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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-05-08 00:00:00

They died:'arid death closed their 'calamities.- ITtii it was not
enough that he thus outraged the tenderest feelings of huma-
!There was a' general review 'of the troops last "Septinn-
ber, 1537. 'The emperor issued an order to buy a few thousands
of young Women from the province of Poland, who were des-
tined to become the ornaments of his camp. -In the confusion,
of my grief, I wished to find him 'a name, and I traced the his-
tory of every nation to find a tyrant like him. At first L stop-
ped at Nero, but no! the first moments of Nero- gave aurae
symptoms of 'humanity, but Nicholas cannot boast of that, he
commenced his teign upon the blood of his.snbiects. In vain
he flatters himself that tintewill hide in oblivion his crimes coua-
tined upon Poland--in rain, he thinks that Poland is dead and
forgotton. No! Poland lives in the heart of every civilized
Man, and I expect that the day is nut far distant when Poland
will again regain her rights and her ancient independence.
Europe is divided into two great divisions • on the one hand we
have the march of intelligence, and on the other mere physical
force. I hope the march of intelligence will prevail generally.
The great question " to be, or not to be," is at issue, and in the
mean time I will conclude in the words of one of your poets,

Cease every joy to glimmer on my mind,
But leaie, oh leave, the light of hope behind,
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Mr. N. F. Zaba then returned thanks for the favourable re-
ception he had met with, and retired amidst the warmest ap-
plause.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

A. PAIR.—A man named John Byrne was on Friday placed
at the bar, and an antiquated dame called Ryan mounted the
witness boa, on some dispute respecting a bUndle of clothes
-which belong to a lady at this preient juncture confined to her
country-house, (vii., Kirkdale Gaol;) but,Though one appeared
as criminal and the other as criininator, both seemed to have
been implicalee in the intention of profiting by the absence of
the owner of the articles. Magistrate (to witness)—" Is the
prisoner your husband?" WitnetiS—" Is It me your -honour
manes ? Would I marry a haste like him? Not in the laste."
Magistrate—" Then the prisoner is not your husband?'" Wit-
ness-,--" He's a bould villain; your wrirship, and deserves hang-
-ing, if a rope dhurty enough could be found: Ile's killing me out
'and out by inches. Wait; till I tell your. honour's worship
what--" Magistrate—" I ask You if that man is yoin hus-
band ? Cannot you understand, 'Women?" Witness—" The
dirty baste! (weeping) he struck ine and kicked me, .sir; till I
was black and blue. - If you were to see me myself, your ho-
nour, the sight would freighten you." Magistrate—"'That is
pretty treatment from a husband, most certainly." Witness—
" Him! he's riot my husband, your honour." Magistrate—.
" Does he live with you at all ?" Witness,--" Well, sir, he lives
with me in one sense and not in another. lie once used td
trate meld any thing ax ; but now trates me to nothing but-
blows, and bad tratetnent it is, as your honour would say if you.
seed me. Just.after becomes from the wars—bad luck to him!
wouldn't it have been a blessed day for me if they'd just took
the head off him ? Och, it was therChe was all botheration and
sweetmeat, just killing me with kiridness, the same as he's now
killing the wid knocks. Sure, I'm not a auger, your worghip. Let
him go and bate his equals, and uot lick the likes of me." Ma-
gistrate (le prisoner)—" What are you?" Prisoner—" Well,
sir, Prwa soger ; at laste, your honour, I was a soger, till I got
the discharge-froth the corripanv:" Magistrate—" You have
been in the East India Company's service, then ?" Prisoner—
" I was, Your worship; in the artillery, at, a place called Ma.
derass. 'then I come horse again, aud lived at a place called
London a short while, till I come down here." Magistrate—
" How long have you known thiS Woman ?" Prisoner—Pm
here three years; lint I know'd her when I was born, is you
may say. Biddy and me ien't strangers, in the laste. Magis-
trate—" Where do you come from ?" Prisoner—" I belong to
a place called Tipperary."—The officers wire ordered to take
charge of the bundle of wearing apparal,, and convey it to its
proper owner, and the prisoner was distrisseil with an admoni-
tion to conduct himself better towards his chi, e ainie.
CHARGE oF ELoN Y.—A short time since a large trunk, full
of wearing apparel, belonging to a gentleman on his way to
Dublin, was stolen from the Liverpool railway station ; but
until nine o'clock on Thursday night no clue to the thieves had
been received. At that time, howeVer, Inspector Cottain re-
ceived information that a trunk AN:r lying in an entry in North-
street, whither he immediately proceeded. and having found it,
perceived, on examination; that it had been broken open and
emptied of its contents. Under the lid there were wailed two
cards, containing an inventory of the articles which the trunk
had contained. A search took place, which resulted in the cap-
ture of three men, who were brought up before 111. Hall on
Friday morning, Mr., Commissioner Dowling stated the fact
of the robbery, and stated that two of the prisoners had on, at
the time of their apprehension, articles of the stolen property,
while in the privy belonging to the house of the third, a quantity
of others had been found, thrust down into the' dire—The pri-
soners were remanded for a week, to alloy time for the appear-
ance of the owner.

