The Express. — London, England, 1852-04-17 00:00:00

THE ELECTIONS. To . • - WFR II kIILE A TS.—MI2. YItTON. TTIOMPSON AND atornia t o meeting 0 the aoriaraarniala at 11 , ' e wer 'Wald. took place last mein at Ms Datal, anon, Cowper-Nivea, ..ryind sib aullee Far. 11"4 f,, • addrsmes from Mr. IILP" and Anat. rAyrtas in mimeo.. to the etscle se i s kri s i ontm g h e e great principles of religious liberty." 'Thera aas w ed, el ott. ndlince. 8 )1 , w, mew. was unanimously called on to preside. Oa jrr I'it...MO.li and Mr. Ayrtoa appearing on the platform a,' in • greeted with loud cheers. '11,70,6111.V. said the or of civil and religious liberty sow as it was 200 rare ago, and the labs. ;;;.,, shureelitsh fully appreciated that liberty. Ile Sot niaol hail uttered htmself as churchwarden of that " A i ih eietto jruiciele of opposing chunk rate*, and neatly r ; g e e had leer, It cordril in favour of that principle. eb,. (j .) lienning to the various candidates for the jj, m i g t., be observed that Mr. flutter was the m - olee . 4 si r. Pearce. Pearce. sit Shorcilitch, mid hi. cause was par tx,,iarly telem up oy the publican.. and he believed by iwyseamen.(l.2loth t hoped the gentlemen pro- pet *mild have .6 hearing. From what he had semi 5k ,..„4 of Hr. Almon he was inclined in his & cou p, mo b be seald first calf uisin that gentleman. Mr. Aturur no. loudly cheered on rising. Ile MU k (sad the aid u.. 'I-up story bad been again repeated.— gh a t ho hired Mr l'hompson bud nominated bins am a Can ▪ yta.a,tit it had bet a estr and over again refitted. h o er.) It was in answer to the call of the 'teeters alma • h, sto , st torw..ril to ask their suffrages. Ho was sew 1 ,..„111,..t a gentleman who wee a menilar of psellament 8 1, 01 :J at A public na,ting repeat this Story, in the glee of g y , l 6,..,tive Activation clan elector, and in the abeam" of rhomeou and lornolf. (near, bear.) That gentle man ,Sir W. Clay) had then sought to stale the discumion, whin sem,. •f these rest at wished to answer him. Its kat! ,Mae th:. Oil the ground of Cornea% as though it wens fair! the tli ergo and mot to lime tb. answer. (Cones)) N, wedil louger dwell on this o ld s t or y, b u t w elm-rse that the 'lector. had to choose their Olin m d„b*,.. ,11.ar, bear.) The greet question lee their coesideratem that trig:llllU was religious 11 . bary t.a. A illn .two which we it to the ems ot gen... 7, and spread through all its ramifications. Ha kn „„,,.4 •t o io ui w ),.. conscientiously supported the union Mihanh and state , but the man iidieuled the per hon. am t calla nit ame clad.-trap, shooed hiinsel peas geed of a very marrow mind, and utterly unfit to rev poitsm of trust ill this . rountry. (Cheers.) lie n 2 it a nailer cry, as the voice of the people, when Mori vilest ~ p pression. had beep called in all ages; but it was a ery shush would tie beard in high places, mail must be list rind to. rs.) genie non would accept no principle milees it were .netifled by wealth, and supported by rank red fashion ; they thought bishops u per and courtly ap pialsn• ef the gislatire, but be (lMr. Ayrton) could Sp ins:Ai the services of hunahle ministers, though nut epic erea""y er I (Cheers) Why should a separation of ittunii au,l state be less practicahle here than in ether eountries Was our church so eatnionlinary !hot it could nit live by itself? To admit this RIM to ..i.-lisowletlia that it was a community so offen sive to Leaven that it could not maintain its place amongst ale:teas keheers.) 'The question might be Ms peed of on the ground alone of the injury done to religion by pp -,r*ing the church in its present position. Ile nitro- Catid thin cause, tiOt liss mere pecuniary grounds, as relating to church rens. Ile twos tarry to see that that narrow view bah been uat one mr,tinot in that borough. (Hear, Ity separatine all reiniious questions from civil p ee rioneeell,rtroolly god etilltoril would lte largely pro moted., as n.lig.ou. 11,selissiOn. would then be cunfioed to the charetn. , !heal.. lies, and not be thrust before pan ts. Meat. (CM, rs.) Mr. G. 'room rsos. M.l'., wan received with enthusiastic Wen. Iles aid lie aat very grateful for this opportunity of fully explaining the principles be had ever held on the supftniely impertatit subject of religious freedom, and abso lute religious equality. Ile was anxious to define the position an which he *toed. It was not necessary for him • Ins churekestablisliments, or to canvass to esplaiu los views On for vile., but to elhicharge • solemn duty to noncou...._ seal to lift up his voice to warn them that there was • prospect of the principles of norwonlormity being compro mised by the acts of nonconformists themselves. (Cheers) lie lead the support of the nonconformists of the world at large; he Was covered with their mantle; and if he saw any nuesinfonoiet, were he the wealthiest man in Lombard *toe t, acting in a way to peril the principles lie professed, be k Mr. Thompson) would denounce it. were it at the peril of his election. (Cheers.) Hail he been but half an hour at the Manor Kowa last night, he would have elideavoured to enlighten the ignorance of those who peeleseed not to know what was meant by the separation of church and state. (Loud cheers.) This was no new quession to him. He hied been led to eon rider it years ago by overtures made to him in connexion with an establishment north of the Tweed, which would have made him the coadjutor of the Chalmerses and others of that church, and not of the,Masaies of Hackney. (Cheers.) Saw years ago, in the Free-trade Hall at Manchester, hr had declared himself opposed to all church establishments, and t • all compulsory payment. for the support of religion. ad that the existing establishment was an institution that eeght to be n6,1614%11. (Cheers.) Ile did not ask noncon formists for their votes, but to hear from him their duty-- g.t to him, but to themselves, their consciences, and that GAI (Cheers.) So fir as he was Mb ttnbodimeat of thew princ.ples, and if they wished to have them embodied in the Moire of Commons, let them support him ; for those prise eiplis were part of his nature, and he should eery them wherever he went. (('been.) But if the electors preferred ■ man who would only act on those principles, were be called on to frame society over again, and if such a man ware thought worthy of the support of standard-hearses Wiloopt rioncoseformiete, by all memos let thins send him to St. Stephen's Chapel, and joy go with him. ;Chime and laughter.) Where he met &Meet Morley a Stepaey.green as the proposer of Sir William Mt shouid call on him to answer for the letting &ma of those pruniplis of nonconformity which he had supported Is hie (ter. Itemises's) person at the last election. (Chess.) • reefereesee of nonconformists, held in 11(117, pared are militias appointees a committee to watch over the interests eldissisten al the approaching election. Connected with was a Lemeloo committee, at the head of whom was Mr. haunt Morley, and it comprised twelve electors of the Tear Hamlets. They issued an •11 , 11110, calling on the ventitations to stand by their principles unshrinkingly. (Heir, hear.) He (Mr. Thompson) had not swerved from Wise principles; atil yet, last night, a .111 C of those gentle mss denounce el Lim as unworthy of support. (Hear, bear.) It am true, be had not gamin • fortune in the mean time ; sea yet the -e men now supported • candidate whose, only Prommendation was that he was rich, was • b..ronet, and a supporter of the u n ion of church and state. In con- Canon, the hun. gentleman declined he was not there to tapes., het to exhort the electors to stand by their colour.. (i Litre) If they deserted it, it would be taken up by re igns. n gene rally, for they knew that all breaches of liberty wen easiscrteil and di pendent on each other. if they mild find a worthier man than him to represent them, let dem return him ; if they thought otherwise, he was wil hie again to represent them in the House of Commons, and le would only desert his principles with his life. (Loud sheen.) Mr Mime r Svtrn, of Kingsland, said he had memo esteskti that this spiting should be held, for the she et Puttee g an end to the calumnious statement* that led been creed ged respecting Mr. Thomprom, and be mut eertele would ass, that effect. (Chasm) lie had tames seesba. hoe, the same as the see by the isesseep istussu in 1 5 17, to which 114 femfew had rehised: "That this merlin of the auseeteheitiet &Men of the Tower Hamlets, deeply impremed with the importing muss at which they art arrived, and the grave respossibill• two which it involves, feel it to be their solemn dui fie awert the great principle that the civil power, w viewed in it. legislative or administrative functions, hY ao right, authority, or title to interfere with the reifirmir eymens or to direct and control the religious pradillel sf Is'Ade. That applying thee principle to reliiiilla ssr w niza..nts and schemes of maimed education, this lieeelikg feels hound to withhold its support from any sad every NW algae who is not prepared to oppose every atamegelleeedow eee e et .t the 111,111. of other., (11 the ealweina or the pmciple of endowment or state support to ill soh; and wt.. is not prepared also to defend and support the religious tdarat.en of the people, unfettered by state pay or state tquP.l, as the most precious guarantee of the civil and re liberties of this country." Mr ALLOW, in seconding the resolution, said that Mr. 11. n I.on had, some time ago, asked them to find a helps tei • t tor him; be hupd they had done so is Mr. Ayrton ; awl he trwited the electors would return them both. (cheers.) JAIIIIPW.IX said the charge had been made at the Moline, meeting that Mr. Thompson had introduced Mr. Apton to the electors. It was highly creditable to Mr. 