The Express. — London, England, 1853-12-02 00:00:00

AFRICAN MAILS. ARRIVAL OF THE CHARITY. The African Mail Screw Steam-ship Charity). opton Atkins, arrived in the Plymouth S lund on Than t,'mora,syt, at an o'clock, with the usual mails from the eat coast of Africa. par o)w000rio dates ars—Fernando Po, 27th October; Csiatraies River, .Bth; Lagos, 31st; Acre, Nov. 3rd; Cie Comet Csetk, 4th ; Monrovia, 7th ; Sierra Leone. 9th ; oisbis,ilth ; Guree,l9th; Teneriffe, 22nd ; Midsize, 24th ; run ads, Dec. 1. The pritions of her Majesty's ships wire the following : in, TIT c,off ; Polyphemus, spoken with four hours from Linos, where she was bound ; Penelope, also wand fa i m ps, at Ai-era; Plumper, off Caps Palmas, fur Lko', Volcano, at Monrovia, bound southward; Phnom'', spoken 0 ,11 within a few hours of Sierra Leone, going .. ~to la id; and Britosaart, off Sierra Leone. 7,,,,, g eri pr " Charity."—Mr. Richard Cummins ; o i pia Grote, and two distressed seamen from Lagos; Capt. Johoson, tw , children, and two servants, from Tens- T id e , opt. Chevalier, 'tom Goroe ; Mr. Anthony Tree', ftota 11,ney. Sh e brows I ; 500 ounces of gold dust; 21,0001b5. of ; diS puncheons of palm oil ; 199 ivory teeth ; of bees wax ; 3,835 lbs. of arrowroot ; one box a pa:l and silver specie ; palm nuts, ginger, pepper, el gerciod, &c. Thv caloeial armed sh Dover was lying off in t river Gichis,preparetory to a pacific exploration of that river as hr boats CIS ascend. I!;• Eldorado, Crocodile, 31erabout, Anacreon, French so .ef.war steamers, and Polynure, were lying off Gores, ugh September. The °roomiest, frigate, loft for St. Louis, and the Flam beaus, on the lOth September, for La Plata. The Ebro, Spanish man-of. war, was at Tenerife. The African mail screw steam ship, Forerunner, was *ones with outside Sierra Leone ; all well. Licos.—King Akatoi died on 3rd September, and was sec:sided by his son Docemo, over a town which has been two-thirds disamit:ed and depopulated during the civil taught between the late king and the Chief Ageism and Opellew. Un hearing his cousin's death, King KOCIIILII seat a message to the people of Lagos and the British Consul, to the effect that he was prepared to resume the throne from which he had bees driven. On this the consul • deified the interference of the British squadron, and an expedition had been sent agoinst him, bat had proved an eseceesfel. By the last accounts in the beginning of November, the Bnush squadron were solleeting off Lagos, for the purpose of maim; another incursion's a more formidable scale. The nest ma.: will bring the news of the details of the projected invasion. PIE c'.l PE OF GOOD HOPE. -•- The overland mail places as in possession of Cape letters and papers of ten days later date than pre vious &deices. The intelligence is not important. The colony appears to be settling down again to the pursuits of peace. Lieutenant-Goverror Darling has sent the follow ing answer to an address from the inhabitants of Worcester : o.wernment-honse, Cape-town, Sept. 21. Gentlemes,-1 hive had the pleasure to receive, through Mr. Van Ikeda, your letter of the 14th inst., incloeing an address from the inhabitants of Worcester, which had bees prepared in anticipation of my visit to that town en the recent occasion of proclaiming the road through Be'.ia Coot open for c use. I request you to assure the gentlemen who have taken se :dub trouble to offer zoo • hearty welcome to their town, that I em deeply gratified by the assurance their address conveys of their confidence in my desire to dis churge my duties with the single object of promoting the true interests of the colony, and that I gratefully wham,- ledge the sentiments, so flattering to myself personally, which they have been good enough to expecte. They may met assured that the enlightened statesmen (to whatever political party they may belong) who from time to time form the ministry of England, web understand the I dAre Tenor between those temporary, irritations and estraneenients that occasionally arise distant adman sad that deep rooted dislike to the dominion of the parent state which can only be satisfied by a transfer of allegiance. It the repeated assurances of her Majesty's subjects in this colony of continental extraction, and the united testi mooy (almost without exception) of all those who hays here represented the crown of England, were not sufficient to r. lute the imputation of disloyalty to which political malice or intemperance may comeisaally, and perhaps hos& lesq, give uttera pe nce, the argument atll sosa la the addimit with which the inhabitants al Wessrater have hemerel might well be regarded as imadnelat. Why demi& die content be alleged where not a saws for disconteat ma say longer exist 7 For where, it may well be asked, mom the face of the earth, is the power whose subjects enjoy asleep a measure of real protection of life and property, se mash encouragement to industry and enterprise, and sash per fect liberty of thought, speech, and action, es do the sub jects of Great Britain, in every spot throughout her wide spread dominions, where the principles of her wonderful constitution have even been but partially established ! These principles are about to be brought into operation in this colony upon • basis mom popular than that on which they rest in the mother country ; but when I bear in mind the steady, reflecting, and God fearing character of the middle classes of the people, I feel every sealldeass that the experiment could nowhere he more misty tided than among ourselves. Earnestly hoping that the ialtabilmas of tbs Molise of Worcester may rapidly realise the admalays mid* die completion of the Bain's-pase--a work that /MOM everbot ing credit upon all those who origiastoi It and bays been instrumental in its completioa--ssaast fail to see/m-1 have the honour to be gentlemen, year very faithful ser vant, C. H. Ataxia°, Lieut.-Gsversse. The Cummercial Advertiser remarks balms : In another column will be foetid a good example of the tone and temper of mind which governors sad should cherish towards each other, in the replj b EE Lieutenant-Governor to the Worcester address. standings will occasionally arise in all eseMninlielar ie ll where there are good lineations, sad side, reconciliatlon is easy sad becoming ; Thaoeleirftei assured of the good nameless of her Majesty's poommesse, and have takes every suitable opportunity o their sentiments with franknees and sincerity. The g = number of persons who have bees labourieg foe two se three years past to awaken discord and sow dissensions, have slunk from view, and were warmly worth a pealing atla s:ye by either party. PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. Vbe court. OSBORNE, Dm 1. The Duchess or Kent is expected to arrive on Saturday on a visit to her Majesty. The Cathedral COMIMMICKI had • meeting yesterday at their cffice in Parliament street. Present: The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Earl of H ormwby, the Bishop of Lon don, the Bishop of Oxford, the Rev. Dr. Wordsworth, the Rev. Canon Selwys, the Hon. and Rev. H. M. Villiers, sad the Rev. It. Jones (Seeretary). Despatches were sent to the Governors of the West India Islands y day from the Colonial Ales. The Lords of her Majesty's Most Hon. Privy Council sat yesterday in the Privy Council Chamber, and resumed the hearing of • petition of the S•ates of the bland of Jersey for the recall of Three Orders in Council, 11th February, 1843 ; aad in support of their application for the confirma tion of certain acts pared by that Assembly. The Lords present were: The Lord Chancellor, Viscount Palmerston, Secretary of State for the Home Department, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, the Lords Justices Turner and Knight Bruce, the Judge of the Ad miralty Court. and Eta J. Persson. The Hon. W. Barrier, Clerk of the Privy Council, attended. The case was again adjourned. TM MUSEUM or OaitimENTAL ART AT MARL sogorourxoos=.