The Express. — London, England, 1853-03-07 00:00:00

111. HORRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT DIXON FOLD. We gave a short telegraphic announcement on Saturday, of a very serious accident at Dixon Fold, sit milesi mirth of Manchester, on the Lancashire and y o rkshire Railway, by which three persons were killed and many ethers very dangerously, if not 'mortally wounded. The details we have to add are of a very sad and painful character. The train was an express composed of three carriages and break van from Edinburgh, and two or mom carriages and break van from Liverpool. The first-named carriages had left Edinburgh at • quarter to II o'clock in the: morning, and the others had left Liverpool at 20 moat ,. past •in the afternoon. They bad for ned • june eimi at Bolton, 12 miles from Manchester, about a quieter or ten miuutes before 6, and were due at Manchester by ten minutes past 6. On leaving Bolton, the Edinb u r g h car -6re,.4 were plated hest, the Bolt.° nest, and the two break vans.eith &guard in esch,in the rear of ell. The train usually on ly trice benefit's Bolton and Manchester. It left Bolton on this ceessioe a very few minutes behind time, 'ilter stopping at Halshaw Moor, passed Stoneelough and Dinen Fold stations at great speed. It is estimated Mist the speed attained on passing the latter Beaton was f rom pi to 5... miles an hour. At Dixon Fold the line enters a Jr, p cutting nearly at the end of a double curve, giving it a form at this point something resembling the letter but the are of rather large radius, and not very s h a rp. The carriages are described by some of the peg scorers as reeking from tide to side in palming these curves p. that persons had • difficulty in keeping their seats, and M 360 to 100 yards beyond the Dixon Fold station the en gine ieit the rails, and, tearing up a deep (rem in the lon• i m i,eal wood sleepers oa which the rails rested for some distance, turned almost round, with its head pointing back tewards Bolton, and fell across the rail way on one of its side'', so as to block up the dwell a. wall as the up lines of rails. In doing this, it appears to hsve jerked itself loose from the train, and the three miceteding carriages were hurled completely off the line, smashed to pieces, sad their various parts, as well as th ei r pawner', metered far and wide. The accident happened about is o'clock. The wreck of the train pre muted • most extrw.rdinary spectacle. The cutting is about 12 feet deep, with banks sloping at an inclination of about one in three. Midway up one of these banks (that on the up side) was the body of • composite car riage deeply imbedded is the soil, with the tender sticking in the hank below it ; and across the line, on the slope of the opposite bank, some yards further on, was the body of a first-clam carriage. The under frames of these earnests had beau forced off, and oc cupied separate pieces, whilst the wheels of the earnests, still coupled together, were scattered in different directions. A woad-class carriage was lying in fragments about the line, having been dashed almost to atoms. One of the drivine•whels of the engine had been broken short off fees its axle, and the machine itself woe a mere wreck. The loss of life and limb under sack eiremastaaces, amens the human freight which the train had borne, will be little matter of surprise, however It may boons for deep re r et. There had been three persons on the engine, and Thos. res tos, the dnver, was found under it, after the occurrence, badly insulated, and quite dead. Henry Wood, the stoker, bad one of his arms broken, and received a contusion on the head. The third man, Richard Simmons, a night eokeman, who was on his way to work at Manchester, was killed. The wounded passengers, like the wreck of the train, were thrown about in all directions. In the first-class carriage, which, we believe, had been placed next the engine, was Mr. 0. F. Barbour, of the Grange, Edinburgh, who is the brother and partner in business of Mr. R. Barbour, the well known Manchester merchant. This gentleman, with his wife, three children, sad two female servants, was on his way to visit Miss Barbour (Mr. Barbour's sister), at Plymouth grove, Manchester, on their way to Alderley, where Mrs. Barbour was to spend the spring, having been 10T some time in very delicate health. Mr. Barbour was taken up in a state of insensibility from • slight candelas of the brain, but recovered consciousness &bast two hours Knee l/WI!. Mrs. Barbour was thrown Inn the carriage, and after remaining insensible for a time, likelliag herself on re covering consciousness lying shah the min and fearing that in the 'Whams some trek might ease ep and run over her. she succeeded, aotwitlestanding a frac ture of the collar-bone, and several contusions on the chest and the left leg, in crawling to one of the banks. Here it is said she lay upon the damp, cold earth, perfectly sensible but unable to rise, for mei) , a couple of hours before any assistance could be rendered her. By her side the meanness lady found the dead body of her second child, George, • boy about flee years old, which had been removed ben the wreak of the carriage, its head so crushed that it is ea mimed that the child mast have been killed instantly. The ablest boy, Frederick Barbour, aged 7 years, was founisearthe (*Win, with severe scalds on the right leg, thigh, mitillimemet part of the abdomen. The youngest child, an infant sem minis old, war taken out of a deep drain by the side of Ike by Mr. Hill of Charlto n -upon- Medial, • pee r who pie it into the clung of • poor woman, a ,Wager lfrlof ow the line. This wane. having taken When% its wet clothes; dried, warmed, sad fed it; esti Melt are ef it foe some killitS with truly maisrael mesa* Mims. Mr. Harbour's sister left Man desks &est selleighen as 'spree train, to search for it, mil was musk relined to find it so well eared for. Mr. lesebear's two sensate were both found to have received mush injury : the youngest, Betsey Iffseartney, a maw, was suffering from • compound dislocation of ref the ankle Josue, astessitating amputation at • later ctyof the night, when in the Manchester In whilst the other servant, Ellen Hogg, was found to have received • contusion of the spine, but not of a serious character, it is believed. There is some doubt Macartney will recover. Mr. Constantine Caratti, • Greek merchant, residing in Glasgow, who was on his way to Manchester, to be present in a trade arbitration ease to be settled between himself and Mr. Carta, was taken from the wreck in a state of great ruff ag from compound fractures of both legs below the bass., and the usfortanate gentleman suffered nub from subsequent exposure to damp and cold from lying nearly two hours on the bank before he could De removed to Manheater. On Saturday he appeared to n sinking rapidly, sad it was feared he would not recover. Another sufferer was Mr. Vincent Martin, a traveller, from et. Aside, Cornwall, who had his right arm and two ribs broken, and sustained a severe laceration of his right head. He was eabsequsatly conveyed to the Manchester Infirmary in • dangerous state. Mr. Robert Fitton, cotton spinier, of Shaw, near Oldham, had one leg broken, sad seetensd internal injuries. Mrs. Barracks, wife of Mr. John Herroske, &palter, of Middleton Dale Hasse, was also fined much hurt, having sus mined a composed fracture of the left ankle, which raw dered immediate amputation inaissary. Mr. Henry Kay, of Preamble, salesman, was taken trot the train with his left thigh brakes, and the tees is annexed a serious one. Henry Pugh, shoemaker, Beg ley-elnei. !Salford, had both bean of lb left leg broken. Amain many p7zers las sem* bust nay bs eau mermaid Mr. Cam Ist Dragon Guards, a good deal benne; Mr. m ush shaken ; Mr. Coleman, a good deal limbo ; and Mn. and Miss lielleao, the wife and dinghies , of a Greek merchant residing In Manche ter, hie. who nosived some severe cuts aad bruises about the A good deal if blase was thrown apes the railway company sa Ike proud that the isafectunato pampagers were **Us" left exposed to the oast sad wet belles amok& aaee was losught, sad they .sad be removed to IlwoolawAw. balk am= that there wen se moot et &Ad*. Inas aroma flea Kr nuke, sad the Wales whlsh