The Express. — London, England, 1848-08-14 00:00:00

I I i w tar ao• to tly ye tic ed en k al- of on their return to Vienna. In consequence of the health of the monarch being still somewhat a ff ec ted, and attention and circumspection being requisite, his Majesty, with all his suite, will pas s the first night in St. John's (St. Johann, a small post town about half-way between Innspruck and Salzburg) ; the second night in Salzburg the third in Lambach •, and the fourth in Linz, so that he will reach Vienna by the steamboat on Saturday, the 12th, at noon. Ilia imperial Majesty interds to take up his residence in the Palace of ISchoribrunn. The Emperor had resolvt d to return before the deputies of the constituent diet arrived, and had thereby antici pated the wishes which they were commissioned to express. GERMANY. —THE FESTIVAL AT COLOGNE.—A correspinneut of the mthentruni writes as follows on the subject of this interesting et remony ;—At no time, perhaps, since the laying of the second foundation stone has the Cathedral of Cologne exhibited a greater apt earance of activity than it does at this moment. Owing to the late political disturbances it was feared at one time that the comammoratien of its six hundredth birtheay, which has long been looked forward to as one of the most important epochs in its piegrees, Mond have been postponed sine die. It hu, however, been suddenly resolved to celebrate the day —or rather three days—with all tht splendour that may be ; lira ail hands are strained at the eleventh hour to complete the preparations in time for the 14th of this month, which these fears had impeded. Workmen swarm like ants inside end outride the building. The stroke of the mallet and trowel, which has sounded for the lost few years, like the reanimated pulse of the building, is quickened to a feverish speed ; and %wiener, the architect, allows himself so little rest, either to body or mind, that his pulse must be pretty moth in the same condition. Yet, with all t hi s activity, there remains so much to be done, and so little time to do it in, th it ro a mere locker on the work seems more than human hands can accomplish. In point of internal clever:diem, the King of Bavaria's present is by far tne costliest and most important acquisition that the cathedral has yet received. It consists of the glass for the three who' • windows and two ball ones of the south aisle ; and them altogether are the most remarkable things that modern liernieu art hasyet accomplished. The final uncover ing of these windows is to be one of the great momenta of the approaching file. The chief subjects of the thr, e whole windows are the Adoration of the Three Kings, the Entomb. meet, and the A.censioa. The artists clued) concerned in these windows have been Professor Hess and H. rr Ainmiiller. It had be. rap del that on this coming oecosion the old partition wall b hind the organ, between the chancel and c ma, would, with the organ itself, have been removed, and the whole grind length of the centre thrown open. But it appears that, temporary as it is—it a wall that has at soil for three hundred years can be so calltd—it is still too essential, just at that vital junction, to the safety of the build ing to be rimoved ; and %wiener begs his friends, it they wish him to sleep quietly in his bed, to abstain from urging his removal Ma atone of it. This, therefore, must continue a great iy.rore to impatient spectators, though it will be co loured over ul the same hue with the rest ; but meanwhile, the wooden partitions of the aisles on each side of it are being rapidly down before our eyes. The programme of the three days' fete, as a mature of the solemn, the festive, and the hi !erica', coloured with German bonAomniie and *mind by German mus.c, is sutheiently interesting. The morning of toe 14th will open with a procession of the Lon dereins, to the number of some thousands, who will fetch the arebbist.op ar.d ‘.ther prelates and conduct them in state kith* cathedral. There they will be met by the choristers from the gymnasiums and various classes of singers singing the 121st psalm, .` Lvetatus sum in his." At coe entrai•ce of the cathedral the archbishop is to be received by the Dom Boa-writer, who will f .rmally make over to his archiepis copal highnese the new portions of the building, whereupon the procession will cuter, and the gird psalm, " Quoin di lecta tabernacula tua " will be auhg. The curtains will Men be withdrawn, aid the King of ivories win dows disclosed to view; after which a fest-cantata, by Leith, and other music will be penman-el. TM, second day's procetdiags will commence with the consecration of the new portion by the arca bishop ; during which the doors of the cathehral will remain closed, while the choristers and different religious orders, male and female, with which Cologne abounds offer up sone and prayer alternately round about the building. By ten o'clock the doors will be thrown open, and high Mtn per formed; the Te Deum being owl alternately by the choir and by the multitude. At lour o'clock there will be a ban. quet et the clergy, the chii members cf the Dom Vereins, and the most distinguished guests, at the old hall, the Gurzenich : and in the evening there is to be a gereral illu mination of the city. On the 16th, all the Vereins will meet together again and attend high muss. Then, leaving the ca thedral, they will walk in possession round it, halting on the great Frani:in Plato. which is to be sup. rbly decorated for the occasion. litre another selection of music will be per formed, and the statements of the cathedral expenses will be read aloud. Fourteen new members will be chosen fur the committee, prizes distributed of the most skilful workmen, and the wnole will tendnate with a grand ball in the evening. il7be ilrourt. - - OSDORN, SATURDAY.—At the court held at one o'clock ye,terday, at Osborn, the Hon. A. Buller was sworn Mend rr ceased the honour of knighthood on h.s appointment u one 0 the judges in India. The Rocal dinner party yesterday included the Duch is ot Kent, Prince and Princess Haenlotte, Prince Victor Hohenlohe, Princess Eliza of Hohenlohe, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, and Sir G. Coupe'. The Duchess of Kent, and the Prince and Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburz, ac • ompaided by the Prince Victor and Princesws Elm a and Adel4ide, crusstd from Gosport in •he Fairy, royal yacnt, yesterday sternoon, and reached o,born soon atter four o'clock, p.m. The Duchess of Kent has taken a house in East Cowes Park fur some weeks. At the Privy Council held at Osborn, Lie of Wight, on Friday, tome reports of committil s of the Lords of the Pi,ly Council were submitted t, the Queen is Conned, and were approved of. Viscount Morpeth left town c n Saturday for Osborn Isle of Wight. Mr. Bancroft, the American Minister, and Mrs. Bancroft, h:.ve lett town for Scotland. The Duke of Wellington attended the early service yesterday in the Chapel Royal. St. Jiunees. The prayers were read l.y the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the s • rm at was preached by the Rev. 1). Perkins. At the daily service the prayers were read by the Rev. T. Helmore, the lessons by the Rev. Dr. Knapp, and the communion service by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. The sermon was preached by the Rev. D. Perkins. The anthem was " ' t hou, 0 God, art praised in Sion" (Greene), sung by Messrs. Hamby, Machin, and Hobbs. Mr. Cooper presided at the organ. J. W. Colville, Req., at present holding the office of the East India Company's advocate-general at Calcutta, his been recommended to her Majesty for the seat on the beech vacated by Sir H. Seton. ELECTION COMMITTEES.—SATURDAY. CIIELTENHAM.—The petitioner in this ease is Thomas Maley, in the interest of Mr. Gardner, tho unsuc cessful rand•date at the late election, and the allegations of the petitions are bribery and treating. A novel circum stance in We cee.e is that the prate, dings of a :ormer elec tion are brnoeht to bear en the present petition. Alter the election of 1847, a petition was presented against Sir W. Jones, and:he was unseated on the charges of bribery and treating. 1 he petitioner Austria that Mr. Berkeloi ,'the unsuc cessful candidate on that occasion, was guilty of similar prat tier, and was, consequently, ineligible to stand in 1818 The committee, after some deli .eration, decided that proof of the proeteecLoge of 1847 might be given in support of the petition, and counsel proceeded to state the care. Formal proofs were then put in, and the committee adjourned to Monday seat. HUHBll.Ol.—The petitioner is Lord Edward Howard, the unsuccessful candidate, and the charges against Mr. litzzerald, the sitting member, are bribery and treating. The proceedin,re in this case are similar to those of the Ch. It nham, the Practioes eta former election being charged sgain•t the sittiti..{ member. The committee, alter pro ratted deliberation, d- tided, aa in the Cheltenham !axe, that evidence• of the proc.-ediogs in 1817 might begone into.—Adjourned to Monday (this day). NATIONAL. LAND COMPANY.