Potter's Electric News

STATIONS OF THE BRITISH ARMY [Where two places are mentioned, the lasUnamed is hat at which, the Depot of the Regiment is stationed.] Catnlry. Do | 2nd bat] Burtnah tst Life Guards—Windsor 2.5th do [ht bat] Glasgow 2nd L10. Regen t's Park Do [2nd bat] Bengal; Pres- Roval Horse Guards — ton flyde Park 26th do-Ahyssinia, Preston 1st DragoonGuards—Alder- 27th do—-Dover shot. 28th do—Belfast 2d do Bombay; Canterbury 29th do—Canada; Chatham 3d do Bombay; Canterbury 30th do—Canada; Chatham 4th do Aldershot :Hst do-,Malta; Chatham 5tfe do Aldershot 32nd do Mauritius Col- 6th do Dublin Chester 7th do Colchester 33rd do-—Abyssinia; Gos- 1st Dragoons, Longford port 2nd do Dundalk 34th do—Portsmouth 3rd Hus—Chichester ]35th do—Portsmouth 4th do Bengal; Canterbury !36th (lo-Benpal; Pembroke 5th Lancers—Bengal; Can-j37th do—Bengal; Pembroke terbury 38th do—Bengal; Gosport 6th Dragoons— Manchester SOthdo—Kinsate 7th Hussars—Bengal: C&n- 40th do—Aldershot terbury 41st do—Bengal; Colchester 8th do—Edinburgh 12nd do -Stirling 9th Lancers-.Cahir 43rd do—Jersey 10th Hussars-Aldershot 44th do—Kilkenny 11th do —Bengal; Canter-45th do—Abyssinia; Chat- bury ham 12th Lancers—Dublin IGthdo— Bombay ;Pembroke 13th Hussars — Canada 47th do—Nova Scotia; Pem- Canterbury broke 14th do—Newbridge 48th do—Fermoy Canterbury broke 14th do—Newbridge 43th Qo-Fermoy 15th do-York 49thdo—BombayjColchester 16th Lancers—Madras;Can-jjOth do—N. S. Wales; Chat- terbury ham 17th do—Woolwich joist do—Aldershot 18th Hussars—Madras ;Can 52nd do-Limnlck terbury ;53rd do-Can,.¡du; Shorncliffe 19th do—Bengal; Canter- 54t)i do—Alden<liot bury 55th do- Bengal; Sheffield 20th do—Bengal; Canter Sfith do—Wat.-rfWrd bury 57th do-Al,ler,liot 21st do-Bengal; Canter-158th do-Bengal; Pembroke bury 59th do-Ceylon; Gosport Foot Guards. 60th [1st bat] Canada; L Grenadier Guards [1st bat] Winchester Wellington Barracks l>0 [2nd bat] B-ngal Do l2nd bat] Wellington Do [3rd bat,] Madras Barracks IDo [4th bat] Canada Do [3rd bat] Dublin 161stdo—Bermuda; Gosport Coldstream Guards [lstbat] 62tid do—Cork Windsor 63rd <it> — Curragh Do [2nd bat] Chelsea 61th do—Malta; Parkhurst ScotsFtisiliersGaards—[1st 65th do —Kinsiile bat] Tower :(j(jth do-Dublin Do [2nd bat] Chelsea 1(17th do—Portsmouth Infantry. |68th do—Manchester 1st Foot, 1st bat Madras,do —Canada; Preston Chatham jJOth do—A^hton-undr-Lyne Do [2nd bat] Bombay, 71st do-Dublin Chatham 72nd do-Dublin 2nd do [1st bat] Aden 73rd do—Chin«; ShornclifTe Chatham 74tt do—Gibraltar Fort i)o [2nd bat] Athlone George 3rd do fIst bat] Bengal; 75th clo—Oibraltar; Shorn. Shomclitfe chffe Do [2nd hat] Bristol 76th do-Madras: Shorn- 4th do [1st bat] Abyssinia; clifle Parkhurst 77thdo—Bengal: Gosport Do [2nd bat] Nova Scotia; 78thdo—Canada; Aberdeen Parkliursc 79th do — Bengal Fort ?}th do [1st bat] Bengal, (George Shornehffe 80th do—Aldershot Do [2nd bat] Dover gjgj do-Hutfevant 6th do [1st bat] Bombay g2nddo—Bombay ;Chatham Sheffield 83rd do-Gibraltar Col- Do [2nd bat] Edinburgh hester 7th do [Ist bat] Bengal J 34^ JQ—Jainaica; Colches- Walmer I tf,r Do [2nd bat] Bury 85th do-Bsngal Shorn- 8th do [1st bat] Malta; ('\llfe Chatham 86tbdo—Mauritius ;Gosport Do [2nd bat] Aldershot 87thdo-Malta; Walmer 9th do [1st bat] Cape Pem- gg(.j, {j0—Bengal; Parkhurst brolH) 89th do-Dublin Do [2nd bat] Japan rem- 90th do—Bengal; Preston broke 91stdo — Madra* jForiGeorffe 10th do [1st batj Japan 92nd do—Bombay;Aberdeen Chatham 93r(j do—Bengal; Aberdeen broke 91stdo — Madra* jForiGeorffe 10th do [1st batj Japan 92nd do—Bombay;Aberdeen I Chatbitm 93rd do-Bengal; Aberdeen Do [2nd bat] Madras i94th do-Dover 11th do [1st bat] Bengal; 9,5th do—Bombay;Pembroke Parkhurst \16th do- Boinbay;Colchester Do [2nd batj Cape 97th do—Aldershot 12th do fist bat] Devonpor: 98th do-Aidershot