June 29.] 



THE NEW PAPER. 



cost partial and biassed evidence on the subject, and 

 hat entirely omitted that which was opposed to the views 

 of himself and employer. The editor of the Times has 

 been guilty of a positive perversion of truth, in laying 

 the blame of incendiarism upon the farmers, because low 

 wages have been given to their labourers, and we are 

 ready to disprove his statements before any competent 

 tribunal. It is our confident opinion that the evidence 

 upon which these statements profess to have been made, 

 was collected and published for the purpose of eiciting 

 in the public mind feelings of opposition to the new 

 poor-law. We are anxious and desirous that her Ma- 

 jesty's government should immediately issue a commis- 

 sion to inquire into the true condition of the poor in the 

 agricultural districts, and into the causes of the alarming 

 and increasing spirit of incendiarism which unhappily 



prevails." 



Dover On the 19th the Trinity steam yacht towed 



off to its station on the Goodwin Sands, a stupendous 



safety beacon, designed and executed by Mr. J. Walker, 



President of the Institute of Civil Engineers, under the 



auspices of the Trinity Board. The beacon is intended 



not only to be a guide to mariners, but also a place of 



refuge tor the crews of vessels cast away on the Goodwin. 



It consists of a strong iron column, about 40 feet high, 



based on a circular platform of solid masonry, the latter 



being upwards of 20 feet in diameter. The foot of the 



pillar is bell-shaped, and tapers upwards to the extent of 



some six or eight. feet. About the middle of the column 



there is a platform resembling a vessel's top, surrounded 



with an iron railing, capable of receiving half a dozen 



men ; and on the summit is an iron basket, constructed 



to contain a like number in case of shipwreck. The 



column is tied down to the stone work by iron stays, 



and on it are fixed steps, by which it may be ascended. 



The whole of the machine was incased in a huge timber 



▼essel, resembling a brewer's vat, in which it was built, 



for the purpose of floating it to its station on the Sands. 



Guernsey. — M. Dobree, who had been committed to 



prison for having refused to answer certain questions 



connected with the recent rumours of a conspiracy, has 



been released by order of the Secretary of State, and the 



600 troops who were sent over have been recalled. The 



people, however, are greatly excited by the insult which 



has, they state, been offered them by the authors of the 



alleged conspiracy, and the local papers state that a 



general public meeting will be shortly held, and the 



States be convened on the subject, in order that, by the 



united efforts of the people and the authorities, ample 



reparation may be obtained for the insults and injuries 



which have been heaped upon the loyal population of 



the island. 



Keswick. — In October last a committee was appointed 

 at a public meeting of the friends and admirers of the 

 genius of Mr. Southey, when a resolution was passed 

 that a tablet with a medallion be erected to his memory 

 in Crosthwaite Church, Keswick. Since that time, 

 however, the committee have altered their plans, for 

 they intend to erect a shrine, with a recumbent figure of 

 Mr. Southey upon it, from a design by Mr. Lough, and 

 a lithographed copy of a drawing of the monument will 

 be sent to each subscriber, with a list of the subscrip- 

 tions. The subscription list is already signed by a great 

 number of persons distinguished in literature. 



Liverpool. — After experiencing the 'Maw's delays," 

 the Great Western steamer started from this port on 

 Friday last. The uncertainty which existed until within 

 a few days as to her departure prevented her obtaining 

 a large number of passengers, but her berths were tole- 

 rably filled. 



Newport.— It appears that the papers were in error 

 in stating that Mr. John Frost, the Chartist, having 

 been released from the degradation of working in chains 

 like the other convicts, his wife and two daughters were 

 on the eve of quitting England to join him. It is said 

 that as Mr. Frost has been made a clerk in one of the 

 Government offices, he entreats his wife not to entertain 

 the idea of coming out to him, as he has grounds for be- 

 lieving that he will, ere long, receive a full pardon, and 

 rejoin her and his daughters in England. Mrs. Frost has, 

 in consequence, abandoned the idea of going out to New 

 South Wales. 



Portsmouth. — H.M.S. Wanderer arrived at this port 

 last week with another portion of the Chinese ransom. 

 It consists of 1,000,000 dollars in sycee silver, contained 

 in 250 boxes, each box containing 2800 taels. 



