The Express. — London, England, 1851-07-04 00:00:00

their design of what was called " getting rid of him," so soon as his work as a sapper and miner was I done. In the momentary intoxication of being called to power in February, they actually forgot the decencies of discretion ; and even in the dissolution of that transient dream, the insolence of oligarchy found vent in the memorable declaration of Lord STARLET, that except the veteran HERMES, there was no one of official standing among his party in the Houseof Commons. What wonder if, in the bitterness of his spirit, the one and only man of genius amongst them silently resolved to show his worthless followers that the days of his humiliation were numbered, and that without obedience to his sagacious (though, it must be owned, somewhat sinuous) course, the days of their renewed humiliation must begin. On more than one recent occasion we have had cause to remark how lifeless and ill-sustained were the movements of the party. Mr. 1 itsaseit has too much of the partisan chief about him to sever al together from his unmanageable bands. He seldom quits his post, but he seems to have a method of his own for infusing reproof into his devotion, and the tone in which he gives the word to march on some ill-advised expedition seems to convey the warning and rebuke—" you will soon sec whither this route will lead you." It is allowable to imagine, however, that in the reflux of his ebbing influence the envied and hated leader is able to save his madmen occasionally from supererogatory feats of self-prostration. May it not have been owing to advantage taken thus of a lucid interval, that we owe the abandonmen t of all activeop position to the Jew Bill on going through committee, and on the third Wading? On this tender subject, it is true that he has never been personally allowed to interfere; and Lord GEORGE HENTISCK was actu ally visited with the high displeasure of the intolerant and insane faction fur his stedfast adherence to the principle of civil and religious liberty contained in the measure referred to. But without individual interposition we can easily see how a wily politician like the member for Bucking hamshire could have compassed so laudable a pur e as that of preventing his party playing the fanatic and fool by needless reiteration of their bad votes on the Disabilities Removal 11111. There are always the means to bo found, where the resolute and ascendant spirit exists, and the materials to be worked upon arc dulness and disunion. How the facts may stand we do not affect to know; but if the no-vote of last night be indeed attributable to Mr..III , ItAELI, it is only another proof how little unity of thought or aim there is between his party and him. whilst, concurrently, its special and exceptional legal and legislative restrictions and privileges have practically the effect of denying to their employers the pecuniary advantages of the supply being greater than the demand. Full employment would give the 10300 or 2,000 members of this Union wages of not bee lien 30s. a week ; but their number being nearly essitall greater than there is full work for, their weekly average only 16s. ; and yet it is a fact wlieh will not bear contradiction that coals can be got delivered by men not members of it at 6d. a ton, whilst the Tulin ton al effect of this legalised combi bto rake the price of labour beyond that to Ida& the peepetion of demand and supply would brim; it; and to that extent a burden is laid on the pubha But if colliers can be whipped at lower rates by men not belonging to this Trades Union, why do shipmasters employ whippers enrolled in it ? Be cause of the restrictions and impediments of the statute which it is now proposed to re-enact and extend. The enrolled whippers have a priority of employment ; it must be ottered to them ; they have an hour within which to refuse or accept it; the shipmaster or owner cannot employ his own men unless they have been fourteen days previously in his service; and the regular coal-whippers are sup plied with superior tackle. The consequence of which regulations ie that the trade of coal-whipping is now hedged in and surrounded by so many statu table difficulties that practically all competition is destroyed, and that the Trades Union has been able to keep up its cost. And these restrictions and impediments to the free use of labour in this trade, - Mr. LABOUCLIEHE purposes to extend. At present the purchaser of coals on board can employ his own men ; and ,the practice of doing so is beginning to spring up. This power the President of the Board of Trade asks par liament to deny him. At present shipmasters can hire their own tackle wherever they can get it cheapest. This power Mr.l.suucenime's new bill wouldrestriet, by compelling them to pay for other people's tackle the price the Coal Whippers' Office demands far its tackle. At present the operation of the Coal Whippers Act is limited to between London-bridge and Gravesend. Mr. LADOCCIILKE seeks to carry it up us far as Staines. Hitherto the acts have been temporary only; now it is proposed to make this extended legislation permanent. Aud all this is proposed to be done at a time when the northern coal is iu a state of unexampled depres sion; when the best llettou coals will not bring 16s. a ton ' • when coal freights are disastrously low ; when the coal owners of Durham, threatened with railway competition, have been compelled in their own defence to become importers into the Thames on their account, and when every one connected with them, bat these sturdy trades' unionists, are suffering severely. 'then it is, that the free-trade President of the Board of T rade steps in with his socialist measure and threatens to legislate in a way that will permanently increase the cost of the delivery of coal, equally injure its producer and its consumer, and establish a principle unknown to British statutes before sentiment kicked political economy out of the great house in Whitehall, whilst the Right lion. HENRY LAMA:CHUM sat there nodding up proval, to the horror and dismay of unhappy Mr. PORTER. A connE.4roNnirc. t has directed our attention to a bill promoted by the Board of Trude, for the regula tion of the coal-whippers of the port of London, of, as he thinks, an extraordinary and objectionable cha racter; and in that opinion an examination of the measure leaves us no alternative but very heartily to concur. The hill appears to us one to continue and perpe tuate a Trades Union, after the original pretence for its formation has ceased; when its continuance is seriously interfering with the freedom of labour, and keeping up the cost of work, which would be cheaper done were there no restrictions on the employment of labour; at a time, too, when tire maritime coal trade can ill afford to bear any artificial burthens, and when, to legalise :such a combination, must give encouragement to the dangerous theories afloat amongst those who ought PARIS, Tileasuar EVENING. to kow better. And, thus thinking of the bill, se On Tuesday evening the President, on retiring hold it to be one which ought not to receive the le- from the banquet at Poitiers, repaired with a tiu gislative sanction. meows party to the Promenade de Blossac, which It cannot, however, be matter of much surprise runs round the top of the old walls. Here a display to those who of late years have closely watched of fire-works took place. Iu the meantime the ban the policy and proceedings of the Beard of Trade to