aim is la diet Andes frees Bohn meld sat pa beamed to Wu • nenierr. Under these eleseseleasse, a nes used Ina Ilifier who wastreaseing dna Warne sa She bowl. woo espooliod as NASIAISON4 sad weld ban to walk erne of is seen.. We era did net arrive until 1111111MOI felt *Mea sea by the time Norm ng' sad Chinn nailed 'Mon ef the essopeey, sad Herri- the he H of the lin, Mr. Illmintere and Mr. Grimly, weeneary Inge senplenset ef workman, ;wall be get Wisner mai mend by a spiel train to the place, it was eppesesidap Veleok. gleTheam seine pestialed es p by Meek antral is the dark and Mtn& NOW li only a bw biasing the ney .1 y ns with thin ani6l no keeps of the wreck, the reaps of dead eel iesended, with many of the latter sousila plianak valor Mar searlags, was angst extre aNieey me. WIII As realest manna that weld be was seedy sin Venn whoa the tuna span amrasw „ Norlitolor stab the same% bang wady three his eftw Ihs .eldest. Hearty ell ef then amp! Ur. barmen est li d s 2 (who wen bewarded le Pirenth Move), wise at dm Royal Inanney. The lodise of ne were taken is ass lens Oen Inn Curine le await ne whisk bassleet bseei Ina In this day. Tbswsslmaan were employed the when et the night mad darks Salneday is dents, the Ina, sad is Wayne She sixty reas et yen. w. up. The one of the ended bee use, sal reliably sew will, be sadder ullastened. sins the seas and deepen have Ind t he runnel le Menne the i.e. The railway Mei& map Nor think that it resells beet the denim whet of the oscine helm bones of bet as the wheel is fined te ban rat with the earns (thesph the axle la bream Wenn to the wheal), beet when the tar get *di!. Ilse le lbe piste where the engin epee; Me is badly WAIF It seam noes probable that the theft of tie drinei sited ems *ekes with the strain apes It when the earn tented fond and fell across the railway. The Point when the wheels appear to moo ant let Um rails it 'boat N yards hen when the earn lay. Here there Ism hese • seaddeselle Nang ef tb• *Wu co tit' se ride of the Ike, sal this entlased a red ow two. The" is thee, tot a distaste ef 93 yards, be ark of the wheels either apse the sleeper er oa the pain bowie* the Ws. All., net distaste, the IlOrks of the wheeh oa the WM 111111 es are very dislioak then WWI a perfect rem abase is task deep, sal sere led for two or three peede. • her yards farther se, the sleepers on the other tide ban ben natient away ; sad sheet thirty yards from where 11111 ant of the mean any he trend. the 6 ett rap bee hers It is a rail ea the snide et the bus, end hes been the wed inwards sine behee is to font yaw Twe we these eneesithe kerbs of rail on this tide have bees is &plead ; sad we this seine to • rail on the off side which has hen breed gene Mosame of on that side of the line. The hooks of of the reds es this Aide ht been continued for MOO yards, after which it anew; and son afterwards the =eels appear to have risen nee the bulk, which is deeply plauthed uP by thin. The tanks of this piowildos. armee about a yard behind Om lam thaw, nay be trend almost up to the point won* rriages wen standing. The went is at first ve r y alight, end for see me distance the marks run very near the bottom of the bank at the side of the cutting. After wsed...‘ie ascent mutt have been more rapid, on order to nosh the point where the carriage. ultimately remained ; bat, owine !o the rubbish which was about last night, tEs marks hem weld sot be traced. The engine (No. 13) lay , upon its side, completely covering the down Use, and with its frost part towards Dieu Fold step Hon. The general account given by the workmen and others was that after it had vaunted nearly to the top of the beak, on the up side, it turned a sot of bath seater- sault ; but the position of the carriages which remained upon or near the line renders it almost impossible to con ceive that this we. the case. The funnel was knocked completely off, all the rivets seeming to have yielded; it lay • little beyond the engine, ea the down bank, the dome being a short distance lower dowel. The off driving wheel was lying upon the up bank. The coupling chains between the engine and tender having broken, it would seem that the latter continued its way literally into the embankment. The body was torn from the carriage and the former lay considerably behind the latter. The wheels, dtc., in fact all the lower part of the first-class carriage (which appeared to have been next the tender), were lying mixed with the wreck of the tender. The body war very much shattered. The second carriage in the train was • "composite," or mixed first and second class. It evidently passed over the wreck of the tender and the first-class carriage; and the offside of its front was driven several feet deep into the embankment, very nearly at its top, and it stud supported principally by the remains of the tender. Internally, this carriage was aot much is jared ; and the coupling chains between it and the shat tered first-class carriage unbroken. It would appear that the third carriage in the train was most completely swished. The remnants of it were left in front of the remaining ' carriages which remained upon the line, and which were almost uninjured, and the only suggestion as to the mode in which it was destroyed is, that it was torn and ground between the ruins of the engine upon the one side, and the tender and carriages upon the embankment on the other. We could not leers how many passim , gore were in the three carriages we have described, but from their extraordinary positions and breakage, it would seem more than probable that most of the injured persona were in them. The two carriages in the front of the remainder of the train remained tolerably near the rails ; one being off to the right, and the other to the left. Next to these was • luggage van which was com pletely off the rails, awl close in t& bank. Nearly opposite the luggage van was the circular top of the break from the tender ; it lay halfaay up the embankment, and a short dis tance from it, towards the end of the train, was the screw, and other portions of the fittings. A great deal of complaint is made of the advantage taken of unfortunate passengers in these cases to plunder them. The servants of the company my that when an accident takes place. the country and other people who come to the spot, like the wreckers anther sea coast, when • vessel has come ashore, carry off every thing they con lay their hands on. In the present ease articles of clothing, carpet bags, and other property were miming, which mast have been car ried off in this way. MAXCEUSBIL., 81/NDAT MOZMNO. It appears there are fur or Ave cases, arising out of this terrible accident, which may yet prove fatal. Mr. and Mrs. Barbour are going oa favourably this morning. Their eldest boy, however, is suffering a good deal, and is yet in a precocious condition. Medical aid was summoned also, very urgently, at an early hour this morning, to their youngest and only other child. This child war not braised or maimed in any way, but had suffered • good deal from exposure in the wet before it was picked up, as above stated. The two mines, Hogg and Macartney, lying at the Infirmary, have passed a favourable night, and are as well as can he expected. Mr. Caratti has also bad a few hours' sleep this morning. He is very low, however, and will re quire to rally considerably before any operations, that may be Receseary for his dreadful fractures, can be undertaken. The other patients in the Infirmary are reported without change. MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN (IRELAND) RAILWAY. The fifteenth half-yearly meeting of the directors and shareholders of this important Irish Company wee held is Dublin on Friday ; John Ennis, Esq., chairman of the company, in the chair. The report of the dire etm was read by Mr. usire, the secretary, and unanbaonsly adopted. It stated that : 1 ------ -- - .. The directors feel great pleasure in being able to report a progressive improvement in the revenue of the railway in all its branches: sivz MONTH/ =DINO 31ST DECIWIZE, 1851. 1 Ist Class .... 15,336} £4,1300 19 1 2nd „ .... 42.056 10,166 15 6 Pasmaigers 3rd .. .... 46,629} 6,633 10 3 4th ~ .... 48,502} 5,348 14 6 Horses, Carriages, Parcels, *e. Goods and Cattle Total £38,296 3 4 HALF-TZAR INDIXO JOWL 1862. t let Clan .... 