engineman, the stoker, and another man (employed as a
pointsman) were all killed, or received such injuries as
caused their death the same evening.

SOCIAL, SANITARY, AND MUNICIPAL
PROGRESS.

Earl Fitzwilliam, when his rent audit took place
last month, announced to his tenants his intention to
make an Equitable Adjustment of their Rents, in accordance
with the circumstances of the times. He stated,
that, in consequence of the legislative changes that had
taken place, and their now ascertained effect, he did not
think that the basis on which his rents had been hitherto
fixed would be an equitable basis for the future. When
the last basis was adopted, his private opinion was that
it was a little too high, but it had been settled by others,
on whose judgment he relied. And he was bound to
say that the average prices since that settlement had
justified the adoption of that basis in 1843. For the
future, however, it would certainly be too high, and he
intended, therefore, that his rents should be re-adjusted
on a lower basis. What that would be he could not
then say. He should leave the matter in the hands of
persons competent to advise him, but the result, he was
convinced, would be a general reduction of rents. This,
of course, would not apply to accommodation land, which
derived its value from peculiar circumstances.

At the Town-hall of Windsor, on the 3d, there was a
Distribution of Prizes by His Royal Highness Prince
Albert, to labourers and other deserving persons. A
list was read over of twenty-one persons who had been
selected from the parishes of New and Old Windsor,
Eton, Clewer, Sunning-hill, and Sunning-dale, as the
most deserving to receive rewards for cleanliness and
tidiness in house and person, the best cultivators of
gardens, or allotments, being also persons of sober and
good moral character. Each person was then called up
separately, and presented by the Prince with a sum of
money varying from 15s. to 30s., and also a card bearing
an inscription recording the fact, on which his name was
written, and to which the Prince added his autograph.

The Magistrates of Surrey, at a large special meeting
on the 2d, adopted the report of their Committee
recommending the establishment of a Rural Police in those
portions of the county without the limits of the Metropolitan
Police district. The Committee concluded, after
examinations of persons and documents, that the rural
portion of the county, which contains ninety-six
parishes, should be formed into three Police divisions;
to be called the Chertsey, Dorking, and Godalming
divisions. The Chief Constable should reside at
Dorking, as the most central point. The various lock-
up houses should be repaired, and stationhouses erected,
at an estimated cost not exceeding £3000; "which would
be raised upon the security of the police-rate, and repaid
with interest in twenty yearly instalments." The total
expenditure will be £6284. 7s., the total savings £2574.;
there will be a balance of £3710. 7s. for the cost; and
this balance will be so much further reduced when the
proposed force shall have been a short time in operation,
that the expense of maintaining the Police will, it is
believed, be little felt by the rural portion of the county.
A Committee is to select a fit person for the important
office of Chief Constable; and the full Bench will elect
the officer next Epiphany Sessions.

It has been determined by the Court of Directors of
the East India Company that the appointment of
Governor of their Military Seminary at Addiscombe
shall in future be quinquennial—that is, to be vacated
after five years—like the appointments to the Councils
of India and to the General Staff and commands of the
Army. This is a measure well calculated to secure
efficiency in the performance of the duties. No oflicer
has yet been selected as successor to Colonel Stannus,
whose death was reported more than a month ago; but
many very distinguished officers are reported to be
candidates for the situation.

A return of the number of Cotton, Woollen, Worsted,
Flax, and Silk Factories, subject to the Factories Acts
in each county; of the aggregate of steam or water
power by which they are worked; of the number of
persons employed in them, distinguishing children under
I8 from adults, and males from females; which has
been made under an order issued by the Crown, in
compliance with the prayer of an address agreed to by the
House of Commons on the 10th of June last; gives the
following general results. Total number of factories for
the different processes of manufacture in silk, cotton,
woollen, and flax in England and Wales, 3089; working
22,850,010 spindles, and 272,588 power looms, by means
of steam power and water power equal to 91,610 and
18,214 horses respectively. The number of persons
employed, 495,707, of whom 216,464 are males, 279,243
females, 130,259 of the former being above 18, 57,453
between 13 and 18, and 260,378 of the latter above 13
years of age. 19,042 male and 15,113 female children
under 13 years, and 1710 male and 3752 female children
between 11 and 13, are employed in silk throwing mills.
In Scotland the number of factories is 550; spindles,
2,256,403; power looms, 23,811; steam power, 13,857
horses; water power, 6004 horses; children between 11
and 13, in silk throwing mills, 27 males and 164 females;
children in other factories under 13, 351 males and 578
females; males between the ages of 13 and 18, 6982;
females above 13, 52,806; males above 18, 14,780; total
number of males, 22,140; females, 53,548—grand total,
75.688. In Ireland the number of factories is 91;
spindles, 532,303; power looms, 2517; steam power,
2646 horses; water power, 1886 horses; children under
13 years of age, males 7, females 31; males between 13
and 18 years old, 3429; females above 13, 16,393; males
above 18,  4827; total, males, 8263; females,:16,424—
grand total of persons employed in factories in Ireland,
24,687. Total for the United Kingdom: factories, 4330;
spindles, 25,638,716; power looms, 298,916; steam
power equal to 108,113, and water power to 26,104
horses; cliildren between the ages of 11 and 13 in the
silk throwing mills, 1737 males, and 3916 females;
children under 13 in other factories who attend the
schools, 19,400 males, and 15,722 females; males
between 13 and 18, 67,864; males above 18, 157,866;
females above 13, 329,577; total, males, 246,867; females,
349,215—grand total, 596,082. These returns show the
great seats of the various manufactures in England to be
Lancaster for cotton, York for wool and flax, and
Chester for silk. In Ireland, Waterford for cotton,
Cork for wool, Dublin for worsted, and Antrim for flax.
In Scotland, Lanark for cotton and silk, Clackmannan
and Stirling for wool, and Forfar for flax.

The fifth annual Report of the Commissioners of
Lunacy, now issued, gives the following summary of
the number and classes of insane persons confined in
asylums, hospitals, and licensed houses on the 1st of
January last:—Asylums; private patients, males 120,
females 112; paupers, males 3150, females 3758, total
7140. Hospitals: private patients, males 412, females
453; paupers, males 175, females 168, total 1208.
Metropolitan licensed houses: private patients, males 574,
females 546; paupers, males 737, females 1038, total
2945. Provincial licensed houses: private patients,
males 800, females 757; paupers, males 1106, females
1123, total 3786. Grand total of sexes and classes
15,079; of this number 238 have been found lunatic by
inquisition, 264 are criminals, and 1036 are chargeable
to counties or boroughs.

The Electric telegraph now gives notice of the
Approach of Storms. This property of the invention has
been discovered in America. The telegraph at Chiago
and Toledo makes ship-masters at Cleveland and Buffalo,
and also on Lake Ontario, aware of the approach of the
north-west storm. The result is practically of great
importance. A hurricane storm traverses the
atmosphere at the rate of a carrier pigeon, namely sixty miles,
an hour. A vessel in the port of New York, about to
sail for New Orleans, may be telegraphed 20 hours in
advance, that a south west-storm is advancing on the coast
from the Gulf of Mexico. In Great Britain and Ireland
the advantages to the shipping interest by the announcement
of approaching storms, would be incalculable, by
preventing them leaving safe harbours until after they had
passed, or by signals on various parts of the coast,
directing them to take shelter at the nearest port.