The Express. — London, England, 1847-06-30 00:00:00

ao-....."-----"...1 ----- o w. e e te per ces less by the of settlement) neon the net . Adbetof tte rlet 1° 1 : 11 . 1 N Dc t o the mu, e fund ; and that op Waste a dividend al 5 per cent pee annum, clear or • MO lisl1; the lintalments priht up be made imitable half- rid " e t unuy next, as u fa mial. aboul niL d they adopt the the seat be 8., owe; : the prelimmarY willine SNOW* WiR be reduced from 11,600 t. to 10,0001.: use wed last ynir only, would be 2,0541.• and after sesirls of 5 per orat. per muse, cheer et WC:ORM tax, u t stelhelthe ergs_ 010 wag p Itrwanl to the soak setweelL Thriec the ' e ye .„, e , e orry conned ln the dine tat, by the dessere at tl ie late IFi sm urc Pm., which the beard supplied, _by eggisti n 3. B. oo k.. , to act nett ths present memo', li e . wh i te niftier , to conillm him in the dkeeeloo. Sir rliri k gut., also retired from office, and also The aealltoe,, Kwpm and F. Ladbroke, Fate., but were eligible pa malmtko ' Tae imperative necculty of fonelaing more girths growing trade of the °Molly, &Used the &Imams to Wrap meetly the last 21. 10e. lopes the shares. no hand wiled Ye debt et the money market bid bees mare fitieenlie ; bet Thee tt boor • whether the beak's efashargy isaii be Th. pint fir a= the Wakes Mt amend dot the pepeleten veal sot ides dela, sot they iteiyaeletel The plenteltede di Wit theedtwes met. The keg dionimiomerithoolves. mot 6 r a diante et et Ism& ehero•ohing • .....,,ht u n dmitoe= s4ks the board bat greet nom to aspect, in .17 -- ~,gee. Ins mod rat et wok • WNW es They can ream ... 4 to yaw reedy semeemer. The &Pon barred Uset the bank pm now repasts Mame of progr p.i zt ag hstreege= 6 emimmaidered its poeiti. was nano acre abide would be toed to incense Its wee's. The r eport and the dividend it suggested were unani mously agreed to. A conversation took place arising out of the remarks of • proprietor, who deprecated the keeping on hand of so large an ain,unt of specie (mire than 50,000 .) by the company—a measure which the chairman said was rendered necessary by the large amount sanding at the credit of depositors iu the bank, and by the rules of the government which compelled them to pay for al portions of land in specie. This was fowed co mplim en tary the re-election of the directors and officers, aad votes to the chairman, manager, and local committee in Australis. Several ques tions were asked by a proprietor with ref recce to particular points in the management of the company, the necessity for the late call, &c.. but out of which nothing material aro se-- the chairman answering every rese intoiry iu a manner which s peared satisfactory to all pnt. THE BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION FOR THE RELIEF Or aGeo AND INFIRM TAttoms.—On Monday an adjourned general meeting of the above institution was held at the Freetnarous' Tavern, Great Queen-street, to receive a report and to elect live pensioners from a list of 27 candidates. Mr. Chambers in the chair. The report stated that the permanent fund amounted to 12,503/. Bs. 7d., and there was a balance in hand of 5001. At the dinner, at which Lord R. Gros .emy,e, M.P., presided, 7841. 4s. 6d. was contributed, and at a subsequent dinner of the journeymen the subscriptions amounted to 1454 23. With the pensioners to be elected there would be 54 inmates in the nal d ues, including 8 widows. The report was received and alopte. Inliii BAZAAR, REGENT'S PARK BARRACKS.— kelanat takes at the Expense+ T. 291 6 8 se at s £5,389 9 2 Paid to hie Grace the limo at ease me 11 0 Archbishop of Ar.. Tickets told ...... 26 7 6 march 3,043 11 6 Donations, b......... 152 8 1 Ditto to his Grace the Archbishop of Du'alin i 13 91 15 9 Of Ma above sumrMarchioxess of Londonderry's stall took 1,0691. 146. Bd.; and the stall htld by the Msrehioness of Ailesbnry, the Counties of Wilton, and Countess of Jersey, 8361. 13s. ROBERT !SLANE, Hon. Treasurer. Rol . INDIA COLLEGE, ILtILEYBURY.—NIouday being the day appointed for closing the first term of 1847, a deputation from the court of directors of the East India Company visited the college, at Haileybury, for the purport of receiving the report of the principal (the Rev. H. Metrill, 8.D.), upon the literature and discipline of the term, and of distributing the medshi and prizes awarded to the successful competitors in the various branches of oriental, elassical, and European literature. H. St. Geo. Tacker, Esq., chairman, having distributed the prizes, the following classi fication of the students about to depart for India was read : Final rank of stadents leaving college, June 1847.—Bengal. —First clam Messrs. J. F. Morris, Prinsep, Campbell, 14amayth, Watson, Johnston. Second elte: Mean. Edwards, Bax, Simeon, Richards, Mackenzie, Davit—Madras.—Fink elan; Messrs. G. L. Morris, Petty. Second class : Mr. Kin deraley.—Borabay.—No firstelais. Second elate: Mr. Robert a:a. The chairman then addressed the students generally, congratulating them on the progress they had severally mode in the varims branches of their studies, and the good condact inaintained by them during the past term, as set forth in the report of the rev. principal. The business eras follewed by a d..jelner_ ROYAL ORTIIOP_EDIC HOSPTTAL.—A ball in and of the feeds of the above valuable institution, took place on Monday evening at Willis's Rooms. The room was filled with a numerous and fashionable company, who, notwith standing the state of the thermometer, kept up the dancing with great spirit to • late, or, rather early, hour. We trust that the evening's entertainment will peeve as productive to the funds of the institution as it was agreeable to all who bad the good fortune to be present. EXTRAORDINARY EXPLOSION AT CAMDEN-TOWN.--- An explosion of • meet extraordinary character, nearly at tended with fatal comNuenees, happened on Monday even ing, upon the premises belonging to Mr. Augustus Brock =bury, manufacturer of ice by steam machinery, situate at the rear of 181, Stanhopo-nreet, Camden-town. It appears that whilst Mr. Breckenbury was at work in a 'building nearly 60 feet from the dwelling, an explosion of a most ter site character °marred, which blew down the walls, lifted off the roof; and then set the place on Are. Me. Broekenbury was very severely injured by the force of the explosion, and yesterday afternoon was lying in • state of great suffering. The damage was not confined to one building, but the elec tricity, or whatever else it wee—for no one has been able yet to lerrn—passed down a sewer, and after travelling adiatance 445 feet, blew up the flooring of the basement story of the house. The noise occasioned by the explosion Ira; most • terrific, and fur some time the greatest confession prevailed is the neighbourhood. Numerous eines of the London brigade rigid the parish quithly atte nd ed, and the firemen, with the assistanoe of the polies and iuhabitanta, succeeded in getting the flames extinguished, but independent of the damage before stated, the contents' of the back premises were much burned. INQUESTS, YESTERDAY.—THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON Cu?. CROYDON RAILWAY.— Before Mr. W. Carter, the coroner for Surrey, at the Crooked Billet, Pangs Com mon, to inquire tel to the death of Mr. G. J. Backaaastor, the nephew of the landlord of the Anerley Arms Tavern, who was killed by an engine en the Croydon Railway on Thursday evening last. The particulars of the case have so recently appeared in this journal, that it is unneesnary to go into the evidence, and the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death."—Tue Gen-COTTos Ex euntroef.—Mr. G. C. Lewis the coroner for Essex, concluded his inquiry touching the deaths - of Henry Tuff and Michael Garley, who lost their lives by an explosion of rue-cotton at Mr. Wade's congreve rocket auniutrctory, West Ham. The commencement of the inquiry —which was adjourned for the evidence of scien tific gentlemen ea to the probable cause of tee explosion— was reported in this paper on Monday. Dr. Ryon's and Mr. E. Horton's general evidence went to show that the accident was mend by the sudden compression of air caused by ramming the gun-cotton into a small space, the effect of such sudden compression being to generate an immoderate degree of best. In a letter from Dr. Lethehy, that gentle men coueutted in their opinion, rocommeeding that, in lieu of • sudden force such as is imparted from a "mon key," • steady pressere should be employed--thst of weights, a screw or a lever, which might be used without danger. Guided by this eidence, the jury returned the following verdict:—That the deaths were accidentally ceased, appending to their verdict the e‘presaion of their conviction that it was dangerous to drive or compeers gas cotton into any required space, and recommending do dis continuance of the " monkey" incases where so much danger was to be apprehended. DR. CHALMERS ON THE EDUCATIONAL QUESTION. The following paper, the last composition on any public nutter which emanated from the pen of