The Express. — London, England, 1847-07-12 00:00:00

and when the trumpet of war sounded in his can , hastened to the amp, and showed himself among the fast and meet p liant of those who stood on those bloody fields. (Loud a i m) You, sir, have dons honour to my colleagues sod myself in saying words of praise and encouragement v ia rupee to the part we have to bear in the government d this great empire; and I sin happy to have this as every otba .,,,, •• (en which presents itself to me, of saying, that t geogh we have had to stem the tide, as you have observed, dis great natural calamity—although a famine, unpreoe &flied I believe in the later history of Europe, threatened, vaulted, and nearly overwhelmed • part of the United Kingdom —although, therefore, we have had great diffi culties to meet front the visitations of Provideece and the ,ideitedes of the seasons, these difficulties hays not been aggravated by any undue, any party, any factious opposition nom those with whom I have long differed in p a g i o —(churs)—but on the contrary, allowing of wi res for honest difference of opinion—allowing for the hest which diecussion sometimes creates, we have been allowed freely and fairly to apply to these calamities such restediso u weconsidered the most fitting for the emergency (Loud cheers.) This is not the place to argue or that rat w ould I be from arguing on each a tholesubject— remedies were the best that could be devised ; but I must add another tribute—l must say, during • very high P rice of food, during the difficuities to which the labour tftg people of this country have been subjected, that both in England and in Scotland, and likewise in that put of the United Kingdom which the calamity afflicted the moot, the patience, the resignatioa. the fortitude, the sub simian to the will of Divine Providence on the part of the great nun of the people, have been admirable indeed. (Loud c heeril Therefore, while I accept the statement of the chair man—that we have had great difficulties to contend with, I must alweis admit, in the fullest manner, that those diffi culties have been much lightened by the manner is which our muerte hare been received, and by the manner in which the sufferings of the people have been borne. (Loud cheers) Allow me only further to say, with respect to a very great put of this empire, that portion of our dominions o ur which you, air, the chairman, and the Court of Directors Freside, I trust that the fortitude and energy of Lord Hardinee has saved India from immediate and perilous moults for years to come, and that, whoever may succeed that distinguished man. may be able, amidst the arts of peace and the studies of science, to consult the happiness, pros perity, and welfare of the millions who inhabit India. (Loud and motinued cheers.) The CHAIRMAN had great pleasure in proposing the "Health of Sir J. Hobhouse, the President of the Board of Control." The tout was drunk with loud cheese. Sir J. 110BHUUSE returned thanks, and gave the health of the chairman, for which honour Mr. Sr. GEORGE TUCKER returned thanks, and proposed the health of Lord Herdinge, a nobleman alike distinguished for his civil and military virtues; whose gallantry in the field resembled that of a young soldier, a volamteer for the forlorn hope with the prudence and judgment of • consummate general. (Cheers.) Drunk with all the honour. Prince WALDEMAR then rose, and said,—My lords and gentlemen, I have received the permission of your chairman to propose a twist. I have very great pleasure in doing so. His name is particularly dear to my memory, as it was with the army under his command :hat I saw the first service and witnessed the well-known discipline and bravery of the Anglo-Indian army, displayed in so brilliant a manner on the banks of the Sutlej. (Chan.) I need not relate to you the exploits and merits of that distinguished, gallant, and successful leader, Lord Gough, in that glorious campaign. His deeds beloog to history, and his country has acknow ledged them. I will only add my testimony as an eye-wit nee, that never had a more amiable and kind-hearted man or • more gallant general command of a better or a braver army. lam sure you will all join me with full heart and full glasses in drinking the health of Lord Gough. Drunk with all the honours. The CHAIRMAN said he had next to propose the health of &gallant officer who had earned so much renown in that well-fought field where the illustrious prince was present: " The health of Sir H. Smith, and the Army of the Sutlej." Drunk with loud cheers. . . . . Sir H. S,smj thanked the chairman for having associated his name with them of the gallant heroes, statesmen, and distinguished commandeer, Lord Hardinge and Lord Gough. He wi.hed to have the opportunity of declaring to them that Lord Hardinge was surprised. There wan no period of the campaign that admitted even the supposition of such a charge. There were two descriptions of surprise; the one political, the other military. As to the political surprise,'! tram the day Lord Hardinge landed, he was impressed with the idea that war must ensue. And what did he ? He marched every disposable soldier, British or native, to wards the frontier, so much so that many of the old Indians thought he was denuding the iower provinces. Then as to the military surprise. Having concen trated an army, he waited the opportunity for the enemy to develope his movements. The enemy did commit an act of aggression, one of the boldest ever attempted in the world, by crossing the Sutlej in front of our army ; an en gagement took place, and victory was ours. The illustrious prince now present had condescended to come among them, not only in the bivouac, but lived among them as man should with man. The prince wore • good sword; he loved them and lived with them, end when they strove for victory be and his two aide.-de-camps strove to join them. (Cheers.) He trusted this last war would insure • pro longed peace ; he had no doubt it would do so. But they must remember, that India was conquered by the sword, and must be maintained by the sword. Although no one was more ready than he to acknowledge the zeal and ability of the civil service of their Indian empire, they could not too much encourage the organisation and efficiency of their army. (Chess.) It must be well officered. Soldiers would not fight so well without officers as they would with them. (Cheers.) The furlough ques tion should be carried forward at once. Nothing was of so much importance. (Cheers.) When men bad served ten years abroad they required to renovate their constitutions, and a return to the bosoms of their families had the happiest effect, even on their military virtues. (Loud cheers.) No one more highly honoured the Indian army than he did; he knew its discipline and valour; he had witnessed its gallantry in the greatest difficulties; and, in the name of that army, he thanked the company for the honour they had done him in connecting his name with so distinguished a branch of the public service. (Loud cheers.) The CHAIRMAN next proposed " The Civil and Military Service of India." Mr. H. MACKENZIE acknowledged the toast for the former, and Sir J. LI:TERI/40TUE for the latter branch of the service. Several other toasts were drunk, after which the company broke up.—The band of the Coldstream Guards were in at tendance, and Mr. Harper, the celebrated trumpeter.—Mr. Toole was the toastmaster, and most ably discharged his duties. DEPARTURE AND RETURN OF THE WASHINGTON. —The American ocean steamer, Washington, was towed out of the Southampton Dock at 7 1.11. on Saturday, and after taking the mails and passengers on board at the dock buoy, oiled about 4P. st. At 3P x. yesterday she was seen Manila up Southampton Water. The following is the Maid erase of Ler return: tutted States Mall Steamer Visalungton.—Oefore the pilot lett the neuter yesterday it was found that the coal, being an anthracite, and espoused to be dmilar to the anthracite of the United Statim clinkered unburned one set of grate tom atrial was made by burning aothra ate and biturninma together, but the trial proved unsamfason7; the Bre continued to burn the bass. Under theme do:wanness it was deemed prudent not to proceed on the voyage, and at half-past S a.m. the ship put bark for Southampton to get rd of her anthracite and to take in a supply of other coal.—(Signed) F. lirwrrr, Commander; B. Barra, C hie f Engineer.