The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-29 00:00:00

ABERDEEN RAILWAY.

CAPITAL, £900,000, in SHARES of £5O EACH.
DEPOSIT, £1 PER SHARE.

PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.

Thomas Blaikie, Esq., Lord Provost of the City of Aher-

Been, Chairman.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Errol, K. T., Lord-Lieute-
_

.trant of Aberdeenshire. •
The. Right Hon. the Lord Forbes.
The Right lion. the Lord Panmure.
The. Right Hon. the Lord Lovat.
The Right Hon. the Lord James Hay.
Sir R. Dalrymple lions Elphinstone, Bart.
The' Provost of Dundee.
The Provost of Arbroath.
The Provost of Montrose.
The Provost of Forfar.
The Provost of Brechin.
Alexander Bannerman, Esq., M.P. for the City of Aber-
deen.
George Duncan, Esq., M.P. for Danße.
James Duff, Esq., M.P. for Banffshire.
John Adam, ESQ.. of Scobbach.
\\lmam Adam, Esq., of lianna.
Captain Ban lay, of Ury and Allardice.
David Blaikie, Esq.
John Blaikie, Esq., of Craigiebuckler.
Major-General Byres, of Tonley.
Newell Burnett, Er:q., Aberdeen.
Patrick Chalmers. Esq., of Auldbar.
Lewis Crombie, Esq , one of the.Bailies of Aberdeen.
William F. L. Carnegie, Esq., of Spynie and Baysack.
Patrick Davidson, Esq., Aberdeen.
Robert Duff, Esq., of Culter and Fetteresso.
Thomas Abercrombv Duff, Esq., of Haddo.
Duncan Davidson, Esq., of Tillychetly.
James Farquharson, Esq., of Invercauld.
James Farquhar, Esq., Hallgreeen, of Kincardineshire.
James Farquharsonn, Esq., Manufacturer, Auchinblae.
Colonel Fraser, of jnverallochy and Castle Fraser.
Robert Grant, Esq., of Tillyfour, Convener of Aberdeen-
shire.
Colonel Gordon, of Park, Convener of Banffshire.
Alexander Gmbbon, Esq., of Johnston.
John Gordon, Esq., of Avochie.
Andrew Gammell Esq., of Drumtochty Castle.
John Taylor Gordon, Esq., of Nethermuir.
James Hadden, jun , Esq.. of Aberdeen.
Frederick Holland, Esq., Aberdeen.
John Angus, Esq., City Clerk of Aberdeen.
William Innes, Esq., of Raemoor, Convener of Kin-

cardineshir.e.
Alexander Jopp, Esq., Aberdeen.
James Kilgour, Esq., Aberdeen.
Clemets Lumsden, Esq., Aberdeen.
Alexander Morrison, Esq., of Bonny and Montblairy.
Isaac Macray. Esq., Mail, coach Contractor, Aberdeen.
John Morrice, Esq., of Kincardineshire, Merchant, Lon-

don.
David Balfour Ogilvie, Esq., of Tannadice.
Alexander Pirie, jun., Esq. Aberdeen.
Henry Paterson, Esq., Banker.
Colonel Turner, of Menie, C. 8., Royal Arillery.
Major George Thomson, C. 8., Bengal Engineers, of
Fairley.
George Thomson, jun., Eq.'.' Aberdeen.
David Wylie, Esq., Banker, Aberdeen.
BANKERS IN LONDON. -
The Union Bank of London.
ENGINEERS.
William Cu%itt, Esq., F. R. S., Great George-street,

._-London.
Alexander Gibb, Esq., Aberdeen.
PARLIAMENTARY SOLICITORS.

