The Express. — London, England, 1848-02-15 00:00:00

votary minority. They way that the provincial treasurer and the collector of excise are excluded from t he legislature; that the secretary of the province, the surveyor-general, the commissioner of crown lends for Nova Scotia at Halifax, and the officer exercising eimilar functions for Cape Breton at Syd ney, are paid out of the crown revenues, under ant ngtments with the imp. rial government All these officers, they maintain, hold their offices for life. The only officers in a position to be subjected to the responsible-government system• are said to be the ATTORN EY-GEN ERAL and SOLICITOR GENERA L. It IS easy to see the drift of this. The ex - m inisters wish to impress the governor and home g overnment with the notion that they cannot be got rid of M the departments except by pensioning them off They count upon the home government disliking to incur such expense, and upon their political rivals in the colony fearing to recommend their being thus got rid of hat they should lose popularity by increas ing the public burdens. They thus count upon being allowed to remain heads of di partments under an executive council composed of non-officials. It is easy to see the consequences of such an arrangement : the permanent heath of departments wt•uld necessa rily be mestere, let the House of A -sembly, the nominal executive council, and the governor do what they would. Now such an indirect mode of working is just the plan to take Sir JOHN HARVEY'S fancy; and his public declarations respecting the actual state of parties have been most oracularly ambiguous; while in a despatch to Earl GRF:V, dated the 2nd of February, 1847, he declares his " earnest desire to continue to act" with the late ministers. Earl GREY'S reply to this despatch shows, as was to have been ex• pected, that he saw through the shallow device of the would-be irresponsible ministers, but evinces, perhaps, too much desire to win them by eoneessions. The time fur that has past ; the policy of the home go vernment is by a bold decided measure to pat the Nova :Modems in possession of a really responsible local government, and leave their local affairs to it. We do not ask that any injustice should be done to the veriest jobber of the old obstructive party, but we claim equal consideration for the pockets of the colo nists, which these worthies have most unduly dipped into. SWITZERLAND.—THE Mosfa or St. BERNARD. —We read in the Suiste:—.. According to information, which we have reason to think well founded, the government of Turin has not approved of the conduct of the monks of Si. Bernard. It has been proved that thi y quitted their establishment without serious cause, and thus abandoned their duties, and that it war at their solicitation that the people of the valley of Mete assisted them in devastating the building. They have received a piece of advice, which they now appear disposed to follow, namely—to return to their establishment, end take back the effects which they had cattiest off," PRUSSIA.—BERLIN, FEB. 9.—A letter from this capital of the above date announces the arrival there of General Radnwitz and Count Colloredo Wallace, 411 their return from Paris. AUSTRIA.—VIENNA.—WILL OF TIIE LATE. ARCTI- Dr CU Ent; ?1! AMA LOVISA.—IR regard to the will of the late archduchess it seems probatle that a process will be insti tuted unless the litigated question con be set aside by corn. pensation. It appears that the late archduchess bu left her very costly jewels to her brother, the Emperor of Austria, but that the present Duke of Parma has put in his claim, and refuses to deliver them up, so he considers them part and parcel of her Majesty's personal property. BRAZILS.—By a vessel armed at Cowes adrices have been received from Rio Janeiro to the 29th December, but the news is unimportant. ARRIVAL OF SPEcte.—The New York packet-ship Queen of the West has arrived at Liverpool with 20,0001. in specie, on freight. rte Court. The Queen held a Court at Buckingham Palace, at three o'clock yesterday afternoon. Count de Reventlow, the Danish minister, had an audience of the Queen to pre sent the official notification of the death of his Majesty the Ice King of Denmark, and also to present his credentials from his present sovereign. His Excellency was introduced by Viscount Palmerston, G.C.B , her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affair/. The Right llon. Sir Stratford Canning, G.C.B , was presented to her Majesty by Viscount Palmerston, on his return from his mission to Switzerlend, and to take leave on bis departure for Constan tinople. Mr. David Morier was presented to the Queen at an audience, by Viscount Palmerston, on the terminatien of his mi-sion in Switzerland. Her Majesty gave audience to Viscount Palmerston. The Queen was attended by the Earl of Morley, Lord in Waiting, and Colonel Berkeley Drummond, Groom in Waiting. Her Majesty, attended by the Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady in Waiting, and Col. Buckley, Equerry in Waiting, visited the Princess Sophia yesterday at her residence at Kensington. The :men and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Cobount and Count Arthur Mena doff, honoured the performance of the French plays with their pr. sence yesterday evening. The royal suite consisted of the ViFCOUIIteSS Jocelyn, Madame la Baronne deWaugen beim, the Earl of Morley, Col. Buckley, Capt. the Hon. A. Gordon, and Baron Fritsch. A deputation from the London and South-Western Railwsy — Coinpany, consisting a Mn Chaplin (chairmati), Hon. ?'.Scott, Kr. Read, Mr. Mill, Mr. liirchara, and Mr. Basia'gate,had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Stroll yesterday, at the canoe of the Commissioners of Railways in the Board of Trade. Mr. Wickham, chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, and Mr: Prosily, secretary to the board, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Mr. John Wood, chairman of the Excise, had also an interview yesterday with the right hon. baronet. APPROACHING MARRIAGE.—The preliminaries have been defi,itively arranged for the marriage of Viscount Enfield, M P., son of General the Earl of Strafford, and Miss Harriet Cavendish, youngest daughter of the Hon. Charles and Lady Catherine Cavendish. The noble bride groom is'a widower, having married in 1829 Lady Agnes Pagel, daughter of the Marquis of Angle‘ey, by whom, who died in Octolwr,.lBk3, he had a family of six children. The fair fiancee is in her 28th year. The marriage is to be solemnised early in the ensuing month. HEATH OP THE COUNTESS Or CtiantEvaLE.—The Countess of Charleville died suddenly at Naples oa the Ist inst. from an affection of the heart. The deceased Counties, who was third daughter of Lady Charlotte Bury, by her first marriage with the late Colonel John Campbell, was tiger of Lady Arthur Lennox and Mrs. Langford Brooke, and cousin of the Duke of Argyll. Her ladyship was in the prime of life. She married ''26th February, 18_I, the Earl of Charleville (then Lord Tullamore), by whom her ladyship leaves a family of three sons and a daughter, namely. Lora Tuliamore, the lion. John J. and the Hon. Alfred Bury, and Lady Beaujolais Bury. DEPARTURE OF THE AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR. We are cratbled to announce, on the highest autho rity that his Excellency Count Dietrichstein, the Austrian ambassador, is on the eve of le►ving England for Vienna, accompanied by the Countess Dietrichstein and Count Potocki. The lst proximo is fixed for the departure of his excellency and suite, and according to the general statement promulgated at the Austrian embassy, the count and countess il I be absent five or six months, but probably longer., as fir absence is entirely dependent on circumstances. The estabii•hment at Chandos House, as far as the count's domestics are concerned, have received notice of disminsl. Various rumours are in circulation in the diplomatic circle., re, petting the ambassador quitting this country. THE COUNTRY PARTY AND THEIR LATE LEADER. —A letter of thanks to Lord George Bentinek wen agreed to and siganl by twelve of the country party at their last meet. lug. It runs thus Feb. 11, I S is.—Nly Lord, We bare been dedred to ooneey to your lordship, from those at whose earnest request you accepted the leader ship of their earn-, their grateful genie of the zealous and eminently able manner in which you pre effect to their political endeavours at a timeof reenlist. exigency. You enabled them, when suddenly de serted by leaders in whom they had long placed confidence, to main tain that position which in public estimation they are entitled to eLsim, as representatives of large coastltuencies. Animated be your rumple, they stood their ground against a combination formed Under circumstances for which political history affords no precedent. The honourable OtanadallniOns which induce you to relinquish the Into ship they cannot but duly appreciate, being aware that you base ever end openly expressed your feelings irk respect of dificur ies which have now vireo. Tour aseurance that no reve rent of isildieal connexions will ensue persuades them that, In thole endeavours to promote the prosperity of all classes in this entry, Kin haying the aid of your energetic talent, and enjoying Jew continued confidence, they will still benefit by that scrupulous Slam of honour and uncompromising consistency of character which bare placed you so high in public estimation. Appointed by the unsainions voice of a large assemblage of those who have thus acted in political unison, for the purpose of presenting to your lordship their expressions of warm and grateful attachment, we have the honour to sutecrine ourselves, ever your Lordship's most truly, faith. t . 