The Express. — London, England, 1847-01-27 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 27, 1847. THE serious effect which the present state of the cotton market threatens to have upon one great staple o f our textile manufactures , is enough of itself to sug gest inquiries whence addition id supplies of that inehr penssble raw material may be drawn. Practically, we map be said to be dependent upon one region—the southern and south-western states of the American Union—for our cotton. The low ebb to which the stocks of cotton have sunk, both here and on the Con tinent, shows that the production of the article in the union has not increased proportionally with the extension of manufactures. The pervading shortness of the last American crop suggests the expediency of encouraging its growth iu various and widely sepa rated regions. With this view attention has been turned to our new settlement at Port Natal, along with other places. Of the adaptation of the soil and climate of Natal to the growth of cotton there can be no doubt. We hare re ceived a specimen of cotton gathered from plants raised there from American seeds. It has been pronounced by a Manchester manufacturer "a very good cotton, very tine and strong;" and likely to bring a good prix in the market. Examined with a microscope, it pre sents a structure closely resembling the finest Ame rican kinds. The only apparent drawbacks on its very superior quality are, that it is not so long in the staple as some of the American cottons, and that its colour is not so good. These defects are most pro bably, however, accidents of our specimen. The question remains whether this cotton, which is obviously of a quality to find purchasers in our markets, can be produced at such a end as to render our average of prices remunerative. The natural advantages of Natal for cotton cultivation are great. The soils favourable to its growth are in the immediate vicinity of the sea, and in this respect resemble those on which the first class American cottons are reared. The climate is friendly to the growth of the cotton plant, and at the same time salubrious—producing no injurious effects on the European constitution. In preparing the land there is little or no bush to clear away: all that is required is simply to plough up the soil. Labour is at present, and, even with a pretty rapid development of the cotton culture, will continue to be, abundant and cheap the natives are a quiet and docile race. The vicinity of the cotton grounds to the sea will facilitate shipments, and keep down expenses. As far as experiments on a comparatively limited scale can decide, they warrant the most favourable anti cipations of the success of cotton cultivation at Natal. In every case where cotton has been sown there, the quantity produced has been to the returns from the same quantity of seed in America, as six to four. From papers before us it appears, that in one of the most extensive of these experiments, the rows being three feet apart, awl the {dents iu them one and a half feet, aech plant yielded, on an average, six ounces of cotton. At this rate the yield of an acre would be 3,630 lbs. of clean cotton. In America the plants and rows are both three feet apart; but even at this distance the yield above mentioned would give one-third more at Natal than in America. Our correspondents mention one other advanta ge enjoyed by Natal, which, if it prove permanent, will be moat important. It is that the cotton plant in Africa has not hitherto been attacked by any of those insects which have at times wrought such devastation in the cotton plantations of India and America. The project of law to encourage and facilitate the importation of grain into France passed the Chamber of Dep uties on bander, and on Monday was introduced /Sato e Chamber of Peers, where it will be confirmed with all the expedition which the forms of the legis lature permit. The accounts received on Monday from those pro vinces where disturbances had broken out by reason of the dearnesa of subsistence have become mote tran quillising. Larger supplies had been brought into the market, and the civil and militar7 authorities had generally . succeeded in repressing violence. The prices of grain had, however, continued from day to day to rise within the radius of the supply of Paris. At Lille, Rouen, Havre, Provins, Compiegne, Bray, Orleans and Nlontereau, wheat had risen from 10d. to li,d. on the hectolitre. At Villars-Cotterets, Laguy, Etampes, Melun, Pontoise and Chartres, the rise was from 20d. to 25., and elsewhere from 2s. to 2s. 6d. Flour, of course, experienced a corresponding increase. Much anxiety prevailed among the mercantile classes in Paris, lest the popular disturbances which have recently obstracted the circulation of grain else where, should break out in those districts from which Paris derives its immediate supply. Accounts have been already received that in some places within that radius, the population are in a state of fermentation and excitement, which creates much disquietude. Notwithstanding the serious aspect of these inter nal affairs, the public and the press in Paris are at this moment almost exclusively engrained with the debates in the English parliament, and the articles id the London journals which have reference to the two absorbing foreign questions of the Spanish mar riages, and of the incorporation of Cracow. It is no exaggeration to say, that the speeches of Lord Lansdowne, Lord Brougham, and others inthe House of Peers, and those of Lord John Russel, Lord Palmerston, &c., in the House of Commons, occupy more prominent and larger space in the leading columns of the Pariajournals, than do the debates in their own Chambers. The public was somewhat startled on Monday by a singular article which appeared in a journal c tiled the Portejeuille, which is known to be a semi-official organ of the cabinet, and habitually to receive com munications from the ministry, and sometimes from the Chateau. The tendency of this article is to de monstrate the impossibility of France submitting to the continuance of that state of isolation in which the recent events have placed her, and that, in a word, a reconciliation with England is indispensable. The conclusion more than implied by this semi-official organ of the court and (minuet is, that M. Guizot must have too much patriotism, too genuine a love for France and the reigning dynasty, to desire to hold office, if, by his retirement, the great international object of reconciliation with England could be effected. This ominous article winds up with the following conclusion : It behove, us, therefore, to escape as soon as possible from this isolation which has been proclaimed, counselled and extolled, and which we shall soon have to lament. It is for the cabinet to consider if it is capable of rewsliblishine the good understanding between Efutland and France. Let it examine the situation and let i• Jaffee for itself. Great par liamentary talents are not enough to corer the evil of our position, the cabinet has rendered great services to the noun -OY, and no one has mare highly appreciated them than our selves. We have often had occasion to render hostage to its policy and to its acts, and we have done so with the liveliest gratification. In the affair of the marriages we have ac knowledged wits all feasible men the sentiments of honour and nationality which have directed it, and we have only to repeat the praises which we hove so often awarded to it, and of which it has proved itself so worthy. But is this cabinet, which has done ao much for the country, equal to the difficulties of the present crisis? If it think so, let it remain and perform its duty with the firm ness and wisdom of which it boa given striking proof. +; but if it feel that in the actual circurnstanagof the country it tannin guarantee the security of the enJIM And the nation, it will admit that their interests are sacred and distinct from those of an administration, and imitating the great Enzlish minister whose example we lately invoked, it will know how by its retirement to woe those precious interests which it has always so well understood. It is for the cabinet to ex amine whether the part played by it in IMO m ray no , now he better performed by others. Meanwhile, whatever be its decision, the happiness of France and its attachment to the dysasty will pmelle its