The Express. — London, England, 1848-01-26 00:00:00

' 7)111,014110 CORRESPONDENCE _ post five-fold within a very few years. The state ment which we subjoin shows that this prophecy is already all but verified. The number of chargeable letters transmitted by post in 18.39 was 78 mil ikons 2 -.1547 it amounted to 122 millions : onhe ma. , chia 7abio letters delivered In tho UMW Kingdom Is oath year, frail 1539 to WV.. Teal 143 11141 1442 1843 1844 1843 1848 Number of Lotto.. 76 miflio .$ 169 " 19 4 207 244 if ) l 3 t 322 There can be little doubt that the success of Mr. Han'e system has been materially promoted by the facilities which railway carriage affords for the easy transmission of the mails so immensely increased in bulk. But the incessant thwarting to which its de velopment has been exposed by the unconcealed scepticism and ill-will of old routine-formed officials, has at the least neutralised this advantage. Mr. HILL'e promises, large though they appeared at the time, have been kept au pied de la !dire. The country has good cause to congratulate itself upon this success. The bonds of kindred affection have been kept strong upon members of families re moved to a distance; an incalculable stimulus to struggle fora higher education has been applied to the lower orders ; the whole of our domestic trade has been placed in a clearer light and on a firmer basis. After such great effects as them it seems an anti clirnex to notice, that the first great expenses of esta blishing the system having been overcome, with every year the excessofincomeover expenditure in the Post- ' office department is likely to increase. These considerations must be a source of unalloyed satisfaction to all who were instrumental in securing a fair trial for Mr. HILL'S system, and above all to its author. It is to be hoped that success in this depart ment may encourage our rulers to listen with less of hostile prepossession to other administrative reformers who undertake to show them Low, by comprehensive measures, economy and efficiency may be promoted at the same time in different branches of executive go vernment • The estimate for 1839 Sr founded on the ascertained number of letters (or one week in the month of November ; and, strictly speak ing, it is fur the year ending December 5, at which time M. was made the maximum rate. Th. estimate for each rubsequent ye .t i. founded cm &be ascertained number of letters far oat week in each calendar mcM.—Vide ReWarn to the House of Orson:mos, No. Sad (017). + This to exclusive of about Ge millions of franks. (From the Daily News.) PEOPLE are so much accustomed to a tone of arro gance and assumption as indicative of prosperity and resolution, that to address the public in the language of simple truth is often considered poor-spirited, sad to complain of the lack of that degree of support which might reasonably be expected, is taken at once as a token of despair. That foes and rivals should leap to what must be to them so desirable a con clusion is natural enough. We beg, however, to warn our readers of the fallacy of such inferences. There is no resolution more lasting than the calm one, and none more calculated to overcome obstacles than that which surveys, measures, and admits them. We shall, tkerefore, not refrain from reproaching those classes and persona who, although loud partisans of cheap knowledge and free trade, overlook these prin ciples with respect to us, who have risked and la boured so much to establish and develop them. The facts so manfully stated by our correspondent at the late meeting of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce came opportunely in illustration of what we complain of. No town or region has made such efforts as Manchester for throwing open and cheapen ing the supply of the first necessaries of life. The meeting iu question was for the com pletion of this great purpose. No town or region has made such efforts as Manchester for the supply of literary knowledge and intellectual exercise to those classes who can only enjoy such advantages where they are to be had cheaply. Bat Manchester, so generous and zealous in behalf of free trade in lite rature and in corn, is utterly apathetic to a cheap supply of political information. It is even favourable, until awakened to its supineness, to the monopolists and dear venders of this kind of knowledge, bolstering up and fearing to offend such organs as the Times and Manchester (I,mrdian, to which age has given strength and influence, but which have joined only partially sad against their inclinations, and bat No far as their interests rendered imperative, the forward and liberalised progress of the time. Perhaps this may be owing to the general indiffer ence which followed the greatvietory of free trade, and which we noticed in our address of the 21st as hav- ing benumbed the energies of this great nation. By a giant effce t the middle classes accomplished one paramount object, and then suffered marked collapse. The parties assembled at the late meeting of the Man chester Chamber of Commerce were amongst the most active, enterprising, and intelligent. They were,par ex cellence, the representatives of free trade in its largest and most liberal sense. They know—nonebetter—that many and small profits are the life-blood of trade and commerce—they must therefore be interested in and wish well to a cheap newspaper. They know that it is &great moral agent, the best able to carry order, intelligence, civilisation, with all its humanising in thence', into the wild hordes that have grown up amongst and about them—hordes powerful under any circumstance', fearful if ignorant, or when their pea hens are excited—a people not to be fed on literary spoon-meat, but who demand and will have political information. Each and every one of those as sembled must have known by experience, the numberless obstructions, greater or less, that high priced monopoly could and would lay in the path of enterprise ; yet not one had looked out or raised a finger to forewarn or to aid. Why, the members of that chamber alone might of themselves, and at any moment, have ensured our memos, without forcing us to go through that probationary struggle which has marked the past, and must for a while continue. The advertisements alone which they could command, would ensure it. Why then has it not been done ? Indifference. The distribuion of the resolutions, of advertisements, and of like things, are left to a subordi nate, to some one whose poor brain was never per plexed by great principles or moral agencies, and so they pass as a matter of course, through the old agencies and the old channels. Yet, to look at the question in a mere business point of view, they know, what indeed our cor respondent informed them, that though compara tively nuaidcd and in a time of unusual depression, no journal, in so short a time, ever had so extensive a sale in Manchester; and we will add—nor out of Man chester. The statement in oar address that it doubled that of any London newspaper, the Times excepted, has been questioned. We repeat it. The stamps issued for this paper during the year 1847 were 3,447,009. Let any newspaper, before it hints a sus picion that our statement is wrong, publish the like account of the actual issue of stamps from the Stamp office. This statement, as the public will observe, is open to official contradiction—official disproof if it be untrue. We will go further. As the subject has been thus brought under notice, we will assert our firm belief that the number of stamps issued to the Doily News is, within three or four hundred thou sand, equal to the numbers issued to the Herold, Post, and Chronicle put together. _ _ If ever, therefore, a cheap, liberal, and popular newspaper offered itself to free-traders, and to those leading men of great commercial and manufacturing communities, it is the Daily News. If such men and such bodies as these ignore, as far as public acts go, its existence, and if they remain indifferent to its success, let them not henceforward show themselves Si the friends of cheap knowledge or of free-trade extended to political information. And if hereafter a monopoly of high-priced and aristocratic journals should weigh heavily and unjustly, as it has done be fore, upon the welfare of the mercantile and the Popular interests in this country, they will, perhaps, remember, that the emancipation of the public from each monopoly was once in their own hands, and that in pusillanimity and indifference they cared not for it, and left it to struggle without their sympathies and to thrive without their aid. CUSTOYS.