—Southampton, July 11. The Washington was 70 miles beyond the Needles when she put back. It is expected that she will be detained at South ampton two days. A large party, among whom were seve ral scientific gentlemen, preceded as far as the Needles, and returned in the American consul's yacht. Their report of the performance of the machinery and the smoothness of the vessel's motion is favourable. The Washington is to be new.eeppered at New York, whence she will sail again for Southampton on the 15th of August. A COMMISSION OF Lute to wag held oo Saturday at Kennington, on Misa Ann Harum, aged 68, of No. 2, York-row, Kennington-road. Her property was stated to consist of houses, which were in a dilapidated state, and of government stock, to the amount of 10,0001. ; three of the houses had not been tenanted (or eight years. Her delusions were that her hands were not human, but the claws of eagles; that it was not her tongue that spoke, but magic; and that her heart was being torn to pieces. She said she could not see and that she was stone blind. She was con stantly grinding her teeth. The servant who attended her for many years had become impaired in mind by waiting on her, and died in Bethlehem Hospital. The jury had an in terview with the lunatic lady in het home, when they were quite satisfied of her insanity. They found her on the bed, to which she bad been confined for years, and gave full proof of her deluaons by her answers to the questions put to her. The jury returned a verdict, dating her unsoundness of mind from March, 1847. HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT.—Sir,—In your paper of the 3rd instant, you report the inquest on my poor child, Emily Harriett Durban, who died through swallowing a cherrystone. Some parts of the account you gave are in correct. You state that Mr. Bird and Dr. Sutherland tried by every means to extract the cherry-stone. I beg 'leave to state the following facts. Mr. Bird, who always attends my family, was called in on Monday to see my unfortunatechild. He gave her an emetic and purgatives, and attended her up to Thursday morning, when he recommended me to take the child to St. Thomas's Hospital, to have the stone removed by an operation, and because the child would be better done for there than we could do by it. I beg leave to say that Dr. Sutherland did not attend the child. He saw her on the Monday morning previous to Mr. Bird seeing her, and ho was also called in when a coughing fit came on on Thursday about two o'clock, at did not home till the fit was over, nor did he use any means to remove the stone as stated. The dressers, you say, at St. Thomas's ad ministered an emetic ; they did no such thing. They put the probing down the child's throat, which I told then, was improper, as the stone was not lb the gullet, but in the windpipe. My , poor child had two slight fits of cough ing before the fatal one, and when that came on the dear child exclaimed, " Now it is coating, father." Calling their attention, I said, " Now, gentlemen, you will see where it is rowing to." It rose to the part I had previously pointed out to Wm, Even then no means were used to extract the stone, and alter struggling in my as two or three minutes she "twirl. Is it not strange that in an hospital like St. Tkeenas's there should : be no surgeon in attendance ? In Jeer paper of the sth 'instant you state you have had a miner from Mr. Travers, jun., stating he was not a house alrgeon, but simply a resident in the hospital. Does he Lean to say lie has no fixed time at the hospital, and ea ° go in and out when he pleases, stay away as wog Ile he likes, and not leave word wham he is gone te If Mr. Travers is not the surgeon that should have been in mindsets, pray who is the party ? Or, rather, is it the rude of the hospital that the place should be WI without a ear geoa ? I can only my now, as I did to the omtwaer , di riser, hadere be efficient aid there whoa I took sag and is Theemlsy she would have bees new alive. Is it met a wilestegus eve that an institution, like St. Thomas's HaS se idetelibeeeliedly ro pvided with surgeons ? Is it not • Alt Om d the first institutions of the kind in the sheehibe se badly managed? Mr. Travers says, " I as met the Mass surgeon," although he resides in the liespall Adm. if inquiry was made the hounortugerin would be bend to live at the Wert end, or a few miles from London. It appears from your remark, on the Oat instant that there ought to be a surgeon on the spot at all times. Where was that person at 5 o'clock on the lit Mat ? To that gentleman, be it who it may, I owe the death of my dear child. I should have written this before, but my grief has been too muck for me to do so; and, though I am sensible that all I may say will not restore me my child, yet many pa rents may suffer as I do if the evil is not remedied. I pray the directors of the hospital to look into such gross neglect, and adopt a remedy. Even on the evening of the inquest after waiting about two hours no surgeon was to be found in the hospital. Dun wavy to see that reporters do not always describe came as they occur. The coroner's notes of the inquest no doubt could be obtained, aad would be found very different to those which appeared before the public. lam sorry to have intruded so long on your time, but as an advocate of justice I felt sure you would give ear to my lamentable csee—l am, dtc., F. J. I)ouna9. George-street, Croydon, July 9. 131Q1.31879, SATURDAY.—SUICIDE BY A MEDICAL GENTLEMAL—Before Mr. Carter, at the Riming Bun Tavern, Old Kent-road , on the remains of Mr. George Kenrick, aged 52 who had been a surgeon in the royal navy, had prac tised for some years at No. 8, Henry-place, Old Kent-road, and who had committed suicide. For some months past deceased's roamer had undergone a considerable change; he had discontinued his practice, and become • comparative recluse. On Thursday morning, at 9 o'clock, his servant went to his room with a cup of tee, but thinking he was asleep she did not disturb him. At 11 o'clock she returned, and having called repeatedly, and receiving no answer, she removed the bed-clothes, aad found that her master was quite dead. Mr. Hawkins and another medical gen tleman attended and found the deceased lying on his , left aide, with a disoecting instrument, the blade of which was pointed and about four inches in length, li buried in the body. The fatal instrument had en tered the left side about two inches from the nipple, and lush was the force with which it had been driven, that two inches of the handle were buried in the wound, and this acting as a plug prevented much external hemorrhage. The medical gentlemen were of opinion that the blade of the instrument had passed through the heart, so that the death of the deceased must have been instantaneous. The lary returned a verdict " That he destroyed himself while bouring ander a Bt of temporary insanity."—DEATH or A Boy roost VIOLENCE.—Before Mr. W. Carter, adjourned from Monday last, at the Priory Arms, Priory- road, South Lambeth, relative to the death of William Howman Spencer, aged eight years, who died from the efficts of violence. The deceased was the son of respectable persons, residing in South Lambeth. On Thurs• day, the Ist inst., he left hooie, and proceeded to a school kept by a Mr. Chapple ' Larkhah-lane, Brixton, where he re mained about an hour, when he became unwell, and re turned home. At 9 o'clock the same evening he was seized with violent vomiting, and Mr. Jones, a surgeon, was WWI in ; deceased, however, continued to get worse, and died at 3 o'clock the following morning. Mr. Jones has since made a post onortem examination of the body, in consequence of two external bruises, one at the back of the head, and the other on the left temple. Mr. Jones, after careful investi gation, was of opinion that the deceased had died from the rupture of a blood-vessel of the brain, resulting from ex ternal violence. Such appearances might be cau•ed by a fall or by blows. The relatives of the deceased were examined at considerable length, together with Mr. Chapple, the school master, and several scholars, but none were able to throw any I . ght on the mysterious affair. The jury returned a verdict, " That the deceased died from the rupture of a blood vessel of the brain, resulting from blows or tells, but how re ceived there was no evidence to prove." MERCHANT SEAMEN. Sir,—Having bad frequent opportunities, both at home and in the colonies, of observing the different grades of British merchant seamen, I have been often much um. nisbed at the ignorance and seeming total want of education exhibited by toe many fine brave British sailors, and in that class of them bolding responsible situations in a ship, such as not only first and second mates, but many masters. That this lamentable (act too generally prevails amongst our merchant seamen is notorious, and is evidenced by the numerous heart rending and fatal shipwrecks which occur in many cases, I an led to believe, not only from the incau tiousness, but ignorance and indecision of masters and officers. To remedy this evil, therefore, nod to carry out the spirit of that necessary