determination. It may ettsily he believed that such an article as this, placed in the most conspicuous oionner as the Made, M a journal known to be in the confidence of XheChaterm, must appear strangely significative. The journals of the Opposition do not scruple to ascribe it to the inspirations proceeding from a high quarter. • It maybe seen," says La IWorme,"that the mighty Jupiter knows how to gild the pill. It would be difficult more politely to invite a minister to retire, and to tell him that the only service he can hence tooth render is that of giving place to others." Tha eourrier tie Nurenz&rg, a semi-official journal of the Austrian government, gave on the 21st an article animadverting in menacing terms on those expressions of the royal speech to the French Cham bers, in which the Cracow affair was noticed in menacing terms. That . journal says thatthe King of the French had no right to attack the morality of those who have not been less desirous than himself to maintain peace, " We think," it adds, " that we have wucl.enough to explain the point of view in which the three powers will regard this part or the speech.' Abrilliant party amiembled at the hotel of the British Embassy on Friday evening. Among the (Nests were particularly observed Marshal Sault, Count Mole, and M. Thiers. Meetings have recently been held by the two sections into which the dynastic opposition has split, the one at the house of M. Billault, and the other at the hotel of M. Thiers. A report prevailed that the difference existing between these parties would weaken the opposition which the cabinet would have to encounter in the Chamber of Deputies, inasmuch as the section led by MM. Duliture and Billault would only oppose the government on its home policy, but would support it on the foreign questions. Le Caarrier Francon, however, which professes to be in the confidence of the Dufaure and Billault party, for mally denies thitand decltres that that party regards the system of M. Guizot as indivisible, and to be attacked in its internal at well as its external policy. To adopt any other course, it rays, would be to render itself an accomplice of the cabinet. A considerable decline of every description of security took place on the Bourse on Monday. The Spanish mail, with journals and to,ieepon denee from Madrid of the 18th, arrived in Paris late on Sunday evening. The discussion on the address continued in the Senate, where the Marquis de Mira fibres spoke against the cabinet. The Chamber of Representatives had not concluded the verification of powers. It was probable that M. Bravo Nlurillo, being supported by the Puritan party, would be the ministerial candidate for the presidency. The advioea from the northern provinces were alarming. The process of recruiting being discordant , with their established usages, was raising resistance in the Basque provinces and Navarre; at Pam peluna the recruits refused to obey the authori- I ties, and being summoned to disperse, replied by vociferation, against the Queen, and acclamation, ' in favour of the Count de Montemolin and Cabr e ra. l Like scenes took place in the other provinces. At Sanguesa the authorities were assailed with stones, and the Aleade wounded. At Tasalla the recruits could only be dispersed by firing on them; at Estella, the disorder assumed the character of an insurrection., All the recruits of that province had appointed a ren dezvous on the lith, and if the authorities had not succeeded in preventing the meeting it would have been, perhaps, the commencement of an open revolt. The Spanish ministry has hastened to march troops into the Basqueyrovinces, arid has given orders to arrest all emigres on the frontier. The Madrid mails of the 19th were delivered in Paris at a late hour on Monday afternoon. In the sitting of the 18th a debate took place on the subject of the marriages, in which the Marquis de Miraflores and the Minister of Foreign Affairs took part. On the 18th, M. Ortega attended in the hall of conference, and intimated to his colleagues that the king had authorised him to say that he should desire to see the present cabinet replaced by a more liberal one. The name of M. Pacmso was mentioned in connexion with this. Rumours were numerous of a ministerial change. Oa the other hand, the king consort was said to hare disavowed M. Ortega's state ment, at a ball at thsvalace. FRANCE.—Coax Mon AT CAEN.—A report was to-day abroad here that a government courier had arrived with orders for marching . the 3rd battalion from Havre to Caen, where it is said se rious corn riots have broken out. It is rumoured that "the Mayor of Caen and two peke agents have been killed in the riots.—Journal du Havre Jan. 23. _ . BELGIUM.—BItt'SSELS, JAN. 25.—The constant rise in the price of wheat and rye in this country begins to inspire no inconsiderable alarm, it being a fact that the price is higher now than during any other period since the retinue years of 1816 and 1817. It is feared also that the important measures just passed in the BritWh House of Commune will tend not only to keep up the prices in this country, but to render theta still higher. It may be stated that the average price of wheat in Belgium, from the year 1819 to 1830, was 15 f. 51c.; from 1831 to 183. i, 17f. 36c.; from 1836 to 1840, 191. 27c. ; and Ruin 1841 to 184.5. 191. 97c. The general average price during the year 1846 was 241. 28c. ; and at present it is above 27f.. whilst rye, which at any other time since 1817 never attained 18f., is now above dlf. The readers of the Daily News are already aware that corn may be admitted duty free into this country at prim at, but the navigation or differential duty laws are still waling ned, and government, moreover, no longer affords the facilities of cheap railway conveyance for imports of corn. It is fully expected, that if the price of corn should still continue to ripe, some modification of the navigation laws (similar to that lately adopted ia France), if not a t nal suspension of them, will be proposed by ministers. GERMANY.—The raising of the discount of the hanks of France and England has been severely felt in Frankfort, public securities and railway shares having fallen conalderably in musequence. The ne es that the Belgian bank has raised its discount to 6 per cent. has addsd to the general discouragement. This is but momentary, as money is abundant, and bills are discounted at 34 per cent. Aus - rni v.—The Emperor of Austria has appointed Archduke Stephen, son of the deceased p datiue, lieutenant (locust totems) of the dignity of paleine ; offi,ial notice of the same has been sent to the Chancery of Hungary. An electric telegraph has been established between lirunn and Vienne. The Austrian customs' regulation* will be appli cable to the territory of Cracow, from the 25th of the pre sent month. The negotiations of M. de Ka npta with the court of Vienna have terminated, and tho Wool determina tion of the Austrian cabinet has been communicate: to that of Berlin. There was a report spr. ad that a new conspiracy had been discovered at Cracow, but as yet it is confined to rumour. POLISII FRONTIERS, JAN. 10.—The nnmber of Russian troops in the kingdom of Poland is increasing in a remarkable manner, by the addition of troops from the in terior of the kingdom, especially since the made have again become passede. Five regiments of infantry, two of dra goons, besides light cavalry and artillery, hove arrived since the middle of last month by the road of Braessi•Litewaki alone, to be placed in cantonments in different ports of the kingdom. • (From last night's (iazelie.) LElRM.—Notice is hrrebv given, that her Majesty will hold levees at St. Jana.e/ Palace, on the following Joy., at two n'elock:—Yviday. I tth Feb. neat; W,dmwby, 24th February sort. ti B. The knights of the seretal orders are to appeania their collars at the levee on the 2ith Feb., it being a collatslay. RY.OUL ttlollll.