Dr. Chalmers, will be perused with deep interest by all our readers, both from the vast importance of the subject discussed, and the sad consideratioe that the voice which could so wisely enunciate regarding this and every other topic of practical bearing on the well being of man, will be heard among as no more for ever. The paper originated in a conversation which took place in London on the National Edacation Scheme, between the lamented deceased and the Honourable Fox Malik, when the latter, struck by the breadth and general applicability of the doctor's views, urged hire to commit them to writing. Dr. Chalmers did so whilst at Whitfield, Gloucestershire, on his way home: sad the following valuable document—ennui:iffy practical in its nature, and suited, we should think, in a country such as Scotland, to unite the suffrages of the majority in all denominations--was the re sult. For our own part, we regard it a legacy of sound, well-weighed advice to our church and country, to which both would do well to serve themselves heir : " It were the best state of things, that we had a parliament sufficiently theological to discriminate between the right and the wrong in religion, and to encourage or endow accordingly. But failing this, it seems to us the next best thing, that in any public measure for helping on the education of the people, government were to abstain from ietroducing the element of religion at all into their part of the scheme, and this not because they held the matter to be insignificant-- the contrary might be strongly expressed in the preamble of their act; but on the ground that, in the present dirided state of the Christian world, they would take no cognisance of, just beethas they would attempt no control over, the religion of applicants fir aid—leaving this matter entire to the parties who had to do with the erection mid management of the schools which they had been called upon to asset. A grant by the state upon this footing might be regarded as being appropriately and exclusively , the ex pression of their value for a good secular education. "The confinement for the time being of any government measure for schools to this object wc hold to be an imputa tion, not so much on the present state of our legislature as on the present state of the Christian world, now broken up into sects and parties innumerable, and seemingly incapable of any effort for so healing these wretched divisions as to present the rulers of our country with aught like such a clear and unegivocal majority in favour of what is good and true, as might at once determine them to flx upon and to espouse it. "It is this which has encompassed the government with dffienities, from which we can see no other method of ex trication than the one which we have ventured to suggest. And as there seems no reason why because of these unre solved differences, a public measure for the health of all — for the recreation of all—for the economic advancement of all should be held in obeyance, there seems as Wale reason 74, becouee of these differences, a public measure for rids "flr the general intelligence of ail should be held in abeyance. Let the cat, therefore, of all churches and all denomina lions alike haP such a measure, whether as carried into effect MI by a good education in letters or in e„ g? , of the sciences; and, meanwhile, in these Ter) . Sernin'ileS, et the education in re- beim whi ch the legislature p rous providing for be provided for as freely anl, amply as they will by those who have undert:itin the cringe of them. " We hope, as the result of such a scheme, for a mat venolesomt riviaship on the of many in the great elm of rearing on the basis otheir respective systems a morel and Christian population,well taught in the principles of the Gospel, along with being well taught in the lessons of ordinary scholarship. Although no attempt should be made to regulate or enforce the lessons of religion in the inner hall of legislation, this will not prevent, but rather stimulate to a greater ea:on:nine in the contest between truth and falsehood—between light andraarkness—in the outer field of society ; nor will the result of such a contest in favour of what is right and good be at all the more unlikely, that the families of the land have been raised by the helping hand of the state to a higher platform than before, whether as re. 'pets their health, or, their physical comfort, or their econo mic condition, or last of all, their place in the sale of intel ligence and learning. " Religion would, under such a system, be the immediate product, not of legislation, but of the Ch ristian and philan thropic zeal which was obtained throughout society at large* But it is well when what legislation does for the fulfilment of its object tends not to the impediment, but rather we apprehend, to the furtherance of those greater and higher Weida which are in the contemplation of those whose desires are chiefly set on the immortal well-being of man. " Oa the basis of these general views I have two remarks to offer regarding the government scheme of education. "1. I should not require a certificate of satisfaction with the religious progress of the scholars from the managers of the schools, in order to their receiving the government aid. Such a certificate from Unitarians or Catholics implies the direct sanction or countenance by government to their re spective creeds, and the responsibility, not of allowing, but, more than this, of requiring, that these shall be taught to the children who attend. A bare allowance is but a general toleration ; but a requirement involves in it all the mischief, end, I would add, the guilt, of an indiscriminate endowment for truth and error. 2. I would suffer parents or natural guardians to select what parts of the education they wanted for their children. I would not force arithmetic upon them, if all they wanted was writing and reading ; and as little would I force the Catechism, or any part of the religious instruction that was given in the school, if all they wanted was a secular c loca tion. That the managers in the church of Begland schools shall have the power to impose their Catechism upon the children of dissenters, and still more, to compel their attend ance on church, I regard as among the worst parts of the scheme. •• The above observatione, it will be seen, meet any ques tions which might be put with regard to the applicability of the scheme in Scotland, or in regard to the use of the Douay version in Rom Catholic schools. " I cannot conclude without expressing my despair of any great or general Good being effected in the way of Christian inag our population, but through the medium of a govern ment themselves Christian, and endowing the true religion, which I hold to be their imperitive daty, not because it is the religion of the many, but because it is true. "The scheme on which I have now ventured to offer these few observations I should like to be adopted, not be cause it is absolutely the best, but only the best in existing circumstances. " The endowment of the Catholic religion by the state I should deprecate, as being nrinons to the country in all its interests. Still, I do not lora& for the general Chriatiapity of the people but through the medium of the Christianity of their rules. This is a lesson taught historically in Scrip ture by what we read there of the influence which the per wad character of the Jewish monarchs had on the moral and religious state of their subjects—it is taught ezperi mentally by the impotence, now fully established, of the Voluntary principle—and, last, and most decisive of ail, it is taught prophetically in the book of Revelation, when told that then will the kingdoms of the earth—(Berelleini, or governing powers)—become the kingdoms of our Lord Jesus Christ; or the governments of the earth become Christian governments. (Signed) THOMAS Caimans." —The Weans, Jane 23. BRITISH ASSOCIATION. • OXFORDXCESDAY, JuN& 29.—A large number of the associates having left yesterday afternoon, subsequent te the departure of Prince Albert, and the curiosity of the resi dents having subsided with that event, a soca of oompa ranee quiet has succeeded; and, though many interesting papers remained to be read, the sections were less nume rously attended this morning than on any of the previous days, and some of theta were all bet deserted. The geolo gical and ethnological roomer commanded the fullest au diences. The lid of papers set down for reading te-day was as fellows : affTION A.--Ilatlmmalleil and Physicel kelme.