The Express. — London, England, 1851-08-15 00:00:00

gilt erinwig. • Strad Wilde "TM eapremb" saataistag be isms earslags " (battle." Y paldidied gamy Tuesday sad Iliday Wed. int tame Mpoet t uarmeatabfambed br "TM tapreab" Lambe Eatidatt paper, melt ba at lb, 114se. 10. Itabaeriwattert, b 7 Tate o'clock as Ile day af pabilestles. 111011 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE T... 1.444-11crusui. O. 7s. Alterman% 41. 23a. To•nessel4-14arsat. 0. *.. 41 4. 3114. LONDON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1.. IN the dormitory of dwarfs that is known to exist at Frankfurt, there has recently been an unusual commotion. Whether it was between sleeping and waking. or in a sort of simultaneous night-mare, it were vain to conjecture; but so it was, that on a sudden all the dwarfs set up a piteous cry that they were about to be strangled. The two giants who lie upon either side of the door were, they averred, overheard plotting their ignominious extinction; and of all modes in the world by that most revolting of methods which is politely termed being handed over to the police. Police Earnestly the dwarfs argued that they had each a small gendarmerie of his own —to whom in royal and princely style they issued their orders as men in authority by lineal right di vine, as ineontestible as that of Hapsburg or Ho henstauffen, though not deemed by the ignorant as quite sts potential. One Lilliputian prince offered to prove that he maintained on an average thirteen and-a-half constables in uniform. A diminutive grand duke declared he was ready at any hour of the day or night to cull out every third adult male in his domi nions to act as "specials' for the preservation of order in Europe, the said adult males numbering by the last census nearly half as many as half a Swiss canton ; and a panting little Serene Highness promised that he would engage two moqnted patrols and four grirrhal de weans, with full equipments, so as to en• able them to act when needful as spies, informers, bailiffs, or in any other capacity that the Diet might declare requisite, although for the purpose in question he were obliged to pawn his celebrated tunluoise and mortgage the mother-of-pearl casket that the Empress Mum liii:ttr.st bequeathed to his grand aunt the Archduchess of Ltrrt.E-werz. Hut to he handed over to a federal police, com posed half and half of Austrians and Prussians, and officered alternately by the nameless favourites of the giants—the thought was insupportable. No cowardice, or dullness, or hope of secret re- ward could comprise the awakened dwarfs to Mop again after they had, as with one ac cord, wakened with this haunting apprehension. Mediatisat ion was, they vowed, more preferable by fur. They would then be extinguished at once, and fur ever. The humiliation of snubbed sovereignty on a small scale would be spared them. They might affect the airs of" wandering Bourbons, and go about the world for the rest of their lives hwy., nobody ever suspecting by the look of them that they too had played the part of God's vicegerents on earth. blediatisell primes are paid off, and contrive to exist in snu,,,o olccurity upon their compensation ; but to be obliged to Noland to the regulations of an imperial policy —not to be suffered to dangle the keys of their own petty state prisons --was inure Blatt ducal or cketoral nature could endure. Accordingly, tit, re has been n mutiny among the monarchic mannikins. They had mad of the wit who declared that had the Ileus lulu only unanimous they might have pulled him out of bed; and they resolved to test the truth of the theory. 'flay had heard the democrats say that • even among the weak is strength; and they were determined to try. 'archon. to relate, it iscurrently rumoured that thew unporedented act of politieul pluck has act uallyproved suemssful. At least, for the present, the allied courts of Berlin soil Vienna--for allies unhappily they too plainly arc in all that is adverse to right and justice 11111 Gennany—have been foiled in their designs. The dwarfs declare that in time of peace they are all able to take care of theme l% ; that in time of war they obey the laws and requisitions of the Diet; and that in lime of revolution they lutist be left indivi dually to say when they are very much frightened, and when only a little —when they think they can put out the tire with no other help titan their own political parish engines, and when they must sound tlw alarm hell and send express for aid to the Great Northern or the Great Southern Assur ance Office, as the case may hi'. Luckless dwarfs ! They are like to pay dear for this solitary sputter of apirlt. The giants will lie very apt to leave theta to deal with the dreaded element neat time, by way of exacting panisliment fur their contumacy in thwart ing their imperious will. lint for the habitual joulousv which these latter elwrish towards each of her, the petty principalities would have been allrwept away long bitter. 1 oder a resuscitated diet such as now sits at Frankfurt, there are, it is true, nominal and legal guarantees against open and avowed absorption of the minor states into Austria and Prussia. Hut how dung will any such defences avail if no other Sinlet . SSl 110: invoked?—or what sub stantial check will treaties. constitutions. or acts of Ingresses exert over confederate cupidity, if the free powers of Europe submit to be told, as within the last few days they are said to have been told, — that within the bounds of Germany they have no right to be heard, and that the h o und s o f Germany are whatever the governments of Berlin and Vienna think tit front time to time to decree? Th, incorporation of the whole of the vast non- German populations subject to Austrian, with w hat is %aguish . called the German Confederation, has been deenad by the cabinets of London and l'uris so im portant an infraction of the settlement of Europe as defined by general treaties. as to call for a formal protest. But if it lie true that this joint protest has heel, freaks] with supercilious disdain as un unwar rantable intrusion in the proper affairs of the abso lutist powers, and if it be true that with such responses the aforesaid lowers calculate with confidence that the cabinets of Paris and London are likely to put up mcekly if not mutely—what other law o f further aggrandisement can he prescribed to Austria and Prussia than that which is the law of their own monarchic being? Tor documents" respecting North.ld manor arc not the only episcopal publieation lately issued from Albemarle-street for Mr. N111 . 111U% hits likewise lent his respectable name to the " Acts" of the Synod of Exeter, as the prelate of that sec chooses to entitle the proceedings of the little knot of his clergy which voluntarily assembled under his chairmanrhip, in its cathedral church. on the nth. 26th, and Tah of June Leo. The loisioes• and discussions which then took place were at th e tim e con d ucte d i n tsynsy ; and this is the revised and correct amount of them. gist.