The Express. — London, England, 1853-05-09 00:00:00

-1:-LIA-MENTARY 1101.75 S OF COMMONS, MAT 6. VC/L.-TUG cnvcculon fiv T HE L uny, ItER'S INCONG 2AX MOLUTION. , :m/ Gut lb, serila Vait .1 Kingdom: 9 12 1G rt the surd, “GftSt limaio.'• lofted Iter•at : to•••;.* Put. " That a Gm& • Volta litarisai' .; she peuvused, itlicgaWs."--7111000MIUM dataded : AYES. Tenter. Charles Fos, Willem Errestun, Cubed Ireghtlet.t, J. yawn, Cbark tel.wey, elf K. Gardner, K. Os Stone, Win. Glya, Gaye* Guards* %se. Goodona, Sir 0. Gorgon, Admiral • Gautier'', 11. my Graor, Meer Graham. air J. Gres ell, °lnert Gneiss. Mosel Greaten. C. Grey, oir O. Gr..wrnor, Earl Gwyn, 11 Hobert Banbury, C. llanarer, Her J. H star, Arch. Ilene, Mu. Hairline, Ws. Ilea:heote, lobs 11. a:hose. Sir 0. litifiltgr. O. 11. lineage, G. V. Herbert 11. A. tinter; oidney Henry, Imed A. Heywood. James Hepworth, L. 111:,leard, Robert liiral:ey, Mirka Ilowar.i. ( 4 .W. Howard. Lend E. Hodecia l.. George Muse, La ;7C Bit K. Inas, damsel Judson, Wm. Janus, Earl Johoatorge. Jae. Johsetune, Biz J. Keadall, x. Keogh, William Kershaw, Janes Wegener. Hob% Kinnaird. Arthur Kirk. Wairm Knightly'', R. Labonclaere, 11. LSO% Hobert LaISK. Smug Isssatell, basso La stop, 11. Gong Isagallos, Edwin • Ordri• Lined H. =ikan, Vinous, Lowden. pre Wimpby, Triads /timid, Job's Noel, °wird Lard ()Anita. 1 . 4111-10111 Whose, ILIA Oiway. At thin Paget, Lord C. Palmer. IVAprt Palmerston,Lora Parker, Rabat Patten. Jahn Ptchell, Sir George Pcltott, Ap , ley Perry, Jocrliort Pbtillppa, John Pathlmore. Robert Pigott, Fraaela Piliungton. James Pollard• Urquhart Pomo-abr. A. Portal, lleinUa Portoma, W. Poolott, t ord W. Prim, niiliam Pritchard, kart -- ILAtosdrn, b:r J. Renton, George Ricardo, Osman Her, Edwor.l Robertson. P. Roit, Peter Itornhold, Ches. Rosboot, Coot. Rupoell, Lord J. Rinnell, Yr. C. &name George Seale. ( harles Seobel, Copt. Soully, Vincent Payson H. Kee Pere rot. H. D. Seymour. W. D. Shelburne. Erni Shelley. el. Jobn Smith, John S. Smith, Y. T. Smith, Vernon S= John G. , T. Speoner. Stafford, A. Stanley, W. 0. Stirling, Wen. Strickland, Sir 0. &rat, Edward Stuart, Henry Blurt, Henry Thigimerse, R. Thompson, George Thornely, Th"nus Tonvishend, Captain Tutuell, Henry Vane, Lord H. Vernon, G. Villiers, Charles Vivian, John H. Vivian, Huuey Wall.Ctiarlee LL, lei•ik" ie . ; ins leGregor, Jams Wraggart, Sir J. Mingias, Manama Laid G. Mare, Mirka Martin, John Mary. William Sliming. an, John AiWilma, A. Mattison. ei. J. Mau'', Colonel Meal, Sir Hang Wall, Edward Milligan. Robert Mille, Thomas Wines, SIAN'S Milton, vomnist Michell, Wiliam Mitchell, Tlvimm Waif .tt, Oe.rge Molceworlli, ,'.r W. Mooch, V..caunt Mudaely William Mentroinery, Sir G. Morrie, David 31mityn, Edward Mulgrave, Earl of MOES, Namerma,Gare. trii .... ksge ksia C s. has. 114 — . V. lassaft. Xer, Deili Kw; Ifilens Xl:ma. Jens Witabsa. P. Missive. Jim Mal an; IM J. Illazwell. Jams mamper, name Ilkaiisatary, U. Um% Os. aww.. Wawa 111 31 :1 1 OTlmberty, A. Paldsgtim. 'Mr J. tomr.alleholas Welt/. °ipso J. W Vollooley Lord C. Wolk ileum W wi t a Pr o gerick Widmer% R. Whkbus. Hoary Wm, Ikeabb willms. w 1r O= Wilms, Mao 'lllOlll3 T. Mks, A Weed. grr. B. Wonky, Jaws Wrlibtoos. Ors. Wyse's', w. Wpm Herbert WOOL N. Term, Sir Jobs. TILLIIII. iblyter, Witham Herten,(. V W " Gonna Innsdno, Orono [Judo, rm. Duel 9, Alen. Lod, Sir James Ere" Sir Y. raff.oll, idlart Lynn, Edward Moe, Edney' Bike, Edw., kin. JAM, Job. Eno* Mk ph I. Evart, Viotti& n Ternh.ni, Edw. Veil.% Y. limo, John Festoon, t, nand 1(41104 Joneph laar.l.l. sir J. iltzroy, lieury toiry, John !miter, Col 'WI Osman, Jam *mad!, al. %ate,. utaw•hay Dail* Henry DLL VA rani WI., bit V. T. Illmn a lt s mas =4 I WW9O , Wm. =V w. may. 'e n ds s lir iii. a r Weft, Lord Odavoa r iord Swift, Tartar Coked Towarlok r C. Vorarr, Vrod. Wood, Aft. Kr." touliis, kir siwam b r ind y. Ed% Amis linsr. A = BB Owe. limed vsziasi. Lavlsse, ragas. %Valiant PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. KOWDAT, MAT 9. ORDERS OP THE DAT.—Ways and Means—eoza :mitts's.; Ezehequer Bilis Bill—ea mended to he consi dered; Sales of Bunke Bill—third reading; Excise Duties on Spirits rending ; Hackney Carriages (Me troplis) Bill--oommittee ; Places srf Religions Worship Re gistration Bill—committee; Courts of Common Law (Ire land) 13111 committee; Cupyholds Bill—committee; London and Edinburgh Gazettes Bill—acroond reading ; Merchant Shipping Bill—committee ; Customs, dtc., Acts —committee thereon ; supply—ecommittee ; Timing Officer, Common Law Business (Irelead) Bill—committee. A CRUD KILLED BY A BEAR. A shocking trig* usenred at Portsmouth on Friday (Taoism. Tha 1116 t quartered in that garrisoo, pausass two beam, eas ili Z a llTh was kept in a yard adj4ining • public-boos (ne Ron and Crown, in St. Nicholas-strong MANN ts the barracks. A little boy, about six years of awns a the landlord, whose name is Carley, appears to ham bees playing with the "anal, which was considered by the tam of the regiment to be remarkably docile, whets it sill bin with its paws and dragged him to its dem The shad mommed out and a neighbour ran to his Milleallie and Miliasseed belabouring the brats with a wooden prop. The bear by this time, however. had, with his teeth, seised the unfortunate child by the neck, finking him. in the langur' of the pram who had come to his assistance, as a dog would *doe a at. Another man tooting into the lard abashed the sabaal with a crowbar, and he was at length empriall is fitlispleh his bold of the child, hat who, on law Vasa mom was quite dead. His neck was dislocated sad the Sea lam omen in a fright ful manner, the teeth of the image bent having met, appa rently, in the child's throat. Aa important vein being 'posed. every drop of blood in the 's body, Noma to Sew ma as to the pavement of the sad this um WWI" by the boar with a relish, most to Wald. The brats having tasted of banes blood, became pills ferocious, sad nad to be dealsoged forthwith, which was sillietod by adeslaistoriag a streng dose of poison. At the immast that was held at the OW' lady, it appeared that the Mk Roglonsat bed Ism beam In Mr. Curley's yard, paying him 6e. a weak he thew of it, but that about six weeks sines they Maim wary troublesome to him, one of them swaging sad men*g peat alarm in the locality, on which he compialsog In the meets of that regiment, when they sent ono of the boats away to (Import, where the 88th Regiment have another low. The coroner's inquest re turned a verdict to the inbot—" That deith was caused by the bear's attack, and that 'ancient caution had not been used in placing it in a place of security." They also recom mended that the other bears at Gosport should be muzzled ; it would have been a great deal better if they hod recom mended them to ho shot, for whenever they are paraded through the public thoroughfares, they naturally incite great alarm in the minds of the majority of pass-by, whilst it is only In the gratification of a whim that they are kept at all. New CE3fETERY FOR MARTLEBONE.-013 Satur day the burial board of the parish of Marylebone reported to the vestry in flavour of purchasing twenty-seven acres of land at Finehley fora cemetery. The estate is called Newmarket Farm, and is situated at East End, Finchley, shout four miles from the northern boundary of the parish of Marylebone. The purchase money is 5,2001., thus under 2001. per acre. The situation is of convenient access from the parish ; it is off the main road, but approached by a good read leading from it. There is a cottage upon the land, of the value of about 401. per annum, which, with the timber upon the ground, is Included in the pur chase. The .and tax amounts to W. Is. 6d., and the tithe rent chugs to lls. Ild. per annum. The soil is of a light loamy clay, and the ground affords great facilities f^r drainage. Lord Palmerstos.hu approved the ►ite upon the report ef Dr. Sutherland, and the vestry will have next Saturday to annul or ratify the bargain. THE CZAR AND THR EMPEROR OF CRINA.