clause in the Merchant Seamen's Act which enjoins that British vessels shall carry boys or apprentices according to their tonnage, I would suggest th irthe term of apprenticeship be extended to seven yearn, and that apprentices entered or bound under the proposed arrangements, be taken at 13 years of age, and shall be entitled "apprentices for promotion," and that they shall be hound to serve the first two years of the raid period M any dock or ship-building yard, daring which period they shall be allowed certain hours to attend schools, public , or private, for the , purpose of being instructed in geography, naviga tion, mathematics, and astronomy, for I would hold it necessary that the master of a vessel should have some practixd knowledge of the building materiel and construc tion of a vessel, ea well as of sailing her. This portion of the boy's time being completed, the same to be certified by the master or superintendent of the dock or building yard, and his teacher or teachers, with a note as to the boy's character and capabilities, on a registration of which in the office of the district, the boy may be admissible on board such ship or vessel as the parents or guardians may think proper, in which having served two years, to be certified by the master of said ship or vessel as aforesaid, the apprentice shall then, u soon as passible, be rent on board one of her Majesty's ships of war, there to complete the term of his ap prenticeship, which shall likewise be certified by the com manding officer at the expiration of the time. By such a course, the young man should have so qualified himself as a thorough seaman as to be competent to act for himself in any capacity in the profession, and also be entitled to protec tion from compulsory service in the navy, by impress or otherwise. . The importance and utility of an act of parliament based on principles such as the foregoing, and embracing a few simple and necessary detail. for the encouragement sod systematic training of a class of seamen not only physically equal, but morally superior, to any maritime power in the world, is ob vious, and would in a few years ensure a greater degree of public confidence and security to the lives and property of thousands. That such a beneficial change could be effected in our mer cantile navy without dog to the state is I think practicable. To ensure regularity and correctness under such a system, it would of course be necessary to establish a uniform, nume rical, and alphabetical regulation of all boys bound under such an act, to be kept in every port in the British empire, and periodically transmitted to the principal register-office in the district or country—as, for instance, in Great Britain, the principal offices might be established in London, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, and elsewhere, as might be expedient, to which offices the sub-registrars in the out-ports could transmit duplicates of all records, so so to constitute a perfect register of the names, ages, date of indenture, character, vessel, transfer or exchange, termina tion of each portion of apprenticeship, date of removal into, and from, the Royal Navy, &c., which might be kept and form as valuable and necessary a list of the best seamen in the country as Lloyd's List now does of British shipping. Moreover, the expenses of these establishments might be defrayed by small fees exigible from the parties entering into and recording indentures, and the various certificates of service, &c., such fees being regulated by tariff. To illus trate more plainly the Igenefits reasonably and naturally to be expected from a wall-organised system of servitude, I would take leave to trace the career of a boy of ordinary ability and behaviour. At thirteen, the age proposed for entrance, the boy may be supposed to have made some proficiency in the elementary branches of a common education, viz., I reading, writing, and arithmetic; and may be fairly rec koned ready to acquire during the two succeeding years (in a greater or leas degree according to ability ) some important knowledge relative to the mechanism and construction of a vessel; besides, at the tame time. he will be progressing in the higher and more useful branches of a nautical education ; at 15 years of age he may be entitled to his lint certificate, and to enter on the pracu. cal part of his business on board of ship, with • mind more enlightened and, of course, more apt to acquire proficiency in his duties as a seaman, and not so likely, as is now too often the case (on board of our merchantmen), to be made the mere drudge of the eltip'a steward. At the age of 17 he may be entitled to his second eertlficate, and be removed into any of her Majesty's vessels of war, as soon as Mecum- ' stances might admit, and wherever situate, so that the re mainder of his apprenticeship might be passed in the royal service, in which it may be expected he would be found sit only a useful and valuable man to the service, but acquire for himself from the stricter discipline, habits of order and regularity. At the age of twenty he may be entitled to his third certificate, and capable of tak ing or obtaining employment for himself in any ca pacity, as his circumstances may enable him. By such a system, in four years after the adoption of i t the Ad miralty could calculate on a certain, regular, and continuous supply of young, active, and well-trained seamen, and the country in general ensure in a few years a much superior class of masters, officers, and men ; and the mercantile com munity in pat neuter might fairly look for a reduction in their rate of insurance on vessels and cargoes entrusted to seamen trained under such an act. DAV. Rees. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. CHESHIRI (NORTH).—The statement in this paper that the liberate had not abandoned all hope of a second liberal candidate, and that Mr. Astley, of Dnkintield Hall, had been solicited to contest the county as the colleague of the Hon. E. J. Stanley, is confirmed ; and it was confidently rumoured on Saturday that his name would be formal'y put forward at a meeting of influential freeholders to be held in the early part of the present week. Mr. Astley is a young man of considerable fortune, who only attained his majority about twelve months ago, and though untried as a pditician, is well known to entertain liberal opinions, and to be a free trader. CHRISTOIIOIICII.—The long-expected liberal candidate has at length made his appearance, in the person of H. D. Campbell, Esq. He presents himself as a firm supporter of free trade, and declares himself a reformer 01 all that ,till impedes the full development of the wealth and energy of the country. DUNDALK. Mr. Tomas M'CuUagh, author of "The History of the Commerce of Free Nations," and private le crebuT to Mr.Labouchere,is a candidate for this town. Mr. WCWlagh is a scholar end a politician of much promise. He will be supported by the Roman catholic primate Dr . , . Crony, and by the local clergy of that communion ; and will be very likely to succeed. Du oral Lean I Ml.—There has been some incipient canvass ing for Lord Drumlanrig, son of the Marquis of Queensberry, and no doubt is entertained that he will be the conservative candidate. KEltltY,—The Hon. Mr. Browne bas taken kis farewell of the electors. His probable mecum so has been previously stated is Mr. Herbert, of Meatus. KIM:WM.-1n consequence of the retirement of Mr. More O'Ferrall from the county, Mr. H. C. Roberts has entered the field, with Mr. Boutke, of Mayor; and, not withstanding all that bee been said about the Marquis of Kildare, no intimation of his being a candidate has been received from Carton. There is one fact ascertained, that Mr. Archbold will not stand a contest. LONOroub.--bir. Jump, a protestant, and high sheriff of the county, has resigned his shrievalty and addressed the county as a thorough repealer. He is supported by the en tire of repeal influence, the catholic clergy, and the Repeal Club. CITY or Lon non.—A meeting was held on Saturday evening, at the Codgere-hall, Bride-lane, for the purpose of enabling the liberal candidates to explain the grounds on which they solicit the votes of liberal electors at the easuiog election. There were present the Baron de Rothschild; Sir G. Lament, Bart ; Mr. Pattison, M.P. ' • ihc.—The chairman, Mr. W. Carpenter, opened the proceedings, by stating the object of the meeting. The three candidates then addressed the meeting. Their speeches were to the same effect as those delivered on Thursday, at Anderson's Hotel, and which appeared in this journal on Friday last. Several questions wore put to the candidates by the meeting, all of which were satisfactorily answered. A resolution was then passed, to the effect " That the meeting approve of the conduct of Lord J. Russell and Mr. Paulson, and consider them and Sir G. Larpent and the Baron de Rochsehlld, deserving of the confidence and support of the electors at the ensuing h election. Materkenotra.