—Waiker, Prof., Report aa Anememserliel elesereatimes at Caked for two yea ; Deslars, lln,oathe ldlMamd Elementary Dierrs i Minenta of Elec. ladepat tin Tamesielillargus ; Them e% PM. W., as the Electric Oateals spite ef assn aim the Panama of Tnereetrial Magnet- OIIWWW/I k NZ., ASOWIIIa at Obilliallblaa Walk lbe ammo of Owl& T. lirlitur, to DMeristas tin Vedettes, ef the LOW. of Tam eserbel at the Diurnal Akan et a Magnet freely enlirended helks Dtesillenef the D4p: Scoreene,Dr.,•eathe Daccuct, and Dram edit Om the use or, Conway Iftenste for Local AMMO Ma* Ompansetleen-built Vane's; Bernie, Mr., oe the Oatmels Belangi ai llimeolee, Mr D., en the Pelmieellea of the atmo sphere white of *Aim dared ; sea mallow's elimierh le theDlisof theerosemila 6cond &ff. tam: JlMueisatesads pridand by Me ltuenef Thin= wheals as se .sa the luns lass la the lea the Red limedirdies alltembalbes ; alb rmikee of the perk of the Membrease asaralaaabg rr See Pansma Otalrele of tommerbot ; on the Osamseitnaf lisf la a Issaffai . liWI.:8 7 Itbg the deantag seas by a lea; Themes. ea ea lairsera; Ilaniatem ter W. IL,Mempleef aissaamsams Prelim treated by the Calculi'. oftMemlas; Bode. IB an a SIMS of Definite integratoo J Ilretoner limmeassalart@is M em. Females; Bareherstt, es lea dieter meltall altar dam les Problems de 3 l<aMl Idelee-Om. dr C'hise., on Sim awl blow*. bur and Money; ca the PPM of Ropititty la Metals abject se Ocapallea; , Prot. us Me BMW of kirool Arches HIM. Iw . L. on Om . Amore ; 11101 Xii. to the Ore d . Reda, Dra•Misok mil Pe Win& ef ; on the Core of am Amer, aad of the 77be Nei; Duet, 11., es Me Mt apV i te Magoelkal Dedialtka et Malik; teak, kr„ on la Chrommaseed Pr*, Her. 11., New Prod Sae ef Virtual Velesktio; Powell, Peel.,tm Ms Fine Principle@ of ; Houghtria, Mr Mum C., Peak Mae Aramottlein d Met ; apottin= ix tr„ as die An. chummed l aws ref MOOR end Equilibrium; Mr. on the Masser Osereense ef the Daily Atambsie simers:t I T= fad Idiom with its Applied= to and the Arta—khaeltila. MI. ea aPecuar Pesomlies Trimi lre= Will Osedatas. Ns. J. India Polaisha Mader Dr., as lbaltaleave Itulellhe Wm al dame hide d Food; bar • Dr, en the lawgink Dimakamit of OW* Boas; tro tters, Cbsoolloco a a the Nod& Claidly el glalillffie Arida &Pesci Degrees of Dilution, and antis llastites whisk takes Minna the Devekmount of Beat and OsPilispt tlinkustlea of Mime la Sul phuric Acid when mired irlittlfideri; book, Mr. Cos ems Pheno mena of Photographic Mike; mss. Rea. J. 3, as Lwow hilts d Gold. Seerme C.—Geology rod Phpkal DoniffsPb7. -111 Pldso , Wm, Report on the of Berikideremente; Madlton, W. J., • Farthipsine he • Or Loa tho M.-enure of Benbedssa tor is m and and their relatioea to eddies =Mid; b Pnimar ftilmberg ; Ormerod, G. W., asetknebe lamoddie sod fbeihreCtiel Yield; Naafi, E. W., a (bashes hoed out In fall Naanntia from Winn ; alter, J. W. on the Ouse, taild Malian HMIs from W.lce, and on the of life In its Obbe Horns; Carrington. J., as Geographical earner D.—Nageeel Ifistom.-11111midilmwda_ Prof, ou ems Points In the Economy Onstuna; Illatahhank Me. u ni m aje • Malta cif the Dade; IllerlDe, Dr. e ar * O3M liMieligy if the of the OAS; Forbes, Prot E., an a Ilsamal amshainamt af me t e d the BriabOonallees, mice the Irak at Iwo Drekeing fa the British Sea, especially at the liondeb s M by Mr. Mass drew; Alder, Mr. J. on the Yawl et • Add r, Mr. J., and Haac, Mr. Nobs ea (4rith de em-tenons of fume new lel all hatarlat at WIDIss: Mom, Prof., cm Certain wnna; Waterced, I/I.J, 0., on Cer tain Blind Insects ; Gray, Mr. J. E, cei Me Structure of the Sall of Chiton, and on the Manufacture of ftendlemeos ; Baird, Dr., on the Cratere& of the Genera Neballegemich) smdChirasephalue Si ; Thompeou, Mr. W., llama a ths Tondo, Xyloplare. LIMOS. and Chelsea, as found tahalher dainglog the wood-work of a pies; r; Hooper, Dr.. on Diatomeses; Perk 11M., on Additions to the Puna of Cornwall. Sub4selljea nif Ilanology.—Meyer, r., on lithe Branches and AMA. at the 13.1t1c Ems; Ray eensi de Venires, Monsieur, as the of Prance; Lane, J., D.CL., mists Pm* Lames •Odilm, and Peculiar ities; Pat. Me tmeween China; Eds. son, Pref., ea Me P,eai Lets , of hasolhearie • Owe, Dr., on the Dinallnam et the Itarea, oat Oermiss Al Vars la the Clantria Chissaant; MIL Dr. Max. as the Ur O. at India; knelt. Mt. an tar Lexistheaphy at Not& and Oaratania laohnaw; hasash co dr hhapntrian bass; TwcWom Dr, ea the Amen limiers; sa the Dirk* sod VT name ; Mimic, 1., Dm, She Ibumrkit Mplabd; Rammte en a tome, Gam Adhandlas JZianr. G. en aortae arm Dithe Ildtalage afAsareasa. letrisestPropealiens meals by Pearce If • Osadass, Mr., as e• Ph7dakt7 at tin Eland is Da + at the oftionaim al Ague and Mai.; firrer,t dai ., on a Dam eineved la Me Teem at Ely. Seems F.-13latistka—Ptetcher, Mr. J, as the Moral awl Educa tional Sheddim of Eaginad and Sala with diagrams; Hancock, Prokesor, of Daigle, as Vidalia= la the Supply of silver in Ireland dating the Operations hi Me Belief et Distress in BM -7; Sykes, lient.-Oolg i L d it.g., the Prior el the Careens and other Edibles of India and Stens 13.-11e=lerlso aY Matey, Maas., on no Elastic Malleable au Tube of • slew tarn Meted to Moorpark Rallwale; Rennie, Mr. 0., en Mt Iran Lae oMie of Isiestopol, made by order or the Ruda goeireanent, which were amnia& by Mr. Bennie M be fit feet wide by 34 feet high, made wholly of Iron, and !or locks which admitted 84-gun chine; Glynn, Mr. J., on the *furelne. The atmospheric railway tube of Mass. Clarke and Var ley, which, in their prospectus, is somewhat &genetically stated to be " a triumphant proof of the practicability, supe riority, and economy of atmospheric traction," and a speci men of about 6 feet of whirl . ; was exhibited, was explained to consist of a wrought-iron tube, 15 inches in diameter, and thick, having an aperture at the top the whole length of the tube, for connecting the leading carriage of the train, the edges of which aperture being planed true, form, by the emeticity of the iron, and the external pressure, a perfectly sir-tight joint. On each tide of the tube are iron bars or rails, pinned to it at intervals, along the internal edges of which, work laterally two pair of wheels, which are attached to the loading carriage, and being of greater width than the distance between the rail*, force them open in poasiug, and so open the aperture in the tube for the passage of the train. According to the inventor, trains might be worked by this system every 15 minutes, the stationary engines being about lour miles apart; and there would be no inconvenience or difficulty by sidings i making provision for trains pawing each other. Thie ex planation gave rise to considerable discussion, in which the merits of the atmmpheric system were canvemed freely, the majority of opinion being adverse to it, en the remind that the power required to produce the vacuum might be applied with more economy directly in propelling loco motive engines. Colonel Sykes's statistical paper on the cerealia of India Was valuable as showing that the cereal products of that country are so enormous, and their value in consequence is so small, that under proper arrangements they might, even in years of plenty, bedsug into advan tageous competition with the grain of th ■and nt ighbourn4; countries, and ie years of scarcity prevent the possibility of an approach to famine. The lecture in the library last night was by H. Strick. _- ..-,.z-~. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 30, 1847. land, Esq., the subject being the natural history of the dodo and allied birds. To-night the sum i building s open for the exhibition of microscopes and microecomc objects. There is an ordinary held every day at the Star hotel, which most of the leading members of the association at tend, the president usually doing duty as chairman. To add to the good cheer of to-day, and at the some time to evince his respect to the association. the Archbishop of York has forwarded a fat buck from Nunehem. To-morrow morning the principals of Christ Church give a breakfast to the members, dsc., of the general committee. the national funds, if set apart to any particular object, sbould he entitled to abate is that appropriation, what r their religious opinions alight be. "What of the Catholic priesthood—will you support its endowment ?" Edicated as he had been in the Protestant faith, and attached to it by cbmished ancestral &cellea does, no ono had a stronger feeling for the Protes tant establishment than he had; but he was still free to thy, if in the state of Ireland an absolute necessity should arise to provide for the Catholic priesthood in order to raise its character, he should look to the funds of the established chug ch in that country for the means of doling so. (Loud she, re, and partial dissent.) Ho was quite aware that he could not presume to represent the universal feeling of his fellow citizens on that point. There were, no doubt, sub ordinate shades of opinion; he aspired to represent the gem nil opinion of the liberal party--(cheers)—and although he d *mod it inconsistent to give pledges, he should stick to his c doors, as he had always done, consistently to the last. (Cheers.) Baron L. ROTHSCHILD, on rising to address the meeting, was received with loud cheers. Notwithstanding the great kindness with which they had received him, although he had passed the greateet part of his existence in the City, and all hie interests were intimately connected with its prosperity, he was well aware that his political opinions were not so ge nerally known as those of his hoes. friend