—A I letter from St. Petersburg of April 25, mentioned en the Paine, of Paris, says :—" There is much talk in the best informed circles of a secret mission of a ltu!sian envoy, sent to Chios overland, and who it is said, has already ar rived at Kiatha, a town belonging jointly to the two pvernments. It is confidently reported that the object is; hies mission is to offer to the sovereign of the Celestial Em• pipe the aid of Russia for the purpose of quelling the in surrection in his dominions." REPCSLIC oP ECCADOR.—Tho latest letters from Ecuador, received by the Consul-General of the govern ment, at Pei', confirm the news that perfect tranquillity prevailed in all parts of the republic. There was no goes ton whatever of a new invasion being attempted by °cite ral Flores. He was still at Chili, on the estate where he had taken up his residence. Even if he should succeed in organising some means of attack, there was every reason to believe that his new expedition would have the same result as the first one. Trsii.—A letter from Tanta, May I, says: "The Bey, whose health bad ssmewhat improved, hu bed a slight nkfore. It is nevertht 1:u hoped that ho will be able to carry out his proposed plan of coming to Europe, is order to tile the baths, which have brut recommended to him by Lis physicians." ELECTION EXPOSURES. PLY3IOI:TH.-DOCHYARD APPOINTMENTS FOR VOTES. On Saturday the committee met at 11 o'clock; the chairman was Mr. Aglistibi, and the other tnembt Ts, Mr. Georg, Carr Olin, Lord Chandos, Mr. 0. A. Small, Mr. B. Child. _ _ . - Counsel far the petitioners were Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., Mr. Webby, and Mr. Pigot. Counsel for Mr. Mare, Mr. lierjeant Kioglake, Mr. Slade, and Mr. 81. Smith. It was understood that the petition against Mr. Collier, the other sitting member, would not be proceeded with. Mr. James, in opening the case for the petitioners, said it was 'ought to make void the retorts of Mr. C. J. Mare, for the last election fur Plymouth, en the ground of bribery and corrupt practices. There were also allegations of treating, but the main allegations were those of a more grave and se rious description. The nomination for Plymouth took place on the Bth, soil the polling on the 9th of July. There were five candidates—Mr. IL P. Collier, a member of the bar, and in the liberal interest; Mr. T. Brain. and Mr. Bickham E•oott, also in the liberal interest; Mr. Roundel' Palmer, a Peelits ; and Mr. C. J. Mare, a Derbyite. The constituency of Plymouth amounted to 2,000. At the elec tion in 1647, Mr. Roundel' Palmer and Lord Ebrlogton were returned for Plymouth, and so continued until 1812. Mr. C. Mare was almost a stranger to the borough. lie was largely engaged in shipbuilding at Blackmail, and had by his energy and enterprise acquired cuesiderable wealth. Ile appeared as a candidate for Plymouth on the lid of April without any public requisition, but was introduced by certain individuals whose names would be brought pro minently before the committee. He announced to the elec tors that be was "a strong supporter of the protestant church, opposed to any reimposition of duty upon foreign torn, and thought it right there should he compensation for the repeal of the corn and navigation laws." Oa the 6th of April Mr. Mare addressed the electors at the Mechanics' Institution, on which occasion he came to Plymouth with a gentleman, who would appear very prominentl indeed in the course of these transactions,—Mr. John C burchward, sub•editor of the Morning Herald newspaper, and at one time connected with the traded Service G belts. Mr. Churchward was known at Plyasoath, having some friends and relatives there, sod appeared on (very occasion in con junction with Mr. Mere. He was treated by some per sons in Mr. Mare's absence, as a sort of private secretary to Mr. Mare. He introduced Mr. Mare to the borough, canvassed with him and on his behalf, managed matters connected with those corrupt practices that would be brought before the attention of the committee, and, in tact, acted as Mr. Mare's mentor throughout the election. (Laughter.) At the meeting of the 6th of April, at the Mechanics' Institute, the com mittee would find there were certain gentlemen whose names he would mention, who took an active part in these extraordinary transac tions. Among them was Dr. Butter, chairman of Mr. Mare's committee ; Mr. Minnie, Lieut. Sumpter, Mr. Hawkie, • lodging-house keeper, a sealous political partisan ; Mr. Jenkin Thome, • stationer ; Mr. George Harper, a retried printer ; Mr. Mar shall, a builder; and Mr. John Bennett, who acted as a sort of clerk to the committee. Mr. Ileac Watts, a pub lican, and Mr. Samuel Truscott, storekeeper of the vic tualling-yarn at Stonehouse, and who, in defiance of posi tive orders from the Admiralty that he should not busy himself in local politics, clammed the men under his con trol on behalf of Mr. Mare, and was present 'Albs hutinga, although, as appeared from the reports in the papers, Mr. Truscott had stated before the committee on dockyard pro motions and appointments that be bad not done so. The pre sent investigation would be upon oath, and would show that Mr. Truscott did canvass persons in rise dockyard on behalf of Mr. Mare. These were the denewrise persona of the Ply mouth eleetiorn, Mr. Mare's committee took up their quar ters at the Royal Hotel, where, although the ease of treat ing had been abandoned, as being comparatively insiguifi , cant with reference to the more important inquiry, it would be found that treating was carried on to a vast extent, and the committee would gather some slight notion of the pro digality of the expenditure that took place there when it was proved that • bill was run up by Mr. Mare of 6661. (Laughter.) Mr. Mare, who had announced himself a supporter of Lord Derby's g sent, did not hesitate to announce to the electors in the CORM of his canvass that be had the patronage of the government in his pocket," and held out to the voters the most lavish and profuse promisees( place to an those who would give him their interest. Me. Chtuchward, who was his chief companion, had • book, which will probably be produced, or at all events Wahine* be accounted ter, mile which, in Mr. Mare's la wrote down the ramie/ the voters who •ppllal tee giseek or who were pembed plena la return for their votes. •Is cam when Mr lase taw the voters personally Mr. Mare refined then It hest Olmiliward, and when they asked for • ghee thallium oil grimaised, in return for the promise of the voles M. Clboriltweed patting down the applicant's we. Ms. Mare lois anteimee/Shat he had power to give place sad appelalimale Mile Lori Derby's Govern ment, it became nailielem he the hion= that places were to be hail by applimmle he NOM M Wee. It became the eimason togas eler.wrealiycmd time is feet went drinmeeMr. Weiteliemmittee mem mil cm him sad Mr. Clkumionted, mil wiled for plias he Ihemeelves or their reledisi, re ilhall the commit's@ slim Wine • place el wanness MOS tie Men in eels. Jim Jima in her WOW' doilipelid. and Me in Mr. Mei% mu ,at Simbeeell. OA Eli SW ea April. the am= ems ;owed ea the Mb. Mr. Aturnstus Ikaiked, the this amp he the Board of Ailmbeity, arrived at Plymouth, se -.pealed by Mr. Great. Ms private secretary, and Colonel Greene, a director of some works connected with the Dock yard. Mr. Stafford may have visited the Dockyard in the discharge of his duties as Secretary to the Admiralty, but ' Mr. Stafford, after visiting the Dockyard, called at Mr. Mere's committee-room, at the Royal Hotel ; and the very feet of the lkonfug of the Admiralty being seen at the emarnittee-ramnaf a Candidate in a bar °ugh like Plymouth, with aztessiverdemege in the hands of the government in I s te=lardspeic4 would cause, as iadeed it did, • great ensue the 'lreton. Mr. Stafford subsequently left fee Emrlimetath, and afterward. vi sited Plymouth daring the of the election. On the 21st of May, • meeting M Mr. Mare's supporters was held, at which Dr. Matter, disregarding all questions 'brat politics, aprided, in the presence of Mr. Mare, to the electors, and Mil Om that " their main object was to serve their own inmetM, mil elect Mr. Mare, who would confer gnat biliffiell IS 1 imenth." Mr. Mare was either a di ssent or a pease in the General Screw Steam Company, and lise ism time previous, a question was