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THE GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
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cumbe in anticipation of her Majesty’s landing there, and 
another was erected under the Hoe, under the directions 
of the Town-Council, in the event of the Queen’s landing 
at Plymouth. Shortly after the arrival of the Royal yacht, 
the other steamers and vessels in attendance and three 
of the Lords of the Admiralty also arrived. The day 
was throughout exceedingly fine, and there was scarcely a 
breath of wind blowing when her Majesty reached the port. 
On Thursday morning her Majesty landed at Mount Edge- 
cumbe, and walked through its beautiful grounds, while 
Prince Albert visited the Dockyard, attended by the Lords 
of the Admiralty. The Prince returned to the yacht about 
12.; It was expected that her Majesty would then visit 
the Caledonia, and hold a levée in the course of the after- 
noon, and after going over the dockyard with the Prince, 
make a tour through the three towns of Plymouth, Devon- 
port, and Stonehouse. Her Majesty is not expected to 
arrive at the Chteau d’Eu, on her promised visit to the 
King of the French, before Sunday morning. : 
Brighton.—On Tuesday morning as early as 10 o’clock, 
a great number of persons assembled at the northern 
entrance of the Palace-grounds, and for several hours 
awaited with patience the arrival of the Prince of Wales 
and the Princesses. Shortly after three o’clock, a salute 
from the battery announced the approach of the Royal 
visitors, and a carriage and four, containing the Prince 
and Princesses, and the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, entered 
the Palace-grounds, amidst the cheers of the assembled 
multitude. The Grenadier Guards were drawn up and 
saluted the Royal visitors, who arrived without any escort. 
They were followed immediately by two other carriages, 
containing the Marquess of Ormonde, Lord Hardwicke, 
and other members of the Royal household. 
Bristol—On Sunday morning the extensive Logwood 
Mills of Messrs. Lediard and Mortimer, at Chewton 
Keynsham, about six miles from this city, were destroyed 
y fire. As the mills are situated at a short distance from 
the Avon, a plentiful supply of water was obtained, and 
the engines were enabled to play, after their arrival, with- 
out interruption ; but they were only enabled to prevent 
the fire from reaching the house connected with the 
establishment. The mills were completely destroyed. 
The p di Rebecca and her 
daughters assumed last week a more daring character 
than usual. On Tuesday they proceeded, in three bodies, 
to Gellywernen, near Llanon, the house of Mr. Edwards, 
agent to Mr. R. G. Thomas, the lay impropriator of the 
tithes of the parish. Mr. Edwards was ill in bed at the 
time, but the Rebeccaites fired into his windows, broke 
52 panes of glass, and destroyed the extensive greenhouses 
and gardens adjoining. Miss Edwards appealed to their 
humanity, and told them that her father was exceedingly 
ill, and confined to his bed, but that they might see him 
on any future day. After letting off a few additional charges 
they left the house, but attacked and plundered the cot- 
tage of the gamekeeper in their retreat. On Thursday 
evening, information having been received by the magis- 
trates that the Rebeccaites intended besetting Prender- 
gast gate, a messenger was despatched to Narberth for 2 
detachment of cavalry, and another to Pembroke for a 
company of marines, both of which arrived at Haverford: 
west at eleven o’clock. The magistrates determined that 
the special constables should defend the gate, and in case 
of need the cavalry and marines should come to their 
assistance, Very soon after their arrival, Rebecca 
and her daughters, consisting of about two hundred 
horse and foot, made their appearance, when the special 
constables about 25 in number, assisted by several towns- 
men, attacked Rebecca, who was mounted upon a charger, 
and carried a double-barreled y ion-gun, loaded with 
ball-cartridge, when in the scuffle one of the barrels went 
off and lodged the contents in the loins of the horse, and 
the constable succeeded in securing thegun. The second 
barrel was loaded with ball. Rebecca finding herself dis- 
armed, gallopped off, the horse, however, fell dead at the 
distance of a hundred yards. Unfortunately the rider 
escaped. In the meantime a fierce contest took place 
etween the constables and the rioters, when two of the 
latter were captured. Their faces were blackened, and 
they were otherwise disguised. Finding themselves 
Vigorously attacked by the constabulary, the rioters fled in 
all directions. On Friday the prisoners captured the pre- 
vious night were brought before the magistrates. They 
Were both farm-servants. arious witnesses were ex- 
amined, and the prisoners were fully committed for trial. 
large meeting of farwers and operatives was held on 
Friday on Mynydd-Selen to consider their grievances. 
