The Express. — London, England, 1852-01-30 00:00:00

LIIOT ON NATIONAL DEFENCES. OIL •Tt TO THE rIOTOII ne ?Hr. IMMORAL eta —kt any period of public alarm or excitement, is t he duty of every member of the community, mottlin; to hu several ability, to endeavour to dis .lusueissiury terns:, or, if danger reall y . eaista, to o ar • etc 11W be 4 Wall, of eneour.tering it. At the on; lit moment there is a prevailing apprehension r t h r 7, n glieut this countq of a hostile descent upon run"' - • , Th s and multifarious have been the commit -I,.niens aibliessed to the public on the subject. yea) et dam are nuinifestly the productions of ex_ ea who k they were writing prem. slow• others are new what as maniti;stly the crude tl7. 1 ,1,40 of those ` who are scared by ghosts of their setacresting. h iv e been more than once, during the prevailing M uir, asked whether my confidence in those Warner ; n om Mats which I formerly advocated so strenuously is the 'tense of rontitions remains unabated, and if o. .h y I remain silent at such a moment as this. Nix u nhesitating and unequivocal answer which I IA ;AI to publish to the world is, that my belief in m t . Warner's powers is unaltered, except inasmuch a' belief is strengthentsl by limiter considers- Len. and 1 publicly announce my convict' . that i s than the country might possess an effectual was defence. without incurring the expense of mA ing one additional fort or building another ship. „her ant 1 singular in this estimate of the public iv.rt inrr of the Warner inventions, for many die :sashed Albers of both services, as well the Tinian'. of the lust war, who have recently gone nom among u.. at those still surviving, are st the same opinion, though many are deterred from giving free utterance to their sentiments from tin ate:sten t.. novelties. a reluctance to offend nreju- Mos, or perhaps afraid to create that disturbance jexisting institutions which they anticipate front an adoption of the Warner weapons. 'flint a great e bmgc would be thereby entaile d I well know, and !also know that such change is not popular with eke services, but I furthermore know that such a change would operate to the saving of many mil kens of national money. and therefore most cal pahle should I consider myself to he were I silent through Garet' pmvoking derision or awakening pro distionul displea.sure. It was no part or my intention when I com menced this letter to enter upon any spent -4111,11, as to the probability of a French anvil sin at all, and certainly far from my wish to excite an alarm Ido not feel. Nevertheless, while d i , -.Ned is uppermist in men's minds, it may be worth while to make a few observations relative to th, defence of England against possible invasion. To refill any land from aggression there must be a emeinncil line of fortifications, or forts closely pl a nted; but supposing such erections feasiblo on olr shores. how could we ntan them? and forts w•keut oreupants would only be so many points . y of c in‘ oder% .Vain, fortifications of stone, et hi:blies On rile& nre only effectual for the do of the it ontuctliate locality. Powerful works aertsmouth arc of no avail Air the protection Plenmutli or Pembroke : what Englund requires in ::.. alas nee of a mint inued line of fortifications. the ex- F oot. of which John Hull would not endure, is a Jfensive power which can quickly move around our ss required. and move rapidly as the best ape iron of steam can effect. :SOW this the Warner .z.v. :lins fully accomplish; and I firmly believe by swans of the's: no invader could ever plant t e . tent on our soil: his destruction would be izet I:able._ I may be asked to explain how these mighty fed:. can be brought to poss. I am fully aware incredulous the English nation is of everything ylikk is not subj ected barely to their eyes—which aot handled and turned inside out. All my par ..utisntary efforts to gain attention to the Warner last odors have been thwarted by this spirit of un lit:4f. I have, on Captain Warner's behalf. offered that his inventions should be submitted to the se- Wets ; and many they have triumphantly en &id. as several distinguished officers have repeat s& testified. (welt then that by the Warner inventions the Isztst ships may be instantaneously, certainly, and cheaply destroyed; that an enemy s fleet may be so hicuracred thit any movement would entail upon them inciitahlc destruction ; that any enemy's port *wilt he efficiently blockaded, without necessitating , the constant and costly vigilance of a squadron, as in th, late war; and that our own ports, roadsteads, fad coasts might be rendered invulnerable, and all la:. at a small cwt. I c.abl. restraining myself within the limits of ex act truth. proceed to declare the efforts which have Iwo rude to prevent the introduction of the Warner !potions into our service, but I forbear, and only ssk y to publish my solemn declarati^n as to my 14.1.1 in their east importance, and my sense of the I y and danger of rejecting them. If I have the m..t.rtune to be disregarded, I shell regret such .:...ement —but at least I have done my duty, and i..erated my own conscience. 'Your obedient 'errant, TALBOT. Ingestre, Stafford, Jan. 28, 1832. PtretetTleNe Full THE SEeslON.—The Speaker's cher hub en perfected, and the royal arms, carved in oak, 'Sees over i•; but the addition can hardly he said to be an inpr-nount, from the bad carving and still worse propos.- tee of the lion, the unicorn and the shield. In front of the mumps' gallery • very neat railing An been placed, un sound with brass ornaments, and the side galleries have Ue. tees much improved since the house was occupied last won a. The strangers' gallery has been greatly im pend, and much credit is due to Mr. Barry for the tonfal Intoner in which this ham been done. He has neenshol in combining neatnees and comfort with de- Mead uniformity of style, and one of the most promising and preminnt featuresof the recent alterations is the quiet nowt in which the general appearance of the building te or. a improved. We regret that no alteration has bees able in the roof, which completely spoils the appearanee of Us whole chamber. Yesterday morning her Majesty's eon of en...redound hones were brought down to the t gees Tower, to initiate them into the mode of getting ate the inner court on the day when her Majesty opens poi:swat. Seven of them went in quietly enough, but the t.ehth, a young horse, became restive, and the attendanta 'FP' °kited to release him from his trappings. Workmen IA tautly ettgatzed in dressing and cleaning up all the ap ereschre to both houses of parliament, and the opening of iM woo, of IS - i2 will be, as far u the spectacle is con weed. met interesting. .1 L }'IRE. IN WELBECK-lITRIMT.—A very 4 , ..troetave fire, resulting in the lose of one life and the sarrow escape of several other persons, broke out about 3 • ye s t e rd a y morning, at No. 47, Wellieek.street, in . .nupation of Mr. John Werndley, house painter and d-ocstor. The house is • private one, and, it appears, wee onnslly let out m furnished apartment., though provides •t there were no lodgers when the fire occurred, the et ') NMI., sleeping in the house being Me. and Mrs. 11 " ,, hee, a female servant, and an old man named James , st.r. all of whom occupied rouse on the third or attic e'^ , Ihe outbreak seemo to have been discovered by the Pe: , .. man on duty, who observed smoke netting from the nor windows, sad • bright glare of light in the hall pee,- The fire had evidently got a strong hold at this tin.. old the officer, with two or three other persons who sine congregated, did everything in their power to slum the inmates of the honer, as well as thou adjoining. For a long time nothing was seen of tap pot", and the engines had arrived from Baker 01.. t O 1. .t sail Mcrylebone Workhouse before any of the in es'.. were .1 -covered. A fireman and • policeman having a «neat en•n.led to the roof of the next honor, No. 46, Ar ni1...4 by Mr Laurence Walker. • solicitor, discoveredsad Werndley, and the female servant, in the act 's ipial through the trap-door of the house