The Express. — London, England, 1846-11-27 00:00:00

• - • •. , .. THE EXPItESS, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEUBER 27, 1846. ............................••••••••• - gre senior train engines , instead of being merely& ballast ermine, and inferior article to that used here . The ..--......4--._ •_a la from eo t aa - . • a t anything king done to alleviate the v. - etched. ..., 5 4 " ... .. raie e , T w in ' t u : h e I nvolved is :such •• stets of WM*. Tb° her ancr heal it beam in ront instead . of the tinder, it would nave cultyinehipping the finerqualitiesofealt. It would be STATE OF THE COUNTRY. Sr: du " Out •••"" ......• j what to AIM Fluntk ariass In Mewl duriur the gone right through the parcel office, and over the balustrades advan tage Tram the Armagh Gmardian.) TO MORDEIL-On Friday la 4, a shoe was fired prob. W I°front___ . o e station ate Joiner-street, a depth low e a - - nallf, -- c a par liament am sproadiaz tie lbw macinfea lime f th • i to merchants if they could make alt an article . Aersurr - - • ffita Sassnieroagiv the Introliestla of a Den enarrAtithlll MP= of some 80 eomuserce to that country. Ile be li eved that freights from ' at Paptain Richardson (agent to to Wafture), fired and G aa til *II _,... std to einelaselerthe the with tla Or 100 ;leet. One of the spikes fixed in the top of the " double India were treble the amount of those out, from the want of eating at his parlour fire, fortunately without doing any Die - ... aa1l c ' ..--- thas....we me there wins no ohjegflsaaltait* b Mena to batten," to prevent persons sittile on them, is firmly fixed this. He, himself,. had paid as low as 10s., 150., or 20s. per injury. The ball was found at th e opposite wall. I ware. se:we - N ee eerie what rettef its else** bete*,cense . end „ wea ve a gaurastriMas, ft IMIUM le to r haaa " h e( a _.........-- touch less to Owlish alp patia l .1 4 11. . 1 1 : 0 111 . e ,Mss am *le i slid,' hi the wall immediately behin where the office-porter ton foe goods oatwarda sad tkat trots very low, and could DARING ktOEHEIVE Of PL01113.-On Friday night last, a fl eet., (Pratt) was standing at the time of the concussion. The not remunerate the shipowner ; therefore, if salt was per- boat load of Hour, ready for proceeding on f its voyage from to en it is Wa,blsalgae, W----- 1 an imports or upsets. It fa tem 1-inwards office is so much injured a n t it w o w Pare! A fro way inoter ~,,,,,r „ it „a s s e t hm, me advisable to pull it down and rebuild it. It will be seen by and lathe navy, as well as to the labouring claim of Innia. twenty men, who foreed down into the **bin two men who thous Hs, theoffille SE au ed b e a great stop medium pteunttlel In est bas our Greenwich polio. report that the fireman of the engine, ( Applause . ) _ were left in charge fur Atte night. A turf beat immediately acqui in, "a 4 1 ,7, A tic to oyaem, or TOW a ilawliasi eseamile ins- Wes. Dart, has been conuititteel to prison fur a month. . deal o t Wilma lata Trlllildi W. B. WArlitlia, Esq., said he had great pleasure in abreast of the boat wi th the flour, had one man en board, feet a 1 we e s, mobably th row • good KEEP YOUR COWS IN YOUR OWN FIELOB.— At seconding the resolution , ale ( "Id no t have bslieved till he ea w as to e t mines, ter, with*, Uvula. et the Um who called out what oxasemed the noise that he heard, field eee ---- Idlidege k I MO Dog lo ws .' • - teeememegtetee rya m i n , o n a i d e the Edmonton petty sessions yesterday, Mr. Hollingworth, a read the pamphlet of Mr. Aylvrin, that so long a continuance when some _of the depredators went into his boat, and like- fifty 3 WII. Wad e ... is for in ehsd by her groseunt avi t lich of late has lissome More direct www , -. Nemo Is., of property, living atWynchmore•hill, was fined of injustice and inhumanity could have bees exercised in wise fastene d him down in his cabin. They then deliberately 1.-a ro me here, ff mentheala could peoires• meet- Is., under the Menopolitan Police Act, for turning out his any part of the globe, much less in Great Britain, without towedthebontwehthetiouroutinto the Shennon, and nearly In aama Yebas easnlefa lte Ft- A May fad at IMltioasses Tammy this cow to feed in the lane between Wch hill and E teen mswee, see ns some attempt 'made to heck it. The system appeared to opposite Annabeg, they' broke open the hatches which were yn more- d- be i ngc this nestle, Zi a„a i lle L ai d e se lit sey tanetiaL,l effect, a doors mum lake =t r ee aselga- mouton. The common right that once prevailed has been him to be most revolting to humanity, because at was per- festened and sealed, and took thereoutethineen sacks of flour , -ea - --- and this Is Wardle to be expested. 14 , feesande • • i spom such glowin g eon embels, 0 , , d e, we noo t h an t, L e mm a . aod ehtn _ extinginshed in the parish by an enclosure act, under which Petrated on a most abject and helpless people ; the subject the property of Mal. Ryan, Esq., of Tyrone. entombA entlem Kama t o, 1p ire order Vt ., , der ,tt. out o f the eseeemi odim .. 6 .,,, a - ,,, Mr. o lliu g worth H received his portion of land; and the was now, however, fairly before the British people, and he , g an named . Humphnes, from the county of Kil lich still teetlny;have Vet u 010 1 . 1 _,,,,r n ,,,,,,,.; a b i e , a c' Zisiderable &raper rale aliaf ser Dalai as an vacant space by the road-side, was hell by the bench to be ventured to prognosticate that it would raise a spirit of in - AennYi took the mill of Bornsokane, about a year ago, since ante , hro cation of its e c , e _- slw ww ___,S ii - tats, the Yowls from hose to lasallahree sly IM the property of the owner of the oining land. Mr, Hol- &ration, and such remonstrances as would produce the which time he hr given employment to from forty to fifty was i t a cha e w s l thro'w,,,,e,,,,we Enaileh charge ffir he moo Me, PrOnalls ta st y h linworth admitted that the observations of the magistrates I tradesmen and labo el ect they desired. They had reason to know the hale- ..ee urers per day. He 'reoeived a notice to d i ar t ful dynaite --- "` aa of . 1 _,...T.,,,, to per cent. I believe th e return cargoes are seawall* , had c onvinced him he had d on e w rong, and he p njai i ae d h e ful effects of monopoly . The motion was carried unani - . a g e the Post - o ffi ce • few days ago, ordering him to die. one ay a - Pill v..- - ' out ual, by any means, to ours." arld. tvark Whir ' but eq si-i-...5." - ' -. would not repeat the offence. The magistrates treating his mouslt• _, num two of bis workmen named Gr iffi n, and if he did not do -:- - °blot conduct as the result of • mistake fined him only in the SAal cal- r LaTollane Esq., said that that resolution set set. Le mark the coneequeecee. There was a figure of a coma b e t ray,, 1 d'Areui at (Teurt. small sum mentioned, when they m ' ight have levied 40e. forth important truths, so clear and forcibly that he was afraid oat a on . the maim This is the third notice he has re- d • be - (l' 2 ' w " nice THE SEWAGE COMPANY AND THE CITY AUTHOs fis own . He be- Mired within the month Mr. Humpluiesdoes of weakening them by any observations o h , last , • :however, shoe b e the en ......... al The Queen and their ltoyal Highnesses the Prince lieved that the natives of India were as dependent on salt ai , not appear to intimidated by the threats. arnica sirr,-I perfectly agree with your oorrespoolent, "A Constant the lectors of --a " . e „_ si dyrales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Prins (From the Limerick Reporter.) Reader," that it is not necemary here to enter into a proof of the the of Ireland were upon the potato, and that next Chu! Mee memory - --- .7, _1 ~a ss Alice, left Osborne-house yesterday morning ; her i m p roo ticahnity of the metropolitan Sewage Manure Compsnyas to rice one of the most important articles of consump- On Saturday last, between one and two o'clock, three nallee t h ° Ine •-•-• e, ao companied by the Princesses, taking a carriage seheno. I cannot, however, RAW+ him in his idea, that the queetlon Hon. They might imagia, th erefore , what miss 7 a fa il ure armed men, one with a blunderbuss and the other two with Oyer , ev er with 4.2.! drive oa the . ' ei e wpornroad, and the young Princes walking 18 " Purely • subject foe scientiflo men i" fee I conceive it to be one in its supply would produce. It was to be reco ected that be , came to Michael Hondas, a caretaker of Mr. W. H. that demands the most public enquiry. I can fully substantiate my the measure of supply was not the wants of the people but Massy. Hlenwilliam, on a farm of that gentleman's, and TD l festivitie s ',,,7 ere the beach. statement about the "select" committee, by referring the writer to the • hole of E nt ,..."` h t Their Royal Ilighneases the Duchess of Cambridge, registry . of the said company, where he will rind the name of Mr. scarce t a m forcibly took a gun from him , which Mr. De Massy's steward - their means of paying for it, and that it was kept. ~., sheenee him , Tots its Wealth r., a ditary tetanal Duchess of Mecklenburg • Strelitz, Benjamin Smitb, M.P., as a promoter, and a gentiernan who attended, they might make it dear. That tax did then bear very is his „had lent fur the purpose of shooting tom eerving onl ' amt tad eke lief' ' P • F ed • of li h red I think, -.reboot so exception, all the meetings of the " select" hardly upon the natives of In. The gentleman who e Highness met r inn esse, onoucrows. This outrage is the more to be regretted, as it is the tate . tea Y t hat "d Ilia serer with th • w anemia onc e b„ 6" the Adelplu eatre ea presence on e y committee ; and If he will procure a espy of the company's set as moved the first resolution. animal amounted to a quarter . first that has rick and occurred in that part of the county of Lime- eoco ui because Mr. De Massy is an excellent landlord, T let sepulchral ea-- --v. evening- presented to parliament, he will And on it, " Ordered to be brought of the earnings of the people, and it was not only dear but e - r,;--- alr° eut.