° to the public. - ny xt - rtiont rv." To this Assembly, thirty out of, it is stated, thirty two deaneries of the diocese returned three repre sentatives each ; and, as the representatives were generally much of one way of thinking, they were, it is to he presumed, elected exclusively by those clergy of their deaneries entertaining similar opinions; the other incumbents and curates refrain ing from taking any part in what they deemed to be either in its spirit unlawful or in its tendency in expedient. This general uniformity of tone and thouLtht accordingly deprives the meeting of all pre tensions to represent the church in the see of Exeter, and gives to it. vs hat it really deserves, the character of a purely party manifestation of priests, for the pur pose of promoting sacerdotalism. Being gentlemen by nurture and habit , : of life and social position, there was not. of course• anything unseemly in the manner of their proceedings. On the part of the episcopal president there was a grins suavity of tone, a kneed and compulsory humbleness of language, a factitious desire to be instructed. a petulant eagerness to agree with his reverend friends; aceompanied. however, be occasional snatches of temper, flashes of angry logic, glances of intolerant looks„ expressions of impatience. manifesting. too clearly that the old leaven was still fermenting beneath tee fiercely as when it had excommunicated Archbishop SUMNER, ilUprimnlvd Mr. limner., and persecuted Mr. GORHAM. On the' part of his clerical allies there was much affectionate respect for their episcopal l ea d er . considerable display of learning. a manifestation of much zeal, though perhaps of a lower order and aiming at smaller matters than that of their bishop, and occa sionally intervals of rational conversation and instructive suggestion. Once or twice a cler gyman, pressed a little hard by the reso lutions impending over his consdcuee, was provoked to inquiry as to terms, to propose a slight modification in the language employed, and might have risen almost into opposition had he not been frozen into silence by the severity of episcopal frowns. On the whole, however, the proceedings of this select body only adds another to the constant succession of justifications which history contains of the denan dation which, fourteen centuries ago, OItEGOILY of Naziazus uttered against exclusively priestly rule, under every type of Christianity the same. Here, for instance, were assembled for three days, at Exeter, a body of able, learned, con scientious priests; and with what objects? To pioneer the way to progress and improvement? to organise new victories of morality and civilisation? to devise great plans of charity and peace, and good ! will amongst men ? to offer, as a body, the hand of ! goodwill, fellowship, and co-operation to their brother Christians? Alas. no. Nothing of the sort illus trates and adorns the Synod of Exeter. Its objects, designs, and " acts" were very different. they were to narrow, circumscribe, and limit the terms of subscription to their own church, to de price it, as far as they could, of its com prehensive character, to claim for it privileges unwarranted in the Word of God, and a status un authorised by the law of the land ; to stigmatise and proscribe other Christian communities around them; to restore obsolete pnicti6s in their own Churches; 1 to lower the standard of education to be given to their people; and to hold themselves and their allies out as the only true ministers of the Church of Eng land in the diocese of Exeter. For three whole days were Bishop Piiii.rorrs and his associates (inter rupted only by going to and fro and attending morning and evening service in the cathedral) en• gaged in such deliberations; and on them, at their close, a divine blessing was as k e d . . . . - That this is no inaccurate amount of their " acts," one example will, perhaps, su ffi ciently. prove. On the first day they took into consideration the late secessions. The bishop proposed a declaration, which. after deeply deploring those perversions, and record ing their hearty attachment to the church of Eng- I hind, thus ended : Anil we further record our full conviction, that secession from this church, being a sound part of the catholic church, is in itself an act of schkin, and, as such, perilous to salva tion ; and in particular, that secession to the Roman com munity in Enaluol is not only an act of schism, but involves also the abandonment of truth for error. This part of the declaration startled, as well it might, Archdeacon SrEvExs and Dr. Mums. "My only doubt," said the former. "is as to the use of the word schism. • • • Schism is a large word." "True," answered the bishop. "There is no doubt of that. My notion of schism is, to leave a true branch of the catholic church. There cannot be two branches in the same country. • • • • It is schism to depart from a sound branch of the church to another religious community, even if that religious community hold all the doctrines which we believe." Can bigotry and intolerance go further? If you leave one orthodox church for another orthodox church in England, you are guilty of schism, and, being guilt• of schism, you peril your salvation. Why, Bit , logic of this is even worse than its intolerance. You may be damned, is its reasoning, for worshipping in a church where the pure word of Om is taught, because vou left another church in which, despite of its orthodoxy, you were not edified! Was there ever such nonsensical, anti- Christian bigotry? But contra►t this harshness of sentiment towards English dissenters with the kind and gracious man ner in which the Burnish communion is dealt with out of England,where it does not come into competition with Bishop l'fichrutrit' church. "In particular," concluded the declaration, "secession to the Roman coinmunity in England is not only an act of schism, but involves also the abandonment of truth for error." The words " in England," Dr. MMUS said, " appear to me objectionable." Mark Bishop reply. 11l were in a riuntry where the Roman catholic church is established, and I could communicate with it witho u t joining in its sin, I should feel myself bound to do so, inas much I hold the Rmnan catholic church, however cor rupt, to be a part, though a corrupt part, of the church catholic. It is a great church principle, that if we are in a country where it is possible to communicate with the Rennin catholic church, without communicating in its errors and sinfulness, it is our duty to 110 The words " in England" w, re inserted because that is the immediate abject of the declaration. So that the Bishop of EXETER. would, out of Eng land, communicate with what he holds to be a tor nipt church, whilst in England he holds it to be schismatical and perilous to salvation to communicate with a pure chuivh other than his own. All clru•ity is fur corruption out of England; all his in tolerancc for purity in England: And to this view of the merits and demerits of corrupt Rome and orthodox English nonconformists there were only five dissentients in the synod of Exeter. There is, surely, something very shocking in the result of such deliberations. We do not, however, ssy that such intolerance is solely characteristic of the Bishop of EXETER and his friends. Fur from it ; it is too general a result of the priestly office in all churches; for in the position of those who held th,•tt office there is something very cor rupting, if not carefully guarded against. The clergy of every church are in constant danger, and run inces sant risksof being spoilt My thedeep, honest, unresisting submiasion with which they are listened to. They are a caste which other men do not meet on equal terms ; and teaching and being paramount on matters the most momentous to num, they by degrees imagine themselves supreme over his whole being ; uncontradieted in their promises of salvation, they grow into Popes. This is the fatal tendency of the age. Hence the all-im port;uece• of preserving in the Church of England the lay element; its lay legislation, its lay tribunals, and its liability to the ordinary laws of the land. These are our only real safeguaras against the intole rant :lets" of diocesan synods or provincial con vocations. GREECE. ATIIENs, Jecy 28. I announced to you lately that the fall of General Grivas was likely to be followed by important poli tical consequences. In fact, the Greek cabinet, long undermined by many causes, among which not the least was the incapacity of M. Christides, Minister of Finance, has completely collapsed, as soon as the weight of the grand chamberlain, which kept the rude arch together, was withdrawn from the court. 