The Express. — London, England, 1853-10-27 00:00:00

to t:•eh proms from their youth to take a calm and Rut ' h ap row of the things which ofLet their iatertr, sod ~.se ..c - them that they shall nut allow others to read w. anal s pies th• parsons. (Applause.) We meet be safe as a manufeeturing and meninx commit wail a sehool ievanshly ow, up alocg with es ery ma oni ot the mount of every pit and mine ist the (Loa I applause.) Now, gentlemen, I must here .knterica. When I e tine through Mouchet he di; 1 leant many of the most intluentat me ‘llll3l4 capitolate talking very gravely upon a import .ed marl them from • aentlernan who was matted, givers:neat to go out to America to make • report time Eslhib turn in New York. That gentleman e the most amlneut of the atechaniciaus nue nia _ea of Manchesttr, empluyar; a very latge none • ,milopie, renowned (.4 the quality of hie pardon „a ascot in ow scient u ic world, and whose bean tie met... were apprecioted fr in the Astronomer aswhende. Las been net: t New York to ye n the preens of eneehan.es and nachanicel arts in - it • ; (Ilea, Lear.) We he has tau/med. le et .: 4: him to thy gee rneneat has as a mt been sr-ce, nor what he has to /ay , specificony upon , a rt;, :Pat report has been so made and pub ', (-natty. But it has o zed out in Niercliesar neioliblum t-ot he has found in America a ,em emote the manufsetaruag operatives, fate • f torte. Cathy each...m.44 arts, which hos cou hien that al see are!. tt0.,1 our own—if we are not to It the real is. the r.ce of nations—we moat edra ,...m,s ha. to putt' em upon a level with the mote t •if Ulated States. (Applame.) We -re an upportunity of judging of this menet h t raper •a mord; but sufficient has n:ready u••zed out e.imotent h.s r.e.ghbouts to excle a great iatereot, and h .hy .sy mono edam. Well, lam delighted to find an eut mon been started fur this they. for all the ve ef all: • lett.= made. because the gentle no, a to was fatly thorp.tent to the task , and he has tone buck to Mil as a 3 necessary to educete the r (deo?, bear. I went to that country pease se; in 1 I pum,:i.htd a re.o:d of in) t.piniwits. duet ems written in i'.i. sad I stated that England would be hemeeht to the eenaioussau that it was to that country A: ironed have to look *pis apprei•elision as to memo t..terarg rivoey. Am' .1 .1. I me dellghted that it ehou.d tai • tr. se I have muted. that it has come from • quarter aid foil a melon to weU qualified to procure correct ...v.r•••10 a, •!sat so one heti question the truth of his frp-rt when It cornea orb I say I am delighted, bet Stiff • at L• 3 11C4 to scow her danger, if there is one. (lo a.) Neeulson used to say to theeu in mosonsunization with hits. " If you base any bad news to tell me, awake aue at ass Lour of the n:gnt ; for good sews will keep, sepbat Lois Entot know too soon.'• (Hear, hair.) 1 , then. lam e.lighteet with th.s; for, let but Lugo:o wl eippe ut a deader to face and of a difficulty to our sersat, am: there is mitres within the compass of human es,..:ity which they will not actomplab. But the great nusfottime le that Eomiehmen are too much given up to sad trammed with their insular pride and premdiee—a eat el Claueee notion of sopceionty—that they well not &i nlay up, and use trine eyes as to what is getup on in 'the's etiu.tnes, until it at ICU late. (Hear, beer.) I an g:3l. Mien' , tl.at this question is to be brought forward. Bat why shoal 1 America be better educated than E5..,100d De you think that • Dew country, which has the gm:lianas- Ilecat•vote, prepaysl forests to level, road. to make, sad every bridge and church to erect—do you think that such it wintry to in a poet'ion to rival an old country, if that ennui will only uu its duty to its people. (Ileo:, hear.) No. ea old country has greater advantages and faciliti( s at commead then • new ear, sad if you Lind a new coun try behtleg an did uner in ibis matter, depend upon it, it is emena et 3.3111 fault in the old one. ( Near, hear) We dee't read .n =lit at Grime when she sent forth her colonies that they became :he teachers ut the mother country. No. Micas always remained the teacher of the whole world. And it is • came it a new people, sect out from us only pettedly, Is to be held up tor our admiration sad ex ompte, odd this, too, is the matter of telucotion. (ilen, hear.) Now, I hope that it won't be said that there is anything in elase remarks which is out of place in an trembly huch as this. It appeals to me that if there can be • meetirig at which 311C11 • subject as this should be discussed it is just such a meeting as this. (Hear, hear.) We are all here, at all events, presumed to feel a great iltsrest in the subject of education, and therefore enshrine to promote it. (ilear, hear.) And I don't despair even now—l should not despair of this country, if the people of this country would only resolve to do it, surpassing all the world in education in a generation or two. Eut we must not refute to adept the improved machinery of ether coant:its. (Hear, hear.) We must nut be Le the Chimes with their kinks, who refuse to bad 1 their ships after our improved model ; we must sot refuse to adopt what we see in other counties, fJ better then our own. If we see the Am( titans beating us ne their spinuing jennies and in their ceiling boats, we adopt their improseuteute—if they send peer • yacht which Mats rote, we send over, and build one which will beat them ; if .. man comes over and picks our locks, we may wonder hoe it is be makes better locks than we do, but we buy them. And ,u it is in other matters of this kind. But on Oa question of education, they have, in the United States, adopted a system which we in this country have not adopted, except in Scotland, to some extent ; and what is so natural as that we should follow the same rule is this matter as we do in the manufacture of our machines fur sginnitg cotton, and in the construction cf our ships. (Hear, hear.) 1 take it that the result beieg iu tavuur of Amer:can education, it proves that they have adopted better Dat3.133 than we have, and if we would rival them we must not be ashamed to adopt their plan if better than our own. (Hear, and applause.) There is nut any party, I believe, now oppo sed to education —none who do nut think hat there is more danger from ignorance in our present art &lel state than in euucation. Whatever our pelitieal predilections, there is not one who will sot pay, whatever we are doomed to undergo, whether proceeding from a straitening of circumstances, from • destine ot our commerce, or from difficulties of a strictly political character—whatever there may be in store fur as of troubles and distresses, there is nobody but will say we Whetter have an educated people to meet them than have to encounter them with manes of igr.orance and untrained passion ; for, after all, the masses of the people do govern in this country—they are called on in the last resort. (Hear, hear.) Every one must admit it is better to have an szbitrator who is trained to discuss reasons and to deduce facts fro n evidence—it is better to have minds of this sort to settle great national questions than to refer suck mighty interests to the arbitrement of ignorance and pm aeon. (" Hear," and applause.) Now, ladies and gentlemen, d I have said too much on this subject for you, and for those elsewhere who may read what I am now baying, I mutt you that I feel so strongly upon it that when amongst a body of men met together in (aeonr of edua tim cannot be responsib:e for withholding my opinions in reference to the want of juvenile education, for it is not possible to compensate for the want of juvenile education by means of such institutions as this. We may by such means improve the education of the people, but we can't have • really educated and safe community unless we begin at the beginning by training the young. Our friend who will follow me will deal with that subject better. I can only say, whether you look at this question of education in the interest of morality or religion, as affecting the happi ness, the interest, or the welfare of society—in whatever way you regard this question—you may depend upon it the very highest interest—the dignity, honour, and hap pious of line people, are bound up with it. (Loud and esutamed applause, during which the hon. member resumed his peat.) Addrean having been delivered by other gentlemen, and • vote of thanks paused to Mr. Cobden and the strangers who had spoken, Mr. eIfIIIIEN replied to the compliment. The prcettdings terminated at bait-past 10 o'clock. l OC [;•. 