-CoL Thomas \read, Lord Robert taro-moor and - e in by I,i , . bad in quality. It was a tax which was not only oppressive, aand a kind-hearted gentleman. Fr i ( Metimee ea, .7••• Ris Excellency Count Schimmelpenninck, us li l l s s uY beVvetl ar inatTate. a... et it Mr. Tower." These four members, during eight sittings of the tom iuments of Bonee se • ted minister of the Netherlende to this Court, mittee, attended 30 times, whilst the remainingten member! attended but was a great cruelty, because the inability of the natives e th a t the perpetrators of this outrage are red of the niliant ess a -- ' newitoPP on • •- - e ei ii n to pu ' aa rl pn Wednesday from the Hague. eollectively only 31 limes. It is can my intention to ure to or thou rchase • supply . subjected then; to the ravages of g rs, ugh doubtless assisted by some person who u t knew the lace and it is h oped le smunde ibli Irri sres ll " impugn the motives that *Malted those gentlemen, but simply give disease. Besides, it might be +mid this tax undermined the P• , for the credit of that oar ; their succesiors, - ansE --lA', VIsIT TO ARUNDEL. -tier Majesty the fact, and lathe the public to judge. When Mr. Manners Sutton, moral character of the population, ypo g b dis sin them a peaceable district, they will speedil be bro ht to Ounce. y ug .1 h a Y and Sir James Graham, aj • e vault s b e 011 WI leave Osborne-house on Tuesday next, at twelve o'clock, Sir 11. Ifa . Bbrs Sir De I. -ley ef Es t ' b er. , and i ide-spread system of smuggling. (Applause.) It roasts n- (From the Mayo Constitution) tits) ad vowed an e e,,, e ," s ad carringea will be in attendance at the King's Stairs, in o o p. mitte po srd :"... party s bill, ase ect t st appointed, they could never have intended the to the merchants and manufacturers of this country, Ouratosous ASSAULT ON A MeoisTasTe.-On Thurs. der by a se ce i atu rws tee dockyard of Portsmouth, to await her Majesty's arrival. decision to be left to the very promoters of the bill . 1 cause it diminished the means of the people of India to day evening last, as William Kearney, Req., of Ballinvilla, ord lamp, Dread read al o'clock and will rocced thence com • v gaewill reach there about one , p party ,ne erthelem, t, as is eviden such wee the case. purchase our manufactures; and the regulations of the trade VMS returning from the auction at Bloomfield, he was making salt most desperately assaulted do' °ll la - d 1 Cas tle, to pay the long talked.of ViSit to the Duke and thelolll, which originally consisted of thirty-seven clauses, was were such as to deter our merchants from an . on another that a - AY" e y _ stringency of the tax was de- armed with sticks and stones, who knocked him off the us sie., but, by thenotices in the papers, I see that an " amended act "la to trimental to the company itaelf, for it was said that a liberal the . car and beat him in a most cruel manner, and au, raw by sans The Marquis of Clanricarde (Postmaster General) be applied for In the next MMIdOI3, to procure, if pomade, compideory reduction of the tax would not only alleviate the misery of also violently assaulted the driver. Not content with the ' el. a People fie ta bee returned to town. The noble Marquis had an inter- powers, the present one , with its eighty clauses, being inadequate • ray, view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yestenlay, at his Bo much for the good effect of this "select " committee's " mom- ~ . , ~ the pel:e but it would be such a mercy that it would be unprovokedly assaulting Mr. Kearney, they also took Th of the Piasters canal residence in Downing-street. mendatlon "of a plan which, in itself, is not only commercially twice leased . " It would not only benefit them who re- a quantity of glass and china off the ear, purchased by stn ity, hut ash aaae Dr Dillon' and broke them to ieces We are ha impracticable, but physically absurd. I now appeal, Sir, ceived, but those who gave, by adding to the revenue of th ._ , . P • PPy to state at ortnie Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial - to the re a ders a yeur jeurnal. Co n you blame the City Navigation company's exchequer. (Applause.) He concluded by that Mr, Kearney Us recovering from the injuries he received. no inly contrite sheat Woe fruit . the(*ivernexofGi br a l tar . G ,vernor of Gibialtar. Committee for withholding their sanction to an impracticable scheme eat, which foraerly The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Mary thereby preventing agriaciatenal and other engineers from experiment . moving: A few nights sinee a very valuable mare, the property of the reduced to 30,006 Wood had a dinner party on Wednesday. Among the corn- ulfg , I to the annoyance and tasativantage of th e oweers and omumers That this meeting holds it to be th e first duty of a government to the Rev. Mr. Eyre, rector of Kilmeena, was killed by bee under their control! Th e second reading of the provide th a t no oh a truction exist against a sufficient and cheap supply breaking her head, it is supposed, with a sledge. On last the el, are to be seta eiet property y ere Prince Lowens t e in , the Earl anal Countess Oran tumul. kills; - bill was opposed y he l ate . o „,. rnmen t, h et ..., th e y of the first neceesario of life to it. subjects ; that the inaipid nature of Friday night, about sixty persons levelled to the ground a sec 1, s to v ra dt lie Earl of Auckland and the Hon. Miss Eden, s ave pt Would interfere with a - .. large and compect,ea.. the principal food of the people of Indio gives to salt the character of pound belonging to a man named Doherty , of Erriff. Several bar of the three tome_ VOcoant and Viseountere Palmerston, the Right lion. sive plan which they then had before thern," fe and b which the a first necessary of life, and renders an abundant use of it indispen- of the party were armed, and different times presented their hi ins the remain sable to health. E. J. Stenley, the Hon. Captain Grey, Mr. C. Greville, dec. a .. guns at Doherty, for attempting to take any cattle in that to is heroic da git at ' e ' en:L t . : I haTe it only i t t in t dd that, d t uilb " a em l on g a plan will be WM. Sem: E ART, sq., said he had v t eLy e lnest pleasure m u tee Sir George Grey left town yesterday on a I,isit to were aeized for rent. On Saturday D h lodged info o erty MI- pr, 3f a whole people ' in operation that will effectually cleanse our filth-laden river, and seconding the resolution ; and it was a to. ,u Ike Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Commons, at provide for the drainage of the lowest locality, objects which the Me - EDWARD SHAWCROMS, Esq., said Wen this question was tions against four of the ringleaders. The police went ammo-- col his seat, Heehtield.place, Hartford Bridge, tropolitan Sewage Manure Company, by their plan, cannot possibly t o say inpursuit of them to the mountains,and I y in . . am happy ass first presented to his mind, and be read some of the state effeet.-1 am, nrx., A. T. 8.-London, Nov. 25. to say that they returned late the evening with the four an RIFF. - - of DARING AND IMPUDENT ROBBERT.-Yesterday meats that were put forth upon it, he could not but feel how ?arsons. In the house of one of them an excellent gun was lei IMPROVEMENTS IN ST. JAMES'S.-The devisees we were with the con on o large much fort al • f very unaequai morning two fellows walked into the house of Mr. W. Brown, found , heavily loaded with swan drops. we if the Senate, be the late Frencis Duke of Bridgewater have given notice that Prospect-place, Salt-hill, during the absence of the inmates, masses masses of our fellow-creatures, an parti d 'cularly so of 1 BENEVOLENCE -We have been informed that Courtney th dy to the N T ' ea mg it is their intentitai to apply, early in the ensuing sesaion of and after dreasing themselves in suits of clothes belonging to of our fellow-subjects. (Hear, hear.) That there was • ' • Kenny Esq and A . C. Lambert , Eec have for some time po an immense amount of population in India, placed lest ' •' - on subject is wren° 1 parliament, for a bill to authorise them to take and appro. Mr. Brown . walked quietly off in their new habiliments, been sellin g off whole meal and flour at 2e. per stone, he in the lowest circumstances, and subject to the r --- ' • • nts, in whub the /0 ' I pnate a portion of Cleveland-square, near the alace o f St. • r . . without exciting the su.picions of the next door neighbours. indssennunately, to the poor of Ballinrobe. ac pressure of a tax which deprived them of a large ation he say, a, e a J ame.'s. in length, from east to west, about sixty-five mot, , Ireouner.-FAMINE.-On Friday last Mr. Atkinson , core- in -ties existed , owe rim ACCIDENT .1T BROMPTON.-Sir,-Iteletring to amount of their earnings could not be doubted. The number •at -- and in breadth eighteen feet, for building and ether par - your observations on the above melancholy and extraordinary affair, af those persons exceeded many times the population of net, held an inquest at Ballintober, on the body of man were liable t . be eta poses, in exchange fur certain new streets and approaches and the ease of the infant child Casey, the daughter of the deer:died suf. named Michael Morin. It a peareein evidence that the de- w ee Great Britain. and their situation is such as can scarcely be ceased and his family - p ` number - had been subsist- and unseen taxation, made by them into the square, Nis., widening and improving ferer, I would beg to mention the ease of itandleson v. Nfurray (8 seven in t- w g perceived; incomes Little St. Jemes'e-street and the mews leading from thence , understood 1) . us . Th •ea earnin s are stated to be, those • f la s t th ree Adolphus and Ellie's Report., ii. 109), as one connect i ed with the law ,y . _ _ . ing or the months on a scanty morsel of meal and or not immediately Lis. and further additions proposed to be made for widening and established by Lord Campbell' almost precisely n point. j that - who earned the largest amount on y no. per montn, whereas •6 cabbage in the 24 hours, and seine days not any food. Dr. et by the swollen mime imerovine the square and approaches thereto care, the defendants were merthants, andoccurners of a hind, wart a large porti•in earned considerably less. And yet, out of Neilson, who examined the body, deposed that death was im house in Liverpool ; and, for the purpose of removing some barrels of this small amount, for the use of this commodity so necee eir iron implements, TREIVIL MINING COMPANY.-A meeting of share- Pour from their warehotere, they emplored me Wharton, who was a caused by a want of sufficient food. at nary for them, they were obliged to pay, Mr. Gardner said, their aeon:ries, lad FOOD -Emits, ftc.-The Waterford Chronicle announces hi who used his own tackle , anti brought holders of this company was held yesterday at their offices, meter porter in Liverpool, and - one-fourth of their earnings. But if they took it at a smaller t-collector, who slay chair , and paid his own men. ' e l lor, a master carter, was eniployed by that three vessel , laden with Indian Corn from Venice um w George.yani, Lembanistreet, Mr. Thomas in the distinct enough, sad Who to carry the barrel; away, and he amt his men (with Mrts, sum, one-sixth-it was a large proportion. Now, the system Trieste, and two with flour from Quebec, had arrived at the ti at which a report was real, giving by no means a favours- which deprived Bre.) oae of whom was the plaintiff, who was injured by a barrel the xacting their earnings was not only one port of Waterford.