—The numbers attending, die., during the month of Navigater were as follows :-13,34.5 germinal% the public days, and admitted free ; 770 persons on the students' days, and admitted u students on the payment of sixpence each, bcsiges the registered students of the classes and school,. THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—At a monthly general meeting, held yesterday at the Society's house in Hanover-square, W. J. Broderip, Esq., Vies- President, F.R.S., M the chair, Earl Granville, Earl Brave, Rev. W. Fallofield, and Masers. J. M. Stanley, C. H. Latouche, J. 8. Willes, W. Moseley, and T. Jackson, were elected Fellows of the Society ; and Mrs. Colston and Messrs. J. Tinker, D. Wilson, Wilkinson, W. Wei's, W. Harrism, C. C. W. Domvile, E. L. Layard, G. E. Rowney, J. Barstow, G. Matthey, and C. Mattbey, were proposed as candidates for the fellowship. The report from council stated that the total number of visitors to the gar dens during the year had been 398,683—being an increase over the same period of 1852 of 102,480 persons. That the number of fellows premed and elected sines the Ist of January last amounted to one hundred and twenty seven. NEW MEMBERS Ok' THE SOCIETY Or ARTS.- The following new members have this week bees elected : The Duke of Newcastle, the Earl of Herrowby, Lord Robert Grosvenor, the Rev. Lord Arthur Hervey, the Earl of Zetlaod„ Sir It. Peel, M.P., and Mr. Tewneley, A meeting of the members of this infant bat moat interesting society was held yesterday evening at the 1 Society of Arts for the 'mimeo's of exhibiting some sped- Teens of the progress made is the art, and of heating papers read by Messrs. Woollen% and Shadbolt on the production of enlarged " positives" from "negatives" of small dime*. , *ions. Some splendid pictures were exhibited, but as on a previous occasion, the laurels were all carried away by the foreign conuibutors. A bust of the present Emperor of 1 Austria, taken from the marble, attracted general notice, and most deservedly, for on looking at it it was hardly pos sible to believe that one was looking at nothing but an ar. rangement of lights sad shades on a fiat surface. so rotund, statuesque, and substantial, did this " mmaterkit present-meat of Lord Aberdeen's " young lope of the 'trios " appear in its photographic drop. This picture, was the gift of Herr Ain. of Berlin, who also contributes several other photographs of lower pretensions. A banal. ful small picture was also exhibited, the contribution of N. Mayer, of Vienna, inscribed "Homing' I S. A. R. le Prince Albert, President di la Sociite Photographique Loadres." It consists of a central picture of a clergyman is the Geneva costume, surrounded by small portraits, evidently a family group, and all exhibiting the wonderful fidelity which is the characteristic of the art, without that expression of distress in the countenances too often seen in sun portraits. It is quite evident from them and other continental specimens, that our neighbours have either brighter atmospheres or quicker modes of manipulation than have as yet been obtained in this country. The Bri tish specimens were few in number; but although still far behind the Vienna or Berlin pictures, they inhibited marked signs of progrese, and are so far gratifying as showing the increased attention bestowed on the art in this country. The papers read were of course too much enveloped in technical details to be of interest to the general reader, but the object of both was to show the possibility of obtain ing large positive copier, from small negatives. The mode saggeatoti is that of altering the relative positions of the " positive" and " negative" on opposite sides of the lens. If raced at equal distances the figures will be of the same sue, white increased magnitude can be obtained for the paitive" by bringing it nearer to the lens. The optical principle involved in this process will at once be recognised, but is carryine it out peculiar chemical applications and modes of headline are necessary, and the results of experi ments as this direction formed the subject of the papers read. Specimens were exhibited of enlarged positives, and the ge I opinion seemed to be that the invention may become practically %%that in the production of photographic pictures. TIIE HONOL RABLE ARTILLERY ;COMPS:ST.—A tastiesoniel was presented to Caplan' Jay, oa Wednesday evening. at a chaser given by the umbers of the Rifle corm of the Hon. Arnilery Cowpony. The testimonial emmisted of a silver waiver, on which is engraved the arms of the cous_pany, sad the following erced4 . "Presented to Capt. C. W. Jay by his comrades of the Rifle & t w ee d. t h e Honourable Artillery Company, as a 'auk of th e i r esteem end respeet for his seal in maintaining the honour, and prometlag the welfare of his division, and for his unwearied amities to the :mama of the corps generally, November, 30, 18.53." THE THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2, 1853. LONDON AND VIRGINIA GOLD AND COPPER MINING COMPANY. Yesterday a general meeting of the stockholders was held at the London Tavern, pursuant to a requisition signed, at the request of the director'', by holders of one tenth of the capital; Mr. A. 8. ATitioN in the chair. The report of the directors stated that under an act of in corporation obtained from the legislature of the State of , Virginia, on the 24th et March last, the company acquired power to bold End to the extent of 5,000 acres in the county of Buckingham, in Virginia, and tour adjoining counties. The principal object contemplated py the pro- , moters was the working of the Eldridge mine. Two instal ments of 6s. per share had been paid on 20,125 out of the 30,000 shares issued. From the abstract of receipts and payments it appeared that after paying for the mine and all expenses up to this time, the balance in hand would be 7,94311. 3s. Pd., which would be somewhat increased by re ceipts on account of a part of the second instalment, which was at present unpaid. The directors confidently hoped that, without any further call, they would be enabled to carry on the works of the mine until returns were obtained. Proposals bad been received and entertained for the engagement of Mr. John F. Miller, a gentleman highly recommended for his science and sips. Hence in gold mining, to take the charge of the works. Instructions had been seat to the United States to obtain some amendments ia the act of incorporation. In cone elusion the directors expressed unabated confidence in the soundness of the undertaking. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said that a few months ago Mr. Ilitchings, a gentleman of great experience in mining, was sent out to America to ascertain how far the representations of the Tendon were justified. This visit led to the rescinding of the original contract, and the substitution for it of a cant' act more ed , vantageons to the company. The directors ultimately agreed to pay only 5,0001. in cash ; the payment of another , 5,0001. being made contingent on the event of the under , taking realising a return of 25 per cent. The result of the most recent assays showed a yield of it ex. to It oi. of gold per ton. , The motion was sawn led by Mr. VIDA, and adopted ananimowly, and some other formal resolutions were agreed to. MUSIC. ST. MARTIN'S BALL. This building, and the new approaches to it, being now completed,the Great Hall was opened last evening with a grand performance of vocal and instrumental music, under the direction of Mr. John Mullah. The public are aware that the design of this edifice ori ginated entirely with Mr. Mullah; and it hue at last been fully accomplished, in spite of great difficulties, by his energy and perseverance. It was long open to the public in its unfinished state ; its completion having been delayed till possession could be obtained of the site of some adjoining buildings. As soon as this took place the work was actively proceeded with and the area of the great hall is now extended to the F.:itudo contemplated in the original plan. Last it was crowded by a great assemblage of lovers music, who seemed as much surprised as gratified by its grand and imposing aspect, of which its pre vious appearance in us unfinished state gave no idea. It is of vast size, and capable of containing an im mense audience; but the justness of its proportions give it a look of compactness which makes its extent appear less than it really is. Brilliantly lighted up it was pleasant and cheerful, and everything about it had an air of comfort and convenience. There can not be a question that, for musical performances on a great scale, St. Martin's Hall is now much superior to any other locality in London. The concert of last evening was, as usual, divided iato two parts,the first part Sacred, the second Secular. The principal singers were Madame Viardot Garcia, Mrs. Endersohn, Madame Weiss, Miss Davies, Miss Huddart, Mr. Benson, and Mr. Weiss. 'rho 'chorus consisted of the members of Mr. Mullah's first Upper Singing-School, that is to say of his mart advanced pupils ; and there was a complete and powerful orchestra, containing our most eminent performers on every instrument. Tke concert began with a Te Delon by Haydn, I stated to be performed for the first time in this country. It was a solid, well-constructed work, but by no means equal to some of his Te Hennas already well known. It appeared to have been written without inspiration, being somewhat trite and fami liar in its phrases, and entirely conventional in its forms. Madame Viardot Garcia sang the recitative and air," If guiltless blood," from Handers SIIMUSSOI4 in the most pure and chaste style, and with perfect truth of expression. The next piece was a Sanctus, Hosanna, and Benedict us by Gounod, a French com poser whom Mr. Mullah first introduced to the notice of the English public some six or seems years ago. M. Gounod afterwards produced an opera called Sappho, which was not successful either at the Grand Opera at Paris or at our Royal Italian Opera. Its failure seemed to be owing rather to the subject and the libretto than to the music, some of which was very beatnifuL This circum stance, however, appears to have had an unfavourable effect (we trust only for a time) on the young com poser's career. His pieces performed last evening were broad, simple, solemn, and severely ecclesias tical in style--too much so, perhaps, to be effective when divested of the accessories of the church. A psalm, " By the rivers of Babylon," composed by Mr. Wiley, did great honour to the genius of that distinguished young amateur, and was very well nag by Mrs. Endersohn. At the end of the first part, Beethoven's " Chad Fantasia" was admirably performed—the pianofosW lorlsiss Goddard, with all the principal singer% , and orchestra. We have beautiful and most original work to greater advan tage. Our gifted young pianist outdid herself— pkying with marvellous fi rmness and brilliancy, and with the fire and abandon which the fanciful charac ter of the music demands. The choral and orches tral parts were exceedingly well executed, and the effect of the whole was quite charming. Miss God dard left the orchestra amid repeated rounds of applause. The second part began with two scenes from Oluck's ()Vet 0: that in which Orpheus, at the en trance to the infernal regions, is opposed by a legion of fiends; and that in which he discovers Eurydice amid the groves of Elysium. The part of Orpheus was sung by Madame Viardot, supported by the chorus; and, though Oluck's music is more severely dramatic than that of any other composer, yet these passages are so beautiful and picturesque, and were sung by Madame Viardot with such exquisite ex pression, that, even divested of their scenic acces sories, their effect was delightful. After one or two things more, of minor importance, the concert con cluded with the IValpurgis Niyht of Mendelssoho. FATAL COLLISION ON THE LONDON AND NORTH WISTURN Rmtwar.—The following statement is fur nished by the authorities of the London and North-Western Railway :—On the morning of Thursday, a serious accident occurred on this line, near Birkhampetead. The engine of the train, leaving Easton Station at 9a m, owing to the breaking of an axle was thrown off the line, together with the leading guard's van and two following carriages. The rear guard immediately adopted the necessary precautions, and stopped all the trains following from London, but the up express train from Birmingham, which was passing at the moment, struck the •uard's van of the disabled train, killing the guard (Wm. Maxey). Several passengers suf fered co•tutons from the shock, but all, with the exception of one lady, an invalid, continued their journey. The line was clear in about three hours. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF CorroN.—At the Liverpool police court, on Wednesday, John Woods, • warehouseman, and Ann Hindle, were committed for trial for obtaining 43 boles of cotton, value from about 4501., upon fraudulent representations. A manufacturer from Oldham, named Bentley, bought the cotton, and was also brought up, bat there being no evidence to connect him with the fraud, he was discharged. DAT OF HUMILIATION IN SCOTLAND.—Yeaterday was observed as • day of humiliation and prayer in our city, on account of the visitation of cholera, and the pre sent aspects of God's providential dealings with us as a nation. The churches in connexion with the free, eats- Wished, and episcopalian communions were open in the forenoon and afternoon, the same SI on Sabbath ; and we are glad to understand that the attendance was in general about, if not fully equal, to that on the Lord's Day. The discourses delivered were most appropriate for the solemn occasion. The day was alio observed in Glasgow by the different denominations, and throughout the country by the free etterch.—BduOurylo IN THE NORM (IRON 01:1 LOCAL CORRZSPONDRI(T.) MEETING OF MANUFACTURERS. PRESTON, Du. 1. This morning a meeting of the associated masters of Preshin and the neghbuurhood was held at the Bull Hotel, in this town. Mr. T. MaLLEa la the chair. A brief debate resulted in the unanimous adoption of the annexed 1 ions: 1. That neither the prospects of trade, nor the position taken by the work people, enable us to recede from, or to modify, the resolutions of the 4th Nov., 1843. 2. It having been alleged that persons willing to accept work do not know where to apply for the same—Resolved, in conformity with the resolution of the 4th November, 1853, that publics notice be given that applications for employment will be received at the mills new closed every working day from ten o'clock. a.m., till four o'clock, p.m , and that when a sufficient number of hands to enable us to open our mills shall have applied for work, the committee do forthwith convene a general meeting of the association. 3. That this meeting do now idiom till Thursday, the 20th instant. Copies of the above resolutions have been placarded, with the following notice appended : " Punitc Norms.