on fire. They iaformel the officers of the fact of the old man being ••••;,,ng on the same thor with th emse l ves; an d a dd e d, ate they lied arouse .1 him, and had seen him in the set of foitoeier them on to the roof. The volumes of smoke wing through the trap-door at this time rendered it to attempt to rescue the poor old man, and of him afterward.. The lire burnt with rapidity the more us, an there was a very inefficient • : . •7 of water. Three fire-escapes were on the spot, it).. r o' them was loag enough to reach • ' suit window ; and as the body of the found immediately under this win. .flterohable that he ever left the room. The '• 4, and Mrs. Werndley appear to have been saved e..oth the sagacity of a favourite "lily, which slept in l drown • sod awakened them by j u mpi n g u p on th e i r • seal uratehing thin faces. *They immediately juraned ost of hel, end without waiting to dress opened their bed " eter. A Tied of smoke estingui.hed the candle one of 15 in held, and the ir difficulty of nerve woo come liest!' inneed The faithful little animal which had rani its riveter and mistress was unfortunately burnt tat hurry of their own neap, not allowing them oppor- L s '"•••s. it. The demand was a sheriff's oilier, and 'Si';es uttered the honer with a levy on the previous ','""ke. be house, which es on the Portland estate, is It "mi to Is • in s ured is the Imperial Mike. Mr. Wernd -4'7a,thlt."`"o. insured in the Globe Ofliee. 'The body a. 1 .• hen rewind to the M iryleleme work- •-•••,e. lo rc or inquest will he h e ld. ho lllr. see tirr.eM TLNI/ER LIGHTNING was I: I: I If 1... 'Ns et.l y ene 0 y with Major ..nernl Cordes, t ..n Ste Ft. Benin? Colonel Colquhoon It. A. C. g., on bUrd, and who had be . en sip: 4 ' eiveriontist communion to inspect the kirtillies him at Jersey, gig Court. WINDSOR, JAx. 29. The following had the honour of dining at the royal table yesterday:—The Duchess of Kent, the Lady la-Waiting to her Royal highness, the B Speth, the Reel of Carlisle, the Earl of Aberdeen, Sr. George Couper, Lieut.-Colo:ail F. Seymour, sod Lady Caroline Barrington. The Band of the Grenadier Guards attended in the Castle during dinner, and performed the following made: Overture, " Illaritans" Quitted, " her Willetbutu," bayrorebe Obrrlioder Them IL Ilea. 144•6111011 La Part du lhable" Auber. Maur de aoldata, "La VW. du Paitmeir linnleettL Nrehtlasnea 1011. Iler Majesty's Private Band afterwards attended, and performed the following selection: °Tyner... Zertlne . Asbee: ...... &demon Robert I. Aire de Mitt !beret Cbcrur " Bakst ProXlmie' aohrr. The Queen walked in the Hatmeliark end Slopes this morning. The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the younger members of the Royal family, took their usual puny and walking exercise. Prince Albert went out shooting this forenoon, attended by Lord A. Paget, Colonel F. H. Seymour, and Lieut.- Colonel But.lulph. Lieut.-Colonel toreater, Command ing-officer of the Royal Horse Ouarde, accompanied the Prince. _ The following have received invitations, and firer:petted to strive at the Castle to-lay : the Lord Chancellor and Lady Tram, Lord and Lady John Russell, Viscount llar dilute, the Countess of Shelburne, and the Right lion. Fox and Mrs. Mask, The Education Committ, of the Lords of her Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council had a meeting yesterday, at the Couneil-olffiee. The members of the committee pre sent were—The Lord l'resident, Lord John Russell, the Earl of Mantis, the Earl of Carlisle, Sir George Grey, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Lord John Russell. areumin 41 by his lady. left town, after the Cabinet Council, yesterday afternoon, for Windsor Castle, on a visit to her Majesty. Mr. R. Montgomery Martin had an interview with the Right lion. Henry Lebow:here, yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. The Earl of Carlisle arrived in town yesterday morning from Windsor Castle, for the purpose of attending the Cabinet Council. The Oxford Vniversity Commission had a meeting y terday at the otheisl residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. Present—the Bishop of Norwich. the Dean of Car.isle, the Master of Pembroke, the Rev. H. G. Liddell, the Rev. Professor Powell, the Rev. O. H. S. Johnson, and the Rev. A. P. Stanley (werctitry). The Lord Chancellor left town after the Cabinet Council yesterday, for Windsor Castle, on a visit to her Majesty. A deputation on behalf of the ballast heaven, including Mr. Vansittart Neale (of Lineola's-inn), Mr. Fred. J. rurnoall (of Line°ln's-inn), Mr. Henry Mayhew, Mr. Thos. T. Fyne. and Mr. Henry Barthorp, had an inter view with the Right lion. Henry Labonehere, yesterday, at the Board of Trade. _ _ Lady John Russell had an evening party on Wednesday, at her residence in Chesham-place. The company included Prince Nicholas of Nassau (attended by Baron Itoggen bacti). the French Ambassador and the Countess Walewski, the Russian Minister and the Baroness de Brunnow, the Marquis d*Aseglio, Sardinian Minister, M. Tricoupi, Greek Minister, the Austrian Minister and Countess Hurd, Baron Bentinck, Netherlands Minister, the Portuguese Minister and the Countess de Lir/radio, the Prussian Minister, the Duchess of Inverness, the Duchess of Somerset, the Mar quis and Marchioness of Nonnanby, the Earl and Countess of Minto and the Ls/lies Harriet and Charlotte Elliot, Colonel and Lady Elizabeth Barnaly, Mr. Sanford, Mr. C. and Lady Georgian' Romilly, Miss Cornwall, Mr. and Mr. . William Russell and Mir Russell, Mr. Grey, Lady Seaford and Miss Hardy, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Thacke ray, the Dean of St. Paul . . and Mrs. Millman, Lady Elisa beth and Miss Bulteel, Mr. and Mn. Hawes and Miss Hawes, Mies Baines, the Misses Cole, Lady William and Mr. Arthur Russell, Captain Egerton, Mr. Saurin, Mr. Egerton, Mr. Spedding, Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy, Count Nugent, General Cathcart, the Earl of Albemarle, Sir Oro. and Lady Orey, Lady Mary lot, Admiral and Lady Dundee, lir. Villiers, Admiral Stewart, Mr. Srpnour, Mr. Campbell, Lord and Lady Cranwortb, Marquis Oldoini, Lady Truro, Mr. West, the Counter of Ellesnieve and the Ladies Egertoa, Mr. Ogleby, Sir C. and Lady Trevelyan, the Marquis of Clanriearde, Mr. W. Law, Count and Mademoiselle 441 Flahault, Admiral and Lady Berkeley, Sir Edwin Landseer, Mr. Adam, and Mr. Roebuck. Her ladyship will have evening parties on Wednesday, the 11th, and Wednesday, the 2dth of February. A CABINET COUNCIL WAS Hama YESTERDAY at the Foreign-odloe. The ministers present were— Lord John Hassell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Earl Granville, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, the Right Hon. Henry lAbouchere, the Earl of Carlisle, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Right Hon. Fox Mettle, and Lord Seymour. The Council sat two hours. THE MIEE Or WELLINGTON returns this day to town furthescason from StrlmMieldsaye. The following distinguished guests are at present assembled at Belvoir Castle, the splendid seat of the Duke of Rutland, and are likely to remain until the meeting of Cparliament :—Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, Lady Adelim oward, Lord and Lady Foley and Miss Foley, Count and Counter Jamie, Jae, Lord and Lady Ilowe, Lord sad Lady Lanesborough, Lord and Lady Jersey, Lady Clementine Villers, Lord Berner., Marquis of °reeky, Lord C. Man ners, Lord O. Manner., Lord and Lady J. Manners, Mr. and Lady Elisabeth Drummond, Mr.. and Lady Adobe& Norman, General and Mrs. Berkeley Drummond, Lord Forrester, Lord Jermyn and Lady Elisabeth Hervey, Rev. P. Mule., Lord Colville, Mr. Augustas Stafford, Mr. Bos tick, and Sir Thomas and Lady Monerieffe. On Wednes day the Belvoir hounds met in the Cantle grounds, in honour of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk. The Duke of Rutland is ezpectad in London on Monday neat, .for the purpose of attending Lord Derby's grand dinner on that day. EXAMINATION.-THIS DAY. (By ilsettle TekirrapL) CAMBRIDGE, FRIDAY MOILNING. FIRST TWELVE WRANGLERS. 