The Express. — London, England, 1847-04-19 00:00:00

Zpe Q!*!itrt. The Queen and Prince Albert, the ladies and gen tlemen of the Court, and the domestic household, attended Divine Service yesterday morning, in the private chapel in Buckingham Palace. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie COU2- tenay officiated. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort took their accustomed early walk yesterday. T.B.R.HH. the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Prince= Royal, and the Princess Alice, took airings yesterday in the royal gar dens. H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen on Saturday, and remained is luncheon with her Mejesty and Prince Albert at Buckingham Palace. H.R.H. Prince Al bert rode out on horseback on Saturday, attended by the Hon. Capt. Gordon. The Prince of Wale', Prince Alfred. the l'rincese Royal, and the Princess Alice, took their usual pray and walking exercise on Saturda. Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the Royal Italian Opera House, Covent Garden, with their presence on Saturday evening. H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday. H.R.H. the Duke of Cam bridge also visited her Majesty yesterday at Marlborough House. H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge attended divine service yesterday morning in Grosvenor chapel, South Audley-street. f.RR.HH. the Duke and Dachau of Cam bridge honoured her Majesty's theatre with their presence on Saturday evening. A cabinet council was held at two o'clock on Satur day afternoon at the Foreign-office. It wee attended by Lord John Rtueoll, the Lord Chaneellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Earl Auckland, Sir John Rob howe Lord Campbell, Viscount Morpeth, the Earl of Cla leaden, the Marquis of Clenricarde, the Right Hon. T. B. Xassalay, and tho Right Hon. R. Laboackena The council sat three hours. A deputation from the Metropolitan Gas Companies had en interview with Viscount Morpeth at the cake of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Fano* in White hall-place, on Saturday. A deputation from the supporters of the Govern ment Minutes on Education in Bbsim waited en Lord John Russe ll on Saturday, at his official loran Dewing street. The O'Conor Don and Mr. French, had an interview with Sir George Grey on Saturday, at the Home Office. Mr. C. K. Murray had an interview with Lord John Russell on Saturday. A deputation of the New River Com pany had an interview on Satarday with Visional Morpeth, at the once of the Woods and Forest& The Duke of Wellington and Sir Frederisk Trench attended the early service in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Mary Wood arrived at their new residence, in Downing-etnet, on Saturday night.—Sir Edward and Lady KNITIOD have arrived at their residence in Great Staabsprstrest, from Brighton. His Excellency the Passian Minister and Madame Bunsen, accompanied by Prince Lowenstein sad the Misses Bunsen, have returned to the Permian Legation, on Carlton House-terrace, front visiting Mr. Bat ,at Sthkekpark, near Bristol. His Highness Prince Lieven leaves town on Wed nesday neat for Paris, to join the Printer Lira, his mother. ALMACK'S.—The forthcoming ball, on Wednesday neat, promises to be • brilliant restore, sad although a gloom pervades tho doings in high society, en excellent aeries of assemblies are anticipated. The ladies ritrenemes' books afford a bountiful subscription. " " DEATH OF LADY iIIODOLPHIN,-710 melancholy intelligence of the demise of this lady, sister of the Marl of Auckland, was received in town yesterday. The distressing event took place on Saturday morning at Gegmagog Mill, Lord Godolphin's seat, in Cambndgesbire, after • short Mum Her ladyship was third daughter of the late Lord Assithad, and was born March 21, 1780. The gemmed ammisd, March 31, 1800, Lord Francis Godolph& Osborne, essmad sea of Francis Godolphin, fifth Duke of Leeds, who was fa 1832 created a peer of the United Kingdom. By her marriage with the noble lord, who survives her, Am leaves isms *me aim The families of tho Earl of THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 19. 1847, ad " o f thanks be presented to his Majesty in respectful with by veareh hens the n eeeeee* width. at „ ad .. piiii.6 latterly but at the same time in terms consistent with frank- that Cr,.,. the weakening of General Traylmb force -both that portion of it arm sad truth, as - th e statintwd at Mositerey and Saltine, and the arcing detachment. Dec der re e the diet then nominated the committee to prepare to the royal speech. The member for Aix- "" to mr.n keep ittw:M e h r tr„ t m or i ,,r d° " l ,,,,,,.. i th al th th e t ath.cu r an itio G of, .lo erdn draft of the reply xhapelle expressed the hope that the debates would be was not by any means a judicious course; for Santa Anna evidently hi kid in the Most correct form before the public. The minister deem It of more Importance todrive his enemies from the interior of Into whic• h they have peiwtrated at such a heavy cost ot men slam • terior °barred that only in extreme cams should he Mexico. and money, than to meet the disembarkation of s fresh force in the make---- tt l i e of the power conferred on him, and prevent the p g bliti - - El of the debates. With regard to some oheervationa U . r e. , e . r ta r. i .t a m s d b . oki ß i, Zni th.., es, , l . te sc.u prote tt I Lo) th - calc ecu oitee on the (uotte of mg enough to give " the har t of the deputy . (or Aix.la.Chapene, hie excellency hi m ti me i s come " to the rescue " after he has disposed of General awe eithat the diet might petition his Majesty, but not Tay i lor'a corps. Strange as such an idea will probably appear in Eag. . 't ha laws to criticism. It is clear from the remarks of lam , the report to which I alluded in a former communication, that —tali speaker,that an opposition party is in course of France and Spain have a me designs upon Mexico, gains inereming ether credence amongst some well-inforitied pertains here • am' certain it formation. is there were, at the period of the lad advice. from thence, an Un usual number of French Nhips-nf-war at the Ilasannah and the gait_ son was manly double its ordiumy strength. There is no reason to imagine that the Mexican. would prefer a monarchical to an ind.i. penete4 republican Mein of governmeut ; but from all I can learn I an inseam] to think that rather than submit to lose any of their territory under a treaty of peace dictated by this country, they would joyfully hail the adve n t o f a soverekrn descended from t he old blood of Spain ae an immeaaurably higher deetiny • and If seek he the fact, it la not unreanonable to suppose that Litui Philippe Iseult* mg nismt of it, endures clearly haw it may he taken advantage of. FRANCE.—Paara, APRIL 17.—The Seine continues to rife . On Friday the water was up to 5 metres 40 centi metres by the scale, covering the wharves, and overflowing the cellars on both aides of the river, including those of the Betel de Ville. All the Isw lands are inundated, and the piers of the Pont du Carrousel submerged to the capitals. 'Mae of the Pont .es Arts have also nearly disappeared. The river has never risen DO high at so advanced a period of the year since IS3ti. The Loire also has become very much swollen. On end the 13th it ruarkid 3 metres 3.1 centimetns ro , and has susped the works upon the viaduct, thus throw and out of employ nearly 400 men, which at this time is a dreadful calamity. Between (lien and ltoanne there are upwards of 100 craft waiting for the fall to go on to Orleans. SWITZERLAND. — BERNE, APRIL 14.—Yester day evening Count de Bvis-le-Comte, Ambassador of France to the Swiss Canfaden,tion, arrived here, to fix his detini eve residence. This event won celebrated by several dis dames of artillery. HOLLAND. —THE HAGUE, APRIL 16. The m iste u t e government has proposed to the Sardinian cabinet to terminate the commercial difference between the two countries, by a new treaty of commerce, which should de velop the relations betwe'.n the two states. This proposal has been favourably received by the Sardiaian cabinet. Commisionen sill shortly be appointed on both sides to engage in the conclusion of the treaty. BELGIUM. — BRUSSELS, APRIL .15. The re seed of one-half of the Chtmber of Itepresentatives, and of the senate, that is, of the representatives elected in 1843, end of the senators elected in 1839, will take thee th i s year in the month of June.- 11 Csors.