The Express. — London, England, 1847-09-16 00:00:00

weal, thee, must be the result, when, in some of we graveyards of the metropolie, upwards of three tb oa sand bodies per acre were interred annually ? (Hear.) The followin; were the numbers interred annually in some of the principal burying places connected with the esta blished church ;—ln St. Andrew's Undenhaft the average per acre was 1,278; in Portugal -street burying-ground, 1,021; in St. Dunstan's, Fleet-street, 1,132; is Se Dun stan's-in-the-East, 1,210 ; in St. John's, Clerkenwell, 3,073 ; in St. Mary-at-Hill, 1,15.); in St. dissentin g -street, 1,2.57 ; in St. Swithin's, 1,760. At then burial pleas the numben were equally striking. In With& Chapel, Stepney, the average per acre was 1,210 ; in Boon Chapel, Woolwich, 1,080 ; Parker-row, Dock bead, 1,613 ; Moorfields, 1,210 ; Caanoo.street, 1,109. He would state the amount which had been paid for inter ment at Eoon chapel, Clement's-lane, Strand, during a num ber of years. The first funeral took plate under that chapel on the 6th of October, 1322, and the total within the first year was 1441. 15e. 6d. The grand total which had been received for burial up to 1838, in a cellar measuring .59 feet by 29 feet, was 951/. se. (Hear, hear.) He then proceeded to speak of the necessary connexion between intramural in terments and typhus fever, of which he mentioned several examples, and impressed upon the meeting the absolute necessity of public interference, in order to remedy at =disputed evil. (Cheers.) In conclusion he }repotted the following resolution Resolved—That the burial of the deed in the midst of the living has, is many Wetmore, led to the eysternatie violation of the feelings odour common burnout's.; and that this custom has originated and inaintained practices which have brought dishonour and disgrace on the national character, degraded religion, corrupted public morale, a nd indicted ine.dculal.:le injury on the public health. Me. C. Snow, in seconding the resolution, urged the meeting to do all in their pewee to put an end to the revolt ing state of things just depicted, and to provide an uninter rupted rev ing-plaee for the departed. Mr. HEALEY supported the resolution. As • rate payer of the parish in which the meeting was held, he must say that there was no parish in the world which had been managed in such en unchristian manner as regarded interment. Thousands were constantly hurry ing through the Strand, either for business or for plea sure, and what was the sight which met their eves ? The solemn form of Christian interment assuming the appear. once of packing in a hole an useared-for carcase. (Hear.) The consequeuce of the present state of things wu,that Chris tian interment on one day was followed by disinterment on the next. Very recently, in the Strand itself, in consequence of so , r improvement being made in the sewerage, a body was dititeerrcd within a fortnight atter it had been committed to the ground. (Hear.) He regretted that the ministers of the church in the metropolis were not present. That was not the lint time, however, that the clergy had gathered ' enlightenment from the laity. There were 400 graveyards in the metropolis conspiring against the health of the in habitant=, and no valid defence could be offered for such an enormity. He believed that by succeeding is their object they would do more service to real religion in this country than hail been done for many years. Mr. CARDEN also supported the resolution, after which it was put and carried. Sir C. ALDIS moved the following resolution : That the esils remit-lig from intramural interments have increased to an alarming extent, and that a rigid and immediate imperehion of burial places is imperatively demanded, and that the petition now read be adopted, and that the chairman of this meeting, B. it. Catibell, Esq., *respectfully requested to present it to the house of Commons, and to support the prayer thereof. Mr. Srevees, in seconding the resolution, observed that Mr. Chaiwick had calculated that 4.50 acres of ground were necessary to provide airquatrly far the burial of 59,000 per sons per annum, which was about the number of deaths occumna yearly in the metropolis; whereas the accemmo dation provided by the several cemeteries in the vicinity of Louden did not exceed 200 acres. At present, therefore, there etas • deficiency of 250 acres in the means of decent burial. The resolution was put and carried. Mr. C. ROS.S moved the following reetilution That the distateremed rut none, the sacriflae of time and money, and the oi /label/ohm ceidenee brought to bear on socice bv G. A. Walker, Fsii. :,ortio has far years stood a'most alone in his Winter , on this wbjcetl, entitle him and the Metropolitan Society for the Aboli tion of Burials in Towns to our sincerest respect and grit ltude, and we pledge ourselves to render them our unhounded support, until the pestilent, .1 and =gusting swum of burying the dead in the midst of the living Mill be abolished. Mr. It. TAYLOR, who seconded the resolution, stated his belief that proper provision for interment would never be made by private cemetery companies; which would always be characterised by jobbing. (Hear, hear.) Besides, the expense of obtaining acts for the establishment of private cemeteries must fall on the survivors of those who were in. tarred in them. It had bean decided by the judges that the right of interment was a common law right. (Rear, hear.) It ahoul.l, therefore, be treated, not as an ecclesiastical, but as a civil matter, and then there would be some chance of arriving at a proper result. 'When parliament took up the question, it must be prepared to deal with that bigotry and selfishntes which was not lesi detestable than the effluvia arising from the bodies of the dead. (Laughter.) The etiolation arts agreed to, as was also the following : nal, for the purposes of taming out the objects of the petition, and of obtainin. ful. and legislative support, a fund be immediately raised by mhstriptions and donations, which will be receiredh4e Honorary Meretary, Mr. Charles James Thicke, It, New n street; by any member of the committee; and by the following tatkers:—Meort. Coutts and Co., Strand; Messrs. Masterman, Peters, Mildred, anti Co., 31, Nicholas-lane; Messrs. spoon r, At reed, and Co., Gracechurchatrect; and the Commercial teal:ore. The passing of this resolution concluded the business of the meeting. THE EXPLOSION OF THE CRICKET. (Continued from the Express of last evening.) Joseph Wheldon, of lisueell-street, Blackwall, foremast band on baud the Cricket : I have been employed thus since the 14th of May. I was in the engine-room on the day before the explosion. I don't recollect anything being the matter with the machinery on that or the following day. I noticed the safety-valves the day before the explosion. I saw the engineer take off the easing and lift up the valve. I never saw a string tied to the lever of the valve. I have seen Clark in the engine-room. I know no more about sake -wolves than they know about me. Clark never said anything to me about the safety-valve or about the ma chinery. A week before liaisraan came I heard Clark say the boat was in better order than ever she was. I was on board at the moment of the explosion. Heilman, the engi neer, came up from the engine room about a minute before it took place. The boat had then lain there about four or five minutes altogether, about seven or eight minutes be fore the explosion—l heard the steam hissing through the funnel after we got to the pier, just before Haisman came up. The hissing was not loud ; quite easy. I Aid not see the steam. Very little smoke was ascending at the time. Reisman remained near me, close to the hatchway, until the explosion. I was on the larboard sponson, c.ose to the paddle-b,x. The stoker was also standing near and a per son =nest Cripps. The engineer was not saying anything about the steam or machinery ; but he asked me bow long we had to atop, and I said I thought about three minutes. About half-put eight on the morning of the explosion I thought something was on tire, and looked at the safety van. Aped Cripps I live en board the Bee. I 1,03 employed on the Cricket boat on several occasions as foremast hand. I war there about two days when C.ark wan engineer. I never saw yarn tied to the safety valve • I never saw the valve at ail. (A laugh.) I was on board on the morning of the explosion, standing on the larboard sponson, and talking with the engineer and stoker. We had been there about two minutes. I was blown upon the pier, but received no injury frsm the explosion. I heard no steam blowing off. By the jury : I have heard something about Clark's tying down the valves. _ _ Edward : I live on the company's premises on the Auelphi pier. I was captain of the Cricket ever since she