4 1, Y. and sincerely, Dioramas, Ossinerros, Sruonme, UnnIGF. Aturnts STAFTOID, JOIM Taou.on, WILLLAX MIRAIM Beautt, J. B. T. Bruen. &mean tnaaoLlT. JOAN W Alan, 1. C. Hattllla. tt To the Right Rom*, Lord George Bentiock, M.P." ANTI-WINDOW-TAX ASSOCIATTON. PIMLICO BRANCH.—A public meeting of inhabitants of the ont-ward of the parish of St. George, Hanover-squatty wan held last evening, at the Windsor Castle Tavern, Pimlico, for the pur pose of hearing the report of the branch committee of the Anti.Wiudow-Tax Association, " and deciding upon the pe tition to be sent to parliament for the abolition of that odious W..' Mr. Samuel Wilson presided.—Mr. J. E. Rogers, the *crew', read • letter from Sir De Lacy Evans, ex cusing him.. If tar his non-attendance at the meeting, but expr,ssisg hi, cordial oncurrenuc in its object The report of the committte woe then read. It wu very . brief, and ecelmenc..d by staing that the association originated at a Meeting had on the 10th of December, 1847. From that period it had continued to increase in numbers and Jan enc.; and although the state of trade in the district never was worse than at the present moment, from the large num ber of artisans and mechanics as well as do- Eleatic servants who had been thrown out of employment, they had the satisfaction to state that the funds at their disposal had enabled them to print and circulate at least two thousand handbills, and call the present meeting without incurring any liability beyond their means. They trusted that they would meet with that co operation by the enrollment of new members, which would enable them to carry out their views. The report was adopted on the motion of Mr. Brooker, seconded by Mr. Brown. A petition to parliament was then read, which it was agreed should be confided to Sir De Lacy Beam and Mr. Lushingeou for presentation to the house. A vote of thanks was then pout d to the committee, upon which Mr. Savage made a few observations exprimive of the necessity , of individual as well as collective exertion In procuring the abolition of the ter, which was not so likely to be granted se a meter of justice as yielded to persevering agitation. The proceedings then esonchided. THE ItIeNTERIAN ORATION was yesterday delivered by Mr. It. D. Grainger, in the theatre of the College of Surgeons, Lincoin'e-inn.fields, which was crowded in every part by the follows and members of the college, together with some distinguished visitors, including Sir K. Peel, the Dean of Westminster, the Bishop of Norwich, the President I , of the College of Physician., Mr. Justice Erie, and Sir R. H. loglis, Isl.P. The learned orator, who is well known as the teacher of anatomy and physiology of St. Thomas's Hos pital, presented a view of the state of physiological and patho logical science, from the. commencement of the present century to the present time. The important service ren dered to medical Wier= by the application of the micro scope was also • sukject expatiated upon and characterised as marking a sew era in the science of structural anatomy. Chemistry and the use of the microscope were the two great means of arriving at a 'Monti& insight into the nature al health and dieease. It wen the great glory of John Iluater, that in the infinite diversity of organhatron, by which h. found himself surrounded, his mucking glance bad recognised a unity and progressive ascent lathe scale of animated tieing. The results of Professor Owen's researches in comparative anatomy were ranked in value after those of envier, in their tendency to advance that science to its ultimate development as a complete and harmonious whole. The orator expressed satistection, founded on hie experience as a teacher in con nexion with a large mistreat school, at the devotion to the higher investigator' of medical science exhibited by the present race of student', and his c infidence in the benefit that would result to satiety therefrom. Towards the close of the oration reference *as made to the heavy loss sustained by the profession and the public in the removal by death, since the last anniversary, of Mr. Liston and Mr. Morgan. In the evening, the president and council of the college en tertained a distinguished par_ty at the Freemaeous' Tavern. Tate GOLDEN-LANE MURDER. It will be re collected that the jury who tried the unfortunate woman, Hariiet Parker, whn was found guilty of the wilful murder of two children, in Golden-lane, on the 31st of December last, " strongly recommended her to mercy, on account of the great provocatiou which she received." The judge (Mr. Baron Alderson), however, at the time, remarked that " the children gave her no provocation," but that the recom mendation which had accompanied the verdict of the jury should be forwarded to the proper quarter, hut he entreated the prisoner not to indulge any hope that it would be of any effect. His lordship accordingly forwarded a copy of the evidence to Sir George Grey, Bart., M.P., and in answer to an upplicatnan on the subject the following letter has been received from the Horne Secretary : Whitehall, Feb. 14, 11-43.—Sir,-1 am directed by Secretary Sir George Cary to acithowledge the receipt of your letter of the 1211 in. steal, respecting [ltalia Parker, who was ounvicted at the lUt scis sions of the Central Criminal Court of murder. to d sentenced to death. Sir George Grey desires me to inform you that he hbri received from the Janice l gr. Baron Alderson) before whom the prisoner was tried a To port of tar evidence, together with the recomroendatioa of the jury in her favour, and I am to express to you his regret that, after a careful consideration of the circumstances of the ewe, he is unable to discover any ground upon which he can, consistently with hts settee of public duty, recommend the miromr to the mercy of the crows, and that he must therefore leave the law to take its course.— S. M. growers. INQUEST, YESTERDAT. — CHILD MURDER AT KEN NINGTON.—Before Mr. William Carter, in the committee rooin of Lambeth workhouse, relative to the death tit a male child, unknown, which died in that institution. Policeman Jordan said that on Monday morning last, whilst on duty in the Elsrleyfordroad, Kennington-oval, his attention was di rected to a large market basket lying en the sop of a house in Meadow-place. Witness opened the garden gate and took up the basket, which he examined. On the lid being raised he found that it contained a male infant, drew, d in a gown and night cap. The child was very thin and dread fully cold, from the damp and exposure. Witnees had been pas: the house About an hour previously, but did not see any thing lying there, nor did he observe any Wean near. There were no marks of violence on the body, and the cloth. ing when searched did net contain any merles or initials. Witness took the child out, and hosing wrapped it well round to keep it warm he conveyed the deceased to the workhouse, and gave him into the care of one of the nurses. Nothing had transpired to throw any light on the mysterious case.—Hannah Secular, nurse, stated that she received the deceared child on the morning in question. It was very cold and breathed with difficulty. ,tee placed deceased before the lire and rubbed its body with warm flannels. The home surgeon was sent for, and upon hie arrival the child was ordered new milk and other nourishing wood, but the deceased was so much ex hausted from cold. bongo., and exposure that it rover became aide to take any fsod. The body was shockingly emachted, but clean and tree from injury.—Mr. Duke, surgeon, said that the deceased was about six weeks old. He caw the child soon after its admission. It was very atte nuated and weak of body, evidently resulting from the want of food and long exposure to the weather. Witness had no hope of saving the child, which had clearly died from starva tion and complete exhaustion consequent upon the deficiency of nourishment and the termed manner Lit which the child had been inhumanly le ft.