1111,-X Sm. e4t.attJ .11% ■W 1] TIIE NIVADEIt ix LIVERPOOL.-011 Tuesday an inquest was held at Liverpool, before Mr. P. F. Curry, the borough curoner, upon the body of Richard Crispin, who subbed on Sunday morning by Emanuel Montero, a Spacish seaman. The jury after some time returned • verdict of wilful murder against Emanuel Montero, ab solsicg t' s prisoner Williams. Williams will, however, be kept is c idudy to be dealt with by the magistrates. Tne lA4 or THE DALnouste.—The statement Of the wenn, Joseph Reed, to the effect that a *chooser sailed frcza Cie wreck without offering assistance, has been formally contradicted by Mr. J. F. Manilla, the master, Ilicl.Ar4 Manisa, the mate, and four seamen, the crew, of tha of Easter, the 'Trawl in question. • • ifIANNIGITING AT GATESHEAD. --This day, the me, a appointed a day of onlemn thanksgiving for the de brtream of Oateshea I from Cholera. Divine service is to be celebrated in the churches and other places of worship is the town, aad collections are to he made for those left iestitate by the pestslcace. Immediate steps arc being tcken to improve both Ciateshead and Newcastle, by fur oohing them with better water and better reeidenc,e for the Wiii..tlUclaases. Kew castle and Ottesheud on behslf of the widows and orphans left by cholera in both towns are coming up well. ILLEGALITY or OMNIBUS ADVERTISIN6.—SOMC roarer is have stated that omnibus advertisements are prohi beted by the recent set. This is incorrect. Advertiecmenta placed so as to obstruct the light are only forbidden. TIIE C tr.orrz.—On the night of Thursday last (le Fast Day), an elderly man was passing through Kau thithall-lase, Glasgow, on his way home, a little the worse 01 liquor, wham he was set on by some ruffians, severely garotted—Ms threat being so roughly compressed as to melte his breathing difficult for fifteen minutes afte►—end robbed of his overcoat, three sovereigns and '2os. in cash. Between the bolus of twelve and one o'clock oa Sunday morning last, a young maa was garotted and robbed of a 11. note in ftenfeld•etreet. A mason named John cott—who hes lately concluded an eighteen months' imprisonment— and a Ater named John Andrew, were caught and ap- plant:set on suspicion cf being the guilty parties. The missing note was not found on them ; but, in making the search, they were partially stripped. Scott's overcoat proved to be •he coat stolen from the old man who had been garotted in Sauchiehall-lane on the previous Thursday evening, and his undercoat preyed to be the identical ►hoot ing coat stolen from the premises of Mr. Devine on the 3rd intt. A handkerchief was alto found in his possession that was one of those carried ar ahoy.; with the Cont. Both prisoners have been remitted to the sheriff.—North British .11a1;. NEW PRINTING MACIIINE.—A New York cor respondent gives a report of a new American printing puss, will will print from uncut ?aper, rolling from a . ylinder, eattarg and folding, with pert,ct regularity, 30,000 capita each btur ; the inventor declaring his ability to print one wile of paper as fast as a locomotive can run on a railway, RUSSIA AND TCRKEY. PUBLIC MEETING IN THE TOWER HAMLETS. A public meeting of the inhabitants of the Tower Hamlets was held last evening at the Beau ra:nt Institution, Beaumont•equare, for the purpose of givirg expression to public opinion, with respect to the aggreesi !Aso( Russia, and considering the steps which ought to be taken by government and the country. The meeting was we:: attended, the large tom being full. On the motion of Mr. Newton, Captain MATTE Rein was called to the chair. The CHA:n WAN observed that he need not inform them what was the object of that meetirg, for there was not a man in that room whose heart did not toil slim that he was there as a fri,nd of Turkey. (Cheers) He might urge numerous ri asnits why they should have that sentiment in their heart. They were thereby suppor Lig the material latereas of this country. Even now, the threateniag atti tads held by the Czar hal produced a commercial stagnat hal that was fee in England, and the present hies price of bread was the result of that stagnation. What were the designs of the first Czar of Russia The mastery of Europe. It was plainly written in his testament, mulch leo been dueuvered and published. What said Alexander .• Constaie•inopie is the key of my house ;" but he did not mean that Lis house should be BUS-1.1. Ile intended to make it a louse of many mansions. Europe was the house to which he referred. And what said the present Czar i Did they think he intended to go hack from the testament eat Lim by his predecessor No, once the first history of Russia none of its Czars Lad shown tho same energy and determination to carry out the designs of Peter the Great. What he 'venture was en ocean in whick to float his ships, and if he got that lie would in a few yea» ovate both the ships and tne men, and then the material interest of Enaland would suffer, fur Routs would JtCoille the mis tress of the seas. They had further to thii.l.l on the viola thin of intces.ational law and of En t :its:l honour, and i they allowed the Czar of Russia, when he pleased, to enter a weak country and say he should interfere began , e the population were not cwitented, from that moment the Emperor of Russia, or any ether despot, might, whenever he pl; need, despoil his weaker neighbour. The gallant captain then went on to speak of Mr. Cobden and the peace party. lie characterised the cpinions of Mr. Cobden en this question as seams absurdities. Mr. Cob. den said he did not see on the platforms at these meetings men who were the recognised representatives of public opi nion. Ile (Captain Mayne Reid) replied that the people were there, and they were unanimous in their condemns. tion of the conduct of the Czar. If there were any recreants it was these representatives of public opinion. Letters were read from Lard Dudley Stuart, Mr. Chas. S. I:utler, M.P., and Mr. T. Duncombe, M.P., who ex pressed their regret that they could out attend. Sir W. Clay had also been written to, but nu answer had been Tee , iced from him. Mr. NEWToR then moved a resolution,' declaring the in vasion of the Danubian Principalities by the Emperor of Russia a wanton and unjustifiable aggro...ion on the tern. tories of Turkey, aad a violation of international law, cal culated to endanger the interests and imperil the likurtiea of Western Horne ; and also declaring that it is the duty of this country to laird effectual assistance to enable Turkey to repel this aggression, and to abstain from diplo matic intercourse with Russia until satisfactory reparation has been made. Mr. Newton argued that we were bound to Turkey, becalm when the demands on her were mad* by Russia, the advice of England to Turkey was not to submit to them. Mr. Cobden said the Turkish nation was effete, bat the Turkish government was more tolerant then that of Russia. The Greek Christians in Turkey did not want thelprotectorate of Russia. The peu i de of this coun• try would all egiee with Mr. Cobden and the peace party that war was an evil. They did not :ikc war, but they liked despotism leas. Mr. Moooery supported the resolution. Mr. 1). UMW:HAAT said the conduct of the government bad been universally condemned by the people of this gauntry, and yet the people bad not