—Notice is hereby given, that in con formity with the above resolutions, applications for em ployment will be received at the mills now closed, on and after Monday the 6th of December, 1863, from ten o'clock in the forenoon till four o'clock in the afternoon. —By order of the Awociation." Rumours were if. in the town yesterday that a breach of the peace was to be apprehended on the occasion of the marten meeting to-day, but as yet nothing has occurred to indicate any disposition on the put of the operatives to commit any outrage upon persons er property; on the con trary, their conduct has been uniformly such as to elicit the commendation of high authorities. After an open air meeting of spinners and others, held in the Orchard this morning, resolutions were passed pledge log those present not to resume labour without an uncon ditional advance of ten per cent. ; and to support the union. Similar resolutions were agreed to at a meeting of weavers yesterday afternoon. MR. IVARREN AND THE LASH. --e Our readers will perhaps remember that lie took occasion to make some strictures upon the learned Re corder of Hull, on the occasion of his late judicial visit to this town. We brought into particular promineney the care of the boy Regan, whom we had every reason to believe was one of the neglected St. Oilea's of the t wa, and we ventured to dispute the wisdom of the learned functionary, who sentenced the lad to a punishment of eighteen months' imprisonment, and ordered him to be whipped five times. During the week following the appearance of uur remarks, a corrispondent intimated to us that, entertaining the same opinion as ourselves of the conduct of the learned Recorder, be had taken the liberty of submitting our remarks to the consideration of the Home Secretary. We have full leave to make use of our corrispdadint's name, if need be, but would rather conttat ourselves with the pa . blicattov a his latter. It is as follows: " To the Right lion. Lord Palmerston, Home Secretary. " Hull, October 24th, 18.53. "My Lord.—l take the liberty of forwarding you the enclosed article, cut out of the Eastern Counties herald newspaper, publiaLed in this town on Thursday last. The rights of humanity impel me to adopt this course. The painfully numerous flogging sentences of Mr. Warren, our Recorder, are remarkable in the extreme, and have grieved many in this town, brief as his tenure of office his been. In the slave state* of Amenca, floggings possibly may be contemplated with complacency; however, in christian Ragland, the WO of the lash should be utterly prohibited. I perfectly agree with the editor of the Herald, His remarks relative to the inequality of Mr. Warren's sen tences are very correct ; in addition to the examples men tioned, a particularly striking one can be named in the case of William Cooper Robinson, an attorney, of this town, who was convicted in 1842 of attempting to obtain 1,0001. by false pretences. and only sentenced to 18 months' impri sonment, without hart labour. According to Mr. Warren's idea of justice, a man of education, who has committed so serious an offence as the one mentioned, is to be dealt with in this serious manner, and poor illiterate and neglected children are to be most severely punished for trivial crimes. Well may Justice be represented as blind. No wonder that reflgeting persons find it impassible to feel that respect for the low which they would it it was fairly administered. After the horrifying exposures as to the jails of Birming ham, Leicester, and Winchester, confidence cannot be placed in the visiting magigratte whose duty it ought to be to check the brutality of prison officials ; for this strong reason, also, it is requisite that flogging should be entirely abolished in gaols. The saying of everybody's business being nobody's' shall not hold good in the present instance ; the matter most certainly keine one well worthy of your serious consideration, more especially in your official ca pacity of Home Secretary. " I remain, my lord, your most obedient servant, &c." Upon the receipt of this letter we infer that the Home • Secretary put himself in communication with individuals • who were connected with the affair, and the result has been the receipt of an official communication from the Home-office by our correspondent to the effect following : " Whitehall, Nov. 26, 18.53. " Sir,—Visconnt Palmerston having made inquiry into the came of Jelin Regan, in whose behalf you applied to him on the 24th ult., I am directed to acquaint you that he has felt it right to advise her Majesty to remit the remainder of the whippings to which this prisoner was sentenced, and to reduce his term of imprisonment to sin months from the date of his convietion.-1 am, sir, your obedient servant, " To Mr. —." " H. WADDINOTON. We do not wish to enter into say further remarks upon this subject, but would just repeat that Lord Palmerston has reduced Mr. Warren's sentence of eighteen months to one of six months, and that the whole of the whippings which the lad hadet to receive are absolutely cancelled.— Eastern Cosudies h erald. PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK. Yesterday_ a meeting of the general committee of the Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck was held at the offices, John street, Adelpbi. The chairman of the society, Mr. Alderman THOMPSON, M.P., presided. Toe silver medal of the institution was voted respectively to George Bonner, sad Richard Rioch, coast-guard men at Collieston, on the coast of Aberdeen, for their gallant services in saving with a shore boat a portion of the crew of use Russian schooner Elise, which was wracked, sear that place, on the 19th of October. It appeared that the vessel was bound from Liverpool to Elsinore with a valuable cargo of cotton yarn and salt, and apron a leak on the 16th of OeSeber, when between two end three hundred miles from the leash suet. She bore up for that country, keeping the Muds day and night at the pumps till this 191 h,, whim the pumps became eMted up by the salt. At Iss Vika in the evening of that day the vessel had six hot of water in heelnid, end ens afterwards struck on souse mole sear the math et the River Ythans. The eeptala sad onepuater having susseeded in reaching. through heavy serf. the a share he the ship's boat, pro ceeded to the enet-gserd statues. It was now about mid night, and Lieutenant Ladder, R.N., aid adlser of the statism, with his two men, immediately attempted to get off to the wreck la the snail boat in which the master muse on shore, but after two attempts they were compelled to give it up, the boat having been swamped on both occasions. Having been thus defeated in their praiseworthy endeavours, the two men above namsd launched • small prints skiff, and in spite of the very heavy sea that was running, succeeded in reaching the wnek—s distance of two sniles—end in tak ing off the remaining portion of the new (enlisting of four pumas', with the exception of the mats, who, it was said, had lashed himself to the mast and was drowned soon after the reseal struck. He had on his body two watches and a tits ease. At noon the vessel parted amidships. Through the noble exertions of Bonner and Rice's, under the instructions of their iatelligent chief officer, to whom the committee unanimously vote their thanks, tour of the wreck's crew were thus rescued from inevitable destruction. A reward of 31. was also granted to four meo, who, on seeing a boat off the Mumbles Head in a heavy sea cap aims, launched • small punt, the Ant boat they could pro care, and saved two men (father and son) who were cling ing to the boat, a third having unfortunately been drowned before assistance reached him. When picked up they were in a complete state of exhaustion. It appears that since the establishment of the society nearly 8,600 persons have been thus saved, for resoning amouse whom the institution has voted rewards he nearly 9,0001. The new life boat placed at Boers, a N few months ago by the Duke of Northumberland. ~ and presented by him to the society, as its praideat had a few days since been instrumental on saving the crew of the Robert Nicol, of Perth, which was wrecked near that plies on Thursday last. In addition to four life boats on Peake's design now building, the institution bad placed six new boats on the same plan on the coast during the present year, and life boats had also been built under its directions for the Prussian government and the port of Aberdeen. Capt. Henderson, R.N., C. 8., comptroller general of the coast guard, having been elected a member of the com• mittee of management, the proceedings closed. DESIGN OF THE MANCHESTER MEMORIAL TO WILLINGTON.