The Express. — London, England, 1851-05-31 00:00:00

TORCINO DEPARTMENT. Ttverttc:s.—Luck carefully to the fruiting plants to see that they arc not overburdened with suckers, and let them have an occasional watering with liquid manure, to assist the swelling of the fruit. If the plants which are just on the point of showing are in pots it will he no advantage to shift them immediately into larger ones ; to top dress them with some rich turfy loam, or to turn them out entirely into the soil, which is by far l':c most preferable method. Whore the pot system is pursued many of the plants, eve chilly of the young stock, will require re-potting ; and at this time they should receive a large shift, as their most active growing season is now approaching. After potting, a closer and moister atmosphere must be kept up fora f•sv days, till they begin to rout into the new soil. Nu plant stands in greater need of shading during bright sunshine than the pine-apple ; but as it is not only unnecessary, but injurious in dull weather, the canvas should he no adjusted, by means of rollers, that it tau be applied or removed at pleasure. VINEIttE4.—If the fruit is all gathered in the curliest house, the vines should again be treated with a moderately warm atmosphere and syringed daily, to destmy insect*, and to keep the foliage in a healthy state as long as 111.19 , 04 C. In order that du: n 1144 may have every means of recruiting their energies for next season, let them have oc casional wateriugs of liquid manure of moderate strength. PLOWEIL GARDEN AND 1111k17111181tIES. All is now hope and activity with the enthusiastic gar dener, in anticipation of the speedy realisation of the dreams of floral splendour, which he has been indulging in tbr the last six months; awl tor the accomplishment of which he has, during that period, striven most energaically. While this state of thinss is gradually developing itself, let due care be taken to have every part of the grounds in the most careful order. As the yowls plants progress, some will re quire pegging down, and others tying up. For the former purpose small birch hooks are most substantial for plants of a stiff habit; but many plants, if once fixed in their position, retain it. either by emitting roots or by the natural nalexibility acquired by their steins. For the fastening down of such plants, we reserve all the roughest and coarsest of our bass matting, and cut it into pietas about ti or M inches long; these we form into loops, which clip the shoots and the ends are fastened into the ground with a blunt dibble. In performing this operation, the heads of the plants should be turned towards the north, as the young laterals will be drawn by the light towards the other points of the compass, and by this mimns the beds will appear well filled from all sides. The young plants in tie beds will he considerable benefited by stirring the soil n=oun:; them with a small fink, especially when it has been caked over by rain. This operation will at the same time destroy weeds, and the ground will keep clean twice as long as it will with merely hoeing and rasing, and it will also admit ruin more freely, and retain the moisture longer than when the surface is smooth. FLORIOSTn . FL, MEWL The sewn for tulips will now be getting over, in the southern counties, whilst we hear that the shows in Lancashire, and northwanls, will take place next week. Wu would remind the amateur to take care of the offsets. These, generally bring exposed, require taking out of the ground fi rst, soon us the foliage become. yellow : by attending to this the bulbs dry of a nice light brown, a point of some importance. As fur the main bed•:, we would remove the side awnings, but we bass our doubts about the propriety of taking elf the cover ; if the foliage is in a healthy state we believe they will he in a much liner state next sea,on by keeping them Irma excessive rains, which have a tendency to cluse a gr.I. , MPA% which florists would rather avoid. fives and RANUNCULUSES will now require consieerable care—the be tied to neat sticks, and a, scam as green-fly appear brush them oft with is camel-hair pencil— a man will go over a very large collection in short time. They will re gain: plenty of water, and oc,asionally liquid Manure. Keep the ranuneulases free from the cicada spumaria, or "froth louse," which will often locate itself on the stems; shade seedlings from direct sun—exposure to its direct rays is prejudicial. DAtimAs.—Pl.ust out eke. K ITCHEN %UDEN, Every moans should be put in preetiets for checking the ravages of tnnscet. of every kind with which gardens are now teeming, and which if not isrevented will commit serious havoc among the crops of fruit and vegetables. Slugs and snails are most easily d es t ro y e d by picking them by band during moist evenings and moraings, and wire worm may be attracted by pieces of carrot, turnip, or b..et, put into the ground where they may be doing mischief. The leek is becoming so favourite is vegetable, that it will well repay a light additional care in its; cultivation, its value sleiwniling upon the production of a lung, thick, well-blaitelted stem. They may bo grown in one 1.1:01i011 to 11 or 10 iuches in length, and upward: of 2 inches in diameter; aud, from their growing so closely together, they form one of the meet productive of kitchen-,mrden crops. The grouud should Is: trenched 18 inches deep, the bottom of the trench lacing stirred up with a fork, and 4 bwhes of good rotten manure laid on to it; over which the whole of the -oil from the next trench should be placed. If the ground has not been prepared previously, it is a very convenient course of proceeding to carry on the trenchiug and plant ing together, so as to prevent, in a great measure, the com pression of the soil alter or during planting. This is the Inure necessary in the meth o d about to b e described, as raking or forking about the plants still, for some time, be impossible. The plants should be put iu about six inches apart, and nine inches from now to row. Premising that the soil is sutlie;ently moist to prevent it. Lining ill, the holes for the plants should he mule fourteen inches deep, with a thither two inches in diameter, and into each of these a plant should be dropped and watered. The Plants are thus placed in the most favoursble position for growing, which they will continue to do till Christmas. Forking or stirring the ground among growing crops is highly beneficial to them, and it is at the mane time an s seellent method of destroying weed-, which are now ad vancing rapidly. Cutting should now be entirtly discon tinued from a portion of the asparagus bed-, especially from those int tided for forcing early nest winter. Continue to put in •UCCell•i./11,li crops of peas, beau-, lettueme and turnips. Anw rows of cauliflowers, eabb mos, and autumn broccoli, should be planted at interval, of from 10 days to a fortnight ; selecting the strongest plant s fr o m the beds, and lilting and traw•ferring them with as much earth as will hang to their roots. If beet, parsnip's, or carrots, have come up badly, sow again d'rectly, as they will still have time to make useful roots. Some trenches of celery should now be planted, and more got ready for successional plantings. If the cartoon trenches have not yet been prepared, lose no time in doing so ; as the first sowing should now be made in the open ground, and another in about a fortnight or three weeks. When sown too early they are very apt to run to geed. HARDY FACET HARDEN. i ------- LoreAsifTßE, CHESHIRE, AND STAEFoRDsHIRE RAlLWAT.—Yesterday the first meeting of the shareho den liable to pay of the liabilities of this company was held be fore his Honour Master Blunt. Mr. Daniell sad Mr. Her-is appeared for Mr. Goodchap, the edgeig manager, , who presented the list of the con tributories alleged to be liable. The first list taken was that of the provisional committee, for whom Mr. Rozbargh, Mr. Little, end other counsel appeared. The only perms dud was Mr. Ward. of Sheffield, on its being proved that he accepted shares and paid deposit and attended meetings of the managing eantmittee. The other cases were sikjostamt to the 11,01 1 of June. ~.~ ___. The strawberry beds should now be mulched, or covered with some clean material, for the double purpose of keeping the fruit free front dirt in wet weather, and of preventing excessive evaporation in a dry or parching summer. The old-fashioned practice was to lay clean straight straw be tween the rows, and front this the fruit derived its name ; but the unsightliness of the plan has long sine•• condemned it. The material most generally astsl, and which answers the purpose very well, is the short grass cut from the lawns; but, in preference to it, we would recommend a row of plain, dark-coloured rooting tiles, to be laid on each side of the plants, with the slightly-hollowed side downwards. Those which are generally denominated wasters are good cnouah for this purpose, and may he procured front the manufactories at a trifling cast. Before anything is put on to the ground, it should be loosened with a fork be tween the rows ; and, if necessary, watered with liquid manure, which, with the mulching or tiles, will generally be all that is required during the season. At the same time a good dressing of dry coot under the leaves and amongst the stems of the plants will assist their growth and destroy slugs. If the small black beetle, which often infests straw berry beds, should attack the fruit, they may be easily ills covered and caught by raising up the tiles, under which they creep for shelter. Snails are often blamed for the mischief done by these pests, which generally keep out of sight during the day. In many places they dis4ure fully a fourth of the strawberry crop. MUNICII, MAY 27.