Do I 2mf bat] Bengal; Gos 991h do-Cape; Preston Port lOOthdo—Canada;Colohester 13th do 11st batj Gibraltar; >oist do—Bengal; Waimer rfborue^tfe. '102nd do—Madras; Waimer Do [2ncTbat] Portland 103rd do-Bengal; Shorn- 14th do [bt bat] Malta, clitIa Chatham inithdo-BsngaI; Waimer Do [2nd-bat] Melbourne I.o5th do—Bengal Shorn- 15th do [1st, oat] Bermuda; cjjfje Chatham LOGth do—Eencal ;Chathani Bo [2d bat] Gibraltar L07th do—Bengal; Preston 16th do Canada, Colchester iot}th do—Bombay ;Gosport Do [2nd bat] Baibadoes 109th do—Bengal; Chat- 17th do [1st bat] Currash |)ain Do [2nd bat] Canada j Dub- Ri(le Br:g £ l]e [1st bat] ,in „ Canada, Winchester 18th do [1st bat] Edinburgh f)0 bat] Devonport Do [2nd bat]New Zealand; u,, [3rc] bat Bengal Colchester I)o r4th batt] Chester 19th do [1st bat] Bengal; Sheffield Colonial Corps. Do [2nd batl Burmah 20th do [lst bat] Aldershot 1st West India Regiment- Do [2nd bat] Cape; Shorn- Sierra Leone cliffe 2nd do—Bahamas 21st do [1-t bat] Enniskillen 3rd do—Jamaica Do[2nd bat] Madras; Prestor 4th do-Beirbadoes 22nd do [1st baf] New Ceylon P.iSes—Ceylon Brunswick Chatham Cape Monattd Rifles-Cape Do [2nd batt] Newcastle j Royal Canada Ritles—King- 23rd do [Ist bat] Bombay ;| ston Walmer |Royal. Malta Fencibles — Do [2nd bat] Newpor; Malta :54th do [1st bat] Malta;IIArmy Hospital Corps — Sheffield Nctley I I A HAUNTFD Mouse IN AMERICA.—The haunted house at Muchelney is one of those extraordinary cases which puzzle the scientific, furnish food for the superstitious, and excite the sneers of the supercilious and would-be-knowing. The farm house, an old sub- stantial one, stands alone at the entrance to the village of Muchelney, about three miles from Lang- port. Its only occupants are Mr Traves, his house- keeper, and a young servant girl. Soon after Christ- mas last a slight shock of a earthquake, as supposed, was felt in the neighbourhood, and since then the farmhouse has been the scene from time to time of I the noises and manifestations before described in these columns. The most common form is noise resembling at first the running of fingers over a hollow partition, or as if passing rapidly up stairs, and always ending abruptly with a kind of discharge, as loud as that of a rifle, but with no reverberation whatever—merely a dead thud — often followed suc- cessively kept up at intervals for days together, and then becoming silent for weeks. For some time the tin cover of the copper in the kitchen was wont to be thrown violently off upon the floor, and the bells about the house to be set ringing. But these are at present quiet, and the newest manifestation is in one of the passages, where a clock stands, with a table near, against the wall, and over it some bridle bits hung upon nails. About a fortnight since, during Mr Traves's absence in the hayfield, the housekeeper and servants were terribly alarmed by the table being suddenly turned violently upside down, and the bits thrown off the nails upon which they were hung. The females immediately summoned Mr Traves, who came in, and expressing his determination to judge for himself, took a seat near the table and watched. He had not been seated five minutes ere the table was again suddenly dragged, as it were, along the floor. and dashed down. We plainly saw the break- age which resulted, and heard the story from Mr Traves's own mouth. It was only one of several stqries of an equally startling nature. The mysterious part is that the walls are entirely unshaken and the floors undisturbed.—Pulman's Weekly News•

