The Express. — London, England, 1848-11-04 00:00:00

had issued on the 27th a proclamation to the effect that as the 48 hours' truce had expired, he would no longer rest satisfied with the former conditions, but would require the heads of General Bens, pnlekp, and Dr. Schulte, and would make ever, homeowner responsible for whatever courted on Ins premises. Should a shot be fired from any house, or an attack be made from it on the imperial troops, all the persons found in it should be put to the sword and the house itself burned. In reply to this pro- clamation, Dr. B,hutte set a price of 2,000 gold ducats on the head of Windischgra•z." According to the ScAksische Zeitung the Hungarian Lindner= had'. broken out," and on the 27th and 28th, thousands, armed with pikes, had entered upon the Austrian territory ; the Jame corps during the attack on the first barricade in Vienni, had lost 1,350 men. During the whole of the day of the 28th the city was bombarded. The Preussiarhe Stoats dinzeiger, of the Ist inst., adds but little to the foregoing intelligence. It states, however, that up to half-put 2, e.n., on the 29th, cannon was still fired. In general, the above official paper copies or confirms the news given by the Deutsche IWorm. PHUSSIA.—Our correspondent at Berlin, writing on the evening of the 31st ult., says : —All this evening and no to the present time, an immense crowd (many bearing torches) has been and is standing near the locale of the constituent Assembly, which is still dis cussing a motion to the effect that the cause of the people of Vienna be declared to be that of Germany in general ; and that the lath r be aided in their pa triotic endeavours. Yesterday the Assembly voted the abolition of the nobility as a separate caste, and prohibited the use of letters of nobility in public documents. " P. 8.-9 P.m.—The crowds are increasing le *he neighbourhood cf the well-known • gendarme market. The result of the dismission in the Assembly has not yet transpired. The excitement is intense. NAPLES, Orr. 26. Naples still continues tranquil ; but a change of ministry is daily expected. We are still waiting d► 'patches from England relative to the Sicilian ques tion. The Ocean, 110, Capt. Pothers. has left the bay of Naples, with the &sorrels', 120, Capt. Titian, for Toulon ; the S i!ort, sts amer, for Sicily ; the laa is ordered home (rain Syracuse. Admiral Rancho will remain with the Friedland, and a few other ships of the French squadron between Naples and Sicily during the whole of the winter. We have in the bay If Naples at the present moment Hibernia, 101, bearing the fin; at Vice•Admirel Parker; Queen, 190, Capt. Bruce; Sup:rb, Capt. Corry ; Rodney, 90, Capt. Collier; Vengeance, 61, Capt. bashington ; and the Terrible, war steamer. RUSSIA.—A connapondent gives the following eat, mint .espec•ing the Itiis.ian force in the Black Sea anu in Moldavia end Wallachia. The news is, he says, from ofB - sources:—lt will be remembered the Russian cabinet advised the Turkish governo ent to send a force into Mol davia to quell a rebellious movement in that principality. A Rt.ssian force aeon after occupied that district of the Turkish dominions, which has since been augmented to 50,000, with a reserve of 2.1,000 men on the frontier. These troops are provisioned far one year. The Rus.ian naval kece is the Black See mussists 01 6 line-of battle ships of 120 guns; 10.•: St eons; 800-gun frigates; 24 sloops of war; 19 steamers, of _OO-horse power; with store ships and gun. boats, all provisioned for a year. Itbe Court. WINDSOR, FRIDAT.—The royal dinner party at the Code this moping will include the Duchess of Kest. the Duke sad Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, the Princess of Rotterdam Langentmurg and the Mama Riles, the Baroness de Bose, the 13 wanes de Sped', the Earl of Auckland, the Rev. Dr. Magnify, Lieut.-Cot. the Hoe. C. B. rbii,pe, dir 0. Cooper, Capt. F. &mow, and Mr. E. Mildewy. Lieut.-CoI. Alderson (Royal Engineers) had an in terview with Lord .1. Rwnell yesterday. The Chevalier Bunsen had al.o as interview yesterday with,,hla lordship in Downing street. . A 4 The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a eommitt-e meeting an Thursday, at their office in White hall place. Despatches were received yesterdi y at the Colo- Biel-office from the Governor of Gibradar. Despatches were sent rff yesterday evening from the Colonia, office for the Governor of Canada, and also for th• governors afthe other North American coloolts.. Mr. W. Parish Robertson, consul-general foi the republic or &Isadore, transacted business with Viscount Pal. saer.ton, yesterday, at the Forsigo-cltice. Mr. C. K. Murray bad en intereiew yesterday with Lod J. Russell.. _ The Earl of Clarendon has been staying at Bowood- Fmk, Wilts, on a visit to the Marquis of Lansdowne. (From last night's Gazelle.) WAR.OF EWE, Nov. 3. Ist Drag. Gda—G. Poynter, (out., to be cor., by par., vice limailtes, promoted. 6th Drag..—Lieut. R. Dennistoun, from the 11th Lt. Drop, to be RIM, Mee Boynton, who ex( bongos. Ilth Lt. Dram. -LieuL 11. L. Boynton, from the (lb Drags., to be WM., vice Demists:on, who exchanges. Mots fer (ids.—L4aL W. G. monsoon, from the 90th F., to Is ma sad lieut., vice Hon. W. Ilarlord, who 6th F.—AmistMurer. R. Gamble, M.D., from th ele e k a m to be nollot mg, view Monet, prom. is the 7th F. NA P.—Assist.-Surg. J. Most, from 4th F., to he sort, vies Mel. NM, desired. Or F.-4. MasYers, gut., to be or, by tar., vice "libber, S'IA 0110111, gelet., to be cis., by par., vice Wyse, who Mina . P.—Actiog Arciat...9urg. H. env, to be ateietdeur , rico app. tu the MA MtL P: T. Welneniirbt to be lieut. without per.. Na Hie.. dee.; G. 0. Itesten, gest., to be eau, vice Welawright. Slat 7.—Major W. H. C. WeWelev, to be flint-col., by per., vice Tee.; 0* H. Format to be toe*, by per., vice lir Lint. T. D. !wry. to be cape., by per., vide Fermat ; Pas. H. J. La elleeley• id, to be lieut., by per., vice Perry; IL IL Willeocke, Mt, to be eau, by per., AN Liddell. lath P.—Esai. sad Legit the Deo. W. Itarbord, *ow the Scots Tallier Oda., to be lint, vice Sternum, who excissape. HOSPITAL tivarr.—Arolet.iturg. W. 11. chort tram the 64th F., to be saelec-eorg. to the (vises, viol GasibLe, app. to the ilk F. OMCII Or ORDNANCE, Nov. 2. Repel Best. of Artillary.—To be Weeds Commaarlant.—Meber. Om. A. Moore bed lit IL D. Reem, 1L.C.8. Se be Oeleaelb.—Liest-Col. H. W. Dads; Brev..Col. Sir W. 11. O. Ociebreke.C.ll.; Lleet..Cole. W. D. Jeer, W. B. Dead" C. 8., to mg Cretemile. 10 1 . 100 .-ftism# M 4415 0 ' Jim ." vi tt 13 ? e ti e ; WTI& vice Jen s ;; J. Mois*lol7 — vise Deed= • EL Palm, vice Come ll. isedes; ebsaa. L. Oman. J. A. & Tinkm, Wftwo, O. & Abs(sies• fte. OVA T. Ess vise Jewel ; C. J. WOOL or $. 0. A. T. de Nagy, vise seMeid •W. N. Elliott, vise Mier ; P. filselere, vise blestess; C. L Wjese, vice Ossetia ; A. Beek vise J. A. ilea; C. L. PitsgereK oils O. D. Weeberise, vise WI; ftehe, vise R. 0. B. To be Hewed cipte.—First Units. A. C. Baskin, vies Eirere ; J. IL vies Wright; B. Lwow. vies De Mazy ; A. Peter, vies Mott; A. P.S. Owen, vice Basler ; A. vice Wyman W. haw. vim Been ; C. H. Um* vies Pitepusil; X. Whines 81Lew .... k• Warburton ; W. J. L Weal, vise Casks ; J. C. Childs ; lb O. T. be reel Lieeterliseeed L Toady, vise Meld= ; H. Ls; _ liailZtee MU ; IL J. T. Temkin^ vies LIMNS • J. B. Portia, vile Met; C. Jobamece. vise Orme ; 1. P. MK 418. Whom: 1. A. ibristsee, vice Plats; J. Ill'Caedie vice Lards ; W. eveedi, vice 11.1 Lay ; W. 0. Jahr" lot, or ; A. Seymour, .b. cause. LANs- or COPTRIGHT.—Lot night's Gazette con tains an order in council extending the provisions of the law of copyright to Prince Edward's Island. JUVENILE OFTENDIERS.—Prince Albert has con sented to lay the first stone of the new form-school for criminal and vagrant boys, which the Philanthropic Society are now establishing at Potter's-bar, near Barnet. The selected design for the sew school consists of right homes each calculated to accommodate about sixty boys, on either side of • commodious and handsome chapel, e. carrying out the system of domestic management and asso ciation which the society are desirous of introducing into their institution, and which has been adopted with each encamp at the Freed school of reformatory discipline at Metnay, as well mat Hamburg, and other similar establish meets en the easement. Each house is so fitted and arranged as to allow of the " family " of boys contained in it being instructed in cooking and all common domestic occupations, as well as in husbandry and gardening, and' such mechanical arts as are eonnected with fates labour. The houses, and everything relating to the accommodatioe and treatment of the boys, are arranged on a studiously economical and simple principle . ; the promoter of the farm-school having a strong conviction that every effort of this sort for the recovery and reformation of the erring and perverted should be so shaped and carried out as not to mike their conoition in any way superior to that of the ordinary country lads wham better disposition and happier eireinastanees have preserved them from transgressing. CRotreA.