

Oct 



THE NEWSPAPER. 



[1844. 









rrrn^T^F the Birmingham and Derby, the North 

 ?c^7nTand the Midland Counties Companies* was 

 ?M at the railway station, Derby. The meeting was 



Ae soerfal for the purpose of considering the expe- 

 ? % of » n application to Parliament for power to 



We the Midland Company, or some of the company or 

 €nS nanies in connection with them, to make the follow- 

 f. T e! of railway or any of them, viz. :— 1. A railway 

 \ ti the Midl.nd Railway at Nottingham to Newark 



d Lincoln, crossing over the river Trent. 2. A railway 

 J the Midtand Railway at Swfhton by Doncaster, 

 Tft°«*rt and Gainsborough to Lincoln, and thence pass- 



• near Boston, Spalding, and Wisbeach, to join the 

 vf tern Counties Railway at March. 3. A railway from 

 , Midland Railway at Sjston, by way of Oakbam and 

 Stamford to Peterborough. Resolutions embodying 

 these schemes were unanimously passed, and the Direc- 

 tors were empowered to procure the necessary funds by 



l-inran additional capital of two millions and a half of 

 monev, by the creation of 62,500 shares of 40/. each, 

 guaranteeing 4 per cent, to the holders of such shares 

 until the works shall be completed. It was also resolved 

 to amalgamate the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway 

 with the Midland line, guaranteeing 6/. per cent, per 

 annum on every share paid up to the Sheffield and Rother- 

 him proprietors, the Midland taking the liabilities with 

 the capital and stock, and working the line. — A serious 

 accident occurred on Tuesday on the line of the Brand- 

 linj Junction Railway, by which one of the passengers 



* killed, and fifteen others more or less injured. The 

 accident arose from the collision of two engines, one of 

 them attached to a carriage full of butchers on its way 

 from Shields to Newcastle cattle market. The engineers 

 jumped off at the time of the collision, and the engine 

 and carriages ran on to Shields without control, and there 

 came in contact with the empty carriages at the station, 

 and were crushed together in one confused mass of broken 

 fragments. Two men were killed upon the spot, fifteen 

 severely crushed, and out of the entire number of pas- 

 sengers not more than five or six escaped without injury. 

 Many will belaid up for weeks, and two are not expected 

 to recover. 



IRELAND. 



Dublin. — We regret to state that Lady Heytesbury, 

 whose serious illness we noticed in our last, expired on 

 Sunday morning. Her medical attendants for several 

 days had abandoned all hope of her recovery. It is gene- 

 rally stated that Lord Heytesbury, in consequence of this 

 doraeslic affliction, has determined to resign the office of 

 Lord Lieutenant, to which he has been so recently ap- 

 pointed. It is understood that his Excellency was very 

 reluctant to undertake the duties of Viceroy, and that it 

 was only on the earnest solicitation of Sir R. Peel that 

 he accepted the office. It is also rumoured in Dublin 

 that Lord Eilenborough will be appointed his successor. 