ROYAL NAVY IN COMMISSION 8 T "B A M SHIPS# AboWkiv, Jamatca Fox, Btore service Pigmy, Acldtles, Channel Frederick William, Pig on, Med iter Adder, Shecrness Shannon Pioneer, .0 Adventure, China Galatea, pas. bome Plover, W. O A Advice, Quecnstown Gannett, N. America Princess Alice, Alborta, Portsmouth and West Indies vonport Algerine, China Giadiator, Pommth Psyche, Mediter- Antelope, Gibraltar Gnat, Devonport Prince Consort, Arethusa, Meditern Grasshopper, China IPylades, Pac:inc Argus, East Indies Greyhound, S. E. C.i Racer, ordered no Assuiance, Devon- of America Racoon, Cape port Griper, Queenstown Rainbow, Hull Avon, Portsmouth Handy, W .Africa Rapid, Wool*10 Banterer, China Harpy, L"UghSwilly Rattler, China Birraeouta, N Amer. Havoc, China Rattlesnake, "• and W. India Hector, Paitsmoutli of Africa Banterer, China Harpy, L"UghSwilly Rattler, China Birraeouta, N Amer. Havoc, China Rattlesnake, "• and W. India Hector, Paitsmoutli of Africa Basilisk, China Helicon, Ireland Reindeer, Pac Beacon, Brazils Ileron, Canada Revenge, Pem»- Bellerophon, C,. an- Himalaya, troop ST. Rifleman, China ne! squadron Highflyer, ord home Uinaldo,China Black Kagle, special Hydra, ord home Rodney, C ina •erviee Icarus, China Rosario, Austrfth Blanche, Australia Industry, Woolwich Royal Alfred, N' Blazer, Shannon Insolent, China America & W.Ip" Bouncer, China Investigator, W. C. Royal Brisk, ordered home of Africl town el Britomart, Canada Jackal, Scotland Royal O,\ii, Cbano jea Buzzard, Channel Janus, China Royalist, NT. A")?rf Caledonia, Mediter. Jaseur, vv.C.efAfrica and West Canieleon, Pacific Jason, N. America Royal Sovereign Caradoc, Mediter. and West Indies Portsmouth Challenger, Austrlia Jumna, troop service Salamis, China Chanticher, Pacilic Juno, Portsmouth Satel ite, East In" Charybuis, Pacific Lee, W. C. of Africa Scout, Pacific Cherub, Canada Liffey,special service Seamew, Kinggt Clio, passage home Linnet, lirazils Serapis, troop 6e Cockatrice, Danube Lion, Greenock Serpent, ord Cockchafer, China Lizard, Sheerness Sharpshooter, r{'. Constance, N. Amer. Lord Clyde, Meditn. Simoom, troop^'y and West Indies Lord Warden, Medit Skylark, Gibralta' Cordelia, ord. home Louisa, Gueen-ferry Slaney, China Cormorant, China Magnet, Harwich Snap, China gj. Crocodile, Troop Malabar, tr; op ser. Sparrowhawk,*J Service Malacca, Pacific Speedy, Jersey Cruiser, Mediter. Manilla, China Speedwell, W'.A'1 Dauae, W. C. of Af. Medusa, Channel Spider, Brazils Daphne, East Indies Megaera, store ser. sphinx, N. Am?r' Dart, Bermuda Mer-ey, Queenstown and West Dasher, Jersey Minotaur, Channel Spiteful, E- In"th, Dauntless, Hull Minstrel, N.America Sprightly, Defence, Channel and West Indies Star, E.'Indies h Donegal, Liverpool Mullet, N. America Deris, Jf America Mutine, Pacific St George, Portia aud West indies Mynuidon, \V. C. of Sylvia, 1 hina iii.tr, r Doterel, Brazils Africa Tamar, troop Drake, China Narcissus, Brazils Terrible, portsr> Dromedary, W. C. of Nassau,Straitsof Ma- Terror, Bermuda Africa gellan Topaze, Valpa1'^ Dryad, East Indies Nelson, Melbourne Trafalgar, Duke of Wellington, Newport,Portsmouth Swillv r Portsmouth Niger, N. America Trineulo, Duncan,Queensferry and West Indies Tyrian, Mediter' Dwarf, China Niobe, N. America Urgent, troop Eclipse, Shei mess and West. Indies Vestal, W. C. A',rtl Elfin, Portsmouth Nympbe, !• Indies Victoria and A' Enchantress, special Oberon, W C. Africa Portsmouth service Ocean, China Vigilant, East JBai Endymion, Medit. Octavia, East Indies Viper, 001 Enterprise, Medit. Orwell,Coast Ireland Virago, A»str»11#fi»» Erne, Lough Swilly Pallas, Channel Vivid, spesiul^ a Euphrates, troop ser Pandora, W.c. Africa Warrior,Chan.Sfl fj. Falcon,ordered home Pearl, China WaterwitchjD* Favourite, N. Amer. Pembroke, Harwich Weazel, foina t -jj: and West Indies Penguin, E. Indies Whiting Queen8; Fawn, Portsmouth Perseus, China Wildfire, Sh Fire Queen, Prtmth. Pet, rei, Cape Wizard, Mediter- Firm, China Philomel,N Aim ric;. Wivern, Coast Forward, ancou- and West Indies Ireland ver's Island Phoebe, N. America Zealous, Pacifi0 Forester, China and West Indies (Zebra, China