—WATERSIDE OFFICERS.—A letter has hen addressed by the oemmirioners of customs to the heads enta at the several outports, desiriag them to re lent o t rrttrith whether, with reference to the iitate of trade sod the employment of the officers during the past years, Pleticularly in the waterside department, any, and, / f so, what number and description of officers can be spared for NoPontry or permanent employment at other pore where akt AV be required. owlizasna.a.rw. • Thailla•Bookomataiaing the ed aaa respect to fiwituriand has Jut ,bess gine latmL: We 'here give of it wh.' ••••• slueser" to be amiss d telonmet kr a tutus oce:aion: ris-wrPon CANNING TO TIOOOTINT TALIIIIIB4OIt. a.)a.o. 21.—My last conversation with President Oedema heist was more satisfactory; and I now feel a stronger con fidence In his ability to realise substantially in the end those qualified assurances which he then conveyed to me. My impression I might almost say my belief, so, that the Diet will not fi nally separate for the session without the solemn and earnest recommendation of a general amnesty • that the army, now reduced to men, will be totally disbanded in a very short time; that the exclusive payment of war expenses will be limited; that some indulgence will be ac corded in point of time for the entire payment of that sum ; and finally, that the revision of the pact, though by no means lost sight of, will not proceed till after a considerable interval, and then, without precipitation, by a strict ad herence throughout to the principle of cantonal sovereignty. There is one mere point which I may also repeat on the president's authority. It is this: the cantons, each and all, will not allow Switzerland to be used es a place whence dis contented foreigners may direct their complaints and incite , menta to revolt against other governments, but will forth with send out of the country any such person known to have ' offended in that way, either by the press or by cone spondenee. Dec. 23.—While on this subject I wish to state that the war ezpensee appear now to amount to upwards of 6,000,000 of trance and I also learn front the highest military autho rity that the army on foot in the occupied cantons still ex ceed% 32,000 men. Dec. 27.-1 am anxious to recall your lordship's attention to a few remarkable facts brought out by the late brief but eventful campaign. After more than thirty years of peace, undisturbed by any invasion or imminent danger from with out, and after nearly half a century of abstinence from 'any general armed demonstration, we have seen the Swiss bon raise in a few weeks an effective army of 104,000 men, alp ported by 240 pieces of artillery in the field. We have seen this army so ably and judiciously manoeuvred by a 0 officer as to reduce the whole of the adverse party to an un conditional surrender in the couree of a few days. Four fifths of this armament have been since disbanded without confusion, and the whole collective force is to all appearance on the point of losing itself once more in the mass of peaceful population. It may be added that nearly a fourth part of that population sent no contingent to the federal army. Die. 27.—Yesterday Mr. Herrin again waited on the President at his country house, and communicated to him such parts of your lordship's instruction of the 21st December as were calculated to impress more forcibly on his mind the inespedieney of delaying to remove all remaining causes of complaint from the cantons still occupied by the federal troops. M. Ocheenbeia replied, that meuures were in exc. cution for the early, though gradual, retirement of the whole army ; that the Diet would soon meet again ; and that 15 data would not elapse before the usual order of things would bo completely restored. The information which reaches me from other Founts confirms me in the persuasion that President Ocluenbein and those who act with him, while striving to gain the 'seen lancy for their partisans in the occupied cantons, are sincere in their intentions of re deeming the pledges given to me, as soon as the Diet shall resume its sittings after the Christmas holidays. It may not be superfluous to add; that five years have been allowed to the canton of Unterwalden for the payment of its share of the war expenses ; and Gen. Dufour, whom I saw this morning, informed me that the federal army is now reduced to the number of 22,000 men. Dec. 28.—1 have seen the President this morning, and the facts which he announced to me in the course of con versation are these. The army i. now reduced to 20,000 men, aid the whole of it will be disbanded, battalion altar battalion, in a fortnight from this time. The deputies from the seven cantons are all either h. re or on their way hither, except those from the Valais, who cannot arrive in less than ten days, though the preliminary elections are already com menced. The Diet will be re-assembled within a few days after the completion of its members. An act of amnesty will probably pass in each of the seven cantons before the Diet will have an opportunity of recommending it. in that case, however, there will, I trust, be a general declaration of the Diet approving the amnesty. One exception will be made from this set namely, the nine members of the late coun cil of war who are accused of having invited Ausuia to send an auxilia ry force in support of the Sonderbund. cbt court. WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—Viscount Palmerston is ex pected to arrive at the Castle this evening, on a visit to the Queen. La Marquise de Trazegnies and Major de Moer kerke were in attendance on their Belgian Majesties, ycater day afternoon, on their arrival at the Castle. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening ' will include their Majesties the King and Queen of the Bel -1 fs, the Duchess of Kent, his Excellency M. Van de Weyer, the Lady in Waiting on the Queen of the Belgians, the Marquise de Trazegnies, the Lidy in Waiting on the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Speth, Viscount Palmer ston, Lord G. Lennox, and the Gentleman in Waiting on the King of the Belgians, Major de Moerkerke. General Bell had an interview with Sir G. Grey, yesterday at the Home-office. Sir H. V. Huntley, late Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward's Island, transacted business at the Colonial office yesterday. Mr. J. Wood, Chairman of the Excise. had an in terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Sir J. Pelly transacted business, yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. _ Mr. Alderman Challis and Mr. Alderman Sidney had an interview, yesterday, with Sir G. Grey. Earl Granville has arrived in town. [From last last night's GassUs.] OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Jas. H. RI. Reg. of Art —Sea-Lieut. W. IL Mytton, to be first lieut., des Parson, deceased. Corps ol ILL Engineera—Pirea.Major J. E. Portlock, to be lieut.- col., vice Selwyn, dee.; Seeond-Capt. G. R. Hutchinson, to be cant, doe Fordo& ; Fing-Lieut W. F. U. Jena* to be second not, via Hutchinson; Second-Lieut. W. IL Noble, to be Ent heat, Tie. Jennie. THE GAS MOVEMENT. The Commissioners of Sewers for the City of Lon don Resembled yesterday in the Guildhall. Deputy Pea cock in the chair. The RgetEMBEANCER reported to the court that the stand ing orders of the House of Commons with relation to the new bill for the sanitary improvement of the City had been complied with, and • few days after the meeting of parlia ment, the sheriffs would be prepared to take it down to the house. It was then determined to place the bill under the care of Mr. Patteson and Mr. fdastennan, the working members for the City of London. Mr. D•w, the chief-clerk, read the following letter which had been sent by a number of the inhabitants of Bishougate ward to Deputy Peacock, the chairman of the commissioners of sewers. It won listened to with much interest, as the Miele& his for some time occupied the attention of the WOMB : Mehopegate Ward, Jan. 17.