—Lest night (Sunday) at seven &dock a spteial meeting of the share holders of this eupany was I eld at the South London Chartist Mall, Webber -street, Blarktriare.road, for the purpose of taking into conaideratiou tl e proposie ions of Mr. Feargus O'Connor, M.P., in relerence to the recommendation of ti.e select com mittee of the House tt Commons appointed to investigate the affairs and legality of the National Land Company. The chair was taken by Mr. Roberta, who haying stated minutely the objects of the meeting, said that the National Land Company had been in existence three years and three months, and it was shown by calculation that the amount to be paid upon the number of shares taken was 273,0001., while not more than 90,0001. had been paid. The committee had disapprov d of their plan upon the ground of illegality. Mr. F. O'Connor's proposition was to bring the hind plan within the protection of the law and 10 secure a safer and more speedy working, firstly, by substi toting location by bonus, instead of by ballot, and that the occupant so located is to purchase the land and house, but that be ii to Pay according to his will a certain amount !for bang located, without the ballot ; secondly, the raising of the price of shares from 2/. 12s. 4d. to 51., from 31. 18a. to 7/. 10i., and from 6k 41. to 101; thirdly, the requiring of Payment of the said money in half-yearly instalments for ('.roe years' occupation ; fourthly, substituting an aid fund for the expense one, at the rate of 2d. per week fur two acre allotments, and so on in proportion. &c., &c.—Some discussion or se upon the proposition, in which Messrs. Snell, zones, and Brown took part, but no specific decision was come to. It wa, :ontended by Mr. Snell, that by saving t he workin g man might M time have the same chance of raising the necessary sum for the bonus as those who were already Prepared with the capital, although it was the prevailing opinion that the poor labourer would be precluded those ad vantages. The accounts of the company during the list three months were audited and stated to be correct. The Chairman then read a letter dated the 31st ult., from an !I : knee at Snigse u d, Gloucestershire, speaking satisfactorily of Ins speculation. A discussion then arose u to the propriety of continuing or dissolving the company, and at length it WI , agreed to adjourn the meeting for further tonaideration of the aubject.—Adjourned accordingly. I THIS DISPUTE BETWEEN THE NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY AND 1116 ENOINE-DRIVENB. The engine-drivers and firemen of the above company again held a meeting on Saturday at the Railway Tavern, Hampstead read. Mr. Brown presided, sod read a statement of which the object was to " infettrm the pubic of the reasons which had lee to the result which they (the engine drivers) must of course regret ;" with which reasons the public hare already been made acquainted.—A letter has been published from Mr. W. Creed, secretary to the North Western Company, and which stated, " in order to relieve the public mind from the amine) , which has been expressed on the subject, that the directors have taken effectual measures to provide for the safe working of the trains; " further, that many of the men had withdrawn their no tices, and others were e xpected to follow the example: and that a sufficient number of new and practised enginemen, with unex ceptionable testimonials from their former employers, had been taken into the service, and a number of men, scientifically as well as practically conversant with the construction and management of the locomotive, had been supplied by the government departments.—Last night another meeting was held at this same place.—Mr. J. Brown was again called to the chair, and said the course he proposed to adopt was to read a statement which should go forth as the reply of the entire body of those who had quitted the service of the North Western Company to the allega tions which had been made against them. The statement was to the effect that having seen the above letter from Mr. Creed, the engine men and firemen thought it s duty towards themselves to state that they took every possible means for preventing the result which has unfortunately occurred. He then went on to say, with regard to Mr. Creed's assertions that many of the men have withdrawn their no tice, and that others may he expected to fellow the ex ample, that about '2O men dial through misrepre sentations withdraw their notice, bat fifteen of them, up ot learning the trick that had been practised upon them, recalled their withdrawal., and deter mined to adhere to their original notices to quit.— It can be clearly shown by figures that whereas under Mr. Bury's system a man by Bond behaviour obtained his maxi. mum pay in eight and-a half years, he would, under Mr. M'Connell's classification system, be at least from 25 t e 30 years before he could arrive at the maximum—This state ment having been adopted, it was unanimously sewed that a deputation should wait upon the members for Middle sex and Marylebone, re questing them to b-quite est gove element in the House of Commons whether it was true men had been eupplied by the government departments.—Various state ments having been made the meeting separated. LONDON OItaVSVARDS.—On Friday night a public meeting of the househelders of Russell court and the vici nity was held at the Cheshire Chet se Tavern, Cross-court, " to decide upon the best means to be adopted to induce a discontinuance of the practice of burials in the above densely populated locality—a practice stigmatised by the Coroner for Westminster as most injurious to the health of the inhabit. ants." Mr. Lancaster presided, and ably introduced the subject which had called them together, which was one of the utmost importance to all. Mr. Bateman moved a reso lution to the effect that the meeting viewed with indiums tiou and disgust the continoeci practice of burying the dead in localities crowded with the living, which practice they be here to be a desecration of all proper feelings of respect to the departed, and a fearful source of disease and death to the living. This resolution was a .conded by Mr. Dempsey, point ing out the horrid nature of the ground in question, contain ieg but 4,300 superficial fees, from the mass of human remains which now overloaded it. The =mina wan then adopted, as was also the ((Mowing That this meeting, composed of inhabitants of leussellseourt and its vicinity, hereby ex• presses in the strangest term its opinion that the small spare of ground in the centre of the court, now used as a burial ground by the church of St. Islary-le-serend, should no longer be used for such purposes; and they believe that wilde the burying-ground is moat repulsive to the sight, it is likewise, from its close and confined position, seriously detrimental to the health of themselves and families ; and they further pledge themselves, by all legitimate means, to assist in procuring a total cessation of funerals in the above ground." A committee was then appointed to carry out the objects of the meeting, which was addressed by Dr. Simpson, Mr. Shearsmith, and Mr. J. A. Walker, who spoke at great length on the abomination of intramural burials—Mr. Osborne and others aLso addressed the meeting, and after a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, the assembly separated. EMIGRATION.—Sir,—With respect to the reply of Lord J. Russell to Lord Ashley the night before last—"'That government could grant no funds for emigration,"—allow me to state, through the medium of your paper, that no funds are required from the government but, on the con trary that funds can be raised for the government for that purpose, if the government will only sell colonial land or ders. For instance, if a capitalist desirous of emigrating to Australia would, upon the payment of 1001. to her Mop sty's colonial land and emigration commisaioners, obtain au order to take possession of a rural allotment of 100 acres (town and suburban allotments be ing subject to auction) in any sur veyed district in New Ileillend, thousands would imm.diotely avail themselves of it; and, therefore, thousands of indigent but industrious artisans and labourers could then with the funds so raised be conveyed out to a land actually groaning with superabundance of toed. By the capitalist being al lowed to select his own emigrant labourers both would go hand in hand.—Ac AI:STRATA eN PIONEER, A GENTLEMAN CADET DROWNED.—About five on Saturday 'veiling two gentlemt n cadets, Mr. C. F. Birch and Mr. 11. Heberden, belonging to the practical clam study ing in the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, went down to the bathing piece of the canal in the Royal Arsenal to bathe. This was contrary to the regulations, as the caeets bathe al together at four o'clock under proper control, and bathing at other times is forbidden. Mr. Birch hail not been in the water long before he sank. His companion, Mr. Ileherilen, wax so paralysed that he had not presence of mind to give an alarm, but a police constable, who was returning from the lock-gates of the canal, perceived his agitated appearance, and ascertained Irons him the disappearance of his friend. ' The drags, which arc kept at a consider ble distance rum the spot, were procured as speedily as possib.e, but three quarters of an hem. elapsed before the recovery of the body, and pill attempts to restore animation were unsuceeesful. The deceased was only seventeen years of age, and hail joined the practical elan only on Tuesday last. His attention to his studios had been reusarkable, for he only joined the aca demy about twelve months finer, and would hat for thin melancholy accident have received his commission in a very ' Lew months. It is only proper to state that complaints are made as to 'he unsafe and filthy condition of this bathing place; and a soldier lost his life at the same spot about three weeks since. INGO:EAT, SATERDAY.