'Wauseon. that he should wish to have • colleague who sups pond OW sun* great principles of civil and religious bler'l as himself; for however Sir W. Clay might agree with him on general political questions, ea all those affect ing shine°. equality they were opposed. (Cheers.) The ri eilation was then put and carried unanimously, Soi•nwed by three cheers for Mr. Thomproo and Mr. Ammo. Mr. T)p.mrsov, in proposing a vote of thanks to the eh armee, said that he and Mr. Ayrton alleuld appear in e , . ty part of the borough, espeeuelly where there was episodical. (Cheels.) One.. for all, he utterly repudiated andnintradieted all dust had been stated last night about his having iotrodueed Mr. Marton ; and Sir W. ('lay must known it was not so . ; lie must hove nen the state - awnt in the paper.. Sebec".) Mr. Ay ki.,v wcon ed the motion, which was carried Mo t 41 11 , 44 peat cheering, followed by three groans for Mr. h y. 1 la vote was suitably acknowledged by Mr. flows, and h• misting the a 'separated NOTTINGHAM MEETING OF LIBERAL ELE C T O. lln Thuraday evening a large ßS meeting of the elee ten hf the liberal party (cowrt ued by circular), was held the Exchange l all, to meet the Right Hoe. Edward forint and 11 Esq. Mr. Md. Yunnan .4• m the chew. Mr. Cowl inquired whethir they could Unlit Mr. Walter sutfieiently to n pr h.r.t them in the coming parliament ; uliellier, in feet, tlu r should suffer Mr. Walt. r coder any o, hdderation to ....Oh ~ present them ? (tries of " No, no; se sal hot have loin") No one felt the importance at the Su. oeiml Iro` dna himself, and it occupied the mat 'nano attPdtion of both the previous meeting. lab 1.1141 un the subject. They came to the iletermi efahnwi however, t o have two liberal candidates, and that they should be persous of whom there could be so doubt, no mystery, so mistake, mad in who. they could put Weir fullest trust; whore political °pinkies were emend sad liberal, and whose actions would always be in accord. anal with their expressed sentiments. Such a man they had in Mr. Gishorne ; and then the question arose where were they to End hint • similar colleague ? Kis were named, commeneLg with Mt. Sturge and ending with Mr. Dickers*, who , literary claims were great tines to say the least of him. *V', these gentlemen, from various motives, declined ; bat in the puma of Mr. Strum a gentleman was found_ perfectly suitable to represent their interests (Cheers) Mr. Close then analysed Mr. Walter'. addresses the eketors, pointing out, with considerable ability, its deceitful character, and showing bow utterly unwovhy much an individual as the chief proprietor of the Tintes was to be the exponent in parliament of the opinions of the people of Nottingham; and how much his public professions of liberality were at va-iance with his prisats convictions. The ClMlllaitit4 then called upon the Right lion. ED• WAItU griturr, who wee received with luud applause. Ho began by expriming the gratification he hail felt at receiving an invitation from a large body of the electors of this populous borough to become their candidate. lie stood before them no untried man. It was now nearly twenty-two years since he bed first the honour of being re turned to parliament as the representative of his native town thy : he hail represented that borough eighteen years, and in six parliaments, during the whole of which time, he believed he succeeded in et-mining the conlidenee of his constituents. Having alluded to the circumstances under which he bad declined the requisition which was made fir him tore-offer himself at Derby, and entered upon the pn-sent contest, assuring the meeting it was front no personal or sellidi motives, the right honourab:e gentleman proceeded testate his opinions upon some of the leading questions of the day. Though of course lie did not sup pose lie could fully represent all the opinions of the mein hers of the liberal part) for they lived in a country where they enjoyed the bent tit of free down...ion, and where each man could form an upinion fur hinistlf—he believed that, in order to give iffact to the great political principles which they had all at heart, they could sink all minor differences, and he thought the y would find that his general opinions on the leading to; ice of the dry accorded with the great majority of the liberal party of Nottirghlon, especially upon the great practical questions which were lik,ly to some before the legislature of the country. lie would first ref, r to the great question of free trade and proteetiou. lie was no modern convert to the principles of free trade. (Cheers.) From the first time be offered himself, nearly 25 years ago, he had always voted in favour of motions condemnatory of the then exist ing corn laws and in favour of their repeal. (Cheers.) Upon tht question of parliamentary reform, he begged to stale that he gave his cordial support to the Reform Bill of 1832, and reiuiced at the Inca:tun, introduced during the present year by Laird Juhn and which he was pre pared to give his entire support. 'I here was, however, an Important omission in that bill, inasmuch as it did nut dist enfranchise small boroughs, which, from their size, were so liable to bribery mid corruption, and amalgamate them with ns large constant Ladies. With refer, nee to the question of the franchise, he lied always considered that, in proportion as , the pecqae became more intelligent sod better educated, so the franchise ought to be expanded, and he was of opinion the time had now arrived when an extension was necessary and desirable. Though he was fully prepared to support the enfranchisement of 31. oecupiern, as proposed by Lord Russell, he thought the better course would have been to extend the privilege to those who held the municipal frau chine. (" Hear," and cheers.) lie was strongly in favour of adopting the ballot, without which he could not see how the electors could exercise their own indepenuent judgment. lie wished to allude to anoth•r question—the amendment of the law. lie was rejoiced to find this question now taken up by distinguished sawyers ; hr wished it every suecials, as he believed that en alteration was called for. He looked, upon the question of the education of the people as one of vital importance, and considered it a duty incumbent upon the legislature of this country to institute a system by which every child in the land might ultimately receive the advantage of a good education. In doiug this he would have the religious prejudices of every class in the country properly respected. Ile had always been in favour of the removal of civil and religious dialidities, and the abolition of church rates, which was considered a grievance by dissenters, while he believed it materially interfered with the uti Ity of the established church. (Loudand long-conti nued cheering.) The right lien. gentleman concluded by declaring that, if honoured by being chosen their re presentative, he should endeavour to prove himself worthy of their confidence. lie then resumed his seat amid loud cheers. Oissionsr, Esq.,_ then stepped forward, and was greeted with ardente. He must remind them that three meetings of the liberal party had been held in this town, ut each of which a large majority came to the determination