—Yeeterdsy the Board of Health re ported the following raise of cholera :-84. Mar/Lebow I fatal; Stepney, 1 • Camberwell, 1 fatal in Peebbam BMW Agin. Brantfor d, 1 fatal in Arm's-court ; Wandsworth, 1 fatal by the waterside ; Lambeth, 5 attacks, 3 fatal la Junton st reet , O a kl ey s t ree t -total. 10 cases, 6 deaths. At Sunderland 1 occurred on board a ship from London. From Edinburgh and Leith the return announce 21 sew eases and 10 d.aths from cholera. THE HOTAL WESTMINSTER OPHTHALMIC HOSPl- TAL.—Yesterday a meeting of the governors of the above 'illation, founded for the relief of indigent persons afflicted with diseases of the eye, was held is the board-roost of the kosyftel, in Agar sum; West Strand, Charlatan:es, la Powell, Esq., deputy-chairman, presiding. The report for the pest year stated that since 1317 to the present period, about 70,000 patients have availed themselves of its benefits. Of these, 2,000 have been restored to sight by speratioes for cataract end the formation et artificial pupils: the appear once of 3.405 persons has been totally altered by the opera we foe the removal of pointing. During Ike year ISt bad been is, and 3,684 ant-patients. Two wards of the hospital ▪ Mnis . ed foft want of funds, the expenditure exesediag the lesper DISTREMID NEZDLEWONIVIN SOClETT.—Yester ay e special meeting of the friends of this society, co d by Mr. Alderman Farebeotber, the reddest, wee held a the London Tavern, for the purpose of Marie. certain sit plaaatiou in retail:is to an imputation thrown eat stalest the society by Yr. Norma, la his =wisteria especity, Lambeth pollee-court. The charge, whin wet of the our plata& beton the magistrate, of a pones asessd=wall that the socie t ir not properly =wage of the tends at its . The object of the presides* wee to ley Wen W en 'bars and the pablis a stallimment of the Alderman Farebrothar wished to sweet a ress omeefa sim em ea tiogosion that any poor woman wbe might be se the society was to reesiee 96.10 d. a week from iY task Ti. *Meet of the society wee simply to terabit asellefemes of a temporary Ware to those poor neetilemamem fair whom it could at the time proeida work.— Mr. lidliguray reed a statement of the nesipto and o:pun dits», IFem hale, 1847, to Sept., 1848, by white it appeared that the remipis had bout :—Donations and salteariptloas, 1071. 16s. 6d. • legacy, 5001. • total, 607/ 16s. di, Expen diture : in hood, 381: Bs. Sd. • paid for flanaels and callous, 1671.55. ; wages for makin g up ditto, 2011. 9s. ; wages for making up clothes to the Irish, 281. 10s. ; impro ver', 61. 6s. ; commission and Wary, 24 1 16s. 3d. ; adver tisements, 461. Os ; rooms and expenses for two meetings, 161 ; postage, and porterage, 41. 10s. ; peuusiary relief an d petty cash, 331. 10s. ; printing, 271. 2a. 3d. • balance in hand, laults. Id. ; total, 6071. 16.. 61.—Mr. 'Roper stated that the aught? of females registered la the veiety in 1848, as compatriot workwomen, had been 254, for 132 of whom employ ment had been found ; and that all the petty disbursements, with the vouchers, were regularly audited by the ladies' conuaittee.—A resolution to the effect that the accounts pro. dated shoald be submitted to the auditors was agreed to ; and the thanks of the meeting having been naanimeusly given to the ladies' committee, a vote in favour of the chair man was adopted, and the meeting *fainted. GOVERNMENT EIIIGRATION.—VOMerday the Colo nisi Lead and Emigration Cunmissionen appointed four weeds, of not less than 500 toms, each to convey 250 male and female emigrants to New South Wales and Australia. On the 4th Dec. for Sydney, all the passengers to embark at Plymouth; and the same date another for Adelaide, all to embark from Luscious; 11th Dec. Port Phillip, all from Lemke ; and 7th Dec , part from L andon, the rest from Ply lemsth.—Total, 1,000 adults, exclusive of children. KINO'd COLLEGE, LONDON, AND EDUCATION IN TKO Aane.—The Atlas says : Of the many bodies at pre sent somposing the University of London, King's College has stood forward as the most active is effecting real im provement in the system of class education. It has already thrown open the clerical profession to many of those who may hereafter be au ornament to religion, but whose means or opportunities prevent them from entering at Oxford or Cambridge. The theological clam at King s College i. tar from doing all that is seeded in the paramount necessity of affording to the church that supply of ministers of all classes which is absolutely esesatial to its real usefulness ; but it has made a most important step in the right direction, a step, useful in itself, and still more useful - as an example. We may lament that a tory inatitution should have led the way in this matter. We are the more ashamed that a tory publication originated a movement In a subject of almost equal importance, which this ray tory institution hoe been the first to carry Into practice. Shortly after the publication of the article on military education in the last somber of the Quarterly Review, a ColllllllMitetioll took plus between King's College end the authorities at the Hens Guards, with the view of supplying the acknow ledged want of a college system for the army, the only profession excluded from collegiate advantages, incen tives, and distinctions. Some slight movements to a similar end had been made at Carshalton and Putney—but thew establi.hmente were not of sufficient Importance to admit of the trial of the experiment on a broad and clicided basis. The result of the negotiation will probably be the establishment in • short time of a military department at King's College. The course of study will be necessarily dir tiest, bat general—embracing every subject likely to be use ful to the future officer. Tne classes will be recognised by the authorities of the army—and in all probability certain advantages will be pieta to those distinguished at examine dons or otherwise—but it is not intended to make attendance on the classes compulsory to thus about to enter the army ,• at any rate (or the present. It is to be hoped that the proposed measure will find in the army itself the support it deserves. Some pro judices will be excited amongst those whom habit or education has rendered evens to alteration of any kind ; and we may expect a good deal of discontent in that rather large class of persons who adopt the army as a profession of splendid idleness. The credit of men whose reputation is doe to their talent of dais( nothing with a good grace, will be seriously affected by the infouticia of the active and energetic spirit of emula tory ready. Peace be to both of these classes! When they lure had their grumble—and they, doubtless, will have it— in all probability they will yield very quietly to that move ment of the age which is now placing its unhallowed touch on the castle of indolence, held out so long hitherto by the British army against public opinion. Tllll RICHMOND RAlLWAY.—Sir,—Having occasion ' last Sunday to go to Barnes, and wishing particularly to be in London by half-past 10 the same evening, I took a return ticket, by which I innocently supposed I was entitled to return the same evening. On reaching the station, where I found twenty or thirty people waiting, the lest train for Lu do!' drew up at 9i. It was quite full. By dint of eons ex ' fraordinary manoeuvring on the part of the paid officers of the company, and a pecu iar accommodating after-dinner spirit on that of the passengers, some fifteen or sixteen per sons were stewed away and forwarded on their journey, the remainder being left behind, to get to London how they could, or pas the ni f fht In the village. I did not reach Lus don till the following morning, baying lost much valuable time, and having been made the victim of a gross piece of trickery. From a friend who accompanied me ti Barnes, and who was fortunate (?) menet to be rqueized into a second-clus carriage, I learn that the crush and cramming at the Putney and Wandsworth stations were perfectly disgraceful, and that in the depart meat of the carriage in which be was placed, and which was intended for only four persons, no leis than eight were ultimately packed, numbers being left babied. Does it depend, sir, entirely on the caprice of the railway directors bow long the public are to be thus annoyed and imposed upon? By the insertion of the above, which I should have forwarded earlier, had I had the slightest idea that no notice would have been taken of the matter by some one similarly situated with myself, and by some one more capable of holding it up to public censure, you will oblige, air, your very obedi.nt servant, A Stiaotorr, to whom time is very valuable.