—The Minister of the Interior has required information, in order to be acquainted with the appear- asees of the next harvest. Detailed reports, drawn up by the agricultural committees of the provinces of Brabant, West Flanders, and Liege, have already been received. Dew reports are unanimous in stating that the appearances of the fields sown with wheat and rye are as favourable as sonalde. The check on vegetation, occasioned by the pro 6gation of the winter seems to have had a favour able iathience on the next harvest. According to the ehurrations which have %seen made, experienced farmers are generally of opinion that the crops this year will be very abundant. ANTWERP, APRIL 16.—Some .journals appear to this* that the temporary decline which has just taken place m the prices of corn in most of the markets of the kingdom may be considered as the prelude of a. reaction. Though ascerely desiring that it may be so, we think that we ought not to gist way to too great security, and we advise the prernment to be on its guard against a new rise in the Fri, which, according to the information which we have roamed, appears but too probable. In our markets there 1 has been a rise within these three days of lel. on rye, and 28. on wheat. GERMANY.—AIISTRIA.—VIENNA, APRIL 10. The representatives of the five great powers at Vienna have, it appears, been charged with the settlement of the differ ence which has orison between the Ottoman Porte and the Greek government. Several conferences had already takes place on this subject. It was thought that the capital of the Ottoman empire did not offer so favourable a ground for an arrangement. owing to the state of excitement and sus ceptibility prevailing there. The Augstnag Gazette, which supplies this intelligence, also says that conferences are held at Berlin respecting the affairs of the press in Germany-- The proposal made by the government of Saxony to abolish the Elbe duties on corn, rye, and provisions in general, bus been submitted to the superior chamber fora second examina tion ; and it has been resolved that this proposal shall be so fir agreed to as that the duty be reduced to one-half of their present amount. In the limited decision come to on this matter may also be included the Prussian government.— A/fgemcine Zeiiunq. PRUSSIA.— KONIGSBERG, APRIL 4.—An Occur rence to be regretted took place at Konigsberg on Good Friday. Notwithstanding its having been prohibited by the euthurities, Dr. Rupp announced his intention of holding divine service in the room. of the Jewish meeting-house. In consequence of this, a police-officer took possession of the rooms. At 9 o'clock, the congregation began to arrive, and on being told to quit they forcibly expelled the police-officer. Two or three hundred persons had by this time assembled. On the report of the policeman, the inspector of police, Steinort, arrived, and called upon the assembly to disperse, but he shared the fate of his subaltern • and one of the con gregation derlared, " that even if the ntilitary were called out they would resist them." A strong body of police as sembled, but when they srrised at the meeting house, service was over, and the cmgregation separated. M. Detroit also performed divine service on Good Friday in private Imam. Great excitement prevailed as to what further steps would be taken by the authorities.—Allgemeine Pr. Zeitung. HANOVER. —HlLDesllum.----The town of Bocke nem, consisting of 330 houses, was almost totally destroyed by fire on the night of the 9th last . A violent storm raged all the time the work of destruction war going on.—llanover Gazette. - COBURG, APRIL 7.—A smart shock of an earth quake was felt here thin evening ; it lasted about half a minute, and was so sensibly felt in the upper portions of the town, that the houses shook, and several articles of furni ture were thrown down by the concussion. At Nuremberg *a shock was also felt.— Nuremberg Correspondent. BAVARIA.—MUNICII, APRIL 10.—Count de Bray, lately Bavarian Minister of the Interior, has been appointed envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary at the mart of Russia, a post which he had filled formerly. Count de Waldkircb, lately resident minister at the court of Baden, baa been named envoy extraordinary at the same court.— Allyemeine leafing. BUSSIA.—ST. PETERSBURG, APRIL 4.—The Em peror Nicholas has, it is said, recovered from his late indis puitica. INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO.—The Journal de la Bale of the 15th inst. contains the following paragraph:— " The English an I French journals, and, after them, the Traub, have copied a paragraph from the District di Bonus, of the 15th of March, to the effect that the Sultan of Bence sad his whole family bad embraced Christianity ; that the salters was about to build a church in the capital of Banes; sod that in • short time the populations of the islands of &nes and Billiton (60,000 souls), would be converted to thatfaitt. We believe this fact to be devoid of foundation, iusmuch as there is no Niihau of Banca; the island is divided into districts, the chiefs of which bear the tit2e of drawee/ ; whilst the Chinese population of these islands tare Chinese captains or lieutenenta for their chief. None of the latter, however, have the 'lightest influence beyond their limited districts, and they cannot be compared to the chiefs of the districts of Java. MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES. A more deliberate examination of the papers sad letterrreceired by the Hibernia has thrown a little addi tions,' light on the news from Mexico, and the actual posi t.*** General Taylor. A New York correspondent has ginrarded the following abstract of " memoranda" oommu *lei to the government at Washington by Dr. Jarvis, of Ike Didesi States army : idea the doctor left Monterey for Mammal, an tie morning of Iles Se et February, no expectation at Ile apnea* a( lista Anna Mums Unlio was entertahled. thein• Imp fame at renalry was Man to he in front of General Taylor. Dr. lords YR Cesar& so awning at the Nth at February, le rata to Monterey, la era -I=l t ill a bage masa trait et sepolise, eroded by • Snag de daposeedest bed mot pmesedsd mike whoa ma a do "maid tar le return, in with lastreedeas re adied by steers tom General Taylor kr the team salti ms M Mare* es certain information bad beta elletred that tar ft two Soma at tie enemy's arrelry bed ma tale tbe rem of tireffe. 12111 time indruother was • Mrelida et Oared dead aerators (la Wise siveme M addlle), Web. CI, de Mt adder reused to apb rim dey. Oa the mania et to Mlb Pansey smear carom entrd at Oarmae, tea Me C FA ma se Marieseer, doted Feb. Id, Orbs Me lbws dot Me rarra* iaW bare bent tabrespead„ Ned mid& Med stv ilidasemewl beet Mead Whine( dererel Tapir% War elellabled *rani to Tabliallinehy be kid seed maim sisamixt to Mike et die NM a t the aflame= et Me ions dog • tilt are as n Ems edger remit Caaege. aloe Msatrah C 7 3: _tee squaw kW Met sorrel WM* lealsouaa ear bad seat • esmase har e be Omni , draseading la samailar, to mita tbe atom marred, OM SRI take ea► 7V asie smolodal Mart • Er Mere, Iblelt left ear dot lestalabk_ rye Mat now was gala, de Newnan hell. ` llll , * alto De. rank " aim be sembired IY ret Obeid sem. rimbeam, resolved, it at aeboseeset lademellea berg derived bin ore Mss I ratebt here mar* der a are vas received Putatester at Piearmay, at the alms dre tbe lot oom intreation of Capt. lie= (t r b=areler sirevraten. ..thand, whieh gives the Mee Osseral Taylor us trek from ism Nara to Nadir, alba I Mould dm a▪ mber the notes of Ombra M., althea* be dem ardlellataly rate. 71te Mexicans say be ler el: Meer at arra st tar dram detechatena of dr Ord Ohio reareent, emir Osbert awl Llmat-001. Irving--de dram harry ISM impart at sad tits bitter three at Merin -It was maids dared at after bed Mr eut off by • rape twee of 8,0•1 am, who are said Y Wee essetisd the latter plme cm the morning ef the 23rd [Feb.; A Isla ileasem, which left urge shoot the lath ar 17th, *,den wfm• Pahlatv, &Mum, Sc., is amid to Mee bum attacked on the at er eara Ramos, between Oarreive eat Marin, and, with the 1 21fteeptered. This intelligence Ism Wenn in by a mule-driver, with the train, and teak mine at the time of its - W - Jarris left Camargo, on his return home, on the 2nd batik Oar correspondent's owe views cf the position of his man italEia Mexico are judicioue and plausible : nert the are rebel kw with the Maar Welders hut. fi Varersty, the tremertsas eisireAdzhe Idea mew Ma:. s a d cry limy riles, In sill dlreellem lrrro twat aall, l lalarday, sad neselay, bear reeted raw • vistsamltor of ▪ lere ea dr sewers Ilme et Se abide leimeepit. es Sat all aerembilea by don mime la la de Rest ert MC Varier _• limirimm idea brie le Me dila et • ei, ad retry dr Orel set u loW malepping•_tbio sermale AL, lbe say send 1 1 1 1 =. 