of having three candidates of their own party at the forth coming election It was also agreed unanimously at one of those meetings that he (Mr. Oishorne) should be one of the candidates. (Cheers.) Ile rejoiced that he was not a party to that decision, as it did not come within his province to judge of Mr. Walter's claims. That decision being accepted with cordiality by the great body of the liberal party in Not tingham, he had acceded with cordiality, and he now came before them to know whether that feeling was reciprocal. They might all remember that the last election was abeo lately in the bands of a single individual, as it was a matter of uncertainty whether Mr. Walter, the present member, should be then proposed, and after h e: had been nominated, • proposal was made in this place that if he (Mr. Gisborne) would withdraw, Mr. Walter, the present member, would also then retire from the contest; in that ease, Sir John Ilubbouse and Mr. Feargus O'Connor would have been re turned without a contest. Was it nut absurd that the representation of live thousand electors should depend on such a contingency as that ? having referred to some of the events of the last election, he proceeded to discuss some of the public questions of the day, expreiving, in the dist place, his strong adherence to the prineiplea of frog t rude, uud toeing a salutary caution as to the present admi nistration en reference to this question. (Loud cheers) With respect to the extension of the franchise, he believed that the wider they opened the portals of the constitution the safer they were. (Cheers.) Ile bad always supported the ballot, becauee he believed they were dnven to it for the protection of jsa voter against bribery and intimidation. They had been advised to give a fair trial to the Derby ad =itemisation ; he could not do this while the maxim of the double 1) administration was get power, honestly if they could, but at all events get power; and, moreover, never support any ministry who did not clearly state their princi ples. On every ground he would, if sent to parliament, give no toleration, no, not fur an hour, to the present cabinet. lie now ;eked the electors this important ques tion, were they united in their determination to support him, in connexion with his friend Mr. Strutt, than whom there was no colleague he should have greater pleasure in serving with ? (Lou d applause.) The C liA I rovoi having inquired if any elector wished to ask any question of the candidates, Mr. Alderman Emus; more el—" That this meeting ;dodges itself to support Mr. Strutt and Mr. Oisborne at the coming election ' which was carried unanimously, and the meeting soon alt er separated. CHRISTCHURCH.—Captain Harris, the brother of the Earl of Malmesbury, has this morning (Aped 15) can vassed the borough, in company with his friends Mr. Elliott and Mr. Jenkins. Persons who have been can vassed state, that they are led to believe no attempt will be made to restore protection by Lord Derby, but they look for an alleviation of the burdens of agricultural taxation. Lord Malmesbury had a large party last night at Heron Court, where his lordship and the countess have been staying fur some days, and receiving visits from the neighbouring gentry. Lord Malmesbury is owner of the great tithes of Christchurch; Captain Harris, his brother, is indebted mainly for his return to the in fluence of Sir George Rose, who, although 80 years of age, still has an eye to political influence, and expending a good income with the tradesmen of the town, and paying his accounts monthly, is enabled, in conjunction with Lord Malmesbury, to secure a number of votes for his protegee. DENBIGHSHIRE AND FLINTSIIIRE.—Cupe Of a letter issued to the Kinmel tenantry.—" Kinmel Park, 9111 April, 1852. Dear Sir,—The Lady Dinorben has heard that a report is abroad in this quarter that she is, on the , coming election, disposed to exercise an influence over the rotes of the tenants of this and the Lleweney estates. That report I am expressly requested by her ladyship to contra dict ; and to say that her ladyship, in accordance with the procedure of your late lamented landlord ein this head, and in accordance with her own sentiment., is decidedly opposed to the exercise of any such influence ; and you will there fore not only contradict such reports, but you will exercise I your own judgments in this matter, and in doing so, ion may rely upon her ladyship's entire approbation. —I remain, sir, yours most obediently, 2. Murray. To Mr. Edward Ellis, l'eutre.-I'.B. Make this known to any of yam neighbours as opportunity may present.—J. M." EvEsuam.—Mr. Serjeant Wilkins is a candidate on liberal free trade principles. EIETER.—Sir Stafford M. Northeote has declined coming forward as • conservative candidate for the city. Ile says, in a letter to John Carew, Esq., that for upwards of a year his health has been the 'object of anxiety to his family, and his medical advisers object to his encountering fatigue for some time to come. In conclusion, he proftmes hie ardent attachment to the monarchy, sod the constitu tion of this country, end's zealous devotion to the pure end reformed church. The conservatives are somt what in a " tin," and are un the look out, it is understood, for another candidate. NORTH WORNICI4IIIIIL—Tbo representation of this division of the county, whenever the general election may occur, i. a matter of considerable uncertainty. Should a suitable opponent or opponents be found (with regard to which there spears to be some difficulty). there would un questionably be • very severe contest; and some persons go so far as to say that in ill probability one or both the pre sent representatives of North Warwick would be rejected. Mr. C. H. Bresebridge, formerly • candidate, and Mr. W. 8. Bugdalt, for two or three parliaments member for the northern division, have been n of as free trade candi dates. The letter is a Peelite ; but it is hardly probable that either of these gentlemen, unless strongly backed with the uteessary smarm, will, although the prospect may be en eourmiog, embark in so hazardous an undertaking. Nr.WIAATLE-UPON-TTNE.—Mr. Watson, Q.t . ., one of the three liberal candidates fur the representation of this borough, addreued • crowded meeting in the Lecture-hall, on Thursday evening, after an active canvass of several days past ; W. Bainbridge, Esq., berrieter, 'inside& Mr. Watson, who we, loudly cheered, t apremed a firm convic tion of his success on the day of lettion. Among tither references to the leading topics of thu day, he promised to promote a beaching investigation into the present depressed state of the shipping interest, would advocate the establish ment of Court. of Commerce fur cheap litigation in cases of atilielos at ass and salvage, and hoped to ma a systems of edsealles Is which the abilu would be taught the religion of Its parents. Three hearty cheers were given to the learned gentleman, who immediately left fur London. PAISLRY.—Mr. Archibald 'Ludt., the present whig member for this town, met his constituents amemblud is large public meeting, at his own request, on Wednesday': evening. About i,dou electors and non-electors were as sembled. Mr. Mamie addressed them at considerable length in justification of his voles and ebsenees during the present parliament; but his explanations were received with merits of much disapprobation. The hon. gentlemen wits very closely questioned npou many topics of public in terest, and his answers appeared to give great diwatisfac Lion. As Moo committee and friends were not prepared to submit any motion to the meeting, John Brown, Esq., one of the borough magistrates, proposed the resolution follow ing " That Archibald Mastic, Esq., dm., not ponces the con fhlence either of the electors or of the inhabitants of Pale ley as reprewsitotive of the burgh in parliament." Baillie n supported this resolution, limnd much applause, deny ing that Mr. !Lesbos was a progressive reformer, referring to hit comment support of the lute w hig government, and his perpetual absence from the division in which liberal measures 'squired to be supported. Ile denied that Mr. Basle was entitled to 0 e credit of being a thoorotich free trader, era consistent representative. To Ilsillie own's motion as amendment was moved to postpone the considera tion of Mr. Muslin's conduct ; lout ultimately the meeting resolved, with only ono dissentient, in tuvour of the original resolution, which was declared to be carried amid I great applause. SOUTH NOTTS.