the power to change either the men or the measures. It was to discuss that caution that bed brought him there. He contended that Russia had not n victim that was not their victim. Ile sonsidered it was a delusion to talk of failing nations. Look at Spain. It was overrun by half a million French soldiers, under most able generals, but they could nut subdue the Spanish people. The Spanish peasants drove the French soldiers out of the country. And so it would be with Turkey and the Russian soldiers. Hs pointed to the fact that at the recent grand council in Turkey the persons composing it, not having power to ins- psis a tax on the people, voluntarily raised amongst them selves and their friends a sum equal to two thirds of the annual revenue. lie did not agree in the opinion that our government hail committed a blunder in this matter. What they had done was intentional. The fleet was ordered to pass she Dardanelles to support the Sultan against his people if he accepted the Vienna note. No, our govern- ment did not act blindly. (A voice—H , ;;uishly.) Ile was glad of the intarruptiou. lie did not want himself to ex press the term. The whole course of the polies , dour go- vernment had been to serve Russia. And the people could sot replace the ministry, they could do nothing. (A voice —We have no votes.) The reason was not that they had not votes, but that they were destitute of sense. (Laughter.) If the people were better informed then they might have the wisdom of the Czar turned into folly, but not till then. The resolution was they put and carried unanimously. Mr. Iloweth proposed a resoluturn characterising the conduct of ministers as deficient in energy, and declaring that the people of this country cannot Len any confidence that the foreign relations will be administered with tha good faith and energy the occasion demands, so long as they are under the uncontrolled guidance of the present cabinet. Mr. MATTHIAS seconded the resolution. Mr. CARDUA proposed an amendment that the position now occupied by Russia could only have been brought about by collusion with the English government. The amendment was added to the resolution, which then passed. Another resolution was then proposed by Mr. BEARD sod seconded by Captain HAMPTON, and also agreed to, to the effect that it is time the foreign affairs of a great nation like England were cmducted straightforwardly and openly, and not through the tortuous channels of secret diplomacy. The meeting then separated. ALARMING FIRES IN LAMBETH AND HAMPSTEAD ROAD. This morning, between the hours of twelve and one, two fires broke out almost at the same moment—one in Lambeth, and the other in the Hampstead-road. One occcurred in the premises of Mr. Lovesay, a chandler and general dealer, carrying cm business at No. 36, George street, Lambeth-walk. At the time of the outbreak the various inmates of the house were In their beds asleep. They were quickly aroused by the police, and those sleeping in the lower part of the house were enabled to effect • safe retreat, but not until they were nearly suffocated with smoke. Two lodgers, living in the top part of the house, had to jump through a skylight, and, in so doing, it is feared that they were badly cut by the glass broken by their weight. Mr. Inspector Carter, who was on the spot in tho course of a few minutes after the alarm was given, entered the buildiug, and with the rid of buckets of water succeeded in keening the fire from progressing daring the time lost in sending for the engines. la • very brief period the Royal Society's es capes arrived, as well as the engines of the parish, Hodge's Distillery, the London ;Brigade, and West of England office. Every one present at once went to work, but in spite of which the lire could not be subdued until the whole of the contents of the shop were consumed, and much damage done to the upper portion of the premises by heat. Fortunately the buffeter was inaured iu the Monarch Fire omee. The other fire cook place on the premises of Mr. ll Lang, • tailor, No. 20, ampton-terrace, Hampstead - road, nearly facing the Camden station of the North Western Rail way. As in the previous care, the inmates were all in bed and asleep when tho alarm was given, and it was en:y by forcing their way through the smoke that they 'scored with their lives. The engines of the Brigade and West of 'England office attended as quickly as possibl..., hut the lire could nut be got under until the stock in the shop was all but consumed. The sufferer was insared in the Sun Fire Office. Beth fires, it is presumed, arose from an escape of gas. SAVINGS BANK ANNUMBh.—The law relating to to these annuities has been altered by 1G and 17 Vic , e. 45, which came into force on the 10th October. Annuities can I now be contracted for at the National Debt Office any day between 10 and 3 o'clock, without any fee being payable by the purchaser, or they may be purchased of the Commis. sinners for the Reduction of the National Debt, through the agency of othcers of savings banks, who may charge ter an annuity under .5/. a fee of 55., and for ovary 5/. five shil lings, up to 3J1., thirty shillings. The annuitiea are imme diate or deferred. The purchaser of a derc,Ted lifo annuity can, if he think proper, have the purchase money returnable to him if demanded, or after his death to his representa tives, provided no instalment of the annuity has been paid, or he can purchase such annuity withcut the purchabe money bring returazble. The tables and necessary forms can be obtained (gratis) at the National Debt-office, 19, Old Jewry. SUICIDE Ar AN HOTEL. Yesterday morning, about nine o'clock, a gentleman committed self-destruction, at the Bridge-house Hotel, London-bridge. About that time a report of a pistol was heard to proceed from the bath-room, and the attendant on entering found that a gentleman had shot hituselfthrough the heart. M Thr Eitto Cs OCCUItRENCE UN TIM SOUTII WESTERN RAILWAY.—On Saturday night last, at about 10 o'clock, (*corgis Penfold, a cabinet-maker, aged 39, was found on the South Western Railway, between the Water loo Station and Nine Elms. lie had a frightful wound on his head, and died goon after. An inquest was held on the body yesterday, but it could not be ascertained how the deceased came by his injuries, or how he got upon the line. A brother expressed his opinion that there bad been no reason for suspecting that he wuuld commit suicide. The jury found au open verdict. THE WAGES MOVEMENT. MEETING OF OF OPERATIVE SPINNERS. Piarrox, WEDPIEEDAT. _ _ _ _ • Yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, there was an aggregate gathering of the operative cotton•epiuners aed self-acting minders in the Orchard; Mr. JOHN B.II:4ENT presiding. About 6,00:) people were present. The following rc , olutiou was agreed to :—" That it is the unanimous determination of this meeting to stand firm and united for the ten pyr cent., and a strict adherence to our uni TIP: BLOCK-PAIN - J - I:ns' Srrari.E.—We are gratified to be able to announce the rec,nciliatieu of the master Itlele•pi inters and about 7,000 of their workmen. At a numerously attended conference of the employers and em ployed, held at Paisley la,t week, at which delegates were present front Kilmarnock and Barrhead, u compromise elm effected, the masters agreeing to pay t►e men fortnightly, instead of monthly, on an•t after the Ist of January, IPii, at the same time signifying their willingness to grant r. a snnable advances on the earnings of the emp!oyes fur the intermediate fortnights a, till that date. The strike is consequently now at an ead.—Forth British Mail. TIIE S.ATEEDAY lIALI-HOLIDAT MOVEMENT AT EDIN Au3(.ll.