1. Tait, Peterhouse. 2.. Steele, Peterhouse. 3. Godfrey, St. John's. 4. Phear, Emanuel. Dickenson, l Trinity. Seeley, 7. Wright, Corpus. 8. Hunter, Trinity. 9. Carey, Trinity. 10. Sharpe, Trinity. 11. Snell, Corpus. 12. Chambers, St. John's. BREWERS, DISTILLEUNICIVILLZMANDOWERAL AIORTRAPIL C . The half-parlygeasval meeting of this company was held at the slaw in - New Bridge-street, Blaekfriars, W. I. Clarke, Bat, of Selma, is the chair. The Secretary, S. P. Harris, Sag., reed - s itte . mort and accounts for the halfear, from which it that the capital consisted of 12,600 shares, of 101., w th a daps* of 11. paid; that the business of Are and li fe assume% Man, and ondiserensat. had himseand la a eery satiaftWory Enna arm, and enishlest the ftrillnebre • divided OS pee seat. par Isamu es e ens, legion • beer to the insurers. The salinegy, T. Spicer, FA.. M.A., real his report on the Issartial affairs. Mft palsies had less effected in the INV-year, and no annieftW had ensurved. The loan transactions to a large annum W ftwai t able, and without loos. The dividend wee le 6 per cent., for cautionary motives, althea. die lenness tines showed that • larger amount could he pail, and if affairs progressed in the same ratio, • dividend et 111 per cent. might be expected. John Newton, Esq., mowed the confirmation of the minutes of the last meeting, shish was seconded by Herman Lang, Esq., and carried. The report and accounts were received, and • vote of thanks was given to the officers for their management, and to the chairman, when, after the transaction of restate barium., the meetiiig separated. THE YERNITURE, &C., OP THE COMMISSARIAT ' 0 11,1 VIDAL or TIM PRIINCR GOVIIWINNOST.—Yesterday the mansion in Georgie-street, Hanover square, recently oc cupied by the Comnriwariat-Oeneral of the French govern inept during the Great Exhibition, was open fur the pur pose of displaying to " private view" a large collection of furniture and household ornaments belonging to this preparatory to their being sold by public auction. The property consisted of tapestries from the looms of (lobelias and Beauvais, Sevres chins, vane and clocks, crypt.' chandeliers and candelabra, suites of furniture in the style of Louis XIV. and X V., brooms by Vitten Denier', table services of Parisian plated manufacture, pictures and drawings by ancient and modern mastery, and a variety of drawing-Nolo ornaments by Charpentier, tngether with a large eoUeetioa of miseellaaeous articles. The entire suite of apart ments in the house were thrown open. The emetics, which is to commence very shortly, will continue for se veral days. Amongst the more important features in the collection are several specimens of the %emend Guhelins manufactures belonging to Jerome Bonaparte. These articles were presented by the Emperor Napoleon to his brother Jerome in 11110 and 1811 respectively on the im perial marmite and the birth of the King of Rome. THIS FRENCH WAR STEAMER ARIEL VISITED intuit' last week in order, as it was rumoured, that in quiry should be made into the truth of a representation made to the French government that 6,000 muskets had been landed at that island from Antwerp fur French refu gees. The commander of the steamer having aseertainad that there was no truth in the representation, left Jong Set Oranvills es Saturday THE ROYAL COMMISSION AND THE UNIVERSITY AND TOWN OF CAMBRIDGE. From time immemorial a struggle has been going on between the University and town of Cambridge, lir con sequence of the former having secured certain jurisdiction over various matters which the corporation and other lobe ', bitants of the town have looked upon as more pro perly coming within their special cognisance. Although the exercise of this jurisdiction has been submitted to by the inhabitants of the borough, it has ever bees with dissatisfaction; and though at periods a per fect harmony has appeared to prevail between the two bodies, vet it has as often been broken by their coming into collision on some question of the exercise of real or assumed privilege, or breach of privilege, by one aide or the other. The corporation, taking advantage of the appointment of the Royal Commission, have resolved to lay, what they . consider their grievances before the commissioners, in the hope that the commission may, in the exercise of their wisdom, recommend the modification of the powers of the university in the matters complained of. Whether the commissioners will adopt the views of the council, and whether, if they do, their view will be adopted in turn by anybody competent to convert them into law remains to be seen. Certain it is, that at a council holden on the Ist instant Mr. Alderman Smith introduced the subject, and after going at length into the details of the various matters in dispute, and ex pressing his anxiety fur a good understanding between the university and the town, proposed a resolution which was carried by a large majority, referring the matters to it emu • mittec to prepare a report or memorial to the royal commission embracing and setting forth the various points in dispute. This memorial has just made its appearance; it will be submitted to the council fur confirmetion on Thursday next, and there is but little doubt of its adoption in its entirety, as the party most averse to " university do mination" have a mujonty at the council board. The memorial is interesting as being in some respects an answer to the various manifestoes that have from time to time been put forth by the heads" against tradesmen errant without the pale of the sumptuary laws of the university, and retorting the blame to be attached to extravagant "university expenses" upon the said sumptuary laws. The preamble sets forth that the privileges claimed and exercised by the university as respects the government and trade of the town, and the total or partial exemption of the university from certain local burthens, are matters which properly fall ander the cognisance of the commission, and that unless they be taken into mature consideration, the state of the university and colleges must be but im perfectly understood. After disavowing " most em phatic.dle aggressive motives," the memorial states that the council " recollect with deep regret for how long a period feeiings of hostility prevailed between the members of the University and the inhabitants of the town," and proceeds : Believing firmly that the true interests of the two bodies are identical, we make no doubt that the abrogation or abandonment of antiquated claims and privileges must tend meet effectually to establish unity and concord." The memorial finishes thus:—" May we be permitted in conclusion to observe, that if proofs be wanting that aca demical institutions can flourish without the enjoyment of any such privileges and exemptions as those to which we have thus ventured to request your attention, they msy, it is believed, be furnished by the Irish and Scotch univer sities, and by those more recently established in London and Durham. We are given to understand that the mem bers of all these universities are, in their several localities, entirely subject to the ordinary constituted authorities, and we are not aware that in any of such places scholars, or scholastic pursuits, are held in less esteem and honour than they are here." RIFLE CLUBS. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY ' EVENING, JANUARY 30. 1852. TO TUB EDITOR OF THE EXPRESS. Sts,—AceeitmTii;riviatadtii;WfOr the pub licity you have given to the very excellent proposition for the formation of a ride corps by the members of the Stock Exchange. Though more • member of the Corn than the Stock Exchange, I shall hasten to tender to Mr. Charles Mitchell both my services and subscriptions immediately upon my arrival in town • fortnight hence. Ile will nut take it amiss if I forewarn him, through your widely-diffused columns, to carefully avoid the mistake of committing the command of the corps, when formed, to an silkier or officers elected from the body, as such • mode of command is preg nant of disunion and decay. I perceive that, by some other of your equally patriotic correspondents, this method of command is suggested; but, man ex-hon. artilleryman," of much recent experience, I must beg emphatically to urge the appointment of • light infantry half-pay veteran as captain, with • promoted rank grout the Horse Guards for his gratuitous services, with payment to • drill sergeant for discipline, in place of any other plan.