who had just ad- deemed them. Although, therefore, he did not consider that strictly a meeting of the elector', but of the Registra tion Committee, he begged to be allowed to Mate that in the year 1839, when the great petition in favour of free trade was sent up to parliament, he not only appended to it his signature, but gave the opinions it extremed all the weight and influence he could com mand. (Cheers.) Even before that period, if not publicly, privately, and ever since, he had lest his humble assistance to vindicate the principles and promote the cause of free trade. (Cttcers.) Having so far triumphed in the legisla ture in his opinion every development roust aow be given to the system. (Cheers.) Unforeseen die:moms events bad attended its enactment. No one could have anticipated the calamity with which Providence had been pleased to visit a great portion of the Queen's dominions : still the result of the system had been satisfactory—indeed, more advents- Zus than the most sanguine could have expected. heere.) The revenue itselt had been greater than could to been anticipated, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer himself could scarcely, he believed, necount for the money which was pouring into the Tee -alines:. This, he main tained, even at such a period, bad been tho result of the principles of free-trade; and if Providence blessed us with an abundant harvest, which we might fully expect, very different and more prosperous times would mile from the full realisation of these principles. (Loud cheers.) From the position which he held, he was naturally the ad- vacate aid supporter of civil and religious liberty. (Cheers.) As a question had been put with respect to the endowment of the cathilic priesthood, he would candidly say he would make no particular pledge. (Cheers.) He was himself a diseen tee, as most liltely the gentleman was who pat the questionte the bon. baronet ; hut he *quid always support measures te enable etthroun, whatever his creed, to hold his conscientbuie bead, anelmerform his religious duties tube thought matt tt sat vapor, without intetterence or disqualification. (Cheers.) Brea thenttera connected with education, which every one shouldWrive to uteri, he would not interfere with that moat desirable liberty. (Cheers) The only pledge he would give to the electors was, that he would do his utmeet to see those principles of Leedom of trade and liberty of conscience fulled and exerefeed. (Cheers.) He believed those two ques tions, that of free'trade and the religious question, were what new most occupied the public =hid, and he had stated unre servedly his general views upon both. (Cheers.) W ith regard to the election .itself, the report of the Registration Society must be higldy satisfactory. Utley pulled together, as he woe convinced they would—(cheers)—the result could not be doubtful. (Cheers.) But they must all exert themselves. They had long hboured, awl with growing success, in the cause of commercial freedom. They had placed the Prime Minister in the proud position of their representative; and it was only by their continued and united efforts that either their principles or their chosen advocates could be maintained in the approaching mutest. (Cheers.) If he had the honour of being elected one of their represent atives, be should eater parliament entirely independent, and he binned the confidence platted in him would never be for feited. (Loud cheeriag.) • After sonic obeervatiens from Mr. Wine, in opposition to Roman Catholic endowment, and from Mr. Mopparr, M.P., calling ea the electors to bestir themselves in favour of li beral principles and the return of the four candidates, the resolution wastarritd, with five dissentients. On the motion of Mr. J. A. HiNKEY, seconded by Mr. Parr:-nano, a committee was formed to promote the elec Lion of the four gentlemen abovenanted as liberal members forthe City; after which a vote of thanks, moved by Mr. H. Smith, and Deoended by Mr. K. Prescott, bankers, wen given to the chairman, and the meeting separated. Mentontraentaz.—No opposition is anticipated to the return of the present member, Mr. R. Richards. MONTOOSUIIVISKIKE.- -IS is expected that the present ve nerable member, the Right Hon. C. Wynne, will retire, owing to his advanced age and increasing infirmities. He ie the oldest member of the house. Fagra.—" Opposition to Yr. Fox Maule," says a Con servative organ, " begins to be talked of," and so far as nun= bconcerned it need not go farther than "talk." THALISE.—Mr. Maurice O'Connell will be unopposed in Lie return. Mr. Bateman has withdrawn. Wannueorox.—A meeting of the liberal electors Obi ether inhabitants of this town was held on Monday n*ln, la el e .pea ale, in the marketplace, when a number of Yr. Alleard'a most influential 'supporters addressed them as behalf of that gentleman. Mr. John Ryland., jun., wiz called to the chair, and Mr. M'Minaies, two working men, and Mr. Falvey, were amongst the speakers. A resolution, with only one dissentient, was passed at this, the largest meeting, perhaps, ever held in Warrington, declaring Mr. Allcardoss a townsman, a reformer, and a large employer of Minstar, to be a fit and proper person to represent them in parliament A letter was read front Mr. Allard, regretting that indium:don, which confined him to the house, pre vented his pretence at the meeting. ELECTION INTELLIOENCE.. unexpected withdrawal of Mr. Banner man has surprised and disappointed the constituency. Capt. Fordyce, of d Brucklay, is already in the field, but he is sure to be oppose. ANGLESEY DOHOUGHB.—Lieut..CoI. Paget, the present liberal member, retires. Ile will, it is expected, be suc ceeded by Lord Geo.. Paget, son of the Marquis of Anglesey. ANGLESEY COUNTS.--There is likely to be a contest for this county, the sitting member, the Hon. W. 0. Stanley, and Sir E. B. W. Bulieley, both standing on the liberal inurest. CARNAIIVONSHIRE.—The Hon. Col. Pennant is expected to walk over the course. Mr. W. B. Hughes will again i stand fee the boroughs. CHESHIRE (None).—The liberal and free-trade party have still hopes of finding a emend candidate as the col league of the Hon. E. J. Stanley, and it is rumoured that as Mr. Davenport is prevented by ill health from standing, Mr. Astley, of Dukintleld, will be put forward. DUBLIN UNIVERSITT.—Mr. Whiteside has withdrawn his pretensions to the representation of the university for the present, and Mr. hi‘Cullegh, a fellow of the college, one of the moat distinguisted mathematicians in Europe ' is now a declared eand.date on the liberal side. Mr. M'Cu llsgh is a whig. The friends of Mr. Shaw have, it is said, induced Mr. Napier, a well-known barrister, to start, and the result of this course will not improbably be—should Mr. Napier con sent to make a cat's-paw of himself—that the present mem bers will be again returned. DENBIGHSHIRE Bottouotts.—The sitting member, Mr. T. Mainwaring, retires, and Mr. J. LeWynne, jun., of Cued Coch, has been actively engaged in canvassing the electors on the conservative interest. . . . — Essex (Nownt).—A fourth candidate ie in the field in lbe personal Mr. Fyske Harrison, of Copford Ball. He comes forward as a conservative of moderate views. On Saturday last he addressed a body of fanners, and others, from the Cups balcony, in the high street, The Essex Mercury says "It was upon the whole en extraordinary scene. Mr. Harrison very composedly addressed the meet ing, frequently making long pauses to refer to his notes, and occasionally taking a glass of wine or a sip of brandy and water, with which he was abundantly supplied. At one time he produced a thick volume, and, after the lapse of several minutes, announced his intention of reading a quotation from " Paley's Moral Philosophy.' This was received with bursts of laughter, which, with a constant succession of derisive shouts from the multitude, constituted the remainder of the afternoon% diversion. Mr. H. appeared without any supporters ; he hes received no promises, will certainly obtain no votes, and, therefore, can not be returned." FLINT BOROUGIIS.—Sir R. B. W. Bolkeley, Bart„ has retired, and Sir John Manatee, the present M.P. for Hull, has solicited their suffrages. No oppontion is anticipated. FLINTANISE.—The on. E. M. Le Mostyn stands on the liberal intmest, the letting member, Sir S. R. Glynne, retiring. HEREFORD.—Mr. Palsford has imam' aa address to the electors of this city, intimating that, " as ill health has pre vented that assiduom attention to kis parliamentary duties which the public welfare is yearly more urgently requiring, he feels that he will beet fulfil his own sense of public duty by decleaing his determination of retiring from the repte imitation." Upon this Mr. George Clive, son of the late Mr. E. B. Clive, formerly member for Hereford, has jut issued en address soliciting the suffrages of the electors, as Mr. Pulsford's successor. He declares himself a supporter of *the present ministry. .LANCASIIIRE (Hoarse).