—The government requires of the Chambers the authorisation to borrow 41 million florin* for the construction of railways during the next four years. MP. vs Gam at. . Sf Ait .11, V , VI6 • riciore 'tumult( is . indo toot, nearly 5 London citizen of the reign of Edward VI. i the London put on to the ground, it should be loosened with a fork be- Th e orepuig rue your at b arre l o f ta r, with a view to point out that the process of feet in length, formed likewise out of granite. During all eh trity-school girls, Anne plain mob cap find long gloves of with liquid The tween the rows ; and, if necessary, watered ground. including Ilse °Meer,. On the following day the splashed and draggled Aragglen fagging along under um. annihilation may be as successfully adopted in the open air his tmvel , in Guiana Sir Robert never met a ith such• • the time of Queen n. In the brass badge of th e ca b_ manure, which, with the mulching or tiles, will generally wan beads of our unfortunate soldiers were 1,4111 stuck up on brats : or at other stragglers, who, having no umbrellas, as in the interior of a building, an experiment which proved monument, which bespeaks a much greater advancement men, we see a retention of the dress of Elizab e th an re _ be all that is required during the season. At the same limo Wall either side of the road through which the column was are completely varnished from head to foot with mia—wben successful. than the races possess who at . present inhabit that vast ter- miners; while the shoulder-knots that once decked an • good dressing of dry coot under the leaves and amongst inhabited the island of St. Domingo when officer now adorn a footman. The attire of the sailor offours marching. After taking three days' rest at Dijnelli, the the chimney smoke and thu little church weathercock dy LANCASHIRE. CHESHIRE, AND STAFFORDSHIRE ritory, or who the stems of the plants will assist their growth and destroy 349 column of General Saint Arnaud again started o n th e lith round and round, bewildered to tind that the wind is RAlLWAY.—Yesterday the first meeting or sh e s h ere h o sleet Columbus landed three . Sir Robert made this discovery William I If.'s era is now seen amongst our fi sherm en . Th e slugs. If the small black beetle, which often infests straw- Mt ip to attack the mountain tribe*. Th e comb a t of th e 28th everywhere—when the fiat little church bell seems vexed liable to pay ofthc liabilities of this company as h e ld be- during one of the journeys which, under the command of university dress is as Old as the age of the Smithfi e ld mar - berry beds, should attack the fruit, they may be easily air- redu arm remswkeble from the great forc e display e d by th e E s . that the people won't come in, and tinkles discontentedly, fore his Honour Master Blunt. Mr. Dam e n an d m r . her Majesty's governments he has already undertaken, in ter:. The Linea bands of the pulpit and th e b ar are covered and caught by raising up the tiles, under which that bytes, and by the excellent military amwegcnti ma d e while the very beadle at the door is quenched and querulous Marie appeared for Mr. Goodehap, the offi c i a l r , order to make himself acquainted with Mc capabilities and abridgements of the falling collar. Other cost umes are they creep for shelter. Snails are often blamed for the Witt by the gcneral tu cut off their retn•at and drive them —does not inspire a lively train of idwught. Still, without , who presented the list of the contributeeim alleged to b e population of the DOIIIIIIiCan repu4lic. He is now preparing found lurking in provinces, and amongst some trades. The mischief done by these pests, which generully keep out of The sight during the day. In many places they diofigure fully knto . a repot, where several hundreds of them fell under connari ll Y Inea‘UriUg the rain-fall like the enthusiasts who , liable. The first list taken WY that of the provisioaal for a jo ur ne y to the most interesting district of the republic butchers' blue is the uniform of a guild. The quaint little tyro —the prosincc of Cihan — eonlErising also the classical headdress of the market women of Kingswood, -Gloucester. a fourth of the strawberry crop. the are error sadism. The Cheri( Barthel* was not ore- write to the newspapers about it, or without asterting, like ' committee, for whom Mr. Roxburgh, Mr. Little, - snd other (eon seat at any of these rturagements, but he woe engages! in the oldest inhabitant (who has never been right in hill life c ounse l app ea red. The only person deed eras Mr. Ward, groun d where Columbus landed. shire, is in fact the gipry hat of George 11. Scarlet his Mg da l a w ill - eranbined diversion on another q WI, , woo hie pr am oi,,,, to th a t e l eva ti on ), that it never rained of Sheffield, on its being proved that be accepted shares SOMERSET-HOUSE, MAY 26. William George been the colour of soldiers' uniform from the time of the asse • ale setae day thef General Saint Arnaud left Maah foi belme es it nibs now, we may god matter for a few mi- and paid deposit and attended meting"' et the m um * Anderson. lip : , ham teen appointed Auditor of the Dias 6y Lacelernortians. The blue of the army we derived from MUNICH, MAY 27.—The government requires of tin Dillelli, the Cheri! wide a donsiat on Bougie, eituntsd 20 mow alik e glia in NIA wfa i lhor• — Didt 4l6 ... 111 " 44141 ' comitte•• The other MS we rti 1 4iftnied to th e 111 k of Cornwall, is the room of Edw ar d White, E sq ., re . the Puritans ; of the navy from the colours of a mistress of the Chambers the authorisation to borrow 41 million florin* will impel le de weetwerd, eibm Metes mated die Yebyles la Weeds? fat( • et jam. iiiaed.--Gesetee.George I.—Fron " Fops and Queries." for the construction of railways during the next four years. into stet met UMW • . --- __,............ .... .....e .......•••••.........•........ ....m.0.,' . 1 e ft/ .1.- -...m•mr.... FRANCE. PARIS, Dimas. Eventria. I I To-day was held the second sitting of the third year of the Assembly, and as yet no motion fcr the r , revise:lo, notwithstanding the right of initiative coot , petent to each representative, has been presented.,, In the meantime, I send you the following motion, ) which is expected to be presented in the tatting of 1 to-morrow by Y. Payen, member for Ardennes, and formerly eke/ de roiled of Lamartine, when the latter wee Minister of Foreign Affairs altar February Art I. A Constituent Assembly shall he senveks4 fee the irrl Norembcr, in order to revise articles 20, 21, 70, 41, 46, 76, 77, and lin of the constitution. Art 2. The election shall take place Oct. 19, ISM, se- 1 cording to the lista of the electoral law of Muth lb, 1649. Art. 2. Donna the - se...ion of the Constituent Assembly the Legislative Assembly shall be prorogued. 'rhe motion of M. Pay en presents one feature, which is no less valuable than remarkable, as an in- , genii:set mode of getting over the dilliaalty ise to I, convoking the constituent before the expiration of 1 the legislative. For the rest, the reform contem plated by M. Paycn embraces, therefore, the number of chambers, of representatives, the ballot at the head town of the canton, the number of deliberations necessary fur the pasting of a law, the re-election of the President, the territorial divisions, and municipal organisation, and the obligation of serving u • , national gua rd. This motion is supposed to express the views of M. hamartine, and in fact embraces all the points which have been mooted in the articles written by him on the revision. It is said that the design of the legitimists to die cuss the question of Monarchy or the Republic in the tribune, will meet with serious impediments from M. Dupin, the president of the Assembly. The procession of members who presented peti tions for the revision of the constitution, and the abolition of the law of May, daily augments. Among the presenters of petitions of the former class war observed the fluke of Montebello. The house then proceeded to discuss a proposition of M. Anglade, relative to the ~ ale of Etc forests of the state which are deemed unproductive and onerous. M. Iturochc presented a hill for the ratification of additional clauses to the commercial treaty with l'iedmont. The sitting presented no point of interest. The Prt sident will be accompanied on his journey to Dijon by MM. Fould, the minister of finance, and Mugne, the minister of public works. 