woe out. about July, 1816, and eontinued captain until the ' time of the explosion. It was no part of my duty to look to the engineer ; he is rated above me in point of pay. I have nothing to do but give the word of command, " Ease her! stop htr dec. I have frequently admired the working of the engines to Clark. I had often seen a piece of spun yarn from the safety valve. I taw it when Kent was there as engineer, and also when Clark was there. I don't know whether it was a three, four, or five yarn spunyarn. The end of it was thrown down the engine -room, the upper part being attached to the lever. I have never seen that rope in use; I never saw the end fixed or tied anywhere. The use of it was explained to me in the Bee,when I was told it wu to shake the valves. I do not recollect seeing the yarn on the levers about the time of the explosion. I never knew the engines to be seriously out of repair. The boat went remarkably well on the morning of the explosion. I left the Cricket about three minutes after she arrived at the Fox-under-the-Hill pier on that morning. I did not then notice whether the steam was blowing off or not. I was away from the boat about four or five minutes, and as I was returning the explosion took jplace. I have occasionally observed the steam blowing off when we have been at the piers. I saw the steam blow iog off from the Cricket at Dyer's-hall-wharf, about 20 minutes before the explosion. A report wee made to me by Edwards, the stoker, about the valves being tied down ' several mootha ago, but I can't speak to the exact time. I did not look to see whether the statement was true. I did not believe it. I did not fancy such a thing was possible. I made an entry in the book of the statement, and told the superintendent, Mr. Poletti, of it an hour afterwards. I also said to Clark, " Ned has come up to me and told me you had the valves tied down." Ile said, "Do you believe it ?" and I said, " I should think not." I saw Mr. Meacham on board one day, about a week or more after that report war made, and as he came up the steps of the enpineroom, I heard him eay, "Do away with the string: altogether." I don't know whether Clark was in the engiot-room at that time. I have been down in the engine room ...sera; times since the complaint was made to me. I have seen strings hanging, as I supposed, from the levers of the valves, but they were not fastened in the engine -room. tazidirhas the . James s ite J e E i Edwards complained glai n n ot ed sa t i li c me he went ssid upon the paddle-box directly, and took the boat away. I never saw Clark drunk. I cannot say whether, on the occa sion when Edwards made the complaint, Clark had been drinking. Edwards has told me sometimes that Clark was drunk; but I never made any report, became Clark always answered my directions. Some of the Passengers heard Edwards's statement about the valves. I am sur: none of the passengers left the boat, in consequence of that statement. I reported it as a mere statement—not as a complaint against Edwards. I have seen both Kent and Clark attach the strings to the levers. I never saw any nits in the beams of the engine -room. I will swear I have not seen the strings fastened to the levers made " taut" in the engine-rooen. I did not observe that the steam was blowing of when I was walking down the pier just before the explosion. By the jury I had at times made complaints of the speed of the boat falling off. I don't know when that was; it Miaht have been in April. Be Mr. Nl' Intyre J I never went down into the engine roois, atter Edwards h a d ma d e his complaint, purposely to look at the valves. I did not consider it my duty to do so. By Mr. Chambers : I spoke to Clarke about Edwards's statement, perhaps an hour after the complaint was made to me. I can't say that he was drunk, but I knew that he autally took a great deal of beer. I certainly n saw him intoxicated. He always answered my call very well. The Coroner, addressing the witness, observed, that he wished other persons in the employment of the company had given their evidence in as straightforward • wry u he had done. The conduct of the witness while under ex amination had been most satisfactory, aad contrasted strongly with the manner in which other persona had given their evidence. The inquest was then adjourned to Saturday morning, at 10 o'clock, for the purpose of takiug the evidence of several other witnesses who were on board the Cricket, or in the immediate neighbourhood, at the time of the explosion. It was understood that the evidence of Mr. Lloyd, the gentle man deputed to examine the engines on the part of the government, and of the other scientific gentlemen by whom the engines have been inspected, would be proceeded with on Monday. THE TOWER HAMLETS COMMISSION OP SEWER 9.— NeetetdaT a numerous meeting of the Tower Hamlets Commissioners of Sewers was held at the office of the commission, Great Alie-street, Whitechapel, to receive ' the reports of the committee and to consider the necessity of making an application to the Lord Chan cellor for a renewal of the commission, which expires in the month of December next. Mr. Alderman Musgrove, chairman of the commissioners, presided.—Mr. Unwin, the secretary, brought up the report of the committee to which had been referred memorials from various parishes, owners, and occupiers of houses, &c., applying for the construction of sewers ; ‘a., from Poplar, Mile-End Old Town, White- , ' chapel, Bethnal-green, &c., some of which were directed to be carried into execution. On the report being read, for a sewer of 230 feet in length to be formed in the neighbour hood of Cambridge-heath-road, which was inhabited by poor persona, the committee suggested the postponement of it, as arrangements were in progress fora contribution from the owners of the property.—Mr. Anderson said that being a poor locality no objection ought to be put in the way of the construction of a sewer, and that he thought no contribution ought to be required.—The Chairman said that sewers wire more needed in many other puts. It was a principle always adopted by the com mission to require the owners to advance a portion of the money required. In this case aU the committee asked was one-sixth towards the expense. It was painful to take such a course, and he hoped that the time would come when the commission might have an extension of power to compel owners to construct sewers on their property, under direction of the commission, allowing them 10, 15, or 20 years to pay the amount charged upan them. It was then unani mously resolved to instruct the committee to apply to the Lord Chancellor for a new cemmiabion for the Tower Mamlets. TILE SANITARY STATE OF ST. GEORGE'S, SOUTII WARL.—Last evening at the meeting of the board of guard ians of the above parish, Mr. Collnion, the chairman, brought under the notice of the members the charges which had been made against the parish authorities and the medical officer, of the dangerous state of the parish in the propagation of fevers and other epidemics arising from the want of proper sanitary measures. The charges were contained in a letter signed," J. Brown, Deverell-street," pubashed in the Times of Monday last. Considering the subject was one of very great importance, aa soon as he had read the communi cation, he applied to Mr. Fitch to know what steps had been taken by the medical officers relative to the filthy state of some part of the parish and the extent to which fever had been prop igated by the existence of these places. The board would recollect that in consequence of the applications which had been made to them the medical officers were directed to furnish a report, and they had rent in one two months ago, but it had been mislaid. The question which he now proposed was, whether they should proceed to the matter at once, or wait until the report was before them.—A Gusrdiaa thought it would be much better to wait until the report was laid before them, as it might contain suggestions fur the remedy of the evils complained of.--Mr. Palmer said he had read the letter, and felt deeply indebted to the Times for having inserted it, thus drawing public attention to these pest places in the parish. It was only the public attention being directed to these nuisances that would cause them to be abated.