The Express. — London, England, 1847-10-22 00:00:00

pooms. WEST INDIES. JAMAICA. —There is little looal intelligewe t o o dy At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, held on Bbd of S e ptember, a despatch was laid on the table en ;go eery of a despatch fiann Earl Grey, in reply to the w ooers' o the chamber with respect to African unmigra ow The despatch stated that, with regard to the adoption esa yes to promote emigration from the coast of Africa ' o wes the measures taken had been purely experimen cal ; a nd it was for the advantage of all the colonies that the ' ekesld be made, by confining the operations to the " e l lu With regard to the suggestion that go. am• ount .h.ald permit an unrestricted resort to any part of the ALican coast to procure emigrants by the redemption of c o," or otherwise, the government did not adopt d m s aws taken by the memorialists, as the existence of in imiied motives fur prxln sing Africans on the coast bad al • inn b ee n a provocation to war and outrage in the interior; p a: no benefits to be conferred on the persons released could i ns ufy , a manner of proceeding tending to bring others into ' „ a n c ity, sod to do so through those barbarous courses by which such purposes are elected in Africa.—lt was re eeteed, oa reading the chapati:ls, that an extract from the emer i t i of the chamber, and the reply of the sw e a ty of State for the Colonies, should be for ',sided to Mr. Turnbull, and that he be requested to fur sish the chamber with any evidence in his possession, which sight enable them to support the statements contained in their meinonal with respect th British subjects detained as does in the bland of Cuba. A meeting of priprieL , ra ant planters of the parish of St. G e erge's, took place on the 18th of Sept., to take into con siderauon the depressed state and gloomy prospects of the en gar and coffee planters, arising from the low prices of % gar and coffee in the home markets, the consequence of as pact of goverunent in admitting the introduction of fono and slave made sugar and coffee at diminished duties Resolutions were adopted stowing the evil effect upon antes in the West Indies of the introduction Into Esg:sul of elate produce, and showing that coffee pro- perties were going out of cultivation, and sugar estates sbandoaed. It less determine that a memorial on the object, addressed to the Foreign.office, should be prepared, and forwarded to the governor for transmission, and that a n:gamins/ should be appointed to draw up • petition to the new Bow of Commons, claiming a further reduction on the duties of West India sugar and rum, to the extent of the ewes incurred for freight and sale of those articles, That one half of the 1,200,0001. expend'.;; in the cit tempt to pet down slave trading, he:. applied to the importa tion of free labourers into the West India colonies, but more , pec ially into those which have suffered most from the effects of emancipation ; and that a loan bo applied for to enable planters to improve permanentiy, either on estates or i n cen tral factories to be established for the sole benefit of estates, the quality of produce, to render it at least equal in vane to the foreign sugars which are at present driving them out of the market, provided such ludo could be obtained on the terms of the new British Drainage Act. A good deal of rain had fallen in Jamaica, which was cal culated to do much good to the young plants, and wishes sae expressed that it might last. -•- - - TRINIDAD.—The prozecclinge in council of the pnernmint on the 16 , 1 (being the third reading and pawing of the onlinenv f.,r raising a tax on rum) caus:d considers- Ilk excitement. The measure has nsw passed into law. A matisescce of the most seasonable weather is noticed. The somber of immigrants arrived since the beginning of the year is stated at 1,652 men, 533 women, 303 children—total, 2538. - - DEMERARA.—Business had been dull during the sgeuiplit prior to the sailing of the packet. American car pel were remaining in the river unsold, a disinclination to ' peculate being evinced. Tonnage was abundant, and as employment could be obtained by seeking ships. The year's crop wu reaching 60,000 hhds., being an increa'e m that of lot year. Estates were in full operation for sugar making, the weather being propitious. About 600 imuii rats from Madeira had arrived in the colony during the hetmght. The subject of legisla'ive reform still occupied pablic attention. A numerously and respectably signed potion to her Majesty had been forwarded, praying for a MON pvpular firm of government. The railway company was vigorously prosecuting its object. had now fairly broken ground, the ceremony of " turning the tint sod - having been perforated by the governor. Previously to the departure of the Growler from Dente nn, the stipendiary magistrates, by order of the governor, isiemed the Kroomcn and other Africans entitled to a free return passage to Africa, that they might proceed in that revel. and many of them took advantage of the opportunity. The Berbice Gazette says— ewers! of t►e Kroo delegates that came to this country a little age than a year ago in the ship Louisa 'Millie, lefthere for Demerara larder to meet the steamer Growler, and return by that reseed to Akita We undendand that these people have taken away with Ilea about 210 dollars each, in hard cash, which will no doubt enable gem to rut no inconsiderable dash in their own country, and go farther to Kite their admiring countrymen a favourab:e impreftion meaning the advantages held out to them in this colony, than any snotty of rhetoric the delegates themselves could poroibly exercise. The Carr itleoll teogerrer, • journal established in the prin -1411 of the Grenadines, makes the following mention of the Omelet's progress: We learn (net Grenada that ll.M.'s steam, Growler called there she reran ?tom Deacrara to the African aE st, with upwards of lan weiterant, These, on being quostioned, eaptered their lateation of settling in their own countr v, as moot of them had Eared none'; some to much as 601.-others had invented their means in pods. They do not, horn the manner in which they answered the ernes put to them by some of the gentlemen who went on board, give mach hope of an exUneive emigration from Africa to there colonic, BARBADOES.—Tho di/Arming drought which prevailed so long in that island had been succeeded by more genial weather. The month of August (says the G 1,60, commenced with showers, which continued light until the 27th, when a general rain was experienced throughout the district, followed by moderate rains until the end of the month. These, although not sufficient to put water in the pads, exercised a very tensible influence upon the young cases. Tho month, on the whole, must be pronounced favonrable, but, owing to the extreme dryness of the land, the earlier showers did not produce much vegetation. The change in the weather hie enabled the planter to get most of his preparation; completed. Governor Reid proceeded on the 29th of August on a short visit to St. Vincent's and Grenada, leaving John S. Galan, Esq., to administer the government during his stance. On the 20th of September a public meeting, which con gaed of "members of council, representatives of consti taincics, merchants, attorneys of absentees, planters, public mem, iie." was held, to take into consideration the present threatening aspect of affairs in which these islands are in itiated. Several strong resolutions were adopted, and a • on agreed to, addressed to the Commons House of the Parliament, and to be forwarded to Lord Bentinck fispagratation, with • request to Earl Grey to support its Me. The petition concludes aa follows Ma dare say te ecatiausa la the mother °away socb • pro. ▪ kty la Weer of Heidi pleateika sneer re *el meet the driers hawk the seimul =pew et pregnable la the Milk het ills egg the kw eek Ile erelpt ehevehehlees teffieoirlhet km be emoree to the tee Bei- IthaperAmy fs peer pwwer inalkeee wl!I be reseeree, ell the 00 . 1 . 1 Telnyttelleesd. me lbw will be enabled be carry asks•se imaawramatts shindy - promo In the auNiatios telamineke et thetreesse which will new its cost, but wbkb, Lattead Jekekee. keimust abandon. AM your 'petitioners MY; Oa assamis or Great Britain to abolish the trade in aim Wes any be in as vie relaxed, as the manly of labourers to tie beep stare-holding wicks is thereby limited. And your Pilimarabilims, that main Oat y Miagg, stet:ed. the met et kik mew ovoid thistles eos aries eul rated by sieve like awl II the eiselee wok k a abort time be so 110 1•11 auk that your pelleree weak se keeper seed protection le ambit dile maker seeeky. Or that yst hems home ▪le plink le pest Mew sear es be sierare of the meow rewire, see e bersrable Yo year wiegiom kw seen Meet ORENADA.—The Free Press or the Bth Sept. tike mcnti , oi of the arrival at St. George'. of Governor Lai on his tour of inspection. The lengthened drought and 'rigid Ye heat form subjects of complaint in this as well as moot the other islands. A shock of earthquake had been follelantiad, which, though of considerable durit'on, was sit mem T. VINCENT.