—November 2 —P S. I beg to enclose my card, and if not trespa.siar too much on your crowded columns, should feel obliged by the insertion of the above. WRECK OF TUE THETIS EMIGRANT EMlP.—Year terdny intellience was received at Lloyd's of the totat wreck of the Thetis emigrant ship, on her passage to Mel. bourne. The passengers and crew consisted of about forty persons. The disaster occurred on the night of the 26th of June, at the entrance of Port Phillip Heads. The vessel struck on Lonsdals reef, and in a quarter of an hour after wards was on her beam ends. Two children of a_passenger, named Fitzpat ri ck, were washed off the wreck. Fitzpatrick himself end his wife were subsequently washed off the reef. The other passengers clung to he reef, and subsequently made the land in one of the boats saved from the wreck, with the exception of three females who were drowned in trying to reach it. Had the tide not been out at the time every soul on board must have perished. SECONDARY PUNISHMENT. TO THE IDITOk OF THI " exraus." Sir,—Unfortunately I do not habitually two your paper ; but my attention has been directed to your recent mining of the key. Mr. Field's book on Separate Imprison ment, with the general tenor of which I wish to express my most hearty concurrence. It is refreshing, amidst the pre posterous value usually attached to the quality of example in punishment, to see a newspaper of your weight and circula tion advocating the superior claim of reform to be con sidered its primary object. " Amidst the intellectual anarchy," you say , still subsisting among penal and die eiplinal writers, one principle is firmly established, Densely, that if crime is to b put down, it must be done, not so mash by punishing the offender, as by reforming him. The im portance gained in America, Holland, England, Genasny, and France, has left us no doubt on this point. Let ne In flict pain, it it be nee iful—and it is often need.ul as the most effective agency of reformation; but if we would bans per good effects flow from our discipline we must peovide ot▪ her elements of redemption for the criminal in oddities to this. We mast educate (train) es well is punish. In • word, we must correct —bat morally not leis than physically. This may be regarded as a fundamental axiom of prises science." These, then, are most excellent words; but do you o rosily think that the sentiment they express is as clearly r and admitted into the practice of our punishments, as WO your expoeitioa of their theory t I greatly fear not. The violent, vindictive, and otherwise harsh and severe, maxima introduced into this department in the infancy of mar civilisation are so supported by what appears a win *ad even virtuous selfishness, that however shaken in ~reamer ings they yet linger in our wejudices, and engage even gene et out sympathies . We still hold it to be a duty to society to make example our first object in punishment, trident to take only as much reform as we can make compatible with it; instead of making reform, as you state it, our first objest, not abandoning example, which is unnecessary, but contest with as much of it as we can super-odd to the other. And we thus directly perpetuate that anarchy of math. meat on the entire subject to which you advert. Net giving ourselves a directly tangible object as our Fi10217 pursuit, we have no test by which to measure our secures failure. We cannot tell how mush or how little we the community; and the reform of the critnind ht4 's secondary object with us, we readily attribute our ires is that ti the inherent perverseness of the human, and dally of the criminal, mind. And we thus dwell in p titles where certainty, with • change of printery object, could be easily obtained. With reform for cur first aim, and example, not (as above said) abandoned, but mad* to follow in its train, we should soon know what eye. tem is the best, which made, not merely good prisoners, but good discharged men, sober, honest, industrious, well-pur posed, able again to meet, and now to overcome the &Mall. ties under which they previously sank. For this, as you also happily observe, is the true test A system is worth nothing that merely rears nurslings and qualifies to give satisfaction in • gaol. It is by the subsequent career in tree lite that the merits of any case an be fairly tested. But the uncertainty thus adverted to is not all, or nearly all, the mischief that is produced by the unhappy priority given to example bet ve reform as a pursuit in punishment; and although the subject is too extensive to be quite satis factorily condensed within the limits of • letter, yet an out line of the considerations involved in it may attract some general attention. Oar ancestors, then; when they threatened, also Arm & They telt no shrinking from signal physical pstnishments—the only punishments, by the way, that can be tally comprehended by vulgar, or even by met refined minds, outside. They flogged and banged without stint or reservation. It may be well to ob. serve, in leaning, that they did not thus succeed. Crime throve in their days as in ours ; and it never will be checked en any such principle. Itis, on the contrary, en observation common to all time that snore panishoents both increase the psalm end aggravate the character of offences. Feet in ib extreme form, craven fear, I. not • dominant impulse in the human mind. The rightist movement of hope, or anger, er siren of whist and caprice, habi tually overcomer it in us all; and when it is attempted is be excited a spirit el resistants, to it rises almost in the moot timid, and gives a seat even to many of our easements. A subdued form of the sentiment, caution, is, indeed, enflisisatly disseminated and powerful, but it is ex cited mash more by the a rtainty of a known penalty than by its intensity ; and in reformat to it, accordingly a good polies, multiplying the chances of detection, is infinitely better than • severe law. Bet, waving this for the present, our ancestors, as observed, struck, m well se threatened. They had a principle, and they followed it. They did not recoil from its necessary results. It was in harmony with all their other sentiments and emotions; and there was thus no check on its initiations. But we are alto gether differently placed. We retail in this a prineipis eppos dto almost every other in our social existence. We turn with dislike from the indiction of physical pain in every form. Oar feelings in this respect are even morbid. And we aoc.rdingly clottc, lodge, and feed our prisoners in a manner superior to what most of tht m have ev r enjoyed helm, or in which it Is possible to maintain our virtuous poor outside, Yet our principle of (alleged) wholesome severe) , remains; and how do we satisfy this I By moral indiction. instead, by minute and perpetual supervision and coercion, reducing our men to a state of infantine pupilage, and, by studied deuradation, de atroying every manly feeling within them. And we think ourselves humane in thus acting. We are in truth far more intenaely . cruel, or, st least, do far more vital injury to every inters t connected, than art alone could cum peas, or even error, unless in rare eases, accomplish. First, we altogether destroy our science by it. We have no certainty in it, no rule that can be made turiverclly ap plicable. We make it a mere balancing in all caste between conflicting expedienciee, severity for the supposed benefit of society on the one hand, and humanity for the supposed benefit of the criminal on the other, in both almost constantly diverging into error. We are thus unable to construct any general system on this footing; and, depending entirely on the quality of our agents, we fancy it impossible to administer it well or safely at a distance, when in truth we only require to recognise a right principle in it, the priority of reform as en object, to make it administer itself anywhere. We thus deprive our whole dominions of the benefit that • right system would confer on them ; and we injure cur un happy criminals at once by our severity and by our modal geace—it is difficult to say by which most. We even make the first of these an excuse for the second, justifying thus the one by our own tort in the other. Such has been found to