agitated an Plymouth with reference to the landing of the mail from these boats there, and there had been some statement Le the Times, either aseaMs or_ _contradicting the statement that the mails wield le leaded at Plymouth, and Mr. Mare published a Melleomme ceetradicting what appeared in the Times, and tassedactliat in future the maize would be landed at nywonstik. p.. the 12th of June, the screw steamer Queen dile Smith, which Mr. Mare built, and in which he was artiste& se a parther, arrived at Plymouth, sad the electors were aftfted on bo ard the vessel by cards, and on the 15th of Jam, for the purpose of appealing to the interest of the ,lessors, the Rev. John Hatchard, a violent parties. et Mr. Mare, Mr. Churchyard, Mr. Runt, a .chiller s Mr. Cresewell, and the Post tests:, I. • cianiase haws by six grey horses, and an ommus preemies. serried the mails down from the Poet ise and pieced the. ea beard the Queen of the South, sod it would be NOR hew this incident was calculated to miry out the slatcomt mile by Dr. Butter of "n Mat shout pride, but leek M year own interests." It imolai elm hew this we einmeted with other matters. end whisk were esistalaied I. operate as indirect induce. meats or bribes as bad as any they could read of in the worst periods of ancient Rome. On the 22nd of June, the day of the election approaching, Mr. Stafford again arrived with Mr. Grant, in the " Black Eagle" war steamer. On the lard there was a dinner gives at Moreshead'. Hotel, at ota& thin were about 20 persons, connected either with the Thwack or Devonport elections. There were present Sir J. Merwell, Mr. J. Beer, who was connected with the tory= at Devonport, Mr. Vomit, Dr. Butter, Mr. ward and others. The Chairman—Was Mr. Stafford present at the dinner? Mr. James—Yes, and Mr. Stafford paid for the dinner's we shall see from the hotel keeper by-sad-bye, as well as thishmds out of which he paid it. The dinner was one not tamely of persona engaged in the Devonport election, but allemens engaged in lir Mare's election. He (the learned ) had no desire to say anything harsh of Mr. Ma but be thought, from the evidence, the committee have se doubt that the diaper was given for election In this way the intimate umezien between the eel Plymouth doodles emmitimed, by Mr. Shard Oleg this dinner. The remiredea for Devon port took place on the 6th July, end lb. Mare, Dr. Butter, esti Me. Charehward, were there ; eel Mr. Churchward es theeelimiloa hired a mob, at to a head, he hoot the can alising appeal to the tory interest (Laughter, and "hear.") TM nomination for Plymouth was on the Bth July, and Sir J. Maxwell and Mr. Tampon were on the hustings, and of course Mr. Mare's own supporters. Mr. Mare was proposed by Dr. Butter, whose speech consisted of a vituperation of lawyers ; that they did not wish for lawyers, and that polities in the House of Commons was " all botheration"—(laughter and " hear")- 1 that they had much better look to their own interest and the interest of Plymouth. .. I know, ' continued Dr. Butter, " nothing about polities, but all I know is, that the Queen of the South is a very fine steamer." (Laughter.) The committee would have to consider how these things r fleeted the votes at the election, and it could not be won dered at that Mare was at the head of the poll, the numbers being for Mare 1,036, Collier 1,004, Brains 906, and F,seott 372. Mr. Roundell Palmer hal retired. On the 2nd July the chairing of the members took place in the moat prodigal and sumptuous manner, such a chairing as never before was seen in Plymouth or elsewhere, carriages, ban ners, flags, and every Emblem that expense could obtain characterised the chairing of Mr. Mare. Immedi ately, however, after this grand demonstration, Mr. Mare left Plymouth, and had not been seen there since, and this would be accounted for by the fact that, in many instance., gross breaches of promise followed their first prodigal offor of fulfilment, and besides which there was no doubt that Mr. Mare bad expended an enor move sum of money at Plymouth. In glancing at the way in which these matters were brought about, he would state that Mr. Mare did not scruple to vaunt that ho had the pa t/maga of Lord Derby's government in his pocket , and theta there commenced a system of bribery by means of pro mises of places in the government dockyard and in Mr. Mr. Mare's own yard at Blackwell, in a manner the most open and unblushing that had ever been brought before a committee of the House of Commons. It would bo proved to the committee that after April, 2G persons who voted for Mare received appointments in Davenport Dockyard with out any recommendation from the local authorities, and without soy regard t.) merit or qualification. In one case, that of JAeph Anthony, 1011 W. law of Elliott, a voter, it would be that them was a direst bargain for his vats. Aaths.y aid been as apprentice, but had sever serval sat Ws tome ; he hail run away and been to see, sad, iddloingh perfectly disqualified, be received, in goosideration be kis vote for Mare, the appointment of ttwht. In one other cam Spurriel, though stiquall ,lProteived an appointment, and voted a pumper for Mane. It would also appear that 18 appointments in the dockyard were given on the 26th of April, 15 in June, and 17 in July, and almost all of them without legal tee . an ssenclation, sad oa orders signed by Mr. Stafford, secretary to the Admiralty. The learned counsel thee went into the case+ adduced in the evidence below, and said it would fur thee be fouad that no Plymouth men- bad ever until this last election bees employed by Mr. Mare at his Blackwell establishment, and four or Ave cases would be adduced of Plymouth men, working at Blackwall, being taken to Ply enoteb, and after voting at the election, returning to Black wall. In eases where the promise was not complied with, and letters sent to Mr. Mare, he neither replied to them uor repudiated them, and cases of this kind would be ad duced. The learned counsel concluded by calling the fol lowing witnesses: Peter Bird deposed that he wu assistant solleeter of tutu rates for Plymouth, and a supporter of Ml haaria. Xr. Mars and Mr. Churchward came to the Peens& Tavern, where witness was with others, and Mr. Church ward asked witness for his vote for blare. Witness said ha was opposed to Mare upon principle, and that be ani his friends were amazed at their intruding on their company. Mr. Mare, on that omission, said, I have had an interview with the Earl of Derby, who said he could not trust Mr. Bounden Palmer: and he asked man how far I could sup port him. My answer to Lord Darby was, that having sew the hepatic of free trade in my own establishment, whore the people have larger wages than before, I could not sup port protection, but on other =attars I felt disposed to sup port Lord Derby's government. Lord Derby then said to me, "You shall have the Plymouth interest. ' Mr. Mars explained his views with reference to extending the fran chise to 61. householders. When we objected to Mr. Mars and Mr. Churehward coming in, Mr. Mare said if he could not find people at their own homes, he must go where they were. Witness to his knowledge heard of a govern ment candidate for I'l mouth before. He had known it for eight years, and it had always been perfectly pure. George Knapman, butcher and eating-house keeper, of Plymouth, was next examined—ln consequence of some thing he heard, he went to the Royal Hotel, sail saw Mr. Mare in one of the rooms. He applied to Mr. Mara to use his influence to obtain for him a situation in the Excise. Mr. Men said, " Yes,l will sett what I can do; I have all the go vernment situatiais in my hands, and I will sendChurchward to ion." Churchyard came and told witness Mare had sent him, and he took his name and address in a little book. Witness gave hiss to understand that he was going to split his vote, and give Mate one. Churchward and Mare, about three weeks before, want to witness's house, and witness gave him to understand this, though he said he had not quite made up his mind ; and Mare said, " Do not let me go empty away. (Laughter.) I see you are • John Bull sort of a fellow ;" and Mare shook