From’ 3,000 to 4,000 persons were present. A petition 
to her Majesty was adopted, submitting the grievances of 
the turnpike-gates, the new Poor-law, the tithe-eommu- 
tation, the increased amount of county-rates, the magis- 
terial costs and fines, &c,, and praying her Majesty “to 
dissolve the present and to convoke a new Parliament, with 
directions to consider the various grievances of the coun try; 
and to ameliorate the same; and also to devise measures 
to restore the commercial prosperity of the country gene- 
rally, whereby the demand may be commensurate to the 
Supply—a course which would conduce to the prosperity 
of the whole country, and the petitioners amongst the 
number,” 
Carliste.—The colliery proprietors of West Cumber- 
land, understanding that a general strike had been agreed 
ee by their workmen, to take place on the Ist October, 
na held a meeting, and came to the resolution not 
eaete any one into their pits until, he had renounced 
nteeni fot This brought on the strike at once, and at 
pe tHe pits in the whole district are standing still. 
Seine, ne held daily in different places, and several 
n the ports along the coast are waiting for coals, 
armarthen.— 
but at present there is no prospect of a reconciliation, 
Chatham.—On Tuesday afternoon a fine display of 
siege operations took place at Chatham, under the direc- 
tion of Lieut.-Col. Sir F. Smith, Commandant of the 
Engineer department. They included the various man- 
ceuvres incidental to the siege and capture of a fortress, 
the blowing up of bridges, &c., concluding with a general 
assault, which carried the enemy’s position by storm. A 
large number of persons assembled to witness them. 
Derby.—A singular case has occupied the attention of 
the magistrates this week, a youth named Growcock, the 
son of a confectioner at Leicester, who lately removed to 
Nottingham, having surrendered himself to the police as 
a murderer. It appears that he: had endeavoured to 
decoy a young child into a cave for the purpose of 
destroying it, but was interrupted by the father of the 
child, when he made off, and went to Beeston. He there 
met with another child, whom he induced to accompany 
him to Derby, and attempted to murder her on the way. 
The youth stated that he had an irresistible desire to 
commit murder, and it is supposed that he is insane. 
Farington.— A meeting of farmers and others con- 
nected with agriculture took place at Farington last week, 
for the purpose of considering the propriety of adopting 
measures for the suppression of the practice of smoking 
by their labourers on their farms. It was represented to 
the meeting that a short time ago a hay-rick, at Lodge 
Farm, in this parish, was entirely consumed, owing to the 
negligence of a man who was employed to hoe turnips 
having laid himself down under the hay-rick to take his 
dinner, and afterwards smoked a pipe of tobacco 3 several 
hours after he had returned to his work it was discovered 
that the tobacco, which was not extinguished in the pipe, 
had set fire to the man’s coat, which communicated it to 
the rick, and thus the rick was destroyed. Resolutions 
for the suppression of smoking on the premises were then 
put, and carried unanimously. 