6 " Wit. bow were* OM Se harden imp Ms ad dread open piameramoudia barna sal d e rho Dir my Farts Monk will be dud drt dimesi ast Mang ellouo to r o to u =sid to Se Moat aim erl art Va•Mlor be win be et kbprelleadrestisperdeallrellar IM:v= !tM4laa, be mayhem Orel ware. Miele .74 111M1111111411M. MRS 'bit 1101 171 s aAart, Me Marks b meet oddest, mad tell et bow, era ek am beerlsebeedy be e we reasb; des ftwUca of Mrs ler tie elm* be addend Ms song Med It wood vier OM dere Ara wel imploPed Ilmo at Ma Lai de =,impm o r=e m iaa mesa. Mir and mend Jr we ink anal COLONIAL. BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. Our dates from the British North American pro vinces are Montreal and Quebec, March 26; Toronto and Hamilton, March 26; Halifax, April 3 ; St. Johns (New foundland), March 3; Hamilton ( Bermuda), March 23. From all the colonies came liberal contributimis to the Scotch and Iri.h destitute. CANADA.—The provincial parliament had been sum moned to meet on the 20th of April, not, however, " for the despatch of business." The prevailing impression was, that the legislature wou'd not be brought together before the end of May or the begin 11111ff of Jun.. Lord Elgin's arrangements for organiaing a cabinet had not made much progress. That be had made overtures to the French-Canadian party in the person of M. Morin aapeant to be ad mitted on all hands; am also that his overtures had been declined. The nature, however, either of the offers or their rejection bad not trams *Mt, though these was enough of conjecture boldly promulgated as tacto A report that Sir AIL. SPNab was to be made president of the council was met on the part of one of the conservative omens, with • declaration that in that case twelve to foul teen conservative members would at our withdraw th it rapport final ministers. Sir I Allan, it is affirmed, has entirely lost the confidence of an influential section of the coasernitives of Canada West. troth of the (provincial) militant secretaryship, were vacant at the lime of the latest despatches. The office, of Postmaster- general anti Chief-joatiee of Montreal had not been filled up. The Montreal Board of Trade had addressed a memorial to Lard Elgin, in which they declare that the "laws which press mat heavily span the energies of the Inhabitants of the province" are " Ist. The British Navigation Laws; and. The Imperial Differential Duties; 3rd. The duties levied on agricultural produce; 4th. The restricti ma maintained against foreign vessels navigating the St. Lawrence." These views appear, from the tone of the newspapers, to be daily gaining ground in the colony. A vigorous agitation estrus! the usury laws MN carrying on by Mr. Sherwood, and public *pinion appeared ripening to support blm. The only other tonics engaging much public attention, were systematic colonisation and railroads, as a Means of developing the colonial resources. The district council of Huron had resolved to borrow 19,0007., to be expended on the roads of the district. The Bishop of Walla-Walls left Montreal on the 23rd of March, for his dhcesie in Oregon. Mr. Menzies, editor of the "'Paddock (C. W.) Herald, a Scotsman by birth, and resident in the colony dace 1833, had died in hi, 51st year. The bony season had net oxamenced sleighing was Mill the order of the day in the vicinity of Hamilton (C.W.) The banks of Quebec and Montreal' had made their annual state ments. On the 28th of Feb., the Bank of Quebec bad • total of liabilities of 136,647!. ; of ameba, 263,783/. ; its Mack of bullion amounted to 25,9331. ; it held discounted bills and notes for 205,5871. On the same day, the Bank of Montreal had • total of liebilitim of 816,5241.; of aorta, 1,596,0307.; its soak of bullion amounted to 137,9001.; it held diarounted bills and note. for 1,370,3171. The re turns Mille latter bank showed a progressive increase of bilk and notes under discount during the four quarters of the year expired. NOVA SCOTIA.—The leOslative session closed ow the 27th of March. On that day, an address to her Majesty, on the subject of the coal-mines, was moved In the assembly by Mr. G. R. Young, adopted with same modifications, after a strong opposition to some of it, chosen. The governor came down to the council chamber at 5 p.m., and, after giving hi. went to a number of bill; prorogued the legislature. In his *losing speech, be Mated that the session had been "narked throughout by much industry, and by an evident desire on the part of all zealously to discharge their legialitive duties to the country." Among the important measures poled, he dwelt with empbasks on the Simultaneous Polling Act, as a means of neuritis to all the free exercise of their elective franchise. He thanked the assembly (or their liberality. The assembly on returning to their own chamber, the Speaker, before separating, addressed them with reference to the try ing position in which he had been awed for the last four years as head of the haw, while sympathiaiag in opinion with the minority. lie thanked them all—sspema/ lly the majority—tor the support he had received in maintainics order. Ileappealed to them to bear testimony to his impartiality. and concluded with bidding them farewell at the termination of their official existence. The liberal and comervative earths were preparing for a contested general election. NEW BRUNSWICK.—A committee was appointed by the Assembly in the beginning of March "to devise meana to en courage the settlement of emigrants in that province." The cam. mittee was preparing a bill to authorise the lielitenant-govenior to lay out block. of land of 10,000 square acres in lots of 50 acres, to be ert'led by emigrants. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.—The le gisl ature was in session on the 20th ot February. Oa the 23rd the Assembly pasted a resolution declaring it expedient to grant a bounty on the Seal Fishery. An art to prevent the exporrationof potstoes was in agitation. A re solution to make the executive reaponaible to the legislature was sub mitted in the Assembly, and pared after a long and violent debate. The *Dentine of the assembly had been called to • fierce attack made by the Irish of Belfast and l'inette on the Scotch electors at the election for the third district of nueen's County. A new election was ordered, 111111 every precaution having been taken to prevent a repe titinn of the disgraceful outrages which had rendered void the two preceding ones, Messrs. Dense and Mc Lean were elected without opwaition. EWFOUNDLAND.—Towarda the end of February and beginning of March an anprecented amount adeetitution and suf fering eremites in this aoy. The Harter Grose Herald of 17th February states that 1,000 indivldasisted base Maid by the ma entente, in the course of a fortnight. This In mirth al et. John'. The Moraing Courier, publiahed in that city, obis, ea the MI of March, that the inhabitants ot Burin and other disidela lo Yen Math are little better off. The distress la temporary, eases( ly die =SOK don of fatal casualties by which the Oland was Tilled lad par. The authorities seem to entertain no apprehension at lII* lie Mb to meet the exigencies of the time; but are obviously deals at algal et relying upon charity being contracted by a number et dr pmersiewee. Considerable distrust (nth or without mama) won aapetnet et the committee entrusted with the relief funds trantemillid km Great Britain and the Stater colonies. BERMUDA.—The colonial parliament was tra meet on the 21st of March, " for despatch of bwaineea." Theysillnerliad been untie:tally mild nod dry for the some, and the anima mil potato crop were withering for want of moisture. The trade mem goe the lands for the year ending sth Jan., 1648, and ma. imiplosheiy are published in the Royal Gazette. In 1843 the 644•1 Idea at Laporte was 140,0151. ; in 1516, 134,1891. In 1643, the nail yam di manta was 21,2451.; in 1846, 111,5921. The imports trarathaelt 1111f11 worth 47,7071. in 1843, and 52,0791, in 1646; those km Ihe United States were worth 72,995/. in 1845, and 63,7621.1 a tNS The exports to Great Britain were valued at 7,2951. in 1843„ sod Vials 11144; In the United States at 3,5321. in 1843, and 5,1071. fa 11141. In 18011 the arrowroot prodoced was estimated to be worth SAUL fa 1843, only 4,1151. The potatoes were valued at 1,0361. in HAIL they bad been at 1,8451. in 1815. In onions too there was a tolling off. Of whale oil there woo 869 gallons, worth 1291. In 1446, aping ail in 1643. Auckland, Lady Brougham, the Han. Mrs. Vansituat, Lord Bexley, Mr. C. and lion. Mrs. Drummond, the Dowager Countess of Buekinglumshire, &c., are placed in mourning by her ladyship's unexpected dissolution. MARYLEBONE VESTRY. 