—No opposition is expected to Lord Newark and Mr. Barrow for this division. The letter indi• vidual, in en address Just issued, says: I retain my for mer principles es to the policy of ii free importation of un taxed looreign produce in competition with our own ; and I em still convinced that a continuanco of the present wesre and undue ilepres.ion of the sgricultural interest will, if not liras lily relieved, seriously effect all elus , es of the com munity." Mr. Itsrrow also asserts that he is opposed in principle to the hlaynnoth I'IMOMMPUt grant. TAvnancu.—The subjoined address has been issued by Mr. Trelawny. A correspondent states that Mr. Trelawny hoe resiaued because sumo of the electors fancy he is still pledged to take the step of bringing forward the question of the separation of church and state, a step which he is supposkd to consider injudicious at this time:—" To th.• Eh cturs of 'favistoek.—Gentleinen,-1 have resigned my seat. I propose, notwithstanding, to attend the meeting to-morrow, and to shew you that I have il.?ne my duty to the popular party throughout my political career. I post. pone till then all &fair!' of erroneous statements, with which your walls have teemed fer some time. Ido not intend to oiler myself again its a candidate for Tavistork, without a requisition from a cleat majority of the electors. —1 have the honour to be, gentlemen, your obliged and faithful servant, J. 8. TUlLAWNY.—Tari‘tuck, April hi, 18d2." YORK.—On Wednesday, Mr. H. Vincent, who polled 861 votes at the last election, addressed an assembly of the chinos from a balcony in the market place. Ile el, livered a long speech, in the course of which he expressed the greatest desire for the salon of the advanced and mo derate liberals, and said that, if he were adapted by ameet ing of the liberal party us one of the candidates, he would cordially unite with any other liberal candidate who might be placed in unity with him. Ile was in advance of some reformers, hut, as a practical man, he should vote for the proposition of Joseph Hume, us an instalment of a debt due tothe people. lie was fur not only maintaining en untaxed loaf, but for carrying out our free trade policy in all direc tions. lie was for absolute religious liberty, and would vote against all propositions that would tax ono man to maintain another man's religion. He was in favour of direct taxation, and for a large reduction in our present ex penditure. Ile In longed to the peace party, and would vote against militia hills in every form. WALSALL—Mc lion. E. Littleton, son or Lord Ilatherton, declines to offer himself for re-election, and Mr. Forster (a member of the Oxford circuit), the son of the late banker, and formerly member for the borough, is at present in undisturbed possession of the field. The con servatives constitute a strong party in the tiorrugh, but they are not all agreed upon the subject of free trade. NEGLIGENCE OF A RELIEVING OFFlCElL—Yeater day Mr. Payne, coroner, held an inquest at the Crown, Illackfriars-road, en the body of Margaret Seaward, aged 21, whose death was alleged to have been caused by negli gence on the part of Mr. William Endean, the reliev,ng officer of St. George's, Southwark. From the evidence of Ann Maher, it appeared that deceased arrived with her from Ireland on Sunday week, and that they took a lodging at No. 9, Surrey-court, Green-street, Blackfriars.road. Deceased, who was • single woman, was seized with the pains of labour on the following night, and Mr. Evans, • surgeon, having been sent for, she was delivery! of • female still-burn child. Ellen Cleary and Catherine Farrel, both of them Irishw,men, stated that they came over with de ceased, and that she was exceedingly ill on her passage, during which she had to sleep on deck, with no other covering than her own clothes. Mr. Evans, surgeon, deposed that he was cellist to deceased, who shortly afterwards gam birth to a still-born child. She was lying on a heap of shavings, in a small back room. which was also occupied by a number of other poor people. Dial what was necessary at the time, and recommended her to apply for parochial relief. On the Sunday evening following he was agaia sent for, when he found her very bad, and, having prescribed for her, recommended one of the females then Pet sent to apply to the relieving officer for medical relief. This was dose, but the messenger haying met with a rebuff, he (witness) wrote to Mr. Bodeen stating the exigency of the ease, and requesting that the woman should be immediately admitted to the workhouse. Saw her again next day, hut no notice had been taken of his tip ' plication, and on the following day the poor woman began to sink rapidly from exhaustion. liad no doubt that had the relieving officer attended to his duty the woman's hfe might possibly have been saved, as in the workhouse she would have had those comforts which females in such a condition require.—Mr. Fitch, clerk to the board of guar dians, inquired whether it would have been safe to remove her, and witness replied that, under the circumstances, it would have been mo-t proper to have done so. In explanation Mr. VOA said he wished it to be understood that he was not present on the part of Mr. Bodeen, but to watch the case for the board of gusrdiens.—in reply to the coroner, witness, in continuation, said that at last • small quantity of tea, sugar, oatmeal, and a loaf of bread was sent to the poor woman, hut it was then too late, as she was by that time rapidly sinking. Ann Maher, be ing: recalled, said that Dr. Evans gave her a letter, which she took to Mr. Endean, the relieving aloe:, who left her for two hours and then ordered her to go away. Asked him if the poor woman should he sent to the workhouse, when he replied that he would "put her in a ship and send her home." She then went home, and Mr. Endean etas that evening, bringing with him a quarter of a pound of sugar, some tea, and a loaf of bread. A woman in the house asked him if he would give the dying creature some straw to lie upon and some bed covering,when he replied theistic might have some straw but no covering. Ile never came after wards: and when she went to hint next day he (Mr. En dean) slammed the door in her face. Mr. Wm. Endean, having been called upon by the coroner, stated, in reply to the charge, that en the 6th of April ho received a note certifying that the female in question had been delivered of • child, but heard no more of the case hit last Monday morninr, when he saw the last witness, who gave him an other wee. Asked her the usual questions, arid told her he would attend to the case. Went in the afternoon to see deceased, and found her lying in a corner of the room, but thought her in too dangerous a condition to be removed. Gave her tea, sugar, and bread ; and when asked if he would give her a bed, replied that, " if he did it could only be a straw one, which would be no better than the one she was then on." This being the whole of the evidence the Coroner went carefully over the various depositions, and the jury, having deliberated about half an hour, returned the following verdict :—" That Margaret Seaward died from inflammation, consequent on childbirth, and the jury are of opinion that Mr. Endean, the relieving °Aker, did not pay proper attention to the ease. They would also re commend the hoard of guardians to investigate his conduct on this occasion." MASsI.AUGHTER AT BATIL—A few days since we gave in the Express the particulars, so far as they were then known, of a case of stabbMg at Bath, in which a young man named William Tuckey had received a very dangerous wound from • blow, inflicted in his side with a 'Loire, by an Irishman named Edward Mahoney. The in juries have since proved fatal, and on Thursday evening A. H. English, Esq., held an inquest upon the body of the unfortunate dece ased, at the Guildhall in that city. It appears that on the night of the bth inst. the prisoner, Mahoney, Turkey, and other,, were drinking at the Seven Dials public•bouse, when Mahoney quarrelled with a woman, and subsequently • scuffle took place between him and the deceased in the passa g e, and Turkey gave prisoner a blow in the mouth. The presonerexclaimed, "lon shall suffer for this young man." Turkey left the house with another man. They passed round the house, and were proceeding up a lane, into which another door from the Seven Dials led, when Mahoney came out, and approach ing them, exclaimed that he would hit hie knife into the first person who came near him, and, instantly rushing upon Tuckey, ho plunged a knife into his left , ide. The wounded man exclaimed, " I am gabbed," and fell to the ground, and the blood rushed oat of his aide. He was taken to the United Hospital where he lingered lOC several days, and then died from the effects of the wound. Upon a post modem examination it was found that the knife had penetrated into the left lung to the depth of nearly two inches. After striking the blow, Mahoney ran back into the house, and upon being taken into custody, a knife with the blade coy, red with blood was found in his pocket. The deceased, shortly before his death, had his depositions taken in which be admitted having given the prisoner some pro vonstion. The jury returned a verdict of " Miunlaugh ter." NORTH AND SOUTH SHIELDS AND TYNtalOl7ll NAMot 118.