—The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown." THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1848. seven and eight horse power. The large stone is three feet in diameter. This is but a small atone, but it is the speed that does it. I cannot tell what was its speed; it was used to grind spindles upon. I annot tell the weight of that or the other machinery. About two months before I left the boiler was repaired by my master and two apprentices (Cash and John Hamer), with a screw patch in the place of an old one which was taken off. The new patch wan larger, end was placed on the side near the bottom. In consequence of the iron opening, and going so much worse, it was not riveted, but merely futened with bolts and note—three at each side, six or seven inches asunder ; it might be about an eighth of an inch thick, or a little more. It was beyond the fire place. but the Game constantly drew under, and went against that This woo the part where it leaked. When I left the put This stone was at work, and I was afraid of staying any longer, lest the boiler should burst, because of the extra preuure. I had several times, the week that I left, told Mr. Riley of the great danger there was of the boiler • exploding ; and in consequence of that, and his making no alteration, I left. It has not been once, but many times, that the hands have threat ened to leave their work when the boiler Ins been driven so low ; and at their request I have gone and told my master, who still insisted upon the engine going en, and would not stop. Cash, Hughes, Davis, and Hamer were the persons who generally complained, and they have often told me that I should be blowing them up ; and thinking there was some deer, I have often left the fireplace myself. When a carder at a mill I often went into the engine-house and saw the Engine and boiler, and could stop and s' gate" the en. gine ; and sometimes I have been called upon to assist in repairing the engine. When there has beau a scarcity of water I have often supplied the water by means of buckets. —Mr. Riley is still in custody. YORKSHIRE. CURIOUS ESCAPE FROM DEATIL—There is now in course of construction across the Wicker-road, Sheffield, ■ stupendous viaduct, connected with the line of railway run ning into Linea!whir.. There is at present a very extensive reelfolding, consisting of uprights er standards, which rap. port 1:1111141TO wooden runners at the top, on which is placed a line of temporary rails, along which a large traveller or "On liab" may be movedbackward and forward to anyplace where its aid is required in lifting heavy atones or other materials to their proper position. Lest Wednesday four men, named Mahon, Bratty, Winks and Booth, were working with the traveller on the top of the scaffolding, and Thomas Hawke and Reuben Knowles were below setting stones in the excavation far • foundation at the south end of the scaffolding, and not far from the point where it terminated. Whilst they were thus engaged, the foundation in which one of the uprights was placed gave way, and that part of the scaffolding, together with the traveller at the top, weighing about five tons, immediately fell down a distance of about 45 feet, bringing along with it the four men by whom it had been managed. It tell with great force upon Knowles, one of the men working below, and killed him on the spot. Tne other man below, named Hawke, e►caped most providentially by the traveller completely enclosing him within its hollow part, and he did not sustain the slightest injury. The four men who were severely hurt, were immediately conveyed to the infirmary, but two of them, Mahon and Winks, soon died, and Booth and Stacey are neither of them expected to recover. An inquest was commenced and adjourned. NAVAL FEB. 14. APPOINTMENT& Masters'. Atetatouta : G. Grady, to Devon; L G. B. Williams, to Welkaley. Carpenter : R. Hal, to Eatexprisa.—Leadieg Man at Otarebottata : Stepboas, to Devoopott-yard. SPORTING. TATTEIS A - LLi.4IIONDAT. LIVISPOOL STIIIPLICILABL-15 to 1 apt Sig Arthur (t); 20 to 1 apt The Curate (t) ; 20 to 1 apt Jerry (t) ; JO to I apt Consatter (t). 2.000 GUINEAS STAYED.-5 to 1 apt Blase (t to 100.1; sto 1 apt Barplke; ISO to 100 on Glendower apt Assault ; 150 to +ND on blase apt annuli. MITIOPOLITAX li•NDICAP. —lO to 1 apt Jericho; 20 to 1 opt Gannet ;25t0 I spot Vorspyro ; to apt Glen *adds' ;50 to 1 apt 'aberrant*. Cantrell. Cur.-20 to lon the field ; 2.5 to I Ara Jona than WWI (tad aft off); 30 to 1 apt War Eagle (t); 40 to 1 apt gorallow (t to 751.) • 40 to 1 apt *wit," Boy ; 40 to apt Kelethe (t 45 to 1) ; 40 to 1 iget Queen Mary ; 1,000 to 20 apt Bantam (t and aft off) ; 1,000 to 20 apt Mendicant (t and aft off)) ; 1,000 to 20 apt Joe o'Boo (t and aft off); 1,000 to 20 opt Mrs. Taft ; 800 to 10 aut. Ilagp (t); 1,000 to 15 oust Lightning (t) ; 5,000 to PA apt Glen giol (1); 2,000 to 25 apt Malt (t). All the la to above quoted u taken were subsequently offered. We did not bear a tat marabout either of the two tavottritcs. but 25 to I would have been token about either. Very little bueincoo woo traasacted. Ditax.:-500 to 40 seat Glendower (t) ; 18 to 1 eget springy Jerk (t 20 to I); 25 to I apt Assault; 23 to I apt Ceres ' (t and aft off) ; 33 to 1 apt Loadstone (t 40 to I); 33 to I apt Bess borough (t to 10014 ; 35 to 1 apt swiss Boy (40 to I ; 40 to I apt lieraun. 5,000 even laid between Keratin and Deerstalker, and kit to 200 on Dar 's, Kral's, Green's, Scott's, and Dilly's lots apt the field. Offers to take 20 to 1 about Springy lack, 40 to 1 about Swint Boy, and 1,000 to 15 aboat Fern. Assault was on the totter. °Alta.-200 to 10 agst Lola Minitel (t); 200 to 10 apt Testa= (t). Both bets aterwasdaotrered. Cabo intrthenne. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Trial at Bar.—Rekse harass Parke, Alderson, Rolfe, and Platt. BUH.ON v. THE HON. JOBEPH DENMAN. Mr. M. D. Hill, Mr. Martin, and Mr. Robinson ap peared for the plaintiff. The Attorney-General, the Sob citor-General, Mr. Godson, Mr. Cockburn, and Mr. Willis, informed the court that he appeared for the crown, and was instructed by the crown to defend the CV.. The court having been formalle opened at a few minutes past ten o'clock, and a full special jury having been obtained and sworn, Mr. Robinson opened tla pleadings to the jury. From his statement it appeared that the declaration was in form of tees pass, and contained two counts. The firsteharged in substance that the plaintiff not being a subji ct of this realm was pos. seised of certain slaves, goods, chattels, effects, and bills of exchange, and that the defendant, whilst the same were out of the dominions of this kingdom, seized, took, and carried them away; the tad count stated that the;defendaot burned, damaged, and destroyed certain goods, chattels, effects, and billa of exchange of the plaintiff, similar to those in the first count, net stating them to be out of the kingdom •, and the damages were land at 180,0001. The defendant pleaded 23 pleas to this de,laration—lst, not guilty generally ; 211, to the first count as far as related to the slaves, that the plain tiff was not possessed of the slaves, goods, and bills of ex change; and 3d, to the first count, that the slaves, m ode, dc., were captured by command of Siacbs, the King of ! Gallinas, in hie kingdom, in a war by him against the plain- tiff and others; 4th, to this count, so far also as the same relates to the slaves, that a treaty had been made by England with Spain abolishing the slave trade; that the plaintiff was a Spanish eubjeet and possesaed of the 'mid ehves in Africa wenn their will, for the purposes of carrying on the slave trade, contrary to the said treaty ; that the defendant was a commander in the navy, duly instructed to enforce the said treaty, and that as the servant of, and by command of, her Majesty, he seized, took, and carried away the said slaves, and set them free. Fifthly, that the laws of Spain had declared the slave trade illegal ; that the plaintiff, as a Spanish subject, was powered of the said slaves, and the de fendant, as a British subject, had net them free. Sixthly, that by the law of the Gallium the slave trade against the will of the sovereign was prohibited, and slams were liable to be set free by authority of the sovereign • that the slaves l in question were within that state, and the Plaintiff was pos sessed of them against their will, for the purpose of the slave trade, and the defendant, at the command of the sovereign, pursuant to the law of Gallinas, set them free. Seventhly, that the defendant set free the said slaves, who were held in slavery against their will, by the authority ;of King Siache, who had absolute and supreme authority over the county. Eighthly, thee the said slaves were born free in Africa, and held in slavery by the plaintiff, in a country not subject to English, Spanish, or Icy other laws, and that to prevent their being transported to the West Indies as slaves the defendant set them free. The ninth and following pleas varied the above justification as applicable to the second count, and on the issues joined by the replication thereto the questions were raised for the consideration of the jury. Mr. M. 1). Hill then stated the cane to the jury. lie had the honour of appearing, he said, on this occasion, for the plaintiff, a foreign merchant, who, though dealing in slaves, yet demanded compensation