'l' he aseuninee given recently by the Cloartiffs (l.4ll/IC4 that the French army of occupation at Rome will not be increased, in consequence of late events, meets at present with little credit. On the contrary, I hear that the battalion of Chaseeurs de Vincennes just sent is only a part of the considers able reinforcements which the expedition is destined to receive. On Wednesday, M. Leon Faucher gave a grand' dinner to the bureau of the Assembly. The Luke de Broglie waii present, with several of the ministers. BELGIUM. In the Belgian Sttutteou Thursday Baron de Royer asked for a•xplonotime from the minister on the ministerial crisis. M. Wirier replied that he had nothing to add to the expiations already given in the Chamber of Represen tatives, but that the gentlemen cailcil on by his Majesty to form a eal a net could give in b innotiuu. )I.lsusuon-Dunsorili, the pnwident, hosing quitted the chair, S.lllll that he had hot the honour to he coiled ion by the King to form a cabinet, hut hod 11..thus.d to undo-ltd.: the took, heroine he did nit think a new one: was neva wory, inconto le as the hostile vote against the ministry was • mistake. The ma jority. he h ail not changed its policy or prineiples and it the on any allow subject than that on which the hostile vote had he n given, it would obtain all its support. lie concluded by rolling on the minister to put an rod to the state of unri•rtaility by again taking prossow anon of theirport folios. M. Bugler thanked M. llunion• Duiniirtier fur his observations, but will the cabinet eon- sidertil itself hound to persist iu its resolution. The posi tam in which it had been placed was not changed, and tofu 41u, ally it could nut hope to realise its programme, no it could not obtain the resources nenwwry for re-establish ing the floo r s ial equilibrium and undertaking public works. The minister ionelibled by expressing rissmt that )1. Dumun• I) trier hail hot am:ideal the mission .111- ferred on l i on by the Kitao ' and tint that the ea-ministers would have be, n happy to have ow evaded him by all their effort.. The molter then dropped. GERMANY. BERLIN, MAT 29. The SAL Zeiletteg prettmtbs to have learnt from particularly' .41.-et anal n'l,.i,le Wane, Algnftlltalt of the Ault. of tla• INarnaw iiiiii 11•1 Weill. rh. . . . . the roowirch.. we arc toldolclihenited was the critical, social, and politirAl ronilitr at of Frmace, and how to N n NANA for any n solutnatary outlircok in that country. Nothing distinct or specific wan willed on this hi Ail, ▪ to any sto It measure as forming a rwdition, but tbe powi imaged to he a, in meanies. that in caw of two.ooty they inwht la. able to lonia a definitive rumMtion, and art with prosolistituolr. On the subject of Gcrinan at fain, the strictest unanimity locomen Austria and Prussia was, UP all IlUt.tlOrt% of cumulous' intomt, suicsuly pro mised. A new Austria* ministry will easnist, it is gisen our In woman! paper-, of tlw following penwn. 1141 " , KUhCkA will 'owned to the place of the Mimic, ,nwnt.r, baron Kilos.; Count Ilartig will lake the portfolio of tb. Intcnor, with that of Public InstructOw BaumgArtner, already known, is tat menwww of N. itrurk an Minister uf tornmerre and Industry. These appointments are only Such At primal in the public aittirip awn. Should they tale plan, thi y will 114411Critir u Vrarti iiii try policy. mad what Ilacti will to. MN I.‘lit Id the ban moor of On vomit tutien of the 411 i Marsh Meautimo, Illr awn Austrian miui.tr r of corium:no. hax 'cry ensphaticAlly .1. rLire, vys the /.0././, to the iottichil* hrliwittieg to hi* departmentom astir making I • thor formal sisal. dial the system of hi. pre durrowir is his al.; that lie shall nwrely rontinue the work whii h his pre JAY,. - build int the founilMimo he had Litt AILOERIA. 11w Afrit-an war (writes our Paris rorresprindent) has opened with ...tem ',sues and dreadful car nage. In the advance of a column tine or six thousand strong on Ojijelli, Colonel Arnaud is admitted to have sacritimi • soldiers than were Lod by Nlunhal Itugvaud in hi, tworupeditions against the great tribes of the Kahyles, and in all the campaigns of 11413 in than and Algiers. Two companies of the Pith fell into all inubuth. and lost 200 own, with A officers. The whole number killed is stated at :M. • (In the next day after their bloody encounter, the tmilia had to march between a grisly priwptytive of heads of their slain comrades. which their fenaious vomit, had stuck on pules during the night. to dismay them in their hammed march. Terrible, on the tither hand. ha, been the retaliation. On the 13th twelve villages wen• burned: on the 17th. :M►. Mien it is remembered that these Kat" les are not nomad tribes of Bedouins, but hardy independent mountaineer,, who are addicted to' agriculture, the destruction of their settlements rouses a strong feeling of compassitin. The /Abdo has the following on the late accounts front Algeria: Submissions have already been received by General Saint Arum., us the side of Dijijelli. but the resistance eifers'di to him was very determined ; the column (from 5,000 to, 6,000 strung) was icarcely strong enough to support the' combat against the multitude of Kabyks, concealed in the woods and among the rocks, whose musketry harraseed our soldiers on es ery aide. A column. compelled to carry with it its provisions and ammunition, and more paatieularly to MIMI its wounded. finds ibelf in Africa. embarrassed In its 'movement% by • convoy, which requires • considerable detachment fur its protection, and which is continually assailed by the skirmishers of the enemy. A letter from Delyelli states the low at WO put Awe de combat. of whom 27 are officers ; the number killed is atated to be 100. Thew suntan* appear to us to be eraureerated, particularly in that of the killed, the ;molar tins being generally one-third of the wounded. It appears that the greatest low has fallen on two compan i es o f t h e ' 10th regiment, who, being at some distance on our of the tanks of the columns, were decimated by falling into an ambush. These companies are said to hare left 200 on the ground, including Ise offlyersi. On the following day the heads of our unfortunate soldiers were seen stuck up on either side of the road through which the column was marching. After Iskiag three days' rest at Dijijelli, the column of General Saint Arnaud again started on the 19th to attack the mountain tribes. The combat of the 20th was remarkably from the great force displayed by the Kin bytes. and by the excellent military arrangement* made by the general to cut ofr their retnat and drive them into • ravine, where several hundreds of them fell under the Are of our so/diese. The Cheri( Bazgbela was not pre sent at say of theme cagagcoieets. but he wee engaged in wasting a well-eonibined diversion on another quarter. Oa the wee day that General Saint Arnaud left )dilate for WWII, the Cleritaiiid• a dawned ova Bougie, "Waited 20 Yaws te the westward.after hates netted the Yabyles la I tire parte, who bad hitherto remained quiet, to riw against as. As we have already stated, be was put to the rout by tb•prrisea of that place. The Cheri( retired about four tenses from the place, where be continued to preach a holy war, bat, ma has been already stated, he was driven away by the tribea r the principal chiefs of which had solicited pardon I from the French. It is Raid that General Bouquet is to be detached from the column of General Saint Arnaud, is order to form a junction with General Camou, who has left Setif with sofas troops to attack the Cheri( and re-establish the ceninianications between the two towns of Setif sad Sues. A letter from Djijelli, of the 18th, says: - - - Our affairs are going on well. We have just crowd through a very difficult country, covered with forests, and intersected with deep ravines. Five days of fighting, I l beginning always at five o'clock in the morning, and eon. eluding at eight in the evening, have cost us 100 men killed, among whom there is one fleld.officer, and eight other officers, and 300 wounded, amongst whom there are 23 officers, 1 field-offices, and a general (General liosquet) slightly. The enemy has suffered immense loss. He ' admits 437 killed and 1,200 wounded. I shall say nothing of the number of the guns, yatagans, and pi►tols taken from the enemy. On the 15th the column burnt 12 villages, and on the 17th it burnt 30. Lieutenant-Colonel Espinasee acted with distineuished bravery. The liabyles have come l in (sun all sides to make their submission. ", TH.'S . EXPRESS,, ._B44IIJRDAY THE TAMIVORTR RIOT. TAMWORTH, FILIEOLT. The mioxistrares have heard the charges against the party — some men and youths—whom the protectionists captured at the riot on Wednesday evening, and, as was 'predicted in yesterday's report, the right parties were not taken into custody; for against several no charge whatever could be substantiated ; and against the others, it was so slight, that only a trifling fine or imprisonment has been inflicted. In fact, Mr. Newelegate's specials were not valiant enough to go into the thickest of the fray, to look for the pro- moters of it ; but whenever an individual not of themselves happened to be in a likely position for rapture, though both hands might be in his pocket, he was forthwith seised and led triumphantly to a sort of black hole at the King's Arms. As a proof of this it is worth while to mention that a porter of the Midland Railway, proceeding through the town on his way to duty at the railway station, was seized and dragged, amidst a great flourish of sticks, by the protectionism, to the inn, and thrust into the prison above referred to. He was not, how ever, detained long, some of the more sober-minded of the actors in this sort of farce thought that it was carrying the joke too far, and the man was liberated. The town is ro istered to quiet, but a very considerable sum will be required to make good the damage done, and the cost will fall upon the hundred.