The Express. — London, England, 1852-06-26 00:00:00

SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 20th arc destitute of fl oss Of litical interest. The Espains states that c ontnict po with the English company represented b% Mr. Sewell, for making a railroad from Alava to L.:amender, was signed oo the Itith. ITALY. ROMAN STATES. rhrr Roman correspondent, writing on t►.re 20th of sites that Signor Baldassari's accusations the minister of finance had fu;led, through the intrigues of Cardinal Antonell;., at which the 1',. /k was much displeased. A grtead promotion took i „ in the Roman army on the pith j u g, of th e I.i:taboos of foveign troops •sot one way comv i c t o t • ,'lthitig had been made * Known with reaped to Murray. GritMANY. AU the (hrmaat governments have given their went m an extra ordinary matrieular contribution, the OM et of Much is to hasten the completion of the ha, ral mare. 'sea of Maycnce and Luxembourg, au hematite It iet having represented this us an urgent pr ui.iu. arteinherg government has submitted to thc lee:talrture a bill fur punishitig crimes against the waft aeration. AUSTRIA. fhr Austnan cabinet has convoked the members Jr MC Darmstadt League in a cooference to be held ut Vienna. It is to be inferred from this that the present crisis in Berman customs affairs will tiseally receive a solution. the imperial government is upon the eve of con cluding. a convention with the plenipotentiaries of Modena and Parma, now in Vienna, by which those duchies will be incorporated in the Austrian customs union. Austria undertakes to guarantee their pre sent customs revenues to the duchies—namely, to Parma 1,050,000 Austrian lire, and to Modena 1,1:10,000 lire, and the surplus will be divided in' stated proportions. A treaty has just been concluded between Austria and Russia for the suppression of smuggling. HESSE-DARMSTAIEr. The committee of the Second Chamber appointed to consider M. Muller Melehiot'a Zollvervin motion, noaumend the adoption of the following resolution.: I hat the . lumber 11(1:11111 . 8 that it hss learnt with the • trzrat the purport of the Darmstadt protocol of the imer la:e2, the e irrying of which into MIMI would d.valedly injure the material prosperity of the land, anal r. in doubt the further existence of the Zollverein, the let national bond of connexion in Germany. That the rhsisher hopes the government has ria.:rvail tho assent of th..hainhere to the slimmest anal compact in question; and, ti.t;v. that the chamber will petition the government to ow ▪ tforts to teem the re-establishment of the Zollverein with and all the states of North Germany se soon a. peeol.le, end only after it ore-established to consent to a wisrmi.iol Alliance with Austria. VDe Court. The Earl of Derby had an audience of the Queen ye•t, 7,14 at Itucklughans Palace. Trace Albert uttroded a brigade field day at half-past ei.:ht o'clock yesterday morning in Hide-park. 'lite 'wi g, le was compaid of three battalions, six., the Ist batty It m of I irenadb.r Guards,. tilt 2nd battalion of the Scots l:o.erd., and detachments of the third battalion and the lir•t battalion Culd.tramin Guards were formed into one battalmn. Mild Highness commanded the brigade, ottended by C I 110111 Te, it. Priuee AllErt presided yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the l•ummimrou for promoting and encouraging the Tine Arts in the rebuilding the Palace of Westminster. 1t.1.11 Drifting., attended by Colonel Douverie, arrived at tte Palace of Westminster at three o'clock. The Com missioners present were the Duke of Newe.estle, the Earl of A.mnlc4 o, iscount Canning, Lord Mahon, Lord Colborne, the Eight Hon. Sir James Graham, Sir Robert 11. Inglis, and Mr. IlalLim Sir Charles L. Eastlake, the secretary, attended. The meeting broke up at half•past I o'clock. Prince Arthur and the Princesses Helena and Louisa took a drive, yesterday morning, iu as open carriage and ker. . _ THE AUSTRALIAN GOLD FIELDS. The Queen had a dinner party, yesterday, at Ducking. ban Palace. The company ineholed the Duchess of Kent, th.. Dale and Duchess de Montpensisr, Said Purim, the Duet.... sit Atle,ll. the Prussian Atnhassador and Madame Bas , en. the Spanish Minister, the 1 urkish Minister, the Marquis of Ahereorn, the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, Lady Fancy Howard, the Lady in Waiting to the Duchess de Montpensier. the Baroness de Speth, the Earl of Manstiald, the Earl of Malmeshury, and the Earl sod COVIIII2II of Listowel. Mr. Oswald, M , had an interview with the Earl of Inuribury, yestenlay, at the Foreign-office, to present • ' copy of resolution. agreed to at a meeting of the county of Ayr, and • memorial from the proproturs and farmers of the same county, on the present state of the guano trade. A denotation of the Birkenhead thick Trustee., consist ing of Mr. Ju,.ph Bailey, M.l'. (Chairman), Mr. Penny (Deputy Chairman), Mr. Lairo, and Mr. Hull (solicitor), hail an interview with the lion. C. (lore yesterday at the Otti : e of Woods sod Forests. Mr. Wilson P.itten, M.P., had an interview with the Rand Hon. J. W. lleoley yesterday at the Board of Trade. Mr Robert Milligan, M.P., bad also an interview with the right hon. gentleman. De•patebes were sent from the t'nlanial-office yesterday to lb,. G.rensors of the North American provinces. 