—The noblemen and gentlemen who purpose to attend her Majest)'s levees, at St. J. ma's Palace, are requested to bring with them two large corde, with their names clearly written thereon, one to be lett with the Queen's pogo in attends co in the Presence-chamber, and the other to be delivered to the herd Chamberlain, who will announce the name to her Majesty. Those gent], men who are to be presented are hereby informed, it is absolutely necessary that their names, with the name of the Nobleman or Gentleman who is to present them, should be sent to the Lord Chamber laiu'v-offiee, on the Wedneedsy previous to the Levee on the 12th February, and on the Monday previous to the Levee on the 24th 1- ebruary, on either day before twelve o'clock, in order that they may be submitted for the Queen's approbation; it being her Majesty's command that no presentation shall be made at the Levees but in conformity with the above regulations. It is particularly requested that in every case the names be very distinctly written upon the cards to he delivered to the Lord Chamberlain, in order that there may be no die ' ashy in announcing them to the Que, n. The state apart ments will not be open for the reception of company coming to Court until half-past one o'clock. Notice is hereby given, I that all persons, having petitions or addresses to present to her Majesty at the levees, areto write on two cards, with their names, a statement of th. object of such petitions or ad , dresses, and the names of the persons from whom they come; one card to be delivered to the page in the anteroom, and the other to the L.rd Chamberlain, who will red its contents, at the time of presentation to her Majesty ; and, on these occasions, no other statement is to be made to her Majesty. A deputation to present an address is not to exceed four persons. Dkawisa-Room.—Notice is hereby given that her Majesty will hold a drawing-r••om at St. James's Palace, on Thursday, the 25th March next, at two o'clock. N.B. : The knights of the leveed orders are to appear in their col lars, it being a collar-day. RIGULATIONS.—The ladies who purpose attending her Majesty's drawing-room are requested to bring with them two large cards, with their names legibly written thereon, one to be left with the Queen's pagz, in attendance in the presence-chamber, and the other to be delivered to the Lord Chamberlain, who wi'l announce the name to her Majesty. And those ladies who are to be presented, are hereby in. formed, it is absolutely necessary that their names, tog they with the names of the ladies who arc to peu..nt them, should he sent in to the Lord Chamberlain's office, before twelve o'clock on Monday, 22ad March, in order that they may be submitted for the Queen's approbation ; it being her ldsjesty's command that no presentation shall take place unless the name of the lady presenting, together with that of the lady to he presented, shall sparer on the card to be delivered to the Lord Chamberlain, which names shall correspond with those previosaly sent in to the Lord Chem fx riain'e-office. It is particularly requested that, in every case, written cards only be d •livered. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JAN 21.—The Queen has appointed the Hon. Caroline Fanny Cavendish to be one of the maids of honour in ordinary to her Majesty, in the room of the Hon. Frances Catherine Devereux, rearmed. WHITEHALL, JAN. 23.—The Queen has presented the Rev. J. Anderson to the church and pariah of Kirkden, in the presbytery of Arbroath, end shire of Forfar, vacant by the death of the Rev. D. Carruthers. FORETGN-OFFICIL JAN. 25.—The Queen has ap pointed J. H. Lord Howden to be her Majesty's envoy ex traordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the Emperor of _ - CROWN-OFFICE, JAN. 26.—NIEMEIER RETURNED TO SERVE IN PAILLIANENT.—City of New/Sarum—W. J. Chap lin, of Ewhurat-park, Southampton, EN., in the room of A. Hussey, Eq., who has a-eepted the office of steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hun ',eds. ADMlKetta I, J•o. M. The following promotion. hove this thy taken place, coneequent upon the death of Admiral of the White D. Pr Won —Adm. of the Poynts to be grim. of the white ; Vies-Adm. of the Kai Sir G. E. 11.mnd, Bert.. K.C.11., to be 'dm. of the blue ; Vice-Adm. of the White sir J. A. Owunenney, X.C.8., to be vice-ogre. of the red ; Vire Adm. of the Blue tier J. W. baring, FLC.B., K.C.11., to be vice-eidra. of the wbqe; Rear-Adis. of the Bed W. It. B. Trerelett to be lice. ado. of the blue; Rem-Ada of the White T. Brown to be rear-grim. of the rod; Bear-Adm. of the Blue W. Croft to be rear-ado. of the white. • COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday, a court was held specigtlly to consider a motion by Alderman Hurephery, " That the Itemembrancer be directed to prepare a petition to parliament for a bill to alter and amend the act of the I Ith Gee. I, c. IS, for regu lating elections within the city of London, with a view, amongst other things, to extend the elective franchise in the election of aldermen and common councilmen." The court was numerously attended. Sir JAMES Dean having presented the return of the new election for the ward of Farringdon Without, Alderman HUMPHERY rase to submit to the court the motion of which he had given notice, and for the discussion of which the court had been specially summoned. His object was, he said, to go to parliament for the power of exten ding the franchise in the election of aids rmen and common council men. His object was to alter and amend so much of the act of George I. as would enable those who paid the largest amount of rates and taxes to have .voice in the election of aldermen and common councilmen. As the law at present 'toed, the voters must not only keep houses or warehouse., and pay soot and bear Int, but they must sleep, either by themselves or their servants, within the ward. Such a system inevitably threw upon men who ought not to have such an authority the power of electing whom they might prefer. thus leaving the superior elapses in the ward unrepresented. Now, his intention was to throw open the franchise to all persons pay ing scot and bearing lot in the city of Leaden, whether they were freemen or not. (Hear, hear.) There were in all the wards individuals who were not free, and who would not be free, but they bore the great hoiden of City taxation, and no one in hie senses could at this time of day say they wore not entitled to votes in the election of those who were to impose taxes upon them. Generally speaking, the mar. chants were free, but they were exempted from the privilege of voting because they' honeht it was advisable to sleep in the suburbs after the toils of the day. (Hear, hear.) He wished to establish the constituency of the aldermen end the common councilmen upon the basis of the existing par liamentary coniaituency . He proposed, too, to limit the duration of election for members of the two courts upon the parliamentary principle of the Reform Bill. The present lord mayor had witnessed, in the case of his election, the inconvenience and annoyance of an eight days' poll when the blear', se could have been accomplished as effectively in one day. The election of common councilmen, which occupied, in the event of a contest, three days, it would be also necessary to limit to one day's polling. (Hear, hear.) Ineffectual attempts had been made to compel whole sale dealers to take up their freedom, and it appeared to the authorities of the corporation to be too hard to uso com pulsory means with the retail dealers after suth an issue. The constituency, then, must soon be narrowed in an extreme degree if the means he proposed for extending it were not adopted. Ile bad no apprehens:en of the stability of the corporation, if they would only go along with the spirit of the times. The Court of Common Council were naturally anxious to hare the privilege of keeping their establishments in the City, and to sleep out of tows. To that potation he subscribed. (Hear, hear.) But the existing law prohibited it. The bill he was desirous to introduce to parliament would quite put an end to that prohi b ition, and place the common council and the constituency on a level as to privileges. Alderman H. Henget' suggested the propriety of sub mitring a question of so much importance to a committee to inquire into the expediency of an application to partia -1 ment, and moved, Am an amendment, that " a committee of the whole court be appointed to consider the ex pediency of directing the Remembrance? to bring a bill into parliament for the purpose stated by Alderman Ilumphery." Ile thought that so important a measure ought to be preceded by a committee. He believed the time had arrived when it should be made apparent to the public that whatever might be the opinion entertained by the country, the Court of Aldermen