The Express. — London, England, 1852-01-12 00:00:00

poto 1 , 3 „b1 e t o bearer, which were issued by the government during the revolution, will , .0:41 out of cucialstien, and kw their nominal GERMANY. The Inter Z dotty states that the labours of the Catmints,. of the Hanoverian Chambers, to which a l es I,,igy for union with the Zollverein was referred, sr, likely to have an unexpected termination. M. Stuic, the firmer minister. is one of the commission, vat ha. used go.at interest to have the merits of the mat't' &soused in an vclusively political light. i lt 6 k•arn that his siva* are decidedly anti-Prussa n, e‘preted that he will prevail upon his col- L..,„41., 4 to re, orotund the rejection of the treaty. A little animation was infused into the proceedings ct il.c Pr u ssian legislature on ednesday. up on kingia:t up in the First Chamber of the report or. t },,, tot,i for regulating the proceedings to be n against noti-jmlicial offending functionaries, M. ll.n.esnaun nosed the postponement of the meo w.- until the itovriinient hail carried out the pro rim. of t!.t cutistoutinn. and had proposed a bill de *sir.; the responsilslitirs ot the Mailers of the won. M. llamemann . s !peed! was very moderate. Stahl justified the s inister, in omitting to bring is lb.' bill in the pei sent state of Europe, when all ea. tin.Lng to •ibsolutkii. Mini•ters were already re .i., , nsi:.!o to Ow King—what more was wanted? w., 0 1 ,1 M. Ilan...mann have the cabinet answer al!: to thi when.? But these might be dissolved a ny mieoent. and thin, the speaker supposed, AsCre to be answerable to the clectons. Mathis opts , * d the views of the previous speaker, d irc a,,l all ali•olute government. but refused to S oma the motion, Lest it might seem es if the eh-milers king. M. Gerlach. true to kis tilse:uti4t n• tions. insisted that no obligation re•tid ministri es to ilitnaluce inch a law ; besides, ar. si . i. .s were already responsible to the King. M. II i, norm's motion was rejected by a majority et s: 3.. f votes. ITALY. I:OMAN STATES. A I .•ttir from !tame. of the alt., in the 3fes -04 ..! of Nislena, mentions a rumour that his Ho intends I . rtPrring the cardinal's hat upon two pnlau• of the thumb of France, in the next con- One of thtsc prelates. it is confidently sosa• f'etl. will be the .Irehhishop of Bordeaux. Father Irancht. a Jcsnit. who has passed the greater part o f &slit.. in Syria. anion.; the 'Muses and Maronitcs rf Man !Amen. las just been named aposto lic:l i;c:eg tie of .M:sopotamia. He is specially isigmettil to confer with M. Ltvalette, the French winker at Constantinople, in order to devise the hi• an for flit , protection and defence of the Chris- Wu,, of the Elsit. The same correspondent adds that the pittite4s of the Count it of State arc soon to re comm. ate. roc of the measures to be discussed being the n :id of the religious establishments, by freeing ti.m from taxation. The booths and shops which now di-figure the l'antlicon of Agrippa am, it is said, b. , It moored. INDIA. (1 V tLICTRIV BOMBAY, Die. 17. Phost M wa.s still living. The sort ii-wvst frontiers were still in a threatening state. Sir C. Campbell's forces had not yet returned, and •ere still without battle. Our naval forces arrived at Rangoon on the 2;th of October. 'the Commodore allows the Governor a ddav of 35 days to obtain from Ara compliance with hi, detnandl After which, ho will proceed to enforce them. 11. c Sixam's debt to the English government was not all paid yet, nor likely to be so. Bombay has been quiet for the last three weeks. Be the Directors' orders the greater part of Ali M..arad's territory in Upper Seinde is to be occupied. A division, under General Manson, aided by the !Calton Brigade, will effect these orders. The Aden ripirdition was abandoned. 3loncy abundant, for theseasoa. Company's Five pir Cent. Loan, 104 ; Four per Cent. ditto, 110. Bills of ixeliange, six months, 2s. 1;d. per rupee. Margin of imports too full. Prices without remu uration. and lowering. Exports, better appearance. ...ton abundant ; :1 to ts 7 per candy. Freights.—For London, 21. 10s.; for Liverpool, 21. THE "PRESERVED" MEATS AT I'URTSMOUTIL S:r.ee last Tuesday week, the Board of 111118148e111 op. p.:t.ted by the Admiralty to diactuage the taskdv el r. ' , Unit this foul fraud, have gone :ad as each day as their physical erirgies mrc.tted. The operation of forting open the tin OM tusk p.At .11 a large empty sure of the Clarence Vielon= yard. and it was simply this.—upon two was paned a L ug boar-I, around which afoul wa it' re. and as the cover was raised each aid ell las - etartesl back from the feazfal afiafa snideild Mt they next a step farther; they et= the eta of its pil e's's, sail failisa it to be that it% stigma sr atuu. , d, put it beck seals sad pined It Is the yawl Si tic. r stood pettedly, arrayed is,long liars, of every WSW trim I lb.. opt. aid which no parer-b y may ap proach is safety. Now, will not the public ask, how is it possible, that, Beet suss Oa year 151.5, Goldner should have had the eons trot, setwitlumasling the comprition and the many other trades seat in ? what magic was it that he was always Crtmate as to be declared the contractor I Had Green mch *Sip. or any tadivideal high is aka, tightest there, say thing to do with it ? The following explanation' of the digegoilissie midst 'tat prose reed meats were Mimed to INIFFIri Aim gad Lacs., of the ramie which Mel ne the reseed imdeagalles at two mists, which had bees eontracMd Its by tbe Ad n.ralry at l'artamouth, appears in the Oleireir of yes today. " The presenel meat is supplied in tin anthiers of a certain thinearice and strength, hermetically SOOlaill. The 10p1,4 is obtained by contract, and eatiest se esessinetiss —say cannier use, award, haa•mas teretyfour limn—it is Burden /Mae& b paean I riaister, but a certain gest MO 'sr sent 1,141 y npristd. la this Men be amsegbaksi it tin ciaken actually whetbse Wimps, pans et th, mualid lave beau i bet whin 111• = 1 " merge r meat in the whale is ism it must LAPSts th.d on some occasions hrSaissisfae contenct in this st spat via swap, odic', hen the tespenibility of easel amitterf eanidor. but this is not the esesionsesetthe nests tutofiag un,. tvietablea. If the air has ,Ms the mister, ar was not critically entirely or If there w t e a select ia the original curing, meet whM IS semi rutioa appi an pn rf,tly good and is prepped: peamd, woehl corrupt mid hanowe unserviceable. reigned nest was Ent issus-4 to the navy, as an article of cogalk•S kr the sick lithe year 1413. It wan also supplied in • limlhd quantity to Captain l'an7 on his Arctic voyage in 1919, nod &gait le Clptain Trotter's Shim in the Niger Expedition in 1910. Ti s o rorts ia these instances were favourable; SIM se U.S anal., from its comparative scarcity and cost, sight only be basoli red se oat of luxury, its general ma in the eery um not then contemplated. In ItlO a post en pre ' , reed /scat was taken out by Mr. 60We/eh sad trews tau time masolerable improvement was mad* lathe art of teas 'torture, and in the cost at which it could be supplied; 'add. ronaNat nes of this the Hoard of Admiralty were in- ! dun d in Ps autlyirim the issue of preserved meat, *R- P ran. ntilly, on • more extensive male. The trial thus Pude 'plea:tog to he snecesoful, tke hoard et Aiairslty, • by a eatalar of the 2lith of April, 1617, direend all pare it noi meat should be introduced es sw sealed in, the airy, and issued to ships cm Weiss stellees ens Asp is each wiek, with preserved potatoes, is Ism et e ask beef ration. About the end of 14 IN, or in the beshisteg el 1199, WU reported to the Admiralty that, is addition to soh oetsOon4 eondeoniatSon of presevered meat as are eammesa solnd pros i.ions, parts of the animal not It for ups ia a row instances, been found mixed with*. sesse. sal inte ,, dille steps were at once taken to rem* the (14. to the following year (1M.50) paw ow W 5, entered into with Mr. (Miami, sot In :I, istreuvl quantities of preserved nest required for the navy, a further contract was made b : l 2 that gentleman for a large additional supply. It was in the GO4re of examining the first deliveries Mader this NW Intl Mat an improper substance was dimmest be ens ef The ealuiters, and upon this the whole quaatity saner oto amounting to 22,32-Mb., was at once rejected ; and e mPlaials at th e same t i me reac hi ng the Admiralty of the out to fatale *id quilt; of th e preserved meat then bass wined shiP s abroad, orders were iinamillogaly amt alba COILjnynItIS in.