at the hands of a British jury for wrongs alleged to lave been inflicted on him by the defendant, in his capacity of a British officer engaged in the suppression of the stave trade. On the other hand, the de fendant was an Euglish gentleman of rank ,possessed of herd diary claims; and, far more, of personal claims to the respect 1 of all who knew him. In this he, M r. Hill, unfeignedly j rsiuoil. None could entertain a more sincere respect for his hon.frieed than he did; but it it should be made to appear that he had committed a breach of the law, whatever his motives might be, however praiseworthy they might have been, and however deep the respect in which he was held, he must answer for his acts, and be made responsible to the plaintiff for them. He, Mr. Hill, bad a most difficult task to discharge in advocating the cause of M. Baron. Be felt that it was so ; but at the same time that which fell to the lot of the jury was a still more difficult duty. When they came into the jury-box they were re quired to discard all the feelings which prejudiced mankind at large against a man professing to be the owner of claret. For the last 50 rears the greatest and noblest of England'' , boas had devoted the energies of their minds and talents to the protection of the negro, and the suppression of the odious traffic in their persons. These men have all agitated the great question of re gro slavery. William Pitt, Fox, Wilber force, Sheridan, and in later times a Brougham and a Den man, last though not least, have devoted to the subject their great talents. What was said in parliament was echoed from pulpit to pulpit, and the great assemblies where male and female all met in that cause. When, moreover, we reflect that lips now silent in death have instilled Into our youthful minds the great cause of eman cipation, and that a lively horror of slavery had no doubt been impressed on the jury, it was diffi cult to see how they could divest their minds of prejudice, but they were asked to do their best, and no more. It was their duty to do justice to the plaintiff, though a foreigner, and though a slave-owner, and to award to him his rights aceorithig to the law of the land, if ke should be fiend to merieit. It was necessary to state what the law was on this subject, end it was this:—No Englishman or foreigner can now hold slaves in any part of the English dominions, which extend over all the glebe ; but a foreigner possessing slaves in parts not within the dominions of England is not en gaged in a breach of any law of England ; and for any one to interfere with him was a direct violation of the law. This he took to be quite clear. It was also clear that Eng land, the greatest elaviholder till within the last fifty years, had suddenly turned round and embarked in a vehement and eager crusade against that very .system which she had fostered for 230 years, and by which ebe had amassed great wealth. Suddenly changing her views, she in 1817 had entered into a treaty with Spain fir the sup pression of the slave trade, which was recited in 58 G. 111., c. 6; and again in 183.5 she had made another, whicu was recited in 6 G. IV. By these laws this case must be now decided ; and on the part of the plaintiff it was unnecessary to do more than call the attention of the jury to two prin ciples, The powers thus contracting do not give each other any right to interfere, except in reference to ships afloat. No power is given over goods on land, and the power over ships and cargoes &fleet is confined to seizure and detention, for the purpose of consigning the ships and property to a mixed court, in order that an impartial inquiry may be in stituted into the nature of the voyage. This, however, is nothing like the act of the defendant, which is complained of by the plaintiff, whose property was seized, burned, and destroyed when on shore, and arbitrarily disposed of by the defendant, in violation of those treaties. The plaintiff, though he is a foreigner, is not without a precedent in his oda , fidence in a British jury, for cases have occurred before in which large damages have been recovered from British officers for similar outrages. Whatever disgust we may en ' tertain against the slave trade, it is not illegal, except where prohibited by express statutes. Lord Stowell had decided that the possession of slaves was not against the law of na tions ; and if not, what a pcaition would we be in who for 2.50 years had carried on the trade more eagerly than any other nation ? Let us, said the learned gentlemen, test the case by an illustration. Suppose that the zeal which the defendant has imbibed from his cradle had taken another direction, and that he had conceived as strong a prejudice against the custom of polygamy, and he bad, while sailing in the Levant, landed and set free the harem of some grand Turkish pacha, and bad offered the contents of the building to those who had liberated the fair slaves to bring them back ; such a crusade might be mere agreeable than that against the slave owner, and the task of goring free passage to these eastern houris might not be without its agreeable momenta. (Laughter.) But no Eng lish officer so conducting himself would stand for a moment against the slain of such a man, though a Mahometan and the owner of several wives. Suppose, again, he had attacked a josshouse, and carried off the Chinese idols. No greater tie is known to the law of God and man than idola try; but that feeling would not justify a man in attacking them. So, neither would the laws of the Chinese against opium-eating justify some Chinese Capt. Denman in attacking and destroying the easels engaged in the prosecution of the opium trade while not within the dominions of the Imperial Brother of the Sun and Moon. The English owner would say, I care not for your moral and religious feelings or notion. ; I have been injured in my rights, and I claim redress. and inch a claim could not be re sisted. There was no substantial difference between that case and the present, and the plaintiff therefore felt confident of success when he appealed to a jury for redress now. The law on this subject had been so laid down {neatly—u for instance, " Madre's° r. Willis" (reported in 2 B. and Ald., 3.536 where 18,0001. was recovered by a Slave owner for slaves illegally taken from him by an English officer, and 3,0001. for the ship. Thalami occurred in 1820, when the most stringent laws had recently been passed against the slave trade, and then the ship and cargo were afloat, which makes it a weaker ease than the preeentone against the defend ant. The jury would no doubt perceive the novelty and singe , - Jerky of the proceedings to-day. This was a " trial at bar,' and it had been demanded by the crown as a right. The mown, therefore, is the real defendant in the case, and it was but right to admit that in taking upon itself the defence of the defendant, the crown had but acted a proper part, for hard indeed it would have been, if after haring advanced him a step in the noble profession to which he belongs, they had not countenanced his acts to-day. But la the lands of the crown the high muse on which the defendant had set out sank miserably, when we come to see the petty chicanery and low art by which the defence is retied an the The crown makes the defendant dasher himself in the muddy sea of the quirks and quibbles of • special pleader, whose object it is to snatch a verdict for his client per Gs at ' nefas. The plea, put on the record are twenty-three in number, and show the ingenuity of the pleader, who has invested a miserable petty chieftain, Mirk d "King Jack " by the sailors, with the high-sounding title of King Such', in order to grace the hollow justification phosdon the record. Leaving this tapir, however, let us come to the facts on which the plaintiff relied. It would appear that on the 19th day of Nov , 1810, Capt. Denman was in command of the Wanderer, the Saracen, and another smaller vessel, cruising off the Gatlin**. Ile manned the boat., cautioned the men against plunder, that. is to say private plunder, at opposed to what he deemed to be pubic plunder, authorised by his commis sion, awl rowed for the shore. On landing they met the slaves of the plaintiff flying into the interior, they having been let loose, perhaps fortunately, by those in command- The buildings were *cited and finest by the defendant and his men, who offered the contents of the houses to the natives as bribes, to induce them to return the cloves. This was effected, and the slaves were carried off from the Gathers', and no doubt liberated at Skrlll, Lrore. Now the question was whether the defendant had not taken too moth upon himself, and acted an illegal as well as a double part in this transaction. With regard to the proof, the plaintiff would no doubt have difficulties to struggle with, (or the fire destroyed the best means of proof ; but it was a principle known to the law, when the acts of the spoliator destroy the means of proving the spoliation complained ef,.' the law will not allow