The Express. — London, England, 1851-06-07 00:00:00

FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY EMNINO. There was no public sitting of . the Assembly to- day. The representatives met this afternoon in the bureaux to appoint the committee on revision. Se vers; s peeches were made, but that which is most spoken of was pronounced by M. de Fame, who tried to make the most of the President's manifesto ; at Dijon, to prove the danger of prolonging his powers, and the necessity of total revision. Up to dour o'clock only two of the bureaux had named / their members of the committee. M. Moulin was, Chosen by the bureau, and M. de Corcelles by the terh. Both are favourable to revision. The members mentioned as moat likely to be dated by the remaining bureaux are :-1, Godelle ; • Caseiniir Perier; 4, de Kerdrel ; 3, Paillet; 0, de Tocqueville ; 7, Berner ; 0, do Broglie; 10, de Bose; 11, Besignot ; 12;Thiers; 13, de Vatimesnil; 14, 3101 i ; 13,11edeau. 111. Meng returned yesterday from his journey to London, and was present to-day in the 12th bu reaux. Admiral Valliant, ex-Minister of Marine and Com mander of the West India station, takes out im portant despatches to M. Iteybaud, French minister at llayti. France has offered her mediation between Boalouque, and the independent republic of Spanish origin in the south-west part of the island. This midi dim' having been rejected by Soulouque, who' is determined to reduce the Spaniards, the French government declares that it will prevent renewal of hostilities. The committee on the Avignon Railway has adopted the following resolutions: The railway on leasing Lyons shall follow the right bank of the Rhone, instead of the left, as proposed by the go vernment. A terminus for goods shall be established at La Guilloticre, a terminus for passengers at Per :ache, and a terminus for goods and passengers at liaise. The committee will examine, in its next sit ting, the di ff erent systems of concession. if gave yesterday the substance of the President's apeech at the Louses., and mentioned the compliment to Leon Faucher cat the close. The text of the speech is as follows : Blanker le Ministre,—in inanzurating the opening of this old monument, so rich in historical remembrances and in worksof art, my first thought isto rejaice that, in spiteof revo lutious, in spite of political pre-oecupations, France remains the count,! of the arts and the sciences, always ready to ad mire and to f(011oW what is great, fine, and generous. 1 angst neat addresi my iermpathetic con.iratulations ts those who have restoii d this monument with so much skill, rind classed the ma,terpieees with so murk taste. I am happy that a eel emony, whit has importance and splendour, should take place under the auspices of a minister who has so many claims to my confidence and my testi' tide. The expressions of esteem and acknowledgments addressed by the President to Leon Faucher at the dine of this speech form the chief subject of political comment. The object v:aa doubtless to sunk the apparent disunion between Louis Napo- Ikon and his minister, and to restore to the latter the credit which he had lust by the deviation from his sarinwls manifested in the speech at Dijon. Such a step was calculated to appease the irritation of the parliamentary majority, and to remove in some de gree the unfavourable influence which that might have upon the uppuintment of the committee on Rs Th. , party of fusion has adopted a tone of singular bitterness and hostility against the President since the speech at Dijon; and the Asertal,ke Nationale deelnies this morning, for the first time, positively that the pulongation of his powers becomes hence- 1 forth a matter of extreme difficulty, if nut absolutely impessi hle. The 16th ronnuittee of parliamentary initiative yesterday decided on requesting the Minister of the Lctc rtes, coufornuthly to the promise made by his predecessor, to communicate information relative to the application of the electoral law of May 31 in 11411. It has decided that, in the event of the mi nister not having received the information before the report on the municipal law is presented, it will de- 1 eide without it on the different propositions relative to the revision of the law of May 31 which have been sent to it for examination. The government desires of course to keep hack as much as possible the discussion on the law of May, as interfering with the revision, and dividing the Biota y. Larochtiacquelin, on the other hand, wants to push forward the discussion of the electoral law before the recision. A bill, advertising a legitimist publication, and Malawi' with three deur-de-IW, has heel) seized. 'the metallic reserve of the Bank of Franc• con firms to increase, being :II millions more in Paris, and 2 millions more in the branch banks. The dis eount accommodation has fallen off 3 millions in Paris, and increased 11 millions in the country, the amount of the former being 39,61.1,fifinfr., and of the hitter 72,191,2:it/fr. On the side of the liabilities, the notes in circulation have declined in Paris 11 millions, and increased in the branch banks minewhat more than a million. The account current of the Treasury has increased 41 millions, the present amount being 118,368,064 ft. Private accounts current have declined in l'aris t of a million, and increased in the departments nearly 4 'nations, the amount of the f ,rmer being 92,172,719 fr. ; and of the latter, 35,73-1,130 fr. The whole amount, of the metallic reserve is now 380, 1 , millions, to 3121 millions of notes in circulation. The funds were stationary, and firm. BELGIUM. In the Itelginn Senate, on Wednesday, M. Savart asked the ministers if it were true that the ministe ferial crisis was at an end. The Minister of the In. tenor replied that his Majesty had expensed the wish that the present cabinet should psesenv the di rection of affairs; that, in consequence of the failure of the attempts to constitute n new administration, and to put an end to a crisis which, if continued, might taus• grave inconvenienee, the cabinet had thought it its duty to accede to the wish of his Majesty, and that it hoped, by Owens of modifications in the wee sun•, INTSMIted and to he presented to the Chambers, to put 1111 end to the difference of opinion which had sown between it and the Chamber of Representatives.' Tlw Minister of the Interior added, that he did not think it right to give other explanations before the 'member• of the other Chamber, who had been eallcd cit by the king to form a cabinet, should have stated the motives which nook them decline doing so. GERMANY. FRANKFORT-ON-TIM-MAINE. Jose S. Tlt • committee of the Diet, the appointment of winch has been airs ady mentioned, has met several times, his: it. proceedings are carefully shrouded from the public. But a hint of any kind has found its way into the news griper. on the subject. The garrulity which generally ac enuipsnies old ago and infirmity has always been wanting among thu aged and infirm members of the exalted Diet, as the obsequious Neer Pose ants %rifling terms the Assembly, whew.% cr it is alluded to in the columns of that journal. Beverth. low, it may be considered perfectly certain that the attention of this committee is mainly directed to the ia,.agareli which have so often been talked of, and which would appear to have gained a practical shape at Warsaw and ()Mintz. Under thine circumstances it is very natural that the an atilt possible wen-sy should he observed. Ano- ther ides, which still further explains the desire fur wenn must not be lost sight of. It is ascertained that the confe scum at Warsaw have led to engagenteqls between the monarch. of Russia and Prussia, respecting the comrse to be pursued linen the occurrence of certain events not clearly defined, velich are expected to happen in France. The na ture of tb. , se engagements is spoken of in such a manner that the weld is made to believe that their purpose is merely ewe of mutual defence against the invasion of a French force, whether it be an army headed by French generals or the dames of a revolutionary movement unguided and uncontrolled. It must not be questioned that the engagements contracted at Warsaw are of this na ture; but .