Gravesend.—On Tuesday morning, the vicinity of the 
seat of Earl Darnley, at Cobham Park, near this town, 
was thrown into a most painful state of excitement, by 
the perpetration of an act of parricide, the victim having 
perished by the hand of his son. The body was found in 
the park about 30 yards from the road, covered with 
blood. At first it was surmised that it was a case of 
suicide; but on attentively examining the corpse, and 
that part of Cobham-park where it lay, circumstances 
presented themselves which clearly proved that the unfor- 
tunate man had been murdered. There were several 
severe gashes in the throat, and a large knife 8 inches 
long covered with blood, was found lying on the grass, 
between 12 and 14 yards fromthe corpse. The body was 
removed to the inn at Cobham, where it was identified as 
that of Mr. S. Dodd, who had taken tea with his son at 
the house on the previous evening, and after hiring two 
beds for the night had gone out for a walk, but had not 
returned. An inquest was held, and the jury returned 
a verdict of ‘ Wilful Murder against some person 
unknown.” Jt has since been ascertained beyond a 
doubt that the murderer of the unfortunate gentleman 
was no other than his third son, Richard Dodd, 24 years 
of age, and that he committed the act whilst labouring 
under the aberration of intellect. He was an artist, and 
has gained several prizes at the Royal Academy. A yea 
or two ago he accompanied Sir Thomas Phillips, the late 
Mayor of Newport, on a tour through Italy, Switzerland, 
Germany, &c., for the purpose of improving himself in 
his art. Owing to his arduous studies and exposure to 
the sun, his brain became affected to such an extent as to 
produce insanity. He returned to England three months 
since, and he was visited by several physicians, and only 
as late as Saturday Dr. Sutherland was called in and re- 
commended the strictest caution in watching his moye- 
ments, as he did not consider him to be safe at large. A 
change of scene being considered necessary, Mr. Dodd 
took his son into Kent, and reached the Ship Tavern at 
Cobham, on Monday evening. There they had tea, and 
Mr. Dodd requested that beds should be provided for 
them both. The son was noticed to behave in a very 
sullen manner, and took a pint of porter in preference to 
tea, and at about half-past nine o'clock they left the house, 
as they stated, for ajwalk. No intelligence has yet been 
received as to the flight of the son. e police have 
scoured the country round for miles, but not the slightest 
trace of him could be discovered. It is generally supposed 
that he has destroyed himself. 
Leicester—A young man named James Garner, the 
son of a small farmer residing at Rearsley, was found 
murdered last week on the farm of Mr. Messenger, of 
Gaddesby Lodge, whose service he had entered about 17 
weeks previously. It appears that deceased had excited 
the jealousy of his master, by the partiality shown to him 
by the housekeeper, and that Messenger had often 
threatened to “ do for him.” The young man had been 
missing for some days, when some Irishmen agreed to 
reap a field of wheat about 500 yards from the residence 
of Messenger, and the latter went to show them, but as 
soon as he got to the corner of the field he turned round 
by the hedge and went away. The Irishmen then went 
amongst the wheat, and had not proceeded far before 
they discovered a human body with the head separated 
from it, and in a state of decomposition. On the left side 
was an axe, the handle of which was about two feet and a 
half long. The body was identified, and the axe was 
proved to belong to a man in Messenger’s employ. At the 
coroner’s inquest the jury returned a verdict of Wilful 
‘Murder against some person or persons unknown, but Mes- 
senger was immediately apprehended on a magistrate’s war- 
rant, and conveyed to Leicester, on the charge of murder, 
Marlborough.—The school for the sons of clergymen 
and others, recently established at this place, was opened 
on Friday last. The Bishop of Salisbury officiated, 
assisted by the Marquess of Aylesbury, the Mayor and 
Corporation of Marlborough, and a large number of the 
local clergy and gentry. 
Oxford.—The Poor-law Commissioners have sent down 
their rules for the governance of the Oxford union work- 
house, and announced theirintention of sending an assistant- 
commissioner to see them carried out. The board of 
guardians (who are elected under a local act), have ap- 
pointed a committee to consider the same, and have 
axpressed their intention of opposing the commissioners 
by every method in their power, 
Stafford.—The execution of Charles Higginson, who 
has been lying under sentence of death in the county 
prison, for the murder of his child by burying him alive, 
took place on Saturday last. He had been, for several 
days ‘after his condemnation, in a very hardened and 
incorrigible state of mind; but the chaplain succeeded at 
length in making some impression upon him. He ac- 
knowledged the justice of his sentence, and was sensible of 
his condition. 