11F.Avrn OF TOWNS BILL—Os Saturday the Rev. Dr. Spry having token the chair, and the general parochial business having been disposed of, Mr. Garrett, at the head of a numerous deputation, entered the vestry-room with en address from the parochial committee, which recommended a deputation to government, opposing the Health of Towns Bill, a conference of the metropolitan parochial boards, and interviews with the members of parliament loonier to secure the defeat of the moat objectionable and unjustifiable mea sure that had ever been proposed.—Mr. G. Daniel moved the adoption of the &Wrens, and having statistically proved that those portions of the parish under the government of the ve,try were better regulated in a sanitary point of view, and at a cheaper rate, than those under the control of the Woods and Forests, denounced the exemption of the city from the effects of the bill as a cowardly act, and denounced the bill itself as the substitution of noininatien, patronage, and plural voting, for the representative and elective principle s.— Sir P. Laurie seconded the motion, and said that the govern ment would make the hill a medium for obtaining appoint ments and p,usions for their relatives and friends.—Mr. Laurie, the city pleader, recommended the vestsy not to let the erroneous opinion of their being °messed to the objects of the measure go abroad, fur they only found fault with its maainery.—Sir B. Hall, Bart., M.l'., promised to give j the bill his most determined opposition, and although not authorised to say to, be might, with confidence, state that the bill would nut be persevered in dunng the present see- Ilion, and he was fully satisfied that in its present shape it never would pass into law. Ile assured the vestry that rimer the introduction of the measure so numerous were the ap plications to him for his interest to obtain situations under it, t►at he had to employ a person to ,open and read his letters.—Sir Charles Napier, M.P., also promised to join his hon. colleague in opposing the bill. lie was convinced that the city of London was exempted from it. provisions lost of fence might he given to the electors. and Lord John Russell should thereby be turned out of the representation.—The motion was then curled, and the meeting adjourned. SUDDEN DEATII OF MAJOR A. M'ARTIIrR.— Major WArthur, of the Rut India Company's service, died suddenly at Ids re,idence, in the Albany, Piccadilly, on Friday night. The deceased, who was in his 60th year, was in excellent health and spirits on Friday, when he dined at his club ; and on Saturday morning, when his servant went to call him, he was found lying lifeless on the floor of his bed-room. Dr. Pettigrew was called in, and pronounced him to have been dead nine or ten hours. lie had evidently expired while in the act of undressing. An inquest will be held on the body this day. Loss or TILE TWEED.—It in understood to be the intention of the committee of Lloyd's, with reference to the noble and disinterested conduct of Captain Camp, of the Epani.ft brig Emilio, in rescuing the survivors of the crew and passengers of the Tweed steamer, to recommend to the subscribers in general meeting to bestow upon him the honorary medal of the establishment, in silver; and to Dun Vila Verde, his mate, the honorary medal, in bronze, and a sum of money to the crew of the Emilio, as a mark of their approbation of the heroic and generous conduct displayed by those persons on the occasion of the wreck of the Tweed steamer. It will be remembered that Lord John Russell announced on Friday night, in the House of Commons, the intention of the government to present the gallant captain with the sum of SOU, so a reward for his noble services. THE GREAT WESTERN STEAM-SIIIP.—An agreement for the purchase of this fine vowel has been entered into between the directors of the Great Western Steam-ship Company and Captain Chappell, on the part of tlie West India Royal Mail Steam-packet Company. It is understood that the sum agreed upon as the purchase-money is 25,0001, exclusive of the plate belonging to the ship, which is of con siderable value. The Great Western was removed from her berth in the Bridal floating harbour on Saturday morning, and hauled down to Broad Pill, near the river's mouth, where her paddles (which had been removed, in order to admit of her passage through the Bridal Locks) will be re shipped, and she will immediately be taken round to South ampton, from which port she is intended to ply. It is said that at the end of season the Great Western will be laid up and refitted, for which purpose the Royal Mail Steam packet Company intend expending the large sum of 10,0001., in as to make the ship one of the finest in the kingdom, as she has hitherto proved one of the most successful. It is probable that the affairs of the Great Western Steam ship Company will be forthwith wound up. MURDER OP A WIPE AND CHILD, AND SUICIDE OF TEI MURDERER.—Yesterday morning, about half-past six o'clock, John Young, aged 21 years, an artificial flower-maker, residing in High-street, Lower Norwood,succeeded in taking the lives of his wife it'd child, and afterwards committed self-destruction. Young lived with his wife, Jane Young, aged 20, and his child, aged only two months, at a small shop in the High-street, where they exhibited artificial flowers, &c., for sale. He had been of weak intellect for some time past, and had often attracted the notice of the tradespeople in the village, who were often speak ing of his peculiar antics. Shortly after six o'clock, Police-constable Joseph Armstrong was at home, when he was alarmed at the cry of " murder," and loud screams. He instantly ran out only partially dressed, and saw another constable, named Robert Archer. hastening towards =ls house. By the time they had reached the pl ice, of the immediate neighbours were running from the Ikon: of the premises, and, as the officer, Archer, proceeded to the doorway, to ascertain the cause of the alarm, the man Young came on to the threshhold, with his handsnovered with blood, and a table knife in the left hand, also smeared with gore. He fur • moment stood on the threshold, and the constables, seeing him armed with such a weapon, and fearing w hat had taken place, from their pre- Vials knowledge of him, drew their truncheons, and followed him into the house. He dashed up stairs to the first floor, and when the officers reached the first landing-place, • most awful spectacle presented itself. The lifeless body of Mrs. Young lay with her head almost severed from her body. She was lying in • pool of blood which had streamed from the wound completely , down the stairs. The constables pursued Young into the front room, and before they had time to secure him he sharpened the knife by rubbing it up and down the stonework round the fire-place, and standing before the looking-glass, he drew the knife across his throat. When the officers entered the apartment be was standing in a stooping position behind the door, and bleeding from the wound he had inflicted in his neck. Whilst he was lying on the floor the officers rushed into the adjoining room and there discovered the lifeless body of the poor infant on the bed with its throat out, the head hanging only by a small piece of akin at the back. The scene at this penod was such that the officers felt much alarmed and horror stricken. Several persons by this time came to the aid of the two constabies, who, seeing the man Young still alive and the ether un fortunate victims quite warm, instantly dispatched a men senger with all poseible speed for the aid of Mr. Chap man, surgeon, of Norwood, who attended with promptitude, but when he reached the house the mother and child were quite dead. The man was still alive, but when the surgeon saw the injuries on his person, he was of opinion that he could not survive many minutes. He was placed on the bed, but notwithstanding . everything that medical skill could de ' in about sous.