Messrs. Johnston, Farquhar, and Leech. 65, Moorgate-
street ; and Messrs. G. and T. W. Webster, 1, Old
Palace-yard, Westminster.
rill-11S Railway will connect the North of Scotland with
.1...a1l the proposed and present Railways in the South
and le.•d directly fram Aberdeen to Edinburgh and Glas-
gow. Its length wilt be about 501 miles, and the distances
from Aberdeen to the following important places will be
as follows : 'viz.,

MILES.
To Edinburgh, via Arbroath, Dundee, and through
Fife . ••

Da. via Forfar, Perth, and Stirling__ 157
To Glasgow, via Do. Do. D 0.......:. 152
Do. via Dundee, Perth, and Stirling .... 157
The rosition of Aberdeen among the towns of Scotland
is next in importance to that of Edinburgh and Glasgow ;
and with the view of adopting the Line best calculated to
unite Aberdeen with these and other populous cities, and
to secure the west favourable communication with the
South, Mr. Cubiti, after a careful personal survey, has
reported his decided approval of the Litre now proposed,
and which may be described as follows :—From Aberdeen,
by Stonehaven, Drucelithe, Laurencekirk,Marykirk, Dub-
ten. near Montrose. and Bridge of Dun, near Brechin,
to Froickheim and Guthrie, points about seven miles from
Arbroath add F.;rfar, in the present Line of Railway to
these towns.
Mt. Cubitt has further stated, that this Line is also th
most favourable as .regards the expense of construction,
and that his estimate of £900,000 is fully sufficient for
completing the undertaking, including the plant and every
other expense up to the opening of the Railway.
The Company will be in a situation to submit evidence
to Parliament that the traffic will yield a return of eight
per cent. to the Shareholders.
After the act is obtained, interest at the rate of four per
cent. will be allowed upon the calls from the date of pay-
ment until the Line is openeJ for traffic.
The Parliamentary Plans will be completed in erne for
deposit, so that application may be made to Parliament
for the act next session.
Copies of Mr. Cubitt's Report and Sketches of the Line
may be obtained at the Company's Office, 2, Moorgate-
strect, London, where applications for the remaining

Shares may be addressed to the Committee. Appliea-
fops may also be addressed to any of the undermentioned
Brokers :—Messrs. FORSYTH and PRICHARD, D. and J.
B. NEILSON, and It. SCHOLES, Liverpool; MOORE and
GATLIFF, Hucdersfield ; J. H. and G. REDSDALES, H.
and C. BEARDSHAW. WM. WALKER, and GLo. HEAPS
and Co. Leeds; JAMES GRAYSTON, Yotk, and RAIL-
TON and SON, Manchester.
By order of the Committee,
ADAM and ANDERSON, Secretaries.
Aberdeen Railway Company, 2, Moorgate-street,
London, 17th October, 1844. _ _

ii.B.—All applications must be accompanied by a re-
ferer.c:!, to a Banker, Broker, or other party of known re-
spew.ability.

NEWARK AND SHEFFIELD RAILWAY,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that no Applicatiors
for Shares in this Railway can be received after the
sth November next, as the Committee meet on that day
to Allot the Shares.
By order of the Directors,
JOHN DENNISTON, Secretary.
Town-hail, Mansfield, Oct. 24, 1814.

NEWARK AND SHEFFIELD RAILWAY,
Completing the Union of the Counties of Nottingham
and Derby with West Yorkshire, Lancashire, and
Cheshire.
CAPITAL, £600,000, IN 24,000 SHARES OF £25
EACH.—DEPOSIT, £1 10s. PER SHARE.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTER.