'Prom Ira Mabee Gooses) k strctt.t y-P.►t.o E, JUNE 23.—This day had ►adorns of her Majesty: His highness Said Paths; to ',hail audience he was introduced by the Earl of Malmes bury, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State fur Fo reign Affairs, and conducted by Major. General the lion. Sir Edward Cast, Master of the Ceremonies; his Highness was accompanied by Monsieur Masora', Envoy Extraordinary and Munster Plenipotentiary to her Majesty from the Sublime Porte. COMMISSION SIGNED HT THE LORD LIEUTENANT or Asoiromr.—Captain Thomas Peers Williams, to be 314y0r Commandant in the Royal Angleaey Militia. EIONED HT THE LORD LIEUTENANT or 1'1 . .41110h r..—John Leach, to be Lieutenant in the Cas thm.irtin Corps of Yeomanry Cavalry. WAILOPLICE, .1131. IS. Jed Her. of Dm. CAW-Lieut. E. 11. Towne to be eept, by per., v;u3 Whitby, who rite ; Col. J. Wtoraseorrote (RA.) to bo by per., woe Tense. Rh I ~D ,.Gds.-Lime. A. IL Romeo= to be eapt., by per., vies wbo rot; C.w. R. De mate t 3 be lieut., by per., vice R 11th I.t. Unigs.-Lieut. F. U. Sixes to be espe., hyper., Woe Redo, It.l rem. Yob It. of r.—Aa.i.t...sre. J. A. Wow-raves, from Royal Ciao et." Wife Rest., to be amietsturg., Wee Jamb, who rwa. 11th t -Lieut. W. Gomm to be cep., by per., Wee Mersa, who rite.; ear. J. Flare to be Uwe-, by par., Wee Geode. : •t• Y. -Wm K. Cue to be Neut.. by per , Woe Potts, wirer* Lt I. -Cep'. 0. N. Ceorrain3a, from b..p. mat., to be 'apt, TIC* who reek. 79:h K-Liegt. E. IL Mer.su, from the *7th F., to bz lieut., Woe ilestmos, mom. to on unmet comp.. without pur. gbh F. -Mast T. J. Vets eur. to be brut-eat, by par., vier Sirettee, who retu ; Capt. A. Ll6.lAlt to be moor, by lair.. Tight Valiant; L-et. IL Qum to be clot.. by per., vice Loeb*, Its" C. U. HALL SO be 1. to, by put., v re Harr. ot i-10,1 0 . H. W. Wow WT. to be owe.. by per., Wee R Stuart, who tea.; Ear. P.C. BIJOU , c• be lieut., by par., Woe Meredob. lbw Y.-D. Macrame., guilt, to be rm., by pur.; Itaa. J. Days. owa to be eilt., out Pitcairn, prem. ;ti. V. -Dm W. Men, • 'met to be !tout, wi•hout par, Wee Lloyd, dee. • Cleat C..dl. L Mani, from the RI. MR. Del., to be see., w,lbnet peer., Wee M•edumeell. Ibed P.-Yam C. Come to be brut, by per., Wee O'Donnell, übo re•o. teth J. limas to be !It at , without pur. :Jae F.-Paso J. C. browner to be brut, by our., rite Anderoon, who rth P.-Lint. G. G. G. Ni .an, from h..p. Royal Canadian line bit., to be Mot., vie. Plauyeell, app. to 11th P. Iled Y. -Lout. W. W. CORP., to he rip'., by par., eke GoPtie, who nt..; Ewa W T • o toe heat., by put., vice Carden. :er! Weft India Rest. Era. L. It. Dowry to be lieut., without pity., rite vrb•oe musiotion 4 the 17th Separaiber, bon eam I ed. b" , W.t. Kelt -*amt. 0. Jona., frost h..p., Inlet F., to be sea.. out Terry, app. to 9th E.; Lieut. H. Joao Ma been permitlad nem km the nrrim by the tab of pie coammodes. AL Helm Let -Cm. C. r. /fame, from b.-p. matt., to by ewes re st.mt, etoOleh . Lreut. IL A. Mew. to be mph, by put., le • Pierer, QM each Pm. W. 11. Ilota to M MM. , by pat. vim Lewin ; 11. Tarok gent , to be tee ,by par., Mee Hein Cf arra. US MOP% hum the IMA Lt. Drip., Is be wrumet par. Marta.-The eivirrromitimed G&W .1 the East laded Corapeapb Mew , to bare the ptu and Sevaporwy rank of 'mien during SS tr.4o their beard pLeed wader the easUlland of Lk ut..04. 0. . hey.. of the Royal Legteems at Cludhun. for LW indriotima .n the art •.rompred Milne : -A. M. Lou. test. ;IL P. Has. •.• a, tow., E. W. Hsu, .ST, Gest.; J. N. Nowtrof. GM. I 1 . 0 . To NI Gold ;G.P.D. P. Pahnnet. butt ; Cue. UL ; J. G. T. Mumma, freaL NI W. The Ottall..ooll of ..0•11.1.-01111T, W. 0. CLAIR; of ie. tub Y., bun bees ameriand toritb Meta. 1433. TM name of • mats mimed hum the Camelot balle itestunest to the 44b 1e..0e the Ilth Jens, bkee, " Nei sot team. I'YP* of OV ORDNANCE, J. .a 74. Itoyal Maud LIM. IL Hortimax, with leva ,""*• rood, to mead Rem., *Ph panneuent nob ; minird 1. • rat. G. Pewee, with ieutponie reek to be umand heat., with **mama mt. :Prom the trinlira Grizerre of June!!.] ( * MOMS Vsb 11•MtPEN i)lltLll4.—ln put .,4re of an Act. primerl in the fortieth year of the reign of h. 'Majesty King fiertege intituled "An Art to Prolate tie mate by wbkh the Lorna Spiritual and Tem port and the Commons to were to the Parliament of the I lilted Kingdoms. on the part of Ireland, shall he sum mon+d and returned to thr said Parhament," 1 do hereby kyr antler., that the Hight llon. Robert. Earl of AI iyo, has It. eit Chosen ity a majority of vote• to In the per to sit in !!, Moto. of Lord• of the Unitt4 Kinerlion, in the print ofl Itairlal }Award, baron Danaaay, drarard.—Dated thin :ZIP" Aar of lane, IY - rt.—O. Ittz-biliom, Clerk of the ern on aatl fitisarf. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 26, 1852 ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. WESTMINSTER. Yesterday a meeting of the electors of Westmin ster, in the district of Pimlico. was held at the Assembly rooms, Vauxhall-bridge road, to hear an address from Wm. Coningh am, Esq., one of the candidates fur the representa tion of the borough. CltAe. tart:maw:4, Eq. (one of the candidates fur Not tingham), was in the chair, and introduced Mr. Coninxharn as a candidate, who was independent of any party and pre pared to be the representative of the wants of the people, and of the working claws in particular. Mr. CONINWIAN, who was received with much applause, said he understuud that that which wise called the Radical Rump," in Westminster, made it an objection to his caa didature that he was unknown, and asked who was Mr. Coningham ? lie could tell them what he was not. lie was nut an unsuccessful general, or one who once hod been a red hot protectionist endgame preserver—(cheers)—but his was brought up in the tenets of William Cubbett. (Cheers.) The hon. gentleman thee' stated that he was of 160 s descent, but burn in Hertfordshire, had been in a Dragoon Regiment, but disliking the life in a barrack-yard, left the army and travelled over Europe, end on his Muni settled at Brighton, fur which place he bad been an unsuccessful candidate at the last election, but would have been returned bad those who were not allowed the suffrage had then had vi tes, and he determined tierce to rest till he had contributed its obtain ing for that class what he thought was the right of miry Englishman. (Loud cheers.) The borough of Weettniu. stir had once been celebrate : fur returning radicals to par liament, and he hoped that in a crisis like the present the radical party in W - estminster would give such an impetus to reform OM a sufficient number of members would be re turned to parliament to defend the interests of the people. (Cheers.) With regard to the question of religious liberty, ho was not satisfied with the word " toleration," but he would el. muud for all :wets the full right to exercise the practice of their religious rites, and to follow the bent of their religious opinions. (Cheers.) After a few further observations, Mr. Coningbam said he shouid be happy to answer any questions that might be put to him. (Cheers.) Mr. Wikkovolinv expresses! his surprise that, at a meet- Mg of the electors of Westminster, there should be is bud of catholic priests on the platform. (" Oh," and conlusi (This remark was produced by the dress and appearance of two gentlemen on the platform which very much resembled that worn by Roman catholic ecclesiastics. It was, how ever, esplained that they neither of them were members of that body, and that one of them was Mr. Thornton Runt. klueb laughter and interruption ensued, which was greatly increased by Mr. Willouohby's asserting that Mr. Coning ham offered himself as a candidate in Use Roman catholic interest, in consequence of his protesting against the Eccle siastical Titles Bill.) Mr. CONIN4IIIIAII explained that:be was by education and conviction a member of the church of England, and that be hail no sympathy with the Roman eatholice as a sect beyond obtaining for them as fur every class of disseuters perfect freedom. (Cheers.) In reply to a question put to him, Mr. CLIMINUIWA stated that he would not select the Maynooth grant alone fur opposition, but would include it in his opposition to all grants for religious purposes ; that if any tangible proposition was brought forward for the reparation of church and state, ho would support it. He was in favour of tenant right, and would support Mr. Sharman Crawfurd's bill, with some modifications, and added, that although he would not at once pledge himself to go to the pull, yet if the Tenho( that meeting was such as to justify him in doing so, he would give such a pledge. Mr. T. iliac moved a resolution to the effect, that the choirs of caudelateis belonged of right to a constituency, and that it was unbecoming in any 'mad self-elected body to dictate to the mass of their fellow-citizens who should represent them in parliament, and that the meeting having heard the statemeut of Mr. Coningliam as to his views, political and economical, begged to thank him for giving an opportunity to the independent electors of Westminster of exerciang their privileges, and pledged themselves to use every legitimate means for securing his triumphant return fur the borough." The resolution was agreed to, with only one dissentient. A revilution that a local committee, principally of non electors, should be formed, was then moved and carried ; and alter Mr. Coningliain had returned thanks, amidst loud cheering, the meeting separated. Importation of the necessaries of lift angers not WI great material advantages, hut that It presages the hightail as. tides of a people through the moral Whencee that flow from an abundant and easy satisfeetima of their physical wants. In a word, free trade has neeemplished the aim of the statesman by enriching and strengthening the elation, whilst