—l te., _ A _LONDOXIIL perceive through the Army and ii;;;;;;, think, that Lieut. Shaw, of the United Service Institution, proffers his services in the organisation of a rifle corm to which I heartily wish every success, but he must take my advice and withdraw the suggestion of election of officers by the body, if ho desires toe it a permanent existence. The home secretary, in answer to the meeting fur the for mation of a rifle corps herr, highly appreciates the patriot ism of the movement, but withholds a formal sanction to the establishment of this and such corps generally until the government have brought to a decision the consideration they are now carefully giving the subject. Newcastle-on-Tyne, Jan. 25. TO TIM IDtTO* Or Till ZXIMION._ SIR,—Ai atime when ;11CcountryaPpear s e from one end to the other, devising the most efficient means of resistance of any actual inv. Aloll—allow me, through your columns, to suggest the necessity, in the event of ride corps being established, of having competent persons to instruct in the use of so deadly a weapon u a ride when used with skill, and without which it would be comparatively useless. It is not the appearance of such a force, but its efficiency in the way alluded to that would prove harassing to an enemy and might be ultimately destructive. AN OLD OUNMAKER. TO THI TINTO", OF THI IMPRESS. Bta,—On the , r e inciple that prevention is better than cure, I would to call your attention to the pro posed formation of Volunteer Ride Corps. I understand the gentlemen of the Stock Exchange intend forming them selves into a corps ; but I and several of my friends, who are not members of the Stock Exchange, are equally anxious to serve our country in case of need. We want some influen tial person to take the lead ; and I unsure if you will advo cate the cause in your powerful journal, we shall soon have raised an efficient body of men to be of service in case of ne cessity, and without putting her Majesty's governnsent to any expense.—l am, te., A. SUBSCRIBER. City, Jan. 28. THE WINDSOR ROYAL SOClETY.—Yentertlay the adjourned meeting of the society wee held at the Town hell, to decide whether it should be established as a branch of the Metropolitan Association he Improving the Dwel. hogs of the Working Classes, W whither it should be in. corporated under the Joint-Stoek Oleepeedee Acts. The chair was taken ITLieut..Col. F. IL Seymour (equerry to Prince Albert). The aNyitai of the pin warty a to consist of 600 share of mi. sod ftraUent in aid of the undertaking an olss ettreSed te • eineiderable amount. The °muskies idled that *ay awe of opinion, and strongly reeemesee that the iaseepalaties should take place nadir *l'7 It S Yiet., e. 110, ead the 10 & 11 Viet , e. 78, so that the entity might stand on Its own merits as an institution espenee sod distinct from any other of a similar character, aMil ibis they bad arrived at this conclu sion after careful Onsillsomaion and inquiry into the sug gested advantages Alia would ache treat • 0000exion with the Metropolitan ANl•ekatioe. They felt that the disad vantages of suck S eatutelios would nee* than counter balance any ideal baulk that would be esaferred by a re stricted lability. Aimee* these diriveatadee they reckoned the ukenameed era ad msegement, amount ing ,to 10 per seat. Oa &tie p revenue, the large powers of interfieremee by the directors of the parent association, sad thus Ebssaresseeeat of that energy *off sympathy white MOM lie bawd by the society par. toiling entirely of a Med sod ladhldwal demister. On the aides of the ker. lases Onset, vim of Windsor, ea goaded by General Wimps, the ve was received and =t. With reference to the 'of the donation olonel Phipps said the oaauelttee had resolved that the managing body should have the power of applying say 111161a101111 that may be made to any purposes in fur therance of the objects of the society, except such as would teed to enable them to lower the rents of their buildings below the fair market price. The money to be invested in the hands of trustee', and the donation fund to be kept separate and distinct from the share capital. The trustees are Colonel Phipps, the Right Hon. 11. Labouchere, and General Reid. It was announced that the applications for shares already exceeded the number to be allotted, and that the society would commence operations almost imme diately. Dutericrt COLLEOL—Yesterday, a meeting of the vestrymen (being the householders rated at WI. per annum) of the parish of St. Luke, Old-street, was held in the parish church; Richard l'hillipa, Esq., churchwarden, in the chair, when the subject of a Lill about to be introduced in to parliament, at the instance of the parish authorities of St. Sasiuur, Southwark, to provide for the extenrion of the charity called the College of God's Out in Dulwich, in the county of Surrey, and to enable the Court of Chancery to settle a scheme tor that purpose, and to determine the pro priety of, and, if thought desirable, to authorise the assist ants of the parish to concur or assist in promoting such bill, was introduced to the notice of the vestrymen. The chair man said that an act of parliament was required to carry out efficiently the objects of the charity. The Archbish .p of Canterbury had lately made a decree extending the benefit of the charity to poor boys, but that fell very far short of what was required. There was now a balance in hand of lOAKIL The Archbishop of Canterbury had lately stated that an act of parliament would shortly be required on the subject. Ultimately a committee was appoiated to assist in promoting the hilt with such alteration, as might he deemed necessary, and the meeting separated. rkoTSATANT ALLIANCS.—Two crowded meetings have been held this week in the New Hall, Leicester for the purpose of forming an alliance of p rotestant churchmen and dissenter., in rot r the more effectually to re.ist the aggressinos of the papacy and to petition fur the entire and immediate rvinal of the grant to Msyaooth. The meetings were of a most enthuinestic character, and one of them was ! considered to be one of the largest meetings ever held in Leicester. REMOVAL OF GOODS UNDER BOND. From the following correspondence which has passed between Yews. Moffat and Co. and the Treasury i t will be seen that t►e government have connected to alter an objectionable rule wit► regard to the security required from persons removing musk under bond "To 211111 LOADS COMIIIIOIIOK3IIII or MIR MAZIATT.II TIIKASURT. "28, Fenehurch-street, Nov. 20, 1851. " We, the undersigned, beg leave to call your lordships' attention to a practice that obtains at the Custom-house of compelling all merchants and traders removing goods under bond to enter into bond fur double the amount of duties payable on such goods. _ The practice appears to have origin►ted in the ancient custom of taking bond for double the value of goods so re moved ; this was abrogated by Treasury minute made under date of 31st of October, 1812, when orders were sued to take bond fur double the amount of duties pay able on the goods.' " Thus, every trader removing goods under bond incurs the liability of a penalty for double the real value of the duty, and double the amount ever sought to be recovered. " We respectfully submit to your lordships that under the existing graduated scale of charges for bonds the cam pulsory practice of giving bond fur double the amount of duty is fraught with injustice and inconvenience, inasmuch as it tends to defeat the object of the act of parliament au thorising the graduated scale of charges for bonds, which was evidently intended to lighten the pressure of that charge on removal. of emelt value, and organises a system of fiction where all should be plain and real. " And we humbly suggest that the issue of a Treasury minute authorising the officers of Customs to take bond and proper sureties for the actual amount of duties pay able upon goods so removed would be in strict accordance with the intention of the legislature, and an act of justice to the mercantile and trading interest. " We have the honour, tie., " Morrott & Co." "Treasury-chambers, Jan. 28, 1852. " Gentlemen,—l am commanded by the Lords Commis sioners of her Majesty's Treasury to acquaint you, with re ference to your representation of the 20th of November last, that my lords have authorised the Commissioner' of Customs henceforth to permit the removal of goods from ono warehousing port to another upon bond being given for the amount of duty only to which such goods are legally liable, instead of calling upon the person removing such goods to give surety fur the safe arrival thereof in double the amount of duty. " I em, &c., "O. CORNEMALL LIWIIII. " Messrs. Moffatt and Co., 28, Fenehurch-street." MARRIAGE IN HIGH Lire.