( on foreign stations to stop the Imo of sad prosi‘ions, and to return the supply Into More. The c.ottict with Mr, Goldner was then immediately cancelled ; lad, Mord, r that the exact amount of penalty to which ho as coots:nor is liable may be ascertained, every canister in ,tbn as those returned from ships abroad, now hair, 1. wilivetwl to exami na ti on . I n j ust i ce to the contras 4ettlf blameable his conduct, we SIC bound to state thee a very small proportion of the eanisters examined is ob es the ground that improper parts of the animal itt i re b e i n i emplieyed. The principal proportion of theme cos tieensii mg base b., ome unserviceable from the other awn law gated. It appears, therefore, that the use of peseenedl mat seserully was adopted after much experi enna—lbea, en the bra complaints, immediate measures woe him he whomly a remedy ; and that this last exten sive imethealls• and rotolemitat• has been occasioned by Me aellembealsu of the admiralty not to permit improper sot so bed for the use of the navy. It is much to this failure of the proper supply should ben Sawn plus ; and issuing the proemed meat the Asialfrohy wee mot swayed by any motive of economy, bat wore denims of substituting a change for the silt meat ration —a dime' wh . ch those only who have served long at sea can suffiniently %slue. The supply was obtained by contract—a mode which is generally preferred—but each instances as the ono now under consideration show sours a( the inconnuienees to which the system of contract is liable." DESTRUCTION OF THE AMAZON. On &harder, one of the survivors, who was amongst this peuide saved by the Gertnaids, and taken into Brest, arrived in Lonilon, and had an interview, in the coupe of the day, with the directors of the West India ldail Steam-pmeliet Company. Ile was unable to furni-h ear informatics is addition to what the public are already is possession of. He, however, expressed his Hens convic tion that there arc three or four boats, with part of the crew and passengers, still at ..ea. Soon after the &nisei of the Gertruida at Brest, a French government steamer, culled the Soulflenr, was despatched to the locality where the wreck occurred, in search of the musing boats belonging to the Amason, some of which, it was supposed, might have been still afloat at that time. The Maritime l'refect of Brest has written the following letter to the Minister of Marine, airing au official account of the fruitless search of the Souffieur : -- "Brest, Jan. 7, IS:s2. "Monsieur le Ministre,—ln addition to my letter of the ,itb instant, I line, the honour to send you on account of the return into the Brest reads of the steamer Suutltenr, winch has passed twenty-four hours in seeking fur the ihip wrecked passengers of the English ship Amazon. It results from tla, report addressed to me by the captain of the Souffleur that after having set sail at live in the evening of January 4, he coasted towards the north; that a thick fug prevented him front seeing more than 200 metres round lum As soon a. he had pawed the Isar of St. Mathieu he pushed as far northward us the danger exiating front that point to Ouessant would permit hint. At midnight he per ceased the lighthouse of that island, and took the oppor- ' bandy of rectifying his poeitiop; he afterwards made ' thirty miles towards the nerd', and established a tack I from north to south, .7.cluing always a little towards the west, and regulatin, the speed of the vessel at three or four knots. This captain declares that up to two o'clock in the morning the fog would not hare permitted him to see any thing tiny metres from the ship; the sea was all the time very rough, and cunidantly washed over the ship on ac count of the slow rate at which it progressed and tho di ' reetion which it took. At two o'clock the weather became fino and clear, but the sea continued to be heavy. Lieute nant Cabaret continued to cruise with more hope of meet ing the unfortunates whom they were sent to seek, but with as little success. When it became daylight, perceiving se veral ships making fur the Channel, he ques tioned those within his reach without obtaining any information about the unfortunates whom he would so gladly hue succoured. Hoeing been able to find nothing to the north of tin.,sant, be continued his researches to ' wards the west and south with as little result. It must be hoped that the buts may have been picked up by some ship. Such are the results, unfortunately, negative of the search that I ordered.—Accept, &c., LIBLANC, Vice Ad miral Maritime Prefect" _ - isle. Olesnie , one of the passengers by the Ammon who were saved by the Ocertruid.,, and carried into Brest, and who arrived to London late on Saturday night, has pub lished the following letter : "Having only Just arrived in England, I have not at present time to give a detailed account of that part of the wreck of the Amazon which I witnessed ; but I feel it my duty not to line a day in stating my impressions as to the fate of some, at an events, of the paseengen and crew of the ship yet unaccounted for. " I win the last person, I should think, to arrive on deck. At that time they were attempting to lower some of the star board boats, and some of tho larboard, I fancy, were already in the water. I remained for some time look ing round, and, seeing boats lowered from both sides in the greatest confusion. Presently I heard the captain give an order to lower the larboard life-boat ; but the answer was, ' She is on fire.' On going to see whether this was the case, I found it was so. The captain then ordered the starboard life-boat to be lowered. Again the answer was, ' She is on tire." Just then I saw the only remaining host, eseept the two life boats reported to be burning, being lowered, and without waiting to ascertain whether the second life-boat was really on fire, I heaved a reps over and slid down by it, with the intention of dropping into this boat as she cleared away from the vessel. I did not succeed in this attempt, and fell into the water. Hap pily the neat wave brought her within reach of my arm, and I got in. As the steamer at this time was proceeding be fore the wind very rapidly, we were immediately swept behind. At the time I slipped down, the captain and mo ther man were at the wheel ; and I law Dir. Warbuelon, with whom I was acquainted, but whom I had met per ceived before, completely dressed, end walking ipasit4 wards the starboard life-boat. In two or three mantes be the time I reached the boat, I again looked et the we*. I saw the captain and man still at the wheel; and Mr. Warburton had returned and was sambaing bedlam them. That was the last I saw of them. Mere were se veal other wows ea dusk at she sane time, an I thought I dismin etas et the niters ante r ernee. s *ieg from Use geld tee st : ale esp. Just then, to make a elopes, in order to am Miss swamped, my . atantise was Mon away wen the mesh, an whoa I again saw it, whisk was perhaps in the mum et more than ball ea bear, t h ey. was aebakr aa drank, tM WO Or three ease ea the bowsprit,. and thede semen to lase spend hewere l• stern. The ste=er et this time was wireing broadside towards us, and mot have him to windward, as the make same down upon us. We were at ant appesheadve 111111 would run as dm, whoa sad _ *6 dem_ ged her worse ague% en we in at km We then bops to - pull. mil