be the debildating effict of oar moral inflictions that we systematically improve the diet of our privoners to support them under it ; and this, without in any degree palliating the moral injury indicted on them, introduces new evils peculiar to itself. It destroys the example that we desire to set, by making the gaol often appear to the destitute • refuge rather than a punish ment. It thus directly defeats what we so mistakenly make our first of jest ; and, indirectly, it is also opposed to our second. Is gives our criminals habits of eel indulgence while in our hands, and accustoms them to fare and other • accommodation rh'ich few of tLern can honestly command after their discharge. It thus increases the number and urgency of the temptations to which they are then exposed, being thus directly answerable for many of the re-convic tion* which are now a reproach on our criminal administra tion. The whole treatment, indeed, is so unwise, that the marvel to me is that there are not even many more. Such, then, is the view of punishment which twelve years of constant thoaght end observation, chiefly in those extreme circumstances which force conclusions even cn the least reflecting, have deeply impressed on my mind. The first great error in past and existing systems is the preference given in them to example over reform as the object of pri mary pursuit ; and next to this is the grievous mistake that even where we seek reform we do it by means calculated to subdue and enfeeble, instead of endeavouring to strengthen and invigorate our charge. And the remedy is to reverse both processes. Let us earnestly seek to reform our criminals, doirg nothing whatever, under any pretext, that is palpably calculated to defeat this object ; but at the some time, let it be by adversity, not indulgence, by the performance of a hard task, not by sluggish submis sion, that liberty once forfeited ever can be regained. And making this accordingly the measure of our punishments, and not time which merely enforces submimim ' we shall do much, but still not all; nor is th. the only principle conducive to reform, to which we ought therefore to attend. I have suggested especially three Offences committed in prison should be punished not, as at present, by the childish and degrading infliction of stripes, hunger, and dark cells, but by the forfeiture of ad vances already made towards Ithention, in each ease propor tioned to the quality of the offence committed. Again, food and all other supplies furnished to prisoners should be charged to them in labour specifically rendered for this pur pose, besides all required of them to earn their liberty; giving them thus an interest in economy, and re conciling them to the hardest, because the cheapest, fare. And lastly, to overcome the selfishness that generally characterises criminals, and is at the root of most of their crimes, where many of them are employed together they should be distributed into parties of six, with common in terests, and be thus engaged to Isbour and refrain by a gene roue, as well as merely personal motive. in one word they should all be subjected to what I have called the mark system, and which I have sought inde fatigably, but as yet with but little success, to advocate and exemplify during the last ten years. I confess that I wonder at the difficulty that I have thus experienced. When I think of the importance of the subject, the undoubted chi. ratter of the principles, and the weight which so long and minute thought and practice ought to carry, it seems to me inexplicable. But if you will now espouse the cause, which rests essentially on your own principle, and will thus sup plement the feebleness of its advocate, success may be even near and certain. It was one of the proudest boasts of the great Lard Chat ham that, having found our Highlanders in arms against their country, he made them its faithful and devoted soldiers. But it would be a prouder boast still for the states- man who, finding our criminals a worthless hostile burden on the finances of the country, elaborately corrupted by it, shall make them good and awful subjects instead. And ruck boast is within the reach of any administration that may make this cause its own. _ I — ltwillbeaeoreititiTio . when having been in gaol shall be a recommendation, and discharge from it be in itself a peril. heats of character. Yet this will be obtained when exertion and good conduct shall be made the measure of punishment, and discharge carry with it a proof of having rendered them. ' And shall we thereby encourage criminals, and discoutage or seduce the honest labourer ? Let us not believe it I "Sweet are the ems of adversity," but no one likes ' the school. A character will always be sought mon sadly than by undergoing such a proosse. The honest poor may desire to compete with the discharged criminal and to prove that proficiesey and other merit can be learned elsewhere than in • gaol ; and • higher standard both of phy sical and moral excellence may thus be universally aimed at than now, when early crime is considered a perpetual die. qualification; and there io than no true competition existing between the respective claws. Bat no one will seek thfi particular form of training who does not otherwise deserve to be gent to it. It will, in truth, be far more deterring than anything now witnessed. The views, then, are endless which may be thus opened out ; but they cannot be pursued further now. It is very usual to all penal science difficult; but it is really only difil cult, as • Chinese puzzle is difficult, because, with all the means of success in it at our disposal, we yet persist in bring. ing the wrong one first forward. The true rule in it is very simple, and the suthorily for it vary high. " Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness," the reform of the man. Beek this at the mate time well end wisely, as Providence itself seeks it in ordinary life, by placing our patients in circumstances in which their exertions ran serve them, not their supineness or submission. Do this. and "all other things,"—the interests of a selfish policy, "will be added unto you." We have hitherto missed these, and will ever miss, and deserve to Mile, them by reversing this process. A. MAcomocata. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 4, 1848. IRELAND. Demur, Nov. 3. We had a strange and indecorous indication here yesterday, of how mu'h oar politics and our sup posed religious persuasions are related to, and bear upon, each other. For several days it had been an nounced that the jubilee of the Church Missionary Society would be celebrated on Thursday at the Ro tunda. At the appointed time, a large concourse as sembled, and the Archbishop of Dublin was called upon to preside. No sooner, however, did his grace appear, than he had evidence from the body of the house that he would not have a comfortable position, and one of the speakers having designated him as " Venerated Prelate," a storm of groans and hisses arose, which proved most conclusively that some parties had come to the meeting moved by other influences than piety. Subsequently Dr. Whately's position became so disagreeable that he was compelled to leave the meeting at two o'clock, which he did, amid a shameful demonstra tion of groans and cries of " Maynooth, May nooth," assailing him until he had passed out of the room. The business of the jubilee was then allowed to t is said Mr. Napier, whose views of law in the case of the late Samuel Oray were confirmed by the House of Lords after he had unsuccessfully contended for them in all our Irish courts, has given his opinion in favour of the success of the writ of error in tLe ass of the Clonmel prisoners. The term opened yesterday, with the usual formalities, and considerable interest was felt to know what the crown was prepared to do in the case of Messrs. O'Brien and Meagher, against whom prosecutions for sedition are pending in the Queen's Bench, as also whether the habeas corpus would be moved for, in order to bring the parties now in Clonmel gaol, under sentence, into court to assign error. The trial of Mr. Williams, the 00-proprietor of Mr. O'Doherty, was proceeded with yesterday. The At torney-General, haring stated the came, called evidence of proprietorship alone, offering no testimAy as to handwriting, which was done in the ease of Mr. O'lloherty. What effec• this may have—whether the jury will hesitate in conse quence of the omission—is difficult to conjecture. Most probably, however, they will not. An investigation of an entirely . private nature has been prooseding for some days in the office of the Board of Public Works, into charges affecting one of the officers, filling, it