• successful defence is known by military ra:n to be gamble, in certain cases only, by assuming the offen sive. The military measures contemplated at Warsaw, which arc now being settled in detail this city, must, therefoze, be viewed upon a military quite as mach, if not more, than from a political point of view. General Necker, who has bean mailed by the Prussian government from the central federal commission, which ceased to exist when the Diet reamed its powers, leave* Prankfurt in a day or two for Berlin. The Austrian mili tary honoured him, a night or two ago, with a serena d e b y torchlight. BIALIN, JUNI 4. The News Preussisehe &item' ambosnees that the government contemplate* lowering the duties of Use Zell mein, hem a cosy ction that thereby the revenue will be • salsa. SPAIN. Our correspondent, in his letter from Madrid of June 1, announce. that Beelike, Minister of Marine, has, at his own desire, been appointed to the lucrative office of head of the naval department at Cuba. Armero, having concluded his term of service at the Ilavannah, will return to take the portfolio of Marino in the place of Basilica. Bane time may elapse before these ap • tments ap• pear in the Gazette. Our telegraph tcher have I anticipated the ordinary post in the announcement of the opening of the Cortes. No speech was made from the throne. The Moderado opposition took no I part in the choice of the members of the bureau of the Chamber. ITALY. Her Majesty Queen Mary Adelaide of Sardinia was safely delivered of a prince on the night of the 2nd. The christening took place on the following day, when the royal infant received the following names : Charles Albert Ferdinand Maria Eugene, Duke of Chiablese. The Duke and Duchess of Ge- not were sponsors, and represented by the Queen Dowager and Prince Eugene Carignan. The King of Sardinia has just named Baron James de Rothschild. of Paris, a knight of the Order of St. Maurice and St. Lasare. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. The following further extracts from the Graham's Town Journal, of April 1, will be read with in terest : Accounts from Fort Peddle, received this morning. state that heavy firing had been heard there in the direction of the Keiskamma, leading to the inference that Major Wil• mot's patrol was engaged with the enemy in the neighbour hood of Line Drift. Tissifo 7 ll;Wi4alfecting regimental order on the subject of the defection in the Cape Mounted Rifles, has been issued by the colonel of that regiment Major-General Somer set, who has served with it for more th.o thirty years, with high honour to itself, and great advantage to the colony. Stall the prompt decision of Sir Harry Smith must meet the approval of every one. The Cape Mounted Rifles is, par. haps, u at present constituted, one of the most costly regi ments in the Queen's service. With its loyalty stained even by a suspicion, it was meet that such on example should be made as might tend to arrest decidedly the growing mis chief: C.D. AND L.B. Mitch 10 " 1. The commanding officer, Major-Uencral Somerset, has this day hod the paainful duty of reading to the regi ment, arewmbled at head-quarter, the general orders of the army, of the 16th March, No. 61, announcing to the regi ment, and to the army at large, the defection of the row ment,by the desertion of 47 native soldiers, with their arms and ammunition, to the enemy, at the time of our utmost need, and the consequent deprivation of their arms of the remainder of the native soldiers, at King William's Town, serving under the immediate eye of that great soldier and distinguished othccr, Sir harry Smith, the commander-lu ckier The major-general most truly and deeply sympathise. with Lieut.-Col. Napier and the ofßceri who were present at Kin; William's Town, at this most distressing occur rence; and the commandiLg otllcer has also to sympathise with all the officers, son-commissiencd officers, and soldiers of the regiment, European and native, at the disgrac' c that has fallen upon the regiment by the desertion of so many men, and at the consequent necessity the commander in chief has felt himself under of marking his displeasure and his distrust of the regiment in so signal a manner. It was but a few days ago here the major-general had the pride and pleasure of notifying in regimental orders, in the most marked manner, his sense of the distinguished conduct of the regiment, directing the same to be recorded in the re cords of the regiment. This sad disgrace that has now failed upon us must also be entered in the records, only to ' be wiped off by a long series of loyal conduct in quarters, and gallant conduct in the field, fur which, up to the period of this late disgrace, the regiment has been proverbial in the British army and in this colony. The Major-General endeavoured to address the "regi , met on this subject this morning. but he felt it to be im possible ; he, therefore, requested Lieut.-Colonel Sutton to explain to the regiment what his feelings were, and that of all his officers, at this most sad defection and disloyal con duct of a part of the regiment, and he called upon the regiment to wipe the sad stain off by their future good conduct, to enable hiss to solicit the commander-in-chief to restore, at some future time, the arms of those men who had be en deprived of them, by the assurance that the old soldiers of the regiment would be answerable for the future conduct of those men. " The Major-Ocneral then emphatically demanded of the soldiers if they understood him, to which they all replied they did, and that they would die with him. " lu this assurance the major-general closes this order. " No soldier ought to wash to live one hour after he lusts his honour. " The honour of the regiment has been tarnished by this defection by a portion of the native soldiers—but the ge neral would fain hope that the character of the regiment will yet be rctriervd by future loyal and gallant conduct. " By order. (Signed) C. 11. Hsu., "Lt. and Adjt. C. AI. Itilletnen." )READFUL ACCIDENT ON THE BRIGHTON RAILWAY. BRIONTON, TIMMY, JUXI 6. A dreadful accident happened this morning on the lino of railway balms Brighton and LAM/WA, in smear quenee of a train ramming age being thrown of the rade, by which the 1t,.. of four possess worm sacrificed, mad • fifth is not expected to wryly*. The names of the deceased ars Mrs. Chatfield, about 60 years of ege ; her daughter, 30 years of ago (person, in the aiddls mink of life ; Mrs Chet• field has a son who antes on the business of a baker in Bond+trmst, Brighton); George Chose, the stoker; end • young mom, sass• unknown, whose linen is marked " Lawrence." The train which met with the accident was a short train from Brighton to Lewes, leaving Brighton at five minuted past twelve, and consisted of the engine and tender, a first elms carriage, a second clue carriage, and a third dam car riage ; two persons were booked for the first elms, three for the second, and four for the third ; three out of dial four in the third class carriage were killed, and the other persons in the tr ai n comprised the engine driver, the stoker, and the guard, whose name is Earle. The distance between Brighton and Lewes is eight miles, and halfway between the two towns is a tunnel called I Films: tunnel, which is about 100 yards in length. On either side this tunnel the railroad is on the declivity for at least two miss; in short, the declivity is so great that it has induced the directors of the rails ay company to place boards on each side, on which arc written instructions feel the drivers not to proceed more than 20 miles an hour, apprehending danger from an increased velocity and from the curves with which the