-Castlebar fair, held on Wednesday last, vi hernselves by eleetiag hie account of the condition of the company. It appeared f ulling upon him, in consequence of Wharton's tackle failing, and who people of a sufficient quantity, but it enforced upon them ass-the e grievance iswas not so id former The show of blockcattle ' Bald as ones. that there was a balance against the company, in the brought his action against the defenthuhs, as owners of the warehouse the use of an inferior article. They had reaeon to know that r their remedy. Notwas unusually small, but for such as were offered for sale, 0 nate of 2 1001 and that the creditors were very pressins and property in res p ect of which the injury was se-rained, and Tenn when article was taxed to a considerable extent in this 'tape of duties on Ira lax° ' . . before the Court of el ecn's Bench, There remained, imwever, about 1,2001. of arrears of call, vend damage.. The am came country a great deal of adulteration took place. It was having paid any rate upon the uestion whether the defendants, or Wharton only, were and in high demand, particularly those suited for small far- w unpaid. which would reduce the net balance against the 1104 . and the rtthat the defendants, as owners, were ; me known, particularly in the cases of tobacco and pepper, and heldmen. Sheep, of an inferior quality, sold well ; pigs, in con- d •is furrowing the ma; company. if paid, to 900/., and a resolution was agreed to, Justice LitUedale observing taut it made no difference whether the it was Injurious in two ways-it was injurious to the con- sequence of the inability of the owners to feed them, were in a 4 the family mama empoweriag the directors to enforce those arrears, after which person* whose negligent ' occasions the injury be erreanta of the de- sumers and it was injurious in preventing the consumer great abundance, and rated low The fair of Shinrone took it alt-they bought the the meeting separated. fendants, paid by daily wags., or be brought to the warehouse by a from getting it, and it also injured the revenue. Now, the ; p ace on Saturday i every description of stock sold at remu- w he same money that NATIONAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.-The an- person employed by them. The came doctrine, as to ownership, was Court of Directors certainly must beecquainted with these part of the minty nal election of pensioners into this institution took piece Ldd down in Bush e. Steinman it emanquet and Puller, p. 406), andaerating prices ; pigs, for which there was a brisk demand, d facts, and the only wonder was were then forth' first reel payment of a paleSi r. }Arley (6 tam. 8), in which latter the defendant (who had em- that theywere advantageously disposed of, such as were in prime con- p yesterday at the Freemasons ' Tavern, H. Pownall, Esq., in pl y oycal a bricklayer to make a sewer, and the bricklayer or his see- time made acquainted with them. He hoped that the dition avenging 40e. per cwt. •an namely continue r die chair, when, out of a list of 90 candidates, 22 were vents had left it open, in cosusequence of which the p!aintiff fell in and means now taken to enlighten the public mind would have the THE u • mills per dollar, to s•AtIISTRACT.- Barnett W. Holmes, Ewe, of Kil r elected. Previous to the commencement of the polling a broke hie leg) was held liable for the negligence of thowe he employed. effect of calling the attention of the directors to the whim*, more House, eldest son of Dean Holmes, has been appointed o actually becoae so report was read, which showed that, at Christmas, 1845, the It would appear,from these decisions,that theowner n of th r e . grouud o u7 r) r - and would enable them to carry out measure s which would to the Commiesion of Peace for Tipperary. without the slightest number of persons receiving pensions of 201. or 301. a year nittee da b in oweu ,t,weerre th b e utlt (w de h n et t h ; er th as e ntore seh ,, l pec de iely f tt.„ W own have the effect of relieving a large portion of our fellow- DISTRESS an CORIC.-Extract from a letter from the 1 aas many deceptive each was 214, of whom 16 were males, anal 228 females, their .""' subjects from this severe and grinding oppression. lie con- If of 1942. We sot survey o r (according to his statement as reported), was cognimrit of county of Cork, dated Nov. 1:-.' The greet cause of p average age being upwards of 73 years. The total sum die the urimfenese of the bull dint. At all events, there can be no doubt eluded by moving the following resolution : . _ • _, complaint for the last week or two has been the non- t acting the penal burled in pensions since the formation of this society is that the builder is liable for the negligence of ha servants. It requires, That the system under which salt Is now distribeted in India payment of the wages of the men on the roads, and at portion ri the upwards of 101,2271. The entire receipts from September therefore, only to . put the law in motion to obtain redeem for thus poor causes deficiency of supply, great enhancement of pnee, deteriora. some slight disturbances have ensued . And three or four e. and above what it 10, 1845, to September 30, 1946, including a balance Nom and helplem destitute ; and, as there are any m • ble attorneys tion of q u al ity, * and much * consequent privation and suffering ; that en enacted." Of the who would have no hesitation, even from motives of benevolence , t encouragre smugg ng i - I the previous year, were 9,6601. 19s. 111., and the total bereen, which, it would appear, arose from starvation, e red gratifying Si.. disbursements 8,719/. Ils. Bcl., namely, pensions, 5,4211. ; have an and without reference to costs, in taking up the ease, provided they the development of the resources of the country. ostensible client of equal ropectability ;it appears to me Wat. PEEL, Esq., seconded the motion, and it was agreed although the individuals had two or three weeks' wages due i lietributed documest purchase of funded property, 2,5131. 16e. 3d. ; and ex- there should be no difficulty Mew gentlemen who has already intereat- t o nem . con. to them. Neither death nor disturbance, lam happy to • ray to Congress, and pulses, 7841. 15s. sd. The report was received and eel himself in the matter, or some other benevolent intliaidmil, taking Ald. MASON, moved the 4th resolution. say, have occurred in this parish. But I believe I may I . Our coamaymen adopted ; votes of thanks were awarded to the Royal outildminntration as the infant ' s guardian or next friend, and pur. That the monopoly crested by the regulations and practice of the really say that the 51. you were the means of my receiving . :crwants this naark. Family for their patronage of the Institution ; and to sui ng the ." remedy suggest am, , led.-1 air your obedient servant, Honourable the East India Company, in reference to the manufacture, through the editor of the Daily Werra , with about a similar • •t-its broad bearing,ath N vember. the presiders and other officers of the society. The ‘ IN T"' - ` ~‘,. import, and distribution of salt in India, is not only unjust and cure 'acts, and its oath* ehairraan was also reworded by a vote of thanks , in acknow- FIRE AT le ALWORTII.-This morning, betweensum I haver eceived from a friend in Landon , have perhaps tower Is the people', but is, in the opinion of this meeting, a direct been • • the means of saving several from actual starvation, swan bee bee-elude ledgine which, he urged upon those assembled the necessity twelve and one, a fire broke out in the premises belonging contravention of the charter granted to the Rot India Company . and, probably, death ; fur it has enabled Mrs. F. (whose dis cs to be a report, .in of the institution receivie g increased support, as the number MO. Aust i n, tea-dealer d grocer, N 0.3, Black Prince- It appeared to him that the same reasons which might be to r. an whole time is occupied in the humane task) not only to dis te, exhbiting a list ofrow Walwortleroad near the Elephant and Castle. The set up for the defence of this monopoly might be set up for of spplicants was annually increasing. The poll then corn- • , _ • _ , d the succeeded in effecting any other, but there was this additional hardship in the tribute the soup-porridge to the destitute, but to make little Jloodes.(O4miffins) menced, and, at its eonelneion, the following persons were inmates having hc en rouse , 7 s foot to the natio/ Brigade en ince of this tax, that it was an article of domestic con- advances in meal and in money to the families of seem declared elected -Fifteen by the votes of the day . Mrs. C. a safe retreat from the premises. _ g_ operation • ral men who were employed on the roads, who were all but the domestic artier, Baker, /5410 ; Mr.G. Fox, 0720 ; Mrs.D.Bringloe, 9420 ; M rs . d fabsolute necessity to the people. Heproceeded from Southwark and Waterloo-lindge•roada, with Mr. lien- sumption an o y • . under the tante! White Smith, 9120 ; Mee. M. Roberts, 9120; Mrs. S. Mills, of the district, and Mr. Connorton to read some extracts from Mr. Aylwtn a pamp , demon, the chief officer , hlet on the exhausted for want of their wages. One woman to whom she made such an advance in meal and money, to the extent r statements it ale 8780 ; Mrs. M. May, 8730; Mrs. S. Skutt, 8700; Mr. J. with the W est of g its l 1 and 'd the Da ily la v. f Monday had the En land engine , soon reached the teene. sa t monop y, mu el . o of about 25., declated, when she repaid it, that it had kept t taxation imposed be Mami, 8510 ; Mrs. H. Grenville, 8260 ; Mrs. B. Luker , e were corn letel enve- followin able remarks on the same subject: At that time the shop and cent nts e p y g the life in them three days. However, the Board of Works neat anti for tarot loped in flame ; the mains of the Lambeth works, however, Tbe monopoly of the ralt trole, exercised in Bengal by the men -8180; Mrs. J. Morris, 8140 ; Mrs. J. Knighsbridge, 8020 ; 's government, IS, upon economical principles utterly indefeheible. have this week made great exertions to set the matter to Were the Amnia& Mrs. A. C. Keeling, 7990; Mrs. M. H. Knirand by ' 7830. Fi v e yielded an abundant supply of water, an ungraatuated poll-tax, by which the same sum O exacted from rights, and I hope that, in this neighbourhood at least, every stensibly lanced bit e uished but the greater or a little a ft er, the fire was ext•ng , by gate votes: Mrs. C. Simpson, 1 ,302 ; Mrs. A.. the poorest and wealthiest meotheo of the community . So ! on g m a man has been paid in full, up to last Saturday night. Yes eed at every pore- Bloye, 12,240 ; Mrs. A. O'Connor, 11,709 ; Mrs. M. Rad- Portion of the stock in trade, fixtures, and other effects were silt tax existed in this country, the family of the Duke of Northum- terday we met in church for prayer and humiliation, and a uses '28,000A mak e d ed the furniture and upper portion of the berland and the family (equally numerous) of the poorest mutant on gave, 11,637 ; Mrs. J. H. Lawrence, 11,472. Two by rota- pear l s estroy ,and . beautiful service it was. The Roman Catholics took no so, for private mesa lion : Mrs. H. Stoekeld ; Mrs. J. Parry. remses were extennvely amag d ed. The cause of the fire ht... te, aid prettY nearly the same amount into the Fsche of the salt excise. The peasant in Bengal, notice of the day. I wish the Queen could have issued a Did we of this Cces- could not be ascertained. The sufferers were insured in the quer ou account AGED PILGRIMO SOCIEY.