—The workmen in the employment of Messrs. E. Laoilaw and Sin, Simon square, having by a deputati - in of their number presented a memorial requesting the pri• allege of a Saturday half holiday from two cieleek, and , also alt ration ficin fortnightly to weekly payments, Mr. I Laidlaw in the most handsome and generous manner coa -1 ceded the request cf his workmen without making any re• ' iluotion ef their pay. The firm employ about 150 indivi dual., and have a large re..diug room and library. which were est .lilished by Mr. Laidlaw for the benefit of thus. to his mai loymenc.—North British Mail. BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF BLUES. _~ The annual meeting of members of this society Wyk place yesterday at the London Tasern, for ballot of pensid: m, and for otl.er purposes. The ballot commenced at two o'clock and eni:ed at four, and the general meeting for despatch of the year's business commenced at seven o'clock, when lair. CIIALLES Few, the president, took the chair. The minutia of the previous meeting baying been confirmed, the Secretary rraceeded to read the list of sue eesstul candidates, from which it appeared that four aged persons, veMyse united ages amounted to 269 years, had been elected pensioners of the society. The successful can didates will receive 161. a year to the men, and 121. each for the women. Two of unsuAcessful candidates who had twice applied, reciie - d gratuities of 21. each, aid three ' others of 1/. each, the present being their first apphcation. The secretary then read the rcport, which congratulated the society on the increase of its funds, arising out of the late festival, which Lai produced no less a sum than 3,0121. 'i5. Much of this sums* was owing to ,the exertions of Mr. Few, the president, as also to the liberality of the sisters of the late Mr. Thackeray, who had added 2001. to that gen tleman's munificent gift of .3001. 'lbis state of the funds but induced the directors to increase the male and femnle pensions respectively from 12/. to 161., and Irons 101. to 121. ; and in one Case, that of the original founder of the society from 161. to 201. The report proceeded to notice a number of cases, in labial Blues or their relatives in temporary distress had been be netitcd by loans, 1.1 2 the fact that thirty new members had joined at the festival, ard concluded with an exhorta tion to the members to maintain, and, where possible, to increase the efficiency of the society. The statement of the accounts showed the amount of receipts for the put half year (including the proceeds of the festival) to be 3,2'28L 2.. Bd.s; and thin baLnee in the treasurer's bands 4651. 10s. 4d. The funded capital had been increased Item P 1,000!. to 11,11001., And it was determined that the interest on this sum should be applied exclusively to the payment of pensions. On the motion that the report be adopted, Mr. 8. Duns objected to that portion of the report which recommended teat until the funded casital amounted to 15,0001.. the whole of the annual subscriptions should not be available for loans and gifts. Ile proposed that the Little be 12,000/. Alter some discutsion,:the report was adopted without amendment. _ . _ W T The other business of the meeting was then disposed of, and the proceedings lumina...ed. FIRE AT SIR ELKAN,',II ARMITAGE AND SONS' MILL, MANCHESTER. Shortly before seven o'clock yesterday morning, a fire broke out in one of ,the upper rooms of a fire-proof building ou the premises of Sir Elkanah Armitage and Sons, cotton spinners and weavers,. New-mills, Pendleton. The fire originated in a mixing room at the top of the mill. and was caused by the ignition of tho cotton in an " ele phant," a machine which is used for opening the raw ma teriel. After passing through the elephant, the cotton de scends through some apertures in the floor to a lower room, where it is received by the attaching machines, and over the elephant is a sort of flue or pipe which carries off the dust. When the cotton was ignited in the elephant, the draught through this pipe fanned the flames, so that they quickly spread, and set fire to a considerable quantity of liaised cotton which was in the room. Some of the cotton from the elephant also carried the fire into the room below, and though as soon as possible the iron doors which close the apertures above mentioned were shut, that which had already passed, had fired some in the lower apart ment. The fire was confined to these two rooms, and raged in tie upper one with considerable violence. When the fire was discovered, information was sent to the Fite engine Stations in Manchester and Salford, and at &quarter to eight three engines arrived from the latter, followed shortly afterwards by two more from the former. They were all got speedily into pley, and the fire was got under by half-past eight. Before it could be quite extinguished, large quantities of cotton had to be carried out of the premises, and played upon, but this did not occupy a great length of time. The rooms being fire-proof, the damage was confined to the destruction of a quantity of cotton, and injury of the elephant and some of the scutching machines, and amounted altogether to about 3001. or VOL, which is believed to be covered by insistence. The fire occa sioned the stoppage of the portion of the works in which the operations of spinning are carried on, which will probably continue for two or three days. The most praiseworthy exertions were made by the workpeople and neighbours, who came in great numbers before the fire engines arrived, and threw water on the fire from every description of utensil that could be brought into requisition for that purpose. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 27, 1853. SIGNOR PANIZZI IN GLASGOW. Some few months ago (saya the .Yorth British Mail) two young men, clerks tu the employment of Gilson- Craig, Billie, and Brodie, W.S., 5, Thistle-street, entered the shops of Messrs. Sutherland and Knox, T. and T. Clarke, and Thomas G. Stephenson, from whom they pur chased, in the name of their employers , VIIIIOII6 boo which amounted in value to the sum of 211. Now this, as since explained, was done for the express purpose of found ' ing proceedings against them, which, in the course of a few weeks thereafter, were, without any notice, warning, or intimation, carried into effect before the Sheriff Court and in the Court of Session. The summons bore that it was for having sold certain books to the said clerks, and con cluding fur repayment of the purchase money and " costs reasonably incurred," together with the penalties thereon for what is termed • " non-compliance with the provisions of the Copyright Act of 1842"—vis., in not having de livered, within a certain time, one copy of each of their publications to " Antonio Panissi, keeper of the printed books in the British Museum," for the use of the library thereof. No defence was made. The sums charged as " costs or law expenses thereon," full payment of which was enforced by the said Gibson-Craig, Dalsiel, and Brodie, W.S., amounted to 24/. 19a. Id. FIRE TM ONE OF TUE LIVERPOOL DOCKS AND Loss or Lira.—Yesterday morning a fire broke out in the stesm.tug Dreadnought, lying in the King's Dock. The engines of the Firs Brigade were soon on the spot, and after considerable difficulty the fire was got under, but not until considerable damage was done to the vessel. One of the brigade, whilst directing the hose from the pier, lost his balance and fell into the river, and was drowned before aid could be rendered. Two other men were seriously injured by falling into the hold of the vessel. The Dread ncught had just been fitted out for NA, and was to have Bern despatched yesterday morning to assist in laying down the wires between Portpatrick and Donaghadee. ATTEMPTED MPEDED BY DROWNING.