—CAII ACCIDENT.—By Mr. Gell, at St. George's Hospital, as to the death of William Buneard, a cab driver. On Sunday evening the deemed was engage(' to convey a gentleman and his wife and two other gentlemen home from a dinner party. These last lived in Cumberland-place, Oxford -street, and while the driver got off the box to let them out, the horse started off at full gallop, ran against another vehicle at the end of the lidgeware-road, which upset the cab, threw the deceased who had got on the spring with great force on his head against the wheel of the other cab, and the horse broke away No one else was hurt. The deceased was taken insensitle to the hospital, where he died on W ednesday from concussion of the brain. Verdict, " Accidental death." THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14, 1848. ment should be endowed with every practicable privilege for their advantage which is attached to absolute property ; and that persons haying limited estates in addition to ordinary leasing powersgenerally conferred mittens should be enabled, under proper precautions, to enter into stipulations of the nature of those above referred to, which at present it appears they cannot do.-16. That the power to enter into such stipulations, binding on subsequent interests, might be advantageously made a general incident to leasing power. of land in settlement by the aid of parlisnamt, and also be con ferred oc perm s having certain limited interests in land.-- 17. That the law with respect to things affixed to the free hold is different and more beneficial so regards those anhex 'thins made for the purpo es of trade and those made for the purposes of agriculture, an outgoing tenant being per mitted, in many cases, to remove the former when erected by himself, hut not the latter. —lB. That this distinction does not appear to lie supported by any sound reason, and your committee are of optuion that the tenant's privilege of re• m val, with respect to fixtures set up for trading pur. poses, should be extended to those erected for agricultural objects. IRELAND. Duutim, Auo. 12. The memorial of which I wrote yesterday as about being presented by the catholic prelates and clergy was referred to in an evening paper here yesterday, and has called forth the fo:lowing notice, manifestly demi-official from its tune, from government organ of this evening : An evening eontemporary stated last night that the :ca tholic prelates and eh rgy were about to memorialise the government in favour of an amnesty to all who have tak• part in the late (would that this were aca rrect definition !) rebellious movement ; and if this be true we shall deeply re• gret that a body so influential, and whose °nineties ore, on every account, entitled to respectful consideration, should adopt a course so unprecedented, and at the same time so cal culated to mar the laudable object which it is desired to pro mote. We are well assured that the catholic prelates and clergy can have no intention of viewing otherwise th in in its true light the crime of treason—the highest offence of which the low takes cognisance, because it is one which more than any other strikes at the root of all order and all social institutions; and yet, to such a misrepri sentation of their opinions and motives they must, beyond question, expose themselves, by asking the clemency of the crown for men, of the extent of whose guilt they are necessarily ignorant —many of whom are still at large—none of whom nave yet surrendered, or have given the smallest token of repentance, and some of whom are still in arms against their Sovereign, and within the last week hare been inciting armed mobs to deeds of tumult and outrage. Surely, a little reflection will show how inexisedient, how imprudent, and how wrung, such a memorial must be at this tire, and in how false a position it woul I place tie governm. nt and the memorial eats, and, more particularly, the misguided Well in whore be. halt this application is to be made. To them it may be attended with the worst consequences; the mercy of the crown must be voluntary—it cannot be extorted ; tt cannot have conditions imp .seal upon it under any eircumstancys still less before guilt has been ascertained, the law viniii cated, or even the preliminaries of jusice fulfilled. During the lest six months the toleration of the government has been carried to the utmost limits of public safety, and the same spirit will always guide its course ; but, the first duty of government to society is the en intenauce of the law and the preservation of order ; and it will not, it dares not abdicate its function however ii,fluential or respectable the parties by whom it may be summoned to do so. The Cork Examiner mentions the subject also, but refyra it to a meeting of the prelates of that church. Some of the body will probably attend to present the memorial to Lord Clarendon I have no doubt; but that t'te memorial for an amnesty has already been adopted I have good reason to know. Perhaps now it may not be presented. The following letters appear in the Packet of this evening. They contain the facts respecting the recent communication made by the Rev. Mr. Mackey to his Excellency on the part of the outlawed imurgents MY DRAR Ma. hinn.riern,—A statement ha. appeared in the Vail amt Freeman of Wedn.day, in which I and other parties are charged with making otipulationn for our liv, s with the government. I need not wywire you that thi.tatement han bitterly, mint bitterly, indeed, cut me to the heart's core. A letter will br rent to you deny ing thin statement, rind giving you the true facia You have been . kind and honourable in your conduct towards me always, that I rely fully upon your kindm as in inserting this, and leave the vindication of my motive% in your hands. My character I. now more dear to me than my lite, and it in nut, I am sure, too much to cancel from a generous opponent like you • refutatnn, full and complete, of a dander which attack.—and which (if unanswered) will deprive me of all that now remains to me —my reputation, my hohnur, and my fame.—'telieve me ever, my dear Mr. Mansfield, yours faithfully and truly, THOMAS P. M.orisn. Aro. 12, am grieved to be under the neces sity of addressing you on thin oaranion, :ut a r. gaol for truth, and • termed for the characters of gentlemen who cannot now defend them rely., render my silence any longer impossible. Thy grosaccd miere ' presentations have appeared in wane of the newspapers, in reference to n commune Lion t hare made to the governini nt on behalf of Mr. Meagher and some of his friend.. I hare abstained until now front publishing anything on the subject hot I might occasion enibarrans. went in any quarter, and besides, I felt confident that the characters of the gentlemen in question, for honour and disinterestednes., were too well entriblinhed to suffer any detriment froin thane calm.- aim. I now gve the simple late of the case, and the public will be able to Judge whether or not t have formed a just opinion on the suMect About a week ago, warn I heard that three centlerarn had arrived on the borders of my parish, fearing that any att.mpt to arrest them might lead to a collision similar to that whirl, took place in ilallingarry, I nought and procured a interview with them. I then raid that though there were no other reason., an the country had declined to act under their guidance, a ourrender to the govern ment was their moat judicious and honourable course. The great obstacle in the way to their following my advice, was the fear they entertained that by no doing they might appear to abandon thine to whom they were committed, or be attempting to *mule any special advantage* for themselves. they ul timately consented to my making the communication to government, Into the d tails of which It is unneee.sary now to enter. It in enough to my it scat not of the nature dencribed. It was nit a bargaining for mere life, rin ha. been falsely asserted. It did not propose any advantage special to themselves. It was conceived in the spirit of brotherly affection and devotion. It contemplated the peace of the country and the speedy rentoration of order; and in proof of the perfect disinteresiednem that governed this proceeding, I beg to midi that one 011 thew gentleman, Mr. Meagher, refund c mply with the most urgent entreaties to escape from the country, when the mean< of rope were offered to him, and this. because he had determined to share in whatever penalty awaited hie friends.