qnet-hall having been, with that dexterity peculiar find it promoting a measure of a socialist tendene r ; to Freuch artists in the decorative branch, converted more, perhaps, front that habit of tentative legis a into a ball-reom, the President opened the dancing lion which distinguishes whig ministers than from with the wife of the prefect, and presently after re. subscription to the abstract principles of the great toed. Yesterday meriting, at half-past eleven, the industrial heresy of the age. The practice of the President reviewed the national guard of Poitiers Board of Trade is, in the preparation of its mea- and the troops in garrison there; immediately after sures, to cram into them all the crude, undigested, which he left by the train for Cliatellerault, where a and meddlesome notions of all who have access to its b kakiest had been preisired, and where an important chiefs ; and to trust to the House of Conunons prim incident marked his arrival. This little town contains lag, and carving, and reducing its bills into a shape a thick industrial population. The national guard at consistent with the settled policy of the country and the railway station, immediately on the President's squaring them down to the admitted rules of arrival, set up one universal shout of "Vine la Re p/Mica' economy. publique !" The inhabitants joined in this demon- Last year Mr. LABOCCTIERE attempted to procure stration. From the station to the Hotel-de-Ville, the power fur the Board of Trade to make rules and re utunifestations in favour of the republic assumed a gulations for the conduct and management of our character of serious hostility against the person of commercial marine ; and this year (wholly forgetful the President, whose carriage was besieged by a of, or perfectly indifferent to his pledge to revise the furious mob, shouting " A bus Napoleon!" Fortu light dues and the other local burthens on shipping) nattily the Paris police was very numerous and strong, be is endeavouring to cocker, and foster, and take and the sergeaturdo-ville, acting at once with energy care of, and protect a couple of thousand of great and decision, arrested some of the national guards hulking, mulivait, powerful, robust fellows, perfect who uttered the hostile cry. Thus the riot was giants in their way, as if they were distressed needle- curbed until the President reached the place ago women or overworked factory children. tinted for his reception. Meanwhile the rain fell No doubt Mr. LABOECIIERE only inherits Mr. b t u torrents. At breakfast, in answer to the mayor, GLADSTON es policy, but without its motive. In 1841, who deplored the tumult, the President declined the when Mr. GLADSTONE first interfered with the Lon flattering terms in which that functionary attributed don coalu 'tippers, they were in the hands of th • to him all the good done in the last three years, Wapping publicans and sinners, who made drunken- and gave all the credit to the whole party of mess the condition of providing them with work. So, order. This admission was loudly cheered. It was by his act, Mr. GLaDsroxe put them for five years after the mayor, in a speech somewhat highly under the tutelage of a board, gave all who acceded spiced with personal compliments, had proposed the to its regulations a priority of employment, provided health of Louis Napoleon, that the latter returued them with tackle, and plump heavy restrictions on thanks in the following words shipmasters employing whomsoever they pleased. But this was a temporary act ; it expired in 1846, which thanking the mayor for the kind words which he has just addressed to me, I cannot attribute to and was then renewed fur other five years only. myself alone the happy results which he has pointed out In those ten years, however, a very great change My conduct during the lag three years may be summed l u t i l i sl u o p f has been wrought in the habits and conduct of the in a few en wo a nl i s r„ zr o l f platied myself resolutely received f coal-whippers ; partly by their emancipation from trom he men of progr,,S , . h an efficacious and i t ' ll i sinterested co-operation. If there the Wapping gin Weirs, partly by that have been some defections, I am ignorant of them, for I go which in the same period, owing to general causes, forward without castiug a look behind. There must be an but chiefly . to cheap food, has been common to all impube and on aim. My impulse is the love of my men the operat i ve classes. The coal-whippers are now a try ; !ay eau is to . make religion and reason prevail over sober, domestic, and improving class ; not quite, Utopias, and to give heart to the good cause, that it tremble no ein the face of error. This result will be obtained however, the black angels Mr. GREEN £who thinks if we follow throughout France the esample of Chatel , they " immortalised themselves for ever on the 10th lerault, and if we forge arms, not for insurrection and for of April, 1848) pictures them; for knowing their civil war, but to increase the strength, the greatneu, and power, under the statutes referred to, over colliers the independence of the nation. and their skiptiers, they very frequently abuse it. The President then spent two hours in visiting the They have, it is certain, been rescued from drunk- fine manufitetory of arms. At three the train started mane, and degradation. That being the case, it is again and arrived in Paris at half-ast ten last night. clear the coal-whippers ought no longer to be the 2,l. ' de Toequev:lle is expected to p read on Monday Ojeda of exceptional legislation, induced by their next to the committee his report on the revision of former depravity and vices. Being, as their ad- the constitution, and to present it in the Assembly mirera say, now superior in feeling and conduct to on the following Wednesday. their fellows, they are of course in a position to pro- In the sitting of the Avignon Railway committee tea themselves; to defend their own interests ; and to-day M. Duliture was charged to present to the to rely on their own unaided exertions. Society Assembly them port, which will contain a summary ought no longer to be taxed for their improve ment. of M. Dufoumel s amendment concerning a mixed This is the natural and legitinutte conclusion of the system of farming. The report will be ready in premises laid down by Messrs. GREEN and Gsstmosi, tea days. their leading patrons, assented to by Messrs. Notwithstanding the official documents issued by GLADSTONE and LABOUCUERE, and not denied I the legation of Montevideo at Paris, the committee the shipmasters, coalowners, or coal factors. Such on the La Plata has persisted in its first resolution is not, however, the logic which their friends to recommend to the Assembly the ratification of the in and out of parliament would give effect to. On treaty. This conclusion is motived, in the report the contrary, it is proposed that their improvement. presented today by Nl.Larmbare, on the solid reasons having been concurrent with this temporary Trades of advantage and propriety set forth by the Minister Union, a permanent Trades' Union be legalised, with o f Foreign Affairs. still greater powers over the employers of labour An ameudment to the budget of 18.52 has been than those which, it is contended, have worked such presented by M. Versighy, proposing to subject to wonders; and such is the object of the bill now un- the tax upon property in mortmain, established by dergoing consideration by a select committee of the the