--On Tues day afternoon, as Warder Pine, of the convict hulk Briton, lying in Portsmouth Harbour, was engaged taking a con vict named Roberts from that hulk to the Stirling Castle, lying adjacent, he was murderously attacked by his ward, and forcibly ejected from the boat into the water. Fortu nately another officer was engaged in the same duty, and when Pine was sinking his brother officer grappled him with the boat-hook, and thus rescued him from an untimely grave. When Piot was extricated from the water his fore head presented a fii,thtful wound, which he received in the fracas. The convict was soon secured by other warders, who, on witnessing the affray, put off to the rescue. A strong current ordinarily sets between the ships, but at the ti me of the occurrence it was not so, or he must have been carried out of the reach of his brother officer, who hooked him as he was sinking. The same convict, not many menthe since, bit one of the warders in the leg, causing a long illness, and for some time the officer's limb was en dangered. HOMICIDE AT GLASGOW. —On Monday forenoon, a man named Chambers, a blacksmith, residing in the in flicted by Glasgow, was killed by a blow by a pensioner of the 92.1, named Rainsted, who lived in the Fame place. Itainsted, being considerably the worse of liquor, attempted to pick a quarrel with the deceased, who was advised by his landlady to go into another room, whither, however, the pensioner followed him, and com menced assaulting him. Be tried to get away rom hie as sailant, and was about doing so, when he received a blow on the head which caused him to fall down two or three steps, whence be never arise with life. Rainsted, seeing what he bad done, made di, hut he was captured about two hours after by the criminal officers, and has been lodged in prison, to await the issue`of the judicial proceedings which will be taken.—:4/ 1 / 4 Brats/, THE CHOLERA. Mood %Kinard' Board of Health, Oct. 2d.) METROPOLIS. From returns made by the superintendents of the K, M, and P divisions of police to the commis .ioners of police, and •ransmitted by the commis sioners to the General Board of Health, it appears that on the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th instant, there have occurred within those districts four cases of cholera, all terminating fatally. In one case the person died 9 hours after the attack, and in a second 18 hours after seizure. GATESHEAD. Oct. 24.—Two deaths from cholera were registered as occurring this day in the i leworth district of this union. This makes the 4tOth death from cholera, there having also been 43 from diarrheea. There were also two deaths at lleworth on the following day. In a communication recently received from this town deploring . that so little preparation had been made for meeting the pestilence, the following are enumerated among the disastrous consequences of its , visitation : „ Our tradesmen, wholesale and retail, have 10.,t thousands, their customers being afraid to enter the town even wit? , supplies; an enormous expense has been incurred in tending and feeding the sick and burying the dead; a grievous permanent charge upon the rates for the support of the widows and orphans who have lost their bread-winners; and the work is yet to do." An instance was recently given at Huwden, on the north side of the Tyne, of ono particular house, in w Lica the first caws of cholera appeared iu 1831, in 1818, and now in 1833. Ou the south bide of the Tyne, at Gateshead, perfectly Isimilur occurrences are represented as having taken place with reference to entire districts. 51r. Lee, one of the engineering inspectors of the General Board of Health, after giving a vast num ber of details characterised by a loathsome monotony of horrors, thus concludes an able report upon Gateshead. Speaking of Hillgate, he says:—" I can bear testimony to the truth of all the above; and yet, faint as is the resemblance to the original (even in times of comparative health) there requires to be added—to complete the picture as it came under my observation—all the horrors of a raging pestilence ; in almost every snot of open Fround in the courts the surface spend with filth, including the cast out straw or chaff from the miserable beds upon which the last struggles of patients had recently taken place ; the quietness resulting from an almost entire cessation of business traffic ; the absence from the district of all respectable persons, except the-e whom imperative duty required to bo there ; the anxious importunity of wretched half-clad females soliciting the means of drowning their excitement in intoxication—the panic-stricken countenances of others who had lost all power of motion from fear ; the medical officers followed along the streets, as I often wee, and asked for medicine by human beings alive, but already touched by the finger of the destroyer, and destined in all probability to be soon numbered among its victims. On the ono hand and on the other, as we proceed with our inspection, lie the dying and the dead,while among the chief sounds that meet the ear are the moans and the bitterness of the bereaved—husbands and wives, parents and orphans. In Dunn's and Price's Yard the ordure was lying at the very doors of the wretched tenements. Them had been more than ten deaths iu this Yard, and at the time of my visit one woman lay dead, and another was r 1) lug. A young woman in the Yard had just been left a widow with four small children. She was maunderinr , about, out of doors, herself in the premonitory stage of choleraic diarrhoea, with the youngest child in her arms, and one or two others hanging on to her ragged skirts. She appealed for the price of some bread for her children, and I was assured immediately afterward, that she would spend the money in drink. Several aged female wretches sallied from a bedside to beg pecuniary charity for another sick woman, but I fuund that she could never take food or medicine again, and was informed that if they had obtained money it would have been imme diately expended in ardent spirits for themselves. These are come of the melancholy features that in a time of pestilence have to be added to the pic ture drawn in 1850 by Mr. Itawlinson. They show not only the exceedingly small value of human life in the locality, but also, that all social and moral feelings are destroyed, and that man becomes utterly brutalised. when surrounded by such degrading physical circumstances as exist in Hill gate in the borough of Gateshead." STONEDATEN.—The medical officer of the parochial board of Punnottar reports on the 24th instant that he was called in on that afternoon to inspect the body of a man who it was stated "died after an ill ness of six hours, on Friday morning last at sea, on board the sloop Farmer, from Shields to Montrose. The said sloop put into the harbour of Stonehaven this afternoon (24th), where it now lies. The body has been removed from the ship. From the appear ance of the body (adds the medical officer) and from the history of the man's illness, which I received from the other men belonging to the ship, I am of opinion that he died of cholera, and under that im pression gave such orders to the crew as I thought necessary to prevent the disease spreading." HEMEL HEMPSTEAD UNION (130111100R).-24.th October, Cholera, 1 death. NEWCASTLE.