was not the court to object to an application to parliament for improvement in its con stitution. (Hear, hear.) Some people might have disagree able forebodings, but he had a firm reliance upon being fairly treated in parliament. Sir P. LAURIE seconded Ald H. Hughes's amendment. He did not believe there was any necessisy for going to par liament, and he had every reliance upon the discretion and mid of the Court of Common Council, who were perfectly justified in bringing forward the measure to which such unreasonable objection* had been Made in the Court of • I Aldermen. Alderman Wool) showed that there misted a strong necessity for going to parliament as spec lily as possible for the purpose stated in the proposition of Alderman Hum phery, and intimated the fact, that several years ego he had brouribt forward the question, amongst others, involving the principal details connected with corporation reform. Alderman Coriscann supported the original motion. A committee would inevitably cause delay, and delays were, in so vital a ease, dangerous. Alderman THOMPPON also supported the original motion, hut was of *aka that the bill, when brought in by the remembraneer, should undergo, in all Its clauses, the most vigi:ant esamlnatiOn. The amendment of Ald. Hughes was then negatived by a majority of 12 to 5. Alderman Hu mrtir.ny's motion, with au addition sug gested by Alderman Thompson, that the bill he prepared by the remembrineer, under the direction of seven aldermen, was tken adopted. TIIE MIDDLESEX ELECTION.— Yeaterdii, - in fluential meeting of the electors of Middlesex, was held at the residence of Mr. S. Montgomery, Brentford, for the purpose of meeting Lord Robert Grosvenor, on which occa sion en entertainment was given to his lordship. Mr. Montgomery paptided, who, on the cloth being removed, and the usual loyal toast responded to, proposed the noble lord's health. Lord Robert Grosvenor, in acknow ledging the compliment, expreeseel his sympathy for the lose the county had sustained by the death of their late repre sentative Mr. G. Byng, to whose merits, whether in public or in private Life, he was unable to do justice. He observed, with reoptet to his own conduct, it would during a period of twenty-five years, be a oufticient auurance to them of, his opinions. He believed that on all occasions his vend were such as to eyinvinee his constituents that they were in accordance with bin principles. He would be happy up afford to them toy esplan.ition they i gaight requite; but trusted that his past actions, for so long a period, in the House of Commons would be a guarantee that he would still I maintain the seine pri ;Mph:a—Sir William Cloy, Bart., upon his Itealtn being drunk, congratulated the electors upon having the noble lord as a candidate. Other toots were drunk, after which measures were tarian to promote the election of his lordship. HAL MASQUE AT THE STRAND ERASCATL—The slow-fire which has teen the charaveristic of the Frascati for some weeks exploded last evening in a masquerade. Th, bill. promised very great things, but the limited Rise of the building would seem to pre elude uny sort of fee ivities on • very retentive scale. Apprehensions of inconvenience fro m crowding proved to be quite unfounded, for, instead of taking the theatre by storm, as was expeetcd, the public were moot backward in bestowing their patronage, and up to a late hour the ball-room was scarcely a third full ; al though, at the time of our writing this, there was a promise of improvement. Such a drawback was unfortunate; be cause, emeidering the appliance. and meant, the arrange ments were everything that could tend to the gratifiestaon of those present. The house was tarehilly decorated, and the hand by no means despicable. The office of master of the ceremonies, a performed by Mr. Baron Nathan, was by no means a sinecure. The frequency of these entertain. ments has evidently damped the ardour of the public, who grow more critical, and require more to amuse them than formerly. BURGLARS IN REGENT-STREET.—Yeaterdnv morn ing a burglary was committed upon the premises of Meer*. Halsted' end Hannatord, jewellers and saveruniths, Regent-street. A police-constable waegoing his usual rounds, and on arriving at the door of the house, he, as usual, gave it a push, and it opened. Ile arou sed the inmates, who found the prosage strewed with several articles of plate. This led to a further march, from which it appeared that the thieves had effected an entrance into the shop, front which they had taken gold and silver plate to the value of 300 f. EXTENSION OF THE SUBTERRANEAN ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH TO THE FIRE BRIGADE STATIONS.—The ex tension of the electric telegraph that is now in course of being laid down under the principal thoroughfare. in London, to the several fire-brigade stations, i. about being taken into consideration by the authorities. The instan taneous intelligence it would communic.te to the fire pre , ventive force throughout London, will doubtless result in the saving of much property, and life. THE SALE OF POlsON.—Yesterday numerous peti tions, praying the legislature to place a restriction upon the indiscriminate sale of prussic said, arsenic, and other deadly poisons, the easy obtainment of which is the frequent cause of suicide and murder, ....re Is lag in di ff erent part* of the metropolis for the ade nines Of the public. FATAL ACCIDENT ON TILE GRF.AT WESTERN RAILwAT.—A fatal accident, by which two passenger were killed, and two others severely injured, occurred on Monday near the Southall station, nine miles from the Paddington terminus. At about a quarter-put four o'clock in the after noon, toe 12 o'clock express train from Exeter was running at its usual speed by the above station, and at the same mo ment the four o'clock stopeiug down-train was slacking its speed previously to its stopping at that plate. The express train had passed the station some 50 yarth and the 4 o'clock down-train was about 200 or 2.50 yards also on the London side, when the tire of the driving wheel next to the down rail broke into s venal piece., which were projected in different directions, with a turible ve locity. One portion, of about four feet in length, was thrown to • considerable height, and in its descent came longitudinally on the front of the second-clans carriage, neat the luggage van of the down-train, forcing awaya small portion of the front end, as well as a longitudinal slip of the top, and making • &ear breach into the carriage itself. So great was the force with which it fell, that the three first compartments of the carri•ges were broken the one into the other. The second and third compartments were tilled with passenger.. Of those in the second comportment, two labouring men named Halt and Bishop, who were sitting opposite each other, were killed. The portion of the tire fell on their heads, and their deaths were instantaneous. A lady named Ibbotson, who was in the same compartment was also struck on the head, and is in a dangerous condition. We believe that no other po run in the down train sustained any serious injury. A severe injury, and from a similar cause, happened to Mrs. Mountjoy Martyn, who was a passenger by the express train. This lady was sittineawith her back to the engine, close to the window neat to the down line, mild is sup posed to have been struck &violent blow on the hip, either by a small portion of the tire breaking through the hinder part of the carriage, or by a splinter of the latter. A medical gentleman, Mr. Denial, of Southall, who was in the down train, rendered every possible assistance t s Mrs. Ibbotson, and tab* to Mrs. Martyn. The former, who was seriously injure!, was instantly removed to a public.house adjacent. Mrs. Martyn was brought to Paddington by the express train, and removed to her own residence The engine (the Queen) attached to the express train brought the train on to Paddington, whore it arrived about • quarter of an hour at er its time. Another portion of the tire fell on the down mil, and threw the engine attached to the down train off the line. She was, however, soon got on again, and the da maged secondelass carriage having been removed to the goods shed adjoining, the train proceeded on its journey. —Our Windsor correspondent informs us that ax soon its it was known at the Castle that an accident had occurred to the four o'clock down train from Paddington to Slough, great anxiety was experienced by her Majesty and Prince Albert, for the safety of Count Alexander Menolorff, who was expected to leave town by that train on a visit to her Majesty ; one of the royal carriage* having been in wait ing at Slough to convey him to the Castle. A special mes senger wag immediately dispatched to Slough to make the necessary inquiries, and to return instantly to the Castle to communicate the same to the Queen and the Prince. The Count, however, who was accompanied by Lord Aberdeen, fortunately did not leave Paddington by that train, having been delayed until the 4.45 train started from Paddington. ISQ , ESTA, YEnTERDAT.