law of February, 1849, all railway and canal House of Commons. companies, by reason of the soil occupied by such Though in the hands of Mr. LABOUCIIERE, and railways. one involving public policy, the bill is really a pri- Alarming reports have prevailed latterly with re vete measure. The expense of passing it has to be s gri . c t i o ou t i s le g ot occ . cholera ; urred paid fur out of the funds of the Coal-whipping Office, a r l m t e he ca rosp o ital f a the cost of which is, of course, ultimately a tax on the ch re- ara ap ct P r n hav ce in of ricetre. A Dr. Emery has, however, just pub public as the consumers of coal ; and in order to lished a report dissipating these fears. make a case out for it, petitions have been got up in The Assembly, in its sitting of to-day, discussed its favour. On inquiry, however, it turns out that the bill relative to the farming out to a company of the office in question has paid for the trouble and the post service. UrgeneLm ni s opposed by MM. labour of collecting signatures to these documents, Combarel do Levval and aule, defended by just as if they were promoting a railway bill; and it MM. Berryer aria Fould, and finally adopted by 375 further appears that Mr. atiistox, one of the print- votes against 268. pal commissioners, though earnest and active in its . The house then entered upon the general debate promotion, is himself, as a private coal-rarer- ; on the bill on the Mediterranean packet-service. M. chant, in the habit of substantially e v a di ng Banta yra opposed the bill, and complained that the the employment of his Modelle in the die- comm unication of the contract had been refused to a charge of Ins own coals and of paying his own com peting company. M. Fould protested against men at those public houses near his wharves this statement. which at Wapping he has so lively a horror of. 8o The Cbmaitulionnel, alluding to the conversation that, to say the least of it, the measure is not very in the House of Lords about Abd-el-Kader, says : cleanly promoted; and Mr. LABOECUERE'S advisers We honour the sentiment which inspired Lord Londone are not quite the sort of persons who MU t° have deny on this delicate subject. But the English know well' much authority with a grant minister of state. the sacrifices which policy may impose on the clemency of a But apart from such minor, though very chime- aeon. The lot of the illustrious warrior of Africa touches teristic, objections , it is real l y intolerable to see them ; they comment on his severe and long captivity. But s t a t es men gravely promoting • a Trades' union Bi 1. had they nut in their hands a captive mach more illustrious ? ' For this Trades Union of coal-whippers has all the The chateau of Amboise is a less severe prison than the island of St. Helena. And the captivity of Abd-el-Kader vi of other similar combinations. It loos_. is far from equal in duration to that which the prisoner of attracted into that trade a larger of I England underwent. The English government thought workmen than there is a d for ; proper to silence its humanity in presence of what appeared FRANCE. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 4, 1851. to it the security of Europe. France must think, on her part, on the security of French Africa. Let us be permitted to ray that the hour of clemency does not appear to us to have arrived; this is not an opportune time for setting Abdel-Kader at liberty. The eventualities to which the year 1852 subjects France may be a cause of agi tation in Algeria. Ancient predictions announce to the Arabs that the year 1268 of the Hegira the avenger of Islamism is to appear to exterminate the unfaithful. This year 1268 corresponds to our epoch of 1852. If Abd-el , 'Eider were free, whatever precautions were taken, we could not prevent impostors from causing insurrection in Algeria, by spreading the rumour that Abdul-Kader had re-appeared, and that he was ,the " Messiah of the hour" announced by the prophets. A ft er all, what has been writer' and said by English statesmen on this question is reduced to the expression of a wish arising from humanity. There is not, there cannot be, a question as negotiation." The committee on the Municipal Bill adopted yes terday the report of M. de Larcy on the councils of prefectures. At the commencement of the sitting the committee decided that, in the event of a coun cillor of prefecture being removed from his office, he should not be allowed to be placed on the list of can didates by the councils-general until after the lapse of three years. Several persons have just been arrested at Bourg and in the adjacent communes, on the charge of having been concerned in a secret society ; they arc to be tried by a court-martial at Lyons. The papers generally, in speaking of the speech at Poitiers, contrast its conciliatory and prudent tone with the boldness and rashness of that at Dijon. The funds continue to improve. The Fives closed at 94.30, with a rise of 23 centimes. The Threes rose 10 centimes, and closed at 56.95. SPAIN. MADRID, Jetty Mi. The apparent triumph gained by the ministry in obtaining a majority of 184 votes against 31 in favour of the vote of confidence, is illusory as a test of the government's real strength, which will be put to a much severer trial in the debate on the settlement of the debt. The old moderados abstained from voting with the exception of Pidal, who voted with minis ters. But this party is determined on offering the most vehement opposition to the bill for tho settle ment of the debt. A serious accident has occurred to M. Gonzales Bravo. In a fall from his horse, he broke his right arm in three places; he was immediately conveyed to his residence, and the surgeons who attended him, after a careful examination of the fractured limb, ex pressed an opinion that the consequences would not be serious. PORTUGAL. The Oriental Company's steam packet Montrose, Captain John Bowen, arrived at Southampton this morning, and landed her mails under the charge of Lieutenant E. P. Fuge, ILN., Admiralty agent. Her dates are Gibraltar, 24th ; Cadiz, 25th ; Lis bon, 29th; Oporto, 30th; Vigo, 30th. Her cargo includes 7 packages of specie. Portugal remained quiet. The electoral decree has given universal satis faction, and will prove highly favourable to the popular party. The government has conferred a real benefit on the country by reducing the excise from ten per cent. to five, and taking off the duty upon hones used for labour. Since Sir Henry Seymour's departure from Lisboa the l'ortuguese Attorney-General's opinion in favour of Mr. Croft, an English gentleman who claimed large property in Portugal, has been discovered. This gentleman was deprived of the property, owing to that opinion having been concealed. It is now known that the opinion was concealed by Count Thomar, partly, it is alleged, purposely to spite Lord Pal merston, who took the matter up some years since (but owing to tho conduct of Thomar, justice could not be done to the Englishman); and partly out of ill will towards Mr. Croft. Carneiro s I confirmed in the appointment of Director-General of ' the Customs. Some of the arrears of the official sa laries are about to be paid. The Cabralists are still plotting against Saldanha, and there is some insub ordination in the army. Count Lavradio has been appointed ambassador to London. Sir Henry Pak enham has had an interview with Senor Jervis d'Atouguia, relative to British claims. It is stated that the milk was highly satisfactory to