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Lord Enfield, " one of the sufferers by the collision at Hornsey," addressed the following letter to the Chairman of the Great Northern Railway. " Dear Beckett Denison—It appears to me, from what I read in the papers, that an attempt is being made to screen the guilty authors of the catastrophe at Hornsey, and to fix the blame on those who are comparatively innocent. I have abstained until now from making any public remarks upon that ap- palling occurrence, because I was desirous of reading the evidence adduced at the preliminary inquiry, and because I was anxious to divest myself of any vindictive or hostile feeling which the injuries to my son and to myself may be supposed to have created. "I hope and trust that any such feelings, if they ever existed, are ab- sorbed in the gratitude which I feel for our merciful preservation. "The few observations which I deem it a duty to make, I address to you rather than to the public press or the officer of the Board of Trade, because I have such reliance upon your high character and manly straightforward nature, that I am confident you will allow no consideration to interfere with the rigid and impartial prosecution of this important inquiry.

"On Wednesday last the 31st of August, I was a passenger by the Great Northern Railway to and from London.

"I left Hatfield by the twelve o'clock express for London ; and was de- tained in it one whole hour between Barnet and Colney Hatch by a coal- train which bad broken down, and was immoveable upon the line. "I had ample opportunity, during our compulsory detention, to observe the cargo upon the obstructing trucks ; end I noticed, when they were shunted at Colney Hatch, a load of timber, very remarkable from its weight and calibre. After the concussion, I inspected the wreck of our shattered train, and the obstacles which occasioned it; and among the latter, I think that I recognized the identical load of timber, "I hope that I am mistaken, for if my suspicion is correct, and the vexa- tious impediment of the morning was permitted to be the cause of such bodily and mental suffering (and probable loss of life) in the evening, there is no punishment too severe for the superintendent of the Hornsey station. "Be this as it may, no doubt whatever can exist as to his culpability in permitting the disabled coal-train to be shunted within ten minutes of the arrival of the express ; or of his criminal neglect of duty in failing to ob- serve and to remove a source of danger which was noticed and reported to him by a chance spectator, a lady whose name I have preserved. "I think it right to add, that the insufficiency of working staff at the stations of the Great Northern line was a topic of general condemnation by my fellow travellers in the morning and afternoon of the 31st ultimo. I shall attentively watch the course of this inquiry ; upon which Will depend the publication of my opinion. "I am, yours faithfully, Estroxii." "Bracket Hall, Welwyn, Sept. 6."

Next addressing the Times, with a copy of the above, Lord Enfield says, in continuation-

" To this letter Mr. Denison has sent me a reply, written by Mr. Mowed, the Secretary of the Company, so unsatisfactory in every respect that I feel compelled to call public attention to the circumstances, which I thought might be susceptible of explanation. Mr. Mowatt admits the correctness of my suspicion respecting the timber-truck; though its identity was denied by the persons interrogated on the spot, at my suggestion, by Mr. Seymour Clarke. • "Thus it appears, that the obstruction of the morning on the up-line was permitted to become an instrument of fearful danger in the afternoon on the down-line ; having crawled, like a woundedr eptile, some six or seven miles in the course of as many hours. "I often hear it asserted that the Great Northern line is mainly de- pendent upon its goods and coal traffic, and that the passenger traffic is a secondary consideration : if this be so, in the name of public safety let them abandon the latter, and adhere to the more profitable and harmless line of business.

"The experiments made in the presence of the Government Inspector appear to me to be a childish farce, for the purpose of withdrawing atten- tion from the real delinquents, the collector at Hornsey and the persons who appointed a porter at SI. Neot's to so responsible a situation. "It would be strange indeed if experiments so tried did not succeed. Your reporter can scarcely preserve his gravity in the relation. "There are three or four questions to which Mr. Tyrwhitt, or the Govern- ment Inspector, ought to have explicit answers. "'Why was the disabled coal and timber train, which had obstructed the morning traffic between Barnet and Colney Hatch, an impediment at Horn- Bey at 5 p.m. ?

"Was the collector at Homsey aware of the arrival of this train at 4 minutes to 5; and if so, did he order it to be shunted across the down-line, over which the express was to pass at 5 minutes past 5?

"Did the collector despatch the porter with a signal of danger before or after his telegraphic message to London ? "Was the collector apprized of the impending danger by a casual specta- tor?