LOGBOOKS ANI; SEAMEN'S WAGBS.—On Friday, at the Po-
lice-office, I,
Edward Barrett, a seamen, summoned Captain
choll, of the Robert Seers, for non-payment of his wages. The
complainant Ind shipped on board the Robert Syers on the 7th •
November, and arrived again in port on the 20th April, having
been out five months and a half, which, at £2 5s a month, '
amounted to £l2 is Gd. - Of that he hair .received one month's
payment in advance, .and he bad also had some trifling things
from the captain during the voyage, the price of which he did
not know: be claimed the balance. Captain Nichol' pleaded
that the sailor, through his improper conduct, had not only
forfeited all claim to the residue of his wages, but that, if the
owners of the vessel were paid all the expenses to which he had
subjected them, he was farther insiebted to them to the amount
of £f3. Ile entered into a det ed statement, the purport of
which was that the claimant had, for insolence, neglect, Sm.,
been imprisoned'at the port of St. Themes fur thirteen days,
and at that of Porto Cabello for twelve days, and that after his
release from confinement he had, altogether, staid down below
for the space of thirty-one days, refusing to do duty. There
was also another charge. On the night of her arrival in the
Mersey the vessel tan against the pier-head; all hands were
called up, as it was feared that her anchor had gone through,
her bow; and it was then found that Barrett had deserted the
ship. The loss of time, added to the payment of another man
in his place at St. Thomas's, together with the fees and charges
of police:officers at the times of his confinement, and the for-
feiture of a month's pay for abandoning the vessel, absorbed
the whole amount due, and left him debtor to the owners in the
sum stated. The log-book was produced to substantiate these
charges; but it appearing, from the mate's acknowledgment,
that the entry of Barrett'sdesertion had only been made that
morning—that is, on the day after the receipt of the summons—
the magistrate said that it was wholly inadmissible, being op-
posed to the act of parliament. The deduction of one month's
pay could not, therefore, be allowed. The log was then ex-
amined to ascertain whether the alleged absence from duty of
• the sailor had been daily entered, in accordance with the strict
provisions of the act to that effect, and it appearing that such
was not the fact, but that for many days on which he was de-
clamed to have been absent there Was no entry whatever, Mr.
Hall refused to admit the partial entries air proof of the whole
charge. He said that he should be always happy, as it was his
duty, to assist captains in the punishment of retractory men;
but the act of parliament was clear and strict in its provisions—
it was intended to be binding on master as well a§ man, and
when he saw its provisions neglected in such a way as was mani-
fested in the keeping of that log, he could nct and would not
admit such loose and illegally-made entries as evidence. With
respect to the expenses incurred for punishing the seaman at
St. Thomas's and Porto Cabello, he could not allow theta;
there was no authority for it; they could not first punish a man
and then force hint to pay the incidental charges. Ultimately
the magistrate decided that the seaman of course could have no
claim to his wages during the period of his imprisonment, which
had been proved: that, with other allowed deductions, reduced
the amount to £6 6s 11d, which he ordered to be paid to the
claimant. The captain was much discontented with this deci-
sion, and thought that the ship hid been ill used. No master
or mate, he said, kept a better log,-book than his; and to keep
it in the way that the magistrate wished was impossible; indeed,
to do so, it would require them to be lawyers.
CALUMNY.—A young man named Mansell, a coachmaker,
appeared at the police-office, on Friday, to charge a fellow-
workman named Bradburn, with having assaulted him on Tues-
day last, without, as far as he knew, airy reason or cause what-
vver. One of the witnesses to the fact of the assault was a
black eye, which was produced by the complainant in open
court; and which spoke for itself. The defendant being asked
what be had to say in his defence, answered in a style which,
both for choiceness of phraseology and studied eloquence of pro-
nuuciat ion, showed him to be at least a collateral desceueaat of
the Malaprop family :—" I will inform you, sir, a the whole af-
fair. On Tuesdav it was intimated to me that he (complainant)
had been calumniatiror me in a mostcensorou§ manner, and, as
out characters is dear to us all as our lives, I.felt it necessiated
on me to feel offended, as any man would feel, at the abrogatory
way which he had deprecated my character. I accordingly
went and asked him upon what stable grounds, or what rouudgs
of fair play, he had attacked my repititicht and made game of
my peculiar characteristics. I told him boldly and openly, sir,
vet politely, that he had played me false by backbiting me be-
hind my face—that his conduct, was unhonourable and unmanly,
and that whenever, upon any occasion, I perceive any thing in
the conduct of a man which seemed deserving of castication
inflicted it upon hint before his own face, and not behind iris
back, when he was abscent. Now, says .1, what have you to
say to me; Mansell ? He answered Me, Sir, and said that he had .
not calumniated me; but he added, in a most insinivating vein,
• I know something about you.' Well, by reason of this, and
being cut to the quick by this caustical humour, I 'responded
that I had seen the day When 1 would have pulled his nose for.
him, or the nose of any mai, who dare to,nittio so free with my
person as to calumniate me when I was away, behind my back.
Well, sir, he then but himself in ih attitude of defence, which
of course offended me more, and by reason of that I said,' Now,
will pull your nose.' And surely, sir, I have a perfect and in-
aleinable right to twitch a man's nose who has blown me. at he
calls it, and treated me in an unsavoury manner. lle had back-
bite(' me before I scratched his face, which, by the by, took
place in the &tingle to pull his nose." The complainant said
that he has assured his fellow-worknien that he had not uttered
any thing to his disparagethent; but instead of resting satisfied
with that assurance, the defendant struck him repeatedly.—
Bradbury was fined 20s.and costs.
FOLLY or EXTOR'ttNG CONFESSIONS.—Yesterday, at the
Police office, a young man named John Henderson, was placed
before the magistrates, charged with-having pawned a quantity
• of clothing, the property of his landlady. Mrs. Williams. Mrs.
Williams, a• stout old Welsh woman stated, that the prisoner
lodged with her.; on Tuesday last she was at her drawers putting
the clothes by, and saw the missing articles there; on Saturday
she missed them all, and soon after.found a pawn ticket in the
pocket of the prisoner, which induced her to suspect him of the
theft. That morning she saw'him, and asked him how he came
to take those things ? but he would not own to it at all. She at
length got him persuaded to acknewledge he took the things,
and ‘to give her the tickets. Mr. Hall—" Well, what did you
say?" Mrs. Williams-i-" Persuaded him, you know." Mr:
► Hall—" But what did you say- ?" Mri. Williams —" Well, I
told him there would be no more about it." Mr. Hall—
" Exactly."—Mrs. Williams—" You know it would be a sad
thing for me to lose these things ?"Mr.:Hell—" I can do no-,
thing with him now after the pledge you gave him; I must dis-
charge him. You see all the evidence I have against him is
this, that he has given you these tickets on a promise that he
shall bear no more of it. lie must be discharged. I must take
the case as if there was no evidence at all against him.