—Arrangementa are being made, by the engi neers of the Electric Telegraph Conepaxy, for uniting them harbours by submqueous telegraph. GREAT NORTHERN ItAitwaT.—This company's Towns line is now nearly completed, and preparations are bring made for km opening. GREAT WESTERN ItAII.WAY.—A meeting is to be held at Devisee, to consider the expediency of an extension of the Gnat Western to that town. CAMIIOIINE CONROL% MINING COmrANv.—Yester. day a =ming in this matter was held before Master in Chancery Richards, when candidates were proposed to fill the ofliec of official manager. The Master postponed his decision as to the appointment TERCENTENARY COMMEMORATION OF KING EDWARD'S SCHOOL, AT BIRMINGHAM. A ceremonial of a moat Interesting character took place at Birmingham yesterday. This event bad ex cited much interest, not only iu Birmingham, but amunget a largo number of person, of high standing in the chief seats of learning in the country, chiefly because of the sues ems which attended the movement, sumo twenty year, ago, to place the institution in such a position that the benevu . lent intentions of the illustrious founder should bo carried out. Up to that time the school hail been puttered gradually to fell into decay —its splendid revenues fur the most pert ex moiled without the slightest benefit to the thomiandsof the youth of Birmingham for whose instruction it was the pious CAM of King Edward to provide. About the period Ito which we refer, that must excellent and learned person, Dr. Jenne, the present Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, was appointed master of the school. Ile I immediately betook himself with great teal, energy, and perseverance, to place the school on a proper footing, end to make it a great benefit to the town and district. Under the governors' sanction a most liberal scheme was prepared, by which, amongst other provisions, the children of dia -1 senters were ay.:mined to a pertinent' in the endowment. Theaid of parliament was sought and obtained to the I scheme. A new school was erected by Mr. Barry, and the school was at once placed on the most complete scale of 1 efficiency. The new arrangements were brought to perfer• lion under Dr. Jenne. They were continued and earned out under the auperimenalence of his successor, the present Bishop of Manclumer. half a dozen additiunal buildings have since been erected which have been set apart as ele mentary schools: and at the present time the course of toleration is on the most liberal and comprehensive scale. ~SucA is the institution, the foundation of which was cele brated yesterday. At an curly hour in the morning, the goer rnors, masters, and winders of the Cirernmar•schoul. with the teachers and pupils of the elementary schools u ambled at the principal school in N ew . s t r e t. There, schools, were assembled the visitors who hod been invited on the occasion • amongst them were the head masters hum the principal public schuols in the country ; several distin guished pervens from Oxford and Camhridge, the Bisho.. of Worcester, the Bishop of Manchester, the Rey. Francis Jenne, D.C.L., of Oslord • Lord Calthurpe, Dr. I'hilli more, Mr. Spooner, M.l'., Mr. Newdegate, M.P., Mr. Hill, Q.O , the Recorder of the borough, Mr. Whately, 4.C., Sir Charlie Barry, the Mayor, the msgistrates, the aldermen, and all the principal inhabitants of the town, Archdeacon Baboon, Archdeacon Sandford, and many of the clergy of the establishment resident both in the town end t; the Rev. John Angell James , and the ministers of dissent ing congregation'. A procer.ion nu formed at ten o'clock to the old church of St Martin, where Maine service was performed, and • religious tribute thus paid to the memory of the royal founder. The church was densely crowded. The first part of the service was pert rmed by the Rev. J. C. Miller, the rector, a•sisted by the Rev. E. 11. ',litford, M.A., the head mutt r of the school, and *the Led Bishop of Man chester. JEUNE primehed the sermon, which was li.tened to with great attention by the lnrge auditory • at its termi nation the Bishop of Worcester pronounced ' the benedic tion. In the afternoon, the rovernors of the school and a large number of influential persons assembled in the principal school-room. After an address by the Rev. E. H. Gifford, M.A., the Head Master, Mr. W. Whitely gave an inte restiug sketch, tracing the history of the school from its foundation to its present date. From this statement it ap pears that the present number of pupils in the school is about 1,160; the income is shout 10,000/. a yinr. A few years since the debt on the school, consequent on the cree tion.of the new buildings, and the carrying out of the im provements, was 914,00111. 'this sum leis been paid off by the sale of property to the railway companies, and the go vernors are prepared tope on in the course of improvement : The mutual prize founded by the Bishop of Manchester, was presented on this occasion, for the best " Critical Essay on a Passage in the Greek Testament." There were many competitors for the prize, wh ch the adjudicators decided should he divided between two; four others receiving honourable mention. Two paths, There and Rawlings, received handsome Scripture commentaries, after suitable iddre.ses from the right rev. prelate. The youth Bawling% also obtained Mr. William Chance's prize for " Encouraging the Study of Scriptures." This prize consisted of Archbishop Leighton's works. " Prizes by fernier Pupils of the School," were presented by the Rev. Mr. ltembill, one of the masters of Harrow School, to three youths, Dixon, Valentine, and Jones. The subjects of the prises were for " Essays on sulijetts con nected with the Foundation of the School." Two other prizes on the subject, which had been competed for by all the classes, were awarded to Hatch and Salt. Mr. Spooner, M.P., the bsiliff of the school, announced that her Majesty the Queen had been pleased to accept a gold medal which the governors had caused to be struck in commemoration of this occ3sion, and al a token of the in- terest she feels in the prosperity of the school. Silver medals were also presented to the Bishop of Worcester, as visitor of the school; to the Bishop of Mancheiter ; to Dr. Jenne; to Mr. Whateley, the hon. sceretaty ; and to the 'ter. Mr. Gifford and the Rev. Sydney °edge, the first and second ranters of the school. The designs fur this medal base been furnished by Mr. Peter Hollins, and executed by Messrs. Allen and Moore. That on the obverse represents King Edward the Sixth, in the act of granting the charter of the institution, which Archbishop Cranmer is receiving on his knees from the youthful monarch, the Lord Chancellor (about whose iden tity at the precise period in question, as historical readers will be aware, considerable doubts exist), being in attend- I ance with the Great Seal. This group supplies the mate rials of a nicely-balanced composition, matured taste and judgmeat being also perceptible in the dignified forms and active of the figure.. Underneath them Is the motto, EDTAIIIIVS NEIL LIIL ACHOL. MIMIC:IIAM LVMDATOIL, MILD." The reverse contains an elevation of the School on a neatly-arranged scroll, with the motto, SIMS S.V.CYLAIUDI lIADITS. A.L. MDCCCLII." This evening, th e dinner, is celebrates of the event, takes place at the I.C1:0111 ; about two hundred guests ate expected. Tut ,LEAGue LEcrustt.tu3.