—The figure of Wellington occupies the cen tre, and around are grouped statues of Lord Hill, Sir E. Palmation), General Cream], Lord Lynedoch, and Lord Fitzroy Somerset. The pedestal it supported at the angles by groups of flags representing those of English, Scottish, Irish, and Welsh regiments. The body of the monu ment is festooned with triumphal garlands, and the frieze is decorated with wreaths of laurel. In the spaces which are panels in which the sculptor intends to intro duce medallion portraits of Gough, Hardinge, Colborne, Sidney Beckwith, and William Napier, the historian of all he great deeds of the Peninsula. THE FALL OF HOCSES IN PLYMOVTll.—Another of the lads injured by the recent fall of two houses in South side-street, Plymouth, has died, making altogether si: deaths. Several other persons were injured. RAILWAY TAXATION.—The total amount of rail way taxation, for the year ending January lost, exclusive of parochial rating, and consisting chiefly of taxation upon passengers, amounted to 2502114/. RUSSIAN CONQUEST _AND DENATIONALISA- TIOIV. It is incredible how ruinous and demoralising the Russian influence is on all the tribes subjected to the sceptre of the white Csar. The manners and customs peculiar to the country, which have occupied for centuries the place of laws, vanish before the foreign intruders, without being supplanted by anything better. The distinctions of good ness are effaced, and the bad is extended and generalised, as the weed lexuriates everywhere with ease, while flowers and fruit trees need careful training. The Russians cannot ply this training, for they Dave never shared in its beneficent influence themselves. They can only multiply the primordial ids end burdens of the people, without giving them a moral counterbalance. The only things they bring with them Into the conquered lands me new coercive measures from the old coercive state, new forms of deceit, of falsehood, and of abuse of the church for objects of police. Following the course of thought, let us look, for a while, at the two provinces lying nearest us here, Georgia and Armenia, to which the Emperor, in exchange for all the sacrifices wrung from them, has hitherto been able to offer nothing but a French dress coat and the Russian language. Whet advantage is it to these people, that, is order to attain, conformably with the ruling prejudice, an appear ance of civilisation, they are forced into clothes and gloves of French cut, at the expense of their own picturesque national costume.—Bodensfedi's Morning Land. IRELAND. Durum, Drc. 1 The judicious measures taken to restore public confidence in the Dublin savings bank were not with out effect, the sum drawn last night, the first for receiving payments upon notice since the panic com menced, being less by several thousands than the amount for which notices had been lodged. The managers bad made such satisfactory arrangements, and the payments were made with such promptitude, that the business was concluded for the evening fully half an hour before the usual time. The notices for the next night are muck smaller in amount ; and the publication of the following letter which the trus tees have received from the National Debt-office will no doubt have the effect of greatly diminishing the number of those who will come to look for their deposits: National Debt Office, Nov. 28,18,53. Gentlemen,-1 have to acquaint you, in reply to your letter, dated 26th instant, that, under the circumstances in which your bank is at present placed, the Commissioners have acceded to your request, and haveaccordingly this:day directed this secretary of the Bank of Ireland to pay your drafts to any amount you may require, without waiting the usual period of four days, so long as the present run upon your bank continues. The Commissioners will be glad to learn that the circulation amongst the depositors of the afficial certifieste of the amount of your assets has had the effect of dispelling the alarm which the rumour referred to by you created.—l am, gentlemen, your most obedient ter ) vent, JAMES HIOHAM, Assistant Secretary. ) The Trustees of the Savings Bank, Abbe - street , DOG. The sound of alarm about cholera once more reaches us from Cork. The Cork Examiner received this morning says: That cholera is now once more amongst us there cannot be the slightest doubt. It has appeared in the north, south, and middle districts of the city. In each instance it has attacked persons of the humbler clam, those who are the least able to resit its attack. And what renders this fact of greater importance is, that the places in which fatal cases have occurred are amongst those which are the most popu lous, and that the dwellings of the parties attacked are cot only densely crowded but generally filthy in the extreme. To give an idea of the absolute necessity for the prompt removal of patients of a poor class, we may mention that respectable physicians informed us that the miserable rooms in which two afflicted persass lay were literally crowded by people of both sexes, attracted either by sympathy or curiosity. At any rate, there were from 12 to 20 persons in each filthy apartment breathing its infected air, and wit nessing the depressing vectscle of intense suffering, the re sult of a mysterious and terrible diem,. The poor rate collector proceeded a few days ago from Galway to collect arrears of rates in some of the wildest and most remote districts of the Law Life Assurance Company's territory in Connemara, and was accompanied by a strong police force to support his demands. As the peasantry were under some false impression that they were not bound to pas- these arrears, a formidable resistance was apprehended, and a collision with the police deemed very probable. The parish priest, however, interfered, and held a parley with the collector, the result of which was very satisfactory, and the collection proceeded with out any unpleasant interruption. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL. UNIVEJUHTF OF LONDON.—bI.I3. SECOND EEERI- Prams, 1863 —First division: Medical Schools—Briggs, Henry, University College; Clarke, Erna, King's College ; De Castro, James Cato, University College; Ekin, James, University College; Evans, Evan, University College; Gould, Jobe Henry, University College; Masten, William Edward, King's College; Rgberts,liVilliam, University College; Walker, John West, St. Barthelornew's.Hospital ; Washbouni, Thomas Buchanan, Guy's Hospital. Exami nation for Honoun.—Physiology and Comparative Ana tomy: Roberts, William (scholarship and gold medal), University College ; Washbourn, Thomas Buchanan (gold medal), Guy's Hospital. Surgery : Masten, W. Z. (scholar ship and geld medal), King's College; Briggs, Henry (gold medal), University College. Roberts, William, University College • Man, f ames , University College. Medicine: WsshbOurn, T. 13. (scholarship and gold medal), Gay's Hospital ; Roberts, William (gold medal), University Col lege; Madre, William Edward, King's College. Midwifery: Masten, William Edward, King's College ; Briggs, Henry, University College. OXFORD, DEC. I.—ln a convocation held this morn ing the Rev. William Hope, M.A., Catherine Hall, Cam bridge, was admitted ad eundens. In • congregation held immediately afterwards the fol lowing degrees were conferred.