Passengers by the Lima Packet, Capt. Singleton, from Tri.
nidad:—Captain Thorp, 89th Regt., and Lady; Mr. J. T.
Bowld. This vessel sailed on the 21st of March, and was off
Cape Clear on the Ist of May.
• A BOLD ItvilifinEn.—A few, nights ago the house-door of
Mrs. Copeland's residence, King-street Soho, was 'opened,
about eleven o'clock, with a master key, by a man of genteel
appearance, whom Mri. 0. perceived;, and mistaking :him for
a gentleman residing in the house, offered him 'a , candle. On
receiving this mark-of attention, the iiitinder, (whose premedi-
tate is were-such AS-, no doubt, caused him to love darkness
fret , an light,) suddenly turned round and ran away.
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Nl CATHOLIC CH A pm..L;•••On Thursday, the 3d instant, the.
corner-stone of a new catholic •ehapel, now in progress of erec-
tion at Rainhill, was laid by Mrs. Gerard, the lady of William
Gerald, t so. After the ceremony, a splendid dinner was pro-
vided for the numerous visitors by Bartholomew Bretherton,
Esq., at whose sole expense the chapel is to be erected. The
style.of the chapel (of which MIA. Dawson. of Preston, is the
architect) is that of a Grecian temple, of the lonic order.

