The Express. — London, England, 1847-10-18 00:00:00

else foreign debt, to which is added the state mill tax one all real estate—was 390,886 dole. It is further estimated that the sale of canal lands and other sources of revenue will amount to 169,479 dole., which, added to the surplus from the ordinary revenues of the state, will make 419,479 dol. 61c., to be applied to the pay ment of the principal of the state debt. The delinquent states are : I. Ittisiots.—The debt of which has never been satisfac torily ascertained. It is estimated to be about 14.000,000 do's., of which 6,000,000 doh. is the canal debt, and 8,000,000 dole. the internal improvement debt. The latter is now in the Fromm of being funded or registered, and the arrears of interest up to July 1, 1847. placed in bonds bearing intertat A t e 1837, at the rate of six percent. per annum. 2. MARVLAND.—The debt of this state. at the close of the last &Wynn, Dec. 1,1846, was 13,038,030d015., the revenue lee the year 917,752 dols., and t expenditures 873,821 dole., leering a balance of 43,931 d o t s. This state is 110201112( the delinquents, and the expenditures of course do not include any payments of interest. A reeuruptna of the payment of intereet takes place on the lstJan ,1848. There will be funds enough in the hands of the state treasurer at that time to meet the payment then due, and there is no doubt but that thence loth the payments will be made promptly and in full. The reanaption bill passed . at the last session of the legislature provided that the receipt of coupons in payment of taxes should cease on and after Oct. 1, 1847 (neat month) ; that all the arrearages of interest then outstanding should be funded in a 6 per cent. stock ; that the quarter's interest on the state debt proper, due Jan. 1, 1848, should be paid on that day in teeth ; and that the interest on the funded arrearages should be paid out of whatever surplus should re main in the to after the interest on the debt peeper should be discharged. 3. INMANA.—A: the close of the last fiscal year, Octo- ber 31, 1810, the debt of this state was 13,100,000 dots. ; the revenue fee the ytar, 293,861 and the expenditure, 00,136 dolt; leaving a balance of 224,723 dels. A portion of the avenue of Indiana has for many years past been paid is state scrip, treasury notes, and such stuff, which the state issued in previous years in making its own payments ; the surplus revenue exhibited asove was composed of then obli gations, which were cancelled upon receipt. The state has yet a floating debt of this kind, which will be received for payments due to the state until the whole is liquidated. This state has recently made an arrangement with its creditors, by which a partial resumption of the payment of interest has been made. It must be admitted by all that the terms of the compromise are very ambiguous, and diffi cult of comprehension. About half a dozen different kinds of stock have been issued, and the whole matter re mains in a very confused condition. The substance of the compromise is as follows The origieal funded debt of the state is equally divided; one-half is surrendered to the state, for which the creditors take canal bonds, depending upon that work for interait, and releasing the state from all re sponsibility, both for priscipal and interne; the other half is provided for by the state, and new bonds are inued,bearing interest ut the rate ofs per cent. per annum, leaving I per cent to be funded at the end of six years. The whole of the interest in arrears, up to July 1, 1847. and the 1 per cent. on state bonds, and 3 per cent. on the canal bends, up to July 1, 1853, will at that time be funded, and an annual interest of 21 per cent. paid upon it. This arrangement places the finances of the state in a much better position than O. y were; but we are informed that a much better arrangement might have been made, and a much clearer exposition of it given to the creditors. The must objection able part of the compromise is, the payment of only two and a half per cent. interest on the funded arrears of interest after 1833. The surrender of half of the amount of each bond to the state, by which the responsibility of the state is given up, is not compulsory, and is not, therefore, repudia tion. The creditors of the state can, if they please, preserve their bonds as they now stand, and claim the accumulation of interest ; but they do not receive the benefits of the cash payments semiannually made upon the part the interest on which the state has resumed the payment of. It is our im pression that ultimately the full interest will be paid upon the funded arrears. Of the fourth " delinquent," Louisiana, the New Yark Herald furnishes no account, but passes at once to the repudiating states, of three of which—Missis sippi, Arkansas, and Florida—it adds, despite its previous hopeful prophesy, that they are all at present , a hopeless condition. Something may turn up one of these days that will place their affairs in a more favourable position." hiiciti;.tm, at the close of the last fiscal year, January 1, 1847, had a debt of 2,842,031 dole.; the revenue for the year, 227,697 dale , and the expenditures, 165,125 dole, lessen( a balance of 62,571 dole. There was a balance at that tines , due on the sale of the Central and Southern Railroad of 853,510 dole., which, deducted from the public debt, would reduce it to 1,987,141 dots. The total amount of internal improvement debt discharged by pavinents on the sale of the Central Railroad is 1,634,419 doh. 78c. This state will pro bably wheel into the rank of solvents in the course of ano- ther year, and the interest on her acknowledged debt ever after will be promptly paid. She will not, however, get rid of the odium of repudiation until the interest en her whole debt is promptly and fully pit'. So far as it is passible to arrive at a summary, from the imperfect data furnished by many of the states, the total of their debts amounts to 207,211,798 dole. ; the aggregate revenue for the year 18114, 14,980,533 dui". ; and the aggregate expenditure, 12,640,520 dots.; showing an excess of revenue of 2,340,033 dole. This is, however, but an approximation to correctness. THE VOYAGE or THE BRITANNIA.—We have re ceived the following from a passenger, whose name he sends, but does not wish us to publish :—Sir,—This steamship started contrary to the predictions of the press and expecta tions of the public on her regular day, Friday the Ist lost., and ether regular hour, 12 cm. She had been repaired on the Sectional Dock, in New York City, the Balance Dock being of not sufficient length, having 48 feet of keel, and her forefoot pat on anew. Had a pleasant and agreeable passage until Tuesday morning the sth inst., about 3 o'clock, when she experienced a violent gale, accompanied with hail ; and about half-past 3 o'clock, a.m., the wind suddenly veered, throwing the ship into two seas, which tried not only the strength of the vessel, but the capacities of her officers—both sustaining their previous well-earned reputation. This gale lasted several days, and was thought by some who bad crossed the Atlantic some twenty different times to have been as severe as they had ever been in in their lives. The gale abated on Wednesday morning, but it continued to blow several days after. I have forgotten to say that we passed the Hibernia between Boston and Halifax some 1,5 to 20 miles to the north of us. On Monday morning last at a quartexpest 8 o'clock we passed the Cambria within about 15 rods, the storm not having fully subsided, let. 50.17, long. 28 ; spoke her, but in cons, quence of the rapid movement of both vessels could not he certain of the reply, which was as near as it could be made out this—" That the Cambria hail lost her figure head and jibboom, and had sprung her bow sprit in a severe gale," Having lost our own jibboom in the gale, we suppose, of course, thst the voyage of the Cambria willOe as safe as our own.—ONE or rite I'Absztroans THE BRITANNIA. Friday evening, Oct. 15. The Britannia brought the following passengers : Baron Wangel, Captains Drake and Wright, Mesas. Gilchrist, Stoat, Bailey, Miller, Stephens, Henry,. jun., Swain. Blackwood, Bachi, Btarkav, Pattison, Morns, llne and lade, Gardner and lady Spooner and lady, Marshall, Millis, Miller, Stewart, Hollenaki, Wallack, Benerment, Voss, Cushing, jun., Rosain, Bradisb, Barbour, Latimer, Ellison, A. Lloyd, E. Lloyd, Stone, Gawtry, F. Dana, E. Dana, Colburn, Brown, Eyre, Cowdin, Talbot, Wilson, Benson, Gillespie, Brand, Fraser, Fax, Draper, Jameson, Kirkpatrick, Knaggs, Bamford, Hardie, Burnell, Beresford, Cos/swell, Herbert, and Booker; Mrs. Lambert and Miss Thornley, Mrs. and Misses Tobin, Mrs. Edgar, Allen, Mrs. and Miss Cobb, and Miss Green. at Court. offered to withdraw the objection if the name were retained. This suggestion was acceded to by the court. Th.! , result of the day's revision was as follows : Liberal claims : allowed, 1 ; disallowed, 49. Conservative : al. lowed, 34 ; disallowed, 10. Liberal objections : sustained, 3 ; failed, 8. Conservative : sustained. 