SOUTH WALES RAILWAY TIME TAB T »J WJCKK DAYS.— UP TRAINS. II Jiatiom. -5 [Class, class. 1 & 21 class.j 1 & Mil.! Starting from a.m. a. m.. a.m. a. m. />.» £ "45 0 New Milford 8 35 (11 0 5 0 ° 0 44 Johnston 8 50 11 15 5 iff 9,{ Haverfordwest 9 0 11 25 5 7 2i 14^ Clarbesvo. Road 9 II 11 58 '1 7 S7 21 NarberthRoad S 26 11 54 7 9 2«4 Whit land 9 47 ijj 9 0 0 g 1 32 St. Clears 9 tq ;iq 24 « 10 40f Carmarthen Jnc. 8 50 jlO 17 12 45 6 U « 60 Llanelly 9 40 |l0 57 135 1 0 20 72 Swansea 7 30 9 55 ill 10 2 0 1 >? ,« 0 77 Neath (dep.),. 7 58 lo 37 11 39 2 39 ? 5i »" 114 Cardiff' 9 45 |12 31 12 47 4 32 9 2 126| Newport 10 20 1 20 1 13 5 0 9 21 143J Chepstow 11 10 2 20 1 41 5 52 9 61 IT! MGloucester (dep.) ;12 45 4 5 2 35 jl&2 12 4<; ) 17S iCheltenham(arr) 11 & 2:.5 .5 i a 0 7 35 ill 30 t 208 [Swindon(dep.). 2 45 5 55 0 9 Hi 2 20 2H5 IPaddinff-ton 5 5 9 20 5 45 11 15 -t 3* L Y F EKK VA VS. — DOWN TRAINS. S R ~"e. ,s. '1, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1,& 2, Exp. |1,2, •>» 1 «J [class. class, class. 1 & 2j claas-jj^* MU.j Stilting from a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a."1-|](l 0 JPaddington ,6 0 9 15 1! 77 ;Swiuden(dep.). 9 25 Ill w 121 iCht tenham (dep 6 10 10 ?5 12 10 |.a5i 114 ;Glouce.ster{dep.) 6 35 ill 10 12 55 1 14!.2;Chepstow 1 44 12 16 1 45 a Jt 1584; Newport 8 35 1 0 2 30 a$ 1704! Cardiff 9 8 1 28 2 51 Zjf 208 Neath (dep.) jlO 57 3 13 3 58 216 ]Swansea ill 5 3 15 4 0 8 0 ?$ 225 iLlaneu, Ill 58 4 5 4 40 8 40 T ;jS 214? Carmarthen Jnc. |12 49 5 21 5 21 fl 23 <( 253 ,St. Cleara 1 4 5 3-3 i 38 U 41 jO 258' Whitlana I 19 5 54 5 34 9 65 2f>4 Navber'li R Jad. 1 33 6 7 6 7 |I0 » ✓ 270j-;Clarbestor, Road 1 47 6 20 6 20 10 22. 275:|i Havei'foidwest. I 58 6 32 6 32 !10 34 g <1 280.1 Milford Road 2 13 fl 40 6 4r> 10 « s 285 New Milford 2 24 7 0 7 0 '10 M SUNDAYS.—U 1 TLUIJIS. SUNDAYS.—DOW N «, ;r~r;2737ji;& 2TT1,2,3, i» 2> stations. claggJ ela8gi; class_ class, class.1 class. —| From ,a.m.\p.m. p.m. From a.m. a. til. o. ,<• N. TXil. ll 0 5 0 Pad.| 10 0 MilRoad 11 13 5 14 Swm. ,e\ ?•">• 'jfs* H.West. 11 23 5 24 Chel. de\ 1 20 ,2 {0 Clar.lld 11 36 — Glou.de 3 3» Nar.Rd+!ll 49 5 60 Chep 4 2 2\ Whit, 12 16 0 New 5 v StClears; 12 15 Cardiff 5 j V Car.Jnc.il2 37 6 27 Neathdc If..4 Llanelly! 1 23 7 6 Swan.d« If. if. Swan.dfj 1 45 7 20 Llanelly 8 j .5 Neath. 2 22 7 51 Car.Jnc 9 Cardiff. 3 56 9 2 StClears 9 SJ? 5 New. 4 28 9 24 Whit 9 7 Chep. 5 6 9 51 Nar.Rd+ 110 Qlou.de 6 25 |12 40 Clar. Rd 10 6 Ohel. 1& 9 H.Wcst 10 « fi Swin.iei 8 20 2 20 MilRoad ilO <s S Pad.[i: 15 4 35 N. Mil MILFORD HRA.Noil LLNti OK li.^1vV_^X" From Johnston (late Milford Road) to UP TRAINS WEEK DAYS. a. m. a. m. p. m. p. m. p. m. a* "n 4 ^9 Milford ..dep 8 35 10 55 1 50 4 55 6 40 1 „ 15 Johnston arr 8 45 11 10 2 5 5 9 6 55 — IIOWN DATA. Y- a. m. a. m. j p. nr. I p. m. p. m, a. j Johnston dep 9 10 11 35 2 15 I 5 2r, 7 5 1» ^'l Milf'ord ..arr 9 20 11 50 2 30 I 5 35 7 90 1 PE M bKO K K'A M U TKNKY RAILWAX• NA R 0, A UP TRUNS-WEEK DATS. 1,2,gov. 1,2. gov.jl,2. gov. FROM. V' a.m. a.m. p.m. P,r Whitland 6 15 9 50 1 25 6 Narberth 6 30 10 5 1 40 Kilgetty 6 46 10 21 1 86 I Saundtrsfoot 6 1 10 26 2 1 0 Tenbv dep 7 20 10 35 2 10 Penailv 7 23 10 38 2 13 .r Manorbeer. 7 32 10 52 2 21 J 1- Lamphey 7 40 11 0 2 31 • Pembroke J 45 11 5 2 35 Pembroke Dock arr 7 55 1! 15 2 45 DOWN TRAINS—WEEK DAYS- — 1,2,gov. 1, 2,gov. 1, 2.gov "CTjO- FROM — 0,. 1 a.m. a.m. p-m- fi'j5 PembrokeDock dep 8 5 10 30 2 IS G 83 Pembroke .dep 8 13 10 88 3 23 Lamphey 8 17 .10 42 3 2/ Mancrbeer 8 27 10 52 3 37 Penal.y 8 35 111 3 46 55 Tenby 8 45 11 10 5 0 .5 Saundersfoot 8 54 11 20 5 J 9 Kilgetty 8 59 11 24 5 1» ? 29 Narberth 9 15 11 42 5 Wbitland 9 30 11 57 Printed and Published by the ^roPr^t0,rJg LLBWELLIN and THOMAS V\ HICHER ^F>F; Office in High-street, in the Parish 0 Yegt. in the County of tbe Town of Wednesday, July 29,