it has fulfilled the desire of the philanthropist by carrying comfort and happiness to the homes of them, who live by the daily labour of their hands. In expressing these sentiments I am giving utterance to the con- victims and ridings of nineteen-twentieths of the popu lation of the kingdom. How, then, in the face of this fact, do we witness the strings anomaly of a protectionist party in power, a !louse of Commons feebly asserting a free trade policy, and the Queen appealing to the doctors for their opinion upon a question on which the people have come to an all but unanimous decision ? The causu of this state of things must he sought in the imperfections of our electoral symtem, which seem s to b e ingeniously contrived to prevent the majority in parliament from reflecting with ease end accuracy the opinions of the majority of the nation. Let me illustrate this by one fact. In an assembly professing fairly to represent the country, I find myself associated with a hundred members, the aggregate of whose constituencies does not equal in number, and still less in intelligence and wealth, the constituency which 1 have the honour to represent; and yet every one of them counts for as much as your member in a division list. Under such a system, majorities depend, in ordinary and tranquil seasons, more upon toe skill el parliament ary tacticians, the interests of powerful individuals, and the corrupting influences of wealth and patro nage, than upon the force of public opinion. Such a re presentative system, instead of assieing the judgment of a minister anxious to ascertain and meet the wants and wishes of his countrymen, is calculated to embarrass and mislead him ; mad if a patriot state sman , disregarding a parliamen tary majority, resolve on some great occasion to consult the welfare of the people in opposition to the tidiest, of the in terested and powerful few, he is either thwarted in his efforts, or punished, if successful, by banishment from Al oha life, whilst the people who ore raising monuments to We fame are powerless to present his opponents from oc cupying the seat of power from which they have expelled him. Such a state of things is neither satisf .etory awe se cure. Our representation is not what it prufeoces to be—it will not bear investigation; and it does not work well. If it did, there would lie no necessity for a dissolution to de ride the fate of a protectionist administration. Ihe true test of the worthiness of a people to enjoy fete institutions is tluir capacity, by timely and wise amendments, to adapt them to the changing and advancing circum stances of the age. I tract that the people of England still (or their nest task undertake that reform in our electoral system which is called fur by the stet, of public effigies, and which is necessary to bring into harmony the theory and practice clout free constitution. Fur the present, however, it is onrduty, by one more strong and united expression of opinion, to establish upon an imperishable foundation the principle of commercial liberty. That the advocates of mo nopoly should have made another special appeal to the country necessary, and thus retarded other important public questions, is to be regretted, so far as our domestic interests are concerned. But let us console ourselves with the belief that the decision now about to be come to by the electors of England will have a salutary influence abroad. Hitherto, other nations have regarded only as an experi ment our free trade measures, the reversal of which they have seen constantly threatened by the party now in power. They will shortly see • second protectionist govern ment repudiate protectionist principles. Then will com mence the influence of our example upon foreign countries. I do net shrink from avowing my belief in the universal though tardy triumph of a principle which has been demon strated, in our own case, to involve the well-heingof the people Ind the prosperity of the government. Vi ith the general diffusion of liberal commercial principles, I shall expect with confidence the growth of a more frank and generous international spirit ; and, in spite of the back sliding' of some from whom I had expected better things, and who have involved us in the cost of fresh preparations for war, I do not hesitate to declare my conviction that the final triumph of free trade, which England is now about to consummate, will he the strongest guarantee that human hands lan give for the observance of that divine precept which enjoins ° peace on car;h, and goodwill towards men." Gentlemen, I have said that in tranquil and ordinary seasons the policy of governments is made subservient to unworthy and sinister influences. Not so on an occasion like the present, when a ripe rational question is about to be submitted to the ordeal of a general election. At such a crisis ministers and public men look for the final settlement of a great controversy to the larger constituencies, and especially to that of the West Kidirg, whose numbers, extent, and wealth raise it so far above every electoral community. I know that when the moment comes for recording your verdict it will be, as it has ever been on all great occasions, on the side of hu manity, peace, and freedom. I have the honour to remain, your faithful and obedient servant, itICIIAILD COODEN.