the former, and honourable to the latter. Exchange, 3-11 ; Discount on Bank notes, 21 per cent., dumending. Our correspondent writes as follows: LISBON, Jest: 29. The electoral decree has at length been published. It scarcely differs from my previous information. The following arc its bases: The elections are indirect; electors of deputies being to be elected by primary assemblies in parishes, which elec tion is to take place 2Sth September. Electors' qualification to be, the being assessed in 10 mil reis deeimas of funded or other property, pension or employ ment in the corporations, foundling or other hospitals; 5 milreis in rural or other estates let; and 990 reis in pro perty, and establishments let, or under any other denomina tion, and chiefs of families who have visible means of sub sistence, whether arising from property, commerce, in dustry, or employment, provided they arc residents for 12 months in the distnct where they claim to vote; also those who possess scientific and literary degrees, empioyess in service, superannuated or retired; also those who belonged to extinct departments and others; it is, in fact, very little short of universal suffrage. A commission is to be elected in every district, who will form the electoral lists, and in Lisbon and Oporto a com mission will sit in every bairro for that purpose. Any per son aggrieved, or having his name omitted, to appeal to a competent authority. Electors to the electoral colleges to possess double the assessed qualification, except those who can be electors by virtue of employment, degree, or pension, or from =pother cause ; persona holding employments at the pleasure of the crown can neither be returned to the electoral colleges nor become deputies ; neither can employe's in the royal house hold be eligible for deputies. The primary elections will take place in parishes that have from 300 to 1,000 chimnies (separate tenements), which will constitute an electoral assembly ; parishes which do not contain the necessary number of chimnies (300) to be united to others for the purpose of carrying out the decree. _ _ . Every primary assembly will return one elector to the electoral college fur every 150 voters. The election of de puties to take place in electoral circles ; an electoral circle will be composed of 6,500 to 7,000 chintnies, in which ono deputy to the Cortes will be chosen. The commissions for the formation of the electoral lists are to be elected by 10 of those assessed in the highest amount, and ten assessed in the lowest amount of qualifica tion for a primary or parochial elector. The appeal is to be made to the judicial authority, but as it was not so clear regarding appeals in Lisbon and Oporto, a decree has been issued explaining they aro to be made in those two cities to similar judicial authority. The decree being issued, the commission appointed to frame it has been dissolved. The decree, taken as a whole, has given univer sal satisfaction, and it is thought will prove highly in favour of the popular party, who will return a vast majority to the Chamber: that party is forming election committees allover the country, and taking measures to secure the return of their friends; while the cabralistas evidently consider they will have to play a losing game, as the exertions of their friends who yet remain in authority will have little effect. A commission has been appointed to inquire into the state, &c., of the Military College, with a view te reform and reorganise it; another to examine into and propose reforms and a new organisation of the Marine Arsenal and its dependencies; and another to inquire into the mode in which the consular service is carried on, and frame regula tions for the observance of the consular agents. A Spanish brig-of-war came in on the 27th, as well as the Arethusa frigate from a cruise, and the Sybil and another yacht. The St. Lawrence, American frigate, is preparing for sailing. ITALY. TUSCANY. The Tuscan Monitor7Cof the 27th ult. publishes a decree authorizing the treasury to contract a loan oF 12 millions of francs with the house of liastogi and Sons, of Leghorn; this loan to be guaranteed by the iron mines of the island of Elba. ROMAN STATES. _ . . On the 18th and 21st ult. the special commission for the reimbursement of the paper-money of the Roman States, proceeded at Rome to draw the num bers of the certificates of the new rents to be reim bursed. HAMBURG, IrLY 2.—The Assembly of Bur rises rejected, yesterday, a bill relative to new rigours against the press, which had been submitted by the Senate. . _ COURT OP CHANCERY.— On Thliradity (yesterday) a return to the House of Commons was printed, showing that since the passing of the Act 5 and 6 Viet., cap. 103 (1842), the totals= due or paid for salaries, office expenses, and compensations, amounted on the 25th November last to 589,0.541. 17s. Q. The four late sworn clerks who were appointed taxing masters have received in the same period, for salaries and compensation, the largo amount of 211,0861. 134. Ild. Zbe Court. The King of the Belgians took leave of her! Majesty and Prince Albert yesterday morning, at Bucking ham Palace, on his return to Brussels . His Majesty was I accompanied by the Duke de Brabant, the Count de Flamini, and the Princess Charlotte of Belgium, and also by the Prince Augustus of Sue Cobourg and the Prince of Leiningen. The suite included the Countess de Montancloe, Lady in Waiting to the Princess Charlotte, and Colonel Baron de Moerkerke and Count Albert de Briey, in attend ance on the King and the Belgian Princes. The Queen and Prince Albert accompanied the King of the Belgians and the other illustrious guests to their car riages, attended by the ladies and gentlemen of the house hold in waiting. The Duchess of Kent had arrived at Buckingham Palace at an early hour, from Clarence-house, St. James's, and also took kayo of the King of the Bel gians and the other members of the royal circle. The King and the illustrious party and suite left Buck ingham Palace at half-past 7 o'clock, a.m., for Woolwich to embark on the Vivid steam-packet, Commander Smithett, 8.N., fur Ostend, en route to Brined'. The Earl of Morley, Lord in Waiting to the Queen, Lieut.-Colonel Francis Seymour, Groom in Waiting to Prince Albert, hie Excellency M. Van de Weyer, his Ma esty's representative at this court, and Colonel the lion. Sir - Edward Cust, Comptroller of his Majesty's household in this country, attended his Majesty the Kiug of the Bel gians from Buckingham Palace to Woolwich. His Majesty the King of tho Belgians paid a visit to the Duchess of Glouci,ter, at Gloucester-house, on Wednesday afternoon, to take leave of her royal highness. Prince Albert, attended by the Marquis of Abercorn, Colonel the lion. Charles .