--84,--The undersigned have seen • =it in the murmurs stating that the Court of appointed • ommittes ito inquire into end report open Ils=pe paid by the dims of London, with • view to obtain to the nits = w and have cub miguseely learned that the City pa lesent. hays thlintldmog go redo. ing their dsex= ts' pez themeend hot It Ukase dealt, be within your reedgeftt ad NOM Of es youlated • useedel to the Coat of Semen, dere y fa abiddleek peememsee et the ward, at the lattwr end dihe year ISM. whit thee us nide the same =4.4..esett se lint yeasts yourself now reported to have fale the MUM mew suplying us at 7w are elsewhere Mila„ eel yen gebseserelie answer we then received to our wee by as EN= Ai sew eaneldered we were entitled to at *dr heads. It theeelbee. with meek *enure we now reeog aim led eseualdale re en to bet thea yes ham shown yourself onsaido be the whim Kum enmelleute, red exhibited a willing- I new be tots up their men by Whining this warn before the Court of Ilewees; gad we hut UR not fall to urge and obtain • thersugi himengstlea et t u be hathr, whoa we leanly believe it cm aoly be by tbe Wheel OM gosh se de les duty, If an ertaagemeat to ms• ~lid mu* sees alimespesos se the eitioeu of London ' Oea hot sow prosiest byt he ypemsgmbss, which offer at such a meemeet lie ousel nit shorisot am es an attcmpt on their port Is bondvlsk d. wegjdst Embers of the Court of Sewn; end dills *airy by Meths lip sun botelesent of their overcharge. Veda ergo eift6llllellneee, pedant any public demonenaime on the pert at the ward, we lave theurbt it right at once, ea fully se possible, to pinyon in pdanamien at oar views (which we believe to represent the oggvanel feeling of the ward), in order that, as our representative. ria may be be a pavilion to support our interests, and In the balietfor be the poetess you bold by virtue or that rrpreeents. tion (se cheirserie St the Overt of Sewer.), you pow., and Imo fairly exercise great wpm Ise els benefit of sour fellow-citizens in the matter. no elledieleglen• w air to your Settee ere as follows : Ano linos artists stamowity to every tradesman for the conducting Igo MEW" It War Ida NM Is Me duty to obtain It as he would say Wow minbseglio gds chop of that party who end provide him on the bid hems be tides hlz advantage of all eiretundanoes in his hum sighigss ef supplying any dietrict with gam ie C:l7ls hew sf em In shah the lights are numerous on • given 11 efimeletediullut higher in which the lights are remote from I each otber, so the harm there will be leas capital sunk in pipes; WI awe, lon pesognes required, and lees incidental and restoration with rehresso to es amount of revenue there Trail. The City of London is the mg dimly lighted district in the metro pais, there bring in the aqenteseles one light to every three feet air= main, while in no other of the metropolitan districts are there I more than OW in every eve feet, ad lemurs the proputio• will be OM in efteen.—Thy City of babe is known and acknow ledged to be the Met pule( Mats be the togeropolio, the amounts solicited belsylmsgraal hempromphg mil the gimbals, and the defaulters las Sahriftlaellorameammarlamesa in their favour, theloldieue el Lades been boon pains more he their gas than the Is Sleigh II the metropolis. Memos of this dila of Onsp. S h door Is us, end mat be to you, is that while Ohm MOM' es arsilig se accapelitkia the City of Lone= hae bus plowalol to m =l."l ant by tin two eccipiwin hot apply 11. as dot by is isdastendhey between Om they , have bins to me se mai es they , pima or tbagsbt Moe: dent teamed km ho e essairrom, end hey begs s this with leldW Mu houdegye that the oisamaledemes of sewers hive stool le Muhl swam osseerw la mhos. titian. Th. gins et Oa sonniolenwe of ilearama hr this state of thlspo twee ben OM oessolSom well swags a briber thwarters sit tbe Sze* see mob Slolosboi mews* et the City, sod OA easpreiss not be rannnsnall. he hishwat go nisi silMogriesslldby wear azgatay. eWrardre lost* stretor loz maw Ahem to Ott end. 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Maid ohm SI seer alraills ears etheetellao ale NNE" den apt wig at rtgasie *Om at gay 'town la the Mobs ; big ger Wm histelim dog 16 := othentspe we We hoollonol rgrly, if nit wise._ .nly of • to Were MS hams@ to ate taw mash of swontese tom W s bagets's erstUbly/sissM hot ho amsMigusli a dio• AlumAl 17x71934. 74b4m7er of Per cossagn reelionel Letters. on the number 1.1939. 93 millions. 123 36 per dent. 10 l4 It! ll I 20 4 :: 25 39 36 37 225 „ 30 „ THE EXP4ES6, WIMNESDAT EVENING, JANUARY 26, 1848. trite, apart from others of alsospiont•ble wan, ray be 'larded at 1 se lower se 4s. par ash test, and raid seelder list U Wag Ore swot earert. II ray be at see ire arrety lag Oa Mier to tits yeenat er ern the premed tiro= erten Ti err wireshes et sash lt bl set nererry hamar ahem is *att.* b? OR VA T.,pridur rile= bi lr .... reraMir "*"4ll =a d lbs = bians wbleh l. the armee wryly nig be lese_ll._ etas Wrens et esirdes tide ewe eamedreellee ent ilm r e tary lieserenis Br the wielyet yes. pb as se t elseary hair sneer wild tesiellgia iltlibtfrerms, sl V ft WM kr• Zil lOW 112 . 11■61.111, MI q teem wean = te Mrzee thr d a dis : Z im p i e= ate a ti d u r it i is i s el: a t =lhtelrille be 'Woodard year ilbreellhalies es rho osier by • grelseiel erker frit the. deer Veil% et • eraileilerple Se • paltry rellerlis e( roe Wing yr Orerell rale Ist et air ewe lbsOril ;tilllobe Wier denied. rub so re en= = tedart, ark Aarwwiieererra breed et per areirote dill kliavrillialas, neuree Oat all lie ekeershress wersetel vii ime re ase V i tt= i t:l4 City at Uri Mei worm • iliereask that by sibleatt. ead. se we risk • peeler ereemersor. we should be sibrul le • War Nisi et letelres uiw ee. ve bet OrPady .ib e ir Ind leer re ea year enerlees ha eider to =to &drift es NA we cardre. *art the aessielerre et sewer sr late ea kr MINO Illawirsile Them roe ere reeesed by lie enereley le re every sweep J trite ase yam b r ipow swi m . Odom*, hift...6.0 at rem (re elaissieters) to east if shoUtlee et the monopoly. Upon the melba el Mr: lierrleon, the Misr wee refened to the ornsitee of general purposes. liberated. &nos the death of her soother she had disap peared. The police had charge of the roma cad had looked the door.-31z. Wright, • surgeon, said ha had made • pose csorfent examination, and attributed death to • diseased 'orain ' , satiating from •sturnl MUSIC—The Coroner said if that was the Ms there was so necessity to make any further inquiry, and if the woman. lad received twenty blows it would not affect the daughter.—The Jury then returned an open Verdict of, "Found dead apparently from gainful muses." MR PIOOU AND NATIONAL DEFENCE. Bir,—As you are probably u jest as you are able, you will allow ma to vindicate myself briefly from one aspersion in your journal of yesterday, that cf being influ enced by personal motives when I press for national defence. In the DM place I beg to disclarm them, which goes for nothing, unless I join to my disclaimer something own solid, which may be ascertained to be true on inquiry in the proper quarter. It is this : the Ordnance contracts are now conducted with so strict a regard to economy, that it is doubtful if the merchant gains any advantage from them. The terms at present are just one-half those of the last war, the materials and labour quite as costly. I do not presume to blame that department for so close an attention to the public interest; I merely state the fact, which is as creditable to it as disadvantageous to the con tractor. I will, however, my, that in taking the part that I have done in this controversy, I ran the risk of incurring the displeasure of that board, which might very well have resented the disclosure which I made of the deficiencies in their arm, as well ea in many others, and I certainly have not escaped the censure of the Treasury. lam free to own that I had not4foreeeen this last consequence ; but I make bold to say, that if I had, it would net have deterred me—the sale, poplar being in my mind the suprenso kr , antecedent to private interest. To sneer at a man because he is &trader, you must allow me to say, will net succeed in a country like thin, where every second family is traced to the heart of the City, and in which the greatest noblee and the oldest gentry are directly and deeply interested in 010 sale of their iron, copper, coal, and slate. The late Lord Dudley o ft en bowed of his driving three trades. Re said he was 111°. ironmaster, a cost merchant, and a quarrier. If, however, trade and its bias are to be imputed to every person who proposes any public measure, who is more ob. nozioas than Mr. Cobden ? Any ungenerous antagonist might allege that his motive in abolishing the corn law which his energy and .sagacity brought about in opposition to both the great parties, was that of doubling his profit,. Yet none did so but the very fanatic or the very selfish. In conclusion, I amen that I do not yield to him, or any, in my desire for universal pesos and goodwill. I have advo cated nothing like aggression, but have thought the best method of securinc those great boons was an attitude of defenoe, one that is adopted by every ether power. I am aware, indeed, that yourself and many other persons of talent and worth, decide that a fleet dispersed over the whole face of the universe, empty arsenals, no militia, no store of arms, a scanty artillery, and a slender army, are the best means of security. It is my misfortune to differ from this conclusion, but I do not therefore impute discredikble motives to those who think differently.