-The annual meeting under the pressure of the salt monopoly, has to expend proclamation on the subject addressed to all her Irish sub- Did by which the Sun Fire-office. n a duty on irons:am of this society was held last evening at the London Coffee- ,__ • nearly one-sixth of his • upon salt for his family. After jects. The Catholics would not, I suppose, have considered iNQUESTS.-DEATII FROM FALLING OFF A LADDER, all, the consumption per he of salt in Bengal is a little leas actually extorted a house, Lud g ate hill. Thos. Thompson, Eel., in the chair. it binding on their church, but it would have tested their in the United States, and a little d -By Mr. Bedford, at the Green Dragon, Villiers-street, than half the consumption per head . . i y the boasted loyalty, as a recommendatory observance. eming to seek hem a The meeting having been commenced with singing an than alf the consumption per head in Great Bnta n. et 1 dole., extorted a sit prayer, the chairman briefly stated the objects of the soc iety, Strand, on the body of Jelin Cowdery, aged 35, bricklayer. i r rsridiof • the staple food of the Bengalee, would naturally STATISTICS Or DCHLiN PORT AND HAsuccß.-The aeek from a duty 01l and preeented its claims to the audience, at the same time, Deceased, on Monday week, was repairing the roof of P tY, nee, of Dublin in 1941 amounted to 232 726. Of last - -p rompt rum to use the universal condiment in larger quantities than population , , , if 3,731,0 W dole, ea congratulating them that the society's asylum was now free, Messrs. Coutts' g bankin -house in the Strand, when, in de- .either the Englialiman or the American. Ls of tot u,di Th which is wed this number 11 661 were seamen (restered ~)and3,3l. The after an effort of six years, to pay off a debt of 1,0001., and raised • the back of the premises , he wending a ladder agatnst . number of fishermen was, 9 7 men 7 y . a: I wish not to te seven yearn interest thereon. The institution of the s ociety • dated ade th of twent feet. humid missed his hold, and was precip p . y atmosphere and muddy soil of the shores are unfavourable to tal seafaring of excise for impel is situated at Westmoreland-place, Camberwell, an was lie was conveyed. di tric he stranger scarce r - to the Channg-cross Hospital, where he the manufacture. In some s tis c nix salt in the black and filthy article presented to him . The mono- Pop o ; d expired on Tuesday last from erysipelas, re hich render it almost erected in 1834, at a cost of 6,0001., for the purpose of afford- sank , an • icily, productive of so much ptiyation, diseomfon, and even loss of Number and Tonnage of Verde belonging to tbe Port, and of rely sensitive rte churchesan asylum to poor anal aged members of Christian „ " Accidental dh " nutting from the injury. Verdict, eat . ---,- health, extends over forty millions of people ; and by the vile poll-tax Tone and Mailbags in 1815. IJES.TH A CAII.- Bp Mr. William Carter, coroner oar only that-makm the of all denominations the building being capable of •IN it establishes, more than a million is annually squeezed out of a very aII.LONOIND TO ms SORT. ' Surrey, at the Railway Hotel, Nine Elms, relative to the pone people, betties wildlei be mkt receiving tort inmates. Mr. Box, the secretary, read the Under 50 Tons. 4O Tons and Upwards. Willis, eg one year. Deceased was Re conauded by observing that whenthey considered the state death f Catherine ed taxation with a ll ite report, which stated that the sum of 1,4001. had been raised the Vessels . Tons. VONA& Tons. daughter of respectable parents, residing at 28, Rock- of these people, who were subject to the most fatal diseases, idministention of nth by voluntary contribution, to pay off the debt and interest• 1. Themot h er died there from typhus fever and when it was considered that the want of that article was Sailing Vessels d immoral deceptions on the asylum, which purpose had been effected, and a street, 44 1 )00 _ 3 133 31 8,532 b•- steamers reduce the duties ore- balance of 71. 10s. left in the treasurer's hands ; this had on Monday week, and the grandmother . had brought the a predisposing cause of such diseases, he thought the su ject --- been done independently of the annual subscriptions andi h hcr to Ple She itself • • of fdf • • child away, intending te, car it w t • itio • urg .. _ _ ed upon the consideration every nen o justice, Total 27 2 7,804 147 29,508 i nurse and rear moveo n her way to the Nine Elms ter minus in a cab, when religion, and humanity. (Applause.) He could only cora donations to the toe sty, which, during the past year, had was u• farm , as the costal - she discovered that the child,who sip ared quite we ll at -- f water to this be' great town mg amounted to 1511. 16s. Gd., and the expenditure had beenpare the system to a supply o is,* of eninimione, sail hich pe she hid ust left Inwards. Outwards. the Euston-square station, w j , dependent upon po some werful body resident at Calcutta. 1511. 10s. 7d le ving a balance of ss. Ild. The report closed ecomes at least bans . ~ a Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tone. was apparently lifeless. She applied to a surgeon, who pro- JAMES OWEN, Esq., seconded the resolution, and it was rhich " ere Great Coa- by an earnest appeal to Christians of all denominations toSelling Vessels nounced it dead, and who before the . coroner deposed that adepted. Maumee l,OlB 246,094 1,025 247,837 sting on the l et of Da' aid as excellent an institution • and the meeting was subse edeceasedhad died from natural causes, most likely typhus MALCOLM ROSS, Esq., moved errors of detail, marl - quently addreesed by the Rev. Mr. Milner, the Rev. Mr. rfh . .. drawn em bodying the foregoing resolutions, ever. V er d ic t , " Natural death. That a petition be up, Total 3,36 7 588,240 2,763 383,039 • 1 , itt Out, comparative y_ _ Hunt, Mr. Allen, and Mr Marshall, who urged the import- and praythg that all duty on salt, whether manufactured in, or im am* of the erection of similar asylums in the metropolis ported into. India, may forthwith cease, and that, according to the MUTTON COLONIES AND VOIRIGN. 1, and candour. Wbia THE SALT MONOPOLY. and large country towns. It was stated that there was a Intentions of the legislature, the manufseture thereof by the Honour- Inwarcla Outwards. aetom-houses, we eltha, vacancy for one inmate, which is to be filled up in January. MANCHESTER, THURSDAY E VEN ING. -A public able the East India Company, be at Aheenearlineet to o racticable period Vessels . Tons. Vowels. j Tons. Ns risk, from a tens the members for &In ns y ew '. 305 69,204 210 I 46,821 1 other mode of taxied MIDDLEspee HOSPITAL .- Yester d ay morning, at an meeting of the bankers, merchants, and other inhabitants of discoatinued; and that se h petition he t ted this borou h was to-da held at the Town-hall, to take intocon- his borough for presentation to pailiamen . Steamers 3 678 Sailed cutaways. ing spirit of that 10, early hour, a special general meeting of the governors and g y and . . of Salt- M R•sea d he gave credit to the East India Company us tendency the r. os . i . • that its reforms gave supporters of this extensively useful institution was held at eideration the oppressive bowi o been Iled for having effected great good in India, and said he was not Total ...... ... ...... d limits to the power et the board-room of the establishment, for the purpose of tax and monopoly in India. The . meet ing had ca ed by upwards of 100 disposed to pass indiscriminate blame upon them. electing an assistant -physician, and on other general bud- by the Mayor, upon • requisition sign The total income of the port is about 33,0001. per annum JAMES ATHERTON, Bag., seconded the motion. v•--.1,...1 11-.4.. Vv. individuals and firms.ut the available ortion of this pears to be not more than - ... _ ,e____ :- sat. in o the LEWIS WILLIAMS,WuroAms, Esq., moved a committee to . carry the • _ dues; bo 2 000/ from - - • w . -.1 saes -.......... then 15,0001 ., derived fr om tonnage aut , . cur IMPROVEMENTS IN ST. JAMES'S.—The devisees of the late Francis Duke of Bridgewater havegiven notice that it is their imentha to apply, early in the ensuing not ic e th a t parliament, for a bill to authorise them to take and appro pnate a portion of Cleveland-square, near the palace of St. James's. in length, from east to west, about sixty-five feet, and in breadth eighteen feet, for building and other pur poses, in exchange fur certain new angels and approaches made by them into the square, viz., widening and improving Little St. James's-street and the mews leading from thence, and further additions proposed to be made for widening and improving the square and approaches thereto TfthrOlL MINING COMPANY.—A meeting of share holders of this company was held y esterda y at their offices, George-yani, Lombanl-street, Mr. Thomas in the elledr,l at which a report was real, giving by no means a favours- Dla account of the condition of the company. It appeared that there was a balance against the company, in the accounts, of 2,1001. and that the creditors were very pressing. There remained, imwev.r, about 1,2001. of arrears of mills unpaid. which would reduce the net balance against the company. if paid, to 0001., and a resolution was agreed to, empoweriag the directors to enforce those arrears, after which the meeting separated. NATIONAL BENEVOLENT INSTITCTION.—The an nual election of pensioners into this institution took place yesterday at the Freemasons' Tavern, H. Pownall, Esq., in the chair, when, out of a list of 90 candidates, 22 were elected. Previous to the commencement of the polling a report was read, which showed that, at Christmas, 184.5, the number of persons receiving pensions of 201. or 301. a year each was 214, of whom 16 were males, and 228 females, their average age being upwards of 73 years. The total sum dis bpursed in pensions since the formation of this society is uwards of 104,2271. The entire receipts from September NI, 1845, to September 30, 1946, including a balance from the previous year, were 9,6601. 