—Bachelor of Divinity : Rev. Arthur A. Barker, Fellow of Magdalen ; Rev. Henry Harris, Fellow of Magdalen. Bachelor in Civil Law : Rev. James A. Gould, Fellow of New College. Master of Arts: Rev. Nicholas B. Milnes, Trinity College ; Rev. W. Seeley, St. John's College; Rev. Reginald Hughes, Jesus College; Frederick Philips, Christ Church; RAT. Joseph Bush. Rev. Lewis H. Coyle, Wadham College; Rev. Her bert Branson, Rev. George Poigndestre, Pembroke Col lege. Bachelor of Arts: The Earl of Carus/von, Grand Compounder, Christ Church; The Viscount Bandon, Edward R. Harvey, Christ Church ; Francis E. Robinson, Henry Stint, E. B. Gray, T. H. Edwards, Exeter College; Robert 11. Cave, Alfred H. Carey, William A. Crawford, Exeter College; James P. Beck, Exhibitioner of Oriel ; Thomas Carter, Queen's College ; Joseph Bowstead, Taber dar of Queen's College ; Herbert C. Brewster, Queen's College ; Jonas P. P. Davidson, scholar, Richard Burton, Linooln College; Herbert Longlands, Lewis Campbell, William Henry Freemantle, Ninian H. Thompson, Balliol College ; Thome 11. Pain, Thomas N. Hicks, Scholars of Brasenose ; William York S. Iron, Brasencae College; Thomas Price, Jesus College ; Thomas W. Carr, Wadham College ; William H. Young, Henry Poole, Pembroke College ; William Inge, Scholar of Worcester. The Bishop of Peterborough hu appointed the Rev. Canon James, Vicar of Theddingworth, the Rev. J. Owen, Vicar of Thrumington, the Rev. W. Barry, Rector of Blis worth, and the Rev. Oeo. Robbins, Rector of Courtenball, to be Rural Deans within the Diocese of Peterborough. The Rev. J. C. Glues is also appointed to the Rectory of Stanton Wyville, county of Leices:er and Diocese of Peter borough. SCOTCH FARMS.—Large quantities of sheep are being imported from the Highlands into Wigtonshire to eat up the surplus produce of the enterprising agriculturists of that cousty.—NertA British Daily Mail. NAVAL. -4-- ADMIRALTY, DEC. I.—PROMOTIONS.—CIerks : J. Donald (IRS), H. T. Natlet:at (1846), H. W. Warrington (184.5), and A. Jeffreys 0845), promoted to Paymasters. APPOINTMENTS. Clerks in Charge : H. Berry (1849), to the Sharpshx!er, 8, iron screw steam gun vessel of 202 hone power at the South East Coast of America ; and W. S. E. Freeman (1849), to the Blenheim, 60, screw steam guard ship of 44) horse power at Portsmouth. Clerk : J. Pittes (184), to the Boteasms, 70, guard ship of Ordinary at Chatham. Clerks' Assistant : J. N. Harvey, to the Blenheim. W. B. Risk, W. M. Isbell, and J. H. Howley appointed Clarks' Assistants. W. H. Maxwell appointed Naval Cadet ; his first entry. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. I.—The flag of Rear-Admiral Fanshawe, C.B. was finally struck on board the Neptune, 120, Captain flet:tt,at sunset. to-day. The Bag of his suc cessor, Bear-Admiral W. F. Martin, is expected to be hoisted to-morrow on board the Neptune. The Leopard, 12, steam frigate, Captain Gifford, hauled into the fitting basin to-day to be docked. The Sidon, steam frigate, is, it is reported, to go round to Sheerness ' to tow the St. George, 120, screw ship, to Plymouth, to be fitted out. DEVONPORT, DEC. I.—The Racehorse, 14, was on Tuesday commissioned by Commander E. H. Barnard. Her complement is to be 130 meis Orders have been re ceived at the dockyard, at this port, to lay down two new screw steam vessels, the Liffey, 59, and Satellite, 20—the former will be built on the slip now occupied by the Algiers, and the latter on that now occupied by the Phoebe, I I both of which vessels will shortly be launched. Part of the timbers of the Liffy are already prepared. The James Watt, 90, screw steam-ship, has shipped her boilers, and hauled alongside the dock; and to complete. The Nile, 90, screw steam-ship, is prop g rapidly towards comple tion, and will have her boilers put in previous to her leaving the dock. The Mariner, 12, was taken into dock on Friday to be repaired. The Saracen, sur veying•sessel was commits! sued on Saturday by Mr. Richards, muter ; her complement is to he 40 officers and men. She is appointed for the China station. The Avon, steam t• nder, Muter A. J. Veitch, sailed on Sunday for Ireland for supernumeraries and new raised men. The Duck, lichter, arrived on Sunday with stores from Chatham. The Hamosze, lighter, at this port, 13 to sail for Holyhead to lay down moorings in the new harbour at that place for the mail packets. The Jasper, steam tug, at this port, is to be employed to convey stores from the dockyard to the steam-yard at Keyham. She is to carry one master, two mates, and a crew of 15, includ ing engineers, stokers, seamen, and boys. The 50 gun frigate, Phmbe, at thi, port, is to be fitted with a screw propeller as soon as she is launched. SPORTING. TATTERSALL'S.-TRURSDAY. CHESTER CUP. Friday was in considerable force. After 1,000 to 15 had been taken about him several times, he advanced to 1,000 to 2d, taken ; but towards the close • party connected with the stable dropped in and offered to bet any part of 10.000 to 100 *gains: him, or any other of William Day's lot. 3,000 to 45 was laid, in toe aggregate, against little Harry ; 1,000 to 15 each against litany. Newminster, and Defiance, and 1,000 to 10 against King Feria. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. 30 to 1 offered on the field. THE DERBY. 6 to 1 repeatedly offered against Autocrat ; 2.5 to 1 taken to 501. about Ruby ; 1,000 to 30 11Jiardo ; 40 to 1 to 75/. about Hesse Cassel ; anl the tame odds wanted about Meteors. _ _ ----- OARS. 450 to 100 &get Meteor& (taken). The fount was very thicly attended. NEWMARKET CHAMPION COURSING MEETING.-WEDNESDAY. ERRING FIELD.—ALL-AGE Till (con tinued): Mr. Moody's r b Bird's Eye (2) beat Mr. Jack son's w and f d Churchwarden; Mr. Hill's r b Highland Lass beat Mr. Hope's f d Ihrdsman ; Mr. Buckworth's f d Bravo heat Mr. Martin r bk d Magna Charm; Mr. R. Bagga's bk b Tendresse beat Mr. Blenkiron's r and w b' Bossy Bell ; Mr. Swinbarne's hk b Elphin (2) beat Mr. Dobede's bk b Dot; Mr. Elvy's r d Steam Engine beat Mr. Jardine's bk t b p Mmris; Mr. Gillett's r d Golden Drop beat Mr. Malpas's bk d Maser Gunn; Mr. Gurney's bk t d p Australian beat Mr. Pertwee's r b Kate ' • Mr. Seereton's w and be b Slang best Mr. Reeve's bk d Sheppard; Mr. Fyson's bk d Freeman beat Lord Sefton's bk b Staylace. STARE FOR PUPPIES.—Second Ties: Rokeby beat Skir misher, Beery beat Mimosa, Brunette beat Macintosh, Deborah (2) beat Rambler, Attraction beat Stop It, Lurlei beat Mena, Dormouse beat Britannia, Madras beat Krautznar. ALL•AGE STARE —Second Ties : Junta (3) beat British Tar, Dryad agst Bright Eye, Rutland agst Strategy, Bird's Eye beat Steam Engine, Tendresse (2) beat Free man, Elphin beat Golden Drop, Sung beat Bravo, High land Lass beat Australian. _ The weather was more favourable than on the previous day, and the attendance more numerous. Hares were plen tiful, and most of the sport was excellent. Amongst the company were Lord and Lady Bottom, Lord Stradbroke, Admiral Roue, Mann Baggy, Back wonh, see., Beek worth, jun., Bell, Foster, Fyson, Finch, Dobede, Jackson, Robinson, Gillett, Hogg, Davy, King, Blenkiron, !Jay, Pertwee, Becreton, Reed, Miller, &c. atao3 intelligence. COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL FOR THE AFFAIRS OP JERSEY AND Ijt:EhIISEI. YESTIRDAY. In the matter of the petition of the states of the island of Jersey for the repeal of three orders of council of the 11th February, 18-52, and in suppo r t o f t h aw application for the confirmation of certain acts of that assembly pared on the 10th, 16th, and lith of August, in the same year. The prerogative of the crown in Jersey. - - - • - ii i i h t e R Si o s u cr T etsry peni of ba S State Pemberton The Lords of the Committee of the Privy C. until present o re me th u e e L p o a r r d tm C en