— I am, sir, your obedient servant, 34111,8 MACKKT, P , P., Clunoulty. TENANT-RIGHT. The following is a copy of the report of the Muse of Commons' committee appointed to inquire into the sub ject of tenant-right: 1. That dill'. rent lissom have long prevailed in different counties and districts of the country. conferring a claim to remuneration on the outgoing agricultural tenant for various operations of husbandry, the ordinary return of whirls he is precluded from n ceiving by the termination of his ten a ncy.-2. That this claim, which is called tenant-right, ordinarily extends to one • r more of the following objects : to the crop whi. h the outgoing tenant has sown and leaves in the ground; to remuneration for the pr. paration of the soil :or crops or tillage ; for the straw, hay, and dung left on the farm ; aid for growing underwoi.d.-3. That these local usages are imported into leases or agreements tor the letting and occupation of land between landlord and tenant, who are presumed to contract with re ference to such usages, unless the terms of the agree ments expressly or by implication negative such a presumption.-4. That ia some parts of the country a modern usage has sprung up, which confers a right on the outgoing tenant to be reiml.urs d certain expenses incurred by him in cultivation, other than those of ordinary husbandry, above referred to.-9. That among such expanses are se cluded the purchase of food fur stock, tile purchase et certain kinds of manure, and the drainage, chalking, and marling of the soil, more or lees lasting, and requiring more or less time to slaps° before the increased productiveness thereby obtained reimburses the expenditure incurred.--6. That, except in the districts where this usage tin trails, unless by express stipulation, the outgoing tenant cannot claim coin. penaation tar any of these improvements, however short may be the tun.• between their c unpletion and tt.e termination of this occupancy.-7. That this modern wage appears to have grown out of improved and sr kited systems of farming, in valving a large outlay of capital, and to have been promoted by forms of agreement between landlord and tenant, whereby the former covenanted to give compensation for such outlay, which forms have been from time to time altered and enlarged, and are still extending themselves with the continued advancement of agriculture.-8. That these usages have gradually grown into general ac ceptance in certain districts, until they have ultimately become recognised there as the custom of the country.-- 9. That, in practice, the compensation agreed to be paid by the landlord to the outgoing tenant is paid by the incoming one.-10. That its amount is found by valuers, who ascertain the cost of the several improvements, spread the coat over a certain number of years within which each kind of improvement respectively is supposed to repsy itsel hand then deduct from that number the time duritil which the tenant has enjoyed the bent tit of the imprmment.-11. That this wider system of compensation to the outgoing tenant seems to be highly beneficial to agriculture, to tee landlord and to the farmer, to lead to a great increase in the productiveness of the soil, and to extended employment of the rural popula tion.-12, That the ben--fit arising from this system appears to be gradually becoming more extensively known and ap preciated, and the system itself seems to be finding its way into other districts than those where it has hitherto been in force.-13. That the improvements abovementioned, which are very generally required throughout the country, in order to develop the full powers of the soil. are greatly pro- is m oted by this system of compensation, and therefore it highly important that all difficulties should be removed which stand in the way of its extension by the voluntary act of landlords and tenants.-14. That any attempt to ma ke ke it s general s ge neral introduction com pulsory would be met b prat' ieal difficulties, and year committee rely for the general and successful adoption of the system on mutual arrange ments between landlords and tenants.-15. That it see very desirable to your comm ittee that estates under settle- COMMISSION CO URT.—Avo. 11. TRIAL OF MX. O'DOIIeRTY.—THE Dgeeteca.—On the judges of the commission taking their seats, Mr. Butt, Q.C., moved that the Attorney-General should elect upon which of the two distinct charges contained in the indictment he would prosecute the prisoner. The first was alleged to he an intention to deprive or depose the Queen from the style, title, honzur, and royal name of the imperial crown, and with having uttered or declared such intei.tion in one set of counts. Tue second charged an tention on the part of the prisoner to levy war against the Queen, in order to compel her to change her measures and c sunsets, and with having uttered and declared that intention by certain publi cations. The Attorney.Genersl opposed the motion, and the court having coincided with him, Mr. Butt withdrew his motion. The learned Counsel, alter a few introductory rem irks, said it was necessary that the jury should believe, on their oaths, that the prisoner was guilty of the precise offences charged in the indictment. They might believe his conduct to he wrong; nay, they might believe it to be abtoletely wicked, or that the publications he issued to the world were highly dangerous to the public peace of /this country; but on their solemn oaths they could not find hint guilty, unless they considered hint to be guilty of the actual and precise offences charged in that indictment. If writing , be wrong, end calculated to excite insurrection the law provided an abundant remedy. These writings were, Red he admitted it. seditious; he could rot contend that the y were not. He was not there to lead • them astray. He admitted that if the Attorney• General had instituted a prosecution for sedition, and the jury believed the prisoner to be the wrier and publisher of those articles, they ought to find him guilty; but this Will not a prosecu tion for sedition, a conviction for that offence would be tollowed by penalties the severest which the mild spirit of the British law permitted a court to inflict. The present was a prosecution under an act which was cautiously guarded; therefore he called upon the jury to dismiss from their minds eve rything that hail been said about the dangerous characte r of the articles. They were not trying a prisoner for sedition, hut whether he had brought himself under the provisions of a highly penal act, inv , ,lein.e, short of the sacrifice of lire, the highest conse quences. The act had been termed an unconttitutior al and severe one : it was one which, in the hands of weak jumre— jurors who were not ititeiligent jurors—who might be alarmed and made instruments of, the most grievous oppret- MIMI ureter which a country ever groaned. But loving con. stitudional freedom as he did, all he asked was to give him an honest and intellig. nt jury to cottstrue the act, and he had no tear ter the result. The learned adyocote then quoted the act of parliament, and continued. There were two intentions charged, as were stated. They were upon their oaths to say, first, the intention of the heart of the prisoner; secondly, did he express and declare that intention. They had no inference of law to try. There was no state of facts from which the court could call upon them to draw an inference; but they should, as fallible men, penetrate into the heart of the prisoner, find out his inten tion, and then say was that intention expressed, uttered, and declared. They should therefore, in the first place, be satis• tied of two distinct matters : one was that the prisoner com passed, devised, and intended to depose the Queen ; and the other to levy war against her Majesty. It occurred to him to be a difficult matter to find both intents, or either, upon the evidence. Now, in considering this important mater, they would re member how difficult it was in the ordinary intercourse of lip: to judge aright of men's intentions eve n from external acts and appearances, end if so, he "(Mr. Butt) would ask how much more difficult would it be for a jury to look into a man's breast, and upon their oaths say that he intended, devised, and imagined the deposition of the Queen, and pur posed levying war ageing her. That was the difficult duty they were called on to pee form, the tremendous irsuc they were expected to find ; in fact, they were asked by the Attorney- General to assume the character of the Deity—the Searcher of men's hearts—and speculate on what the prisoner at the bar might, or might not, have intended to do. He was merely on the subject of intention : and let them for a moment supplies a man sittiog down and writing an article highly reprehensible and calculated to withdraw allegiance from the throne, and yet that he did so without having any treasonable intention ; if such a case occurred, the party charged would toe entitled to an acquittal under the act in question; therefore they would see the vastimpertance of consi dering calmly the nature of the charge and also of the statute. A republican!