-011 the 23th October, no cases from cholera were registered. One death from diarrheca was entered on that day as having occurred in the Westgate district. EFFECTS OF " SPIRIT-RAPPING" IN AMERICA. The following are extract from the American papers: "The wife of Michael Catt, of Decker Township, In diana, was shot on Monday last by her daughter-in-law, who was much excited on supentahual objects at the time." " Mr. Orville Hatch, of Franklin, Connecticut, has be come insane, having devoted considerable attention to the subject of spiritual rapping,. Mr. Hatch is a fanner, and has been instrumental in introducing many important im provements in agriculture." "Mr. Barber, a deacon in one of the churches (Congre gational) in Warwick, has become insane, in consequence of surrendering himself to the 'spiritual rapping' delusion. His wife and other members of the family are in a similar state." " Mr. B. Peabody hung himself in a barn in Grafton, Lorain county, on Friday last. Ho was an amiable, in telligent, and respected young man, and became so ab sorbed in rappings as to unbalance his mind. llis case is but one of a long list of insane, made so by modern rap ping, and spiritualism." " The annual report of the Ohio Lunatic Asylum dis closes the fact, that there are no fewer than 26 persons (13 men and 13 women) who have found their way there by means of the spiritual tappings." " Samuel Dole, of Warlington county, Ohio, was made insane by the spirit rapping., and became posscsaid with the idea that he must offer, like Abraham, a sacrifice to the Supreme. He accordingly proceeded to cut cif one of his own feet, which he succeeded in doing in a very scientific manner, and with heroic determination. His family, fearing that some other of his limbs might be de manded in alike cause, had him conveyed to the Lunatic Asylum." " A young woman was removed to the Asylum at Utica this week, having become insane in consequence of witness lag some ' spiritual' experiments in blimachussets. She is now wild with madness." " Mr. Christopher Snevely, a very worthy and industrious citizen of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has became insane in consequence of attending to' spiritual manifestations,' and bas been conveyed to the Pennsylvania Lunatic Asylum, and is now a raving maniac." "Ebenezer Pope, of Milton, bung himself on the 14th instant; cause 'spiritual rappings.' lie was one of the select mcn, and leaves a family to mourn over his terrible delusion." We regret to announce that a lady of Northampton, Musachusetts, a lady too of great beauty, lovedness, and intelligence, the mother of six children, has become raving mad through the influence of 'spiritual manifestations.' She was conveyed to the Dattictorough Insane Hospital, on Wednesday, in such a slate of excitement that it took two attendants to hold her. These instances are multiply ing with fearful rapidity in every quarter of the country. Smile of the most sane, too, out of the mad-house, talk like madmen." DINNER IN A GASOMETER.—Tho contractors of the l'Aisley Oas oral commemorated the completion of the new works on Tuesday evening by entertaining up wards of 160 gentlemen within the gasometer, which was suitably fitted up for the occasion. THE "ESTABLISHED BUSINESS" SWINDLE. (From Ovriositiss of London Life.) Just on the same principle as the American backwoodsman locates upon a plot of savage territory, tells the forest tircb:r, burns the lumber, ploughs and sows the reclaimed land—then sells the whole clenriog, stock, lot, and coming crop, to some uandetirg emigrant. in search of • settlement —so in London there is a class of men (sod, we may add, of women too) whose favourite occupation it is to open new shops, and diq out, as it were, new channels ler the cur• reuls'of comm - erce: in the yt:t untritd neighbourhoods of the ever-increasing metropolis; selling their newly t..rmed establishments so soon as they are set a. goirg„ and its a fair war of sweets, tither to new-married couTA-rs, country im migrante, or other parties whom tney u..ty suit. Against such a mode of gaining a live) mood. however singular may appear to some, nothing can he juily said. These par ties are often of etieotial service to the community, to whom they frequently introduce *he co nveniences of retail trade in the localities which, with.,ut syrulat:ve etiterprivc, would long remain strangers to third. They are the pio neers of max, whose mission it is to clear the way for the commercial !vest which has in due time to follow ill their Lotsteps. They owe their success (and most of them are successful) to tha possession cf a ray:• tact an crimivation in reference to business matters, as well as to a coati terable amount ot t hat constitutional emery y and restlesanc ss which so remarkably characterise their prototype of the " far west." Bat as everything successful in Lmeton it. sun: to Five bush to its countett•i!, so in tlns peculiar walk of life there ere hundreds of unprincipled knaves who make a prey of the strseger and the inexperienced by the uncer ft is e pretences, of mock estalhiAments, whose prc• onded retinas have no existence save iu the records of It se: of plausible Qe2ount•buoks, artfully made up tar the ptapuse of .I.frkuei in7 the unwary. We sWi more effectually expose the modus rpernidi of this sort of swindlers by a brit f recital of what 1.1 tu al I y oc curred to a friend of our own who unhapp:ly fell into their clutches, than by any formal descriptions that could be glven. In the year IS4—, Walter S— found himself, at the demise of his I ,et surviving parent, under the necessity of seeking a livelihood. With youth, health, and a tckrably good education, and with 600 t. in his pocket, he lef. his native plac?, and came to London to prosecute his fortune. After pushing his inquiries in town fur near three months, without tinihng anything to suit him, he began to turn his rgtention to the morning papers, and to cou the advertise. meats witn a degree of interest which can c e ly be appre ciated by these who have been in similar circumstanc e s. . . At length, lured by the prospect of a good income in return her very moderate excrtione, he applied personally at the ()Mee of a house agent iu Oxford-street, who had advertised his business for sale. The office us' a sort of seui-ehop ein the ground floor, at the west end of the street ; a7d thongh bearia• a remarkably neat and genteel appearance, hod withal ' a some , vbat worn and business aspect. Tths f.e thought looked well. Ilaving made hie purpose known t.. the single clok, that functionary touched a bell, which brought out the principal fruit au inner chamber—a sober, rather sad.visiged, well-dressed individual, of about lire anelsthirty, in deep mour,.Mg. makin; l.nowa the object of his Teeit, and referring to the edvertisement in the Tuns of that morning, the advertiser demanded whether it was the intention of his visitor to pure:lase the Lus:ntss lbr himself, or was hie merely making inquiries on Imialf of another person ? S-- replied that he was acting solely on his own account, and that, if the business bore out the terms of the advertisement, it was his intention to make him an offer. "I could easily satiety you," call the other, " that this bu.inesi wo - ild have justified me iu employing much s ringer t.rr...; of recommendation ; but the fact is, that although I have doubled the returns since I bought it my elf. 1 have no 'visa to recover more than the money I paid for it—the death of a relitive having roleriaed sae from the further ucccesiry of any busioess oc:upation at all. tut I fear you are ton late ; I parted with a gentleman not au hour ago who has all but decided woo tAing it. It is a pity you did not apply before: I cannot any anything dc. cisivc ou it at present. Good morning, sir." "Good nv,rning;" and S— had aready reached the door, disappointment in his lAce, when the other cried, "Scup; youumaygive me your address. It is possible the first applicant rusty not conclude the affair. It strikes me from sonic lematks he let drop, that he may net have the cash at band, in which case I will let you know the day' after to-morrow. By the way, we may as well understand each other—you will allow we to asi you if you are pre pared to pay cash down, or what date, supposing we should do busine to,;ether i" "Why," said I had not resolved to Pifer you the exact amount you demand ; but 1 will say this, that if, after full investigation of the business and returns, we should deal, it will be fur cash." " In that case," said the agent, " you shall have the pre , ferules if the party who has just left does not conclude the purchase Perhaps you will look in at eleven the day after to-morrow, and thus save time i" _ _ 7 ' S-- promised he would do so punctually, and de parted, not without hopes of becoming yet the leoprietor of so snug a concern. At eleven precisely on the day appointed B—opened the office door. The principal was standing at the desk in