"I make no apology for troubling you with this long letter; • it is upon a subject of universal interest. No one who has paid attention to railway ac- cidents can have failed to observe that the large proportion of them occur at stations ; but I do not remember a superintendent being punished or censured, the offence being always attributed to and expiated by the guards and en- gine-drivers. "I am, Sir, your faithful servant, EsrPriffin."

The Times vouches for the following copy of Lord Clarendon's despatch of the 16th July to Sir Henry Seymour. - An indifferent retranslation of a French translation, probably the one we referred to last week in the Observateur d'Athenes, was published by a Sunday paper, and eagerly copied next day. Whereupon, on Tuesday, the Times printed " a oorreot copy of the despatch," and vouched for it in its leading columns. " EAliro OF CLARENDON TO inn G. H. sin-noun.

" Foreign Office, July 16, 1853.

"Sir—Baron Brunnow has communicated to me the circular despatch dated the 20th of June (2d of July), which Count Nesselrode has addressed to the Russian Missions. "It is difficult to express the astonishment and regret with which her Majesty's Government have read in this despatch the declaration, that the Principalities have been invaded and occupied in consequence of England and France having disregarded the recommendations of the Russian Govern- ment, and having sent their fleets to the waters of Turkey. " The passages of the despatch which contain this: extraordinary state- ment are the following-

"' En posant cet ultimatum a la Porte, nous avions plus partieuliirement informi les grands Cabinets de nos intentions. Nous avions engage nommernent is France et la Grand Bretagne a no pas eornpliquer par leur attitude les difficultis dela situa- tion, 1 ne pas prendre trop t6t de mesures qui, d'un case, auraient pour effet d'en- courager l'opposition de la Porte; de rautre, eny,ageraient plus avant qu'ils ne l'etaient deja dans la question l'honneur et is dignite de l'Empereur. • D'autre part, les deux Puissances maritime, n'ont pas era devoir deferer aue considerations que nous anions recommandees I leur serieuse attention. Prenant avant nous rinitiative, elles out juge indispensable de devancer immediatement par Int mesure effective, cellos que nous Sc leur anions annoncees que comme purement kventuelles. puisque nous en subordonnions la Iroise I effet sue resolutions finales de la Porte; et qu'au moment mime oh reeds rexecution u'en a pas encore commence. Elks ont sue-le-champ envoye leurs llottes dans les parages de Constantinople. Elles occupent deja les eat= et ports de la domination Ottornane I pot tee des Dar- danelles. Par cette attitude avancee, les deux Puissance, nous out place sous le poids d'une demonstration comminatoire, qui, comme nous le leur anions fait pres- sentir, devait ajouter a la crise de nouvelles complications.

•• • En presence du refus de is Porte, appuye par is manifestation de Is France et de l'Angleterre, il nous devieut plus que jamais impossible de modifier les resolutions qu'en avait fait dependre rEmpereur. •• • En consequence, sa alajeste Imperialevient d'envoyerau corps de nos troupes stationne en cc moment en Bessarabie rordre de passer la frontiere pour occuper les rrincipautes.'

"With respect to the first passage, I have to observe that Count Nessel- rode's despatch of June 1 to Baron Brunnow was not communicated to her Majesty's Government till June 8; and therefore, the order sent a week be- fore to Admiral Dundas to proceed to the neighbourhood of the Dardanelles was not issued in disregard, as Count Nesselrode's circular affirms, of con- siderations brought to the knowledge of the British Government. But even if the case had been otherwise, and no orders had been issued, it was impos- sible for her Majesty's Government to suppose that the threat to occupy the Principalities would be rendered null by the Porte accepting the terms which a few days before it had unhesitatingly rejected ; and on the 8th June, there- fore, her Majesty's Government were compelled to consider the occupation of the Principalities inevitable ; and they conclude that the Cabinet of St. Petersburg is not now prepared to admit that the note of Count Nesselrode to Redschid 11" ache contained an empty menace, the execution of which was never seriously contemplated. But, in fact, Count Nesselrode's note of May 31, communicating the hostile intentions of Russia, would of itself have been sufficient to justify her Majesty's Government in taking measures for the protection of Turkey.

"I shall now proceed to place on record at what time and for what rea- sons the British fleet was sent to the Turkish waters.