h t a , n th ee e llo u r, Leigh, the Right Hon. Sir J. Knight Bruce, the Right to -orda jo were Hon. Sir J. Turner, the Right Hon. Sir J. Lushington, the Right Hon. Sir J. Patteson, and the Right Hon. Sir Rd ward Ryan. The arguments in this important case, which haa excited considerable interest, were resumed this morning by Mr. Rosiudell Palmer applied to their lordships to allow Mr. Metheson to reply, as he had heard the entire argu ment of the learned counsel who had just addressed them. The Lord Chancellor—That would be allowing three counsel to address us on one side. We think we must ad here to the rule which has been invariably acted upon in the House of Lords, and must refuse your application. Mr. Maths son—l would submit to your lordships that an excepthot might be made in this cane. It is really a matter of Ile and death of the legislature of the states. Tue Lord Chancellor—And we feel that even a matter of the life and death of the legislature of the states us perfectly safe is the hands of Mr. Roundel' Palmer. Mr. Matteson—But Mr. Palmer, my lords, has been en gaged elsewhere. The Lord Chancellor—We must however adhere to the rule. Mr. Mundell Palmer thought undo such circumstances it would be much safer to leave the case as it now stood than to address their lordship. in reply on on argument which be had not the advantage of hearing. The Lord Chancellor then directed the Council Chamber to be cleared, and their lordships remained in deliberation for upwards of two hours. On the re-admission of the parties, The Lord Chancellor said that their lordships deemed it expedient to hear the arguments on the other petition before they advised her Majesty on the subject. Their lordships then adjourned. EQUITY COURTS.-YESTERDAY. BiTOl6 TUE IILATII OF rue ROLLS. The s:ttintrs after Michaelmas Ttrae were commenced this marmots at Lincoln's-inn. *TT WATICH r. £TTWATER, This case which was heard during Michaelmas term, came before the court, on a special case, for the opinion of the court on the construction of the will of Mr. George Newman of South Newton, Wilts. Several points were raised, but the one which was principally of interest to the public arose out of a restraint on alienation. The testator devised to Thomas Attwater, jun., the frmily estate at Charlton, Wilts, "to become his property on his attaining the age of 25 years, but with an injunction never to sell it ou' of the family; hut if sold at all it must be to one of his brothers." There were other devises to other nephews with a like restriction as to alit nation. His Masons now gave judgment, holding that the con dition was repugnant to the estate given, and that the re strain: was inoperative. Another point that bad been raised was as to the period at which the estate vested. His Honour said he was of opinion that the estate vested in the devisee immediately, but liable to be divested if the devisee did not attain the age of '25. 118 TILE DOVER, HASTINGS, AND BRIGHTON JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY, AND THE JOINT STOCK coPtrANIEs INDING vr ACTS, 1848 AND 1849, Ex rmurz CAREW AND OTIIERb. Di this cue Mr. Carew and his co-appellants had given a notice of motion to the official manager that an order of Master Senior, whereby he directed a cull of IL per share to be made on all the contributories of the company, whose names were included in the list of contributories as allottees of shares, who agreed to accept shares on the terms of the prospectus, and had paid the deposits, sod signed the deeds an respect of the shares allotted to them, and whereby he directel that each of such contributories, on the 15th of July, 1853, to pay to the offi MI manager of the c , mpany the balance of any which would be due from him after debiting his account in the company's books, with such call, might he discharged or varied, or else teat they, Messrs. George Carew, Wm. Cridlond, Jelin South Rymer, and Wm. Henry Rymer, the appellants, might be at liberty to appeal from the Master's settlement of the list of contributories, whereby they wore included as contributories, or that the court might dtc:ere who were the persons liable ae contributories leo pay the debts of the company, and the expenses attending ha winding up, and in what proportions such persons were liable. The case on the motion came on for argument en the the 25th of Nov. last, when after hearing couusel in support of the motion end for the official manager, The Viee-Chentellor said, he thought that in this case it M..s hie duty to take an enlarged view of his jurisdiction, and to do what he could to make such a declaration of the liabilities cf all the parties as might enable the Master by acting on his declaration, forthwith to wind up the company. Atter considerable discussion he gave Mr. Carew and his co-appellants leave to appeal against their names reniainiag on the list of contributories. Mr. Carew and his co-appellants thereupon gave a notice of motion that on special leave given on the 25th day . of November, 1833, they should move that tt.eir names might be struck off from the list of contributories, as settled by the blaster, and that that motion was to come on to be heard with the motion far which the notice dated the 4th of July, 1853, had been already served. Mt. Matins, Mr. Chandlers, Mr. Chichester, Mr. Terrell, and Mr. Dickinson, appeared in support of all these mo tions. They submitted that Mr. Carew, end his co-appellants se far as they were allottees of shares,which they did not deny themselves to be, were not liable as contributories on the authority of " Bright v. Hutton," decided by the House of Lords (2 House of Lords came). But it was said that they had ale.) executed the parliamentary deed which made them liable. They submitted that they had executed the deed under a fraudulent representation, that Mr. Frewen, a gentleman of great respectability, was a member of the managing committee, after he had expressly repudiated that character, and that the execution of the deed was not to be treated as an additional ingre dient which could bind them. However, they insisted that inasmuch as none of the managing committee had exe cuted the deed as the covenantees thereof, aid as incurring also liabilities under it, Mr. Carew and his co-appellants were not to be considered as being bound by the deed, though in fact they had executed it. On this motion the several persons now in England con stituting the managing committee appeared upon notice to them. Mr. Roxburgh appeared for the official manager. Mr. Daniel, Mr. Selwyn, Mr. H. Stevens, and Mr. Mackeson, fo: members of the managing committee, submit ted that Mr. Carew and his co-appellants were bound by the deed under which, and in consequence of which, they had received scrip which might have been sold, and was in other companies a profitable advantage which they gained by executing the deed by which these allotteee covenanted to indemnify the managing committee, and that the managing committee were by that deed constituted the mere agents of the allottees for managing the project upon their under taking. After a discussion, which continued for some hours, The Vice. Chancellor, stopping Mr. Matins in reply, said that as there were other classes of contributories on the list besides these allottees, who had paid nothing, it appeared to him that those classes ought to contribute to an amount rateably with the allottees before he confirmed a call against these allottees. The managing committee should contri bute according to their liability, and then the &Bottom should contribute pari perm with them and the other contributories. The question remained on what principle the managing committee should contribute. He at present thought that the measure of their liability was in respect of forty shares each, which they must take in order to qualify them for their office. He should maturely consider what general declaration the court could make, and he should at a future day make such declaration, and state the grounds of such decimation at length. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-YESTERDAT. MITTISOS AT N.,/ TR:vs.—MOMS LOU AJAVBi Lt. /141, lAMAIOI , MUM. PINKS V. Ct RLING.-LIABILITY OF Ell/ MEMBERS OF A CLVII. KILLARNEY Jr.NCTION RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at the King's-bridge terminus of the Great Southern and Western Railway in Dublin, on Wednesday ; Mr. JOHN PENNIFATIIER in the chair. The following is the direc tors report, which was unanimously adopted by the meeting " The directors have the pleasure of informing the pro prietors that the entire line of railway, 41 miles in length, was opeued for public traffic on the 18th of July. Up to that period, from the 25th of May, a portion of the line had been worked, and the expenses of the temporary opening and stations borne by the Great Southern and Western Railway Company, who, by agreement with your board, took the receipts as payment for these bermes. Flea July 16 to October 31, up to which date the present assounts are brought, a fixed mileage rate has been paid to the Great Southern and Western Railway Company foe working the line. The receipts from traffic during that period have been 5,6871. ha. 10d., and the working expenses 1,8811. 13s. 61. The revenue has been charged with its proportion of interest and office expenses for „3} months, and there remains a balance on foot of the revenue account of 2,2851. 15s. 7d. As, however, the company are bound, on account of the baronial guarantee, in the first instance to pay the interest on their debt for the entire year before they can declare any dividends, your directors recommend that this balance be carried forward to the next account. The traffic continues satisfactory, and quite equal to the expectations of your directors ; and the goods and cattle traffic on the line is daily increasing. The Magnetic Telegraph Company have, in pursuance of their agreement with this company, erected and maintained the telegraph between Mallow and Killarney, which is constantly worked, to ensure the safe working of the trains. On the slag the present month the most dreadful inundation ON has been ever known occurred is the county of Colt; but the directors are happy to state that the demean done to the Killarney line was very trifling, and the maw river bridges on the line were all proved to have been cient to carry the water of this unprecedented flood; he three days the traffic of the line was partially interrupted, but it has since been regularly carried on. The expense of repairing the damage caused by the inundation falls on the contractor, he being obliged by his contract to keep the works of the line in repair for one year after the opening. At the rock cutting, near Freemount, it has been deemed advisable, to ensure safety, to take away a large quantity of rock which was not included in the original estimate. This has been executed under the enperintendence of the com pany's engineer, and the work is now entirely finished. A public meeting is to be held at Traits on the 15th of the next month, Inc the purpose ofgueranteeing a sum for the construction of the line from Killarney to Tralee ; and if this principle be carried at that meeting, it will ensure the formation of that line, which your directors believe would much tend to the advantage of this company. The com pany's hotel at Killarney will be completed early in the ensuing spring; and your directors are glad to find that in several instances the hotel-keepers at Killarney, encouraged by the success of the past summer, are preparing to enlarge their accommodation for the public." w ; i t t h h e another Atterh e le y ar .G n e e h tl e g te r gentleman, appeared t %c a t io n! _ SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE ELECTION.—Sic W. E. for M th r. s li pla ii inCi l i C. Hartopp, Bert., the High Sheriff, his fixed Saturday represented the defendant. next, the 3rd lust , for the election of a representative for This was an action brought to recover 807/., the balance the southern division of the county of Warwick, a vacancy remaining unpaid of an amount due to the plaintiff for having occurred by the elevation of the late member, Lord building the St. James's Naval and Military Clab-house. Brooke, to the peerage, by the title of the Earl of Warwick. A portion of the sum due to the plaintiff had been pant by The only candidate at present in the field is Mr. Evelyn P. contribution from the other members of the club acd by Shirley, on the conservative interest, and there appears to the managing committee. Some of the members, amongst be every probability that he will be returned unopposed. whom was the defendant, had not paid their contribution, THE STABBING CASE AT DEPTFORD.—Yeeterdsy, which had been fixed at Sot down, or 101. a year, at a gene- Mr. Payne resumed, at Guy's Hospital, the inquest, which rah meeting of the club, which wits held in January, 1t.51. had been twice adjourned, on the body of T. Bresnahan, The managing committee had therefor e brou g ht the im aged 24, who was stabbed by some Russian sailors near sent action, in the name of the plaintiff, in order to try the Deptford Dockyard early on the morning of Friday week, question of liability. It appeared that in I_Sisl th e liabilities After about half an hou r s consultation the jury found aof the club am ounted to upwards at 18.7 8 01. Before the verdict of" Manslaughter " against Hearick Gustaff Brunel, Anders Alkola, and Henri Gustaff Khroushum. learned counsel for the plaintiff ha d concluded his o p enin g statement, GREAT FIRE AT BERLIN.-011 Monday last the Lord Campbell asked whether some arrangement could equestrian circus of Herr Benz, at Berlin was d es t roy ed by Mr. U. Hill said the managing committee did not wish Ere. The structure was formed of wood, and the flames the defendant to pay more than ON., his share of the con having acquired a strong hold of it before water in sufficient tribution. not be effected? quantities could be obtained, its destruction was complete Lord Campbell said this seemed a fair and reasonable in km than an hoar. THE MALVERN HILLS. — The sixteenth p urchase of building land, for distribution amongst the shareholders offer. Attorney General said his client hail a good defence er. e to the action, but he was quite willing to do what he had of the Conservative Land Society, has Just been made, at all along offered to do—viz., pay 601., on coal' that the West Malvern. It is described by the sorely as " close to committee would give him a guarantee to seleate - hlat from the picturesque church and parsonage, and commanding a all further liability. Panoramic view of the Vale of Herefordshire and the question er a o s f ho c r d t e h c e i se de t d er b n y 's sa li tue sls g al ea r tle ee rsan d to allot o : s d ts 4c to uu b io e n , thefashionable drive by - looking into the correspondence. o W ass els o h f mountains. The , w T e ll .k es n ts ow te . a n ., an easy walk the Worcestershire hills to Great Malvern aol Malvern Lord Campbell said the arrangement was very satiallso- Wells. West Malvern presents all the attractions of Great tory. and creditable to both parties. Malvern, with the additional advantage of basing a wes terly aspect, and of being conicquently protected from the cart r RUNPItERV.—INSURANO II or PNOTSIRSI Hi WAREHOtSray cutting easterly. winds. The W orce ster and Hereford ' Railway, which is in progress, will have a station at the This was an setian brought by a loppfaffilar in the Diroask Wyche.. against Aldermit lixot2hery, who hart* as tel-enlensive 11, J