i TWTXVE PU.-CKMEN INJUREO —By a collision on th< f Belfast and Northern Counties Railway twelveconstabu- I lary poi'cemt-n h-ve bet n moti1 or less injured. A- I engine into the train v,-j!h great force, knockiri, I the men toucher in the compartment in which they sat. having with them their rifles. One policeman has had hi breast bom broken, ano<hct i* injured in the spine, an, four or five rr oiu are under curgis-al care. ANFCDOTE OF Dn GALE, THE BLIND INVENTOR. —Returning in companv with several other per- sons in a carrier's van from Plymouth to Tavistock, one dark night, Gale suddenly told the driver tha the horses had missed their way, and that the.v | -were on the w rong road that, in fact, they were proceeding in the direction of Dartmoor instead 0 Tavistock. The driver, however, laughed at Gale's remonstrances. How could a blind person know whether the vehicle was on the right road or not ? The idea was preposterous, and so, he chuekl-ed the louder, and waxed bolder in his rebuffs Sat Gale was not to be put down in this manner. He in sisted that they were not on the Tavistock road. and proffered, if the others would wait, for him, to get down in the dark and find the right road for them. It should here be mentioned that liner reaching Rdboroagh Down, about six miles from Tavistock, the road divides in three, the centre road leading to Tavistock, that em he riglv; leading to towards Dartmoor-; so that in a dark night an experienced traveller might naturally be led to mistake the proper route, especially as there are no hedges or buildings near to actas hmdmarkti. At first, the carrier, somewhat irate that his ex- perience -should be questioned by a olind passen- ger. demurred to Gale's proposal but the other occupants of the vehicle kecorcirog-sosnewbat uneasy insisted that an attempt should be made'for the purpose1 of ascertaining whether they were on tbe proper rond or not. Accordingly Gale descended., tig first act after which Win;: to turn his faccin the direction in which they had-come, and to utter a low murmuring cry. Listening atten- tiveiy for a few seconds, he heard the scund faintly echoed from a rock or w tor" whscn he knew to be situated on Roborough Down, thereby coiifir,filing the accuracy of his suspicions. He next turned .par tially-Toand, and wd; his feet he felt careful:!) for the junction of the Down with the edge of the-road. i This gained, he proceeded steadily onward until he arrived at the acute ttngle <op«t-il by the j traction, of the road with that tf-ading to ravisto k. -C«n- vinced of his mistake. he cornier retraced his way. The difference of the «,>nnds .-1 rue wheels «>n il.s Tavistock road and on :h,u iivw ■ eaught the quick ears of the biind man. A MELANCHOLY BOAT ACCIDENT.—On SUNDAY afternoon, about five n'ciock, a bo t accident took place on the river, just above Battersea IBri ge, opposite Battersea Church, by which a young cm- ple lost their lives a few hours after they had been married. A young girl, sister of the bride, who acted as bridesmaid, was also drowned. It ap- pears tbat the ill-fated young couple, whose names were John Betsworth, a plasterer, said to have been living at Hendon, and Sarah Chads (the wife's maiden name), were married at Camberwell Church in the course of the morning, the sister of the bride, Ann Chads, and a young man named Thompson taking part in the ceremony. The party dined together, find went for a stroll over to Chelsea, the parents of Betsworth accompanying them. It was then proposed to have a trip on the water, and they hired a pleasure boat at Mr Alexander's yard at Chelsea. The parents said they would remain on shore, and the party of four went out in th, boat, the man Thompson rowing. It