seem ten sight ef her ball, and were only sib diriegnisb ism position by the strong light show and been bac About three hours afterwards she Mew up.' Ibum my own obiervadek end bee halematien OM alleeted from those who WNW ark encase b Ow saw Met with myself, it apposes bewail a dent that, bribe Ile them beer ebony saved, other the w sae well of ilium semi the Their swan mews wield y est es we did. We., >s Whew the wind ; bat they would nee none that at Mien three sesisek in the inerabg the weed pet town to the nor*. In this are the mid bens. sset r always be Ern the whid, would be driven to the and, f not picked lig by some ewe* would, k proba bility, make the am* west et " It she azr bi te r ine bat =gent sad othen loft* deok woe men* ihr a raft, or bed devised sane plea *sir the starboard Hilobeet a ft be ad ind= ll4 llll. eigset In view, I m mien Onivener ressanag wevemr ams. same et the 11. settees aft. eg had Pee- eine% " Oar fienthamplenweempendient - ba night, mays: Steady MI the mew et the Ameba swell in the beat whisk was and havt fee l V i ed ;.i t adr i = l. It is le ten illedi ree lui the unkby interest with whisk boy we to nee re bate We awful amens an beard the haming alp, sad the Mining du et *sir asses Is. the wan. lambinn haw bf deseifel albw of be end ma bribe whet asanadein bermes I mast 11011116111 Meet • eldp, he away en the lonely end raging en. I limed eiear f y the bleb of the swelarre give their *a nee as of the abstrephe, and hove had my attenen *Weed the nee ,{mete mewl dm, as well as the meet tetlf3fpnt. *wag* theme weed was Mr. James Willimmen. of lienthamgeas, the hen newerd. He states that fteptela Hymen eras suoiredmidy parlisalar about the lights en beard)* alp. Rho knew eta pemenger having a light after 11 Wasik et might, he *nil teak *him with ✓eel severity. Oa lisionly allkdr Ilea ad kW em 7 =gaslightpan was abeguished et II eels*. At him Mr. 's s reg evade Awed we light rater Wet peeledent the he the pawpaw et Win the eseenate me* out is =lees te get =et oat sob While this wee deies i r arse awe thew selves ea their Is. an the unseal *a wit *a =sb mesa Ile tusk a de* babes and west Me see that win thing wader bis Aug% auk as the pleb, La, we e ,baneknbsleeswneagk. By in lop ea slim evens sad tell him that. quarter et Mel led Salsa down. Oa gang*, see to it he bon that two =W ban. in An d was obliged to op the and sear whim right. bo pee the hued* Ndsonaate a glom er lital seek ma whin= W eon it they went eft W bad. Them abiumnauesse he reined te reisebee the time. He • anident that *see hdineidesteF n in ens boar an a half, and thee It was bhe an west te bed. Not the eligibia weal be was then dia =W. lie Winn *et he abut imediately e i probswil Meow tree whisk he was away amen the wine "Mika elm the hen" Re jwsped es gibes; end daseeely mole bb 'siege ha sae of the beats. He states that these in the bet wee* under the anxiety that they should be wean dem ea the ash asg wreck. He believes, from the tresesestme =mare of the emaigratien. end from the rieseplete ender wont of thiamin in dowse within 20 wino* altos bibit that as Nein awl was ea beard et kr bob bet Al thee bed ad bit hoe ma haw podia ea l Whim the mod* blew up the sight wee nibent. Theemmis of stars and bleelightt P ClL l Z reek* and sign* us the latter exploded at their ester aliens ; sail imbed el the stars and lights tepidly de emadieg wide& as they wend de is -erdi be a length = p net thee v ita wes l Mis pestabltaroes ham rained state at the atmesphere eseademrd y the newatebens as. of dee the hotly rip homed. Mr. Winans* diabselly misdeed the Anima heel over and wen in the mew _ _ Thoream a whey of reessees L thelbemples about Captain Spouses aewillingeme teas to sea k Me Amason. I have bah mho, to find out wbeher seek wee he seep, and if se, he mew. It is an undoubted het that ha whit much rather lemeherei at homo this beh edam esetemad of the Amason. This desire ho expramed while dialog at the Royal (Amp the hey before be salad. A friend like- THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY, 12, 1852. wise wishing bits good bye in Southampton Water a few minutes before he sailed, said jocosely, " Good bye, Captain Symons, of the Amason." Ile replied sharply, No, I will not have it; I am captain of the Orinoco' (one of the large steamers nut yet completed). Whea Captain Symmu took leave of the pilot at the Needles he was depressed in spirits. Ile shook hands with the pilot and said, Well, God bless you, you have done your duty, the responsibility now rests on me." The truth was, Captain Symons did not like the Amazon, because it was not his ship, and all sailors aro fanciful and superstitious, hut it is • libel on the his mashy and msnlinuw of a truly brave, kind-bearted, and honourable man, to suppose that he h ad any doubts as to the safety of the ship. In feet there is nut tho slightest foundation for thinking so. Mr. Trewicke, the unfortunate second officer of the Amazon, and who had command of the watch on the fetid night, was about to emigrate to Canada en his return home in the Amazon. It was to be his last voyage as • sailor. Though • first-tote officer, ho had a strange dislike to the sea. One of the boys who was lost in the Amason was named George lerram,*aged 17. Ile had always assisted Isis father, who is a Southampton fisherman. This boy had mitered ou bawd the ship without the knowledge of his parents, and they wore broken-hearted when they took leave of him. Many of these fishermen have • strange horror of steamers. The Royal Mail Company have rewarded Mr. Vincent, the heroic young midshipman of the Amnion, by appoint ing him ith officer to the Thames. They arc about to pre sent him with • quadrant, on which wiU be engraven a record of his heroism and pre-eminent merit; and he has been ordered to replace everything he lost in the wreck at the expense of the company. Most of the churches and chapels in Southampton have becu tilled to-day in consequence of the clergy and ministers improving the event of the wreck of the Amazon by implor iug sympathy and support for those who have been rendered friendless and fatherless by the catastrophe, end holding up the judgments of God on earth in all their terrible sub limity, as a warning to the thoughtless and the guilty. The loss of this ill-fated ship (says our Plymouth corre spondent) has formed the ►ufject of painful ezeitement hero since Tuesday, when the twenty-one persons rescued by the Mamlen were landed here. One of the jv essengers, Lieut. it Grylls, of her Majesty's ship Sidon, is well known awl much respected in Devonport, and is the son of the Rev. Mr. Orylls, the esteemed incumbent of St. Neots, in Cornwall. This gallant young officer had been advised by his lather to delay his departure, in consequence of the anticipated death of another son, who died shortly after the lieutenant's departure, on the Ist of January. It is a matter of considerable importance to distinguish among the list of survivors landed at Brest on Monday last, the name of Jacob Allan, the foreman of Messrs. Seaward and Coped, the makers of the engines of the Amazon, and who was scut out by that firm to superiatend this working of the machinery during the first voyage. The evidence that can probably be given by Mr. Allan will be most valuable. THE STRIKE. TURN-OUT OF THE WORKMEN. On Saturday night, in accordance with the notice given to that effect a week ego, the principal engineer ing firma of the metropolis dimharged their hands and closed their works, hut several of the minor firms changed their intentions, as avowed, at the eleventh hour, and inti mated to their men that they might return to their work, as usual, on Monday morning. Che names of the firms referred to have not all been publicly given, but it is posi tively known that Mr. Horn, machinist, High-street, Whitcchapel, who was among the foremost to give notice of clearing, on Saturday night acquiesced unreservedly en