—ACCIDENT AT A FOCH DRT.—Before Mr. Wm. l'ayne, at Gay's Hospital, on the body of George Riches, aged 33. Thos. Haigh, said that the deceased was a firemsn's assistant, and, on Friday week. about ten o'clock at night, was engaged with witness and several other parties in the foundry. A ladle, which bad just been filled with seventeen hundred w. ights of hot liquid iron, was being lifted by • purchase-mane, when the ladle turned over and the metal fill into the pit that had been dug for the ladle ; a quantity of the iron, on striking the ground, splashed up, and, coming in contact with the dome over the furnace, it rebounded and fell over the deceased.—By the Coroner The ladle was suspended on two pivots, or axles, and in order to steady the whole, two bandit+ were placed on the opposite sidaw, which were held by as many men. One of the parties had not properly ^ousted his handle, and was in the act of adjuring it, when he doubtlessly mused the hot metal to run on one side, which would cause the whole to turn over. Four men were injured, two of whom still remain in St. Thomas', Hospital. John Bassett, the house-surgeon, said that deceased. when admitted, wax most dreadfully burnt, and died on Tuesday morning. Verdict, " Accidental death." -- OXALIC Art D.—Before Mr. Mill*, at the Marlborough Arms, Tottenham-court-road, on the body of Sarah Brown, aged 27. William Brown, the deceased's husband, said he was a coachman. On Saturday morning last he went out with the carriage, and on his return home to dinner he found his wife, as was frequently the case, tipsy. Whilst at dinner he upbraided her with her conduct, when she suddenly rose from the table and went out. She returned in about a quarter of an hour, and, in a short time, hearing a moaning noise in the lolt, he went there, and found deceased in en in sensible state, with a cup neer her, and a paper by her side, having on it the name of Mr. Toeswell, a chemist in the neighbourhood, and the inscription " Oxalic acid He removed deceased on to his bed, and sent foe-Zrcon well and Dr. Acre, hut before they could apply any remedy she expired. She had several times threatened suicide to prevent him molding her, and once was brought - borne bj a policeman, who found her attempting to jump oti one of the Goal bridges. She had frequently fetched oxalic acid far him, as he used it to clean boot tops.-4.1r, EildatthewS, assistant to Mr. Tosswell, proved having served the deceived with one mime of oxalic acid, for which she paid 4d. She appeared perfectly sober and rational at the time, and said she wanted it to clean boot-tops fee Mr. Brown. As be fre quently sold it for that pulse.., he let her have It. Deceased had taken the whole ounce,which was enough to kill four or five persona, —The free some discussion, returned • I Verdict—" That the deceased destroyed herself, but, as to her state of mind at the time there was not sufficient evi , deuce to show." IRELAND. DUBLIN, JAN. 25. All public interest is transferred across the chan n el. The country papers report and comment on the par liamentary proceedings, to the disregard of local matters. From what can be gleaned in the bast arrivals, the condition of the country does not im prove. Cork has its usual catalogue of inqaesta. Sligo and Galway have- also their records of "death by starvation," notwithstanding the great efforts made towards their relief. The government supplies, it is to be hoped, will have the effect of improving the condition of the unhappy poor all around the' coast, where the depots are available to the relief committees. _ _ . The potato has not lost all its interest. The an cient friend is not forgotten altogether, and ought not. Already the fortunes of the future are antici pated from experiment. A gentleman residing in the county of Cork planted some sound potatoes of the red 'art, in a hot bed, about three months since. On examination, the tubers, which, by the forced growth, had reached some maturity, were found to have all the signs of last year's disease. The result, however, under such circumstances, proves nothing against next year's crop. Some counterpoise to this discouraging statement is contained in a northern paper. Farmers having large pits, on examination found them perfectly sound, and equal in quality to those of former years. A long paper was read at the Royal Dublin Society on Thursday last, on the subject of the Irish fisheries. Various candidates are spoken of for the represen tation of Galway, including Mr. John A. O'Neil, Mr. Monahan, Solicitor-General, and two brothers named Comyn. One of the two says in a letter to the Galway Mercury, that " either I or my brother Will stand, and we will not vote for any ministry which does not support a repeal of the union." Not withetantling this attraction it is likely that the Soli citor-General will be returned without opposition, Mr. O'Neil not relishing an appeal to the purse. An important decision was made by the chancellor, on Saturday, in relation to bonus on bank stock. The Bank of Ireland lately declared a bonus on their stock. Certain stock had been made the subject of settlement in 1828, by which the petitioner Iludgens took a life estate therein, with remainder over. It was argued on his behalf that he was entitled to the bonus, as it was in the nature of profit, not of capitaL The remainder-men insisted that the bonus should be regarded as capital. The chan cellor took this view of the question,—that the bonus was in the nature of accretions, to be added to the fund as capital, and was not the absolute property of the tenant for life. Preparations are being extensively made for the establishment of soup kachens throughout the country. The usual weekly meeting of the Repeal Assoeia tion was held to-day. Nothing whatever occurred worth printing, except the concluding sentence of our repor.er's notes :—" Mr. O'Connell rose and said: I am sorry to say that the repeal rent is only 15/. Ns. 9d." STATE OF THt COUNTRY. THIS SOT:TH.—The Cork papers contain the details of nine inquests held in one day in the court-house of Bantry, in each of which, verdicts of " Death by destitution" were re turned. The town and neighbourhood of Bantry now equal in des itution the neighbouring district of Skibbereen. The poor in Bandon are ilea in a pitiable state. Tut W EST.—From Galway the intelligence is melancholy enough. In Connemara, acoording t t the Rev. Mr. D'Arey, • protestant clergyman, and connected with one of the larg. st properties of th it district, the condition of the peaple is most deplorable. From Galway let us proceed to Sligo. The aspect of thiugs is not more pleasant. I find in the Sligo Champion that five inquests have been held in the course of the week, in which, after medical examination, verdict. of death by starvation were returned. Moreover, I find that of 1,200 inmates of the workhouse, 400 are under medical treatment. SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH, J %N. 25. Steam-ship-building on the Clyde is at present in an enterprising state. Besides the Siinoom war ship of SOO horse-power, and nearly as large as the ill fated Great Britain, the Mayon) Citizen enumerates about twenty other steam vessels principally intended for mercantile purposes, which are at present in the course of construction in the different building ports - - of the Clyde. A food riot took place in Aberdeen on Friday. The unemployed met in the neighbourhood of the town, carrying with them a black flag, and after moving certain resolutions, a deputation was sent to the magistrates, who, with the concurrence of the prin cipal coni merchants, told them that shipments of grain would in the mean time be suspended. Through out the day there was much excitement, and special constables were sworn in. Towards evening a flour cart was attacked, windows broken, and the police pelted with stones, but the latter having made a sally, about fifty men, " and a great number of women," were secured, which ultimately led to peace. The deputation from the Paisley mectin4, reported in the Express of Saturday, was firmly dealt with by the magistrates of that place, but mercifully mixing clemency with admonition, the Provost told the members that webs would be provided to those on the relief fund if they would form themselves into parties of 20 in number, and guarantee each other that the webs would be fairly wrought and honestly returned, and that a select committee would meet with the weavers on Tuesday first t, make necessary arrangements. The deputation was proceeding to speak in defence of the parties who took a part in the proceedings of the public meeting, but the Pro vost stated that they had heard the decision of the committee, and that the divagation was closed. THR LONDON EVENING MAIL.