-1Y was expected that the sitting members for this division of Lancashire (Mr. Wilson Patten and Mr. Talbot Clifton) would be returned again without opposition; a liberal candidate is now spolinn of, however, in the person of Mr. Grenfcll, es a colleague for Mr. Wilson Patten. LivErsffoot..—The Liverpool 'Times of yesterday states that " the parties who have driven Lard Sandra from the representation of Liverpool, have decided, by a large majority, to bring forward Sir Digby Mackworth, and Sir Howard Douglas, es the two " protestant " candi dates, at the approaching election. Al the same time they paid Mr. Cardwell the high compliment of reject ing him as a can6idate, partly on amount of the general liberality of Mc views, but chiefly because be had positively refused to bind himself by any pledges. There is net the best doubt of the readiness of Sir Digby Mack worth to stand, and those who have nonnosted lair Howard Douglas soma also to calenlide confidently on inducing hint to wi th draw hie resignation. Whilst the ultra-tones have rejected Mr. Cardwell as a candidata, the liberal conservatives have prepared a requisition to that gen denten, which has already received the names of the lead ing members of that party. As Sir Thos. Birch ie already in the field en the liberal interest, we are thus pretty certain of having four candidates, whilst, if Lord John Manners is ' broeght forward, we "ball have five. Cory or Lot/Dors.—Yesterday afternoon a meeting of members of the Liberal Reg:Amnon Association was held is the large room of the London Tavern, which was densely crowded. The chair was taken by H. Forster, Esq., M. The meeting was called by the committeg in order that font liberal candidates should be immediately nominated force. preventatives of the City of London it the ensuing election. The committee, in their report, stated that they were es. shied to say that there were at the present time, 8,109 likend electors in the City .of London, and 6,220 conservatives; thereby leaving, in favour of the liberal interest, a oteeseity of 1,1.89. The liberal party were in a condition to Mors four members, and they were authorised to report that Lena John Russell and Mr. 'Pattie:on intend to offer themselves he re-election. The otheetwo candidates the committee wiehed to he returned were Sir George Larpent and Baron Lionel Rothschild. Mr. Idircnnu„ M.P., in an appropriate speech. moved the first resolution. He eongratalated the meeting on the cheering prospects of a majority of nearly 2.000 for the liberal cause at the next election in the City. The election for the metropolis was mandated, not only from its own in. portance, but from the early period at which it took pleas after the dissolution of parliament, to exercise a meet far portant influence en the other constituencies of the Ida, dam ; and London would not only neglect its min but set a mast injurious .sample by cementing. tell suck a majority, to any compromise of its raposeanta tion. He was aware that some of their friends were rather unfriendly to a contest—partly en aroma of the general languor of polities, and partly from feel- I My of personal respect to one of their present mowksts, Mr. Masterman. He shared these feelings of pormed a. meet meet cordially. He admitted that Mr. Mastemaa hal gone much further in this parliament than they MA awe reason to expect when he was elected ; tot they hod me for the (Mare, especially with ministry Ind& he Clire t d ee did not enjoy isle hon. friend's confidence. Bet dais neatest had been forced upon them, another gentleman having started for the City, of whom claims to represent them in parliament he was totally ignorant, wilds the mere feet of being an alderman ambhaving given a certain number of dinners when Lord Msygroendered him a fit and proper re presentative of the city of London. (A laugh 1. After briefly reviewing the defies of the four candidata, he con cluded by moving the first ',solution : That the seslesnamt oldie bile committee be rewired, rod that this west*. noweengsay it memenmemildsa Ss primes' to the sham two weetwes am the libeni latent at the sated= oft=dree for *laity of Lemke la 6=Z Memo of Kr. H. 43. Ps liters having seconded the resolution, it was carried. [Two gentlemen (Mr. S. Morley and Mr. G. Simmonds) in the body of the meeting loudly protested ninon what they called Lord John Ruesell's " wanton departure from the principles of civil and religious liberty " in the recent mea sures of his government relative to education ; while another gentleman (Mr. J. Anderton) maintained, with more gene. ral sympathy, that if there was one thing more than another which entitled Lord John Russell and his government to the gratitude and support of the people of England, it was the course they had taken to supply their poorest fellow subjects with the means of eduction. He added, that he had reason to believe, if the church had not so readily given their support to the government, the dissenters would have assisted them in carrying out their plans. It was opposition to the church that had dictated the anti-educational move ment of the dissenters.] Mr. T. HARKEY moved the next resolution : That this meeting learns with satisfatfan the determination of Lard John Rumen and Mr. J. Pattieon each to solicit the suffrages of the electors of London, receive with eadial aceeptarim the address of sir G. Lament, and hereby binge noron Lionel Rotheebild to present himself's. a fourth candidate, aeconng him of their sincere goodwill, and that their best exertions will be devoted to smote his return ae their representative in parliament. Mr. P. A. TAYLOR seconded the resolution. The politi cal opinions of the three first of the liberal candidates were, he had no doubt, already well known to the electors; them of the fourth candidate, 'amen Lionel Rothschild, might not be eo generally known, but they were decidedly liberal. (Cheers.) The manner in which the present assembly had received the name of that gentleman at the commencement of the proceedings showed that in their opinion the time was come when some constituency in England- and what body so fit as the city of London I—should, by electing him as their representative, lay the axe to the root of the tree of intolerant prejudice—(cheers)—and declare that henceforth no man should be disqualified to serve his fellow citizens on account of his religious opiuions. (Cheers.) The city of London would have cause to be proud when they In troduced into the Commons house of parliament the first Jewish gentleman who had yet sat there. (Cheers.) They migh - not all believe, according to the published opinions of a literary gentleman and a icgclator of the present day, that in the Hebrew blood resided all that was good and great in the human species -4a laugh)—but they were at least pro. puled to say, that because a gentleman belonged . to that ancient race lie should not be disqualified to be their repre sentative. (Laud cheers.) The two new candidates having entered the room amidst loud cheers, Sir 0. DE H. LARPENT briefly addressed the meeting. He mended the invitation of that most respectable meeting with the greatest gratification and pleasure. He assured them, if elected one of their representatives, his great ob ject would be, as a mercantile member, to promote, the trade and commerce of the city of London, to prevent the re-establishment of any protective duties, to settle the great question of the navigation lame, and to reconstruct the tariff upon the soundest principles of commercial legislation. Upon all political questions he was quite ready to explain his views' to the electors ' • end with respect to religious matters, he we Daly say that all who by taxation contributed to IRELAND• DUBLIN. JUNI 28. The testimony . of the country journals received to day is enccuragiag as to the health and promising state of the crops, and especially of the potatoes. I have compared the southern with the northern and western papers, and, as Puff says, "their unanimity is wonderful." The Benchers are contemplating a course of legal education of a more searching and comprehensive character thanprevalisamong yourlnnsof Court. They hare been sitting in secret council on the subject since the appearance of Mr. Joy's stimulative pamphlet ; but nothing definitive, or indeed auy.thing approach ing thereto, has been settled. It ill, however, under stood that the curriculum will be full and adequate. A noble wing has lately been added to the splendid pile in Henrietta-street, containing lecture-rooms ; and the society is in a pecuniary condition to carry out any scheme of instruction without the aid of the state, the fended and annual income being very eon- , orderable. The Royal Dublin Society has just received a pre sent, uniqee, I believe, in the history of literature. It is a book entitled "The Traveller in the East," by tee of the society's members, Godfrey Levinge, Esq. He comprised in his own person, traveller, author, and printer. 11.81ITEST PROOPECTS.---POTATO CI:OP.—COUNTY OF WISSPORD.