— London, 24th Jane, 1862." Mr. Denison, in his address, recalls to the recollection of the electors, that in the eleven years during which (with a short iaterruption) he has been their representative, he hu " constantly endeavoured Di act independently both of po litical snit personal bias—voting for or against all the three governments that have held office during that time, accord. mg as their meager., appeared to me to deserve support or opposition." The hon. gentleman states that he voted for a reductim of the duties remitted by Sir It. Peel, and shall he ready to support a prudent extension of the same system. CAMPBELL'S CREEK 1)IOOINGS. (from the Maitland Men-ivy) A few slight mishaps, such as the failure of a hole here and • bad hand, &c., affording me a laSan? afternoon, 1 avail myself of the opportunity to give you a brief sketch of our adventures at the diggings. There is a little variety in the incidents of a gold-digger a life—the most succeeefol career is the must munotonous in •eery circumstance but that which may be described in dry figures—and the history of any one party, with a change of news and dates, is the history of the great majority. 'laving arrived at bludgee, on • second trip to the mime, it be came necessary to make up ever minds as to what part of the gold-field we should shape our course to. We hail a strung desire to me the Toros, but this was counterpoised by the apprehension that we should not he able to fall into work there without buyiug a hole, a fear which all that we could hear on the subject had a tendency to confirm. The Meruo, with its ample mope and sure returns, and old ac quaintance to recommend it, was before us ; .but the De vil's Hole Creek, one of its tributaries, had possession of the trumpet of fame at Mudgee, and, without giving credit to all the tine stories tit the tontines to be locked up there, the love of novelty prevailed, sad in preferetice to going to the World's End, we started to the Devil's link. I ask pardon for making use of the last outrageous name ; it has been proposed to alter it to Kennedy's Creek, in oomplinient to an old digger of that IMMO. but I am strand that the old designation has too much unction in it to fall into il, euetuile. Well, keying your pre sence! the Devil's Hole Creek we found to he wundertully rich, but all the likely places already taken up. Hundreds of tents hued its banks on either side, and the Mal of the creek was pegged out into chime from one end of the settlement to the other. The same variety of luck woe ob servable here as elsewhere; acme were making from one to twenty pounele per day, whilst others we're earning little or nothing. It must nut be supposed, however, that the latter, generally speaking, are always in such u predicament. The luck, as it is called, changes from one to another fre quently—the ball is yours to-day, mine to-morrow. The clear average earnings may he estimated at the least at BM. per man per day here, as well as at Meroo; but here there is a greater disparity between the highest and the lowest earnings, and there a greater number of persons who are wholly unsuccessful. The bed claims are deemed the richest ; and yet there are a great number of hoes, some of them very deep, sunk in the banks of the creek and the small flats adjacent, a few of which, say about one in five, have paid well. to addition to these, there are here what are called " dry diggings," which are situated on the ft its and slopes of the ridges, in some eases at a considerable distance from water. In three the mere surface soil to g depth of from twelve to eighteen inches is the delimiter," for the precious metal, which is found in such a situation in grains generally of a rounded shape, sidently water-worn, beautifully bright and pure, and weighing from half a grain troy to a pennyweight. The soil of the dry diggings is of a whitish colour, and resembles decomposed slate. Beds of slate, veined with quarts, the tope of them running even with the surfsce, are also, I believe, invariably found in them, together with a profusion of quartz pebbles. Geology, with all its store of facts and inferences, must here, in the persons of its professors whilst surveying these wonders, acknowledge how inadequate are its data to amount fur them. IVhat mighty, what protracted, what complicated material agencies and influences hare been at work in producing them, who shall ny ? But how profit less the speculation compared with the easier task of " lon k• ing from Nature up to Nature's Ood." !low easy to trace the beneficence and wisdom of the Creator in time distrihu ' lion of the gold—in the relation which its discovery here snd elsewhere bears to human happiness and liberty—not in working out these ends, superseding the necessity for self-sacrifice in those who are