111 ; failed, 69. Objections by both parties sustained, 25 ; failed, 1. The court at its rising adj..urned until Wednesday, for the revision of the overseers' expenditure and other pur poses connected with the closing of the lists. LAMBETII.—A court for the revision of the lists of voters for this borough, comprising the parishes of Lambeth, Camberwell, Newington, and the liberties, was held on Sa ' turday, at the Sessions-house, Newington, before Mr. J. Deedes. The only case of interest arose out of an objection to Robert Thomas, tenant end occupier of the house and pre mises, 7, Henry-street, Veuahall, a case of much import ance, as affecting several thousand %%stem in the metro- politan botoughs. Mr. Thomas was described upon the re gister as the tenant of S. Linford, the owner or the house, of which the gross estimated rental was 201., and the rateable value 141., but the landlord, under a local act, paid only a rate of 75., the value compounded at being 71. It was, how ever, admitted that the tenant whose right to remain on the register was now disputed, paid a higher rent in consideration of the landlord paying the rates. --Mr. J. Grady, the objecting counsel, contended that according to the 27th section of the Reform Act, which provided that the moping tenant should have been rated to and paid all the rates for the relief of the poor upon • rateable annual value of 101., Mr. Thomas was not qualified to be en the reeetoral register, there being no compliance upon his part with that proviso either as regarded a proper amount of rating or the paying of the rate. Mr. Thomas's name was deubtlees upon the rate-book, but that was no reason why the ir.tention of the legislature should be frus trated, it being clearly required by the section of the act re ferred to, that the tenant should not only be liable to pay:the rates, but should have actually paid them to the extent of • 101. value. The payment of a rate by the landlord upon a compounded value of 71. wu a matter of private arrangement between him and the officers of the parish. It could not be said to be a payment of an agent for a principal, but a pay ment by the landlord on his own responsibility. Even ad mitting that he did pay it as the agent for the tenant, then was the sum insufficient under the act. Again, it was evident that it could not be regarded as a payment by Mr. Thomas, because the local act under which Mr. Linford compounded stated it should be the debt of the landlord himself, and that the tenant might recover it as a debt, or step it out of his rent. The same act, too, in allowing the tenant to be dietrained, pro vided that he could only be distrained to the extent to which he owed rent. clearly bearing out the view that to was not the party liable in the eye of the law to pay the rate collected under that act. By the 30th section of the Reform Act he should tender the fell amount of the rate in order to qualify himself. The Revising Barrister obeened that that would lead to great confusion for instant e suppose six houses paid a compounded rate, being less than the full rate, and that two out of the six availed themielves of that section of the Re form Act, and claimed to be rated to the full amount, and paid it, what was to become of the other four ?—were they to he disfranchised? The overseers would, betides, have more mousey than they Tf quired er demanded. Mr. Grady contended, in vertheless, for the strict letter of the act, which required air. Themes to tender and pay upon the full rateable value of lit., so long as such remained to be the rideable value of the house ; and in support cf his view quoted " Elliot's Register," page 194, showing that a payment by the landlord could not be taken as a payment by the tenant. He was replied to by Mr. G. Martin (who di Uuded the vote on the part of the Lambeth Radical Association), ob serving that the case came precisely within the meaning and intenoon of the act, the tenant being in the first place pro perly messed to the rate, and having, in the next, paid everything he was legally required to pay, or, in the words of the act, that was legally due by him in respect of the pre mises be occupied. In the case of " Cooke and Lucket" (in Power, on the qualification of voters, p. 36), it was held that a tenant who paid • larger rent, in coasideratien of the landlord paying all the rates, must be considered to have paid the rate, provided he had paid his rent, and the landlord the rates. In page 35, in the case of " Hughes and the overseers of Chathans," the court decided that as the claimant was rated to the poor rates and assessed taxes, although they were paid in part remuneration for services, the payment being one to which he was liable, and having been made on his account, must be deemed sufficient under the 27th section of the act. So in the Stockport case, where the landlord paid the rates and the tenant a higher rent on that account, it was held to be a payment by the tenant. The Barrister said that there wee certainly some difficulty in the case—sufficient to induce him to let it go to a higher tribunal. His impression. however, was, that as the tenant's name, Robert Thorns., appeared in the proper place—the occupier's column—in respect of a house of the neuseary rateable value, he was, in point of fact, rated. The act est tainly went on to say, " nor unless meth person shall have paid the rate." Upon that part of the provi-o the diffi culty arose. But then how were they to ascertain what rates had become payable, except by referring to the rate-bock, the legal publication of the rate f He, therefore, felt disposed to think that the statute was complied with when the party had paid by himself, or some one on his account, whatever suns appeared due on the face of the rate-book, in respect of the premises occupied by him. The act did not say, " unless such full amount of rate shall have been paid," but that the tenant should pay ell rives payaele by bins ; and to know what those rates were, their ' only course was to refer to the rate-book. The Stockport case did not strictly apply, because there the full amount of rate was paid; but still, in order to see what sum was pay able, it was necessary to look to the rate, and if the sum there named, whether a sum compounded for and leas than the full amount or not, was found to have been paid, be considered the act to have been complied with, and the re cupier entitled to his vote. For these reasons he should dis allow the objection, and retain the vote; but there being some difficulty in the ease, he would not refuse an appeal— notice of which was accordingly entered by Mr. Grady ; the voter, Mr. Thomas, consenting to be respondent, - - WINDSOR, SUN nAY.—The Duchess of Gloucester arrived yesterday afternoon, from her residence at Richmond Park, on a visit to her Majesty. The Duke of Cambridge also arrived yesterday afternoon at the Castle, from town, on a sisit to the Queen. Viscount Morpeth arrived at the Castle yesterday on a visit to her Majesty. The royal dinner party at the Castle yesterday evening included the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Cambridge, Viscount Morpeth, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Lady Caro line Murray, Baroness de Speth, Mr. G. E. and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, Mimi, Dawson Darner, Rev. Mr. Canning, and Major Stephens. 'I he band of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards was in attendance during dinner ; the Queen's pri vate band afterwards attended. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Cambridge, the ladies and gentle men of the court, and the domestic household, attended divine service this morning in the private chapel of the Castle. The Hon. and Rev. C. L. Courtenay officiated. Ob;errer. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office on Saturday evening, from the Governor of Gibraltar. MIDDLESEX.—The Barrister, on Saturday, held his Court at the Black Dog, Bedfont, for the revision of the lists of the parishes, Ashford, Bedfont, Cranford, Feltham, Hampton, Hampton Wick, Hepworth, Harlington, Harmondsworth, Laleharn, Littleton, Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, and Ted4ington. The Rev. Mr. Hickey, Rector of Cranford, who had been objected to by Mr. Walker, the objector for the liberal party, attended at the npening of the court to prove his qualifica tion. Having stated that he had been several yearn on the list as the occupier of the freehold rectory house and garden, and as the owner of certain lands in the parish of Cranford, he claimed costs, on the ground that the objection was fri velem and vexatious.