—Yesterday morning the nuntiale of Sir Cornwallis Ricketts, Bart., of Beaumonde Leyes, Leicestershire, and Lady Caroline Augusta Pelham Clinton, third daughter of the late, and sister of the pre sent, Duke of Newcaatle, were solemnised in the Abbey Church. Worksop. REFUGE FOR DESTITUTE.—The annual meeting of this institution was held yesterday at the London Tavern, J. Gurney Hoare, Esq., chuirrnan. The report stated that the number of inmates had been increased from 41 to 66, and the committee intended, if adequately supported, to raise the number to 80. The government had granted 3251. towards the maintenance of 25 young women on dis charge from prison. Seventy-six females had been ad mitted from prisons, 29 of whom had been sent to service. The total admitted in the year bad been 117. The demand for servants from the institution was greater then could be supplied. The committee called for special contributions for further buildings, and to promote emigration to Austra lia. The accounts for 1841 showed total receipts and with dividends, a total income of 3,7.5.31. ; the expenses 1,0521., and special payments 1,3351. ; balance in hand, 4641. Letters from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, the Bishop of Oxford, and Sir George Grey, were read, accept ing the offices of vies-presidents—the latter enclosed ten guineas. The chairman congratulated the subscribers on the report, and the estimation of the institution, by the de mand for servant., which reflected so favourably on the management. The chaplain and secretary, the Rev. 8. C. Hooky, read the former minutes, which were confirmed, on the motion of J no. Ridout, Esq., seconded by the Rev. T. 0. Goodchild. Samuel St e rry, Esq., moved the re-elec tion of Mr. Hoare as tresaurer, and paid • high tribute to his exertions and support. The motion was supported by the Reverend J. L. Turner, and carried. The chair man returned thanks, acknowledging the able assi stance he had had in his office, and the great interest he bad always felt in so deserving an institution. The Rev. J. Penny moved, and Newman Smith, Esq., seconded the elections of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, and Sir George Grey, as Viee-Presidents, with the others ; and the election of the committee was alas moved and seconded, and carried. Mr Hoare referred with pleasure to a legacy, and to the success of the former ball, which, ably supported as he had been by the manage ment and secretary, had been productive of much benefit. The further accommodation and promotion of emigration was deserving of their notice, and ho hoped they would receive support. After the usual complimentary votes the meeting separated. FATAL ACCIDENT AT WINDSOR STATION.—On Tuesday evening last, about half-past five o'clock, William hPltse, the foreman porter in the company's service, was standing on the arrival line in the Windsor station of the Great Western Railway, nearly opposite to her Majesty's waiting room, having just given directions to the porters under him to pull in two carriages which were standing outside the station on the middle line, to form the following 7.20 train. lie was watching an engine which was backing sonic trucks on the arrival ride, and had just called out to the engine driver to be careful, when, at that instant, the buffer of the second class carriage which he had Just given his directions about knocked him down, and the wheels passed over his body mad right arm, which were meshed in a frightful manner, causing instant death. NARROW ESCAPE PROM BEING BURIED ALIVE.— A re'gioua custom has ust prevented a person from being buried alive, and, singu lar to relate. this to the second time the same thing has happened to the same person. About ten years ago Eulalie 11—, then aged three years, daugh ter of honourable tradespeople in the Rue Montmorency, was attacked with typhus fever. After a fortnight's sick ness, she appeared to expire ; and her parents, as a relief to their sorrow, left the house, leaving two of the girl's aunt. to superintend the funeral. As the family belonged to the reformed religion, it was resolved, in compliance with the' usual custom, to wash the body before placing it in the shroud. Whilst the water was warming, one of the aunts proposed that it should be made quite hot, and that part of the foot of the deceased should be placed in it. This was done • and the two female*, to their surprise, fancied that they he ard • slight sigh. They thereupon began to employ friction on different parts of the body, and succeeded in restoring the child to life. The girl continued to enjoy good health until recently, when she was attacked with brain fever, and after suffering some time, appeared to die. A physician declared her dead, and signed a certificate for the interment. One of the aunts watched the body, in company with • nurse. The aunt having stated in the course of conversation the singular circumstance that had previously occurred, the nurse re commended that the proof of hot water should be again tried. The leg of the girl was accordingly plunged into hot water. This produced a similar result, and the girl reap versd.—Siecle. MsTRICIDE AT WIIITERAVEN.—An inquest was held at the Manx Smack, on the West Strand, White haven, on Tuesday afternoon, before W. Lamb, Esq., coroner, on the body of Mary Taylor ' a woman about 80 years of age, whose death was caused by the violence of her son, Edward Taylor. The ei idence went to show that the son went to the old woman's house on Saturday last, and, although intoxicated at the time, insisted upon having money for more drink. As the deceased would not give him any money, he took up a drawer which he said h e would sell. The deceased remonstrated with him, and a quarrel arose, during which the son struck his mother on the chest, it is supposed with the back of a chair, as part of the chair on which she sat had been broken off. The de ceased fell on the floor, and poke afterwards, and died on Sunday. A neighbour, who heard cries of murder, rushed into the house, and saw the son in the act of breaking the chair. The evidence of the surgeon who made 'pod mar tens examination of the body was to the effect that death was produced from effusion on the brain, the result either of blows or from the combined effect of fright and blows either on the chest or head. They could not, however, trace any external marks of violence on any part of the body. The son, who is a man of about 40, was present at the inquest, but he declined to put any questions to the witnesses, or to make any explanation upon the subject. The jury returned • verdict of "Manslaughter," and he was committed for trial at the next Carlisle wises. DEATH FROM AN EXCESSIVE DOSE OF OPIUM.