'The ministers have already given in their resignation rn masse, and a special steamer has been sent to Con stantinople with desputches recalling M. Metaxa, the minister at that court, who is charged with the mission of forming a fresh cabinet. The recall of M. Zwraphos from the court of St. Petersburg, which 1 anuounced some time ago, seemed to prog nosticate a new phase in Greek policy; and, in fact, the Greek envoy to Russia is to occupy a prominent post in the new ministry. This change is in all respects most important. MC cabinet which comes in is to be entirely devoted to Russia. The mask, which to a certain extent, made believe that Greece was not a province of Russia. has disappeared, and a policy avowedly Russian will be henceforth exhibited without reserve. The accident to which this change is imputed is trivial enough. M. Forth ltouen, the French envoy, it scents, has been at tempting to impress upon the mind of the King the erroneous tendency of the policy of Louis Philippe, who supported the corruptive system of Culletti, and the different aims of the French republic. The King consented to a change, but th e c h ange was anything 1 but that which M. Forth-Rouen would have coun -1 fella It is needless to add that the King was on this occasion, as on all others, but the tool of the Queen, who is herself the tool of ltusvia. I may add that M. Mavrocordato is to be recalled from Paris. This minister had already demanded his recall, but his limited fortune not sufficing for his expenses as a representatise he is to be pret'erred to a diplomatic post considered among the most lucrative. GERMANY. FRANCE. PARIS, Timmins'. Erextxo. M. Roger (ord) has written the following letter to the Ordre : My dear Coileae,.--:Certain journals attribste to me a tahnion from our Mends in Paris to the PrinoeteJoinville. It is tree that I have been to England and to Refloat. I have bad the honour of seeing the prince d the royal fawns of Orleans and their august mother. I had no sa*ion from any one to go to England. On ay return I have made myse lf the organ of no one. Is it wished to know my opinion upon the question with which the public seems to be so much occupied ? I have the most profound and personal conviction, that if the country wen to appeal to the devotion of the Prince de Joinville, the pnnce would never be found wanting to France. Accept, my dear colleague, the assurance of my most affecionate sen timents, RO4 ra (Nord). Paris, August 14, 18.51. The Prince de Joinville is thus flirty is the field as a candidate for the presidency. M. Roger (du Nord) is a confidential fnend of the (Moms family, a representative of the people, and an old mperienced member of the Chamber of Deputies under Louis Philippe. Ile must be taken to have will weighed every word of his letter. In writing at the present moment, when so ninny conflicting coniectures are hazarded as to the prince's feelings on the subject— in writing to the O,dre, the journal which for several days has been labouring to prepare the public mind for the announcement—M. Roger must mean, as be will certainly be understood to assert, that no family or personal scruples of the Prince de Joinvillc need abate the ardour of his friends ; and that, if elected, he would consent to fill the office of president of the republic. If the importance of this event is to be estimated by the efforts that have been made by the legitimists to avert it, or by the fears of the Bona• partists lest it should come to pass, the declaration is a fact of great political moment. It hasbeen represented to the Print.* de Joinville that, as a man of honour, it was impossible that lie should place himself in a position in which he must either betray the re public which he would swear to maintain, or desert the principles of his illustrious family. Appeals have been made to his pride as a Bourbon, to his filial affections as a son of Louis Philippe, whose dying breath exhorted his family to unity, and to his na tural duties as a guardian of the Count of Paris, whose rights have never been relinquished. These arguments failing, others have been brought forward to prove that suttee would be impossible. The various grievances of Louis Philippe's reign have been recapitulated for the purpose of showing that the name of Orleans would be a symbol of unpopularity. Then supposing him elected, the certainty of a coalition against him on the very morrow of his election has been urged. lie has bee . n told, and with much plausi bility, that however sincerely he might wish to main tain the republic, nobody would believe him sincere. That he could not make an appointment but it would be said he had gained an auxiliary, or dismiss a functionary but he would be accused of having rid himself of an enemy. For him, as for Louis Napo leon, the great difficulty would be to obtain a revi sion of the constitution, but to him the revision would be refused with still greater obstinacy, be cause no one would doubt the use to which he would desire to turn it. If he were to be elected it would not be by any overwhelming ma jority of the people, but by a bare majority of the Assembly after his name had been tossed about in the crowd with those of Ledru Rollin, Cavaignac, Changarnier, and Lamartine. Is it for such ques tionable honour, it is asked, that the Prince de Join ville would repulse for ever the fraternal hand which has been nobly held out to him by the Count de Chambord. The projects imputed to the l'rince. exclaims the rition, this very morning, are those of a vulgar ambition, and therefine they cannot be his. Such is a specimen of some of the reasoning addressed to the conscience and interest of the Prince de Juinville, which will be disconcerted by M. Roger (du Nord's) letter. It would not be very unreason able if the Prince de Joinville, knowing himself to be the most popular member of his home, and not being desirous to pass the prime of his manhood in exile and inactivity, should have made up his mind that the restoration of the Bourbons as a royal race will never happen. Whatever Louis Philippe may have had to lay to his con science, the Prince de Juinville personally owes no allegiance to the elder branch of his family. Ile well knows that " fusion " only means that the Or leans family should renounce their claims to the crown, and he may very well think it quite justifi able and more politic to renounce them in favour of the nation than of the Count de Chambord. The Minister of kt%ao. has determined strictly to ....force the regulations which prohibit naval officers from being accompunied by their wives on board ship. As an example to all lesser offenders the minister sent an order to Admiral Parseval Deschenes, com manding the squadron off Cadiz, desiring that Ma dame Parseval Deschenes might be sent on shore immediately. This lady has been in the habit of cruizing aliout with the admiral during the last 15 years. 