—On Saturday, at a meeting of the com mittee of the United Reform Association, appointed to con duct a ballot to decide which two of the liberal candidates should stand at the next election, the following letter from Sir B. Hall was read. It was in reply to a resolution passed at a general meeting of the association, held on Thursday last, to the effect " that Sir Benjamin Hall should also pro ' ceed with the other candidates, Mr. V/ hittle Harvey, Mr. Serjeant Shee, and Lord Dudley Stuart, to be balloted for, " b was received, and has created considerable sensation in ie ► et Pritiessaluly 9.--/k. —I he the honour to receive your latter et Ilk der ear segNa eery M two roolutions paned at • roe d rot mmearket debt. The trot of there yea r you sear port menlinously, but the ocher was amnia by a weedy et err *err n you.. Is 1841, whir a vereay oseareek as delft was expressed that I nimbi We said a step at art air parent The new mo dulates were Mon required to do so , and far Chas. Nether having on that occasion the u'lt of vets k vas restated with me in the contest, rad was In the present instance Si, C. Napier a ., three eaerclates mate tentert to All up instance, vacancy and I have yet to been that Neer Lard Dudley Stuart, Mr. ghee, or Mr. OM Harvey i. 7 w ies. In ISM 1 was returned.* the heed of the pull, by et • veer. hi 1811 1 mkt tater the tome rehter air mirky was asset doehlor and areared to 1,273, rod air 3,oos airisee pollee kr re. • der tire lase your se akr ranter, Palma a We usl dere la re, Meer . which vote was mimed on - Wm ▪ egat try. MOM re few days two park meet the !mu ante awry MOO, sad the letter lon, de.derid that they Oral arramed crafideree la me as their representative, sad wear re their start eadereers to secure my return. At the Intel Ore rerier only If hands were held up against roe, meet the aterml she rearatrar my favour was l.aa.rd unanimously. Voir tbreeinameterre.l W eontident the asso blation will, upon Starthw erendeintin, sena wit. me, that it le ray ounden duty to rear tariff to the error ca the day of nom in. - non, and I have as deer trorearery will believe that in so dding 1 shall set with detresee to my obligations to them and that I shell • as buttoning, the almost unanimous sup p ort of the Liberal Merton; of the borough, which I have had the honour of representing for ten years. 1 hare, Ec., B. H • u.. Meetings were held on Saturday, in Camden town and in the Hampstead-road, to sapport the claims of Lord Dudley Stuart and of Mr. D. W. Harvey. MONMOUTH COUNTY.—A meeting of the friends of Lord Granville Somerset was held last week at Usk, for the pur pose of taking steps to resist the unconstitutional attempt which is being made to oust him from the representation of the county. Many of the principal resident gentry were pre sent, land 3001. was subscribed in the room tower& defraying the legal and other necessary expenses ' and it was promised, that should 10,0001. be required, it sho uld be *steadily forth coming. Lord Granville's iriends have commenced a canvass, aad have received many promises of support, but in many instances, tenants say '• We would vote for you : it grieves us to be obliged to vote against you, but we shall be ruined if we do not." . . . . NEWPORT (ISLE OF WioHT). — A s tory candidate has ap peared in the personof Mr. W. .C. Plowden. PERTH.—Some of the promoters of the Edinburgh and Perth Railway have addressed a communication to Mr. F. Maule, concluding thus As we understand it to be the intention of the promoters of the Edinburgh and Perth Railway still to proceed with that undertaking, calculated as it In in an eminent degree to meet the interests and wants of the constituency which you represent, we deem It proper reaper fully to eubmit the matter for your deliberate ounsideration, and request to be early informed (if you again intend to stand as candidate for the tit of Perth ) whether no vice.chairman of the Cale donian, or coca with any railway company, you hold yourself at liberty to aid, by every means in poor power, the ralinMtrgh and Perth company in obtaining their bill next sesaion of parliament m the event of your being again returned for this city--and if not. whether you will resign the chairmanahlp of the one, to secure the member and attend to the undivided interest at the other. NOCIIRSTER.—The liberal party appear to be rather divided in opinion as to the wisdom of bringing forward a second candidate to stand with Mr. Bernal. A meeting took piece on Friday evening, but no positive arrangement was made. • • - • STIRLINO BUROlll3.—The contest here is daily waxing keener. Mr. Smith's unitarianism is complained of. Mr. Alison's connexion with the North British Mail, which ad vocates his claims, is reprobated; and Mr. Maitland's juvenile coquetting' with for ism are being raked up with troublesome minuteness . On the whole, the issue is as doubtful as ever. _ TirrEtteuv.—Mr. Francis Scully, a gentleman of consi derable property, addressed the etecton lately in Cashel. He takes a very effective mode to secure his return. In addition to repeal he declared that he was ready on demand to give to every tenant on his estate a lease for three lives or thirty-one years. WATSRFORD.-Mr. Meagher, father of the declaimer, hu addressed the electors of Waterford as a repealer. So bas Sir H. \V. Barron ; but though ► repealer sic elicit, his ad dress contains not a word of the pledge. W•antivoTore.—Mr. Blackburn has resigned. and a re quisition has been prepared to Mr. 0. Greenail, of Walton hall, who will, it is expected, become a candidate. IRELAND. Duncx, JULY 10. His excellency the Lord Lieutenant made hie first public appearance yesterday, accompanied by Lady Clarendon, at the exhibition of Irish manufactures. He was received in the board-room of the Royal Dublin Society by a very great assemblage of the chief dignitaries, nobility, and gentry of the city. An address was read, in which very flattering allusions were made to the claims of his lordship's house on the consideration of Ireland. His excellency's reply afforded unmixed pleasure to the large assemblage, and augurs well for the popularity of his government He then proceeded to examine the various articles of manufacture, and was particularly attracted by the fineness and finish of the Limerick laces, the tabinet and poplin departments, and the variety of bread manufactured from different sorts of grain. Theßev. Dr. Miley has written a long letter from Rome, detailing the magnificence with which the funeral of Mr. O'Connell had been performed on the 27th of June ' " grander under many aspects than the funeral of Constantine the Great or Charlemagne." He also 'applies a great variety of inscriptions which were placed around the mausoleum, and on the pilasters round the church, more remarkable for their enthusiastic reverence than the elegance of their latinity. The relief commissioners have addressed a circular to the local inspectors on the misappropriation of the fund for temporary relief, and the fears of many to reveal the frauds for various reasons. In consequence, the inspectors are requested to bring these matters under the consideration of the local committees, is order to curtail by all possible means the present enormous outlay, causing a reduction as the season advances, is order that the final termination of relief may be as little abrupt as possible. To effect so salutary an object, all classes are urged to combine, for otherwise a great injury will be inflicted on all. It is, in conclusion, recommended that gratuitous rations should be refused to all who can obtain work at even moderate wage& Another circular, by the same authorities, seems to have p considerable embarrassment for certain boards of These gentlemen are reminded in the circular that the relief system at present in operation will finally close in August. They are re minded also that the Poor-Law Act of this year gives to the poor greatly . extended claims for support upon their respective unions; that the commissioners, by the second section, have the power, when circum stances require, to declare that out-door relief shall be afforded, and the gaud ans are warned to be prepared for due and proper fulfilment of the provisions of the new act. This is very likely to cause board', of guar dians no small embarrassment. INJURIOUS OPERATION OP PENAL CLAViEII IN FARM LRAM* ON THE INTERESTS or IRELAND.