is said they intimated their intention of going up the river a short distance to see some friends. The boat was pulled over to the Surrey side of the river, and on coming near some barges moored off Batte sea Church, the boat it seems came in contact with the craft, and went under them, tbe pnrty who were in the boat being immediately thrown into the water. It is stated that the young married couple and the sister disappeared almost immediately, and were drowned. The oniy survivor, '1 hompson, alter passing under the barges, contrived to cling to the boat, and was picked up. It is reported that the catastrophe was in some measure caused by the wrong stern line being pulled, and the boat so steered against the barge, when she was drawn under. The boat is licensed to carry four or five persons, and bad never met with a mishap before. Drags were immediately used with a view of re- covering the bodies, but up to Monday evening none had been picked up. The distress of the parents, who remained on shore, when they heard of the sadevent, was of very poignant description, and they could scarcely be induced to leave the place. The deceased couple were neither of them more than twenty-one years of age. The sister was younger. 0 THE SIAMESE TWINS. — The scientific world can- not fail to be intensely interested in the fact which has recently come to our knowledge, of the determi- nation of Uhang and Eng, the Siamese twins, to sub- mit to a surgical operation for the purpose of dis- severing the wonderful link that has so long bound them together. Some forty years ago these twins were introduced to the notice of the civilised world, having been brought to England from Siam in the year 1827 or 1828, by Captain Bunker, at present living in New York, and for a series of years they were exhibited to the public at all the great centres of civilisation. Having visited America, they deter- mined to make this land t'leir home, and bought a valuable tract of land in North Carolina, married two sisters, aud settled down in the ordinary routine of a farmer's daily life. E cii of them is now the father of nine children. T. e reason for their determination, at this late day, to cai! in the art of surgery to pro- duce an entire physical separation- is, that having reached such an advanced age (59 years), they are fearful that one may become the subject of disease, which may prove fatal to both. The interesting question arises, what are the probabilities of a suc- cessful operation being performed It will be re- membered in pursuing these inquiries that the twins are held together by quite a massive link of thoroughly normal and perfectly vitalised integument, some ten or twelve inches in circumferance, situated near the vital organs, and in close proximity to the heart and lungs and the connection is so intimate that each seems to be thoroughly an organised portion of the other, as much so as any of the ordinary members of a naturally constituted human body. Sensation, nervous impression, mental phenomena, morbid, physical, and nervo-mental conditions, all show a most perfect psychical unity in this wonderful dual physical existence. The question in regard to the result of an operation is np new one, but soon after their first appearance in London and Paris it excited the minds of the foremost intellects in the surgical world. If we remember rightly the twins were ex- hibited before the Academy of Physicians and Sur- geons in Paris at that time, for the purpose of ascertaining their opinion in regard to the proba- bilities of a successful operation. The disagreement in regard thereto, we believe, led to the abandon ment of the project. Has the science of surgery so rapidly advanced that to-day successful results can be promised when there was so much doubt a scort or two of years ago ? We understand they contem plate visiting Paris for the purpose of having the ope ration performed.