—Tho Home of Aniembly had been Misdeed by the lieutenant-governor, in consequence of ri fled adjournments of the house, owing is the non-at- Indacce of suf fi cient members to tr ansact business. Writs Ihr the new house wero issued, returnable on the 19th ,dasfar. A despatch from Earl Grey was laid before the dassa disallowing the bounty on Madeira immigrants (as • fie asses of Demerara and Trinidad) from June to October, in consequence of the alleged unhealthiness of those aootbs. ANTIGUA.—The Governor-in-Chief of the Lee- ward Islands, who had been some time sojourning at Mont serrat, was expected to return to Antigua in the next mail steamer. In consequence of the death of Mr. Shiell, the klkwiog appointments had been made by the president administering the government, viz. : Hon. John Gray, Puisnejustice and special police magistrate, to be provisional rbief justice of Antigua ; Hon. Hugh Edwards to be puisne . juticc ; and lion. Tyrrell Shervington to be special police' • lesgkrate for the city , of St. John. There had been 15,879 toelbeads of sugar shipped up to the 16th of September. f The want of rain wascomplained of. ST. LUCIA.—The Palladium, on the subject of the loarocation or delegates, says: Whether St. Lucia will be 'bleated favourably towards the combined plan thus pro- Mod, and *ill send its representative forth, it is yet out of oar power td know. It is to be hoped, however, that she ail not lag on the back-ground whilst so noble an effort, and for an object of such paramount importance, seems to eill for herald.—But for the consequences of the opening I Oen in the hOme market to sugar, the cheap production of dare labour, the result of the crop in St. Lucia would M a alibied of Congratulation with the planters. 8o far as quantity and quality goes, there is sidling to cause dissatisfaction. The whole crop bad lot been shipped ; but up to date the exports upon which duty 1 he been paid n um b ere d 7,600 , 9861 be sager. The quantity of sugar already shipped (though not the whole of the crop) *owed an excess amounting to 2,103,5601b5. over the entire free of 1846, and exceeded the average of the last 16 years , / about two millions of pounds weight. The weather con ' baud to favour the work of the plantations. Cultivation lad been extended, and the canes generally were thriving *lll. Much uneasiness was experienced from the untoward oPect given to the local politics by the decision of Earl Grey M the matt er o f th e suspens i on of the Chief Justice and rlarrney-General. t3T. THOMAS.—A royal decree had been promul -104 Proclaiming the abolition of slavery in the Danish *Maim. All slaves under 16 years of age are, by this teem, declared absolutely free from the 18th Sept , and hose above that age were to be held in the condition of 9prentifes for four years from that date. The effect which ~1 18 g re at measure has had upon the peace and harlotry of ' , e Wands where it has commented operation is not known, 1 hot there is reason to assume anything bat evil results i halt, COLONIAL. MAURMUS.—lntelligence from the Mattritias extends to Aug. 12. From that island also the reports of the expected sugar crop are eery satisfettory, but the demand still exists for additional labour, The French language has at last been discontinued in the superior tribunals of the is land, but the date of its cessation was marked by some dis play of popular displeasure which gave rise to very singular proceedings between certain judicial functionaries. The day fixed for the second winter assembly hap. paned to fall on the 15th of July, date of the cessation of the French language, and as this change is looked on unfavourably by a large portion of the Creole population, they thought it best to abstain from saythiog like rejoicings or pleasures. The discontent was heightened by the new regulations of the court then just issued. Under these cir cumstances it would have been preferable to have postponed the day of the ball rather than add fuel to the tire. As it was, however, a crowd of young men assembled before the door of the ball, and assailed even the ladies as they arrived with hisses, _groans, and insetting cries. The police interfered. Instead of trying to calm the troubled spirits, they used violence, and proceeded to arrest some , of the individuals, a s t ep which was quite useless I Four young men were arrested, conducted to the police, and shut up in the prisons destined for drunken sailors and other such offenders. The parents and friends of the prisoners were soon made aware of what had taken place, and they lost no time in interceding in their behalf. Mr. Anderson, the magistrate, at first refused to re ceive any bail, but was at length obliged to consent, with muck reluctance, however, through the interces sion of tho Colonial Secretary and Procureur Gi",neral, who both happened to be at the ball. The next day Mr. An derson having consulted one of his most intimate friend., a lawyer, again demanded the young men, who had been set at liberty, and they were imprisoned a second time. The bails protested against this conduct, and the officers on service answered that their instruction, were positive, and Mr. Anderson was nowhere to be found. Re course was then had to justice. A request was presented to the " Juge d'lnis.ruction " according to law. This magis trate with kis u.,ual zeal repaired immediately to the police , and finding that the prisoners were detained witt-„ it any order from a competent magic rate, ordered tL em t o be liber ated. His order was not executed the police. The "Jugs d'lnstruction " seeing his :utnority set aside, withdrew, and forwarded th".. outer he had given for the liberation of the Drie'r.:ers to the Queen's Precureur. The authority of the Queen's l'rocureur was as powerless as that of the judge, and the prisoners were kept in custody till the 21st, when they were libereted. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.—SWAN RIVER.— The colonial government schooner Champion arrived at Singapore, Aug. 27, bringing despatches from Sean River for the overland mail down to July 25. The new acting governor, Lieut.-Col. F. C. Irwin, appears to give much satisfaction to the colonists. On June 30 there was a meet ing of the proprietors of the Western Australian Dank, when the report for the half-year was submitted, from which it would appear the institution was doing well, the business of the bank yielding a handsome profit to the shareholders, to the extent of 121 per cent. per annum. The question of regular communication with India rid Singapore had engaged the attention of the colonists ; the legislative coun cil had voted a sum of money for the purpose, but the autho rities hare referred the matter to the Iliiiietcr for the Colo nies. From the governor's report it would appear that Singapore was preferred to Ilatavia, not only in reference to the lower rates of postage, but also because the former offered a good mart for sandal wood and other produce from Western Australia. A new registration and marriage actwas under the censidera tinn of the legislative council, which was considered far from satisfactory. On the Bth of July his Excellency submitted to the council an order for the appointment of a committee to consider the best method to further the introduction of Ger man immigrants into the colony—the report was favourable, and recommended that German immigrants should be natu ralised. Messrs. Nash, Lake, and Andrew., were ap pointed on the committee. Another committee was ap pointed to inquire into the means of promoting the appoint ment of a bishop for the colony. Hu Excellency remarked that the probable revenue for the year would be 9,2211. 18s. 2d.: there had been an augmentation of revenue under the head of " regular duties." HAYTl.—There are dates from this republic to the 7th of Sept. Affairs were in a frightful state of disorganisa tion: the feud netween the black and coloured population being as high as ever it was, and apparently only waiting for a fitting opportunity to break forth into bloodshed and massacre. ~.~ fie Court. WINDSOR, TO URSDAY.—The Chevalier Bunsen and Prince Lowenstein left the Castle to-day. The royal dinner part♦ this evening included the Duchess of Sutherland, the Dulie and Duchess of Argyll, Mr. G. E. and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, and the Rey. F. Anson. A cabinet council was held at half-past two o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office. The ministers present were—Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir G. Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Eon Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, Lord Campbell, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, the Marquis of Clanricarde, Viscount Morpeth, and the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay. The council sat two hours. i.e Commandeur Marques Lisboa, Brazilian Minis ter, transacted bu-iness yesterday at the Foreign-office. Captain Bowles had an interview with Sir G. Grey yesterday at the Home-office. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the governors of the West India Colonies. Despatches were also received front the Governor of Hong Kong. THE REGISTRATIONS. TOWER Haw-yrs.—Mr. M'Christie held a mart yesterday, at Wellelose.square, for the purpose of giving his decinon upon the bills of expenses sought to be passed oy the overseers, some of which, on being presented a fortnight ago, had appeared to him extravagant, particularly the item of 5.31. for printing the lists for St. Leonard's, Bhoreditch ; but Mr. Ware, the vestry clerk, having satis factorily shown t►at the number of rate.payers had greatly increased, and that the amount as contrasted with that of other parishes was not exorbitant, the assistant barrister allowed it, together with 31. 10s., to the:beadles for publish. ing the notices, as they were not paid by the parish for this extra work ; a sum which he thought reasonable enough, seeing that there were twenty-eight places of worship where publication was to be made—also two guineas to the col lectors for calling over the lists, &c. ; and 15 guineas for expenses connected with the making out of the lists, includ ing refreshments for the overseers—the learned gentleman taking care, however, to admonish all parties upon the necessity of observing economy. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yceterday a mart Wait held foe the despatch of public business. THE Pic-rune PRESENTED HT THE KING OF THE FREINCH TO THE CORPORATION.—The LORD MAYOR rose immediately after the formation of the court and said: I have the honour to state to this court that I have received a letter from the French ambassador conveying a request that I would be pleased to present a picture from his Msjeety the King of the French to the Corporation of London. The picture is intended to commemorate a most iatereeting event in the annals of the corporation, and I trust that his ma jesty's gift will be ' y recei ved. (Hear, hear.) The following is a copy (tithe latter Here, thit. 114 I.llo.—lfyLeed : The pleura orthe of the Memo the_eseposties of London to ble Ma =l"kitiails. of the Pm* at MEM Cestle (Melt free Ware em wramees Ma beam deer/ mlel Ike praise ter) is saw eel dkeelloi by kis Mysey to that yea will tamest helmets praise it to Melee payer, Menem and mo ms eseselletheasepeattoo of Lasion.-1 have the rawer to .y Lard Myer, your kedship's abeam! servant, V. Baosue.—To the Mitt Ms. the Lord Mayor. Upon Me motion of Sir P. Laurie, who brought up the report of the deputation, stating the particulars of the pre sentation of the address, seconded by Ald. Moon, it was resolved unanimously, " That this court tender their acknowledgment to his Majesty, the Yin of the French, for the picture representing the protestation of the address of the oorporation of the City of Louden to his Majesty, at Windsor Castle, on the 12th of October 1144, upon the ora tion of his Majesty's visit to her , the Queen Vie. tolls, which he has been pleased to promo* to this city, in commemoration of that memorshie meat, and which this court recollect with feelings of ma seadisaltieu." It was aloe resolved that the Lord Mayor_biled to issommai eats this resolution, through the FNMA ansbasamilar, Is the King of the French, and it was refined to the committee of general purpose' to select a pine be width to hang the pic ture, which is one of very large dimeedeas. THE FREEDOM OP THE CITY TO Na. Baooig.—Sir Peter Laurie, in rising to submit the motion of which he had given notice, rejoiced at finding that the Lord Mayor had invited Mr. Brooke on the 9th of October to the Mansion-house, where that distinguished person had met with such a recep tion as must have convinced him that his high merits were not unknown to the people of England. He rose for the purpose of proposing that the freedom of the City of London be presented to his Excellency James Brooke, in testimony of the admiration and respect of that corporation for the emi nent services he had rendered to this country and to the cause of humanity and civilisation during his residence at Borneo. He thought the corporation would feel it an honour to do honour to such • man ; and he felt it a grad distinc tion to propose that mark of respect, while at tke same time he felt inadequate to sketch thc - ertliatilary Merits of Mr. Brooke. The walls of that chamber were decorated with paintings of 137;&1...11:71.:Zie, and fasts of arms, but Mr. Brooke's career was a victory of philanthropy over oppres sion and slavery. (Hear, hear.) The court were too well acquainted with the points of Mr. Brooke's life to render any detail necessary. The son of an English gentleman, he easily obtained a commission in the East Indian army, and served with distinction in the Burmese campaign, where he was severely wounded ; and it was after returning from that service, and during a casual visit to China for health and amusement, that he conceived the grand project, with respect to the Indian Archipelago, which he had so gloriously effected. Seeking no aid from government, ke devoted kis private fortune and all his energies to national purposes sod objects of Christian benevoledee. Some 9 or 10 years ANS an English stranger landed on the coast of Borneo from hie y ac ht, w i t h a crew of 12 oft, and 0 small guns; but he landed with the olive branch, and not with the sword, and he had founded a little kingdom of happy and contented and ' peaceful subjects, who obeyed his woe and poident laws, and wlzo loved him for the purity of his motives and the in tegrity of his manly character. That EMS& . sirmigerhad suppressed j ,.leacy in the pathway of our ootitmeivial Marine, protected the ocyreased, emancipated the slave, and civilised the savage ; and he had associated the name of our country with justice and humanity, (Hear, hear.) The importance of Mr. Brooke's cervices, in a commercial view, were teo evi dent to require remark, while his seal for the spread of our common faith was governed by a discretion which pro mised an abundrnt and &glorious harvest. Could the corpo ration ever find a nobler example to reward than such a man ? Sir P. Laurie expressed an anxious wish that Mr. Richard Taylor should second the motion. (Hear.)—Mr. It. Taylor said he considered it a very high compliment to be called upon to second such a proposition. (Hear.) He won happy to (Ind that amongst the other advantages with which the island of Borneo abounded, the article of coal was provi dentially discovered, so that the facilities of navigation would be added to the enlightened labours of Mr. Brooke in the progress of the natives in the arta of civilisation. The island was inhabited by two races of people, the descendants of the aboriginal inhabitants and the Malays, who before the arrival of Mr. Brooke held them in the bonds of slavery the moat intolerable. Mr. Brooke had interfered successfully in abating that evil, in changing the character of the Malays, and introducing the great blessings of civilisation and Christianity. Mr. Taylor then stated that a friendly feeling existed between Sarawak and the Dutch poesmsions on the island, and anticipated the highest advantages from ' the spread of education amongst the natives.—After some temerks from Sir James Duke and Mr. Wire, the motion, " that the freedom of the City in a gold box be presented to James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak," was carried unani mously. THE POLISH EMIORANTS.—A deputation from the Lite rary Auociation of the Friends of Poland, headed by Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P., attended with a petition, that the court would be pleased to grant the use of their Guildhall, for the purpose of giving a ball in aid of the funds of the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland.--On the motion of Deputy Peacock the petition was unanimously granted. BvTENRIVa IMPROVEMENTS IN THE. CITY or LONDON. —Deputy Allan brought up what was des)grated a most im portant report relative to the ~ .:,i.cnded improvement of the City of London, invvl;ing an expense of 300,000/, It was not read, it was ordered to be printed, and a copy to be IT.1: to every member of the court.—Adjourned. MEETING OF MII)DLESEX MAGISTRATES. A numerously attended meeting of magistrates for the county of Middlesex, was held yeaterday, at twelve, in the Court-house, Clerkenwell-green, Mr. Pownall in the chair.