The Express. — London, England, 1848-12-08 00:00:00

wiee wily bow a Ow isolated and insensate attempts, tad Is the molt of the harlots they will have only aa leas. ' loat lades a ; bet, is a moral twist of view, the *lattice ty preasleat *moist to be rarely tree front seta which n ay justly dlwarb the Moeda of order—the partisans of as want sad moderate republic. GERMANY. AUSTRIA. —The WienerZeittmg of Dec. 1 contains a m on from the Maitre of war in Trawlvanies Wit. -Cols Urban with his large corps had on Me jab piocapproached as far as Samoa Ujvar, when be we e addrely attacked be a superior force from Klein's. berg, and wee simullaneously threatenedon the Reek. Ths Lieut:CoL, without Snag a shot, occupied the &wo g position to the left of Samos Ujvar, and there amain' the enemy, which was beaten back and cow pbte l y wo rsted, losing from 40 to 50 (dead), who were ell. hower.r, carried off. One of the leaders also woe d .wn dead by a ball, but it was rot appertained who be was The village of 'Leg, to the left of the lo b rood, which showed hostility to the imperial hope, was severe y chastised by a column sent thither. BAVARIA. —A synod of all the archbishops and Mawr of Germany, which met lately at Wurtzbiirg, have issued pastoral letter to the German n o t The saw appended to the pastoral 'Metr show that it really expressts the views which tho Raman catholic prelates of Germany entertain or tel it ex pedient to profess. They admit, in general terms, be desirableness of improved institutions and ex tended civil immunities. They protest, however, that th e y an sanction only efforts within the bounds of l aw to that end, and exhort to obedience to the powers that be. They protest against the separation of thatch and state. They denounce German ei th o ektsio, and, &sanding to particulars, they de clare that the church claims the entire freedom of education and instruction as the only means by which it can fulfil its holy missions and it considers any restrictive regulations on that head as incom patible with the claims of the German nation. the bishops consider it their duty to defend all die schools against corruption, to preserve to that all funds destined to them, and to preserve be beility of controlling the choice of religious bloke io their several dioceses. The bishops assert *aright to inspect end regulate religions education all catholic public schools. This document is lila Woe:burg, the 14th ult., and signed by Arch- Cardinal Friedrich, of Salzburg ; Maximilian Olmuts Hermann, Freiburg; Bonifaz, Barn ninti ; Bernard, Co logne;rzfen Karl AAuniotkent, ,Os ilk na lu Z he ilct. Amstasoe, Calm; Peter, Augsburg ; Pettus Leopold, Main:; Heinrich, Nassau • Georg Anton, Wilt zburg ; Joseph ArebrosioN Ernalend ; 'Valentin Ratisbon ; Nadas', Speyer ; Jacob Joseph, Hildakeim ; Wil helm, Trine; Peter Joseph, Limburg; Melchior, Breslau ; Franz, Padabora; Johann Georg, Munster; Georg, Biehabitt ; Joseph, ltottenburg ; Joseph, Corot.. NEW YORK, Nov. 22. The latest accounts from California confirm the latellirenee of the gold fever. Specimens, in large lamps, hue been brought out ; and that the tenth of the stories we have heard is believed by our most iatellignat merchants, is evident from the fact that large seresonments at goods adapted to the Californian market an being made from this eaty. A brisk trade in that M inden is already springing up, sad oar sanguine specs Mors anticipate transactions with China on account of the Coldernians. A large foam has been sent out by our go vernment to maintain our authority in our new territories, and has been dignified with the title of the Pat Mc Division. This phrase reminds as of the &wish once made about the " Army of Egypt." The opening to Am , rise enter prise ho Cali/anis sad New Mexico is conaidend very wearable, and the impression is general that it will be taken advantage of. With regard to this general disposition ot the Americana "to push tomer!, and keep moving," I may say it is one of the strong volute which attract the attention of intelligent Englishmen when they reach this country. I lave • commercial friend recently from Liverpool, who has bees spending a few weeks in this city, and whale con anises here enabled him to see every th to advantage. I have been able to gather from his expes of surprise what may be considered as HMSO Of One rielitilrities. Is the first place be was connected in business with one of the Ant boons in this city, who bad only known him through their mutual t• solutions, but whose regard for him dic tated the obrervance of all the ceremonies due to a high consideration. His fint surprise was at the spectacle he witnessed in a fael-ionable restaurant, where he was dined by one of the bachelors of the house. He observed that be bad seen nothing like it in London or Liverpool. The style of cookery v.'s novel, as it was rather after the French fashion. With some of the dishes he was entirely unacquainted, but with the champagne he was particularly pleased. la the lugs end bait me value, hung with niffoll, Stied with neat tables, and well-dressed people around them, he realised the idea of general comfort, ade quate mesas, and much liberality of expenditure among ear mercantile classes. The numerous bottles of claret, which is a great favourite in this country, cud the con stant popping of champagne darks, were pretty clear mi• denim that the people here knew how to enjoy themselm. On visiting the new theatres he was surprised at the cen- Tankage and elegance of their interiors. The commodious sofas, with velvet coven, and the stylish appearance of the audiesoes, equally attracted his admiration. So, too, the various shops in Broadway astoaisked him by their splen dour. Clue in particular, of which a Mr. Stewart is pro. prietor, 'truce him by its External elegance, its vastness, and the immein variety of its stock. Indeed, ell our principal retail dry-goods shops, and those of the jewellers, hatters, and chinaware-men, are decorated in a very striking man ner. Coen entering our prink houses, he found those of the lint clue superbly furnished, and even those belonging to persons of moderate incomes neatly end often elegantly arranged. An air of comfort pervades them, and there is no appearance of that pinching economy which is usually found in similar establishments Lathe old countries. lie was also struck with the general air of frankness and friendliness prevailing among business acquaintances. There seemed to him to be a general desire of accommodation, a disposition to oblige, to which he was unaccustomed ; he always met with a cordial reception whim he waited upon mercantile men; there was no hauterr, no pride of place. no " up stithiness," to remind him of their importance. He sow no people covered with rags. Eve, the be and they are almost eselusinly foreignen—man to appear de cooly in the streets. In regard to pecuniary birdie, he found kis coneepondenta prompt and liberal. A degree of gene rosity was perceptible in all their adjustments, and they took especial pies to promote his interests wh they could do so. "In short, said he, " everybody seems pros perous and happy ;" and but for his engagements at home, le would without doubt at once come to the United State and become a citizen. The person who cams to these con clusions could never expect in his own country to attain anything like the standing he might reasonably expect in the. If such opinions au forced upon the minds of thou who come among us, it is no wonder that the tide of emigre lien h to strong. We notice that the queen, whim, character is WO ly mkomed in this country, has resolved to make the London winter more sessouble. This is but carrying out the Ame rican hahion. and we have often wondered how the con natkiaal disarrangement of times and enema could have existed so long timing such sensible people as the Hagfish. While speaking of the queen, I must not forget what n amed to my loyal friend from Liverpool, who inquired of a uncap of Americans at the haul where he resides in what manner the queen would be received if she should visit the taited States. The answer was general, —ce With the highest honours." And no doubt, if such a thing were pos sible as a visit from her majesty, she would be welcomed with