the propositions of the Amalgamated Society, so as to be come fully reconciled with hie men. His establishment will therefore remain open, as no doubt will many others under similar circumstances. Witb respect to the more important of the firms con s, eted with the Masters' Association, the men assert that many of them are seeking, by various means, to evade the full consequences of entirely carrying out their threat to close. This is done by the creation, in some instances, of a largo number of Nominal foremen ; it being an under ; stood resolution of the employers that foremen and appren tices shall be allowed to continue at work. The man, how ever, reap neither actual honour nor profit by this fictitious elevation; and it remains to be seen whether this plan of bribery, as it is called, will operate successfully. It is thought amongst the operatives that it will fail. In Manchester the closure of shops will, after all, be only partial, as many of the mummy withdrew their their notices as early as Thursday night. It is neverthe less certaiu that the proprietor of a large concern in Man chester has offered to dispose of his premises, stock, and plans, to the Amalgamated Society, for the purpose of forming a co-operative association, upon condition of being allowed to remain a partner. It has not yet been derided whether this offer shell be accepted or rejected. A similar offer has been made in London by the proprietor of an establishment employing about 60 hands, on the Surrey side of the river. As far as we could glean, the following may be taken es a tolerably accurate return of the " turns out" at the prin cipal factories in and about London Maudelay and Field, Westminster-bridge-road, 800; John Penn and Co., Green wich, 700; Milder and ltavenhill, Blackwell and Ratcliff (two factories), 600 ; end A. Blyth, Narrow-street, Lime house, 280; Messrs. Rennie, Blackfriars, 2.50; Robinson and Russell, Mill-wall, Isle of Dogs, 200 ; Seaward and Capel, Canal Iron Works, Limehouse,lJo; Swayno and Bovill, Mtll w 11, lido of Dogs, 160; Simpson, Pimlico, 1:30 ; Easton and Amos, Grove, 'Southwark ; Bryan, Dunkin, and Co., Bee inondsey, 60; Napier, York-road, Lambeth, 100; Sammie, Blackwell, 60; Fletcher, Lirnehouse, 60 (of the latter, we understand, seine are likely to go back). The returns from the smaller firma could nut bo ascertained with any degree of certainty. Several hundred members of the society are employed at the principal railway locomotive depots, such as Crewe, Wolverton, Swindon, Stratford, Ashford, Brighton, &c. ; but it would appear the director. are not desirous of joining the movement. The sheds continue open, and the society's men are employed, but whether at piece and over-time work, or otherwise, we could not satisfactorily learn. We also are informed, on good authority, that there has been no turn-out at the works of the General Steam Navigation Company, et Deptford. Several hundred men are employed at Mare s extensive iron ship-building yard, at Blackwell; but it appears that the trade, although in the iron way, forms a peculiar exception, and hence the non-closing of the establishment. The deci , ion of the operatives in the service of the Royal West India Mail and Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Companies is already known. lrbe Court. PRIVY COUNCIL. WINDSOR, JAN. 10. Her Majesty held a Privy Council this afternoon at half-past two o'clock. Present—His Royal High ness the Prince Albert, the Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President), Lord Truro (Lord Chancellor), Lord John Russell (First Lord of the Treasury), Sir George Grey (Secretary of State for the Home De partment), Earl Granville (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs), Earl Grey (Secretary of State for the Colonies), Sir Charles Wood (Chancellor of the Exchequer), the Marquis of Clan ricardo (Postmaster- General), Lord Seymour (Chief Commissioner of Public Works and Buildings), the Marquis of West ' minstor (Lord Steward of the Household), and the Duke of Norfolk (Master of the horse). At the Privy Council parliament was ordered to be further prorogued from the 15th Jannai7 until Tuesday, the 3rd - February, and a proclamation was ordered to be issued summoning the parliament to meet on that day for the despatch of public business. The Hon. William Bathurst was Clerk of the Council in waiting. The Marquis of Lansdowne had an audience of the Queen previous to the Privy Council. Her Ma jesty also gave audiences to Lord John Russell, Sir George Grey, Lord Seymour, and Earl Grey. The Queen was attended by Lord Edward }toward, Vice-Chamberlain ; the Earl of Morley, Lord-iu- Waiting ; and Captain Hon. J. Denman, 11. N., Groom in-Waiting. The Marquis of Lansdowne, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Grey, Sir G. Grey, the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, Earl Granville, and tho Hon. W. Bathurst, travelled from London, to attend the Privy Council, by a special train on the Great Westerii Railway. Lord John Russell travelled from his residence, Pembroke-lodge, Richmond-park, and tho Duke of Norfolk from his seat, Arundel Castle, Sussex, in order to attend the council Luncheon was served to the members of the coun cil previous to their assembly. After the council, the Marquis of Lansdowne took his departure for his seat, Bowood-park, Wilts. Lard John Russell returned to Pembroke-lodge. The Marquis of Clanricarde, the Lord Chancellor, Sir 0. Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl Granville, Earl Grey, and the Hon. W. Bathurst, proceeded to town by a special train on the Great Western Railway. WINDS ,OR JAN. 10. The Maseblonms of Clanriearde and Lady Emily de Burgh, tbs Chast and the Countess Walewski, the Duke of Esmond., de Count sad Countess Larradio, the Marquis and Mizabessess of Westianster and Lady Oetavia Oros maw, Ur NM De la Warr, and the Earl and Countess of Elottaa, Is the assns torlay. The Gana sad Prim Albert walked in the Hemel's& and dew die ...inf. The Primes of Wales, ths PilmOill es =l, and the royal &Edna, Melt their anal Them smear ablitkas tads dims: party. Iler Ihisstre Ovals bead sandal afar dhow In the Castle, sad i e Mowing aelestion Them, Aodoato me Moto, PPM*. Mtosliok " Imam • Ask". Ttentiv. "Ivrystdbe . SUNDAY. The Olegll and Priaes Albeit, with the Prince of Wales, the ?slaws Royal, and the Royal children, walked la the Ne Ws astralng. Her , neleek Penes Aatsrt, the Pines of Wales, and Prisms the ladies and asnem of the court, and the dawns loassitaid, anen Divine service this nassulai, la titeM• ei =of the Castle. The Hon. sad Row. G. W Th e parsoffesseissio sad the Connate hays relnnsetito town, bun a visit to her Majesty at Wind sor castle. IT IS HER MAJESTY'S MENTION IO open the aeries el pediment is mem The them will ems to Issais kw*, peewee st waft Whom', sod return Is the metes to Wisdom', when the neat will tionsia till the 12th of February. FriAsy immunoser were Waal to So odablas M Most 'Shia saw& CS W.I. maim tba mai ea Tbassian tiro 14kb MS, et eta ffeliprellse, tba simbooo ot tho *abbot an ha lowa. tbs mortis at Lord Mato ma Lad fbasibtaa i awl balk Soft maintain IMMO S ant boa So &Sot *sod bold Ira wok at the Fmk& ArfolVizzaris.—Mejor-Generel the Hoe. George Dolheert is depilated Governor of the Cape of 0014 ROM is the not of Mr awry_ MEM. Moors. T. Biasso, = Wooly W. IL NlN bos the A% J. H. P.m. owl W. M N altese. are lim of odee pi n e s i ew TM Bev. J. Roberto is awakes& to the livieg of owl Smith. I. the Isbell oflosorfa. Kr.W. B.Krim, deo Western Circuit, le misted &mew Peewmaciab.-01Nreer. Mr. 0. It %Whew. has mad be the British beer t o ga the Moe of Omar et lfton Kamm wont the the dela of . There wee leveral etedidelos ler the MY % mewl Pro tium, Oyes; bet the karat withdrew le avast et Kr. 11/ solehisee, wile boa bees for want pen erdotaat warmer is this departreset of the bfeueem.