rail abounds on the Lewes side of the tunnel. This precaution has always been taken by the public as a very proper one. I am bound to say that the instructions have not generally been complied with, for the trains shoot down these inclined planes at a most fearful speed very often, and the public arc probably remiss in not reminding the directors that their servants do not at all times obey thee instructions; but whether this melancholy accident was caused by any want of attention on the part of the driver, who is suffering severely, or from any act on the part of a miscreant, time alone must show. A coroner's in quest will in all probability be held on the bodies of the unfortunate deceased this day, when the facts connected with this melancholy event will be thoroughly investigated. With regard to the speed of the train, I can only say, that the station-master at Fulmer, which is about two miles from the spot where the accident happened, stated that the engine driver was going at his ordinary speed, and not faster than his instructions warranted him going. That was at the brow of the hill, and the speed might have been increased. But it is right to add, that a report was current, which would exempt the engine driver from blame as far as speed was concerned, and that was, that a sleeper had been placed upon the rails, which threw the trails off the line. Then, again, on the spot it was said that the tender preceded the engine, and that a sleeper on the line would naturally enough throw the tender off the line ; whereas, if the engine had been fired the accident would not have happened. It seems feasible that the tender was first, from the position in which it was observed after the accident, it being some eight or ten feet in advance of the engine. The spot where the accident took place is within a couple of miles of Lewes, over an embankment about 30 feet deep. The engine appears to have been off the line about 00 yards from where the catastrophe happened. Three of the third clan passengers, Mrs. Chatfield, her daughter, and the young man, Lawrence, were thrown out and killed on the spat. The unfortunate stoker was jammed between the engine and a brick wall below, and was lifeless when extricated. All the four bodies were, by direction of Superintendent Flannagan, taken to the Black Horse Inn, at Lewes, to await the coroner's inquest. The engineer, Jackson, is so flinch injured that his life is despaired of. Just as this report was despatched it was ascertained that the unfortunate man, who had been re moved to the Sussex County Hospital, had, with the advice of the medical officers of that establishment, consented to have both his legs off. Mr. Chase, the chief officer of the Brighton police, Mr. White, his principal superintendent, and Mr. M'ltae, the in specting officer of the railway, were all on the spot endea vouriog to find out if the accident had been occasioned by the malignant act of any individual ; hut, up to the time this account left Brighton, no clue of a satisfactory cha racter to such a proceeding had been obtained. LATRET FOREIGN RIONANGES. .:. 1,1 1 Cray. O/21121010011 tam' 9 pre Cra 54714. 64 1111 NO UN 3 pot Cents. . 91 0 ; 91 19 91 16 le IS 4 pot Cents. 5 69. Now Low 1 ... I .. ... _ 7. I guiases on Lail= : 919104 13 th ;110 days, 24 U. Seem, 5, aim lOO Moog 1 141144.111 Lab -•' 993992. Do, 3, IM' — ... Koma LOSS, 1530 7th ... Do, 41 Do. th Piedashael 5 p.et 181 . 9 SO 40... bask Mates ....„ 3010 ... PMU4Jemill. Far It ►ar Account. mss• ‘-- - '4 U ass 91 0 Pnani, Jrnz 4.-Bt. Germain, —; Versailles (right bank), 207 ; ditto pell Salk!, 113 73; Tmrie end Owleass, c 3; Pert' sod Roues, El; Rouen sod Mere. 243; Merielliss rid Avigass, 2/0; Strstbovey end &de, 143; Centre, 47123; Odeon sad Dorris-us, 315 77; Northers, 473; Paris end Otresbouth, RR; Tears end Meates, 273 73; Masters. sad Troyes, 772 30; Dieppe and F6ounp, s s. Bauttls. Ji:Na 4.—Voluntary Loan, 106; New Loan Four-and-a-Half per Cents nut; National Dclit,B6l; Com mercial Marine Poeietv's Preraium,LNl: Bank Shares, 951. VI as NA, J i f t s.Fire per Cent. Metalliques, 9.i 15-16; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., ditto, la 3 13-16. Bank Shama, 1225. Fan:lunge on London, 12.32. WIND INO-UP OF JOINT STOCK COMPANIES GALWAY AND ENNIS GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. —Yesterday, before his Honour the Master in Chancery Blunt, the charge brought in by Mr. Ainger, theffi manager of this company's affairs. against the directors, was opened. It was addressed to the hillowing directors of the company :—The right hon. Lord Londesborough, Ter rice, Piccadilly; the right bon. Lord Dossmore, Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square ; the Res. Henry Robert Fowler, 7, Manchester-square ; Mr. Wm. Downing Bruce, 9, Victoria square, Pimlico; Mr. Charles Richard B ' e, 19, Bryan stone.square ; Mr. Charles Fitzgerald, Merrion-square, Dublin; Mr. ltubt. Nicholas Fran, 2, Church-court, Temple; Mr. Henry David Erskine, 93, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square; Mr. James Derwin, 13, Coaduit-street ; Mr. John Henry Mahon, Limerick ; Captain Gate, R.N., St. Albans, Herta ; and Mr. Charles Stanton Cahill, Bahl lane, county Clare, calling on them j , iintly and severally to account for the receipt and disposal of the sum of 15,6,41., being the amount of 21. his. per share received from the shareholders by them or their authorised agents. Mr. Daniel, with Mr. Compton Smith, appeared in support of the charge ; and Mr. Bramwell and Mr. Ilislop Clarke, with I mews. Palmer, France, and Palmer, as counsel for Lord Londeaborough. The other directors were represented by various solicitors. Mesas. Campbell and Clarke, clerks in the National Bank of Ireland'. London branch, and Mears. Henry and Co., examined, preyed the paying in of the deposits to the above amount, and their subsequent with drawal upon cheques signed by the directors; one of whom, Mr. W. D. Bruce, was examined at considerable length. He deposed to having become connected with the company, and attending its meetings, in August, 1843, and to having acted 2A one of the committee at the request of Mr. Finn, the secretary, and that lie subsequently introduced Lord Londesborough ;then Marquis of Conyngham) into the un dertaking, and to dc the noble lord in a cab to attend the first meeting of the company, of which Lord Londeahorough afterwards became chairman, the witness having been associ- ' 1 Med with his lordship as president of the Numismatic Society. He believed that none of the directors had ever either re ceived or wasted one shilling of the company's cash, and that certain cheques for 400!. and other sums (produced) were applied under the powers given to the directors in the subscription deed, to the bowl fide purposes of paying the expenses incurred in the prosecution of the scheme. After some discussion, the proceedings were adjourned to 4th July. A call has been made upon the shareholders to din charge the debts, which amount to 5,0001 ; and the °facia manager now seeks on their behalf, to recover any amount the Master may find due from the directors. Tin CLAY Chose ACCIDENT.—The common war rant for the apprehension of Iltretisa t dee dt, le the kr• gaffe train, bee not yLt been lorooll, lir do* sum that &retro is non at. Mt. laithri, lie ougodutoolost of the Chesterfield police, bag loom wood dm* to Draw sad eleetshere in search of Wm, bat blew* /*Wm sae ere. The board of directors earideriet *. grid et the presager train disobeyed the roles is am toting yoga reeaution to prevent a eolli , ioa, sad they hare adored Am into custody.—Derby Reporter. i .~ THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY Vi a, FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE EAST LAMA SMILE RAILWAY. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY, 5 P.N. Wo regret to learn that a very serious accident occurred this afternoon on the East Lancashire Railway, near the Burseough station, which is a short distance from Ormskirk, and by which one man was killed, and several others dangerously injured. The accident took place about half-past one. It is believed the axle of a contractor's waggon broke, and that the injuries have been confined to he servants of the company and contractors. The deceased was literally cut to pieces. The above arc all the facts which have as yet transpired regarding the occurrence. The reporter was repairing to the scene of the occurrence when the express train left. THE QUEEN HONOURED ETON COLLEOE YESTER DAY by being present, accompanied by Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the royal visitors at Windsor, and suite, at the delivery of the speeches by the pupil.. The royal visitors were received by the provost, the Rev. D. 1 lodgson ; the head master, Dr. Hawtry ; the fellows, and under-masters of the College, and were presented with the addresses written by the three gentlemen who had distinguished themselves by their proficiency in the modern languages, viz., Mr. Cowell, German; the Hon. Mr. Byng, French; the Hon. Mr. Vernon, Italian. The speeches were then delivered, and proved in their delivery the elocutionary power and elm sicul taste of the different speakers. The writers of the addresses received a very gratifying compliment from ber Majesty and Prince Albert, after which his Royal High ness requested Dr. Hawtrcy to grant an extra week's holy. day for the boys at the next vacation, which was of course granted. The royal party then visited the chapel of the College, and shortly alter left, amidst the hearty cheering of all present. A large number of persons of rank and fa shion were present. NATIONAL Socirro.—Yeaterday the annual ex amination of the children of the Central School, Sanctuary, Westminster, took place before the Archbishop of Canter bury, the Bishops of Oxford and Bangor, and a very large number of the friends of the society. Amongst those present were:—the Rev. Lord John Thynne, the Rev. Lord Bayning, the Rev. J. Jennings, the Rev. D. Coleridge, the Rev. \V. Johnson, the Rev. A. Wilson, the Rev. 8. Clarke, Sir Edward Pearson, Mr. G. F. Matheson, Mr. J. Cocks, Mr. F. H. Dickinson, Mr. C Fox, Lady Page Wood, Mrs. Hilmar], Mrs. Dickinson, &e. His Grace having offered up prayer, the Venerable Archdeacon Allen, one of the %spec tors of Schools, proceeded, in a manner displaying great kindness, tact, and ability, with the examination of a large clam of girls and another of boys. Each class read achapti r of the New Testament, and were catechised upon its meaning as well as upon the doctrines, teaching, and formularies of the church. In addition to this, they solved several arithme tical problems, went through a lemon of parsing, and wrote various impromptu sketches of scripture character, English history, and geography. This last exercise excited great interest; and some of the "examination papers" (if the term can be applied to composition written on slates) were exceedingly good. Indeed it may be doubted if many of the spectators would have passed through an ordeal so ntiscel 'amnia and of such a character, iu so creditable a manner as did most of these children. The last subject was music. A psalm from Mr. Mullah's "Metrical Psalter" was sung to " London New," followed by the Ninety int Psalm, to the somewhat passe and vulgar chant of Lord Mornington, and by some very beautiful and in spiriting songs composed by Mr. Mullah, who presided over this portion of the examination. The admirable manner in which the pupils acquitted themselves rendered their sub-1 sequent catechising almost unnecessary, as a proof of the admirable manner in which musical instruction is imparted I to them. A few appropriate sentences from the Arch- ; bishop and frost the Bishop of Bangor, in proposing a vote! of thanks to his Grace, terminated the proceedings ; and the most reverend prelate having given the assembly hie benediction, and the children having sung the National Anthem, the meeting separated. DEATH OP LIEUT.-UENERAL SIR JOHN GARDINER ll.C.B.—Yeeterday morning, the 6th instant, this distin guished general officer died at his residence in Eaton-place, aged 74 years. Ile entered the army in 1791, as an ensign in the 3rd Buffs, in which regiment he obtained his lieu tenantry iu 17t'3, and his company in 1796. Th o l a t e Si r John Gardiner served with l ard Moira's expedition to Flanders and Holland in 1794 and 1796. Prom 1795 to 1842 ha was actively employed in the West Indies, and was pre sent at the stunning of Port Royal, Grenada. He accom panied the expedition to Walcheren in 1809. During 1813 and 1814 he served with the 6th Regiment of Infantry in the Peninsula, and he commanded a brigade of infantry at the battles of NiveUe and Hive, for which services ha had received the gold medal sad one clasp. lie subsequently commanded ties isfaarzy brigade which took • of rind ia the minus operations whi t took place la al ds eg ir s pboarlseel start plate. In 1838 he was noel salad • .C. 8., is 14411 ha was appointed colonel of the Slat Itewitnent, wen wed In 1844 to - tha 60th, and in 1849 be the 6th, 'his old roglmaat. From December, 1830, to November:lB4l, the labs Sir John Gardiner was Deputy- Adjutant-General to the Farces. By his decease the solo- ! nelcy of the Bth Infantry Negiment is vacant. mat 7, 1851. 00VERED HOME-STALLS. A 4 the Wendtly nesetise. at the Imam Ildreeenl 00 on HeiWtq, Mr. J. iseiel. et liMeeweislideap, la- • weiment the A he ilissessien, widen me, "TM ed. wefts of mewed liewmelells, as regards the Mesabi of Amok mei inesshilmee of memitre.' Meese wins length ened intrednelley eheenetieni, Mr. Banded said that ! awed eirmainmees mot M met by • varied twoatnient, I sail V, is dm to seramMe the followers of any par- 1 sok ANNA insietiosow same pereevereing to dll art ex- i glided spasm" wh ile ether end better misdeeds Ire peas- • tied by their watidifid ta, the inwitable result mast be that their mere ate eat and Ally* Alapeliters will outrun and vaisquids them. The manufacturer seises every proffered improvement with avidity, and vridds.eer- 1 twin limits it i f any his end. Many instances tbe ; adduced; but if any one is sceptical as to the ad of : m a . machinery over band labour, a visit to the de- • partment of the great Exhibition, which hat been fluently opened, will remove all doubt, and convince him of the incalculable benefits derived from the application of ma chinery to manufactures; and although a further examine ' tion ma y show the present inaptness of some of our agri cultural implements, the rapid improvements that have been I made in them, and the energy displayed by the implement makers, warrant an expectation of yet untold ad vantages to be derived from still further improvements. He then entered upon the subject of the evening, and said— The model on the table is a representation of the building I I erected near my own house; it is 00 feet square, and 12 feet' I, in height, with a lean-to 7 feet wide at the back; the walls are built on 9-inch brickwork laid edgewise by which a saving of nearly one-third is effected in material ; the main supports and beams are chiefly of Baltic timber ; the rafters of English fir grown on the spot; the roof is covered with 1 tin e sze i t pantiles rtar; g e t g h u e tte fejm ., are of o pm isefore . you, and cat, delivered, 28s. per thousand, the timber 21. per foot, sad the pantiles 8.. per hundred. The total cost of the building, presuming that I had been obliged to purchase all the materials, would have been 2001. ; it cost me something less. As a general calculation, the farm home-stall, having the accommodation of barns and other fittings, will, under ordinary circumstances ' cost about 101. per square; the fat ting homestall only abo ut 61. per square. These prices will of course vary somewhat according to the size of the building and the local price of the materials employed; and in erecting