—A friend, who has bad opportunities of oh serving the appearance of the crops generally through the baronies of Forth, Barry, and West Shilmaller, has just rifled to inform no - that all afford promise of extreme abandon*. The accounts which reach no from other quar ters are ovally cheering.— We4ord I C O UNTY OF Down.—The crops of n al i l e L ta , li potatoes not excepted, have made rapid progress under the genial in fluence of the weather—Doserspotrich Recorder. Comm' OF Itzesy.—The Trades Chronicle of Saturday contains the following "We have mede the examination of the potato crops one of our principal ditties of performance, and we have found that they are equally promising. We are not content with 'dewing the potato's surface, but we tut them through in leveret place', and all were perfectly keg Leon anything like disease. As regards the other crops, barley, wheat, &e., they have a eery cheering appearance. THE WYNTIMN COUNTIEN.—We saw no indication of • failure in the potato, nor did we hear any complaints—in deed, we never remember wing that crop looking better at this season of the year.—S4o Champion. We have visited Sligo, Mayo, Roscommon, and a great portion of this county within the week. From our own ob servation and inquiri , s, we are enabled to report most favourably of the appearance of the crops, particularly the potato. Wheat is fully in ear, and requires but little ten shine to bleach the straw.—Galway Vindicator, COUNTY or Conn.—The accounts which we are daily receiving from the country with respect to the crops con tinue to be most cheering ; and, in particular, those relating to the potato crop go far to convince every person in this locality that the effects of the late fearful calamity, in regard to this root, will be retrieved in much less time than was at first contemplated. The finest new potatoes have been selling for the lest few days in our markets at 2d. per lb. ; but, in the course of the newt week, it 10 expected they will be as low as le. 4d. a weight of 2111*. All the other crops are in the most flourishing condition, and the immense quantities of oats which have been sown in the early part of the season promises a most abundant crop. All apprehension of a seare;ty of food has completely subsided in this quarter. —Cork Reporter. The Londonderry Standard, speaking of the potato crops in the north ; the Rallinaeloe Star, for the raidlandewatiem and the Cork Reporter, for the south—say, that no well authenticated ow of disease had, up to Saturday lam, been discovered ; while the former paper tells us where " 40 eat able potatoes" were found at the stem of a tingle plant! The Reporter mentions some remarkable facts to prove the luxuriance of the any, ; and the Ballinalloe Star exhorts the farmers to realise while the markets are high; cautions them against the rumours of potato disease, and decline that even if it should destroy the crop this year, the corn 'nuke* must recede from the immense harvest that may be fairly calculated upon. CNILLOW.—We continue to receive accounts of the potato crop, both from the landed proprietary and extensive farmers who concur in the opinion that the crop never looked so healthy at this season, and that the fields which were sup sed to be effected with the blight, are actually improving. This intelligence will prove gratifying to the country.— Carlow Sentinel. WATIRPORD.—The potato-crop is in a very healthy and forward state. Last week we travelled over twenty miles of the several districts surrounding this town, and took some pains, both by inquiry and personal observation, to ascertain the condition of the potato crop, and we have much gratifiat• tion in being enabled tones that weber° not seen or learned a single potato-garden to be affected with the disease. -- Waterford Chronicle. REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—The amount of rent for the week ending on Monday was declared t) be 771. SCOTLAND• EDINBURGH, 3 . VNE 28. It does not seem to have been without reason that the bill for the incorporation of Trinity College, Perth, has been narrowly watched. Wherever en dowments could be laid hold of, much scruple has not been shown in the attempt to secure them. Amongst other proposed appropnati.ons is the following :—ln 1830 a party left 5001., the interest of which was, under the patronage of 'ate bishops of Aberdeen, to be applied to the literary education, at Nfarischal College, of that city, of young men intended for the ministry of the Scotch episcopal church. The bill says, with great simplicity, that the "interests of the College of the 1101!? and Undivided Trinity would be greatly promoted" by the transference of the bequest; and it is farther added, that " the present Bishop of Aberdeen is willing to consent to the arrange ment ;" but it does not appear to have occurred to the framers of the bill that the consent of the Senates Academicus of Marischal College is quite as necessary as the acquiescence of the ordinary of Aberdeen. Glasgow University has ten exhibitions at Baliol Col lege, Oxford, each tenable for ten years ; also an endowment for four Scotch students at same college. Are they to be conveyed too? or is Oxford too heavy metal to be meddled with? The Bell Lecture, on the Madras system of education, is also to be transferred from Edinburgh to Glenalmond ; but as this course never excited much public attention, its absence from the metropolis is of no great moment. A meeting is this evening to be held in Glasgow for the purpose of raising funds for the defence of the crew of the barque James Campbell, to be tried at the approaching Exeter assize for piracy. About 301. has already been collected. IMPORT OF GRAIN.—On7u - rs .— tlay, Wednesday, and Thar,- day last no less than 12,881 quarters of grain were imported into Leith, namely :-1,143 quarters of wheat, 10,793 quarters of oats, and 825 quarters of barley. The vessels in which the gro in was brought were asfollow --The Oerbruder, with 373 quarters of wheat ; the Margarets, with 270 ditto ; the Agnes with 500 ditto ; the South Ehk, with 1,670 quarters of oats; the Enterprise, with 1,380 ditto; the Arethuaa, with 980 ditto; the Sprays+, with 1,600 ditto; the Maga rsta, with 1,051 ditto; the Inverness, with 367 ditto; the Norval, with 1,770 ditto, the Elizab eth, with 1,152 ditto; the Agues, with 823 ditto; the Arethttsa, with 445 quarters of barley; and the Inverness with 480 ditto. We learn that on the 14th of June twenty six vessels passed the Sound for different British porta; and that on the 15th seventy-six vessels passed—making a total of onehundred and two vessels in two days. The Union Grove, which arrived at Aberdeen on the 19th instant from the Baltic, reports that she left at Riga 1,200 vessels leading. These facts must be highly gra tifying.—Scotanown. GLASGOW AND WEST OF SCOTLAND ASSOCIATION FOP. PROMOTION Or THE FINE ARTS.—On Monday a meeting of the members of this association was held in Carrick's lintel, James Lumsden, Esq., in the chair. C. Hamilton, Esq., the secretary, read an interim report of the committee of manage ment. It proposed that the name of the association should henceforth be " The Glasgow Art Union," and that the system of money pricers should be adopted. The prize picture of last veer—" Prince Charles Edward"— had been engraved, and was in course of distribution to each member. A gentleman in Edinburgh had placed at the use of the committee a picture, " The Harvest Field," for en graving for next year's distribution, without charge. The rules and regulations, drawn up from those of the London Art-Union, were then submitted, as also the draft of a pe tition to the Privy Council, applying for license. The re ' poet, the regulations, with a few verbal alterations, and the petition were agreed to; as also a recommendation by Mr. Hutchinson that the committee of management take the earliest opportunity of appointing two honorary secretaries and a treasurer, with powers to appoint a paid secretary and assistants to promote the intere,ta of the institution.—Scot- Ur* Guardian. ATRSIIIRE.—Under the influence of continued genial weather, the crops around Ayr are making rapid progress. Several fields in the vicinity of the town and along the Doon are now in the shot-blade. Two fine stalks of oats, in ear, have been sent to our office, pulled on Tuesday last, trom a field on the farm of Herelaw Mains, in the parish of Ste venston, possessed by Mr. James Smith. If the weather keeps favourable a few days, we are told, the field will be wholly in ear. There are some oat fields in ear in the parish of Ardroasan ; and Mr. Thomas Chambers, farmer in Muir side, Kilwilling, has a quantity of wheat in ear.—Ayr Adv.:rimer. HERILING TRADE. Ts usulo, JUNE 17.—Therehas not been much doing in the trade since our last report. Only a few boats have got ready for sea yet. Last night there was nine boats out, the highest had nearly two mans. The fishermen state that the bay was quite full of fish, and they were only prevented from having some good hauls by the dearness of the night. By next week all our boats will be ready for sae. —Wick, June 10.