—Sit,—WhiIe the anxiety of the administration and the legislature to effect every possible alleviation of those distresses with which divine providence has permitted this suffering country to be afflicted must be, and is confessed by ell, except the habi tually discontented, who batten on calamity, and are care lees of consequences, it yet may not be altogether imperti nent to offer a ruggcation which does net appear to have oc curred as yet to either the politician or the benevoliet, namely, the expediency and immense public benefit which would arise from an enactment declaring restriction, and penal clauses in leases invalid, when affecting the breaking of the ground for agricultural purposes, inasmuch es being contrary to the public weal, which is largely promoted by the employment of the labouring population. When the immense breadth of land in the midland grazing coun ties in Ireland hedged by restrictions such as those alluded to is considered, the policy of such an enact ment becomes as evident as does its feasibility from the general usage of the superior courts in diaconate , mamas, and often holding as bad, penal clauses, of what ever description, in leases. Their effects aa relating to land are peculiarly felt at the present juncture, when usually but ten (sometimes even lase) out of every hundred acres are permitted to be broken, preventing not only a sufficiency of labour existing for the hands, but an adequate portion of tillage to make up foe the extinction of the potato crop, which as compared with grain crops formed a sub &korner is the ratio of three to one. Thus, even admitting the propriety of the common restriction stated above, it should be increased threefold, or to 30 acres out of the 100, to form the same amount of subsistence derived in potato culture from 10 inert', The restrictive prin ciple, however, 1 consider, is altogether vicious, pos sessing, in addition to the firmer national disad vantages, that likewise of bringing additional poor-rates in its train, and making the enterprising and unfettered farmer and the benevolent fiee-1 • landlord the sufferers. Possi bly as increased rate on gnus lands, above those in tillage, or the placing the whole rate on landlords, in cases of re strictive leases might, in sone measure meet the evil ; while it exists it is idle, in such districts, to talk of green crops, artifi Intl manures, or thorough.draining ; the opportunity afforded for each being penuriously limited by lease, the grazier superseding the agriculturist, the small farmer ex pelled altogether, and the healthy hardworking labourer merged into the slovenly seeker for casual employment, or the habitual hanger-on at relief committee.-1 have the honour to be, sir, your obdt. servt., E. TIGRE GREGORY, D.D., LL.D., Chaplain to his Excellency the Earl of Claren don, and Rector and Vicar of Kilmore.—Paget Priory, Kiloock, July 3, 1847. STATE OF THE COUNTRY. Tipperary is again "in the &FL" Tne NeaagA Guar dia» of to-day details some cases of outrage manifesting that the ancient spirit still survives. We tied on looking through these that they present some features deserving to be brought forward. The house of a person named Hogan wan attacked at night, the windows broken, shuts fired there into, and further violence threatened when the party " would come again," unless he drove out " his brother Con." Your readers will not improbably be curious to know what " Con" had done to excite all this wrath. Just this : He had lately become • Benedict, and this call was made in consequence of his having paid addresses to a fair one which he declined fulfilling. The moral feelings of the Tipperary mountaineers took fire, and they resolved upon thu method of correcting the delinquent. In another case • very grow. outrage was perpetrated, accompanied by an loge niotts cunning not leas remarkable. A certain postmaster at Urlingford was also a farmer. Some time since he became tenant of a farm which he let out for grazing. The former tenant did the same. He charged 21.51. for each head of cattle, the new tenant advanced the rate to 21. 101. A few nights since a number of " the boys" called at this firm. They drove away 11 head of cattle, from which 6 were selected the property of the postmaster. These they shot, killing live and wounding one. The ingenious cunning of the affair was displayed in this, that the farm is situate in the south riding of Tipperary, and the cattle were driven before the slaughter, into the north riding. According to the law in such cases the damage, that is the full value of the cattle, will be asse ssed, not on the south riding, but on the north. Fever lain some localities augmenting ; but it is more than probable that it is owing to neglect of cleanliness, public as well as personal. In one instance in Newry, where forty cases are recorded in one street, the medical men directly attribute the disease to some stagnant cesspools adjacent. There are 160 men employed daily upoa the Buenos drain age in the King's county—the land to be drained is 1,100 acres. There is a very large array of outrages against pro- perty reported to-day against the Queen's county—cheep and cattle are being nightly killed in great numbers. The wheat markets are looking up again, and the price of bread will probably rue on Monday. The accounts of the crops, potatoes as well as cora, are, however, very good. riscoTLiiND. EDINBURG/1, JULY 9. For several days past the weather has been showery, accompanied with sheet lightning and thunder ; but strong intervening bursts of sunshine have prevented any damage to the crops, which, indeed, have been all the better of the imgation. Lord John Russell's potato prognosis is received with incredulity in this quarter. The new potatoes look well, and are selling at a low price in the markets. It is, indeed, true that sable spots are to be seen on the stem midway between the potatoes and the surface of the ground, but so long as the leaves are luxuriant and green, and the potatoes themselves plentiful and sound, people arc slow of belief that these same " spots" are to be anathema tised "out" like those on the "little hand" of Lady Macbeth. Last year the decay was distinctly per ceptible in different parts of Scotland en the Bth of July ; yesterday was the anniversary of that day, and as yet no authenticated case of failure has been made public. The directors of the national monument on the Calton-hill talk of finishing that modern ruin. The shares are to be reduced from 2M. to 51., and the contemplated total is 150,000/. The notion of a church is abandoned, and wisely, too, in the present divided state of religious opinion; and the garnish ing is to consist of painting and sculpture. Bat it would be well to have the shell finished before any speculations are indulged regarding the interior. Perhaps a junction with the Royal Scottish Academy, and its conversion into an exhibition for their paint ings, would be a popular method of raising the " sinews." But, at all events, something should really be done to redeem the " national" folly involved in projecting a monument in 1816, which, after all the fuss and circumstance of founding by a king and getting special acts of parliament, has ended in the absorption of the whole realised funds (13,5001.) in erecting three steps, twelve columns, and an archi trave, on all which, since 1826, the grass and wild thistle have been allowed to vegetate. The Sheriff of Perth not only administers the law on the bench, but proclaims its provisions to the lieges beforehand. That', he has issued two proclamations, announcing what statute rights the public enjoy in regard to the over-crowding of mail-ooaches, and the sanitary improvements of towns. And yet in the very paper which contains his lordship's proclamation the town-council report shows the Scions of that body to be squabbling whether filth can be removed at other than the expense of them, the town council. A committee was appointed months ago to report on this, and now 101. is to be spent in getting a legal opinion on what is clear as noon-day—namely, that the transportation of nuisances is made at the expense of the owners of property, or, failing them, the parochial funds. Fnran.—The poor-law inspector of Stirling is another official victim. Ton GROUSE SEASON IN PERTISSNIZE.—Ws (PerfA Courier) have to state that an epidemic has been prevalent in the mules this season, which has caused great havoc among the grouse and other hill birds. It broke out soon after hatching, ands attributed by the shepherds to some thing injurious in the young shoots of the heath, the bilberry and other mountain plants, open which the grouse feed, arising from some atmospheric influence last year similar to that which affected the potatoes. The disease, which attacks old and young birds indiscriminately, is of the nature of croup, or inflammatory sore throat, and cuts off the birds in a short time. It is equally prevalent on high and low grounds, and from the great destruction already caused, the ensuing season is expected to be the worst for the sportsman which has been foe many years. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 12, 1847. PROVINCIAL. WHOLULLE EuIoR iox 1.11031 LIVERPOOL.—Wit have received, from an official source, the following statistics of unprecedented emigration from this port alone, during the halt year just closed: " roes. THE TA/me..ACT IX QUAIL CIMINO 30TH lan. 1847. Nam For the United Iftles * AI ... 32,219 For 9.nacla — 6! 24 44 7 . For New &wand& i ... For Prime Edward's Wad .. CLZMUCD" IX sAxe favAsnia. PM WWI ._ )AL For the United et 36 ... 1,537 For other parts of the world Total In gawk,. ending SOth June 11147 . . 371 ... 88,948 Total In prevloot qvatter ending ilst March, 1817, (details not dloished) Grand total from let January to 30th June, 1847 As children under twelve months old are not counted, and as children under fourteen years are merely counted every two as but one " statute adult," these returns indicate that upwards of 100,000 souls have, from Liverpool alone, quitted their native land within the last six months. When emi gration is progressing with such a good-tide march, surely every practicable safe-guard and protection ought to be ex tended to our poor fellow-subjects self-expatriated. Bat here blundering legislation proves either inapplicable or uninten tionally inoperative. For example, the oommintioners of customs, looking to thelateetenactment, "the Life Boat Act," have issued an order that all British ships carrying above ten paseengers, must be certified to have on board a life boat and two life buoys. This is now wen to by the tide-surveyors, whenever the ship carries not more than 29 passengers. But if any ship carries 30 passengers, or several hundreds added to that, she then (and not till then) falls under the Passengers Act, and so under the survey of the vigilant government emigration agent, and in the latter case, of all other+, no one can or does prevent her clearing without life boat or tuoys ; because the former act contains a nugatory clause, that nothing therein shall " repeal " or " alter the provisions of the (old) Passengers Act, stipulating for other boats. Again, neither Customs nor Admiralty have de fined what constitutes a life-boat. Surely such gross ineoa sistencies require Immediate harmonising by the legislature. While Irish fever and pestilence are so likely to break out, I again and again, on board emigrant ships an amendment of the Passengers Act, in reference to mefficiil provision, is also loudly called for in many quarters. The eilject in exempting passenger ships to North America from the heavy cost of carrying a surgeon , was said to be in order not to add to the poor emigrants' expense in proportionably increased passage money. Hence, while on other long voyages 100 passen gers, and for voyages longer than 12 weeks, 60 passengers, render a surgeon imperative, there is no surgeon enforced by law for the great bulk of emigrants! Ship-loads clear out under the " farm " of a safeguard, namely an easily procurable (because purchaseable) certificate from any un known person who chooses to describe himself u a" ddly authorised medical practitioner," certifying that he has in spected such a ship's medicine-chest, and that the medicines are sufficient, with printed directions for their use. Of the truth of such certificates many will be somewhat sceptical, unless they know that the passenger agents happen to be among the more respectable of that body.—Liverpool Mail. REMOVAL or IRISH PAVPZIL—The most active and de cided measures have been commenced for removing to their country all the Irish paupers applying for parochial relief in this town. £he law now gives them a right to sapport in their country, and the new law of settlement gives the ne cessary powers for removing . them, and these powers the local authorities are determined to enforce firmly. So long as Irish pampers could not be returned to Ire land "without danger of their perishing from hunger, the people of Liverpool bore the burden with resignation, if not with cheerfulness; but now that the poor of Ireland have • right to claim a maintenance in their own country, the parochial authorities are determined to free themselves from %burden which does not belong to them. The cost to which the town has already been put cannot be much less than 30,0001., and it is evident, from the continued influx of paupers, that there is neither end nor limit to it, so long as they are willing to bear it. Tla c probability is, that when the determination of the al authorities becomes known, the immigration of • paupers will greatly de crease, and that • large portion of those who have already arrived will at once leave Liverpool, and proceed into the interior in search of work. Those who apply for parish relief will receive temporary assistance, but will at once be removed to the Irish port nearest to their own parish." NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. Toll FATAL ACCIDENT ON TUE EASTERN EOUNTIEs EAILWAY.—On Friday morning the inquest upon the body of W. Staples, an engine-driver m the employ of the Eastern Counties Itailway company, was held near the station. Before proceeding, the coroner wished to know whether the govern ment insp. ctor had examined the engine and the line where the accident took place ?—A gentleman, on behalf of the company, said that he was not aware whether any communi cation was received from London since he left; he weuld cause an inquiry to that effect to be sent, through the electric telegraph. Alter waiting a few minutes this answer was returned—" We base not yet heard when the government inspector will come to inspect the scene of the accident."— The coroner then said that, such being the case, he should not think it necessary to go into the inquiry further at present. It was only necessary now to identify the body ; evidence to this efEct Using been put in, and the warrant for the burial of the deceased being made out by the coroner, the inquiry was adjourned sine die. Arreurren Mt•RDIIR OP A Wlee.—A third edition of the Nottinghamshire Guardian affords the following particu lars .—Great consternation was created on Friday evening in consequence of a man named Jacob Parrott having attempted to cut the throat of his wife, in a bye lane near Snenton church. The circumstances of the clue were stated by the prisoner when taken to the lock-up. - Parrott has been mar ried about four years, during two years of which period he I and his wife lived together in Nottingham, aa comfortably as could be desired. At the end of that time the absconded with another man. On Monday last the prisoner went to Man chester, where he learned that his wife had been living at a house of ill repute ; that she had been obtaining clothes un der false pretences; and that, after other misconduct, she had made her escape unobserved from the place. Parrott was so exasperated by this statement that he returned to Nottingham, with the full determination of murdering I his wife. He slept with her em Thursday night, and on the following morning they went out together, and were out during the whole of the day, except for a short time whilst they were getting something to drink at two or three public houses, which they visited for that purpose. About seven o'clock they walked down the lane at the back of Snenton church, and eat down together. While seated the prismier took out a razor, and drew it acmes his wife's throat. She then asked him to forgive her, and he dropped the . ireaton in her hand, and went to procure assistance and to give bun self into custody. The first person he met was an old man, whom he told what he had done, and requested to be taken prisoner; but the man would have nothing to do with him. The prisoner walked on and met many other people, to whom he related what had occurred; but it was not till after a great crowd had collected that he was taken into custody . and conveyed to the county lock-up. The fore going is from the prisoner's own statement. The woman was conveyed to the General Hospital, and was reported likely to recover. The prisoner was examined before the magistrates on Saturday, but no new facts were elicited. He was remanded until Wednesday. /CENT. IMPROVEMENTS Al FOIALESTONE.