11e must now console himself, if he can, for her absence by the reflection, which the minister suggests to hint, that it is especially incumbent on men so distinguished as him se lf to set the example of respect to the law. The rairrrs, the leading journal of jesuitism and of divine right, has made up its mind to a bolder course with respect to Mr. Gladstone than the mass of King Ferdinand's admirers have been aisle to screw their courage to. It asserts roundly, and un dertakes to prove hereafter, that " not a single fact in Mr. Gladstone 's two letters will bear examination." Meanwhile it maintains that Ferdinand is the " worthiest" and " best of kings." The municipal council of Orleans have endowed a novel professorship, not unworthy of imitation. They have voted a salary of 20/. to a lecturer on the art of grafting and cutting fruit trees. The President of the Republic has created 1 grind officer, 3 commanders, 7 officers, and 63 chevaliers of the Legion of Honour, in consideration of recent ser vices in the African war. The new grand officer is General Camou. An exaggerated account of the damage done by the tire at the Inv alides appeared in the Patric, and was copied by several other papers. There were 234 Hags and standards in the church, and of these only about 13 were destroyed. as I mentioned yes terday. The famous parasol of the Emperor of Mo rocco, taken at the battle of Isly, was saved with slight damage. The 52 Hags captured at Austerlitz were not in the church. They are deposited tempo rarily in the governor's apartment until the comple tion of the Emperor's tomb, which they are destined to decorate. The Syndical Committee of Barges have voted the necessary funds for the restoration of the pyra mid erected in honour of Queen Ilortense, on the Queen's bridge at the entrance of the valley of Luz. M. do la Gui'yonnis'.re, the eminent journalist, who was so long assJciated with M. K de Girardin in the Prissf', and who now, under the direction of M. Latuartine, is the principal editor of the i'oys, is about to publish in the latter journal a series of sketches of contemporary political personages. He promises, on the irith inst., to begin with Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, and afterwards to proceed with portraits of the Count de Chatnbord, the Prince de Joinville, Lamartine. General Cavaignac, General Changarnicr, 'fhiers, Michel (de Hourges), Berryer, Emile de Girardin. Ledru Rollin, General Lamoriciere, Victor Hugo, Nlontalembert, Guizot, Jules Favre, Odilon Barrot, Proudhon, and Do Fal lon:. These names might almost serve as a list of candidates for the presidency. The llesiver sup, but there is as yet no confir mation of the statement, It is positively stated that the President of the Republic will leave Paris between the 20th and' sth of this month, for a tour in the departments. The President will go to Bordeaux. He is to stop two days at -kngouli.ine, and three or four days at Bordeaux, where he will receive deputa tions from Toulouse, Agcn, Montauban, Auch, Carcas sonne, Montpellier, &c. From Bordeaux, the Presi dent will go to Rochelle and Rochefort, and will re turn by Perigueux, Limoges, Moulins, and Never.. This journey will occupy from 10 to 12 days. He will be accom panied by the Ministers of the Interior. Finance, and War. The prefects of the different localities were yesterday in formed of the intended visit of the President, which, it is said, was decided on in a council of ministers before Om separation of the Assemhly. It appears that the President of the Republic has renounced the idea of passing 10 days at the Camp of Lunkille, as he at first intended." M. Lemulier has abandoned all further proceedings in his action for libel against the Perfect of Police, the latter having admitted to two representatives, friends of M. Lemulier, that he had been deceived as to the facts alleged against MM. Lcinulicr and , Lacordaire in the repo rt nfided to M. Forcade. M. Lemulier will now continue the action against MM. Forcade and Vermaitre. AUSTRIA. The Emperor of Austria returned to Vienna on the 9114 from Ischl, where he went to visit the Queen of Prussia. It is said that he will soon return there, to have an interview with the Kings of Prussia and Bavaria. The Gallician trip of which so much has been said seems to have been indefinitely adjourned. It is said that the change is mainly owing to Mar shal Itademlei's demand for reinforcements in Italy. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 15, 1851. Professor Lemaim, who spoke the Latin oration at the Sorbonne, has been nominated a member of the Legion of Honour. The wounds of M. P. Bonaparte are going on wciL He was visited by the President yerterday. The Five per Cents. closed at 93.30, with a fall of 10c.; and the Three pet Cents. closed at 37.15, with a fall of 10e. ITALY. PIM/N[ONT. A letter from the frontiers of Italy, given in the German Journal of frankfort, of the 12th, states that the journey of the King of Saxony to Italy had an important political object. His Majesty was to use all his influence with his relative the King of Sardinia to induce him to dismiss all his ministers except M. Foresta, and to wean him from English influence. A Itomish prelate had been present at several conferences between the two kings. The conservative papers say that the King of Sardinia has deeply reflected on the subject, and is disposed to be reconciled with the holy father." INDIA. [By fr:!ectric Tekirsph.) 1k adviees finm Trieste, of the 13th inst., we are informed of the arrival at Suez of the Indian mail. The Haddington ►eft Calcutta on the 3rd July, and arrived at Suez on the ith inst. Her dates from Bombay are to the sth July. It was reported that orders had been given for the surrender of the Northern Provinces of the Nizam, in satisfaction of the sums due to the East India Company. . . . There were rumours of an outbreak in Cashmere. An English vessel has been wrecked in the neigh bourhood of Aden, and a portion of the crew mur dered by the natives. Commerce vas dull GREAT FIRE AT HAVRE. On the 12th inst. the ship-yard of one of the largest builders in France was for several hours a prey to fire. Shortly after midnight the p'or'rrile was sounded in the streets of Ilavre, and it was soon found that the building sheds of M. Normand, in the suburb of l'errey, were in flames. Immediately the alarm was given the au thorities of Ilavre and Ingouville, about 400 men of the Ist Light Infantry, the fire brigades of the three communes, the custom-house officers, with the gendarmerie, police, and national guards, repaired in haste to the scene of the disaster. It was found that the fire had broken out in the large block of workshep• in the centre of the dock, and theft:MlCA, which rose in broad masses, lighted up the horizon. From this centre the flames, favoured by the high combustibility of the materials collected there, extended to the frame on which rested the magnificent steamer Normardv, and a schooner yacht in course of construction for M. Caylus. Words cannot describe the appearance presented at this moment by this scene of desnlatiou. The elegant lines of the steamer and schooner, which the flames enveloped on every side, showed grandly at times through the smoke, and occasionally assumed the most fantastic forms and pro portions. Seen from the shore, the two vessels had the ap pearance of resting on a sea of fire, and being beaten by its waves. Notwithstanding the eftirts of the workmen, the , flames made short work with the two ships. At the end of an hour the cradle of the Normandy was level with the ground, and the vessel, reduced to a mere hulk, lay upon it as upon its bier. Of the once promising schooner there remained but a few smoking embers. Front the beginning it was seen that it would be impossible to save these two vessels Isom destruction, after the flames had once invaded them. All the energies of the workmen were therefore directed with a view to circum scribe as much as possible the ravages of the fire. This end was partially attained. The steamer Cygne, construct ing for the company of Messageries Nationales, was saved from the destructive action of the fire, which, however, charred her sides for a considerable length. The citizens behave d with the greatest courage, Mid persevered in their emleavours, in spite of the shower of tire which rained around. A fine shore-boat, destined to take part in the approaching regattas, was dragged from the midst of the fire, and conveyed to a place of safety. By great exer tion, the great workshop situate in the Rue Pettey, as well as the immense stacks of timber piled in the northern part of the yard, was also saved. The loss sustained, as far as appears at present, is about 400,000/. The proprietor W:Li insured for a portion of the damage, hut neither of the vessels were included in the policy. Happily the direction of the wind at the time hin dered the progress of the flames, otherwise Perrey must have been in great danger of destruction, and Havre hail hardly escaped. A great ship now building in the yard of M. Vasse, contiguous to that of M. Nem:in& was fur a short time menaced by the flames from the Cygne, but was fortunately saved. gig eottrt. OVUOUN T .I aO9l.Alr, Arc. 1 1. ller Majesty and Prince Albert walked in the grounds at o,bornc early yesterday. The royal children also took their u , ual exercise. Sir St:itl'ord Northcote, Colonel ltelil, - 11.1'.7br. Lion Playfair, Mr. W. Cubitt, Mr. [hike, and Mr. Cole, arrived from Southampton at 12 o'clock, and had a lengthened in terview with his ltoyal (hulloes, The Oxford University Commission had a meeting yes terday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in Downing-.trey. Present: The Bishop of Norwich, the Dean of Carlisle, the Master of Pembroke, the Rev. Professor Powell, and the key. A. P. Stanley (secretary). ltspatches were sent off yestenlay from the Colonial ofticc to the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. Des patches were teceivcd yesterday at the Colouial-ottice from the Governor of Gibraltar. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND.—A nufnber of alterations and improvements am making in Ilolyrood Palace, in anticipation of the royal visit. Amongst the most noticeable of these is the conversion of the room ad joining the Throne-room into an evening drawing-room. This apartment is to be handsomely furnished, and sane splendid tapestry has arrived for the decoration of its walls. 'I his would seem to indicate that we are to have this season, what was spoken FO much about during the two last, either a levee or a drawing-room; for either of which, from the alterations that have been made, Holyrood Palace is now well adapted. So far as known, nothing has as yet been definitively settled in regard to this matter. Mr. Lyon, who holds an important situation in her Majesty's house hold, under the Lord Chamberlain, arrived at Holyrood Palace on Monday evening.—Scolemaii. SEIZURE DI A CIIILD AT CHURCH.— Tho walls of Plymouth were, on Tuesday and Wedmwday, p'acanled with a bill in the following terms :—" Lost or Kidnapped, from St. Andrew's Chapel Door, Plymouth, at the expira tion of Divine Service yesterday morning, Adolphus Fre derick Jerningham, aged nine years. Ile is tall for his age, fair complexion and hair, large light grey eyes, fresh colour, was dressed in a dark cloth Jacket, purple alpaca waist coa t, brown trowsers, purple and white neckerchief, and blue cloth cap, with a band of the same colour. The boy, who left the pew with his mother, was supposed to be following her how, and wan missed only a few paces from the chapel door. Whoever can give any information of him, will please to communicate to the mother of the child, at No. 4, Wind sor Villas, Plymouth, or to the lies. George lladow, St. Andrew's Chapelry, Plymouth.—Plymouth, Aug. 11, ISa." The child is supposed to have been carried elf by its father. It is the third child taken from Mrs. Jerninghum. The following particulars of the ease are from the Pipitoleit Jounial Mr. Frederick William Jerningham is a Roman catholic, and a brother of that Miss Jerningham who is at the head of the nunnery recently so notorious as the place of incarceration of Miss Talbot. Mr. Jerningham some years since married Miss Mangles, the daughter of the late Rev. George Mangles, vicar of Lewanniek, Corn wall, and that lady subsequently conformed to the Roman catholic faith. They continued to live together for some years; but differences eventually arose, and a separation ensued. In ISA while Mrs. Jerningham was living with her mother at Southampton, she still retained pusses sion of her children, but one morning in the month of March Mr. Jerningham was seen watching Mrs. Mangles' house, and having a servant in his interest, he got the door opened for him. The two children Came down to breakfast, when Mr. Jerniugham rushed into the passage, threw a bonnet and shawl over each child, and forcibly carried them off. The eldest child had been very ill, and was taken away at the risk of her life, as she had not recovered, and the medical man had ordered that she should not leave the house. Miss Jerning ham, the abbess of the convent at Taunton, received these children, though against the consent of their mother and grandmother, on whom the children depended. They re mained at the convent until the stir in Miss Talbot's case, when they were removed to the convent of Notre Dame at Namur, iu Belgium, where they at present remain. Mrs. Jerningham, some six months ago, left the church of Rome, and took sittings in St. Andrew's chapel both for herself and children. On Sunday last, while Mrs. Jerningham was in St. Andrew's chapel, a stranger entcre I after the service had commenced, and looking over towards Dr. Butter's scat, where Mrs. Jerningham had recently sat before she was accommodated with a pew for herself and children, said that he should like to be put into the doctor', pew. He then excused himself from going there, and asked to be put near where Mrs. Jerningham sat. Ile thus became ac quainted with her position in the chapel, which was near the south door, and he then took a seat just inside the door, where he remained till the close of the service. In due time Mrs. Jerningham came out of church, being followed ILS she supposed by her children; but on looking for her little boy he was no where to be found. She then went home thinking that he might have preceded her, hut he hod not come home, and as nothing could be heard of him it was feared, and but too truly feared, that tho poor little fellow had been seized and carried off. How it could have been done, as the child was very much afraid of his father, it is difficult to conceive, for although Mr. Jer ningham had not been seen here for some years, there were many at the chapel who must have known him." THE LATE DREADFUL COLLIERY ACCIMLNT AT BEDMINSTER. Yesterday, the coroner, J. B. Grindon, Esq., re sumed his inemiry at the Had Cow Inn, Bedminster, upon the bodies of