—On the 12th inat. Mr. J. J. Finnigan addressed a meeting of the working CIIIIKS at Warrington, where resolutions in favour of free trade were carried unanimously —Ou Tuesday, Mr. R. It. R. Moore addressed a very large and enthusiastic audience at Lan caster. A numerous portion consisted of working men, and a few monopolists. At the conclusion the working men came forward very heartily to enrol themselves as members of the league, and three right hearty cheers were given for free trade. The chair was occupied by J. Armstrong, Esq., and James Heywood, Esq., M.P., was also present —The same day Mr. J. J. Finnigan delivered a free trade address to the working classes in St. Helen's, where they evinced a very strong determination, by their hearty cheers, to support free trade. The attendance was very numerous. —The same day Mr. T. MacEnteer attended an out-door meeting at Macclesfield, and delivered a very able address, which was received with very great applause. John Wil liams, Esq., M.l'., was present. —Mr. J. B. Johnson was very heartily received also on Tuesday in Lynn Regis (now represented by Lord Stanley, and formerly by Lord George Beutinek), the stronghold of protection, and no doubt but the results of his labours amongst the agriculturists in that district will be very gratifying.— On Wednesday a meeting was held in Carlisle, which was presided over by Sydenham Dixon, Esq., when R. R. R. Moore, Ell., addressed one of the largest audiences ever assembled in that city. He was opposed by two Chartists, who are believed to be in the pay of the Protectionists, ' but were completely put down by the eloquence of Mr. Moore, and before the meeting enncluded, were net to be seen. The meeting concluded with three hearty cheers for free trade. TUE QUEEN'S COLLEGE, BIRMINGHAM. - THE Rev. DR. WAI&NIFORD.—A special meeting of the Ctonneil of the college was held on Thuradey, the 15th inst., in the New Hall, at which the Rev. Chancellor Law, the vice principal, presided. Letters expressive of regret at una voidable absence were read by the Dean of the Faculty from Lord Reilesdale, Sir J. Chr weile, Bart., high sheriff for the county ; William Dickens, Esq., of Cherrington, chairman of the county quarter sessions Lthe Venerable Archdeacon Sandford, and other members. The chancellor, after a short address, communicated to the meeting that the 11ev. Dr. Samuel Wilson Warneford bad presented to the theological department of the college an endowment of 10,00 W., which sum had been invested in the names of James Thomas Law, chancellor of the diocese of Lichfield ; William Dickens,l Esq., of Cherrington, chairman of the county quarter ses sions; Vaughan Thomas, 11. D., and William .Sends Cox, Fit S., in preference shares of the Great Western Railway Company, at 4 per cent. interest. The chairman also an nounced a donaaon of 1,0001. towards furniture, beaks, and current expenses, from the same quarter. After an elo quent address from the Rte. Prebendary Gray, the war den, seconded by the treasurer, the princely munificence of 1)r. Warneford by seelamation was ordered to be entered on the minutes, and the most grateful acknowledgments presented to him. Dr. Warneford's endowments to the Queen's College and the Queen's Hospital now exceed 2i,0001. • Cuatous AMC/C.—A few days ago a gentleman, in taking a walk along the road leading to the Calafuntin Hill, above the Magdalene Foam, Perth, accompanied by a lively dog of the cocker specks , had bin little favourite'' nearly lost from un attack by an immense number of the South Inch rooks. These birds, it is well known, gene rally select that part of the Cloven Craigs for obtaining the necessary materials for building their nests, which consist of the tenderest twigs of the fir trees, of which there is abundance there. They also gene rally go in flocks on these expeditions. On the present occasion some scores of these birds were wending their way to the bill, and had alighted on it, when the little dug, likely by way of frolic, slashed in among them, ' and set them to momentary flight. The birds recovering from their alarm, and no doubt calculating their streng.h and the strength of the diminutive animal that disturbed them is the enjoyment of an excellent meal, determined to have revenge ; and that this must have been the result of their conimunievtion with each other there can he no doubt ns they came down simultaneously upon the cocker, attack ing him in such a diner as a nest of ants would do if a larger species of the Insect tribe were happening to fall among them. The punishment the dog received was se vere, and it would likely have proved fatal had its master not ran to its rescue.—Scotch Paper. IRELAND. Maws, Aram 16. Mr. William Fagan has finally issued an address to the electors of the city of Cork, offering himself once more for their suffrages, in anticipation of a public requisition to him which was in preparation. Ile states that he will be proud to co-operate in par liament with an " Irish party," which " will not abandon principle for a purpose, hut, struggling on ward for progress and human amelioration, will lift their country into prosperity, by depending on and using their strength whets backed by the principles of right and justice." Thu (Merman Mahon arrived in Ennis on Wed nesday, and although cordially received by a num ber of his friends, was hooted at and insulted by the mob. ito commenced his canvass in the midst of a disgraceful scene of confusion and uproar. Mr. Keogh has begun a personal canvass in Ath lone under very favourable auspices. Her Majesty's Attorney-General for Ireland was present yesterday, and took an active part in the proceedings, at a religious meeting, at which the national system of education was abused and con demned. The meeting was that of the Church Edu cation Society, at which the Earl of Donoughinore presided ; the principal speakers being the Bishops of Ossory and Cashel, the Rev. Hugh M'Neil, and the Attorney-General. The last-named hon. and learned gentleman, in the course of his speech, mule the following observations: In some remarks which lie lateiy made in the university, he took an opportunity of stating both. his own slew. Mi the subject, and also the views of the government, with to national education; but oliservations had been mule upon whit ho said in author place where he could not he present, and un attempt had been made to miscon strue his words. At the time of the formation of the government, this queetiou pre,,ed upon him mint of all others. Ile knew that there was no eubjett, generally speaking, except it, upon which any def ference of opinion watlikely to arise. %%lien he was olTered the ptedticei which he had the honour of new holding, no condition of any kind or descrietion was put upon him. lie was left as free as he was before; and he trusted that ho never would have departed in may respect from the prin ciples on which he originally o b tained the support of his friends of the church and his teat in parliament. But al though no condition was put upon him, he was anxious to know how they were to stand, in mil r that if he should lie asked any questions lie might be able to state exactly the truth and fats of t h e ease us they rally were. But at the 'amen= he knew lie was dealing with a noble man of honour, a British peer, and a man who had since in the Bring' par. liament tuade it distinct recognition of the sovereignty of Tod over this country, in a manlier entitling him to the coufielenee of every Cloistion and the suppoit of every sincere Protestant—(applause)—and therefore he was not disposed to take a captious course with particular expres gone. But this he was assured of, that the government were desirous that the facts with regard to the working of the national system of education in this country should be clearly ascertained. No honest man could object to that. Ile was told that there should lie an honest fair inquiry, to see exactly what hail been the working of the national sys tem of education in Ireland, and that inasmuch so the ori ginal purpose and object had been to have a system com prehensive and united, the inquiry should go to ascertaining how and why it was that so important a bedy as the clergy of the established church and a large number of protestants throughout the country had been debarred from a benefit in which it had been intended that they should share; fur the intention never had been to exelmle them, and to hand the matter over to other parties: but rather to en , large the sphere of education. And the facts of the ' case being ascertained, it was the determination of the govertimeut honestly and immediately to propose a plan which would rectify as far ae possible the defect in the so called national system of education, and obtain the co operation of the clergy of the established church in carrying out the great work of educating the people of Ireland. Ile did