230 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. [APRIL 2, 
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Both r resolutions were running through the numerous crowd, comport ed, mile ; he Manchester and SATEEPOOy bbe miles in length, 
aaa aed clog, : ers that a petition | said, of some Russe of horsemen and pedes ing, it oF one or 2,1297. per mile ; an reat Western, 
in palernty with them shoul n up, and left for | took the direction of Burnham beeches, followed, after 10 | 338,0002., or 2,000/. per mile. The iecaiped of the three 
several places of the minutes’ grace, by the multitude of sportsmen, many of | principa al of these railways, comparing the former with 
trage eg ico qomiins | in | Whom showed their inexperience in the art of riding to those for the last Mts ending Dec. 1841, increased 
oneiape te of soldiers belonging to. the Glat hounds by the numerous ca ualties which occu n the average 80 nt., the Birmingham receipts 
this town by a par — — La . rs a run of an hour and a half the deer was taken at Moor | being 429,000/., the Grand Junction 241,000/., and the 
Foot, at: pres “ ge _ to — ome of eee Park, in Hertfordshire, the seat of the Marquis of West- | Manchester and Liverpool 137,0007, The cost per mile 
pes te — Ohi fi Teoh 6 a the ih gy for | minster, only about 100 of the sportsmen being up at the | of these bps railways, with ‘the dividends they are now 
: a toy ah t+ yee Wedeenle stn two | finish.— Ot Wednesday the private meet of the royal | paying, i en as follows: Birmingham cos %¥ per mile 
arenlene So uc y,t 1tWO | sickhounds took place at Salt-hill, when his Royal | 51,842/., *didend Pala? 12% per cent.; Grand Junc- 
Highness Prince Albert, Prince George of Cambridge, | tion Conk per mil 859/., dividend 12 per cent 
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: nobility and gentry 561, 
= = wale 26, rene ni ree be of the en ear Vauihane ant gmr went away in the direction of | dividend 6 per cent. ; and the Great Western cost per 
+ ge sr = a nly Hp Wi ‘arbhin, heading ba ck to the Great Western Railway, | mile 53,2411., dividend 6 per cent. The fluctuations in 
which it crossed, just after a train had passed, and pro- | the value of railway shares of the years 1837 to 1841, da- 
e 
‘oc e dge. 
Sein rds of ce hatoans stare — par agg shortly after taken at Foxley’s Farm, at Bray, after a run Exeter shares, in 1837, fluctuated between 33 and 5, these 
psoas " ? ' ¥ of an hour and a half. His Royal Highness rince Albert | being the lowest and highest Beet in 1838 they fluctu- 
t t site, where th e nd 30 n 
on ne he tli er Fr The Royal Horse Guards and 72d Highlanders will attend | Junction, in 1837, fluctuated between 158 and 180; in 
have been prehended, though an on the ground, and the regimental and parochial schools 1838, between 208 and 191; in 1839, between 204 and 
into whole transaction has been commenced, and wi attendan € . 
auth te t retary of Fas Tempores ry galleries will be erected for the accommoda and n,i 
ane — coronene’ wih ‘he Hee of the public, who will be admitted by free tickets. | 46 and 65; in 1838, between 67 and 91 ; in 1839, between 
d—On. d eeti Should the weather prove favourable, the even nt, it is ex- i i be 
ma Sehaneen: & Pape - ale pected, will be of an interesting character. * tween 91 and 77. Brighton, in 1837, fluctuated between 
imp new tariff on the Worcester.—We are informed by a local paper that | 8 and 1}; in 1838, between 4 and 11; in 1837, between 
importation of foreign and colonial timber. into this Hartlebury Castle is now undergoing general repair, and | 9 and 17; in 1840, between 17 and 29 ; and in 1841, be- 
bh The Magar, Sir H. Williamson, Bart., took the that it is Risioblp ti to be preparatory to its being occu- d ed b 
fi 
Ww 468, h, in 
pied as the permanent residence of Af make of this dio- | tween 21 and 15; in 1858, between 153 and 17; in 1839, 
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ce, a timber-merchant of this town, first 
adasesesd the meeting. He e xpressed his astonishment ae and of those who may succeec him in TI etween | 14; in 1840, between 1 
Iteration proposed by | Palace in this city. ng chief seat of ‘the episco- | 1841, between 8} and 73. Blackwall, in 1837, fluctuated 
Government i in the timber duties, and li as that pate, will, it is said, become the residence of the Dean. between 14 and ! ; in 1838, between 24 an ; in 1839, 
should d to prevent the measure armouth. — er Majesty’s commands, Sir H. | between 6 and 10; in 1840, between 13 and 214; and in 
from being here could, he said, be eatley has addressed Captain Manby, at this port, and | 1841, betwee 3 iverpool and Manchester, m 
question, should the measure be passed, of the destruc- forwarded to gold coronation medal, ing his | 1837, fluctuated between 218 and 200 ; in 1838, between 
‘aan American timber trade, aud he should, there- acceptance of it as a small mark of the sense her Majesty | 195 and 205; in 1839, between 204 and 190; in 1840, be- 
frend “aries condemnatory of the alteration in entertains of ti he usefulness of his inventions in the pre- | tween 183. and 186; and in 1841, between 185 and 198: 
these duties, of which, he hop - meeti 
Ee nee sonia of f ywreck, 7 and Birmingham, in 1837, fluctuated between 46 and 
would approve. The resolution havin n rea ork.—A petitio  latel presente in the House of | 101; in 1838, between 158 and 178; in: 1839, between 
a ie pty a -, Sto! an ns by Mr, O. Gore, } “Re feo m the Welsh inhabit- 179 and 140; in 1840, betwee 142 and 189; and in ~ 