—Mr. James, jun., who had been absent during the proof and deci,ion ou the qualification, and who was called upon, on entering the court, to support the objection, said that he believed the objection was made as to a new claim, but, not having his list of new claims with him, he could not state the ground.—The Barrister : Then I order you to pay Mr. Hickey 20s. costs.—Mr. Jame. : On what grounds :—The Barrister : I order you to pay 20s. costs. Will you pay them or not ?—Surely, sir, you will allow me to make an obser vation before you decide ? —The Barrister: I gave you the opportunity of making what observations you pleased be fore I decided ; but now I have decided I will hear nothing from you till you have paid.—Mr. James : Then, air, you will make an order if you please.—The Barrister : How old aro you %—Mr. James Twenty two. The Barrister I thought you were a boy. Will you pay the costs, or have you any law to advance in support of your refusal ?—Mr. James: I have two objections. The first is, that this case has been taken out of its turn, and it has never been the practice to give costs when that has been done. But that I know is not a point of law. My second objection Is, that the act ex pressly states that the barrister shall award such costs as the party may have actually incurred, or such part of them as he shall think fit —The Barrister : The 46th section gives power to the barrister to award Costs to the extent of 20s. Mr. James : I want to know what costs have been actually incurred. Have you incurred any coats, Mr. Hickey?—Mr. Hickee: I have incurred very much inconvenience in coming here to defend my vote against au objection for which there is no ground. I have made no new claim, and I have been on the register nine years.—Mr. James How far is Cranford ? —Mr. Ilickes: Three miles.—Mr. James: The objection appears to have been made in mistake.—The Banister: That is the reason I give costs. Do you wish a written order ?—Mr. James • Certainly, sin—The order was then made on Walker, the objector—Mr. James: Mr. Hickey must go to Mr. Walker for the money.--The Barrister: You appear here for Mr. Walker, and it you do not pay I shall not recognise any more objections signed by the same party.—Mr. James subsequently applied to have the polling places altered in three or four cases.—The Banister : I de cline to hear you until my order is obeyed, and shall consider any observations made by you till then as interrupting the proceedings of the court. In the Hampton list a number of new claims were dis allowed, on the ground of insufficient description of qualifi cation—the words given being, in some cases, " Tenant of • house and land at 50/. rent and upwards," in others " Tenant of a house and premises at 50/. rent and upwards."—Mr. Payne contended that the act required the claimant to state the nature of the tenancy which gave the qualification, whether leasehold, freehold, or mere occupation.—The Overseer stated that the claims had been tilled up in accordance with the form which had been passed by the barrister at all previous revisions, and which they (the over seers), deeming to be correct, invariably advised claimants to adhere to. —The Barrister nevertheless held Mr. Payne's objection to be good, and struck out as the names. Another claim, in which the words were " Tenant and occupier, &c.," was allowed. In the Staines new claim list, Mr. Payne sought to strike out the name of 0. Baltic, who claimed as the occupier of house and land of upwards of 50/, a y' ar rent, situated in High-street, Staines, and in the pariah of Stsnwell. It ap peared, on inquiry of the overseer, that the property was situated in two parishes, and was held under different landlords; but it dud not appear whether sufficient nroperty wee held under one landlord to give • qua lification. Mr. Payne urged, that in accordance with a decision of the Court of Common Fleas, in Godley and Burrough's, property held in two parishes unless held undeione landlord to the requited rent would not qualify. — After some discussion, the Barrister said, as no objection had been mada to the claim, he would leave it untouched:— Mr. Payne would object next yeer, and if necessary take a case for the decision of the Court of Common Pleas, whether a qualification made up of property in two parishes was I sufficient —Mr. Payne objected in the Staines list to the name of James \Vila, described as of 178, Oxford.street, and claiming, on account of " interest in freehold property, ttc." THE REGISTRATIONS. CITY or LONDON.—The court proceeded on Satur day with the lists for the ward of Portsoken. In - the parish of St. Botolph, Aldgate, there were a number of claims made by parties who had been on the rate books or lists for years, the parties haying been compelled to claim in consequence of improper omission by the overseers. The Revising Barrister commented severely upon this neglect, led fined the over seers 51. The bulk of the objections had reference to mem bers of the Jewish persuasion, and were founded chiefly on alleged non-rating, miedescriptien, and alienage.—Joseph Abraham., of 125, Hounds itch, was objected to on the ground of alienage. A witness stated that within the last tour days the claimant had admitted to him that he was a native of Germany, and an alien.—Mr. Smith said there was nothing in the act to prevent an alien from being placed on the register, though his vote would not be received at the poll 1171114$ he had been subsequently na turalised.—Mr. Brown contended that perseverance in claiming after the evidence given was a contempt of court, I and urged the Revising Barrister to question the witness himself, in order to ascertain whether er not he was an alien. The learned gentleman said he had no right t o fish for a disqualification, and allowed the vote. Some other cases of a similar description terminated in a like decision.—John Chatfield, who appeared on the list for No. 18, Atdgate, was objected to by Mr. Brown, on the ground that he resided at No. 10.—Mr. Smith contended that the court had power to alter this miedescription. The name was struck off the list, and a fine of 31. was about to be inflicted on the overseers, when Mr. Brown expressed a wish that no penalty should be enforced, as the error was merely a clerical one, and and contending that the word "interest" was too "Ps • deacript!on of the qualilicanOn —The Barrister _propped to strike out the words interest is." Mr. Payne would prefer if the name ‘eere retained, that the description of the qualification should remain ea it wee, and he would object nat year . Ultimately the name wasktruck out, an the ground that ;he residence of the claimant, " Ozford-street," no pa•ish or ra:unty b..ing stated, war insutfkient.—The barrister having n the address ot the objector in the case of the Rev. Mr. Hick Is, stated that unless the costs awarded were paid before the e.,d of the re vision he should forward the order with the adsirew to that gentleman to recover the money in the manner &netted by the act of parliament. After which Mr. James's apt &cations for change of polling-places were allowed. To-day the court sits at the Royal Hotel, Brentforti. MARYLEBONE VESTRY. INCREASE Or PaUPENIS3I.—At the meeting of this vestry on Saturday, Mr. G. Daniel said that he was about introducing a subject connected with the propriety of the parish and the interests of the poor. It was said by certain individaals that the poor, if left to the tender mercies of the poor-law commissioners, would be better treated than they were by local governments. Marylebone, by the extent of its charity, and the amount for which it had overdrawn its hankers, contradicted that assertion. The new Poor-law Removal Act—the transfer of the support of the poor !rem the landed interest to the cities and towns—the sums of money gone from this country to Ireland—and the restrie dons that had been placed upon trade by the corn-laws— brought about the dreadful results that occurred, and still threatened the country. At such a crisis he called upon them to do their duty to the parish and the poor; and as the begging-box would on to-morrow (Sunday) be sent round their churches for the Irish, he hoped that before they sub scribed towards them they armlet remember their own poor at home. He concluded by moving that Sir C. Scott and Co. be requested to advance 10,0001., at five per cent. fur three months, on a resolution of the vestry.—Mr. C. H. Wil son, who attributed the increase of pauperism to the absence of employment consequent on the stoppage of public works and buildings, seconded the resolution.—Mr. Joseph strongly objected to the collections made for the Irish.