burn so to set au example, of heroism to their fellowmen, but intimating to all by the plainness of its operations that not the hand of mall but that i of (Jul has stricken the oppressor with confusion. In prospecting on the Upper Meroo I observed that these t dry diggings abound ; besides which, every little creek and • water-counie is auriferous, and in some of them little for tunes are said to here been made. The dry diggings we, however, very uncertain. In some spots every yard may mastitis its ounce, whilst in others a few specks would be the only return for the labour of digging and washing the soil 1 of a similar space. They afford, however, a never failing ' resource for " the people"—in other words, for the poor ; ' and by and bye, when the gold-field common, in pursuance ' of the political economy of the day, and the tendency of imperial rule, shall have been fenced in, the dry diggings will famish roadside fare to the donkey that will earn for the poor man an honourable subsistence, combining dignity presently and hope in the future, and " no man shall make him afraid." I find that I cannot now, for want of space, give you an account of my pilgrimage to the qu at: ridge where the big nugget was found. It was performed, f can assure you, with a spice of Mahometan devotion, accompanied with some of its form ; for instance, the whole party made a kind of eireumbendibue on their knees round the former resting place of the big nugget, because it was the most convenient posture to be on the look-out for the nugget piekaninnies which it was conjectured might be there planted. One word more. I observed with regret that msny per sons wholly unused to a bosh-life, and otherwise unfitted for the oreupatlon of gold digging, arc daily coming to the mines and log disappointed sod out of pocket. The fault is net in the diggings but in the men themselves, and scarcely in them an much as in their want of previous train ing with this object in view. The majority of them had too much swim to be contented at home. They might r correct this. There are mighty trials of skill and valour below, six months of which, if imposed by lawful au thority, might make any of them esteem the Devil's Hole • paradim. A SURGEON COMMITTED FOR MAN SLAUGHTER. Yesterday (Friday) an inquest wig held at Wellow, a village in the neighbourhood of Bath, before J. Whitmore, Esq., deputy coroner for the Northern DiVibilnl of Somer set, and a respectable jury, upon the body of a woman named Ann Nokes, the wife of a lab- wring man residing in the village, who had die.l on Monday morning last, in consequence (it was alleged) of the gross neelect of the medical man who attended her in her confin-ment. The evidence occupied several hours, but the facto may be briefly stated. The pour woman (the deceused) was 43 years of age and the mother of 11, children. On Sunday afternoon last she was taken in labour with the 12th child, and there being peculiar circumstances in her caw, the woman in attendance upon her sent her husband for Mr. Bourn, a surgeon, residing at Redstock, a village ' a few miles off. 'fhat gentleman appears to have come as early as possible, and remained nine hours in attendance upon her, during which time he removed • part of the infant. At 4 o'clock in the morning, however, he received a message from Mrs. Parker, the wife of yeoman living a few miles off, requiring his attendance under similar circumstances, and by whom his services had `ern bespoke two months previously. Strange as it may •irsesr, he immediately resolved to leave the poor woman he was attending to go to his richer patient, on the plea that he had been bespoke by Mrs. Parker but not by Mrs. Nokes. As soon as he was gone, a messenger was despatched to Mr. Marsh, at Midsomer Norton, who immediately attended, and proceeded with he operation kit unfinished by Mr. Bourn. The unfortunate creature, however, was completely ex hausted, and died in two hours after. The jury consulted together for • few minutes, and then returned the following verdict: " We are of opinion that Ann Nolte, (the de ceased) died through exhaustion couscquent upon the neglect of her medical attendant, Mr. Bourn." The coroner inquired if he was to understand the jury to intend that their verdict should be one of manslaughter against Mr. Bourn. The foreman said they had carefully considered the cam, and that was the only conclusion they could come to. The coroner's warrant was accordingly made out fee the committal of Mr. Bourn. A DISHONEST THADESSIAN.