One, peoctisims, and hurcas to her heart's content. So Mash be the Yankees. I have alnady noticed the strong musical tendencies of my couttrymen. It is really surprilliOB to witness the audiences that sightly assemble in the various public places of our sly to listen "to the concord of sweet sounds." We have mother arrival of musicians from Germeny ' who call them selves the Snook Band . This is the third band of German momidens we have recently received among us. Their soneerh are usually given in a kegs Presbyterian church, in Medway, known as the Tabernacle, and belonging to the wealthy proprietors of the Journal of Commerce. This property, which is a church on Sunday and a concert-room the rest of the week, is very productive. It is the pleas always selected fur instrumental performances on a grand stile, sad will hold 3,000 people. Then bands are always One of having a great number of pathos present at their int somata, and, if they are liked, may run through a mum with perfect watuance of memo. They then visit the principal cities of the anion, and generally amass a con tinged, sum " foe the bone fit of whom it may concern." Great numbers of nominal instruments are now imported fats this eouatry from Francs and Germany, and are sold at moderate prime- On the contrary, American insti uments king readily enormous prices. A grand piano will brief ben gOl. to Jul. on ring. Mean Here, whose reception has been very werwk= a meaner mart in a few days, at whisk all as Mists we to Repast. He will probabl deaf. WS St d os. pan, about 2001. Meantime we have P.M, and delimit*, who give each *dr concert,= shaight am seen ao mon. The Opera-house is very well attondedond the cospasy tAkly respectable, but though our Idiom prima deans , onooi al a haadsome you':a or creature, alligs oak wi th sweet- IMO Ola sin d d our Freadh, exhibits the higb., P t s v ' a ' an istaed m Lab erit, yet e, we has* asikla seas g enameled nO gnat ;we look to England for at kW MO of your Me er to overtop all we have. Jenny Lind Weald be popular here to a degree of which she an form no Mos. - Our wi ""esion hal fairly commenced. We ban had seethe tell of snow in this city, and all around us severe aluei vrims which have obstructed our railways, east and west. these means of communication were first projected. «r deed , mows, it was supposed, would make the winter ;;;;: rmiu t_no.thing . . But exp erience his taught us how tau difficulty. We have the sinew-plough "rlirkele, as ins wake, like a triangle, with high, sides, THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 8, 1848. 'ideation of the directors to a judicious point, they ought not to lose sight of the great femurs whisk gars a character to the institution—namely, that of baying been raised to stimulate the energies and resources of t agricultural districts ; for much of the stability, and strength of the institution depended after all tapes Ms; circulation of the capital stock amospt the Alma's/ skarn be those important districts to whieh their suede= bed bees directed. Its thought their object ought to be to iimmetsa4e through those districts as mach as sable the efillfeel stock of the company, instead of by es& a emels• tion av was proposed by Mr. Hilton egmanaz i r s t . accumulation of it in the hands of a lbw Three Kestlemen were then pat in nomination ter the else of auditors. Mown Overton (107), Wright (93), and at-horns (46), and the two Ant elected upon a ballot, as sown by the number of votes attached to their names. A preprietor barb g complained that the directors were oW nominated, and given notice that at the next meals* he would submit a motion, placing their nomination in the hands' of the sharenullere, the Chairman said that the insinultion thereby intended that the directors wen acting without control, was wholly groundless, because it was just evidenced that tho mbar. bolder, hrld exclusively in their own hands the power of freely and independently appointing auditors from amongst thetas, lees to examine and aseartais how the affairs of the institution were administered. The chairman funksr gab), in answer to inquiries, that when the securities they held on the part of Mr. Cooper, late a dime tor, would be paid, the company would be at very little loss Indeed on his account. But he must say he thought it would be highly injudicious to force thorn securities at present, as Mr. Cooper had afforded every prayer facility for the arrangement of the affair, and his friends expected there would bo no loss to the blink. A vote of thanks was then parted to the chairman, and the meeting aPparated. BRITIsH SOUTHERN WHALE FISHERIVI.—At • meeting of shareholders of the above proposed company, for re-establishing these fisheries, by prosecuting them from the Auckland Islands, held yesterday at 1, New Bank build ings, Princes street, Bank, it was announced that Lord Hardwicke had consented to be appointed governor; that one third of the required capital (300,0001.) had been already subscribed, and that the islands had been i 'seed at the disposal of the company by the grantees. Alter several resolutions of a routine charactenand one also thanking the goverameat forth. it grant of the Auckland Island ~their promise of a charter of incorporation conferring a limited liability, and for the instructions sent to the governors of the Anatolian colonies, the meeting Deward, seemingly mush prattled with their prospects. THE MARINE. SOCIF.TY.—Yt stcrday a mewling the governors and committee of management of the a loe society was held at their offices In Bish msgate-street Without, for general business. The report stated the objects of the society to be, the equipment, maintenance, and instrisetion of distrereel boys for the royal navy, the Indian navy, and merchant service, and the fisheries. During the post quarter 20 bays had bent apprenticed to the B .st India Company's service, and 47 into the merchants'; 20 who had served up ward. of 12 months' apprenticeship satiefutorily, have been rewarded with new clothing, &c. The 'Alger& frigate has ler some years past been the depot for the boys, which having become unfit, the Lords of the Admiralty gave the society the Venus, a 42-gun frigate, for the use of the boys, where there are constantly maintained a complement of 100 boys. Above 50,000 kayo been thus provided for. INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR YOUNG FELONL —Yesterday a meeting of the supporters of the above Indies tion was held at the Brook-street Rattled School, in Henry' passage, New-road, E. Jardine, Bag , in the chair. The meeting was convened to consider the present position of tie society and its progress. The report stated it was most ea massing and estiefartory, although in its latency, having been e 'romanced in April last there are at present 12 boys la the school, whose ages vary from 12 to 19 yeses; meseget them are se me whese characters ars of the meet isyearsl and abandorn-t1 description, several of them burin', bow imprisoned from ten to fourteen times. Thoth inakie however since their reception has been of a most eratitylag character. They are employed in shoemaking and tailoring. hair-picking, the latter branch being of itself almeet selesupportiog. They receive three meals per day, including Sunday, are partially clothed and lodged, and furnished with money, according to the amount of work accomplished. A well sekettel library is also attached for their lase. A girls' establishment on similar principles has been begun, several females having been already remind. THE ELECTRIC 'AMIS.