—The Rev. Robert Walpole, rector of Christchurch, said that although he was bound to slaty the order of his bishop, and announce a collection in aid of the Irish, yet it was his intention to cir culate two seta of handbills, the one stating that it was the wish of many persons to raise a subscription for the poor of the parish, the other containing the bishop's injunctions to subscribe for the Irish and Scotch.—The motion having been adopted, it was forwarded to Sir Claude Scott and Co., and • committee was appointed to wait for their answer in the Court-house.—Ultimately, on the return of Mr. Flood, it was announced Vast Sir Claude Scott had much plea sure in affording the accommodation required by this vestry. —The report of the board of auditors on the accounts from January last to June inclusive was read, from which it appeared that the liabilities were 83,9451. 19s. Td., including 70,1241. collectable on the current half-year's rates, and the value of the parochial buildings. A deputation from a public meeting, held at the Yorkshire Stingo Tavern, waited on the vestry, and presented a memorial signed by 300 rate poem praying the vestry, in the erection of their baths and wash-houses on the site of the Yorkshire Stingo, not to do au without abolishing the nuisance of Stingo-lane, by converting it into a carriage thoroughfare, thus making a direct line between Seymour place, liryanston-square, and Lisson-grove, and at the same time improving the sanitary condition of the neighbour hood. The members of the deputation having spoken in support of the memorial, Mr. H. C. Wilson said he did not know of any matter much more important than the improve. mcnt of the sinitary condition of the parish, and he could not do better than move, "That the memorial be referred to the Baths and Wash-house Commissioners."—Mr. John Loveridge seconded the resolution, which was adopted, and the vestry separated. THE QUEEN MOBBED .I.GAIN.-At a few minatca before four o'clock yesterday afternoon her Majesty, leaning on the tam of the Prince Consort, accompanied by the Duchess of Kent, and attended by a numerous retinue, left the castle, and after walking in front of the private apart ments for about a quartets of an hour, proceeded amongst the people around the Eastern terrace. Here the Queen was beset by the vulgar portion of the crowd in the most unseemly manner; many rushing in front, and some, not. withstanding the exertion's of those in attendance, absolutely jostling her Majesty and the Prince. The Queen shortly afterwards left the terrace, proceeding through the orangery into the Home park, and returning to the castle a little before five o'clock. . . CUSTOMS APPOINTMENT.—Mr. Howe, senior in spector of the waterside department of the Customs in Lon don, succeeds Mr. Weston, the Late surveyor-general.— MARYLEBONE REFORM ASSOCIATION.—At a meet ing of members held on Saturday night, at the Exmouth Arms, Exmouthotreet, Hampstead-road, a resolution was confirmed which declared this association to be finally dis solved. There was considerable opposition to the measure, which gave rise to souse warm discussion. CAUTION TO LODOING-HOUSE KEEPERS.—OR WRY- I day a middle.aged man, who represented himself as an agent for providing foreigners with lodgings, patronised several lodging-house keepers in Arundel street, Norfolk street, and the other streets in the vicinity of the Strand, of whom he took lodgings on most liberal terms for foreign families who would arrive in the course of the day. The lodging-house keepers, acting upon a very intelligible hint given by the agent, handed him gratuities to secure his patronage. It is needless to say that neither the agent nor his foreign families made their appearance afterwards. MUNIFICENT BECK' F.sTS.—On Saturday the Society for the Relief of Prisoners for Small Debts received a legacy of 2701., bequeathed by Miss Emma Turner; and 2381. from the late Robert Sorrell, Esq., in aid of the funds of this society. FALSE REPORT OF A MURDER OF THREE PER SONS. —On Friday, a circumstantial detail of the murder of a woman and two children at Foot's Cray, in Kent, by a supposed" gentleman, was furnished to all the morning journals for Saturday's publication. Though too marvellous to be above suspicion, it was, on the whole, concocted with the skill of • practised hand at such deceptions. It contained, however, one little discrepancy, and the fact of its having been fdrnished by the reporter who some weeks ago i:.- dulged newspaper readers with an extremely graphic account of the ex. cation of a woman at Lincoln which did not take place, at once condemned the new chapter of horrors, in this office, as • fabrica tion. Three of our morning contemporaries were, how ever, deceived, and published the appalling hoax, which was copied into all the weekly papers. Out of them exhi bited large placards, advertising to the lovers of the horrible the treat to be found in its columns. Contradicti in came, however, too promptly, for the mischief to be spread very far. The Express and some of the other evening papers were enabled to quiet public alarm, and to expose the whole story as a hoax, a few hours after it was perpetrated.—Daily News. MUTINY ON THE THAMES.—On Friday, when the engineers and stokers belonging to the iron steam•bosts were paid their wages, they were told that in future their wages would be.lowered ; the consequenoe was that they all struck, and refused to work unless they were paid the same as hitherto. The captains not being aware what the other hands had agreed to, went as usual to their boats on Satur day morning, when to their no small amazement they found that no steam had been genet ated. Upon inquiry they were informed that none of the boats would be attended to by the stokers and engineers unless they received a promise from the directors to the effect that they would receive full pay for their services. The crews of the two boats which leave Chiswick and Kcw, not knowing that the other vessels had stopped, started as usual, but finding at Nine Elms the fun nels of the other vessels lowered, and hearing what bad occurred, the vokers and engineers of these also refused, and consequently the whole of the boats belonging to the com pany were laid up for the day. On Saturday night the directors met at Nine Elms, and resolved to send to Mews. Penn's manufactory at Greenwich for as many engineers and stokers as they could spare, at the same time informing the old hands of the boats that unless they chose to resume their employment yesterday morning they were to consider themselves discharged. The men replied they would not return to their work unless with the old wages. Yesterday (Sunday) morning when the several captains went on board their vessel., they found new hands from the factory on board. The steamers were got under weigh, and they continued running during the day to and from the different piers, as before. A less of one and in some cues two hours took place before the boats were manned suffisiently so as to be able to start on their passages. With that exception no other inconvenience was experienced during the day. FATAL ACCIDENT AT MESSRS. RENNIE'S FOUNDRY. —On Saturday night, whilst the workmen of this firm were engaged in lowering some machinery into a boost alongside the wharf, the machinery or chain struck one of the men. Medical assistance was instantly procured, but the poor i fellow died shortly aftw. THE TENANT-HIGHT MEETINO AT KILMACIHOMAB. There appears in the Pilot of this evening a copy of the re quisition calling the meeting for tenant-right at Kilrr.ac themes. The document occupies over two columns of that journal, with the names of the requisitionists, in double ranks, to the number of 600 at the least. At the head of the r‘quisition appears the name of Alderman Meagher, M.P., Waterford City ; the mayor of Waterford is next ; and then follows an array of Roman catholic clergymen to the num ber of 76. Of these, four are vicars-general, 21 are parish priests, and the remaining number either curates or mem bers of the conventual orders. The requisition is in these terms : TENANT ftruire—Stossrint Manses or KIIMAMILON.O.