E. V. P. Burnell, Esq., Winkburn Hall.
J. E. Brodhurst, Esq., Crow Hill, Mansfield.
J. Branston, Esq., Newark.
Henry Brodburst, Esq., Woodhouse Place.
John Chambers, Esq., The Hirst.
B. B. Pegge Burnell, Esq., Bermslief Abbey.
E. T. Coke, Esq., Woodhouse Grove.
John Dodsley, Esq., Skegby Hall.
S. Foster, Esq., Mansfield.
Martin Fa:miss, Esq., Mansfield.
Wm. Flint, Esq., lin!am.
R. T. Forstor, Esq., Southwell.
T. S. Godfrey, Esq., Balderton.
J. Gilstrap, Esq., Newark.
R. Greenhalgh, Esq., Carr Bank, Mansfield.
Robert Gill, Esq., Mansfield Woodhouse.
William Getting, Esc; Mansfield.
Thos. Houldsworth, Esq., M.P. North Notts.
William Hollins, Esq., Pleasley Vale.
Jonathan Hardcastle, Esq., Blidworth Dale.
Samuel Hurt, Esq., Mansfield.
Francis Hall, Esq., Park Hall.
W. F. Handley, Esq., Newark.
George Hutton, Esq., Carlton-on-Trent.
J. Handley, Esq.,lllnskham Grange.
Wm. Houtclaworth, Esq., Farnsfield.
Mansfield.
Lindley, Esq.. ansfield.
W. J. Leacroft, Esq.. Southwell.
J. J. Marfieet, Esq., Winthorpe Grove.
The Mayor of Newark.
Col. Rolleston, IMP., Watnall Hall.
George Robinson, Esq., Winthorpe
Captain Pigot, R.N., Southwell.
Wm. Sabine, Esq., Broomhill Grange.
James Salmond, Esq., Mansfield Woodhouse.
Samuel Siddon, Esq , West Bank, Mansfield.
Edmund Sykes, Esq., Mansfield Woodhouse.
William Taylor, Esq., Radcliff.
John Thorpe, Esq.. Newark.
Thomas TretiPck. Esq. Southwell.
Robert Watson Esq., Esq., Southwell.
William ‘i ykte Esq., Southwell.
J. C. Wylde, Esq., Southwell.
J. C. Williams, Esq., M.D., Nottingham.
Robert Warrand, Esq., Westhorpe, Southwell.
J. J. Werge, Esq., Woodboro' Hall.
(With power to add to their number.)
COMMITTEE OF DIRECTION.

Jas. Salmond, Esq.. Mansfield Woodhouse, Chairman.
E. V. 'P. Burnell, Esq., Winkburn Hall, Viee.chairman
J. E. Brodhurat, Esq., Crow Hill, Mansfield.
R. Gill. Esq., Mansfield Woodhouse.
R. Greenhalgh, Esq., Carr Bank, Mansfield.
J. J. Marfleet, Esq., Newark.
J. Thorpe, Esq., Newark.
W. Gething, Esq., Mansfield.

ENGINEER.
Joseph Gibbs, Esq.
SURVEYOR.
Mr. George Sanderson.
BANKERS.

London and Manchester—Messrs. Jones, Lloyd, and Co.
Sheffield—The Sheffield & Rotherham banking Company.
Mansfield and Chesterfield—Messrs. Robinson and Brod-
hurst.
Chesterfield—The Chesterfield and Derbyshire Banking
Company.
Newark—Messrs. Handley and Co. and Messrs. Godfrey
and Hutton. •
Southwell—Messrs. Wylde and Co.
Nottingham—Messrs. I. and I. C. Wright and Messrs.
Moore and Ru'ainson's Banking Company.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. R. and R. Cagarn, Newark.
Messrs. Parsons and Bonn. Mansfield.
LONDON AGENTS.
Messrs. Barker, Rose, and Norton, 50, Mark-lane.
Mr. JOHN DENNISTON, SECRETARY.