—Notts ithatinding the in clemency of the weather a vast crowd assembled yesterday vernier in Waterloo place, and the various avenues leading to the York column, to witness the Chevalier Le Molk's ex periment in the production of light by means of electricity. The patience of all present was severely tested, as the illumi nation did not take pleas until half-peat nine issued of be tween seven and nine, as previously announced in the papers. As far as the production of a most brilliant light is concerned, the experiment was attended with complete success. A single jet, apparently not larger then a star, as seen with the naked e$ e, made the whole area of Waterloo-place as bright as day, soil enabled spectators to distinguish features and read hand -1 bills eicroasthc street. The effect was tett emely singular and pig. tnresque. The gas lamp eat a most lugubrious figure, makieg 111140 W instead of light in every place not penetrated by their more brilliant rival, while in pats under the intluenes et the light, every flits* and cornice was thrown out with a distinctness which we have seldom noticed even in the day time. At the same time we must add, that the chevalier does not ads in to have attained the desideratum of continuity of light any more than his competitors, Messrs. Stains and Petrie. The light, though brilliant, was fitful, exhibiting thanes of intensity and colour as the ends of the charcoal were consumed by the fluid. The invos•or promises to at tain a continued Neil for ten hours, and hopes to make his invention applicable to lighthouse and railway purposes, not contemplating street or house illumination et present. So far he would seem to be justified by the success of his experi ment last night, as not only in Waterlo-e.place, but fur aeon. siderable way down the Strand, the affect of his light was strongly perceptible. There is likely to be a war of patents with reference to this invention. Messrs. Stake and Petrie preceded the Chevalier by some days in their application to the Patent-ONa, but the latter contends that, although using the same material in the production of light, he has so greatly altered end improved its preparation as to make his arrangement an entirely new invention. Having seen both lights we are of opinion that many improvemeuta will be neceesary before either can be applied to any practical purpose. PURCHASE OF COMMISSTONS.— Sir, —The remarks of X," in your paper on the ebervations of the Timer on military finance are correct as far as they go ; but your readers may be led to suppose that the Times is correct in s'atirg that a captain gives 3,0001. for his company, receiving in return in the shape of pay 1801. per annum. On ref *nee to the Army List, you will find that the regulated price of a company is i,8001., and the pay of a captain, lls. 7d. per diem-2111. 7s. lld. par annum fur 1,8001., a sum quite exclusive of allowances and contingent advantages, as " X." correctly states. That very many captains of infantry have given more than the regulation (to buttes their senior officer to retire) for their company, I do not pretend to deny (but not 3,0001). I neither wish to intrude on your valuable columns nor your time, but when it is so easy to make a correct statement, the Times and its 3,0001, should not be allowed to pan unnoticed.—PLAlN SELF-PRIMING FIRE-ARMS.—A private exhibition of certain improvements in the constructioa of the locks of fowling.pieces and small arms generally, which have bean recently patented by Mr. C. J. Smith, of Birmingham, took place yesterday at Rider's Hotel, Salisbury-square. Tho great object of the invention is to avoid the loss of time and uncertainty which even in the percussion locks occur to s4me :tent in priming the piece after loading, and this is achieved by attaching to the side of the lock a small tube which forms a reservoir of detonating balls or boxes—suffi cient, in single barrel pieces, for 60, and in double, for 36 for each barrel, discharges ;; these balls being propelled singly and with unerring exactitude into the cup of the touch-hole (which is 1 ke the reservoir effectually protected from all dirt W AT ERLOO-BRIM:M.—HALF-YEARLY MEETING OF and damp) only by bringing the hammer to full-cook. This PRoFitleruita.—The above meeting took place yesterday, at contrivance, together with the absence of the rdinary nip ple, and the climinishireg by four-fifths the chamber of core the Freesessons'hell, Mr. Anderson In the chair. The sena m.unication lnit7eito the pnmir g and the charge, prevent Lary read the report, from which it appeared that the amount atmost the pc.eibility of a missare, while it ensures sar:ty of tolls receitr"d for the half-year, ending 23rd August last, from any accidental discharge. The detonadag boxes used was 7,0671. De. 6d., which, with items from other sources, in we these guns are very small air-tight balls of copper, melee. eluding 4711. Is. of previous balance, appropriated in aid of meg the powder. An Improvement upon the Amen dividends, made the whole reeeip's for the half year, p istol was sho . wn at the 8,3401. 19a Id. After the usual disbursements the report rican raT°lviit tame ., • principal feature of which is that declared a dividead of h. per cent. on the annuities due. by a nerne . aMen cities trig . ge r each barrel is brought up in The report comgratulated the proprietors on the; fact that slice tee opening of the e railway terminus in the Waterloo- its turn " Prim in g cal' is load on the ine from a the stock itself it the discharge knia'th.intalisju,iyanlasdia' f a u n , h n i a 'e n c ie ° r jr4 u o4 , o . ifidhadeatitaky expected. Phe j . ta kes n PIMOO . • ..There sewtishbant:::i7,..it,arojection to in along the bar nWa strecture was in a perfectly sound state, notwithstand. rmiMese Sae the continued wet weather and the greatly increased re d. y the bst stm a i al le by _at these "WM 14 oft" hog ON patentee, smil isms by Mat Weak The report was unanimously adopted, and the out- i n course ths experimente, that, with the awilesse of gam directors were reidected. Thanks wen then voted fitted by . M the chairman arid secretary, and the meeting was ad- a ""` to 'n• and wawa a a ". ! said al once, eighteen discharges may be ensure d in await jeeemet until the first Thursday In June, 1849. minute , . Both inventions have attracted the attestlen I.OIIBON AND COUNTY JOINT-STOCK BANIC.--AN of the military departments and then can be 150 dallbe thee enfirea r dinary general meeting of the proprietors of this i n many cases tho w i l l be f ound of ascendedseniorik woe eenvenedfor yesterday:at the London Tavern with we may hope that their use will long be conlineri ttt leN the two-fold object ( as explained by the chairman, Baidleir, sportsman rather than to the soldier. Itee., M.P.) of considering the propriety of raising r TN SPITALFIELDL—LEsting the qualb leen= of the directors from the possession of 20 to 60 evening, about viz sheets, and of electing two auditors.—Mr. Hilton, a pro- o'clock, a fire broke oat in a cane and walking-Mick mar , pektor, moved that the qualincetion be raised to I* !hares, rectory belonging to Mr. Thee. Sowerbatts, in Dtilumtnet, and the motion haying been Beconded, the hon s chairman aortstreet, Spitalfieldn premises, which were Wee aided, in answer to inquiries, that the directors suggested floors high, were of considerable length and breed* AA at 60, first because 50 201. shares would put teem on • per the time of the outbreak, contained some hundred pounds' with every other joint. stock bank, and secondly becalms worth of stock, independent of the lathes and working Wis. they conceived that ACI high a qualification as 100 shares On an alum being given, Mr. Sowerbatts hastened into might exclude many eligible propnetors from the direction. the building in the hopes of saving hia books, but the flames It was then moved sod ) secoed, as an amen( ment, by pro- extended so rapidly that he was obliged to make a reel* prieton, who exprrewi their fullest approbation of thee , tate retreat. The fire in the course of a few minutes had remarks, that the w quifleion be raised to 50 shares only, extended throughout the factory. By the time lies w The enn which, upon a sho of hands, was carried by a majority of arrived the flames had, assumed a most alarming 0 1 1. 13 . about 60 to 6. The chairman then explained that, as by the firemen were enabled to completely encompass ON Ones ; deed of settlement the qualitiestion of au dit should be the but in spite of their utmost exertions they were MeV. Wile manse as that of the directors, it became necessary for the pro- the fire extinguished until Mr. Sowerhatte hetery we sew petoten to come to tome resolution on that subject before pletely dear t, and the upper floor of the mrioshadlinanlt they proceeded to elect auditors. The beard had given their house burned out. The house No. 11, in the mom Ira% I attention to the matty, and wre decidedly of opinion that belonging to Mr. Winer, farrier, is also extsaalvely beesed. to raise the qualification be)ord 20 shares, which it was now, No. 13, let out in tenements, is also materially injlifid. would be unwisely narrowing the choice of the proprietors Sowerb his lam atta was ins The ured ther sufferersfor only were 3001., not more than Ow in the selection of ofllean whose e ffi cient and half of o insured. practical mode of &eclat - g the proceedir go of the directors INQUESTS, YESTERDAY.