—Fasuzaica PIQOU. —Travellers Club, Pail-mall, Jan. 25. IRELAND. Dram!, lAN. 24. The comminsion opened to-day, at a late hour, in Clonmel. Between three and four o'clock it was ex pected the charge would be delivered, and as the Cork mail which passes through Clonmel at half-past five p.m. is the vehicle to transmit the report, there will scarcely be time to supply a transcript of the charge. Among the persons to be tried at the com mission, and to whom local interest very anxiously attaches, is John Lonergan, charged with the murder of Mr. Roe. Able counsel, it is reported, are specially retained to defend him—Mr. Brewster, late solicitor general, and Mr. O'flagan. The former selection a little surprises. Dr.Maginn has discharged his third epistle at Lord Stanley. It is very elaborate and learned in the his tory of ancient persecutions against the Roman mtholics. Dr. Magnin lays down two propositions— let, That the catholic clergy connived at the crimes of the peasantry ; 2nd, That they abused the confes sionaL Let," he says, " your lordship prove either against any clergyman in Ireland, and I pledge myself to his perpetual degradation, and the full concurrence of the priesthood of Ireland in any punishment the laws of the land may inflict." I communicated last week a paragraph from a local paper containing some suspicious circumstances about the death of the Rev. Thomas Maguire. It was said he and his family had been poisoned. Whether the transaction has been fully investigated I know not, but a chemical analysis by competent medical men has discovered poison in the stomach of the sister and brother-in-law of Mr. Maguire. A correspondent of the Freeman announces a very melancholy fact—that the ltev. Mr. Moore, a pro testant clergyman, committed suicide on Friday last, in the gaol of Enniskillen. The unhappy gentleman was confined for debt, RETIAL ABSOCIATION.—The weekly meeting of this body was held to.day, the Right Hon. Jeremiah Dunne, Lord Mayor, in the chair. His lordship, in reference to the omission of the memory of the late Mr. O'Connell at the recent civic banquet, caused a letter to be read, in which he explained that the omission was made inadvertently; that be had always been a sincere and devoted adherent of O'Connell, and that no one outside his family more revered his memory. A letter Will read from the Right Rev. Dr. O'Higgins, coveting a remittance of ell. from himself and the clergy of his diocese. In referring to another letter, Mr. John O'Connell said he owed it to the country and to the safety of the people to refer to the dangerous, and he would say the seditious, doctrines promulgated in some recent publications of the Young Ire hinders. He did not wish to point the notice of the law against any party, but he thought that in a time like the present, when intense suffering had made the popular mind peculiarly susceptible of excitement, it was the duty of every man to oppose the dissemination of principles which must impel the people into insurrection—an insurrection in which they would either be hewn down by the English troops, or— if the troops but collected the food into the towns and con sumed it there, surrounding the coast, as England could do, with a wall of ships, an insurrection in which the people must be starved—utterly annihilated without • blow. He thought these men must be paid ; for would any men be mad enough to venture such lengths, unless they knew what ground they stood on. He called upon the government, if a would not be held accessary to the results inevitable from the promulgation of such doctrines, to prevent the disse mination among the people of such publications as those with which some recent advertisements threatened them. He would have what was passed left untouched ; but the ordinary law, not any coercion law, should be brought into operation to check them for the future.—The rent for the week was 1091. Is. Bd. _ DIB.ECTIONII TO 1it.1311 MAOIIITILLM.—The following letter from the chief socretar7 has been addremed to the Marquis of Donegal, Lord-Lieutenant of Antrim, for the information sad direction of the magistracy of that county Dublin Castle. .4th January, 1648.—My liar4—la amegumei of the prevent disturbed mate et many parte of ime. hde comddere it right to draw your *Minion to the pretlisse eirtrZ and Ini Maim IV, Up. 1110, which pad eppelogmad of special eimettim Is welt ewe TM emcee imptimaima for the yaMeatben of Mmetivehrgy, Oka various astir stliditlety lave to prams. sad W dWaity siperleemel Y sees Nttg a stalest moan, et demi ma is weftm Imo i aems et the dare* ditti is m ina. meter it a lavaim• dm. whom mimes oar. MOM ssisstinlft aide be seem who, seem is mewl with the amila= emit be eseblel ee belp up a sysma paerelling, sod at mar the pare of the dlidet. Br the lb* alseles 21. 4 "..4, en, two or are Maims men upon the Ma at asy aulitside mear that angtanolh sew Mt, et Mean Ye Sim Om. rey crash te Is est Mitriet, that the Mdwary essalabalsgy le sellelese tte the premerestim et eat perm pawed= et die Imbelit=es= at sesperle, ems Is be emus Is, le die esesest sty misber etbeeeetwilden, se ups emetelau HY eneellesay wet s trzr i rs ti pte earellelmg duty, with i the eibitoillg, to supprem mounal Mita are, to ems Matrists, so prevalent, and haws abet upon the tumid mem of the district. BMWS asp wales of to. county of r a r d.s r m. ere Ueoteoent require the argaMistimi this lane, the t begs that you will sail the attention et tle= Wafts to tbs provisions of the act referred to, the pranged ▪ ebleb, It le to be hoped, will be attended with math etweetese, by emboss; the eal-eup;sel inhabitants in the aims et ewe end order.— 1 hare the homer to be, my lord, your lenleWa nett elm (tient servant, Wm. M. Sournoviaa.a.—Tas Mamie et Doellele. Lwatenant of Antrim. DEATH IN PRISON.-GIVING A FALSE CHARACTER TO A SERVANT. Lest evening a long inquiry was gone into by Mr. Bedford and a jury in the prison, Tothill-fields, Westminster, as to the death of Mrs. Hannah Thomas, aged 46. The de ceand, who was mid to be most respectably connected, lived at 40, Keppeletreet, Russell-square, and on Friday was taken before Mr. Henry. at Bow-street, on a charge of giving a falai character to a man named John Maunsel, who wee represented to have been two years in her service as footman. She was fined 201., and, in default of payment, sentenced to two months' imprisonment. Ann Penny, one of the wardens of the prison, deposed that on Saturday morning, after breakfast, deceased was sect to the work-room to pick oakum. Her dress was taken from her, and the prison garb substituted. Ann Stone, a sub-warder, said that the cells were not heated with pipes, but prisoner had two blankets and a rag. On Sunday she made no complaint and was locked up as b..fore. At half-put seven the next (Monday) morning witness found her lying on the floor with her bed and bed clothes,. She spoke to her, but she could not or would not get up. She called Mrs. Anderson, another warder, and she was raised up, but was apparently unable to stand; they, however, put her day clothes on. On her return from break fast the deceased was sitting in the corner where they Lad left her, and talking to herself—The Coroner: Did it not occur to you to send for the surgeon t—Witness replied she did not, for she thought she was "shamming," as many other prisoners de. On going to the deceased she appeared deed, but by order of the matron ' who was sent for, she was put into a warm bath, and the doctor having been apprised of her illness almost immediately attended, but when taken out of the bath she was quite dead. She had no notion when she was put in. Mr. John Levies, of 5, Great George-street, the surgeon of the prison, stated that he saw the decased on Saturday, not on account of any illness she complained of suffering, but that she wished him to intercede with the magistrate to revoke her sentence. She spoke of the disgrace of being there, and cried very much. He saw her the next day, but she made no complaint. On Monday morning he was sent for at half-past eight, but on his arrival at the prison at 9 she was dead.