--and be (Mr. Butt) would, before he re sumed his seat, show that the prisoner was not a republican —if he expressed his opinions calmly, might be guilty of no offence; but if a man sat down and wrote articles calculated to disturb the public peace he was liable to penalties. And he admitted that the prisoner was, in his opinion, liable to those penalties fir publishing seditious articles; b ut he was not guilty of the more grave offence laid to his charge, that of iatending to depose the Queen, and of levying war against her. What were the intentions charged ? A great deal of the speech of the Attorney• General appeared to usume that the offence of levying war against her Majesty would entitle ajury to find a verdict of guilty against the prisoner, if even nothing else were proved. Now he (Mr. Butt) would take the liberty of denying the accuracy of that doctrine—because, u he understood the law, it was necessary not only to prove an intention of levying war, but that it was to be levied for a particular purpose; and that purpose was to compel the Queen, by force and constraint, to change her measures sad councils. Now, if he were right in his construction of the law, and the court would judge upon that point, even if the prisoner intended to raise a rebellion in Ireland, hut not for the purpose of deposing the Queen, he would be entitled to an acquittal; if he intended to do so, and not remove the sove reign from her seat on the throne, the offence charged would not be complete; in fact, nothing short of proof of a sailed purpose of deposing her Majesty would warrant a jury in convicting. Even proof of intending to effect changes in public measures would not be sufficient ; it would be abso lutely nee. nary to show that her Majesty was attempted to be made to change them by force and cunetraint. He (Mr. Butt) would go so far as to say that if the prisoner purposed and in tended to force the houses of parliament to make alterations by intimidation and constraint, and that he used no restraint towards her Majesty, that he would not be legally guilty under the statute on which the indictment was founded. He might go no far as to hike the field against her Majesty's troops, tocompel the House of Lords and House of Com• mons to change the law, it he did not use threats to intimi• date the sovereign. What was the evidence upon which they were called on to hod a verdict which would have the effect of sending his client from his country for the remainder of his life ? The law required that every one about publish ing a newspaper must go to the Stamp-office, and there make a declaration that he was the proprietor, and a num ber of every publication of that paper should be sent to the office signed by the proprietor. The crown bad merely proved proprietorship, and upon it alone no jury would be safe in finding a verdict of guilty intentions on the prisoner's part to depose the Queen, and levy war against her. Now, let them consider how it was shown that the prisoner even intended or declared to depose the Queen, or levy war against her ' • and if he (Mr. Butt) showed the jury that the prisoner did Oct know frequently what was published in the Tribune, would they find him guilty from articles read from it, the manuscripts of which were not even sr own to he in' his ha..dwriting I The question would therefore resolve itself into the consideration, whether the libels read by the croon to suonort their case, and not proved to be written I y the priso ter, showed intentions on his part to depose the sove reign, and to levy war against her, to force her by threats and intimidation to change her councils. No evidence of inten tion was given, and how could they convict under the statute ? The case was a most W culler one, because, as they were aware, there was another prosecution against a joint pro prietor of the same paper, and it was impossible that both proprietors had written the same articles. One and both proprietors were answerable, perhaps, for sedition, and if so, they might be prosecuted fur it ; but no jury could say that a grave charge could be sustained. Baron Pennefather asked Mr. Butt if it were his intention to call any witnesses ? Mr. Butt, Q.C., replied in the affirmative, but upon con sultatien this intention was abandoned. Tb. Solicitor-General addressed the jury in reply. Baron Pennefather then addressed the jury in a length ened address. Having stated the law as applicable to the offence with which the prisoner was charged, he commented et considerable length on the two principal articles, entit.ed " Our H Prospect. ' "pointing out their dangerous cha racter, and leaving it to t he jury to decide whether, as Mr. Butt bad argued, the intention o the prisoner in writing or publishing them wa innocent or othi wine. With respect to the doctrines themselves, he observed that person, following them up might in their closets repent of what thi y had done, shudder at the conwquences that might have attended their acts, shudder at the thought that the unhappy victims of their writings might have been sacrificed in thousands—that their friends might have been incarcerated in prison, and brought to trial --some of tin m, perhaps, to an ignominious death. They might, insteps, reflect on these matters, and, in their calmer moments, repent that they had gone so far, and might, at all events, give up for the future those iniquitous designs, which might have proved so f,tal to the peace of this country. But whether they did so or not, or whatever consequences had or might have taken place, had nothing to do with the question the jury had to try. They had first to consider whether the prisoner declared and published an intention to levy war against her Majesty to compel her to change her measures and councils; and, secondly, whether he compassed and imagined to di peeve her of the style, title, and royal name of the imperial crown of the United Kingdom. They would read over the prosecuted articles calmly and dispassionately ; they would form a judgment from them as to what the int. n ileac of the prisoner were. It or. the whole they were satisfied that he bait the guilty intention of depriving the Queen of her crown and dignity, and of manifesting that intention by levying war against her, it would be their duty to find a verdict of guilty ; hut if they were not satisfied that euch were his intentions, it they had even a solitary doubt on this point, the prisoner was entitled to have the benefit of it, by an acquittal. But if no doubt existed in their minds on the subject of his guilt, they were bound to find a verdict of guilty, and to fins. that v. edict regardless of all consequences as to whether their decision might affect the prisoner, or whether it might prove of advantage to the country at large. "Fiat justitia, rust ecelum." The jury retired at twenty minutes to four o'clock. At half-past tour o'clock they returned into court, and asked the judge whether they were to consider the publication the same as it the article hail been written by the prisoner, and if they ought to be satisfied he knee. what-was Written with out any proof he knew it?—Baron Pennefather : That is for veu to judge. The prisoner being the registered pub lishm made a prima fade case, but it was for the jury to say if that constituted proof to satisfy them he was aware of the nature of the articlec—The jury retired again, and did not come into court up to post hour. AVG. 12. The Court having been opened, amidst intense silence the jury were called out. As they took their places fatigue was visible on their faces and persons. One treble old gentleman seemed nearly overcome. Mr. Alley, the clerk of the crown, then called over the names of the jury, to which they severally answered.—Clerk of the Crown Gentlemen of the jury, have you agreed to your verdict?—Foreman (Mr. Oldham): No; there is not the slightest chanc ^ of our agreeing.—This announcement Was received with a murmur, which was instantly suppressed. Baron Pennetather, in an inaudible voice, asked the Attorney-General some question, to which the right hoc. gentleman replied that the crown bad no desire to detain the , jury longer than was necessary. Ile would wish, however, that his lordship would state his belief as to whether life or health might be endangered as to any of the jurors by their further detention. Baron Pennefather paid this was the third deny of the trial. On the second day they lead been sent to their room at four o'clock, and they had been retained there until now (a quarter to eleven). It would be dangerous to their !wraiths, it not to their lives, it they were further retained. He must discharge them, they saying at the same time that there was no probalility of their coming to a verdict. Mr. O'Doherty was then removed by the underground pu.age to his former prison in Newgate. 'l'he ci, rk of the crown then announced that all gentle. men summoned on juries would he called under " very heavy fines on Monday." None other of the state trials will be proceeded with until then. THE QUEEN e. T. D. RElLLE.