—Those of OUT readers who have visited Folkestone will know that at present pas sengers fur that town disembark at a place on the top of the hill, at least a mile from the harbour, although there is a small branch line running down to the sea side. This' branch hu only been used hitherto for the conveyance of merchandise, it being of comparatively little use to the con tinental passenger whilst it stopped at the north aide of the harbour. The branch is now to be made available for paseenger traffic, and one very important improve ment in course of execution minima of a 'wive] bridge acmes a portion of the harbour, for the purpose of conveying trains from the present terminus of the branch railway to the south quay. From this quay the French boats start. and passengers will be thus enabled to step out of the trains on to the quay and into the steamer. Here it is intended to erect an extensive station and custom house. The principal feature of the works now in progress, however, is the con struction of a pier or breakwater at the entrance to the present harbour. This pier is to be carried out to the extent of about 400 yards beyond the present harbour, and whilst it will prevent obstructions by shingle, it will form the western boundary of an extensive harbour, covering more than 100 acres, in which, at low water or spring tide, there will be a depth averaging from 10 to 25 feet. THE BISHOP AND SHE WESTERN Tutu." —The Bishop of Exeter has given notice of trial in this case, which is an action against the editor of the Western Times for libel, and it will be tried at the forthcoming assizes. As it is a criminal prosecution, the bishop will be examined him- self, and the greatest interest is felt in the result of the trial. M 4, Cockburn, QC., Mr. Butt, Q.C., and Mr. Serjeant Kinglake, are retained on behalf of the defendant, who has pleaded a justification.—Plymouth Journal. HAMPSHIRE. WINCEESTER.—it ilisiciiii:Clastgate House, the Win chester residence of the Mildnuty family, is sold. It is a sin gular coincidence that Arington House and Eastgate House, the respective properties of the two families who so many years held the representation of Winchester, when it was a close borough, should be sold at the same time. Both the mansions have long been tenantless, serving only to recall to the recollections of those who beheld them, the palmy days of toryism and corruption, when the titled or wealthy patron secured his seat in the House of Commons by feasting a eel f elected corporation, in whose hands was the representation of the city. Things are now changed, and none can know ►etter them Sir James East how much they are changed, he having been a member for Winchester when the whole of his constituents consisted of six aldermen and twenty-four common councilmen, whom, it is said, hie patron, the late Duke of Buckingham, used to say were as much his property as the deer in has park. Sir James has now to appeal to an electoral body of upwards of 600, whom he finds, doubtless, much more difficult to manage than the turtle-tad-venison fed corporators, who formerly sent him and his colleague to the House of Commons as the representatives of the " people of Winchester."—llampsAire Independent. lint eta. Nsw ENGRAVINGS.—SeveraI new engravings have recently appeared, Mr. Charles Lewis leading the way with a mixed mezzotint° plate, after &twin Lands«r's Otter Hunt," a kind of spiral picture, with the huntsman holding up the otter impaled upon his spear, and the dogs all yell and impatience to be at it. The subject, though cleverly handled, is painful in itself, for the otter is represented writhing on the with all the exquisite torture of a prolonged death. The dogs are Landeser's dogs, and the engraving in Mr. Lewia's beg manner, the etching part peculiarly excellent, the mezzotint* part only inferior to Mr. Cousin.—Another engraving of the nuns class is Mr. Ryad's "Death of the Stag," after Mr. Ansdell, of Liverpool—a clever artist, called into existence by the reputation of Landseer, the SUOMI of his prints, and the pushing spirit of provincial publishers. The enormous snorer of this print hoe brought Mr. Ansdell to London, where he has built himself a capacious, gallery, and is already engaged on works of magnitude and impor tance. The market in this way will soon be overstocited ,• for Mr. Landseer, who still continues to merit and demand high prices, will work not to be outdone, and Mr. Herring sod Mr. Auden to come in for a part of the sucoesstlil bu noes he has made. The printaellers are interested in this straggle: the market for horses and dogs, falcons and deer, rams and sheep, children feeding rabbits parrots and pets, is —whatever it may continue to be—still open. Mr. Land seer asks and receives enormous prices far permu 'on to en grave his works; and Mr. Herring and Mr. Aiudell, both popular and promising artists, will take considerably lees, sad, what is more, be glad to be employed. We shall vault the struggle and the upshot with interest. In the man time, o th er engravings, of a different character, are either ready or in progress. Here is the third part of Mr. Hogarth's Scotland Delineated"—a well-sustained number, and worthy of the artists and the spirited publisher who employs them. Equally excellent is the recent issue (parts 3 and 4 in one) of the Egypt and Nubia of Roberts and Haghe ; and hers is a proof before us of " The Dawn of Love," a pleasing out-doer composition of two figures carefully engraved by W. H. Stamens from a picture by Thomas Brooks, ticketed at the Royal Academy last year, but hardly exhibited, for it was hung in the octagon room. In feeling and sentiment it is a good deal in Mr. Frank Stone's style, who has long had a monopol , of lovers in green satin breeches and ileeh-coloured stockings. Let us add that it is the first publication of Mr. Henry Memos, who has just set up fer himself. INTAGLIO RILEVATO. —We have been to the Hanover-square Reams to me what Mr. Turley, of Birming ham, can accomplish in adapting intaglio Rilevato, "a superb and unique art," to decorative furniture, and ether objects of embellishment and vier r, In a large room, on the ground floor, he has brought together n very extensive and tasteful collection of 100 tables, card tables, work tables, chairs, foot- _ stools, firs-screens, even chimney-pieces, all of papier miche, I inlaid with mother-of pearl, tinted and occasionally coloured. Mr. Turley undertakes to furnish a room complete from 2001. to 2,0001. It is both a neatly and a tasteful art, sad deserves encouragement. We prefer, for our own part, tho quieter patterns, and while walking round the room could fancy to ourselves ►ow fine a field is opened for the reproduction, in papier-macho, of the rich Flemish sad Venetian cabinets of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. If Mr. Turley will but condescend to copy accepted patterns that have stood a century in Europe, he will not only beneat others but him self as well. Papier-mache, in point of colour and durahility, is superior to oak, ebony, or amboyna wood. MILITARY AND NAVAL HEHOES.—Mr. Patrick Park has on view a bust in plaster of Sir Harry Smith, the hero of Aliwal, which he intends to transfer to marble; and Mr. T. M. Joy a full-length portrait of Sir Charles Napier, tke hero of Acre, which Mr. Carlos has undertaken to trans fer to steel. Mr. Park's bust of Sir Harry Smith is a very excellent map of his face and head, and (lever withal, and Mr. Joy has caught the bluff, honest, determined face of Bir Charles Napier. The bust is to be seen at Mr. Park's is Bruton-street, the full.leagth portrait at Mr. Meagan's, is Qeorge•street. o laa ßo oo. l - ce AL rt fet..CthAiD.E....NEY season, of th Nl e u ß si o c y . .. l — A ll m e fourth demy nd ofMusic, took place on Saturday. Too large a portion of the pro gramme was occupied by vocal pieces taken from modern Italian operas. Iwo long swims, by Mercadante, were too much for one coucert designed to exhibit the progress made by our national " Conservatory' in the cultivation of classi cal music. Several of the young ladies, Miss D'Ernst, Miss Ransford, the Misses Holroyd, and Miss Sahnen (of whom we have already had occasion to speak), gave further proofs of improvement. Mr. St. Albin and Mr. Weeks, a tenor and bass, are promising singers. Miss Austen, a young pianist, played Hummel's Rondo in A, with orchestral ms eompaniments, with considerable taste and delicacy. She has a soft, liquid touch, and will become a tine player when she has gained strength of tone, firm articulation, and accent. A portion of Beethoven's pianoforte concerto in E nut was ' creditably executed by Mr.... Whitehead Smith. The chief and moat interesting feature of the concert was a sj inpluiny for the orchestra, composed by Mr. Baly ; a very favourable specimen of the young author's attainments is the art of composition. It has little originality, being modelled upon the symphonies of Mozart, which are closely copied (espe cially the symphony in E fiat) not only In general term and structure, but in style and phraseology. This we are far from imputing to the composer as a fault; we did not expect originality, and were not disappointed at not finding it. No young composer ever was, or can be, original. The early