similar home-stalls for other people,my first inquiry has always , been for the cheapest material, whether brick, stone, or flint. The home-stall is enclosed on three sides, and the side walls are returned 10 or 12 feet in front: the remainder of the front is left open with the exception of a dwarf wall necessary for the security of the stock; the aspect should be S.E. by S., this slight deviation to the east being necessary to prevent ' the high westerly winds and rain from blowing into the covered yard. With respect to the internal arrangement of the homestall, I by no means wish it to be considered that I have adopted the best or the most economical. The drawings before you represent other arrangements which 1 think improvements. All I contend for is the principle. The sire of the home-stall, and its internal arrangements, are points best determined by the size of the occupation and i the peculiar necessities of the occupier. In the model be , fore you, you will see there is a provision for feeding sheep on open boarding over pits, and also accommodation for pigs. In regard to sheep, I have been accustomed, from time to time, to draw out the heads of the flock, and feed them on the boards fur a period varying . from one to two months. My experience is too limited to justify me in giv ing a decided verdict upou the subject ; but from the re ' sults of the trial I have made, it is my opinion that sheep fat much faster so treated than they do either in open fields or yards. (Hear.) Mr. Thos. Crooks, of Chelmsford, well known as a butcher, jobber, and farmer, has frequent op portunities of watching the progress of my sheep, and he states that he never saw sheep go on so fast; but be this as it may, I earnestly recommend the plan to the notice of the members of the club, as the cost of the trial is but trilling, and the result as to the sheep fir from pro blematical; while the manure in the pits, which I call British guano, is most profitable as a top dressing, or mixed with as he s, for drilling with turnips. In the open space appropriated for stock 30 bullocks may be fed. My plan is to have them loose in the yard except three times a day, at 7,1, and 5, when they are tied up for about an hour and fed, each bullock having his allotted quantity of food, and • being permitted to enjoy his meal without any annoyance from his neig hbours . I attach the greatest importance to this plan, as involving several considerations of some mo ment, viz., the economy of food, the prevention of waste, and the securing to the weaker animal his proper share of roots and cake. The operation of fastening up the cattle, after the first few days, costs but little time, as 1 have friquently seen a man and a boy tic up 20 beasts in less than five minutes. Each bullock is invariably tied at the same glare, and if sales or accident thin the ranks no change is allowed. Those who have not tried the plan would be surprised at the facility with which it may be followed. Haying thus de . serdwd the building and the treatment of the animals in it, I hasten to lay hefore you some of the advantages which covered home-stalls promise to secure to the farmer; first premising that a mild temperature, moderate exercise, ease of position, and protection from inclement weather aro points to be kept in view, as assisting the fattening proms,. All these are secured by the covered homestall, and the fol lowing results of a registry of the outside and inside tempe ratures, will prove that at all events a homestall is more equable and much milder in temperature than an open yard. In February and March 36 registers were made: thit „, I The highest tegifter wee bees. 69 I Sh ow i ng an extreme Mil low,st l9 { gateman el 30 digs. Showings ma th more inside _ lilt: i l l . ighest KIWI' was eat g l ~r , : r teo,l* rww 21,17 ewe being may 27.. : In May, 16 re gister, were made E 1 Outside i .2.. h T tlegressloo i Ithowing ea esteem, 32 I Mitt:ream of 66. t bum ... 1 The kowem The MAW 7 ,1 1 Fatness nriattuas29 I The • dell; •ana. le February, outmode 26 leakle 12 header/mg thesethree March OP 20 Pt 111 meth& May 566 l6 The greatest variations) U° Yet " 16, Wade . " isald° 18 la any one day, Wars M"r. l4 i 42 13 May 111„, 39 33 Oa tbs coldest nwht, Feb. 17, Awed 13 „ 3 Showing a difference f Oa Feb. IS, the outride registered to of' frost. 10 Insitlo „ naps. 1157 16, the outride reg istered 33 freezing. Inside „ 41 i.e. 10 above freezing. As to manure—it can se. t rc e l y be necessary to remark that its quality must be materially improved by protection from rain. The area of the covered home-stall is sunk about 18 inches below the level of the surrounding ground; and the ' beaes are littered from time to time as occasion requires. In the larger yard represented in the model there have been from 10 to 12 beasts ever since last November. The dung ia now (in the centre of the yard) more than 2 feet thick, and as solid as possible : it is perfectly made and fit for use. Two of the smaller yards were cleaned out the last week in I April, carted at once to the land. and ploughed in for man gold wursell. The remainder of the dung will remain till I required for swede turnips, when it will b, carted at once to the land and ploughed in without waste or loss. During the present season I have been obliged to buy straw for fodder at from 16s. to 20s. per load; and in the small space of 60 feet square I have used upwards of 30 loads, practising the greatest economy in its use. Experience, however, has taught me I was wrong on this point of economy, for I find that buying straw at the price I have named I can manu facture dung at less than Is. 9d. per cubic yard, and such dung made with roots, cake, and corn, must be cheap at that price. I shall know better for the future and be more There were used, between Nov. and April, 231 loads of trussed straw, a lands of lane straw, and 2 loads of l s. d. haulm. costing delivered .. The yawl is 60 Get square, end the average depth of the shag tally le locks; thin will gore 20 cubic yards; but as the data is or very solid, in filling for carrying on to the bed the quantity is bummed, so that it pads mond mates it yards as tilled into the carte : applying theism pnearthm, the 200 yards will be alma m eV yards, ',Well at Is. 7d. Is Or, in so li d yards, 900 yards, et es. ed. is 27 10 0 Nlther way the price is much less than farmers an mu& toned to pay for town twig, tences the enema of carting. Formerly the plan pursued was, to keep what are called straw yard beasts, fed on scarcely anything but straw— experience has taught us that even with the prospect of little or no profit on the animals, the fanner must keep a larger quantity cf stock, and feed it better, if only for the sake of improving his manure—the consequence is, that large quantities of cake and corn are t consumed by which a very ie s e dlt t io out t y are is incurred been bCst bu ewi:d g u protection se., of the manure so expensively made—buildings without water troughs—yards so formed that the liquid part of the manure runs away—large dunghills by the side of ditches or ponds, from which the " brown stout" is allowed to escape, double cartage of manure, unchecked fermenta tion, by which dung in unnecessarily wasted in quantity and injured in quality, are points of great importance, but to which farmers do not as a body sufficiently attend. In this and a variety of other ways the agriculturist must be re minded of the fable, and boldly told to put his own shoulder to the wheel before he calls on Hercules to help him. The air in the home-stall is perfectly pure and sweet, undefiled by any escape of ammonia or any other gas; but once break the top crust, and your olfactory nerves must be strong, in deed, if you can venture a sniff. There is no surplus moisture, and no tanks are required ; the straw takes up all liquid manure and holds it. lir. Beadel afterwards observed that it would be asked— flow is the tenant farmer