-C Grey, and Lieutolonel Francis'. Hugh Seymour, le ft Bucking ham Palace at ten minutes past 8 o'clock, a.m., yesterday, for the Eastern Counties Railway terrninui, to proceed to Ipswich. The Queen, accompanied by the Princesses Helena and Louisa, and attended by the Countess of Gainaborough, Lady in Waiting, took a drive in an open carriage and four Le , s j t i erday. Lord Charles Fitzroy and Colonel Buckley, uerries to her Majesty, attended on horseback. le royal family took their usual exercise yesterday in the garden of the Palace. The Duchess of Kent dined with her Majesty last even ing at Buckingham Palace. lier Majesty, accompanied by the Duchess of Kent, ho noured her Majesty's Theatre with her presence last even ing. The royal suite consisted of the lion. Amelia Murray, Hon. Lucy Kerr, Lady Augusta Bruce, the Earl of Morley, and Lord Charles Fitzroy. The Rey. Thomas liPLauchlan (Gaelic Free Church) and Mr. Blackadder, of Edinburgh, had an interview yesterday with Sir George Grey, at the Home-otfice, on the subject of the destitution in the highlands and islands of Scotland. The Lord Advocate of Scotland and Mr. Cowan, M.P., accompanied the deputation. Mr. Brownrigg, Governor of the Australian Agricultural Company, bad an interview with Earl Grey, yesterday, at the Colonial-office. A quarterly meeting of the Commissioners for the Re duction of the National Debt was held at the official resi dence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in Downing street, yesterday. There were present the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Governor of the Bank of England, and the Deputy-Governor. Sir Alexander Spearman, Comp troller-General and secretary to the commissioners, attended. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners tor England had a . . general meeting, yesterday, at their office in Whitehall place. The Earl of Chichester had an interview yesterday with Earl Grey. THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. IPSWICH, TIICKSICIAT, 6 P.M. The second day of the meeting has been the first day both of business and pleasure. The presence of Prince Albert in Ipswich has been attended with allthe ecliet shies was anticipated. A special train, provided for the purpose by the Eastern Counties Railway Company, started with his Royal High ness Prince Albert and suite from the Shoreditch station at 5.50 in the morning. Waiting on the prince were tliej Marquis of Abereorn, Colonel Seymour, and Colonel Grey. Mr. Waddington, the Chairman of the Eastern Counties Company, Lord Alfred Paget, Mr. Smythe, and Mr. Broadbent, directors, and Mr. Roney, secre tary to the company, went down in the train. Great precautions were taken to ensure the safety of the passage. The goods traffic was entirely stopped for the time, and the platelayers of the line wore stationed, from Shorediteli to Colchester, within such distances of each other as enabled ready communication by thig.signals. In addition to this a pilot engine, driven by Mr. Ashcroft, the Superintendent of the way and works, started twenty five minutes before the royal train toclear the road, keeping that time in advance up to Colchester. The departure of the train was telegraphed at the moment to Colchester, and its arrival at successive points was telegraphed from station to station throughout the route. A good speed was attained, and Colchester was reached at 10.10. Here the train stopped, giving a large crowd of ladies and gentlemen an opportunity of waving hats and handkerchiefs in recogni tion of the Prince's flying visit to their town: and the illustrious passenger was then transferred to the care of the officials of the Eastern Union Railway, on which line the test of the journey to Ipswich WAS performed. The train proceeded at the same rapid rate as before ; and stopped at Ipswich. punctual to promise, at 10.45. Ancient Ipswich was up and doing to honour the Prince. With rich and pour there was a universal holiday. An incredi ble numbi:r of appropriate and inappropriate banners were displayed wherever there was a possibility of the Prince finding his way; and floral arches, tastefully red and green, were seen at every turning of the old, narrow, but picturesque streets. Hundreds of labourers thronged into the town from the neighbourhood, and rendered the route marked out for the Prince all but impassable. The mayor and corporation received his royal highness in official cos tume at the railway station. The pathways of the station were covered over with a handsome carpet, and the carpet was strewed with roses—a pretty novelty in this description of loyal fking, which Ipswich is entitled to take credit for. On alighting from the train Prince Albert was conducted into a marquee erected for the occasion close to the offices of the station ; and here he was met by the Mayor of Ipswich, Mr. Long, and the Recorder, Mr. Powell. Ladies and gentlemen thronged the tent to hear the corporate elo quence anti the ;minty reply; but the neighbouring activity of the steam whistle of the locomotive rendered the ceremony one of mere dumb show. The Recorder read the following address : dation stone of a grammar-school, to be erected in the neighbourhood of the town. He will then pay soma further ♦isits to the Association, and return to town in the evening by a special train. To-morrow is to be devoted by the mem bers of the Association to the usual excursions. On Monday they will do Dome business, and on Tuesday they will bring their twenty-first meeting to a close by • public dinner. Among the distinguished visitors in the town is Prince Lucien Bonaparte. The following is a list of the company who will have the honour of meeting his Royal Highness at dinner this even ing at Shrubland Duke and Duchets of Argyll, M. Van der Weyer and Madame Van der Weyer, Chevalier Bunsen, Marquis of Abercorn, Countess Morley, Earl of Enniskillen, Lord Monteagle, Lord Wrottesley, Earl Stradbroke, Lord Rendlesham, Lord Alfred Paget, Bishop of Oxford, Sir John Boileau, Sir Roderick Murchison, Sir Edward Cust, Colonel Seymour, Colonel Grey, Captain G. N. Broke, Mr. Robert Cast, Mr. Barry, Colonel Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Western and family, Mr. and Mrs. Berner' and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cobbold and Miss Cobbold, Dr. and Mrs. Whewell, Captain Fitzroy, RN., Captain Warburton, ILA., Dr. Beget, &c., &c. FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION AT THE RAILWAY STATION, LIVERPOOL. At a little after seven o'clock yesterday morning, one of the most awful explosions that has occurred for some time past took place 'Pale goods station of the London and North Western Railway, Edge-hill, Liverpool, where a locomotive engine blew up, doing considerable damage, and inflicting severe, and it is feared fatal, injuries on two persons. The Conway locomotive engine, belonging to the above company, usually employed in the transit of goods, was in course of preparation for taking a goods train to Manchester, and at the time of the explosion was stationed at the Edge-hill junction, near the spot where the tunnels for the passengers and goods traffic meet the main lines. The driver who was in charge of the engine was not the man usually employed ; but ha had, from causes not at present explained, brought the Conway from Manchester yesterday morning with a goods train, arriving hero about six o'clock. The steam had been brought up to the requisite degree of pressure, the merchandise waggons were ready, the signal had been given for the engine to join the train, and the men in charge were in the act of bucking for that purpose, when the boiler burst with fearful violence, causing a report that could he distinctly heard for several miles, and spreading the utmost consternation and alarm throughout the vicinity. Providentially no passenger trains were due, nor persous waiting for conveyance, or the loss of life must have been frightful. The driver, who wu standing on the sole plate, between the engine and tender, was blown to a considerable distance, and is so severely scalded that his life is considered in great danger ; the poor stoker wa. carried high up into the air, and fell upon the roof of the adjoining (dikes, which were broken in, and the unfortunate fellow was discovered in a frightfully shattered state, but still alive, between the roof and the ceiling of the station. Both were immediately conveyed to the infirmary. The driver is too severely injured to bear questioning as to the origin of the disaster. It is believed, however, that the catastrophe has been occasioned by the sticking of the valve, by which a heavier pressure was thrown on the boiler than it WAS capable of bearing. A massive gate with the heavy stone corners has been thrown down, a great number of the waggons were broken by the concussions, the tire-box of the engine was found in a field some hundred yards away from the spot, the boiler itself being carried over an adjacent wall and rent into small pieces. The policeman on duty near the spot has sustained some painful but not dangerous bruises. An investigation has been act on foot by Mr. Booth as to all the circumstances connected with the occurrence. Fout o'cioex, P.M.