"Prince Menschikoff, acting, it must be assumed, on the orders of his Go- vernment, stated in his note of the 5th of May, of which a copy was re- ceived in London on the 18th of May, that any further delay in answering his proposals respecting the Greek Church rould only be considered by him as un maneue de precedes envers sou Gouvernement, ce qui lui imposerait les plus pembles obligations.' "Again, in his note of the 11th of May, a copy of which was received in London on the 30th of May, Prince Menschikoff says, that in case of an un- satisfactory decision on the part of the Porte—'si les principes qui en fer- ment is base [of the articles he was negotiating] sent rejeres, si par une op- position systematique la Sublime Porte persiste a lui former jusqu'aux votes 'd'une entente intime et directe, il devra considerer ea mission comme terms- née, interrompre les relations avec le Cabinet de sa Majeste le Sultan, et rejeter stir is responsibilite de sea Minietres toutes les consequences qui pourraient en resulter.' And lastly, in his note of the 15th of May, received an London June 1, Prince Menschikoff concludes= II appartient a la sagacite de votes Altesse de peser les suites mealculables et les grandes calamites qui pourraient en resulter, et qui retomberaient de tout leur poids stir la respell- sabffite des Ministres de sa Majeste le Sultan.' "This succession of menaces, addressed to a power whose independence Russia had declared her determination to uphold, and in support of claims so much at variance with the assurances given to her Majesty's Government, together with the vast military and naval armaments which for months had been preparing on the very confines of Turkey, left no doubt on the mind of her Majesty's Government of the imminent danger in which the Sultan was about to be placed. They deeply lamented that this danger should arise from acts of the Russian Government, which was a party to the treaty of 1841; but, as her Majesty's Government adhere now, as firmly as in 1841, to the principles which that treaty records, and believe that the mainte- nance of European peace is involved in the maintenance of the Ottoman em- pire, they felt that the time had arrived when, in the interests of peace, they must be prepared to protect the Sultan' and, upon learning the abrupt departure of Prince Menschikoff, it was determined that the British fleet, which up to that time had not quitted Malta, should be placed at the disposal of her Majesty's Ambassador at Constantinople.

"On the 1st of June, a despatch was forwarded to Lord Stratford de Red- cliffe, authorizing him in certain specified contingencies to send for the fleet, which would then repair to sueh place as he might point out. On the 21 of June, instructions were sent to Admiral Dundee to proceed at once to the neighbourhood of the Dardanelles and there to place himself in communica- tion with her Majesty's Ambassador. "On the previous day, we received a copy of Prince Mensebikoff's note of May 18, announcing the termination of his mission, and that the refusal of the guarantee demanded ' devra desormais imposer an Gouvernement Im- perial la necessite de la chercher dens sa propre puissance.'

"On the 2d of June, I communicated to Baron. Brunnow the measure taken by.her Majesty's Government : it could not have been made known by him at St. Petersburg before the 7th or 8th, and consequently it could in no way influence the decision t iken by the Russian Government; for Count Nessel- rode's note to Redschid Pacha, announ :mg i hat 'dans quelques semaines sea troupes recevrout l'ordre de passer les fronti-res de Vempire,' was dated the 31st of May ; and his despatch to Baron Brunnow, in which he said that if the Porte did not sign Prince Menschikoff's note within a week after the ar- rival of the note to Redsehid Pasha, the Emperor ordonnera I sea troupes d'occuper les Principautes,' was dated the 1st of June.

"It is thus clearly established that the British fleet was not sent to the waters of Turkey in disregard of considerations submitted to her Majesty's Government by the Cabinet of St. Petersburg, and that on the day before the instructions to Lord Stratford de Radcliffe left London the decision to necupy the Principalities was taken by the Russian Government ; and I say that decision was taken, because the Russian Government could never for

one moment seriously have expected the submission of the Porte to the terms, sans variante,' that a regard for its own dignity and security had a few days before compelled it to decline. Yet Count Nesselrode, in his circular despatch of July 2, affirms that the presence of the English and French fleets in the Bay of &Silts has mainly provoked and fully justifies the occupation of the Principalities : he insists that they are in sight of the capital, from which they are nearly two hundred miles distant, and that their maritime occupation of the Turkish waters and ports can only be balanced by a mili- tary position on the part of Russia. " But her Majesty's Government must in the strongest terms protest against this assertion ; and they deny that any resemblance exists between the position of the combined fleets in Beaika Bay and that of the Russian armies in the Principalities. The fleets have the game right to anchor in Besika Bay as in any port in the Mediterranean. Their presence there vio- lates no treaty and no territory ; it infringes no international law ; it is no menace t,o Turkish independence ; and it assuredly ought to be no cause of offence to Russia : whereas, by occupying the Principalities, Russia does violate the territory of the Sultan, and the special treaty which regards that portion of his dominion ; it is an infraction of the law of nations, and an act of direct hostility against the Sultan, which he would be justified in meeting by a declaration of war, and by a requisition to the allied squadrons to come up to Constantinople for his defence ; and lastly, it is an act so dan- gerous as a precedent, and so violent on the part of a powerful state towards one whose very weakness should be its protection, that throughput Europe it has created feelings of alarm and reprobation. To admit that any similarity exists, or that any comparison can with truth be established, between the position of the English and French fleets outside the Dardanelles and that of the Russian armies within the Principalities, is manifestly impossible.