the party injured to be damaged by it, and the path of proof will be smoothed for him. am (continued Mr. Hill) most anxious to do my duty, which is nut to press too heavily ou the defendant, whom motives may be admitted to be most praiseworthy. It is the system, however, of which the plaintiff and the world complain. When England became repentant, it became her not to be too quick to mock the sins of others. She made but one step from the dock to the bench, and Wide herself the judge of the *ins she had so recently shared M. This, I say. was not right. It would have better become us to have paused awhile, and to have trusted to the gradual operation of that noble ex ample, and to have relied on the language of Milton, who had said, " It was the high prerogative of England to teach the nations how to live." We might have united for the slow but sure progress of civilisation and example, instead of coercing petty states into treaties. We might then bare done some good; but. as it is, it is admitted on all bands that we have inflicted more hereof* on the slaves by our protection than by our participation in the trade we now condemn, when we oppressed them ourselves. The consequence of our friendship has been to aggra vate the ruffs rings of the beings whom we seek to protect. WA have irritated instead of convince ing these engaged in the trade, all for the sake of philan thropy. The unhappy Roland, wheu she ascended the guillotine, exclaimed, " Oh, Liberty, how many crimes have Inca committed in thy name!" And may not the uti happy negro exclaim, " Oh, philanthropy, how much suf fering has - been inflicted in thy name!" All the inconsistency and mischief we now lament may be traced to the too eager and sudden conversion of England, and her sacrifices at the shrine of this philanthropy. What are we now doing? Look around us. In the eyes of the world we stand con victed of the grossest hypocrisy or the most abject lunacy. What do we say to the Bread,? Bring your SLAVE'S Onshore if you can, and we will thee take your sugar an.; cofGe ; and if it costs more to make it by reason of our efforts on the African coast, never mind—why we will pay yon more on that account." Such is British philanthropy and consistency- We pay hundreds of thousands with one hand to check the trade on the coast of Africa, and we pay as much mere with the other for that very reason in the price we pay the Brazilians for sugar manufactured by them, in spate of our blockade arid by slave labour. Tim contrnst is enough to make one smile. It is unknown to the law that • commission de lunatico inquirendo should issue against a whole nation ; but if it were possible, we should richly deserve it. I cannot conclude without referring to a letter from Lord Aberdeen, penned two years after the ofe currence in question, which will show that it was an exam of uutherity, and goes far to put the defence out of that court. The learned gentleman then read the letter in cream tion, in which the noble writer, addressing the Lords of the Admiralty relative to certain proceedings on the coast of Africa similar in character to those of Capt. Der. man, stated that the opinion of the Advocate-General had been taken, and that he had pronounced them to he illegal soil unwarranted by any treaty. Such, gentlemen of the jury, is the cam which I have had the honour of submitting to you. I feel confident that when it is established in evidence t e plaintiff will not have ap pealed in vain for redress at your hands. An interpreter having been sworn the following evidence was then given. Marieno Diaz sworn t I sea a native of Grand Canary, and a subject of Spain. I was in the service of M. Buren. and entered it in 1834. I remained to till 1640. I I was at the Gallium in November, 1840, in his employ. My business wax to take care of hie storehoure, and receive I the invoices. He had several storehouses in different parts of the Gedlina.. That is a river with several blends at its month. The storehouses were at Cm:Hoorn and elw•there. That is one of the islands. There is • place called Dombo. corn), an island very near to the main land, M. Boron had a warehouse there and at Taro. He had nine altogether at various places. The gunpowder was kept at Camasura. In November, 1840, there were 1,000 barrels, each containing 251 be. weight. There were linen cloths about 1,500 pieces, of 18 yards each. They were manufactured in China. In. eluding white, there were 50,000 pieces of cloths altogether. Some of these are called majulipslams. There were soma satin stripe., which are included in that estimate. There were 200 boxes of muskets, each containing 25 • and 260 butts of tobacco, from 1,100 to 1,6001b5. ; ahcin 200 boxes of cigars, 1.000 in each box ; a great many iron pot.; 500 and 900 brim pots; there were also 500 hhds. of spirits; there were 4 or o 'Ads. of aniseed, and the rest were Relieve, brandy, and rum; there were 20 boxes of cutlasses; there were four boilers, besides the pots, and • large quantity of rice, about three hundred tone; There wars also pepper and salt. The total value was be. tierce° 400,000 and 600,000 dollar,. These goods came from Havana. The account-books were burnt in the fire; but some hills of lading were preserved. These are they. The last ship which came there with goods was the Crawford, ' from the Havana. She arrived in June 1840. Thin is the invoice and bill of lading of that vessel. 'received the goods mentioned in them. In my judgment they were worth 113,322 dollars. Several other ships had come before the Crawford. M. Boron bought goods from merchants who came to the Gallinm as well. lie hod a number of boats. I remember the 19th November, 1810. I knew Cspt. Den man. Eleven boats and six canoes came into the river on that night, with about 100 whit a and 50 kroomen. They were armed. I was at Camssura when I first saw them. Capt. Denman was there. The first thing the sailor* did was to take possession of Dombecorro, and after that they went to the other places. They took possession by force. could see many things which were done on the outside of the houses at Dombocarre. They took possession of the fag . tories, and placed sentries on 'them alr; all the effects dal- 1 •ppeared. They gave the gunpowder to the natives. The English sailors were there seven days. I saw Capt. Denman himself take potsi salon of the factories, and claim a woman in prison there. 1 saw him art fire to two rockets at Cams cure. He was then at Dombocorro. They came over to Camasura and set fire to the factory there. He discharged them wi'h his own hands. I was a pistashot off front him then, and was at Tindo then. I saw Captain Denman at a place called Chicore, and there he pet fire to the whole of the village, which was burnt down, including some of the plaintiff's factories. The gunpowder in the factories was given to the people by Capt. Denman, and some of it, about 50 barrels, was thrown into the river. I saw some of the spirit casks broken, and the contents were poured out upon the ground. The factories were all burned down and the goods wnich were in them were totally destroyed. The burning began on the 23rd Nov. 1840, and continued during the three following days. The last place burned down was Dombocorro. Capt. DC11131111:1 was at Dembocorro at the time, and it was on fire when be went away. He act the to it when he was going away. I saw some of the goods exchanged for slaves. Gunpowder and several other descriptions of goods were so exchanged. When the exchange of goods for slaves took place, the sieves were let out of the factories and went up the country. This was before Capt. Denman arrived. After he came the slaves who went into the country were brought back by the Kroomen, who came with Capt. Denman ; and to these Kroomen goods and tobacco, (rem the plaintiff's factory, were given for bringing them back. The slaves brought back were sent to Dombocorro, and from thence they were put on board ship and taken away by Capt. Den man to Sierra Leone. The inhabitants of Galhnu had pro perty of their own, consisting of slaves, rattle, land growing corn, and rice, which they kept to themselves. Each man //apt h , s own corn, and kept to himself hie own property. There is a place there called Ghindamar. It is the capital of the Gallinas, where the principal men of the place meet to make the laws. The laws are made by the king and prin cipal gentlemen, who meet together for that purpose. I know King Siacha. He was in the habit of buying goods from the plaintiff, Mr. Boron, to a very large extent. Mr. Martin : Had the king the power to take the goods belonging to the people of the Gallium ? The Attorney-General objected to the question on the ground that it was one which involved matter of law, and could not be answered by the witness. Foreign law could not be defined by a mere merchant's clerk. Mr. Martin contended that there was no other means by which a knowledge of the facts could be acquired but by the witness who had lived long in the Ginnie', and therefore was accustomed to the laws of