-11r. Martin remarked that it was rather strange that the writer of the letter did not also direct public mention to similar locales in his own pariah, that of Newington, which for stench and filth could not be exceeded. With respect to the nuisances complained of, he rejoiced that Mr. Brown had written to the Times,— It was proposed that some members of the board should visit Three funs-court, White-street, upon which six of the members proceedel to the place. Certainly a more filthy dlace can hardly be found. Some of the houses are without oors or windows; the bottom Haws, or earth, for it was im possible to ascertain which it was, were covered with filth of all descriptions; while in two of these places were a bundle of straw and a solitary counterpane, on which the inmates slept; while in an upstairs room was another quantity of straw on which a human being slept, but not a single vestige of furniture. The inmates, upon seeing the deputa tion, all came out of their rooms, and in reply to inquiries said every one of them had been attacked by the fever; that some of them had refused to pay any rent, unless a drain was made into the sewer, when the collector threatened not only to seize on their wretched furniture, but also to take out the windows. This was all the satisfaction which they could obtain; they could not MOT* away having no }lace to go to live in. L. pan the return of the members to the board, it agreed that the clerk should write to the com missioners of sewers as to whether they were not bound under the circumstances to open, at their Owl, expense, a drain into the sewer, and thus remove the mize of the pre sent intolerable stench which pervaded the locality. Further discussion as to the hest course to be adopted to get rid ref these pest places in the parish was postponed until the re port of the medical officers should be presented to the board. WESTMINSTER IlOsPlTAL—Yesterday a Quarterly General Court of the governors of the above hospital was held in the hoard-room of the institution, in the Broad Sanctuary, Westminster Abbey; T. Amyot, Esq., in the chair. The report stated that during the past quarter 2,474 out-patients had been relieved, and 459 in-patients had been received. The total number admitted and relieved since its foundation in 1719 has been near 340,000. Fourof the wards, for want of funds, remain untenanted. The common seal of the corporation was affixed to a deed of gilt from the trustees of a lithontriptic fund, which has been some rears in abeyance, but now transferred to the governors of this hospital, for the reception of which class of patients (one of the most important and delicate operations in surgery) one or two of the preseat untenanted wards will be opened. During the past three months the following munificent le. games nave been received :—tinder the will of Miss Anna Coryer, 2,0001. 3 percents. ; and Miss Elizabeth McPherson, of Cadogan-place, Sloane-street, Chelsea, 3001. 3 per cents.— The usual routine business leaving been transacted, thanks were voted to the chairman. CEIRIifB HOSPITAL.—On Tuesday next, being St. Matthew's Day, the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and sheriffs, with the governors of the several royal hospitals, will at tend divine service at Christ's Church, Newgatestreet, where a sermon will be preached by the Her. George Towns• end Warner, M.A., assistant-master at Harrow-school; after which they will repair to the Great Hail, in Christ's Hospi tal, where orations on the royal hospitals will be delivered, according to annual custom, by the four senior scholars, who are about' to proceed to the Universities of Oxford and Cam bridge. Compositions will also be recited by others of the senior scholars. CHRIST'S HosPrraL.—Sir,—My attention having been called to a letter in your paper of Monday last, signed " Burgandaz," and containing some very serious charges, if they were but true, against the management of Christ's Hospital, I beg leave to make a few observations in reply I thereto. not for the purpose of allaying the fears and distress of the parents of the pupils, of whom I am persuaded there is scarcely one that is not aware of the unfounded na ture of those charges, but with the view of removing any unfavourable impressions which they are calculated to produce upon the public at large. The charges comprise: 1. Insufficiency of food. 2. Insufficiency and unsuitableness of clothing. 3. Insufficiency of recreation ; and 4. Insuffi ciency of discipline. As the consequence of the first of these charges, " Burgandu " alleges the prevalence in the insti tution of " scrofula, spasmodic asthma, itch, sore or scald head, ophthalmia and other diseases of the eyes, in hundreds of cues ; " et the second, " innumerable distressing diseases, many terminating in death ; " of the third, " bodily and mental incapacity;" and of the fourth, "that the small boys are left entirely at the mercy of their elders." Now, if this statement were borne out by facts, "Thargandaz" would be fully entitled to consider his charges proved; but I shall show, from some of the statistics which he calls for, not only that they are not true, but that they are entirely with out foundation. I have carefully collected from the weekly returns of the resident medical officer all the cane of the several diseases particularised by " Burgandu," which have occurred in the hospital in London, from the Ist January, 1846, to the present time, and the followiag is the result : There have been of scrofulous disease five cases, of which two were under treatment previous to the period in review, aid all of them arising from constitutional causes ; of spasmodic asthma, none; of itch, none; of sore, or scald head, and ringworm, eight ; of ophthalmia, and other diseases of the eyes, including accidents, 23: in all 36 cases, occurring amongst nearly 1,000 children, and in a period of more than 20 months. Again, the number of children constantly in the London and Herttord schools has averaged during the last and present years nearly 1,601, and the deaths amongst them (including those who have died at home with their friends) have been 14 : viz., 10 iu 1346, and 4 in 1847, being at the rate of 1 in 150 in the former, and 1 in 240 in the latter year. Now, let " Burgandu" select the most healthy dis trict in London, or in all England, and he will not find the general state of health of the children residing in it to be better, nor the average rate of mortality to be lower, than that of the children of Christ's Hospital. What then becomes of his charges of insufficiency of food and clothing, founded upon the prevalence of disease in the in stitution ? I could as easily and effectually rebut the re maining charges of insufficiency of recreation and discipline ,• but I have already trespassed too much upon your time and space, and shall therefore simply meet them with • direct contradiction. There is no ground whatever for them. The time allowed for recreation is not only ample, but in the opinion of many persoas too liberal; and as to the complaint of want of discipline, the children are at all time, whether at table, at play, or in their dormitories, under an efficient system of observation and superintendence; and there is no school in the kingdom, public or private, in which the oppression of the younger boys by the elder is more strictly prohibited, or in which less of it prevails. Ido not, however, wish you, Mr. Editor, to take this upon my word; you can inquire, and judge for yourself. My card, which I enclose, will admit you to every part of the establishment; and if you will take an opportunity at your leisure of visiting it, you will find as healthy, happy, and contented a body of children at Christ's Hospital, as anywhere is England.—Tite CLZ/UL THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1847. OP CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.--Christ's Hospital, Sept. 1.5. — [We believe the numerous ekes of Christ's Hospital and parents of boys at present in it, who have addressed us in vindication of it, will admit that this authoritative and entirely satisfactory statement supersedes the necessity of publishing their letters.] SURTSEY ZOOLOGICAL OARDENS.—The fourth and last grand exhibition for the season of 1817, of the Royal Soath London Floricultural Society, was held yesterday in these grounds. Although the exhibition was, as might have been expected from the lateness of the season, less brilliant than some of its predecessors, the display (especially of cut flowen and fruits) was highly creditable to the growers. Besides the dahlia, the blossom of autumn par excellence, and which appeared here in every variety of tint, and in ' the greatest perfection of foam, there were some beautiful specimens of roses, grown principally by Francis, of Hert ford, and Paul, of Cheehunt. There was a large number of heaths, fuchsias, and other plants, in pots, but few of them were remarkable either for growth or colour. The fruit and vegetables—the potatoes especially—attracted considerable and deserved attention. The gardens were very fully attended. THE NEW BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY ACT.