—the Coroner : It has been said by the witnesses that the cells are not warmed by artificial means I—Mr. Lavin: Yes, that is so; but I consider them warm enough : the temperature is from 45 to 50. The cells are warm enough not to injure health. I never found such to occur. Mr. Lavin then stated that he had opened the body, and found about a pint of venous blood in the cavity of the cheat, which had come from the lungs, and fully accounted for the death.—The Coroner : The witnesses state that the deceased was found lying on the floor with her bed clothes; that they thought she was "shamming." There seems to be too much discretion left with the warden. —Mr. Lavin remarked they had no business to exercise it. It was foe him alone to judge. Lieut. Tracey. the governor, concurred. The jury would, however, scarcely credit the tricks that were attempted by prisoners, and some of the old officers thought they could detect their impositions, but they had no right to endeavour to do so, After some further di.cusaion the jury returned a Ter diet that the deceased died from natural causes. PHOSCCOTIONs.—The several pollee-courts ill the metropolis have received the following directions on the subject of prosecutions for all serious offence' within their re spective diericts : Whitehall, Dec. 30, 1817.--Gentlemen,—Souns instooes kav m. Gently occurred of prisoners charged with serlaneelliness Wog Man mined for trial, and of public inconvenience experisassi tram vial of directions to counsel to prosecute, I am divested by Ilswelney Sir George Grey to desire that for the future, in all serious owes of men. mitten, when the party injured is not bound over, or is usable to pro secute, you will transmit as early as possible, fur the informadon of the Pacretary of State, copies of all depositions team by yea therein, that the same may be convidered, and directions riven ior peewee time.-1 am, in, S. M. PsiLLirrs. SOCIETY OP GUARDIANS FOR THE PROTECTION OP TRADIS.—An extraordinary meeting of this society was held yesterday. for the purpose of taking into consideration the state of the law with regard to lending goods upon hire, and to take measures to promote the appointment of a public prosecutor, the lessening of expenses in criminal proeeed s, and the more efficient punishment of swindlers and bill-stealers. Mr. Alderman Farebrother took the chair ; and • very long discussion took place upon the state of the law which permits goods lent upon hire to tenants to be seised by the landlords for rent. Several cases of hardship were given by Messrs. Collard and Collard, pianoforte manufac turers, and Messrs. Chappell, music-sellers, of Bond-street, in reply to which it was urged, in the course of the debate, that the parties let out goods knowing the liability, and that they charged, therefore, a higher rent or commission upon their use. The sense of the meeting seemed to be against any interference, as not likely to produce any practical re sults ; and • motion to refer the subject to a committee was lost. On the other subjects upon the notice paper being in troduced by Mr. Barber, who spoke warmly in faveur of the efforts made by Mr. Gray to secure the conviction of the swindlers who hod robbed him, it was, after much considera tion, resolved that a public meeting should be called, for the purpose of considerink them, es well as the necessity for amending the law relating to the lending of goods on - hire. This resolution being arrived at the meeting separated. ROTAL FREE HOSPITAL. The annual general meeting of the governors and subscribers of this institution was held last evening, at the Hospital, in Gray's-inn-lane, Mr. William Pritchard, the high bailiff of Southwark, in the chair.—The report stated that the receipts for the year 1847, amounted to 3,4471. 12s. 64., exceeding those for 1846 by the sum of 8151.3 s 11d. The expenditure, irrespective of the amount paid towards the liquidation of the debt, had been 2,4211. 17s. 9d., of which about 9001. was left unpaid. The number of patients relieved during the year was 22,021 ; Making a$ the total relieved since the foundation in 1828, 263,746. The debt of the hospital at Christmas, 1846, was 5,3271. Bs. Bd., of which there had been paid off during the past year, 3,027 11.. 7d., leaving a balance still owing at Christmas last of 2,2991. 17s. Id. It was stated there were recent legacies, which would aeon be available, amounting in the whole to 1,0001. The committee hoped, before many months had elapsed, to see the hospital entirely free from debt; and they would gladly witneus the re-opening of the two large ward. now closed in consequence of the depression brought about in the funds of the institution by so large a portion of the debt having been paid off.—The report was adopted, and the committee for the ensuing year having been elected, together with Mr. John Masterman, M.P., as trea surer, thanks were voted to the chairman, and the meeting separated. MONOPOLY OF PRACTICE IN THE PALACE COURT. —A meeting of gentlemen belonging to the legal prof, salon took plus last evening at the Gray's-inn Coffee-house, Hol born, to take measures for the abolition of the Palace Court, or to Out an end to the monopoly which exists in its practise. Mr. Herbert, of Staple-inn, presided. At seven o'clock, scarcely half • dozen gentlemen having arrived, Mr. Clark, the gentleman who h.d originated the proceedings, said he had received a letter from one of the counsel engaged in the cause now pending, called "The Queen o. the Lord Mayor of London." He was not at liberty to state the name of the gentleman, but he thought his communication might have some influence on their proceedings. The writer, after calling attention to the difficulties attending the abolition of the Palace Court, in the way of iapense, &c., stated that the case of " The Queen v. the Lord Mayor of London," in a great degree involved the question of opening all inferior courts generally to the proteseion. The Court of Queen's Bench had decided the question in the affirmative; but a writ of error upon the judgment bad been already partly argued. It might, therefore, be a question for the meeting whether the closing of the Palace Court, with its heavy attendant expenses, was advisable, when it might appear that the monopoly of which they complained was at an end. The writer did not mean to say that the two questions were erectly the some, but he considered them to be too similar to one another to be treated differently. Mr. Claik then went on to say that the question on which he wished to obtain the series of the meeting was, whether or not they would wait the decision as recommended. He proposed • resolution, by which the meeting agreed to postpone proceedings until the decision was given. Some conversation ensued, arising out of the remarks of Mr. Abrahams, who considered it best to pro ceed at once to buainess ; but the result was, the adoption of Mr. Clark's motion, and also of another, appointing a committee, consisting of Mr. Herbert, Mr. Clark, and Mr. Abrahams, to inquire into the nature and constitution of the Palace Court, and report thereon to a subsequent meeting. The proceedings then terminated. LNQUEST, YESTERDAY. ALLEGED MATRICIDE. — By Mr. W. Baker, at the Cooper's Arms, Golden-lane, respecting the death of Mary Leary, aged 60 yearn, whose death was alleged to have been caused by injuries she had received from her daughter, Julia Leary, aged 30 years. The deceased was principally supported by her daughter, and lived in a miserable apartment in Little Chespside, St. Lake's. They were both very dissipated characters, were frequently intoxicated, and repeatedly quarrelled. On Fri day morning Julia went home very drunk and struck her mother with • poker. About two : o'clock the following nasealm she was found in bed quite dead.