14,233 £ 4,927 18 11 2d „ .... 42,942 10,168 10 4 Penesgen 3.1 ~ .... 62,632 7,622 18 7 4th „ .... 48,817 4 6,718 9 11 Hentee, C arrCiages, Parcels. .he 2,541 2 3 Goods sad Total £42,077 9 10 HALT-111AZ INDING DICINEIIit, 1852. let Class .... 18,412 .... £ 6.780 9 2 2nd „ .... 53,5711 .... 13,043 2 7 Pialiclien 3 r d 0 .... 62,4961 .... 9,150 11 8 4th „ ... . 53,610 .... 5,927 7 .3 Hones, Carriages, Pareeb~te Goods and Cattle The receipts from all mums daring the past hairiest between Dublin and Athlone, including the canal, were 62,7661. Bs. 10d., and the total disbursements, daring sane period, 31,0211. 14e. bd . ; which leaves a nett revenue of, 31,7331. 14s. 5d., together with the surplus from last half year, 6,3691.6 a 11d. ; staking together, 38,1021. oe. 4d. Prom this anionat the board propose that the sun of 8,6521. arising from interest on arrears of calla, be added to the meetsl redone, which will make that fund amount to 26,9231.6.. 104., available for any pampas to which the company may hereafter be disposed to apply it. That a dividend at the rate of Ave per cent. per annum be paid on the capital of the company, which will amount to 21,2741. 16s. 9d., smiths movies, 8,1741. 14s. 11d., be carried to the credit of the nest half-year's amount. TRAGICAL EVENT. FRAXLINONLY, 81717011. SATWIDAT. This ossully quiet district of the meaty Ye beam threes toss a painful state of ezeilemat Vale eumensees et a horrible act of murder and 'Weide. of the sane was • Mr. William Goodwyn. GPM:re reided with his family in very comfortable eirommasses in user this town ; the victim being • fineudis , Lisa Goodwyn, four years old. An ialematmus peularday before Mr. Wood, the coroner, whim the hawk* MN were adduced : On Tinesthey iessideg . t enet 20 minutes to 8 o'clock, the parer,-by IMO MIMING OS Seeing Um Goodwyn acme out of her louse and strew, as if ler help. A butcher, b ▪ e Dime, imegleiNg the *se was ea as, rushed bet Otani Reda* le masa ate sheen as todekly retemsed. The udietenide wenn was usetbh to speak, end piloting to the when of a beatsag the ids door, which wee iliNermi, se theald that own =rises bed takes phew la the apertseat. Dixon,with wee, then bone the eistr epee, when a nest awed mem psessated heat The lltthe - tiel was discovered M ein sieloc but wee quite dead, a fearful gun hew lellieted on Mr threat sad as her face. Her clothing (for she had been dressed) and the door round the body were covered with blood. A few feet from her, lying on his left side, and with a frightful cut in his throat, was ✓em Good +ye, who was she deemed. He was alive. His eyes wen epee, bet he wee enable to ardealate a word. In the roots was found a reser with which be bad committed the dreadful act. Mesm,. Wilson and Jeaffersou, sur geons, were instantly 'sled in, and proceeded to sew up the wound which the we man had Masted upon him self, bet of little mein is anise his life, as he expired in the cones of Ise ninnies er • genter of an hour. The death ef the lids girl was viepeedy, as the carotid n osey was eenpislst divided. 'The marines 'amend their bast thatendeptemiliell both eel% and ibet be must ban hese anew* el the dm. It appose that be had hue sebte flight abeiselisa et Weise at times, and that, se was brined sheet mid brined by the loss of Me 'tidos we a day or m peeeleedi. The jury returned • verdict in neendeoco with there Sets. The wretched Ran has left • really et lee *Ohm Nam nom MILSOUSNI.-11= ws ia plentiful ben; the old to be sees la the is immense. This plasels like • fair every da g l i li k . the arrival of ves sels, sod ass along from Ste Os Sunday, at dispel, met J. A—., • at Kenn. Cabin's, who bed some dews frees En to psalm goods. Be bee bees very ssecesdal, err be hew, by the mid dle ed sent emisimeir to have Net am* b be able to come bear spin ad pe e. Brieb sw sew saki See 134 per Valk asuslisee iota.. 161.; Asir se. lta ; asistnnot long be bsi far that Bricklayers and slime.wallem receive from 211 a. to lie per day ; mamas,libs ; Ss.; painters tisleslnsam. lit.. ead ell Mbar Ueda in pro ; but very little le dab& all this being at a Mind toe want aI hands. Labourers es the roads get Wa per day ; wharf ditto, 15e. ; dram's, U. per week amid their rations. The New Gold Escort Com pany are giving their men IL per day and ra tions of a superior kind, • bone, of mune, to ride on, also quarters, whips is tows, equal to °Been', and many OW young men sow arriving are joining it to gain imprison, and very many more go of direct to the dig ffin Everything is enormously dear here, and fortunes ireleng rapidly realised by many. The 4-lb. loaf is 2a. 15d. ; the best joints of meat 4d. per lb. (considered very dear); tea, 2s. ; sugar, Is. fad. ; a glass of ale, 64. ; • bottle of soda water, Is.; ditto, lemonade, 10d. • ditto Bann beer, 94 ; and not enough to be had at t hat. I have bad several long walks in the country, but bare no time in this to say much about it, except that in my excur sions I have seen many bans of gold, and wished a little about four miles from Melbourne, bat not enough to pay at present. I fell in with a district, about eleven miles from Melbourne, when there win thousands of tons of lead ore lying on the surfed', some specimens of which I picked up and took to a friend of mine, a practical assayer, who, upon submitting it to the crucible, found it contained a large admixturo of silver: what a splendid spec for an English company, or for our old neighbours P. and W. Co. of S. Isase—Correapondast of Me Builder. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING MARCH 7, 1853 ELECTION EXPOSURES. (Frees the Oteiresr.) The members of this committee rt-assembled on Saturday, at 11 o'clock. They were—Mr. H. A. Herbert, chairman; Sir Jobs Walsh, Hon. H. B. Brand, L,rd Hot ham, and Mr. J. B. Smith, Mr. Alexander, Q.C., and Mr. Sewell, appeared for the petitioners, and Mr. Sesjeant Kinglake and Mr. Pigott for the sitting members, Sir Alexander Cockburn and Mr. ' Willcox, who were both present. After a preliminary discussion as to whether the sitting members should be permitted to remain in the room during the examination of witnesses, and the permission being accorded on all heads, Mr. Alexand er having opened the ease for the p3titioners at considerable length, concluded by calling: Cap airs James Meehan, in the service of the Peninsular and Orieatal Steam.packet Company, and formerly com manding the steam-ship Bombay. He said—l wu sent toGla& I Bon in the service of the company, and came from that city , to Southampton to vote for Sir Alex. Cockburn. The whole' of my travelling aspens's, including cab hire, amounted to 111. Is., but there was a deduction of 11. made from the bill. I had permission from my employers for cumin: to vote. The bill included my expenses backward and forward. I came for the purppose of voting, and went back in the course of my duty to Glasgow. I cannot go anywhere without the permission of my employers. The sum I received was 101. Is , exactly the sum I had spent. The 11. struck I off, it was said, interfered with election arrangements, or was coatrary to them, and I said if the bill I interfered with my independent vote I would make him • present of the entire. I was moved to the Luling since the election. The position I now hold Is not so good as the one I 6.1 d before. The wine's, It appeared, was brought from Marseilles by the petitioners, as being a most material one, and some diseussins took place as to the I payment of hie expenses, bat the question was ultimately postponed by the committee. Frederick Langford, a merchant's clerk at Southampton, was next examined, and rid: I voted for Sir A. Cockburn land Mr.Willeox at the last election. I had beta previously csavaased by the other side, but I gave them no decided an swer. I was occasionally employed by the Southampton Deck Company. Levi canvassed me, but I had a message from him by a man in the employment of the Dock Com pany, named Grantham. I went, pursuant to that mes sage. to Mr. Andrews the maor. I saw him tis hia ffice l in High.street. He Lid Lev i was a great supporte o r or theirs ; that they were in company the previous evening, and that they were talking of the situation at the docks as being suited for me. He also