— - ;Jae and ouggest, h 7 died in abZut aquarter au hour litter wards. A knife was found on the bed in the front room, and the stone-work round the stove was smeared and covered with blood, where he had sharpened the deadly weapon. IRELAND. Mr. Guthrie exposed, in a searching and decided man ner, the kind of opposition by which the government scheme had, in too many instances, been met. He concurred in a suggestion of Mr. Begg, that govern ment ought to take into account how differently Scot land was circumstanced, in educational respects, from England. The feeling of the people of Scotland was, that the best recalar teacher, whatever his creed, ought to be employed ; and upon this feeling they would act. A member of his own (Mr. Guthrie's) family attended the school of a member of the established charch, and just because he was the beat at teaching reading, writing, and arithmetic, convenience of locality being taken into consideration. He trusted this assembly would consider in a calm and godly frame of mind the interests of the thou sands who were concerned in this measure; " and he would just say that while he would give the most profound attention and respect to whatever judgment the General Assembly might cpme to on this ques tion, he would not hold himself bound by it; because he held the church was not entitled to bind him in this matter." The report was, after a brief reply from Dr. Candlish, approved of. As anticipated, the decision of the Free Church Synod of Glasgow and Ayr, on the education question, hits not been allowed to pass silently. On the suc ceeding day a protestwas lodged,signed by four influen tial members, all clergymen, amongst whom is Mr. Moncrieff, son of Lord Moncrieff, the Court of Session judife. DUBLIN, Aram 16. Loss or rue ORANUA has been ascer tained that the number of persons in this ill-fated steamer was 91, of whom 69 are saved, and 22 were lost. The inquesting on the body of the captain resulted in the follovr verdict : The er Carr Mimeo Berri der wee reed by relekelal emir is lb ellere Si erre tier the Ire rich bed takes pre atter the Orr Omar Me at be fith of Apra, 1547, of at Wks ler ho re err. Peer tie err e err W core Wee rwe her rpet r rim et reerstery bow Ude meitatehir lbe bet we Si net serbele Iris or mat ot sereire be the err eerie. at wow of W.hretererr. Deter ere le arm relr WO err tioe etre Only err preeteerhy spree emir el a = Mee, sr re ow el the Drieerdt. by whew eeiiti re to the re of re Wirer, Imre were rimer ter es err* arii. We err ty notareed In Pore eat NS WSW rtin talwardie weir err t Ibe err of the Itemet. Awls the Emess hoolety. Wearers le erreeloor tuuninewerereehellem irt erre of the erre etre err and row etre Err Mirk he the bier= sr where er. duet Waded by ion la sot albrdlag the rime ray rimy within at poem SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH, Aran. 16. A special meeting of the Free Church Presbytery of Edinburgh was held this day, to receive the report of the committee appointed a week ago to consider whether any, and what, steps should be taken in re ference to the government scheme of education. The report of the committee was read by Dr. Candlish, who intimated that it had been carried unanimously, and moved that the presbytery petition the House of Commons in terms thereof The report urged several doubts as to the working of the scheme, and recom mended the presbytery to petition that delay be granted before voting any money for educational pur poses in terms of the minutes of council, on the grounds that grave apprehensions were entertained of unsound principles being involved in it ; that a right adjustment of the whole question was of great consequence ; and that great anxiety was felt on the subject by many parties. Dr. Duncan seconded the motion. Mr. Begg expressed an opinion, that should government persist, notwithstanding their petition, the practical course to be adopted by the free church would be attended with great difficulties. He thought they should not allow any one to suppose that they were committed so as to prevent their accepting go vernment money to do good, because government applied a part of their money to do what was evil. Mr. Cunningham expressed himself rather more un favourably of the government scheme than the report, but was not prepared to go much further iu pronouncing judgment on it. As to the ulterior question started by Mr. Begg, he saw no principle that could prevent their availing them selves of the government grant if carried into effect. X voluntary meeting was held in Perth on Monday, when a hostile petition was agreed to. It is said to have received the signatures of 1.50 electors, and was dispatched to Mr. Fox Maulo for presentation. The education scheme has been negatived by a Glasgow public meeting. It was held yester day us the Trades-hall, and a motion in favour of the scheme was made by Professor Thomson, of the Uni versity. The amendment was moved by Dr. Taylor, a secession mini -ter, and was declared by Bailie Lid dell, who occupied the chair in the absence of the lord provost, to have been carried by a large majority. In the evening, the subject was discussed at a public meeting of the Ulasgow teachers, and a resolution in favour was carried by a large majority. Some recent snail alterations have excited much dissatisfaction throughout the country. In most of the principal towns the " acceleration" retards cor respondence more than ever, as, in consequence of the post arriving in the evening at hours too late for de livery, the letters have to be detained till next day. The parochial schoolmasters have published the memorandum presented by them to the Lord Advocate on the subject of the Registration Bill, and his lordship's answer. The memorandum concludes with the following conditions of ar mistice :—" The deputation suggest that the govern ment should immediately introduce a bill into parliament, to provide an adequate augmentation to the salaries of the Scottish parochial schoolmasters, and that this bill should have the precedence of, and be passed into a law before, the Registration and Marriage Bills. On an assurance being given that this course will he adopted, the deputation will recom mend their constituents to rest satisfied, and to offer no opposition to the new system of re7i stration con templated by the Registration Bill." The Lord Advocate answers, in substance, that the clause dis qualifying schoolmasters may possibly not be insisted on; that he is not aware of any measure being in preparation for the augmentation of the income of the teachers ; but that when the question comes to be discussed, the whole system of parochial education will fill to be revised. The town council of Stranraer has petitioned against the law of entail. In their memorial, they remark that in their county (Wigton) applications for drainage grants hate been made to the amount of 220,0001., but only 30,0001. can now be granted— strikingly showing the extent of the entailed system in that quarter, and the anxiety of its victims to im prove their estates as far as its disabilities will permit. PROVINCIAL. WARI RAILWAY LABOURERS' STRIII.—A strike has taken place amongst the lab Airers and bricklayers employed in the con struction of the new lines of railway now progressing through the town of Birmingham. The circumstances under which this has occurred are somewhat peculiar in their character. It seems that in the course of laying the foundation fur the abutments of a great bridge on the Birmingham and Oxford line, and which will extend to a third of a mile in length, through the streets of the town, it was found that it would materially expedite the work, and prevent the destruction of bricks, if, instead of having them carried down in hods by men, they were, by means of sunken roads, wheeled down in barrows. Accordingly, on Tuesday morning, Mr. Bran. non, one of th, contractors for the works, gave directions to some of the men employed, that this plan should be adopted: the consequence was that every had came up, and every Irish labourer employed not only upon the Oxford Junction, but the London and North Western Extension lines, at once ' refused to continue Latour unless the old system was resumed. It seems that all these men were re ceiving Is. Bd. per day, and that although this more expeditious mode of removing the bricks was sought to be resorted to, there was no intention on the part I of the contractcrs to discharge any of them , but simply to remove them to other parts of the works. This strike of the labourers (who are for the most part Irish) has been followed by a cessation of work amongst the bricklayers, who, on Wednesday morning, gave notice to Messrs . Brandon and Owyther that until the hodmen were taken back they should not return to their employ. The contractors (supported by the engineers) at once declared their resolution not to give way, and, ae a consequence, the whole of the vast works pro gressing through the centre of a'great manufacturing town, have been stopped, and many hundreds of men are loitering about the streets. This movement has met with no sym pathy, the misguided conduct of the men being so completely manifest, end the contractors are endeavouring to procure labourers from other parts of the country. Ton VALUE Or Lantz.—The sale of the Halton estate took place last week at Birmingham. A highly respectable company attended, and after the usual preliminaries had been gone through, the principal part of the estate, contain ing 2,083 acres, including the mansion, garden, grounds, &c., was disposed of—(after a spirited contest, the biddings offered to Mr. Tisdale, who officiated on the occasion, com mencing at 50,0001.)