—Athonesea. has (acoor!ling tlthirAlforn- illr BMW) isolommt Ide iats to leavi the ealiest es new as a aseseasee as be petwor•L The soils hid bee bees eelleited is lobe the Frewds e.Dseei, eboold lard Nrbloom a nimble of the s is z b ire Oompos or =3 CATII or Moo Hors lea Ea Cheep Cathcart wee is wady yeayleateirst of the Tower of Lawka. Hewed the empties of 1813 sad 1814 to Ouseay, as atiatle• one golds bilar, Lord Catkin% owl was eis ot ass. 149 3; Bentsen, 20th sad 21st May ; 9111 h 4_1•2•881 Waste, lath, 18th, and 19th October, 180; lit February ; Baraur-Aube Are* 21st Mara ; Ten Chanyeseies, 24th Mara 1814. He served also it the eswooks of 1815, se sidie4samp to the Duke of Weis jai woe present at the Wise of Quatro Bras owl Waterloo. Ma orderipseral lamoher of the llad of Cathcart, a gesowl sills* who was semwasler-iaakitt art wee sablegosatly appoishal onewonleolh• eh of anthem &Wet. THE ROYAL MAIL STEAMER AVON, CatZt One low (may gest, Llenteseet Sewer, will Han lawalimetia this rnamina to repines dr Ammon. She elm sot alp letter hap for St. Thaws, Santa blerthe,es t I Ordinates, esti Chasm She will home the Wnds sea Me:lam mil the begin of Mach. Clarets Online 11111Weenil hewer over the vlalo of the aim Is whisk be - et• Midst hens the Pursuer General tar Olt miss the mas t to the fled for the relief of tho sufferer, by the We Of the Amazon, sad this in addition to a hambiest sallsullplioa which he bid given previously. ADDRESS FROM TUE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. _-- - - The Executive Council adopted the following address on Saturday night: " Fellow Members,—ln consequence of the determination of a number of the employers of operative engineers to close I their works on the 10th, and to throw all their workmen out of employment, the council of the Amalgamated So ciety submit the following resolutions to their members, and request that branch meetings may be called as soon as possible, and the votes taken and returned to the council. " 1. That 10,0001. of the funds of the Amid/rammed So ciety shall be paid over to such ;number of trustees (the I trustees to bo men in whom public confidence would be placed in consequence of their position in society), not less than six, as are selected by the Emotive on trust, to ad vance the same from tame to time to managers appointed by the Executive whose appointments will be afterwards con firmed by the i sesiety, ter the porpoise of carrying on the business of eighmers, nmehiakits, 2. These advance., as well as those which the trustees may obtain hem other sources, shall be secured by a mort gage of all the plant and stock in trade employed in such business to the said trustees, who shall have a power to give pr.:femme security to any other advances Over sums advanced out of the funds of the Amalgamated Society. "3. Tho conditions of work under which such business is carried on shall be such as are approved of by the execu tive of the Amalgamated Society from time to time, with the view of giving employment to the greatest possible number of members of the trade out of employment for the time being, consistently with the stability of the business and the welfare of the workman employed. " This is stscka contest as bee never befon speenued be tween the employers and the employed. The imiepsadence and welfare of the labourer b t7rsateard. The right of a working man to dispose et hiamelt lejsepardied, and in its place a power is sought to be established, enabling the em ployer to command the service of his workpeople night and day without intermission. Was ever slavery so bed es this ? If a man claims liberty from his muter after ho has done his work, ho is stigmatised as being dictatorial and mis chievous. The old feudal times have passed away, when a property the baron had property in the person of his retainer; but their spirit is inherited by our employers of to-day, and they seek to own and dispose of our persons at will, and to enslave and degrade our minds by destroying all our oppor tunities for mental improvement " There is but one way in which this can be met—werk men must work for themselves—the labour of the country must be done. In every town let an organisation be com menced at once. Let every man find some employment. Gather together all the tools you possess. Instead of pay ing the fonds of the society to men kept in compulsory idle ness, receive your money as the due reward of industry. In the manufacturing districts there is much work to be had, which must be done. In London Easton and Antos's men have already formed their co-operative association, sub scribed their own money to the amount of 61. each, and ap pointed their manager. They are also negotiating for a workshop, and have got work to do. Wherever you can, do likewise. Interest the public in your behalf by being moderate and well behaved. The man who assaults seethe, whatever be may do, or whatever ho may say, is a tartar to lbe same of progress. If your employers cast yes apes the world, make up your minds to do without them. mid with a self-reliance worthy of Englishmen—with • dove ien worthy of the cause of labour—strive to meet the MAI by serest efforts in behalf of your order. Nehessisily men Rua be protected—be that em duty. I We will will to the malty in behalf of the kebaseire and wakatillity men. Time whit ere first called Independent weelneen, ea& lbeet esetileid for their own iprelestion, most beamed baby thelrerra erase. U4,ooo•lcar weeebers are arm eat it empielseat. the ether 8,0311 mat devote part Odra. NM= to sapped them till employment is found. If 4,0011 are throws eat of em the others, if newt divide limb Aa ea &avow maybe sub to punish yea Ike th li at. 11•001- will, Inaba" Bey that ere aet at braty de bet y ON, ea Uke with ream after yea yea Mee erned I t. Le i Todd see thud pa ream ratioael Warty ahem ail Wait, sal de It the wee eensitty _Wino yea are deity k Ar - bar& Tett have dr eallelbodsa Mew year sabewlydeete are Bet lIIIMM Mb leen, bat we is pia beirewed ea the ellehlidenent etas imam of labem a. esitplies deo do pails een bealming k every? &wrist, so mobile reande empleysiset will M obi wee te well limes who an oat wi th liberal bre& dory &OM ma be deed with alike ; no edvan bp win be ghee te on plese eon eietber ; end labouren awl ninneaisty mese mut .bridle Is mkt in nap Lamm= end neV oda idle we wt. To L et t i h n i! igelemiii=r Seed! be Mt to Our woad , met& et the 1 Pod olia. awl *arra Ibee be appettinot to disofet eveilebly. (Ity mkt et the Issuelhe dome Joe. Mono, Pre dent. Wet. ALLAN, SINANIAry. "London, 25, Little Alleatreet,Whiteebapel, " Jan. 10, 1852.', muTixo OF THE WORKMEN. A numerous resegag of the workers took place on Saturday night. st the lids Tavern. Saldlif-oross, for the et aelormlealki to lee meek sash infer as they peaseri with rawer* to their position end pored& Xr. Jam Slots, engineer, prodded. generaleeeretary of the Araignmatad So deliy, Imolai beta &lei irk to date ezry aladeaal In dianian wliel be hod rain* lbw the he time of auseties, mid he had =Oft Is asmanalwas ssigesdag dr dirks ta = Larir imi la now thet they on Mew then eller ° sad Ludas WM tho phe l w CV tie peat pottles %etyma op ad and labour was to be ashalst At Maher, aad mos oar Pala% the shop hod kr Greed what the ass i bat at a Imp dahlia sok k Debbi (Mater e aZa) ert trempreat had beta rads between dr and did= to tie What that the tern by the sea bo onseeded mill the present aentsid was belied. Two = sm osiablidied by the wallonas would be No* tar sent week, era had every pretreat at esussessussesThe society had e ta kr hred to submit the waste Nee in dispute to arbitratio% bat the masters neatod. The executive council also weed to meet the exemative of tho Masters' Sonety, and oar was also gerated. He trusted that arl oassueepreat wear be even to every workbag Emma egged la the Ira trade, who might lose employment is omeretree of this dispute, whether that individual beer god the society . or