— The above act comes into operation this day. It abolishes the Court of Review, and transfers the jurisdiction to one if the Vice-Chancellors, to be named by the Lord Chan cellor. The insolvency business of the Court of Bankruptcy is now transferred to the Insolvent Debtors' Court and to the new county courts; but all the business commenced in the Court of Bankruptcy is to be concluded by that court. Proceedings under the new system are received by the Insolvent Debtors' Court, which court has now two systems of insolvency to administer, as well as to determine applica tions under the Small Debts Act. The business of the Court of Bankruptcy will be confined to the adraini.tration of the bankrupt law, and to the act for facilitating private arrange ments between debtors and creditors. The busin, as hitherto transacted by the Commissioners of the Insolvent Dibtsrs' Court on circuit is transferred to the judges of the county courts. These alterations have been made as the precursors to a consolidation of the two laws of bankruptcy and insolvency, it being understood that the Lord Chancellor intends to bring the two subjects forward at an early period of the new parliament. BUSS r. JENNE LlND.—Yesterday, in pursuance of an order, made by Mr. Justice Williams in this matter, at Chambers (mentioned in our paper of the 3rd instant), a commission was Welled from the Queen's Beach Office to examine witnesses rira core at Berlin or any two other places in Prussia, an to the alleged breach of contract for which the action is brought. The celebrated composer Meyerbeer is expected to be examioed under the commission. A MONUMENT FOR SiLtKSPE.tRE.—Sir,—I observe with pleasure the exertions which are being made in many of our large towns to raise a fund for the purchase of Shak speare's home, because such efforts are indications to me of the existence of a good spirit. I should, however, be better pleased, as I think Shalespeare would if he were with us, to see that fund altogether devoted to the establishment of a charity, wherein some of the poorest, vilest, dirtiest, and most houseless of the world's children could receive an via cation, by the help of which they also might in time realise the truths and beauties which Shakapeare's writings teach and tell of. The poet's manly heart would, I think, rather join in urging a yea to this positive good than to the nega tive one to be accomplished by preserving the ma sonry and the timbers of the house in which report states him to have spent some of the days of his boyhood. Have we not the pure country around Stratford ? and, above all, is there not left to us the world in which he lived, and the human nature on which he sought to have some action ? Hare we not yet with us all his words for the whole world sail to read ; and these neither shut up in any building nor confined to only one spot upon this wide earth? Has the house begotten amongst us the reading and the appreciation of his truths, or have the truths and the largeness of the man's heart and comprehension, as exposed therein, made men turn with looks of affection to the places where the poet once rested ? Again, can the poor men of the world go to Stratford and see the house, and if they could and did, would not the result, if they were right-minded , be a regret that they had wasted time and money is the journey which ought to have been more profitably employed ? The reply may he to this, that Shakspeare's house will educate the people, by fully bringing forth those sympathies which the memoriss of the past, when truly reviewed, do ever deepen and make mote active. But to this it may safely be opposed, that those in whom God's germ is, in whom a yearning for such relics exists, can, depend on it, struggle manfully to the end, and be at one with Shekepeare, without this useless preservation. As I said before, the house is known to and by only a few, even in England, whilst the writings, without the house, have created by their own truths sod beauties a memorial which will rust after the material world hat passed away. If these questionings suggest a truth, and if you a r t :e i tv t e t any e good in d's progresst h thoughts satisfaction,aooll man, hen who a as they are, you will give them place for what they effect for like things ; Lut if the remonstrance is not true to the spirit of the poet, then you will let it see no light except that which shines upon your editorial table.—l am, A Resume AND AN OLD WOHANAN.—Southwick, near Birmingham, Sept. 14. RAPID STEAMING.—The Aberdeen Steam Naviga tion Company's new iron steamer Earl of Aberdeen, left Aberdeen on Saturday evening last at half-past S o'clock, arrived at London on Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock, dis charged a large cargo, and reached Aberdeen again on Wed nesday at 3 o'clock—thus performing the voyage to and from London is ninety hours, which includes nine hours' deten tion in London, discharging and coaling. FIRE IN THE OED KENT-ROAD.—Last evening, between seven and eight, a fire broke out on the premises belonging to Mr. Monday, a carpenter and builder, carrying on business in St. James's-place, Canal-bridge, Old Lent road. The fire originated, it is supposed, from a spark flying front a lighted candle in the lower psrt of Cle dwelling house and progressed with such violence that in ten minutes the h ouse was one sheet of flame. Several parties at once set to work to extinguish the flames, but without success, and the workshops and the piles of wood next became ignited. Several engines soon reached the scene, but notwith standing the immense quantity of water scattered over the flames, they were not subdued until the dwelling-house, the workshops, and timber-yard were reduced to ruins. The damage done is very considerable, and the sufferer is insured for only 5001. Independent of Mr. Munday'a loss, the pre mises of Mr. Wiekson, butcher, have sustained much dap mage, the roof of the slaughter-house being burned, and the back part of the dwelling severely injured. 'f he buildings occupied by Mr. Payne, shoemaker, have sustained much damage. but had had none that day. I speak the truth and feu nothing. I kept the food separate, as brought by the mothers, but will not soy I never mixed it. Ann Orerstall confirmed her previous depaition. I heard Mrs. Barnes say on the Wednesday that she was sick. She was ill next day. I saw her up that night, but not Young's child. Mrs. Young wu unwilling to have her child opened, or its inside taken away. On the Friday Young called me in, and said his babe was bad on Monday, the 30th. I saw that child dead on Sunday night. On my oath, I have kept nothing back. I heard Mrs. Young say she had given her child some castor oil, but can say nothing about poison. Mr. Young said that on the Saturday. I had • child at Mrs. Barnes's, it suffered from purging, but recovered. _ Captain (Superintendent) Atkinson handed in a state ment which induced the coroner to mil Anne Young, mother of the deceased, Mary Ann. I heard Mrs. Barnes say she would "fettle" them all of in time. She said she would be as old as I, or a good many more. She said that since, on hearing I had told what she said before. Mrs. B.,rnen slept "treatable" *hen she was ill. On the Wednesday she seemed light-headed, and " hollered" out, "0, my children 0, say Mary Ann ! What have I done to my Mary Ann ?" That was the day she wan ill. That was about six o'clock. We were both in the same room ; she was in the bed. The dead child was in the room. I will swear she used those words. I did not think of all this last time I was before the jury. When I got home I told my husband I had forgotten it, and he scolded me. I told her the next night I thought she knew what she bad said, I told Mn. Hook and my husband about it. Mrs. Barnes wanted to quarrel with me all the week. I put some arsenic in the fire last year. Capt. Hampton applied for a further adjournment, and after some di,cussiun as to the probability of the obtaming of further evidence, the coroner having fully explained the importance of the inquire, it was adjourned to the 15th of September (yesterday), the jury being bound over to appear on that day. IRELAND. DUBLIN, SEPT. 14. The testimony from all quarters is concurrent as to the destitute and diseased condition of the people— that is to say, that portion of them which in former years subsisted upon the produce of casual labour and con-acre potato tillage. They are suffering extreme destitution at this moment, and their position must deteriorate to worse. In truth, it is this year the real pressure will fall upon them. In 1816 the labour-rate afforded them employment; in 1846-7, the Temporary Relief Act came between them and annihilation. The government has very properly and wisely withdrawn itself from the position which for two years it has been obliged to occupy, and has left the labouring population to the re sources of independent labour and the amended poor law. In two provinces out of the four there may almost be said to be no independent