Robert Moffatt, Philip !'ring, Thomas Pike, Wm. Smith, and Wm. Webster, who it will he rement ' bored were all killed on Saturday , morning last by the breaking of a rope at the Malago 1 , ale Colliery, Bedmin ster. The inquiry seemed to excite great interest, espe cially among the working population, who surrounded the ion where it took place in considerable numbers. Mr. Wm. Bevan, of Bristol, attended to watch the pro ceedings on the part of the proprietors of the colliery. Mr. Sabine, of Bedminster, represented the survivors of Prim; and Smith; and Mr. Ayre, of the firm of Ayre and Calder, of Bristol, the survivors of Webster, Moffatt, and Pike. Before proceeding with the examination of the witnesses, The Coroner said he thought it was right he should state to the jury that, in compliance with the requisition of the act of parliament, he on Saturday evening wrote to Sir George Grey, her Majesty's Secretary of State, informing hint that an inquest on the bodies of the five men hail been commenced, and that it had been adjourned till 2 o'clock this day. Ile had received no reply to that I otter, and from his having had no communication on the sub ect he I conceived that no inspector would be sent down. le un derstood that some professional gentlemen attended, and, as representing different parties, he should be obliged to any persons, professional or otherwise, who could bring any evidence forward that would tend tot brow light on the matter. lie should state that many individuals had spoken to him on the subject, and that various suggestions had been made to him. Those which commended themselves to his judgment lie should act upon, and any persons who could give evidence he wished Marton' and do so. Francis Smith was then sworn. He deposed that he was a collier, but did not work at the Malmo pit. On Saturday morning he heard of the accident, and us he had a brother among those who descended in the cart at the time 1 hen the rope parted he came to the colliery for the purpose of ascertaining whether he was hurt. Remained at the. pies mouth, and was present when the bodies were brought up in the afternoon. Knew all the partiew. They were those of Robert Moffatt, Thomas Pike, Philip Pnug, Smith (witness's brother), and William Vs ebster. Did not know bow their deaths were caused of his own knowledge, but believed, speaking between man and man, that if there had been a stage at the bottom of the shaft to cover the water, three of them might have been saved. George Cook, a boy 1 t years old, was next examined. Ile deposed—l am employed ut the Malago colliery. On Friday night it was my duty to go down the pit, and I got into the cart in order to do PO with the deceased men. I was let out at the top vein. The others went to the bottom vein. I saw the cart descend from the top vein. Just after they were gone, w hen I was in the vein about 311 yards, and going down the "gug," I heard the noise of the rope falling. I went to the shaft again, with 14 men, who had heard the noi.e with me. When we got to the shaft the rope had fallen to the bottom, and we neither saw nor heard anything then. We remained in the top vein till five in the afternoon, when we were hauled up by a flat rope, in another cart. The di ceased had been previously gut up. Betbre we went down the pit the engineer, George Parker, said, "Be I right, or be I wrong, I can't see the ' witness' of the rope ?" The " witness" is a piece of string tied round the rope for the engineer to see where to stop, There are two " witnesses," one for the top vein, and one for the bottom. Before we went down we asked Mr. Pillinger, the foreman of the works, what was the cause of the rope turning round. It was turning while we were speaking. We were not then in the bucket, but while we were going down Mr. Pillinger told Arthur Britton, a collier, to go and look at the rope, but we did not ,e him do so. I never saw the rope twist round in that way before. I was not frightened at it. I have been employed in coalpits fir little more than six months. Pillinger, in my hearing, said he would have the rope spliced after we were gone down. The rope need nut be taken oft the drum to hue spliced, but might he lashed to the sides of the pit. Nothing was said about the rope as we JoY reg l ui s n — g l i o John Eli anksman at the Malago Coal J'it, and saw the five persons who were killed get into the cart with the boy Cook. it was at about 3 iu the morning. I saw nothing to lead me to apprehend danger. I remained at my pest till the rope broke, which was in about five minutes niter they left the surface. I saw the rope part, it broke within my sight, at about 10 or 12 feet from the mouth of the pit. Coroner—Previous to its breaking, did you observe any thing unusual—any quivering or twisting? 11, itness— Yes, I did see it turn round just before our sig nal came down to stop. It was just before it broke. It did nut turn round all the way, but only partly round—the end turned towards the engine house. I did not hear any cry when it broke, or any splash. I have worked at the pit the nw carts thca o rt f ex a l , take alma twelve months, and have been banksman about eight mouths. \ly duty was sec saw y to of o the blacksmith, or fir. rt, the t rhe ki y , danger,.a:asg,lways u basnk:auttii ornaelat roi:t2;(linvi iandh.ora, deur l tp it r, nau,oig nightni an. he aken eem pes wide and 215 fathoms in length. It was joined together by iron plates, and consists of three pieces not of equal length. A piece of fiat rope, with iron rivets at the join, was now produced, and several witnesses were called to identity it. Among them was. Wnt. Broiling, to whose attention the coroner pointed nut end the naliug hint whctber In his judg ment it had been cut or broken. The witness, after some hesitation, said it was his belief that it had broken there. It should be stated that this was close to the iron! joins, at one end of which the rope appeared to leave beenhave been employed at torn out. bsit:ifort:eidrhewsipjot,"ol,l, Richard Brookman, the blacksmith of the works, deposed that he made the splicing of the rope, and put it in him self. Ile recognised the rivets in the piece produced. The piece was part of the upper end of the ro nest to the pe, drum. He knew it was part of that which fell into the pit, IS he saw it brought out. Wituess bud not seen the end of the rope which had been left on the drum. The coroner directed the police to produce it. [The threads were all unravelled, and had evidently given way.] Witness continued—lle had frequently been ordered by Mr. Pi'linger to look after the rope when he went to the pit. Ile diought this rope was brought to the pit about 12 months ago wheal he assisted in fitting it to the drum. It came, he believed, from Moore and Hewitt's at Wapping. They did not send any of their people to assist in fitting. Witness and William Husell did the splicing; the rope was at first only in one piece, but an old piece of smaller size was taken oil the drum, towards the lower end of the old rope, and they spliced the new o ne t o th e upper en d . Th e old rope was joined in several places by iron splices. The part that was broken on Saturday morning was in the new rope; it never broke before, but within the last fortnight a piece was cut out, nearly four feet long, and the rope was spliced in that place. The Coroncr'Lls this (the piece produced) that new spkifs ? . - Witness—Yes; the rope broke near the new splice, which was put in by Mr. Stewart's directions. The new splice was put in directly