opposed it, being of opinion that the proposed -atiol its of the West Ridin; this county, praying for | 1841, between 172 and | 
in the duties would be a considerable improven ishops. who thoroughly understand Welsh, in wee 
‘Tanner, a shipowner, then addressed the meeting at great | passe occurs shich it appears that the correctnes . IREL 
length, He could not, i Ke etn the views of | of the the ritual i Welsh depends on the Welsh Bishops, aad Dublin.—It is announced Taher’ the Lord Lieutenant has 
Mr. Spence; there could, pani no doubt that the 0 deep know "ik of the hay is en- | fixed next week for his departure from this country for a 
Ministers had taken the subject into joined by the Act, without which no person ig qualified by | temporary sojourn in Eng d, and that be will return 
sideration, and devoted all the al bility 1 y to A shop. The passage in the petition | early in May. On Thursday a ball was given in compli- 
were known to possess ; and e ie ur petitioners look | ment to the Vice nd the Countess de the 
that although this measure meh cause a little inconveni- | upon ng bishyps to , ig- | nobility and gentry composing the Kildare-street Club, at 
ence at first, it would ultimately be ctive reat | norant of the We Ish language, diametrically opposed to | the Rotunda. No entertainment on a similar scale has, 
good, He _ luded by a as an amendment— | the Act of Uniformity, which enjoins that the Bishops of | it is said, been given in Ireland since the ball and supper 
** That this —* sre ig to interfere with the duties Her » St. ney s, Asaph, Bangor, Llandaff, and their | given by "the Knights of St. Patrick in honour of his late, 
proposed by Government on the importation of foreign ch order ba iy hprape oo for the } Majesty George IV. when on a visit to this country.— 
and colonial prt Mr, Ord seconded the amendment ; | soul’s health o the! ; committed to their charge within | The Committee of pat Ny Pe the Rox! Irish Academy 
and stated that though he ds himself be a sufferer by | Wales, that the book hereuntoannexed (the Book of Com- | have paisa a subscription for the purchase of the collec- 
peers ige in the dutie fact Id not ie mon Prayer) be truly and exactly reat ee and being by | tion of Trish an tiquities , coins, a Re Lai Sof the late Dean 
duce m Loew Baga follo rations, proposed by y Sir them and i allow a be i a erused, | of St. Patrick’s. It is intended that this collection, which 
Peel, Mr. ~~ spoke against Red wed to be imprinte and Bes shall | have Bonet the committee have agreed to purchase for the sum 0b 
Bon: OF ‘ion the d in writing any error com 1,000/., shall be preserved in the Royal Irish Academy, 
amen 
1 by Lag 5 Brintes in. prin tng of the same. book, or of 7 a and incorporated with the museum already deposited 
: rein contained, and shall certify in writing, under | there, and that the united collection shall be open to 
their bes ti and seals, 0} te3 hands and bse of any three | students and the public. Upwards of 600/. have been, 
of them, at the end of the same book, that they have ex- | subscribed, chiefly by members of the Academy, towards 
amined and compan the ary find it to be a | the Tagine for aie Sak serious accident hap: ened 
trae. an and perfect i S0py- Your: petitioners, amply think a to the Marquis of Waterford a few dayssince, His Lord 
ad. ae na commission were issued in the present day, it | ship had come to town to ride at the annual steeple-ch 
aii a ig the prelates of oe be Welsh Church in a tact got up by the noblemen and gentlemen who bane i 
Mail og ie! positi vicinity of this city. In the errand ae his horse 
ways. spe mete of the proprietors of the | at the last leap but one, and rolle over his Lordship > who 
m and Sunderland Railway has been held th n the gro ome mi 
pie: ee Glia eax tia crestita ek <a e vi i. the ground for some sates in a state of i 
e or bond of a imei ait at one rriage, an and is stated to be doing well.— 
stated , fo be nae Kingstown Railway Company, have held ne ae 
able” bills, | meeting ye this city. The report showed an 
in rs of 36,836 RS 
1,245/. 14s. 6d, ; the gross profits on the year nem, S 
19,268/. 6s. 11d., after deducting from which the annuity 
Works, and interest on other loans, 
remains a surplus of 11,696/. 8s. 4d., from eg a divi. 
d of 57. are has been declared. of 
Directors strongly recommend the application € the at- 
mospheric mode of traction to the mene line to Die 
and a special meeting is called for the 6th inst, to 
enses the recommendation. On Wedne . he ann nual 
at present been peace ¢ the Kaya Dublin Society was held on. their ex: 
of ex- premises in Kildare-street. It is oaid “tit the 
ae vf caulk of all descriptions exceeded . that at any 
atistics of railways former exhibition, and there was a numerous attenda’™” 
ons devoted to the | of ve Bes sol ended proprietors from all par arts of Ire 
; cy the Lo 
and t 
reply stated t that the underta ing was conducted on a 
pace of economy, a 
t ng procee ‘ re is 5 djland. His Ex Lord Lieutenant was rats 
on horaiiace (to the first time since the birth ngham Rails Be ts Serivces is taal at the Bir- me visitors —The usual — | meeti 
rince of Wal produced in the 
ce of Wales), to ee Greek Park, accombenien 
a numerous retinue, t 
the Grant Bean ree prance. 
iat ol ipo, ch T6000 the Manchester | The 5 fin estern, 
bese Wo b 
and Leeds, 50 miles in, 6,0004,, or 2,3204, per | ren =e ia . the. ee ae 