to obtain those covered home stalls ? The landlord will not and the tenant cannot prn dently erect them. He would say a word or two on each of these points. So long as a large quantity of the land in this country belongs to parties having only a temporary or life interest in it, and while, in many instances, the remainder man is a stranger, all matters tending to the permanent im provement of the soil and agricultural buildings will be, if not withheld, at most but grudgingly granted. Noreen we wonder that such should be the case. Another impediment in the way of improvement is want of means ; and, though the fact excites regret, it must be allowed that them are poor landlords as well as poor tenants. But still leaving out of the calculation all the lands affected by either of the above cir cumstances, there are thousands of cases in which the owner, if fairly and properly moved thereto, would readily concur in carrying out any of those great and important improve ments, shown by experience to he profitable, or which the pressing necessities of the times reqiure. (Hea r. ) A n d f ur th er while fully admitting that the proper and requisite build ings should be put up and maintained by the owner, I am not at all emineed to ecelentdeo that when the owner cannot or will aeythe leant may net both wisely and pendently erect than Massif. Maar, hem.) . It is • monies prao ties is this great metroesolis t and us other large cities and towns for paellas sagged in mercantile pursuits to hire premises for • limited period, and expend large sums on their improvement, content if by the economy effected in the management of their bus Wes, or by the facilities r afforded for carrying it on, they ma secure an annual ad ivantage, which by the end of their teem will have returned them principal, interest, and a profit. Now the same I mode of calculation Is applicable to the farmer's ease in the matter before us. Take the Instance of a tenant farmer who has a 14 years' lease, and cannot Judaea his landlord to erect a covered home-s ell the question for his consideration will be, whether the advantages to result I from the use of such a building during his tenancy will be equal to a return of principal, interest, and a profit; and : if so, no one can question the propriety of his incurring the expense. Such a homestall as mine can be erected fee 2001. ; we will, therefore, assume that as the sum required. Now it appears from the tables used by mercantile houses in making their calculations for similar purposes, that if an outlay of 8!. 141. Ild. will secure a return of 11. per annum for 14 years, the 11. per annum will, by the end of the term, have returned the principal sum expended, to gether with interest thereon at 7 per cent. By a simple calculation our farmer may, therefore, see that 2001. laid out at the commencement of his fourt een years' lease, will be amply repaid, with interest at 7 per cent., if ho can realise upon that outlay 724. 17s. lid. per annum. or 114 per cent. on his outlay; one 7 years' lease the same table shows that a return of 371. 2s. 24d. or 184 per cent. will be an equivalent at the same rate of interest; and on a lease of 21 years 181. 9s. 2d. per annum, or 9} per cent. will suffice. Now the farmer will be able to make in the area of his homestall (601 L. square) 800 cubic yards of dung in each year, which, if worth only Is. per yard more than the manure made in the ordinary way, gives 401. a year or 20 per cent. upon the outlay, quite sufficient to cover the expense and return 7 per cent. interest even on a 7 years' lease ' without taking into consideration the fact that his stock will fatten mutt faster on less food, that a much less quantity of dung will be more effective and less expensive in application to the land. Who then will say that the man would act imprudently or unwisely in making the outlay to secure such advantage, even in the event of his being compelled at the end of his term to leave the home stall to his landlord ? But I have no doubt covered home stalls may be so constructed that the tenant may remove them at the end of his term, and if so there can be nothing to prevent their general adoption but the want of means, or a blind adherence to antiquated methods which science and her handmaid Practice have shown to be erroneous, and which most ere long be exploded. Several members having borne testimony to the advan tage of the plan adopted by Mr. Beadel, and Mr. Mechi having observed that " he was a happy man now, for eight cars ago he was laughed at, and something more, for keep ing his animals warm and dry, but a great change had come over the agricultural mind, and no longer should he he pained by seeing those brown streams running down to the ditches and so on to the sea;" and the following resolution was adopted: " That this meeting is of opinion that Mr. Beadel has proved the advantages of covered hornestalls in the cases to which he has referred, and, looking to the moderate cost at which they can be erected, and the benefits to be derived from their adoption, the subject is of such importance as to demand earnest attention of landlords and tenants." PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES. lALINGTON CATTLE NARKET.—Yesterday, the mime committee to which the Smithfield Market Removal Bill was referred proceeded with thu consideration of this bill, the object of it being to incorporate the Islington Cattle Market and Abattoir Company, and for extending by 10 acres the present cattle market at Islington, an act of parliament having been granted for the establishment of the market in the reign of King William IV. The bill sought power to raise 200,0001., in 20,000 shares of 101 each, and to borrow 60,0001. The cane having been opened, and Mr. Armstrong and other witnesses examined, the committee, after deliberation, threw the bill out, by de claring, in parliamentary parlance, " the preamble not proved." THE AYLESBURY ELECTION PETITION COMMITTEE.— Yesterday this committee, consisting of Mr. Green (chair man), the Attorney-General, Sir F. Thesiger, Sir G. Clerk, Mr. Freshfield, Viscount Duncan, Mr. Baines, Capt. Boldero, Mr. Dcedes, and Mr. Roebuck, after ex amining Messrs. C. Cuniughaw, J. Strutt, T. H. Brad ford, J. Parrott, 11. Ilatten, A. Tindal, .1. Baker, M. O'Connor, E. James, Q.C.. T. Edwardes, and his Grace the Duke of Buckingham, reported that " notwithstanding the conflicting testimony, they felt bound to express their opinion that Mr. Strutt lend not that authority from Theo Hughes Bradford to sign the petition (complaining of the return of Mr. Bethel!, and subsequently withdrawn) he alleged he had, and that they cannot but regard the con duct of Messrs. Strain and Cunningham an highly culpable, more especially as the signature to an electmn petition is the foundation of an important judicial proceeding." THE MORALS OF THE GREAT EXHIBITION. (Pram Pemck) The poet oaks, 'bete any Irani shut Wolin the boom of the mac?" and finds that there are so many, that, to fix on any ono is to cramp the use of that which is used to point it. Su it is with the Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations. All sorts of morals grow out of it, or are tacked on to it. You overhear them in the Crystal l'alace ; you pick them up in the park; they obtrude themselves upon you in leading articles ; they oust the weather in casual street encounters ; they beguile the pauses of a quadrille, and set conversation a-going in the railway carnage. We present a sample to the readers of Punch, w ho will he good enough to select those they like best. All arc genuine, and the only fault we hare to find with them is, that they cut each other's throats. The l'roteetionist's Moral.—Oh!—a pretty benefit to the country to flood ns with foreign goods, ruin the home• market, and take all the gold out of the country ! How ever, it will open people's eyes to the humbug of free trade. The Free lhader's Moral.