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CHESTER II Al_., ,:.7' ' k j.ii.,17.. ' . '1 ' '
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MON IJA'T,, MAY r.. A .r,.-'Let. --I t,,,.,
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These races commenced yesterday; illei e s ' . ettweee
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congregated on the walls and on the cikCrsl4l ~. re1.)5410 ..::
a greater display of beauty ma fashioh2f nue; Yin • 114v.vacte. 4
fur the Tradesmen's Cup has ptoved versatt ' '
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said that the knowing ones ha've. bi;erfi'?l,4 ' 11iii_....:1ii„,./ '
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The Trial Stakes, of 15 sovs each, with 50 oilt;;1411s1by the
Stand Committee. • AJnee'round. '
Mr E. Peel's gr c Saul. 3 yrs G. Whitehouse 1
Mr Worthington's bc by Battledore, 3 yrs ..:.;..'..;Clarke 2
Lord Derby's b f Miss Bowe, 4 yrs 4 " ' Lye 3
Sir T. Stanley's b e Pamtutm, 4 yrs ' Templeman 4
sto 4 agst Miss Bowe, sto 2 agst Saul. The latter took the
lead to the Ship Yard, at a very good pace, was then headed by
Miss Bowe to the distance, where Saul abut vial and won easy
by two lengths. •
A Produce Sweepstakes, of 50 .sots each, h ft. Two miles. 7
subscribers.
Mr F. R. Price's Isar br c Captain Pops, by Priam M. Jitney 1
Sir R. W. Bulkeley's b f Ficcotee, by Teniers ' Darling 2
Lord Westminster's b f by Pantaloon—Banter Holmes 3
' Even and 5t04 on Piccotee; 2to I against Captain 'Pops ;
3to 1 agst Lilly by Pantaloon. Piccottee went off first at a mo-
derate pace, but which she increased at the first half mile ;
three quarters of a mile from home Captain Pops'passed tbe
Banter filly, at the distance shot a bead of Piceotee, and won
cleverly by a length. .
The Tradesmen's Plate, of 200 sovs in spetitr, added to a Han-
dicap Sweepstakes of 20 soya each, 10 sovi fi, and 5 sovs ft
only if declared on or before the Ist February. To start at
the Castle-pole, run twice round, and end at the coming-in-
chair. The second horse to receive 25 sovs.
Mr T. Walter's br h King Cole, 5 yrs, 7st 81b MarloW 1
Lord Eglinton's b g The Potentate, 6 yrs. 7st 1314.... Lye 2
Mr Mostyn's bin Birdlime, aged, 9st Bth . Darling 3
Mr Barrow's li in Catherine, aged, Bst 10th W. Lear 0
Genaral Yates's ch h Sylvan, 6, yrs, 9st 81b.... Teintdernan 0
Mr Fowler's kw to Mersey, 5' yrs, fist Illb
_. Cbapple U
Mr F. R. Price's tar h Wentworth, 5 yrs Sat 31b ...Holmes 0
Mr Robinson's Whaley, 5 yrs, Bst 31b S. Rogers 0
Captain Lamb's ch c Chit Chat, 4 yrs 'Calloway 0
Lord Miltown's ch h Fusilerr, 5 yrs, 7st 6lb • Powell 0
Mr J. Allen's bin Vesper, 5 yrs, 7st 51b ' J. Gray 0
Lord Derby's to c Parolles, 4 yrs, 7st W. Boyce 0
Mr B. Collett's br c Conservative, 4 yrs, fist 12th Wakefield 0
Mr J. 0. Fairlie's br g Zuhrab, aged, Sit Ilb Cartwrig ht 0
Seven declared and paid 5 sues each, and sit: drew and paid
10 says each. 4 to 1 agst Potentate, 41 to I 'a.ii, Birdlime, 6
to I agst Wentworth, 8 to I agst"T'arolles, 10 to 1 agst Zobrab,
12 to 1 agst Mersey, the winner not mentioned:" Parolles made
the running, and MaMtnined it to the last half mile, where King.
Cole went up. headed him, cana'e out, and won cleverly by a
length. At startitig Birdlime bad the eall, and became Ars,.
favourite. She was beaten by two lengths. Ran in 4 minutes
36 seconds,
A Sweepstakes, of 5 sovs each, with 50 sovs added by the Stand
Comtniltee, for horses that never won before the day of entry
fur the plates. Heats, two miles.
Lord Warwick's bc by Brutandorf, 3 yrs....* Dodgson 1 1
Mr Pursell's br c Late Bird, 3 yrs G. Whitehouse 0 2
Sir 'l'. Stanley's ch cby Bay Melton, 3 yrs.. Cartwright 2 0
Mr Wilson Patten's- br c Percy.*3 yrs.... Bemtzreider 0 0
Mr Tempest's ch c Pedlar, by Belzoni; 3 yrs.. W. Jones 0 0
Mr T. Torthanfa eh f Bethany, 4 yrs • Darling 0 0
Mr. Wise's ch c Contentment, 3 yrs Chapple 0, 1.1
Captain-Lamb's cb c Metal, 4 yrs ' Calloway 3 d
Mr Arrowsmith's ch f Margravine, 3 yrs J. Gray 0 d
Lord Ealinton's eh c Achilles, 3 yrs Lve 0 d
Mr F. R. Price's b f Whirlwmd, 3 yrs Neale 0 d