—The following letter, addressed to the editor, has been published in the Times:—'• Sir,—May I be per. milted, through the medium of the Times, to thank the constituency, which, together with Captain Towtsshend, I have the honour of representing in parliament, and, as a son of the late Sir Robert Peel, for the spontaneous burst of indignation which greeted those musty pilgrims of pro tection who, on Wednesday evening last, sought is the town-hall of Tamworth a but deceitful refuge for the en joyment of festivity and lamentation and abuse ? It is, indeed, a source of congratulation to me that 'no mawkish sensibility' should have silenced the inhabitants of the borough and neighbourhood into apathy and indifference, or restrained them from giving vent to their feelings in resenting an insult upon the memory of one whose reputation, while it enntiblee their political ante cedents, is so incontestably endeared to their recollection. Is it not surprising, although perhaps satisfactory, that popular indignation knew how to contain itself even in the moment of bitterest exasperation,and that so much leniency should have been shown to the strangers who, for the grati fication of their animosity, and with the view of giving greater point to their vituperation and slander, thought proper to select Tamworth, the hall where yet echoes the scarce inanimate voice of the departed dead, and within a few yards of the very spot which is to be consecrated to his memory, in the vain hope of seducing a contented dis trict into the belief of imaginary ills, through their insane exhibition ? I trust most earnestly that should a repetition he meditated on any future occasion, precautions may be taken, if possible, for preventing the effusion of blood, and that by the binding over to keep the peace of such miser am, i mpostors as Mr. 0. F. Young, we may not have to lament meows which sooner or later must inevitably be the consequence of their reckless folly, particularly should they again attempt to foist themselves upon the notice of , the borough of Tarnworth.—l remain, Sir, with much re spect, your obedient servant, Roemer PEEL.—llowe of Commons, Friday, May 30." Nrw MONEY ORDER OFFICES.—The Postmaster- General ha. isAucil a notice, stating that the unil,:rmentioned offices will be opened m minor money order onkel during the corning month .—llellingliant, NorthuraberLind ; Crook, Durham; Houghton-le-Spring, Durham; Ilkeston, Not tinghamshire; Kinvar, Stilfonlshire Starchy, Derby shire; Swinton, Yorkshire; Great Bardfield, Essex; Hing ham, Norfolk; Little Walsingham, Norfolk ; Temple Cloud, Somersetishire ; Cleohury Mortimer, Shropshire ; Gilling ham, I/orsetshire ; Aston, Shropshire; llotley, Hampshire; Capel, Surrey; Goudhurst, Kent ; Knighton, Radnorshire, Lindtichl, Susses; .leopham, Kent; Sunning Hill, Berk shire: l'embridge Ilervford.hire ; Bodenham, Hereford shire; Mitchel Dean, Gloucestershire; Frdmptou-ow-Se- Tern, Gloucestershire AimUem, .2ittiffoidihire ;lietlworth, Warwickshire ; Braun* tone, !C Frodsham, Cheshire; Iludnet, Shropshire; I.lmit;efui, Angiesea; Loni Buckby, Northamptonshire; Mash:icy, Shropshire ; Mont gomery, Montgomeryshire ; Oldbury, Staffordshire; Tut bury, Staffordshire; Wasertite, I.ancashire ; St. Just, Cornwall. The City office for the issue of money orders only, has been transferred from Lombard-street to Ab church-lane. --- kei - OIYAREE PROVIDENT INSTITUTION.—The first annual meeting of the abuse institution was held last even ing at Crosby 11.11, Bishopsgate-street, the Right lion. Lord Erskine, president, in the chair, to receive the annual report of the director., nod to elect officers for the ensuing year. The noble chairman called upon Josiah Bates, Esq., to read the report, which stated that the strictest economy had been practised, and urged the necessity of continued perse verance to enlighten the industrious classes in the know ledge that it is their interest to make provision not only for sickness and old age, but also for their families at death, and at such a cost which while equivalent to the demand, shall he sufficiently economic for the wants of all. The di rector' felt pleasure in announcing that the medical officer. and secretary continued their service, gr ,tuitou.ly, that though many (MAY had occurred when the prudent man overtaken by sickness has reaped the advantage of his fore thought, only two deaths had occurred. Since the com mence:meat of the association, proposals producing an an nual income of 600!. had been received, divisable r.o follows: 329 for sums at death covering assurances fur 11.1254 ; endowments, 1,340!.; 29 deferred annuities, averaging a weekly allowance of 55.; 197 sickness, avenging a weekly allowance of 10s. 9d. each. The repot further stated that the progress of the association had uut been confined to th e we i re p r ais, but that in different ',am of the country ' disteiat agencies had been formed, the receipts. ine.u.lino contribution., premium., &c., amounts to 6,171. Ss. 3d., which exceeds the expenditure by 405/. 19.. 10lel. Lonl Erskine congratulate el the dins:ton on the intisfactory re : cult of the working of the young institution. Ili, lordship instanced the advautages of tuck institution. as the Equi tilde Provident Society. IVe were in a far better position in this respect than our continental neighbour., who seldom made provision for sickne.; or old age. Hi. lordship spoke from 50 year.' experience on the cootineut, and there the poor had not the blessings of the poor-houses and charitable institutions. Ile lamented the practice in the onion* of separating man and wife. a prac tice which could not be too much deprecated. After the adoption of the report, Mr. Milne conned the re election of the tour directors who retired by rotation. Dr. Nlullinger, in seconding the resolution, observed that the influence of these societies on the working-eta-se. was won derful; he had no doubt that if pmperly organised and promoted they would tend much to diminish the labours of the police, and eventually to the abolition of all convict establishments. The Rev. Mr. Curling felt sure that the poor man was to be raised from his misery by such austitutions as these. lie knew from hi. exoerienee that while the poor man on his death-bed fi It the pangs of leaving his family unprovided for, he could not devote his attention to the all-important object of his eternal salvation. Ile recommended strongly that agencies should be appointed, and that in order to draw public attention to the institution public meeting. should Ix. convened. The meeting was sulwequently ad- dressed by the Rev. J. Jessopp, C. Waterworth, Mr. C. Bell, and Mr. Josiah Bates; and after the ri -election of auditor. and other officers a vote of thanks was moved t o I Lord Erskine for his untiring zeal in promoting the in terests of the association. The noble lord in returning thanks presented a donation of 5/. to the funds of the association. The meeting then broke up. SOCIETY OF ARTS.—The lost ontrersou'otte of the aeries was held on Wednesdaynight, and was by for the most attractive. The arrange:nimbi were more suitable than on I previous oecasions,and allowed freely of conversation. There was uu interesting display of scientific portraits, and of autographs contributed by Mr. Cole, F.S.A.. and be aides • the performance of the Artillery band, Madame Von Sehvriao played very effectively on an instrument of Mr. Mutt's, combining the scraphine and piano. As the "'Oil ' rersazioacs are to be resumed we think it well to call at tention to a want which has been felt. The object of the ' society in giving these entertainments has been chiefly in compliment to the foreign visitors, but these have been left to wander about without introductions, and without any assistance in explanation of the objects exhibited. This may be remedied by the zeal of the manager., who should likewise avoid everything like • set concert, which pre , yenta Was ersation and free locomotion PHILLIPS PATENT FIRE ANNIIIITATOR.