la bour. Neither the gentry nor the farmers are able to afford it. And the poor law is neither calculated to supply nor worked to supply the deficiency. The poor have, and the disposition is one of great encou ragement, an abhorrence to enter the workhouse, and the guardians have a manifeA interest to augfnent that abhorrence. Besides the guardians and the gentry do not combat the persuasion of the poor, that government will undertake to provide labour for them as soon as it shall be seen that the usual re sources are inadequate for that purpose. And thus it is that the prospects of the country are full of gloom—and the position of the poor full of misery present and prospective, from which they can be relieved by the combined ex ertions of the landlords and occupiers of land alone. If the landlords set the example, I believe the other class will discharge its duty. Fever and dysentery prevail to a very great extent amongst that class of the population which might be supposed most protected from attacks of that nature as well as amongst the poor. I hare Leard of several , 1 deaths among the class of gentry in Dublin of a severe species of dysentery—a mitigated cholera. Females in that rank are especially open to attack. I believe it pre-1 rails amongst the poor in a still greater ratio, though I rejoice to find, from the reports of the sanitary state of both unions, that fever, the other scourge of the poor, is not increasing. In the North union the hospital accommodation "is ahead " of the require ments of the union, and although the full complement remains in hospital, it is because the applications for admission have become so limited, that the conva lescent are allowed to remain in the house, as there is is no convalescent hospital; a want, by the way, to which the rector of St. Nlichan's, one of our poorest districts, properly calls the attention of the sanitary committee, the eases of relapse being, he says, fatal beyond the others. The number of fever patients in hospital in both the Dublin unions is I,2o—viz., 610, north side; 599 at the south. In the country, fever is quite as indiscriminate in its attacks as in the metropolis. I have seen a letter to day from the west of Ireland, which describes fever as being very prevalent in Castlebar and Westport. Tralee, I find by the accounts to-day, is visited most severely by disease. The people of Maryborough have adopted a strong resolution, stigmatising in terms of great indignation the apathy manifested in rendering out-door relief to the destitute in that union, where, from the condition of the workhouse, the law contemplates the affording it. Sir John Burke, Bart., whose sudden illness I mentioned in my despatch yesterday, died this morn ing, at seven o'clock a.m. Sir John was formerly in the army. It is now the middle of September, and though the bay of Galway is crowded with herrings not a Clad dagh man will launch a boat. Galway is supplied with abundance of herrings from Costello and Great Man's bays, but not one comes from its own bay which flows up to the town, the Claddagh men not enduring anybody to take fish "in their own bay." The people of Galway seem indignant at this apathy, which they characterise as infatuation, and very loudly intimate that they will be very heedless to all the appeals of the Claddagh men for assistance in the severity of winter—appeals now almost annual. ANTI-LANDLORD MOTEMENT.—The following signifiamt and startling p►per is being patsed front band to band among the tenant-farmers and peasantry of Tipperary - - - A public meeting (convened be requbition, nonthrofuly signedl of the trnint-farmery. Lthourtra, and people at large of the county Tip perary, sift be hoiden at Holy Croe., on Sunday, the 19th of Septem ber, 1817, fur the purpore of evitablishing a league of tenant-f anners , and of taking such other measures as may be thought limitary and effective to protect themselces from the general ejectment intended by the landlord.; to provide and secure themeehres and their families against the danger of another famine, and to obtain a fixed and firm right of property and poesession In their farms on buck pica lions as will enable them to live In independence and cainfort. Last year there was an eximmith failure of the potato crop, the umal and pole source of subebtenct to the farmer. A universal dearth and desolating general famine followed the failure. This Year, from want of seed, want of meana, and general fear of another failure, the potato hns not been planted to any extent The stock and means of the farmers have been greatly reduced, and In many canon taken away altogether, by the demands and defirlency of last year ; and they are, in consequence, utterly unable to pay this year the ordinary nub and extra mdinary taxes. In the face of this fact, the landlonis are determined to require and enforce full ply meat of the usual rent.; and if those rents be not paid, to take the land into their own hard. , , or lit it in large tracts. In public and private In parliament, th rough the mews, and at public meting', they have declared that the tillage farmers of Ireland must be completely cleared oat and got rid of. tinder those eirenmstaimes, the tenant-farmers must now determine how to act, and what coarse to follow. One and all, let them come to the Holy Cross on the 19th of September, and then and there determine and declare, be OMENS agreement, In full meeting asessnbled, what that course is to be, Ed in what manner they are resolved to act. The question between landlord and tenant mast now at last be fully and finally settled ; It shall be waled. It shall be settled at Holy Chen, on Sunday, toe 19th September. The tenant-farmers and people of Tipperary bare now, If they choose te use them, the power and opportunity In their own bands of iguana that question for ever. The labourers also, as well as the farmers, an requested and bound to attend; they have • direct =I interest in the matter as etrong and clear as that of the • —the rate of wages and extent of employment, their future condition, their subsistence, Independence, and eery lithe, are all at stake, and all to be determined on as well as those of the farmers ; for U the farmers obtain eeearitv in their holdings at reduce,' an.l her rent., which will enable them to make Improvement.% the employ ment of labour will Increase, and rates of wages wit rise; but If the fanners lose their lands the labourers *ill tree their Uri% at sink into wretched paupers depending on the workhouse. The interest and proitheete of the townsmen sod truant elapses are Intimately bound up with those of the O. piers of land, the extent of businece—the certainty of employ ment, the amount of profits, whether of trade or profecional prac tice, are all hued on the amount of dividable means in the hands of the tenant-farmers. And, finally, the future state and condition of jrgian 1, her independence, and very exigence, ate staked on the pro 'creation, recurity, and preepeelly el theme who occupy and cultivate her roil a. farmers and labourite. All her help and hope b in them— they constitute her piopie—bae lay people: for the town population of Ireland is tits it the lisdlortix, with few exceptions, I are alienk 6111•111111, ftabowLimoo. bt qina furtherance, therctore, o SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH, SEPT. 14. Notwithstanding many and repeated symptoms of mitigation, fever still continues its ravages in Edin burgh and Glasgow. The recurrence of other matters for a time has withdrawn attention from it, but the state of the hospitals proclaims its presence with un equivocal voice. With cheap provisions, work plen tiful, clear sky and bracing wind, we have fever amongst us just about as much as when the loaf was high and the streets were broiling. It is true, water is wanting, and its absence is calculated to propagate disease ; but otherwise we have nothing save the ordinary provocatives of fever, and therefore to these must we mainly look as the feeders of pestilence. The sanitary question has begun to be agitated, and no consideration should be allowed to inter fere with its thorough investigation and com plete settlement. No amount of attention to the present victims of fever within the infirmary should be allowed to interfere with comprehensive precau tions for the future; but yet it is here, and here alone, that delusion centres. Instead of regarding fever as a thing that under existing circumstances will infalli bly be a regular visitant, people vainly imagine that it is a temporary infliction, and that danger departs with the epidemic of the season, and it will be no thing short of the trumpet-tongued mortality of a fever, which, like the present, threatens to settle down into a permanent incubus, that will rouse the com munity to a proper sense of duty. But with