E. B. LANGLEY, ASSISTANT SECRETARY.
rill-1B Undertaking, commencing on the Thinks of the
Navigable River Trent at Newark, passing through
the Towns of Southwell and Mansfield, and connecting it-
self, at Chesterfield, with the existing and projected Mid-
land Railways, will form a continuous and direct commu-
nication between the Agricultural and producing districts
of Nottinghamshire and the South Eastern pares of the
Kingdom on the one hand, and the large consuming
Towns and Districts of West Yorkshire, Lancashire,
Cheshire. and the Port of Liverpool on the other.
In the event of the proposed London and York Line
being carried into effect, this Railway will also form the
connecting link between Manchester, Sheffield, and the
Metropolis, and will afford, by means of the London and
York Line, the shorter communication from the Metro-
polis to these important towns.
A careful examination of the Country through which
this Line will pass, by Engineers of acknowledged emi-
nence. enables the promwers to state, that it may be
constructed with facility, and that its character is such as
to justify a confidence that it must prove highly retnune-
rative'to the proprietary, taking into consideration the
great amount of Traffic which must necessarily pass along
it, whether as regards Passengers, Merchandise, and
Agricultural Produce, or Minerals, inasmuch as the Dis-
trict is not provided with any means of Transit bryond the
ordinary Turnpike Roads.
Twelve Daily Coaches are now required to convey the
Passenger Traffic through the District which this Line
will accommodate, nt once demonstrating its importance
and the necessity which exists for its construction.

This Line, intended to communicate with the existing
Mansfield and Pinston Railway, at Mansfield, will form
the nearest and most direct roue that can be madebetween
the Agricultural Districts to the East anti South-east of
Newaris and the great central Coal Field of Derbyshire
and Nottinghamshire, and thus enable the inhabitants of
those extensive Districts to supply themselves with Coals
of every quality at considerably less than two-thirds of the
present price.

The whole country, North and South, will, by this Rail-
way, and the others with which it will communicate, be
brought within easy reach of the well-known Quarries of
Building Stone With which the District of Mansfield and
Mansfield Woodhouse abounds ; as well as with the Lime
produced in that neighbourhood, so celebrated for build-
ing and other purposes.

The Promoters are enabled, after a careful analysis of
the Traffic which will come upon this Line, to state that a
profit of at least i per cent. will be realized upon the
estimated capital of £600,000 after deducting 40 per cent.
for working expenses.
A Deposit of £1 10s. per Share must be paid on the
allotment of shares, and the liability of subscribers will be
limited by the Act of Parliament to the amount of their
respective shares.
Power will be taken in the Act to allow Interest at the
rate of £4 per Cent. per Annum on the Deposits, as well
as on all future calls, corn the date of each payment till
the opening of the whole Line, or until a Dividend be
declared.
The Subscribers' Agreement and Parliamentary Con-
tract will be ready for signature at the time the deposits
are received, and a copy will lie f .r signature at one of the,
Company's Bankers. at each of the following places :
London, Manchester, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Mansfield,
Southwell, Newark, and Nottingham.
References will be required from all applicants for
shares who are not known to same members of the Com-
mittee, the SolicitOTS, or respectable Sharebrokers.
Applications fir Shares, in the Form below, are re-
quested to he made to the Solicitors, Messrs. It. and R.
CAPARN, Newark, and Messrs. PARSONS and BENN,
Mansfield ; to Messrs. BARRER, ROSE, and NORTON,
50, Mark-lane, the London Agents ; or to the following
Sharehrekers :—Mr. WILKINSON, 8, St. Mildred's-court,
Poultry, London; Mr. I. W. Scorr, 3, Bartholomz.vv-
lane, London ; Mr. HALL, 2, Mersey-street, Liverpool ;
Mr. J. DUNCUFT, Manchester ; R. PARKINSON and
Co., 13, Park-tow, and Mr. JOHN SMITH, Commercial
Buildings. Leeds ; Mr. JAMES SENIOR, Sheffield ;
Messrs. BRADY and STAINFORTEI, ; Messrs. B.
CLARKSON, and Co., Wakefield; and Mr. CHARLES
SPENCER, Nottingham.
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
I request you will secure to roe Shares in
the NEWARK AND SHEFFIELD RAILWAY, upon the
terms of the Prospectus. And I agree to take such
Shares as may be allotted to me, and to pay the Deposits
up(4). the Farr e, and execute the Parliamentary Contract
and Subscribers' Mreement when required ; and my, re-
reference, pursuant to the Prospectus, is to
Dated ' 1841.