not. (Cheers.) The workmen tidied liar nothing unfair. They had been struggling far upwind@ of 20 years without success, and ho I thought the time had sow arrived when they might, in the laneuap a the lan Sir It. Peel, " take their affairs into their own hada." lie felt convinced that the canes of the workman was just, and that they would receive a large amount of public sympathy and support. (Cheers.) Mr. NEWTON said he had but very few words to say on this occasion. They were all anxious for information ; but as they intended tc coasider the wholo question on Monday next, when they would fully develop their proceedings, he thought it was not too much to ask them to wait till then. no recommended there should U no picketting of shops, or speaking to men who remainedat work, or were going to take jobs in place of those who had been discharged. (Hear, hear.) As Englishmen, they should rely on their own exertions (or future support. Let them only thigk of their employers u men with whom they had had a bulkiest connexion, with out caring whether they again entered into contact with them or not. Ile was aware that the present change of cir cumstances would occasion considerable difficulty to the operatives. They would probably be out of employment for some time; but what they were contending for was worth that sacrifice, and therefore he recommended the men to remain firm. (Hear, bear.) If the employers could work fur the public without the assistance of the Amalgamated Society let them do so without molestation. Ltt them employ any hands they could find. Wear, hear.) The members of the Amalgamated Society had worked for years in the trade, and were masters of all its details, and therefore they were fully competent to deal with the masters without the interference of a third party. If they might be out of work for a time, that was nu MOM than what might be expected, for there was scarcely a situation in the trade worth a month's purchase. Thera was scarcely a man in the trade that would not sell his situation for U. in consequence of the precariousness of his position. He had frequently observed that individuals had been out of em ployment for nine months in the year, and surely the in- COIIVCIIICPCOII of waotof employment might be well borne by 12,000 men, particularly when by that circumstance they might secure the valuable object.' fur which they contended. (Hear, hear.) They would soon be remunerated for their firmness in this matter. The workmen were now about establishing workshops of their own, and they hoped that those institutions would soon afford a practical example of the benefits derivable from self employment. Having again inculeatxl moderation and temperance in all their proceedings, Mr. Newton concluded amid loud cheers. The meeting, having been addressed by several opera tives, dispersed. Two policemen were in attendance, watching the pro ceedings of this and the former meeting. On Saturday night a meeting of the Operative Boiler makers of London, took place at the Windmill Tavern,' ' Limehoute, when resolutions were passed approving of the proceedings of the council of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, and expressing sympathy with that movement. This association numbers about 41,000 men, with a fund of about 5,0001. It has hitherto had a distinct existence, although its union with the Amalgamated Society has long been contemplated. Last night, the executive council of this ft , Rociation hold an extraordinary meeting at the offices, 25, Little Alie street, Whitechapel, to consider the position of the rociety consequent upon the closing of the establishments by em ployera on the previous evening. The Secretary communicated an electric telegraphic message received front Manchester, naming tho establish ments there closed as follows, viz., Whitworth's, Fair bairn's, Marsden's, Dollhouse's, Lewis's, Higgins's, Jones's, Hetherington's, Parr's, Curtis and Co.'s, Sharp, Eke and Cottom's, Creighton's, Mathews's, and Wren's. The num ber of members of the Amalgamated Society thrown out of employment by the shutting up of these establishments is 050; and the number of other artisans and labourers, about 3,000. Goodfellow's establishment, at Hyde; and Nay smith, of Patricroft, also closed, throwing out GO Amal- Imitated and about MO or 200 other workmen. From this ' despatch it appears that a large proportion of the Manchester employers did not act up to the threat, ns if they had done so, the number of members of the Amalgamated Society thrown out would hare amounted to about 1,600 or 1,700. It was stated at the council meeting that several influ ential London firms in discharging their men on Saturday, requested them to remain at work until orders in hand were completed, offering for that period to comply with the terms proposed by the Amalgamated Society. The men, however, refused to accede to this proposal, which, among others, won submitted by Mr. Fletcher, of Bermondsey. MANCHESTER. There is no new feature in the aspect of affairs at Manchester. The workshop, of the 36 firms who have joined the Central Association were, of course, closed on Saturday evenicg, although it was stated by the workmen that in consequence of their disavowal of any intention to displace unstilted labourers several of the large employers were wavering, and disposed to retract their engagement on the ground that they had been misled on this point. MURDER NEAR BANBURY, OXFORDSHIRE. BANBURY, SUNDAY. On Saturday evening, a murder, attended with circumstances of a very extraordinary and mysterious cha racter, was committed near this place. The victim is a jeweller named John Kalabergo, who for many years has carried on a thriving trade in the High- s t ree t o f this town. lie is an Italian. His business was not confined to the limit' of the borough; and ho possessed a vehicle, with which (laden with his wares) he made frequent journeys through the neighbouring country. lie started upon one of these excursions yesterday, accompanied by his nephew, and when returning home the same evening he was mur dered near Wilscot-hill, a distance of three miles from Banbury. The dead body was discovered upon the road, between 6 and 7 o'clock, and his horse and cart were stopped somewhat nearer Banbury, about the same time. The body was conveyed to a public-house in the village of Wils cot, hard by. It was then discovered that his death b a d been caused by a gunshot wound, the ball having entered the back of the scull. There was also a contused wound upon the forehead. The pockets had not been rifled, a 101. note, upwards of 31. an coin, and a bank receipt for 6001. being found. If the object of the mur derers was plunder it had been effectually defeated. While these events were taking place, the companion of the murdered man had reached Banbury, where he made known the death of his uncle; stating that they had been attacked by a party of three ruffians, and seeing the use lessness of resistance he had fled across the fields to the town. A visit to the scene of the catastrophe was immedi ately made by the authorities, and a consideration of the peculiar circumstances of the case led to tho arrest and detention of the nephew, until such time as his innocence can be satisfactorily proved, and a coroner's jury have pronounced their verdict. Tho deceased was upwards of 70 years of age, and was possessed of considerable property for a man in his station. His nephew had been living with him for some months. A short time since the young man purchased a pistol of a gunmaker in the town, and this is one of the strongest facts Against the prisoner. Up to this time no weapon has been discovered, though a strict search has been instituted. The coroner's inquest will be held to-morrow. TEE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL COMPANY'S steamer, Pottinstr, is appointed to leave Southampton this day for the Cape of Good Hope and India. BslafAY LOAN.