sanitary let there be infirmary reform. By an infirmary is meant a large establishment where disease can be extensively and skilfully treated; vet Edinburgh, with a large population, has only one hospital for its own poor, and for those of whole districts adjacent. On the north it shares Fife with the Dundee Infirmary ; on the west it divides West Lothian with the Glasgow ; on the south it has no aid except Dumfries, and on the east, as Berwick can hardly be said to have extensive ac commodation, it divides border patients with New castle. Now, why should this be? If the Edin burgh infirmary be crowded; why not open a new hospital in another quarter of the town, say for a county hospital? For just now, although country parishes subscribe to the infirmary they are inter dicted from sending patients. Why fill up the grounds of the present hospital with tents in summer and brick sheds in winter ? Or why run to every vacant lecture room in the neighbourhood for conva lescent apartments? The old mistake that this is temporary disease has had time to be corrected ; and certainly the common sense that is applicable to all extensions should be applicable to infirmary - architec ture, viz., that when an oldhouse in a bad site is filled, a new house in a good site should be erected. The mere fact that this would break down some medical school patronage is a small matter. As a corollary to the whole, the fever bill of Glas gow was last week 759, being an increase of 72. The Edinburgh was 546, the daily average of new appli cants having for some time been 30. The average number of inmates had wont to be 277, now it is 740; the latter, of course, including convalescent patients. The Duke of Sutherland has promised to give to his fishermen two prizes, consisting of a boat, oars, sails, and fishing-lines, for the greatest quantity of cod, ling, &r., caught and cured within the period from September current to July, 1948. A few days ago a meeting was held here of the Committee of Baronets for Nova Scotia Rights, Lord Carnwath in the chair. The object sought to be obtained is the revival of the rights of such baron's as had grants of 16,000 acres with their titles, by means of the legal process called " a petition of right ;" and also grants oat of the 12,271,031 acres still vacant, and at the disposal of the crown, in that province, fur such baronets created from 1637 to the union as, in consequence of the civil wars and the destructions foils% ing thereupon, failed to obtain the stipulated territorial qualification of 16,000 acres each with their titles. The report read by the secretary, Sir Richard Brouii, was to the effect that the opinion of counsel, and the general feeling both in Britain and America, was in favour of the restora tion of their privileges, not merely as a matter of right to the baronetage, but as calculated to be of great service to imperial and colonial interests. Allowance must. however, be made for the imagina tive turn (of mind) of the soi-disant barcnet. DINNER TO THE EAJIL OF DALHOUSIE. On Tuesday night • public dinner was given at Edin burgh to the Earl of Dalhousie, on the occasion of his having to undertake the duty of Guyer nor-General of India. The dinner took place in the music hall, the walls of which were tastefully ornunected with flags and devices of various kinds, while the centre of the room was lighted up with two splendid candelabra. The gallery was occupied lay the band of the 3rd Dragoon Guard; and the orchestra filled with a brilliant company of ladies. The number of gentlemen who tat down to dinner was upwards of 400. The chair was oc cupied by the Duke of Duceleuch, who was supported on the right by the guest cf the evening. The usual loyal toasts were hallowed by The CHAIRMAN rising to propose the health of Lord Dal housie; he disclaimed all feelings of a political nature in so doing, such feelings being quite apart from the nature of the festieal. The company present, who were of all parties and opinions, knew well the public life of their guest, and he (the chairman) as his intimate friend for years, could bear testimony to his private worth. He congratulated his lord ship upon the position he was about to occupy, and believed that arduous as the duties were, they would be well and efficiently fulfilled. He was no untried man, and he went out with high opinions formed of him. The toast was drunk with every honour. The Earl of PALHOtellt, who was received with loud ap plause, then returned thanks, expressing his regret that his feelings would not allow him to do so in a suitable manner. He proceeded to say—lf there were a circumstance more gratifying to me than another, more gratifying to my recol lections of the past, and my love of mild t , langsyne, ft is that you are met to congratulate me on my noble appointment in the very place where I tint set out on my political career— (great applause) —that as it is in the cite of Edinburgh you are met now, so it was in the city of * Edinburgh that I first entered on my public life. It is not so long ego but the youngest of you may remember that it was in the city of Edinburgh that my friends spread my political cradle. Not to flatter you, I cannot in my conscience say that you proved tho tenderest of mothers. (Cheers and laughter.) I must acknowledge that, fairly spread as that cradle was, you rocked it somewhat roughly, although at the time believe me, gentlemen, you never did any man a better tura. I remember when an old East Lothian voter at whose door I stopped one morn ing—and a cold bitter morning it was—when setting out to canvass that county, said to me, " A stout heart, my lord, to a steep brae." (Laughter.) If at any time of my career I have shown a stout heart, it was you of the city of Edinburgh —yen who cordially sup ported me—and you also who cordially opposed me— who first taught me how to make use of that stoutness. (Applause.) I indeed believe that, if you had accepted me, without a contest, as your representative, I would, is all probability, hare turned out • spoiled child, and fit to be trained for nothing but a carpet knight. (Great laughter and applause.) Your treatment of me was, however. widely different ; for you began by giving me an undeniable and unmistakeable thrashing; and by giving me the wholesome advice, as soon as I could to thrash somebody else. (Re newed laughter.) You sent me into the world hardy and rough, and ready to fight anybody, until I find myself in thel position in which I am now proud to stand. (Applause.) I have erased to &eke wiledge, and I will never cure le do so, that whatever may have been my success in public I" the foundation of that success was truly and deeply laid iat the contested election for the city of Edinburgh. After ale yerting to the importance of the office to which he bad bete' appointed, and has pride in being selected for the duty, he said: I hare always held, that every public man who has once served the crown is bound in duty not to withhold at a future time his service, when invited on public grounds to do so, provided he can do so without sacrifice le the political opinions which he has maintained, end whisk he still maintains, as sound and true in his Wimp tion. (Great applause.) Twice since their accession Si power have the present confidential advisers of the crown invited me to give my advice, co-operation, and aid to her Majesty's government—once as a member of the administration, and once in another capacity. Tide, have these offers been made to me, and twice have they been declined ; and if the offer of the assent of the crown is the appointment mode by the Court of Directors of the Rue India Compauy had been accompanied by the condition that I should give them political support, or should even ob serve political neutrality, I should have felt it my duty once again to have declined. (Great applauw.) I am sure that there is not a gentleman who sits at this table that will not believe me —hen I that I would not memory of this evenieg would have a like effect on him. No prosperity, however bright, should ever dirde him to forget it. No adversity, however dark, should ever obscure his thoughts. They had shown him a beartsome cordiality, they had encouraged him in his task, and had bid him heartily God speed in the course on which he was about to enter. (The noble lord sat down amid loud applause.) A song•written for the occasion by " Delta " was here sung with great taste and effect by one of the company. The CHAIRMAN then gave " Her Majesty's Ministers," to which Mr. Fox Maims returned thanks. A number of additional touts occupied the remainder of the evening. Exraittnnsyris 0e PAISONERS.