— The Deputy Clerk of the Peace read the report of the vitit ing justices for the House of Correction, Coldbath.fields, from which it appeared that the number of prisoners con fined therd wee 821 males and 219 females. The general health of the prisoners was good, and the chaplain reported most favourably of the result from the educational system adopted in the prison. The report was unanimously adopted. The report of the committee on accounts having been brought forward and approved of by the meeting, on the motion of Mr. Hall, an order upon the county trea surer was given for the several bums named in the report. The report of the i isiting justices for the House of Correc. tins, Westminster, was laid before the court, from which it appeared that the number of prisoners in custody was 70.5 • of whom 502 were males and 203 females. The general health of the prisoners was stated to be above the average, the per ventage of cues of illness to the number of prisoners being only 2j in the case of malts, and .51 in that of females. The court then proceeded with the appointment of visiting justices for the several county prisons until the neat court day, in the room of those gentlemen who retire. Mr. Wilke c died the attention of the court to the effects that had been produced on the Westminster House of Cor rection by the tranatuission of prisoners there instead of to the New County HOLM of Detention. From Michaelmas, 1816, no less than 6,500 prisoners had been sent to that prison, who otherwise would have been sent to the House of Detention. The lion. magistrate then gave notice that, at the next court, he should move that sums of 1001. be presented to Lieut. Tracey; the Rev. G. A. Hine, the chaplain ; .1. Ladies, Esq., the surgeon ; 501. to the chief warder ; and 101. to each of the g deportees at the House of Correction at Westminster, as a remuneration for the extra duties. A report from the visiting justices of the new House of Detention was laid before the court, stating that the prison would be open for the reception of prisoners after the 26th inst. After noticing a breach of the regulations which two of the gaolers of the Detention Court had been guilty of, in receiving money from the wife of a prisoner, the justices thus proceed : Connected with Vie ease of the prisoner alluded to in the foregoing paragraph, and as [ening to show the cruel and heartless advantage taken of persona charged with Wieners by sham attorneys and others, they deem it right to mention that the wife of the prisoner before alluded to, In her examination before them, stated that a person of the name of Rsbinaon wes employed to defend her husband. the did not know whether or not he was an attorney. Ile wanted live guineas ; she told him she had but four pounds, and gave that sum to him. He mid it mast be guineas, and in the evening she took him 3a., being unable to raise the other shilling. hhe pledged her things to procure the money--oven the shoes off her own and children' feet; a friend of her bustand'S also paid Robinson If. Its. 6d., thus making altogether 5/. Its. Gal.—mild for defending a prisoner, who mated that, knowing he bad committed the offence with which he was charged, and that there was no hope of his being acquitted—he had made up his mind to plead guilty, but that Robinson was Bent for at the suggestion of Mitchell, the gaoler of the Marylebone police court, who mull that the ease was a very bad one, and that Robinson was the beet person he could hare. The wife also stated to the slaking Justices, that whilst her husband was locked up at the pollee court, ltarylebone she gave Mitchell, the gaoler there, 2s. to allow her to MT her husband, that she also paid for mane gin, and that ager that she was allowed to me M m. Mr. Roves( said that this certainly was a most crying evil, and one which surely somebody had the power of remedy ing. Tho poor woman only wanted to know of her hus band what clean linen he would require, and, for asking that, it appeared that Mitchell had received 25., and 2s. 6d., and some gin. It was a system in vogue, he was sorry to any, at all the metropolitan police courts, for the officers to recommend certain persons to prepare defences; and Robin son, the fellow mentioned, had not only taken every fartr the woman possessed in the world, but he had the barefaced audacity to lay hold of the woman's pocket, and turn it out, to assure himself that she really had no more. (Cries of " Shame.") Some further discussion ensued, which resulted in the court ordering the particulars of the charge against Mitchell to be forwarded to the Secretary of State and the magistrates of the Marylebone court. Oa the motion of Mr. Wilke, • committee was appointed to consider the propriety of holding weekly sessions of the peace. A lengthy discussion then took place regarding the steps which should be taken with reference to the late present ment of the grand jury as to the inefficiency of the Sessions. house as a court of justice. Finally, the matter was referred to a committee. On the motion of Mr. Willis, 3001. wan granted for the erection of two additional schools in the House of Correction. Messrs. Reynolds, Child, Reeve, and Wright were re-ap pointed inspectors of weights and measures, and after some further routine business, the court adjourned. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 22, 1847. ANTI-GOLD LAW LEAGUE. The third meeting of this association seas held yesterday evening, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, F. BANNOCH, Esq., in the chair, who emoted the proceedings . by intimating that the society was rapidly progressing numbers, gentlemen of all classes of political opinions acceding to it. The principle of the association was simply this, that the currency system was wholly erroneous, and must be altered. ! While the trade in everyother commodity was being rendered free, the price of each being regulated by the law of supply and demand, gold alone was kept at a fixed price amongst us. Our currency system was the sole cause of our present die ' tresses. The coat of imported corn had little or nothing to ' do with it. Our whole outlay for foreign cora during the put twelve months, bad not exceeded twenty millions, of ' which but eight or ten millions. at the outside, had been paid in gold, and supposing that the corn so imported wee worth, in original value, one half this amount, the &boo ' lute loss to the country in gold had not exceeded four or five million', a mere drop in the ocean, when it was considered that the property of the country was valued at 50,000 I millione. To get beck this five millions the screw war mercilessly applied, and with what effect? Why this, that within the same twelvemonth Console had fallen 15 per cent., involving a total loam of 120 millions. Railway property had suffered to the extent of 30 millions, and other property to the extent of certainly not less than 300 minima, being, in all, 450 millions sacrificed to get back five. This was no imaginary calculation, but formed on carefully collected data. He had but that day conversed with a friend who had 10,000 tons of sugar by him. Should the pressure of affairs compel him to sell this sugar, in the present currency-occa sioned state of the market, he must sell it at a lam of 121. per ton; being a total loss, to this one Individual, on this one commodity, of 120,0001. To illustrate further, and from his own cam: the house of which he was • member, in pros pekoes times, employed from 1,500 to 2,000 hands, to whom he paid from 1,2001. to 9,5001. weekly. He had at this mo ment large orders, but such was the state of things that he could not, in self-defence, hazard their execution. The con sequence was, that one-half of the people ordinarily engaged through hi. advice" were, with their families, thrown oat of bread, and this solely from the obstruction which our tyran nical currency system threw in the path of commerce. The chairman, after some further observations, introduced J. DUNCAN, Esq., who observed that up to the time of Charles 11. the revenue of the country was levied by direct taxation, partly from the crown lauds and partly from the feudal duce, the tint act of the restoration was, in favour of property, to commute the feudal duties on land into excise duties. Next, under William 111., the landed proprietors divided the crown lands among themselves, and this neces sitated a large Walesa of the excise duties. The loan of William and of Anne led to the funding system, and new, by gradual steps, matters had come to this condition, that, with the exception of Peel's income and property tax, the h in or the state nu . t e dustry of c *- - the realm, property having, most nefariously, exempted at- I self from its share of the burden. Of our enormous debt, 600 millions had been contracted at the rate of not more than 14s. for the pound—a flagitious robbery of the public debtor, their share an which had created the families of Sir Robert Peel and Mr. Jones Loyd, the very authors of the system which woo saw ruining the country. Let him ad to tho mooting, from the Banters' Circular, the actual histegy of the AM e t *see two familial : The reselling pentenhe smiles le that which relates to the personal mann annesks with the dean money law, of the two men , who tOmares the Millen ala the ruin and misery under whisk Iles Meek en PIM& Mr" Pool and Mr. sunset Jones Leedom Pre wens` etamarme wallh, produced by an eicemPre me et meet Oa mamba k lit leek Wes were poor men of port bee" hold imMerlie. MA geed moket ; they lived to be ranked Nem the