—Proclamation WIN then made for Thomas Devil' Reilly to appear. The call was re• peated three times, insi.le and outside the court; but there was, of course, no appearance, it bring confidently stated that Mr. Devitt Reilly is on hie way to, if he has not arrived in, America. The bail (Messrs. Michael O'Reilly and West) were then called on to produce the "body of Thomas Davin Reilly ;" but neither gentleman env wered to his name. Sir Colman O'Loghlen said the conditions of the brit were that the crown should glee notice to tee recognisauts to bring forward the accused; now one of the individuals in this case had been effectually barred from doing so, as he hail been arrested by the crown under the Habeas Corpus Act. (The gentleman alluded to is Dr. C. H. West.] Boron Pigot said the conditions of the bail were that the principal should appear when celled upon. As no appear anee had been entered bail should be ready with their money. It the bail incapacitated themse.ves by any act of their own it was not the fault of the crown ; they should bring forward their principal. The conversation then dropped, sod the re eugniesuwee were marked estreated. CORK AND WATERFORD. We received en Saturday, rid Bristol, by steam packets, the Juverna, Cept. Gilmore, and Vivory, Capt. Stacey, &deices from Cork to two o'clock, and from Waterford to four o'clock on Frid,y. The intelligence from those I.•cslities, however, is not of an exciting character, and tends to confirm the growing impression that the threatened " rebel.ion" has, by the prompt measures pursued by the authorities, been com pletely " nipped i' the bud." The marines landed at this town had been ordered to re embark, but they will still remain at Waterford on board ship. At Cork all continued quiet, although just before the packet lett some excitement was occasioned by a rumour that Vokeny had been captured by a party of dragoons. Where dr , alleged arrest took place the propagators of the rumour did not say, and it is more than probable that it will prove one of the thousand and one baseless reports to which news mongers have been BO rea•ly to give currency. The Cork Southern Reporter contradicts, upon authority, the alleged stopage on Monday of the Cork mail at Glen bower by 150 armed men, and which was reported in the Freeman of Tuesday. it also contradicts a statement is the Morning Chronicle of Monday the following paragraph : "Ou the day that Mesars. Barry and Mullen, of the Cork Reporter were arrested, the police took possession of all the letters found in the office, some of which are raid to be of a very dangerous character, involving not only themselves, but others." The Reporter averts that so far from finding any " dangerous letters," the police did net even search for any. WALES. THE MURDER AT THE MENAI STRAlTA.—Refed log the murder a a watchman, named John Rowlan d,, at the works of the Britannia railway bridge, over the Menai Straits, it may be reme mbered that John Pritchard, who was also employed as a watcher on the works, stated that he new three men attacking the deceased, but from a fear of be ing anailed himself he made no alarm. This party was held in custody during ;the coroner's inquiry, but on a verdict or rr wilful murder against some person or persona unknown" being returned, he was discharged. The affair, however, was le:t in to much mystery, that the authorities determined on securing the sLrvices of the Liverpool detective officers to assist Mr. Landshorough, the superintendent of Banger, in detecting the guilty parties. Circumstances transpired which warranted the recapture of Pritchard, in whose possession Were found various articles stolen from the store•room be luging to the works. In the pocket of the murdered man was lound a key, ascertained to belong to Pritchard, and which had been so filet. as to open the door of the store room. The apparent joint connexion of the deceased and Pritchard in the robbery referred to, as shown by the fact of the key having belonged to Pritchard, together with the re cent discovery of the stolen articles, appear to constitute so far as the ersmication has as yet brought matters to light the evidence against the prisoner, who was r minded till Saturday. PROVINCIAL. LANCASHIRE. COMMITTAL FOR TREASONABLE CONS PIR ACY.—It will be in the recollection of our readers ( Liverpool Journal) that about three weeks ago Joseph Cuddy, the salesman of the notorious Dr. Reynolds, was stopped in Byronm-street with a bag containing 31 pike heads in his possession; and that, a few day s subsequently , a man named O'Brien was appre hended, in whose house in Hurst street a variety of pikes and other weapons welt found. An important letter, it wits stated, detailing the plans of the confederates, was found upon the latter. On Friday, Mr. Rushton sent for Mr. Yates (Cuddy's solicitor)) to the police -court and said, '. I have sent for )ou Mr:Yates, to announce my intention on Mon day Cr Tugday - next, to commit Cuddy for a treasonable conspiracy to the assizes; and O'Brien, too, I think. Such is the decision of the magistrates. You may see him, Mr. Yates, of comae." Mr. Yates said he was at present in the boreugh gaol, but he supposed he would be removed to I Kirkdale. Mr. Rushton answered affirmatively. TIIE LOST MEN IN THE INUNDATED COAL MINES. —There are now some hopes of these unfortunate men heirg found, for, last weal, the workman employed at the Patricroft colliery, in prosecuting their searcn jn what is called the " Jig up Brows," found four of the lamps at the distance of 307 yards from the pit eye, where two of the jigs meet. The lumps had not been wet, and were empty, with the exception of one that contained a small piece of wick. It is supposed that at this point they had replenished their remaining lamp. with the contents of those left behind, and then continued their course up the Jig up Brows, the en trance to one of which they had barricaded by pulling up the tram rails and propping up the roof; and it is at the top of this jig brow that the bodies cf the unfortunate men are expected to be found, as it does not appear that the inundation had reached to any extent beyond the entrance of the jig that they had barricaded. TuE TEN novas Aar.--A !meting of factory delegates took place in Manchester on Thursday, in come. quenco of a rumour that the master manufacturers were about to nuitate for in repeal of the Teu Hours Act, and o certain statements in the last report of Mr. Horner, the government inspector. The fallowing resolutions were passed 1. That a petition to parliament be forthwith prepared, requesting the Ilmuc of (Ammons :o cause Mr. Horner to give up the nome of the mill in which he etates in his report there was a large majority of the hinds an favour of eleven hour, instead of ten; that in the event or the name being given up a committee he appointed to investigate the whole affair, and report thereon: and that every delegate be re , quitsted to collect the particulars of all irises where Mr. Horner has ire c.veil mowers from operative. in which they declare their deter mination to etand by the Ten nouns Act, and not reported in hie hall-yearly report. 2. That as many complaints have been made of the wait of inspection, it A the opinion of this meeting, that if one inspector be no: sufficient for the Manchester district the attention of the !force Secretary be directed la the thltject, with the view of his appointing an additional Inspector for the district. WORCESTERSHIRE. THE 1)00 CART NUISANCE.—The new Worcester Turnpike Trusts Act, with a view to the checking of this clangs roue nuisance, contains a clause imposing a toll of two pence on vary dog used in drawing a carriage of any kind, accompanied with other enamments of so stringent a nature (or punishing attempts at evasion of the toll, and enforcing careful driving of the dogs, that it is a apected the nuisance will speedily disappear trom the roa•ls of the Worctster trusts. A MYSTERIOUS CASE has occupied the attention of a coroner's jury at Quarry B .nk. One Maria Light loot is suspected of having caused the death of her nu:- band, and investigations hose taken place both be. tore the magistrates and the coroner. Oa Tuesday the ;inquest was accordingly resumed, when the fol lowing witnesses were examined —R. Barnes, brick layer, a neighbour to deceased, deposed : I knew the de. ceased and his wife. Maria Lightfoot. I live in the heuse nearest to hers. Was in the habit of seeing him severed times a week ; he was an intimate frie,.d. I know Solomon Davis, junr., and have seen him at Lightfoot's house many times. The deceased usually went to his work at an early hour hi the morning, and returned at almost all hours in the nigh tufter 6 o'clock. Ho sometimes came to his dinner about 1 o clock whea at work mar home. Young Davis generally went to Lightfoot'. house iu the morning and Mao noon. I have often seen Lightfoot return home " fresh." 1 have often seen Davis and Mrs. Lightfoot together, and once saw them in the lane near to the turning to Lightfoot's house standing shout a yard asunder. This was about ten weeks ago, and about a quarter-past 11 o'clock at night. I am quite certain it was Davis. Whilst talking together Light loot came down the lane; he said to them. "Oh. I have been watching for pm, and have caught you at last." They then ran away, and Lightfoot went to his house, cursing as he went. tie tried to open the door, but could not, and called Hannah. Ne one answering he came back again, and in about half an hour come down tee lane with his wife, cursing and swearing at her, and saying be would net hovs.