Railways.—The traffic for the week has been as follows : 
—London and Birmingham, 18,648/; Northern and 
Eastern, 1,6967.; Great Western, 15,992/.; South 
Western, 7,920/.; North Midland, 4,738/.; Grand Junc- 
tion, 9,101/.; Midland Counties, 2,868/. ; Manchester and 
Leeds, 5,209/.; York and North Midland, 1,794/. ; Bir- 
mingham and Gloucester, 2,050/.;. Birmingham and 
Derby, 1,368/.; Great North of England, 1,510/.; Hull 
and Selby, 1,151/.; Liverpool and Manchester, 5,136/. ; 
Sheffield and Manchester, 528/.; Eastern Counties, 
2,9070. ; London and Brighton, 5,044/. ; Croydon, 447/.; 
Blackwall, 1,2762.; Greenwich, 757/.—At the meeting of 
the Eastern Counties Company last week, a dividend of 
5s. per share on the new shares, and a dividend of 
4s. per share on the old shares, deducting 1s. per share 
from the latter in respect of the 2/. per share uncalled, 
was declared payable, less the income-tax ; and the report 
presented by the directors on the occasion made it appear 
that the traffic on the line is steadily increasing. The 
cost of the line throughout is stated to be 2,800,0002., and 
between that date and the 16th August, there has been an 
additional expenditure of 30,9707. 13s. 8d., but against 
these amounts, 48,833/. was received from sales of surplus 
property. The traffic had much increased since the 
entire opening of the line, and when the extensions of the 
line to Harwich, and eastward into Suffolk and Norfolk, 
are made, a threefold increase was anticipated. Upon the 
traffic account it was stated that after reserving 1,003Z. 
for the depreciation of stock, there remained a balance of 
net profit amounting to 22,998/., out of which the direc- 
tors made the above dividend, leaving the sum of €81/. to be 
carried to thenext account. The application for the branch 
line, from Stratford to the Thames, was to be renewed in 
the next session ; and the directors sought to be empowered 
to lease any extension lines at rentals that would pay a 
moderate interest. The gross receipts for the half-year 
were 43,1827. A long discussion ensued in respect 
to the litigation with Lord Petre, and the necessity of 
coming to an arrangement so as to avoid expense, when it 
was stated that Lord Petre had assented to a station 
within a quarter of a mile of his residence, but had now 
objected to one within one mile of it—The Committee 
of Investigation, appointed by the Greenwich Company 
to consider the long-disputed toll question, recommended 
at the adjourned meeting last week, that the proprietors 
should adopt a proportionate mileage toll, instead of the 
now existing toll of 44d.; but that, should it fall short of 
11,5002. per annum, the other Companies should make 
up the deficiency to the Greenwich proprietary. A 
desultory discussion of nearly four hours’ duration ensued 
upon this proposition, Resolutions and counter reso- 
lutions were proposed and withdrawn, till at length the 
recommendation of the committee was carried in a 
modified form, the amount of the mileage toll being fixed 
at 13,500. instead of 11,5007. A resolution was then 
passed, authorizing the committee to offer to the Croydon, 
Brighton, and Dover Companies, jointly, the sale of that 
portion of the Greenwich Railway used by them, for the 
sum of 240,000/., or a lease to them of the same at a per- 
manent net rental of 12,5002. The committee on Thurs- 
day reported to another adjourned meeting that the other 
Companies had declined this offer, unless the Greenwich 
Company would give up a certain portion of their land ; 
this condition was at once rejected, and the committee 
resigned. The old tollage of 43d. per passenger will 
therefore continue until the other Companies shall engage 
to bring, at moderate fares, passengers to London-bridge, 
when the directors of the Greenwich Company will be 
prepared to modify the toll, particularly for third-class 
passengers, and for short distances.—At the Bristol and 
Exeter and Bristol and Gloucester meetings, the extension 
of railway communication with Devon and Cornwall wag 
discussed, and so wellis the project supported by these 
companies and the Great Western, that there is appa- 
rently every probability of the work being forthwith 
commenced. ‘The understanding is, so far as present 
arrangements are concluded, that the Bristol and Exeter 
Company shall subscribe 200,000/., the Great Western 
Company 150,000/., and the Bristol and Gloucester 
Company 50,0007. The dividend declared at the Bristol 
and Exeter meeting was at the rate of 1/. 8s. per share, 
free of income-tax, payable on the 30th of October, 
The balance of receipts and expenditure up to the 30th 
June was 360,0047. 6s. 2¢.—The report of the Birmingham 
and Gloucester Company for the last half-year shows that 
the receipts have been 42,618/. 17s. 6d., and the expen- 
diture 25,9357. 11s., the difference between which sums, 
deducting 12,4171. 8s. 1ld., paid for interest, &c., left a 
divisible balance of about 5,500/., sufficient to}declare a 
dividend of 12s, per share, deductingincome-tax. ‘The trafic 