—Yea terday the efficacy of this invention was main tested at the Vauxhall On Works, in presence of a large number of spectators The machine was brought to bear in various ways upon a small ship, supposed to be on fire at sea, and on a miniature dwelling-house. In each of these cases the fire was effectually suppressed by the newly invented machine. That Phillips has given great satisfaction by the manner in which he has displayed the properties of his invention n••on materials prepared for the purpose, there can be no doubt, b ut it remai n, t o be proved, whether the application of the same process to solid masses of building in a state of ignition would have the effect desired. Meanwhile these experi ments are doubtless objects of great interest. Mr. Phillips concluded his demonstrations by setti g fire to a very large barrel of tar, with a view to point out that the process of annihilation may be as successfully adopted in the open sir an in the interior of a building, an experiment which proved suconsfuL I. 1851. AND FREE TRADE. The following letter has been sent by Mr. Cooke, Earl Fitahardinge's land steward, to his lordship's taunts on the Berkeley estate : " Berkeley Castle, April, 1861. " Sir,—l have to inform you, by the direction of Earl Fitrhardinge, that the sum of will be returned to you out of the half-year's rent due on the Gth of April inst. "This is considered by the practical men whom his lord-' ship has consulted to be • kw and reasonable abatement from the landlord towards meeting the difficulties arising from the present depressed state of agriculture. It is on doudtedly fair and right that the landlord should be called upon to contribute his share towards meeting the present depression; he has now done so, and I am authorised to state that should prices fall lower, future abatements will, from time to time be made, to equalise the rents on this estate, ' and for the further relief of all such as may hereafter be able to prove that they have reasonable grounds for eomplaint. • In my daily communications with the tenants of the Berkeley estate, I find many labouring under (what I con ceive to be) mistaken notions with regard to the claim. they , appear anxious to submit to their landlord fur relief. I therefore propose to allude to a few matters which I think ought to be considered differently by unprejudiced farmers. I think that tenants should look for relief from other sources as well as from their landlord ; and I shall endea vour to point out • few of the advantages which appear to me to be the natural result of the free trade system. They are briefly these: "I. The wages of agricultural labourers are already lower by at least 51. per annum for each able-bodied man employed on a farm. "2. Clothing, food, and almost all other necessaries of life are much lower, enabling the farmer to maintain his establishment at a cheaper rate than formerly ; while the labourer is at the same time better able to live and main tain his family by his exertions than when bread, meat, and other articles were kept at a high price by law. "3. Tithes are becoming lower annually through the effects of the averages of the present low prices of corn against the high rates of 1816 and 1817 ; and tithes must remain low, when the high prices of those years cease to affect the more recent averages upon which tithes ate fixed. " 4. Poor rates, highway rates, church rates, and other payments are gradually becoming lower, and many other of the sarioui taxes which tend to oppress an occupying ten int are either lowered, repealed, or not charged upon him at all. 5. In stocking a farm, 6001. will buy about as much stock as 1.0001. used. to do under the system of artificial high prices. This enables many persons to occupy faros who formerly had no chance whatever of doing so with ad muitage either to thcmwlees or to their landlords. ........_ ..... is morally certain that tenants who have the means of stocking their farms will find that under these and other advantag••s they can obtain as good a return for their labour and the interest of their capital now as formerly. I think that many farmers who are fortunate enough to possess both capital and skill will (unexpectedly, perhaps, to them selves) find their condition materially improve under the present state of things, especially if by a steady anee in the management of their affairs they continue to pursue that course of economy which has seldom been known to fait. The occupiers of dairy farms must find the benefit of present low prices, because their expenditure will be pro portionably diminished thereby, as well as from other causes llithroll to above; and 1 suspect many of them will yet live to Mid out that they can produce cheese at two guineas per cart. at a profit. " In conclusion, I have only to remark that a landlord can in no degree be held responsible for fluctuations in the markets he may fairly be expected to meet a permanently depressed state of agricultural utfiirs, and to let his farms so that tenants may he enabled to live by their exertions I one year with another; but fur variations in the value of stock, bad seasons, &c., no landlord can be expected to in terfere.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, " T. 11. Coots." THE PENDULUM "PROOF" OF THE EARTH'S ROTATION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY NEWS. SlR,—Much has been said about the pendulum theory, and frequent have been the " demonstnitioux " of the rot Lti m of the earth on its axis by means of the pendulum. Will vou allow me to state why I doubt the liountinvsv of thesedtmonstration. The modus opcnmdi is the suspension of a ball of metal from • point called the point of oscillation, by means of a wire. This pendulum set in 'tuition mores in a perpen dicular plane. For the purpose of demonstration the hori zontal plane is limited to an area bounded by the circum ference of a circle. The penduluin in a quiescent state points to the centre of the circle ; the centre of gravity. Lines are drawn across the circle, through its centre, for the purpose of marking the progress of rotation. Now thu earth rotates on its axis, but the circumference of the circle and its radii rotate apparently around their centre, the cow:. of gravity; and this "demonstrates," it is 'said, the rotatory motion of the earth around its axis. London being deg. north of the Equator, a line drawn through its centre of gravity (St. Paul's say) will make an angle of 38) deg. with the axis of the ear:h. Now, I subunit that the rotation of a circle around its centre of gravity is no proof of the rotation of the earth on its axis. The 'aloof the earth and the centre of gravity (cut by every oscillation of the pendulum) cannot be identical. Demonstrators may draw their circle ou the Equator, a line produced through the centre of this circle biller perpendicular to the axis of the earth. Still they tell us that a pi minium moving in a "constant" plane and cut ting the centre of gravity (while not only the circum ference of the circle, but the r o oom in which the demnstra tion is made, and the whole earth also rotate about this c..ntre) is a proof of the earth's rotation on its axis. To as sert that the earth has two rotatory motions, one on its own axis and another round a centre of gravity, is sual,thing rather astounding. If a circle were drawn around the north or south pole, having the pole fur its centre, and if an oscillating pen dulum moved in a constant perpendicular plane, I could then understand that that would be a true demonstration of the rotation of the earth on its asis. But the pendulum demonstration, as at present given, appears to In, to be, in fact, no de:iionstration at all. But 1 may he asked to account for the constantly varying angle made by the lines drawn stems+ the circle of " de monstration" with the plane of the pendulum's ibration anower the plane of vibration is not constant. The rota tory mo%eineut of the diametrical lines is only apparent. I can account for this apparent rotatory mote:limit only through the power of magnetic attraction influencing the movement of the pendulum. Mr. Faraday, Irons numemus experiments, has inferred, " that all metals base certain properties in common. and magnetism among the rest." The tariation of the plane of oscillation omen, I apprehend, front the endeavour of the pendulum to adjust itself to the in inetie meridian. The general inelination of the magnetic to the terrestrial equator is about 12 degrees. The main. tie meridian, therefore, makes about the same angle with the geographical or true meridian. ! A pendulum, owillating due north and south, that is in I the plain' of the geographical meridian, would, I believe, from the intensity of the attractive horn be found to pass beyond the magnetic north se.eral degrees, and would travel towards the we.t from to 20 degrees, and would occupy a lear of time in so doing longer than an audience would sit during a "demonstration." If we take an ordi nary eampass-box, and start the needle due east and west, we find by the intensity of the attractive force that the needle will pass about 40 degrees beyond the geographi cal north. If it is started at the geographical south, it will describe an arc of 270 degrees, passing 90 degrees beyond the geographical north before its vibration ceases. In emaelusion, I log to suggest that more extended pendulum experiments he made with reference to magnetic influen e. We shall then he able to form a more just esti mate of the value of the pendulum theory. I regret that I have not the means of testing thu value of these sugges tions by long-continued experiment, ; but many of your ader,, doubtless, may have an opportunity of so doing. The interest which I, in common with an increasing', number of persons, feel in the subject, must be my apology for occupying so much valuable space in your columns, I beg to remain, sir, your olsslient servant, ISAAC GREGORY. Chorlton Mall, Manchester, May '22, ROI. MITRE. LIFE ASSURANCE ARSOCIATION.