Meet enereplemme WlYMelees et their country, by what trite=seles Lampthole weellhoteeld eat the unw hobome um o met. hart Ped NMI Ellarrlei cm his work. at Sem le Lamed** ; be Mee immadmaeirsemot notee to pay the I mend hio nab= ; aelehildol a werrhome to London *glom& ("biassed', end ea Met wanimem he drew what were than knows Ur .14drit as pleameehaeoe" Ws, at two and three noothe date, to pay kr the raw mitorish of his manufacture. Ile keset this credit to ewe a dopes m, he a time, to deprive l ...not the means of pay* with paastaagty the dates on his coll ects, and the oaken of unto land pommel= of hls premises in Milk start kg Ii weeks he amore of dram When M. Jere end Om el Merrell,. esmergegre teeter herr trees lww bre err nether mere we eanwertheerthe smarm, umilowerodion raw no Wink to am briid on m. Ink @Mks Illollnpontot. When me JureamilOm otl= an armee wllk Wee Eel b„ rake% fa mad the sleet of lie Armee lean lboaltailor ea Ms assert was so lags seiremileeey as term Vero smi Ce,. who spy resolved le nem le ewer arm eng=w 2 me gliweserel ecceptasess—Verear Oe. kern& we idler time am& se curty ths rep of Liesseklealils he gist headar upon them. La War ebeewerrea. Jar yd Oa. of limalselier, being in • thriving meglitegherg a rerweeersleseureadi h rd b e ing in ts theirs& ft pasemera, who wen Slid le dellblelde ail re left aims et ate egret to ogee their own here Is Lade, ar M r bane gepen ant esi the melee animal nal anoolooo Lerearelters, whisker, oe was ths a =rew whalsay sr el nercentilis medlt. endl era le rear* et the Ira Ohre tor eed °marl* mew iris et the her el re haring re west I cif Ow Oty ese weak Mad sag. we hire. warty leseme. or our eeeraway reemeen, Kr. =r i ms L o yd or ler R. wird now cell =Mid wont barer ems the foundation se thts eminent herthr sad we Asir to see a return rile to prirliament of the amount "pigranremin bills drawn upon It from Lancashire In every Tear from 1796 le 1847 Inclusive. There was no noon whatever why the men of industry of the present time should not prosper, like their fore fathers, but this, that the Peels and Jones Loyd/ had, by their measures, withdrawn from them the means of prospe rity—had let maths waters on which the mercantile vessels of the state might otherwise ride, u heretofore, triumphant. Mr. Duncan then quoted the statute hook to show that, contrary to the statements of particular journals, the price of gold was a fixed price, and referred to Sir Robert Peel's speech of 1444 as a tissue of blunders and contradictions. For instance, Sir Robert described himself as bringing back gold to the standard of Elizabeth, whereas the standard of Elizabeth was 171 grains to the sovereign, while the ataniard of Victoria was only 123, a difference of not less than Si. in the pound, The same sagacious statesman, while solemnly denouncing inconvertible paper, had most consistently sanctioned in the Banks of England, Scotland, and Ireland an aggregate issue of 31 millions of inconvertible paper, without any me allic basis or security whatever. Mr. Duncan then explained the ing proposition of the league, viz.:—" That the legal tender currency, or money of the real,, ought to consist of exchequer notes of the value u s ; one pound and upwards ; such notes to bz issued with the consent of parliament, in :lisckarge of the current obligations of the state, to an amount not exceeding in the course of the year the annual taxation of the country; the fractional parts of the pound being re presented, as at present, by silver and copper coins. Mr. Duncan, in conclusion, denounced the new money power, the class of usurers, from pawnbrokers up to bullion-mongers, which had grown up in this country, threatening its very existence. Mr. BELL having addressed the meeting, followed by Mr. Taylor, who replied to some questions arising out of a farmer discussion, the meeting, which was an extremely crowded one, broke up. We may mention that the secretary an nounced the consent of the council toe suggestion, made by numerous poorer supporters of the cause, that a subscription of 2s. 6d. might be accepted, instead of 10.., the larger sum, however, alone for the present entitling the subscriber to copies of the society's publications. BRITISH ANTI-STATE CHURCH SOCIETY. A meeting of this associ►tion was held at the Lon don Tavern, last evening, Dr. Thomas Price in the chair. About 1,000 persons were present. The CHAIRMAN commenced the proceedings by stating that the association had been refused the use of Exeter Hall, because it was said that it was not a fit society to meet there, (A laugh ) Since they had last a‘sembled events had occurred which had greatly advanced the objects of the asso ciation, the public mind having been directed to them, and public opinion having been freely expressed on the sub ject of the union of the church sod state. The chairman proceeded to c , mdenin the government plan of education as a sort of junior establishment. Good, however, bad arisen out of evil, for men had been compelled to think on those princi ples which lie at the basis of religious liberty, and thousands of minds were now sympathising with the nonconformist movement who otherwise could not have done so. Rev. J. Be itstErr moved the first resolution: That in the judgment of this meeting every compulsory method of sustaining or extending religious Institutions involves a departure from the precise of the primitive Christian churches, and an obvious violation of the genius of the Gospel ; and that In seeking, by peaceful and moral mean*, the removal of every such institution within these realms from a compulsory to * voluntary basis, the Itritieb Anti State Church Awociation aim, at an object worthy the sympathy and sap port of all who are interested in the welfare of their country and the advancement of religion. The speaker commenced, by contending that the compul sory support of religion was incompatible with the spirit of the Gospel. Our Saviour said, " Sly kingdom is not of this world." The Apostles did not even carry out the voluntary principle to its legitimate extent ; for the apostle Paul said he would rather work with his own hands than become bur thensome to the church. (Elear,* hear.) But it would be said, that if the New Testament did not support compulsion the Old did. It was true the Old Testament introduced tithes and the support of a priesthood; but then it was on the voluntary principle—there was no appointment of a tithe-gatherer. The voluntary principle alone was laid down in the New Testament ; and therefore the religion which professed to be founded on it must be voluntary. (Cheers.) Mr. J. SCOBLE seconded the resolution, which was unani mously adopted. Col. Tsosaraos, M.P., moved the next resolution, which was as knows : Is embed that, owing to a variety of anew rest asano, ansoW Me nonironisent of which may be mentioned the seadeglieel Wasnwet several measures submitted to cake lbw Mire geeing the lest witement, and the ',matron tars susses. krsdat Sestets st the late wand eketioe, the eoyt see le wiesmilestroction on newestica °funkiest awl this meeting therefore rejoice. in the emseemee Mot the esesulhe sessultlee of the British Anti-State Monk Asedattha nes adds, steps for diffusing through the connsualty sound news ca tnL meat importantaableet. The hon. gentleman congratulated the nonconformists on the triumph of their principles in so many instances at the last election, and ably advocated the principles of re. 'igloos equality. Rev. H. HINTON, in seconding the resolution, said it was the intention of the association to take every means within their power for diffusing correct views on the subject of the union of the church and state. For this purpose they would require ample funds, which ho trusted would sot be with• held by those who felt the unholy nature of the alliance. The nonconformists had made their influence felt of late ; and it only wanted two or three more such doses to be ad ministered in larger quantities to produce the desired effect on the House of Commons. (Cheers.) If the tories had not come to the help of Lord John Russell, the nonconformists would have ousted him at the last election for the City of London, and the rapid program of public sentiments on the question of the dissolution of the union of church and state would render it very unsafe for his lordship, with his present opinions, to offer himself again for the City. (Hear, hear.) The addition of three new bishops would quicken the views of the public on these matters, and the supporters of a state church would find their opponents doubled by the next elec tion. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN said that nine deputations were about, in the course of the winter, to visit Yorkshire, Lanceshire,lNot tinghamshire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire , Worcestershire, Somersetahire, Gloucestershire, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex. (Cheers.) Mr. Miall and Mr. Burnett would visit the seve ral towns in the West Riding of Yorkshire next week. (Re newed cheers.) Upon the question of funds he need not state that great pecuniary aid would be nee:nary to carry out the views of the anociation, and he begged Is mi n t: a gentleman had just offered to be one of fifty to ea 501. each, or even one of one hundred to contribute 1001. each for the object, of the society. (Cheers.) The resolution was then put and carried tinesintowly.' Mr. J. 11. T ttirrr, of Norwich, in a powered space, moved the third resolution, as follows : That to the tallest extent which the cewititettes of the samti, was MEM of, it le Emirates to immolate with eeriest news et Ws and ether meadow the noessisa of political power ; est SY fasting therethre aseuselly resemind the supporters et aullghwe avadtty to Mthods he the mat great deithrel =MAI, a 'artful reimmits el mime la ever, pert et tho Weitorn, mid bY nentedeill F us kellthelli wine the ••=el the emir framable ey the et*, tortysiWeg Mr. E. Mum., reeenilthe the reesielise, sell be thought tho dissenters bedding well at the Int cease' new tioe ; but If they bad Item better "ug to tie think " they would have done auteh Meth The ler or small Wage, hemmer, was tit to be bashed : was something le ben mob • bot : sal do morel influents produced ea the tWit bed by the fact of their having at length taken their Wad on right principles, would be incalculable. He verily be limed that two more parliaments, lasting the& sutural term, would be sufficient for carrying the AMID lithe association. (Hear, hear.) The subject had Oben • deep slid il hold oonpopular qmpathile—etheSPlll Isms ethisslel rightly—and the time would sew Noe what the at this country would bear the thraldom of • MON so longer. (Cheers.) The establishment was deommi.elaideg could save it. (Loud cheers.) The reason, the essassa sense the fee li ng of justice — the religion of the 19th century, all declared in the face of heaven that it was a ass. sinus wrong, and should not be. (Cheers.) The thies would and must be done; and it was theirduty, as Christians, to see that it be done in the spirit of the gospel. (Hear.) As a money question it would interest the whole community, for the revenues of the church were now from ten to eleven millions a year, and such a sum, if applied to civil pi instead of keeping up a sort of ecclegastical mill " :4 police throughout the country, would enable the Chancellor of the Exchequer to relieve the people from an immense amount of taxation. (" Hear," and laughter.) The speaker made some further observations on the religious view of the question, and concluded by seconding the resolution. After an attempt to move an amendment by a Mr. HILL, which the Chairman said he could not receive, as it was ine. levant, the resolution was carried unanimously. Tanks w -o ' ;en voted to the chairmen, which having been aclmow:.dgea, tue Westing eapasa»... TAMAR SILVER LEAD MINING COMPANT.—The annual general meeting of the shareholders in this eompany was held yesterday at the offices in Finsbury-equare. P. N. Johnson, Esq., in the chair. It app eare d f rom t h e re p ort t h at the accounts passed at the last general meeting showed • balance against the company of 8721. 18s. 4d. The present accounts, however, exhibited a balance in the company's favour of 8961. 4s. 2d., thus showing that a clear profit was made during the last 12 months of 1,7701. The report went on to state that a dividend might be declared at present, but it was thought more advisable, looking to the permanent in terests of the company, to suspend • dividend till a future period, and that the prospects of the company were cheering and propitious. The expenditure for the year amounted to 10,3811. 16s. 2d., the receipts to 21,1601. 178.13 d. The re ports of Capt. Bpelg and Capt. Johnson were read, showing the progress of the - works. The Chairman stated 1,240 tons 15 cwt. of ore had been smelted, producing 896 tons 2 cwt. of lead and 61,447 ounces of silver. The report and accounts were received and adopted after a short &amnion. A vote of thanks was paned to the chairman and directors, after which the meeting separated. SANITARY REFORM.-ST. ANN'S, WEST MINSTER. Yesterday, a public vestry of the rate-payers and inhabitants of the parish of St. Ann's, Westminster, was held in the vestry-roam of the church, for the purpose of electing and appointing a clergyman to read prayers before the Sunday evening lectures to be delivered in this church to Lady-day next, and also to consider and determine upon the propriety of petitioning the legislature to abolish the prac tice of intramural interments. The rector of the pariah, the Rev. Nugent Wade, presided, and the vestry was attended by Mr. Allen, the intelligent and able vestry-clerk. The notices convening the meeting having been read, Mr. FIELDER moved the appointment of the Rev. G. J. Bloomfield to the office of reader, at a salary of 304 Mr. Churchwarden SAMPSON seconded the proposition, and a protracted and somewhat stormy and personal discus sion ensued. It appears that the present rector had, since his appointment, undertaken the duties of the evening lec tureship ; and that consequently the pariah had been re lieved from the expense of remunerating a clergyman for the lieved from the expense of remunerating • clergyman for the performance of that office. It was contended that the patronage hitherto held by the parish of appointing a Sunday evenir g lecturer, had been interfered with—the parishioners ought not on principle to be called upon to pay the stipend to a reader. This view of the matter was supported by Mr. Ashby, Mr. John Rogers, Mr. French, and repudiated by the rector, Mr. Churchwarden Sampson, Mr. Fielder, and others. Eventually Mr. John Rogers moved, and Mr. French seconded, an amendment on the original proposition, that " as the lecturer appointed by the parch had ceased to perform the duty, it was inexpedient to appoint a clergyman to read prayers before the Sunday evening lectures. " After some noisy "discussion the amendment was carried by a large majority of the ratepayers present; but Mr. Fielder stated his conviction that the decision did not accord with that of the parishioners at large, and he therefore demanded a poll. The demand was acquiesce,..;l in, and ordered to commence at the conclusion of the other business for which the vestry had been P.Cavaea, to close at four o'clock, and to be resumed this day at ten o'clock, and be continued as long as circum stances might require. Mr. Gennoe then moved the adoption of the following petition, to he presented to both houses of parliament The petition of the ratepavers and inhabitants of the parish of St. Ann's, Westminster, showeth that the petitioners have great reason to complain of the evils arising from the want of proper sanative enactments, and that amongst the means by which much disease and death might be prevented, that of the diocootmuonce of intramural interments was o subject of the highest importance. We therefore earnestly entreat your honourable hoase to pass such laws as may prevent the continuance of the practice of burying the dead in the midst of the living, it having been proved before a committee of the House of Common., and by the evidence of the best medical and other authorities, that the prattles is not only physically and morally in jurious to the public, but destructive to those feelings of respect fur the dead whirls ought to characterise a Christian community. The speaker in moving the adoption of the petition, cited at tonsiderable length the report of the Health of Towns Commission—that of Mr.E. Chadwick, the evidence given by Sir flenj Brodie and Dr. Chambers—the opinion expressed thirty years ago by the present Bishop of London that in tramural interments should cease, and concluded by paying a just tribute to their rev. chairman (the rector), who, in a conversation, said that he did not wish his interests to stand in the way of a settlement of the great question of intra mural interments. . . . . . Mr. J. ROGEIVI seconded the adoption of tke petition, and, in doing so, furnished some statistics, the result of his own inquiries and invettigation, which were most interest ing. He stated that the burial-ground of the parish of St. Ann's had an extent of 2,958 square yards, which, allowing to each grave an average of 32 square feet, would accommodate 831 coffins. The researches had, however, proved to hint that, since the burial-ground was first used, no leas than 95,000 bodies had been there deposited ; conse quently, aoeording to the above rule, in round numbers, 114 coffins have been placed in each grave. Estimating 201bs. as the average solid residue from each coffin, no less than 892 tons 17 cwt. and 161bs hove been added to the graveyard of the parish ; and, estimating 40Ibs. so the average amount of human flesh on each body, the calculation was, that within the period mentioned, 1,781 tons 14 cwt. and 321b+. had dis sipated itadf by poisoning the air and the adjacent wel!e. There had been buried in the churchyard between the months of September, 1813, and