—to Mr. Wright, of Manchester, for 9-5,0001. being upwards of thirty years' purchase. The tim ber, valued at 10,0001. and 213 acres of detached land, valued at 9,6221. are to be paid fur in addition to the purchase money. The estate thus, with other detached land, will rea lise nearly 120,0001. -- - - THE EDUCATION MOVEMENT IN BIRMTNOTIAM.—From almost every public body in Birmingham petitions and me morials continue to pour forth in favour of the government plan it is now admitted on all hands (says our correspon dent) that there never was, since the days of the reform agi tation, ouch an enthusiastic and unanimous feeling in favour of any particular measure. Amongst other meetings which have been held in that town on this subject, a very signifi cant one tiok place on Saturday. It was" Fathering of the masters and mistresses of the daily schools to the tows; and neighbourhood, for the purpose of taking this impatient subject into consideration. The meeting was mavens& is the requisition of parties of various denominations, !Meng different opinions as to the propriety of the government mee sure ; and there were present the masters and mamma of schools con lucted under the auspices of the char* dint land, of the baptists, of the independents (including tie teachers in the school under the immediate supervision and control of the Rev. John A. lames, one of the delegates to the conference just held for the purpose of opposing the meeenre), and of other sectarian bodies. The sna= a lr e k pima in the school-room in connexion with St. eimreb L i and Mr. W. Edwards, of the Asylum School, The discussion occupied no lees than five in the course of which speeches were de livered in favour of the government scheme by Mr. Measingbam, of St. George's Church school, and by Mr. Tslbot, of the school established by Messrs. Chance; and Company, at their plate-glow works, Smethwick, in Staf fordshire, chiefly for the education of the children of the many hundreds of persons in their employ. These firmen idv m e oved rse .o a tim mitor , i r a en L; moanved am endment en 4aitoti m- Inclega r . dent), and suppo rt ed by Mr. Waiters. Eheneeee School. The two speakers first referred to, in the course of some practical observations derived from experience, set forth the necessities for the present measure; and the lamentable deficiency of education amongst the children of the poorer classes in the town • the two last, with much binomial of feeling in their allu sions, declared that all state interference was not only nonessensery, but that it would inevitably retard, rather than prestos. education. Their main objections seemed, however, to be to the more efficient carrying out of the system of inspection; and to the ' proposal to pension the schoolmasters, which was desig nated as a " mere bribe." Tke Rev. G. 8. Bull, who was present, frequently set the opponents of the measure right upon such matters of fact in connexion with the council minutes upon which they were manifestly ignorant ;he pointed out the benefit' that would result from as efisient inspection of the school., of the fact of which irrefragable evidence had fallen, he mid, within his own observation. At the conclusion of the discussion a memorial in favour of the government plan was agreed to. Foote, A TOBACCO Pony. —" Vie," says the Poole Herold, " are gratified in being enabled to state, for the information of merchants, and others connected with the shipping in terest of this port, that application to the Lords of the Trea sury having been made by Mr. Samuel Morrison, commis sion and general merchant, with respect to bonding taboo here, their lordship. have been pleased to send a favourable answer. As there are netrly 14,000 tons of shipping TVs tered in the port of Poole, and which are continuomly trading from hence, the privilege will, no doubt, be readily taken advantage of by the consumer.." Timm:so PasrsiAnoirs,—Poole is doing its duty in the yachting cause, about a dozen yachts being already in the full bustle of fitting out for the present season. Several of the large craft belonging to the Cowes squadron are already actually at sea, and not only at Poole but elsewhere the smaller cralt are preparing to imitate their example. St IFOLK. THE ExEctrmost or CATHERINE Foarzm condemned to death by Chief Bsrou Pollock at the late Suffolk assizes, for poisoning her husband, took place at Bury St. Edmunds on Saturday. Those per,ms who have perussql the es idence adduced at the trial, hare doubtless been at a lass to coo. ceive the motive that could have induced her to destroy her husband, whom she had apparently loved from a child; and now that her life has been forfeited to the law, and her con fession is published to the world, it will be found that it con tains nothing that can he construed ict3a motive. Although she made a frank avosmil of her guilt, she studiously avoided alluding to any circumstance which might explain why she perpetrated the horrid deed. The following is a copy of her confession: Itary Gaol, April 12.—T0 the Governor: First of all I mast confess foal 1 amty. and very guilty of this awful crime, and well de aerve the death I am condemned to die ; and us I am soon to stand before toy lleavenly Judge, I wish to speak the truth. lam sorry to my that 1 bought the poison at the shop of Mr. IL Ely, chemist, Sud bury, three days before I mlaed it in the dumpling which I gave to my husband. It was sacred tome by a young CUM in the shop. Mr. Ely was not present; had he been present he would have known me, us I had bean trequently nt his shop on errands for my mistress when I was at set rice. The act wits entirely my own. No pert in pomaded me to it, and my mother had no knowledge or suspicion Of it. 1 bid no cause for comp/mint ogainst my huatrand. Ile 1,421 :d -warf good and kind to me, but I newer had any affection for him, and wislvAl to go back to service. I do not wish to tiv, , , for I never could be happy in this world, sod I hope, through the menu and blood of my S4TiOnf, and a sinevre repentance of tide and all my kits, to obtain forgiveness of that, and ti be received Imo Heaven. I die at peace with all, having no comptaint to make of any wk.,* that appeared against me on my trial, and full of remora for the crime which brings no to thin pre mature death. I ui-di to expie, my grateful thanks to the Rev. W. Woo, the chaplain of the riot ; the Ker. Mr. (Alley, my phrich mug,. ter; and the Rev. Mr. Eyre, for their great attention to my eternal interest, nod fer the spiritual hope and consolation I have received from their instructions and admonitionr. I should wish Mr. Eyre to attend me in my lest momenta, and earnestly request that he will do co.—(Signed) 42.41111.41 NS Fip.ren—Witneseed by J. M•lntyre ; governor, Thomas W.st. On Thursday she took her final leave of her aged mother, and on Friday the condemned sin mon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Eyre, from the 324 chap. of Numbers, 23.1 v. On Saturday morning the crowd assembled to witness the exe cution, was very great; at nine o'clock the number of per sons could not have been less than 10,000, most of whom were decently clad women, and mangy had children in their arms. On the arrival of the sheriffs they were informed that the convict had passed a restless night. A few minutes I I before nine the officials proceeded to the cell in which she was confined. On being pinioned, she made a slight shudder, but Boon recovered herself. The procession was then formed to the drop, the unhappy female walking with a firm step, and unsupported. On reaching the atepa at the foot of the gallows, one of the turn keys made an attempt to assist her in ascending. She panned him, however, unheeded, and walked up to toe drop with the moat extraordinary deliberation. lier youthful appear ance created a great sensation among the multitude. The sun shone brilliantly during this horrible period, and the wretched woman stood unmoved. She scanned the mass of human beings with a firinnessmost astonishing. The gover nor it quirt d of her if she had anything to say, she appearing from her manner to be desirous of speaking, and in • choking tone she replied, "No, I can't speak." The executioner hav ing completed the preliminary arrangements, the signal was given, and the drop fell. Her struggles were painful in the extreme, and a thrill of horror ran through the crowd, voices being heard in many places to exclaim, " Shame, shame! murder, murder!" It must have been • couple of minutes ere life had ceased. The drop was not er.cted, as in other county gaols, on the summits, but in a large meadow on the London side of the prison, access being obtained by a door in the boundary-wall of the gaol, which wan made on the last execution for murder at that gaol—that of the notorious Corder, for the murder of Maria Martin. The last execution of a female in the town was 47 years ago, for setting lire to her master's house. LITERATURE. Cahn Thouglift 0,4 tie, Iterent . 