--Soon after the new prison board was appointed at Aberdeen a uniform diet was prescribed fbr the prisoners in the gaol ; but, though substan tial, it was found that the prisoners fell off under it. Mr. Hill having tried s:veral experiments on his own system proposed to vary the diet considerably, and the effect hai been, as stated in the report just published, that the pri soners, on the average period of their confinement, have gained three pounds weight each, thus showing, that how ever well the unikrm principle may do in the world of let ters, it does not answer In the economy of diet and digestion.—Aberdeen Herald. PROVINCIAL. LANCATIBE, _ EXPECTED ARRIVAL OP • HER MAJEsTT AT FLEET woot—lt is now pretty confidextiv expected that her Ma jesty will not arrive at Fleetwood before Monday next. and in the meantime the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company, who hold the keys of the only railway aiprcrich, are preparing to make a " grand card " of the royal visit. No stone is to be left unturned that the event may be chronicled as a great one in the future history of the county palatine of Lancaster. The chairman and vice-chairman of the company have been at Fleetwood most of the week superintending arrangements (or the landing of the royal party, and a huge platform for visitor: on either side of a covered way, along which the Queen is to be conducted to the railway carriages, has been erected. The covered way is to be handsomely carpeted, so as to protect the royal feet, and all ceremony and etiquette —or at least as much as can be expected so far north—is to be observed on the auspicious occasion. •Fleetwood itself is quite great with expectation, and the inhabitants in public meeting on Monday agreed to an address which is to be presented to her Majesty. ANOTHER FAILURE IN LIVERPOOL—There was a failure reported here yesterday of a house in the Rio Janeiro trade. It was fora small amount, and the difficulti,s were brought on by the stoppage of Gower and Co., in London. BIRKENHEAD Does.—The Ltrcrponl Journal says considerable anxiety prevails in Birkenhead repecting the arrangements for the free opening of these docks; and the result of the special meeting lined for Friday is looked for with considerable interest. The assertion in the Jennie: of Saturday, which asserts that the authorities do not intend to throw open the docks free of c •st to shipping, is, however, so far as we can learn. not authenticated by any authority worthy of credit. The great body of shareholders in the railway, who are not otherwise connected by property with Birkenhead, we have reason to know would not op pose the project, on the ground that it would increase the traffic on the line to a great extent, and of csnase increase their dividends. POISONINGS IN THE ISLE OF ELY. MaNEA, SEPT. I.3.—The examination into this mysterious affair was resumed this morning, before the jury assembled at the Catherine-wheel Inn, Blanca, before Mr. Pratt, The Coroner stated that the bodies of the children of Aubery and flartlq bad been exhumed on Friday last. They bad been identified by their mothers, whose deposi tions to that eff,ct were read. _ Mr. James Dean, surgeon, of Chatteris, was then called, Exhumed the bodies on the 10th of September. That of Whitwal Aubery presented no unusual external appear ance, but internally, the small intestines were suffused with a bright yellow colour. The lungs and liver appeared healthy. Removed the alimentary canal, put it in a sealed bottle, and delivered it to Captain Hampton. The next day examined it with Mr. O'Connor, and discovered the presence of crystals. Mr. Dean then entered into minute details of the test, he had ap plied to ascertain whether any poison was in the body of the child. " The result is," he concluded, " that there is no doubt on my mind that the child Aubery died of arsenic." Mr. Dean next described the process by which he arrived at an opinion in regard to the death of Eliza Hartley. That opinion was that the child had died of ar senical poison. As regards Young's child, Mr. Dean had no doubt that it had an additional dose of arsenic just before death. The other two children had but one dose, and nearly got rid of it before death. This accounted for the crystals resulting from the tests in the case of Young's child and not in the others. . _ Some time was spent by the coroner and medical witnesses in examining the crystals, precipitate.., and other results ob tained by the autopsy contained in bulbous glass tubes. Mr. O'Connor's deposition supported that of his colleague in the main particulars. Captain Hampton, superintendent of the Ely police, said he had caused every inquiry to be made, but the procuration of the poison could not be traced. No poison or trace of it had been found in the house of Young, although a minute search had been made. Elizabeth Hartley, mother of the deceased Elira Hartley, being sworn and examined by the coroner, deposed : I saw Mrs. Barnes ill on the bank on the Wednesday. She was rolling about. I cannot say whether she was drunk or ill. On August 11, I went to the door to fetch my child sway, and she said, " Come in, Mrs. Hartley ; I have not done for your child, yet they say I have poisoned Ben Hartley's and I suppose I shall 'fettle ' them all off in time." I said nothing to induce her to say that. I took no notice of what she said, and sent the child after that. Mrs. Barnes: I gave Ben Hartley's child, by her mother's direction, a little "Godfrey's" and half a pint of beer; and Mrs. Bull going by, said in a joke, " What, you've killed one." I said some silly word, such as aye, and I shall do all in time. It was all a joke, and I shall not misstate it if I know it. Mrs. Hartley to the coroner : I did not think Mrs. Barnes in earnest, or I should not have taken my child any more. I have no grounds to suspect any oce of being the death of my child. - Mrs. Barnes: You know, Mrs. Hartley, you always made your child's food and brought it me. Mrs. Hartley to the coroner I cannot say how Mrs, Barnes prepared the food. I never stated that I she canted the death of my child. This witness mark to her deposition. The Coroner to Mrs. Barnes : I am bound to • • great deal of suspicion attaches to you.—Mrs. am surprised at that ; there is no occasion for it. a hard cue. If I had poisoned the children I been the silliest woman alive. I lied 9s. 6d. a wee. care of them, paid regularly. I have lost my bread. the reports of poisoning arose I wanted my so , doctor, but he refused. I said " it would clear me.' clear of crime, as Uod's my witness. It is true my taunted me with poisoning the children, and I felt I felt ill when they Aid these thing,. I begged the presence of that gentleman (the r eg istrar), to marled' examination, but he refused. Superintendent Atkinson confirmed this, and very desirous to do . so. He produced a letter Clark admitting giving the poison to Barnes, continued to say: I put the arsenic that was lel chimney-jamb. My daughter told me afterward+ burnt it. I saw some dead mice. I was half blind s when 1 was ill. I have taken laudanum serenteen or trernu u; song in ansount,and the landlords, with few exception., sure that there is not a gentlemen who Sits at this table visit the city in considerable numbers for purposes of and proterty, In defence of t ' lle;r • Country amt ' all her hopes, it is snot Ray how Mrs. are t b e It i e en "rests °teen-reti e . o t,,, th ,te rec r u de rther '' Urm.k") ° that will not believe me when I sa y t h at I would not trade, and their appearance in the streets ne their a ewe of them rights of led that I suspected ne e consent to sacrifice any of the political principles which IS witnen made her requested and expected that the entire population of Tipperary— I deem to be sound and true, even thong it wire native costumes adds greatly to the naturally pi - - • 4 e t - to place in my hands, as it was in thia we, the administra- ret'q a i l ,i te l n t;;;: jnlT l: u "' sed ia to b°. ;;la ' W"ln te time e han n' handbill extt•aslvety a as uil pae7b n l:. •,: .."' Ile (sift ct of its situation. • • The whole course 0f.... • 2. ii ... , t . i,. • Mississippi, below the junction of the Missouri ..... . ound to tell you that at Holy Crosson the day of meeting. It is earnestly requested that sun of an empire. (Cheers.) I hasten to add that no ou.—Mrs. Barnes : I condition whatever was annexed to this tsflice. (Great broken by eddies and whirlpools, through which : 4 2: . , ...,... ~, -. - 1 7 . 1 _ :: ion for it. I think it pa ssed resting f rom but i t h gli, I.Rt h a° L' lte c k .," e l t ,,V n i t; applause.) lam bound to say to you—and even though I navigation is not without danger. Beyond that •,•• ' 4 ' .'