—FALLING OF A VIADUCT. was their beet guarantee for the proper end judicious admit. —Before Mr. Biker, et lloorrtoo, on the bodies of 0. 'detention of the affairs of the institution. He had further Ward, cued 19, and J. Languton, aged 22 who waro killed to observe that in no other similar institution hid the share- on Monday last by the filling in of three of the recently con holders the power of appointing their own auditor.—lt was @traded arches of the r,t and Vhst India and Docks ant T.Cmith Bir th= moved and seconded that no shareholder should he m l ug h am lt a ilway.W.Rendall,empenter, , fore eligible as an auditor who was not poseened, in kis own miniver the excevators,deposed estates aoliclityof theworks, right, of 20 shares.—Mr. Hilton moved that it be raised, as and concurred la describing the bricks, mortar, and work in the eon of the directors, to 50 shares ; but only three manship as of the best materials. As far as their experience persons voting for this proposition, the original one was led them, the centring of the archt s was struck at the proper carried by a large majority, the chairman herieg first ob. time, a• d they never saw the slightest flaw in any of the served, that while it was desirable to give a better arches or piers previous to their giving way.—J. Tester, guarantee to the shareholders by raising the qua- " clerk of the works, gave similar evidence. The arches were like the how el a sharp vessel, which is placed in front of a leeemetive =gine, and is forced through drifts soirctimr. le=shove the top of the boiler. I have seen oar of the en our Greet Western Railway attack and name • mow. drift with apparent ease. The frt :en particles would fly like clouds of mu t before it. Our canes are still navigable, and freights have loon pushed late the Warier with all despatch. The Hudson river will scathe ens mass of ice, endow large steamers will go late winter quarters. Then will eons the quiet of in astivity, and a time for enjoyment for all those whose pur suite me connected with our internal trade. I have already told you hew we pen war wink rs in town and country. struck under his supirintesdema in the usual way, he having previously received his directions from Mr. Attwood, the amistant-engineer. The mikes is quake were saw bend 7,8, and 9. No. 7 arch was keyed in upon the 13112 el October, and the wedges were slackened es the 16th of November. No. 8 arch was keyed in es the 17th Ostober, and the centres were slackened on the 13th of November. No. 9 wee keyed in on the 18th of October, and it wee also slackened on Nov. 13. He thought that that was nafficiest time to allow between the two operations, even et this time of the year. Every course was grouted in. Ne mpiteltem or concrete had been filled in between the Inner spandril walls. It was not customary to weight the mhos too heavily at first. The mortar was of the best quality t • it was made according to the tame of the specification, in the op urreportio3 to of 3 sand 1 lime. The brickwork was, in his on, well ocastructed, well pointed, and the joints well fleshed up. He attributed the accident to the 'continued wet weather, aided, oerhaps, by the high winds of Saturday and Sunday last.— Mr. John Attwood, assistant-eogineer, deposed that he had been accustomed to works of this description for the last twelve years. lie never saw work better executed than this. The bricks were sound and good, the belt that could be made. He wished he might always get the am*. The mortar wee very good indeed. He paid particular attention to it, and kept the mortar for the arches by itself, and saw that it was midi according to the specification. He considered that the centring hod sot bees struck too early. He had frequently strock it is these weeks after the keying In, at this season of the year.—Ks. Cesessee and Mr. Oanett, surg one, briefly described the eaves Of death in each ease to be suffocation. Mr. Ceseeme sided that the third man, Oaratt, who was also wounded, leg he • very precarious state ; erysipelas might set in.—The Ocwasee thought it was not coronary to call any further evidenes. The ease appeared to be quite clear; and, as far as he could see, , this was purely an accident, and no blame attached to any jury brought in the following special reed*: "That the deceased persons came by their death by en esti dent under the arches of an intended railway, wMA trail had been oonsideratdy Injured by rain; and that due caution should be taken in future not to strike the centres so early, and that the quality of the mortar should be improved."— Tits Flan to Okay's. imx-Lgris.—Before Mr. Bedford, at the Plough, Oarerstreet, Lied:m.l6'444n, into the origin of the above fire, and cause of death of John Thaekray, aged $B, a working shoemaker, who, together with his wife, lost his life on the occasion of the deatruction by fire of the premises of Mr. Powell, optician, 112, Oray'sian-lane, on the night of yesterday ss'onight. The only additional eel. dance adduced as to the origin of the fire was that of the son of Mr. Powell, a child ten years of age, who, ea the former occasion, deposed that he had never entered the shop alter his father left it and turned off the gas, about half-past nine in the evening. He corrected that statement by saying that he had made a mistake. He had, by the desire of his mother, about eleven o'clock, three quarters of an hour before the outbreak of the fire, entered the shop with a lighted candle, to fetch an apron of his father's from behind the counter. Mr. Belton, the surveyor to the fire office, stated that Mr. Powell was insured in the Licensed Victuallers' Office for 2001. for stock, &c., and that the premises were intend in the County for 2501. , and on the part of the fire office he stated be had no complaint to make against Mr. Powell : they were satisfied with his claim, and bed returned him the salvage. Mr. G. Elio, the surgeon of King's College Hempiud, stated that en making a pat marten examination of the deemed, he found a fracture of the base of the skull sufficient to canes death, independent of the injuries from the fire.—The jury returned a verdict, "That the deceased died from a fracture of the skull in jumping out of the window of house, No. 112, Gray's-inn-lane, the house being on fire at the time, Whew the 'fire originated there was no evidence to show." himself tothe electorate as a determined radical. His esamme at Hastings was most perseveriegly prosecuted. Of two sitting members, Mr. Warre, having no local Influence, was of course the weake s t His seat was consequently the most violently assailed. Mr. Wane was accused of truckling to the old corpora tion (than which, as we may well suppose, nothing could be more unpopular at Hastings). Ile was de scribed as a mere whig, and as a place-hunter— charges difficult to meet and exceedingly likely to prove injurious to a candidate. When Mr. Wares came down to Hastings on the pulsing of tie Reform Act, he consequently found his position weakened. Mr. Elphinstone and his friends were working away untiringly They had got agents from Lewes, and had imported into the new borough all the bad electioneering practices of that ancient seat of bribery and treating. Banners were displaced from every window, placards were posted on every wall, public-houses were opened at every corner of almost every street. The fishermen of Hastings were revel ling in a sea of mulled wine and the very messengers condescended to call for no liquors inferior to howls of punch. The people at Hastings began to think that the Reform Act was really even a greater boon than they had expected, and their expectations had been by no means mean or moderate. The contest, amid all these incentives, waxed extremely warm. "Up to the day of election," records an ardent friend and admirer of