—The An nual general meeting of this company was held at the offices, 23, Pall-mall, on Thursday last. The report an nounced that the business transacted during the y, ar just concluded had exceeded 33 per mat. of the total amount of assurances effected during the previous experience of the associa•iou. At an extraordinary meeting which followed the ordinary proceedings, a proposition to add a mutual branch to the business of the company was adopted, by which assurers will be entitled to a share of all the profits of this department. The first division of profits to be made in 18.1 S; such profits, at the option of the assured, to be added to his policy, payable at death ; paid to him in cash, less the necessary discount ; or commuted to au equivalent reduction of premium. ANTNCITIVA OF Sr. Dolt moo.—Sir Robert Schomburgk, her Majesty's consul at this island, has dis covered some very interesting remains of the aborigines who formerly inhabited that island, among which there is a granite ring, 2,270 feet in circumference and 21 feet in breadth. In the middle of this circle lies an idol, nearly G feet in length, formed likewise out of granite. During all his tmvel. , in Guiana Sir Robert never met with such • monument, which bespeaks a much greater advancement than the races possess who at present inhabit that vast ter ritory, or who inhabited the island of St. Domingo when Columbus landed there. Sir Robert made this discovery during one of the journeys which, under the command of her Majesty's government, he baa already undertaken, in order to make himself acquainted w ith the capabilities and population of the Dominican repo:die. He is now preparing' for a journey to the most interesting district of the republic —the province of Cibao—compriung also the classical ground where Columbus landed. SOMEIttET-110178E, MAT 26. William George Anderson, Rog., has been appointed Auditor of the Duchy of Cornwall, is the room of Edward White, Esq., re. PARLIAMENTABY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS. ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES ASSUMPTION BILL. (ht the Committee.) GTS.TION pat,—.. That Latour one MAO I port of the BilL"--1113 Com mittee Melded : Ass% 214; Nom, 112. AVE.'. Ably, Sir Thos. N. Forster, Matthew Mastro. Iln. 12.1 w. M. Aglionby. Hearn A. Eon, &marine, W. L. Mutants., Earl M An-on, Hon. Cul. Vreastun, Col. Mundy, William Anne), Thornsa C. Fresno, Charles IL Napier, Joseph Arbuthnot, Hon. 11. Faller, Augustus F. Newdegate. C. N. Archdall, Coot tin M. fiallwey, Sr W. P. Nichol', Right Hon.J. Arkerigut, George Gasket', James 31. Oak, Sirlie, C. If. Ashley, Lord Chip* Col. Pont. Lord Clarence Bagsbaw. John Glyn, George C. Pakinetoo, Bar John Balms, W. Iln. M. T. 11i.., FAwardS. Palmer, Robert Bard, James Gordon, Admiral Palmerston, Viscount Mad.* E tweed TT. Granger, 1 honms C. Parker, Joha Raring, Rt. /In. Sir F. Greouall. Gins rt Patten. J 0 1,,, W. Barrington, Tr-count Greene, Thlm -5 Peel. -ire Robert Sorrow, William 11. Grenktl. Marks W. Perfect, Robert Barna, skillet 1. Grey, II .n. Sir U. Pigott, Francis Senbow, John Grey, Ralph W. Pluniptre, John P. Wanes, Phsip Grogan, Edward Prior, Sr It tbert • Serest's:l, William Crosson .r, lord It. Reid, Colonel ilerkeley, Admiral Gum rosy, Lord R-awn, J. W. J. Iterteley, C. L. G. Guest. Sr John Ricardo 0,.111,1 Machin° w, W. 5, Mile, Robert 11. Rice, Edward E. Blair, Stephen Haley, Thomas P. Rich, Henry Blakernoro, Richard Hamilton, G. A. Rich.. dm, Richard Blanotord. Margins of Barmier, Sir Jubn Itobarks. T. J. A. Romer, Thom. W. Hardes-Ce, Joseph A. Ruttord, Francis Bowles, Admiral Harris, lion. Captain Russell, Lord John Boyd, John 11 - wris. Richard Russell, F. i'. 11. Boyle, 11-m. ^3l. /lastie, A render Randal..., George Briscoe, Musgrave Ham-, Ar Mlles Seymour, 'Ant bre:Alley, Ilen - y Hatathell, Rt. iron. J. Ms ri on. It. It. Brookkan, E. D. Hawes, Desims in Rib:harp. Colonel Brothertn, Joseph Hayes, sir Edmund Stoney, Rubs rt A. Brown, 11. Heald, .1.1011, tim - tn. M. I rioter Brows, William Ile.themt, John SMATLI, .11,-X.IIIITT Itruon, Colonel 'lineage. Hissed Suatervide,llts StrW. Buikeley,sw It. R.W. Henley, Joseph W. Soso man. Henry J. Burred, Sir C. M. hairy oti, Robert C. sponsor, Eiallard Burrnglies, H. N. 1111,1 yard, Thom. B. T. Stafford, Amman Buxton, Sir E. N. 11111, Lori Edwin e...n.0 il, lsin V. Careorlso.llo. 0. H. 1104.., Timm. L Stanley, Edward Chandra, Martinis el !inn, Sir Jmnes W. Stinky, lin. W. 0. Chaplin, W. J. Holland, It inert Stanton, W. 11. Child, Smith Motility, John Staunton, Sr ti. T. Chillers, J. W. Rotham, lord Stuart, !hoary Cholas:ley, Sir M. Howard, Iln. K. GG. Smut, henry G. Christy, Sonnet Ilughos, Witham B. Talbot, C. It 51. Clay, Jaynes Ilumts.ery, Mr. AM. Th.-silver, Sir Ereilk. Clive, henry B. Hutt, Wit nun TM lusmw, Ralph A. Cockburn, Sir A. l. E. Johnstone, Sir John Thompson, Cl. Caw!, Illt. it 11. L. lore. Captain 1 hornet y, Tht man Cowper. 11n,,. W.l'. Keit, Richard Iliornhll,Gsrtge Craig, etc W. G. Kersssw, James Townshentl, Cm.tain Crowder, Richard B. KruaLtl- y, Sir C. T) kr, Mr I ;e0:10 Dalrynsp'e, John Knox. C donel Verner, Sr Wm. Daahwood, , Ir O. U. Knox, lion. W. S. Vilsors, Hon WW.C. Darien, David A. S. o a llon. 11. Vistas, John E. Deeeloi, Wii ism Lampoon, Janice IL Slyer, ' , tabard 11.11. Denham, l4a aid Lawton, W. it. P. G. V. addincton. Harry D'E,nonort,ll-m.C.T. Lawley, lion. B. It. Vittlery, Thanim Dames, 8erq...11111 UMW., Sr C..arls, Walpole, sever U. Dod, John W. Lenraix, Lord 11. G. Within, sir John B. tow , eao, ueorge Le Iris, sir T. Y. Wawn, John T. Dunoutt, John Lewis, Georee C. West, Freset,ek R Ihinalaa, Admiral Lettish en, Visemnt Westhemi, J. P. B. Hondas, Itt.lln.Sir D. Loekhart, .111 an F. Whiteside, James Gomm, Colunol Lockhart, Widurn Wigruni, Lantos T. Du l're, C. G. Long, Walter William*, Ilum,,hry Etat Sr Jones B. To. es. Sir Ralph Witltunson, str It. egerton, hay P. Lovedon, Prys. Woking., sy, Sr hi. Egerton, W. Tilton Ly,nm. lion. Gen. Winston, J. 111 1 ," Ellitt, Ito J. E. )I.ekin, John Wilson, Me rtes Evans, W,ltiam Illmnsghten, Sir E. Wood, Ir. Ito. Sir C. Ewan, William Mundial:, Wm. Wood, Sir M idiom I'. Farnham, E. It. Moran, C. M. Wortley, Rt. Iln. J. Farrer, James allks, William Wrigstoon, Wm. H. Ferguson, cownel Milner, W. M. F. W)sill, Marmaduks Verguilon, Sir It. A. Mitchell, T. A. Take, Hu. Eliot. T. Fox.ity, Hon. Henry Moffat, t :erne Flyer, Jot n Mon-omit J.enell TY , LAT.. Foley, John 11. U. Moody, Charlea A. Hayter, W. G. Poi lax, M hum Morgan, 0 oavitts UM, Lord Marcus Vordsce, Alex. D. Murrispiril Arinstreng, Albert B. Grattan, Henry OnbRISP, Ralph Arun !el Ju.t Surrey, Omen , John /herald, Aloe miler Fart of 'um:, George 0. r el, ender tek Barron, Sir 11. W. Ilnhotor, Thomas 3. Poimonby.Lln.C.F.A.o Ulnae, 11.:rtmJ. Ke..ting, r.otiert Cower, 11r. Bright, .101111 Lusrlem lion. C. Iltsey, l'uilip Burke, Sir thorn's J. M'Cull4o, W. T. Ro he, E 11. Clements. 11 0. C. P. Magna, Wil ion 11. bi.,lleir, John COebrooke, Sir T. E. hlslt,T, Nnsh.rius V. Seho'all 111, %V. 1 Cortrady, II itthen E. Meagher Thorns* Smelly, Yrancie Cruwlorli. Win. S. Wuhan. The O'Gor. Seymour, 11, nry D. Currie, Ihnry Monwll, WII:IIIII strut,. Iln. It. V. Inisrson. Iton. T. V. M. 4. 1 .0, George IL Smythe, 11. O. Dererenz, John T. Murphy, V S. S .111, A, JAIL I'. Fagot., Julllell Norreys, sir D.J. smiie.m, /41enuel Fox, Wil lam J. Nugent, Sir fatty Talu .1 John 11. Frown, Fits.tephen Cenrien, J. Venison, C. K. 0e.,e0, Char es t) . Hrieu, Air Ti . r othy T. ion . , lt, , ert J. lA. t,woe, St. iln.W. IrConnell, John Wegg•Prosser, V. It. Liookl, 0 )ndluttn O'Connell, 11. J. 14.1 ~,, Gr.tee, (11..,, D. J. 0' lerrAl!, it.t. 110. it, Keogh. 'f ill, in UCLISI4IIII, ILL 1121.. 