— On Wednesday, an inquest was held at Camberwell, on the body of Mr. Richard Alfred Davenport, aged 75, author of Histories of America and India, and several poems of great ability. On Sunday, about 4 o'clock, the attention of po lice-constable Dwyer was attracted by low moans issuing from Brunswick Cottage, Park-lane, Camberwell, the resi dence of the deceased. Ile anocked at the door, but could obtain no answer, and he therefore broke into the front par lour, and found the deceased lying in the passage nearly dead, with a bottle that had contained laudanum in his hand. A surgeon was sent for, but a few minutes after his arrival the deceased expired. Several bottles were found in his bedroom containing laudanum, of which he wu in the constant habit of taking large quantities while writing. Verdict, "That the deceased died from inadvertently tak ing an overdose of opium." THE ){DUNE. DUTY AT SOUTRAMPTON.—A num ber of the householders of various parts of Southampton (says a correspondent) were called from their homes and employment on Wednesday to appeal against the assessment of their rentals for the Inhabited Howie Duty. The offices where the appeals wire heard were crammed to suffocation the whole of the day, and several most respectable females were obliged to leave on account of the fatigue they under went. The assessment is believed to have been made out from some old assessment lists, which aro of no value, on account of the fluctuation in value of house property in the town. Many persona were auessed at sums of 60, 60, and even above 100 per cent. more than their actual rental for ! years past. The Commissioners of Appeal were unable to attend to a tenth part if the appeals that were made, and their meeting was consequently adjourned to a return day. IRELAND. DIMAS. JAN. 29. The manifesto of the Catholic Defence Association, prepared by the new English Secretary, Mr. Wilber force, and which will be promulgated at the meeting of that body to-day, was published last evening. The document refers to the attention which the com mittee of the association has directed to the forma tion of a parliamentary party, and says: The ultimate objects of the parliamentary party described in the resolution must of course be the establishment of per fect religions equality—by the repeal of the Ecclesiastical Titles Act (by which the catholic religion has been do priced of all legal existence in these islands), and of all other laws which place catholics upon a footing less favourable than their fellow-subjects—by the entire abolition of the Irish ecclesiastical establishment—by a reform which shall insure fairness and justice to eatbolice in the administration of the public education grants, of the army and navy, of the union workhouses, and of every other branch of the public service; in all which the influence of government is now ' systematically, though unostentatiounly, directed against our faith, and in favour of the attempts of proselytisers. But without forgetting there ulterior objects, the associa tion fuel bound to declare their deliberate conviction, that its first and immediate object must be the removal from office of the present administration, of Which the great meeting of August unanimously resolved, "That the pre sent ministers have betrayed the cause of civil and religious freedom, and have forfeited the confidence of the catholic* of the United Kingdom." Or., of the other objects of the association is thus referred to : But the monster grievance which the association desire to keep continually under the eyes of their fellow-subjects is the Irish Eeelesiaatical establishment; to which they feel that no exaggerated language, no exciting appeals to the common a flee and justice of mankind, can tie so dam aging as a full, clear, and dispassionate statement of facts. They have already been assisting aseiktleman admirably qualified fur the work, in the task of collecting information as to the 1 revenues and official duties of the dignitario and incum bents of this organised iniquity. They will take care that the subject is never allowed to sleep—that all men shall be forced continually to ask themselves whether it is just, honourable, or expedient—whether it tends to the dignity or sa.ety of the empire, to maintain an enormously rich protestant establishment upon the labours of a starving catholic population. With this view they purpose to conti nually publish in the newspapers, an books, at public meet ings, and in every other manner, the most flagrant enormi ties—in other words, the principal facts involved in the present state of the revenues and duties of the Irish Eerie eiaatieal Establishment. The followinTi;the latest report of the state of Mr. Chambre Wednesday Morning.—Mr. Chambre has had a very good night. The delirium is much le.'. The inflammation of the eye ►nd neighbouring etruoture is so much dimini►hed that we have been able to trace the course of the pellet into the eye, and have reason to hope that it has not proceeded Pother. We are thus enabled to report rather more fa vourably, thou Ali his state is still very precarious. JAMES ST/l0:40, M.D. E. (). BILUNIIik, M.D. The Fretting 3fail says : Mr. Wandestord, whose name has been associated in the minds of our whole community for a long series of years with the ideas of justice and benevolence, has been lately marked out as en object of denunciation, disseminated through the columns of a congenial press. There was no reason t doubt the quarter from which the slander came, nor the industrious efforts which had been made to poison the minds of the people ; but the evidence of Mr. Wandes ford's care and attention to the interests of his tenantry were of too substantial and visible a nature to be whispered away by the breath of malevolence; and on Saturday last the whole body of them, without any distinction of class or creed, assembled in his own town of Castlecomer, and agreed, with unanimous acclamation, to record their indig nant sense of the outrage. The address to Mr. Wander ford, prepared by a committee of protestant and Doman catholic tenants, was forthwith signed by persons of all ranks holding lands or houses under hint, and this in defiance of priestly denunciations and tenant-league intimidation. THE MURDER OF MR. BATESON. The trial of prisoners was commenced yesterday morning at the special commission in Monaghan. The first prisoners brought forward were Francis Kelly and Owen Kelly, charged with the murder of Mr. T. 1). Bateson, of Castle blaney, on the 4th of December feat. The prisoners, who are brothers and young men of humble appearance, refused to join in their challenges, and Owen Kelly basing been withdrawn, the trial of Francis Kelly was proceeded with. Seventeen jurors were challenged peremptorily on the part of the pilaster, and one was set aside for cause shown ; there were three challenges on the part of the crown. The Attorney-General then stated the caw for the pro secution. Ile said it was impossible that a homicide per petrated under the circumstances connected with that case, against a gentleman of Mr. Batesou'e position, character, and occupation, should not excite considerable alarm and great apprehension in the minds of the well-disposed por tion of the community, and give rise to an impression, that unless some measure was adopted to meet the growing evil, arising manifestly from the agrarian conspiracy which existed in a large portion of the district lying within the comities of Louth, Armagh, and Monaghan, there would be no safety or protection for life or property. It therefore became a matter of importance to consider the measure which should be adopted to meet the evil in question, and upon the best consideration that could be given to the case, the course which bad been taken by the government has been that which was deemed most con sisteut with the constitutional tribuuals of the country; and it was decided accordingly to send down to the county of Monaghan two of her Majesty's judges, for the purpose of proceeding with the trial of those prisoners who, it was considered, ought to be made amenable to justice for the perpetration of this barbarous murder. Of the necessity of this proceeding there could be no doubt, and he be lieved the same opinion had been already heard from higher authority than himself. The necessity A issuing the commission and of carrying it out depended, of course, on the reports, the