—We, the undersigned, alarmed at the present state of the country, and the M. evitable ruin that threatens every clam of the community, and be lieving that this state of things arises in a great measure from the un. sitisfactory relations eliding between landlord and teaant, request a laublic meeting of the landlords, tenant farmers. and the people at rge, to lie holden at Kilmaethomas, on Sunday, the 24th of October, at the hour of 2 o'clock, for the purpose of establishing a tenant league, to secure the reasonable rights of the °dallying tenant, with due regard to the just rights of the landlord ; and also to petition the legislature on the same subject. PLAN CULTIVATION. — The Rev. Mr. Gildea has been en gesuaging the growth of flax in Mayo to a very considerable extent. Ills exertions were a subject of deserved praise at the late meeting of the Irish Council, and infer alia in coo. sexion with his soccer, a very exorbitant price was ascribed to well prepared flax. It is well to disabuse the public of any extreme impressions on a subject of such importance, sad Mr. Bankhead, of the council of the Agricultural Society, and at one time a very extensive flax grower, thus writes on the matter : Now, I Ink upon it to be important that the actual profit should be clearly understood; and though Mr. Gildea may be quite correct Is dating that an Mee would produce dressed Hy worth 401., for I know that more has been realised, yet I am well aware that the average would be rather under than over 201. In Down we look upon sixty stone to the acre as a good crop, and taking Gs. Sd. as the average, would make the sum I mention. Why do Is sy this ? Cer tainly not to di,oounige. but that the simple fact should be known. I unhesitatingly say that Aix is by far the moat profitable poor man's ' emp, for, except the rent and seed, everything that adds to its value is labour, which the rich man boa to pay for while the poor man has his owl. and his family's hands to do the work; but the farmer who would make money of his to must sell It mutchei Machinery has made the wheel of little use, so that to employ Spinners is hope less work. I would recommend Mr. Gildea to sell bra scotched Max, and buy yarn spun by machinery; for his weavers never can compete with the northern, with his mill spun yarn and his greatly irnoroved loom. Dr. Maunsell mention" Sir R. O'Donnell's succeas la Max culture. Before he commenced he did me the honour of ask. log my advice, which was, begin with an acre yourself, and get a few of your most intelligent tenants to sow a rood each. I also sent him a labourer, who could neither rend nor write, an Irish pea. sant, to manage it. By this means the first ate" towards knowledge WAS made, and a number of his tenants offered to grow, bat started the objection that they would have no et abet for it. Sir Richard at once agreed to be the purchaser, which he did through this labourer; his exiles:ee and trouble were more than paid for, and now on hie estate three were this year 1,000 (not as stated, 2,50 , 0) acre. of Max. Here i s 20,000/. to buy food or, take 21, 10e. an acre off for seed and rent, 17,5001. earned by labour. Hear this, landlords of Ireland, and mark it well. nee what a resident proprietor has dace; not by saying go and do so, but, come and I will show you my own example, on my own hind, and on your land, how to stand ea Independent men, and not as mendicant pauper., looking for some act of parliament—sore government aasistance—some public work. to ...tat you. A ROMAN Vesser., named the Pio Nono, has arrived at Cork, and bas created quite a furore in "the beautiful city," as the Corkegians insist it must be called. STATE OF THE COVNTS.Y.—The union of Kanturk, county Cork, is beginning to feel the pressure of the season. At the meeting of the guardians held on Wednesday 400 applicants were admitted to the workhouse, and the board decided upon taking an additional building capable of accommodating 300. Notwithstanding this amount of in-door destitution it is calculated that 40 tons of meal will have to be distributed during the week up to Wednesday next is out door relief. The Longford paper relates the perpetration of a horrible murder at Ballinunuth, in that county. An unfortunate man named Reynolds wu returning to his home at the above place, on Wednesday last, with a neighbour, when two men came from behind a ditch and attacking him with "loaded butts," short sticks charged with lead, they beat in his 'skull with blows, and left him quite dead. Two men armed looked on from behind the ditch, and threatened Reynolds' companion with death if he interfered to save him. The unfortunate man had been but recently married after a three weeks' widowhood, to a woman, whose former husband, singularly . enough, had also been murdered. The crime is in no respects agrarian.— The Banner of Ulster announces the revival of " Tommy Downshire's " agitation. Tommy is very stiff-necked and not too much disposed to bear a grievance uncomplainingly. The following notice will explain the nature of the complaint of the northern agitator : Toner Dow:sanity AnAne.—Brethren,—Opprerekm odds me once more among you. Having heard of the dread ul high poor-rates im posed upon you, I warn you not to pray any more than Pod. In the pound. Any men giving more, I will order him to be burned to the ground, Let them go to the landlords for the rest. I will go through the townlanda shortly. Be firm and true; I will mind what the land lords are doing when I come.—Your trusty friend and brother, TOllT.—Dated at Shane-hilt, Oct., INC.—Let no one dare to War this notice down. NEW STEAM GAUGE. Sir,—A most important invention has been sub mitted to me for my approval, patented by a Mr. Smith, of Nottingham, and is intended to indicate the strength of steam in steam-engine boilers; it is particularly adapted for steam-boats, and MI be placed in the cabin, on deck, or on any other part of the vessel, where it may I c seen by every passenger on board. It may also be fixed in the office of every manufactory where a steam engine is used, at a considerable distance from the boiler. I am so much pleased with it that I have put one up at one of my own collieries; it is some distance from the boiler, and in another house, and works most beautifully, showing the rise and fall of the steam in the most delicate manner. The indicator is like the face of a clock, with a pointer, making one revolution in measuring from Ilb. to 100Ibs. upon the rquare-inch of the pressure of steam ; it is quite from under the control of the engineer, or any other person, No that its indications may be relied upon. and the construction is so simple that it is scarcely possible for it to get out of order. I might give a full explanation of the machine, but I think it best to leave that to the inventor himself. The numerous and appalling accidents which have occurred from the bunting of steam-boat boilers have induced me to give you these observations, which I think desirable to be laid before the public. I may state that t have no pecuniary interest in the scheme but being the first person to whom it has been shown, and the first to make use of it, I feel it *duty that I owe to the inventor, as well as the public, to make it as universal)y known as possible. The indicator is put up at Tipton col liery, near Chesterfield, and may be seen ant day by any respectable person by inquiring either fur Mr. Hindmarsh or Mr. lAnglands. Geoltos BrernsitsoN, Topton-house. Chesterfield, Oct. 16,1847. the neighbourhood of Glasow, and it is calculated that the adoption of Mr. Pagan:. plan would save the city 14,0001. per annum. Rising from local to ge neral interests, the council also agreed to send a reminder to the Lord Advocate, that last session he failed in fulfilling hie pledge to bring in for Scotland a bill for baths and wash-houses, similar to that which ' was previously passed for England. Edinburgh breathes in an atmosphere of law, and is apt to dwell on that which exists to the exclusion of the idea of what should be. Some movement go vernors of George Heriot's hospital have been agi tating that where the boys have parents able and will ing to give them comfortable lodging, they should in such cases be allowed the benefit of the paternal roof; but on the opinion of counsel being obtained, it is found that such a course is not competent by the sta tutes—and then the whole is cushioned. Now if the alteration be in itself desirable, wily do not the gover nors get the statutes altered, as they did when they opened day schools, and when they cancelled celibacy among the masters ? There will not perhaps be found in the whole city six intelligent men who will say that there is any use in devoting the magnificent building called Donaldson's Hospital to the purposes of monastic juvenile education ; yet while the public I complain, and the trustees of the bequest shrug their shoulders and admit in private that the thing is loolish, none of them appear to have courage to act. EKPLOSION OF Ft RE-DA/tr.—On Monday last an explosion of fire-danip, which, it is (sated, may prove fatal to one of the sufferers by it, happened in a black diamond pit, near Auchiu entire, Ayrshire. An usual, the night-shift of men had gone down at 12 o'clock to prepare the pit for the colliers; and about two o'clock, while thou engaged, a quantity of foul air was ignited by a lamp (not a safety one) which one of the perry had incautiously opened, and an explosion immediately occurred. Three men and a boy were very seriously burnt. They were all removed to their homes at Virkidetts village. The men are doing as well as can be expected, but up till the time we (Ayr Observer) write (Wedocalay night) the boy is not expected to recover. APPREMINSION OF A POSTMASTEII.