September, 1846, exactly 205 bodies. Since September, 1846, to tho end of the last month the interments had amounted to 172, giving a gross total of 377 in two years. On further inquiry he found that, during the same interval of two years, there had died in the parish no less than 671 individuate, showing, there fore, that (to use the language of the speaker) " nearly 300 persons bad been driven out of the parish to be buried." Mr. Rogers went on to state that, in order more fully to prove his case, he had ascertained from authorities which could not be questioned, that ono acre of ground would only deceatly accommodate 110 bodies ; but in the burial-ground of St. Ann's, Soho, they interred more than three tfma that number. Here they buried 350 per acre. Another point suggested by Mr. Rogers was, that in the metropolis there were 210 graveyard. and that the gross average in London amounted to 2181-10th, of which 176 acres belonged to the Established Church, and the re mainder to sects of various denominations. And he added that within this limited 'space 30,000 youths and 20,000 adults were annually interred. With these statements he most cordially seconded the motion for the adoption of the petition. Mr. ARPTRORP addressed a few words to the vestry in support of the resolution, which was put from the chair, and unanimously adopted. A poll on the previous question was then formally opened, and will be resumed this day at ten o'clock. RIGHTS OF TRADESMEN. A meeting of tradesmen and inhabitants of West ' minster was held, last evening, at the Crown and Ancher Tavern, to take into consideration the late decision of the judge of the Westminster County Court in the case of " Lord Bury r. Clark." C. Lysalsorosr, Esq., M.P., presided, and introduced the business by observing that the meeting related to the rights of tradesmen. The subject concerned not Westminster or London alone, but every shopkeeper in the kingdom. The notion that a man's house was his castle was shaken by the recent decision in the Westminster County Court ; a right which had been hitherto undisputed from the days of blagna Charta. The judge of the County Court had refused an ap peal, that the matter might be brought before the Lord Cha ncellor, and ultimately, through parliament, before the nation itself, by which justice would be sure to be obtained. (Hear.) Such was the course intended to be pursued in this case. Mr. WYLD, M.P., moved— That In the opinion of this meeting the law laid down by the judge of the Westminster Countyoourt, In the case of " Lord Bury r. Clark," is contrary to melon and justice, browse eubversive of the rights of ownership, which every tradeesnan, as an Loglishman, to entitled to mercies in him home. . . . Recently as improvement, MI some persons thought, had been made by the establishment of the county courts ; for his part, he would rather have seen an extension of the powers of the courts of requests—(no, no)—because in them the principle of trial by jury was conserved. (Hear.) In this cue, the dictum of a single judge mulcted the defendant in a heavy penalty, from which there was no appeal, as in the case of other courts. For the grossest case of assault a ma gistrate could only inflict a fine of 61. ' • but here the defend. ant, for asserting his rights in his own house, was mulcted in the sum of 201. This law, if indeed it were law, must be wrong ; and their busmen ought to be to get it rectified. As a shopkeeper, and also a member of the legislature, he had thought it his duty to raise his voice on this important question. Mr. T. Paorr seconded the resolution, which was agreed to, as was each of the eneineding ones. Mr. T. BMW wed— That itie the eivlaten delis that if the law laid town by the judge el Or Wedulenew Omar Is the ars of Lard Burr e. OlailVeheln het the yeammt law the lug. lumen to be shteersdd., mil We einenumhb with resseftleathe. sot the tights of enAgl istenea In Ws own lien; and that W seels le met ths taw elf the lend. the pwerment eenlet to tthemilmwres rwitewardi and preventlisi the madden of the Westin Ulla via due Is that raft He sudemdell that the judge wee wrestle& la =r and the fete. As to the law of the cue, Ile or at least affected to doubt, the right et a j &eemius to revoke at discretion the license which he pee people to enter his shop . by placing ticketed goods In hie window. This was quite in the teeth of the law as laid down by Baron Parke, and confirmed by all the judges, in the case of " Wo o d o. Leadbitter," (3 Masson and Webby, 48) where it was held that a party might be ejected from a grand stand i after paying his guinea for admission. That the defendant kept a post-office was clearly immaterial in this case ; for Lord Bury did not enter the shop as a he entered it to buy, and stayed in it to insult. ear .) The defend ant had dace) a right in equity if not in law, to have the money refund oi which he had lOst ; but the individual con sideration was as nothing compared with the great principle involved. (Hooe.) . Lord Bury and those like him, ought to be taught that civility and politeness were not by them to be confined to their awn clue, from whom shopkeepers bore much, and whom they endowed with much. If the aria. toom , w i s h e d t o m otinue to exercise the privileges they pos sessed:let them beware hOw they insulted end misbehaved towards tradesmen. (Hear.) Mr. BERNARDI seconded the r s 'solution, and gave details of some cases in which he had bee.: concerned before the judge of the Westminster Court, in which that functionary hadthreatened to commit him. . . . Mr. Witsas moved the adoption of a Memorial to the Lord Chancellor, setting forth the facts of the ease, submit ting that the defendant was justified in what he had done, and that the law had been incorrectly laid down, and pray ing his lordship's consideration of the case, and the adoption of some remedy. ' Mr. Comtism seconded the resolution. Fortunately this judge had not acted on the old maxim, " Decide boldly, but , never give your reasons ;" he had given Nis reasons, and this enabled them to bring the mats:: a im s hilly Wove the Trot.. "• • 1 - • yard Obigek,„.. - .•..k9•06 little better then slaves. (Rear.) Mr. W. Onment wed: That Inannate so a pahelsoriedela is involved in the ens of "Lord Bee, Clark, "• ealetriptise be forthwith entered into to re Kr. Chat limps and nommen which be boa been condemid Inlay; sod KM Kr. It. D. Cumming, of 4, Regeot-etreet, to roquated to Est as tremor.^ Though not •• trediemen himself, he sympathised with those who WIITO in trade, sod van anxious to see them protected. (Hem) Greet win INS dm to Mr. Clark for the pains he had taken Wowilulty to this matter, and thus get rid of Isrlic books beim amonded, Thu IDEAKIKAX add be yes pond of representing trades men; he should thew en be OM to be allowed to give a men subseription.—lt MU ?wired that the chairman, Mr. WYldi H.P. and Mr. Chain should present the memorial to the Lord Chancellor.—A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. HER MAJESTY AND THE OPERATIVE BLOCK PRINTER/I.—A fortnight ago, the committee of the Society of Operative Block Pointers in Manchester and the nedgh- ~. bourhood forwarded to her Majesty a mousseline de lake dress piece, of a new and beautiful pattern. The committee have since been apprised of the gracious reception the letter and dress met with from her Majesty, Mr. Graham, the chairman of the committee, having received letter ad dressed to hint by the Under Secretary of State, conveyingthe Queen's acceptance of the mousseline de lain dress, and her Majesty's desire that patterns of the same material may be sub mitted for her in specbon. The committee, proud of the honour able office imposed upon them, are desirous of transmitting u large a number of the but patterns of mousseline: de lain as possible, and for this end are anxious to receive the con tributions of any master who may think fit to forward speci mens for royal inspection. THE ROYAL SEA-BATHING INFIRMARY.—The fifty. second anniversary of this valuable charity was celebrated yesterday evening, by a dinner at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill. The Lord Mayor presided • Alderman Gibbs, the treasurer of the institution, being on bin tight hand, and the sheriff., Mt airs. Cubitt and Dill, on big left. Mr. D. W. Wire, the under-aheriff, E. Poynder, Esq., the Lord Mayor's chaplain, &c. The report having been disposed of, and the usual loyal and patriotic toasts given, the Lord Mayor proposed, "Prosperity to the Royal tea-bathing In firmary," prefacing (the toast by an eloquent statement of the great benefits the charity conferred on the community. Amongst the disease, by which the poorer inhabitants of large cities were afflicted, none were more insidious in their progress, or more fatal in their effects, than wraith. Sea• bathing, it was well known, was essential as a means of re medying that scourge; but the advantages of sea-bathing could only be obtained by the afflicted poor by means of this institution. The great advantages this infirmary (which had been established more than half a century) con ferred could not be questioned, and the only reason that it did not obtain the same amount of patronage as some other institutions, must be that, being far removed from London (the institution itself being at Margate), it was re moved :item the every-day cognisance of the charitable.