your patronisers that
a war in the sea or water may be carried on in it; but I win give
you a short description of our ttials—l may say official, as I had
conferred with Capt. Peat, R.N., on the subject, who, some time
ago, had been trying several others.
" Trials.—First Day—Having put the air.chemisette on the
chief boatman, with his lower garments on, and myself with the
war life preserver at the same time (having a percussion port.fire
with me), we both dashed from the steep beach into the sea, at
which time I had 'worsted stockings,' flannel drawers,' heavy or
flushing-trowsers, flannel shirt, over shirt, waistcoat and cap.
After swimming out sometime I fired my blue-light (or port..
byi all
minryyi
fire), as if for assistance : he swam and offered it. After being
some some time in the water we returned to the shore.
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gbgaei
tctlkonffs; mttihiyei
sbceahic,idek
fe,
dbcoofinartsamet qtaurni the.eanit l yzr
lewx..
war-life—Second
es
specrobligedoenrdv
preserver,
givingsyw—i
hiem ashoree
ap o fire, and without clothing, except his drawers and hat. I told
him to makea signal after being some little distance off; he fired
his port.fire ; I then left the shore as though to either assist or
engage him, and, when arriving at him, challenged him, when he
replied,' Don't touch me, or I will set fire to you.' I then snapped
the pistol and the cap fired, but owing to my swimming after him I
exertion,
reversed,
on hrarebt
tried a patent life coat, but found I could not,
yy
suppose some water got into the touch.hole (as the pistol exploded
afterwards) ; the pistol was carried in my hand during the titan,
The buoyancy of the war ones and the uses to which they would
be applied are, in my opinion, so numerous, that I leave this to
yourself. I wish you to understand from me that I entirely ap-
prove of them from these trials, under all circumstances, and will
report the result to Captain Peat. The air-cliemise.tteswridi
answer excellently for Loat service of coastguard in riverssmany
creeks, and for stations on marshes, where there are so
prevention
of
divisions of the land by ditches, &c., for the R
R.N.
.
smuggling. (Signed) COMBE,
"iTo R. G. Pigot, Esq., Hammersmith."
a Uninjurable by sabre-cut, pike.th r ust or pistol-shot.

BRISTOL SUGAR _MARKET, JUNE 14.—Our market
ues and prices have still rather an upwal d ten-
dency. West India and 1,200 mats Mauritius have
contln
86 very firm,
been disposed of since our last, at from 445. to 545. for low-browns
to good grocery.—Bristol Mercury.