-New York Tribune, July 3, EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE—On Wednesday at Portstiioulb, with the thermometer at r22 deg, a gentle- man named Raetriek, a chemist at Southsea, while ■rossiug the harbour in a. waterman's wherry, had his nubre¥la(which he was carrying Jo protect himself from tie beat of the sun) destroyed in-an extrot dinary manner. is supposed that one of the frame wires must have >een exposed, and that the sun's rays falling directly upon the wire became red ho'.sothat the silk with wbichthe finie wa9 covered was soon ablaze. This is the first ecurrer;ce. of the kind we ever remember to have seen -corded. AN OLD T&ICK.—'In the course of Tuesday morning a very respectable-looking countryman waited upon Mr Burcham r.t the Southwark Police Coprt, for his advice and assistance in ap- prehcnding a gang of sharpers who had recently swindled him out of E12 10s. Applicant said a lew days ago he was accosted by a respectable-; looking man in Bishopsgate-street, while looking in at a shop window, and they get into conver-j sation. After walking about for -some time, they entered a public house, and had some ale. While (bey were drinking it, another man joined them, and they agreed to see the sights of London, as he -said be bad just come to London to receive a large legacy. They then went to St. Paul's, and sroiaa thence to Charing-cross, Westminster Abbey, < and after that went over Westminster Bfidge. It wa-s then suggested that they should partake of J refreshments, and they entered a public-house ■near the New-cut. Tfuleyhaù ale and bread and «hee«e, and while partaking of that another man ■came jr., and said he had plenty of tnoney, and ) meant to spend it. He ,pulled out of bis pockets what appeared to be a roll of Bank of England notes and a handful of soverigns, and said he would bet anyone £ 10they could not tell'him how would bet anyone Xiolheyeeulci not tell'him how many pieces of wood he had in his 5m. He broke up-some lucifer-matches, and put them in his hat. The other men appeared to bet, and won. He (applicant) saw him break up some more of the matches, and he was induced by the others to bet, and he soon iosfc < £ i2 los-all the money he had abtrat him—when they all decamped. He caught one of them in the City, and called a (police con- stable, and wanted'to give him into custody for swindling, but he refused to take him on that cbarae, and told applicant to go to a magistrate and obtain a warrant for his apprehension. He, therefore, now asked his worship toge-ant a war- rant. He bar5 nhiained the name and address of advice, and lelt the court. COUNTY FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS.—The report 01 the select committee appointed to inquire into the present mode of conducting the financial ar- rangements of the Counties in England and Wales has been published. It reads as fellows:—u That it is the opinion of this committee-- 1. That it ap- pears by the evidence given before the committee by persons residing in various counties of England -1, rhat the administration of the financial busi- ness of counties has .been hitherto conducted by the magistrates with a general regard to economy. 2, That, nevertheless, a desire prevails on the part of county ratepayers to place the county finance more directly under their own control, by means of eleeted representatives to be associated with the magistrates in the expenditure of the rate. 3, That this desire appears to arise generally from consi- derations of public policy, but also, in some in- stances, from a want of sufficiently detailed infor- mation as to county expenditure. II. That this committee, judging from the general tenonr of the evidence, believes that a system of financial control, of which the following shall form the principal provisions, w ould be satisfactory to the ratepayers: 1, That Lhe hoards of guardians in counties should elect representatives, who should be admitted to lake part in and vote at all meetings of magistrates held in such counties for the consideration of ques tions of county expenditure. 