that country. Mr. Baron Parke said that in the case of the Duke of Sus , sex's marriage before the House of Lords, it had been held ' that no person could speak as to the laws of a foreign country salsas he shewed first that he had some knowledge of them, sad in that case Dr. Wiseman and others were examined as to tb• laws of the Roman states in respect of marriage, but not until they had proved that they were acquainted with them sad had made them part of their studies in the course of their education for Roman catholic ecclesiastics. The wit- SIM must show his means of personal knowledge. Kr. Martin, to the witness: Are there any lawyers, adv . ° , seta, or conned at the Gallinas? Wita.ss : Yes, but they are not natives. They are not learned men skilled in the law, but acute men of great natu ral talents. There are in the Gallium too persons who get their living by the profession of the law. Mr. Boron Alders*, : If any complaint or dispute arise, how is it beard and settled ? Wiwi : The King meets the principal inhabitants, the great men of the country, and they hear both parties and then decide the matter in dispute. These meetings are called Palevers, and the place where they meet is called the Palaver house. I have been present on severe! surname when these proceedings have taken place. Mr. Martin then proposed to ask the witness the (Glowing question: Has the king the power or right to seise the people's property at the Galling, by the law of the Gallia" athia own tree will and pleasure ? The Attorney General again objected, on the ground that the witness had not shown his competency to answer it. He was not competent to give an opinion es to the law unless he had been present when the particular point put b*d been de. aided by_ the tribunal in question. Mr. M. D. Hill contra, cited the can of " Baron de Bode v. the Queen," 8 Queen's Bench Report, p. 245, and "Glen r. Levy." 3 Campbell, p. 166. Mr. Baron Parke intimated that the court was of opinion that before it was called upon to decide upon the objection taken, it would be better to ascertain what means of pee. local knowledge of the laws of the Galion in repnt to the powers of the king the witness had had. Examination resumed.—l have lived at the Gallinaa six years, via., from 1P34 to 1840. and during that time hays had many commercial transactions with the natives. I bays been present at the palaverhouee al times when dia. putts between the people have been heard and deci.led. These were disputes between private parties; but I never heard any dispute tried between the king, er the officers ot the king, and private parties. The people pay tango, but I never heard of the king or hie officers seizing the property of ihe t6 " . ° heron Parke thought the question suggested had better nut be put. Examination continued—ln November, 1840, there was a King of the Gallinaa. his name is King Smells. When Copt Denman came, there was not any war existing between the King and the plaintiff Boron. There never had been a war between the planters and King Seacha. Some, but not all of the goods, bought by the King front Boron vent to Int for dares for exportation, and for slaves to .et as do. mystic servants in the plaintiff'. establishments. Cross examined by the Attorney.Geueral-1 csnnot tell how many blesses Boron sent out from the Gellinas during the six years I lived with him, for I never counted them ; at was not my concern or interest to count them. I cannot say that he has sent out 10,000 Olives durin t that time. 1 can lay he has sent out 5,000. I will not swear to any number. As I have never been a valuer I cannot say how many slaves the cargo brought by the Crawford, in June, 1840, would have purchased. The price of a slave at the Gellines is about fifty dollars. The plaintiff Buren ie a subject of Spain; but hot been settled many years at the °affirm*, in thee kine.dom of Sischa. Ido not know that Buren is the agent of Pedro Blanco. He was not so in 1840. I know Pedro Blauat, who is a merchant who lives at the Ilevannah, where I myself lived with a mercantile house before I went into the ',nice of the plaintiff Boron. Souse of the stores belonging to Bun= were defended with cannon. At Coma aura there were three guns, but they were never made use of • at Chicory there were two guns, sad at Dombocorni there were three without carriages, sod wholly use,ess. At the time Capt. Denman cams up the river with hie. Watt, Boron had stout 300 slaves, not more than 20 or 26 of whom were in chains at the time of his arrival. Those who were found in chains belonged to the people of the country, and were prisoners of war. I men net aware whether among those in chains were some British subjects. I know a wo man named " Fry Norman," but she was not on Huron's premixes. The capital of the Gallinas is exiled Ghindamax, and is situate *bout six miles from where Buren hr.,. The King Stara bleary old, and bedridden. I know le eldest son, Prince Manna, and also some chiefs called the itotere family, who are descended from an English mulatto, and at the present time they are Urdu. When Capt. liennzaa Mal w ith the boats, there were at Dainhocorro invent other pergolas, awing them Angelo Zimenes. They claimed an Engiise wom,u named Fry Norman, who was said to be in prison at Dumbocorro. I was not there, but I saw l'rinee Manna and the chiefs go there to see Capt. 1/tertian. They remained with him tome days before act thing was done to the factories belonging to the plaintiffs the Bauk books in the names of Morgan and of Mr. Squire, the app. Hants, as trustees of the marriage settlement of Mr. and Mrs. Beauchamp. Upon Beauchamp's death, in 1341, Squire and two others (who are also apes Ilaras), being left executors of Beauchamp's will, applied t Mee. Whitten for payment of the bowl, and on her refusal they filed this bill against her and Morgan stating the facts, srd that as the bond was iuvalid in law, for nut being executed after the blanks were filled up, the proper remedy wan in a court of equity, and praying, therefore, that the dela ndauts he der creed to pay the money intended to be secured by ti.e bond, or to execute to the plaintiffs, as such executors, as aforesaid, a valid joint and leveret bond for 10,0001., with illtk Mitt The plaiutiffs alleged that they had replaced the trust stock out of Beauchamp's stuck. The Vice-Chancellor dismissed the bill with cults as against Mrs. Whitton, and t'ecreed payment of the bond against Morgan. His cireumotencs• were such as made it impossible to make the decree avail able against him, and he is since dead. Thee erratum of Be tuchemp appealed against the decree.—Mr. K inderdey and Mr. J. Stuart (with wham was Mr. Tolley), argued the Case for the appellanta—Mr. Turner and Mr.Wigi.on with whom were alr. Bethel), Mr. Bally, and Mr. Jack-on), argued it for the re...pander. The Lord Chancellor, at the conclusion of the arguments, moved the judgment of the house, and said the ohiect of the suit was to make the defendant pay the sum of 10,0001. The bill had charged that the bond was void at law but good In equity, and it prayed that it might be declared that the re spondent Mn. Whitton, as well as William Mergau. wen I liable to pay the arm:Mutts, as executors of Beauchemp, the I sum o f 10,0001., with interest at 41 per coot., and that it might be declared that the alleged bond was valid and effectual in equity against the respondent and W. Morse; or that they might be decreed to execute to the iippellents • valid joint and several bond for the sum of 10,0001., iu place of the alleged bond; and that, at all events, the respondent as well as Morgan, might be decreed to pay 'he eppillants, as such executor, as aforesaid, the said sum of 10,0001.. with interest, Tito Vice-Chaneellor dismissed the bill as against the respondent, being of opiniou that the plaOtiffs did ant make out their case against het. The question for the house now ie, wheal, the Vice. Chancellor's opinion was right. This sum of 10,0001. wee not a debt owing from the respondent to tne appellants, but they brought the suit in order to make her liable for that sum, wadi r the circumstances stated in the hill. (Hie lord ship stated the fact" as alleged in the bill.) The document, prepared by Morgan, the son, and c xecuted by the err pond ent, was wleilly inoperative at law, and that forms the ground on which the plaintiffs come to a court of equity. Chat instrument, after the fiend and seal of the respo n dent wan put to it, remained in the possession of Morgan. After that, the transactions with Mr. Beauchamp took place ; it la clear that he had no knowledge of this oecuin( the time that he wrote the lett. r to Squire, cousentiag to advance the 10.0001., because in that letter he speaks prose etivt ly of the security he expected; yet it has been contended by the ap pellants' counsel that it was on the faith of Mrs. Whitton 's agreement to be surety that he consented to the advance. It is probable that the suggestion of her becoming surety, r well as the sale of tho stock, was made to Beauchamp