not mean to say that everything would be done by the government in the manner in which he would do it, if he had the control and management of the matter; but he was sure of this, that he would not be cal eel on to do anything of which lie did not approve—indeed, he would not consent to do anything *hide his conscience did not allow. The right hon. gentleman, in continuation, read the following extract from a letter written by Mr. Bennett, Q.C. with regard to certain proceedings which took place for the re pression of crime, while ho was crown prosecutor—. The effect produced was signal, and the country, for a long time after, was compargively peaceable ; but the root of the evil was not plucked out and never win be, until the peasantry ere taught to respect the laws, and are impressed with the principles of religion. The surface, like that of a wound, was healed ; hut the core remain, and its produce now bursts out in the north ; and if it be true that righteous ness exalts a nation, it is mattneu not to teach it to the poor; and it is plain that if they were convinced of the sin of murder and crime the country would he revolutionised, and the fruit wsuhd be peace and happiness." If by social im• pruvement and by intellectual training the peasantry could be elevated from a condition in which they were fit subjects for the mere terrors of the law, 110 W happy would his poei non be in promoting the operation of such agencies. How happy be was when any opportunity occurred in legislation for improving the condition of the people, instead of being obliged to take away liberty or life as a punishment for the crimes of uneducated men. lie admitted the education of the people to be a great and important duty of society. It was the duty of every man to assist as far as he could its promoting it sad they were bound that it should be based on God's word. _ A deputation from the parent board of Irish Manufacture and Industry had an in'erview yester day with Lord Naas, as chief secretary, for the pur pose of offering a series of propositions to the govern ment for the spread of industrial and practical educa tion and employment. The Cork. Reporter says : Sis yesaels hare sailed since Monday from Queenstown with emigrants, : Charlemagne, Captain Singer, for Boston, with 280 passen g ers; agents, Tr a i n an d C n . ; Smith,Cupt. Hughes, for 160.t0n, with 120, and Dominica, Capt. Murphy, for Quebec, with 160—agent, Denis Bren nan ; John Scott, Capt. Baker, New York, with 73 agents, Mut ray and Barrett ; Pallas, Captain Young, New York. with 161, and the Ellen and Margaret, 6,r St. John's, with 80 adult passengers. The Northern Whig says : —••-•-- • - - - - - On Tuesday the ship Arabian and the brig Mountaineer sailed from our quays, with a full complement of pas sengers, for America. The former bore away two bun (lnd and sixty passengers, and the latter a proportionately large number, all of whom filled a position in society far removed from indigence, and many being person, of re- Mr. John Lamb, the well-known Quaker corre spondent of the Northern Whig, has resumed, after several months' silence, his interesting series of "Notes on the State of the Country." 'fho following are extracts from his last communication : Lying in the circle of the disturbed district, between Newry and Castleblaney, there is, I am told, a townland which used to be densely peopled with small landholders, who, up to the potato blight, paid high rents, and paid them wonderfully well; hut, when they had to change to a corn system, they found they could not continue to pay such rents and live. Consequently they applied to the owner of the soil for • reduction, but in vain—one of the best of the tenants threshed off the whole of his corn, and took the pro mods to his landlord, gave it to him, and appealed to his hon. our as a gentleman, and his humanity as a Christian, to re tina him two or three pounds to keep him, his wife, and children from starvation. The unfeeling answer was, " I have got the cern, you may go home and live on the chaff, I will not return you a farthing." The result was, that the whole of his t. nanta lost all hope, and fell rapidly into ar rears of rent, and he ejected them all nut of house and home, and tunad them adrift on the world, some eighteen months or two yeara ago ; and ever since the land has been perfectly waste, without crop or stock on it ; the houses in ruins; some of the people are in the poor-house; others have pined away and died off, while the greater part of them are scattered about on the adjoining properties, wherever they could get shelter, as the victims of oppres sion, and there they are propagating( the doctrine of hatred and revenge against the " exterminators," which is the usual appellation they apply to evicting landlords or ; agents. Sympathy for these po r outcasts is not confined to their own class, ur to any particular creed. As a proof of that, a gentleman stated to me that he could have contributed the wanting link in the chain of evidence required to convict two men who were recently tried for the murder of an agent. He kept his own cornsel until the men were tried, ea quitted, and off to America, not wishing to mix himself up between two parties who were carrying on a war of exter mination against each other. He told me what he saw ; and there is no doubt his evidence must have settled the point against the two men if he had come forward. It has been observed, 1 am told, that when an agent falls by tho hand of the assassin , in one of those disturbed districts, we very frequently soon hear of an attempt being made on the life of another, not a great way distant. On that pert of the subject • tale cloth hang; but it is too long for my present paper. The weather, for the last six weeks, has been extremely fine for field labour; and everywhere I have been, nonh and west, the people were making all the exertions their slender means afforded to get down potatoes and corn. My route lay through the counties of Monaghan, Cavan, Long ford, Roscommon, Galway, Sligo, and home through Fee -1 managh ; and along the leading roads of that line I could observe no unoccupied land to any extent. In remote dis tricts it is said there are large tracts lying waste; but, if so, it must be very inferior land. The country will be as well cultivated this p.m as ever it was, and the crops in early and well. lu the latter part of my journey the cultiva tors of heavy clay land were wishing very much for rain. The emigration from the south and west has so far reduced the value of land, that the possession of it is net worth fighting about, consequently those parts art very quiet. The Ite!litet Mercury gives the following account of an affray between the police and some Orange men : On Banter Mond iy, a very lamentable occurrence took place at Connor, which is near liallymens, by which the life of one man has been taken away, and serioua injuries were inflicted on two polieemen. On Easter Monday evening, between /4 and 9 o'clock, a procession, which was under stood to be computed of Orangemen, was osivnibleil in Con nor, with dram and Me, banner., and swords. The Ke cessionista were remonstrated with by the police, and begged to desist from marching in such a manner, but in vain. Some of the police who had, in the meantime, returned to the barrack, again left the premises about ten or twelve yards, and approached the proctasioaista, probably with a view of enabling them to identify some of the party, and Sub. Constable Hare sought to obtain posses...ion of the drum, when a cry was raised 01 " Now is yoar time." Upon this a volley of stones was paused upon the police, and particular Sab•Constables Hare and Carlisle were at tacked. Hare received some severe bruises; but Carlisle, in addition, received a sleep cut on the back part of the head from a sword. The police then repaired to the barrack ; but finding Carlisle behind, he being on the ground, and exposed to the mob, they sought to aid bins. A simultaneous attack was now wade on the barracks, and ono window was com pletely broken, the two others .hattered, and the door was inkired. The police managed to return to their barracks, and matters assuming a serious turn, they fired two shots overhead, iu the hope of intimidating the mob. The con trary effect, however, was product d, for they became moro violent, and continued to pour volleys of stones into tho barracks. The police now tired :main, and one shot took deadly effect on the ptraon of S.anuel What', lie beMg shot in the groin, from the effects of which he lingered in great pain till Tuesday morning, when he died. As is usually the case on such occasittit•, the unfortunate per son who suffered was, we believe, more a passive spectator than concerned in the attack. .1 he mob din dispersed. An inquest on the hotly of the deceased was held its Con nor yesterday (Wednesday), before John Jellett, Esq., coroner, and a respectable jury. The jury had not agreed to their verdict whin it was necessary to leave to catch the last train fur Belfast. 