 —The weekly meeting of the Repeal Association was held 

 on Monday in Conciliation-hall. The Hon. G. II. Hutch- 

 foson was in the chair, and briefly addressed the meet- 

 ing, duelling on the absolute necessity there existed for 

 carrying on the registry with vigour at the approaching 

 sessions. It would be, he considered, of the utmost im- 

 portance that the Irish people should be in a position to 

 return at the next general election such a number of 

 Repealers as would give weight to their party in the House 

 of Commons. Mr. M. O'Connell commenced the proceed- 

 ings of the day by saying that his letters from Derrynane 

 lUteq that the Liberator was in the enjoyment of excellent 

 health and spirits. His father had informed him that he 

 had intended to have written to the Association that week, 

 hut he hud not been able to get his letter ready in time for 

 post; they would, however, have a long letter from him 

 next week. He then announced the receipt of several 

 remittances ; amongst them 12/. from New Brunswick, 



A i> m Glas S°*i an <* 5 *. from the Isle of Man, from 

 the Rev. Mr. Magrath. In reference to the last remit- 

 tance, he remarked that the bad laws which had been 

 ex.crminated from every part of the British dominions, 

 jeemtd to have found shelter in the Isle of Man ; for at 

 ™a moment there were to be found on the statute books 

 ° . at jsland penal laws of the most stringent nature 

 wVk l oman Catholics. One of those enactments to 

 frn ti referret, » imposed the penalty of transportation 

 rom tie island on any Catholic priest who dared, in the 

 srcise of his ministry, to perform the ceremony of 

 C'o naS ! e \ Mr * °' Neiil Daunt handed in 13/. from 

 rea-? •' frotn Enn ' s » witQ several other suras, and 

 Mr w"? 08 ! » eUer8 Wuich ac ™ m P anied the remittances, 

 trih k ' O'Connell handed in his usual weekly con- 



sum r!f To/ r0ra the Lond <>n wards, and stated that the 

 or 1860/. had been subscribed by the Repealers of 



the n ° etropolis for the present year. He then addressed 

 conri e r ing on tl,e U8Ual topics at great length, and on 

 movinl g Was loudl y cheered. Mr. M. O'Connell, in 

 conduct Y° te ° f thanks to the learned gentleman who 

 Duhlin 8 ratui tously the late registry in the city of 

 inter, ?! °\ behalf of the Repealers, stated that it was the 

 vigour • ii the Associat ion to carry on the registry with 

 the R- m ?"i P arts of the country through the agency of 

 tlm th Videos ; and he had not the slightest doubt 



Mr n»v n ,mafe hopes would be crowned with success. 

 Pro'c-el 1 DaUnt secondeJ the motion, and then 

 of th;. Ut cousidera ble length to review the prospects 

 ten Jed ^ T? and its relati °ns with England. He con- 

 princinlp r ? r . ?' PeeI would attempt to carry out the 

 upon 1 *[r wide ct impera, which had been always acted 



' i n "»s countrv. hnt- th a ™„„l Q .. ««,.*■„ wf ^ rnn 



! pendent Parliament English interests would necessarih 

 ■ predominate in the country. Captain Broderick, Mr. ' 

 Langley, barrister, and Mr. Grattan, M.P., severally 

 addressed the meeting. At the terminatiou of th£ pro- 

 ceedings Mr. M. O'Connell announced the rent for the 

 week to be 030/. lis. lOd. 



SCOTLAND. 



Glasgow. — The inauguration of tike Wellington statue 

 took place on Tuesday last in the presence of hundreds 

 of spectators, and with the ceremonies usual on such 

 occasions. Sheriff Alison delivered the oration in honour 

 of the day, and eloquently dilated on the military career 

 of the Duke from his brilliant exploits at Assaye to the 

 crowning victory of Waterloo. At the close of his 

 speeeh the statue was uncovered amidst enthusiastic 

 cheers from the assembled multitude, and from several 

 regiments which had served under the Duke at Waterloo 

 and in the Peninsula. The pedestal, which is of Peter- 

 head granite, is 8£ feet high. On this the statue is 

 placed, resting on a floor of bronze. The horse is the 

 work of a bold and masterly hand, and does honour to 

 Baron Marochetti, the sculptor. The animal has just 

 come to a state of repose, and seems as if listening to 

 some distant sound. The head is that of an Arab, with 

 the broad forehead and wide nostrils, and is standing 

 with fore feet a little in advance, in an easy posture, the 

 reins lying slack. The position of the Duke is that 

 of a General reviewing his troops. The likeness is taken 

 when the Duke was in the prime of life, and ftie artist has 

 avoided the very general fau't of caricaturing the features. 

 The likeness has been declared by his Grace's brother, 

 Lord Cowley, to be perfect. The Duke is dressed in 

 the full uniform of a field-marshal, with his different 

 orders, the whole being most life-like and beautifully 

 executed. The bas-reliefs are said to be the most won- 

 derful works of their kind in Great Britain. They are 

 placed on the south and north sides of the pedestal, and 

 represent the first and last victories of the Duke, — 

 namely, that of Assaye, fought on the 23d September, 

 1803, and Waterloo, on the 18th June, 1815. The 

 small bas-reliefs on the east and west ends of the pedes- 

 tal represent the soldier's return. The father is seen 

 sitting in his arm-chair by the fireside, reading his Bibl 

 and the wife is flying to meet her husband with uplifted 

 hands, in token of joyful surprise, as the soldier opens 

 the door. This is described as a most touching piece, 

 which tells its tale like one of Wilkie's pictures. The 

 other represents Peace and Agriculture, with the soldier 

 at the plough, after all his labours, and after having 

 saved his country from the inroads of the foe. The 

 plough horses are exceedingly fine. The desire of the 

 artist in this picture seems to be the representation of 

 peaceful occupations, as the final and best conclusion to 

 war's alarms ; and he has succeeded to the life. 