—A wonderful sight: illus trates admirably the inter-dependence of nation and nation, and proves, to demonstration, that the principles of free trade are those of nature and common sense. The Britiehllasaffacturer's :floral.—Hy Jove, we must look sharp—or these foreigners will be cutting us out ! The Foretyn ditto ditto : Seserj ! Potztausend ! After all, these Englishmen have Carafe ! some notions of their own, be- Corp° di Boom ! yond machinery and penknives. iehuhalfah eje„ *MASON TIMM" AND Fllll SHILLING MORALS. The Danate's.—What a deyvilish pleasant lounge ! The Damtestste's.—You know ono meets everybody! Mamma's.—Well-educated girls appear to such advan tage;e and my girls are so well educated! " Very Remarkable Man's."—By Jove! How deuced little one knows, after all! Sir Charles Coldstream's.—A lot of things one doesn't understand, and a host of people one's tired to death of meeting. MARITAL. MORALS. rAe Husband's.—Avoid the Indic Shawl and Lace De partments. The IVele's.—Get the men to take you to see the stupid machinery, and you may get them among those sweet shawls, and those loves of laces ! SHILLING MORALS. The Artisan's.-1 wonder how they'd get on without us ? —Or we without them, for that matter. The Democrat's.—Well, there's something in that chap, Prince Albert, after all ! TAe Communist's.—What a grab, if it wasn't for the policeman. The fled Republican's.—Confound these English. They don't seem at all ripe for revolt! The 06serrer'8.-1.7p0n my word, One Shilling seems to make a better use of his time than Five! MR. PUNVICS MORAL. That the different nations of the world, and the different classes of society might meet oftener, with much advantage to each other. REPRESENTATION OF BATH--On Thursday eve ning W. Sutcliffe, Esq , who had been fetched from Wey mouth by • deputation of the conservatives, arrived in Bath, and immediately issued an address to the electors, announcing himself as a candidate for the vacant seat in parliament. The document is a very short one, Mr. Sut cliffee basing his claims to the votes of the electors entirely upon his acquaintance with their local wants, and a sym pathy with their local feelings. He says : " The friends at whose call I conic forward have not asked for pledges, and I have none to offer, save the assurance that, if elected, I will endeavour diligently and conscientiously to discharge the duties of the high station which I am encouraged to seek." We understand, however, that notwithstanding the address is silent upon the subject, Mr. Suteliffee has de clared himself Wore his committee to be a free trade con servative. FATAL COLLIERY EXl'l.oBloN.—Another of thoso accidents so lamentably frequent in this district occurred at Byer's-green Colliery, near this city, on the 3rd inst., and resulted in the untimely death of a promising young man, a eon of John Robson, Esq., of Wlutwell-grango. On the morning of the above day the deceased, who hell the situa tion of resident reviewer at the colliery, proceeded, in corn pany with the overman, John Dackres, and William Thurl away, the deputy overman, to inspect a portion of the work ings which had been for some time past " laid off." De- ceased, who was provided with a safety lamp, was somewhat in advance of the others, who were approaching with naked candles, and on the latter being brought into contact with the foul air, it suddenly ignited, and caused an explosion, front the effects of which the deceased was scorched from head to foot. His two companions, who had not advanced so tar, were also burnt, but not seriously. The deceased was removed, but medical skill was unavailing. Alter lingering for about thirteen hours, the unfortunate young man ex pired.—DurAton Advertiser. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, JUNE 2.—This da had audience of Her Majesty : the Baron de Benet, ldiai atsr Resident from the King of Saxony, to deliver his letter of recall; to which be was introduced by Viscount Palmer ston, 0.C.8. Her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and Oondnoted by Colonel the Hoaearable Biz Ed ward Cut, K.C.H., Master of the Ceremonies.—Gazette. IS' OPERATIONS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. Trees the Gardeees'a Clove'WU. PLANT DRPANTNINT. Let neatness and order prevailin all the plant houses, for however vigorous the growth of their inmates may be, the effect produced is deficient, if the plants are not so arranged as that each may receive its proper share of room and light. Tying, stopping, and frequent turn ing, to keep every side of the various specimens in a healthy state, should be well uttended to. Conservatory climbers will demand some attention, to prevent them from becoming entangled one with another. Let theta be kept moderately thin, and not too closely tied in ; fur they never look so charming as when allowtd to hang gracefully front the roof. blanderdlea, and some others, aro very subject to green fiy ; and to keep these in check, use the syringe frequently in the afternoon, and endea vour to maintain a growing atmosphere, by sprinkling the dry surface of the borders every day after much sun heat. FORCING DIPARTKENT. . . . . . Admit plenty of air to grapes which arc colouring, main taining a high temperature during line clear weather. The litter used upon vine borders may now be safely removed, ex cept a little of the shortest and most decayed portion of it, which may , be loft as a mulching to protect any fibres brought to the surface by the warmth imparted to the soil during fermentation, and to prevent too sudden a check by the drying effects of strong sunshine upon the coil. Due attention should be paid to regulating the temperature to the various stages of the crops in vineries. The healthy state of the foliage should always be kept in view; and to ensure this, admit air early, to dry off any excess of moisture be fore the rays of the sun come too powerfurly upon the koie,:m. Care should be taken to prevent, by frequent use of sulphur, the establishment of red spicier or other insects. When no plants are grown beneath the vines, the laterals may be allowed to extend themselves, so lorg as they do not by their shade interfere with the action of the sun on the principal leaves. Pay particular attention to the tying of the shoots, in the direction which will afford them the het opportunity of a healthy development. In the earlic:t house, as soon as the crop is gathered, the trees should be well washed with the engine, and syringed daily ; the hot water pipes, and any part of the house which is exposed to the action of the sun, should be washed over with lime and sulphur, to keep down red spider • and if the soil is dry, it should be well watered. These directions are given with a view to preserve the leaves, and to keep the plants in a healthy steady growing state as long as .4 possible. By this means, the plants accumulate an extra quantity of elabo rated sap, and avoid the injury arising from the alternate checks and excitements which arc generally experienced during autumn in our variable climate, by pants which are allowed to go early to rest. FLUNER GARDEN AND SHRUBBERIES. There firre;ieWPlaniifsviiichfaird beauty of the flower garden as the llumea clegans, of which some seed should - now be sown, in order to secure a supply of tine strong plants for next season. The propagation of pinks and many other useful plants for the flower garden should now be proceeded with, as they wilt strike freely at this season, awl consequently no time should be lost in put ting in a sufficient quantity of all the favourite kinds. Particular attention should be paid to the plants which were plunged in the reiwrve garden to fill up any gaps which may occur during the early part of the summer ; and if any more can be spared from the late spring stock, they should be at once selected, as it is worth while to be at a little pains in keeping up a creditable display as late in the season as possible. Many of the fancy pelargoniums