it occupied about two hour.. Atter it was put in, the cart was employed in hauling up coal for four or live hours before any man was allowed by Mr. Stewart to cuter the cart ; all the bands were then in the pit. The Coroner asked the witness whether, in hi.; opinion, the piece, at its rugged end, had been cut or broken ? The witness replied that, in his opinion, it mot hare been broken, and comparing it with the piece which had been cut off the drum, he believed that the parting of the rope had occurred at the splicing. Had never been spoken to by Pillinger, the bailiff, concerning the badness of the rope. Had not heard the men complain of it, and say that they could pull pieces of hemp out of it. The coroner inquired who it was that directed the por tion of the rope, when the splicing took place, to he cut out from it. Witness said he cut out one piece, but considering that he had not gone far enough at one end he cut a bit fur ther. He eut as much as he thought necessary. Did not consider that if he had cut further the accident might have Ia en avoided. if he hail cut 10 feet further it could not in his opinion have been more safe. Mr. Stewart slid not see the splice before it was used. There was no inspection of it by Mr. Stewart or Mr. Pillinger The cart weighs .5 or 6 cwt., the bonnet f cwt., and the cart loads are about a tun, more or less. Heard no com plaint from the men after the s!ilicing as to any danger. If any complaint hail been made of the rope, he should have remedied the cause without consulting Mr. Stewart, even stopping the works if necessary. An occurrence of that sort happened about a month ago, when he observed something the matter with a part of the rope near a splice, and re-spliced the part after cutting out about a foot and a halt of the rope. That was at another splice, not at that now produced. By Mr. lk van—On Friday night I examined the rope with the beadsman Ellis. Could observe no sign of any fracture in it. When we examined it it was about 12 o'clock at night. We had the light of a large fire, and We also used candles. We looked all round the rope. Should think it was as strong at a splice as anywhere. Arthur Brittan—Ou Saturday mondwz, between 2 and 3 o'clock, I came up ice the same cart that the men that went down were killed in. I observed nothing in the rope of a suspicious character. It was out of my sight. Coroner—You mean that you did not look at it with a , scrutinising eye ? Witness—l did not examine it. Coroner—Was anything said to you to lead you to believe ! that there was anything the matter with the rope ? Witness—On the Saturday morning, after I came out, Henry Pillinger asked me to stand by his side, that he and I might examine the splice where the rope was low enough for us to see it. 1 had no chance to see the splice ; for, be fore it came down that I could ate it, the rope broke. The rope began to turn, and Pillinger said, " Arthur, that rope is turning." I cast my eyes up, and I don't think that I had time to speak before the rope broke. I did not under stand that Pillinger called my attention to the rope on ac count of anything be had seen before I came out of the pit. Henry Watts deposed that he had worked at the colliery for about nine months. lied heard the men between them selves express dissatisfaction about the rope, but they never explained it to the masters. They were afraid of the rope, not thinking it good enough for the work. It did not seem safe. It was partly an old rope. Dist not blame the whole of the rope, but only a part of it. Never had any idea that the part which broke would do so. The oldest part was at the other end, the part that went down the pit first. Did not speak to the m at t ers b ecause " men don't like to speak their minds." The Coroner said an honest man need not be 0, 4 4 speaking his mind. It he did so in rc.rectrul terror, no would ever take offence. . . Walter Smith—Had worked at the M.ilaog Colliery twelvemonths. The men had suvected the rope to danger fur five or six weeks. fie.peehll it because it often being spliced, and they could sti, it was lime" places. The splices too were often .. ...pewint:" Ai„ z) out. It was had from top to bottom, nut vorticulArly et the top. Ilad told the bailiff, that the r.q.e not safe, and the men would never venture down more than foot or five at a time. The Coroner—Who told Mr. l'illinger of it ? Witness-1 don't suppose there is a nem who work• ti., but has done it. We refused to go down more than tie... his presence on Saturday morning, and made two g. t ~g the cart. The Coroner again censured the e‘induct of the m., ; not representing their fears to the master; atter which inquest was adjourned till to-day. THE RIVAL SCHEME S AT MANCHESTER. Both the associations for promoting illucati , m, whose headquarters arc at Manchester, are opening lin campaign anew, and lectures and local nos , th i p to disco., the principles on which they are head lace already taken place. Dr. Hodgson, late head-newer of the Chorlton High School, gave a lecture at the Town-hall on Wednesday evening in favour of the National Public School Association's scheme, and ah:y dissected its leading pretensions. The lecture drew a fair attendance. The Manchester and Salford Society for ro meting a local scheme had also a meeting in St. Jam , s's Church school-room, Major -street. on Wednesday creniie:, the Very Her. the l)ean of Manchester iu the chair. %Ir. Salter, schoolmaster, read nu interesting paper. This a•.o eiatioa to hold a eonrersozione towards the close ~f the month, when Mr. Wm. Entwesle, hanker (of Lod, Entwide, and Co.'s), is to read a japer in favour of 'the scheme. The Bishop of Manchester is to preside, and the Ea.l of Ellesmere is expected to take part in the proceed ings. The following correspondence has been issued fur publication by the National Public School Association : NATiONAL PLULIC SCItUUL ISriottATloN. 28, Cross-street, Manchester, August 13, The following letter of the Rev. 11. W. Crosskey i. pub lished with his consent, and, with the explanatory matter appended to it, is made public for the coerection of miwon ccptious which may exist respecting the principles of this association, and to counteract the misrepresentations which the Rev. Dr. Massie may be making in relation to it.—R. W. SMILES, Secretary. 211, Iligloatrect LOWCA Suascx August 3, Mil. Dear you be kind o nough to send meat your earliest court:Menet! a few copies of the rules ;md basis of the National Public School A•sciatiou, and al , of its last issued address, for which I enclose stumps. Having left Derby fora few weeks to rusticate, I chanced last night to attend a lecture on education by the Rev. Josiah Viney, of London, to support whom Dr. Massie (late of Manches ter) was present, and found it an attack on our association. They invited discussion. lof course could not be silent, and a very sharp discussion arose. Dr. Massie denied my statement that local management was one of the funda mental principles of the National Asoh•iation, and said it was a government system, and one of absolute and complete centralisation! He then put it to the meeting whether, since I haul no papers, his word was not as good as mine. The audience was composed of some of the strictest secta rian, of the place, and so they passed their resolution• ; but attention has been called to the subject, and the tracts I wish for would be useful. I wish particularly fur state ments of the I.r.utis of the association, " see Mar instruction," " local rate," " local management." How Dr. Massie could deny that this was u fair statement of our principles I know nut.