—We have had 486 barrels of Lews' her rings landed here •ince our last report, making a total of 1,459 barrels imported this season. A few prime herrings were caught on the hooks early in the week. They were all used for bait. Several unsucceeaful attempts have been made since. An effort will be made with nets very soon.—Latest accounts from Stettin are a shade more favourable. The potato blight had not made its appearance, which had a natural tendency to raise prices. No decided reaction will, however, take place until the season is so far advanced as to enable parties to know definitely the result of that crop. Everywhere along the east coast preparations for the ap proaching fishing are being made, both by fish-curers and fishermen. From present appearances, the number of boats fishing at the various stations will be under that of previous yeah.—John &Graaf Jourvia/. PROVINCIAL. CHESHIRE. CLONING or BIRKENHEAD DOCKA AND DOCK WORKS. _ . Aearne;truiof the Birk-¢bead Commissioners, herdYes terday, Mr. Mallaby entered into an important official state ' meat, from which it appears that at the present moment the commissioners have no money. The Woods and Forests were disposed to lend them 50,01:10/. ; they could not, how ever, take the money out of the Exchequer, but they could borrow it on security of the property. It appears, however, that there is a disputed title. The corporation of Liverpool :Jaime a riglt to a portion of the Strand ; the lords of the manor the saute ; the crown also : and till that is settled, it will be seen, from the following resolution, which was adopted, the commiaaioners are disposed to suspend all the works till the title is made good, on the understanding that government will support their bill in the House of Lords : Resolved.—That the Commissioners of Woods and Foredo be applied to for the &anent of the crown to the new dock bill, and a pudge be given that the trust [boot expend any further aunts on the works, or for the one of the duck works, till the title is secured; that they proceed to recover the money due to them from ail debtor., and take seeps to ascertain and settle the title of all claimants. ATTEMPTED REMOVAL OF AN ALTAH-PIECE.—The vicar of St. Mary's, Nottingham, has calmed much discussion in the town by an attempt to remove, or rather to prevent the future exhibition of, a picture pressuted to his church u an altar-piece. The picture is said to haw iced 8001. In a letter to the load tom the rev. endows stir: IVlten I become Inseoinst et the whit at IL leery, in 1844, I heard that sneh • pietas Was la sileasses, but I hod least : it had been sot but by the eltureinordos basse demo ant without my doge et audit.. ,[ll dime. It me says kr. = I le 111. ~thy Ids sia sedionstee, Oslo. D. Weight. et Users. Oat *too et Mel@ ant set Intel owenente In namebso end Set the =Yen (a The Tlege Int CORM kilo tientne synionnt ears esinO, sad be Ors Ike Os onssk I thke ay ewe mied-ani I doe eay may hoc gnus segeseden is thst dOnelielse-thet ft row sand/ be robeed k shwa dein ay Inseolneey. there. tooth ike helm MOW Os the gielens Bre to noon lint It might be rammed boo a well qt the overrn* mama ap, and plated In anethee Illasnes throb. wines It see net Obis ie t=ry ; Oda wee siseringly dean hal a Otarbt of It Eros the Ono Ono see Oa lisping on the Mb of April net hogellet Olt the Mao at the nods gam hewed Is the news; nisi am me sod sonseed his wub that the druid be londireed be lii.Cred wooeeldende leeal twine. Handbills appeared upon the was, and a hot controversy was cosseeneed in the load newsroom The subjoined letter displays the feelings of the enlistment to the affiir : To the Obtanintsedsee at et. Day, Nottkadres-lbsOwell. [one 1127.-Osstferstsa.-1 hen only jest boa OM a genes Ira been pound wen theism dyne dear* kir the oases et bah& log • reskyamestleg, le erica the ben mode at dispealeg el Os picture glom sari yens to limegh so le the Omsk et IR Mari, as .oltar *se ad la vlddk it vas se lima by so an nor of the ardsh. at that kiss. I beg le lama yes thse the The- More end onto rais sf ISO dm* an well no et al ethos to this meaty, are min ary guerdiraint es oiler" and ihst ao Pro perty of the done Is at the dewed of arty wary sessalg wherwer, nuiek km at a wary wand to the shereh, mesh an I have sagentoral Set et fr. Ilarra Yoe Ineekagy been ettr lot thkly yam • Is nsos ig = wail anspdely 'clad le b r ide piste es el lab met obit, ssid glOree. Dy Anse of sly albs obrefts Mtn gaols etthe imam I Iwo* midis yea le tones the Ind piston skew the isa table at your thuds on k was bite the tenet anseethr led ryas task ylso. I beg Smillese rt cad, *at rein the eery pestle akemelone et au freshet canni er qpiiim . aril a *bre Be. hie *dila the awl asseirs moat, lonher watt Or Amy low hen Ininsihnon le mew dumb In Ow Rowe. Woe Whir ilmiloo saki srial bsmrMi and It mold In the pond denansa fist sal is wheleser be Mar We a lerominnelois Or say artinithe osegsztrat the shun& lime yew le pecoesitne be se to memo wen skip el nes meta% I siliele spirt yea. I ant martilty ad It my duty l Wow *OO, y AIM the este cos et esessibp In the eidinastbol Imo marts rya dud hie Nom to this mot West soh erieftestras nOlee. , -4 eta, De., Woos Witham, Ateldisese. DROPORDOEIRL _ _ _ PROPOSED New BISHOPRIC FOR BRDPOR.D.—fIe serious attention both of the clergy and laity in tTtis diatriet has long been directed to the establishment of a bishopric for the surrounding counties, Bedford being the centre. A few days ago a meeting was held at Bedford, at which the arch deacon attended, and it was then resolved that a memorial should be forwarded to her Majesty's Ecclesiastical Com atisiooers upon the subject; and a form of memorial was thereupon adopted. For sonic time subsequent to the Reformation Bedford possessed • auffragsa bishop ; and it is recorded that Dr. John Hodgskio, Bishop of Bedford, assisted at the consecration of Arch bishop Parker, and of other bishops immediately on the 'cornice of Queen Elisabeth. With regard to the claims of modern Bedford to be the seat and title of the proposed see, the memorial states that Bedford is the seat of an ancient arehdeacenry ; that at the present time there are thirteen resident clergy, including the masters of the grammar - school; that Bedford, with Biggleswade, Leighton Buzzard, and other places, supplies prebendaries attached to Lincoln Cathedral, which might be available as honorary canonries in the new cathedral. As far as a build ing is concerned, the difficulty, says the Bedford Times, is trifling, the old collesriate church of St. Paul being of large extent and oonveruendy situated. Other claims are set forth, as the geese eshelessin and charitable endowments, the geographicel pasition et Bedford, and the great popula tion of the district. LAND THAT HIGHT HE MADE UNISPUL.—Mr. Trelawny, M.P., has obtained a return respecting the administration and management of the Now Forest, which contains many curious and Important particulars. It appears the forest consists of 65,992 acres. Of these, 6,600 are inclosed for the growth of timber, and - 2;507, Including New Park, which consists of 230 acres, are under cultivation. The income of the forest in the year 1846-7, amounted to 9,0361., and the expenditure to 10,495/. ; the excess of expenditure for the year being 1,4691., and the average excess of expen diture beyond the income Ir. ing, for the host five years, 8471. For the lost eight years no timber has been sup plied from the forest for any public purposes. The number of deer kept in the year 1846 was 4,683, the number of deer killed in 1846 was 969, leavlig, it is said, 3,552 in the year 1846, so that the actual increase in one year of 4,000 deer was only 72. The officers of the forest are entitled to 36 bucks annually. The buck fen s of the groomkeepers, or gamekeeper, amount to about 2361. a year-102 bucks only being killed in 1846. The officers of the forest entitled to a salary are—the rangers, who rec eive eive 21. 