by Morgan, who had Do scruple to being a party to the breech of trust which he and Squire committed, of selling out the trust fund to raise this sum. There does not sppear any where to have been any intention of raising the money in any other way than by sale of that stuck and b; breach of trust. The result was that the money had been lost ; and the question is, how is the trust moue) , to be mode gond The appellants say, they have already replaced it out of the estate ef Mr. Beauchamp, and now they come in his name, with this snit in equity, to claim payment of the bowl from the respundent. Two points are to be eeneidered ; first, what is the appellants title—whether they are eatitkd to sue 1 and secondly, what is the TM spondent's liability / The foundation of the appllants• case is a contract, alleged to be contained in that instrument, which fails as a hood at law. There must be some evidence lof contract to supsott this ease. The document is lowers. tive, but it is alleged that there is power in a court of equity to make the party who signed it liable, on the ground that it was on the faith of that party's agreemerit to be surety that the money was advanced by the obligee. But the money was not eduinced by him, but by the Mottos ; there was, therefore, no contract with Beauchamp, and therefore there is no equity to favour his representatives, the appel lants. The ground on which the case is rested fella. If the money was advanced by Beauchamp, no doubt Squire and Morgan were his agent, and they saw that the document was void as aisainet the respondent. There lea want of evidence as to the period at which Mr. Benuchamp consented to the advance. Then, seeing that the pleintifilk have not sustained their right to sue, there being no cootract binding on Mrs. Whitton the right to sue is disposed of, and that also tends to dispose of the question of her li. May. On the instrument Oar is no liability in her. If that is put forth as a legs. contract, it is not supported. Then is it binding as an agreement, and, as ruck is it to he enforced is equity i No equity does arise on the instrument against Itra Whitton. His lordship, alter noting the et.° of "Crosby v. Middletan " (reported in preeedeore in Chancery), on which the appellants relied, said tie result ef the view he teok of all the cineumeraneeo was f t I•tnt,r4t. airs. Whitton from payment of the 10,000/., nn 1, to. re tore, he affirmed the 'Rene and dismissed the appeal w:th tust, IRELAND. DEBLIN, FEB. 13. It is said that an incorporated society, under the management of Lords Devon, Courtown, and Mon teagle, Sir Edward Borough, Sir 1). Roche, Mr. Mon sell, and Mr. Fagan, is about being organised, the object of which will be to purchase primarily such parcels of land and estates as shall come into the market, and apportion them for re-sale to small pro prietors in lots of 40 acres each. The occupiers, when of good character, to have the preference of purchase, and to pay the purchase mosey by half yearly instalments, so that their capital shall not be at once exhausted. It is not the first time that such a project has been mooted, and I should not feel sur prised that it was realised. PROVINCIAL. LANCASHIRE. THE BOILER EXPLOSION AT MANCHESTER.--TWO others of tne sufferers have died since Saturday, making eeven deaths in the a hole. At the conclusion of the in quest on Saturday, or rather when it was about to be ad journed, and after our correspondent and many others had left the room, Mr. Beswick, superintendent of police, who had Mr. lkley, the owner of the boiler, in custody, claimed the attention of the coroner, and put forth the folow.i.g evi dence to ju-tity the retention of Mr. Riley as a prisoner, till the ' , Leith of the inquiry :—Thomas Cuubin : I am a carder by occupation, but owing to bad health of late I have been obliged to do what I could get, and for seven mouths I have been in the employment of Thomas Riley as engineer, and I left him shout a week ago. I never had the care of an engine before, hut Atkinson, the deceased, who was in attendance upon the engine when I first went, came to me for about an hour, and told me what I was to do. Riley himself never inter. fend, but now and then to scold me when the steam was net high enough, and when I have spoken to him when things were not right—l mean when the boiler has b. en short of water, and I have gone to complain to him. We were sup. plied oy the Waterworks Company, and the water was kept in two large tuba, but, if full, they would scarcely last us until dinner time. The tuba were full at night, and when the steam was down (which was always the care when we left off), except when the large stone was at work, and then it was obliged to be turned off; and these tubs supplied the boiler for the next morning. But sometimes the boiler leaked so much that I was obliged to call the master up in the morning to fill it again. Oue tub lull of water was always kept in reserve. It was a high-pressure teii:er, very old; the bottom was very much worn. It leaked aluicot con stantly behind the bridge at the far end of the tire hole. I have often stopped it—sometimes two or three time. a week up t the time of my leaving, with spent hops and manure. This stopped the leak ige for a time, but about a week before I left we were so short of water that we run the boiler, at my master's request, to about an inch and a half off the bottom, and in this way it ran to the leaving off time. When the water gauge hit the bottom, the hops and manure were burnt. At the middle of this week there was only about four inches of water at the bottom. Being afraid of being blown up, I went and brought my master to see it, and he tried it with the gauge. I asked him to allow me to atop the engine and then we should be safe; but he said," Oh, it must run while six o'clock; ; and he left me. We had about forty minutes to run and then we left off for the night, and we continued to go on until we closed that night. Our gauge was afloat, which told us the height of the water. There was no steam gauge ; there was a safety valve at the top, which was weighted with •large round weight and two smaller ones. I cannot tell the weight. When the steam had got to its right height it always lifted up the weight and blew off. The steam valve sometimes wanted repairing; it allowed the steam to escape, and then extra weights were added to keep it down. I never knew the valve to be fast. My master several times told me that the boiler was too small, and that he was going to get anew one as soon as the days began to get longer. I never knew what was the extent of the power of the boiler or of the engine, nor what kind of an engine it was. I think they called it a locomotive, but the men generally called it a "puffing billy." I was never told what power I had to drive I did it by gums work. If the engine went slow my master would frequently blackguard me and tell me to put a heavier fire under; and 1 often refused to do so, telling him it would blow us up. There was danger attend ing it. This was when the stone was gong. but at no other time. The engine had to turn regularly eight lathes, and a polishing lathe, and also two grindingastonee ; and when the large stone was on extra steam was required. It would drive the other weight very well, but there was great danger when the large 'tone was at work; and it was at work constantly for the last three weeks before I lett, unless when the steam has been down for an hour or two, and that has been daily. The engine required to be driven at a very quick pace ; it is reckoned between WARWICKSHIRE. SEIZURE OF BANKRUPT'S PROPERTY AT BIRMINO RAM. — Yesterday an f2I•IIPiTO BeiZer• 01 a bankrupt's stock took place on the premises of a Mr. Bate, a hatter, in Bull street, Birmingham. Thil parties who made the seizure are W. Cax, a solicitor to the hat, and a messenger to the Bank ruptcy Court in London. In a large wine cellar, which had the appearance of not having been opened for many years, there were found conceakd 30 crates of hats, • quantity of silk handkerchiefs, and other property, altogether valued at about 1,0001. A great quantity of these goods on beiog opened, ...plowed to have been recently received from London. blessengers have been despa:chi.d to other towns where the bankrupt is said to have had premises. ----- TILE MURDER BY MIGHWATMEN.—The unfortu nate man, William Whyatt, who was shot on Friday, near ftdlingtn, in Lancashire, by a robber whom he had just rapturt d, died on Saturday morning. The inquest upon his body was held yesterday, at the liming Hart, Putt Sbrig Iry, before Mr. Roscoe, of Knutsford, coroner for the die trict, when the tollowing verdict was returned: "Wilful Murder against John Walrnaley and William Bates." The dceemed %Villiam Whyatt has left a wife and seven childrei.e the 'lagged of which was only born last Monday. Thomas Whyett ie said to be going on favourably. aItROPSHIRE. RIOTS BETWEEN NAVVIES ern COLLIERS.