.:-.:',• ,- • wen not beuud to say it I would hasten to say it with 'Urea I should have et each man who reads it use all merdon uf n p u rfeeal on at ! n im . five or 's. 6d. a week to take six others to accompany him to the proposed meeting. Ti,!. is the pleasure and gratitude—that it was impossible for any man Na voo the cekbrated Mormon settlement et my bread. When way to secure semen. A great object is at stake—a great purpose mto have behaved more frankly, more con fi dentially, and u ' . . lur tis one of the most c •• ' if:: led my son to have ato he achieved--and a great meeting is requiretL ;signed) By order more honourably towards me than her Majtaty's advisers history of this stogn , two .. ► a.,. •-•,..., • of the Preparatory Committee, rases F. 1... a. the surface is smooth and euy. Our author •' .- • i: : ?•. ..--- .__ dear me." I am quite . true my neighbours STATE or THE COUNTRY.—The Galway Mercury men- th ey and eal h v In its -t` th i ro uud ug i h r ou g ttoallthteaism.gmantitteurde of (A P th Pl e aul d ea ies Aft h e e r h fu a - d - th ch is apt s c u rs per i b n m cit o:et c o n n e t a in tory e d . 0 2a n , t ou y v a year or ts : I , 4.5....._ , an d I felt very kurt. tions a horrible murder which has been perpetrated near undertaken, and his determination to spate neither .iti on i s exceedingly fine b t . ' I b egge d my son, i n Mountbellew, in the county of Galway. The victim was zeal nor energy in their fulfilment, his lordship f.r.i days every house was surrounded b 4. is ~... 1 ... my . 'istnr), to have a pose named Patt Costello, and filled the post of bailiff to a concluded by referring to the public dinner over which gentleman named Cuffe, who reaides near Ballinrohe. The the Duke of Buccleuch presided, which was Riven to tot . ,g ive theew • '., j circuit. Now, al: the fences ar c b . .‘,., . 0 ,. this, and said she was unhappy man had summoned some of hie master's tenantry his fathe r , i n Edinburgh, le years ago, on the occasion of hi. . . f intolerance has done itt. d. •t ~:' '''''' ~ 'ls,,, * .... a letter from Mrs. to Mountbellew on Thursday last—the MU were adjourned , proceeding to India to take the summand o fthe (ores. in N■t The spirit o en, which 'k`•~ - 4 " ' • ' on , doubt, but i Barnes , who now The bailiff and the defendants afterwards drank together ; quarter of the world : and, after adverting to the pleasure- The bands of fanatical, no , ~.,,,, ... 3 , _ . , limits of the city sa t was l e f t on the the Man got tipsy. and that night was murdered as he pro- able emotions which the expressions of attachment and ape worshippers are dispereed or destroyeeft• t .... • . "IC i afterwards that she ceeded home. His head w a s smashed to piece a with a huge proved shown to his father on that occasion called up in p ia five hundred spirit-broken creatures sti . 4, ..,.. t , i id s h a le wi n d an d ejck stone, gad the brains dished abroad. Some persons are in breast, and to the influence which it had in te . coura t eine ley', , A sum seeenteen years, custody for the offence • \ .. :L . -- .." )....." him is th e discharge of his arduous duties, said tie like ghosts about the streets and By •v l 4 ,. • : ..... Ae .ll • 5i✓F5,:,..5,-. 3 •-'• YORKSHIRY. ..... WHAT SEASONING ca N D o .-In the Hull County Court held last week, a saveloy manufacturer was sued fur the price of a quantity of beef, which he bad purchased at Is. Sd. per stone of Bibs. The plaintiff deposed that none of the manufacturers of the dainties known by the above name, pay any higher prices than the one Lc had charged for the meat of which they are composed. Mr. Judge Raines ex pressed his utmost disgust at the defendant and his whole fraternity. They deserved to be prosecuted for poisoning the public. The cause excited much mirth amongst the specta tors, excepting those who had replenished their pockets with food of the dveription alluded to. The que,tion was asked what state the meat in question was in? A butcher deposed that the beast had been "killed to save its life," and that the " meat " was green rather than any other colour. The judge enquired how it could in any way be made palatable, anu the answer he received was, " Oh, it', seasoning that does it." WORCESTEIUMRE. PRESENTATION TO LADT HABHIET CUTE ET THE WORCESTERSHIRE YEOMANRY CATALRT.—Ort Tuesday the, presentation of the portrait of Col. the Hoo. It. H. Clive to Lady Harriet Clive, wes made at Worcester, by the officers, non-commissioned offices", and privates of the Queen's Own Worcestershire Yeomanry Cavalry, of which regiment Col. Clive is the commander. The regiment mus t,red in full uniform at the Shire-hall, and the portrait was dieploed in an elevated position in the centre of the build ing. Lly Harriet Clive and Cul. Clive, accompanied by Lord Lyttelton, and several of the ladies and gentry from the surrounding neighbourhood, entered the hAll shortly afterwards, on which Major Martin delivered a suitable ad- dress, expressing in gratesul terms the rtspi et which the regiment entert.ine.t towards their colonel, who then, on behalf of his lady, addressed the regiment in acknowiedg , ment of the gift. The portrait is by Mr. Plat:011, R.A , and is an admirable likeness. DOLSETSHIRE. THE PREPARATIONS FOR THS CONATRECTION OF 711 Z BREAKWATER AT WETMOTTIE are commenced in earnest, and in a for•night it is believed that 600 " navies " will be at work. The wages offered are 35. fal. per day, but the quarries* want As. It is said the contractors are under a very heavy penalty (40,000!.) to complete the railroad by March neat. The ground is v. ry muca broken, and covered with masses of stones (the debris of land slips). We (Poole Herald) understand a new town of Portland is to be con structed, situated on table land between Portland Barbour and the common head land. LITERATURE. A Summer in the Wilderness, emsrneing a ('anae ruyage upthe Mississippi and around Lake Superior. By Charles This volume comes from the spawn of American literature, and it is one of its worst specimens. It pro fares to be the record of a voyage up the Mississippi, from St. Louis, in the state of Missouri, to the Red Cedar Lake, in which that great river takes its rise; and thence by way of Spirit Lake, across the northern portion of Wisconsin ter ritory,through Lake Superior and the state of Michigan homewards—describing the present aspect of the country, and the ever-varying forms and conditions of American and Indian life along the route. Had this design been worthily fulfilled, it would have madcap exceedingly useful and interest ing book; but our author does not appear to have pos sessed either the preliminary information necessary to make him comprehend the value of what he saw, or the ability to reproduce his experience in any satis factory manner. His work is, moreover, disfigured by the most puerile conceits, tawny sentiments, and other evidence of bad taste. Still it has a sort of in terest. It is the latest work on the subject, and that accident lends it an importance which could in no other way belong to it. The wonderfully rapid growth of towns and cities in the United States is quite unparalleled in Europe. Birkenhead, in Cheshire, is perhaps the nearest ap proach to it : but even that marvel is far surpassed by rivals on the western frontiers of Anglo-America. Half a score of years often suffice to change the chit• meter of a frontier entirely,—to transform a wilder ness into a populous and thriving district. Flourish ing communities rise up with the suddenness of I magic. Where a comparatively few months ago no sound invaded the deep silence of the forest, the prairie, or the lake, nor the ripple of the waters, the low of the baffalo, or the occasional crack of the Indian's rifle—may now be beard the snort and the scream of the steam-boat and the railway-engine, the busy scene of sip:cultural and commer cial activity may be witnessed, and the full swell and tide of civilised life encountered. So quickly are these transformations effected, that the most faithful ,maps and gazetteers are soon outgrown and obsolete. Every tourist, there fore, through the frontier—where the city and the desert are in contact with each other, and civilised life is in mortal conflict with savageness—has new marvels to tell of—new aspects of the constantly varying phenomena to describe. Although Mr. Leaman has not made the best of his materials, he could cot help in some measure indicating some of the progressive features of the country through which he passed. St. Louis, his point of departure, was not many years ago a part of the desert. It has now 40,000 inhabit ants. Its situation, mar the month of the Missouri, makes it the starting point of all adventurers and settlers for the far-west. It is crowded with mer chants ; and since the Anglo-Saxons have taken the lead of the knot of old French residents, it has become the theatre of unsleeping enterprise. The first steamer landed iu 1817 there are now three hundred belonging to the city alone. The wilderness recedes on every side: but the Indians visit the city in considerable numbers for - 'ses of trade, and their - in the -' I