—lnspecter Ibuyeeteek said the daughter was a most desperate woman, soft Ina frequently been in custody for disorderly madam Ism wogs shies she was charged with throwing a female helm MEW, who received a fracture of both legs, She 1111111Noraded several times, and after the female had left deo WIWI she refused to press the antra and Leary was SCOTLAND. EDINIVILON, J AN. 24. As was predicted in the .E.rpress he repeal of the Bank Act in going the round of the counties. The convener of Kinatrchne has called a meeting of that shire for the 31st inat., and the other Scotch counties will speedily follow. The other day the North Britiah Railway Com pany had been fiued on account of one of their trains passing a station • we have now to mention that the same company h as been amerced for defi ciency in carriage accommodation. The case was that of a coal-merchant, who summoned the company for 8k 6a. Bd., as damages due by the company fur annoying and obstructing him in the pursuit of his business, by failing to provide trucks to convey his coals along the line, and also charging demurrage on the coal detained by the company. The sherift after recommending the parties to seek a more deliberative mode of deciding so important a point, and the com plainer having pressed for a decision, pronounced judgment in favour of the pannier, intimating his opinion that the company were regarded by the law as common carriers, and bound to provide the public with tracks for the conveyance of goods. Funs ii (hamlow.—Three occurred in Glamow between Nr•turdll end Moeda), all of which have been attended with considerable for ofproperty. The tint was within a straw hat she , at No. la, Glarrioedatraet, nearly opposite the . By octave es. rams the flames were speedily subdued, and the firs confla d e m d cr t u o y iLi . mce where it orige. nated ; but from the nature of the the en tire dock inside hss boss sossplstaly Ths paspaly is in acrd.—The second fire was in the back part of Masora. A. and 1. Degrees's furnishing warehouse 139, Bucksaws street. Oa gettiag admimion into the p remier, it was ob vious that the fire had been smouldering for some length et time, as it had spread considerably within the interior ere it oosaaannicated with the chimney. The damage in this asse t however, has not been altogether confined to the preM•1111 of Mewl. Douglas, as part of the flooring immediately above, treated by the Amicable Insurnees Company, caught fire, andeunk. The damage done in this fiat has sot bees very great, but the valu able goods in the famishing shop have been destroyed, or otherwise damaged to a very large extent. It is not known whether the pasties are insured. The third casualty acurred in the warehouse occupied by Moen. Service and Workman, sewed muslin usanufacturen, 129, Ingram-street, and a third time the fire brigade was on the alert end at the spot in a vcry brief space. Before the engines could be put in operation the firs had assumed a very alarming appear sore, and the flames were bursting out at the roof and from the windows. The warehouse being on the top list, the tire did not spread so rapidly as it otherwise would have done; but before it was extinguished the interior of the greater part of the fiat was completely gutted, and the stock of the proprietors almost totally consumed. One of the apart ment in the fiat beneath, occupied by Mr. Thomson, accountant, has bean entirely consumed, in consequence of part of the flooring above having fallen down, and carried the fire into his premises; but, with this exception, no other damage by fire took place, though a great deal or valuable property m the flats underneath, which are mostly occupied as warehowes, has been partially destroyed by the water which was used in extinguishing the flames. Messrs. Ser vice and Workman are fully insured. M. P. Ginsott e. Potroax.--Secntrta• Caen tie Tux COURT or Ssastow.—This was a cam arising ant of a cours ing match under the direction of the Cal edonian Conning Club. 128 dogs were to be entered, and 81. paid into the bands of the stakeholder for each. After two or three minor prince, the chief winner was to obtain a valuable picture as the prise. The blue bitch, Violet, the property of Mr. Gib son, who is note membei of the club, but nominated by Mr. Pollock, who is a member, was declared winner. A dispute ' having arisen whether the picture should be the property of the nominated, es owner of the deg, the former raised an action against the stakeholder, Mr. Graham, who then raised the present action of multiplepoinding, and the two actions were conjoined. Mr. Gibson ! took objection to the competency of the whole proceeding, on the ground of its being a sponsio indict° and not competent to be adjudicated by the court; and, also, on the ground of a previous contract, to refer it to the arbiters ac customed to decide such questions in the club.—Mr. Bane, with whom was the Dean of Faculty, maintained the incom petency of any action of the kind, the de quo quaritur in which we. to be got at through the rules of a eporting club, and which distinctly referred to a wager, or at least a com plication of wagers. Various English authorities were founded on to show that in England there was a general feeling on the bench that it was to be regretted that their law did not exclude betting contracts from the consideration of the courts of law, as it was maintained they were excluded here. A recent British statute, 8 and 9 Vic., c. 18, which had been founded on by the other party, as excluded from the category of gambling transactions, "subscriptions or contributions to be awarded to the winner in any lawful game," applied not to the decision of who was winner, but to the compelling by the trustee or stakeholder of the subset iben to pay their sub scription.—Mr. Macfarlane, with whom was Mr. Inglis, ar gued that this was not a wager at all. It was a combination for the improvement°, a certain breed of dogs, and the stake resembled the prizes given by the Highland Society and the like. It was neither a wager, nor immoral, nor trivial, and no statute law could be shown against its being the subject of judicial decision. The exception in the abeve-mentioned statute was also founded on. As to the second objection, his client, Mr. Gibson, was not a member of the club, and not bound by its laws. It was only the nominators of dogs who voted for the stewards and secretary of the club as judges in such mattes.—The court delayed judgment.— N. B. Mail. PROVINCIAL. NATIONAL DEFENCES. —Or Monday a public meeting was held in the Guildhall, Derby, "for the purpose of petitioning parliament against any addition to the existing naval and military forces, the enrolment of the militia, or the establishment of additional fortresses."—The Rev. Noah Jones, at the conclusion of • speech deprecatory of war and the war cry just raised, moved the following resolution : "That this meeting, believing the system and practice of war to be at variance with Christianity, and with the beat interests of mankind, deeply regrets the attempt now being made to excite in the public mind an opinion that war (is imminent, as it would increase the taxation by increasing the military and naval establishments of this country."—The Rev. L. Gawtborne seconded the resolution. He did not go the length of the peace party, that war was not justifiable under any circumstances ; at the same time he ridiculed the absurd cry that war was inevitable. The resolution was car ried without opposition.—The Rev. W. Poile spoke strongly against the government. He concluded by moving the fol. lowing: " That it is the deliberate conviction of this meet ing that the apprehension of war is unfounded • that an ' crease of expenditure in strengthening the nava l and military forces in any form is uncalled for; that it would teed to excite a spirit of war rather than a love of peace ; that it would obstruct the tone of morality and increase the taxation of the people."—The resolution was seconded by Mr. Stokes, and carried unsnimoualy.—Other resolutions were agreed to, and a petition adopted. THE MURDER OF A FARMER.