—We (.4w Observer) learn that the postmaster of Streamer was apptehee.ded on S►turdty last, and lodged in the prison of that burgh, on charge of abstracting 20/, from a - letter paining through the past-office there. lie has acicoowledged his guilt. PROVINCIAL LANCASIIIRE. SIR ROBERT PEEL left the Edgehill station, Liver at 11 o'clock on Saturday morning, for Tamworth. The right hon. baronet was accompanied by Lord Sandon. THECHARTIST REGISTRATION COMMITTEE OF MAN cßEarza have issued an address to the electors, in which they say : We, the chartist registration and election committee, deem it our duty to inform you that we intend to bring forward one or more char tist candidates at the next election. We tiresome, from the prevent deranged state of thing', there will prewently be another dissolution of parliament ; consequently, we shall lose no time, but at once entlea- I your to prepare yule minds for the reception of our event and sacred principkw, and also to solicit your suffrages in favour of such eandi dates as we may consider 4tualifled to carry out the same views. After reference to their political opinions, the address con cludes thus : We cull (or equal else:oral district, for we contend, the country ought to be equally, proportionately divided, in order to insure an equitable system of representation. At pi esent, we find many small boroughs possessing as many repremenutives as large towns or cities for in stance, Harwich, with a population of 5,7511, and only let electors, re turns two members to parliament. whilst Manchester, with a popula tion amine than 300,000, and about 12,1100 electors, returns only the same number of members. We have now briefly laid before you the whole dour fundamental princines, and we tned that you will COOPi deratety sad deliberately glee to them due attention, and let that im portance be attached to the just mem ioned enumerated principles— the principles contained in the people's charter. We must conclude with, no system of representation um excel or surto.* the one we have here submitted tor Your deliberate consideration and wive ap proval. It Is framed on the broad hods of universal justice. We are only aiming at universal Justine. We are only aiming at universal protection, so that our legislators may mike only such lows ais will harmonise with the laws of God and nature, and that the laws of the land may be made to accord with the moral precepts of Christianity. As we intend soon to appeal to you :wain, we trust this may for the present suffice. AN INQUEST on the body of F. Whiteman, who was killed on Monday last, by the collision already described in this paper, on the Lancashire and Carlisle Railway, was held on Friday, at the railway terminus blilnthorpe. After hearing evidence which described the nature of the accident, the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death." YORKSHIRE. - ..,....-.....-. MR. CORDEN.—A correspondent of the Stockport Advertiser asserts that, "in the vent of Mr. Cohden's electing to sit for the West Riding of Yorlnhire, it is intended to concept the seat for Stockport on the conservative interest by an influential free-trader of conservative opinions." BIGAMY AND THE SCOTCH LAW OF MARRI %OE. — A curious case of bigamy came before the Huddersfield ma giatrates on Thursday. Mr. Jonas Hellawell, the son of a respectable tradesman in Huddentield, was sent in his youth to study medicine in Glasgow. lie completed his studies there in 1833. During the latter part of the time he woo re siding in Glasgow he lodged at the house of a Mr. Nicol, who had two daughters, the eldest of whom proved enceinte, and Mr. Hellawell was the rep stud father of the child. When this circumstance was discovered, Mr. Hellawell removed to other apartments, but continued to visit Miss Nicol regularly afterwards. A consultation was held by the family, to know what must be done with respect to Miss Nicol's situation, when it was decided that her brother John should invite Mr. Hellawell to take coffee with bins one evening; which he did. This was in 1833. At this meeting there were present Mr. and Mrs. Nicol, their two daughters, their eon John, and Mr. Hellawell. The old gentleman began to .peak of Margaret's being likely soon to become a mother, when, it is alleged, Mr. Lit Ilawell remarked, " 0, Mr. Nicol, we ere married ; are we not, Margaret r" To which she replied, " Yes." " Then," said Mr. Nicol, " we will say no more about it." It is 'aid he neither asked,when, nor where, nor how. Since that period Mr. Nicol and his kin are deed ; and row, after !period of 15 years, a charge of bigamy is brought against llr. Hellawell because he has refined to advance money for the maintenance and education of the child, now nearly 15 years old. In 1838 Mr. Hellawell established himself as a practising surgeon in Huddersfield; in 1811 he married .lady of some fortune in <tat town, and which marriage took place openly and publicly in the parish church, and was pro claimed to the world in all the local newspapers. By this marriage, Mr. Hellawell has a boy about four years old, but his wife died in March, 1815. The prosecutrix states that she had no idea that he had got married until about eight months since ; she states that during this long period she never received a letter frem Mr. Hellawell, but had herself frequently written to him.—A professional gentlemen from Glasgow appeared before the bench to expound the Scotch law of marriage, which he divided into regular and irregu lar marriage.. This, he stilled was an irregular marriage ; but, according to the laws of Scotland, stood good. When the whole evidence had been summed up, and the defence made, the bench stated that their decision was to hold Mr. Ilellawell to bail, himself in a surety of 501., and two others of 25/. to answer the charge at the York amours. The decision was received by the audience with no little surprise. STAFFORDSHIRE. COMNUTTAL OF 6AI.MASTERB --- ON A CHARGE OF FELONY.—A case very important to mine owners was heard before the magistrates at Wolverhampton on Friday : this arose out of a charge of felony which had been preferred against Messrs. W. Raybould and W. Salter, the lessees of the Lewisham, Victoria, and other collieries near West Bromwich. The charge was that of having taken a quan tity of coal from Mud belonging to Mr. Caddick, a solicitor, rending at the town just named, and it was laid as a felony under the statute of the ith of Geerge IV. Plans of the mine and its workings were produced by a competent mine I scent: from these it appeared that various gate-roads and I side-workings bad been driven through Mr. Caddick's pro- perty by the defendants, and coal taken away, estimated to amount to about 915 tons. It was admitted that no difficulty I had been thrown in the way by the defendants to the survey of the Mt.—The owner a the property stated that be had been possessed of it thirteen years, and that about seven weeks since he sent for Mr. Raybould (one of the defendants) and showed him certain cracks in the walls of his house, and broken windows. Mr. It. then expressed his belief that it was caused by the giving way of the sandy oundations, and on witness saying his opinion wu that they were getting coal from under the house, Mr. Rayhould de clared they had never got near his property. Witness told him he should wish to send down to satisfy himself, but Mr. Raybould told him he need not put himself to the trouble, as he was confident they were yet at a distance from it, and would inform him if they approached. About a week ago, witness found his house was still more endangered, and he went to Mr. Raybould, and asked to get down the pit, when he was told that the Earl et Dartmouth's mine agent was coming shortly and would look into the matter, hut was again assured that there was nothing wrong. He was afterwards told that if Lord Dartmouth's agent did not come on a certain day, Mr. Skidmore, a mine agent, should be allowed to go down the pit to satisfy his fears. Previous to the day of appoint ment witness received a note from the defendants, in which they stated that a clause in their lease prevented any one de scending the pit for the purpose of examining the works, and in consequence of this, he went on the following day to the pit along with Mr. Skidmore, and produced the act of parliament for the West Bromwich Enclosures, by a clause of which any parties having allotments were authorised to go down any pit. Having told a Mr. Salter that he claimed it as a right for Mr. Skidmore to go down and examine the workings, Mr. Salter