------Trade or Profession.
To the Committee of Direction of the Newark
and Sheffield Italivray, Mansfic!d.

IMPORTANT LIGHT.
CIIAS. KURTZ'S PATENT SOLAR CAMPHINE
and NAPTHA LAMPS are particularly recom-
mended to those desirous of having a chea
rfep and brillliant
pectes.,
Light. The Catnphine Lamps are
being constructed on the Solar principle, and where Gas
cannot be procured, they will be found an excellent sub-
stitute, the Light being equally as cheap and brillimt.
They are cntirly free from smell cr smoke, consequently
much superior to any hitherto in use.
Carnphine and Nautha Spirits constantly on hand.
28. Moor-street, Back Geree, Liverpool.
P.S.—The Trade Supplied on reasonable terms.

Mr. Stern&le Bennett has been engaged to eanduet
one of his overtures, and to play. at one of the List rpool
Philharmonic concerts in December.

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS •
OF TILE
EDINBURGH 'AND GLASGOW RAILWAY.

GENTLEMEN,—Your chairman has obligingly, bait in a
manner pet sanal to myself, furnished you each with a re-
port of the proceedings at the recent special general meet-
ing of the company, which was attended- by twenty-flys
persons, including reporters and ch.rks, and held for the
purpose of voting ataxy £lOO,OOO (which must be bor-
rowed) to the Kiltm mock, Dumfries, and Carlisle scheme.
He has also kindly repeated what 1 had previou&y men.
timed, namely, that I am (by inclination, not from ne-
cessity) the holder of only one share of the company's
s ock ; and he might have distinctly s'aled that I am (in
place of insidiously saying that " 7 was") vice-chairman
of the committee of management of the Caledonian Rail-
way Company. •. .

. .
He miglit have further informed you of the fact, that
purchased that one share of your stock, for the purpose
of bringing on a late occasion to the aid of your board of
management, on a vital question, a considerable amount
of support ; and he might have added that, at a late gene-
ral meeting of the company, the bolder of that one share
was solicited by the secretary, end had the honour of de-
clining, to propose a rote of than!is to the chairman.
So far, gentlemen, for the information, pers)nal to my-
self, furnished by your chairman in Li, recent letter,—
such a course, perhaps, not being likely to promote a
friendly conf:Tence with the promoters of the Caledonian
line, as promised to Mr. BLACKADDER by y our chabrunan.
But—

He lias not acquainted you, either in his recent address,
speech, or h tter. with the amount of your stock held by
the gentlenrin who spoke at the late mr•etin4 against your
granting £lOO,OOO, and who concluded by adhering to the
protest.

He has not informed you how highly successful•were
the committee of the Kilmarnock, Dumfries, and Carlisle
scheme, when they "sat in London for the purpose of as-
signing such F hares, in limited numbers, to such parties
of respect.hility as should apply personally, or by letter
accompanied byreference!"

He has not told you what number of shares of this Kil-
marnock, Dumfries, and Carlisle project, hare been sp.-
piled for or allotted, nor what amount of deposit has been
paid thereon.
He has failed to acquaint you with the amount of monied
interest taken in this scheme by the districts armnd Dum..
fries, Kilmarnock, and Annan, through which the pet line
is proposed to pass ; nor has he said that the noblemen
and gentlemen, proprietors of the soil, hare agreed to the
line being taken by .the best and most di,-ect route.•
He has rot told you how deep!y interested himself and
some of his colleagues, and the generality of the officers of
your company, are in the success of -the Edinburgh and
Berwick Railway, the Glas4ow and Ayr Railway, and the
proposed Kilmarnock, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway.
He has not shown you that, as chairman of the Berwick
Railway, it is his duty to draw to that line all traffic pass—
ing to and from the north of your railway—to the great
loss and detriment of the railways lying to the south-west
of the island.