—Yesterday the county magistrates resumed their inquiries respecting the murder of Mr. W. Resell, of Dundry The three prisoners, James Resell, Benjamin Resell, and * John Hall, were again present in custody, and Mr. Pigeoa appeared for the crown, to conduct the inquiry. The first with= examined was Mr. J. Shorland, surgeon, living about half a mile from Mr. Hasell's farm. Witness was called on Thursday last to see the body of the deceased. He found a very extensive wound above the left eye. It was a lacerated wound, two inches in length, such as might have been inflicted by the heavy bludgeon produced as having been found in the dung mixers. Witness also found =extensive fracture of the skull running along the frontal bone, and round to the right parietal bone. The injuries must h ave occasioned immediate death. Pro. bebly he was first struck by a man behind him on the right side, and the blow over the ear having stunned him, the other injuries could have been inflicted afterwards. Should say it was impossible for all the injuries to have been omit. dened by a fall. The face of the deceased was covered with blood, which had dried on, and adhering to it were a num ber of hay Needs and hay motes, similar to some which witness at a subsequent time saw lying in the stable under the manger. There were no bruises on the trunk or limbs, so that it was not probable that there had been any struggle. The search of the dung mixen by Hall was made by witness's direction. On Saturday afternoon witness went, accompanied by his man servant and Mrs. Dowling, and searched the stable and hayloft. They examined the loft, but could find nothing that was at all suspicious there. As they were descending again, the servant man (John Goodland) observed marks of blood on the right-hand wall of the stable, near the door, leading out into the barton. There were forty or fifty spots or Writes of blood of a bright red arterial colour. They left the stable and went into the house, and, on their return, they found a quantity of blood under the manger. There was a brick there which stood in a pool of blood, and the stones of the wall were stained with blood to the extent of three or four inches above the ground. Among the blood there was a quantity of hay seed and hay motes, like those found on the face of the deceased. Saw no marks of blood leading from the stable to the well. The deceased wal , a ' heavy man, and witness did not think that one man could have carried him from the stable to the well, without dragging. Thomas Capel, a farm servant in the employ of deceased, deposed that he last saw his master alive at about half-past three o'clock on Monday afternoon, when he was in front of the colts' house. He was carrying as umbrella at the time. During Monday witness was at work in the barn, and during the day saw the Resells about the place at their duty as usual. They were the only per sons that wets about there except a labouring man named Vowler and Miss Hazen, and her female donned= Witness came to work on Tuesday morning at six o'clock. and found the two liaxelle in the stable, cleaning it out. Witness went and assisted in the work, as he usually did. James Resell generally cleaned out the stable, bat his brother Benjamin sometimes misted him in doing it. (At this point of the examination one of the magistrates observed some blood on the front part of the prisoner Janus Huell's trousers, and he we- deter= to stand forward in order that more light =eat be thrown upon his person. He said, "We killed a pig last week, and he kicked, and the blood came over my trousers.") Capel's examination was resumed, and he stated that be else assisted the too Resells in cleaning the stable on Wed=s nay morning. When ho first went to his work they bad not got to the stable, which was locked, but Benjamin Resell soon came from the house and brought the witness a lantern to see to cleanse it. Wither assisted in bringing up the body of his deceased master from the bottom of the dry well, and saw the prisoner Jame Resell at the well. Witness sent him to borrow a rope to let down into the well. The other prisoner, Benjamin, was not there, for witness had told him to put a saddle on to one of the horses and go and (etch his father. Witness observed nothing unozual during the week in the conduct of the prisoners, nor did it striae him at all that they did not assist es much as they ought to have done in seeking for the body. The magistrates hero asked the prisoners if they wished to put any questions to ; either of the witnesses. Benjamin Hasell replied—" No, he (Cepa) has maid everything correct, as far as I know." Elisabeth Liazell, niece of the deceased and sister of the prisoners, deposed that their acede was a man of inch regular habits, that his absence from tea on Monday excited much apprehension and alarm, and a search was at once com menced. Toe prisoner., James and Benjamin, assisted in it. When they came in to their meal in the e , Miss Hull salted where deceased wag, and they replied they did not know, they had last seen Lim is Amu sf the colts' I house. Witness was in the kitchen wins iissipson came in ' for the keys of the stable. The prisseat Jame did not like to give them up, as he said there . /res ge_ barley s_ of they would trample over. Milli sister of the deceased, was examined at great kook, but eta e 4 nothing that could throw much light as Ib isysisdius affair. She described the prisoners as Wise sow is distr usual way. She heard the hesitation resat "him up dis stable key. The prisoner James Mesa meek kamig up his keys on a nail, but on Monday night ha kept them In his pocket. The magistrates having now sat till VW • O'clock, the investigation was adjourned. A MYSTERIOUS CASE or Diormito new Exeter has occupied the attention of a coroner and jury dud% three days. This inquiry err concluded on Monday Lat. From the evidence a/dursed we gather that a Mrs. !Garda loft her bore between Wpm Ida sad rens Wilcock en kooday evening, and that she called at Mr. lake's, in South-street. All the winnows speak of her being is excellent spirits and temper except a Mr. Mellott, who asps he set her near the lower market, and that she wee then very excited and inco herent, not direerly answering to the pouits of a s►ort con versation. If he is correct as to time, she afterwards called on Mn. Davidge, in Milk-street, and remained with her until nearly eight, and was then cheerful and in high spirit. Be tween halt-paw seven and eight the next morning she wee seen floating upright at the mouth of the canal, With her gown over her head, which was only about a foot and a hall under the surface. When taken out she had not the 'appear. cues of being long dead, the limbs wen by no means stiff, and the flannel wet her skin not wet. At the find edjoarned inquiry it came oat that a man named J. Perry had, since the death of her husband, lived with the do. ceased, conducting the Wainer of a cheese ►nd bacon factor. It was endeavoured to be elicited, if possible, how Petry wee occupied during the night of Mn. Martini disappearance; and it appeared that at nine o'clock, when John Partridge, the errand-boy, retired to rest, be left him in the house; at half-past nine he was at the Black Hone publishouse, Mr. Peter Bond's, in Seuth.strset, just opposite his own resi dence, where be remained until half-past 12. He then went with Mr. Bond to Mr. Woodsy'•, in George's-square, Btepoote-hill, where Mn. Bond was at a Christmas party, and where it was thought probable the deceased might also be. But she was not there. Here Perry remained until one o'clock, when they left with Mr. John Davis, a pork butcher, residing near the Black Horse, and his wife, and at whose house Perry remained until nearly four o'clock, when be went to his own on the opposite aide of the street. Hie stay there, however, could have been but short, as at four o'clock he knocked up Mr. Gay, glo ver, in the High-street, to inquire if Mn. Martin were there, or if he had seen the doweled. He appeared also to have es pressed surprise that she had not returaed home.—Tbe eoroner recommended the jury, after the investigation they had made, and the great paucity of the evidence, to record the simple fact—" Pound dead in the river, but by what weans, then is no evidence before the jury." KENT. THE MOTE," SEAR MAIDSTONE, the meet of the Earl of Romney, had a narrow escape from destruction by firs on Sunday last. About noon on that day an extensive quantity of smoke was seen to issue from one of the chim neys. It was supposed to be merely the soot on firs, and, though an engine win obtained, the mischief was regarded as slight—the burning masa was supposed to have been sup pressed, and the firemen and engines were witkdrasm. Ia the course of an hour or so the smoke again made its ap pearance, and, from the effluvium, it was evident that some of the timber had ignited. The firemen were again called into operation, and it was then found that a block of wood leading into the flue was on fire, and, being contiguous to the skirting of a sleeping apartment, it was neoeassry to use the most prompt means to prevent the fire extending. That was, after some labour, fortunately effected. NAVAL Paste Moieey.