"it is with deep regret that her Majesty's Government thus find them- selves compelled to record their opinions upon the recent invasion of the Turkish territory ; but they consider that the withholding of those opinions would be an abandonment of duty on their part, and might render it difficult for them hereafter to interfere in defence and support of treaties which con- stitute the international law of Europe, and which are the only effectual guarantees of general peace and of the rights of nations. " The sufferings which the occupation of the Principalities must entail upon the inhabitants will, doubtless, be much alleviated by the Russian Govern., ment taking upon itself the entire charge of that occupation.

"As I have so often, and at such length, discussed the demands of Russia upon the Porte, it is hardly necessary for me to remark upon the other por- tions of Count Nesselrode's circular despatch, which, in fact, adduces no new fact or argument in support of those demands. I must, however, express the conviction of her Majesty's Government, that the Cabinet of St. Peters- burg is altogether mistaken when it affirms that the Porte is indisposed to satisfy the just claims of Russia, or desires to shrink from its existing en- gagements with Russia. If this were correct, such influence as her Majesty's Government may possess would be exercised to bring the Porte to a proper sense of its obligations : but they are as unaware of such breach of engage- ment on the part of the Porte, as they are of those numerous arbitrary acts of the Ottoman Government, which, it is said, recently infringed the rights of the Greek Church, and threatened utterly to annihilate the order of things sanctioned by ages, and so dear to the orthodox faith. "Russia claims for her coreligionnairea' in the East the strict status quo, and the maintenance of the privileges they have enjoyed under the protection of their Sovereign ; but Count Nesselrode entirely omits to show how that status quo has been disturbed, how those privileges have been cur- tailed, what complaints have been made, what grievances remain without redress. Her Majesty's Government know only of one offence committed by the Turkish Government against Russia, which, by the admission of Prince Menschikoff, was satisfactorily atoned for ; while, on the other hand, the recent firman of the Sultan, confirming the privileges and immunities of the Greek Church, has been gratefully acknowledged by the Patriarch of Constantinople.

"Where, then, are the causes which Count Nesselrode, appealing to im- partial Europe, assumes will justify the position now taken by Russia ?

"Count Nesselrode further says, that Russia, by her position and by her treaties, virtually enjoys the right of protecting the Greek Church in the East. If such be the case, and if that right, whatever its nature and extent may be, is undisturbed, it is Russia that throws doubt upon its existence or validity, by endeavouring to force the Porte into fresh engagements. If ancient rights exist, and are observed by Turkey, Russia has no cause of complaint against Turkey. But, if she seeks to extend those rights, thenis Turkey justi- fied in closely examining the nature of such fresh demands, and in refusing those from which her independence and dignity would suffer. " Her Majesty's Government receive with sincere satisfaction the renewed assurances that it is the policy of his Imperial Majesty and the interest of Russia to maintain the existing order of things in the East ; and, as the interests of Turkey impose upon her the necessity of observing her engage- ments with Russia, her Majesty's Government trust that Russia will not, by seeking at the present time to exact what the Porte ought not to yield, pro- long a crisis that may render inevitable consequences which Europe is BO deeply concerned in averting.

"You will read this despatch to Count Nesselrode, and furnish his Ex-

cellency with a copy of it. I am, S:c. CLUIENDON."

It is stated that the Emperors of Russia and Austria are to meet at Ohniitz on the 23d instant. Rumour adds that the King of Prussia will join them. This meeting has already provoked much speculation. The Duchess of Orleans' and her son, the Count of Paris, visited the Duchess Olga of Russia, at Torquay, on Sunday last, The Grand Duchess of Leuchtenberg was also at Torquay. The Lords of the Admiralty have, this week, inspected Plymouth, Al- derney, Guernsey, and Jersey. Lord Elgin arrived in Liverpool on Sunday, from Canada. The Canadian journals speculate on the probability of his not returning. Lord Carlisle left Constantinople, for Bagdad, at the beginning of this month.