—'the unfortunate fireman (or stoker), whose name was Griffith, has just expired in the Southern Infirmary, leaving • wife and three children; and the driver (Valentine) is not expected to recover. Ile has a wile and five children. The damage done to the goods in the train is very considerable, and fur a great dis tance along the line frugmeuts of the broken waggons and their contents were to he seen for some time after the acci dent. The northern mail train barely escaped the ex plosion, having only left the station a few minutes before the fatal occurrence. LIVERPOOL DOCK COMMITTEE. At the usual meeting yesterday Mr. Littledale took the chair. Mr. LANG,HALL, after alluding to the statement which had appeared iu regard to the mionausgement of the out door department of the dock estate, and the alleged waste ful expenditure of the dock funds, said that the statements were true to the letter ; ouly the informant referred to was not a discarded, but an injured servant, and the sum paid to Mr. Cummins, while absent from 116 WELT, from June to Octob..r, was not 4s. but Sl. per week ; in fact, he was paid at the rate of 4001. a-year. Having entered upon various other subjects of complaint, Mr. Langsdale proceeded to giv.: it as his opinion that the committee ought to make a clean sweep, from the highest to the lowest member of their establishment, and turn them all out. The CHAU:SIAN hoped that the public would suspend their judgment in respect to the matters brought forward by Mr. Langselale until the reply of Mr. Hartley had been made to these allegations, and until the committee of in quiry-, which was at present sitting, had made their report. Sumo little altercation then took place between Mr. Hart. ley, sen., and Mr. Langsdale the former observing that it was hardly fair for Mr. angsilitle to proceed to such lengths in the absence of the chairman of the sub-com mittee. " I have had more insults from you than from all the rest of the gentlemen of the committee," said the en gineer. " Because," retorted Mr. Laugsdale, " I look after my business, and will do so as lung as I am here ; and that is not what you have done, sir." After some discussion as to the propriety of Mr. Langa• dale taking the course which he bad adopted, it was de cided that the statement from which he had compiled his charges should be placed in the handy of Mr. Hartley, and that the engineer's explanation he heard at a future meet ing to be called as early as por•sible. BCRNING BIBLES IN GERSIANY.--CatholiC priests in Lipper Baden, writes our correspondent at Fankfort, har ing been collecting and burning bibles, or rather have urged the people to do so, on the ground that the latter could not "To his Royal highness Prince Albert.—May it please understand them. your Royal Hiehniss, we, the Ilayor, Aldermen, and Bur- THE GREAT EXIIIIIITION.—The number of visitors gesses, of the Borough of Ipswich, are anxious to express n - 5 yesterday was , was 638. T hcsumO taken, i eluding 101. 100 fur our sense of the honour done to us by your visit to this season tickets, 2,61321. 'Js. ancient municipal town, and at the same time to offer the tribute of our heartfelt personal respect to yourself. It is AT A MEETING yesterday of the Marylebono corn our pride to welcome in your Royal Highness, not only the committee it was resolved that it would be most desirable Consort of our beloved Queen, but the supporter of every that the Crystal Palace should not be removed, but be kept deserving institution throughout her dominions; not only for the permanent enjoyment and benefit of the public, and the Chauccllor of a great University, but the active pro- in accordance with the resolution a petition to the Itouse of meter of general education upon a broad and national Commons was drawn up, which lies for signature, praying basis; not only the patron of all that is high and uoble in the hon. house to take the necessary measures to prevent the removal of the building, and secure the object which British Art, but the originator of that magnificent concep tion, by which the results of the world's industry and the petitioners seek for. genius have been assembled in our land for the instrac- INSTITUTE OF ACTUARIES OF GREAT BRITAIN Lion of admiring nations. We look upon this great festival AND IRELAND.—AII4sOMMCF Examinations.—Examiners : of art and science, consecrated as it has been by religion, as David Junes. Esq., Universal Life Office ; Arthur Scratch the opening of a new era of national intercourse, as a pledge ley, M.A., Western Life Office. The following candidates of universal and enduring peace, and, it maybe, as the coin- have just caned for their certificate of qualification as mencement of a fresh age of intellectual activity and A c t u a r i e s names being arranged alphabetically) : E. successful research . We delight to receive amongst us the Cheshire nstitute of Actuaries. C. Child —Alliance master mind which conceived the great idea and directed Assurance Office. A. Colvin—United Mutual Assurance the steps by which, through every difficulty, it has been so Office. J. Meikle--Seottish Provident Assurance Office. triumphantly earned out ; and we feel this not the less be- 11. Thomson—Northern Assurance Office. cause we receive your royal highness as a visitor to that THE LAW OF EVIDENCE AMENDMENT TALL.—On British Association the objects of which are, in some de- Thursday (yesterday) Lord Brougham's Bill, which has gree, akin to those likely to be promoted by the Great Ex hibition. In conclusion, we would wish to combine with passed the llouse of Lo rds, to amend the law of evidence, was printed by order of the Commons, where it stands our tender of reverential welcome to your royal highness the expression of our deep and loyal affection to our Sove- for the second reading. The object of this bill is to admit reign Lady the Queen ; may she, together with your royal parties to a suit to be examined as witnesses. According to highness, continue long in the possession of every earthly, a provision, if a party intends to be examined on his own be and better than earthly, blessiugs ; may your children's half, he must give eotice to thadverse party and If he children, worthy of their parentage, sit upon the throne of intends to examine the adverse, he must give him at least their fathers ; and may the reign of 'Victoria, with which four days' notice of such intention. the name of your royal highness must ever be inseparably AT A MEETING OF THE SOUTHAMPTON CHAMBER connected, afford tho brightest