—A man named Cross was employed as • journeyman watchmaker for some years • by one of the principal tradesmen in Southampton, and was • very careful, stesoy man , of good character. A short , time since he set up business, in a small way, in one of the back streete in Southampton. From thence, a week or two since, he removed into the principal street. He wrote for good+ on credit to a large number of London and Shef- Held dealers in jewellery, watches. and plated goods, and these parties inquired of individuals in Southampton as to the character and means of Cross. The answer moot gene ' rally was, that fur a small amount he could be trusted, and he obtained about 2,0001. worth of goods on credit. A travelling Jew had sold him tome jewellery on credit one day last week, and posing by the chop a day or two after ', wards, he discovered unmistakeable signs of some ' thing wrong. He entered the shop, and found that Cruse had decamped with everything portable and valuable, leaving scarcely anything behind but • wife and 3 children. Ile gave the alarm immediately, and the police have bei n sent in pursuit by his creditors ; but, up to the present time, without some It is suspected that he is on his way to Australis. Ile ordered • large Man, r's chest from • traili.43Wl in the town, never paying for it of course, and hid it covered with leather to make it look like an ordinary box; and it ain this chest, there is ao doubt, that a large portion of his ill-gotten property is stowed. There is reason to believe that he has basely de serted his wife and family. LETTERS FOR TII6 CAPE AND PORT PHILLIP.— The Post-Mies authorities have announced that ship lit ter Asp for the Cape of Gond Hope, will he made up in the General Post-office ard forward-11 by the screw ate imer Hellespont, which is shortly to leave Plymouth, and also that ship letter hags will he made up for Port Phillip, and Sydni y, to be forwarded hy the .crew steamrr Formosa, which as appointed to leave Southampton, August 7. littoKs ST rouT.—The fast-aches authorities are rapidly extinct*, the privilege of sending books, pamphlets, Mairilin". "'I review*. &e., at fal. per half-pound weight to all our colonies and tbrendeue i ... The privilege is already extended to the %%at Indies, Canada, CM" , Town, Nova Scotia, Ceylon, Malta, Gibraltar, lonian Islands, Mauritius, Ikrauda, Heligoland, Newfoundland, and flung-Duna. There is no doubt that the privilege will he extended shortly to Australia. CASE OF MR. AI.DEItMAN SAl.ollONit.—]n the e.,i of Chubb v. ,S'al'mons the plaintiff i. shout to move far a new trial, WA t 1..• iteatuil that la v of,,t was 1,,r• verse, and against the evidence; that the teamed judge hail improp rly rejected oral and detume n t ar y evidence, and that he hal miAirteted theory. EAST KENT. Last evening, a public meeting to receive a state ment from Mr. T. L. Hodges, une of the members (or the division, was held at the Lecture Hall, Greenwich, Mr. L. M. Anton in the chair. Tire ell/LIMAN having made a few remarks, in which he praised Mr. Hodges tor his staunch support of the princi ples of civil and religious liberty, social progress, popular education, and free trade, proceeded to iutroduce that gen tleman to the meeting. Mr. Honor.* (who was extremely well received), ob served that it was more than 20 years since he had first addressed the electors of that constituency on a similar occa sion ; and it was a matter of great pride to him to have re ceived from the meeting so warm a token of the approba tion they felt at his past course, and of their confidence in his futureconduct. (Cheers.) They might doubtless be curious to know why he, whose main-etay was the lani, was nevertheless are advocate of free tra d e. The fathers and grandfathers of the party in office had brought upon them matey vile, and the country ceuldnot expect any geed from their descendants. (Cheers.) The ancestors of the party now in office had given them the American and the French war, which had entailed upon the country a debt of nearly 1,000,000,000 f. He believed upon his conscience that if the present ministry could not find any principle* upon which they could recommend themselvep to the coun try, they would be ready to invite another war in order to couwalidate their power. (Cheep.) It was ridiculous to suppose that the immense burden which our wan entailed upon us could have been borne by the land. It was nothing but the immense stimulus which had been given to trade which had rendered us able to present the astounding spectacle of a revenue buoyant in Spite of the drains which existed upon the country's resources ; and therefore be IVY a free trader. (Loud cheers.) With respect to the Maynooth grant and the papal aggression, he considered it a mistake to suppose the two things hod any connexion with each other. lie was as sensible as any man of the de graded state of a people where popery prevailed. Ile was in Ireland with his regiment in 1798, and be saw that what that country wanted were emancipation and a poor law, both of which he had lived to see at last given them. (Cheers.) At the time of which he spoke all the priests were educated at St. Omer's, and were thus ready channels of communication between the enemies of this country and the rebels in Ire land. The College of Maynooth had been instituted to meet that difficulty, and ho believed upon his conscience that it had not added to the real strength of popery. (Cheers.) The papal aggression rested upon Drs. Wiseman and Cul len, who were not educated at Maynsoth, but at Home. (Hear, hear.) Ile thought that to remove the grant