It is stated that Melanie, a daughter of Prince Metternich, will shortly be married to Count Charles Zichy, one of the richest of the Pro-Aus- trian nobles of Hungary. Mr. Roebuck, writing from "Milton, Lymington, Hants, Sept. 4" to the Mayor of Sheffield, states that he arrived at Milton "none the worse for his trip to Sheffield, spite of the frightful accident which occurred." His wound is rapidly healing, "and the stiffness created by the shock is going off gradually.' In a day or two he expects " to feel aa if nothing had happened."

Mr. John O'Connell, one of the brothers of the late Daniel O'Connell, died recently, at Dinan, a small town in Britanny. He was often opposed to the political views of his celebrated brother.

It is stated that Mr. William Chambers, of Edinburgh, is about to ntake a tour of North America, with the view of collecting accurate information respecting the condition and prospects of emigrants to that region.

Mr. Cresskill of Beverley, the well-known maker of agricultural imple- ments, won the gold meal for Bell's reaping-machine at the annual show of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society. He has presented the medal to the Reverend Patrick Bell, a Scotch minister ; whom he describes as "the only original inventor of a machine so well calculated to prove an inestimable benefit to the producers and consumers of bread in 411 parts of the world."

A project for postal reform between France and England is said to have been communicated by Lord Clarendon to M. Drouyn de Lhuys, approved, and forwarded by him to the French Minister of Finance.

The Turkish army rejoices in several foreign officers, besides the rene- gades who are naturalized to the scimitar. Among these are General O'Donnell, General Prim, and Colonel Magnan; and the Horning Herald announces the Constantinopolitan arrival of an old friend, who last ad- dressed us from the Queen's Bench, "General George Henry de Stra- bolgie Neville Plantagenet Harrison," so voluminous in his titles. The correspondent of the Herald supposes that Lord Stratford de Redeliffe may enlighten the Sublime Porte on the style, title, and station of this illustrious crusader.

The cholera does not abate in Sweden. From the 25th July to the 4th September 744 persons were attacked ; and 473 died at Christiania. A correspondent of the Daily Hews' writing from that town on the 10th September, announces the death ofs well-known Englishmen—

"Already 800 have been swept off by cholera, and still upwards of sixty a

day bite the dust. Only one Englishman yet—Mr. Bradshaw, the veritableBradshaw, who had come over to collect data for his new Continental Guide,

and had only been in the town three days: he was, however, nervous, and lad been incessantly taking preventives. From apparent perfect health, six hours' illness was sufficient to usher him before his Maker.'

An important alteration has just been made in the Customs water-side practice; the Commissioners, upon the representation of some of the landing-officers, having directed that in future all free goods shall be cleared and delivered by the landing-waiter, without putting the merchant to the trouble and delay of waiting for the reexamination of the landing- surveyor. The recent alteration or experiment in the delivery of free goods by the tide-surveyors has not been found to answer. The practice, it is asserted, would involve much danger to the public revenue, great in- convenience to trade and commerce, and be decidedly objectionable to the generality of the importers.—Times, City Article.

The long-lost crown of St. Stephen of Hungary, and the insignia of royalty, are said to have been found at Orsova.

It is understood that the Dean and Chapter of Wells are about to deter- mine on the renovation and restoration of the great West front of their cathedral.

Several statues of British Sovereigns, in stone, have been just set up in the Central Hall of the New Houses of Parliament. The Sovereigns repre- sented are Henry II; Edward I, and his Queen, Eleanor; Eleanor, Queen of Henry Ill; Isabella, Queen of Edward II; Edward III, and his Queen Phil- lippa ; Richard 11; and Henry 1V. Several other *statues of regal per- sonages are nearly completed, and will shortly be placed in the recesses prepared for them.

We regret to learn that Sir Edward Colebrooke met with a serious accident on Saturday ; his gun having gone off while he was in the act of loading it, shattering his right band so severely as to render amputation necessary : but he is doing well.—Globe.

The water-mains which were found of such great service at the fire in Windsor Castle are now extended through all parts of the building, at an estimated expense of 4000/.