said he would raise heaven and earth to support any oast Levi sends to him, and if I voted for their party he would get me the situation. If he did sot succeed he would get me something equally good. That was about three weeks before the election. He said when the situation was ready he would send for me. I next day saw Mr. Levi, Mr. Sharpe, and Sir Alexander Cockburn at the Docks, and Sir Alexander said, " Well, Mr. Langford, we must talcs your name down." Mr. Sharpe, who wee present, said, " 'Yes, it is all right." He wrote m name in a book. I voted for Cockburn and Wi ll cox on t he faith of what Mr. Andrews said to me. The situation was given to another, and about six weeks after the election I applied to Mr. Andrews, who said the situation was not worth half what it formei was I then asked him to give me • letter to Sir Alexander tick burn or Mr.Willeoz, but he said Mr.Willoox did not like to have any person sent to him foe two months. The mayor is chairman of the commissioners, who have the appoint ment of harbour master in their gift. Crearezamtned—Mr. Andrews spoke in hie usual way (imitating him), " Well, my boy—dash my fo7— dash my wig I" and such like words. (Great laughter. I did not vote epos principle, but to benefit myself an my family. I spoke on the subject to Mr. Coxwell, the solicitor, about two months ago at the docks. I also spoke to many of my Moods, saying, " Well, there they have served me a shabby trick ; they have given the situation, atter all, to some one else." I had • permanent situation in the docks till about a week ago, when I was dismissed. After gaming front London • week ago I found another person in my sins non, but I ked the reason of my dismissal. Before the election I had applied to Captain Engledue for a situa tion, and was referred to his superintendent, who said as soon as there was a vacancy he would give me • situation. A fortnight ago I saw Captain Engledue, who said he did not like to interfere while this election affair was pend ing, as he might be obliged to send me away if he gave me ea appdahmat in one of has ships. Its said some thing &best meaday or bribery, but I suppose they mesa the sem thing. (Roars of laughter.) I don't expect a sheens al* the scrutiny, but I hops he will get me one. He bee promien me sae already. I got V. from the perses who gene me the witileadem, to pay my expenses. I got 2& men Nisei I awn to Leaden. The witness, who wens laming white Inn* with large buttons, was here quartioned at some kerb about where he had got it, and gave ea amueles amen at its being transferred from one Idler N resederw, and hew he had been tricked by having eons velvet put tens welter instead of silk. The members of the enmities were le teen of laughter while he was de• scribing his misfortunes. John Malachi, a negro of a most singular physiognomy— & low retreating forehead, with protuberant lips and lower jaw—which was rendered men remarkable by • thick white woollen muMer rand hie neck, was next examined. He said—l ant a waiter and an elector of Southampton. I ge morally support the tads& I was canvassed for the election of 1802 by the tones, bat made no promise. I then saw Mr. Tucker, on the other aide. He hoe auctioneer. I also saw a Mr. Swyer, at hi s lemaes, with Mr. Andrews, and voted, in the end, he the sitting member. Four or Ave days before the polling day I saw Mr. Tucker. He told ms there was • pleas riot forward on the pier heed if I would give him use one. I said I semld make ma peones. I knew Thin no berbewrneeter, whe Was than dead, bat the 'hastiest I was to on wee not that of harbour-mutes. (Great laughter.) I was to have Parkias's place, to hand ropes and sweep the pinhead, and was to have 15e. a week, and many • 'Upon's to be made beside. Tucker said be would au me spun before the pollim. I saw Mr. An drews, and asked him to try to get Pi.ins's place for me, and he said he would if he oo•K but be said nothing about my vote. On the polling day Tucker asked me how I in tended to vote, and I said one and en. He said, " I want you to vote for Sir Almada. sad Mr. Vensittart, and he wrote that on a card. I tread he Osekbars and Willcox, but did not get the pain ((hest laughter.) I told Mr. Tacker that I wee mash dhippeinted about getting the glen al the pier. Hs end I did not go the right way. I hen hem two yearend of tnploymeat. and I said I hoped he wield think of me inner den I get as money during **similes. I the Webbing eel waling Tucker hea awdeped me to de jobs red deny gosh. r found there VIM night nwpilleate for my dftenee, sad if I had known that Iwadi an hen taken so =sob trouble about it. My Mb ono to lir. Tacker when I was going to the poll, end nil I was going to vote sae and one, but when I got tbere tiwyer said, ' Hang it all, Jobe, put it all on side." Drof laughter.) I lived with Swyer before, and knew very wa. Some time afterwards I told the solicitor on the other side how mesh damp Mai I had been. I saw Mr. Zimmerman after the about the place on the pier-head. He said, " yew fiat yea won't get it." (Great laughter.) I told all the grattleahn to Mr. Mackay. Zimmerman wrote down my stamen, and than Mackay came to my house with the statism% cad pumped me for half an hear; he said it was repensi net I bed got two or ten, or five sovereigns, but I rernes bed a farthing. l rthiag. W two sovereigns to pay my espettom. owl two pounds ohne ; my wife, who tame win me the Amt time, got a sovreige. l e t being sow past ton o'clock, the emnsuittee adjourned till this day, at 11. Item Chutes. Witness asked him wh he put Chester oa his mad, sad Morgan repli e d because )rail had expressed a , to hien that he should do so. Morgaa also stated to witness thee the sight before the election a man had brought him • ot gold, and in the morning another and some notes. T ha n man who brought the money was a tallish thia min, dressed ia drab clothes. It was nearly dark when he brought him the first money, and he therefore thought he should not know him again, unless he had some commotion with him. Witness knew Thomas Land, who answered this description. Morgan told witness ho paid the money away to persons who brought cheques. Re entered the numbers of the cheques in his tssok and the sums he paid for each, adding that" if the, had not found his book they would have been bothered." Morgan said h e did not know that the persons he gave the money to were voters, and that when he was coming from Shrewsbary he thought it was to act as a poll-clerk, and that if he had really known what they wanted him for h e wou ld h ave seen t h em hanged drat. (Laughter.) Morgan also told witness that if he had bee in the room two minutes tether he would have seen a man is a brown coat who had paid away twice as much money as Morgan. Morgan also said Derby was • poor plate; that they gave as mach money for one vote at Shrewsbury as they gave at Derby for twenty. (Laughter.) The money the Derbyites had given him would not have lasted him two hours at Shrewsbury. Cross-saamised—Did not pump Morgan. Morgan indeed did not require pumping —(laughter)—for he had been im bibing that which was calculated to make him loquacious, Ce. brandy and water. (Laughter.) Ou their way to the lock-up they had two quarts of ale. Tlio megistiates who took klorgaa's statement were of both political parties. Morgan was confused and excited; and, on hearing the noise outside the court, said, Tell 'em if I get tree I'll give them a few barren of ale." When witness arrested Morgan, he fall apparently stupifiei over the fireplace, and exclaimed, " Lord deliver us." (Laughter.) J. W. Mellor and G. Hervey, constables of the Derby police corroborated the previous evid ence , an d p ro d uce d I the book spoken of by Fern as being before Morgan on the table. _ Mr. C. B. Taylor was next examined—Wu landlord of the County T and in July last a man came there whom he afterwards' discovered to be Morgan. Morgan told witness he came there to serve the tones, and asked witness to send a card for him to Messrs. Coca's lead works. On the card was written, " Mr. T. Morgan, Chester." Witness , sent the card, and on that evening Radford came to wit nesa's house; and the next evening Lund came at about I l dusk and went into the commercial room where Morgan was. Witness