BASE HALF SOVEREIGNS.—The public Would-do well to be
on their guard in giving change for half sovereigns, as a set of
persoiware going about to Shops and public-houses fur the pur-
pose of putting oil spurious coin, purporting to 'be a half-
sovereign of the date of 1817, little-more than half the weight of
a good One. They are well executed, and are of a pale yellow
colour, and when rubbed hard show white.
ATTEMPTED HIGHWAY RORBERY.—,-AS a servant maid of
Mr. Chapman, residing in Shaw-street, was proceeding home
wards on Ttrnrsdav evening, about half-past eight, she was
stopped near Augustine 's Church by two men, who began
to rifle he; packets. She.' screamed out, and a person happen-
ing to come up at the instant, the rultianS•ran away with all
speed. The young woman had got a£s 'nnte changed shortly
before, and had the change in her hand at the time the thieves
were searching her pockets;

BUILDING Socirry U.LES.—The great increase of building
societies in ,this and the neighbouring townsi.is a fact which
must. he weTlll6nown to our readers; and govtirnment, we un-
derstamt-vfillt a consideration for their intetests, which entitles

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it to great praise, haS had drawn, UP a tidily of very excellent
.rules for the guidance of those which may yet be formed, as
well as forms of tn&rtgage, both of which are, iutended for gra-
tuitous distribittion. The ruts s have been • drhwt; up by Tidd
Pratt, Esq., and the forms of Mortgake by Revell Philips, Esq.-

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ACCiDENT.—Op Thursday morning Andrew AVAlain, mate
of the Ishoro', when in a state of intoxication,, felt into the
Sahhouse Dock. A young. seaman named Andiew Kevin, at
the risk of his oWn life, immediately jumped Into the water, and
with the assistance of a, policeman and others, succeeded in
getting the mate on shore. 'He was taken to a receiving house
in a dingerous state, and.a surgeon called to attend him. .