—On Thursday a considerable excitement was created in Shrews. bury by intelligence that a series of riots had taken place the day previous at Shiffnal, Oaken Gates, and Wellington, be tween the colliers and the railway navvies working in those .localities. It appears that the disturbances arose from a jealousy entertained by the English navvies against Irish men employed on the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway ; the former persuaded a number of colliers to join them, and on Wednesday they walked in a body, to the number of 40 or 40, into Oaken Gives, arm, d with sticks and bludgeons, in search of the Irishmen. They thence proceeded to Shill cal, stating that they were going to fetch the men employed on Mr. Root's contract of tho railway to enah!e them to drive awry the Irishmen working on Mr. Murray's contract of the Mena line, near Wellington. Information having been given to the nearest magistrate, he immediately went to Shiffnal, and reasoned with the men, which pre vented any outrage being committed in the town. About 12 o'clock the mob, then about 200 in number, all armed with bludgeons, marched to the Oaken Oatea , where a regular affray was expected to take place, but the Irishmen, numbering about 500, Ling too many for their opponents, frightened them away. Mr. Corbett went on to Wellington, ant consulted with the magistrates there, and a strong force of constabu. lazy was immediately on the spot to prevent any disturb• ante taking place. On Thursday morning a body of the county police was despatched from Shrewsbury to Welling ton to aid in quelling any disturbance that might arise. Captain Mayon had previously gone over to the urns place to take charge of the police. In the course of the day a com pany of infantry arrived at Wellington from Wolverhamp ton, whtre they will be for the present stationed. Ia the evening the police conveyed two prisoners into Shrewsbury, committed by the Wellington magistrates. Intstc. MU:RV-UNE THEATRE.—Last night "The Bride of Lammermoor" was again performed, with Miss bleasent in the character of Lucy Ashton instead of Madame DUTUS Oral. This young lady, who now had the advantage of suf ficient preparation, acquitted herself in a manner highly honourable to her talents, and well deserved the great ap plause she received. Her performance, it is true, betrayed inexperience and immaturity of powers, but it gave promise, at the same time, of great future exc,llence. Her voice was always per'', ctly in tune, and beautifully pure and silvery in its toner, but was so deficient is fulness and volume, that the orchestra, whenever it played at all forte, completely over powered it. This weakness, however, appears not to be or ganic and consequently incurable, but to arise only from the formation and management of the voice being as yet imper fect. Inslowandsustained passages, wheushe bedtime toform and utter her tones deliberately, they were rich and full-bo died ; but thisquality disappeared, =tithe thinneesand weak ness returned, whenever she had to execute a rapid or florid phrase. This is very commonly the me with young singers; the union of strength and flexibility is gained only by prac tice and experience. Miss Messent has refinement of style, and sings with grace and feeling. She promises, too, to be an excellent actress; she is possessed of that most essential re quisite—beauty of person, and is gifted with intelligence aud energy. In the arduous scene in the third act, though she was unable to paint despair and madness in the strung colours of Persieni or Donis Gras, yet it was a sketch drawn with truth and nature. On the whole, Miss [dement will certainly prose a great acquisition to the musical stage. In other respects, the opera was performed as it has been during the season. Reeves exhibited great dramatic as well as vocal power ; and his two great efforts, the malediction and the death scene, were rapturously applauded. The circumstances which have led to the secession of Ma dame D truss Gras from the theatre, and which have been the subject of statements by the parties, publi.hed in this and other journals, have also given rise to comments on the lady's conduct that are evidently unfair and injurious. The charm, that she suddenly and at the eleventh hour refused to appear on the night of the performance, announced as being for the benefit of Mr. Reeves, is groundless, seeing that her husband had declared, days before, that she could not eon tioue to sing unless she received something on account of the large sum confessedly due to her—a declaration which was repeated as soon as her name appeared in the bills of the performance in question. That thi , performance was really for Jullien's benefit is proved by his own statement; for he says that Mr. Reeves received out 2.1 - its proceeds the balance of his salary due to him. M. Julien was thus enabled to pay up Mr. Reeves, and secure a continuation of that gentleman's services, while he put the rest of the receipts in his own pockte, re hieing to let Madame Dorus Gras have 501. on account of the 1,2001. owing to her. Unless public performers are to be treated differently from every other class of persons, and to incur obloquy for refusing to give away their talents and labour for nothing, and for demanding payment of just debts, we cannot comprehend how this lady can be blamed either by M. Julliea or the public. Towards him, her offer to give him six years to pay his large debt, upon reasonable security, was anything but the conduct of a harsh and peremptory creditor; espeeially when it is con sidered how much reason she has to complain that this en gagement, unfulfilled on his part, has been attended with the sacrifice on hers of all the lucrative occupation she might have had elsewhere. As to M. Jullien's accusation of unaccommodating and disobliging behaviour, it is set at rest by his own letter, written within these three weeks, warmly thanking her for her " lady-like and generous con duct," and assuring her of his "eternal gratitude." It is due to the character of a lady equally distinguished for professional talent and exemplary conduct, to remove erro neous impressions, which in the case at foreigners the public are sometimes too ready to receive. CLERICAL. ORDINATIONS WILL nit HELD on the 19th of March next by the Birhops of Lincoln. Peterborough, Rippe. end NaneheaSer ; on Trinity Sunday, the Nth of Jane next, by the Archbishop at York, sod the gutheoe of Letdield and Worcester ; and on the 9th of JOY. by the Bishop of Winchester. PRETERNIENTS.—Res. J. tloolvough, to be Meier curate of the partah of Andreae, rho. of Soder end llen.—Re*. W. H. Riu, to Naha= C. ea Rutland; do. Peterborongb.— Bee L. R. ounce to St. !dark's Moth, Antrobio, P.C. In the gerbil% at Greet Bud. north ; county and do. Mater pa, Pew. 0. ` ' Web ber.—Bet Ploy to Bt. Th omas, Milton UakargeW LanCePter ; WO* Chewer; 3001., with mindere*: void by the death cl Ite*. E. batman, o=wntatton of the Bee. IL U. abated, rector of Ashton in td. EQUITY COURTS. Bebreg;;Xhancellor Knight Bruce. ROBINSON v. GREAT Noavusow RAILWAY ComPANY.— INauNctioN.—By the Provisions of the East Lincolm.bise Railway Act the Great Northern Railway Commy en• titled to eternise all the powers given by the act to the Bart Lincolnshire Railway Company for the purpose of making • bridge across the river Witham, near Boston, and construct ing the East Lincolnshire Railw.y and works on the south side of the ricer. The plaintiffs, who held lands near Boston, were served with a notice by the defendants that • portion of their land would be required by the company for their railway, under the provisions of the acts, and they sent in a claim for 8,0001. for the purchase and compensa tion. The company, considering the demand excessive, had taken the usual proceedings for having the amount tix.'d by a jury, and a special jury had lien struck by them And the plaintiffs.—Mr. Bacon and Mr. 7. Baily, for the plaintiffs, now moved for • special injunction to restrain the defend ants from proceeding to have the amount of compensation and damages amused by the jury and from entering upon the land, which, they said, could not be taken under the powers of the acts.—Mr. Wigram and Mr. De Gex, fur the company, asked for time to answer the affidavits, which were only filed on Saturday, offering to undertake that the company should not enter upon the land in the meantime.—Mr. Bacon contended that the undertaking must be extended to the proceedings before the jury, which ought not to go on until the motion was heard—The Viols- Chancellor said he cold not understand how the plinntiti 1 wooed be prejudiced by the inquiry going on if tne defend- ante undertook to abide by the order of the curt as to cost; and, after some discussion, it w,. arranged that the com pany should be at liberty to pro, .1 ' :f they thought fit, without prejudice to any queen, n in the eau , , undertaking not to act on the verdict, or take possession aI the land without leave of the court, and to abide by the order of the court as to costa and otherwise. 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