assented, and Mr. Skidmore went down. It further appeared that the extent of the complain ant's property was about three-quarters of an acre, and that his house had cost him about 3,0001. lie denied that he SCOTLAND. had made any overtures on the subject of compensation, but EDINBURO/1, OCT. admitted that Mr. Skidmore had told him that the defend - Glasgow is actively waging war against internal ants were anxious to settle the matter, inasmuch es they admitted they had done wrong —lsaac White, for corruptions. The eighth municipal ward meets this mcrly a ground-bailiff in the service of the defendants, evening, for the purpose of considering the state of stated that be had been aware almost from the first that the police force—numerical and physical weakness, gate-roads had been driven through the complainant's pro want of local r knowledge, professional inexperience oei rt ng y' clOne of the e he witness went roads there to wo dri rk in d bed w ie ee p' e t but bout and general inefficiency, being the charges preferred while he wae there another had been driven in the ' • ame against the body. The higher constitutional board of locality, which also went through Mr. Caddick's property. the town council have been busied with post-office He had done so under the direction of the defendants. His and toll-bar reform. The staff of the Glasgow post- working plans were frequently seen by the defendants, sad office has been strengthened, and the first-fruits us an he had told them of the encroachments which they Ma* making on Mr. Caddick's land, when they intimation that, in future, newspapers will not, as replied that they would buy it, and told him t o go e' , saying they would make heretofore, be given out before letters are sorted. In it all right. This working bad continued l for some time. The the matter of tolls, there are 12 trade and 24 bare in cool was a the thick kind, and was of good quality. In crow examination this witness said that Mr. Bayley, Lord Doti moutii'd agent, generally inspected the working plans when he visited the colliery, but he could not recollect that any thing bad ever been said regarding the coal being taken from Mr. Caddick.—The next evidence was that of a man named White, who had been for four years employed re a " doggie "at this pit. He proved that the defendants bad almost from the beginning a knowledge of the encroach ments they were makieg on the complainant's property. At this stage of the proceedings, an adjournment was discussed, in con•equence of the absence of Mr. Bayley, the Earl of Dartmouth's agent, who bad been summoned to appear on the part of the prosecution; the magistrates, how ever, intimated that the impression upon their minds was that the defendants had a guilty knowledge of what was going on, and having beard an address from Mr. Wright, of Birmingham, on the part of the defendants, they resolved to commit them for trial at the ensuing maize., but to admit them to bail on their own recognizance' of lON. each. A warrant was granted for the apprehension of Bayley, be having conducted himself in a very violent man ner to the constable at the time the summons was served. This prosecution is one of a most =signal duciiption, of of this description having been hitherto regarded u an infringement upon civil rights, and rations at law insti tuted accordingly. In the result of it the great body of the coal-owner, of England are deeply interened. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 18, 1847. IREIAND. Demme, Ocr. la. The Freeman's Journal of th:' , morning hag an ar ticle entitled "Remodelling of Ele:!oral Divisions in the South," which charges the poor law commis sioners with undue favouritism to the Earl of Devon, to the detriment of the holders of property in the union of Newcastle, County Limerick. The fact.' of the case are these. The trustees of the Devon propetl in Limerick have advertised its sale in some of the London papers; and, as a stimulant to purchasers, hold out the advantage of a very diminished poor rate, which will be accomplished thus : at present the property is scattered t hrou gh six electoral divi sions of the union of Newcastle ; and, through the agency of the poor-law commissioners, it is proposed to form the dispersed parts into a separate electoral division by themselves. The particular effect of the arrangement would be the maintenance of the poor of the division out of its property—an arrange ment apparently just; but the general effect would be to establish a dangerous precedent which might lead to the eradication of electoral pau- I perism in some divisions, and throw the accumula tion upon others. The holders of property in the Newcastle union have communicated with the coin. missioners, but without a satisfactory result. Such are the facts connected with the Devon property. The contemplated arrangements would add consider ably to its value in the market; but the policy of selecting any particular property for such a premium is very questionable. Other proprietors would claim the same privilege under similar circumstances, and the result in many capes would be an active system of • .. The poor-law commissioners are keeping a vigilant eye on the appointments under the act. The exigency of the times and the difficulty of working so compli cated a machinery dispose the guardians to increase the number of officers, who will hereafter be a burthen on the rates when the system settles into easy motion. The commissioners, on the other hand, recommend extra ordinary exertions in the beginning with a few of& eery, instead of their unnecessary multiplication. The secretary to the commission, Mr. Stanley, in reply to a resolution of the South Dublin union to appoint a relieving officer for each electoral division, judi ciously observes : " The labour and trouble incidental to the commencement of • system of out-door relief should not be considered as showing the future ordi nary amount of the business of a relieving officer. The three classes of persons relievable under the first section of the Extension Act will be found limited in extent, and, when the more permanent cases of desti tution have once been inquired into and recorded on the books, the ordinary duties of the officer will not require any ampler provision than that proposed in the report of the committee." The guardians of the union have appointed a committee to report on the best mode of employing male and female able-bodied paupers, and oblige each to do fair and reasonable work for six days each week. At the last meeting of the Royal Agricultural So ciety several letters were read announcing subscrip tions to carry out the proposal of the Earl of Claren don, relative to agricultural lecturers—among the number, from the Earl of Fortescue subscribing 10/. Several local societies have contributed to the same object. The drainage prizes were awarded at the same meeting, on the report of Messrs. Andrews and Vaughan. In Munster the first was awarded to the Duke of Devonshire, for his Cork estates; in Ulster, to the Earl of Caledon and Lord Clanboyeand Dutferin. In Connaught and Leinster none were awarded. The proposal of his excellency will be fully considered on Thursday next. Tne Earl of Cork has just signalised himself by an act of great benevolence towards his tenantry, which is, in truth, quite in keeping with what has been re lated of him during the past year. The earl has just issued instructions to his agent to remit the tenantry on his large estates in Kerry 50 per cent. upon the rental of the year just closed at September, and also to pay the whole of the rate which the distribution of out-door relief under the new poor law may render necessary. LINCOLNSIIIRE. THE GRANTIIAMAZYJCULTUSAL SOCILTY held their Deniml meeting on Friday last. Like! many others of the kind, it exhibited a falling o ff in the quantity and quality of the stock exhibited, as well as in the attendance of agri culturists. The scantiness of the show was accounted for by the scarcity of "keep." The whole affair would have proved very uninteresting, had it not been far the after dinner speeches of two of the yeomanry, who having been challenged by Viscount Alford, M.P., to diecum any ques tion which they thought affected their interests, did not hesitate to take advantage of the "liberty " so &worded.