Romford. — On Monday the creditors of the Romford 

 Bank attended at the Court of Bankruptcy, to choose the 

 assignees. A general meeting had been held in this 

 town on the previous Wednesday in reference to the 

 same object. The court was crowded during the pro- 

 ceedings, and the great body of creditors present gave 

 ▼ent to their feelings of indignation at the conduct of 

 Alderman Johnson, whom they openly accused of dis- 

 honesty m his dealings with them. The following were 



auc- 



Mr. 



Cooper, 



- » u i i.. i* .. , mson ' solicitor of the 

 County bank, here observed that there was a very strong 



feeling amongst the creditors against the continuance of 

 any allowance to either of the Johnsons, although they 

 were perfectly willing to grant it to Mr. Mann, the other 

 partner. After a long discussion on this point the 

 assignees proposed to allow Aid. Johnson 2/. a week 

 being half the sum allowed to Mr. Mann, and 1/. a week 

 to Mr. Johnson, Jun., in order to mark their disappro- 

 bation of their conduct ; but it was ultimately agreed to 

 let the question stand over for the present. The amount 

 of debts proved is about 40,000/. ; but until the accounts 



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are examined, it is impossible to know whether there 

 will be any assets. 



Wisbeach. — The village of Long Sutton, near this 

 town, has for several days been in a state of excitement, 

 owing to the discovery of the murder of two respectable 

 inhabitants, named Crosby. It appears that Mr. Crosby 

 and his wife, both of advanced age, had for some years 

 occupied a small cottage in the village, and were in re- 

 ceipt of 100/. a-year. On Monday, the 17th inst. they 

 were taken ill after breakfast, and died within a few 

 hours of each other. At the inquest held on the bodies, 

 it was clearly proved that the aged couple had died from 

 the effects of arsenic, which it is supposed was put into 

 the tea-kettle by a strange woman who entered the house 

 while Mrs. Crosby was preparing breakfast, and who 

 requested permission to rest herself for a short time, 

 which was granted. The woman has not been discovered, 

 although a reward has been offered for her apprehension. 

 The jury, after a long consultation, returned a verdict 

 11 that the deceased persons came by their deaths from 

 poison, administered by some person or persons 

 unknown." 



Worcester. — On Tuesday night, a man called Jabus 

 Hooper, in a respectable sphere of life, living on his 

 private means, murdered his brother's son, a young lad 

 who was sleeping with him, and afterwards attempted to 

 commit suicide by cutting his own throat. He is still 

 living, though not likely to recover, and it is said that 

 he is insane. 



Railways. — The following are the returns for the past 

 week : — Birmingham and Derby, 1397/. ; Birmingham 

 and Gloucester, 2318/. ; Eastern Counties, 4463/. ; Edin- 

 burgh and Glasgow, 2170/.; Great Western, 18,476/.; 

 Grand Junction, 9152/.; Glasgow, Paisley, and Ayr, 

 1465/. ; Great North of England, 1432/. ; London and 

 Birmingham, 18,570/. ; Southwestern, 7366/. ; Blackwall, 

 1555/. ; Greenwich, 903/. ; Brighton, 4213/. ; Croydon, 

 514/. ; Manchester, Leeds, and Hull, associated, 6879/. 

 Midland Counties, 2960/. ; Manchester and Birmingham, 

 3299/. ; North Midland, 4547/. ; Newcastle and Carlisle, 

 1702/.; South-Eastern and Dover, 4681/. ; Sheffield and 

 Manchester, 572/. ; York and North Midland, 1723/.— 

 In Mr. Laing's paper appended to the evidence taken 

 before the select committee on railways, there is a table 

 showing the rate of different items of expenditure per 

 mile of railway upon some of the principal British and 

 foreign lines. From this it appears that the Parliamen- 

 tary expenses of the London and Birmingham and Lon- 

 don and South Western Companies have been about 

 650/. per mile ; of the Great Western and Manchester 

 and Leeds, 1000/. per mile; and of the London and 

 Brighton, 3000/. per mile. There appears to be no cor- 

 responding item in the accounts of the Belgian and 

 French railways. The " law charges, engineering, direc- 

 tion," &c, have varied; but on all the lines they have 

 been enormous. Thus the London and South Western 

 Company have paid, under this item, 900/. per mile; 