had no vote, bat canvassed for the cuservative party. Examined by the committee—When Morgan came to witness's house and looked at the room, he said it would do very well, as there were two doors to it, and each door had a separate staircase. He wanted the folks to come to him without being sun. Charles Bird, messenger to Mr. Horsfall's oxermittee, was engaged by Mr. Simpson at the last election, at ar. a day. Mr. Webster was there frequently on the occasion of can veining for Mr. Horafall. Mr. Webster directed letters in :he committee room, and Mr. Gillam insisted him. Saw the Coxes there. Saw Mr. Walker, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Lewis, and Mr. Merely, and witness voted for Honfall. On eross-examination witness said he was not kicked down stairs by Mr. Forshall for being drunk, but he was shoved down. (Laughter.) Was not drunk, neither was he sober, but a little amidships. (Laughter.) The committee then (at four o'clock) adjourned to twelve this day. During tke proceedings a list of from 120 to 130 voters, stated to have been bribed, and upwards of 100 persons who were stated to have bribed them, was handed in to the committee. RYE. Ma. MACKINNON UNSEATZD. On Saturday the select committee appointed to try the unite of this petition met in Committee-room No. 2. Sir John Pakington (chairman), Colonel Knox, Mr. Moncrielf, Mr. Tndway ' and Mr. Corbally. Mr. Merewether and Mr. Rodwell appeared for the peti tioner', and Mr. Edwin James and Mr. Webby for Mr, Mackinnon, the sitting member. Prior to the commencement of the proceeding, Mi.jor Corti', who wu standing in the body of the committee room, addressing the chairman, said, " I hope there will be no compromise of this. I believe it is going to be attempted. I will be no party to it." The Hon. Chairman—We cannot entertain anything of the kind. Mr. Merewether then opened the cue, stating that Major Curtis, the old member for Rye, having retired, Mr. Pom fret opposed Mr. Mackinnon at the last election, having re ceived a requisition from 280 voters, out of the total con stituency of 510. The result of the poll, however, was for Mackinnon 240 votes, for Pomfret 208, and it would be for the committee to decide how it was that the 260 votes for Mr. Pomfret had been reduced to 206. A key, however, to this would be found in the corrupt practices of treadft that were carried out. Mr. Curtis, having retired, lent Ys influence and interest, and agents, in favour of Ms. Mackinnon, and gave a grand droner at his place at Pees. marsh to 300 voters, to celebrate his own retirement Clem the representation, and Mr. Mackinnon's appearank k place. Messrs. Butler and J. Smith, former eosin of Mr. Cards, carried on the arrangements of the eementliese on behalf of Mr. Mackinnon, and no fewer than 84 epos louses for drink and dinner' were to be noted is Rye alone, 20 of the landlords voting for Mackinnon. A witness, named Panache, pras under examination, when Mr. James interposed, and said he was afraid that the dinner that had been given by Mr. Curtis would be found to be so mixed up with Mr. Idackinnon's agents that the committee would hold it to have been treating under the act, and that Mr. Mackinnon must submit to a resolution, declaring that bribery by treating and through his agents had taken place, but without his personal knowledge, or an imputation on his character. The room was then cleared, and, on the re-admission of the public, The Chairman said he wished to know what course the counsel for the petitioners Intended to take, consequent on the announcement from the representative of the sitting DERBY. The eommitbee re-amembled cm Saturday. Mr. R. Ingham in the chair. The other numbers of the committee were Mr. W. Stirl . , Mr. W. M. Milner, Mr. J. B. Stan hope, and Hon. A. Kieaaird. The committee room vie mach crowded. Kawhat% arese.examinatio• was prooseeded with. He had se eseelisatias of having seat in a paper to Mr. Radford da tin parlay saassieg, asking for a settle ment of his thane via the prey, se of eselft to Mr. Om about giving him an ladeamby. Weill set Wadertake to say M did setter Oes that the diselomme is his posses sion would be woe* 1.11101. or 3,0001. to the epposits party. Did sot p to the °aunty Tavern afterwards to spy out what was doing diem to seines& fasts against the Blue party. Witness was arposiall ease Man attorney by t h e Court of Queen's BIM* through being saisled by another party. It wee foe assisting a poor client with money lent to carry on a suit. Mr. John Moss, Mayor of Derby, was next ezamiaed—He had heard that a system of bribery was going on at Derby on the part of Mr. Hanfall, at the last election. Oa the evening of the sonsinatioa day, Mr. Cox, whom be had not previously ham, bbrroouogghht luat a letter from Mr. infield, Town Clerk of Nottinglmm, sad in eassequesee of what Cox said to him, he went to the then mayor, sad requested him to let hint have Sergeant Pere, of lb. polies. He saw also Mr. Baas, his brother, and several others of the liberal party. Did not see flewker at all until Morgan was taken Into custody. Crcee-exantined by Mr. flasjeant Wranghant—There was a joint committee for Bass and Haworth, of which witness was one, but it was for Ansacial matters only. Witnem, being an attorney, was an agent for his patty, but acted gratuitously. There were luny meetings of the liberal party, of which witates was chairsum Witness gave gene ral cordon that there should be ao committee-room at a public-house. There was a amities at the Tiger Hotel, at which witaess said, " Gentlemen, I—" 31r. &taint Wrangluun (interposing)—Now, pray don't, Mr. Mayor ; we don't want the speech over again. fierge - ant Pun, of the Derby pair*, deoeti to having,on the morning of the election, gout to the s County Tavern, in consequence of instructions from the last witness. Certain signals ware communicated to him. He went up stairs, and at the top met Hallow, who attesapted to stoi , him, but witness put his auger to the aide of his nom upon which Hallow said, " That's all right." itness also said, " It's all right ; Radford sent me." Hallow allowed witness to go into the room, where he found Morgan before a table with a small beak and two or three pieces of paper. He took Morgan into custody and searched him. In Mor gan's pocket he found one 101., and sin 51. notes of the Bank of England, and in his trousers pockets a bag containing 1341. in sovereigns and half sovereigns, and the celebrated " W. H." letter. He also found four cardson Morgan, two of these cards had on them, " Mr. T. Morgan," and the other two, " r.T.Morgan, C haste r." The pieces of piper he found on the table turned out to be bank notes. (Laughter.) Witness lodged Morgan in the lock-up. Asked his name and where he came from, and he replied it wu,on his card. Next day Morgan told witness be came from Ellunwabary, and not member._ Mr. Merewether said he proposed, on behalf of his clients, to adduce sufficient evidence before the committee to prove the case of the dinner at Peannanh. The hon. chairman mid that the committee had antici pated that would be so, bat it was their opinion, under the circumstances, that it was desirable they should take fur ther time to consider the course the committee ought to pursue, and they would therefore adjourn until Montia7. Evidence was then adduced with reference to the dinner at Peannarsh. Richard Lankeeter and J. E. Davey, voters for Mackinnon, deposed to having been there, and that they were regaled with meats and drinks, an d the " port of Rye," kr which they did net pay. Jeremiah Smith, %ad- ✓ ent for Mr. Curtis, and election agent for Mr. Mackinnon, spoke to having ordered the dinner, which net 22W., but which Mr. Curtis had not yet paid him, though he kept an open account with Mr. Canis. The room was then cleared, the committee deliberated, and declared Mackinnon was not duly elected to serve is the present parliament for the borough of Rye, that it was a void election, and that he was by his agents guilty of treating." The chairman added: I have to intimate that the com mittee entertain doubts whether they shall not think it their duty to take further proceedings under the circum stances of this ease, and, therefore, adjourn until Monday at twelve o'clock, when we shall expect to see the parties here, but on that day we shall not expect you to be prepared with 'ritualism The committee then adjourned to Monday. r-HULL On SattudsT this committee renewed their in quiry at twelve o clock. The members ware the Hon. Mr. Labonehere (chairman), Mr. W. Beggs, Mr.liailthe Currie, Mr. E. Davison, and Hon. H.P. Berkeley. The examinaiiiin of John Walker was eantinned. He stated that he had received several sums of money from Wilde, for the purposes of the election, and that he paid for refreshment for several voters. Wilde told hint gene rally there was " plenty of tin," but he did sot say where ha get it from. Cress-examined.