communications, and, more strongly still, on the sworn examinations of persona who had an intimate cognisance of the facts. Therefore it was that they (the jury) had been empanelled that day at a period rather unusual and out of the ordinary routine of the outgoing circuits. It was impossible, looking to the character of this outrage, not to conclude that it had not, as he had said before, resulted from that scheme and that plan of a secret society, interfering with the rights of pro perty in the country, dictating its terms, and executing its mandates. lie called their attention to the circumstances of that case, with a reference to the character of the evi dence, because it would appear to them, in the course of that investigation, that although this murder had been committed in the daytime, in one of the most populous dis tricts of the county, within a mile of a populous town, upon the high road, an d where the deed, the facts connected with it, and the manner of its execution, was witnessed by seve ral persons at some distance from tho place where it hap pened—and yet, strange to say, not a single individual who beheld the transaction was found either to pursue the mur derers, to assist in their apprehension, to give the alarm, or to go near enough to the spot to be able to identify the perpetrators of the crime, so as to assist in bringing them to justice. It was therefore manifest that, from the arrangement of this confederacy, great difficulty attended the discovery and punishment of the perpe trators of offences of this nature, in consequence of the un willingness of persons to come forward to give evidence for the crown, arising, as ho believed, from the threats and terror which were held over all who assisted in the admi nistration of justice. 'rho learned gentleman having concluded, several witnesses were examined. The first whose evidence told directly against the prisoner at the bar was Robert Mills examined by the Attorney-General—l am 15 years of age. I live in Keady. My father is a butcher by trade. I remember the day on which Mr. Bateson was killed. On that morning I remember leaving Keady to go to Castleblaney. James Sherry accompanied me on that occasion. We went to Castleblaney for the purpose of selling fat. We set out on our return from Castleblaney at four o'clock, and stopped for about a quarter of an hour at a house belonging to a person named M'Ardle, which is about • quarter of a mile from Castleblaney. We then went as far as Mr. Ilurst's gate. We there met two boys, whom we took into the cart, because they were fatigued. We then went on to Mr. Collins's house, where we met three men and Mr. Bateson. There was one man at each side of Mr. Bateson, and another walking behind him. I saw the faces of the men who were with him. Attorney-General—Now look at the dock and tell me do you see there any of the men whom you saw with Mr. Bateson on that occasion ? Wituess—Yes, that man (pointing to the prisoner) was one of them. Examination continued—After we passed on a little way I heard a pistoi shot; James Sherry then cried out, " Mr. Human is shot, come in or we will he killed." When we looked back we saw the three men beating Mr. Bateaon into the .hough. The Lord Chief Jußtice—Are you sure they were the same three men whom you SAW Just before with Mr. Bateson Witness—l am; they were not out of my sight all the time. I heard Mr. Bataan cry out "Oh, oh !•' Examination continued—The prisoner wore, I think, a frieze coat and a straw hat on that occasion. We then went up the "Tan-yard hill," from which we could see three men following us; they were running, and I cannot say where they went, as I soon lost sight of them. To a Juror—l pointed out the prisoner in the bridewell ea one of the persons I saw on the road with Mr. Bateson. Crotteezamined by Mr. Butt—l saw men on the road after the murder, and the bus." I met plenty of people between that and Kesdy. I am quite sur e the prisoner was one of the men I saw walking with Mr. Bateson. I never saw him before that day. 1 would not know the other two men if 1 saw them now. Mr. Howley showed me three men in the yard attached to the bridewell, and I • pointed out the prisoner as one of the three men I met on the road. I looked at the prisoner when I saw him on the road more closely than I looked at the other two men. Ile worn a grey Irmo coat and ts straw hat. When I went home I mentioned what I saw to my own people. We all agreed to say nothing shout the murder lest we should get ourselves into trouble about it. It was not cluskish or dark at the time of the murder. The two men whom 1 saw with the prisoner in the hridewell were not the two men I saw with him on the road. Two turnkeys in the Monaghan gaol were then examined touching the prisoner's shoes, which were proved to hive been given to a police constable named Wallace, with • view of their being applied to certain tracks in a field op posite M'Quaid'a house, down which the two witnesses of that name stated they remarked the men running. On this branch of the case Sub-lulu:tier Illothans and other wit nesses were examined. It turned out, however, that the examination was not made till the 24th of December-20 days after the crime had been committed—Hut the field was in stubble, and that there had fallen a considerable quantity of rain in the interval. The police c ons tabl e s also pr ove d the finding of two pistols, both broken at the butt, near the place where the unfortunate gentleman tell. Dr. Irwin, of Castleblayney. proved the inj ur i es i n fl: e t e d , upon Mr Dateson, and which were given at length in the evidence at the coroner's inquest. I'l'4 were principally wounds in the head. Hamilton M'Math, Esq., of Castleblayney, a magistrate of the county, proved the statement made by the prisoner immediately after: his arrest, which had been drawn up by the resident magistrate. Mr. Howley, the stipendiary magistrate, residing in C.tatleblayney, at the express desire of some members of the jury, was then called and examined at some length upon the subject of the means lie had adopted to have the prisoners identified. He proved that the present prisoner had been selected out of the. e by two witnesses without difficulty. At the conclusion of his evidence, The CAM fur the crown having timed, The Chief Justice observed, that Ili it was entirely out of the question to suppose that they could finish the trial that night, it would hr an well at this stage of the proceedings to adjourn. lie should, therefore, pronounce the court ad journed till the next morning, at half past 9 o'clock. [The excitement was more discernible yesterday than it bail been heretolote. There teems to be a very considerable amount of disappointment arising out of the circumstance that the c•idener is not more conclusive us to identity. The proceedings will not, it is apprehended, elusu before Friday.] UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL. OXYGitts, JAN. 29.—1 n a congregation holden this morning the following degrees were cunt; rrect : Muter of Arts—ltev. U. IL Portal and T. P. Beckwith, Christ Church, Grand Compounders; T. Barker, and Rev. L. B. White, Fellow, Queen's Cllege; T. H. Markham, and G. M. Traherne, Ilraselinse College ; IL Fauooett, Rev. 0. Gaisford, and IL St. John Tyrwhitt, students of Christ Church; Bev. .1. Macnaught, Wadham College; Rev. G. Knowling. Pembroke College; Rev. 1). W. Davis, Jesus College. Bachelor of Arta—W. Brown, Worcester College ; T. A. Can , Bra...clime College; J. L. R a ndall, F e ll ow o f New College; K. Parrott, Wadham College. Pnormson or POZTRY.—The Rev. Jame. Oarbett, M.A., labs Fellow of Brasenose College, Rector of Clayton, &mem, who has filled the office of Professor of l'octry for the last ten years, has now vacated it. 'the Vice-Chan cellor has fixed the electiur of a successor for Wednesday, the 18th of February. The appointment rests with mem bers of convocation. It is expected that the contest will be between the Rev. Thomas L. Chaugliton, M.A., formerly Tutor and Fellow of Trinity College, Honorary Canon of Worcester, and Vicar of Kidderminster, and the Rev. John Ernest Bode, formerly Tutor and Student of Christ Church, Rector of Westwell, Oxfordshire. SPORTING. TATTERSALL'S.