19s. 111., and the total disbursements 8,7191. 1 ls. 81., namely, pensions, 5,4211. ; purchase of funded property, 2,5131. 16s. 3d. ; and ex penses, 7841. 15s. Sri. The report was received and adopted; votes of thanks were awarded to the Royal Family for their patronage of the Institution ; and to the Presidert and other officers of the society. The chairman was also reworded by a vote of thanks, in acknow ledging which, he urged upon those assembled the necessity of the institution receividg increased support, as the number of applicants was annually increasing. The poll then com menced, and, at its conelnsion, the following persons were declared elected —Fifteen by the votes of the day . Mrs. C. Baker, 8010 ; Mr.G. Fox, 0720 ; Mrs.D.Bringloe, 9420 ; Mrs. White Smith, 9120; Mr.. M. Roberts, 9120; Mrs. S. Mills, 8780; Mrs. M. May, 8730; Mrs. S. Skutt, 8700; Mr. J. Minasi, 8510 ; Mrs. H. Grenville, 8260 ; Mrs. B. Lukey, 8180; Mrs. J. Morris, 8140; Mrs. J. Knightsbridge, 8020; Mrs. A. C. K.eling, 7990; Mrs. M. H. Knio, 7830. Five by aggregate votes: Mrs. C. Simpson , 13,302 ; Mrs. A. Bloye, 12,240 ; Mrs. A. O'Connor, 11,709 ; Mrs. M. - grave, 11,637 ; Mrs. J. IL Lawrence, 11,472. Two by rota tion: Mrs. H. Stockeld ; Mrs. J. Parry. AGED PILGRIMS SOCIETY.--The annual meeting otthis society was held last evening at the London Coffee house, Ludgate-hill. Thos. Thompson, Es 9., in the chair. The meeting having been commenced with singing and prayer, the chairman briefly stated the objects of the society, and presented its claims to the audience, at the same time, congratulating them that the society's asylum was now free, after an effort of six years, to pay off a debt of 1,0001., and seven years interest thereon. The institution of the society is situated at Westmoreland-place, Camberwell, and was ended in 18.34, at a cost of 6,0001., for the purpose of afford ing an asylum to poor and aged members of Christian churches of all denominations, the building being capable of receiving torty-two inmates. Mr. Box, the secretary, read the report, which stated that the sum of 1,4001. had been raised by voluntary contribution, to pay off the debt and interest on the asylum, which purpose had been effected, and a balance of 71. 10s. left in the treasurer's hands ; this had been done independently of the annual subscriptions and donations to the soeety, which, during t he past year, had amounted to 1511. 16s. Gd., and the e x p enditure ha d been 1511. 10s. 7d.,leaving a balance of ss. 1 ld. The report closed b 7 an earnest appeal to Christians of all denominations to aid so excellent an institution • and the meeting was subse quently addressed by the Rev. Mr. Milner, the Rev. Mr. Hunt, Mr. Allen, and Mr Marshall, who urged the ante of the erection of similar asylums in the metro,- and large country towns. It was stated that there was a vacancy for one inmate, which is to be filled up in January. MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL. —Yesterday morning, at an early hour, a special general meeting of the governors and supporters of this extensively useful institution was held at the board-room of the establishment, for the purpose of electing an assistant-physician, and on other general busi ness. The chair was taken by Thos. Haviland Burke, Esq. The report, read by the secretary, Alexander Shedden, Esq., was of the most satisfactory nature, and some preliminary business having been disposed of, the election was forthwith commenced. The candidates for the vacant office were Dr. Robert Gordon Latham and Dr. J. W. Woodfall. After a eery animated and close contest of four hours, Dr. Latham was chosen by a majority of 21 over his opponent: the num bers being, at the close of the poll, for Dr. Latham 190 votes and 93 proxies, and for Dr. Woodfall 200 votes and 62 proxies. The result appeared to be highly satisfactory to the meeting, which shortly afterwards broke up, having paid the customary compliment to the chairman. Mr. Charles Dickens arrived in Paris on Sunday, on his return from his tour in Switzerland.—Slainiard. THE WRONGS OF TILE POSTMASTERS.—Sir, — The late forgery on the post-office has elicited some remarks from you on the facilities which the arrangements of the money order department of the General Post-office affords to disho nest postmasters for defrauding the revenue. That these arrangements admit of improvement and simplification, and must necessarily and shortly be so altered, is evident to all acquainted with post-office affairs. But no system that can be devised will so effectually prevent fraud, as proper caution in the appointment of, and fair and honest remuneration for the services rendered by, the postmaster. The duties of a deputy postmaster are widely different new to what they were ten years ago ; then they were light and easy anti com mensurate with the emolument ; but now, not only is the business proper to the post-office quadrupled ; but it We be come the national bank of transfer for nearly all sums under 241 . No doubt it was at first intended only to afford to poor persons the means of remitting small amounts cheaply and safely; but, instead of merely fulfilling such intentions, it has become a vast and increasing commercial auxiliary. Not only in labour and outlay have the postmasters suffered by the penny-postage, and the imposition of the money-order department, but also, unimportant as it may appear, by innu merable vexatious and frivolous applications which these have in a great measure given rise to. Before the postage Ina reduced, the subjects upon which people corresponded were comparatively important and rare. All the sins of commission and omission by the correspondents of the whole district the poor postmaster has to father. All complaints, from the dignified remonstrarce of the peer to the insolent violence of the less educated classes, however unfounded and " xa tintts,mturt be listened to with attention and replied to with meekness, notwithstanding every moment of time so Tecupied must be compensated from his hours of rest. And for Performing all these the most important and responsible duties under the crown, duties which require Winnninif attenlion in summer, from 7 o'clock, a.m. till 10, p.m., and sn in winter f rom 8 o ' c l oc k, a .m. till 9 p.m. How are they tlD t un crated? Absolutely, atter all charges are p aid p eculiar tae net efliee, and which are imposed on no o ther p ublic officer, net salary of the postmaster does not amount to the wages vi &journeyman mechanic.—Jvicricui. TllB RUNAWAY ENGINE ON THE SOUTH -EASTERN it. ierinethe that, co"LwaY.—lt is astonishing how few casualti es o ccurred, nsd distance the engine travelled. There can be no doubt had the engine been one of the powerful pas- of 1846 promises. tow.be ! ard to the grfat lad one half is iminsdist• and the general ek, n e' s hope in the breast!! an d precarious ;_aavri.7 t h e success of thei ous, than i n an &Mr.' v k m en, yelds • Pro°,s: id dignit of laboar which th e =mascot!! Rich more to protec t ie his opportunit ot : devote his dallriglits m i nlen t. The diculed or foren..-..,_ nd of heart ere :ora l equality, t he tiling relations anZeeo t w which wo ttla b i as a at of securing to gth of his sinewsto:Bier ✓ the it*O usi nal nceessium. self sin OS nal bear i n g or Klemesor with thohesu7iie vevailing thr ° °_ t _ii e d Or. n trade are uncu , ,es far i n n ) futumP.... • reciprocity a_w ego c ywhere. ET,e wnun .„a cling her syrP,ne f" of eret w oo , ,ousands of mi le s wheat Our crops o f oh of nted in value tiP„ogle L ing the got ° . ° , in fi rg e aida d sto the tainuY, gage ; if is far from . r. '" , e 4 na• ed while the reves:ol., say 214,6°°G eu li g h* it it meets modets,_ coo t ill discriminaajUg e then uch broader welcom_f try and entelloile - a MALCOLM Ross, Esq., moved : That &petition be drawn up, embodying the foregoing resolutions, and praying that all duty on salt, whether manufactured in, or im into. India, may forthwith cease, and that, according to the rmentions of the legislature, the manufacture thereof by the Honour able the East India Company, be at the earliest practicable period discoatinued; and that such petition be entrusted to the members for this borough for presentation to parliament. Mr. Ross said he gave credit to the East India Compair, for having effected great good in India, and said he was not disposed to pass indiscriminate blame upon them. JAMES ATHERTON, Esq., seconded the motion. Lewis Wicuems, Esq., moved a committee to carry the foregoing resolutions into effect, and the meeting then concluded. — - THE SALT MONOPOLY. MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—A public meeting of the bankers, merchants, and other inhabitants of this borough was to-day held at the Town-hall, to take i nto con sideration the oppressive and injurious tendency of the Salt tax and monopoly in India. The meeting had been called by the Mayor, upon a requisition signed by upwards of 100 individuals and firms. ELKANAH ARMITAGE, Esq., the Mayor, in taking the chair, said, on receiving a requisition so numerously and influentially signed he could not hesitate fur a moment as to the course he ought to pursue. He had, therefore, great pleasure in calling that meeting, and should always feel it his duty to summon his fellow-townsmen to give expression to their opinions when called upon under such circumstaann. On the question of the salt monopoly in India he did ad profess to be very well instructed, but from what he had seen in print, the impressions on his mind were that it de manded prompt attention, and that if the allegations were true, and he had not seen them contradicted, justice, humanity, and the interests of commerce required the imme diate abolition of those laws which imposed these grievous burdens upon their fellow-subjects of India. (Applause.) R. GARDNER, Esq. proposed the first resolution That, in the opinion of this meeting, the prevent administration of the salt revenue in India is indefensible in principle, oppressive to the Nropie of that country, and ought to be abolished. Air. Gardner thought any individual who had taken the slightest interest in the question, or had read any of the in formation published relative to it, must fully concur in that resolution—that the administration of the salt duty in India was most oppressive. It was asserted, and he had seen no contradiction of the statement, that the article salt absorbed one quarter of the earnings. Now they knew that all govern ments were the instruments of Divine Providence, and in proportion as they used their power prudently or prejudici