31d111aC3 . ?f Me Committee of Cowered on Education. S c. By EMIT Dunn. Here is a pamphlet from a known and respected man, on the great topic of the day. It comes late, indeed, but still opportune; and its very lateness evinces that the conclusions announced have been the result of careful deliberation and mature reflection. This statement of the opinions of the well-known secretary of the British and Foreign School Society, we take it, is presented rather for the sake of making known its contents, than of criticising them—a task which we may hereafter undertake. Mr. Dunn states his opinions in the following form of resolutions : 1. That the arsiganee thou offered to schools will, if generally se ! netted, be productive of the greatest passible benefits to the commu nity, tending to the immediate improvement of elementary education, and facilitating all subsequent endeavour to secure a cootinuedsupply of welLqualifled instructors. 2. That English liberty will in nodcerree whatever be endangered by the payments proposed to be made from public funds to schoolmasters, monitors, or pupil teachers, co long an such payment. are checked and controlled by local ' eommittees. 3. That the provision made under the mi nutes, for the selection, examination, and subsequent sup port of monitor., pupil teachers, and candidate. for normal schools, Is Palit and equa', in no degree favouring the estabLiabed church, or providing fur her exclusive benefit. 4. That there is nothing lathe ahem° at all bearing oot the assertion, that It is either Wended or adapted to facilitate the payment of miniaters of all religions damomlnationi. 5. flat v ie wed fairly, and without prejo dimain=tho proposedproposed by no means excludes the moat rpid and c. oilvocate of the voluntary principle In religion, horn otaiMimate irk. in it. benefit,. 6. That the tendency of the whir negoenni, unless pit - tersely thwarted, will, even In the rural ditteldn,veentotrily be found favourable, rather than otherwise, to the Warp of Protestant Nonconformity. 7. met the hearty weoponlion of all closes of the community, in carrying out its pro visions, irgil sated the beat and only sesunty we can have against the introduation ot • thoroughly organierd state system of education. 11. That the *Potions raised to the mode of it, introduction, and to the exposer that will be incurred in is operation, involving, as they do, es conatitutional character of the committee of eouncil—the paccuswlth which it may be invented, and the amount of money that oho Is istrusted to it by Parliament, can only be discussed with ✓homispe whia winced apart hoot any particular scheme or plan pro long W drib* Ar promoting education. . - - - - - - - - - Fgeh of these opinions is severally developed and supported in the pamphlet. On the subject of Eng lish liberty being endangered by payments to school masters and pupil teachers, Mr.llunn says : The alignment; of r. Baines and hie (rim& on tilt point seem to me to overlook altogether two things; drat, the mina." in all earn, of local committees or trustees, in wham is vested the sole poorer of dionneeing at any moment the schoolmaster, the pupil teacher, or the paid monitor : and secondly, that the inspector eon nerdse no influence or authority whatever, except by the desire, Or with the concurrence, of this Game local governing body, with whom, in fact, all real power ultimately rests. The Inspector, properly speaking, cannot appoint a single monitor,—cannot select • shrie puptl-teacher.—cannot effect the slighted change to the order, dis cipline, or management of the schaoL He is nut even to pay the money voted by the government to the parties who are to be the recipients. At each and every stage of the proceeding, the local board must be recognised, mooched, deferred to. To talk of govern ment patreroge, limier ouch cireumatenees, corrupting ormlitueneks, infteencing elections, emmulAtne t e Betlish elittfeeleriis, to my mind, I my it with all possible respect for my friendly opponents,— infinitely absurd. To dote broadly, end UM bar frequently been dune, that such a system "resembles that of Frans ,"—that it " br been drawn tram the French pattern,"—that the French Ryden "indicates the fruits" which it maybe expected totting forth, Ia monetrove. . . 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MAN. wil be the wed& ft NM Oak at Om but my. me 14e, W. ailests same dile wake Omar that will be thus trained as most extravagant—for it by ao reams H. lows that became a rebook of SO miry hare two pupil taichem, that therefore a nebool of SOO must have 20--I Mill think it inevitulas that a very large nuniaer of intelligent, .located, and esterpe Mug youths will. about the thae referred to, be neeemarily let loose upon society without the knowledge of any . handier eft, eatrasfeed by the:r habits and training from the emupaums of the vulgar, and 11l flared to beer up agaitim the d i sappointed hopes to which a large narater must be inevitably doomed. The effect like theta( other great social changes, will, in the hod instance, be exceedingly painful to thousands; that the evil wit ultimately right Welt; and be produclive of great and permanent benefit, lib not foe a moment doubt. It will charge alto gether the Rtatus of elementary teacher. It will rapidly elevate the mandate' of admi,sion into normal echools. It will give a more In tellectual character to the instrumen of the poor. It wilt dis place many indolent and ineeffekeit germ, and prove a char p than in the side of more. It will creole a r o te class in *rackety. • clam hitherto unknown in this country ; persons who w:11 unite an enlarged edue.ttion with very lowly birth and corm-et-ma, refinement with deep poverty. The benefit will not be unmixed with evil and danger. Many will be irreligion.; many will be indolent and un disciplined; many will be arotntious and discontented. Ftil I I see no other way in which the &oared end can he attained; and Milne many more may reasonably be expected, ureter the divine bli ming on their in•truction, to grow up faithful in the perform - tete of duty, skilful in the g werninent of the tarmg, patient, inn, red tt tench, and eminently fitted for their work, I cannot but think that, on the whole, the advent gee will greatly preeonderate, and the government and the country be fully remunerated Me the labour that must be bettowed, and the expense that must be incurred. But the par ticular feature of the change to which I 'wish to direct attention its tins; it will opisi the tray foe the easy anstearly establishment 0., schools by rAe dis,taiers in retry sortsh where ten !seethes ease. found. The youths in question, wandering like poor '<briar, of the olden time, from Lome in quest of r snployment, cornmeal," to teach, and wet. skilled nit only in elementary marten., but in tho rutimens of algebra. and in the prettier of lanetturveying and levelling, will eagerly embrace :my offer that may be made to them to corn tame a tchnol in whirl, the cm +lament arising front the in struction of the children of the farmers or trate-men shall oom papate for the achnimicn of a darted number of the chiltrew of the labourers free edema. A school thug commenced bye well-qualified tenter, will Wen gather round it elements of strength ant perma nence; a committee of Runup mint will, in due time, follow; and there in then nothing to hinder is admission too slant in all the ad- I nommen of its more htenuret tival. In the way, if in no other, I tun aniseed the " Minutes . will work well for dismntera If the Wheels and clergy have (which I foe one do not tedteve) ' , mete-wed. these • Minutes" for the sake of malting the church at the expellee of the dissenters, they have not, I think, acted with their usual Ware tintt. Inmead of putting new cheeks upon the activity ot their oppo neer., they have only afforded arkittioned security for their liberty . and livelinent. We recognisc in these propositions the genuine spirit of English noneonform'ty : they aro patriotic and christian, such as might have emanated from the Ilampdens, the Seldens, and the Miltons, thonib not very likely to prove acceptable in a Praise-God Bare bones Parliament. We can easily understand the delicacy which prevented the secretary of the British and Foreign School Society, and the important body which he represents, from casting an implied censure on the errors of