SWINDLING.—On Thursday evening a woman entered the
shop of Mr. Riley, grocer, St. James's-street, and ordered
Nibs. of tea and 2f lbs. of coffee. A boy, at her request, was
sent along with her to receive payment for the goods: They
proceeded together, and arrived at a house in Dickinson-street,
at the front door (.1 which the woman kuocked, and, having
been admitted, told the boy to wait outside. The boy most.
probably, had he waited there until the reappearance of the
lady, Might by that time have had a ." pret,tayceonnsideragbrlee;
long beard ou his face; hut he either lacked patience or
suspicious, and abandoned his post. 'lnquiries were instituted
at the house in question, when the occupier stated that the
woman, who had been in the habit of calling there, and offering
tea fur sale, but of whom she knew nothin., further, had entered
her house, (with the basket containing the tea and coffee,) and
that she had immediately after left it through the yard door,
which opens into Frederick-streeL• From this statement it may
be inferred that the lady has been in business as a tea and
coffee dealer for some time. •

On Monday last, the fall of snow was so heavy in the Peak
of Derbyshire, especially at Matlock, Darley, &c., as to im-
pede the progress of travellers fur some time.

In the course of three years 1,500 utiles of railway will have
been executed in England alone ; and calculating the average
cost, exclusive of engines, at £20,000 per mile, thirty millions
will have been expended upon them.
Tng CROPS.—k friend, in joutneying:through several coup:,
ties, writes to us this week, (saj,s a contemporary) and states,
the young wheats are now every wlterer'velsittle, just a pp4a,ri ag
above their parent
.earth. They are backwittrl, of course, but
we are happy to see that in a vast majority of Casesi they are of
a right healthy colour and appearance, and already promise
very
.well.—Leeds latelliyeucer. ..-

SIAFFIELD CORPORATION PETITIONS.—Caps. Jebb, hiscon-
eluded his enquiries as to the 'number of rate-payers, and the
amount of their' rates attached to the petitions for and against
a charter. The result is as follows :—Foi a charter; number
of rate-payers, 1970; amount of assevonent, £46,013. Against
the charter: rate-payers. 1539; amount of assesstneht £76,74110.

KESWICK...—BLACK LEAD.—The uety Black Lead Mining
Company, commenced operations in- Borrowdale, on Monday,
at nu great distance front the mines of the old firm, but within
the manor. of Gen. Wyndham. The success of the new com-
pany is most anxiously viished for by the track-lead pencil ma-
nufacturers of *Keswick, who in. that case would no 'doubt be
permitted to enjoy the same privilege, with regard to purchas-
ing the lead, as those that hale long been enjoyed by the Lon.
don makers.—.Carlisle Putriot.
BENEFIT OFNIiw Courtin ATIONS.—At a meeting of the Town
Council, at the Guildhall, Walsall. on Thursday, a conversa-
tion took place on the financial difficulties of the present Coun-
cil. in conbequence of debts which they hadlin present means
of paving, and Mr. James proposed, and Mr. D. Badger se-
conded, that a rate of sixpense in the pound, on the rateable pro-
perty in the borough„ should be levied, for the purpose of en-
abling them to meet their pi esent liabilities. (in a division, the
resolution was carried by a majority of seven to five. This is,
we are informed, the first town-rate Aver levied in Walsall. • •
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER GENERAL MON AGAS_AT

D.4l3.—We hail with fileasure the arrival here, on• Wednesday
last, of the steamer General Monagas, frowthe- Clyde. The
vessel was built by Mr. • Duncan, of Greenock, for our very
~,nterpriqing fellow-colonist, Julien de Gourville, Esq , and
brought out by that gentleman, for the purpose of trading in
cattle, between The Main, this Island, '.and the neighbouring
colonies. Considering that the vessel, came in 49 days, not-
withstanding she carried away, her mist head, that she is but
46 tons burlhen, and encounred most tremendous weather,
during the early part of her voyage, she behaved remarkably
well.—Port of Spain Gazette. March 9.,