hands with him, sad witness considered it was as good as saying he would give Mare his vote. Witness en the following day went with one Weir to the Royal Hotel, and Weir said to wit ness, in Churchward's bearing, " You've not voted yet ; go and give Mare a plumper immediately," which witness did. After this witness saw Mars in the committee room, and said, I hope you've not forgotten me." Mare did not give him an answer, but put his hand to his mouth, and said, "You unde rs tand me," or saluting to that effect. Uadentood Mare's meaning to be you must be quiet. Since the election he had written two or three times to Mare, but had received no answer and no appointment. Witness would have given Mare one vote, whether or no. but those were the reasons he gave him a plumper. Would have given the second vote for Brain but for Mare's pro mise to get him a place in the Excise. Was induced to apply because a great many in Plymouth had received situations. Robert Sheers, sail-cloth maker and voter, had promised his vote to Brain. He had a son-in-law, named Bromridge, who had been to sea with Admiral Parker. In consequence of what he had heard, witness went to the Royal Hotel, and Hunt and Minnie asked him if he would vote for Mare, and said they would put down his name. Witness said he could not vote for Mare. Barlow, the doorkeeper, told witness Mare had nothing to do with the situations, but that he left it all to Churchward. Witness saw Church ward, and asked him if he could get his son • plats as tide waiter in the Customs, and Chumhward said he must bring the young man to him. Witness did; and Churchward, looking at the young man, said, " Would you not like to go to see again, as I am personally implanted with Admiral Dandas, and I could got him a similar situation to the one he had under Admiral Parker." To this, Bromridge replied " No," and that he wasted a situation is the Customs. Churchward then said to vitae's, "Have you promised your vote 1" and witness " Dio;" and Churchward said, I must hold you to is., sad I wish you to bring a note, and state what yea want, and ties it shall be forwarded to Mr. Mare, and when there is seam, appb to me." Witness aesteriliegly voted Is, Mare sal Lei it not been for alevines, would have wig threalller.. A massy weaned, and witness get Willienust i roner, to write te Chushward about it. but got re ; and his son remained months from sea 'sporting e situation. The ass never got it, and "se he went tem again." (Laughter.) Willies iing an aceountant esdvoter, said that in cow 'awes* el what he heard, MIMS to Dr. Bailer and told his be h 4 a vete hr the Vit, sad that if be could =Mit • alloatilon Mat his maim. Dv. saki he boil MOW goW Royal Hotel. Saw Barger there, and teed kin that if he got the Sedation before the Hostion he would vote a plumper for Mare. Harper said, "so eight it mad& be all right, but you know we must not seseeillibefe." Mimeo seer Mare a day or two afterwards, and reamed his to Cburshward, saying, "he kuows more shout it lima myself." Witness saw Churchyard, who said " I as Kr. Mare's private manta:7, and I may taw his Mead." Mr. Churshward read his certificates and creden tank and said he we going to London with Mr. Mare, and ke well WI and see what could be done. Witness said ism theresgaly understand I give my vote, and I will give • pia per if I get the situation before the election." law Churchward on his return, who said, "It may be how before you get it, but you are all right." Wit s= did. mot, however, get the situation either before or after the election, and voted for Brain and Mare. Had beard that Mare was a " bidder," and that he should better his condition by going to him. W. Oka* cooper, voted fur Brain and Mare. A fort = helm the election Mare canvassed him, and witness who her he would get his son a situation in IS. Zalharbe's Docks for constant employment. Mare mid test he would, and took down the address; but his on she appointment, and witness asked Clouter, a , to write to Mare and remind him of his promise. Edward Clouter, schoolmaster, produced the letter to Mr. Mare, and deposed to having written it to the effect : " I beg to remind you of your promise, that if I voted for you you would procure a situation for my eon, and that under that consideration I gave my vote." George Benjamin Patrick, voter, formerly in the Marines, but discharged in 1847 from illness, and pensioned at Bd. a day. In consequenee of what he heard, he went to the Royal Hotel about a week before the election, and was in troduced to Churchward, and then to Mare and Minnie. Witness asked Mare if he would try and get him his pen sion back. Witness said, " The tory government gave it me, but the whip took it away." " And," said Rennie, " the tories shall give it you spin." Witness, on being pressed, promised a plumper. Witness spin saw Mare before the election, at the Royal Hotel, with one Conniog, and &eked Mare if be would get Conning a blacksmith's plan, and Mare said if he was a voter he would get him employment in his own yard. Connines father was a voter, and voted on the opposite side: Witness voted • plumper for Mare, and six months after the election wrote to Mare, asking him to perform his promise, as witness had performed his, and he got a reply from Churchward, stating that Mare had applied to the Admiralty, end hoped he would succeed. Witness did not get the appointment. Samul Medley, • carpenter, voted for Brain and Collier. Was rearmed by Mare, Sumpter, and Mamie, and some thing was said about getting a situation for his son. Wit ness was afterwards asked, in the pnpenee of Mare, whether his son had got the appointment. Witness said No; and he was told by Sumpter and Minnie that if he would vote for Mare the appointment should come down within 48 hours. Witness said that being on Bali's committee he could not do it consistently. Witness subsequently maw Mar, who said he would give his word as • gentleman that the offer mode by his friends, Sumpter and Meanie, should 'be cried out. The witness was under examination when the committee adjourned to Monday. CORK (CITY). /STIXIDATION /.11D utrt.eintscs OP TEA CATROV PRIESTS. This committee, which has to deal with en inquiry into the intimidation alleged to have been exercised by the catholic priests, on the return of Serjeant Murphy and Mr. Fagan, as against Colonel Chatterton, the protestant candi date, commenced their sitting on Saturrday. The members were Sir J. Yarde Buller (chairman), Hon. Milner Gibson, Viscount Newport, Mr. Crowder, and Sir 0. Tyler. Kr. Serjeant Kinglake, Mr. Pigot, and Mr. Maude were ill the petitioners; and Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., Mr. Oessend, and Mr. Welts, for the sitting members, Mr. esejsrat Murphy and Mr. Fagan, who were present, as was also Colonel Chatterton. Mr. Serjeant Kinglake opened the case at great length, stating that the petitioner sought to have the last election for the city of Cork declared void, on the ground of intimidation and violence, exercised and promoted by the popish priests in favour of the return of the sitting members. The nomination took place on Friday, the 9th of July, and the polling on the 12th, Sunday intervening. There were four candidates, Mr. Serjeant Murphy, Mr. Fagan, Colonel Chatterton, and Mr. Peeler. Seeant Murphy polled 1,246 voter, Mr. Fagan 1,220, Colonel Chat terton 698. The constituency of Cora was of a mixed cha racter. There were a number of freemen end freeholders who were entitled to vote in respect of rent charges and leases. The total somber of votes on the register was 3,029 ; but a large number being incapacitated from various causes, reduced the number at the last election to 2,463, and of this number between 400 and 500 were freemen. Colonel Chatterton had reason, from the promises at his canvass, to believe he would be in a majority; but, in con sequence of the intimidation and violence that took place, he found himself in a large minority of 322. (Laugh ter.) The learned counsel went on to state that the polling places at Cork were divided into nineteen "wards," and were so divided for convenience, and made to prevent a ge neral rush of voters to one