—We learn from a good source that Mr. Masterman has just made, in his own name and that of his friends, an offer for a loan of 26 million franca— /rids-prudence Belgo. TIM LADIES' GIIILD.—A proepeetwi hue been issued with a view to the formation of what is termed a Ladies' Guild, the object being more particularly to aid those females who have enjoyed a good education, and who are dependent upon their own exertions for their au port, sad employing them in branches of ind us t r y especially suited to their powers. RONAN CATIIOLIC CIIIIRCIL—It has been stated by a contemporary that government bad contributed 2001. towards the erection of the Roman catholic chapel on Croons's-hill. This statement, wo have means of knowing, is incorrect—Kentish Mercury. ROYAL COLLEGE OF girllGEONe.—The following gentlemen having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of the college on the 9th inst. : Mesas. L. G. Boor, St. George-street East H. Aylife, South Australia; E. H. Bwete, Bristol ; A. 8. Gray, Dublin; W. Ty Bell, Great Grimsby ; B. Rice, Btratford-on-Avon; W. H. Broadbent, Manchester; T. W. Harle, Bishop Stanford; W. C. Dolma London; S. Alder, W akefield; W. G. L. Ingram, lifidhliset ; A. L. Williams, St. Hellen, Jersey; and B. Liddon, Colyton, Devon. THE FUNERAL OF TILE BARON K.EMENEY, the President of the Hungarian Emigrants in England, whose melancholy death we so lately recorded, to the great sorrow of many friends of Hungary, took place yesterday afternoon in the Honsall-green Cemetery. TEE LATE L M. W. TURNER.—A correspond ent says :—Doubta having arises respecting the birth place of this iniabrateA painter, and some erroneous reports hay inflow gimes the matter, I can state from indisputable ass that the eminent deceased's father was the sassed ass of Wlfll and Rebecca Turner, of the town of iirratliselitan,Deveseidre, which place he left at an early ago. MI settled in Maiden-lane, Covent-garden, London, as a bather. Thane the celebrated artist was born, and war dos oily child. His sole surviving relatives are five Intension of whin Mr. Thomas Price Turner, an emi nent whew of mule in the city of Exeter, is one. Nsw PAROCHIAL ASSOCIATION IN MARTLEBONE. —On Thunder last a meeting was held at the Oriental tVerit4treet, to form a new parochial body, to be called es karyiehene Ratepayer, Association, one of the objects of which is to aback the Influence of the Ratepayers Pro tootles Association, which it is alleged has not improved the chmeacisr of the vestry during the last tree years. MINTZ! OF TILE DEMERARA. —We gave in the eirsa few days since some particulars of a survey tmArtunate steam-ship which had been made on the pert of the owners, the Royal West India Mail Steam 'racket Company, the underwriters, and the builders, and wo then stated that owing to some impediment in the way of opening out the ship the survey could not be a thoroughly complete one. Wo are now enabled to state that in conse quence of the reports of the surveyors it has been resolved to have a thorough and complete survey, and about a hun dred men aro now actively employed in opening her planks, Etc., preparatory to the examination. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLTERRAMPTON RkILRLY.-111r. Bruners estimate for constructing this company's proposed branches at Tipton, the approach to Stourbndge, and the junction at Wolvercot, including land and contingencies, is 16,0001., and the expense of the devia tions at Hingswlnford and Dudley at: 6,W01., being no ex cess on the expense of the authorised line in lieu of which the proposed deviations are made. The cost of the exten sion to Wolvereott and new station at Oxford, and the branch to join the Buckinghamshire Railway near Oxford, including land and contingencies, is estimated at 70,Q00/. COMMISSION OF LUNACY. The inquiry into the state of the mi n d of Dire. CatherineCumming was resumed on Saturday before Mr. Commissioner Barlow, at the Ey re A nns, St. John's-wood. The case for the promoters was conducted by Sir Fred. Thesiger, Q.C., and Mr. Petcrsdortf ; a n d M r . E . J ames. Q.C., S erjcant Wilkins, and Mr. Southgate appcued against It. Mr. Simeon Theme, soreitor, whose examination in chief lasted a considerable portion of the previous afternoon, wu now cross-examined by Serjoant Wilkins. He said, when waited on Mrs. Cumming she was always in her liedroosn— except on one or two occasions. She was sometimes in bed and sometimes sitting up. She was generally in her edsht dress, which I thought was indelicately loose. I did not examine the cloth upon the floor, but it appeared to me to be a very nice tablecloth. It might have beer a r.apkiu. know a Mr. Face—he is my brotherin-law. Mrs. Cum ming told me that she had applied to Mr. Face to send her a solicitor, and I suppose that I was recommended to her by him. She had applied to Mr. Face several months be fore but she had lost my address. It w as no neglect of mine. Mrs Cumming seemed to bo in a very debilitated condition when I saw her; she was totally without mental capacity for tho transaction of businuis. That did not appear so prominently on the first visit. I have not sent in any bill of costs to Mrs. Cumming ; but 1 have made entries in my book, and lof course expect to be paid. \Then I milled upon Mr ltaynes I produced Mrs. Cummings written authority. I am perfectly aware that if Mr,. Cumming was of unsound mind her authority would be of no avail in law ; but it was not for :no to decide evliether she was or was not, and I chose to procure the authority. It appeared to me that Mr. Baynes had at one time obtained complete c on t r ol over her. When I called upon her, on the 4th of February, and was refused admittance, the woman who came to the door said Mrs. Cunning was ill. The woman appeared to be drunk. (Laughter.) I have never taken any refreshments of any kind at Mrs. Cumming's house. . e Re-examined by Sir F. Thesiger—lf she had given me instructions 1 should certainly have made her will, but I should have consulted a medical man. Nathaniel Webb, who hail been a surveyor at Newport for 21 or 23 years, and knew the whole of Mrs. Cumming 's property, said it consisted chiefly of land, as most of the buildings were down. The property had been going to decay for years, and was in a most dilapidated state. There was a farm, calleil the Blackbird's Nest, which was well managed ; but as for the rest, witness had never sees farms like them in his life. They were the finest hunting ground in the kingdom for a lady. She would not have to take • servant with her to open the gates, arid she could walk through the fences. (Laughter) A piece of land had bees sold to Sir Charles Morgan for 2,1401. • but it was admir ably adapted for building purposes, andw as worth, at least 12,0001. The highest rent Mrs. Cumming obtained for her land was 235. per acre, and must of it only let for 20s. Catherine Elisabeth Ince—l am the youngest daughter of Mrs. Cumming. I have a sister (Mrs. Hooper), and we are the only children of my mother. I married Mr. Ince in the year 1833. The marriage was with the entire approba tion of my parents. I was then living on the best terms with my mother, and I continued to do so for twelve months after tho wedding. I re member the marriage of my sister to Mr. blooper. Pre vious to his marriage he bad an appointment in the cus toms, and had a very comfortably furnished house. The match was not with the approbation of the family. I was as much opposed to it as any one. Three years afterwards, however, my mother was reconciled to my sister at the birth of her eldest daughter (the second child). My mother said that that should be a peacemaker between them. From that time my mother was affectionate with her, but then she was not with me. She was scarcely ever afterwards or. goad terms with both of us at once, except on one or two occasions. In the second or third year of my marrisge I observed a change in her manner. She would make much