— The toast was responded to ; atter which the secretary, Mr. J. Paul, announced that the subscriptions collected at the table amounted to 3.351.—The hcalths of the Lord Mayor, the Corporation of London, the Sheriffs, the Under-Sheriffs, Alderman Gibbs, the Treasurer, the Secretary, and other officers of the institution, were given severally, and responded to, moat of the speakers adverting to the ill-ventilated dwell ings and defective drainage in the metropolis, as being the cause of scrofulous complaints, and as a reason er supporting the Royal Sea Bathing Infirmary. NEW RAILWAY SIGNAL—A signal of a novel descrip tion his recently been fixed to the guards' carriages on the South Western line, consisting of an enormous bell and a red flag. Upon the guard discovering anything wrong in the train, he can, by merely pulling a wire, cause the bell to ring very loud, and at the same time a red flag flier up, as a signal that the engine driver is immediately to stop the train. INQUESTS, YESTERDAT.—PUNISIDIENT OF SICK PRISONERS IN THE BRIXTON GAOL. —By Mr. W. Carter, at the Brixton House of Correction, on the body of Samuel Langley, aged 31, late a prisoner in that poi—John Line, gate porter to the prison, said deceased was admitted on the sth of April last, convicted of felony, and sentenced to one year'scontinement with hard labour and to be once flogged.— try a Juror : There was no solitary confinement.—William Simpson, a prisoner, deposed that about half-past 10 in the forenoon of Monday last, deceased was in the Chapel-yard crowing to the °skein shed, where witness was at work, and in two minutes afterwards ho fell suddenly into witness's arms and expired in less than five minutes, having just pre viously said he felt as well as ever he did.—By the Coroner : Deceased had complained of difficult breathing from his ad mission—he had not spoken of the corporal punishment to any one—nor were the prisoners allowed to talk to one another. —Mr. W. Harris, prison surgeon, stated thst deceased first nine under his especial care on the 17th of September, when he complained of pain in the left side of the chest, and he was ordered to the hospital, and remained there under wit ness's treatment up to the period of his death. Deceased suffered from chronic inflammation of the pericardium, but not of an acute character. On a post- ',torten examination, it was proved that death was the result of chronic pericarditis. —The Coroner: Do you net as superintendent when a prisoner is flogged here 7—Witness: Yea—Coroner What was the state of his health when he underwent this 7—Wit.- nese : Tolerably good, and he only received thirty stripes.— By the Jury : lie did not complain until the 17th of Septem ber; was satisfied that the whipping did not in any way tend to set up the disease.—A Juror: The deceased was stated to have been ill from the time he was admitted, and I think if he were labouring under any symptoms of disease, the fieggin,t would have a strong tendency to pro mote it.—After much more testimony the jury at length recorded a verdict of " Natural death."— SUSPECTED MURDER OF AN INFANT.—At the Grasshopper publiehouse, Charles-atreet, Mile-end New-town, on the body of a male child unknown. Two men, named Walker and Mooch, stated that on Tuesday evening last they were passing through Dunk-street, Mile-end New-town, when they discovered the deceased lying upon the ground in the centre of the road in a basket.—Adcock stated that several reports had been circulated in the neighbourhood that a female who bad been separated from her husband, and had been cohabiting with another man, had given birth to a child, who had since disappeared from the neighbour hood.—The inquiry was adjourned for further evidenee.—.--- SUSPICIOUS C•on.—At Marylebone workhouse, on the body of a newly-born male child. G. Butlers, watchman of the church, stated that a lady, at 11 o'clock in the morr.ing of Friday last, brought to him a box, and, giving him two four penny pieces, desired him to take it to Smith, the grave digger of Paddington. He did so; and, on the box being opened, it was found to contain the dead body of a male child not arrived at its full period of birth, and exhibiting proofs that no medical attendant was at the birth.—Verdict, " Child still-born, found in a box ; but whether it ever lived is to the jurors unknown." IRELAND. • • • DrzLiv Ocr. 20. The address of the bishops will undergo long and careful elaboration. Some are in favour of a strong remonstrance to the government—others, and I be lieve, the more numerous party, suggest more gentle courses. In order to ensure unanimity, the address will be a calm and temperate document, fairly reflect. ing the actual condition of the country. There is some doubt as to the subsequent mode of procedure— some being in favour of a transmission through the Earl of Clarendon, while others insist on a personal interview with Lord John Russell by a deputation from their body. Should the majority be against the latter course, it is not improbable that a few of the prelates will bear the address at their own ex pense. The questions which should enter into the address also create a difference of opinion —tenant-right, modification of the poor law, employment, &c. After determining the address, it is supposed the question of subsidising the Pope will be brought before the synod. The " nerves of war " are wanted, and from no quarter could the required aid come with more grace than from catholic Ireland, and from none with more intense cheerful ness, if the people were in a better condition. An appeal on behalf of his holiness by the catholic hierarchy of Ireland world, it is believed, realise 20,0001. even in our hard adversity. The Young Ireland party has just sustained a smart rebuke at the hands of the bishops. A long memorial, signed by Messrs. Duffy, O'llagan, Kenyon, and Meehan, "on behalf of the other catholic members of the confederation," was pre sented to the synod yesterday. The subject involved the whole dispute with the Repeal Association, and entered at some length into the physical and moral force doctrines, with sundry sharp cute at the Bishops of Ardagh and Elphin for their former accusations of infidelity and Voltairism against the sectaries of Burgh Quay. The memorialists, representing them selves and their principles as knit holdingthareselvia up its faithful oisservers of catholic Principle and practice, pray of their lordships to ad vise them in their hard necessities. The court pleaded no jurisdiction. The secretary, the 'tight Rev. Dr. Derry, came forth, memorial in hand, and civilly re turned it unread. There VMS not even a motion to consider it. BOARD OF CHARITABLE BROOME—MT Daniel Mac Dermott, it is generally understood to-day, has been ap pointed " catholic secretary" to the above beard, in the room of the late Mr. R. I'. oTarroll. Mr. Mac Derntott member of the Munster bar. BOARD OP NATIONAL BDOCATION.—II is rumoured to. day that the Most Rev, Dr. Murray is no longer a member of this ►oard. PROVINCIAL• ON 'CHANGE AT LIVERPOOL yesterday it was correctly reported that the government had become the pur chasers of the Birkenhead Dock,. KENT. THE GRAVESEND STAR STEAM -PACKET COMPANY. —On Wednesday an extraordinary general court of proprie tors was held at Gravesend, to consider and determine on a proposition to alter and amend the deed of e;;turtitnti , -- w w•uatatF' • sag enec., :.at SO much or :?!Roe is :be deed as authorises the directors to receive 4201. per annum for their services be struck out, and that 2201. and no more, be substituted instead thereof. James Harmer, Esq., presided. Considerable discussion ensued, b u t the reso lution was unanimously carried by a maiority of 49 to 11. The proprietors then proceeded to the banner of the annual meeting. From the balance-sheet it appeared the earnings of the packets to Sept. 30, amounted to 17,786/. Bs. 2d., and after making the usual disbursements, the balance was 4,066!. 15e. 2d. ; upwards of 3,0061. of that sum, however, had been paid towards a new boat, so that the present avail able balance was 7661. 16e. 2d., which enable( the directors to recommend that a dividend of 6 per mat. be paid . which was unanimously to. The whole of the after w iltan i e L r :l p ti rod.ea r" T to E l E eeth e tade alin there alkanos o l" Y!! he L:Eo: ll D PraPesedP . M an t u Y e lt . vi the ri dan ' EF e T ti before nmeeting GRAVESEND separated.atthe vote i to dithee pre d trnmec ve r : ar9l :h ei e :l7y in ' q bule ttiry tt.".dhow before ora ve t brdi h y e etw ma tt gU tiae" tra anath tu e thd in emiede to uni the e aeries against the husband of the deceased was adjourned to this day (Friday).