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m - The Carlisle Journal contains a report of proceedings at a dinner given last week at Cockermouth to the Members for that borough, Mr. Horsenan and Mr. Aglionby. About two hundred persons were present ; Mr. Dykes, of .Dovenby Hall, presided. The health of her Majesty's Ministers is said to have been drunk with enthusiastic cheer- ing. Mr. Horsman returned thanks for the toast, as a member of the Administration. Mr. Aglionby's speech was chiefly confined to render ing an account of his stewardship, and explaining the relation in which he conceived he stood towards his constituents. He said he would not go among them to spend money in the hope of buying their support, but he would endeavour by his conduct in Parliament to meet their views ; and if his conduct did not receive their approval, be would resign his seat.

The Pilot contains a correspondence between Mr. Hamer Stanifeld, of Leeds, and Mr. O'Connell ; the former giving, and the latter accept- ing, an invitation to dinner of 0,000 Reformers of all classes in Leeds.

The Earl of Thanet has, we understand from good authority, declined Abe honour of the Lord-Lieutenaney, owing, it is supposed, to his tem- porary residence only in the county. It is said the office would have been tendered to Lord Barham, bat that a similar objection exists in his Lordship's case as in that of Earl Thanct's. It is, therefore, at pre- sent quite uncertain who as ill be the successor of the late venerable and patriotic Earl Camden in the government of Kent.—Kentish Gazette.

It is rumoured that a squadron of Prince Albert's Hussars are about to leave the Brighton Barracks for Wales, where fresh disturbances have been apprehended. We believe that the squadron will be under the cononaed of Captain Jones and Captain Douglas, and that they have orders to hold themselves in readiness to mars:h.—Brighton Gazette.

The Marquis of Westminster was thrown from his horse on Thurs- day. near his seat, Eaton hall, Cheshire. The horse fell upon the Marquis's thigh ; but he was soon extricated, and sustained no other injury than a bruise of the knee, from the effects of which he is now recovered.

The Dover Telegraph mentions that the Earl of Guilford was thrown from his horse last week, whilst riding in the park at Waldeshare ; by which accident his shoulder had been dislocated and his collar-bone fractured. His Lordship's hat had been blown off, and he had dis- 'mounted to pick it imp: when attempting to remount, the horse reared asnd threw lom heavily.

The recent numerous and fatal accidents on the railways have had the effect, in Shrewsbury at least, of bringing into favour the compara- tively safer mode of travelling by the turnpike-roads, in good carriages with careful drivers and swift horses. Since the announcement of half- , a-theaen railway accidents in one week, with the loss of ¥ lives, the Greyhound coach from Shrewsbury to London has been as full as the old 'Wonder used to be a few years ago ; that is, every place taken, and many applicants disappointed in getting a seat.—Sulopian Journal.

The Leicester Chronicle describes rather a serious accident which occurred to a down-train, on Sunday week, on the Midland Counties Railway. It appears that the heavy rain during the night had caused the embankment near Thurmaston to give way, and let down the rails several inches. The engine-driver, though cautioned to go along this part of the line at a slow rate, proceeded at the usual rapid speed ; and no sooner got upon the sunken rails, than the engine instantly went off them, and turned almost rowel upon the enthankment, upsetting the tender, and completely breaking the next carriage, a second-class, in which there were a woman and two children, and five other passengers. ,Strange to say, they escaped without any material injury, except from the shock ; though thrown out of the carriage upon the embankment, where the upper part or covering of the vehicle was pitched before them, and was the only portion of it not shattered to pieces. The stoker had an equally fortunate escape ; for when the tender turned over, he was forced under it, and Outs escaped with a shock. Slight bruises were received by several pessungers. The engine-driver has been suspended from his sit nation for some weeks, and fined 5/.

The adjourned inquest on the bodies of Scaiffe and Rutherford, who were killed by the bursting of the boiler of Dr. Church's engine at 13romsgrove, was resumed on Monday. Mr. Horton, the boiler-maker, and his foreman, declared that the 1-toiler plates were of the thickness ordered by Dr. Church ; who directed them to be made a quarter of an ineh thick, and not three•eigi alms, as the Doctor " believed" he had. Mr. I forton said he considered the thickness of' the plates not sufficient

for high-pressures ; and that he had mentioned his opinion to Mr. God- dard, for whom it appears the boiler was made. The cause of the plate being thinner than a quarter of an inch at the point where it burst, Mr. Horton attributed to the expansion of the metal before it burst asunder. The imputation against the boiler-maker, which the evidence first given appeared to countenance, was entirely removed by the subsequent inquiry. The Jury, after two hours' deliberation, re- turned the following verdict-

" We find that Thomas Scaiffe came to his death in consequence of the bursting of the boiler of a locomotive engine called the Surprise, the property of Mr. Samuel Aspinsil Goddard, by the boiler being constructed of iron plates, which in evidence appear to have been of insufficient thickness." Des. demi. 60/, on the engine.

The adjourned inquest at Harrow on the bodies of Simpson and Dew. son, the engine-driver and fireman who were killed by the late collision on the London and Birmingham Railway, was resumed on 'Wednesday ; and was again adjourned till next week, for the purpose of having the evidence of Quinlan, the fireman of Simpson's engine, who is not yet sufficiently recovered to be able to leave his room. Mr. Creed, the Se- cretary to the London and Birmingham Railway, produced the follow!, wig regulations, which have been alopted, or recommended for adop- tion, since the last accident.

1. Engines in all cases, whether acting as pilots or having gone out as as- sistants to tittles, to carry tail-lamps.

" 2. Weights of all leaded waggons to be ascertained by weighing-machines on coming upon the London nod Birmingltron Railway, and the necessary number of machines to be ordered.

" I. The luggage-trains to work to a time-table; and the thnes of arrival at the respective stationato be observed anl reported, whether stopping at such stations, or only passing through.

" 4. For carrying out the foregoing suggestion, the number of waggons in each luggage-train to he limited. " 5. Waggons found by the weighing-machine to exceed the regular load, not to he permitted to go with the train. " 0. Mr. Bury, as Superintendent of Locomotive Machinery, to examine and report on the state of the waggon-wheels and axles, and immediate provision to be made for replacing all that are in ally way defective.

" 7. All parties supplying %rheas and axles, or other iron-work, for the car- riages or waggons, to send a declaration of the particular manufhcture of iron which they have used. " 8. Clause 195 of the Act of Incorporation, with reference to the approval of carriages coming on the London and Birmingham line, to be strictly ea- forced, as in the ease of clause 196.

" 9. The Police and Station-clerks to report no to the state of the tail-light of every train, whether luggage, passenger, or ballast.

" 10. The pneumatic signal-apparatus to Inc applied to the tunnels, and to such of the stations on the line as from local circumstances may require it. " 11. Lodgings to be provided fur the Station-clerks and servants of the Company en the stations on the line, that their services may be at all times available."