ally, were the people of t hose countries happy or miserable. He thought it was not only the case in this country but in most other countries of the world, that the poor were oppres sed ; they appeared to be much oppressed in India. He could not believe many of the things said against the Court of Directors. These men were men engaged in commerce, like themselves, and many of them were men of intelligence ; and he could not persuade himself it was necessary to do more than bring this subject in all its enormities before them to lead them to alter and amend the system. (Applause.) It was not the interest of any government to oppress the poor ; a temporary advantage might arise from it sometimes, but it recoiled ; it reduced the intellect, the wealth, and the means of every such people, and therefore it recoiled upon the government : and they saw in looking over the world that in those countries which were the most genial and most productive, there was genera ll y the greatest amount of misery, and of suffering, and of degradatien, and simply on account of the badness of their government. He thought the object of the government ought to be to make the people happy, to increase their intelligence and their moral and physical comforts, to enable them to become useful, and to promote the power and influence of the nation. lie was quite sure the East India Company, being an intelligent com mercial body, if these thine were brought fairly before them, must alter them. He did not believe they derived such a great revenue from it, and were so much interested in it themselves as were parties who enjoyed the patronage, and were participators more immediatelyfin the fruits of that op pression. Every one must see, if it were riholished, how le, if it is true that a much it would tend to r aise that peop quarter of their earnings was absorbed in the purchase of salt. lie believed that salt there was at best a very impure The total income of the port is about 33,0001. per annum ; but the available portion of this appears to be not more than 15,0001., derived from tonnage dues ; about 2,0001. from sur plus of ballastage ; and 3,000/. from quay wall rates : in all about 20,000/. per annum. (See the Appendix to the Second Report of the Tidal Harbours Commisnon.) The commerce of the port of Dublin bad increased so much towards the close of the last century, and the inconvenience and damage from vessels alway lying on the ground at low water were so great, that Parliament granted 45,0001. for constructing wet docks. The grand canal docks, on the south side, of twenty five acres in extent, were opened in 1796. These docks afford 2,000 yards of quayage, and have from 17 to 18 feet depth of water. STATISTICS 01 , IRISH CANAI.B.—The inland communi cation by water from Dublin is by means of the Grand Canal and the Royal Canal, both of which are connected with the Shannon. The Grand Canal, commenced in 1765, leaves Dublin on the south, and proceeding westward by Sallies, Robertstown, and Tullamore, joins the Shannon at Shannon Harbour. The length of the main trunk from the Liffey to the Shannon is 80 miles ; and thence to Bal linsoloe, on the borders of Galway, 16 miles, —being 96 miles in a westerly direction. The leng~tth of its six branches is 68 miles. Total length 164 miles. The summit level, near Robertatown (about twenty-six miles from Dublin), is 279 feet above the level of the sea. The total traffic in 1814, to and from Dublin, amounted to 239,014 tons ; tolls, 32,0141. ; inwards, 24,5251. ; outwards, 7,4891. ; passengers, 99,5281. ; fares, 21,5711. The Royal Canal, commenced in 1789, pro ceeds from the north side of Dublin, westward by May nooth, and Mullingar to Tarmenbarry, on the Shannon, with a branch from Killashee to Longford ; its total length being 92 miles. The summit level near Mullingar (about My-three miles from Dublin), is 322 feet ave the level of the sea. This canal is fed from Lough Owe b l i o n Westmeath. Its total traffic in 1844 was 91,066 tom; and the tolls amounted to 13,353/. SCOTLAND. BLAIR, THE ArrHoß or "THE GRAVE."—Better late than never: Robert Blair, the author of " The Grave," died exactly one hundred years ago, and it is now proposed to erect a monument to him in the churchyard of Athelstane ford, East Lothian, of which he was panah minister, and in which capacity be was succeeded by the celebrated John Home, author of "Douglas." Poor Blair could not get his ' poem published during his lifetime, as Lone of the booksellers to whom Isaac Watts offered it would have anything to do with it ; but it was brought out after his death, and at once took its place as an English clank. Soon afterwards,how ever, appeared Gray's " Elegy ;" and the subject being the same, and the measure more popular, " Th j e Grave " was superseded by the " Elegy," so far as familiar quotation was concerned, although the former had a vitality, despite of oc casional homeliness, which no rival lines could consign to forgetfulness. Blair was not only a man of talent himself, but was great both as to sire and son : his grandfather was Robert Blair, the celebrated Covenanting divine, and his son was Lord President of the Court of Session. Dr. Hugh Blair was also a branch of the same family. AL. DIES. allusion on the_sgar._,A d allusions to tbe.y_to•;. 'twig:awn Laws, lOW. tr reAoludons 13 tbat _ 17 Party, whicb looks Ils,oo 'midden, and pure ,. : 0 17 . ,its‘ ,cb would would o IT, "Al si o m opinion , ii d: "Al PP. ,Ain intorests „doff.. e +up! in co „elk taribiclaneirr. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Nov. 25. INSPECTORSHIP OF liCHATIC ASTLI:IIB.—This appoint. molt still remains vacant. It is not true, as has been re ported, that the situation was conferred on Mr. O'Connell's private physician, Dr. Nugent. WATERFORD. —MEMORIAL TO THE QtELN.—A forci ble memorial had been forwarded some time since for presentation to the Queen, and signed by nearly un all the clergy, and the station and property, of the yof Waterford. The memorial besought her Majesty to take steps that " the corn of Ireland be not taken from the pe the o ple of Ireland," and that i t would not " be j in eyes of God or man to take away the produce of the land from those by whose toil and industy it bas been raised, and whose very existence depends on it, " A reply has juit been received to the memorial from Sir George Grey, simply stating that he " has not failed to lay before the Queen the address forwarded by Lord Stuart de Decies." THE LABOUR-HATE ACT. The Gazette of last night contains proclamations for bold ing baronial presentment sessions in eleven of the addit io ourth nal baronies. Three provinces and a large portion f will soon have completed the requirements of the Labour- Rate Act. PRESENTMENT Sitssiosts.—A presentment sessions for the barony of Owney and Arra , co unt y of Tipperary, was held at Newport, on Monday last, when it was agreed to commence reproductive works. There was a very large attendance of the peasantry, but few of the gentry were present, more especially of the upper or head landlords, as they are termed in this country. Several works fell to the ground in conse quence, as it has ben decided that in every case the consent of the head landlord shall be given before any reproductive work is undertaken. The sums presented at these ses sions and remaining of former presentments are, 11,7861., which, it is estimated, will maintain the destitute for three months. The poor-law valuation of the barony is 32,3001. per annum. THE LATE SWAMI' CA/M.—BROWER V. COPELAND.— Some of the delegates sat yesterday, to make arrangements for hearing an appeal b rou g ht b y Henry A Browne, stns barrister, now under sentence of transportation for bigamy, against the decision of Dr. Radcliffe, Judge of the Ecclesias tical Court. Dr. R. decreed a divorce between Mr. Browne and Miss Copeland, daughter of the the Royal Bank, Browne having married Miss C. while his first wife, Mary Downes, was ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OP Insuorn.—The Evening Mail, just issued, says—" Further secessions have taken k olas* that fully justify the results to the society which we anticipated. Amongstthose we may mention the Earl of Shannon, Lord Enniskillen, and other gentlemen of sta tion and influence, who have withdrawn their names for the romp/ which vve have ourselves alluded to," SUNDAY TRAIN/J.—The town council of Leith and the the more respectsble portion of the tories are disgusted at the town council of Cupar-Fife have huh expressed their disap- way in which their too present , members voted on the great probation of the conduct of the directors of the Edinburgh questions of the Maywooth grant and the corn-laws. and Glasgow Railway in stopping the Sunday trains. • DORSETSIIIIIE. DISAPPRAILANCR or A RAILWAY RNDARILSIRST.—ATSI7 REPRESENTATION OF WIITROUTR —On Monday MS extraordinary event has just taken place on the works can- hog a meeting of the friends of Mr. Robert Gordon, who nected with the Scottish Central Railway. It was neeemary has flatly declined the honour of representing this bo rough, to erect an embankment fifty feet high in a field near Allan was held at Luce's Hotel, for the parpose of adog Bridge. The works were accordingly commenced, many as to persuade him to become • candidate. Mr. R. thousand loads of earth were piled, and the work was left to H. Swaffield took the chair, and Mr. W. Hodges proposed negates solidity, hut it soon sunk to en elevation of a few Mr. Gordon as a candidate, whenever a vacarey= list above the ground. On inquiry it was found that the occur. This proposition having been assented to, a coin field bad originally been a bog, and brought into cultivation mittee was appointed to wait on Mr. Gordon, and obtain fifty years since, his ultimate determination. A correspondent says: "It is quite evident that there will be a struggle for the represen- WALES. tation of this borough, whenever a general election arrives. A STRANGE PLACII FOR A NEW CHIIRCIL—A come- Mr. George Whieldon is about to be brought forward (in spondent states: "On Friday, the 20th instant, Lewis Wil- conjunction with • gentleman, whose name is not yet hams and Margaret Thomas, of Llandudno parish, were to known), by the Conservative party. If Mr. Gordon is pm have been married at the parish church of Llandisilio ; but, Tailed on to stand, there will th^n be three parties to the unfortunately, when the clergyman arrived he found there contest, via., Mr. Christie and Col. Freestun, on the Liberal was no access to the church either by land or water, owing interest; Mr. Whieldon and another, on the Conservative to the sea breaking over the causeway which leads to it, interest ; and Mr. Gordon, on an intermit well known in therefore the would-be happy couple were disappointed, and religious matters, but hardly understood in polities—the In obliged to defer the matter until a future day. The church dependent." being upon an island, this is not an uncommon occurrence SOMERS""'""•"" during the winter months, and it is right that the public should know that this spot is selected by some inoividuals in the neighbewhood as a most eligible point to erect a new church upon for the now populous parish of Llandisilio." Coo:sr: Pourtca.