The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-28 00:00:00

THE THIRTIETH.

(From the Railway Express.)
Nothing, "within the memory of the oldest inhabitant,"
has ever equalled the anxiety to have the Standing Orders'
requirements complied with by twelve o'clock to-morrow
night. The bustle and the business have been transferred
from Moorgate -street to Westminster, and this is a happy
(because a well-paid) time for law stationers and their satel-
lites—the slaves of the quill. A rumour went out that the
Board of Trade, under the advice of the law-officer of the
Crown, had determined to receive plans, surveys, and refer-
ences, up to twelve o'clock on Sunday night. We mentioned
in our last that a doubt existed whether, as the 30th of
November falls upon a Sunday, a dies non in law—the ne-
cessary documents should not be lodged before twelve o'clock
to-morrow night. We have now to state that the plans,
&c., will be received until midnight on Sunday. The fol-
lowing letter, to a firm of Parliamentary agents, settles the
point :

" Railway Department, Board of Trade,
Whitehall, Nov. 19, 1845.
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" G entlemen,—ln reply to your letter of the 17th instant,
having reference to the Standing Order of Parliament, which
requires plans and sections of railways about to be brought
betbre Parliament in the ensuing session, to be deposited at
the Board of Trade on the 30th November instant, and in-
quiring as to arrangements for their reception on that day,
being Sunday, I am directed by the Lords of the Committee
of Privy Council for Trade to acquaint you, that their Lord-
ships, having consulted the law• officers of the Crown on the
subject, and the law-officers baying given their opinion that
it is imperative on their Lordships to direct the office of the
Board of Trade to be kept open for the reception of railway
plans, and on Sunday, the 30th of November instant, this
office will be kept open accordingly.
" I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your obedient ser-
vant, "D. O'BRIEN."
[This fact was stated in The Sun last week.)

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sta,—My name hating appeared in the published list of
Provisional Directors in several railway companies, and
without my authority, I have in consequence thought it right
to state publicly that I have now withdrawn my name from
every undertaking of the kind. N. 'AKAN N.
Parliament-street, Nov. 28, 1845.

FATAL DRAY ACCIDENT.—Last evening, Mr. W.
Payne held an inquest at Guy's Hospital, on the body of
Thomas Watson, aged twenty-five, a drayman in the em-
ploy of Messrs. M'Leod, ale brewers, of Camberwell. On
the forenoon of last Wednesday week, the deceased was pass-
ing Newington Church, Surrey, walking on the near side of
his horse and dray, and in trying to avoid coming in colli-
sion with a Newington omnibus, he was struck by the shaft
of a light cart which was passing in the same direction,
which forced him against his own horse, and before he could
recover himself he fell to the ground in front of the near
wheel, which passed over his left leg and arm, crushing them
in a shocking manner. He was taken to the above hospital,
where for a time he appeared to be going on well. He was
ultimately attacked with delirium tremens, of which he died
on Tuesday last. Verdict, "Accidental death. "
MELANCHOLY RESULT OF SHARE SPECULATION.
On Friday evening last, at the Crown and Shuttle public-
house, Long Millgate, Manchester, an inquest was held be-
fore Mr. Chapman, on the body of Henry Kirby, fifty-three
years of age, who had destroyed himself. The deceased was
a chimney-sweeper, from York, whence he had conic to
Manchester, with his wife, to attend the funeral of a little
girl, their grand-daughter. On Thursday forenoon, a short
time before they had arranged to return home, he lung
himself from a bed-post in the house of his son-in-law,
Joseph Taylor, currier, Barlow's-court, Miller-street, and,
when discovered, he was quite dead. A clue to the cause
of the melancholy occurrence was furnished by the evi
deuce of Susannah Kirby, the deceased's widow, who stated
that about three months ago he purchased, in conjunc-
tion with another person, ten South Midland, and twenty-
Leicester and Bedford Railway shares; the latter he after-
wards sold at a small premium. At that time they held
twenty shares in the Eastern Union Extension Railway,
and they had since had allotted to them twelve shares in
the Cambridge and Ely Extension. Since then the de-
ceased bought ten Grand Union, Nottingham, and Lynn
shares, at 41. per share ; and ten water-works shares were
allotted to him, and twenty-seven others he bought from a
broker at 31. 4s. each. He sold some of these at a premium,
but twelve of them were not paid for according to agree-
ment. This preyed upon his mind, and he was constantly
alluding to the circumstance; and the rest of the shares
having fallen in value, had increased his despondency. He
was cheerful on Thursday morning, and said he would sell
all his shares on getting home. The jury returned a verdict
to the effect, " That the deceased destroyed himself during
temporary. insanity."—Manchester Guardian.
THE GLOUCESTER MISER AND HIS BOY.—Old
Wood, the miser of Gloucester, whose will has lately been
before the Courts of law and the Privy Council, kept a boy—
a little one—miserably fed, and in great bondage. One Sun-
day the master was getting ready to go to church, but got
his dinner in some readiness first, that nothing might have to
be done when he came home but to eat it. It was a roast
chicken, which the boy stayed at home to dress. The old
fellow also got out the quantity of wine he meant to allow
himself, and put it upon the chimney-piece; but to prevent
it being tasted, he wrote upon it, in large letters, " Poison."
So off he went. The lad was cravingly hungry, and as the
fowl roasted he could not help drawing his fingers across and
tasting it. But this sharpened his appetite, and he could not
resist pulling off a leg. The theft began, he soon went on to
the other leg, and so further and further, till he had quite
devoured the whole. What was to be done? for then came
remorse, and, worse than that, soon was coming his master.
He felt quite desperate ; and just at that moment his eye
caught sight of the phial with the label upon it. Off he
drank, at one draught, the whole contents; and old Wood
came home to find him well-fed and in high spirits, the first
time he ever had animal spirits to be so since he had been in
his service.— Sharpe's London Magazine.
FATAL FALL IN THE STREET.—On Thursday,
Mr. Mills, deputy Coroner, held an inqnest at the Feathers,
North-street, Lisson-grovo, on the body of James Lake,
aged eleven years. The deceased was the son of an omni-
bus-driver, living in Fitzroy-court, Tottenham Court-road.
A few days ago, as he was running along the street, he
slipped oft the kerb-stone, and fell on his right knee. He
got up and limped home, but did not then complain of pain.
On the following day his knee swelled, and he was taken to
the University College Hospital, where the medical officers
deemed it necessary for him to stop. Erysipelas supervened,
under which deceased sank, and died on Monday last. Ver-
dict, "Accidental death."