— The Earl Brownlow, the president of the meeting, had in troduced the subject of tenant-right, respecting which con siderable feeling has existed in the district for some time. Ile stated that he could not conceive how the farmers could desire that which, instead of proving an advantage, would in the audio them injury. He was sure that is Lincolnshire leases were not at all required : the custom of the country was such II to afford outgoing tenants all the return they could fairly ask for impiovemmiu they might have effected in buildings on the farm, or expenditure in manure on the land of which they had not received the benefit; indeed it was the libe rality of this custom in Lincolnshire which led formers in other parts of the country to ask for a tenant-right, which &said make (that principle binding everywhere. As a proof that matters went on well in this county, it had bat n stated by Mr. Pusey, who might be called the Coryphmus of tenant ! eight (tor he had introduced a bill into parliament ow the eatiject lest session, though he had found out how difficult it was to make a measure of the kind applicable to all parts of the country), that the farming of Lineosnehire was equalled nowhere except in the Lothians; and Mr. Posey had also testified that under the Lincolnshire landlords, bar ren heaths had, in the course of a few years, been converted into the most fertile fields. He (Lord Brownlow), there fore, thought it was a fallacy to legislate on such a subject ; I and, more than that, it was impracticable. He had on his own estates tenants who had succeeded their fathers and grandfathers in their occupations, and all were contented with the present system.—ln a ply to these remarks, Mr. Bewley, of Huston, a yeoman, said if the noble lord knew the circumstances in which some farmers were placed he was sure he would admit the justice and policy of an equit able tenant-right. If the legislature would make such a right binding, the farmers would invest a g eat deal more capital in the land, and thus materially improve it and in crease the value of the predu ; but so long as they were at the mercy of the landlords, and liable to be turned out of their occupations without le leg reimbursed fur the capital they had expended in improvements. they would throw no more capital into the soil then they found advisa ble for cultivation from year to year. He knew a Cafe where • former tenant of Sir \Vm. Welby's had severely suffered for want of tenant-right; be had left Sir Wm. Welby's farm to take a larger farm under another landlord ; he invested a considerable sum, and greatly improved the estate ; but, having given offence to his new landlord, he wax compelled to leave at the end of two years, before he had got any re turn for his investment; and the whole of this lie was com pelled to sacrifice. Mr. Beasley then proceeded to another subject, which, he said, he would probably not have approached if Lord. Alford had not invited them to state any complaints they might hare to make. Now they had a grievous complaint to make of the manner in which the representation of South Line Awhile was managed at the last election. In Sir J. Trollope they had a member such as they all wished for ; and they desired to hare for his colleague, if not a man of equal experience, at all events one who knew something of parliamentary business ; in stead of that, however, they had thrust upon them Lord Burghley—no doubt a very amiable youth—but he was a young man who had only just attained his majority, and who anew nothing whatever of the duties he was sent to discharge. He therefore said that the yeo manry of South Lincolnshire, in having such a mem ber thrust upon them without being in the least consulted, had been very unfairly, and, he might sly, shamefully used. It was an abuse of the representative system, and an imposition upon the constituency of such sin important district of country as that of Saudi Line-ill:shire. —Mr. R. Henley, of Laughton, said he could not refrain from joining Mr. Beasley in the just complaint to which he had given utterance. It was an abominable thing to be treated as the yeomanry of South Lincolnshire had been : instead of being consulted as to the person who mu best tutted to serve them in parliament, they had been " given the go. by," and the election was the result of a compact in a drawing-room. If Lord Burghley wished to learn parliamentary business he should have been returned for his father's pocket borough of Stamford, but it was too bad to foist him upon South Lincolnshire without any qualification for the office, and in defiance of the wishes and interests of the constituency. Mr. Kewnev, of Grantham, endeavoured to explain the principle upon which Lord Burghley was brought forward; but the company seemed to be nearly all of the opinion of Mr. Beasley and Mr. Henley; and after much murmuring the subject dropped. The other topics dis cussed at the dinner were of very little importance. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. THE Ilion FARES on the Eastern Counties Rail way have had the effect of re-piecing a Cambridge coach upon the road. The local paper says : " The Defence," an expressive name, " started on Monday morninget 10 o'clock, with everything clean, bright, and new. Extraordinary in. tercet was excited by this revivification of a departed worthy. We believe not less than a thousand people were collected about the Woolpack ; and all along the areet, as far as the Conduit-head, were groups waiting for the unwonted, but not forgotten, sight of the real lour.horse coach rolling over our pavement at ten miles an hour. A lusty cheer burst forth when the the vehicle dashed off; and what with the bugle playing ' Should Auld A, gursintance be forgot,' and ' See the Conquering Hero comes,' the affair wu as exciting as need be. The coach has had very fair loads during the week, but it kept bad time in its early days. There will be an im provement in this respect, we daresay, when everything is in smooth working trim." --------- FRICIITETI. ACCIDENT AT ROMsET.—OR Friday ass workman was attending to some of the machinery of a malt mill belonging to Mr. George, the horse unexpectidly went forward, and the poor man's head being caught in the cog-wheels, he wu so mutilated that he survivtd the acci. dent bat a few hours, leaving five orphan children. BERKsIIIRE. INCOME TAX SURCOARGES.—A correspondent in forms us that the income tax surcharges in the Reading district have been so numerous and severe, that a public meeting of the aggrieved and others interested is to take place on Thursday next. In many instances the returns have been raised 20, 30, 40, and even 60 per cent., by the government surveyor. '• The only present renstd7," adds our informant, "is an appeal to the local commissioners, which involves a fresh scrutiny of every man's private affairs." Vbe Drama. HAT.asitart.—At this theatre on Sattutlay CUM lag, after " London Avurance," in which Mrs. NL,bett sparkled with her usual vivacity, and Mr. Henry Farren ex hibited considerable improvement, a new farce was pre.eated under the title of " Who's my Husband ?" The plot is alight, as that of a farce should be, and the absurdity con siderable, but the dialogue is smart and humorous, not as in many modern farces, a mere thread on which to hang the situations. Almost the entire burthen of the fun lay upon Keeley, but he bore it like a small Atlas. In the village in which he figures as Daniel Tootles, a druggist's shopman, lives a mysterious lady whose name is a combination of those exceedingly rare appellations, Smith and Thompson. „Airs. Smalls Thompson (Mrs. Clifford), having some 10 years pre. viously married a smoggling captain, was separated from her husband on the wedding-day so suddenly as to be quite in the dark as to his identity, and had ever since lived in seclu sion on a pittance of which Daniel, without knowing the real paymaster, is the hebdomadal medium of payment. His visits to the widow provoke the jealousy of his master's daughter, to whom he is about to be married, while on the other hand, Mrs. Smith Thompson, who thinks ho knows all about her husband, follows him every. wkere, and resters him with inquiries. The ludicrous perplexities arising out of such a situation, in the hands of Keeley, may be easily imagined. He raves, dances, pretests, fights, and goes mad through all the stages of comic misery of which he is the unrivalled delinea , or. To Mrs. Smifh Thompson, in reply to her frantic inquiries of " Who's my husband ?" he suggests an application to Joseph Ady ; and to the fair one he protests that he only pays "a certain weekly pittance," with an air of indignant virtue which kept the house in continuous laughter. His perplexities are at length removed by the return of the smuggling captain, who, under the protection of a pardon, comes to claim his wife : and all parties are made happy niter the usual fashion. The farce was successful, and was announced by the hero for repetition " every evening until further notice." The even ing's entertainments terminated with Mr. Oxenford's suc cessful farce of " Twice Killed." UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL. CAMBRIDGE, OCT. 16.—With regret wo record the death of the ReT. 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