earnest, almost angry, discussion witn an elderly man of gentlemanly garb and manners. lie nodded to the new comer, and motioned to his clerk to show him into the pri vate room, which was so situated that S— could not avoid hearing every syllable that was uttered in the office.. lle soon became aware that the stranger wes the first rippli- ce.nt whose rivalry he had so much dreaded; and be heard with secret satisfaction that though eagerly desirous of se curing the business, be was not in a condition to pay dawn the required sum upon taking possession. Ile pleaded hard to be allowed to make a deposit of partof the purchase money, by way of Wading the bargain, offering three hun dred pounds an cash, and the rest in hills of short date. This the agent would by no means allow, and upbraided him with having deceived him in that particular at their former interviews. The stranger retorted, and the discus sion grew almost into a quarrel, both parties becoming less ceremonious as the dispute waled warm. It ended at last ' in the agent bowing out his would-be successor, who de- I parted muttering his dissatisfaction in no measured terms. The coast was now clear for S--, with whom, after _ . . apologising for the warmth of his langu'age to the stranger, and remarking that it was a singular coincidence that S— should have arrived just in time to witness their disagree ment, an arrangement was entered into for examining the hooks and testing the present state of the business. Refer ences having been exchanged on both sides, that same after noon the books of the last two years were gone over cur sorily, but carefully, and checked with the annual audits, in a manner, and with a result, perfectly satisfactory to the incoming proprietor. During the examination two parties galled and paid 61. as per ceutage on hones s let by the agent. Before leaviag the premises, at sunset, 3 had agreed to spend the ensuing fortnight in the office, as well to test the average returns, as to learn the simple routine of manage ment. The fortnight passed pleasantly enough. The books were left in the hands of S—, who conned them carefully, and never conceived the slightest suspicion of their genuineness. The clerk proved a rollicking out spoken fellow, fond of cigars and bottled ale, and made no scruple of abusing his employer for not having raised his salary beyond a paltry hundred—affirmed that to his exer tions and attention the success of the office was sasiuly due —and hoped that S—, on assuming the government, wonla have the liberality to do hiaajnatice. There was no lack of business during the period of probation. Persons dropped in with notices of houses and premises to let, for the registry and exhibition of which on the office show boards they paid willingly, according to a liberal scale of charges. The principal was absent for hours together every day, and once lor two whole days, during which S— had the luck to let a mansion in a neighbouring square for 1801. a year—accompanied the incoming tenant in the examina tion of the premises, and received from the landlord 5 per cent. upon the first year's rent. In addition to this, busi ness was transacted of a less:important character, but which yet yielded a comfortable profit to the agent. As the fort night drew to a close, it appeared plainly enough that the profits averaged altogether, after paying expensed, nearly 10/. a week ; and S— began to think it was a pity that he had not struck the bargain before, and pocketed them himself. When the time was up, and the agent asked him if ho was satisfied with what they were doing, and was disposed to conclude the affair, he was but too ready to do so; and the next day a lawyer was called in, an agreement drawn up in due form, and signed by both parties ; 450/. was paid down by S—, and bills at short dates were given for 150/. more. The " agreement for a lease " of the offices, and the landlord's receipts for rents, together with all books and documents connected with the business, were made over to the new purchaser ; and before starting for the north to "take possession of hie newly-bequeathed pro perty," the agent secretly advised S— to get rid of the clerk. "You will find that you can easily manage the whole affair yourself," said Le ; "and you may as well save the expense of such a fellow, who is likely to prove au annoyance to any ono who does not know bow to manage him as I do." This recommendation proved iu the result quite unnecessary. S— took up what be now considered his permanent quarters on the ensuing day, and hired a sleeping-room close by for the better convenience of busi ness. But no clerk made his appearance. This did not as first trouble the new proprietor, who attributed his absence to some convivial irregularity, and felt pretty sure of his speedy return. Two, three, four days—a whole week pawed, and no clerk,—and what, alas! was a thousand times worse, not a single customer ! S—, now a prey to awful suspicions of foul play, lived upon tenter-hooks. Another and another week elapsed; and though the stream of popu lation rushed incessantly past the office door, there were hardly more signs of business in the deserted rooms within than in the silent mummy chamber of an Egyptian pyra mid. At length, when nearly two months Lad passed away without the realization of a stiletto shilling, and S-- had become gradually awake to the completeuss ot his victimi sation, a stranger called with a demand for two quarters' rent, and threatened to seize if it were not paid tmmedi utely. S-- produced his receipts up to the last quarter, which proved to be mere fabrications, signed with a name ' the same in sound, but differing in spelling from that ot the real landlord. Frem explanations that ensued and from reference to neighbours, and to tho ,inmates of the t u h p e per ab p eet al ab o l f e the house, rho apparent. . i had 1 been n .l ac b r h o i u n s e , h rY t to of so successful an issue, was made The agent himself, the clerk , the " prior applicant,: the customers, the gentlemen who bad taken the house tu the square (which house, by the way, belonged to the land lord of that of which the office was a part, and was still t entage on letting—the very lawyer, or supposed lawyer, uffiet), the pretended landl o r d, who bad p eel the p er who had drawn up the agreement—all were partners or creatures of ono swindling gang. The books were a set of documents cooked up (or the purpose of delusi In. Among the scores of notices exhibited on the chow- boards only one was genuine, and that one was in reference to the house in the square, which had been ma Le to p:sy so impettant a part in the swindle. The others, it is true, indicated houses, shops, and chambers which were actually to let; but they had been copied from similar annuuncements die played in other parts of the city, without the senctien of the owns re of the premises, and lot the purpo-e of carreing out the fraud. As a termination to this villonous effair, poor S— was fain to evacu►te the theatre of his delusion, resigning the furniture and fixtures in consideration of a discharge in full Cl the landlord's claims for rent, and to recommence his researches in London fir some career upon which he might enter with emery pockets and a little dear bought experience. The above is an " ower true tale," and is hut one of a thousand which might be supplied from the private T•is toties of multit tides s bo have fallen victim' , to cent - pins ;es of the same class more or Is se extensive. Every recurring week brings to the metropolis nil renturere from the country in search of a location in town, and desirous el investing their hardly-earned ravinas, or Meg-expected Inheritance, in some established b•tsinete, or fair *peculation, •s^.rich may offer to honest industry the prospect of e.ompetenee and re spectability. Such will do well to remember that the land sharks are here on the look-out for their prey, which they will be prevented from gorging only by the car reise rat the utirest vigilance and precaution on the part el their in tended victims. IRELAND. - •--.