point, and so that 200 or 300 voters at a time might poll in their particular districts, and h so avoid scenes of violence and tumult. It was at the Lee ward that the freemen chiefly voted. During the progress of the election an .organised system of intimidating, vio lence, sad mousse was established by the partisaas of the sitting members, and by the catholic priests who supported them. Amonot other methuds resorted to was the fearful one adopted by the Roman catholic priestbooil of throwing out excommunication whist all the*. who did not vote for those the priests approved of. This system was resorted to not onloby the Roman catholic prints of Cork. but in the adjaosol districts, for the purpose of preventing the voters from declaring themselves in f f the uasuceessfal candidate, Colonel Chatterton, and the first step taken in the exercise of these politic al tactics was to publish the following extraordinary placards, and post them over the city : " Account of the murder of a Roman Catholic at Stoc k- port, in England, onTelry Test, together with the pulling down and destroying two Roman catholic chapels, smashing the priest's house, destroying all the furniture, and that of the chapel, burning the images, desecration of the sacred altar of Ood, and, shoking to relate !!! tearing open the place where the blessed sacrament is kept, and trampling it under foot!!! amidst the beastly bellowing of an English protestant mob!!! " In consequence of a proclamation by the Ministry that Colonel Chatterton has supported them in the pre seat session, and whom he means to support If returned to parliament, a protestant cry has been raised in England. On Tuesday last its effects were seen at Stockport, in Cheshire, a town of 00,000 inhabitants, where there are 14,000 peaceable Irish Roman Catholics. A poor man, of the name of Moran, was walking quietly through the streets, h a was assaulted by a mob of English protestants, crying Down with the Insh," To Hell with the Pope,' ' Damna tion to the Priests,' and such other horrible and blasphe mous expressions. At the first blow on the head he was made insensible, and was removed for a short time by his friends While they were carrying him to a doctor, be ing still speechless, a ruffian in the crowd calls out, Let us see the thickness of this fellow's skull, if be is an Irish Popish blackguard.' Oa this they struck hits with a bludgeon, and killed him on the spo t . by fracturing hie skull. They then proceeded to pull down the houses of the peaceable Irish, who could not resist the crowds that 'noticed them. Among other brutalities they seised a poor Irish Roman catholic woman, who had but a few hours been brought to bed of a child, which was lying beside her, and, as they could not Ind the husband, they beat the woman's brains out. Tee number then increased to thousands, and they rushed to the Roman catholic chapel, having first torn down the priest's house, burned his books, picture', and furniture, to the value of 1,0001. When they arrived at the chapel they entered beside the altar, tore down and trampled on the pictures of our Saviour, the Blessed Virgin, St. Peter and St. Paul, and St. Patrick. They next broke the candlesticks and the lamp that always burns before the blessed sacrament. They then tore up benches and maie a bonfire of the splendid ornaments, in cluding the organ, a present from a Roman catholic noble man, and a splendid gold chalice. Net contunt with this sacrilege, they next forced open the doors of the tabernacle, dragged out the chalice in which the ble,sed sacrament is kept, spit upon it with every mark of scorn and insult, and finally shrew down the most holy sacrament on the ground, danced on it like devils, and insulted the body and blood of our adorable Redeemer. After this they went to another catholic chapel, like bloodhounds who had tasted blood, and did, as near as possible, the same outrage, then leaving it a complete ruin, and a lso trampling again upon the blessed sacrament. _ " And then what is preparing for catholicism and Ire land if they vote for the protestant candidates in the present parliament, and sell their holy religion and their God ? Is there a Roman catholic so forgetful of his duty to his God and the religion for which his fathers fought and bled through centuries of persecution, as to divide a vote with the protestant candidate ? " Vote for Murphy and Fagan, and your Holy Church !" There was no doubt that by the influence of manifestoes such as these, combined with the oratorical intimidation of the priests, the sittinh members were placed at the bead of the poll. The state of political feeling in Cork became agitated and influenced, and on the polling-day the various booths were beset with mobs of men end women—" women of the town "—without shawls or bonnets, armed with sticks and stones, parading in large b odies up and' down, so that it was impossible for tho voters for' Colonel Chatterton to go and vote there without fear and tenor. The city might be said to have been taken possession of by these lawless multitudes armed with stieks and bludgeons, who attacked the voters and even the soldiers. The police, instead of being able to protect the people, bad enough to do to protect themselves. One sea going to vote for Colonel Chatterton was dragged from the car and compelled to vote against his inclination. Moe were 300 policemen in Cork,and they were distributaiimemel the 19 polling ward', but were found quite insuadmil he the protection of the voters. Many voters went in pail elf their lives, and Mr. Gore Jones, finding the police iamb mate, bad a squadron of Dragoons called ► out, who pima themselves in the bands of the civil authorities, hut they were not called on to act. As an instance of the intimida tion practised by ROOM catholic priests he would state that, Daniel Desmond was canvassed by priests Scamiel and Brown. He had promised Colonel Chatterton, end on the morning of the poll priest &angel came to his house and denounced him in a solemn manner if he did not vote for the sitting members. Desmond did not, and in the course of the day his house was sue semaded, the windows and doors were broken, and he was emend with blood, and he would have been killed if not reseued by the soldiers. tleamiel subsequently went to Mare's bedside when he was dying, and said , " Ali, Daniel, though you did not dose I said, you recollect I did say maid have no hat on your head within two months.' M a ) Other voters for Chatterton, among whom We Cummings and Bible, were attacked and their houses battered by the mob. Some of the soldiers were attacked and wounded. Capt. White, in the exercise of kis magis terial duties, was violently assailed for voting cue end me for Murphy and Chatterton. After enumerating NM other ems of the same description, the learned imemed ar oma apse the law of the case, as contained in and emeinded by stating that evidence would also be to prove "treating" sa well as intimidation. The shed/ and returning officer were greatly to blame for not riming the poll, and they gave no assistance when appealed to. Mr. Filename, agent, conducting the election for Col. Chatterton, was then examined at considruble length, stating that in the course of the day he visited the various wards, and depend to the violence of the mob, which wee such as to prevent the possibility of voters going to the poll. The men had short sticks with rounded handlerktwo and a half feet long, and two or three inches square. They were very formidable weapons. There could not be less than 3,000 or 4,000 persons. The women of the town set on the hustings and the sheriff's desk. When the cavalry came the mob desisted, but they threw showers of stones after us. The mob, addressine one of the voters, said they would "cut his guts out." The stones flew about like " hail." One went through the streets at ten o'clock, with placards, "Beware of example," and the following placard was posted Most the stints: I At a meeting of the electors of this district, held within the chapel of Douglas, on Sunda, July 4, Dr. Clancy In the chair, it was proposed by Mr. John Begot, of Dangles, and sec onded by Mr. John Dela, and carried