9 4J. te Like Iy, An( II I;in jtu, &I N Johu THE LATE COLLISION ON THE MIDLAND RAILWAY. VERDICT OF THE JURY. FRIDAY. The inquiry into the circumstances connected with the late lamentable collision on the Midland Railway was resumed this morning. Mr. Joshua E. Todhuuter, one of the: sufferers by the accident, who appeared with his arm in a sling and hiss heal plastered, was the first witness examined—l reside in Dublin. lam the manager of a cotton factory. I was one of the first-clam passengers by the train on Monday night week. Our carriage was the last in the train. Remember the train coming to a stand near the Clay-cross Station. I have no remembrance whatever of the collision. 1 can remember well our train having got slowly in motion. My idea was that we had been stopping five or seven minutes. Some personspoke to the guard as he paused our carriage, " How ,ongshall you be stopping ?" I think it was Mr. Maynell who said this, but lum not cure. The guard's answer was " About 10 minutes." Did not hear anything else from the guard after that. It was very shortly after we had Koppel that he said that. I did not , see or hear of the guard again. From the time of his say ing that to our getting into motion I cannot say whether . he had time to walk 300 or 500 yards. By Mr. 51acauley—lt was about 2 or 3 minutes after we • tame to a stand that the guard gave the answer to Mr. Mavneli. liy Mr. Turner—The guard passed us towards the en gine, in a minute after the stoppage. The interval before ' his return was not more than a fair time fur him to go to , the engine, speak to the driver, and return. Did not hear a cry of " All right." 1 was in the seine compartment with Mr. Maynell. Do you think the guard did his duty? I have no facts ' to go upon a ierpt from the newspaper reports. H. Ashworth, of Wheedon—l was a second class pas sewer by the train from helper. Remember the train coining to a stand at Clayton. In the same carriage with me were Mr. llorneasile, Mr. Broadbent, and Mr. Mills. The stoppage seemed a very lung time and very L wearisome. Mr. Broadbent looked out of the window. Ile said— _ _ Mr. Turner objected. Mr. Fretson and Mr. Broadbent himself had not suffi ciently reentered to he able to appear. The answer would not affect any person in particular. Witness—Mr. Broadbent said, " There is a train coming —she will run into us." Mr. Mills jumped out of the car riage. The interval between the stoppage and the collision was from five to ten minutes. The guard would have had time to go :100 or 6411) yards while we stopped. By Mr. Turner—We had nut been to see a prize fight. I had been to see a friend. By Mr. Macauley—My impression is that we stopped six to eight minutes at least. I would swear positively that we were there more than five minutes. Will not swear that we were there ten minutes. It was between five and ten minutes. Mr. Mills was in the next compartment of the same earrial;c. .. . . . John Iljneastle—l keep the Royal Oak public-house at Sheffield. I was in tie atone train with the last witness. Remembered the train etoppiug near Clay-rose. The in- terra] between the train routine to a stand and the collision i was from six to ten minutes. I afterwards walked front the scene of the ace olent to the station. During the time the train was xtanding a person could have walked to the Clay-cruss station, and hare rested himself on the way. By Mr. Macauley Mr. Broadbent was with as when we walked froin the place of the accident to the station. Mr. Brusulhent, who was with WA, was much hurt, and could not walk fast; but for all that we walked the distance in three athletes. I wise not hurt myself but much shattered. The witness Ashforth said he was much hrused, and Mr. Broadbent woo so ninth hurt that hr was not able to leave the house yet. Mr. Broidhent was under one of the broken carriages nt least an hour and a half, and none of the porters could release him. Samuel Jennieg, —1 station-master at Duffield. On the night in question the goods train came up three or lime minutes after the passenger train The passenger train had had time to get to Helper when the goods train conic up. Cross-examined—l go off duty at 3i minutes past seven in the evening, and no one is left in charge of the station. I sever know when the train is going to call there. If 1 had happened not to be there that night after my time had ex pired possibly a collision might have taken place there. By Mr. Turner --Suppl.ing the goods train had come at its proper *peed, fifteen or riateen minute', ought to have intervened between the two trains at Duffield. The evidence being now couclud“l, Mr. Fretson 'sock"' leave to address the jury, but the coroner declined to accede. The coroner the:. , uaulied up, and The jute, at a quarter-post 1 o'clock, retired to consider their verdict. At half pot 3 o'clock, having hs.vu in eon , sultativa two hours and a quarter, they returunl the fol lowing verdict : •••lhejory are unanimously of opinion that the deaths of John MeyaaU and John flake have been caused by the' reelless speed Salim. I Strettnia was arising the curiae of the luggage train on the night of Monday, the 19th of May, and pn 00000 wick. a verdict of manslaughter it , zainst him. The jury "uncut sufficiently condemn the practice of allowing a lintgagu train to start tire minutes alter a passenter train, without efficient int:amens being taken to en sure the fonaer keeping its relative dis!..nee front the other, as marked in the time table. 'lke j ur y con• shier the fficials guilty of e,reat negligence in nut placing be, :6k lichen.' the l••• eurriAle of the pi...WU:C. r train on the night the acchleut uceurred. It is also their opinion that a "roper person "light to be on duty at the actil.tphare ..t the flay-erues elation to attn66l to the night signals as .11 a. those in the day, and strongly reprobate the neglect of this precaution. The jury consider the practice highly improver of allowing teeosinger trains to stop at stations not naraishiii the time tables." The eyeliner then issued his warrant for the apprehension and committal of Stretton, the driver of the goods train, to Derby to await his trial. The verdict created a decided sensation. Its hearing against Stretton was det turd the more remarkable after the enmner's summing up, a , it was calculated to plane his (Stretton's) conduct in a very favourable light. THE BELGIANS .IND VIE SCOTCII xiqrs ('i.Ama—For several years back fishermen from the coa.t sit Belgium lia.e been in the practice of fishing off our cotta. , within the 3 miles' limit, and in many cues, especially in the west of Scotland, hate entered our hat hours, and taken every advantage afforded by the chore, the' . same as if they were British subjects. Those .• privileges " , thus seised upon by the Belgians excited not a link jealousy among the fishing community, and the more su that the produce of our fisheries is completely excluded from the territory of Belgium. The matter was brought under the , notice of the Board of Trade, and a letter from 31r. Bente. lit. Primrose, the Sae -lc tory to the Board of Fisheries, states that the Belgian ',eel. claim the privilege of being al lowed to fish from British harbours in right of certain ' charters alleged to hese been granted by King Chub,. the Second to fifty vs of the town of Bruges, and that in cou-equenee of the claim put forth under these charter. has tug calks' for particular inquiry, and thereby delayed their lordships' det ision, the B.lgiana are to be allowed to fish in the usual manner fur the season of 18.51 only, but are thereafter to be restricted as foreigners, except in so far as any of the parties claiming under the alleged char ters shall have sueceeled in establishing the validity of the charter., and the right. conferred by them in due course of law in the courts of thi. country.—Sculscian. A WET I)AT.—Wo do not defend a wet day. We know that a wet Sunday in a country inn, when the rain fans perseveringly, between the window and the opposite haystack—when rustics lounge under penthouse roofs, or in barn or stable door-way., festooning their smock-frocks with then pocketed hand., and yawning heavily—when we pity the people sitting at the windows over the way, and think a how small and dark their house. look, forgetting that they, probably, pity us toa, and think no better of the Griffin, where we have put up—is not promotive of cheerfulness. W know that the same Sunday in a town or city, when pattens go clinking by upon the pasing-stones —when dripping umbrella. make a dismal dance all down the street—when the shining policeman stops at the corner to throw the wet off himself, like a water-clog—when all the boys in view go slinking past,depressed, awl no boy has the heart to fly over a post— when people wait under the archwav,peeping ruefully out at splashed and draggled ,tragglers fagging along under um brellas: or at other stragglers, who, having no umbr e ll as , are completely varnished from head to foot with rain—when the &Willey smoke and thu little church weathercock say ronnd and round, bewildered to find that the wind is everywhere—when the Hat little church hell seems vexed that the people vson'tcosne in, and tinkles discontentedly, while the very beadle at the door is quenched and querulous —does not inspire a lively train of thought. Still, without constantly measuring the rain-fall like the enthusiasts who write to the newspapers about it, or without asserting, like the oldest inhabitant (who has never been rifht in his life since his promotion to that elevation), that it never rained before ss It rains now, we may find matter for a few . =l angs..' talk, ena in each weather.