their more violent brethren, so long as any semblance of temper or moderation was main tained; we feel sympathy for their reluctance to struggle against a fractional faction until they found that the essence and character of nonconformity were likely to be compromised by their silence ; and we rejoice to find that their rebuke is couched in the language of dignified pity, not of angry recrimination. It is not our part to make any invidious comparison between the amount of nonconformist wealth and intelligence represented by the British and Foreign School Society, and that comprised in the recent con ference. The materials for a statistical contrast are not at our disposal ; but if we may judge, as the world will judge, from the published reports and proceed ings of the two bodies, there can be little difficulty in di termining which has manifested more of the calm ness that belongs to conscious influence, the dignity that belongs to conscious power, and the decorum that suits a consciousness of enlightened opinion. gins NEW SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATER COLOURS. --The thirteenth annual exhibition of the new society of painters in water colours opens this day at the Gallery, Nis. 53, Pall-mall. The exhibition is of a very pleasing character, with some half done works of particular excellence; three • or four large and ambitious efforts (for which the society has been hitherto distinguished); a fair sprinkling of love scenes, and of euhject pictures, but with the usual deficiency of works of landscape art, in which the new society still con tinues to be inferior to the old. The best picture in the exhibition is contriout.d by Mr. Ilaghe, " hieeting-room of the Brevrene Corporation at Antwerp"--a modest name, toe mod, st, indeed—ter the picture is a kind of conversation piece containing eleven full-length figures admirably grouped and full of character and colour. 'fine is by far the most successful picture we remember of Mr. Hsghe's. He has painted on other caseation/ his accessories as well, hie chairs, cabinets, and stuffs, his old leather hangings, and quaintly-cut glees chandelien : but his figures were never before as good, or the character be bas calm seed in the face as happy as it is here. In point o. colour it is the very perfection of water.colot.r painting, and rivals oil in everything but the excellence of i's flesh that'. After Mr. Heghe we would place Mr. Jenkins, on account of No. 187, "The Happj Time—Brittany." Here, though the subject is old—a pair of lovers looking affec tionately at one another--the treatment is novel and happy, and the expression on the girl's fees sweetly simple aud con fiding. There is some affectation, however, in the crow legged attitudes in which both of them stand leaning against a wall—and a certain poverty of manner in the arrangement of the background. The two most ambitious tfforta in the gallery are Mr. Warren's " John the Baptist preaching," and Mr. Riviere's " Meeting of Ja-ob and Rachel." Sacred subjects have not been very happily treated in this country by either our poets or our painters. Here the desire bee been mistaken for the means, the inclination for the power. Yet there is something to corn:l:end in both; chiefly, however, a certain facility of invention and a promise of excellence when the same pencils are employed in pour traying events of a less lofty character. That Mr. Warren can occasionally accomplish all he has attempted, his " Waiting for the Baggage Camels" (No 88) is a striking and admirable illustration. After Mr. Warren and Mr. Riviere, Mr. Wehnert and Mr. Absolon are the most ambitious members of the mciety. Mr. Wehnert contributes " The Death of Jean Goujon, the sculptor ;" and Mr. Absolon " The Young Pretender .sleep in a cave in the Isle of Skye." Jean Goujon, the sculptor, was shot during the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, while at work on his scaffolding finishing some bat reliefs in one of the courts of the Louvre. The incident has, therefi ire, much that adapts it for the purposes of art. Mr. Webnert, how ever, has made very little of it—leas, indeed, than his Sculptor in Prison" had led in to expect. Mr. Absolon hes been more successful ; but then lees has been attempted. There can be but one expression on a sleeping fax but the countenance of a dying man may , exhibit a variety of emotions. Among - the better:class *- tures we may further enumerate two by Mr. Topham, "Cavan's Well," and "St. Patrick's-dm-Scene in the West of Ireland," the former suggested, perhaps, by a small picture by Mr. Goodall at the Bratiah Institution. Me, Reichard has a pretty three-quarter figure in white, called "La Heine des Flours." Mr. Taylor, a clever little picture of a kitchenmaid placing a rose against her cheek, and, while looking at herself in a shilling minor, fora( tting her employment of peeling turnip* at the sink. Mr. Juts= has rent the best landscape in the exhibition, " The Stream. let," No. 251 ; Mr. Howse, " The Attack," too small, and too sketchy, but effective end suggestive ; Mr. Mole, a charming tit tle group of " Gleaners Rating "—two girls at a stile, the younger one's face exquisitely simple; Mr. Hodg son, a semi-circular shaped landscape, called "Sweet Sum mer Time," prettily conceived, but somewhat cold and even careless in execution. Nor are the ladies undeserving a word of commendation. Miss Egerton is advancing in a know ledge of the resources of her art ; and Mrs. Margetta paints fruit and flowers, and ivory and ruby cups, with as much truth and precision in water colours as Mr. Lance (whom s talent is so well known) accomplishes in the richer qualities of oil. IntNIL SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—The performance of Mendelseohn's Elijah," under his direction, took place ea • Friday evening. Our musical readers will remember that this oratorio wax first performed at the Birmingham Festival he • August last, on which occasion we gave a detailed amount et the piece itself and of its performance. Notwithstanding the great effect which it then produced, the composer himself, it appears, was not fully satisfied ; for he has since bestowed much time and care upon its revisal, and has made eon siderable alterations upon it. Several portions of it have been entirely re-written ; and there is scarcely a movement which has not undergone some change. Alterations have been made, not only in the music but in the ;item, whist', in several places, has been rendered more coherent, end more dramatic in its language. The performance at Exeter Hall, considering the short time spent in preparation, there having been only one rehearsal since Mendelssohn's arrival, was wonderfully good. It was defective chiefly in the choruses. In the pea ewes *which demanded great power, the choral voices did not come out with su ffi cient fir mness and decision ; hence the volume of sound was not commensurate with the numerical strength of the singers ; occasional wavering and unsteadiness in taking up the points detracted from the dearness of the harmony ; and the vocal parts were over powered by the loudness of the organ and of the brazen it In the softer parts of the choruses, !severer, and hi the concerted movements for solo voices, many beautiful effects were podneed. The principal gagers were Mr. Phillips, Mr. I•ockey, MN Birch, and Mies Dolby. The weight of the performance lay chiefly on Mr. Phillips, who sustained the part of Elijah with great energy and.power. The performance was enthnaiutiplly applauded by a very crowded audience, and many Ideas were encored. We un derstand that her Majesty and Prince Albert have intimated their intention of kononring with their presence the second performance of this oratorio en Friday neat. ARRIVAL OF JOINT 1.3-ND.—The long-looked-for arrival of this singer his at last taken plan. She reached Blackwall on Saturday afternoon, by the General Steam Navigation Company's steamer, Sir Edward Banks, front Ostend, after a very favouraLle passage. She was met by Mr. Lumley, who accompanied her to town ; and on Satur day night she visited Her Majesty's Theatre. The Atheneum announces that " teener stars - %'e 4t also travelled into our =lineal sphere, including the .., ,• • v0 , ,.:4-.? :14 bergers,. a party of young players on s tr inged nisi . f ~, .......___ .2 from Vienna, of whom report speaks highly. Alto ... i.. s ~.., ...s PI the hopes of German music - young Jeachim . H .sk ;.: e , . ~ .'kz- l a mere, a pianist of good classical r puts , is shortly e .7 . .„...1"..- -;-i'sr-.. ~..,, and Herr Holsel, whose agreeable oompoeitions . „,' - , ;:*.j: ~. •-w able singing are not forgotten, is 'hooey here. -• igf ' "-• i.. , . oriq. v - .I kr 11 1