• inch goings on as that, for he had sten enmesh of it. She answered him in a low tone of voice, so that I could not tell what she said. I have frequently seen Lightfoot and his wife quarrel, and have frequently heard him swearing as he came home, and saying he would not have such goings on. I had a suspicion that something was not right, and she was very intimate with Davis.— Mary Ann Raybould re-examined : 1 had tea with Mrs Lightfoot on the Friday the came was before the magistrates. She said the doctor (Mr. Odes) bock the leaves out of the big teapot. I know that Mr. Lightf of had no tea out of that pot, but out of a small brown teapot. She told me voluntarily the tea Mr. Lightfoot drank was mae.e before I went to the house on Thursday morning.— Phew Deddall deposed to a quarrel the deceased had with Ins wifo abiut a debt she owed s Mr. Ashton for meat without his knowledge. —Jane, wife of Thomas Hill, gave evidence that Mrs. Light foot had said, a few days after the death, that she had something on her mind ; but the coroner could make nothing of this witness in consequence of her reluctonce to give evilence.— Saab Parkes reexamined : On the evening of the day de ceased died I was washing with Mary Ann Raybould at Lightfoot's house. The policeman came while I was there. There was a talk thut deceased had been poisoned, and the police.constable inquired about the death. When he was gone away, Mrs. Lightfootcame into the brewhouse and said, " Sally, Rive me those two bottles from the side of the fur nace; they shall not have them." They were like the bot tles commonly used by surgeons, and one of them be longed to me. I had lent it to her a few days "elem. They con tained something white st the bottom of them. She took them in the direction of tee back of the house.—Alter hear ing further evidence, the inquest was again adjourned till Tuesday, the 22nd Met. GLOUCECTERSUIRE. . . THE REFORM MOVEMENT.—A correspondent has , forwarded to to (Cheltenham Free l'ressl the following, which it is proposed shall be Pinned by isms of ti.e men of Cheltenham, and transmitted to Joseph li me, Esq., M.P.: Joseph flume, Esq, Richard Cobden, Esq., and the eighty-two members of the Brno House of Common+ who voted fur an eaten eiun of the suffrage, vote by ballot, triennial pathainent., awl elm total districts, or an approximation of the noreentatives to the population.—A few person+, who earnestly desire the impravement of their race, humbly and eatne.tly tender ti.eir sincere thanks to you for your efforts to improve the litrilature of this county - , and through it the condition mentally, morally - , and physically of the people generally. We are of opinion Out all men have a right to representative government; that justice is always expedient; that the exercise of that right will have a tendency to improve and 'Co mte mankind, and bring about peace and love; that the immediate effect of the reform you seek to obtain will be a wise legislation on the currency that shall give freedom to trade and commerce, and sat the labour of the country at work, decrease di.tress and pauperism, and add to our comforts; eatabinsh a sysandby be tween the rulers and tie ruled, and a facility to effect those changes at any future time that the people may deeire, or their circummances require. A purely represen'attre government is a self-regulating pit ce of machinery which changes a.crcumstancra require; while en oligarchical government is an insult to man as man, and a burden to be home by the weak and the weary. Although we do notexpeet per fection from this proposed reform, yet we feel that you, if you per severe till you attain the object now aimed at, will have abundant muse to feel that you have nut spent your lives won unworthy object, or in v.iin; but that your names will ever beheld in p' easing remem. homier by eve, y good man who will ever live. We beg, we unrest you to petaevere. We will do what we en in our humble way to help you, and never cease to pray for you, parkite, in which we be lieve thousands join. 'We beg the honour of subscribing curse:Yrs as fellow labourer. in the joist and holy cause of Marty, truth, and justice. SINGULAR SUICIDE.—An extraordinary instanc, of a most determined act of suicide oecurre-d at Joy ford, about two miles from Coleford. It appears that the deceased, Elizabeth Jones, aged 53, went from her house at Lynbrook, on Sunday evening last, to pay a visit to her mother and brother, who reside in the same house at Joyford. About four o'clock Em the morning of Monday the deces,ed got up. Her mother heard her daughter rise ; but thinking she was going to a neighbour thought nothing of it, and fell to sleep again. The sister in law of the deceased on rising, not fin-l ing bee at home, made search fur her, when she was shorty after found in a corner of the garden, about forty yards from the house, nearly naked, having on only her stockings, one shoe, rind a petticoat tied round her waist, weltering in her blond on a patch of corn that was growing in the garden. Upon examining her body a large gash, about three inches long, and cut into the depth of the bone, wee observed on the anterior part of the left arm in the bend of the elbow joint, eximsing the ends of the divided arteries and veins, which appeared to be cut by a sharp weapon. A sharp razor was found by her siie, covered with blood. It appears that the deceased has been in a des..onding state ever since her husband died, about five years ago, and this circum stance, combined with her being compelled to relinquish a lodge near Mitcheldean, or. account of his death, preyed upon her mind so much that she frequently ezpressi d toner relater-s and friends her apprehension of becoming an in. mate of the workhouse. She had a little property at Lyn brook, and 531. 15s. were found in her pocket, which she left on her bed. She attempted to destroy bersaf cn Satur day before this tragedy took place. She had remised every attendance from her sin, who is a respectable tradesman at Coleford, during her melancholy state. He was thrown into fits upon hearing the lamentable tale, and is still very ill. An inquisition was held upon the body, when the jury were some time coming to a verdict, it having arisen amongst them that the deceased might have committed th i s singular act in a state of somnambulism. They decided, however, " that the deceased committed self•destruetion in afit of tem porary insanity." DURIIAV. SCENE IN COURT.—At the Durham assizes, a stalwart Irishman, of the name of Edward'.oyle, pleaded guilty before Mr. Justice Cresawell, to a charge of housebreaking, and requested his lordship to favour him with a a yen years' transportation. As the circum stances of the case, however, did not justify bis lord ship in extending to him the wished fur boon, he substituted instead a twelvemonth's imprisonment; upon hearing which the would-be tourist growled out in a tone transported with anger—" Thank ye, yer honor," and stooping down—before any one was aware of his intentions—pulled off one of his iron-'hod " broutzes " and 1 urled it at his lordship's head. The formidable missile, which might have put an abrupt termination to his lordship's judicial labours, struck rim somewhere on the breast, moot fortunately with out inflicting any • zions injury. After regaining his composure, of which the suddenness of the act had for a moment deprived him, his lordship is said to have observed, in • slightly disconcerted tone to those around him, " This comes, you see, of thwarting peoples wishes." The prisoner was immediately removed. - ..... COMMISSION BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT.—Lord Arthur Edwin Rill, to be Lieutenant, M the Southern Regiment of Nottinghamiliz2ceonranry MCRDER OF A WOMAN AND ATTACK ON A CLF.R OTKAN.--On Wednesday afternoon a woman, about 31 years of age, well known in the country, was found lying on Shaw-hacommon, near Collingburn, quite imenaitile and covered with bruises. Her face was hltak from tt e violence to which Ph. had been subjected, and it was found that she had been stabbed in the neck. She was found by a gentle man passing the p'ace, and was conveyed to Cnllingburn, where she remained till Friday, when she Lind, without ever having opened her eves or spoken a w"rd since she wee found on the common. • It was recall, etre' by a neighbour ing farmer that a yours, man with a lustian coat and trousers had been seen speaseing to her an hour or two be fore she was found. In three or four hours after the woman was found, a yourg man, seeminely about 20 years of age, called without a coat at Dv: rectory of the Rey. Mr. Haddo, of Everleivh, some few m'ies distant from where the female was found. He represented himself as being in want, and asked relief. The rev. gentleman el to Live him anything, observing that he was a young athletic man, and ought to earn a livelihood by working in stead of begging. No sooner had Mr. Iladdo made this re mark than the applicant, putting hit hands into his pocket', pulled out several stones, and with rite of them hit the rev. gentleman on the arm. He was taken into custody by some persons who witnessed the assault, and on being brought be fore the magistrate expensed his regret that he h.d 'totems , ended in murdering the rev. gentleman, adding, that he had murdered one person that day, of which they would after wards hear. He was committed to pri , on for the assault, and soon afterwards the idea occurred to the magistrate that he might be the i erson who had committed the attack on the dl irg woman. A met which w..s found rear the body of the woman was ascertained to belong to the prisoner, and was made of the same materiel. as his trousers. The prisoner gave his name as James Smith, and represented himself as a mould. rby trade. He is a perfect steamier in the neigh bourhood, no one ever having seen him before. Five shil lings and some odd p-nce were found in his pocket. Oa Saturday he was committed to Devises prism, to await the result of the inquest, before being tried far the assault. IMPEDIMENTS TO GOOD FARMING.