2, That in cases I' where a Poor Law Union is situated in more than one county, a representative may be elected in each county where there are at least six parishes or townships and that where there is a less number, the parishes or township should be added to the adjoining union for the purposes of election. 3. That committees appointed for the purpose of managing the finances of separate departments should consist of an equal number of magistrates and representatives, each body elapting its own .1 embers of scuh committee. ill. That this com- mittee is of opinion that the mode of keeping the public accounts should be uniform in all counties that a detailed statement of them should be pub- lished in some newspaper in the county at least once in each year, and be forwarded to each board of guardians and that some officer should be ap pointed for the audit of public accounts. IV. Thai the clerk of the peace of every county shall be elected by the court of quarter sessions. BURNING OF A THEATRE.—The 'lurin Gazette gives details of the burning of the Nota Theatre ih that city. The disaster occurred during the per- formance of "Crispino e la Comare." The house was crowded, and the piece had arrived about the middle of the second act, when the scream of a woman was heard from behind the scenes, and followed by the noise of hurried footsteps and a cry of Keep your places it is nothing." The clothes of a female dancer had caught fire, and in her terror she had run about with her in a blaze and bad thus set light to some drapery at the wings; she was, however, firmly enveloped in a linen cloth, and the flames of her dress were extinguished be- fore she had suffered any injury. The alarm had, however, spread among the spectators, and a gene- ral rush was made to the doors for a moment there was great danger of life from the pressure, but some young men who werein the gallery and could see what was going on near the stage called out that the fire was over. About half of the spec- tators then returned to their seats, while those who were nearest the door left the building. The disaster had, indeed., for a moment appeared to be at an end, as the canvas on fire had been torn down and trampled under foot. But the flames had found in the painted scenes and light woodwork an aliment too favourable, and the flames again ap- pearing, the panic once more became general, screams were heard on all sides, several women fainted, many persons jumped from the windows on the staircase, and every one made for the street, leaving behind hats, shawls, umbrellas, &c. For- tunately the theatre had been partly emptied at the first alarm, and everyone was able to get a way in safety. The scene outside was most curious, the spectators might be seen, some with bare heads and others with clothes torn from their backs, hurrying to and fro in search of friends or relatives, The actors and actresses were in their costumes, while some of the ballet girls, who had been sur prised while dressing, were between two toilettes, half civil and half theatrical. The flames in the meantime had gained the pit and the galleries, and as the interior of the house was constructed of wood and canvas only, any attempt to check the progress of the fire was useless all that could be done was o prevent the conflagration from extending to the adjoining houses, and in a short time nothing but the blackened walls remained.