 Grand Junction, 1200/.; Birmingham, 1500/.; Man- 

 chester and Leeds, 1600/. ; Brighton, 1800/.; Great 

 Western, 2500/. It seems that the average on the Bel- 

 gian railways, under this head, is 430/. per mile ; and on 

 the Paris and Rouen, 800/. Under •* Land and Com- 

 pensation," the Newcastle and Carlisle paid per mile 

 2200/. ; Grand Junction, 3000/. ; South Western, 

 4000/. ; Manchester and Leeds, 6150/. : Birmingham 

 and Great Western, 6300/. each ; Brighton, 8000/. per 

 mile. The average of the Paris and Rouen railway was 

 2300/., and of the Belgian railways 2750/. In * Railway 

 Works and Stations," the Newcastle and Carlisle cost 

 12,000/. per mile; Grand Junction, 15,000/.; South 

 Western, 18,450/.; Birmingham, 38,280/.; Brighton, 

 38,000/. ; Great Western, 40,000/. ; Manchester and 

 Leeds, 41,400/. The average of the Belgian railways is 

 10,600/. per mile ; and of the Paris and Rouen, 17,000/. 

 The " carrying establishment per mile" has been, on the 

 Newcastle and Carlisle, 1300/. ; Grand Junction, 2000/.; 

 South Western, 2350/.; Birmingham and Brighton, 

 3000/. ; Manchester and Leeds, 3600/. ; Great Western, 

 4800/. The average of the Belgian railways is 2350/., 

 and of the Paris and Rouen, 2400/. — At a meeting of the 

 Croydon Company on Wednesday, the shareholders, 

 with only one dissentient, adopted" the Bill which the 

 Directors proposed to apply for during the present ses- 

 sion for amending the Acts relating to the Company, and 

 for authorising the laying of the atmospheric apparatus 

 along the line. They also sanctioned, by a majority of 

 12 to 8, an agreement made by the Directors, to guaran- 

 tee to the subscribers to the London and Chatham, and 

 Chatham and Portsmouth Junction, interest at the rate 

 of four per cent, upon the capital to be advanced by 

 them, on condition that the profits of the line, after pay- 

 ment of such interest, be equally divided between the two 

 companies.— On Wednesday, the Eastern Counties Com- 

 pany, almost unanimously, resolved to authorise the 

 Directors to apply to Parliament in the next session fcr 

 the necessary powers to extend their line from Hertford 

 tb Hitchin, Biggleswade, and Bedford. The report 

 stated that after a proper deduction for working ex- 

 penses, the revenue would yield a return equal to six and 

 a half per cent, on the cost of the works, computed by 

 Mr. Stephenson at 535,000/. for a double line. 



IRELAND. 



Dublin. — For some weeks past the Roman Catholic 

 clergy have contemplated the appointment of a day of 

 general humiliation and prayer, in connection with the 

 imprisonment of Mr. O'Connell. It is now announced 

 that the subject has been under consideration among a 

 number of the Roman Catholic prelates now in Dublin, 

 and that Sunday, the 28th of July, has been selected as 



a day of general humiliation and prayer amc^TTC 

 Catholic population of Ireland. The bishops are to 

 arrange a form of prayer to be used at church servics 



during the entire period of the imprisonment The 



weekly meeting of the Repeal Association took place on 

 Monday, Mr. J. H. Talbot, late M.P. for New Ross in 

 the chair. The Rev. Mr. Heron addressed the meeting 

 at some length, as a deputation from the Repealers of 

 Manchester, followed by Mr. C. G. Scott, as a deputa- 

 tion from the Repealers of Edinburgh, Leith, Glasgow" 

 and Perth, with a contribution of 134/. Mr. Gordon 

 gave notice of amotion :— ."That preparation be made by 

 the Association for submitting with all due despatch a 

 proposition to the House of Commons, for the restora- 

 tion of the constitution of Ireland, by the repeal or 

 modification of the Act of Union ; and that the 

 counties, cities, and boroughs favourable to that 

 object be respectfully requested to instruct their repre- 

 sentatives in the House of Commons, when the proposi- 

 tion shall be brought forward.* Mr. S. O'Brien objected 

 to its being received. The committee he said knew how 

 useless it would be to appeal to the House of Commons 

 on the subject of repeal of the Union, and therefore 

 objected to the reception of this notice, which was 

 handed back to Mr. Gordon, who said that he did not 

 mean to persist in acting on it, if at the expiration of a 

 week he found the sense of the Association against it. 