—Was never called upon by Wilde to reader say savant, but received front Wilde altogether between 301. and 401. Witness had received 601. for his widows before the committee. Did not oonaider this bri bery. (Laughter.) Rollin came to him to get the inform ation he' had given in his @videos% and they talked toge ther " about the haunt's of the &Meal system generally," and this had been a standing epiaies of witness for many (Laughter.) Psisebe peasiag of the Reform dears freeman always got 21. he a split vote and 41. for a plumper ; but sines that system was abolished the new voters were the most difficult to suanags. They did not know their price. Witness was speaki ng of the 101. house holders ia the former awe. Now the market price " had dwindled down to 30s. a head. There was also the custom on both sides of giving refreshment. It was usual to set down a freeman as for six days' pay. Some did not get paid, and, had it been otherwise, there would not have been the bother of this petition.(Laughter). Out of between 4,000 and 5,000 voters polled at the last election witness would say that 1,000 were accessible br this means. The practice had existed less extensively at this election than at former ones. Voters were " set down " as mes sengers, not for employment, but for their votes. There were none of the " open houses " of the old time, but voters were introduced by a member of the committe e to the landlord of a tavern, and they were then allowed to order and have what they liked. Witness would sar that between 400 and 600 voters were " set down " in this way at Saville-street, the term " setting down " in Hull mean ing that they were to have 30s. each for the eolourable em ployment of messenger, but in reality for giving their votes. The members of ihe district committees sent voters to Seville-street with now for this pur pose , addressed to Z. Y. Z., alias to Wilde, who told the bearer it was " all right ; " the voter's name was set down, and he knew he would be paid for his time. Mark MAW corroborated the statement made by Walker relative to the peculiarities of the " setting down " system, with which he had been familiar from a child in connection with the liberal side. Witness, on the night before the election, went with Wilde to Galloway's office, and Wilde, on coming out, said "It's all right ; we shall win the elec tion." They then went to the Cross Keys, Mr. Clay's head quarters, and Wilde, en that oecasien, said, " Mark, you must not leave me. I've a great deal of money with me." Wilde had a bag of sovereigns, and they went back to Ba silic-street. By the Committee—At all elections the partite% had their aame "set down." It was the common talk of the public house, and no secret, whether the parties were orange or blue. John Cauca, secretary to one of the district committee• rooms, &posed to messengers or runners coming to his committee to be taken in, but he told them his ►tad was complete, and referred them to Wilde. Many would not vote until they were not only "set down," bat had received the money. Charts. Robinson, block maker and freeman, said, on the night before the election, he was walking with other voters and met Walker, who took them to 21, Saville street, and had their names "set down." They sent in singly ; and afterwards to the Queen's Arms, where they were treated with drink. Walker gave witness the 30s. as they were gots, to the poll; and the other men subse quently received the 30e. The committee here adjourned to this day. CHATHAM. On Saturday this committee met at 10 o'clock, with the view, it was expected, of giving their decision, Mr. Brannon in the chair; Mr. Newdegate, Mr. Alderman Thompson. Mr. Heywood, and Mr. Ansley Palen ; but after remaining in deliberation for an hoar, on the readmis sion of the public, the hon. Chairman said : The committee feel that, although they have had the ad , vantage of hearing moot able comments on the riidence, and that the facts of the cue are fully before them, and that the cue is so far ripe for their decision, they hive not had the advantage (in they believe a totally unprecedented ease), of hearing the present ►tate of the law as applying to such facts so fully argued by the counsel on either ride as they could wish, and they therefore de.ire counsel to direct their attention to the various acts of parliament bearing upon the case, and be prepared to argue upon them bef.ire the committee on Monday. The committee then adjourned until this day, at eleven •'clock. The announcement was producti VI) of considerable di appointment, as it was generally expected that a tin►l de cision would hate been come to. HUDDERSFIELD. The committee in this case, which also met for the first time on Saturday, were--lioght lion. Spencer Walpole, Mr. G. Tomlir.e, Mr. lames M'Gregor, Mr. T. A. Mitchell, and Mr. F. W. West. Csunsel for the petitioners were Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., Mr. Serjesnt Wilkins, and Mr. Wells. Counsel fur the sitting member (Mr. Bt■n-6e14), who was present, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Sergeant liinglake, and Mr. Pickering. Mr. Edwin James opened the can for the petitioners, as one of bribery and general treating. Mr. Stansfield's cam. mittee held its sittings at the George, which was one of the finest hotels in the West Riding, and the members of that committee were charged with having taken an active part in the malpractices committed. Mr. Willau came for ward in opposition to Mr. Stausfield, in consequence of a requisition signed by 500 voters, and at three o'clock on the day of the election, Mr. Wilton was actually at the head of the poll bye majority of 14 votes, but at this critical mo ment a volley of intoxicated voters, who had been bottled up at the George, were suddenly uncorkserewed, rushed to the poll, voted for Stanifield, and gained the election. (Laughter.) The learned counsel continued to state he should show that treating of the most bisrefteed and unblush ing description went on at the George, and that payment was made to publicans in respect of votes given in 1847 and votes at the last election. Evidence was then called to show the existence of the committee at the George ; of the system of paying publi cans bills ; and that slit of 65 publicans on th e regis t er , 50 voted for Stanfield. The committee adjourned to this day. GUILDFORD. This committee, co nsistirii — Of Lord Seymour (chairman), Hon. R. A. Christopher, Mr. R. B. Sheridan, and Hon. W. E. buncombe, assembled at 11 o'clock. Mr. Serjeant Kinglike and Mr. Clarke appeared for Mr. Thurlow, the petitioner ; and Mr. Edwin James and Mr. Power for Mr. R. D. Mangles, the sitting member, wbo was present ; and Mr. Calvert and Mr. Lush for Mr. Bell, also ens of the sitting members, who was present. Mr. Serjeant Kinglake opened the case, describing it as one of bribery and treating. Mr. Thurlow claimed the seat on the ground that, on a scrutiny, he would be able to prove a majority over sift. Bell. The bribery and treating resolved itself into colourable employment., such as flagmen and alleged promises of appointmenta on railways, of one or more influential ones of which Mr. Misgles was director. Thomas Rivers, a sawyer, of Guildford, deposed that White, an active agent of Mr. Bell, promised bim and his brother to get them places if they would vote for Mr. Bell. They were employed as flagmen, and voted for Bell. G. Causton deposed to having paid voters employed as flagmen, and was particular in paying none who were not voters. Paid them 6s. a day, and had abundance of money from White, from whom he received in all £l5. Voters Carpenter and