- DniLts. Oct. 20, The first extensive sale of property in the En cumbered Esmtes Court for the Beeson just com menced, took place yesterday, when the Connemara and Eyre Connaught estates of Mr. Christopher St. George, of Tyrone-house, county Galway, were put up for competition. A largo portion of the estate consisted of hails of the very worst descrip tion, and of islands on the coast, and it is there fore not u matter of much surprise that it should have been sold tar sixteen years' purchase. The net rental of the lots sold yesterday was 2,3604 and the gross sum realised was 34,1601. The quan tity of land sold was 20,112 statute acres. The Lord Lieutenant will proceed in state to the Great Exhibition on Monday next for the put pose of closing it with due solemnity. There will be a grand musical fko given on the occasion, and tho final scene will no doubt be worthy of the Irish Palace of Industry, and its brief bat brilliant history. The following official communication has been ad dressed by the Irish government to the Tuaru ma;;is , trates in reply to an inquiry from them relative to some breaches of the rabliath. that had become cus tomary in that town, in the shape of fruit selling, &c. DJWin Castle, Oct. 22, IBL3. Sir —I am directed by the ' Lord Lieutenant to acknow- leduc'the receipt of you'r letter of the 15t:i instate, relative to the sale of fruit on Sundays, and in reply 1 not desired to acquaint you that the subject having been referred to the law adviser, ho states that the words of 7 Win. ILI.. cap. 17, !ft. 1, are u follows :—" No person shall publicly cry, show forth, or expose to sale say wares, merchandive, fruits, herbs, yuo,i, or chattels whatsoever, upon the Lord's day, or any pm t thereof, ON of forfeiture of the goods, &c." Those words appear to him to admit of no doubt, and hcwevor opp.e.ed to the feelings of the Oa^ r;stratos, ha thinks they ate t)ll:.ti to enforce the late i, the case be brought bed.re them —I sir, sir, your obedient Pen out, To Wm. Larke, El., J.l'. Joan 'Vol:Nu. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL. ..41.• Oxronr, Ocr. 26.—This morning Mr. W Miura Eccles Junes, commoner, was elected a scholar cr .1 sus College, on the North Wel.' foundation. The other vacancy. was nut filled up. The President of Magdalene has given notice that a meeting of the president and fellows will be held in the College flan, on Tuesday, the Bth of November, fur tha purpose of electing two exhibitioners, for the study of the Hebrew lanausge, pursuant to the will of Edward Ellerton, Doctor of Divinity. The Professor of Political Economy (George Kettilby Richards, M.A.), proposes to deliver in the present term a series of lectures ea population, including an examination of the leading theories on that rubject. The first lecture will be g.yeu at the Clue. ndon, on Saturday, Nov. 5. Mr. Ilupc'e entomological cent ction will be open to the public daily daring the present terru, from two to three p.m. Persons desirous ut studying the . ce!lectien for scientific purposes at greater leisure, are nil:kited ts.apply, 1,7 letter, addressed The Curator of Mr. Rope's Collection, faylor buildings." NAVAL. -••- PORTSMOCTII, OCT. 26.—Tho Princess Royal, 01, strew steam ship, is ordered to he commissioned by Captain Lord Clarence Paget. The Frolic, 12, sloop, is also or dered to be put into commission by Commander Nalloth. Captain John Shepherd, late of the Victory at this port, was entertained last night at a parting dinner given by the efficers of that ship on his appointment as sup_rintmlent of Woolwich Dockyard, Commander Boyle presiding. Cap tain Crispin has been tele?raphed up to the Admiralty to-day relative to the new royal yacht. The Duke of Wellington, 131, Cammodore Martin, CAI, is having her detects made good at Sp:thead, her rudder having been unshipped, and returned to the dockyard for repair. The St. Jean d'Aere, 101, screw steam-ship, Captain the Hon. H. Keppell, came into harbour last night, and is slow preparing to receive Grant's distil:lug galley. The London, 90, Captain Eden, is being expedited for the Mediterranean. She ehipr•ed 400 bags of bread to-day, and to receive 250 barrels of beef, pork, &c., in addition to the stock already on board. Tho Terrible, 21, paddle-frigate, Captain M'Cieverty, is to be provisioned or, Friday neat, prior to leaving for Plymouth to embark Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons for the Mediterranean. The detects of the Arrogant, 46, screw steam-frigate, Captain Yelvcrtou, are to be made good at Spithcad. She is to have a capstan of the ordinary character, her present one not being found to work well. The Fairy, screw tender to the royal yacht, was dock"d to ' day for repairs. The Russian frigate, Aurora, 41, was taken into dock to-day ,to repair defects. The Fearless, steam-vessel, went down to Hurst Castle to-day with Colonel Sir Frederick Smith, and other engineering officers, to inspect the new works there. The Tribune, 30, screw frigate, Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie, made two runs , at the measured mile on Monday, the result of which was a mean speed of 9.666 knots per hour; mean revolutions, 70; • the force of wind being 4t05 on the bow in one direction, r and on the quarter in the other. Yesterday six runs were made, when the results were-a mean speed of 9.552 karats ; revolutions, 68; and force of wind, 6 to 7. MUSIC. LONDON WEDNESDAY CONCERTS. Our musical readers will remembor a series of cone( rts, under the above title, which were carried on for several years at Exeter-hall. A new set ice, of a similar description, under the same title, atd at the same place, has been set on foot, and the first concert took place last evening. We believe there is nothing else in common between the old concerts and the new, the parties concernedbeing entirely dif ferent. It is said that this new enterprise is com menced with ample pecuniary me an B,and will be carried on with liberality and spirit. The preliminary measures seem to have been judicious, and to augur well for the success of the scheme. A most able and expe rienced conductor has been obtained in the person of Mr. Benedict ; a complete and powerful orchestra has been formed, consisting entirely of well known and eminent hands; and engagements arc annoanced as having been made, or as pendirg, with a host of great vocal and instrumental performers. The con certs, we understand, will be given weekly during the whole of the musical season ; and, as the prices of admission arc exceedingly moderate, we here that Case performances will aid in the good work of popularising the higher descriptions of music. I%IARTIN K t):z.q'.l.—The Smyrna &spat dice, brought by the Lloyd's steamer to Trieste, state that tbis gcntl :am, who lately promised to bo ao troublesome to the Austrian Emperor, had left Smyrna for Boston. TriE CORPORATION AND THE ROYAL CO3IMISSION. —The following fact, with reference to the forthcoming inquiry into the Mate of the corporation, and the proba bility of the sitting s of the commissioners being or closed, is given on te authority of the secretary, Mr. J.l). Coleridge :—"lt 6 not the intention of the commiat.isopora to admit reporters from the newspapers to be to filo robin during their sittin , " They propose to Woe a shorthand writer of their own, and to print and . eiroidate the eeideuee given before them from time to time. ' GOVEttnliNT INSPECTION OF TRUSINO SCHOOLS. —At a special mceticg of the Lichfield Macaw Bawd al. Education, on Monday last, the Bishop in this d'afr, It Waa resolved, by a large majority, " that it-orsoodepcdasto to place the Lichfield Training School undo' teptimospit in sprction, with such regulations as *Olt tekaintaia tea dioecsan character, and stelae to the Au's: woks . of the master. aim trained." •