—On and after Monday nest this mail will arrive in Glasgow at hall past eight p.m., instead of half-past eleven. The change will not be of such advantage to the public as was expected, as half-past eight is as hour fur too late for business purposys. The mail would require to arrive about half-pant six, which we believe will be the case in April. Till then the public will be deprived of the benefit they would derive by the gain of a day in their coeresponnenee with London and other towns in COLONIAL WEST INDI ES.JWi rinwA RD ISLANDS.—The new gov..gcn., Colonel Reid, proposed to proceed to Tobago on an early day. A part of our tiles which had miscarried and has since come to head eaahtra us to state that he actually had set out for that Wand. Toe Barbatioes Globe of Dec. 21 states " His excellency the goseruor, at one o'clock this afternoon, accompanied by his private secre tary, Lieut. Hallestrell, 20th flap., proceeded from Welling ton-stairs, Trafalgar-square, in the barge of her Msjesty's sloop-of-war Persian, to embark on board that ship en mete to Tobago. His excellency, who, we are happy t say, was looking well, intends to be back to this Wand in time to meet the House of Assembly, which stands adjouroed to the sth of January next. Soon after his excellency's departure, the Hon. Board of Council &mumbled at the loan-hall, where the Hon. J. R. Best, president, was duly sworn to administer the government daring the absence of Govenor Reid." The excited state of the public mind in Tobago impera tively called for the governor's presence. It us to be hoped, however, that he will not confine his visitations to tint Woad, The tone which the discussion in the legislative council of St. Lucia, and the comments on them in the local press have assumed, show that hi. presenc: is quite as much needed there as in Tobago. And there are many little anal arrangements in Granada and St. Vincent, which personal olwereation might enable the Governor-General to pat in • train of amendment While, however, we should expect considerable benefit to accrue from periodical visitations of the Governor-Gentral of the Windward Wands to all the colonies under his charge, we expect no more from such a course than palliation of the had consequ' newt of subjecting a number of totally distinct and independently organised committees under one Governor-General. Perhaps, the sys tem might work if there was one elective legislature and only one governor for all the islands. But with local elective legislatures unconnected with each other, and acting governors, corresponding indirectly with the home govern ment througi the governor of Barhadoes, the sj stem has worked only for evil. First, undue delay is occasioned by the necessity of all reports and applications of the acting governors being first addressed to the Governor of Berbadoes ; second, there is the disadvantage of the Colonial Secretary receiving information not directly from the governor, who has opportunities of personal obser vation, but from tie governor of another island,, who re ceives them at sessona.hatifi; lastly, the nesting governors, selected from the militaw officers of the st air,. hold th eir office ter so short a term, and receive such small s alaries, that they occull in the eyri of the community an inferior position to the local chietjustices. The consequence !./s been tomake the local judge in some instances the most impoetant man in the colony ; to encourage him to act more as a politicihn than • judge ; and to harrow society and distract the action of government by factious intriguer. Site Cwt. WINDSOR, TeRSDAY.—Her Majesty waited this morning in the grounds adjacent to the Coale, accompanied by lbw ItR.HH. the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal. Their ItR.IIII. Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice took their accustomed walking and pony exereips. 11.13,14. Prince Albert, accompanied by Count Alexander bleasdorf, and attended by Lord Alfred Paget and Col. Seymour, enjoyed the *port of shooting this morning. Lord Camoys has arrived at the Castle, and has succeeded Earl Ducie an the lord in waiting to the Queen ; and OM. the Hon. R. Boyle has succeeded Col. B. Drum mond as the groom in waiting to her Majextr. The Duke of Cambridge visited 11.R./I. the Duchess. of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester-house. Mr. Roebuck had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial.office.—Mr. Wickham, chairman of the Sumps and TAIL'', had an interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official r silence in Downing•street.—Mr. J. Wood, shah-man of the Excise, had also an interview with the Right Hon. Ransoct yesterday.— Mr. McChristie had an interview yesterday with Earl Grey. Mr. Chas. Fox had an interview with the Right Hon. Edw. Strutt yesterday, at the office of the Cornmissicuers of Rail ways in reat George-street. Despatches G were sent off yesterday evening from the Culonisd-office fur the governor of West Australia. PROVINCIAL. THE EXTENATTE EIIEET.ZLE , SENT AT MANCHESTER. — Thomas Smith, lately tarrying on bonnet§ in Strutt street, I Manchester, as cotton commission and general agent, and who was alleged to have absconded with from 10.0001. to 1.5,000/. raised upon goods which had been consigned to him for sale on behalf of Meters. Strutt, of Derby, Mr. Alderman Shuttlewnrth, and other., fell in•o the bands of the police, at Manchester, yesterday. An account of his defalcations, and of his ?laving absconded, was given in this paper some weeks ago. It was supposed at the time that he had escaped to America, but subsequently a letter was found by the police, t.t w h h ic e h . h u e still 7 n dchir:s g e l s a l . his d A rewife,wa reward of offend for his apprehension, but the police were entirely at fault until Monday, when they received the somewhat astonishing intelligence that hp had appeared openly at the Court of Bankruptcy, in the Atheneum , that moroing, to claim protection from hie creditors an a bankrupt. Whether he had hoped by this coarse to screen himself from a erimie al prosecution is net known, but it is probable. The police, who had before marched him late resident , ' in Hulme, were led to believe that he had gone thither after le Bing the Court of Bankruptcv, and during the night (or early yitter day morning) went and apprehended him there. About 2001. in money was found upon him, and that. together with his.heusehold furniture, bait been seined. He was brought before Mr. Maude, at Ills Borough Court, Manchester, yes terday, charted with embezzlement ; hat it was stated that the prosecutors had had no titre to get the neoemary wit nesere, most of whom live at Derby, and the hearing of the case was remanded till this day. It in thought that the de fecations will not amount to near the sum stated at the time Smith absconded, and indeed some of the parties tuterestel say that 20001. would cover the whole. . CHEMISE. PROPOAND New Acre OP PARLIAMENT TOIL BIRCEN HISAD.—From a Correspondent.