unanimously —. That we, the electors of Cork, resident in the dis trict, whose names are hereto attached, in the preemies of God's holy altar and of our countrymen, solemnly pledge ourselves to vote at the coming election for Serjeant Mar phy and Mr. Fagan, and thus assist in forming an Irish party in the House of Commons, pledged in return to sup port tenant right, sad to protect from attack and insult our holy religion, its bishops, prisms, and saintly nuns ; sad we hereby and solemnly, and in the presence of God ca ms and before our , denounce an elector who tries to save his , and at the same time serve Mammon, by his vote'witb one of the liberal candidates and Coked Chetterton." This document was signed by fifty meow, mime of them being catholic priests. Saw thirteen or fourteen priests instigating the mob. The mob carried about lighted tar-barrels. They bad flags and bands, and Colonel Chattarten's effigy. No riot act was read, nor were the military called upon to act. After the election the mayor Wined a notice, stating that, it having come to his knowledge that disturbances of the pub lic peace had been threatened, he had taken full and effi cient measures for the preservation of it. (Laughter.) The committee here adjourned to Monday. FATAL ACCIDMIT ON THE HULL AND SELBY LINE. On Thursday Sight, at thirty minutes peat eleven o'clock, the exposes Main from London to Hull had arrived near Hamblen's e her miles west of Selby, when, from some unknown ewe, the engine No. 68 of the York and North Midland Railway Company got off the line. The engine-driver, John Thompson, of Hail, `and the stoker, Joseph Sykes, also of that town, were both killed on the spot. The passengers, seven in number, escaped unhurt. Poor Thompson, who leaves a wife and three children, was taken up a shockingly mangled corpse. Sykes was a single man, about 26 years of age. The accident was telegraphed to Hull, from whence another engine and carriages for the passengers were despatched as quickly as peeing., mad the passengers arrived safely at their destination at 4.60 a.m., being about four hours and a half hehind their ap pointed time. The engine lay across the rails, and effort were being made to clear the line ready for next morning's traffic. FURTRER Paettcutaas.—From Mr. Copeland, the guard of the train can assign no cause for the acci dent, and as for the engineman and stoker, of course they cannot, as they were killed instantaneously on the spot. They were both crushed between the fire-box and the ten der. Thompson was very sadly mutilated indeed, his bowels having protruded. As to our speed, it was less than the ordinary speed of express trams; for we had stopped at Hambleton Station, and had only pro ceeded a quarter of a mile on our way to Selby, when all of a sudden the accident occurred. I was in the van, and after starting from Hanibleton I had just had time to set down, as usual, in my book the moment of , arrival and departure, and was beginning to look over my letters to have them ready for Selby, when, in an instant, the van turned over on its side, and I received • few trifling bruises, but nothing of any importance. I made ray escape by breaking through the windows and getting out at the top. There was not any luggage as other train or thing that I could perceive in the way ; bat a luggage train tram Selby came up on the other line just after we had got all the passengers out of the carriages. They were forwarded to Selby in a lusgage von, and theme by a special train to Hull. the foregoing particulars are furnished in a second edi tion of the Hull Packet of Friday, and a correspondent further informs us that an inquest was held on Friday, when several witnesses were examined respecting their knowledge of the facts connected with the accident. An adjournment, however, took place for the purpose of enabling the coroner to communicate with government. EXPERIMENTAL TRIP ON THE OXFO: WORCESTER, AND WOL' WAY. On Salta (lay the diroet communication between q , the seats of lea; ring and of manufacturing industry was rendered complete by the experimental opening of the above well-known line, which, after eight years' of hard 11 struggling, preliamentary and otherwise, has at length , achieved a safe deliverance front the lowers and engineers, and is about, we may hope, to commence • career of ream- . aeration for the large body of shareholders who, through good report, and evil report, have so well sustained the na tional character for perseverance. The great importance of this line may be inferred from the feet, that independently of the great local accommodation it will afford between the three great towns from which it takes its title, it completes a thoroughly new line from London to the Mersey, and thence to Ireland, with the advantage of the broad giraffe for the greater portion of the way. A strong master of the shareholders and their friends took place by invitation at the Town-hall, Oxford, on Setarday, from whence they started over the new work for an invasion of the tranquil market garden of Evesham. The little stations on the route, 'till now unknown to time, Hansbury, Cbarlsbury, Shepton, Addlestrob, Morton-in-the-Marsh, Bockley, Canipden, and Honeywood, awoke out of the long sleep they have enjoyed siace they were first christened by our Saxon ancestors,and appeared decked in flags, evergreens, and flowers, and provided with bands of music, which would have raised the ire, if not the jealousy, of Signor Costa, had he been present. The spectators crowded in thousands at each halting place, although the clouds showed themselves to be unscrupulous partisans of the narrow guage interest, by pouring down torrents of rain throughout the entire day. The special train passed over the new work with all due caution, but the steadiness of motion showed that every thing had been done in a durable and proper manner. For the first 16 or 16 miles from Oxford the quantity of masonry is immense, there being about 60 bridges; but from thence to Evesham, the works are comparatively light. The in spection having terminated, the company returned to Ox ford to perform the equally important duty of partaking of an abundant and elegant cold collation provided for them by the hospitality of the contractor, S. M. Pete, Esq., M.P. The chair was taken by the Right Honourable Sir John Pakington, M.P., who was loudly cheered on entering the room, and on his right sat B. Oliveira, Esq., M.P., deputy-chair man of the company, and amongst the general company were Earl Talbot, Earl of Macclesfield, Earl Dynevor, Lord Redeedale, Lord Lyttelton, Lord Carrington, Lord Etnlyn, Sir Thomas Armytage, M.P.; Hon. F. Lygon, Hon. Captain Rushout, Mr. Gore Langton, A1:1 3 . ; Mr. F. de Solis, M.P. ; Mr. Jackson, M.P. ; Mr. D. Wadiington, M.P. ; Mr. Peto, M.P. ; Mr. T. Hey wood, M.P. • Mr. F. Fuller, managing director of the Crystal Pa lace Company, Mr. Spien, mayor elect of Ox ford, the Master of Pembroke, with • numerous and re verend contingent from the various colleges, several of the great iron masters of the district, &c., &c., numbering in all a goodly company of between five and six hundred. 