-Lsat night'; Gazelle gives notice to the officers and company of H.M.'s sloop Sappho, Com. Gambier, that they will ho paid, on the 9th of }eb. next, at 22, Arundel.street, Strand, their respective proportions of proceeds of hull and tonnage bounties for the Brazilian slave prig Triumphante, seized on the 9th of Dec., 1846 ; and that the list will be recalled, at the same place, on Wednesdays and Thursdays only, for the three following months :-Flag, 621 16.. 10d.; commander, 1171. 16e. 7d. ; I s t class, 391. 9s. 2d.; 2nd class, 23/. 13s. 6d. ; 9rd class. 111. 16e. 9d.; 4th class, 7!. 17s, 10d.; sth class, 31. 18e, Ild. ; 6th. clan, 21. 12s. 71d.; 7th class, 11. 6s. 31d. SALTAOI4.-Notice is given in last as nigh t's Unsafe to the officers d company of H. M.'s sloop *lf, Com. Gordon, that on the 10th day of Feb. nest they will be paid, at 22, Surrey-street, Strand, their proportions of salvage money for the Enslith barque Gardner; and the shares will be re called every Wednesday and Thursday for three months: Commander, 1481. 61. Bd.; let class, 461. 6s. 41d.; 2nd clam, 271.165. 21d.; 3rd class, 131. 7s. 71d.; 4th class, 91. 6s. Old. ; 6th class, 41. 124. 61d. ; 6th class, 31. Is. Bd. ; 7th elms, 11, 10a. 10d. Tare DOCKYARD BATTALIONS.—It In rtmoured that when the dockyard battalions are more advanced in the drEl and more ready in working the heavy guns, a general inspection and report will be made. The more expert and soldierlike bands will then, E is said, be selected, and be drafted to Portamoutb and Sheerness for duty, wh ilst the less efficient and older men will be employed at Deptford and Sheerness, where real military duty is lees likely to be required of then. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 26.—At one o'clock this day the Unclose It, in dock in this arsenal, was discovered to be on fire. The police were immediately on the alert, and two hose were laid on, by which a plentiful supply of water was poured through the skylight, and in a very few minutes all danger was at an end. The furniture of the after cabin was removed as soon as the make was seen issuing from the companion and skylight. The fire is reported as arising from too much heat being employed while applying Hay's composition.—The Meander, 44, Hon. Captain Keppel, arrived at Spithsad, yesterday morning, from the Nore, and will mil on Tuesday next ter the East Indies, with the Rajah of Serawak.—The Stromboli at., re mains at Spitheed for orders ; it is reported she will convey a mail.—The Kite st., fitting at this port, is ordered to be paid advance wages here.—The Firefly at. is reported ready for sea by the 29th inst.—The Coaflanos st. has arrived from Plymouth with marines paid off from the Albion and supernumeraries, and will return this day. ADMIRALTY, Loot. 26.—APPOINTISINTS.—Captains : R. A. Yates, Illustrious: R. S. Dundee, Poweeul. Lieute nants F. L Barnard, Prince Regent. Naval Cadet :.1. C. Tucker, Prince Regent. Midshipman M. Singer, Victory. Assist-Sargeons : G. H. Ryan, Crocodile; M. Hamilton, Rhadasnanthus ; F. Avenger, confirmed to Caledonia. Clerks-Assist.: C. B. Mackenzie, Penelope. DISTRIBUTION OP vas MIDITIRRANZAN FLIRT.— MALTA, JAN. 12.—1 n harbour: Ceylon, 12, bean the flag of Rear-Adm. Sir L.Curtis ; Vanguard, 80, Capt. Rick; Harlequin, 16, Com. Moore Volage, 22, Capt. T. Graves; Sidon, st -fr., Capt. W. Henderson; Hecate, st.-al., Com. Moorman ; Tartarus, et., Lieut. Sir G. Webster, Bart. ; Lo cult, at., Lieut. Power ; Porcupine, st., Lest E. F. ,Ro beets ; Oberon, at., Lieut. Gardiner; Maria Sorties, and Blenheim, transports. On a cruise, supposed to be in Palma Bay, Sardinia: Hibernia, 120, Capt. P. Richards, C. 8., bear ing the flog of Vice-Adm. Sir W. Parker, G.C.B , the com mander-in chief ; Trafalgar, 120. Capt. Mott ; Rodney,. 90, Capt. E. Collier • Superb, 80, Capt. Corry; Vengeance, 84, Capt Lushingthn ; Thetis, 36, Capt. H. Codnngton ; Gladiator, et:fr., Capt. Robb; Bulldog, st.-61., Com. A. C. Key, surveying the Levant ; Research , cutter, Lieut. Lord J. Browne. At Athens Spartan, 26, Capt. Symonds; Meteor, st., Cent. Buttler ; )flutins, 12, Com. Palmer. At Beyrout : Amazon, 26, Capt. J. Stop ford. At Petra. Fantome 16, Com. Le Hardy. At Corfu : Spit fi re, at., Lieut. Ma cdonald. En route to Malta from Marseilles, with overland mail of 3rd ; Flamer, at., Com. Lavie. En route to Malta from Corfu and Patna, with the mails : Ardent, at., Lieut. W. Nowell. En route to Constantinople, from Trieste: Antelope, at., Lieut. F. Smyth. SPORTING. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1848. ACCEPTANCES FOR THE NEWMARKET HANDlCAP.—Men dicant, Bst 131 b; Miss Borah, Bst 121 h; The Conjuror, Bat 61b; Pruadc Acid, Bst 61b; Administrator, Tat 91b; St. Demetri, 7st 71b; Watchdog, 7st 611+; Sagacity, 7st 61b; Queen Mary, 7st 31b ; Lady Lift, 7.1 21b ; Deriades, 7st ; Doctrine, let ; Millwood , est 13th ; Palma, Est 10th ; Kfm blesworth, Est 91b ; Marquis of Conyngham, Est 91b ; Sir Peter Laurie, Est Blb ; bf by The Provost out of Cracow, fist ; Miss Whip, fiat ; Sylvan, sst 131 b ; Bacchanalian ist 13Ib ; o , nd 8 , ,y, 6st 101 b; Reflection, Est Bib ; Sam Hood, fiat 71b; Mks Hargrave, Est 71b. tato Intelligence. EQUITY COURTS. Dears the Lottl Chseeellor. BILL H. LORD MRIDOROITON AND . BPRCVLATINO.—LIABILITTSOF PROVISIONAL COSINITTIII MAN, WHO DID NOT Bzox SODSCRIBIDIS' AMISS/41NT, OH PARLI•NINTAKT CONTRACT.—The Lord Chthoellor gave lodgment in this case also, which came before him in Nov., 1846, on appeal from an order of the Vice-Chancellor of England, allowing a demurrer put in by certain of the de leadants to the bill. The bill was filed by two on be half of all the shareholders, except defendants, in a de funct Devonshire and Exeter Railway Company, against the directors and members of the provisirrial committee and committee of management. Certain defendants, who were members of the provisional committee but did not sign the sulweribers• agreement or the parliamentary contract, de moaned to the bill, which prayed an account against the die. (andante, and that they might be compelled to pay deposits in shares which had born allotted to them—which they as but newer took up—and that the assets of the com pany might be duly administered. The demurrer was allowed by the Viee-Chancellor, on the ground that the de murring parties were not shareholders, therefore not park ads in the concern, and therefore not liable to pay or to ac count ; and perticularh that the misconduct of the direoton operated as a release of these defendants.—The Lord Chan cellor, after dating the ca made made by the bill, said there were three questions— fi rst, whether these detendante wags liable thtithe the shares that were allotted to them 2nd, whether the plaintiff. had a right to sue: and 3rd, whether other persons were not necessary parties. On all these points hi, lordship wee against the plaintiffs, and came to the conclusion that the appeal should be dismissed with 150s0s. :WAY Tae GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY O. TUB 0170.0 AND JCECTION RAILWAY CORTAXY. —The arguments in this part-beard appeal occupied the rest of the day. Mr. Bethel], first counsel for the plaintifib, concluded his argument at the rising of the: court. The farther hearing wee then adjourned. Haze the tlee-Ciumethir of England. TH, BISHOP Or HI/DMODD O. 0111PPIM.--COPYRIOTIT.— Mr. Bolt and Mr. Calvert moved to dissolve an injunction, granted on the 26th instant, to restrain the defendants from printing, publiahing, and selling, or otherwise deposing of any copies of the article or easy OD the life of Thomas Aquinas, as a separate or distinct work, or otherwise than as a part of the work entitled " The Encyclopedia Metro politans." The article in question was writhe by the plain tiff in the year 1833 for the Ennyelsped , - Mears. Baldwin and Cndoek, ws ton thereof. The dehadanu, et the encyclopedia, • short &kWd that it was their ' article in a separate hook iito plainti ff objected to; to their intention, in=statit• was applied for and g On b eh alf of she aimileab . -, .- 7 - 0 Zroyet;;;;lii, at the replest . 46 rek. who were than the ~s 7 11 is, 110 WON wow* ~ * A. 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