 Mr. W. J. O'Connell, who holds the office of head in- 

 spector of Repeal wardens for England, handed in the 

 sum of 75/. 16s. If/., being the subscription for the past 

 week of the various Repeal wards of London. Mr. 

 O'Connell read a list of the wards, at the head of which 

 were the O'Brien ward, the O'Connell ward, the Wash- 

 ington ward, &c. He had been appointed to the high 

 office which he held by the Association ; but the Libe- 

 rator was a guarantee for his good conduct. Although 

 the humblest member of the O'Connell family, he had 

 stood to their illustrious head through life, and if his 

 enemies attempted to touch him, he would stand to him 

 to the death, for he should never be injured but 

 through his breast. He was happy to be able to 

 show the Association, by the sum of money which 

 he had handed in, and which should be repeated 

 weekly, that their expatriated Irish friends had formed 

 a phalanx in the very camp of the enemy, at which 

 tyranny trembled. Mr. D. O'Connell, jun., said, that 

 he had news from the prison. He had to announce that 

 all the traversers were in excellent health, and that his 

 father especially was never more lively and animated, 

 the imprisonment agreeing perfectly with his constitution. 

 The rent for the week was 3178/. The collection of 

 Repeal rent since Mr. O'Connell's imprisonment has 

 been as follows :— First week, 2600/. ; second week, 

 3100/. ; third week, 3389/. ; fourth week, ending on 

 Monday last, 3178/. This makes a sum of above 12,000/. 

 in four weeks, and it is said that efforts will be made to 

 keep up the rent to the scale of 3000/. a week.— 

 The Cork papers state that Mr. O'Driscoll has been re- 

 instated in the commission of the peace, in compliance 

 with a memorial to the Lord-Lieutenant. Mr. O'Dris- 

 coll had been removed by the Lord Chancellor in conse- 

 quence of his conviction for an aggravated assault, and 

 his demeanour in court after sentence. It is said that 

 the Lord Chancellor has ordered a supersedeas to be pre- 

 pared dispensing with the services of Mr. M. J. O ton- 

 nell, M.P. for Kerry, and a magistrate for that county. 

 The Lord Chancellor has also superseded Mr. V. a. 

 Lawlor, late High SherifT of Kerry, and Mr. Thos. Den- 

 nehy, for the part they have recently taken in the pro- 

 ceedings of the Repeal Association. 



JttisceUaneous* 



Animal Magnetism.— On Monday, a young mail, 

 known as Alexis the somnambulist, and who has jom 

 arrived from Paris under the care of M. Marculet, wai 

 exhibited at the residence of Dr. Elliotson in > ^V" 

 street. Alexis, who is a young man of about SV, Having 

 seated himself in a large arm-chair, M. Marcilkt, the 

 mesmerist, took his place before him, and i0 ? Ke <\ 

 tently upon him for a few minutes, w ilhou * maklD l f * t t 

 of the usual magnetic passes. Alexis dre* 'bream 

 heavily, his features became convulsed, and ne *** v 

 nounced to be in the magnetic state. M. MarciUet n^ 

 made the usual passes, and brought the arm, ana : 

 the legs, of Alexis into the state of cataleptic r giui 1 

 His arm became stiff as iron, and his feet dra*n up ro 

 the ground, on which they had previously rested, ni a 



became quite straight ; and a g entlemaQ u P rese ,' UaD - 

 upon them without causing Alexis to flinch, < or, t0 * £ 

 pearance, suffer the slighest inconvenience^! nese «p ^ 



M. Marcillet, Alexis was brought income siaic u - 

 ance, that state in which it is alleged the P*J n * ^J^ 

 without eyes, not only what is Posing around him, 

 what is doing in any part of the world to which hi. * 

 tion is directed ; describe accurately house , streets, c 

 and counties that he has not visited ; read the hi storj 

 the past life of any who choose to inquire of bin, 

 prophecy what is hereafter to befal them A p* 

 cotton having been placed over each eye, a white ca 

 handkerchief was tied round his head over _the« i. «• 

 handkerchief of the same kind was then tied d agon J 



over the right eye, and a third in \^ r J^^^ 

 the left. The company were then invited to cam n 

 bondages and convince themselves that they *e p 

 perly secured, and that the patient could not see, q{ 

 having been done, operations commenced. A . ? fae 

 cards having been brought to Alexis, who, it sn 