Mr. Elphinstone's, "each party was confident of suc cess, and, as the eventful day appeared, every exer tion became necessary." The polling occupied, as was at that time permitted, two entire days. Mr. Warre was triumphant, the numbers being—for North, 359; Wane, 239; Elphinatune, 212. Air. Elphinstone's supporters presented him with a cap of the value of 50/., as some consolation for his defeat It was a handsome way of giving him a discount. Whilst Mr. Elphinstone was working on the eke toral field at Hastings, Mr. Wane was not leas actively engaged in the House of Commons. He made some impression there, and, in 1834, the go vernment proposed to him to take office as a lord of the treasury. Mr. Warre came down to Hastings and consulted his constituents. They were favour able to his acceptance of the post. He commenced a canvas, and so did Mr. Elphinstone. After it had been prosecuted a day or two Mr. Plants, one of the members for Hastings under the old system, appeared unexpectedly in the field to rally the conservatives. This created a division amongst the moderates, and, Mr. WAITS finding he had no prospect of succeeding, informed Mr. Elphinstone that he did not intend to accept office. In 1835 came the sudden election caused by Sir Robert Peel's unexpected return to power. Mr. Wane took the field, but finding he bad no hope of success with Mr. Elphinstone and Mr. Plants opposed to him, speedily withdrllw. These gentlemen prose cuted meet a tive canvasses. Mr. Planta, an ancient Treasury hack, who had seen all the good and glorious old days of toryism, was not to be oat-done by a young stripling like "that Elphinstone." He de termined to outvie him in the brilliancy of his banners, the size of his placards, and the strength of his mulled port and Roman punch. As those engaged in this contest will now tell you with delight, "no expense was spared on either side." There was a' party, however, who were not to be gained over by the blandishments of either the young radical or the venerable tory. These were the friends of Mr. Warre, who, having consistently struggled for the emancipation of the borough, were deeply mortified and offended by . , the rejection of their mem ber, who had fought thew battles. Mr. Wane's sup porters determined on finding, if they could, a third candidate. They fixed upon a resident gentleman of considerable influence, Mr. Musgrave Briscoe, of Coghurst-hall. Mr. Briscoe declared that he stood as HASTINGS. an independent candidate, free from party bias ; " no Hastings has long been a political pnrzle. :Ever tory," but by no means a radicaL The appearance of since 1830 its parliamentary proceedings have seton- this gentleman in the field complicated matters still irked the Carlton and mystified the Reform. Such a more. There were now four candidates: Mr. succession of curious changes and confusing combine- North, who had Vas support of Mr. Milward, Lions might well baffle the closest scrutiny. Why and who, being obnoxious to no party, ob two whip should be returned by immense majorities Mined second votes from all sides; Mr. Elphinstone, one year, merely to be hopelessly thrown overboard Mr. Plants, and Mr. Briscoe. It was thought, up to the next; what were the accidents which contributed the last moment, that the contest between the three to this singular result—that the same two members last would have been extremely close. Correspond , should only owe mince the Reform Act have secured ing "exertions" were made. There was a small their return at any general election; these things party, however, who were not enlisted by either of seem to the uninitiated, even on the spot, so utterly the three competing candidates. These were Mr. inexplicable, that there need scarcely be surprise at a North's private friends. Their position was difficult ; desire to have the circumstances of Hastings impar- because the tactics of their candidate were to offend no hally explained, party. It was thought, however, that the contest Hastings, prior to the Reform Bill, was what was would be the most close between Messrs. Elphinstone called a treasury borough. Its constituency consisted and Planta. Mr. North's party were old whiga. of the mayor, two jurata, and the resident freemen, They thought it necessary to keep out the tory not receiving alms, who numbered about seventeen. at all events, so when they found their own Hastings is one of the Clore Ports, and up to that candidate safe they split for Mr. Elphinstone, period the parliamentary history of all the Cinque and brought him in by a large majority. The Ports had been pretty nearly the same. First of all, numbers on this occasion were—for North, 374; El the Treasury exercised the franchise through a phinstone, 291; Planta, 179; Briscoe, 177. Messrs. manager; then there came the setting up of the Elphinstone and Planta are estimated to have spent manager's interest in opposition to the Treasury; 7,0001. between them in the course of this contest. and, ultimately, the struggles of the inhabitants for It was at great cost and trouble that Mr. Elphin emancipation from both. The manager at Hastings, stone had obtained possession of the seat. He had' in 1830, was a Mr. Milward. He died some years worked unceasingly in the borough for five years. ago, and his widow, now the Countess of Waldegrave, He had spent between 7,0001. and 8,0001. (a vast deal enjoys an immense life property from Hastings, more than he could afford) to make the borough his where it is said Mr. Milward and his father-in-law own, and he had at last succeeded. In the intoxication made not lam than 170,0001. In 1830 it had been of hie joy he treated the electors moetliberally. A series determined to make a struggle for the right of general of dinners were given at the inns and public houses, election by the inhabitants, "to open the borough," which had been open in his interest, and fora long time as it was then called. An attempt of the kind after the election the "free and independent" revelled which had been partially successful at Rye gave im- in the luxuries of a succession of public banquets. pules to this important movement. Meetings were Mr. Elphinstone called this "keeping up hie influence." held, and applications were made to the mayor and But the toy possessed was soon found to be not Mr. Milward for admission to the freedom of the worth keeping. Two years after, when an election town. These, of course, were constantly refund. became necessary on the death of the sovereign, When the period for the struggle came, Mr. Robert Mr. Elphinstone came down to the town, not Otway Cave and Mr. John Ashley Warre were se- to canvas for himself, but to bid farewell to le as candidates by the inhabitants of Hastings, his constituents. At this, as may well be sup whilst Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Fane and Mr. posed, they were amazingly surprised. No one Joseph Plants, Under Secretary of the Treasury, could understand, nor is it clearly ascertained stood as candidates by authority of gsvernment. The to this day, what was the cause of so sudden mayor refusing to accept the nomination of the two a resolution. Some talked of his ill health : others first, Messrs. Cave and Warre were obliged to nomi- urged that Mr. Elphinstone had quarrelled with his nate themselves. A poll followed. Late in the day on father about politics, and was desirous to make it up : which it took place information was received that Mr. a still larger number thought their member could not Otway Cave had b2en elected for another constituency. afford the expense of another contest : others believed It was consequently decided to nominate a third Inds- that he was piqued by a want of parliamentary pendent candidate, and Mr. Seej.Taddy was proposed. metes. Of course his friends were anxious to have At the close of the poll the electors had tendered their Mr. Elphinstone's advice as to whom they should get ewes as follows:—for Warre, 174 ; Cave, 157 ; to supply his place. Mr. Elphinstone was by no Teddy, 64 ; General Fane 17 ; and Planta, 17. means indisposed to counsel them on that point. He The votes for Fane and Planta had alone been re- recommended a friend of hie, a Mr. Hollond. " Who ceived. The Mayor took no notice of the proffered was Mr. Hollond ?" Oh, a glorious fellow, a capital suffrages for the other candidates, ani declared the radical, lots of money, everything that could be two last to be elected. Against this decision a peti- wished ! Mr. Hollond was brought down without lion was of course presented. Before, however, a delay, and he did not belie the description. Mr. committee had been ;struck, the new government Elphinstone evinced the utmost anxiety for his re intimated their intention of introducing the Reform turn. He canvassed with him, spoke for him, and Bill, and the further proceedings were consequently did many other things besides to promote his success. dropped. It is said by tones in Hastings at this day — After the introduction of the Reform Bill two or and we mention it as a matter of belief, knowing three different parties began to canvass the town of that it is denied by Mr. Hollond's friends—but in hopes of obtaining the suffrages of the it is said by people in Hastings that Mr. Mr. Milward, the government Elphinstone bad even better reasons than mere moooro, saw the game was up, and prudently coincidence of politics for introducing Mr. inleemined to make the best he could of it. A Hollond to Hastings, and lending him his aid to secure eindeition was got up to a Mr. Frederick the seat. No proof whatever exists of any such fact; Nods, a nephew of Mrs. Milward, expressing the it is denied by Mr. Hollond's friends—and not im desire of thetpeople "to see their town represented by plicitly believing these reports, we should be glad to a gentleman of independence, who, from his residence see it denied upon authority—bat it is eaid that a and expenditure amongst them was likely to benefit handsome consideration was received by Mr. Elphin- Hastings and its inhabitants." This requisition was stone towards the liquidation of the expenses he had signed by about 50 of the residents, including many of been put to in keeping up the interest of the party. Mr. Milward's personal friends. In the midst of this Messrs. Planta, Hollond, and Briscoe were canvas movement there unexpectedly occurred the dissolution sing with might and main. Where was Mr. North ? of 1841. The prudence of the old management was That was just the question everybody was asking in again exhibited. It was proposed to the inhabitants 1837, w hist all these strange events were going for t* come to an arrangement whereby Mr. North, who ward. Mr. North, as we have seen, had been re may be taken as the representative of Mr. Milward, turned in 1835 at the head of the poll, by a tremen and Mr. Wane, who had fought the battle of the dons majority over every other candidate. Not being residents, should be jointly returned, without further very skilful in the dissection of poll books, the bon. opposition. Mr. North pledged himself to vote for member took all this as evidence of his uncommon reform—the arrangement was concluded, and North popularity in the borough, and thought he might and Wane were seated. win in a canter at any moment. But between 1833 One of the gentlemen who canvassed the borough and 1837 matters had mightily changed. in 1830 was a Afr. Howard Elphinstone, a son of the Mr. Milward was dead, and the great bond of Sir Howard Elphinetone who distinguished himself union in Mr. North's party was consequently gone. in the battles of the Peninsula, and a grandson of That gentleman himself had pursued a most erratic the admiral who " did battle with the Turks" at course in parliament. He had proved himself just Tchesme. Mr. Elphinstone's mother was a sister of one of those men upon whom no party . could rely. Mr. Warburton ; and he himself had married a sister From half the divisions he " upon principle " re of Mr. Curteis, who then eat for Sussex. and subs,- 'mined absent : in the other half he voted precisely quently for Rye. The Elphinstone family had pro- as nobody expected and as nobody desired. Up to party in the neighbourhood, and this gentleman fam quite the close of the par li ament Mr. North remained cied that he was by position and connexion the steadfast to his post in the House of Commons. It legitimate representative of the borough. Young, was only when the division bell rang that he went ambitious, extravagant, and regardless of conga- out ; and then he left it either for the queues, Mr. Elphinstone had all the quail& library or for the wrong lobby, as the case cations of a good candidate, and of a dangerous might be. At lest he came down to Haut opponent. The members elected under the compact ings. The banners of Planta, of Hollond, and of of 1831 were whip. Mr. Elphinstene's father was s, Briscoe flaunted is the streets as ha paned along the tory, bat toryism was at a discount, and he presented town. Us saw magma of his old supporters : the: COLONIAL. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.—(Extract from a private War written at Adefeide is May la. mike* received at Semlamptot): Welll,llese I sea, • Ileale attar law. A lles • pad appro. ally ladder/1e et Wag a bastardy deldel poinima In al lie lideaW t 4 pre de wirlad to pada as rudder, oglitior, T=IkWIN ese ef the semortlet the pwrisee of Ise* . Teu adt abed Proodlabia pea; nals, who havers air ender p to assent live at hoard and =11ifi1.4. 7 143111 TAT Ills ening very numbness, for about las. • I wly . Thee in reeding Imed. red eggellim lan braratitail Mae whh It abound is die aelohlb. 1 ad liesed M hear that noao of No hally added her the late =Pi senmeardel pinlc le Illigrad. It eseadcaell • bier maid sad • great searaike hero, gee* Mardis :N a al M oar. Meet of the mines mower extremely irrill es ender Barra Butte. The mists that are now Ilelelegig me g I large. say • erMall sample of the Ult,ftlii wealth wird Matra& peresers. Land to the vicinity of the town is May tompastag Is val" and thls rear eountry will uneoubtmlly be the remearif wealth le arellittalso of pope. brans, however, ainiag re here mat sot Imagine that a arts es Is 'wily made. A mil IMO le sinful, Industrious, and priest to do it. The beet of Ude plea le that there be peaty or work and good pay tor It, go that if a pram labours hod end comisuouta be trams tinge than he ropleme; sod, li *areal In bleeding the he at geed ahem. Our new ' , reface Ma see )et is mire Boverai r pre, however, lune lees rearievd, directed to he le him. and Patty P the Acheron dada. Our bishop Demur le wawa der mengelne apelleders. re preeehes every %Men Milano' Is Abbas. Maar dome • berdred miles la the interior. Ha le ponewthre the mad tea eranted him In Reid canna. Ind neask* he preadmot to ken to Hebrews M., /4, 9, 111, and printed oak in • rent impedes deem" incidents in the Me of abrahma, wipe he seperaed to • tar *roam whisk was to him • landed premise. He washes entenigare. Ills discourse was deli. vend with mesh Ilwrew sae earsestness as, to show that his hems la in ha wart. It is to be hoped that hie adrenal, will be assertil, especially as he le In • wintry where the drag air stemma log wealth me ready peedontinatre, mad whisk Madera at Pat great sink at bleakly, Tan Dieroan'e LPL Midis seastrymemitusted sorely wants • arras pastor, and I am seall ottiatred ear Whop is destined to prove a *Wag to the church in die y. hat & dogtrot beater this ima ard your friend Lerner d the N'otan. Three. lenessiend era aeries Diocesan Bishop teas, ea wen them was rawerdiv weer the Lai of Ilailhall. IN et my mire mod betweed_ peek Ti. Ider) . ., South =lN the bye. I r id the Ted suit ilea, as I have not Ide rem M eery et dr maimies yea have seat me. Why, his leeddelp by Ode Um rat be se is. rides raver Burro Mina man ad he had ray edible led IL as they 1 The ahrigres as. rapidly deritelled Is cones. They manifest, 1 we arty le any, peat Maparb to peaks et the blowing, of shilladea. We have • tribe lemeed ea the of the Totegils, near Pik lewd, bet they are a ialsomille met of reetans. They me pco- Add vlth prearler psi Wier sod led, by the prerameet. They have properlsa llooopees . whose daty it le to ea ad del are Waal end te redrew say gramme they soy war. Tkluinbe i s z .etlialato deo They an panne la • date •of toddy, or with a blanket aas apemen reg. There they are buds died upland a ea pawing hati.band Mama surrounded by • bog it sil im e a r tai re etti Jar "r"havriertages hero dreamt of 