works of the greatest mu sician. are imitations of the .Lyle of their predecessors or older contemporaries. A harpsichord sonata of old Emanuel Bach might be taken for • youthful production of Jlaydri. Even Beethoven, the most original of composers, became original by degrees. It is not till the artist has completely overcome every technical difficulty, and has tilled his mind with all that is great and beautiful in his art, that he can give free vent to the impulses of hie owes geuias— thet he can follow the bent of his own mental •' idiosyncracy." To strain after originality is vain and hopeless; Merart has told us (in one of his charming letters; that be never did so; and those who have done se (among whom, we fear, we must include Beethoven in his latter days) have done it with injury to themselves and their art. Mr. Baly's symphony poesemes all that we could wish for in the work of a youthful student. It is ',mint tncil in form ; the subjects are well chosen and developeu ; the ideas are coherent and flow out ef the general desien ; there is much agreeable melody ; the harmonies are pure, and free from crudity or menfusion ; and there is skill and felicity in the management of the instruments. We listened to it, in short, with great pleasure. and concurred heartily in the ap plause which it received from the audience. Another speci men of composition, as well as of performance, was the con certo on the harp, composed and played by Mr. Thomas. I: is a work of merit, but the harp is an instrument exceedingly unpropitious to the genius of a composer. As a performer Mr. Thomas gives muck promise of excellence. The general iraprex , ion which we have received from the concerts of this season is, that there is much rising talent in the academy, and that the pupils me ably and successfully instructed. One observation, however, has frequently been forced upon us ; the want of atteution paid to the doctaron of the vocal students. Our English vocalist. are notorious for their el. ficitney in this respect. Some of them can sing very beauti fully, but we hardly know one who is able to speak, a great fault, which must be ascribed to defective education. NEW ITALIAN VOCAL COMPOSITIONS.—From the multitude of musical compositions which are so abundant St this season, we have selected a few, belonging to the most elegant branch of chamber vocal music , which have attracted our notice from their superior beauty and interest. I u the first place, several new Italian airs and duets have appeared from the pen of Madame Caradori Allan, a lady long distin guished for her pure and graceful style in this species ol com position. There are two duets, "Le Due Rose," and "II Canto del Trovadore," both fur ladies' voices. The first, the song of two roses, virgin sisters on the same stalk, is full of grace and fancy both in the poetry and music, and shows how a skilful musician can use the resources of counterpoint even in the most flowing and simple harmony. The manner in which the four opening bag are immediately inverted both is the progression of the melody and in the position of the parts, IS equally ingenious and happy. The second duet, in con formity with its subject, is romantic and melancholy, with a great deal of expression produced by the simplest means. "II Rio "is an arietta, the melody of which is set off by a murmuring accompaniment demanding a nice and delicate touch. It has some happy modulation; the immediate transition, in particular, from the principal key of 0 to B flat, and from thence to D, is bold and effective. " Sono it Safe," the song of the sylph, is full of fairy lightness. "La Viola " is a charming can zonet. The comparison of a violet to a modest and retiring young girl, is very gracefully treated both by the poet and the musician. But our favourite among theoe songs is " S.ospito i" it is quits a lathe gem, full of fanciful tenderness, and original and imaginative in every bar. Several other vocal pieces by the same fair composer have appeared, which do not belong to the same class, to which we at present con fine ourselves . they are al marked with her characteristic grace and refinement. Several c.hamber pieces by Verdi, the operatic lion of the day, he ve appeared, which, whatever may be thought of him as a dramatic musician, place in a favourable light his talents in lighter composition. " L'Esule" is a scene, expressing the feelings of the exile who, ea the moonlit shore of a strange land, muses on the country and the happi nem he has lost. It has much melody of expremion. Puveretto," a rornanca, the plaintive petition of a poor beggar boy, is Gall of sweetness and feeling. Panofka, the eminent composer and violinist, has, during his residence in London this season, produced several works ef a high order. That which belongs to our present subject is a duet called "Le Due Amiche," for a soprano and contralto voice. It is the dialogue of two damsels, who, unhappy in love, find con solation in friendship. Nothing can be more elegant than the phrases of melody, or more ingenious and effective than the combination of the parts, which arc precisely suited to two such voices as those of the Misses W.liirms, though the music is quite within the reach of well-taught lady 11112,1UTS UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL. OXFORD, J uLt 10.—A meeting of the graduates in divi nity was held this morning, in the Convocesloa-Uire, when th e R.. T. O. Pannell, MD., Canon of Christ-ch., wee re-elected Mutant Pro fessor of Divinity. la a convocation, holden at 10 o'clock, the following gen tlemen were admitted ad eimdem, —E. D. ItheDerinout, 'his. Coll., Dubiin ; H. W. Hill, M.A., Trin. Coll., Climb. ; W. A. Newman, Trim Coll., Dublin ; J. Williamton, M.A. St. John's, Carnb.; Y. M. Walter, St. John's, Comb. In a congregation, holden immediately afterwarde, being the last nay of Aet Tenn, the following degrees were eonkered, Vil. : Muter of Arts Het. C. G. Neu oonsbe, Dried, Gaul Compounder.— Bachelors of Arts A. F. Weermseott, Merton; V. C. Smith, Fellow of New Coll. ; J. Denman, Student of Civil Law, Lupin. UNITABASITT Parana.—The following subjects are pro posed the Chancellor's prises for the ensuing year, rm..—Fur Latin verse "Tabus Astronomicus." For an English (way " spsetive Mots of the Pine Arts and Mechanical Skill on National Cboractsr." For a Latin our "Museum pnrcipur fuennt la cam, cur grates mercattun fliorentiselnue nusquin Motor= ertiterint." - - - NEWD:OATIOB PRIZIL —For the best compo sition in Enirtieb acne, not limited to fifty linen, by any underfr. &tate who, on the day ohm 'podded, shall not hoot esrpf-ded four years from the time of his motrieulation-"Oolumboi in CRYDRIDOZ.-011 MOllday the fOIIONNIN were admitted Masters of Arta:—Of 8t Peters, 2: J. B. Jebb, W. 0. Jere*. Of Oar Hall, 3 C. Hillman, C. T. Frampton, K Woriledfre. Of Gow. rill e sad Calm, 1. A. B. B. Gould. Of Trinity Hall, 3: J. G. Jewell, C. Wardrocer, B. We stead. Of Oorpoe Mired, 2 J. Green, U. Nelson. Of Mucus's, 2 J. °Mee, E. I. Weldon. Of W. Ottberities, 1: It. Holt. Of Quist% 4 F. 8. Baer, J. H. Buck, T. F. Cbambniatn, C. P. Mule. Of St Jobe' s, 8: G. Babb, G. Frewer, S. Gray &Utley, T. V. Helloed. it Parr. Of Magdalene, S : F. J. C. TM Cre s pigny, T. Sutcliffe, J. M. Taylor. Of Ttinig : B. A. Bowyer, S. Dem* IL J. Graham, W. Green, G. W. , A. W. Mama, It. A. Mould, J. 8. hedham G. A. Oldham, W. Taunton, C. IL Voila O. 1. Wallas. Of Emmanuel, I T. L. French. Of Sidney, thmee, I J. Tutee. D.D. ad caridne Roe. B. P. Symone, DAL, Minden of Wedbaut Orillege and Vim-Chancellor of Orterd. MRCIDSLINE COLLRUIL—His Eminence Charles Acton Calelmal, who died at Naples on the 77th dt. , was formerly a stodirel at UM college, but of war,, am a Raman entbothe, did not pethmer. TRINITY CuLtiou.—Rev. 0. P. Ennis has turn elected to the mond premiership of the Collegiate Selo :1, Lea:atter. SAILORS' HOKE CHURCK.—The consecration of the new Numb of td. Paul, recently completed, for the use of Kali= of tße =Laois% took place on eimarday. The ceremony woo per t, t sMieop of London, in the presence of Prince Albert and oiler 4 visitors. Morning wren* was performed by the R. Olptor Sala. The congregation included a large number of err. The wow edifice stands In Dock-street, Wapping. PIIIBIIIIIIIITII.--Rev. J. Allport, to the chaplaincy of the borrosks, B&W, Birmingham.—ges. P. 8. Ashworth to 'he two& mgmaglig el rd gruunarochcoL—ltes. W. 11 Attwood to Goa leek i, silk ; pat., Ws. Mary Attwood.—Res. C. J. Bird, aof EWlNerd, Herefordshire, to the dram rand of Pose, dm. Herellint—Rev. Blunt to Kirkby Ogartdows t, Yorksture; with roldonco ; pat., Cbl. Wyvelhas.--liov. P. Booth to be chaplain to the taffy and asylum In the Norwich anion; Res. A. W. 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