'there seemed little pronability of their agreeing. Grrat excitement prevails in the neighbourhood. As deg County Inspector Hill has or dered a reinforcement of the polite at Connor. THE EXPRESS, SATURD 1Y EVENING, APRIL 17, 1852 .:..~-~ UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL OXPOIII/, APRIL 16.—ORIEL COLLP.iir. ELECTION. —1 he annual a leeti tttt of Fellows of this college took plate this morning, when William 11. Stowe, 8.A., of Wailhant College (first class in Classics, lb), Henry Earle Tuis d, ill A., of Trinity I!oiletre (first class n Classics, 1830, Lain prize, Ilia), and Francis Harrison. 11. A , of queen's Cul- II IgC (first class in Mathematics, Mt)), were elect, al. 'rho third vacancy, we untie ttttt 1.1, was only known a few days ago, and his been caused (it is reisine4), by one of the Fellows having unexpectedly signified his intention of hining the church of Rnme. From this college alone there as been no less than eleven previous Set,Ctiog.. The total number of seceders from this university 41116111th to 113. CAMBIUM: P., APRIL 16.--MEDICINE.—The exami nations for the licence ad practicandum in medicine will commence on Monday, May 24, at ten o'clock a.m., at the Arts' Schools under the Public Library, and will continuo nn that and the this c following days. Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Physic will he examined at the same time by the Regius Professor of Physic, the Professor of Anatomy, and the Donning Profi sant* of Medicine. Gen tlmen intending to offer themselves for examination are rearrested to signify the same to the Begins Professor of Physic on or before Monday, May 17. NAVAL. ADMIRALTY, AI'IIIL IG.—APPOINTMENTS. R. M. Parish, to be chaplain and naval instructor, to liknlienn ; at l'ortsmouth Mau 0:E. Darue to Brinanfrrt. Acting Gunners O. Parson., to nresero; T. hlunker ' to Grecian; 111)the to Antelope; W. T. Duane, to Bciashee ; and J. Shaw, to Leatent. SPORTING. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. FRIDA.I. SWBSPoTAICEe of 100 sore. each, h ft, fur 3.yr-olds Its, ast 71b; fillies, Set 211 r. D.M. (4 subs.) Lord 113041.odule• 'lite Nabob, tV 91b . . .... (I Ldm .0) I Lord C.illen's 10.te, Pet . (ILlnowre) Lord Ext tt - ee An. bn ee. net . . 1:%0rr0..n) 3 Bettir • E -n Ambrose, ^ gatlbut, and 3 : Even on Ambr.. 2to 1 cant &Abut, and .5 to apt Nabob. Sackbut made the ruoning into the cord', was headed halt w•ay up by the Nabob, and beaten very cleverly by a length, Ambrose a bud third. lt.un in I Mill. 52 sec. Tun Irons' Sraurs of 100 sore. each, h It, for 1-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71h; tither, Bit 41b; not named iu the Claret. T.Ni.m. (4 subs.) Mr. Ilaltord's Prime Minbeer, Sut 71b Sharp) I Mr. J. l'owne)'• Lamattine. 84 710. Lord Kartres V.BlBO, MPt 710. SWEEPSTAKES 0150 sore each, fur 3 yr-old Calks Bst 71b each ; 41b allowed, &c. 13 M. (0 subs.) Mr. E. W. liulhoes tiopbbdry, 84 310 (borthulomew) w. o. LATEST DERBY ftETTINO. _ _ Offers to take i to 1 about Hobble hoisle, 14 to I about Claserhouse, and 20 to 1 about Kingston. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. NioNDAr. Lord Ilibblcsaule's The Nabob, Btd 71b, agst Duke of Bedford's [Lugo. T.Y.C. 100 h ft. FRIDAY. Lord CliMen's Harpsichord sit,r Lord Clo•gns;'s e by I)on John out of Miss Whip, Nat 7lh each. T.M.M. 100 curs. Lord Clifdrn's Altitude nrst Lord 61.ssgost's tii.tcr to Bit 7lb each. T 100 sass., h NORTH OF ENGLAND STEEPLECHASES. Nolan ow F.NOLAND STAILIJI of 3 suns eas:l3, and 30 added. (12 subs.) Mr. It beue's l.it Ic Jemle, g yrs Mr. S. Parrett ml Snap, 5 yrs Mr. John Gray nd Pepper, aged Mind) 3 Mr. Fire ml lhe Bard...zed Mr. John Nancy Hanky, sod .... Mr. Ituililock nd Joh n ny Jpa Mr. Harper ad 61-rious Jack, snot Won calm by three knee', TaartELD STAKE 3 ofi 2 soya each, and 10 added, for hunters, 12st each, &c. The wiuthr to be bold tor IUOI., and the second to save his stake. (8 bubo.) Mr. Hughes's Gulnare, aged (CM) Mr. lam y's thiylml, aged (£3O) ... (11r. Lanudugh) 2 Mr. Cantross nd Nitrogen, aged (08) ...... --(Mr. tt•=lieon) 0 Mr. gmith's Mystery, aged 430) Mr. Itu'anson tut derivingtea, Mr. Lout. War Helen, arte4 (Sl4 hinge • Won elercrly by r length --- INTRLLIGENCg EXTRA. • SHREWSBURY RACES-1832.. GREAT CLZYZLAND 11ANOI I and 5 only Age. at. lb. King of Oude 5 7 Chief Justice 6 3 Doubt 8 0 Mark Tapley 6 12 tioldlinder Trickstrem 4 8 Le Juif Clotliworker Calculator Ringleader 4 3 Spot 8 0 Selina Egret Ballet Oirl 6 13 Warwick John of Berwick 6 9 The Proctor Wilmont 6 6 Mrs. Birch. S;ster to Cloth worker Achyranthes Aaron Smith 4 0 :AP of 14 10VP. iucli , 10 ft, it declared. Age. at. lb. Abbess of Jcr •caun 5 6 0 Dulcet u 6 0 Mellor(' The Drag First Fruits Paddy Bird Miss Judy Macau 5 5 13 Candlewick Waterfall Ella 4 51'2 Oolinh 4 6 12 The Sur•eyor Madeline 4 5 10 Mary Ann Kate 3 5 6 Ethelwolf Harrison, by Faugh-a-ballagh 3 5 2 Robert Urbanity 3 4 11 Lenny Whcnt .. 3 4 8 In order to prevent their elaahinor with Stamford, the Nottingham rates are altered to the 22nd and '23rd of J uly. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. N. F. hounds, Tuesday, Bolderwood ; Soturday,Wilverley Post—at 11. H. U. hounds, Tuesday, Bentley Ork en ; Thursday, Bighton Village. N. F. bloodhounds, Monday, Stoney Cross ; Friday, Vitt nay Ridge. PROTESTANT DISsENTERS' DEITTIE• MEETING.— A special general meetng of the (mouth P of the three de nominations of nonconformists was held yesterday, at the Guildhall Coffee House. About fifty deputies were in. attendance, the chair being filled by Mr. Mills. The first subject discussed was the London Necropolis Bill, which, it was stated, would interfere most materially with the rights of the dissenters. By this bill it is proposed to close all the existing intramural burying places, and to establish one vast necropolis at Woking. In the present state of the law the dissenters possess the right of burial in the consecrated burial grounds of parish churches, without paying the usual burial fees to the clergymen of the church of Eng land, but as the Necropolis Bill, while shutting un the cemeteries peculiar to the dissenters, also provides compensation in the shape if fees to be paid for every burial in the new burial ground, for the clergymen of the metropolitan parishes, the seaters consider the exaction of these fees to be unjust and improper. They also protest against their exclusion from the consecrated portion of the proposed necropolis. A pcti -1 does to parliament, embodying this views, and praying for the insertion of a clause to remedy the evils e implained of, was unanimously adopted. The next subject discussed was the endowment of. Maymsdli. Mr. Gilpin proposed a petition to parliament for the repeal of the Maynooth En dowment Bill. After some discussion, originating from an objection on the part of several deputies to xanc ties a ~s'tition directed especially on religims grounds to the endowment of Roman catholic colleges, it was amended as desired and unanimously agreed to. As it now stands the petition protests against the endowment of Nlaynnoth on the ground that 'all endowments by the state for religious purposes are wrong in principle. A short clove rsation then 4 nitwit respetting the C heritable Trusts Bill, during w hick it transpirvd that a deputation from therimunittee of deputies is shout to wait on the Attor...ey-General to procure the in section of • clause to exempt dissenting chapels from the opera' of the act. Mr. Morley di flounced in emphatic language that clause in the act which, sidle it exempts Oxford and Cambridge: Colleges from the supervision of the commissioners to Iv., appointed, does not extend a similar privilege to the reneges of the dissenters. A report was then I read by the secretary concerning a proposal to he made to I the congregations not representeit in the present body of deputies, which invites them to give in their adhesion. The report and VOllOllll were approved of, and after a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting terminated.