2etetyrg. hauls of the Theme when be advocated the raTerioe ‘ - lty or barbermes ewe teasel Bel The children of th.se asthma we Ni. by tle t and educated. NAW Of dras are di lo reed well, and pan la the reepousee, art ad mem ia hanmay et ebureh. it le some tier beton pa padded that their prommeiation im not gab perfect, bat it le breed the they sandy eadergand the words :/ , reed and am, and Art day hoes theme aequhanente like prate. earns of their eareendesey at battalion. It will lea tag, laird, to 'WON itio With great are it sigh be sessespliaed in tea these gensaaras, ban beeore that time there is potability that dry wff dapper hem the Lou et the ear/. acme yaws ego a near weedAwardaative _ght was adopted by Gotersar Grey. chic MS twinshe of he Ottienewest-heeee. and bosh the peered his edit showed her peat Madmen They 14 d has rwsran. Mat her admire\ with them, sad Vera bar se • sompakr. Mr spoke TWA garb Well, red epprealmated as dowdy to Lampe+ wa in Om morning, to the astonlehameat et lam the n e t p l o s eermelra =awry (ea she was called) was tt nen eat beematea." Ni had with ere of her tribe Into the aloha, and we set rea fee a leag dial. Aiv months ego this Ni. hap. peed* wall haeiskla, sail then wee the cam accompliMed and elegned . a, evesell way era an opossum rug. the bed sma rm* Lie hertedisa, day and profound. The rraedven lege the edneetlea of the satire children M, that sloth the ape of 13 ask imedere leV4reir at evidence is the wits to per immarilasad arm da to mantas% end wommaahooL Thor terry ran eare to lean every eirinsedilaMt they base mil ell Ni masted training they ham reeved. The satires ' awe Est liaelneard be walling Mammon .lea- se no.. they run radasier • ride Wish they are ususily grad Newts he swear- They are lemedieross and ungratefuL Net long age, a respret order amid Mae, Meg in the interior, who had been in the eats et "ba bed eted clothing to • wader,* tribe, was with his =emeedred by theme wiry people, to . eaable them to get at a tew dish the area pennant, Vire notion or a future state is way par. 1 add he sae the ether day—Where do you think you will ape le when yea die ? nee replied, with the Wong rows, fro; ▪ Deed. devil." The won. are frightfully ugly, tad resaable eages gem of the men are rather gouLlosicag fellows. me dr sway tram the mother country, sad our town only tea yews she as haw war asnuerments, such whin* concern, ra,is, W rep= f e ju nn Ire have Just had • menet of eared maple; the piers hem Model and Itralyn, and eery creditably executed they were. arrest ea. given by an modem eo.npany, said thealreal s telety,..br defray the anomie of a new organ for mein gut Wed amebas. Tar aka was built in the colony, and is •my good spied et solonial woe lissandap. I A pest sway mote a matt living here by becoming agents for pro. lie ha Ineleild, sad looking after their land madman r vropemy. lam ' maw Ye the agency hu-mess myrelf. Ais mon in Knltnind ndning dad ban, sad dramas of turning it to Ides/Page, sends • power dat oms, Na tnietwortby perm. in Adelaide to erudite him to dispose or It In um or mare allotments. on Meadow tames or otherwise. GOY. tali) as sere of land is divided into ten allotments or so: dime am, lot felt firms varying Win 7 to 11 years. at A pal rent, so that instead of ad .lag idle it yields • high rent, end at the expiration of the term sow good substantial Wilding, ire erected to it. SEW eoun. 0 4 11013 NE, TIWItiDAT.—The Earl de Grey arrived yesterday afternoon on a visit to her Majesty. The Duke of Cambridge arrive 3 in town yesterday from his residence at Kew, and visited and inspected the ex hibition of the Smithfield Cattle Club. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon, at Lansdowne House, Berkeley.square. The ministers present were Lord J. Russell, Ste lmul Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir G. Grey, Viscount Pal. newton, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Karl of Auckland, Sir J. llohhemee, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, Lord Canspbell,and the Marquis of Cbuiriearde. The council sat two hours and a half. Mr. Higham, secretary and comptroller-general to the Commissioners for the Reductim of the National Debt, bad ea interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yes tarday, at his o ffi cial residence, in Downing-street. The Secretary at War had an interview with Lord John Russell, on Wednesday. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a general meeting, yesterday, at their office in Whitehall place. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial•office, for the govcro.ers of Iloag-Kong and Ceylon. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne arrived at Lanadowas•heuse, on Wednerdiiy, from their seat, Bowood-perk, Wilts. Earl Grey had a dinner party, on Wednesdayp, at his residence in Belfirsre !innate. The company inc luded Lord and Lady John Huila lvl , the Earl of M Mar yinto, Wood, and Sir Osonm and Lady O re v , Caes and Lvly the Hon. 11. Grey.—The Countess Wry had afterwards a I select evening party. WEST RIDINO ELECTION. Sir Culling Eardley iaitedßiratal, a maaafacturint village some distance from Leeds, on Tuesday, sad t" the weather was very wet sad hazy, he was kept stand i ng In a cart fur nearly four hours ezpliining his opinions and so. sawing questions. On Wednesday the hoc. baronet pro. weeded to Keighli though suffering under a severe cold, which compelled t he use of a respirator, and which almost disabled him from replying to the questions put to him. Oa leering Heighley he should have visited Dewsbury, but Sir Culling was too much indisposed, and Mr. F. Carbutt and Mr. P. Baines, of Leeds, were deputed to apologise for his unavoidable absence. OUR REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM, all wore the ooknre of one or other of the cacelidates: and so hot was the contest that not one of them bad time to say a word to him. Mr. North began a can vass at St. Leonard's, where hie great strength lay formerly. There were a'anut 90 voters in the district he took &stand out of the 90 he found 9 who would split with him. Mr. North went home exceedingly ill that evening. He found that be was forgotten in Hut age, and soon atter he tried to forget it himself by quitting its balmy shore for a still milder and mae genial climate. Memo. Pleats and Hollond succeeded, and Mr. Briscoe was beaten. The contest, however, was a close one, and the cost very considerable. The num bers were : for Planta, 401; Hollond, 382 ; Briscoe, 312. The cost is said to have been 1,600/. to Mr. Plants, and between 4,0001. and 6,0001. to Mr. Hol lond. In 1812 Messrs. Planta and Helloed were re-elected without opposition. Mr. Hollond had by that time acquired a " local interest" in the borough which it was impossible to oppose ; and, in 1841, there were " reasons " why snob a constituency es Hastings should re-elect Mr. Planta, which he did not fail to suggest, and which the reader probably will understand. In case any one should not clearly see them, we propose hereafter to explain more fully the particulars of that matter, as well as the remarkable events of the last election. IRELAND. DuBLIN, um 7. Another arrest was made on the Sth of December, at Clonmel. A man named Sexton, who was eluding custody. ventured home on that day, and was instantly made amenable. All those parties captured at the late night assemblage at the Wilderness, at Clonmel, have been admitted to bail. Mr. Duffy's trial excites much attention. The me morial against the exclusion of Roman Catholics from the jury panel is rapidly receiving signatures. Many protestant gentlemen have signed it, end among them are Lord Cloncurry, Mr. W. S. Crawford, and Mr. H. Grattan. The journals this morning contain a long notice from Mr. Duffy, in which he sets forth the course pursued towards him in the producing against him so many several charges in several bills at each commission, and the harassing transfer of his custody from city to county sheriff and the contrary. It is said that the crown will read against Mr. Duffy, and as evidence, those articles sometime since inserted in a London paper from the @oppressed Nation ; anti that they are in possession of a portion of the manu script, which they expect to prove to