page for the future histories or Commeace on Tuesday it was announced that the of the Anglo-Saxon race. In testimony whereof we have French government had consented to an additional postal caused our common seal to be hereunto affixed this 3rd day communication being established between England and of July, 1&51." France by way of Southampton and Morlaix, in the pro. The Prince's reply was as follows:—" It has given me since of Brittany, which would greatly facilitate the corre. the greatest pleasure to have been enabled to visit your apondence between this country and the south of France, ancient town on so interesting an occasion; and I thank the Peninsula, &c. It was also announced that the South you most sincerely for your cordial and hearty welcome, ampton pier and ha rb our c ommissioners were abo ut t o in and for the very kind and flattering manner in which you crease the facilities for the entrance of the East and West have conveyed it to me. I shall not fail to communicate India, Peninsular, and Channel Islands mail-packets in to the Queen the expression of your loyal and affectionate Southampton Water by mooring a wooden apparatus at the eitachment to her Majesty's person and family, which I termination of the tongue of land which runs out from have heard with peculiar gratification, and which I know Calshot Castle, and which divides Southampton Water liar Majesty will receive with equal satisfaction." from the Solent Sea. The foundation of this apparatus is boat-shaped from the gunwhale, • scaffolding arises, 1 His royal highness then left the tent, and entered one of at the top of which an immense gong will hang, and will the royal carriages, which had been despatched to Ipswich be sounded by the wind and waves, so as to warn the to await him. I:he 2nd Dragoon Guards, stationed at pre- tickets in dark and foggy weather. In case of accident also mail sent at Ipswich, were drawn up around the station , and P served as an escort. The carriage was driven slowly to- it would afford security to persons falling overboard boat parties in danger from bad weather. This apparatus ,or t° wards the Town-hall, where Section A of the Association was sitting, and on the road there was the exuberant cheering has been invented by Captain Peacock, the Southampton dock roaster, on purpose to supersede the preseat Calshot which might have been expected from crowds who had looked Spit Buoy. The Mayor of Southampton has given up to forward to this pageant for a whole week beforehand. the Chamber of Commerce a splendid suite of rooms at the Thu plan of the Association at Ipswich is that which it ' Audit House, at which a reading-room will be immediately has pursued in other towns benefited by its annual celebra tions It divides its members and their subjects into diffe- formed, for the use of the members of the chamber. A rent sections. To-day . the sections have been—Sretion A, , 'Change hour has also been appointed, at which most of the Mathematics and Physical Science ; Section B, Chemistry; members will contrive to attend each day, and where mer• Section C, Geology; Section D, Natural History, including ' ' Sects E, Geography and Ethnology; Section ' chants, professional men, and tradesmen having business to Physiology ; transact will be almost sure to meet with each other. F, Statistics • Section 0, Mechanical Science. At Section SIR JAMES GRAHAM'S TENANTRT.—The follow- A, where the Prince first attended, there were present, ing circular has been issued by Sir James Graham's among a numerous company of both sexes, the Rev. Dr. steward to a portion of the tenantry of the hon. baronet : Whewcll, of Cambridge (presiding), Lord Monteagle, Lord " Crofthead, July 1, 18.51.—Sir,—In reply to the petition Villiers, Lord Wrottesley, Sir D. Brewster, J. Heywood for a redaction of rent, signed by you, and presented by Esq., II.P. C. Wentworth Dilke, Esq., H. Buller, F,sq., me to Sir James Graham, lam instructed to inform you Col. Reid, ihe Bishop of Oxford, &c. that, under existing circumstances, Sir James is During his royal highness's stay at the Town-hall a not prepared to accede to your request. At the same time paper was read by Col. Reid on " Mooring Ships in Re- lam desired to state that you are akliberty to surrender volving Gales." The Prince afterwards visited several your present agreement fur the farm of ,on giving of the other sections and heard other papers. At 3 o'clock notice to me here on or before the 21st current. If Sir in the afternoon he lunched with Mr. Long and a large James Graham should afterwards be willing to propose a party at the mayorial reeidence; and at 6 o'clock he drove new agreement, the terms thereof will be notified to you out to Shrubland-park, the scat of Sir William Middleton, within a reasonable time. Should you not surrender your where he will pass the night. This evening the association present ment by the time specified, Sir James will have a soiree at the Reception-rooms. then tide that you are willing to hold your farm under Tomorrow his Royal Highness will be engaged in re- the terms of the existing contract. lam yours faithfully, ceiving an tad es. at the Museum and in laying the four- MATT Baowx."—" To —." THE IRISH CENSUS. The Irish census return has at length made its appearance, and shows that the rumours about the frightful decrease of the population were not exaggerated. In 1861 the total was 8,175,124, at present it is no more than 6,315,794, showing a decrease in the short space of tenyears of 1,6.59,330. There has been a slight increase in the popu lation of the larger towns, but• in every instance except one the population has fallen off in the counties, the soli tary exception being the county of Dublin. It will thus be seen that in Ulster, as well as in Munster and Connaught, the population has diminished, although not to the same extent. The following exhibits the statistics in detail : Number of persona. DeCrane. Rate rate Mots. Nambers. ~,,,. p, th at. 1611. 1851. Cent. 1541 tit an d 1841. 1831. - - - -iv Antrim 2'6,100 250,353 25,833 9 7.6 Wexford Down Londonderry IX negal ...- 226,118 211,210 19,160 14 12:3 Kildare lll,lOO 96,617 17,061 IS 123 Armagh ...... Louth Tyrone 312,952 251,865 61,191 19 18 . 9 Ater) ...... Carlow 86,224 64,137 16,071 20 20 Wicklow wsierbid ICl:Lean) .- King's Couggy 146,817 112,873 33,963 2S 23 Westmeath 141,300 116,310 33,790 23 22 Meal% ...... - 163,528 139,706 44,132 24 22 Tipperery lerm.inagtt Clare Monaghan Cavan pork 773,358 551,152 222,216 26 301 Limerick Lorgfotd 113,191 85,193 32,213 25 271 tiku rn's Omaty Leitrim. .... 155.157 111,826 13,129 29 201 Sligo , 1111,824 128,269 31,117 28 WS Galway 421,923 211,129 121,794 29 30.7 Mayo 368,587 271,716 114,171 29 31.3 Roiwornmon The towns all exhibit an increase, as shown below : No. of Person,. 1 Increase. Mama - I ote 11141. ISM. Number.i per Cent. - - - Dublin -- 232,720 234,030 22,124 9 Itelkat ..... ....... ..... - ........ „ 73,305 99,6641 21,353 33 Go. k - Limerick ..... ...... - 48,391 3.3,2.1 6,1177 14 Waterford ..... _ 23,214 26,667 2,451 14 Galway 17,275 21.697 7.422 43 Droaksela.-......-.....-.