—Dickens's Household Wank." PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES. SMITHFIELD MARKET REMOVAL—Yesterday the 1 11 committee resumed their inquiry —Mr. Cardwell in the chair—when, after some additional evidence from Mr. Unice, a firmer near Oxford, in favour of the removal of the market to the suburbs, Mr. Talbot, Q.C., in a s,:ecch of three hours, addressed the committee on behalf of the corporation of the City of London and other interests con nected with the market, any interference with whose ancient and chartered rights he deprecated us unjust and injudi cious. Were the committee to adopt the measure proposed by the promoters fur the removal of 'he market they would be legislating in the dark. 'the bill proposed to regulate the route of the great metropolitan rattle supply, but it made no mention of the site front or to which the route was to run. The chief inconvenience in the present system was found to consist in driving the cattle to and from the market, but this would be remedied by the plan proposed by the corporation by opening and closing the market at third hours, and by which, owing to the centrality of the present site, the nuisance of driving the cattle through crowded thoroughfares at unseasonable hours, would be materially abated. Tne proposed new system of stallage and lainege, intended by the plan of the corporation, which the learned coansel de•cribed, together with the removal of the present constellation of slaughter house., would also tend to the diminution of the nuisance. Ile called on the committee to adhere to the principle so universally recognised by parliament on railway and other joint stuck enterprises—that of deprecating government in terfereuce with long-established rights aud arrangement, for the supply of food to the million-mouthed metropolis. The proposed anti-Smithfield Market removal measure, as a question of commercial cost and fillallee, he predicted would be a failure. LihiCK mail would have to be levied ouall London for the payment of five commissimmrs with their attaclM secretaries and clerks to the work which am now d • by the corporation, without fee or reward ; and mat ter of this kind, experience proved, were far more ecoao mieally managed by corporations, awl private individuals, than by chancellors of exchequers or royal commissioners. The cuarges of the commission were to be defrayed from revenue, together "with all other expenses whatsoever ;" and he left it to the committee to &termini: what would be the surplus on the net revenue ' alter payment of inte rest on the 200,000/. pmposed to be borrowed to construct the market, and to award compensation, when be told them that all the present owners of Smithfield received WAS 6,0001. a year. In conclusion, he trusted that the com mittee would "stick to the old coueent"—(laughter)—and tattoo the crude measure concocted in Whitehall, for de priving the City of its established and ancient rights.—The committee, at four o'cleek, adjourned to Monday, when witnesses will be examined iu favour of Smithfield us it i,. IVLNDING-UP OF JOINT STOCK COMPANIES. I)IRECT I.ONDON, CHICHESTER, AND PORTAMORTII itAiLWAY.—Yesterday his Honour, Master Richards, de livered judgment on the liability of those members of the managing committee of this company. Messrs. S. Brown, It. Chapman, F. Clarkson, 11. It. Dowtirnan,NY B. Hughes, M.P., D. Mountague, J. Scales, T. Stevenson, and H. Parratt, who had agreed among themselves to take 200 shares each, upon which they subsequently paid 10s. a share, alleging that it was nut • deposit payment, hut a voluntary contribution towards expenses, the general body of shareholders having also paid a d, posit of 10s. on their shares. His Honour, the Master, on the evidence, which was very voluminous, declared that he must place these gentlemen on the list of contributories as liable, it being clear that besides being members of the managing committee, they had taken shares and paid upon them. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM EXTENSION RAILWAY. —Yesterday there was a numerous meeting' of tits share holders liable to contribute to defray the liabilities of this company, the claims upon which amount to 20,0001., and to defray a proportion of which a call of 21. 4s. was proposed. The call was opposed on various grounds, and further dis cussion concerning it was adjouined to June 27. FAT.AL ACCIDENT ON THE BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY. —Yesterday afternoon, shortly after 1, as the Liverpool day mail was coming in to the station at Camden Town, a man named Smith, in the employ of the company, seeing his favourite dog in danger of destruction, rushed forward to save him, when he was himself struck down by the train, one of the wh,els of which passed over his breast, killinj him instantly. A Norm. ON DRESA.—Dream is mutable, who denies it? but still old fashions are retained to a far greater ex tent than one would at first imagine. The Thames water mem rejoice in tie dress of Elizabeth; while the royal beefeaters (buffetiers) wear that of private soldiers of the time of Henry VII. ; the blue-coat boy, the costume of a London citizen of the reign of Edward VI. ; the London charity-school girl., the plain mob cap and long gloves of the time of Queen Anne. In the brass badge of the cab men, we see a retention of the dress of Elizabethan re tainers; while the shoulder-knots that once decked an officer now adorn a footman. The attire of the sailor of William era is now seen amongst our fishermen. The university (Ire., is as old as the age of the Smithfield mar -1 tvr.. The linen hands of the pulpit and the bar are abridgements of the falling collar. Other costumes are found lurking in provinces, and amongst some trades. Th. butchers' blue is the uniform of a guild. The quaint little headdress of the market women of Kingswood, Gloucester. shire, is in fact the gipsy hat of George 11. Scarlet hes been the colour of soldiers' uniform from the time of the Laceiernonians. The blue of the army we derived from the Puritans ; of the navy from the colours of a mistress of George I.—Frons " AVoioo and Queries." 0 OPERATIONS FOR TIL ENSUING WEEK. Prom the (lowdown's Chreirit Ir. PLANT DEPARTMENT. There are many common plan 01 which if grown make a splendid appearance in the greenhouse or servatory m the early part of the winter, whet generality of plants are going out of flower. A these are the various Salvias, sonic Begonia', bago capensis, Veronica salicifolia, &c. If th now planted out in rich soil they will make rev plants by September, when they should potted, trained, and placed in a shady sit recover; and then brought into a light-house, finest display of flowers will be obtained, ut acceptable period. It is at all times, and wi one, an important object to preserve plants in ft long as possible. To this end, as soon as their I, are perfectly expanded they should be remove( cooler atmosphere than that in which they hart grown, and carefully shaded from gleamy sunshine. counteract the drying effects of strong currents of which are unavoidable in hot weather, the house ah be kept moist by frequently sprinkling the floor , walls, or both plants and flowers will flag, in spite of shading; much, however, may lie done by hanging a thin bunting before the openings, and occasionally syringing it; this breaks and cools the current of air as it passes through it. In dull or damp weather, however, a directly opposite mode of proceeding must be pursued; moisture is then injurious, and must be carefully avoided ; and the plume should stand sufficiently far upart to secure a full and free circulation of air amongst them. Let no blossoms remain after they fade, nor ever allow the energies of a plant to be exhausted in producing seed, unless it is positively re quired. l'lants of which it is desired to make large s•secimcns in the shortest possible time, should not he, allowed to produce flowers until they have attained the dtsired sire. All specimen plants should have plenty of room, and should be occasionally turned round, in order to prevent their growing one-sido,l. Leaves of gloxinias should now be inserted into pots of sand; these, if well managed, will form strong bulbs this season, and will flower during February and March in 6-inch puts. . -------- THE I I gown well ,use or con- , when the Dr. Among liar, Plum- these are magnificent e taken up, itontion to when the ut the most with every in flower as it eir blossoms t nosed to a r have been whine. To v :tits of air, louse should : floor and spite of tho Ir" --- joint eery Th the ( about went dent/ consi , new morn Mute Hon. 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