Tilbury were examined, bat their evidence contained no point of particular interest, and the committee adjourned till this day. EXHIBITION OF CABINET WORK. The following notice has just been issued by the Department of Practical Art : "The Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade having bad under their consideration the desirable ness et making a collection of fine specie/ins of cabinet work for the information of students of schools of art, and the public at large, have directed the department of • prac tical art to collect and publicly exhibit such specimens. As thespians at Marlborough-house is now fully occupied by the museum and special classes, permission has been obtained from the royal commissioners for the Exhi bition of 1861, to use such accommodations as msy be afforded by Gore-house, Kensington, where the proposed exhibition will accordingly take plac e in the month of May next. The space being limited it is intended to ex hibit only specimens of furniture which have been executed before the present century. Her Majesty the Queen has been graciously pleased to allow examples, &0., from Wind sor Castle to be placed is the proposed exhibition, and the loan of fine specimens has been liberally offered by several persons. Possessors of cabinet work willing to promote public instruction in this branch of manufacture by lending specimens, are requested to intimate their intentions to the Secretary of the Department of Art, Marlborough-house, Pall-mall, London, on or before the bth of April. The arrangements for the safe removal and return of any speci mens which may be lent to the department have been en trusted to Mr. John Webb, of Old Bond:street. _ " HINRY COLL London, March 5, 1863." MUSIC. THE BIEMINOILAII MUSICAL FESTIVAL.—The growth of musical taste amongst the muses in ear large towns (says a correspoadent) is one of the pleasantest signs of our time. A very few years sines good music was a luxury, enjoyed only by the wealthier dames. Nowa days the working classes of our manufacturing towns have the opportunity of hearing the beet of music for the very smallest consideration, and the manner in which this is appreciated is evidenced by the crowds who nightly flock to the " cheap concerts" in such towns as Manchester and Birmingham. In the latter town the appetite thus whetted has begotten a desire for even a better clam of music than hitherto presented, and we are glad to find that the orchestral committee of the festival are directing their attention to the reorganisation of the Birmingham chorus. In this they have succeeded so far as to embody a numerical strength of singers, who, meeting for practice coot a week during the intervening triennial period, will, no doubt, attain considerable efficiency as a compact choral body, and obviate to a great extent the necessity of bring ing extraneous aid from long distances for future festivals. We look upon the project not only u a means by which there may be given to the public mot only the greatest works of merit of the greatest masters, but also them of the most eminent living composers, thereby providing for and cultivating a taste for good music, and aiding the pro gressive development of the art amongst all classes of society. THE DAMAGED AUSTRALIAN MAIL.-It waa 0111 y the letters for Australia which were transferred from the Australian packet at Plymouth to the Alexandrian packet at Southampton in order to be sent yid Singapore. The newspaper portion for Australia taken from the Plymouth packet wea reshipped on board the latter, after it had been taken from the wet and damaged newspaper bags. Tha Australian mail vii Singapore contained above 60,000 letters. UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTION.— The twenty second annual meeting of this institution took place on Sa turday, in the theatre of the Museum in Whitehall yard, the Duke of Northumberland presiding. The report stated that 133 new members had joined during the ear; y the total number of life subscribers on the Ist of March was 810; and of annual subscribers 2,291. There war an excess in the ordinary expenditure over the income of 781., which had been paid out of capital. This excess had been occa sioned by an unusual heavy poor's rate, extraswinting and advertisements, and an omission brought forward from the hat year's accounts. The council had received of the 1,2001. awarded as compensation for the damage done to the building by the operations of the Commissioners of Sewers 8551., the law costa having absorbed the remaining 345/., and the re-building of the premises had cost 8591., in addition to which 2901. had been expended in furnishing and fitting up the library. Another item of extraordinary expense . war an urea of poor rate, which had been appealed against, and decided against the institution, and which, with the soli citor's bill, amounted to 3231. The whole of the stock (rhres-and-a-Quarter per Cents.), which the institution pos seemed at the commencement of the year had been sold, realising 8781., in addition to which there war a balance of 621. in the bankers' hands from last year's account; 1141. had been received for life subscriptions, and 1121. from the Waterloo Medal Fund committee ; making together a gross total of 9881.-8951. of which had been appropriated to the liquidation of the charges alluded to, and 2001. had been reinvested. The estimate for the current year's expenditure was 1,2551., and the receipts were estimated at 1,2811. Lord Radstock moved the adoption of the document, and its circulation amongst the subscribers. He dilated on the advantages the institution was calculated to confer upon the army and navy, and expressed his astonishment that it was not more generally appreciated by those services. Col. Lindsay, in seconding the motion, drew attention to the present state of the institution, which he said exhibited a falling off in the receipts from annual subscribers. After some conversation the resolution was put and carried, raid the ordinary formal business of filling up the vacancies c n the council, thanking the rctiricg couucillors, the auditov, and the president, having been transacted, the meeting separated. IRELAND. of gi th i e ,el D t u h b e lin ott E z i ed 'n g account wh o o f , hoedreoufbedters,ntistointimately acquainted with the DrPLIN. M•ltelf 6. MI have A tt v er wrresPe " the proceedings at the " private" meeting of Irish members held to London on Wednesday, and which ended in an adjournment to this day. the Freeman affects not to believe the 2lfdie's version, but the general feeling throughout town is in favour of, at least, its probability. The Mail's correspondent says: The first grand field day of the Irish Bei:toile has just come off. It was evident on as inspection of the line , . that what are called the " fair trier party had a large majority over their opponents of the Lucas and Duffy *Quad. The battle was opened, I am informed, by n rather Irish attack of the member for Galway, after the Galway fashion, on Messrs. Lucas and Daffy, whom he accused tolerably ttit of telling fur their purposes groto untruth,. Mr LUCAS ad mitted that he was in error, and made a liberal ameule. Mr. Duffy, however, would consent to no connexion be tween his parliamentary and newspaper self. After this little skirmish, a ri s dution was at once proposed by Mr. Sergeant Murphy, in fay.iur of the hody taking their seats en t: . .e liberal side below the gangway. An amendment Laving been moved in favour Cl the oppositi .n benche.. a lone discussion ensued, from which it appeared, though a division was not absolutely taken, that there were in fav cur of sitting on the liberal side—Sergeant Murphy, M. WC , Ti ne% M. Corbally, A. OTiaherty, T. Meagher, Pollar I- Urquhart, V. Scully, F. Sculy, It. Keatiuge, J. Sadleir, M. Donne, Sir J. Fitzgerald, W. Fagan, J. Ball, J. D. Fitzgerald, J. Esmonde, W. F. Cogan, 0. D. Grace, Cap- LM Bellew, 0. Higgins, J. Greene, L Bland-22. For the Opposition—P. O'Brien, O'Connor, lltnehy.W. French, J. T. D:vereux, P. M`Mahr n. J. F. Maguire, F. Lucas, F. Grenille, IL Swift, C. G. Duffy, J. Brady, J. Bowyer—l2. M. mrs. Moore and Shoe were absent. The debate was a•l -journed to Saturday. A case of some political interest, as it arose out of the last Athlone election, was tried yesterday before the Lord Chief Justice, at the Westmeath tinsiv.a. It was in the shape of a qui turn action brought by a man named Williams, an elector, against Edward Lynch, under the statute for preventing bribery at elections. The plaintiff swore positively that the de fendant gavo him 11., and promised him 401. more, after the election, for abstaining to vote for Mr. Keogh, the liberal candidate; and the plair mother corroborated his evidence. (In the other hand, the defendant swore that plaintiff came to him at the election, and said he was offered M. fur Lis vote on the liberal side, but preferred voting for the conservatives. He positively stated that he gave :he plaintiff no money, and offered him none, and other wise contradicted the evidence of the plaintiff and his mother. The learned judge told the jury it was a question of credit as to the evidence, and the probability of the facts, and a verdict was returned for the de fendant. In the Encumbered Estates Court yesterday a property held by lease, renewable for ever, in the county of Sligo, producing a profit rent of 124/. 95., was sold for 3,1101., being equal to 25 years' purchase. A leasehold in the county of Dublin, of which the nett profit rent is 531. 145., brought 1,3001., or about 23 years' purchase ; a fec-simple estate in the county of Kilkenny, yielding a nett annual rent of 1641. 95., realised 4,0401., or 241 years' purchase ; and a pro perty in the county of Clare, yielding a nett rent of 216/. 195., subject to a jointure of 65/. is., for a :ife aged 53 years, brought as much as 5,520/., being 125 . 1 years' purchase. Theßallyshannon . Herald mentions as an instance of the rise in the price of land, that the Marquis sl Conyngham has just acquired a fine estate in the county of Donegal, for which he paid over 25 years' purchase. A genial change, which there is reason to hope is permanent, has taken place in the weather within the last few days, and the approach of spring at length makes its appearance in earnest. The rumour of a special c3mmission for Monaghan to try the men charged with the murder of Mr. Bateson has been contradicted. THE TAX ON FIRE ASSURANCE. TO Till BDISOM. OT THI IMPRESS. SIR,—As there te much excitement for the repeal or m d:fication of those taxes which prevent cleanliness, sacrifice health, and retard the spread of knowledge, toge ther with the existence of a variety of other obnoxious du ties on prudence, allow me to urge unon your attention, as the advocate and conservator of the interests of the people, the importance of laying before the present government the iniquitous administration of duty on fire insurance, an injustice for which there is now happily no excuse, and for its continuance there can be no apology, for it is admitted on all hands to be unjust in its origin, injurious in its ten dency, and ruinous in its results, a grievance universal in itsapplication, and deprecated by almost every man in the kingdom. Is it not an enormity of which we, a proverbially pru dent •,nation, have occasion to be ashamed, to own that our statute books contain a law which pur,ues and punishes with the infliction of 200 per cent. on the premium paid by every prudent man for the insurance of his house against lose by fire ? Of all the unjust burdens that are hid on the shoulders of this heavily taxed nation, I consider this the most objec tionable, inasmuch as it presses with undue severity on the thoughtful and prudent, whilst the lukewarm and apathetic are deterred by this tax from the security arising from the benefits afforded by insurance ; the reckless and imprudent being determined to escape from this government charge, avoid the payment cf their fair quota to the revenue, ex pose themselves to ruin, and too frequently involve their creditors in bankruptcy. I content myself wit inviting your attention to the existence of this evil', and leave the suggestion for its revision or repeal in your able hands, not doubting that you will receive the cooperation and grati tude of a justice-loving nation. STEPHEN BROAD Rye-house, Peckham, March 3, 11353. VENTILATION OF EMIGRANT SHIPS. TO THE EDITOR OP THE EXPRESS. SlB,—From the great interest you have taken in promoting the comfort and welfare of emigrants while on board ship, I have no doubt you will readily allow inser tion in your *stable journal of the following suggestions for improving ventilation in passenger ships, which I hope may prove alike interesting and useful to shipowners and passengers. To the want of a practicable, efficient system of ventilation, or the removal by a supply of fresh air of the deleterious gases emitted from the lungs and bodies of passengers, cooped up in the neeessariljr confined space of the 'tween deck., may be attributed nine-tenths of the deaths occurring oa board ships. and the reports of which are now so fearfully numerous with reason to dread that there are worse to come. The present mode of attempting to supply fresh air by means of wind-sails, wind-pipes, dic., has been prcred to be nearly useless, and more particularly so when most re quired, viz., during light airs, in calms near the line, and in bad weather. Any plan to be of practical benefit must necessarily be continuous in its action, not ea'ily deranged, simple in de tail, and cheap. The following method appears to combine these essential points, and may probably be still further im proved It consists of two wooden tubes, rectangular in their sec tion, &ay 6 inches deep by 18 inches wide, suspended from, and elm to, the upper deck beams, extending from the centre of the ship nearly all the length fore and aft, or at least as far ex the passenger berths go, and having trumpet-shaped ends. At the junction of these two tubes (which should be nearly under the passengers' cook ing galley), a third tube of iron is attached and led up, through the deck, into the side of the fire hearth, which is fitted with a flat iron plate, to shut up at will the usual open bars is front, and prevent access of air in that dine ' tion. By this arrangement, after the fire is lighted it can only continue to burn by drawing or sacking air from the fore and after ends of the ship through these tubes. The heated and foul air is thus withdrawn from between decks, and replaced by a supply of fresh air going down the hatchway, or air scuttle, in bad weather, and which, in its progress forward and aft, sweeps the con- Laminated air towards the trumpekahaped ends of the wooden tubes by which it ascends through the iron tube to the fire on deck and is consumed. This fire is in constant use throughout the day for cooking, and at a trifling additional cost eau he kept up during the night, thereby maintaining a constant circulation of fresh air through the whole ship. In fact, it is only ea application of the present well known and approved method of venti lating coal mines by fire heat. The fresh air admitted at the air ports in the ship's side will also have the effect of driving the heated air out of the sleeping berths towards the ends of the wooden tubes. Although contrary to rule to have fires burning during the night, still, if it is made a part of the duty of the officer of the watch to see it pro perly attended to, no risk of accident need be apprehended therefrom ; and surely the small extra cost of fuel will not be grudged when the health and lives of a number of p,e sengers are at stake.—l am, &c., D. Id. ADVICE TO COFFEE-DRINKEIts.—For the benefit of those who are necessitated to buy their coffee ground, who are unable to purchase it from any of the dealers al. ready enumerated, and who have not a microscope at com mand, we may mention, that it the suspected powder he placed lightly on the surface of water, should it contain chicory or roasted corn they will speedily descend; whereas the coffee, owing to the essential oil it contains, will repel the water, and float on the ►urface. Again, chicory-pow der, in s tew seconde, will im2art to the water a deep brown hue ; pure c..ffee hardly coloaring cold water until after a leugthcued immersion. A solution of iodipesigagg—so a cold dec ntioc of chicory, deepens itssre9rour Initei44ll, though it can scarcely be said to impart"). it • blue Cage.— New Quarterly Review. te •_• , • 9 1 r