An Irish journal publishes a decree from the Roman Catholic Bishop of Birmingham, granting the petition of the Reverend Alfred Jeken Dayman topereet "the Association of our Lady of Reconciliation of La Saktte " at Stratford-on-Avon. It appears that any person, even a child, may become a member. "Alms," we are informed, , are not specified by the Holy.Fa- ther, but they will be no less propitiative to the donors than acceptable" to the said reverend petitioner and missionary priest at Stratford, Alfred I. Dayman.

The departures from the port of London for Australia last week showed a great increase : the total was fifteen vessels, of 9930 tons burden. From Liverpool and other places many ships have sailed. Shipments of manu- factures and ordinary merchandise have been very extensive, and the rate of freight is supported.

The Marco Polo, the famous clipper, arrived in the Mersey on Tuesday, from Melbourne. This ship has now made two voyages to Australia imd back in ten days less than a twelvemonth. This is held to be "the most remarkable achievement ever recorded in the annals of navigation."

Among the models and patterns destroyed in the fire at Messrs. Russell and Co.'s, were those of the intended steam-ship for the Eastern Steam Navigation Company. She is to be the largest ship ever heard of in the world ; and is to carry sufficient fuel for the entire voyage to and from India or Australia. Iler length is to be 680 feet; breadth, 83 feet; depth, 58 feet ; with screw and paddle engines of aggregate nominal horse-power of 2600. In addition to taking from 4000 to 6000 tons of coals, she will be able to carry. 5000 tons measurement of merchan- dise, and will have 600 cabins for passengers of the highest class, -with ample space for poops and lower-class passengers. The whole of her bottom and up to six feet above the water-line, will be double, and of a cellular construction, so that any external injury will not affect the tight- nese or safety of the ship. The upper deck will also be strengthened on the same principle, so that the ship will be a complete beam, similar to the tube of the Britannia Bridge. It will be divided into ten separate water-tight compartments. She will have separate sets of engines, each with several cylinders; and separate boilers will be applied to work the screw, distinct from those working the paddle-wheels, so that, in the event of temporary or _even permanent derangement of any one of the engines, or of either the paddle-wheels or the screw, the other engines and propellers would still be available. It is computed that her structure will enable her to pass through the water at the velocity of fifteen knots an hour ; and by the great speed, combined with the absence of stoppages for coaling the voyage be- tween England and India, via. the Cape, may be accomplished in thirty or thirty-three days, and between England and Australia in thirty-three or thirty- six days. It is said that the ship will be of sufficient strength to meet any strain to which it can be subjected; and will consist of so many distinct compartments that no local injury, however serious, will affect its buoyancy to any dangerous extent.

News has arrived from Halifax of the results of some Naval Courts-martial which have excited much interest in the service. Commander J. C. Bailey, of the steam-sloop Medea, had First Lieutenant Williams tried on divers charges of neglect of duty, insubordination, and disrespectful conduct. Mr.

Williams was acquitted, but admonished to be more respectful to his com- mander in future. The Chief Engineer was charged with neglect of duty and insubordinate conduct : be was fully acquitted. These officers then turned the tables on their commander, and at the Inclined Cif Lientenant Williams he was tried on thirteen charges, which alleged that Commander Bailey had behaved in an unofficerlike manner to the Lieutenant, 'and- had been. op- pressive and overbearing, by arresting him, and by the manner in A114 le, was imprisoned. The Court found that most of the charges-were , nog_ proved," some were "frivolous and vexatious," and one " malicious,",..4 - on the other band, one charge was pronounced "proved so far as apdtaa the severity of the arrest," and two others were • proved "—ComthktntWi Bailey had in "an oppressive and overbearing manner" kept la - tenant in solitary confinement for twenty-eight days, and had refused him) the society of his messruates when the Surgeon had advised it for the sake of his health, and when Captain Reid, senior officer at Port Royal, had expres- sed a wish to the same effect. The Court adjudged Commander Bailey tebe "severely reprimanded." The Liverpool Journal relates a "romance" of real life. Eleven years ago, a silk-manufacturer of Manchester failed ; he emigrated to,Anotralis, leaving a wife and two children in England. The latter removed to Liver- pool, where they suffered from extreme poverty. No tidings came directly from the husband, but after a time a report that he was dead reached the wife. But he was not dead ; he had prospered ; he had written to lii wife, but the letters and remittances never reached her. Lately he came to Eng- land, bringing 14,000/. in cash, and he is the possessor ot a large estate in Australia. He succeeded in tracing his wife and children ; and the now happy family are preparing to proceed to Australia.