is understood, one of the most confidential situations under the commissioners. This gentleman was ordinarily, it is understood, appealed to as to the character, ability, and diligence of the clerks and other subordinate employes, more particu larly in regard t o th e recen t l arge ;eduction in the establishment, consequent upon the cessation of the relief works. The charge against this person is said to be that he was in the habit of accepting sums of money from the young men engaged under the board, and his recommenda tions were measured, not by the fitness of the parties, bat in consequence of the amount of these gratuities. The discovery of these practices u is always the case where they exist, was, it is said, owing to the dis appointed expectations of one of the parties who having paid his money, subequently lost his place: The inquiry proceeds with the utmost secresy. A clergyman of one of the most extensive Roman catholic unions of this metropolis assured me yester day of a fact not less gratifying to the philanthropist than providential under the circumstances through which we have plumed and are passing in this country. It is that the health of the poorer classes is this year more than ordinarily good. Not only is there, he says, less sickness than at the corresponding period of the last three years, but he never, daring a considerable experience on this mission, remembers less. Above all, there seems an absence of those symptons which are said to precede cholera among the poor. This is most consoling; for certainly, should that disease approach in any but the most mitigated form, in a po pulation which has suffered so much from destitution u ours the mortality would be terrible. There were scores of prisoners discharged from oar gaols throughout the country on the fleet of Novem ber, who had been confined for sums under 101. From the county of Cork gaol alone not fewer than 63 were released. SCOTLAND. - - EDINBCROIL—A meeting of the electors of the second municipal district was held on Wednesday in the Merchants' Hall, Hunter. equare, for the nomination of can didates for the representation of the ward in the town council on the occasion of the approaching election. On the motion of Mr. Wm. Johnston, the Lord Provost took the chair. Various gentlemen having been put in nomination, Mr. Robt. Chambers amongst the number, that gentleman was perseveringly interrogated by an elect,' as to bin political views. The necessary explanations being afforded, Mr. Muir said that the questions proposed were very appropriate when they were pr ceding to the election of a member of parliament; but to candidates for • scat in the council beard he thought that they were totally inappli cable. He suggestid that they should proceed to the vote.— Mr. Thomas Lindsay held that they were electing members of parliament in the strictest sense of the word, and he thought that they had a right to know the sentiment, of the different candidates—lt was then agreed to proceed to a vote, though, as was explained by the Lord Provost, it was merely a formal proceeding. The following was the result ; Fur Mr. Wm. Johnston, 79; Mr. Law, 70; Mr. James Cowan, 70 ; Mr. Wimps, 63; Mr. Chambers, 49; Mr. ' , Dick, 30 ; and Mr. Howden, 24.—The Lord Provost said it was customary for the meeting to recommend the four candi dates having the highest numbers to the support of the ward; but he supposed the constituency would take their own way in that. —The meeting then separated. THE FALL OP A 110CSE IN CILASGOW.—On Wed nesday the workmen engaged in removing the ruins of the fallen RRRRR house succeeded in digging out the bodies of four other men, respectively named Andrew Brodley, Chu. Oallacher, Hugh Harvey, and Robert Bailie; the latter of whom was the foreman of the works. Other two bodies were exhumed on Thursday, is , Michael King and John Kinnear. There is no doubt that another man is still in the ruins. There have new been 17 dug out, 5 of whom are living end 12 dead. A subscription has been set on foot for beim( of the families of the sufferers. Cnairmirr Tretata.—Sir,—l read with indignant surprise in the Express of yesterday a statement con cerning me, and as the insinuations contained in it are un founded, I trust you will have the goodneu to insert this short note. Bo tar from wishing to evade my trial, I no sooner heard the intelligence in Paris than I hastened here with all possible speed, and intend to proceed to Edinburgh by the Bret conveyance. I left Edinburgh previous to any indictment being served, believing that if I returned in time for the trial I was at perfect liberty to go where I chose, and I now return, cosuceous that I have done nothing that an impartial_ jury of my countrymen cam find the least fault with. Yours, respectfully, JOHN GRANT. London, Nov. 3. PROrDICIAL. ----- REPRESENTATION OP WEST YORIESIIIRE.—Yester day a meeting of delegates from the several committees of liberal electors in the respective polling districts of the West Riding was held at the George Hotel, Wakefield, to con sider the course to be adopted b the liberal party at the ensuing election foe the riding. This meeting originated in a meeting of Leeds electors, held in consequence of not finding in the address of the Hon. Chu. W. W. Fitawilliam to the electors any declaration as to his opinions on the questions which the deputation, appointed to attend at a pre vious meeting at Normanton, were instructed to ask of any eandidate, and therefore not fulfilling the conditions on which they support to that hon. gentleman was pledged. The Mayor of !weds was called to the chair, and there were upwards of 60 delegates, &c., present.—Mr. Flint, of Leeds, sou ainted secretary to the meeting.—The chair man then ex plained, as stated above, the eirnunstaness un der which he had been called upon to convene the meeting; and he added that he had written to Mr. Filawilliam,desiring that if he did not think it proper to allude to the matters adverted to in the Normanton resolution, he would enable his worship to make it known simultaneously with his address. To that letter he had received the following 111111WR Weatwarth, O. K 1648.—fiir,—I have reed your letter, and have to same my slams thanks to pit for the suggations you bare male with a err stt m muse among the numerous dee tam la pour et the . I feel have them In the M girt N M adly sad l therefore hav made e mai pimantit iia adoptiog than if I mold do so, Ina hems aid druitty ; but the meet important°, the firs points adwerent es Is am list has teen scarcely mentioned in parliament ; it weskit. Oresilare, be hardly respectful to the public were I at the esonsmume amy political Ills to hazard aa opinion on a subject wed& hes weer bentealmly end ecesiderately damaged by the public. reanmy is • thing as ualversnly acknowledged, that it did not seem to me nualemy M station it Le my address. With regard to the =- tasks 011ie ealibikge, ths question conoerning it, as put to the rem laths. was in simlngneas, that I did not see how to give a decided mower, sad did est wish lomisleed by an undecided one. I have, Ice, Cuestas W. Women= len:wittier. The Chairman Wad, that alter the meeting at Leeds, on Tuesd.ay last, he had sent a copy of the resolution to Mr. Fit e . William, and a further letter expressing regret that the 'mural of his political creed wu not more astufacto,y. To that letter he had not received any answer, and therefore, unless some gentleman was present, deputed to explain ou behalf of Mr. Fi!zwilliatn, it would appear that they must consider that be had taken his stand irrespective of that meeting at Normanton, and of what might be done a t thi s meeting. He inquired if any gentleman was so reputed on behalf of Mr. ; but no person responded.—Mr. Newman, of Barnsley, one of the law agents of Earl FitzwLliam, said that he was so satis fied of the honour and punctuali'y of Mr. Chas Fiturilliate that he could not but believe that the Mayor of Leeds' letter had miscarried and had not reached him, other- I wise he would have replied to it. The delegates from the different districts then reported the resolutions or other indi cations of opinion entertained in their respective districts. Several of them expressed dissa•isfattioa at the address of Mr. Filswilliam ; and at me place (Gotnersal) it was re solved that Mr. Pitswilliam is an unfit person to represent the West Riding on account of his youth and obvious in competency in other rupee's, and therefore they would not support him. Other delegates intimated their optnion that it was undesirable to provoke a contest at present; and one gentle man exclaimed that they would rather have Mr. B. Denis= than Mr. Charles Wentworth Fitzwilliarn. At Holrafirth the electors resolved not to support any candidate who would not pledge himself to support the repeal of the currency act of 1844 ; believing that the present state of great depression under which trade and commerce is now suffering was pro duced by the alteration in the currency which that measure had effected.—The Chairman said it appeared from the ge neral tenor of the reports, that as Mr. Fitzwilliam bad not satisfactorily expounded his views, he could not be consi dered ea a fit and proper representative of the Riding. He then read three resolutions, which had been drawn up by the Leeds electors, as a guide to this meeting, but not to bis 3 it is myrtles's. The first resolution was: That W ita deep tret and that the boa (Mr. Fitasralliamb ut his Wass it satiol all 'Roam M Ile maks el Mast eleetors, held at N ea the alt, sada sessetavard by the secretary of &West Ream hamatlia sod pet Mal ova by Lord Vissmust Mass, mak mat se !dams to the raohatta yammd. sad rads% as esollaer w adilba ths sambas aloe puma pledged Wawa= Is pas Ilia Oar support. —•- - Tide rilatie was moved for adoption, at the print Robert meeting, hMilli. an, Esq., Mayor of Bradford ; and sessial by C. H. Belly, Esq., of Shettleld —Mr. Todd, of Dewleery, proposed the mansion of the words, " deep re gret; and the . Ms or of Wakefield was left speaking in favour of the wtetaei propositica, at the time that our report wr dispatched.—The other two resolutions, which the chair man read r having hese prepared at Leeds, ran as follow.; ' and from the temper exhibited by the meeting we doubt not that all the three nersitions worM be in substance ado4t . Milessmash rift Ir. Omelet Manna Wentworth Um maws no admen al hie spieler men ihe Ism leffat wfM hem We neWeit of is remlatim ef the and as the mew Wens thot era pintlosen sod Mayer of lapis ether Bi isk his spline uple thine pits are sot Sind er Not hob . men penewnd is the vim of the mai /WWII thilw. Me int ten . thwehee, empiedintly theirs thst tbey rani Mee than ispr i altr. arise 'Meat Wentworth trii swains at We Met the aleeewe now prima d.drre that the KS. =open l e they we give their support to any candidate ore, that he be b to the principles of hoe trade, to ronwieny in the adadalstratlon of the national eapesditure, to • gradual and rah cx. tusks sligloa sot d at tbs suffrage tbs . sa as , that be to opposed to any further ename- g r by ts CHARTIST TOWN-COUNCILLORS. Amongst the persica elected to the ofßoe of town.rouocillor for the borough of Leeds, on Wednesday last, was Mr. Joseph Barker, printer, of Wortley the proposed candidate for Bolton, who it will be remembered was arrested on a charge of sed.tioue conspiracy on the eve of the election. Mr. Barker was put forward by the chartists of the Holbeek ward. la the West ward also the Chartists succeeded is @letting one of the eonaillors, but in the South ward Mr. Barker's brother, who stood on the same interest, was defeated. LANCASHIRE. MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.— Yesterday a man and woman, named Thous Cooke and Blies Jones, were brought before the magistrates at Manchester on suspicion of murder. The prisoners reside in a court in Dole Field, in which, at the bottom of a flight of stone steps, a man was found during one night at the end of last week, with a fearful contused ent at the back of the head. He was tarried in a state of insensibility to the infirmary, and died almost immediately. The evidence against the prisoners was that a woman living in the court heard a try of " Watch !" on the night in question, which was subsequently repeated, or repeated in pan, the word being suppressed when half uttered. Two little girls were the next witnesses, and said that they saw the male prisoner dreg a man who lay at the bottom of the etre* into his house and bathe his head with water, and afterwards take him back to the steps and leave him there. The prisonen denied all knowledge of the affair. A surgeon from the infirmary, who bad examined the head of deceased, said the wound might have been caused by his falling backwards down the steps, or by a blow from behind. The evidence waist the prisoners, or rather against the male prisoner (for there was nothing against the woman), was considered inaufileient, and the case, after they bad been put heck is the dock several times that fresh evi dence might be obtained if pomible. wa dim:Limed. NORTHUMBERLAND. THE ATTEMPTED MURDER AT NEWCABTLR.—III this case, the facts of which have already appeared in this paper, tie prisoner Dunn was fully committed to take his trial at the next anises for the attempted murder of Ann Moffatt. WARWICKSHIRE. THE PEACE MOVEMENT.—A meeting on this sub l i - ject, convened by the gentlemen who took part in the recent congress at Brussels, wee held in the Town-hall at Binning ham, on Thursday night. The interest excited by the affair may be estimated by the fact that the immense building was crowded in every part (a very unusual thing) ; indeed, there could not have been lem than from nine to tan thousand per sons present, including a very large number of ladies, who graced the galleries. M. Visechers, the Belgian represen tative, was received with great anplanse, and every possible manifestation of a cordial greeting was adopted. Dr. Bowring, M.P., Mr. Ewart, 11. P , and other gentlemen were also present. Mr. R. T. Cadbury, a venerable and highly respected number of the Society of Friends was called to the chair.—Mr. .1. Scoble, who was amongst the earliest speakers, said that the thousands who stool before him was a convincing proof that the noble assemblage of philanthropists, who had gathered together at Brussels, had not done so to promote a cause in which Englishmen took no interest. He entered into a statement of the object of the movement, which was to realise some of those great princi ples which would have the effect M removing from the na tions of Christendom the cause of war. He remarked on the hospitality, the courtesy, the kindness, and the high consi deration with which the Belgian people had received the English delegates, and expressed a hope that if a simi lar congress was held in this country, English. men would endeavour to imitate they could not surpass—the noble example which had been set them by their brethren in Belgium. He congratulated his auditory on the fact that the entire press of Belgium with en exception or two, that of France, and an influen tial portion of that of England, was in favour of this movement ; and expressed a hope that the day was not far distant when men would pro claim on earth as in heaven—an universal peace and good will with each other,—Mr. Joseph Sturge moved a resolution to the effect that the meeting entirely sympathised with the late Peace Congress at Brussels, and in its purpose of devising other means for the settlement of international disputes then by an appeal to arms. After some general observa tions with reference to the movement, Mr. Sturgis adverted to the fact of its having been determined to offer two thousand francs fora prize cagey on the subject of the like conference at Brussels, the same to be awarded at the congress to assemble at Paris next year. There was a general reeling (he said) amongst the friends of the cause that a motion, or possibly an address to the crown should be made on the subject in the next session of parliament ; and it afforded him some satisfaction to be able to inform them that a gentleman who had already so nobly and manfully fought the battle of the people had consented to take charge of ft. The individual to whom he referred was Mr. Cobden. He had hopes too yet for the future, seeing that there were at that time in Birmingham nearly double the number of persons employed in making steel pens than there were in the manufacture of instruments of destruction.— This resolution having been seconded, was put and unanimously carried, as was also one to the following effect, moved by the Rev. J. A. James, " that, in the opinion of the mectiog, conventions of the people of different na tions to promote the cause of universal peace and brotherhood are in themselves eminently calculated to prevent any future hostile collision ; and that the meeting hailed with satidsctioe and delight the presence of U. Visechers and the other delegates at the late congress at Brussels. In the course of his remark., Mr. James expressed hie thankful ness that peace congresses were not now merely proposed, but that they were turned into re a liti es , and he declared it to be his opinion that a candle had been lighted at Brussels which would net be extinguished until the whole earth was filled with its light. The men of Birmingham hailed M. Vissehm as the messenger of pesos, and they loved him for the sake of the good cause he was so nobly fostering, and the influence of which was daily extending. [Mr. James extended his hand to the die tinguished foreigner, on which the whole audience rose and cheered for severs] minutes.] Dr. Bowring, M.P., and Mr. Ewart, M.P., subsequently addressed the meeting, as did also M. Visschers, who spoke in French. He said that • few years ago an individual, then in obscurity, came to visit the town of Birmingham, which in every respect so much resembled his own. He came to study, not onl y ite institu tions, but also that industry for which the town was so cele brated; and in later times that same man had the happiness to be selected to preside over the first Peace Congress held in Brussels, and it was his further privilege, as the represen tative of that assemble e , to visit England once mon, and to be welcomed by the Prime Minister of the country. He rejoiced in his visit to Birmingham, where, es in his own Liege, he found the minds of the people to be as tranquil as their hands were occupied ; and when they . reflected on the disturbances and revolutions which bad during the last few months shaken Europe, it was a great satisfaction indeed to find that in old England and young Belgium only was there perfect peace. He deprecated that which modern civiliaatioa called an armed peace, and said that the future duty of philan thropists was not only to aid in the amelioration of existing in stitutions, but also in the preservation of peace on .he Conti nent. For your reception oft's' this night (said M. Visachers), I can only say that your brother of Liege will never forget his brethren in Birmingham. The Rev. A. O'Neil', Mr. Alderman Palmer, Mr. Councillor Baldwin, the Rev. J. Sibree, and other gentlemen, afterwards addressed the meeting; the sentiments of each were enthusiastically re ceived, and the meeting terminated shortly after 10 o'clock. A considerable sum was subscribed in aid of the funds re. quired to carry on the movement. SURREY. A BURGLAR CAUGHT IN TUE FACT.—Yesterday a daring attempt at burglary was made in Coombe Wood house, near Kingston, the residence of Mr. W. 0. Hunt, by a plant named George Martin. A servant, named Warren, having heard a noise in the adjoining room about two o'clock in the morning, he got up, and saw the prisoner standing at a bureau with a light in his hand. Oa seeing the servant, the prisoner said, " there ate three men in the house ; I have a pistol in my pocket ; stead back, or I'll shoot you." Warren, however, rushed in and secured him. Ina short time Mr. Hunt came to his insistence with a loaded gnu. A silver cream ewer, and nearly 200 ancient 'we and coppercoins, were fetus" U in his possession. It appears that an entrance was effected by cutting a piece of panelling out of the front door. The prisoner was brought before Mr. Lambert, a county magistrate, and was fully committed. stair-head, where, in a short time, one of the cheek . takers had collected upwards of twelve pounds. Under these circumstance., therefore, it can create but little surprise when the Met is stated that great confusion and uproar prevailed throughout the evening from time to time; though, it must be said to the credit of the audience that undivided attention was paid to some of the more ela borate pieces of music, such as the "Overture to Fidello," and the selection and fantasia from " The Huguenots," both of which were admirably performed by the orchestra. The great feature of the evening, however, was the " National Anthem," arranged by Jullien for four combined military bards, and the orchestra of stringed and wind instruments, Disking in all five coniFlete bands. The Gaped of the house as the audience stood up to do honour to the hymn of loyalty was of a most imposing character, and the cheers and enthusiasm excited by the well-known strains were absolutely deafening. A slight disturbance occurred, owing to the neglect of some persons in the parterre to pall of their hats whilst it was being sung; but this subsided as soon as it was discovered that the bats were kept on not for want of loyalty but want of room, their wirers being jammed and hemmed in by the crowd around them. The whole of the performance deserves great praise : • portion (the larghello) of Beethoven's symphony in D elicited very justly several rounds of applause. It was given with great precision and sigra.. Altogether the public taste has been greatly improved by such concerts as the one under notice, and few will deny that 11. Jullien amply deserves that p,tronsge which it seems he is destined to receive. The present series of concerts is only for one month. The house was beautifully lighted; the de corations having been refreshed, looked as neat and new as when they first were seen; a large and convenient lounging-room has been added to the promenade, wherein are placed tables covered with newspapers and other periodicals of nearly every country in Europe. It ought not, in justice to Min Mimi, to be omitted to be stated that she has been engaged for the present concerts, and that she made her first appearance last evening. The airs which she executed were " Il cos greto per ewer felice," from " Lucresia Borgia," and a new composition by Ball., descriptive of the descent of Orpheus into the infernal regions—a subject which has been so admirably handled by Gluck as to render it hazardous to provoke a comparison, and which in the present instance, out of mercy to Mr. Belie, we abstain from entering into. CLERICAL. LAST NIORT'S Casette contains an Order in Couto/ assigning a district to the Church of St. John, a Nev. ton, Clodock, Ilerefordstare. PUIPSIMEXT.—Rov. J. to Clayton C., Nortit. amptanrhlre. NAVAL. DEVOXPORT, Nov. 2 —Kingfisher, 12, Com. E. Harvey, arrived from Portsmouth last evening. She has been pall advance of • wages, and is eapeeted to sail to-morrow with the mails to Madeira, Cape de Venda, Steno Leore, and Amension.—Caledonia, 120, Capt. Carter, Is ordered to resume her moorings in Ilemoare. Her powd er to now being removed, and she will come into harb:sur to-Porrow, weather permitting.—lridefatlsable, to, is to be fitted in every respect Immediately ac an advanced ship.—The Admiralty Board of 'Hivisioa minutely Inspected • portion of the dockyard yeeterday, including the chain cable stores and the ships I uriding. WooLwtell, Nov. 3.—Lightning, st..v. Master• Com. Pettey arrived this morning from Copenhagen, whim she landed the Danish Ambassador. She brought over some of the members of the family of the British ambassador to the court of Denmark, and de spatches for the Foreign-oftice.—Jasper, el.-v., Second Banter floe. wood, arrived this a ft ernoon from Holyhead to be paid off.—Sir J. J. Gordon Bremer, Commodore Superintendent of the Dockyard, joined this morning, and hoisted hia pendent on board the Pia{ord. SHEERNESS, Nov. 2 —The st. id. Meteor, Lttut.-Coot. Bottler, has this day been paid off here.— V.ec-Adniiral Elliott re turned here on the 31st Wt. Capt. Superintendent D. Prim ecru& hia broad pendant, and the Admiral's Sag is ri,ir flying on board the MOTEMINTIL-OM. 23: The Racer sailed from Lisboa for Gibraltar. 26: Polemos, at Gibraltar. ADMIRALTY, NOV. 3.—APPOINTMENT.. — Lkutewante E. D. Aahe, to Daphne; B. lAmbert, to Powerful; T. 8. It'Gregor (dag), to PowertuL —Sammie : IL Baker, to Amazon; 1. G. RBA, to Daphne; B. Bernard, to Orestes.—Aseletutt Burgeons LW. Poland, to Amason; 1. W. Cleave, to Daphne; R W. Beaumont, to Orestes; J. G. Oakahott (acting), to Piagart4—Seconcl Moiler . F. Browne, to Powerful. MILITARY. REGIMENT. FOR COLONIAL NIIIVICE.--With respect to various reports es to the embarkation of several regimeats this year for colonial duty, we are enabled to state that no :flirt whatever le under orders for that Fmk*, nor is this the time of year fir such as t. Nett spring or summer s e vera l inlantry rag a will pen aa te l arp n roceed eiP.er to the Idrditerrancoui or the Past Indies, to effect the usual reliefs; and the three Beet for rock rvice are the 70th, 26th„ and 4lst regta., which returned home from foreign dread in June sad July, 1243. Should, however, any unforecen confine gency arid, those Testa would go out without de.ay, effective, and are each 1,000 rank and file strong. as they are all As the 77th Foot is now the only entire regiment in Ports moth, It Maim found necessary to withdraw several & puts front the Ide of Wight this year, and such depits (except the 70th, which is to remain) have now returned to the Isle of Wight, and been replaced at Portsmouth by the following depots from the ,former place, viz,: Depots kb, 20th, 42nd, and 67th. SPORTING. --- NEWMARKET COURSING lEBIING.—TtICIPSDAT. DIIBY (Ilan Ties CONCLUDID).—FieId Marshal beat Wild Boy. SECOND Tres.—Field Marshal beat Louie Philippa; Fear. nought beet Melee. Cur (niter Tuts).—Figaro beat Walter; Rosetta beat muo (drum); Mainmast beat I,eamotive; DOOM beat !tutor. OAKS (Plain Tits).—Dacia heat Fly; Beale Bell beat rlset-me.oot ; Bralebie beat Rouen. 'ott't STAMM (Frain Tize).—Drift beat Miles; Diamond beat Bulow ; Lavender beet Rattle the Reeler. iWORCESTES RACM.—Turasoar. Mann, 601., 2 milea—Mr. Howlett's Cardinal's Niece, 4 yes (Howlett), beat Mr. Darius's Mammoth, 4 yrs. HANDICAP EtwaersTanas of 3 eon. each, and 30 added. Two miles. ( . 14:11.) Mr. Pries's (H. Erns) 0 1 Mr. Knowles's Berme . Mr. B. Oilesh Oster Green The following also no •• New Forest Deer, Subduer, Farnham, Tit. bit, Bees, Little Nary, Mesara, Smuggler MU, Marlow, Wisner, and f by Katie Clionslewit. WONCISTIPAIIIRI HUNT STAKES of SO son each; with a piece of plate Two miles. (S subs). Mr. Diron's (Lord Strathmorei 1 Mr. Woodward's Albuni (Owner 2 Mr. W. Pres.'s Counter (Owner 3 HACK. STAINS Of 2PM each, sad 10 added; the mond to save Ws stake. (12 subs.) Heats. Ii rile. Mr. I. Day's Dimmer (Wekelleld) 1 0 0 1 Mr. Wation's Widred Mr. IL N. Powell's Jenny Wow 0 1 0 S Sw was of 6 son meth, end 20 added. Heats. Ij. GenUemen riders. (6 subs). Mr. F. Edwardsh New Purest Dees (Mr. Bovine) 1 1 Mr. Kittan's The Mari 0 2 Captsin LitUsh Haeldathent WOILCESTILA STEILPLI CHASX-Vanur. HANDICAP Of 20 SOK 1.11110, Via 100 added. inr miles. • Proceed 1 Red leaccr tab) Ententgena. EQUITY COURTS.—Yaersanar. Before the Lord Chancellor. KartLova AND OTHERS V. CARTER. AND °THEW—LIE( ON CAROO.—INJUNCTION.—This wall an appeal awhile, opened on Thursday, and its object was to discharge an in junction granted by the Vice•Chanceitor of England, re straining the defendant Carter from delivering to the other defendant., who are assignees of the bankrupts Barton, litguineon and Co., of Liverpool, a cargo of cotton brought by Cuter from Charletton. in the Unit e d St a t es of Animate The gotton was purchased by the plaintiffs, who are mer chants in Charleston, to the order of Barton and Co. and on shipping the goods on b3ard a vessel which belonged to Bar ton and Co., and of wh eh Carter was master, they drew bills for the amount on the former, but provided, by the bills of lading, that the cargo was not to be delivered unless the bills were paid. This happened a short time before the bankrnptcy of Barton, Higginson, and Co. The bills were net paid. The assignees of Barton and Co. claimed the cargo, Isa its arrival at Liverpool, whereupon the bill was filed for the injunction.—Mr. hole and Mr. R. Palmer moved to dissolve the iejunction, insisting that Carter, being the servant of Barton and Co., their assignees were entitled to the cargo imported by Caro r in their vessel, the same being purchased to their order. The plaintiffs claimed a legal right to the cargo, but they should have established that right before coming to a court of equity. The special wording of the bill of lading did not affect the right of the assignees of Barton and Co.—The Lord Chancellor, without calling on the oounsel on the other aide, said h e had no doubt of the propriety of the Vice-Chancellor's order. The assignees of Barton end Co. alleged that they were the owners of the cargo, because Barton and Co. sent th e or d er to purekess, and they were the owner. of the vessel in which the goods were imported. They alleged that the cargo sent in the bankrupt's ship was vested in them as aseignees of Barton and Co. The plaintiffs denied that position ; they admitted the deiivery • the goods to the captain. but insisted that they had pro tected themselves by the bills of lading. It was not his (the Chancellor's) duty to dec . de on the validity of these tonna ' dictory allegations ; it was enough for him, in order to pre serve the property, to take care that the plaintiffs made no , a fictitious case. Without anticipating the result of the cause, be was of opinion that it was competent ter the plaintiffs to do what they had dose. It was disputed whet. ther the bills of lading preserved the plaintiffs' lien, but glance at the bill satisfied him that it did. There was clearly a prima Side ease for protection of the plaintiffs, and the motion must W dismissed, with eats. LONDON SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETT.—This, as many of our musical readers know, is a new society —an off shoot from the old Sacred Harmonic Society, in consequence of the schism in that body caused by the removal of Mr. Sur man from the office of conductor. Mr. Burman holds this office in the new society, which gives its concerts in Exeter hall, and carries them on precisely after the fashion of the old society; while it, in consequence of the changes in its management, has assumed the aspect of a new esta bli hment. The " London Sacred Harmonic Society " had its third concert sines its foundation, and its first this season, last evening, when The Messiah was performed, pre cisely as we have heard it, times without number, at the concerts of the old society. The instrumental orchestra and chorus were of about the same numerical strergth as formerly; and there waa certainly no falling off, if there was no improvement, in the general character°, the performance. Mr. Sims Reeves was engaged to sustain the principal tenor part; and certainly he Is the only singer of the day elle to satisfy those who have been accustomed hear Braham in this oratorio; but unfortunately he was prevented by indisposition from appearing, and Mir. Lackey was very properly obtained as his substitute. The other principal singers were Miss Birch, Mies Dolby, and Mr. Leffler, who acquitted them selves with their usual ability. In listening to this perform- Before the Master el the Rolls. anee we felt convinced (as we are every time we bear this lx RZ WELCHMAN.—TAXATION 010 Stixiciron'a BILL.— oratorio) that it is the custom to take many of the move• This was an application on behalf of the Oxford and Ele ments, both of the sirs and choruses, a great deal too slow, I mingbam Railway Company to tax the bill of coats of Messes. whet. by pa' lull of pathetic expression are rendered I Welcbman ant dpraggett, the so:icitors of the Rev. Mr. lenguid and drawling, and grand choral effects are made Townend, who had sold a piece of land to the above cow I dull and heavy. The answer to any such remark is, that I pain% It appeared that the company contr..cted for the par- Bach is the " traditional" mode of performance handed chase of the Sand in March, 1847, for 6001 , and they entered down from Handel himself. But we have not much faith in into possession in May, 1847. The solicitors of Mr. Tows. the correctness stages end, who was anxious to have the contract completed, on man X' the 13th June, 1848, sent their bill of costa, amounting to an o d f trad i tions we we no w re tti i. ch n godly adhered to when they are felt to be at variance with have why t P hry ,* sdho through ld bedo w 661., to Messrs. Patterson, Hanbury , and Co., of Learningeo N the dictate. of taste and judgment. The ball was crowded the n li c it ono yth. coarany, and itwas ansaged by the panes b ii lisked it a n d to meet and somplete the purchass on th e 20th o f J une B• selm . s enu to m ha e v uo e p es o r is . They met on that day, and Mr. Ha u b ur y compl a i ne d o f t h e there is room fur both , charges in the bill, to which two or three it ems , amount i ng soci M. JCLLILS ' B CONCERTS AT DRCRY-LANL—M. to 22a. were then added by Mr. Townend' s solicitors, and he overilo st w lf in ot th f l oo s ti n n ew . e t h t y is J .Ilien commenced his winter concerts last evening at declared his inteniion to have the bill taxed, and ultimately Drury-lane Theatre, within the walls of which place there paid the bill under protest, the "elicitors of Mr. Townes& ores v.:Bested about as dense a crowd as perhaps causing to complete, unless it was paid. The ground tim was ever yet beheld in so circumscribed a space. Some which the bill was sought to be taxed was that there was hundreds were sent away from the door, ; and so eager pressure on the part of the resp on d en t s, who 'shoed to were the public for admission that, despite the refusal of the complete unless the bill was paid. It was also alleged to doorkeeren to suffer any more to go in. the people ru.hed contain several overcharges.—The Master of the Rolls mid past them, and inaired upon tendering their money at the t hat overcharges were not alone sufficient to tax a paid bills His lorth.nip, alter beartng a few other mature of no general interest, rose at 12 o'clock.