1 The band of the First Life Guards were in attendance, and , contributed much to the hilarity of the entertainment, though the energy and seal with which the first trombone plied his thunder during the dioner were occasionally some what trying to the nerves of the guests. RELEASE OF DRS. L'LLATHORNE AND MOORE. The above Roman catholic divines were released front Warwick Gaol on Wednesday last, under the follow ing circumstances :—On Saturday the bishop's solicitor, Mr. Marling, made an application to the Muter of the Rolls for leave to give notice of a motion to discharge his lordship and Dr. Moore out of custody. On Monday application was made, supported by affidavits of the bishop, Dr. Moore, the Rev. E. Esteourt, and Mr. Harting, to the effect that the two rev. defendants had repeatedly offered to give up all the property they were possessed of, amounting to about 2001. ; that they had no means whatever of meeting the demand made upon them, and repeating the other facts already published in this journal relative to this affair. The solicitor to the official managers objected that the Muter of the Rolls hail no jurisdiction to enter Lain the application ; but, after some diseession, the point of jurisdiction was established, and the solicitor for the official managers then applied for time to answer the affidavits. This was granted, and tho applica tion adjourned to Thursday. In the meantime, however, the solicitor of the official managers intimated that he woulu not persevere in his opposillon to the application that was to be renewed on the part of .Bishop Lllatherne and Dr. Moore. At two o'clock the same day the application was renewed, and no evidence being tendered in contradiction to the affidavits upon which the ;applicotion was founded, the immediate discharge of the bishop and Dr. Moore was ordered without costs. The bishop, in aocordance with the offer which be had previously made, paid the 2001. he had repeatedlytendered, as more than the amount of his own and Dr. Moore's private property. Oa Wednesday, his lordship and Dr. Moore were released from prison, and con ducted to Birmingham by several lay and clerical friends. TUX EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING. THE CASE OF CURRIE AND CUNNINGHAM. The Observer says, that Mr. Currie was not bailed out by hie friends as was anticipated on Saturday, although notice to that effect had been served on the solicitor for the prosecution. The officers have discovered that the Ike. Mr. Gordon, who is a member of a highly respectable Scotch family, and related to many distinguished persons in that country, has been for some considerable time leading an irregular and profligate life. Three years ago he suc ceeded in seducing a young woman, who lived a servant at the house he lodged at. On making her rev. seducer ac quainted with her pregnancy, he endeavoured to prevail on her to take some pills, but she peremptorily refused to comply with his request, and the consequence was a natural birth. The child was christened Gcorge Campbell Gordon, with the addition of the mother's name, and Mr. Gorden contributed to his support until the week before last, when the mother received a letter from Mr. Gordon, to the effect that the amount he then Beat was the last money she might expect, as he was about to leave the kingdom, and her friends and herself must therefore look to the future maintenance of the child. Mrs. Morden his also received a letter from the so licitor of the Rev. Mr. Gordon, to state that that gentle man had resigned his clerical appointment in the parish of St. Andrews, Holborn, and had left the country ; but this is supposed to be a /surto put the police off their guard. The opinion generally expressed on the evidence which has up to the present appeared, is, that there is nothing, or at least not sufficient to implicate the Rev. Mr. Gordon in the se rious end disgusting charge ; but the fact is, that the evi dence in reference to the part he enacted in the affair has not been touched on, except in so far as it was necessary to the guilt of the prisoner Cunningham, and the payment to that parson of ten sovereigns, which Miss Morden had re ceived from Mr. Gordon. NAVAL. • PORTSMOUTH, MAY 7.—The Agamemnon, 91, screw steamship, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, C. 8., was paid wages yesterday, and, with the Cruiser, 14, steam sloop, sailed to-day from Spithead on a cruise to Madeira. The Dauntless, 24, screw steam frigate, Captain B. P. Halstead, is Attaining her stores to the dockyard, and will be paid off about Wednesday next. She has been rather better than two years and a half in commission. VACANCY ON TILE CAPTAIN'S OCT-PENSION.—By the death of Captain Thomas Dench, a vacancy is occa sioned in the out-pension of Greenwich Hospital, worth 801. a year. THE PEACE CONFERENCE MOVEMENT IN THE PROVlNCMB.—Meetings have been held in favour of arbitra tion and mutual disumarnents at the following ampng other places :—Worcester, Kidderminster, Droitwich, Broms grove, Dudley, Hanley, Btoke-on-Trent, Bunlem, Maccles field, Newcastle-under-Lyn., Stourport, Walsall, Stafford, Shrewsbury, Much Wenlock, Bridgnorth, Wolverhampton, Willenhell, Bolton, Blackburn, Gloucester, Ash ton-under-Lyne, Oldham. Stockport, Wigan, Rochdale, Preston, Canterbury, Brighton, Hastings, Leicester, New port, Sittingbourne, Guildford, Nottingham, Chatham, Portsmouth, Birmingham, Dover, Southampton, Torquay, Totnesa, Hemel Hempstead, St. Albans, Aylesbury. Hert ford, Northampton, Cambridge, Exete r, Bath, Stroud, Bristol, Bradford, Barsky, Darwen, Halifax , Leeds, Lich field, Monmouth, Preston, Rochdale, Roes, Sowerby- Bridge, Tamwerth, Wakefield, Wotton-under-Edge, Sheffield, Rextenshall, Lancaster, Warrington, and Man chester. The meetings • have generally been crowded, and enthusiastic. The principal lecturers in the field have been Mr. Henry Vincent, Ran. Henry Richard, G. W. Conder, W. Stokes, and B. Parsons, and Messrs. Beggs, Gilpin, Paxton, Wood, and LOl2ll. INTERCOURSE WITH AusTitama.—The General Screw Steam-Packet Company's new screw steam-ship Argo left Southampton yesterday for Australia. This is the ascceill steamer which that company has sent to Ana tolia hum Southampton. She is to call at the Cape de Vied; Ma whence she will proceed far to the south, and make foe Port Philip without touching at the Cape of Good Hope. Her Australian ports of call will be Port Philip and Sydney. She took out about 5,000 letters and newspapers in ship letter bags. Amongst the passengers by the Argo were Sir Robert Nichol, the military governor of New South Wales, with his family, staff, and suite. The cargo was a most miscellaneous and singular one, a considerable portion of which belonged to the passengers. Amongst the Argo was a number of carriages and dog-carts, and a quan tity of harness. Some of the carriages were in pieces; packed in a monster case, and will be put together in Australia. One of the dog-ca rts was packed in a large quantity of oats, in conseluenee of the high price of the latter article in the gold colonies. Capt. Hyde, the commander of the Argo, expects to return to Southampton about November neat. The Argo is the finest model of a ship that ever floated in Southampton waters. THE HOLT PLACES. The Ont. Deutsche Post states, in conformity with advice" via Marseilles, that Pritee Menehikoffs demand in respect to the Patriarch of Con stantinople has been positively refused. It is generally be lieved that some pasts of the question of the Holy Shrines are already settled in favour of Rus ice. The cupola of the church of the holy Sepulchre is to be in a mixed (Byzan tine-Gothic) style, according to the wish of tho court of St. Petersburg. The non-Greeks arc to be allowed to perform Divine service according to the rites of their &Tenn: churches twice a week in the church of the hey Virgin, but ni,t until the Greeks have fini , hed their devotions. The most difficult matter, that of the definitive and formal con. veution between the catholic' and the Greeks, is still 'tend. lug. [DON BANK OF AL STRALIA AND INDIA. -- We are mach gratified* team that the directors of the London Bank of Australia and India, following the expressed wishes of a number of the shareholders, have decided to return the deposits. The deduction foe expenses, we are further informed, will not ex ceed Is. 3d. per share. It appears that upon receipt of the notification from the Duke of Newcastle (re ferred to in our columns some weeks back) intimating the intention of government to refer all applications for charters on account of Australian banks to the local authorities of the colonies interested, a commu nication was sent by the directors of the London Bank of Australia and India to the Colonial-office, in which they refer to the fact that two new Austra lian beaks had already obtained charters, viz., the London Chartered Bank of Australia, and the Eng lish, Scottish, and Australian Ch artered Bank— allude to the embarrassing position in which they are placed, and proceed to observe that, without wishing to impugn in the slightest degree the wisdom of the decision to refer the purely local question to the go vernments of the colonies immediately