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dIiESTER AND 13111KENHEND RAILWAY.—On Thursday last,
the first spade was put into the ground or this line and a for
mai commencement made. The contractors have been, for

some time past, preparing for a start ;,and the agent having
declared, before Mr. Clarke, the magistrate, that the whole of
the money necessary was subset ibed, it was deteimined, that on
the day namedabove; the ceremony of breaking giouhd should
take place. Aieordingly, Messrs. Hutchinson and Jackson, .Di-
reetors,•attet.ded by Mr. James, the Treasurer, left Birkenhead,
and proceeded to Lower ilehingion, where they were met by
the codttactois, and Mr. Dixon, the resident engineer. A num-i
ber of werkmen, who had assembled, received the. party with
loud cheers. Mr. Jackson immediately commenced the opera-
tion of titling the first barraw, which. he wheeled into the hot=
low, amid the loud and continued acclamation of the men. ' A.
very bountiful supply of bread, cheese, and ale, was then
tributed to theipei sons assembled, who drank success to the un.
dertaking' and commenced working shortly after. The railway
is expected to open in two years from this time, and it will, no
doubt, prove, when completed; a line of 'the utmost utility, not
wily to Liverpool, but tu'all the places in the interior.
STEAMING EXTRAGRIONAILY.--Yesterday afternoon, Mr.
Walter Hancock, the steam:carriage engineer, accompanied by
two friends, rode from Stratford, and through the principal
streets' of the city,in a steam-gig ! Mr. Hancock remained a
considerable time in front of Guildhall, now and then guiding
his gig adroitly round the open Space. A great number of .per-
sons were present. A notice was painted on the back of the
gig, stating that Mr. Hancock had no connexion with the
•• Steam Carriage and Waggon Company." Every one seemed
surprised of the ease with which lie threaded his way through
the crowd of vehicles Cheapside, Leadenhall-street, and other
crowded thmoughfaresi The- gig &topped opposite the Bank for
a few minutes, when the machinery was inspected by Mr. Old-
ham, the engineer of the Bank. Dining Mr. Hancock's terq-
Botary absence, much amusement was raised by one of the
ank porters rtnrripously ordering the gentlemen left in the gig
to " move on," the latter declaring he could not. Mr.. Ha-
ncock, however, soon returned, when the machine, obedient to
the guidance of its master, moved on in fine style, and returned
without accident, to Stratford.—Herald of Friday. '
A liter): A MAN 14'ITII FILE WlVES!—Captain John Alex-,
ander Wilmot, late of the. I.7th Lance's, and• of the Queen of
Spain's service, has been finally examined before the Rochester
magistrates, at the Guildhall, on several .charges of bigamy.
The captain was dressed in the first style of fashion, having.
lavender kid gloves, over which he. wore a splendidly-jewelled
ring ; he treated the charge with'great levity, and occasionally,
applied a handsome smelling-bottle to his nose. Sarah Short,
Anne Knight, and Rachael Lamb, three of the prisoners wives,
when then severally called on to appear, but neither of the
infatuatedladies would give evidence against him. Powell, the
clerk of St. George's, Hanover-square, produced the register;
of the prisoner's marriage in 1837, with Mrs. Anne fiedgraiN
a widow... 'The clerk .of St. Margaret's, Rochester,
•peoduced
the register of his second marriage at that church, to
Crisp, also in 1837. These marriagei being proved lCi- parties
who had been. present at the ceremoniee,,and the pr&oner fully
identified, he was called upon to state anything hr:etiiight be' ad.,
vised, but refused to address the bench. •The magistrates then
.fully coututitted hint to Maidstone gaol for trial. The prisoner'S
solicitor demanded, that the magistrates should. receive bail;
which was assented to, and forty-eight hourenotice• of bail to
to the amount of £4OO was ordered to be given. As the pri-1
soner was removed from the hall, the crowd outside hooteid atnt
groaned at him, which they continued to do until 'be left thq
city.—Maidstone Gazette.. . 41,1