—At the meeting of the Anchor Society in Bristol (which appears generally to be used as a medium for the politics of the city members), the Hon. F. H. F. Berkeley, in the course of his speech, observed, he was loth to follow protection beyond the walls of the House of Com mons; but he had heard rumours that two of the great leaders—unwilling followers in the humble footsteps of Cobden and Co.—had been going about the country en lightening the protectionists, agr.culturists, farmers and ot.,ers, with their eloquence, and ne heard, moreover, that a vioitation was threatened to Somerset—even their own neighbourhood—and that Lord George Bentinck and Mr. Disraeli—the general who led the van, and the general who brought up the rear, were to sato nish Somersetsh're with their wonderful powers. No doubt they were coming to the support of a very strong pro tectionist, Mr. W. Miles, but if they thought they were . going to shake the position of his old and venerated friend, CoLnel Gore Langton, they would be deceives'. He (Mr. Berkeley) should like to see tke brilliance and bitterness of Mr. Disraeli, and the sternness and statistics of Lord 0. Bentinck, applied diligently to one small fact—the fact that the registration of that division of Somerset bad Unproved by 1,500 liberals upon the roll within the last two years— even giving them the 50 which hail been swept off to boot. (Cheers.) How would they deal with that fact he did not know, nor could he guess—it was an awkward fact, espe cially upon the approach of an election, seeing arguments and brilliant sayings could not change the register before • another election. PROVINCIAL. LANCASHIRE. The ELEVENTH A.NNITERSARY MEETING of the Rochdale Total Abstinence Society was held at the Public Hall in that town. Several speeches were delivered, and considerable interest was manifested in the proceedings by the assembled company. THE GALE which did so much mischief in Liverpool on Friday, also affected the Isle of Man. The new pier, or red quay as it is called, was completely covered with water as the tide rolled in. The sea-wall at the ship-yard was carried away, and the end of the smithy which abuts to the bay washed down—the water making a complete inroad upon the loose timbers in the yard. In Strand•strect the devastation produced by the inshore wind was beyond the ordinary run of casualties. The street was completely flooded. INFLUX OF IRISH I'AtIFERB INTO LITSRPOOL..—During the last month or two, as we have before stated, immense numbers of Irish paupers have immigrated to this town in the hope of being able to obtain charity or employment. The moment, however, they have been found begging in the streets, they have been taken up, and sent back to Ireland at the expense of the parish. This expense is likely to form no inconsiderable portion of the parish outlay at the close of the present year, because the average number of those sent back has amounted to 270 per week since the first reports of the famine in Ireland were circulated. The expense of sending them back is very great, and, sooner or later, it may become a serious question for the consideration of the in. habitants. To Dublin and Newry, for instance, it amounts to 2s. per head ; to Waterford, 6s. ; to Cork, 10s. ; and so in proportion to distance to other places. Mayo and Rae common seem to be the principal counties in Ireland which are at present sending us their pauper population in droves, and the cost per head of sending these unfortunate people beck again to the harbour of Westport, which lies on the west coast of Ireland, is becoming enormous. It seems that the creatures themselves do not come here by West port, but they walk to Dublin on foot, and then come across here by steamer. How they manage to pay for their passage across is a mystery ; for when landed on our quays they an in the most destitute condition, seldom or never basing eves so much as a sixpence in their possession. On Friday ass veral of them, consisting of women and children, covered with rags, were brought up to the Liverpool police-comet, on a charge of having been found begging in the street. Some of them stated that they had not had a mouthful of victuals, and had no means of getting any; and one old woman said, herself, her husband, and her tour or five children, had nothing to subsist upon but water. Mr. Rushton asked what was to be done with them? Mr. Evans, of the Parish-o ffi ce, said he was really unable to tell. They were coming over here by thousands, and, in all probability, we should be inundated with them this winter. Mr. Rushton said, it was most melancholy to see the wretched creatures landing on the English shore without a farthing ;n their pockets. And what was to be done with them was a question which now called for pressing inquiry. He suggested to Mr. Evans the propriety of inquiring at once how they came across here from Dublin, — whether or sot they paid for their passage, because, if they did not, some prompt measures must be taken. Mr. Evans promised to make the inquiry, and the prisoners were removed.—[lt is suspected that the parish or other autho rities in Dublin are actually paying their pasuige•money in order to get rid of them, utterly careless as to the result.] AN INTERESTING AGRICI*LTURAL EXPERIMENT has been made upon a farm in South Lancashire in the growing of roots that might, if successful, serve to counteract the injurious effects of the failure of the potato crop. We (Leeds Mercury) have now the pleasure to state the result of this experiment, which has answered, and even exceeded, the expectation that we then formed of its success. The land occupied by this experiment we found, on correct measure ment, to have been 3 acres 1 rood and 83 yards. The land was sown in alternate drills at a distance of 30 inches between each, first a drill of potatoes (cups as they are , called) and then a drill of Swedish turnips ' so that the potato tops in one drill did not come in contact with three of the neat drill of the same root. The potatoes and the tur nips thus grew together till about the middle of last month (October) when the potatoes which had been partially attacked by the prevailing disease, were dug up and sent to the Manchester market, %%here they were sold at 12s. per load of three bushels, but the turnips remain in the ground and arc growing vigorously, each drill having now twice the accustomed room for nourishment Bud growth. The quan tity of potatoes produced proved to be 68j loads of large, 10 loads of small, and five loads of decayed potatoes, which sold as follows : 681 loads at 12. 10 loads of small at es. 5 buds bad, unproductive. HEREFORDSHIRE. THE FATE OP A SWINDLER.—SOMC months ago public attention was attracted to the exploits of a fashionable swindler, who, under several aliases, including Wyndham and Wellesley, contrived to plunder innkeepers, bankers, and tailors at Slough, Windsor, Gloucester, and other local towns. For some months past his names and deeds have not been before the public. This is now accounted for—he died, it is stated, on the 20th of June last. It appears that when inquiries were rather urgent as to his whereabouts, he shrouded himself in London, whence, when the fame of his banker's cheques had in some measure declined, he de parted into Wales, and took with him a young female. The character he assumed was that of a lover of the picturesque, and he and his companion started on the romantic tour of the Wye, which they pursued together for some distance, when the gentleman, while fishing iu the above beautiful river, caught a violent cold, and was compelled to take to bed at an inn. A medical man was sent fur, who at once in formed the supposed wife that her husband's condition was hopeless, and that he was in fact on the very point of death. The female thereupon acknowledged that she was not a wife, and that her male companion was an entire stranger to her till they encountered each other a few weeks previously in Lon don, and that she did not know who he was or who were his relatives. The fears of the physician were soon realised —the stranger tourist died almost immediately, and on ex amining his luggage iu order to ascertain who his friends were that the mournful event of his demise might be com municated to them, there were found the engraved copper plates of two address cards, in the well-known names of Wyndham and Wellesley, together with an itinerary of tho various towns and places which be had visited, with the MOMS of the different banks, &c., which had honoured his • fraudulent cheques. The real name of the deceased swindler is said to have been Page; that he was of very respectable connexions in the county of Hereford ; and that he was for merly in the army, which accounts for his knowledge of military persons and military incidents which he turned to , o good account in his dishonourable hut adventurous career. Ile was married, and has left a wife and two children in destitute circumstances. HIOHWAY ROBBERS.—On Saturday evening, 21st inst., about half-past seven o'elock, as an itinerant vender of earthenware, named James Varney, of l'enn, Bucks, was returning from Welwyn to Wheatharastead, Herts, with a horse and cart, when within a mile and a half of the latter place, he was attacked by two ruffians, who demanded his money, and beat him with bludgeons upon the bead until the blood flowed over the cart wheel. Ills hat was literally smashed. Varney struggled with his assailants, crying murder, until nearly suffocated by the blood flowing from his head and face. The ruffiansrifled his pockets of two-pence, a knife, and comb, and tore his clothes partly from his body in their determined search after the hard-earned returns of a fort night's sale of his goods. He was nearly exhausted and in sensible, when his assailants, hearing a horse approaching, made off without obtaining his money. Mr. C. H. Latti more was returning from Hertford market, and, hearing the cries of Varney, galloped on and overtook the cart, pro cured a light, gave him assistance, and then rode for ward to give information to the police, and sent a servant to accompany Varney to his place of destination. Mr. Ton gan, surgeon, was soon at hand, and dressed his wounds, which he considered of a somewhat dangerous nature. We arc informed that a great number of young men are living in this neighbourhood without any visible means of subsist ence. Poaching, fowl and wood stealing, and every other depredatory means are resorted to for a livelihood. -Poach ing is pursued here for a subsistence, and from poaching and field-plunder the road to highway robbery, &c., is open and easy. BERKSHIRE. OPPO , ITION TO SANATORY HEFORR.