—Mr. Goldfinch, barrister at-law and Mr. Rennie, civil engineer, presided at the Town -hall, Birkenhead, on Monday and Tuesday, the 18th and 19th, under the provisions of an act passed in the last session of parliament, for the purpose of examining witnesses and making inquiries relative to the Water Act for which the commissioners of the township are applicants, and to effect the compulsory purchase, froM Mr. ss . Jackson ant others, of the gas and water works in that township. On Tuesday afternoon the inquiry ws s promptly brought to a close by Mr. William Jackson, the principal director of the militia:l water company, promising to give water gratuitously for sanatory purposes, and to do all the other acts contem plated by the hill of the commissioners, and to put in a written document to this effect on Friday. This was deemed aufsfwviory. On Wednesday Mews. Goldfinch awl Rennie commenced their Official inquiry upon the sanatory bill of the commissioners. Mr. Townsend read through the several clauses of the bill, upwards of 200 in number. Mr. William Jacksiin, Mr. Hicklnn, and Mr. Mortimer seked a variety . of questions relative to the measure, after which Mr Brownngg submitted the following financial statement respecting the resent valuation of property of the township : and Monk's Ferries, E. ad. C. ad. Nett income over expenditure Value of Woolaldr, he., Ferries, • -- Taken at 25 yeses' purchase 273,000 Market, at rose 7,601 yards of land no ankh It .a ISMS 0 at 4011. 43,568 0 0 Slaughter-homes, at east . . 7,413 0 0 Land on whkth they stan 4 7Bll 8,331 0 0 Land per Mr. 64ewart't -- 10,924 0 0 New Park, Inaelsrkk, Sm. Una depout nwelred on land 205,871 0 0 Land .old In ley and Cheater Sera& 1,169 0 0 Land not valued by Mr. Stewart: 2,451 yds tared for Toren-hall, at 40a. 4.902 0 0 2,965 An. for 13ndewell, at 40.. 3,223 do. around the Slaughter houww, M 13a 3,917 0 0 3,267 do. around Market, at Mb 93,0436 do. Cemetery Land, at 66 27,400 0 0 6,302 do. Collegiate Land, at3a. 6d 3,334 0 0 61,055 0 0 Value of Old Torre-halt materials Z 396,317 0 .0 • Amami elsurs. 334,317 0 0 Amount lx‘rrovrei as bases ...304367 13 0 Flaatang debt ..... 31,190 0 0 197,563 IS 0 Las, which rill be recovered as smetet et hew haw sad wbii rem pert et tee lbelbedelt ...... ..... 0 eq•e• • 0 . • --MLR* IS 0 Sanitise's: debt M 1221 5 0 At four o'clock the inquiry was tdjourned until ten neat morn ing. On Thursday, the inquiry in connexion with the sani tory bill was resumed. Mr. Brine and Mr. Salter, the pur veyors, and other of thy township otSc• re, were nailed to give evidence as to the drainage and sewerage•, in order to ascertain whether it came up to the requirement of the go vernment commissioners. They were also examined at to ' the public edifices, including the Town-hall, their cost, *e., and the erection of buildings in general. The next subject that came before the surveyors was sato the street pevementa ' and seem, and on this head a great body of evidence was taken. Some information was also elicited as to the neces sity of haring public cemeteries away from ►he town, and the injury to public health from allowing intermenta in enrchyards and other pieces situate in large towns. On Friday, Mr. Mellaby, on the part of She present water company, laid before the commis,iorten a written document, containing the conditions under which the former were willing to carry nut the projected alterations. Evidence was addnonf . on the part of the company to show that the present rates' offered by the company were more advan tageous than those' proposed by the commissionen, Mr. Nicholls put in a protest against the bill of the consruitT sionen, on the following grounds : -1. Because the granting of powers to trade on money levied from the rate-payers wee bad in principle. 2. Because no company of in lividuar trading on their private capital will be aide to compete with parochial hoards trading on money Weird front the public, free from all pee sonal lishility, and irrespornihht either for the outlay nr the prefits to be levied fro tu a trot lies bon. 3. Because such powers will give rise to e;cl .tts job bing, and the mosey of the rate-payers may be squandered by managers wi o will be selected more from their ietitiene• in the town then their fitness for office. 4. Bes toe- Birken head is now well supplied with water at ratealower than those l ac which the commissioners propme to supply it. 6. Because the poorer elane s are now tepee ately stipp led with water at rates very much lens in proportion that the wealthier chi ,es, while the very revers, is proposed by the promoters of 'his hill. 6. Because thecommissionets are not authorised by their financial position to erect, establish, or purcha e such works, as the rot.', are progressively increasing in the t Avuship, and their present debt is 387,6651. besides the general obli gations due from them. 7. B ecause if Ow principle is , admitted of diverting the rates from township to troling ! purposes, no manufacturer, shopkeeper, or artisan will b• secure from the competition of a great parochial board. i Mr. Nicholls handed ti the commi-sioners a list euidaining the names of most of the p-incipal ratepayers, who had authorised him to enter this protest as much un th it as on his own beha'f. Robert Hughes, 14sq , owner,( 100 houses in the township, and agent fur 300 more, was examined at great length ley the c o mmissioner., Mr. Lloyd, and other gentlemen. Ills es i holm went to ,how the eel gooey of the. supply of water, its cheapness compared with Liverpool and other places %bete he had property, the utter folly of the proposed bill and its iniquitous principle, the satisfac tion lies tenantry expressed with present arrangements, and his determinaeion to support the Bil Me.. Jacobin, out only from a sense of gratitude for their past disinterested con.luct, and their generous offer at the present juncture, bus from an asaurance that the men who had risked a large capital, when they had but a poor prow-et of any return, in the sup ply of gen and water to the township, and supplied it at a cheap rate, without profits, having the power to lay on heavier rates and secure a profit, would evince tie same liberal spirit hencefolth and do mole both in will and deed for the place in which they had personally so large a stake, than any body of commucionert could or would do under any CiTCLIIIIISUIIIeeII.—Mr. Lied d (in replying upon the ease of the opponents of the bill) com menced by justify Mg the eonduat of the commissietiert iii going to parliament to ask for the powers as to water which were essential to thane by whom the general asnitury regula tions were to be carried out. lie gave Mr. Jackson credit fur having acted in a spirit of the utmost liberality to the township in the establishment of gas and venter works at a period when few individuals would have venture! to eng ige• in so hold an und. flaking. But while he applauded Mr. Jackson's miterprise, he contended that it was MO ,ary that governing bodies should have the management of such works as were necessary to the carrying out of the sanitory regulations. If the township affairs were not in a satisfac tory condition, he was certain there were those among them who would lend their money to the township to carry out what they believed to be necessary. He concluded by contending that the promoters of the bill would in no seal be personally benefited by the steps they were now taking; and that in all their pence...dings they wore solely actuated by a desire to promote the int. rests of the township of Beckett-. head.—This closed the proceedings on the pert of the pro moters and the opp meets of the bill.