Dundee.— On the night of Her Majesty's departure 

 from Dundee, the Windsor Castle steamer, with 250 

 passengers, who were returning to Granton after wit- 

 nessing the embarkation of the Queen, was wrecked on 

 the North Carr Rock, near Kilrenny, on the coast of Fife. 

 The sea was beautifully still in the East Neuk of Fife, 

 but the vessel was much nearer land than her captain 

 imagined. The passengers were dancing on the deck, and 

 several were below at dinner, when the steamer struck the 

 beacon on the Carr Rock, and began rapidly to fill. After 

 rolling about for nearly 20 minutes, she grounded between 

 two large rocks, and thus the passengers were enabled to 

 save themselves. . The vessel however had only one 

 small boat and one oar, and it was necessary to make 

 six voyages to the shore before the ladies were landed. 

 The news of the accident soon spread, and other boats 

 having gone out to their assistance, the other passengers 

 and crew were all saved without injury. A gale how- 

 ever sprung up in the night, by which the vessel was 

 driven on a ledge of rocks, and became a total wreck. 

 The Windsor Castle was an iron steamer, G years old, 

 and one of the stronge st vessels of her size afloat. 



itttscellaiuous. 



The Order of Odd Fellows. — Some curious statistical 

 details, illustrative of the present state of this extensive 

 fraternity, were laid before the Metropolitan Lodge, at 

 its late anniversary meeting. It appears, that on the 1st 

 April last, when the returns were made up, there were in 

 England and Wales, 3840 lodges, and 325,000 members, 

 showing an increase of 450 lodges, and 23,000 members 

 over the previous year's return. The subscriptions for 

 this year amounted to 352,583/. ; the expenditure to 

 300,000/. ; leaving a balance of 52,583/. in favour of the 

 association. The total amount of property belonging to 

 the order (including pictures, flags, banners, lodge para- 

 phernalia, official apparel, and various insignia), was 

 estimated at 700,000/. Amongst the enrolled members 

 are, 130 members of Parliament, 629 ministers of 

 religion of various denominations, and 9000 honorary 

 members who make no claim upon the funds. If each 

 member were to contribute only one-halfpenny each, it 

 would amount to $4,126/. a year. If they were to walk 

 two and two, one yird asunder, the procession would 

 extend 92 miles and 380 yards. If they walked three 

 miles an hour it would take 30 hours 11 minutes to pass 

 any given spot— 10,21-1 passing every hour. The chier 

 item of expenditure consists of the c rge for medical 

 aid afforded' to the sick and indigent of the order. 



African Discovery.— -It is stated in a Liverpool journal 

 that several vessels have left that port for the western 

 coast of Africa with sealed instructions, to be opened in 

 a certain latitude, and each carrying an experienced prac- 

 tical chemist, furnished with tests for ascertaining the 

 real qualities and composition of ores and salts, lhe 





destination of these vessels — probably the pioneers of a 

 new traffic — is understood to lie between the 20th and 

 30th degree of latitude on the western African coast, and 

 their object the discovery of certain suspected veins of 

 copper, lend, iron, or gold, stated to exist about 40 miles 

 from the sea-coast, and in a rich and fertile country. 

 This is a new and bold experiment, and one that at all 

 events deserves success. Captain Morrell's observations 

 on the geological character of the coast are understood 

 to have influenced to a considerable degree the undertakers 

 of the enterprise, who are very confident that it will 

 prove a fruitful one. Since the opening of the trade 

 from Ichaboe, a great many rumours have been afloat of 

 the mineral treasures of the coast, and the sailors of 

 several vessels from the Clyde nave brought home bags 

 of sand, impregnated with a shining substance, which 

 they firmly believed to be gold. An analysis disappointed 

 the treasure-seekers, but the fitters out of the present 

 enterprise have determined to settle the question by sen 

 ing out the means of ascertaining the real mineral con- 

 dition of the country upon the spot. 