of trifles, but we teased it by. My sister was married in October, 1836. For some time after my own marriage my husband was on good terms with my , mother. We dined with her every Sunday as a matter of course, and on any other day we liked. After the recon ciliation with my sister, in 1839, Mr. and Mrs. Hooper were asked to stay with her, and she appeared to be on effection , ate terms with them. She was then very much altered. i She was strange in her manners and conversation. Before my marriage my mother managed her own property with out any assistance from my father (except his confidence), and her conversation was quite correct. In 1838 I went to dine with her, but I arrived at her house ten minutes after the time (3 o'clock), and she told me that if I could not come at her hours I might stay away. I said I would go away if my presence was not agreeable, and she let me depart, although the cloth was not laid, and uo prepara tions made for dinner. I thought that was very strange, indeed ; for her affection for me up to then had been un bounded. She seemed to expect one sister to gay something against the other ; and then she seemed to forget all about it. I did not go near her for some time after this, but my reason was solely because my presence seemed to excite and annoy her. I never behaved to her any other than as an affectionate daughter ought to have done. la 1S IG my father was very infirm, and ho died in the July of that year at the age of 89. He was very feeble, but not more than might have been expected, considering his age. His mental faculties were quite perfect. I heard and saw a great deal of my mother's conduct towards biro. My hus band used to send him things which he could not ' procure at home. lie used to send him brandy , in bottles as physic. My father came to our house fur refuge. I was summoned home ono ' day, and he had come there in great alarm. I remember my mother being removed to York House Asylum. That was done at the instance of my father; for we should not have presumed to have done it while he was livinet lam convinced that that proceeding was right. We continued the commission until it was stopped by an arrangement. That arrangement was repudiated immediately afterwards. The inquiry took place at the Horns Tavern, Kennington, and she was removed to Mr. Hutchinson's house at tho ' London and Vauxhall Gas Company's. My sister and I called at Mr. Hutchinson's and he refused to give us any information respecting my mother. That could not have been long after the arrangement had been entered into. An action was afterwards brought in my mother's name to recover the deeds, and they were obtained in that way from the solicitor who held them. After some time we found that my mother was at Gothic Villa, St. John's-wood. I had made many attempts to find ' out where she was, but could not discover for nearly three years. When I heard that she was at St. John's-wood my sister and I went to see her. We sent in our names, and a ' message was brought back to the effect that if we did not instantly quit the door a policeman would be sent for. I called afterwards, and found that she had left St. John's wood. My sister and I had often called and hail always been refused admission. From St. John's-wood we could not trace her any further until Mrs. Hickie came to my house at the desire of Sir Matthew Wyatt. I sent for my husband, and he went to the house, but she had then left. Afterwards we learned, I think irons Mrs. !fickle, that my mother was at Mr. Hutchinson's, in Upper Stamford-street. My husband's assistant accompanied me thither, but Mr. Hutchinson would not allow me to enter. I next learned that she was at the house of a person named Oldfield, at No. G, Edgeware-road I have understood that Old field is the clerk of Mr. Robert Haynes. This was in May last. I had heard that there had been various sales of the property ; and I was aware of the will which my mother had made. I asked the servant how Mrs. Cumming was ? The servant replied that she was not there, but I said, " Excuse me, lam perfectly certain she is," and passed her. On the stairs I met Mn. Oldfield, and she also said my mother was net there. I again said I knew she was, and opening • door I found my mother in the room. Mrs. Oldfield came in after me, and asked me what busi ness I had there ? She said I was very unfeeling, and that I had interfered with my mother's 'dinner. KT mother said I had not. It was on the table, but my mother could not cut it. I asked her if I should cut it for her, and eh replied that she should be much obliged to me. Mrs. Old field said many insulting things to me, and stated that she should send for Mr. Robert Haynes. When Mr. Haynes came he said to me, " What business have you here, Mrs. Ince ? walk out." I told him that affection and duty to my mother brought me there, and that while she paid for those rooms I would not go unless she ordered me. I added that if my mother was too feeble to speak to me, and would only point to the door, I would at once leave She replied, " No, my child, I never will." She then turned to Mr. Robert Haynes, and asked him what had brought him there, for she had not sent for him. I told my mother that I wished to conviace her that it was only affection and duty that bad induced me to come ; that we knew perfectly well that she had given her property to Mr. Haynes, but that if such was her will, we had no complaint to make, provided that her comfort was only studied while she remained in this world. She said, "Not my will, and I hare told him so." Mr. Haynes endeavoured to excite my mother against me b saying that I had no affection for her, becau se I had appeared as a witness against her on the last commission. My mother said " I perfectly well cement. her Catherine's admission of my affection for her." Mr. Haynes stayed with me all the time I was with her, which was about three hours. On leaving I said " I shall soon see you again, mother ;" and she replied " Yes, and 1 hope it will be in my own house." I said to Mr. Haynes that I hoped her wishes would be attended to. She said no one was to refuse me admission. I caned again on the next day. Mrs. Oldfield opened the door. I asked her how my mother was, and she said she was very poorly. 1 went up into the sitting-room, and sat there half an hour, while Mrs. Oldfield wont to my mother. I could hear her talking at first in a persuading manner, and then in an angry tone. Mrs. Oldtield came back and said my mother refused to let me go in. I told her to siebackterslthe triediss etaordsimatndme out t ow of H o t m b y t, : i noth ru e , r. bu tt; pored her and went in. My mother stared with asto nishment I then asked Mrs. Oldflold what she had told my mother? She replied, " I suppose you have heard, and and said, "Here therefore I will tell you. She stated that she had asked her i w as he k n ed sh h e er ko w ew ha l t bad what she should say if 1 cane ? ilPa n l o rc rn y e ea is eued, come to assist me. c haveo come u ldimbeen y an b y mother sayinghor hour, end l.' Ca therine, will you help me 1" I did so ; and Mrs. Oldfield began to scream and stamp, at which my mother asked me IS ardor her out of the room. She told me that she was unkindly treated and much neglected; that she had fallen down one night as she was going into her bedroom, and that she found sho was left there till four o'clock the following afternoon. I remained with be for three hours and a half. She appeared more happy that day because wo were perfectly alone. Mr. Robert Haynes was not there. The next day my sister and I called again, but we were re fused admittance. A chain was put on the door, an • t yclp4,ll was only partly opened to us, and a note to tho fo • effect was put out :—" Madanic,—lt is my particular. '''• i V :o:'' --'' ' that Mrs. L ace and Mrs. Hooper shall not be all ,-,, L...." an i . - - ' •"• • , =No.). -• • •1 4 ' # `•:•• ' .1' • ~ • '•': . "':' ~ - 4 l' ~i