—Tours truly (signed) ii ENLLV W. C'uossus.t•. The following are front the published documents of the association: BASII—The National Public School Association is fumed to pr,loote the establilatnent, he law, in England and Wales, ut a Kystem of free schools!, which, supported by local rates, and managed by local committees, siwcially elected for that purpose by the ratepayer*, shall impart secular instruction only ; leaving to parents, guardians, and religious teatlerrs the inculeatian of doctrinal religion, to afford o; portunities for which the schools shall be closed at rtataal truira in each week." EXTUACTII MOM TIIE PLAN. See. 111., chop. I.—" On or ht Pure the Ist day of October in each year, the overseers, mayor, or chief other of every school district in England and. Wales, containing inha bitants, shall call a public meeting of the ratepayers. to bo held within twenty-vne days utter that date, fur the pur pose of electing a school committee, consisting of numbers in proportion to the population." Stet. VI., chap. G.—" The school committees shall have power to engage and dismiss masters and teachers, and to decide on all matters relating to the management of tho schools, subject to the following regulations:" &r. EXTH EXPLANAroItV NTATEMENT OF 11111 ÜBJECTd OF THE NATIoNAL YCJILIt: baltioL Atliwcll.- TIOX." 111.-It is a legal system; that is, a system esta blished by law; a legal but nut a governue.nt system. Being independent of the government, it would not bus open to the strife and coutticts of parties, or the jobbing 'tad intrigues of the selfish. It would possess the sanction of the legislature, and yet being managed on the principle of local representation ' it would be a system by which tho people would educate themselves." _ _ . "'Sec. V.—lt is a puputir system. It is popular because it originates with the people, receives the support of the people, and will, whet' established, be under tit, control of the people on the representative principle. • • • • • • In the ratepayers lies the election of the elicit committees, who levy, raise, and expend the rates; establish and govern the sehuols ; engage and dismiss teach, rS, mot elect the county boards front whom the ratepayers iu committee re ceive cowls; l, aid, and cooperation." ANOTIIER FKIGIFITUL RAILWAY At 'CIDENT.— LIVERPOOL, TRUIARDAY, APOI7.T 11. -- Last night, on the East Lancashire Railway, an alarming occur rence took place at the Church viaduct, near Howard street, Liverpool. About half.put twelve at night a goods train, in charge of an engine-driver, and finnan, the tame of the former being Ilese!tine, and brother of the station-master in Titheburn-street, was approaching Liver pool at the usual speed, when, owing to some exceedingly culpable negligence in some quarter nr other, the engine, with several waggons, was precipitated down a fissure, caused by the removal of part of a bridge, awl literally dashed to fragments. From the particulars which our re porter has peen enabled to gather on the spot, the facts op ' pear to be these: A bridge at the Church station, crossing tho puNic highway, has been esindefuned as too low Mr the Or dinary turnpike road traffic, and the contractors have been, for some days, engaged in raising it. By what means they were about to make the archway higher without disturbing the level of the rails we have been unable to ascertain; however, on Ileseltine proceeding on his outward journey that day, both lines of rails were perfect, and no notice or indication of anything being wrong transpired until the train he was driving, consisting of 20 loaded ..1 . .!Z0n.‘, was within about 50 yards of toe viaduct, when they pi recived a white light, held by a man on the line. doe to the bridge. Before the driver could shut off the steam and reverse his engine, the train was on the bridge, when it was found that one line of rails had been removed, the masonry work taken away, and the remainder not sufficiently supported by diagonal or skew braces to resist the action of any heavy train. But in this case the train was actually on the line, part of which had been removed ; and thj iingine, with waggon after waggon, came thickly thundering on to their inevitable destruction. Down the frightful cavity rushed the engine and many of the waggons; the fireman espied the danger in time enough to scramble over the fifth or sixth van, and thus escapeddeath. The driver has been dreadfully injured, and lies in a vtry precarious state. CORONER'S INQI7EST.—CACTION TO CIIEMIsTS— DEATH OF A YOUNG LADY FROM LAUDANUN.—Late on Wednesday night, Mr. W. Payne, the coroner, commenced an investigation at the Primrose Brewery Tap, Primrose street, Bishopegate-street, City, as to the death of Miss Phcebe Fanny Saville, aged 24 year., who, it was alleged, had died front the incautious administration of laudanum. Mr. J. F. Saville, sen., a comedian, said th e d ecease d was his daughter, and for the last sixteen years had been std . - tering from an affection of the spine. Deecasist had been under the care of Dr. Rainsgill. of St. Helen's-place, Dishopsgate. On Sunday last deceased seemed restless, and complained of being unable to sleep. Wituess accord ingly waged upon Mt. French, a chemist, the Golden Key, Nortonlgate, and asked fur a composing draught, which compound was made up in a small phial. The mixture was handed to Mrs. Farley residing in the sa me h ouse , who gave the d ecease d only halt the quantity prescribed as it was considered too powerful. On the following morning the deceased was found dead in her bed by her attendant, although on the Sunday she appeared more elle, !gal than usual. her death was nut anticipated. Winn , had no knowledge of the cause of her death.—Emma Farley having proved giving the deceased the mixture and finding her dead, Mr. French was called and examined by the Coroner; he stated that the compound was made up from the Pharmacopeia, and only contained fifteen drops of laudanum, or three parts of a grain of opium, with distilled water, lite. lie had prescribed a similar quantity many times to a child seven years, and to a man lOr years of age. The deceased laboured under spasm, or irritation of the bowels. He had prepared it himself, and was quite positive there was no more than fifteen drops of laudanum in the / mixture. Dr. ltamsgill said the deceased had been suffer ' ing from a twisting of the spine, and disease of the heat and liver. Ile should not have given the deceased such a draught, for it was certainly prejudicial, fur it would send her to sleep to wake no more. It was a very incautious thing for Mr. French to prescribe opium nt such a case. The Coroner remarked on the evidence, when the jury returned an open verdict, " That the deceased had taken a draught containing laudanum which was prejudicial to her state of health, but whether she died from natural causes, or whether her death was accelerated by the lau danum, they bodied sufficient proof." LIVERPOOL DOCK Comirmit:.—At the meeting of the new dock committee yesterday, Mr. C. Turner eras elected chairman, and Mr. Francis Shawl deputy chairman. In our report yesterday we gave the names of Mr. Charles Saunders and Mr. Wye Williams, as having teen eleetedo on a revision of the voting list, however, Mr. W. Nicol was found to have 366 votes and Mr. John Lockett while Mr. Charles Saunders had 312 and Mr. Wye 4. ' 1 " limas 337. The two latter, therefore, lost their election. P