—At the last meeting of the Aveliog Farmers' Club. the membe rs discussed the question .‘ What have been the chiet impeduncnts to the practical development of British husbandry t" The sub cct was introduced by a member from North O-kenclou, who in stanced es amongst the evils which have hitherto operated again.t the cultivation if the soil Ignorance, with its nocompanying prejudice, (Tk r oppocrd t 3 improvement, and especially so in the application of chemical science to agriculture. 2nd. The custom (which indeed is now fast wearing away) of lot granting leases, without which suffi cient security is not afforded for the outlay of capital. 3rd. The et couragement of game and the cultivation of hedge row timber, both of which are c len:sited to impede to so immense extent the advaitc.ment of t griculture. 4th. Want of ready communicotioa, the ugh this watt in now in a great measure supplied by the introducti.,n of Steam. sth. The burden upon labour in the shape of in direct taxation, &c. Arid lastly, though by no means the least, the limited application of capital and skill to the improvement of the sod. In allusion to this latter subject, the speaker took occasion to describe the impression lett main his mind by a visit which he had recently paid to Nortltum beriand and the adjoining countits, namely that, much as had been already done, and willing as the landowners ap peared to be to meet the reasonable want* of the it tenantry, the vast resources of the coil were as yet rendered but very inadequately available. 1 hat there rue indetit striking exceptions to this rule he willingly admitted, and one of these he wished to be made known not only to the parties present, but to all in any way connected with the cultiva tion of land, and more particularly to the-e possessed of it. The speaker referred to T. Andersou, I>q., who stables on his own estate, at Little Marie, near Newcastle upon- Tyne. When that gentleman first took poscertion of the property be found it saturated with water, and consequently capable of growing little else but rushes and nth grass, and, to use his own words, there was no day in the year when he might not have shot before dinner, within a short distance of his house, a dish of snipes. The land near his mansion consists of about 300 acres, in the form of an amphitheatre, the mansion null bring situated in the centre of silty acres of hog, around which runs a park of about 150 cotes, that again being skirted by 150 acres of arable :anti. To convey the 'o ater to the centre of the boa was cemparativt lean easy undertaking, and was effected by digging there a well nine teen feet ueep, and four feet and a half la diameter, into which were led three main drains, tour and a half feet c t li and t and a hall feet wide; these drains ran quite through the estate, and thus became the leaden for the sin ditches cut in various directions as net did ; the water being thus conveyed to the main shaft in immense vellum tS, the greater difficulty remained of carp ing it away, cod this the a. hitt d proprietor effected by forming an uncrerground drain, on, mile in length ..nd three feet in diameter ; this drain was in places eighty-two fret from the surface,and discharged itself at a fall of eight feet into the • Wartsbeek. The cost of this undertaking amounted to pee thousand pounds, but the amount of the outlay will be soon amply it petite with a large rate of interest, as will be seen by the sequel. Wine Mr. Anderson first commenced his draining operations, hie pm &c., would not realise more than five shillings per acre ; he has this year let it at a guinea and a Self per acre, be sides converting an atmosphere formerly damp and impure into one dry and salubrious. These lams, attestei as they are by an eyewitness, are a strong proof of how much may yet be done upon soils at present entirely unproductive, and to all appearance incapable of improvement. The meeting having fully concurred in the view taken of the subject by the member who introduced it, came to the resolution con tained in the Svc divisions specified above. KENT. IRANRIT BETWEEN ]LIVER AND CALAIS. —WO (Kent and Suss, Advertiser) are much gratified to be able to inform our r.adcrs that the committee Appointed by the Town.muncil hsve received tr,m the South Esetern and Coatineotal Steam Market Compaoy 3 oistinct assurance of their intention to run steam-busts between Dower and Calais, for passengers and merchandise, immediately on the opening of the North of France Railway to Co air. The directors, however, called upon the deputation of the council to cause all possible reductions in the Ices' duce, in Ord , r to promote the common object of making this port the chief point of transit to the continent. —.-..—..... ........ A VERDICT OR " DEATH BY NIISADVENTURE' has been returned in the case of the child maned Wellr, also by the boy William., at Bath. During the investigation o the affair the mayor said it could not but be a matter of de ep regret that parents, or any other person•, should keep pistols loaded within reach of children; and it (1611 precaution had been used in thi: instance the unfortunate circumstance would not have occurred. TIMBER STEALING Ire THE NEW FOREST.—From a repro of the examine inns before the natgistrates at Lynd hurst, of come parties (timber me chants at Ellett) charged with stealing timber in the New Forest, !sir of wh on stand committed for trial, it appears that owing to the heat system by which the forest affairs ha. been conducted, there has been no difficulty, to parties in the secret, in tutting down and openly envying away hundreds of beds o, timber; that there are hewers and eaters ready to extents any orders given them for such work, and that it is alerest impossible to connect two links of evidence together. Two p rains are comet tied, and allowed to give bai., but on such slender ceidence as to calve them no unessinewt. The greats por tion of the statements, as to the origin of the inquiry, an unfounded ; the suspicions entertained by the Woods and Forests that they were plundered, are old standinz, and apply to other forests besides. The warned simplicity and igtorance of a forest witness are unrcauhsh!e, clear proof becomes impossible. It is not true that any et the 4ffietn of the forest are suspended. ISLE 01' MAN. SEIZURE Or FRAUDULENT NEWSEAPERB.— . SIIIII, months have elapsed since we (Manx koon) first announced the increased and increasing frauds practised on the British revenue, by some adventurers here and in the Channel Islands, whore entire trade, nim, and object, consisted in the getting up of newspapers in both , solely lor circulation in Great Britain and her colonies. We have often, but in vain, stigmatised this scandalous traffic CIO a fraud on the British preen—Wl a fraud on the Excise, which was coolly cheated out of If per lb. drawback, on the scores of tons weight of paper whereon they were printed—as • fraud on the Stamp-office to en ens mous extent—and as a fraud on the postal department of the United Kingdom, nhich was thereby made the unconscious vehicle of diastmicating all sorts of anarchical and revolutionary doctrinrs throughout the length and breadth of the empire. The enormous ex. portstion of the fraudulent papers to which we have alluded—amounting to as many as sixteen racks full a day— has at length attracted the attention of the Customs and Excise. A seizure was mode of orme of these on Saturday moriang last, by the collector of Dangle, but we are given to understand that the government oW.ccrs have no intention of interfering with the legitimate and bona fide Manx press, whose circulation in the United Kingdom is comparatively limited. They are, however, determined to make seizure of all publications prixted in this island, with the sole and exclusive of jest of circulation abroad, in direct evasion of the excise, post, and stamp duties. It is a posi tive fact that the revenue' "- " ' duals of at least 1,0001. paper alone is, we and chattists, but printed 10,000 copies per wee with nine large Taking the arerage is a red-handed - this out journal, of v'en r uel . la; been delnuded by these 11 - liVr- WI. within the last twelve mcnths O. seders:and, circulated a nglisla rd here for their e r.f:p tlie* of reds, and burthe e p oasts , rs sackfuls of OW stadiro .. t , , A g r e ob w bei etght in a tu t c l te4eu llbs I,a,ai 'r - ot 71. per week, Na r ptik • F ", • I • I tlei L• as ( Sr 71 ..:. -; , 0 1..: , v vv';* N_)r , A ''' :•• f.,........-79.1