be in Mr. Duffy's handwriting. Saunders's News Letter—a very discreet authority— gives currency this morning to the following re markable rumour : It was very confidently stated yesterday that the govern ment have it in contemplation, soon titer the sitting of parliament, I. introduce a bill which shall virtually have the effect of removing most of the equity business of this country to We4minsterthall. There is no doubt that ques tions as to how the measure would work have been submit ted to the legal authorities; and it is even said that some answers favourable to the project have been returned. It is scarcely necessary to observe, that if the measure should be carriedinto effect it would be most injurious to this city, and indeed the evil remits which would accompany the removal, or even partial removal, of the business of the courts are toe easy to calculate. The Freeman's Journal thus alludes to the same rumour : It was mentioned yesterday, in the office of one of the Masters of Chancery, that a ball to transter the superior courts of Ireland to London had been prepared, and would be Draught in at en early period in the ensuing seraion. It is said that many legal officials have expressed a bear.y ap proval of this project, which is designed to strip this Country not only of the right of home judicature, but practically of the memos of obtaining justice. Tie following is the verdict of the coroner's jury, which sat on the body of one of the sufferers by the late dreadful catastrophe on board the Londonderry steamer : We find that death was caused by suffocation, in con • sequence of the gross negligence and total want of the usual and nr csssary caution on the part of the captain, Alexander Johnston, Richard Huge*, first mate, and :lint= Crawford, second mate ; and we therefore find them guilty of " Mahe slaughter ;" and we further consider it our duty to express in the strongest terms our abhorrence of the inhuman conduct of the remainder of the seamen on board on th • melancholy occasion ; and the jury beg to call the ate tention of propriet .n of steamboats to the urges - necessity of introducing some more effectual mode of ventilation in the steerage, and also affording better accommodation to the poem class of passengers. The following is from the Freeman's Journal : We have correspondence from Derry, otr the fearful steam boat tragedy, up to Tuesday evening. On that day the ill fated emigrants who perished in the holds of the London decry were being interred. The inquest was still proceeding, and pending the investigation we feel ourselves bound to abstain from the comment which our indignation prompts us to make. The appalling spectacle has produced great ex citement among the populace. Some of the p:occcdinge, too, have given deep offence. It has been stated ee us that among the jury swam were ,few members of the steam-boat company to whom the Londonderry belonged. The mate was taken out of custody end produced as a witness : this also has given great dissatisfaction. It is stated that the males or after cabin was nearly empty, there being at the most only three penults in it. The Belfast News Letter published on Tuesday says: Nearly all the steerage paesengers on this most five voyage were poor farmers from the neighbourhood of Sligo and Bale lina, and their families ; there were about an equal number of males and females, and a considerable proportion of chile dean, many of whom are now left fatherless and motherless. Among the survivors are three little children, saved out of es family of nine. It is almost unnecessary to say that all these passengers were miserably poor, many of them half naked. PROVINCIAL. BURGLARY IN THE MAYOR OP M.ANCIIE: , TER'd HOura.—On Wednesday night an entrance was effected into the house of the chief 'magistrate of Manchester, at Bain Rill, by cutting through a pane of glass and the inside shutter of one of the sitting rooms. The thieves, however, found the door locked feeding to other parts of the mansion, and did not proceed further. The only plunder they were enabled to carry off was a silver bread.heeket and some other articles of plate of small value, altogether worth about 501. No trace of the thieves has b:enpaeovered. . . . GREAT ALARM was excited yesterday in the neigh bourhood of Dale-street, Liverpool, in consequence of the gu works having taken lire. But though the flames were exceedingly high, and threatened dangerous consequences, they were tortunately . Rlvtasme r ry short time. SHAVING ON SUNDAYS. At Upton-on-Severn sessions, on thu 30th ult., Mr. J. Layton, barber, was charged, on information under the 29th Charles 1., by the Rev. Mr. Kent, of that town, with exercising his orclinery calling on the Lord's-day. A policeman deposed : By the wish of Mr. Kent, curate of Upton, I went to Layton's shop on Sunday, the 12th inst., about half-pa tll o'clock, and saw that he was shaving a man named Wright. —Mr. 1101. land, solicitor for defendant, in addressing the bench, stated that he regretted that, in the nineteenth century, an act of such a nature, tamed 200 years ago, should be attempted to bo enforced. Were the magistrates aware that men, for wearing brass buttons in place of cloth ones on their coats were liable to a fine of 601. ?—or that under that very act of Cheri's, no butcher was allowed to go into his house on the Lord's day under a penalty of 20a. ?—or that no baker could bake a joint of meat without being subject to a penalty ? He also sutmitted that the 4th section of the act declared that " no tradesman, artificer, labourer, or other person, shall exercise his worldly calling on the Lord's-day ; ' and it had not been proved that the 17th of Nov. was the Lord'rday. The summons did not say that the act of worldly calling al leged was done on the Lord's-day.—Mr. Martin :'The late act does away with the objection. Mere matters of form can be amended.—Mr. Holland : By the 4th section it is also en acted that all prosecutions or " molest:dons " must he brought within ten days, and therefore the present com plaint is out of eourt.—The bench inquired when the sum mons was served, and it appearing that it had been aery don the 15th, the bench did not consider that defendant had been prosecuted within the time prescribed by this act, and therefore dismissed the information. They, however, warned Mr. Layton of the (huger he would incur by keeping open during divine service, and stated that he might &have till half-past ten o'clock on Sunday morning. 131.7881 CC. _ _ STREET BEGGARS.—The Bri c efon Gazette of yes terday say.:—" Vie are glad to fin that vigorous, and as we how effectual, measures have at length been taken by the authorities to suppress the annoyance occasioned by street beggars to the visitors and inhabitants. On Friday fourteen, and on the following day no less than twenty-nine, vagrants were brought before the magistrates, most of whom were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment ; and the report auras the urgent necessity of each proceedings. It proves, moreover, the truth of our own frequently repeated assertion, that the vast majority of these importunate beggars are mere impostors. In one case a woman, when taken into custody, had money in her pocket ; in another, the piteous tale told by a prisoner turn our on inquiry to be a mere It :on: in short, they were COW worthy W being set on • pr with that recently reported in this paper of the street mendi cants who were detected in a vagrant lodging-house, playing at cards." Taz NEW CONVI - GEISWETISHMENT IN TMI ISLAND or POWELLND.—This prison has been opened for partial occupation, and AS tenanted by about GI prisoners. In March last the site on which it stands was a barren, un cultivated waste, miscalled the Grove. There is now a prin cipal Mailing, divided Into four spacious corridors; they contain 640 separate cells or sleeping berths, arranged one above the other, in four stories, and acce►sible by galleries; an infirmary cpable of accommodating GO patients; gas works; engine hones; tanks for three months' supply of water i separate cella far pusishatent ; and an Saw and 441 in, the bli- r for ktion d by have lions 500 500 500 500 500 e de !chi', ft on meg mod op,- 41 and Wier, by 110; ; sae red a rhica, g the on for -