The Comet.— The present comet has approached 

 within 30,000,000 miles' distance from the earth. It is 

 now very Blowly receding from us, and on the lTth will 

 be 11 millions of miles distant from the earth. The 

 comet was at its least distance from the sun on the 

 evening of September 1st. The most favourable time 

 for observing it will be from 10 p.m. to two hours after 

 midnight, during the first half of the present month. It 

 is generally supposed that it is the same as that observed 

 by Halley in 1585. Sir James South has published the 

 following instructions for finding the comet by the neigh- 

 bouring stars. " At 9 in the evening, at an altitude of 

 about 9 deg., bearing S.E. ; at 10 o'clock, at an altitude 

 of about 14 deg., bearing S.E. by S. ; at 11 o'clock, at an 

 altitude of about 18 deg., bearing S. by E. ; at midnight, 

 at an altisude of about 20 deg., and nearly due south, 

 will be seen a star remarkable beyond all others near it 

 for its splendour, which star is Beta Ceti. Considerably 

 above it, and some degrees to the west, is the planet 

 Jupiter. Nearly half way between Beta Ceti and 

 Jupiter lies the star Iota Ceti. To the north-east, and 

 forming nearly an equiteral triangle with Beta and 

 Iota Ceti, is the star Eta Ceti ; and at little i than 

 half the distance from it that Beta Ceti is from Iota will 

 be found another star of similar brightness, and which 

 star is Theta Ceti. These two stars, Eta and Theta, 

 with two below them, which are Zeta andTau Ceti (Zeta 

 being north-east of Tau), form a quadrangle too conspi- 

 cuous to be disregarded. The star Theta, the most 

 northern one of the quadrangle, is the most important 

 one, for if it be brought into the field of a night-glass, 

 near some part of the circumference of the field, the 

 comet will for some nights be seen in the field also ; but 

 from about the 7th to the 13th, it will be well to direct 

 the night-glass to a part of the heavens about one 

 diameter of its field (generally about 6 degrees) above the 

 star Theta, and about as much to the east of it, and then 

 the comet can scarcely escape detection. If a 42-inch 

 achromatic and a power of 30 or 40 be used, by sweeping 

 in the neighbourhood above described, the observer will 

 have but little difficulty in finding it— with such a teles- 

 cope, and a power of 80 or 120, the nucleus will be dis- 

 tinctly shown." 



The Royal Album.— Wis Majesty Louis-Philippe has 



brought over as a present to the Queen an album con- 

 taining drawings by the first French artists, representing 

 scenes and events connected with Her Majesty's visit to 

 the C'hateau d'Eu. The following is the description 

 given of it in the Gazelle des Beaur Arts :— " It would 

 have been difficult to have executed with more magnifi- 

 cence, perfection, and exquisite taste, a work of which 

 the idea is the perfection of delicacy, and which will con- 

 tribute to place the works of our cotemporaneous artists 

 amongst the wonders of Windsor. The album is of un- 

 common dimensions— 18 inches by 23, and 4 inches 

 thick. The water-colour drawings, of which there are 

 32, are encased in Bristol boards, to prevent them from 

 being rubbed. The following are the subjects repre- 

 sented in the drawings:-!, the Queen arrives within 

 sight of Treport j 2, the King proceeds from Treport to 

 board the Queen's yacht; 3, the Queen receives the 

 King of the French on board her yacht ; 4, the Queen 

 of the French receives Queen Victoria at Treport ; 5, 

 Presentation of Queen Victoria at Treport ; 6, Arriva at 

 the Chateau d'Eu ; 7, Queen Victoria is saluted by the 

 National Guard and the troops in the court of the Cha- 

 teau • 8, the Apartments of Queen Victoria and Prince 

 Albert at the Chateau d'Eu— the Queen's drawing-room ; 

 9 the Queen's bedchamber ; 10, the Queen's cabinet ; 11, 

 Prince Albert's bedchamber; 12, Presentation to Queen 

 Victoria in the gallery of the Guises; 1 3, Pavilion of Mont- 

 pensier in the park of the Chateau ; 14, the Queen of the 

 French's bedchamber ; 1 5, Madame Adelaide's bedcham- 

 ber; 16, promenade to Mount Huon and to Treport; 17, 

 return by the park ; 18, family parlour ; 19, breakfast at 

 Mount Orleans, in the Forest d'Eu ; 20, departure from 

 the forest, return to the Chateau ; 21, concert in the Gal- 

 lery of the Guises ; 22, his Royal Highness Prince Albert 

 conducted by the Prince de Joinville, the Dukes d Au- 

 male and Montpensier, to a review of the 1st Regiment 

 of Carabiueers ; 23, gallery on the ground- floor of the 

 ChAt.au ; 24, chapel of the Chateau d'Eu ; , Church 

 of Saint Laurent; 26, crypt of the Church of Saint 

 Laurent, the tomb of the Counts d'Eu ; 2,, a relay or 

 post-horses at the Prince's tree in the Forest d Bit; W, 

 breakfast under Saint Catherine's oak in the Forest d Eu , 

 29, the grand staircase of the Chateau d 1 Eu; 30, break- 

 fast parlour in the Chateau ; 31, Queen ^ ictona quitt ng 

 Treport in the King's barge ; 32, adieus on board the 