—TuIItsDAY. The betting, which was dull until near the close, enables ns to submit a soutewliat iengthy quotation, but was re markable only for the spirit with which Nancy waa hacked for the Chestor Cup, and for a rather heavy outlay on Augur, .Lapillist, and Home-brewed for the Derby. %Ye did nut hear an olfer about Bobbie Noble or Claverhouae, but 14 to 1 would have been taken about Ordio, awl 20 to 1 laid agat Kingston. We give the latest prices : L It U KULL. MCP. 2 to 1 agst View llathei I 3 to 1 soot Mclford 1111j4TER CUP. 2 3 to 1 WO( Mr. M.L.,•nn'e Nancy (20 to I tI) 33 to t Mr. (trestle's Arlosto (t) 91 to I Mr. Ilethert's GruN Duke (t) $3 to 1 Mr. Gregolle'4 Sorreerow (t) 10 to 1 Lord Pistertor'sCockerow (t) 1,000 to 23 Mr. U. Ihllb tiothorpe (t) 2,000 to 30 Mr. luehood us colt out of the dam of Dooms. lawns (I) 3,00) to 30 Carton Hare tort's Burndsle (t) 3,000 to 30 Mr. 3. Ittoo.n's tialearlem (t) 3.000 to 30 111r..MesIttsne• Wryorek Dolt (I) 3,00 to 30 Duke of 11.11ord's Goes lloorbure (t) DERBY. 12 to slit Lord Zetlawre tutlnr (13 to 1t fl 111 to Mr. J. Ma n.ey's Orl!, (t II to I) $0 to Lord Ribb.e.dale's 20 to Mr. etebbiloes Aand the Great (t 22 to I) 23 to Lur , l Hr.ldt alt e's Lapidot (t) 23 to K. Plifut's 30 to Duke of Hichawarro. Itoorbergrill (1.) 90 to Mr. IA wrgee..A Chid furor. Ns. Isolota (t nutlet off) 1,000 to I Lord La, ter's Mutat:do (t) FRENCH FINANCE. Tho Moniteur Publishes an important financial statement by M. kould, the ex-Minuster of Finances, dated the 20th inst., and says that at the moment when he sent in his resignation he was terminating it. The report is as follows: bfonselgoeur,—Your opinion is that publicity is the surest guarantee of a good financial system, and at the commcocement of a new year, when it is possible to state with precision the amount of the public revenue during the preceding year, you directed me to send you in a general statement of the situation of our finances. To res- Pond to your views, I think it necessary to speak of the charges which the past has bequeathed to the present, of the modifications made in various taxes, of the expenses which the late events have necessitated, of those which weigh on the future, and of the resources of the Treasury. The &comperes of the budgets antecedent to 1851 can now be shown with exactitude. They amounted, in Jan. 1, 1848, to 292 millions. The year lEIB, owing to the extraordinary re sources which were devised, amounting to upward of 560 mil lions, aggravated that situation by only 3 millions, to which 1849 added a fresh &Poured of 214 millions. The deficit of 18.50 will scarcely exceed 36 millions, as is apparent from the definitive account, now fixed. It is true that this favourable result is caused by the fact of 50 millions of ex traordinary resources having been given to the budget, namely, 111 millions arising from the negotiation of bonds of Rouen Railway Company, and 381 of rents, which formed part of the funds of the savings hank at the mo ment of their Without these resources, the &Pourer! of 1850 would have been 86 millions ; but the ex pense of the extraordinary works, railways, and others, having amounted to 92 millions, the result is that the year 1850 presents over the ordinary budget a surplus of 6 million., in place of leaving a deficit. In fine, all these &scourer!, together amount to 445 millions, namely, those before 1848, 292 millions ; of 1818, 3 millions; of 1849, 214 millions, and of 18.50, 36 mil lions, in all 54.5 millions. These are facts now termi nated and definitive, as the future cannot make any change in the figures which have just been stated. As to 1851, the amount of the receipts may now be fixed with precision • but as the year only closes on August 31, the amount of th ' e expenses can only be stated approx imately. The revenues, in that year, have naturally felt the effect of the agitation and incertitude of political af fairs. The 'budget valued theta at 1,371,000,000 fr., but they will remain 11 millions below that sum, and will not exceed 1,360.000,0003 fr. or two millions below the amoun t realised in 1860. The diminution in the valuations of the budget are six millions in the produce of the forests, and 19 in the indirect taxes. On the other hand, there is an aug mentation lof 21 minims in the direct taxes, resulting from the duty on new buildings, and from an increase in the pro duce of the patente duty, and II millions of augmentation in sundry receipts. It is thus that the difference between the figure calculated on and that arrived at is reduced to about 11. millions. The reduction in the produce of the forests constitutes less a low than a delay, being caused by the fact of the wood which was cut down not having been sold. The revival of business I nsurcs the realisation of this re source on advantageous conditions during the next yea.. It is, above all, during the last three months that the diminu tion has been striking. lu fact, the first nine months ex ceeded by 12 millions those of the corresponding period of the year 18.50 • but that augmentation was completely ab sorbed by the loss of the last quarter. When the different branches of the revenue are separately examined, it will be seen that the indirect tales, properly so called, present over the present year an augmentation of 9,100,00 Mr., and that the diminution amount.. to six millions in the Customs, and to upwards of four millions in the stamp and registration dues, which, taking into account 16 millions produced by the new du'ies on mutations and stamps, hays declined nearly twenty millions. Thus political events have exer cised their action on the duties which fall on matters of business, but have nut presented the augmentation of those which are is positive proof of the wellbeing and ac tivity of the most numerous classes. The diminution which certain branches of the tea, nue has sustained will be, we hope, only temporary ; it will, we have no doubt, soon give way to an augmentation, so much the more consi derable that the consolidation of order and the re-establish ment of confidence will give, and indeed already impart, a great activity to business. The expenses of 1851 can as yet be estimated only approximstively. The credits opened, and to be opened, on that year will amount to 1,409 millions for ordinary expenses, and to 77 millions for extraordinary ' works, and will be lessened by at lout 40 millions ari g from sums brought forward, and from snnutations of credit, which will reduce the amount to 1,416 millions for the two services together. The d.eour, rt of 1851 will be comae aqinueonut,?; M or i t m hc ill d iom, fi s e n ri il , wil i t t ra is iise as t w o ing of the year 1851, that the events of the. 2 have placed to the charge of the state only an extraordinary expense of the ell 600,000 fr. mamely, 300,0001 e of supplementary credits on the m to il s l t i a o re, swpatiu secret funds of general police, and 181.),Oilifir. tor repairs of demises caused to private properties and persons. All the other credits opened by decrees Aix° that period, out of the pale of the estimates of the budget, have for their object expenses of public service and utility independent of events. The greater part formed the subject of bills, or were in cluded in the calculations of the government communicated to the committee on the budget of the Assembly. To pre sent things in a complete manner, we must take into ac count the elements which attenuate and explain that situa tion. The &outwit arise, in a vety great part, from the expense of public w,.rks, and principally from the expense caused by the construction of railways. These expenses will not entirely remain to the charge of the state; they will be reduced by the amount of the sums due by the companies, either for loans, or fur the reimbursement of works execute •1 by the state ; they only really constitute advances of which the the recovery is ;wooed. If we admit in deduction of the dathscerls the sum due by the railway