He has not alluded to the powerful interest and high
recommendations that the proposed Caledonian line, RS- a
direct line and national benefit, is likely to command.
He has failed to remind you, that the committee of
management of the Caledonian company are the trustees
of a large sum of money, raised for the purpose of obtain-
in; an act of parliament for the formation cf the line.
And, finally,
He has not said tbat there is to be any limit to the eit-
nendituregf your company's funds in opposing the Cate-
donian railway bill.

GENTLEME:g,—Your chairman having altogether omit-
ted to avert to these particulars, I take the liberty of
bringing them under your notice.—And am, your obedi.
mat bumble servant,

WILLIAM GRAHAM.

Ts P. FAN PROPELLER.—A beautiful little steam-boat
of 50 tons, called the Mystery, has just been launched at
Greenwich. propelled by another newly invented means
of propulsion from the stern, without the nosightly die-
figaremfrit of paddle boxes, and which bids fair to eclipse
every other kind of sternal'propulsion which has yet been
patented. This propeller is similar to the fans or sails Of
a windmill, but with this difference to all other propellers
fixed at tight angles with the stern, • that she has a hori-
zontal movement at the will of the steersman, and thus
hecomes'both propeller and rudder; it will turn horizon-
tally, without effecting its'vertical motion to the extent of
half a circleand so beautiful 'is'its action on the vessel,
that she instantaneously answers-the slightest movement,
and can be turned round and round with great rapidity in
the water, 'as if fixed on a pivot. The fan on thisprinei.
ple can be' applied to' vessels of any size, even to
line of battle ships,-,-anti its action, being entirely beneath
the water, is perfectly free from any accident or damage.
—Mining Journal. - • " •
IMPORTANT APPLICATION OF THE STEAM-WHISTLE.
—lt is well known that one of the most common causes
of the explosion of steam-boilers h s bean the want of a
sufficient quantity of water in the boiler at the time that
the beat u nieroeath was very great. In many instances.,
the eefieiency of water has resulted from the negligance
the attendant engineer, combined wilt the fact that no
alarm was given, previous to the moment of explosion, of
the exact state of the water in the boiler. Happily, am
efficient and simple exponent of the depth of water in the
bo ler at the time of working, and which will act as a
powerful alarum in case. of danger, has just been applied
to the steam-boilers at one of the largest manufacturiw
establishments in the neighbourhood of Leeds. By af-
fixing a small pipe in communication with the ihterior of
the boiler at that tieint below which it is well known tote
unsafe to allow the water. to be consumed in the genera-
tion of
,steam, and at the top of. such tube puttine one of
to common whistles that are attached. to the railway lo-
catnotive-ergines, a very of evil r,t alarum, as we have al-
ready said, is forme ; for ag soon as the water within the
boiler has been consumed below the point where the pipe
enters the boi'ei, the steam will rush up the pipe, and
thence into the whistle, giving a timely warning of the
deficiency of water in the boiler.

DANGErtous Saturday evening week
large crowd of persons were collected in S:nville street,
Dublin, in consequence of seeing two young men stand-
ing on the top of Nelson's Pillar. One of them, a fine
vcung fellow, about sixteen or seventeen years of age,
began to ascend the pillar, and, after "tugging away" for
some time, he succeeded in getting on the capstan, which
is placed behind the colossal statue of the great naval
hero. From this position it was not very hard to ascend
the figure itself, which the lad accomplished, and, hav-
ing looked around him for a moment, he seated himself.
with the greatest apparent complacency, on the head of
the figure, where he continued several minutes, waving
his cap. lie then raised himself, and stood on the bead
of the figure, first on both, and then on one foot, in which
perilous situation he remained for several minutes, while
the most painful anxiety existed among the observers for
his safety. Hating descended, his companion, who ap..
peared somewhat his senior in years, and who was dressed
in a frock coat, went through a similar evolution, and
then both ascended the figure together, and, taking hold
of each other's hand, they stood, with one leg each, for
a considerable time, on the granite head of the immorta'
Nelson. It was blowing a strong breeze, and it was pain.
ful to witness the dangerous position of the youths at this
moment; but they descended without any accident, and,
on coming into the street were loudly cheered. They re-
fused to give. their names, nor would they say if the feat
was done for a wager, which is supprse I to. be the case.

EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE. —On Thursday
morning, about seven o'clock, as a man and woman were
passing alongside the Irvine river, beneath the Milton-
bridge, about three miles from Kilmarnock, they observed
a hat and veil tied on a parasol stuck in the ground a
short distance from the water's edge ; and, en looking into
the river, they perceived the bodies of a gentleman and
gethe.
in comparatively shallow water, and about ten feet
by twohandkerchiefs, (redbodies an dw whits)elefounkc I ntoottbede attachedto
lady, from the
Ind tied round the arm of each. Both were well dressed,
'and had the appearance of persons moving in a respectable
rank el life. Inside of the gentleman's hat was an - ad-
dress written thus :—" 11. J. Atkinson, :Esq., King-
street, Chcapside. London," close to the maker's name,
G. Taylor, Birmingham. No Papers were found on the
person of either to afford any further clue. The gentle-
man w-s dressed in a black coat, black vest, with under
sa'in vest, trousers of dark blue doe-skin, with boots.
lie was of a ruddy complexion, and nearly sixty years of
age. The lady was about the same age, attired in a black
silk gown, a Donstable bonnet, a boa round her neck,
black silk gloves, with a plain gold ring oub-r. finger. In
her pocket were a fruit knife, tooth pick, gold pin, satin
pin-cushion, a watch seal, with the word " Kate" en-
graved thereon, and one or two other trifling articles.
On the gentleman were found a plain and rather old-fash-
ioned watch, three gold seals attached by a black silk rib-
bon, with the letter " B " engraven, a silwer pencil-case,
a gold rive on his finger, one shilling and sixpence in
silver, and t,torence halfpenny in copper in his pocket;
also, a gold tooth-pick, in an ivory case, &o. The part
of the river where the bodies were found is not above
three feet deep, but beneath is a deep pool. There was
not the slightest mark of violence perceived on either of
their bodies. Ott making inquiry in town, we understand
that a lady and gentleman answering to the above descrip-
tion, came on Tuesday to reside at the Commervial Inn,
Kilmarnock, having arrived by railway from Glasgow.
They brought two trunks, but gave no address. They
seemed to have no acquaintances in town ; but took
frequent walks in company along the streets, and ap-
peared VI live most agreeably together. On Wednesday,
after taking dinner, they left the inn, about five o'clock,
p.m., it,tim,ting to Mrs. Wyllie that they would probably
be late, as they were going to take a moonlight walk..
They paid their bill that day. and no person, so far as is
known. has any ch:im on tic m in this neighbourhood.
They lived as man and wife, and, wherever they have
come from, have kept their names a strict secret. From
the small sum of money found on their persons, they ap-
peared to have exhau.ted their means so far,.hut the
va'uables they possessed could have afforded them the
means of li'elihocd for some time longer. The keys
' faund on their persons answer the trunks; but the requi-
site authority has not yet been obtained for opening these
receptacles.—Kilmarnock Journal. •
UTILITY OF CONSTANT STUDY.--In my youth I
SVAL
v:ly much devoted to reading; and even now, old a 3 I
am, I employ in it all the moments of leisure left me I y
State affairs. The ti,ings of • this world are too nun e-
rms for a roan who lit es in the ninth story of his palace
t't be able to know them. If he .reads books, and there
'lit rens himself of the actions and proceedings of the an-
cients, he will find the means not to make many mis-
takes in his administration. For More than fifty years
that I have reigred, I have committed hut few errors, and
I owe this advantage to railing.—Table Tatk of the Tin-

peror Fang hr. -
HALLOW EVlt.—lt will be seen by a proclamation of a
notel character, in Bnother column, that great prepara-
tions are mating fur the celebration of this day.