ROYAL ARTILLERY.—Captain D'Arley's Company,
Ist battalion, assembled on the guard-mounting parade, at
Woolwich garrison, yesterday morning, for the inspection
of the commandant, who was pleased to express himself
highly pleased with their clean appearance. His Lordship
was accompanied by Colonel Turner, C. 8., Lieut,-Colonel
Russell, Captain and Adjutant Been, and Captain and Ad-
jutant Ormsby. _
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Lord Radnor, in a letter to the Chairman of the'
Anti-Corn-law Leauge, says, " I rejoice to see that the
League are still in full activity. How are your funds? It
you are looking for further subscriptions, I will send, as in
former years, 50/. The signs of the times are strongly for
you ; but I agree with Cobden, that we must not relax in
our efforts."

GRAVESEND AND ROCHESTER RAILWAY.—The
following are the traffic returns for the week ending Nov. 22,
1845—passengers, 4,800; amount received, 117/. 19s. sd.
ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.—The Direc-
tors of this Institution, ever anxious to cater for the public
amusement, have for many years displayed great taste and
judgment in the selections they have made in every depart-
ment of this colossal and magnificent establishment, and
among the more recent we find has been an addition to the
Irish music,
musical department, and on Tuesday last the Dpirieeccestosrseleetdtsoo callthe forth
intro-
duced an American flutist, named DowneaT
by the debutant were several airs, from popular
utal
with variations. These were adaptedafdomrimraeblleydy, h
not only the performer's taste
• • more particularly in those portions
capa-
bilities of the instrument. Mr. Downe acquitted himself with
much skill and precision,
of the variations where double-tonguing was required. Mr.
Downe was accompanied on the pianoforte by Doctor Wallis,
musical director to the Institution, who displayed great taste
and execution, and most deservedly came in for a large there
of the applause. After the musical performance, the di:•solving
views were shown, and, as many of them represented scenes
which her Majesty had visited on her late tour to Germany,
created great satisfaction, and elicited bursts of applause,
proving that subjects well chosen will never become " stale
and unprofitable." The theatre of the Institution was
crowded in every part.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.—John Gilbert,
a waterman, occasionally employed at Charlton-pier, and
nearly 60 years of age, went down the river in a boat on
Wednesday afternoon, with his son, a youth of about 17
years of age, and the captain of a vessel. The boat having
her sails set, when opposite Erith, and it blowing very fresh;
gave a sudden lurch, which precipitated John Gilbert into
the river head foremost, and before the progress of the boat
could be stopped he was drowned, and the body has not yet
been found.

NEWELL AND CLASPER.—A race is being arrang. d
between Newell and Clasper. The former has offered to
stake 100/. to the latter's 10/., which has been declined,
Clasper insisting on equal terms. There can be no doubt a
race will take place between these two parties, and the tersas
will be agreed on in a few days.—Tyne Mercury.
DISEASED POTATOES.—The Wiltshire Independent
says, that diseased potatoes have been offered for sale in the
neighbourhood of Devizes by the 1,000 sacks, at Pd. per sack.
This shows that the quantity of diseased potatoes in Wilt-
shire roust be immense.