—Mr. Goldfinch ex pressed his regret that the proposal rf Mr. Jackson ha': Gallon to the ground, alter the prospect of amicable settlement, which there at one time appeared to he. He had on) one suggestion to make, via., whether the works might not remain under the management of the present company, and the com missioners enter into a contract for the supply of the public works—No party appeared to have looked at the que ohm in the view put by the: learned commissioner; and aft , e Mr. Jackson, Mr. Potter, and Mr. Hieklin had tespeetit ex pressed their thanks for the kindn. se ai 41 couttest • her majesty's commissioners, the inquiry was closed with re t ard to the water. The inquiry respectiug the gab wee postponed. I We cannot better elite our account of these proceedings than by expressing our conviction, with that of other parties with whom we have met, that this inquiry cannot fail to prove how much Birkenhead owes to the energy and perseverance of Mr. William Jackson. His most bitter opponents have been compelled to allow this, in one shape or other. Birken head, alter all, is a practical proof of his genius. Its squares, streets, park, docks, and railway have stamped upon them the impress of a great mind ; let that mind have honour duo The editor of the J.irerpool Mail, in an article on this sub ject, says We have, In • impplemental duet, published a fell report of the inquiry befit the two goscroment emonn..ionent sittiog at Birken head, la reference to a proposal to parchAm from Mr. Jacksun aid others the right to s upply Unit toiriaamp with Ras and water. The township, as most of our fowlers know, is Already well no place better, but this Is done by a company, of which nr. Jackson u the principal representative. The local comminsionens are &strati. , of having the works In their ova hands. Thi• rat not Sight seems piausible enough, but the 0001[11.11,4011011 should kiuk a few yeses bark, and recollect what Dirkeehe.id was when the whole body of commissioners refused to entertain for a single amount the propo sition toe erecting three worts. They were retwatedLuged to:4:a but they declined the responsibility. They declared let they ant involve the township Is debt, sad invented ail sorts of enemies. Then it woo that Mr. Wm. Jackson almost single.h.indnilly came t or ward, took a lee of seventy-five years from them, and constructed storks at an moronism expense, and, hi an amazingly short ryna of time, the whole of Birkenhead and ports adjacent were sup plied with gas and water, as &Muni:Let in quantity end as gond en quality as any town in England. It at, therefore, in our .iinion, hard and incidems to deprive Mr. Jackson of the benefit. of hin en:el particularly an the township cannot possibly coinpervte 111111 Inc the inks be dirt run and the capentliture he has Incurred. EARL GitGAVENOK has issued the following 'adieu to the electors of Chester ______._ Gentlemen, —The retirement of Lord Robert Gromeeor ha. recs. ginned a vacancy in the repreftentation of your ancient city; and although I omid have wished fur more yearn to middy myself an a candidate fur your raaffragev, I trust you will not comelier me i/30 pre,wmptuona in aspiring to obtain the confidence with which yen have bonnumi c, many of my family. I fully putidpate in the tegni so imierally felt by you on being deprived, by any oir rumrunners, of your highly-eatermcd reprenentatise, and though,. I cannot promo, to devote to your nervier be Wad and ability ~zerted by my toxin I fang It will be found , that I shall not be eurobond by him In Um meet and ardour with which he has promoted your nod intenota and your general vino. in Para. hairiest. At my early period of UN, I hope I may be excareed hem making too many pledgee for the future ; but I have an anxious desire to support every measure which may tend to the improvement of that mend condition of the met body of the people, and I bore no Melte bon in declaring my Nil concurrence in that enlbrhteneid mutant of. oommereiat pnbey, the advantages of which are now Mown.' universally admitted, and which hen received the warm nupport Wore with whore I uu iromectLltely vonnicted. The penal fur which I what a trial' ,mat near& eerily be abort. Should Ibe fortunate enough to obtain the honour' which t seek at your hands, I trust that by a conwlentiorm discharge' of the important dude. eflertldied to me, 1 may contisiur to merit your coniktersoe, ant that after a lapse of a few months I may be ank to: mve you a sari serer account of my Ira'.-1 have, lie., .root.—Meta flail, Jon. 23, His lordship, accompanied by a numerous party of friends and supporters, has commenced a per,onal cant au of the city, and is at present the only candidate. If c will doubtless be elected without opposition. COMMISSION AY TNr LUYII------------- —J . S. Lumley, to be lieut. ' Nice W. S. Clowes, of South, rn Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Cavalry. nr veer" es w COMMISSION NY T - 1 - 16 - LOZ1) LIT.i'TSNANT. --C. W. Jebb, to be lieut. Royal Gloucestershire Yeomanry Cavalry, vine Sawyer. WILTSIIIRY_ • Tug ELECTION AT SALISBUKT took plaoe on 11,nday, when Mr. Chaplin, Chairman of the South-Western ' was, eteeted to serve in parliament for that city. Mc. C. 11. Wall . having stated his intention to revzve his opposition till the general election, and Mr. Martin having r.tired, Mr. Chao linii walked over the movie." He was propos3d by Mr. Heti .y, a Conservative, and seconded by Mr. Fawcett, • Liberal. „ COVIIIIIVIIONS ST MS LORD LI iture x&Nrg.—J. Newsom. Eq., and Col. N. Alves, to be deputy lieutenants. • KENT. REPRICSIINTATION or firroz.—Mr. Marjortharike wiat retire frog the representation of thin borough at the neat general election ; and Mr. Edward Drake Brockman of the l'achiuk, Hythe, is already in the field eolie.ti,w the stit (rages or the eecturs. Mr. is ► Wnig-ltadical. CLERICAL. Reviewer. ar nor Fltiotorair or $ its.ster.— Last night's Carede contain. an order in council directing that from and alter the neat avoidance of the rot of Salisbury, the bishop rewinding thereto ead his sumemont dull pay to the lexteetaattadOontlaustruentheanneal sum M t,BSaI. fly e recent valuation it Amara that the Terme/ of the me exceeds by this rum the amount fixed by the ionimberionese as suitable to the circumstances thereof.' The Mmerp , ea allotted vsue 5,0001. a year. Conceovrea CArucuas,—A meeting butter Itch; inthe Cathedral to raise a hand for the restorattno and eml,llichment thi, venerable but mutilated fabric. The Duke of Itichinund was pretest, and pet down his name for SOW. Mr. J. A. smith, M.P., save Ida for the same sum, but remarked that It moo an httleseen time= • project, when so many thousands of our people are absolutely preide. ing for want at breed. • part of the Deana is to Meld = chunk Mi dole ley the eedderal g , fora = 1 has tram UMW. fte . W .. • MEI lat i V agi Ma 4 feargatk tZr e talmiona abed /Wet the mmey le be maw the mtbeirel and let add thrb let protect, Nash fe-Uepofthepeoplebootthegelsfan 00 MOO so= • maims womhipped, and enema the rbikokes dead et allele mem dery church by the vide et a riesalimat hereftemareil mthefral." beak 71a, Came encatit or . ltiterj, OthZi=r water, which kr Irma Is • far very many yam, in sem Metwegb a r isg entedimitt e pmeet •lir of libe prwilamplag • ow* zereerellom The laidn= f g a the id very deldmit. Atha** the =y be homemat by tie id et fe& area the Quetta Dewier. Pr. Jones thredhl. un 'Vm' —fa laelhaldlo . l afra n. rift Town Qiiadlal Ott the Troinaey to /hp plam et weed la held lemee's Chunk at by of proving and =gamin that artifice cm a plan prepared by ti., rector of Beth, and appeared by the pruirh. meroorie, Disdaining the appliratom, u deoneited in the Town Clerk', office, as Um inspection of de burettes , during a month. pr. N,or's Cm's, n.—The interior of this noble Oruct v. , Is about an undergo tee ;inners of restoration, and Cat pewe Ore Le renovated and rearranged throughout in • uniform [UMW, At a meeting ef parinhionent, held a few days since, a pl.a wee enclosed by the nese and unanimously adopted Subwriptionn, to the a. saint of - nearly autii., were edited in the Vestry, end will, it it expected, be consider. ably augmenttd. The magnitude of thr bolding , awl the necessarily expensive astute of the work, requires a eery heavy outlay. Another order in council authorises the vale of • certain tithe bars and Fedziow is the Wish of Welliihrt a, county of blur...et, lately a portion of the property of the deanery of Wail.. PALVEIIiVerA. —Rev. A. Proves, 8.A., to 0441111 P.C., ntaffordsh.. die. Lichfield: value, 1401.: patron, Lord Mrs teiks ; death of Her. M. Kimsey. Rer. M.iion, M.A., to St. stroll:Ws, T Maidstone, P.C., value 100 f., void by the resignatio• Kee. I'. . Baker: patron., the Archbishop of culterbury and J Lb trio" Esq. NAVAL Parer. Moitaw.—ln the Gasgt• of lwa oi*ht rotate iii g ectVa oaken and crew of N.M.B. Afar, li. J. W. Putikm, Coo.. tatty]] co•mt of the bluely-money on the tonnage, and a *elate of tft r7of the Misread& Britrillaa .eare ',boxier, c ititnrod gi 1 1"eb., lii i 5. will be Jemmied in the Itogiatry of the .ttl• re the Vith of Feb. next atii na • Arriownactirs.—Ammaaarv, Jr.. 26.—Ltenta W. World • C. Autridge, chief ollkein, Coed Guar I; J. Jeffery, : : odor, t: G. F. Witougull, Haled Aida, William and liar; ; C. li " ..1.11 11111 • :F . \ i'l . .• i _:1-4 r ' • ' 1 , 1 i lIY V 4::4.1 $ 8 PP .. . )