13s. ; the bow-bearer, who receives 21. ; o Thorahill, the deputy surveyor, who receives 3501. a year ; his assistant, Mr. Reed, who receives a year; Mr. White, the Lord Warden's steward, who occupies the Great House at Lyndhurst and has seven acres of land, who receives 1101. a year ; three regarders get about 241. each ; four regarders get nothing ; and four less than the sum of 101 though at au election of regarder , in May last, nearly 2,000 freeholders were polled at Winchester by the sheriff of the county in a contest for this office. The gamekeepers, 15 in number, each receive from 1101. to 1301. a year, with a residence, and the occupation of from 8 to 26 acres of land each. Such is the report of the ad ministration of the forest. It supports a few public officers, it is maintained at a loss to the country, it affords no timber for public purposes, 64 gentlemen have a right to shoot over it, and some 3,000 or 4,400 deer range over 68,000 unenclosed acres of land, The Hampshire Teleg raph says : The great evil of the extensive waste of the New Forest is that it separates a populous and rich district of the north of Ham hire from the coast, depriving it of facilities et sp to the harbours of Lymington and Christchurch. C . Why at this time it should be allowed to exist is in explicable. Supposing it were enclosed, the capital it would constantly employ would not be less than 51. an acre, or upwards of 300,000/. a year. Instead of having an expenditure of 10,0001. a year, ax at present, this greater • sum would circulate over the dis trict. Extensive rights of common exist, but they do not differ from similar rights of common which the legis lature has frequently extinguished, and even if in the division of the forest the share of the government !should be small, the increased income it would obtain from the expenditure resulting from its being brought into cultiva tion, from the villages and towns it would bring into existence, and from the augmented trade of the coast, would be far larger than the total annual sum, exclusive of its expenditure, which it now obtains. It would also Rut an end to many very grave and serious evils. The in jury which farmers living on the borders of the forest sustain from the encroachment of the deer is very serious. Many instances could be mentioned of crops of wheat, oats, and fields of turnips being ravaged by them, and commeinta made to the officers et the forest merely met with a formal notice. The labour and expenditure of months are some times destroyed in a night from the ravages of those animsh, which are preserved in a wild state for no public purpose whatever. If property has its duties as well as its rights, such duties are not performed by the government. It is the duty of him who owns lands to cultivate it, to aid the insti tution of schools for the children of labourers, and to contri bute to their religious instruction ; but over nearly 60,000 acres there is no cultivation, there are no schools aided by the government, and there is no assistance given for the reli gious education of poor people who live nasty miles from a parish church. nvroßastithE. ML.1 . M410.2.2.nr.• Tug CHARTIST LAND AND BUILDING COMPANY.—A free hold estate, consisting of about 300 acres, late the property of John Walker, Esq. (deceased), situated at Minster Lovell, near Witney, was sold by auction at the latter place, on Thursday last. The purchaser wan Faugus O'Connor,tsq. of chartist celebrity.. Some commotion took place immedi ately after the termination of the sale, when it was known who had become the purchaser. The estate is bought for the Chartist Land and Building Company, who intend dividing it into small freeholds, and build cottages, by which a vote for the county of Oxford will be conferred on each occu pant. The solicitors to the trustees, Messrs. Lee and Payne, considered that the estate had made a fair market price— viz., 9,0001. COMMISSIONS RY TRE LORD LIETTENANT. — Comet W. Evetts to be lieut.. vice Lord A. S. Churchill, resigned . • 11. Barnett, Gent, to be cornet, vice Butts, promoted, of the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Yeomanry Cavalry. ifint arts. EARLY ITALIAN NIASTERS.—A very interesting col lection of pictures by the early Italian masters, will be mold this day by Messrs. Foster and Son, of 54, Pall-mall. The collection was formed by the well-known William Young Ottley, and is quite a study in its way—rich in the history of art and in materials for the proper elucidation of the principles of oil•paintiag. Mr. Eutlalte, in his new book about oil-painting, makes very particular mention of this collection. Some of the faces are exquisitely beautiful—as if the painter had wrought and always wrought just Irish from his devotions. The student in art should make a wry careful examination of this collection. HE7.EKIAII.—This is the title of an oratorio, com posed by Mr. George Petry, the leader of the Sacred Har monic Society's orchestra, and performed on Monday even ing at the Hanover-square Rooms. Mr. Perry is au ortho dox karmoniet of the old school, well read in Handel, the English ecclesiastical composers, and in the sacred works of Haydn, bluest, and the other German masters of the last century, with whose ideas and phraseology he has made him self so familiar that he is constantly mistaking them for his own. He seems, in short, to have done all that labour and study can do to make a composer ; but he unfortunately wants that, without which labour and study are useless--the " mens divinior "—the power of creating new forms of grandeur and beauty. His music is merely a tissue of remi niscences. We are constantly reminded of Handel, Croft, Boyce, Haydn, and Mozart. All the scholastic, worn-out forms of oratorio writing are retained. E' cry chorus is a fugue, worked out with as much elaboration and attention to rule as if it were an exercise in counterpoint ; and the recitatives and airs are made up of phrases of melody which have been used a thousand times. Everything, it is true, is put to gether in a musician-like style. The subjects of fugue in the choruses are correctly and skilfully treated, and the masses of harmony are well distributed among the different parts The vocal solos ere smooth, and " lie well" for the voice ; and the instrument. are often in geniously and effectively eombined. Indeed, it was the instrumentation only which gave anything like freshness to the music. These being the general impressions made upon us by the whole work, it is unuecesoary to make remarks on its parts. The subject of the oratorio is the return of the Israelites to the worship of the true God in the reign of Hesekiah. and the destruction of the Assyrian army who invaded Judea under Sennacherib. The piece was wen per formed. The principal singers were Miss Birch, Miss Dolby, Mr. Lockey, and Mr. Phillips; sod the orchestra and chorus were very good. But no ability or care on the part of the performers could give vitality to such a compilation. MADAME AND HERR GOFFRIE'S CONCERT.—A Ma tinee musicale was given by these artiste yesterday in the Beethoven Rums in Harley-street. M. Goffrie is well known as an excellent violinist, whose talents as • quartet player have been in great request for several seasons at the best entertainment, of classical chamber music. Madam Goffrie is a young English lady who has not previously cap peered in public, but who, on this occasion, showed herself to be an accomplished pianist. Yesterday's matmee was quite a concert de salon, composed chiefly of instrumental music of the first clam. Beethoven's famous " Kreutser Sonata " for the pianoforte and violin was ex, cuted by Madame Goffrie and young Joachim in a manner which gave us greater pleasure than we ever re ceived from it before. The pure text of the author was given with the utmost beauty, energy, and expremioa, with out ostentatious display, and unadulterated b ' the affected readings and extraneous ornaments which we have too often heard introduced into it by performers of very high name. Beethoven's quartet in E minor (the second of the cele brated Ruoumoffsky set), was performed by Joachim, Goffrie, Hill, sod lisuareann, in a manner which lett no thing to be desired. The other instrumental pieces were, Mendelssohn's Caprice for the pianoforte, with double quar tet accompaniment., and Muyuder's gerund pianoforte Trio, in which the " principal part was sustained by Madame Goffrie, whose whole performance pleased us, net more by her power of hand than by her excellent taste and unaffected simplicity of style. There were several vocal pieces, of which the most interesting were two German songs, composed by Macfarrtn, and sung by Madame Macfarren. The first was Margaret's song from " Faust," "Der Khnig von Thuhle," a wild romantic bared of much beauty and expression ; the other was a graceful causonet, called " Ala ich von dim Oeliebte." They are not published, we believe, but deserve to beeline po pular. Madame Macfarren's voice is a contralto of fine quality and uncommon depth, and she sings with much Is and feeling. She has yet to acquire greater firmness and finish, but she is young, and evidently making rapid pro grass. Miss Messeut made the mistake, common among our oung English singers, of doing imperfectly what is done sonaitely by the great singers of Italian ' bravura air from Verdi's " Er - ble, like Castellau, to impart " darns of her execution. THE BEETHOVEN QUARTET and last sassing fee this Harley-street, on Meaday Haydn's in D raiser, No. thoven's in C, No. 9 ; and They were executed by the being taken alternately by with enthusiastic applause by the room but the passage and is • - .~. ~;.r --..„ ' doing imperfectly what is dame ;gen of the Italian stage. She sang ; " Ernani " to which she Nita us- part beauties not ito own by the AILTET SOCIZTY hill itii eighth season in the Beethoven Rooms, I evening. The quartets wen, o. 22 ; Mozart's in F, No. 8. id Beethoven's in B fi at 44 NT a , venal performers, the ' ..., It.t„ o Mg Joachim and Sainton, an i-, , „•-• by an audience who fill • - :-;!. 'oc !'. ._:*.•' !'t ''''' P:i 4t p ..\ and ante-rAm.—The dirry: - , e li . i ns: -..0 4) __................_._....migi0gradi ~~: