The Express. — London, England, 1848-01-01 00:00:00

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Some Halifax t is a pity apply our tuch lower 3rd : Party to pr. 27, and cmner of l been run emu It of fir trees, bad, how cable tract r had gone explorers ohn, to ex nd depend ny part of lance from hn may be ent in the ad around hospital to onto — who -have peti. ar iasutu- MI, no pr).- pect of danger as regards *a owed of typhus. We yesterday received information (from as undoubted source) that in a small cottage within two miles of the city the fever has declared itself, and that the number of residents therein is not less than twenty one. A medical friend also informed us on Saturday last that he had just contributed toes subscrip tion in favour of a child of thirteen, the lest survivor of a family of six—five having died of typhus." NOVA SCO TIA.—There is a great deatth of news in the papers received from this colony. What follows from the Morning Chronicle (Halifax), deserves attention: " We understand that several counterfeit sovereigns brought here by some men who came out in the Avon are in ciroulatio in this city. A man caught in the act of passing one of these counterh its has been arrested and is now in gaol. It would be es well fur our fellow-citise ns to be care ful in taking sovereigns, as the imitation now introduced is said to be remarkably g ood, and it is therefore probable that a large number are afloat." In the absence of news however, we dad in the Courier (Halifax), for Europe, a renewal of the claim fur represen tation of the colonies in the imperial parliament. Some time ago we submitted Mr. Howe 'a views on this subject to our readers. A writer in the journal we have named, ad dressing Lord J. Russell, offers the following suggestion : "My lord,—The colonist who now addresses you ventures, at a moment when action is more acceptable than theory, end at a crisis when delay may be pregnant with danger, to warn you against • partial measure of union [of the North American provinces]—whilat a much nobler project is within your reach. I mean the consolidation of the whole British empire, by representation from every part of it. I trust, my lord, the completion of this great measure will yet give im mortality to your name. The adventles it would confer upon our colonial possessions would be innumerable—and in the course of deep and thoughtful inquiry I have not been able to discover any objection of a feather's weight. Perhaps Tour lordship will not contemn a hasty pmposition on this important subject. The British colonists alone at the present moment embrace upwards of 70 distinct possessions covering an area of more than '2,000,000 square miles, and containing a population of over 1,000,000 souls. They consist of eleven in Europe; eleven in Asia, including the recently acquired territory of Hong-Kong; Hee in Australasia ; thir teen in Africa ; eight in North, five in South Amrrics ; and nineteen West India islands. These c doilies constitute " the empire on which the min never sets," and of whose political systems the throne of Queen Victoria is the centre; bat alas! bow few of their people ever beheld the mon •rch they revere—end how many of them have vainly aspired to be considered part and meet of her glorious empire, instead of being stung with the degrading epithet of dependency ? Why is it, we ask, that an Englishman, on leaving his native land, is no longer endowed with the same privileges—is no longer entitled to the same proud national feeling ? Be it yours, my lord, to sweep away this sense ofolegradation, and to unite us all in one common bond of brotherhood. Of the seventy-two p es...redone I have referred to, four at I least wuld not require representation—the Falkland Is'ands, Aden (mouth of the Red Sea), Pernendo Po, and the Is land of Ascension. Of the remaining 65, there are hut 47 whose respective populations exceed 10,000, and probably all of these might not wish to avail themselves of the privilege of representation. On the other hand, some few colonies, whose population may be lees than 10.000, might wish to send a repress n'a ive ts.,th as the !elands of Bermuda). A fair estimate, allowing one representative for each colony, would be ab out fifty memberi, and if the imperial parlia ment were thrown open to them to-morrow, I do not believe more than that number would be sent. Surely, my lord, no objection could be urged spinet 50 members entering the imperial parliament, to represent the feelings and views of the extensive colon es of the empire —no objection. I mean, as regards an undue prepon derance in the councils of the nation. Their pro portion would be about one fourteenth of the whole re presentation ; and all increase would be passed upon and restricted by the judgment of parliament. These represen tatives could be chosen by the legislatures of the respec tive colonies from which they w. re sent, or they could be elected from the members of council of such colonies as have not a representative constitution. They should be suitably paid by the colonies that sent them, and this would be a suts &tent check upon undue claims for increased representa tion. This, also, I respectfully submit, should be all that the colonies would be asked to contribuee towards the ex penses of the empire, in consideration of their new privilege; but I think the gem nil question of a large reduction in the expenses of the government might noun afterwards be pro posed, by tt c dimiuution of the military establishments, and the more effectual organisation of tie tallith of each colony instead. The colonies might thus become indirectly inatru. mental in diminishing the burdens of the parent couutry, and perhaps ultimately aid in extinguishing the national debt." Ebt eourt. FRlDAY.—Prince Lowenstein and Cap tain Francis Seymour are expected to arrive this evening at the Castle on a vi-it to the Queen.—The royal dinner party tins evening at tne Castle will include the Duchess of Kent, Prince Lowenstein, the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercurn, the lads-in -waiting of the Duchess of Kent, Bo ronese de Speth,l.inly Mary Howard, Lord James Murray, Captain Francis Seymour, and Dr. Meyer, The l)uke of Cambridge on Thursday last again pre sided at the meeting of the house-committee of the German Hospital, and afterwards was present at the distribution of presents by some friends of the institution to the patients and officials, when a German Christmas-tree was lighted up. The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived at Wo burn Abbey, Bedfordshire, on a vi-it to the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, yesterday, from his seat, Hickleton hall, Doncaster. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo nial-office, from the Governor-General of Canada, and also from the Governors of the other North American provinces. BANQUET AND PERYORYANCE AT WINDSOR CAhTLR.—Her Majesty will give a grand banquet at the castle this evening to a large and distinguished party. At the conclusion of the banquet the tragedy of " Antigone," from the Greek of Sophocles, will be ' , cad before her Majesty and her royal and illustrious guests, by Mr. Bartley, in the grand reception ro which has been arranged for the occasion. An extensive semicircular gallery has been erected at the south ecd of the apartment, with raised seats, covered with crimson cloth, for the solo and chorus singers, who have been engaged to give due effect to the vocal music. In front of the gallery a stage has been erected for Mr. Bartley, who has been honoured with the especial command of her Majesty. The chorus will consist of between thirty and forty singers from Exeter-hall. The whole of the music, composed by Mendelasohn, will be performed by her Majesty's private band, led by Mr. Anderson, assisted by several members of the Philharmonic Society and the military bands of the regiments in garrison at Windsor. (From last night's Gazette.) DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 30.—The Queen has given orders for the appointment of General Sir C. Halkett, Knight Commander of the Bath, to be an ordinary member of the Military dirt:ion of the First Class or Knights Grand Cross of the said order. FOREIGN-OFFICE, Dac. 28.—The Queen has ap proved of Mr. T. M. Perim, as consul at Galway for the United States of America. WAR-OFFICE, Dtc. 30. 6th Drag.Gds.—Cor..l. Y. Math, to be lieut., by per., vice Bu chanan, who ret.; W. B. Phillimore, gait., to be Lor., by pur., Nice 7th Drag. Ode.—P. G. Smith, gait., to be Dor., by pur., vice Adams, prom. 9th It. Drags.—roe. W. F. Richarols, to be lieut., by pur., vice Kortright, who ret.; Cor. J. H. King, to be lieut., by par., vice Ro berts, whoret. 3 rd F. — CiPt. E. Kingsley, from 11.-p. 58th F., to be apt., vice hPKie, prom.; Lieut..l. W. ltichardson, to be cant., by purr, vice whores; Em , . A. A. it. to be to m., bc pu lieu r t by via ter., vice ;eonl2th F.—Lieut. W. Longfield, to ha cap, by pu;., vice Duff, who vets. ; Em. T. Garner, to he lieut., by poi., rice Longlield ; B. 8. Adams, gest, to be ens., by par., vice Garner. j l6th F.—Ens. C. C. Grant, to be adj., vice Bennett, who resigne the ad utaocy only. 2Gth F. —Lieut. R. T. Hearn, from 94th P., to be lieut., vice Blair, who esciumas a. 35th F. -Brev.-Major J. H. 0. Moore, to be major, by per., rice Decdes, who re•ts. • Lieu:. T. Tuelon, to be cart., by pur., rico Mcore ; Ens. C. M. Layton, to be lieut., by pus., vice Teuton ; J. Harris, gent., to be ens., by pus., vice Layton. 40th F.—Capt. 11. J. V. Kemble, from b..p. unatt., to be capt., rice A. A. Nelson, who each. ; Limit. J. A. Macgowan, to be cap., by puce, vise Kembte, who tat; Ens. T. Wilson, to lieut., by r, vice si rs 14. Fowler, put., to been', by A b n e r purr, r. vice 41st F.—Are-Surg. D. Stewart, front the st.r, to . tri assist-surg., vice Hart, deceased. 43rd F.—J. L. Johnstone, gent., to be asist-surg , vice Apr, app. to the Staff. 48th F.—Brew.-Major H. Ward, to be major, by pr., vice Cole, prom.; Capt W. T. Granville, from 35th 1.. to be cart. vice who each.; Lieut R. Warburton, to be capt., by per., vice Ward; Fag. 14. F. M. Herbert, to be heat., by par., rice Warbu rton ;R. M. Hall, gent., to be ens., uv par., rice Herbert. 54th I.—Ens. P. W. Gillum, to be lieut., by par., vice Redmond, who ret.; E. T. Milner, gent., to be ens., by par., vice Gillum. 35th F.—Capt. C. C. 1. Henry, from 48th F., to be card., vice Gran ville, who eve. 58th F.—Ens. L. J. Thompson, to be lieut., without pur., vice Sim mons, dee.; Gent-Cadet S. Haack from the RI. MIL Col., to be Eno, vice Thompson. 68th I.—Brev.-Col. Sir R. Burdett, Bart., from h.p. Inst., to be lieut-coL, rice Lord W. Paulet, who exc. ; Major R. W. Huey, to be lieu;-col ., by per., vice Sir It. Burdett, who ret.; Bres.-Major RL. Phipps, to be maim, by pus., vice Huey; Lieut. H. 11. Greer, to be apt., by pur., vice Phipps' Ens. P.S. Savage, to be heist, by par., vice Greer ;T.ll. L. 11. Phipps, gent., to be ens., by . pur., rice Savage. 7li'd F.—Ens. C. Manion, to he ut., by pur r , Tree Ilall, who re tires; R. 31. Peed, gent., to or ens., by par., vice Harison. 79th P. —Face. W. C. Cuninghome, to tie lieut., by pur., vice H. A. Murray, who retiree; A. Hill, gent., Lobe ens., by pur., vice Caning name. 92nd F.—lleut G. Warrender, to be capt, by our., vice Stewart, who retires Ens. J. Cunningham, to be Ly par., vice Wm. render ;0. H. Kenny gent., to be ens., by put., Cunningham. 94th F.—Lieut. D. it. Blair, from 26th F., lieut., vice Hearn, who yul=acs. 96th F.—Lieut. G. F. C. Bray, from G6th F., to lieut., Tin Bar day, promoted. Ist West India gLieut. C. W. Grange, to ba coot, by par., vice Dickron, who e t ; ns. 11. R. Searle, to be lieut. vice Grange. Usarricurn.-31i4Gr H. Cole, from 48th F., to be lieut.-col, by par. ; Brcv.-Major P. from 3rd F, to major, without par. lioserrtz. STAl7.—Anti4.-'urn. It. Apr, from 43rd F., to be as aist-surg. to the forces, vier Stewart, app• to 4106 Insivrr.—Capt. E. Kinpley, of the led F., to be major in the army; Major E. Kingsley, of the 3rd F., to be lieut-col. in the army. Miaioniaorm—The commission of Lieut. W. G. Spider, of 53rd F., has been dated 14th Sept., 15 47, instead of sth July, 1810 . Lieu; - Co l. A. A. O'Reiltr has been allowed to retire Prom the army, by the sile of an Unattached commisolen, be being about to settle at the Cape of Good Hope. ADMIRALTY, Dec. Corps of Royal Marines.—SecoadLieut. C. J. Ellin, to be first limit., vise s. B. Elba, dec.; becand Lieut. W. 8. Dars to be Bret lieut. ADMIRALTY, Doe. 27. Corp of Royal Marines.—Col. Second-Com. J. M'Callurn, to be col.- earn., Mercer, dee. ; Lieut. Col. W. Powell, to be ea-second Pm., rice M'Callum, prom.: Brev.-Major G. B. Bury, to be lieut.- cot, mce Powell, prom. ; Mrs* Lieut and Adj. Travers, to be cup, vice Bury, prom. ; Second Lieut. E. C. Doeiville, to be Brat lieut., Viet Travers, prom. ADMIRALTY, Dec. 17. The following womodom have this day taken place, consequent upo• the death of Adm. Sir G. Parker, Y.C.B. :—Adis. of the Whitt lien. air J. Talbot, 0.C.8., to be adm. of the red ; Adtn. of the Bthe Sir W. H. Gage, 0.C.H., to be adra. of the white; Vice-Adm. of the Red G. Parker, to be adm. of the blue ; View Adm. of the White Sir T. Brine, 0.C.11.0., to be via-nth. of the red; Vioc-Adm. of the Blue 8.. ft Pitied, to be vice-Wm. of the white; Rear-Adm. of the Red FL Gordan, to be viee-adm. of the blue; Rear. Adm. of the White C. P. B. Bateman, to be rear.adm. of the red Rftr•Adm. of the /Slue Sir T. Umber, C. 8., K Cll., to be rcaeridaL of the white; Capt. Y. I U. Dixon, to be rev-dm. of the bloc. NEW LINE OF FARRINGDON-STREET.---At a meet ing of the Clerkenwell Improvement Committee, a deputa tion was appointed to watt upon the City Improvement Committee, to express their sense of the injustice of the great delay which had taken place in the continuation of the line of Farringdon.street, and the ruinous and injurious conse quences which had resulted to traffic and private property. The deputation accordingly waited on the City committee, who expressed their deep sympathy aWI those whose pro perty along the new line had been taken without remunera tion, and they strongly recommend them to make their cases known by public meetings and all other means; also, to pe tition parliament and the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, caLing their attention to the effect this delay must I have upon the sanitary condition of that district, for owing to inability of forming any sewers pending these proceedings, and tee accumulation of lilts, both animal and vegetable, along the new line, typhus and other incidental diseases spring up among the inhabitants living close along the new hue. The deputation and City committee then visited the neighbourhood, and witnessed scenes of such horrible filth, as fully convinced them, not only of the danger in the actual locality, but also far around it. GREAT TELEGRAPHIC FEAT.—We have before us two Cincinnati paper., received yesterday by mail, viz. the Gazette and the Atlas, both printed on Thursday morning, 9th iust., and both containing the President's Message in full. The readers of those papers were therefore placed in possession of the document just 42 hours after it was read in Congveas. The massage comprises about eighteen thousand words, sad according to a statement in the Cincinnati tocizelfe, was telegraphed through the enterprise of the Cin cinnati and Louisville press. The time occupied by the operators on the wires in transmitting the whole document from Philadelphia to Cincinnati was sixteen hours, including one hour and a half lost by the current of electricity having been led trout the main wire to the earth at one of the inter mediate offices. Owing to the dampness of the atmosphere, and this alone, the entire message could not be transmitted all the way from Philadelphia. The aid of Pittsburgh office was therefore called in. Had the night been clearer and the atmosphere dry, the complete document could have been successfully transmitted, not only to Cincinnati, but even to %%accent, in Indiana—a distance of about 900 miles from Philadelphia. 'fee brat words of the Message wen, re ceived at the Cincinnati Telegraph °Him, at eight o'clock on Tuesday night—the conclusion and signature of the Pre. sident on Wednesday at 12 o'clock at none. THE BISHOP OF NEW ZEALAND. Mr. Heyworth, of Liverpool, has transmitted the following excellent and jud,cious communication to the editor of the New Zealand J01t17104. it iota be hoped that Mr. Hey worth'a name may secure a [eyelash:6 hearing for truths in certain quarters where they have hitherto been re fused admission—st is to be feared front a partisan feeling, disguising itself (even to those who entertained it) in the garb of religions seal. "Yew Tree, 1/ec. 23, 1847.—5ir,--The protest which the Bishop of New Zealand has recently published, in which he solemnly resolves to aid the natives in resisting the decisions of the imperial parliament, induces me to request that you will insert the accompanying letter in your journal. The object of this letter is, as you will perceive, to disabuse the missionaries of a fallacy which they entertain, it is to be feared, in common with the bishop, in respect to the right of , property. This fallacy, mixed up as it is wilt the vital truths they are commissioned to communicate to the natives, and harmonising as it does with their savage instinctive co- vetousness, comes to the aborigines with a force that stir up th, it worst passions, and is pregnant with the most dis astrous consequences to our common humanity.—l am, sir, youn respectfully, LAWRENCE HEY WORTH." " Yew Tree, near Liverpool, Dec. 15, 1847.—My dear Sir,—Part of a pamphlet, published, I presume, by the ' Aborigines Protection Society,' has been sent to me. have read it, and as I perceive:that you are named asthe pre sident of the society, in addressing this to you, I venture to make some remarks, which the perusal of this document has induced. Whilst I give credit to yourself, and the gentle men of the committee, for the sincere philanthropy with which, I doubt not, they are actuated, permit me to say, I think they and their agents, by assuming that the merle in habitants of New Zealand have any right of property in the wilderness land which they do not occupy, and which re mains unsubdued to all the purposes of man, do grievously err in judgmeet, being totally ienorant of the first principles of the rights of property, as they exist in the law of nature, and are set forth in holy writ. It is greatly to be lamented that, instead of a just principle, they have substituted the hea thenish one—that might can beneficially establish right— right of property. Surely a glance at the traditional history of New Zealand, not to adduce that of all 'm iens on the earth, ought to explode the foolish policy of this wicked principle. Ask the present native claimants of any portion of New Zealand by what title they pretend to bold it in possession, the general reply will be, through the infliction of rapine and murder, and not nnfrequently by the total extermination of the preceding claimants, or may be of the legitimate possessors, who have became such by the veritable title of having, by their own labour, reclaimed the wilderness. Thus, by the savage rule, that might earVers right of property, the whole island has keen succeLively deluged with blood and carnage, and kept desolate of inha bitants to this day; and these beautiful islands, which God has created to be replenished with human spiritual beings, will ever continue a desolation, until this iniquitous prin ciple, which has its origin in the fleshly lusts of insensate covctousuess and insatiate ambition—in the grovelling passions of our lower animal nature, and in the mere brute instincts which we have in common with savage besets—shall have ceased to direct the acts of the natives, and in its stead, the true law, which esta blishes the right to property in him who by labour has acquired it, shall have become the intellectual and universal ru'e with them. The principle of this law is not instinctively felt, but is intellectually discerned, and rests on the follow ing basis : that God has given, indiscriminately, to the children of men, the crude materials of the p:anet on which he has brought them into existence. Another is, that God has enjoined them to multiply, increase, replenish, and subdue the earth. And a third is, that whatever costly social arrangements have been made to obtain the curate surveys, the orderly subdivision, and peaceab'e set tlement of its wilderness lands, and whatever fruitfulness man's labour has conferred upon it and reaped in produce front it, and whatever means his labour has provided for obtaining, transferring, and beneficially dif fusing its spontaneous or artificial productions—these are emphatically his own property, because they are the crea tion of his own labour, and they give the only rightful claim to the lends they aff ct. Of these, or of the lands they affect, he cannot be deprived, without committing an infraction of the divine law, Thos shalt not steal,' and in curriog the certain penalty of judicial social suffering and outrage consequent on its systematic infringement, except at the social requirement of the land for evideutly public purposes and public benefit, and then only by an equivalent compensation being conceded to him for them. These Christian and only honest views of the law which confers the right of private property the missionaries ought to have taught to the chiefs and to the natives of the countries they visit, and not to have confirmed, by their sanction, the here thenish law referred to ; and then, in peaceful advantages, to the aborigines and to their children, of an extent is calculably great, the natives would have continued to hail with joyous satisfaction the settlement of the Europeans amongst them. The application of this principle, in its integ rity, will perpetuate " peace and good will;" and, in spite of the lack of faith, too evident on the part of the missionaries in the efficacy of this right principle, it will fill the islands with a happy, a prosperou., and a dense community of inha bitants ; for as surely as that the earth is to be replenished with inhabitants, this rule for ascertaining and determining the rights of property will and must of necessity prevail. The inadequate application of this principle has plunged the world through all past ages in conflict. Ireland is now struggling in agony to give birth to a more perfect recogni tion of it, and, as a step in advance of its righteous demands, the tries of suffering humanity call aloud fur the eoneemion of tenant's rights, and the abolition of the l►w of entail I hope you will p►rdon the liberty I have taken in placing before you this explanation of my views on what all must consider a very important subject —And I am, my dear sir, yours truly, LAWRENCE Rev WORTH. "To the President of the Aborigines Protection Society." IRELAND. DUBLIN, DEC. 30. A correspondence of rather a singular nature has been passing between the Earl of Clarendon and a body called The Agricultural and Constitutional Society of Tenant-Farmers in Tipperary." This asso ciation,comprising an unionof seventeen parishes, with head-quarters in Cashel, and a Mr. Beasley as presi dent, hit upon a plan for tranquillising the country, abolishing crime and outrage, and rendering the viceregal course through the thorny ways of Irish policy . as smooth and soft as eider-down. The con stitutional society regarded their offer as the test of justice, and identified its rejection with the ancient enmity, and hatred of government and landlords to the persecuted Dalcassian. Here is the plan, in all its formal reality : We hereby declare, in the name of our agricultural and constitutional society, that our body is composed of seventeen parishes of the union of Cashel—the very parishes in which it is supposed most of Ireland's crime is committed,—that the tenant-tanners of the society shall immediately convert themselves into an association of active of the peace. They will hold themselves, in every townland, responsible to the government that no more agrarian crime shall be eornmitnd—that no more coercion laws, constabu lary, or military shall be necessary—that abundance of food for the po,mlation of the 17 parishes shall be raised, employ ment afforded, act emigration to America or England pre vented. No more agents or tax or rate collectors shall be necessary. Provided the following offers be accepted, namely:—That the tenantlarmers be allowed • • por i tdfge equal to that now paid to agents and tax-cal.:ears; n con sideration whereof they undertake to pay, at stated periods, all rates and taxes and rents, if the landlords Si) not raise them. This will be done without collectors' or agents' assistance. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1848. Such was the substance of the memorial laid before his excellency, and rather unfavourably received. A long correspondence ensued, in which the " constitu tional society " offered to send a deputation to confer personally with his excellency. The interview was declined. It strikes one, on reading the terms pro- posed, why the constitutional .farmers of the Cashel union should not carry out their offer without insist ing on the equivalent of a poundage. If peace, and progress, and employment be good things with • poundage consideration for securing them, they are equally good without it. This view did not strike the constitutional association. The state of the country has not improved much since the proclamation, which has fared scurvily enough at the hands of the peaceful in Tipperary. The " boys" have torn it down in several places, and as if in defiance taken to the old work of plundering arms. The King's County Chronicle states that rob beries of that nature abounded last week. In the county the threatening notice has been on the wing. The lady of Colonel Westenra, in the absence of her husband, received one, threatening her with death if money was not given to some person or persons. A Mr. Tyre, a benevolent Englishman residing near Tullamore, received a similar notification. His crime as a landlord was a suggestion that a rate of seven shillings in the pound be levied on the district. lie of course prepares to emigrate until better times. The first registration of fire-arms under the late act took place at Ilirr, King's County, on Mon day ; Major Priestley, with two others, acted as licenser. The applications were numerous, and the inquiries stringent. Fifty licenses were issued, many to well-disposed farmers for the protection of them selves and properties. The poaching class claimed the privilege, but the major laid an interdict. The disarming process could not be more beneficially exerted than in checking such incentives to crime and idleness. The Thurles guardians have adopted three resolu lotions :—lst, that they be allowed by law to attach 50 acres to the workhouse, whereby a thousand pounds' worth of food could be raised annually ; 2nd, to apprentice their young boys and girls to trades, or other useful occupations; 3rd, to afford remunerative employment outside the workhouse to the able bodied destitute. Tke same resolutions have been adopted by several other boards. I stated on Monday that the Galway board was on the eve of dissolution. Since then the final order has arrived, and they are replaced by paid officers. Roscommon has also been added to the list, and Athlone looks in a very tottering condition. Seven boards are now represented by paid guardians. The Bank of Ireland yeaterda7 reduced the rate of discount to 51 per cent. on English and Scotch bills and advances on stock. Irish bills remain at 6 per cent. police - The prisoner Garnett, who had been admitted as a witness at Heywood on the day previous, was recalled, but no other witeeses were examined. The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against James Tetlow, aged 48. The other two_priione re, however, also remained in custody. ALLEGED CABE OF NEGLECT BY AN UNION OFFICES. —An inquest was held at the police-office, Bolton, on Tuee. day, upon the body of Thomas Fiddler, whose death, it was supposed, had been caused by the negligence of Mr. Matthew Daniels, one of the relieving officers. The following are the circumstances of the case, as explained in evidence: Grim thaw Livesey, of Duncan-street, Great Bolton, deposed that the deceased (Thomas Fiddler) was • weaver, and aged 49. He came to ledge at my house eeren weeks since today. He worked as a handloom weaver. Hewes taken ill last Friday but one. He complained of pain in the head. His breathing became bad last ‘A ednesday. He had no surgeon up to that time. Last Friday Matthew Daniels, relieving officer, came to my house and saw deceased. Daniels said, " Is there • man here sick ?" I said, " He is in the other place." I showed him decemed. He mid, " What ails you ?" Deceased was some time before he could speak. Daniels said, "Cant you tell me what ails y ou , ?" The man said, " Too much ails me." Daniels said, "' here do you belong I" Deceased said, " Listle Bolton." "Where did you live ?" and" Where have you lived before ?" He asked many questions as to where deceased had previously lived, and I then said, " What makes you ask those ques tions ?" Daniels said, " It is on account of what officer he will require." My wife said," Cannot you remove him ?" lie said, " I shall not do." She said, " It is hard we must pay great rates and this chap sick, and him lying on our hands ; we have as much to do as we can do, and there's a workhouse for such like folk, and it is nought but right that the town should take him." He said," He moved himself here, and he must move himself away. I'll not remove him. You Great Bolton folks do not like paying extravagant rates; if I remove him the expense wiil be thrown on Great Bolton. I'll relieve him with a ticket for a shilling's worth of stuff, and he must g o to Mr. Openshaw'a for it." I replied," I will not take it ; it is net meat he wants, but • doctor, and a doctor he is like to have; and you must remove him, for I cannot do with him." Daniels then said : " You have taken him to get something out of him, and as he has turned to bad rase, you must make the le et out of him you can." I acid; " You'll not remove him, or allow him a doctor?' He replied " I shall do neither." I said : " You can pee the man is sick, and like to have some help; you'll be like to remove him." Deceased died l esterday morning, about a quarter before four o'clock. He had no doctor to the time of hie death —Cross-examined by Mr. Daniels : I did not throw the ticket at you. I asked you particularly for a doctor. I said the man owed me 10s., and it was not likely I should keep him. You did not ley von must have an order from the board before you could remove him—Re examined : Deceased was an asthmatic subject, and coughed and spit !very badly. The deceased asked Mr. Daniels to send him a doctor.—The jury having consulted, returned • verdict " That the deceased died from natural cause. ;" they at the same time expressed an opinion to the following effect: " We think Mr. Daniels has neglected his duty in not order ing a surgeon when requested." YORKSHIRE. FURTHER CONFESSION OF THE MURDERER REID.— On Thureday a respite of the sentence of death passed upon M. M'Cabe, upon his conviction, along with Petrel: Reid, of the murders at Mirfield, was received from the Secretary of State, by Mr. Noble, the governor of York Castle. It will be remembered that Patrick Reid made a confession of his own guilt, and in general terms exculpated M'Cabe of parti cipation in the murder. On Thursday afternoon, however, Mr. Jackson, M'Cabe'e solicit . r, waited upon Reid, and be (Reid) then made a more detailed confession, which was re duced to writing and signed by him in the presence of witnesses, and in which he denies the correct ness of the testimony of some of the most ma terial witnesses examined on the part of the prosecution, as more immediately affecting the prisoner M'Cabe. We have been favoured with an inepection of this document, which has been forwarded to tho Secretary of State, who doubttese has recommended to her Majesty the respite of M'Cabe'e sentence in order to allow time for further inves tigation. The following is a copy of the more detailed con fession— CONDEMIiiII Cele, Yoke Caere; Dec. 30, 1847.—1 Patrick Reid, now lying under sentence of death for the wilful murder des rolitte Ellis, at Mirtield, near Dewsbury, in the county of York, on the 12th day of May laet, hereby acknowledge the Melia of the sen tence which leas been pa ned upon me ; and I do hereby Nolemnly , and sineerely, and as I expect shortly to appear before God, declare that I alone am guilty of the murder of Caroline Ellis, James Wraith, and Ann Wraith, and that Michael M'Cabe, now also 'yew under sentence of death for the murder of the said Curohne Ellie, bad nothing whatever to do with leer murder or the murders of James Wraith and Aar wraith, arty or either of them. About • month previous to the murders the thought suggested noel( to my mind that I would rob his house, having frequently conversed with the servant girl abut the money he was posse:reed of. I got up about 0 o'clock on the morning of the 12th May, and thinking it was Dewebury (sir, I would not go a hawking that day. 1 afterwards changed my mind, and went out about lu o'clock to Kilty's house, which is distant Fran my father's house about 40 yards. I saw Mrs. Kitty, and I then got the soldering iron from her. I never saw Kitty that morning. I then went home, and got my basket reedy to go • hawking, and put the soldering iron wetter the papers, at the bottom of the basket. I had then resolved to rob and murder the family of Mr. Wraith. I then went over to Mirfield, and called at several places on my way. I called at Lockwood'. house about half-past 12, and proceeded from there down the footpath to Mr. Wraith's house. I went into the kitchen, and eat on the table, talking to the servant girl (Caroline Ellis) who was cleaning the fender. After I had been in the house gee or ten minutes, I took out the soldering iron and struck her on the head. She shrieked out and staggered to the door, which she tried to open. I prevented bee, and etruck her spun, and she I then fell. I then went in'o the peonage and met Mr. Wraith coming out of the cellar with some beer In the t-ifter tankard, and struck him • blow with the soldering iron. The iron flew out of the handle. Mr. Wraith staggered intothe parlour. I met Mrs. Wraith coming into the theatre to see whet was the noise, and I struck her with the iron part of the soldering iron. I then went into the kitchen and got the poker, and struck them each two or three blows. I then riled the pockets of Mr. wraith, and took his watch, and the ring otf Mrs. Wraith's linger. I then heard a knock at the &or, which I thought was Caroline Ellis getting up, and I went to the kitchen, bet she was quite still, and I returned to the parlour. I then went to the kitche odoor, and opened it ajar, when I saw a person whom I did not then know, but who is the prisoner M'Cabe. *Cate inquired if I 'rented anything in his way. I answered, " No sir." I thought the man would not know me; if he had, I should have murdered him too. 1 then shut and lotted the Igor, and ran sacked the drawers, and found in one of them a razor-ease, out of which I took one, and cut the throats of the three parties. I then washed my hands, and wiped them upon the towel. I then quitted the house, locked the kitchen-door, and threw the soldering iron and key into the well, near the back door, and then went home by the footpath. The amount of money which I found in Mr. Wraith's house was between 8/. and 9/., which was all I got, besides the watch and the wedding-ring. When I got home I put the watch between the rafter and slates, but I do not know where it is now. I never was in the garden at all, as sworn to by the little girl, nor in the oattleld; nor did I stand at the laith end, aa sworn to by Decjanrin Morton, but went the direct road home, shortie after M'Cabe had been at the house. I had no hat on when I left the house, but the same cap winch 1 had when I went ; nor did I bring a hat out of the house with me. PATILICK BElD.—Witaess, J. Noble, keeper of York Castle. Previous to the last trial, M'Cabe had suffered much from anxiety of mind and depression of spirits ; but, since Reid has made his confession, M'Cabe has been much relieved. Reid, being a member of the Roman catholic church, has been regularly visited by two ministers of that persuasion. The execution is fixed for Saturday, the Bth inst. LI SCOLNSIII RE. THEM ORDER OF A FARMER AT K I RTON.—The follow ing additional particulars appear in the Lincoln Mercury of yesterday: The verdict of Wilful Murder against Josepk Travis was received by him with apparent indifference. He said he should meet with an honest jury at Lincoln. The inquest lasted nearly five days, hut the most material evi dence was comprised in our summary of last week (already published in the Express) embracing the first three days and part of the fourth. Among the features of inter,st which came before the jury afterwards may be mentioned the production of the coat and waistcoat worn by Travis on the Saturday, and the positive evidence of Mr. H. George, surgeon, of Kirton, that there were spots of fresh blood on them, particularly on the coat. Mr. G. stated that there were several marks of blood, but only a few upon which he could pronounce certainly that they were fresh, as upon them the fibrine portions of the blood remained, and would rise from the woollen by friction. In those instances the blood must have fallen on the coat in a warm state, or it would not have coagulated. On the lining of the right sleeve there wan also blood, but not equally cer tain to be fresh, as the fibrine had been removed by friction, but it could not have been there very long. The coat and waistcoat, which appear likely to form so prominent • feature in the evidence, were delivered up by the prisoner'a family without any hesitation, and the first examiostion of them, being by candle-light, and the cloth being black or dark coloured, the spots of blood were not perceived by the jury, who returned them to Travis' mother. This was on the first day of the inquiry, and before the case against Travis had anumed muck of a definite shape. It appears almost heron sistent with the idea of • consciousness of guilt, that when on the following morning, from the new circumstances which had transpired in the interval, the clothes were re.demanded from the family, they were again readily delivered up. As to the Demers also, the prisoner seems to have been frank in describing those which he wore on the Saturday, while his mother, on the constable's claiming them, positively denied his having such a pair. She produced some dark drab troweers, but as to the light kerseymeres, she exclaimed, " Joseph is mistaken —he has no light ones ; he must be crazed." When, on the following day, these were delivered up, it was in some de gree voluntary, on the occasion of Cheney and a constable 'earthing the outhemes--when George Travis (the oris boner's brother), on their telling their errand, said, "Oh, I can show them to you," and took them upstairs to his room, showing them the drawer which contained them, but in which, it is said, they certainly were not when the same drawer was searched the day before. On being asked to explain this before the jury, he could give no other accouct than the having found them lying on a chair in his room, from which he removed them to the drawer.—Mrs. Travis' servant girls positively denied the knowledge of any washing or cleaning of cloth - s during the eventful Saturday night or following • •eneing, er that they found any remains of fires or otL, r indications of washing ; one of them, however, who slept _in a room adjoining her , mistress's, and who got out of bed to give her a light (as mentioned last week), deposed to the fact that her mistress did not, while she continued awake, return to her bed : the two rooms having only a alight separation, so that the light of a candle showed itself through the crevices, and the occupier of one room was quite cognisant of movements in the other. —On the occasion of some evidence being given as to the tiowsent having been apparently sponged or partially washed at no very distant time, the prisoner interposed a remark that he bad frequently sponged them from diet gathered in the field by kneeling, &c., and rubbed them with straw.— The constable described the spot where the struggle seems to have taken place to be some few yards north of where the body lay (or nearer to Kirton); and here it may be ob served that, as no blood was found on that spot, it would seem, and such is the general inference in the neighbour hood, that after the struggle for the money, tbs. de ceased had been allowed to resume his way home, and bad proceeded some few yards, when the thief, seized by some sudden impulse, mrang on him with murderous intent, to which the intoxicated state of the deceastd made him an MORTALITY AMONO PIIYAIGIANS.—The Galway Vitali calor thews the position of the medical gentlemen of that county to be extremely dangerous. On the 23ril, 24th, '2sth, and 26th Dec. respectivrly, in different parts of the county Galway, four medical gentlemen fell victims o fever. They were—Dr. Seymour, Xileounel ; Dr. C. Donellan, Anna down ; Dr. Bodkin, Clifden ; and Dr. Lambert, of Gran more. Two other phyacians in other districts of Galway are ill of fever—namely, Dr. Idulrille of Gort, and Dr. Ilynes of Kinvarra. SOUTH TIPPERARY.— This division of the county, which has been immemorially less disturbed than the north division, of which Nenagh is the centre, seems emulous of the had fame of its " worse half." The Tipperary Free Press to day has a long array of robberies and plunder and slaughter of cattle, malicious burning, cow stealing, and, to crown all, a case of desperate assault is recorded, which nearly ended in a double murder. easy prey. If the murder was actually perpetrated with so of the college—the Vice-Chancellor of the University weak a weapon as the penknife, the broken blade of which (Dr. Phelps); Lord Hardwicke, lord-lieutenant of the was found in the pool of blood, It is hardly credible that it county ; Right Hon. Sir H. J. Fast ; Dean of Bristol; could have been premeditated ; and it should be stated that Dean of Ely ; Muter of Christ's; Master of Catherine- Mr. H. George seems in his evidence of the examination of Hall ; Master of Jesus; Right Hon. H. Goulburn, M.P. ; the wounds, to have felt a doubt whether the larger ones Hon. Mr. Law, M.P ; Mr. A.dair, M .P.; Serjeant Talfourd; scald have been made by a penknife. The wounded state Professor Sedgwick ; Professor 011ivent ; Professor Starks; of the poor dog led to a hope that in the contest the mar- Professor Blunt; Professor Clark ; Professor Schelefield; doer would carry away some marks of his teeth so far, Professor Heaviside; Professor Challis; Professor Wills; however, as Travis is affected, no such traces have been Professor Miller ; Mr. Turner, M.P. ; Mr. Fisher; The found. It may be mentioned, before diunisaing the evri- Regiatrary of the University; the Mayor of Cam dance, that Hodgkiss, the railway clerk, whose changing of • bridge ; Dr. Alderson ; Dr. Paget; Dr. Respell ; sovereign for Travis was noticed en our last week's mammary, and Dr. Wyatt ; besides many other gentlemen con deposed to the fact that Travis had called on him, saying, "If netted with the University and the college. On they call you up about thatsevereignyou changed for me, you the withdrawal of the cloth, the usual loyal touts were must say it was a half-sovereign, for I have to.d them it was given by the president ; these were followed by the health I half-sovereign." The prisoner then hastily went away, of the Prince Chancellor, the Master and Fellows of Pens. before witness could make any reply. The evidence being broke (responded to by Dr. Ainslie), the Members of the aloud, the coroner told Travis, who bad no legal or apps- University (acknowledged by Mr. Goulburn), the Lord Neatly any other adviser, that if he wished to make any Lieutenant of the County (acknowledged by Lord Hard statement, the jury were ready to hear him ; on which he wicks). The whole affair passed off in a way calculated to delivered himself as follows :—" There are certain spots of enhance the existing credit of the venerable institution blood on my coat and waistcoat, as lam informed : I cannot within whose walls it took place. account for them, unless they have come on from my nose bleeding, which I am subject to three or four times a week. I have bled twice since I have been in the prison. I cannot account for the blood on the knees of my trowsen, unless it was by kneeling down in the yard where we hal a foal bled. I was kneeling down and taking up some thatch pegs from the corner, and I might kneel down amongst the blood. I washed my trowsers on Saturday night at the well-trough in the yard, with a wisp of straw, after I came out of the turnip field; I dried them a little at the fire, and went up-bill in them damp as they were. As for the charge I stand for, lam as innocent as • new born babe—l know nothing of it. The lest time I saw him was against the Red Lion, talking to • woman and a man at the corner. I never saw him after, till he was brought in the cart. Gentlemen, I leave it to you to decide as you wilt lam innocent, anil not afraid to meet any one, and before any one. (The knife was pro duced.) I had one like it, or the same, I cannot tell which, three weeks ago. I lost it out of my pocket, with a half crown : I believe the hole is in my pocket now. I bad a bunch of keys, which only partly went through the hole, which made me feel for my knife and half-crown, and I found they were gone. I'll take an oath I never BIM it since till it was produced, if it be the same, on Tues. day. That is all I have to say: I leave myself to you, gentlemen, only I can't bear confinement: it's as much as I can do not to destroy myself—l've never been used to it." Being asked if he had any witnesses, he replied in the negative, adding, "lsaw no one from the Red Lion till I got home ; as I went down the bill, I saw a light burning in the window ; and as I was going up the paddock, I knew it to be my mother's chamber where the light was. I thought I would not call any one else up, as she was awake, ro I threw some pebbles at her window ; she let me in, and I went to bed dsrectly. I generally leave my coat and waistcoat down stairs on Saturday night, as she takes are of them ; I left her in the kitchen, and don't know whether she took them ; if she saw them there, she would, which would account fur the girl's not seeing them. I went to bed, and saw nothing more till I saw Mr. Cooper (the constable) bring deceased away from the place. I hat is all I can answer for the de ceased from seeing him alive to his death," During the coroner's minimum up, the prisoner occasionally inter posed remarks, the matter of which, at hie request, was added to the preceding declaration ; in one instance, pointing out an apparent discrepancy in the evidence of one of the constables. His demeanour in the jury-room was quiet and becoming; his anxiety and depression on the concluding day of the inquiry evidently increased, and a sense of his fearful position seemed to overpower him when the coroner, in be ginning his address to the jury, bespoke Vale most careful attention to the mass of evidence he was about to read, in asmuch as they must be aware that the charge involved was one which might affect the life of the prisoner. In the course of his summing up, the Coroner alluded to the foot. marks, to which much attention bad been directed. That kind of evidence, be observed, was considered as of the weakest dug ; and, as an illustration of its uncertainty, he added that several of the jury, during the inquiry, had tried their own footmarks, and found that they could seldom be sure of two impressions being alike. It was, however, important in this case, so far as giving proof that the murderer had returned towards Kirton ; and on measuring the strides, they appeared to he the same in going and coming. It would be well if this fearful tragedy might be the means of exciting attention to the moral and spiritual condition of the district. Among the causes of its low state, some com plain of the multitude of paupers who arc thrust upon the town of Kirton by the neighbouring parishes; the ;ee totallen point to the 16 public houses and beer-shops—cer tainly a large allowance; and they might include the establishment of Mrs. Sarah Barker, from whom it was ex tracted at the inquest that card-playing was done at her rooms at 2d. each per evening. Those who make light of public reading rooms and mechanics' institutions might, one would think, at least prefer them to such places as these. THE DEAN OF HEREFORD.—We are this morning in a position to state, upon the highest authority, that Dean Merewetber did apply to the Queen for the Bishopric of Hereford. This explains the mysterious expression which the Dean used when he asked her Majesty " to appoint some alter person."—Church and State Gazette. ARCHDEACON HALE'S PROTENT.—The Tractarian pre test of the Archdeacon of London against Dr. Hamp den, which has been lying at Sion Gillette for sig natures now nearly a fortnight, we are informed, has not more than fifty signatures to it, end those mostly of the " clique," while the address for London, presented to Dr. Hampden on Thursday last, had nearly seven hundred sig natures—lbid. MR. NEWMAN arrived in town last night; and will preach his first sermon in London, in the character of a Romish priest, on Saturday_ (this day)e--Ibid. THE NEW BISHOPS OF MANCHESTER AND HEREFORD. — The Rev. James Prince Lee. who bee been appointed Bishop of the new diocese of Manchester, will not be consecrated, it is generally stated, until the first week in March. it having been deemed advisable that this ceremony should he post poned until after the conclusion of the trial " Leo r. Gutteridge." The confirmation of the bishop elect cannot take place until within a few days previous to his consecra tion, which ceremony is essential to the validity of his ap pointment. The election by the chipter of the Cathedral Church of Dr. Hampden to be bishop of that dine, se, ob viates all the difficulties which it was first imagined would stand in the way of his appointment, unless indeed the Archbishop of Canterbury should refuse to consecrate him, a course which it is not expected the most reverend prelate will adopt. The probability therefore is, that Dr. Hampden will be confirmed and consecrated Bishop of Hereford before Mr. Lee is oonfirmed and consecrated Bishop of Man chester, in which case Dr. Hampden will take his seat in the House of Lords, while Mr. Lee will be excluded, although Mr. Lee was first nominated to a bishopric. The Bishopric of Manchester, our readers are aware, was crested on condition that the number of lords spiritual should not be increased, the clause of the set creating the new see running to the following effect " And be it enacted that the number of lords spiritual now sitting and voting as lords of parlia ment shall not be increased by the creation 6f the bishopric of Manchester, and whenever there shall he a vacancy amongst the lords spiritual by the avoidance of any one of the sees of Canterbury, York, L ,ndon, Durham, or Win chester, or any other aft which shell be filled by the transla tion thereto from any other see of a bishop at that time ac tually sitting as a lord of parliament , such vacancy shall be supplied by the issue of a writ of summons to the bishop who shall be elected to the same see ; but if such vacancy be caused by avoidance of any other see in England or Wales, such vacancy shall be supplied by the issue of a writ of sum mons to that bishop of a see in Eneland or Wales who shall not have previously become entitled to such writ, and no bishop who shall hereafter be elected to any see in England or Wales, not being one of the five sees above named, shall he entitled to have a writ of sum mons, unless in the order and according to the conditions above prescribed." By the translation of Dr. MIligtSTP, then Bishop of Hereford, to the Archbishopric of York, a vacancy occurred amongst the lords spiritual, and had Mr. Lee been confirmed in and consecrated to his new appointment as Bishop of Manchester a writ of summons would have issued to him, but as such is not the case the vacancy is still unsup plied, and Dr. Hampden (as he will in all probability be confirmed and consecrated first) will succeed by right te a seat in the House of Lords in preference to Mr. Lee, e new Bishop of Manchester. Mr. Lee, it is said, will be con , secreted by the Areibishop of York on the first Sunday in • March ; the new Bishop of Hereford (Dr. Hampden) will be consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury in the course of the present month. PRETERMHNT. — Rev. J. T. Fisher to Stutten C., Suffolk. NOITYINGIIAMSIIIItE. NEWSTEAD ABBEY.—We regret (says the Notting ham Review) that inconsequence of offence having been given by certain foolian remarks of a Sheffield contemporary, Col. Wildman no longer allows viaiton admittance to the Abbey grounds. Mr. Emerson, the author and lecturer, inspected the place on Monday last, but only by particular favour. It is la mentable that inconsiderate persons at a distance should have thought it worth while to cause the Abbey to be inac cessible to the public; and trust that the gallant proprietor will not continue to deprive them of so inestimable a privi lege on account of the silly remarks of a Sheffield paper. CAMBRIDGESIIIRE. ROBBERY BY NAVIGATORS.—In a lane leading from Wiabech to Peterborough, near to Thorney toll-bar, in Wishech Fen, there is a retail beer-house, the sign of Speed the Plough, occupied by William ..er and his apt' wife, and this house was early on the morning of Sun day last the scene of a daring robbery. About twe o'clock on that morning the inmates were aroused by a loud knock ing at the door. Thinking that it was a neighbour, the old man descended by the ladder front a trap-door in the floor of the bed-chamber, and on opening the door, three eica vetoes rushed in, and immediately commenced an attack on Foster, forcing hint up into the chamber, where they se cured the aged couple by tying them to the bedstead with ropes. After securing the trap-door above alluded to, the thieves ransacked the premises. taking possession of 7/., a silver watch, and a large hoard of farthings. The burglars then regaled themselves with the viands in the louse, wash ing all down with beer, and then they decamped. Notwith standing the constables were early on the search, and gal loped up and down the highway for three or four miles, they could not find the thieves. - HEREFORDSHIRE. COUNTRY CHURCH ON FIRE.—On Christmas-day, about half-past eight o'clock, a fire broke out in the rural church picturesquely situated on the lawn a few yards from Croft Castle, some mike from Leominster, in this county. When li nt discovered the flame was blazing a yard above the roof of the edifice. An excellent smell engice kept at the mansion was immediately brought into re quisition, and did effectual service, the neighbours and workmen partially lending assistance. As, how ever, the castle appeared more in danger, it was deemed prudent to despatch a messenger to Leomin ster for the larger engine, at which place be arrived about half-past eleven o'clock, and the engine was imme diately not off with four horses attached. By the time of its arrival, however, the fire had been almost subdued. It appears to have broken out in a pew attached to the castle, where the pipe of a stove having been overheated ignited the wood-work, and set the place occupied by the singers in a blaze. The greater part of the roof and tower have been destroyed, and the edifice now presents a ruin, even the clus tering ivy having fallen a victim to the conflagration. When the flames had been subdued those who had so actively and properly assisted in checking the fire were hospitably enter tained at the castle. CHANNEL ISLANDS. GUERNSEY.—The Star, of Wednesday, sa 4 6: — Sir S. Lushington, Judge of the High Court of Admiralty, arrived here this morning by the Courier steamer front Southampton. The ostensible object of the learned gentle men's visit is, as we have already stated, to adjust the affairs of Elizabeth College; but it is considered that a functionery of his high rank would not come to Guernsey solely for so small a matter as this, and it is conjectured that an inquiry into the state of our ecclesiastical law may form an object of his visit. ffint ens. THREATENED REMOVAL OF THY. ROOD SCREEN AT CHRIST ClataCll.—Tbe contemplated destruction of the celebrated stone rood screen at Christ Church, in Hemp shire, has drawn from the committee of the Archreological Institute the following reasons for its preservation Be cause the amount of space in the neve and transepts allotted to the congregation is more than sufficient at present, and the removal of the rood screen, and the conversion of the nave and choir into one large auditorium, would be practi cally inconv nient, inasmuch as the clergyman, who is now Imperfectly heard, would be wholly inaudible to many of the congregation. 2. Because the church shows the most per fect arrangement of a conventual building extant, being complete in its nave, aisles, transepts, chancel, Lsdye chapel, sacristy, chintzy chapels, and Reredos, which re main undisturbed in their ancient proportions ; further, that the stone rood screen exhibits , even in its shattered state, the remains of certainly the most beautiful rood screen of the time of Edward 111. in this country, its double tier of niches being chaste in design, and of bold and masterly execution. 3. That the removal of this screen must necessarily disturb the return stalls of the OhOM with its peculiar arrangement of prior and prier's seats, besides rendering too conspicuous the unequal widths of the nave and choir, the awkwardness of which is at present skillfully concealed and overcome by the position of the rood screen, which now separates the nave and chan cel. 4. That the conversion of so large a measure of the building into; one area was never contemplated by the founders of the church ; that the stalls, the high altar screen with its unrivalled genealogical representation of Jesse, and the Salisbury ebantry, are objects teen to the best advantage from a moderate distance ; that their effect is the best when the choir is entered from the door of the:rood screen, while, if viewed from the west end, their details ~ould he altogether confused and lost. The reasons thus properly urged have been transmitted, we understand, to the Earl of !filmes bury, the lord paramount in this important matter. His lordship surely will feel the sense and good taste of the several reason' put forward for its preservation. UNWERSITY AND CLERICAL. CAMBRIDGE, DEC. 31.—A grand festival, in commemo ration of the 500th anniversary of the foundation of Pem broke College, was holden this day within its walls. The College-ball was most pro; wely deeorated. At five o'clock the Master Ainslie) mitred the ball. The party present included all the resident members SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH, DEC. 30. Church and state are at variance in Aberdeen. A vacancy having taken place in one of the town churches the magistrates decline presenting a new minister, for the reasons specified in the following minute : That, taking into consideration the annual loss arising to the funds of the community from the kirk charge—amount ing, for several years past, to a large annual sum, the amount this year being no less than about 1,3001., with no immediate prospect of improvement—joined to the fact of there having been, since the disruption, nothing, in point of numbers, that can he considered as constituting a congrega tion in Greytriars Church—while the seats in several of the town's other churches are not above, if indeed so much as, half let—the committee consider it their duty to make the following proposals to the reverend the presbytery:—l. That the present fabric of Greyfriars Church shall be re moved, and the parish conjoined with some other of the city parishes, whereby the community will be relieved of the stipend at present payable for this church. 2. That this re moval and conjunction shall continue until such time as the sittings in the other five town's churches shall be let and paid for to the extent of three.fourdas in cumuli, of the whole sittings; in which case the town council shall be bound to erect a new church to accommodate the same number of sitters as the present Greyfriars Church ; and to present an incumbent to the same, with the some stipend as is now pay- ' able for this church. That the sanction and co-operation of the presbytery be respectfully requested to carry these pro posals into effect. The presbytery again decline acceding to the pro posed suppression, and there the matter rests in the meantime. Should the magistrates not present within six months the fits derolatant falls to the pres bytery, who will exercise it as they did on occasion of the last vacancy. This will likely lead to litigation, particularly as the law regarding the stipends of the established church ministers in towns is exceedingly vague. A Dundee minister has the town council of that town presently before the Court of Session for re fusing to enlarge his stipend, and there are some points between the council and presbytery of Edin burgh tolerably ripe for the mediation of the gentle men of the long robe. PROVINCIAL. LANCASHIRE. ROBBERIES BY LETTER-CARRIERS.--On Thursday George and William Clifford, father and eon, letter-carriers at the Manchester Post-office, were r barged at the police office with having stolen half a sovereign from a letter ad. ' dressed to Mrs. Holleran, No. 10, Oldham-road, on the Bth inst. The prisoners had been in custody since the Wednes day previous, upon which day they were brought up, but remanded to this wiak, to give time to procure the necessary evidence. Mr. Janion, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the Poet-office, and Mr. Myers for the prisoners.—Elizabeth Dickinson, of Norton, near Morton, in Yorkshire, stated in evidence that the letter in question had been written in her house by her daughter, Ann Itorke ; that the half sovereign hed been put into • card and enclosed in an envelope, which was sealed in her presence ; that she bad taken it and got it registered at the Marton Poet-office, whose mark it bore. Sbe also identified the card in which ' the half-sovereign had been placed ; it was secured is ' the card by two slits being cut in it just large enough to re ceive the coin, through which it passed ; and she herself had cut the card to fit the envelope. Monaghan, a police-officer, stated that, after apprehending the prisoner, he returned to search the house, when he found sixty-nine letters on the table, which the prisoner had ordered to be sent to Thomp son, another letter-carrier, for him to deliver.—George Iludillestone, a clerk and inspector of letters at the poet office, proved the delivery of the registered letter to the elder prisoner, and with it a certificate which he should have signed on the delivery of the letter. The certi ficate was found unsigned, and the envelope and card in which the money had been secured was else found in the prisoner's possession. The seal had evidently been broken and the letter re-sealed, for the Mor ton post-mark was so near to the seal that it could not have been stamped without breaking the seal. The evidence not appearing very strung against the younger prisoner, Mr. Maude said he would take two sureties in 2.5 i. for his appearance to answer any charge which might be preferred against him by the post-uffice. There were two other cases of a similar nature against the elder prisoner. Daniel Ire, another servant of the poet-office, proved the delivery to the prisoner of a letter addressed to a Mrs. Riley, containing money, which he had not delivered. Henry Iluddleston asked the prison( r about the letter, and he seemed confused, but said he would mike it all right before he left the office. The one case was on the 12th alt., and the other on the 22nd. The prisoner was fully committed to the Assizes for trial. THE lI.:ILDER AT HEYWOOD.—Great dimatisfaction has been created in the neighbourhood by the conduct of Mr. Dearden, the coroner engaged in the investigation of this case. The Manchester Times says : Mr. Dearden not only ' ideci reporters, but he excluded attorneys both for the piusecution and for the prisoners ; he even shut out the pri soners, whose lives might be affected by the proceedings he was engaged in. Our reporter met in another room Mr. Thomas Grundy, solicitor, who had come over at great incon venience by desire of Mr. Kay, the magistrate (whose ser vant the murdered man was); Mr. Hunt, solicitor, of Roch dale, who had made application to be admitted as counsel fur the prisoners ; and the reporter of one of our contempo raries. These parties bad all been excluded. Mr. Hunt had stated that be wished not to interfere with the proceedings, that he only held • " watching brief," and wished to be present that he might advise hiselients,and know how to pre pare for their defence (should it be needed) in another court. The following are the only particulars we could glean of the coroner's proceedings. The witnesses examined at the first sitting on Wednesday, and also fore the magistrates, were again questioned, but they could throw no materiel light on the transaction. The coroner then had recourse to one of the prisoners (Garnett), who it vi.is hoped would be induced to give evidence for the prosecution to save himself. After his examination, which it appears was to little purpme, the adjourned till:the next da:,, at Randle ; and at two o'c 3.2 n in the afternoon the coroner and jury met under the second adjournment at the Itlilwav Inn. The three prisoners (Tetlow, Wolotenholme, and Garnett), who had Lien conveyed from Heywood in a coach, were placed in one of the chambers at the inn, in care of several of the county NAVAL DISVOMPORT, Dec. 81, Capt. Stopfnrd, with the Hag of Itear-Adm. P. Ifornby, was towed from the har bour into the Sound yesterday : she was to have nailed this morning, but is ordered to wait the arrival of despatches from the Admiralty, which are expected on Saturday.— Columbia, steamer, Rear-Adm. W. F. Owen, sailed for Woolwich yesterday, to be paid off.—Caledonia, 1140, near- A.dos. Dixon, owing to the complicated state of h, r books, will not be paid off till the 10th Jan., 1848. ADMIRALTY, Dec. 31.—Arromrxertre.—Capt., Lord A. Fitzclarence ; Commander, W. Crispin ; Lleuts.. It. T. Bed- I ford and E. W. Vansittart ; Muter, J. M`Donald ; Surgeon, T. W. M`Donald ; fusser, W. Bell ; Chief Engineers, T. Baker (lit class), T. Trnseott, and J. Vickers (2nd class); Assistant Surgeon, A. Armstrong; Second Masters, G. H. Forster and T. \V. Sulivsn ; Clerk, H. N. Scaife; Assistant Engineers, W. Seotten, J. Barber, and W. Piney ; Gunner, T. Hammond ; Boatswain, K. Bullmoee . and Carpenter, 8. Hoar, have all been appointed to her Majesty's yacht the Victoria and Albert.—Captain, J. N. Nott ; Commanders, T. Baldock and E. Collier; Lieutenants, J. 0. Freeland, A. R. Dunlap, F. C. Herbert, It. Mudge, and T. S. Striven; Purser, W. 11. Breey ; Acting Masters, L. Smithett and R. Sherlock ; First-class Engineers, H. Harden, R. Cowan, and R. Forster; Assistant Surgeon, D. M. Tucker; Clerk, It. Mundyy ; Acting Second Masters, J. Warman, R. L. Can ney, H. Cullen, E. Hare, C. E. Rutter, J. Wells, and J. Hammond ; Assistant Engineers, T. Summers, M. Powell, \V. Furnell, J. Driver, J. King, W. J. Brown, .1. H. Bo land, S. Harwood, and W. Wynd ; Clerk's Assistant, F. Marshall ; Gunner, T. Westlake ; Boatswain, B. Bull ; and Carpenter, J. Collies, have all been appointed to Ocean. — Captain, D. Price; Commander, J. G. Gordon ; Lieutenants: W. G. Hunaworth, J. F. Arnold, F. Collins, T. Tribe, and C. B. Stockdale ; Master, J. Taylor; Surgeon, B. Bynoe ; Purser, J. Huggins ; Militant-Surgeon, R. Galvin ; Clerks : A. Wood and E. W. Gordon ; Acting Second Master, C. Anstey; Clerk's Assistant, H. Macauley; Gunner, H. Spald ing ; Boatswain R. NichoU ; and Carpenter, J. Stanley, all to Ganges.—Chief Engineers, G. G. Kaye to Stromboli ; W. Whyham to Bleats. im.—First Class Engineer, J. Hoyle to Blenheim.—Master's Assistant, 8. Court to Caledonia. — Clerks Assistant, G. Kent to Hydre—Assistant Engineers, W. H. Rundle to Terrible; It. Hughes to Bee—Acting Boatswain, J. Elliott te Cygnet. Surgeoa A. S. Allen to be Surgeon and Medical Store keeper, Plymouth Hospital. Lath lintriltgence. EQUTY COURT. Before the Vice-Chancellor of England. WARDE V. WARDE.—CVSTODY OP INEANIS —This was a petition presented by Charles Thomas Warde, Esq., of Clapton-house, near Stratford-upon-Avon. praying that his five children, of the respective ages of 0,8, 6,4, and 2, who had been taken away from Clapton-house by Mrs. Warde, and removed to the house of her brother, at Rothamsted in Hertfordatire, might be restored to their father. Mr. Bethell and Mr. Gifford appeared in support of the petition; Mr. James Parker and Mr. Algernon Cox appeared for the infants by their next friend; and Mr. Godfrey appeared for Captain Walhouse, a trustee for the infants—both the next friend and the trustee supporting the petition. Mr. Stuart, Mr. ltolt, and Mr. Dickinson appeared for Mrs. Warde, who opposed the petition, alleging that she was the most fit peon to have the custody of the infants, and bringing a vanety of charges against Mr. Warde, which, it was contended, rendered him unfit to have the custody of Isis children. The case was heard in private, and occupied the court four days, the Vice- Chancellor having previously, at the request of counsel, read all the affidavits on both sides. At the conclusion of the ar guments of Mrs. Warde's counsel, his Honour, without calling upon Mr. Bethell to reply, ordered all the children to be restored to their father. SECONDARIES' COURT. Before Mr. Secondary Potter. THISTLSTON AND °TRIMS O. THE SOUTH EANTINN RAILWAY CONTANY.—COMPENSATION VOA ACCIDENTS' Ditto—This was a writ of inquiry to arse, in an action to recover damage*, judgment to which the defendant company had suffei ed to go by default. From the statement of Mr. Town, who appeared as solicitor on behalf of the plaintiffs, it appeared that the present was the first case which had occurred within the City of London wherein parties had availed themselves of the powers given by the legislature, in an act plated in the session of 1846, and knows as " Lord Campbell's Act," by which the relatives of a person who had met with mortal injuries could recover damages of those who were responsible for the act or actions from which thew in juries resulted. On the 20th of June last a viaduct on the Greenwich branch of the South Eastern Railway fell in and killed two persons, one of them being Mrs. Thistleton, the wife of the plaintiff, and mother of the other plaintiffs, Emma Thistleton, Edwia Thistleton, and Thomas Thistle ton, for which latter two (minors) Mr. Thistleton and his daughter Emma (she being of age) sued as trustees, as well as in their own behalf. The contractors who con structed the viaduct, Messrs. Little and Co., and origi nally the defendants, had pleaded that they were not liable, but that plea being withdrawn, the only question was, the amount of damages to be awarded.—A gentleman who appeared on behalf of the company. agreed, on behalf of his clients, to • verdict for 2001.—This offer being accepted, some discussion arose as to the mode in which the amount was to be divided amongst the plaintiffs, in conformity with the act of parliament, there being some difficulty in the way—when such a course as the present was adr , tsd. Eventually, by consent of the parties, it was &greet t..st the jury should give a general verdict for 2001., an -?mend to that verdict, that they awarded 1001. to the l....aser, and 1001. to be equally divided amongst the children whose mama were upon the record.— The solicitor to the company said that t he parties really liable were Messrs. Lithe, the contractors, although the lict would be against the company who employed them. The accident did not result trots any negligence or mis conduct, but from purely accidental causes ; and he felt it right to state, that at the inquest which sat upon the bodice of the persons who were killed by the txtvrrence, the unam.