—An influential meeting, composed chiefly of owners of property in Reading, was held on Tuesday, to adopt resolutions in opposition to the Reading Sanatory Improvement Bill, to be applied for in the next session by the town-council. The measure is strongly opposed by the high sheriff of the county, the ex-high-sheriff (who presided), the two basking firms, and .1. Weldale Knoll's, Esq., all of whom hold considerable property in the town, the latter being the largest owner. The following is one of the resolutions agreed to: That as it in the intention of the government to introduce, with all convenient speed, a general measure, comprehending the drainage and sewerage of the whole kingdom, the interests of the town im peratively require that it should remain quiescent until the measures in wincingt e ation be laid before the country. Vast expenses may otherwise incurred, whisk may prove useless, and the rate-payers may be railed upon to execute the work a second time. ARV. THE GBEAHAR LECTURES.—Professor Taylor is at present delivering his course of lectures on music, for Mi• ehaelmas term, in Gresham college. lie delivers, each term, a series of three lectures ; and so well has he conceived and ac complished the design and object of these lectures, and suc ceeded in rendering them both interesting and instructive to a popular audience, that ever since they were begun (now a good many years ago) the lecture-room has, without the ex ception of a single evening, been crowded to the doors by most attentive and delighted listeners. Mr. Taylor does not discuss the philosophy of the science, or the technicalities of the art. His lectures arc historical and critical: he takes, separately, the different branches of the art, traces their origin and progress, sketches the lives and analyses the works of the most illustrious musicians, and illustrates his critical remarks by specimens"of their compositions,:executed by competent per formers. In this manner he travels over the whole field of his subject and, as a great portion of his audience, of course, at tend his lectures habitually, they acquire an extent of know ledge, and an enlargement of views, relative to the art, hitherto confined to the few who have made it their especial study. The present series of lectures is on English dramatic music during the latter half of the last century. The lecture of Tuesday evening was rendered peculiarly interesting by an account of the life and dramatic music of Jonathan Mitzi shell, one of the most highly gifted and unfortunate of English composers, who was born in 1738. He struggled through the best years of his life against unmerited neglect as-d disappointed hopes, till, before the age of forty, his mind gave way under the stroke of domestic simity. He degenerated from a man of strong intelligence, liberal attainments, and refined pursuits, into the victim of intemperance, and, after living the wreck of what he had been, till 1801, sank into the grave in obscure misery. In dramatic music he made but one attempt, and it was a failure ; in consequence, as Professor Taylor said, of two errors: the first, having recourse to Drury-lane, where music was th en neglected, instead of Covent-garden, where it was cultivated ; and the second, employing his talents on a moat wretched drama — no obstacle to success, it would seem, now-allays. " Almena " failed entirely on the stage ; but its music still exists, though in a state of the most utter oblivion. Of this music Mr. Taylor gave ample speci mens, by the performance of several arm and chorueee,which justified his eulogy of their author. One chorus, in parti cular, which was so enthusiastically applauded that the Professor permitted its repetition, would have done honour to any dramatic composer of that age, English or foreign. The latter part of the lecture was devoted to an account of an opera, written by Richard Cumberland, called " The Summer's Tale," the music of which was contributed by several composers of that day, particularly the celebrated John Christian Bach, and Dr. Howard, of whose airs several elegant specimens were given. - _ A new opera, by Pacini, " La lidanzata Coria," was pro duced last week at the Italian Opera, at Paris, and narrowly escaped a total failure, absolute condemnation being con trary to the polished manners of the habitats of the Salle Ventadour, as well as those of the Haymarket. The libretto was found to be far below mediocrity, and the music one of the weakest specimens of the modern Italian school. The Academie Royale is unremittingly occupied with the rehearsals of Rossini's much-looked-for " Roberto Bruce." Mr. Lumley has arrived at Paris, on his return from Italy_ A burlesque piece has been produced at Hamburg, under the title of " Gut. Cotton." Verdi is writing a new opera for the Pergola Theatre, at Florence. Its title is " Macbeth ,"—a trying subject for the maestro. The week before last, Auber's " Illasaniello" was about to be revived at Berlin, where it had already been performed more than a hundred times ; but on the day before that filed for the first performance, it was interdiotod by the police. £3l 2 0 3 2 0 Ri4 4 0 The turnips, as we hare slated, are still in the ground, but Ivan their appearance the crop may be safely estimated at 20 tom,—value, 275. per ton. ril 4 0 The yield of cup potatoes, onan average of years, is GO loads - - per acre, and the average price in the Manchester market 3s per loud, no thut if the whole field had been set with potatoes before, the quantity produced would have been ROO loads, at So SO 0 0 Excess of produce in money this year over an average of L'll year. Independent of this gain in money, we have here a practical security against the future failure of the potato crop, or of having that failure made up by the two crops united. The manure used in the cultivation of this field was six cwt. of guano per acre, sown in drill, of the value of Gs. per cwt. , and that the soil is reclaimed peat earth, which abounds to so great an extent in Lancashire, and in moat of the Irish pro vinces. As this favourable result, stated to be principally at tributable to the separation of the potato dnlls from each other, we see no reason to doubt but under this system of husbandry, the results would be equally favourable on any land suitable for the growth of these valuable roots. The risk of an experiment is very inco mu nsiderable. Tok•sii REDUCTION or THE DUTY ox Tex.—A requisition is in course of signature for a public meeting at Leeds, to petition the legislature for a reduction of the duty on the importation of teas. 01TTC,1111.1.1 DISTRIBUTION OP Pi w IrALTIES FOR OFFENCES AGAINST THE FACTORIES ACT.—The Home Secretary has sanctioned the following distribution of penalties, levied in the district of T. J. Howell, Esq., Inspector of Factories:—National School, Macclesfield, 311. 10s. 6d. ; Day School, in con nexion with the Sunday School for all Denominations, Mac clesfield, 311. 10s. 6d. ; National School , Stockport, 151. British and Foreign School, Stockport, 1 51 . ; National School, Bollington, 20/. ; Wesleyan School, Bollington, 201. ; National School, Newton Moor, 11/. 14s. Id.; National School, Congleton, 10/. ; Wesleyan School, Congleton, 101. ; Margaret Jackson, 101. ; Robert Gaskill, 10/. These two persons had received bodily injury from the blowing machines of Messrs. Charles and Thomas Howard, of Hyde, and Archibald Vickers, of Disley. The whsle of the penalty inflicted by the magistrates has, in each of the above cases, been awarded to the sufferers. LISOOLSSIIIRE. Fosstts IN RAILWAY Currisos.—A good deal of gossip and speculation has been created by a circumstance which has lately transpired in the neighbourhood of Gainsborough. It appears that the Rev. Mr. Gushy, of Kirton in Lind sey, who had made a collection of fossils on the railway works near that place, has been extremely attentive to the labourers in supplying their temporal as well as spiritual wants. He has established a distinct religious service for their accommodation, and supplied them with soup gratuitously, and other articles when they are sick, as well as blankets in winter. In consequence of this kindness he became much endeared to the men, and they vied with each other in procuring him specimens of fossils which they met with in their labours. In due time the sub-engineer, stationed at Blyton, happened to hear of Mr. Ousbv's collection, as wail as some others of less note in the neighbourhood. Several specimens had been presented to Mrs Hutton, of Gate Bar ton, and to Sir C. Anderson, Bart., of Lea. To each of these parties the sub-engineer addressed a letter demanding that every specimen should be given up, as they were the property of the company, and had been promised to the Archeological Society. Mr. Ousby has written to Mr. Fowler, the engineer in chief, and several parties are much interested in the result of the affair. NOTTINGUAMSIIIRE. THE UNEMPLOYED WARP-LACE AND STOCKING /LAKER:4.—On Wednesday last, a meeting of about 150 of the unemployed in the warp-lace and hosiery branches was held in the marketplace, Nottingham, to consider what steps should be taken to obtain relief for their distressed families. A petition was agreed upon, to be presented to the mayor. A deputation went forthwith to the police-office, and having read the petition, the mayor said he thought the distress of the town was not sufficiently extensive and severe to warrant him to call a public meeting, and for a public subscription ; he should therefore advise application to be made to the board of guardians, and when the workhouse was filled, the subject might be brought before the authorities for consi deration. k \ ellOrrInVeiTTUR- CANt0w.A..m.x....... REPRESENTATION OF CAMBRIDGE. —A meeting of voters took place on Tuesday, when a requisition was agreed tin o, calling upon It. Foster, Esq., to allow himself to be put nomination at the next election, in conjunction with Mr. Adair, the liberal candidate. Mr. Foster has declined the honour on account of his age. Lord Coemo Russell has also been asked to stand, but, it it said, has also declined. A correspondent says The eldest son of Lord Campbell (a member of Trinity College) will be proposed at the next meeting of the committee, and with every chance of success. There is no doubt of the return of two liberals, especially as 7 4