- 1 4 ,261 16,876 I 613 I S ticrickrergns -- .......... SPANISII BONDHOLDERS. Yesterday a public meeting of these bondholders was held at the London Tavern, for the purpose of taking into consideration the proposition recently made with re spect to their payment by the Minister of Finance at Madrid to the Spanish Cortes. The nesting was very numerously attended. The chair was occupied by JAKEd CASSEL, LK. The C HAI BM AN commenced the proceedings by stating that the bondholders had now arrived at a very important crisis in their utfltirs, and that they ought to come to the consideration of it with all the calmness and self-possession in their power. At their last meeting, held upon the lath of February, they had adopted a series of resolutions, short in their nature, but valuable in their import, to which, in his opinion, they ought now to adhere. lle had since thou written two letters to official parsons resident in Spain, from which his views would b:st be gleaned. Ito had stated in these communications that the state of tho Spanish finances could be so improved as to meet the terms required by the bondholders; that the coupons ought to be capitalised its value ; that if the bond holders waited another year they would certainly demand higher terms than they had in kebruary ; and that, with the exception of Greece, Spain was the only defaulting state in Europe. He believed that if the bondholders re jected the proposal which had been made by Bravo Mu rillo, the Minister of Spanish Finance, and adhered to tho terms they had themselves offered in February, they would succeed in accomplishing their purpose. Their demands were so moderate that uo Spanish government could suc cessfully resist them. (Hear.) The chairman then read six resolutions which the committee had unanimously (with the exception of Baron Rothschild) drawn up for the ;adop tion of the meeting, and concluded by proposing the first of them, namely, that the bondholders rejected the whole of Murillo's proposed terms of settlement, they being of opinion that the offer they had themes:lves made in Feb ruary was moderate, and such as the Spanish government by making an improvement in their timuseial system, could easily meet. Mr. MOODY seconded the resolution. Mr. CROOKE dissented from it, on the ground that no minister of Spain had offered so much to the bondholders as had Murillo. lie moved, us an amendment, that time pro posal of Murillo he accepted. The CHAIRMAN expressed a hope that there would he no mistake on this point—that it they now acceded to Merino's terms, they would never get anything further from the Spanish government, because the latter would cer tainly look upon the settlement as final. Mr. MOCATIA contended that, as Merino's propositiou had been made to the Cortes, any resolution come to at the present meeting would not only be nugatory, but it might prejudice the case of the bondholders. Ito represented several bondholders, and he was authorised by them to state, that they would not be tied down by any resolution passed in that room under existing circumstances. Mr. HENDERSON observed that the important ques tion for consideration was—whether it was an act of justice towards the holders of coupons to ask them to sacri fice 10 per cent. of their rightful claims. Ile would support the resolution of the chairman, hemou,e he was fur taking his stand upon the , pure principles of justice. Sir HENRY ISAILLEY ',weed also to reject Merino's proposition because of its injustice. Mr. LASKEIt charactentied Merino's proposition as the most insulting, disgraceful, and infamous which ever ema nated even from Spain. Nothing equal to it was to bo found in the times of the repudiating Ferdinand himself— a man so had that he bad been looked upon as the curse of his country ; still the word "confiscation" had never en tered into his plans. (fleas.) It was, perhaps, important to know that Narvaez was ut present in London, collecting a little of English sentiment; and this meeting would, in all probability, serve to make hint acquainted with the views of the bondholders of this country, touching the must inadequate offer made them by the Spanish Minister of Finance. Since 1844, Spain had got into debt to the tune of 40,000,0001., for which she was paying interest ut the rate of from 10 to 12 per cent.; and yet, at such a time as this, when she was raising and paying interest so enor mous to others, she was proposing to give her English bondholders the paltry amount of 1 rier cent. (H „ ear.) Mr. SAMPSON defended the holding of the present meeting, upon the ground that if it had not been convened Spain would have had all the world to suppose that the English bondholders were quite satisfied with Murillo's offer. That offer was this—that two-thirds of the original Five per Cents., with a large amount of dividends overdue, should, in the COMIC of 19 years, become three-and-three quarter per cents. stock. The bondholders, on the other hand, proposed that this five per cent. should be taken at four-and-a-half per cent ; and he hoped they would all be unanimous in maintaining so fair and rnasonable a proposi tion. (Cheers.) Mr. LEVI said he was willing to confide his interests to the care and management of the committee, provided the latter were of opinion that by prolonging the contest fair and equitable terms could be obtained from the Spanish government. Baron ROTHSCHILD regretted exceedingly to think that this was an occasion upon which he could not perfectly coincide with the views of thu chairman and the rest of his colleagues, or the committee. The character of the Spa niards was well known. They would pay as little as they could ; and, in fact, they would never pay at all if they could help it. (" Hear, hear," and a laugh.) lie agreed that the terms offered by Murillo were unfair ; still, it must not be forgotten that there was a minister now in Spain anxious to make some arrangement with his public creditors, and that the Spanish government would be very glad to see the English bond holders refuse the present offer, because they would in that case be enabled next year to appropriate about 1,000,0001. sterling to their own state purposes. Mr. MILNE supported the resolution. He trusted the Cortes would refuse to listen to the base proposition of Murillo. Mr. ROBINSON deprecated a division of opinion among the bondholders, and moved an amendment to the following effect :—" That this meeting affirms its first resolve, rendered more binding by the una nimous vote of three previous public meetings, and hereby determines to abide by its former resolutions, and it refers the whole matter back to the committee, in order that the latter may take such steps as they may think proper to bring this long pending question to a satisfactory 'bone, alike cre ditable and honourable to Spain, and beneficial to its creditors." Mr. CROOKE having withdrawn his amendment, The sense of the meeting was taken on the one proposed by Mr. Robion, which was earned unanimously. 'rhe procee ns dings then terminated. PERVERSION OP THE REV. F. S. i3ARFF AND THE REV. THOMAS DTKEB.--The Rev. F. S. BEA 8.A., and the Rev. Thos. Dykes, 8.A., who recently resigned their office as curates in the Holy Trinity Church, were admitted, on Sunday morning last, into the Romish com munion, and received the sacrament in the Roman catholic chapel, Jarmtt-street, from the hands of the Rev. Mr. Mettler. No public avowal of the change in their prin ciples was made by the rev. perverts, neither was ilk re any reference made to it in the sermon preached in the morning by the Rev . Mr. Trappe', the minister of the chapel. That in the evening partook of a controversial_ had ever being on the question of miracles, the . course of which Mr. Trappe, endeavoured to show that m iracles ever been the chief feature and characteristic of " the only true church."—Eastern Counties Horaid.