interested, they would submit to the consideration of his grace that it is quite within the legitimate powers of the government in this country to grant this company a royal charter of incorporation limiting the liability a shareholders to such extent as may be expedient, and giving the company the power of being sued and suing; leaving the governments of the different co lonies to grant by legislative enactments such privi lswithin their several jurisdictions as the wants of the colonies and the adaptation of this company to meet these requirements , may in their judgment seem requisite. The I answer to this application is dated the sth inst., and is unfavourable, being to the effect that his grace did not feel that the representations contained in the letter were such as would authorise him in depart ing from the rule lately laid down respecting a pre vious reference to the colonies concerned, but that ho is ready to forward such representations as the directors may wish to the governors of the colonies', which they may intend as the fields of their opera tions. We learn on inquiry that the accounts of the company have consequently been made up, and that the return will be made about the 7th June, the money being out at a month's call. It is but justice to observe, that the promptitude with which the directors of this company have determined on acced ing to the expressed wishes of a portion of the share holders, is greatly to their credit, and the public will probably not fail to connect the circumstance favour ably with the names of the several members of the board. The smallness of the deduction for expenses is equally deserving of favourable notice, as it speaks highly of the economy and efficiency of the management. We would express a hope that the example may be followed. There are two other as sociations proposing to commence banking operations in Australia, and understood to be in exactly the same position as regards charters as the London Bank of Australia and India. These are the " Char tered Bank of India, Australia, and China," and the "Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide Chartered Bank," into which latter is merged the undertaking known as the "Royal Australian Banking and Gold Im porting Company." The only difference that can exist in the position of these associations is that they may ,not as yet have received the final answer to their further application to government. Mean while considerable dissatisfaction exists at the silence of the boards of these two undertakings, as some pub lic announcement of their position ought to be made. The question as to the expediency of winding up or proceeding with the application to the local Aus tralian governments of course stands for decision by the shareholders, as the parties immediately interested, but it is not easy to see how the example set by the London Bank of Australia and India can be ignored. When the directors of companies in such a position are backward in adopting the only course which a sense of duty could dictate, viz., that of laying their position plainly before their share holders and leaving the decision to them, people are generally sufficiently uncharitable to impute under hand motives of some kind. It is thus insinuated that, in the case of the bank about to be wound up, it is not impossible that the readiness of the decision of the directors may be to some extent prompted by the fact that power was taken in the original prospectus to make a reasonable deduction for expenses in the event of a winding up becoming advisable. Such a precaution is not in an erre taken, and thus it sometimes becomes a point of importance to the directors to defer winding up until the money deposited in their hands shall have produced a respectable sum in the way of interest, which is thenapplieoble to the payment of expenses, and so relieves the pockets of the directors, besides enabling them to propose :the abandonment of the undertaking with comparatively the better grace. It may not be beside the matter to hint, however, that the interest in question is the fair fruit of the depositors' money, and ought in equity to be divided amongst them; and perhaps some shareholder may be sufficiently tenacious of his rights to make the claim. In the case of the Char tered Bank of India, Australia, and China, the most contradictory statements are current as regards the charter. It is generally asserted that no charter has been obtained, yet the shares have been maintained at I prem. A number of contradictory letters from correspondents have reached us upon the subject, and sufficiently attest the public misapprehension, which the directors ought at once to remove. IRELAND. Dessau, WAY 7. it and the Countess of St. Ger- mans paid a visit last evening to the Exhibition building, where they were received by the chairman and some members of the committee, who conducted their Excellencies over the various departments of the building. Their Excellencies spent a considerable time in the picture and sculpture gallery and in the foreign department, where they inspected the many beautiful objects that are already displayed there. New and splendid works are hourly exposed to view as the several packages are opened, and the prepara tions for the 12th are progressing with unexampled activity and most satisfactory results. The agitation against the income tax has come to a dead pause, and it is probable that the several pro jected meetings on the subject will now be aban doned. The press here, however, keeps up the out cry; and there is now scarcely one Irish newspaper, with the exception of the Northern Whig, which does not write against it. Some of the papers which supported the government propositions at the com mencement have either become silent or taken an opposite tone. Mr. C. G. Duffy's affair is variously commented on, and his "popularity" here will no doubt be in creased by this proceeding." COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. TO DUBLIN. On Saturday afternoon a special coast was held in the Guildhall, " for the purpose of receiving a eament nication from the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, from the committee of the Great Industrial Exhibition of Dublin, requesting the presence of his lordship, the sheriffs, and • deputation from each of the courts of the corporation. at the opening of the Exhibition on the 12th of May inst." The letter received by his lordship having been read, it was unanimously agreed that the same should be entered upon the journals of the court. Mr. Deputy BENNOCkt them moved a resolution, of which the following is a copy: " That the Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, and such members of the Courts of Aldermen and Common Council of the City of London as shall be prepared to proceed thither at their own expense, shall form the deputation to be present at the ceremonial of opening the Great Industrial Exhibition in Dublin, on the 12th of Mae, 1853." Deputy °mien seconded the motion. Deputy HALE thought the court ought to pzase before they agreed to any such resolution as the one proposed. Alderman Copeland supported.the motion, which Mr. De Jersey and Mr. IL L. Taylor warmly opposed ; Mr. Rose, Mr. Anderton, and other', approving of it, denouncing at the time the conduct of those who opposed it. Sir John Key, Dart., also supported the motion, Mr. De Jersey hav ing moved, and Mr. Taylor seconded, the " previous ques tion." Mr. W. JONES moved the following as an amendment (Mr. De Jersey having , agreed to withdraw the " preview' question"), namely : t That this corporation consider it • compliment to be invited to be present at the opening of the Great Industrial Exhibition at Dublin, but regret that it is not in tit: ir power to accept it." This amendment was carried by an overwhelming ma jority, and the town clerk instructed to write to the Dublin committee accordingly.—Adjourned. 4L*=" l‘ • COUNTY Cot:Rm.—The liou 7 vf minis new or dered a return which has just bea d idtaW, stoMat the " fees" raid in County Courts. nu tatussnoosea to Towner , 6,777,372/. the fees alone ptid Irk tkatltuitort amonoteil to Ino less than 1,266,901/. r• • G_