are admirably adapted fur planting in masses, and attention should be paid thus early to their propagation by those who possess only a few plants, that they may have as large a stock as possible for the nest season. Amongst the most suitable varieties arc nosegay, anais, jehu superb, hero of Surrey, bouquet de doer, &c. Shepherd's % ictoria, and a few others which are very beautiful in the greenhouse, are too delicate for planting out of doors, except in very favourable situations, their flowers being of so slight a tex ture as to be quite disfigured by dashing rains. - - FLoniNT's Stretch a light awning over the ranunculus bed. When shaded, water will not be so often required. if the flowers are intended for exhibition, they should have small glass caps or hand-glasses placed over them. These splendid flowers arc not cultivated so much as they ought to he, considering the case with which they may be grown. Carefully tend seedlings. Those of the second year's growth will astonish, by the robustness of their habit. As they come into flower, mark those which show good properties, placing a small deal peg or tally against each, entering in a memorandum book their colour, qualities, &c. Should semi-double varieties exhibit any novel or striking points, these ought to he saved for the purpose of still furtner improvement, by crossing others with their pollen. Dahlias : Stake immediately, and water the young plants in dry weather. Sometimes snails make too free; it will be advisable by way of precaution to put a ring of soot round each. Give pinks liquid manure, re duce the buds according to the strength of the plants; keep them free front green fly; pinch out laterals; and as soon as convenient " pips" the earliest shoots, and there will be time for another crop; some people layer pinks, but they root so easily from cuttings, and are much neater plants, that we prefer the latter method. Do not forget auriculas and polyanthuses M pots ; of course they are now in some cool and shaded spot for the summer; give them water as they require it, and see that the heads of seed are going on right. Propagate pan-ies by the usual methods, ete. The stems of carnations and pieotees will now elon gate fast; carefully tie, but recollect that these ties must be occasionally looked to, and eased if they require it. HARDY FRUIT GAlta:N. It should be the aim of every cultivator of hardy fruits to induce a fruitful habit in all trees and bushes; and nothing conduces to this so much as summer stopping. The finger and thumb will do more at this se ason, when the shoots ere soft, than half-a-dozen knives in winter, and with far better results. To allow wood to be produ ced which must not only be cut away again, but which, during its growth, is materially damaging the portion which is to remain, carries with it the appearance of very bad management to every reflecting mind. Thin the young shoots which have been thrown up by the raspberry stools, leaving from three to six of the best, according to their strength ; these will form fino strong canes, which may be trained as arches, or tied to stakes, at the next winter pruning. Any young shoots coming up at a distance from the old stools may he left to form plants, which may be taken up in winter to furnish new plantations if such are likely to be required. Cater pillars on gooseberry or currant trees should ho destroyed by hand picking, or by dusting the trees with a little quick lime. The cleanest wsy of proceeding is to dissolve some lime in water, and, after allowing it to subside, to syringe the trees with the clear liquid. tilTehEN I I All crops which it is an object to bring to a high state of perfection in a short space of time, as early peas, cauli llowers, &c., will be considerably benefited by being watered with liquid manure, first loosening the our face of the soil w.th a fork, to allow the liquid to permeate the mass more thoroughly, and at the same time to produce a surface less favourable to evapora tion. Another advantage arising from frequently stir , ring the soil, is in its allowing a freer action of sun and air, and at the same time the growth and increase of weeds will be prevented. Advantage should be taken of all (lull and showery weather to prick out young seedlings of celery, cabbages, &c., into nursery Inds, and to transplant the strongest plants of earlier sowings into their proper places. Basil, savory, tomatoes, and other things raised in hotbed.s, should now be transplanted. Continue to sow peas, and broad and kidney beans, in succession, as soon as those of the last previous sowing appear above ground. Peas of former sowings must be furnished with stakes of the requi site height, as soon as the rows are perceptible ; and when the plants have grown to within a few inches of the tops of the stakes, their points should he pinched off. Do not allow any crops which are cultivated for the sake of their roots or leaves to run into flower or seed, as onions, spinach, pars ley, rhubard, lettuce, &r., hut let the whole energy of every plant be directed, if possible, to the perfect develop aunt of that part fur which it is cultivated, whether it be loaf or fruit ; and any plants which have passed the stage in which they are useful, should be immediately removed. The early-grown crops of parsley now require thinning leaving them for the present about 4 inches asunder, and retaining the finest curled ones. As the plants increase in size, the intermediate ones may be cut away as they are re quired for use, or transplanted. Radishes and lettuces I should now be sown on very rich moist ground ; hut, if tho soil is of a hot and sandy nature, it will be better to culti vate these salads under the shade of a north wall during the summer. COMMITTAL OF A WITNESS FOR CONTEMPT OF COVltT.—During the hearing of a case, " Dadson r. El dridge," before James Espinasse, ltsq. recorder at Roches ter, involving a question of disputed tenancy of some pre miser, one of the defendant's witnesses, named John Bulling (tho son of a publican), whilst under examination by the recorder, having observed a person in court writing, and suspecting him of taking note. of his evidence, abruptly complained to the recorder " that his evidence was being taken down, and that it was not fair." Ile (witness) was ordered to proceed, but, refusing to do so, was told by the recorder that if he did not he would commit him for con ', tempt of court ; to which witness replied, " That he did not cure if he did ; " on which the recorder told him that he would not sanction such offensive conduct, and, there fore, that he (witness) was to consider himself in custody, but should allow him to proceed with his evidence, at tho conclusion of which he was handed over into the hands of the officers in court. A verdict was ultimately given for plaintiff. MAN.SL.IUOUTER AT ASCOT RACES.--On 'Wednes day afternoon, between 4 and 3 o'clock, two persons of low character, one named Isaac Jacobs, a Jew, and a general dealer, and the other named William Hunt, a dyer, who refused to give his address, were on the race course, and there is good reason to believe that conjointly they had suc ceeded in robbing it lady of her purse, containing a large , sum of money, on the course, and that some dispute arose between them about sharing the spoil. The Jew refused to give up any of the money, when Ilunt, with a fo u l expres sion, exclaimed, " I'll knock it out of you," and immedi ately struck him eight or nine blows on the head. The Jew made no resistance, and retreated behind some carriages, whither he was followed by Hunt, who then gave him three or four other blows, the last being dealt on the aide of the head, from the effects of which the man instantly died. Hunt was immediately taken into custody, and on Thurs day night a coroner's inquest returned a verdict of Man slaughter against him, and the coroner issued his warrant, committing him to Reading gaol for trial at the next assizes.