would cost more than they were perhaps prepared to expert, and therefore he could not vote for it at present; though it it was shown that the grant tended to increase the power of popery he could not say that he should not be ready to do so. (Cheers.) tle had been anxious to retire, but he bad received such unequivocal marks of the confidence of his constituents as he believed had never been shown to the member fora county before, and therefore he had been in duced to accept the tr .at once more. (Loud cheers.) In answer to various questions— Mr. Holum said he had voted for Mr. Lake King's motion for extending the IW. franchise to the counties, and that he bad seconded Mr. Grote's motion for the ballot. (Cheers.) The reason he had not voted for Mr. Hume's motion for reform was, because Mr. Hume had mixed up with matters of which he approved matters which he did not ; and he could not swallow them all. (Cheers and laughter.) With respect to church rates, lie should be glad to see some reasonable commutation for them adopted, but he could not agree to put the money into the landlord** pockets. (Hear, hear.) Ile had voted for Mr. lloremau's motion, and ho was opposed to the ruseyite doctrines. (Loud cheer..) Mr. J. Waist , of Deptford, then moved, and Mr. SW/IN LAND, of Crayford, seconded the following resolution:— " That Thomas Law Heave, E.g., is a fit and proper person to represent this division of the county of Kent in parliament, and the electors now assembled pledge them selves to exert their utmost influence to secure his return at the ensuing election." (Loud cheers.) This, after a little opposition, on the ground that Mr. Hodges had not given a Pan...factory account of the comae he intended to pursue with respect to Maynooth, was car ried all but unanimously. The Hey. Mr. Conn, of Debtling, moved, end Mr. F. Derieueic, of Blackheath-park, secouded : "That the present ministers have acceded to power under the advocacy of principles which this meeting repudiates as unsound, and injurious to the beat interests of the community. That the same ministers are now endeavouring to maintain their position by a dexterous evasion of all declaration of any principles whatever, and therefore do not deserve the sup port of the country at Isrge, nor of this division of the county of Kent in particular." (Cheers.) Carried unani mously. It was then moved by Dr. Kgrrtn, of Greenwich, and seconded by Mr. J. E. Lee, of Lewisham ;—" That under existing circumstances, and amid the disruption of all the old pantes of the state, it is more than ever incumbent upon the electors to ~'curt the return of men who will advocate liberal principle., without reference to minor differences of opinion," (Cheers.) Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the meet ing broke up. YORKSHIRE.: (WEST RIDING). We have at length the addressee of Edmund Denison, Esq. and lt:ehanl Cobden, Eat., the two members (or the West (tiding, offering theniselvea to candidates for reelection. It is quite expected that the election for the riding will be a wa;k over. Mr. Denison in his address say. something about the "special burdens and difficulties" of the agrieuPurists, bit he alto says that he is prepared to not only to vote agairod in reversal of the tree-trade policy, but to support a prudent extension of the system of free trade. On the 4uvotion of g I polities, Mr. Denison declares himst If independent ut all partite. We annex the address of the honourable gentleman and also that issued by Mr. OM( n : "TO THE. ELLETOIOI n► TUE WEPT kIDINO rt► TOKIL4IIIIIIIt. "Gen n, A protet tinned administration having called for a final judgment upon its policy from the con stituencies of the empire, 1 beg leave, u an advocate of free trole, to solicit the honour of again representing you in parliament. I will not insult y.ur r...osnn by offenng to CAIN., 11.. • %Ii of a 'mho , 01.trlo slew, to create an artificial scarcity of the bounties of Providence. The necessity for argument has been superseded loT the experi ence of the 1..3t six years, which has elcminatiated that it tree LormoN.—We are authorised to state that the placaria announcing Mr. Donald Nicoll as a candidate for the city, have been issued without his consent. FINaBURY.—As will be perceived by the sub joined extract. from • communication received from the !tight Hon. T. D. Macaulay, th,.t gentleman has declined to permit his name to be promnlgAted as a candidatea— " I •S 14111) you that 1 feel as I ought to feel the very high honour done me by those electors of Finsbury in whose name you write. It is most gratifying to me to learn that 1 poems the esteem and confidence of so many of my countrymen, to whom I ant personally a stranger. . . I cannot accept the generous offer which you have con veyed to me ; but I shall always remember it with grati tude and pride." The latter paragraph is in allusion to a proposal to have held Mr. Macaulay free of personal ex pense. WESIIIINSTER.—Sir J. V. Shelley (who came for ward on the retirement of Mr. C. Lushington) has issued another address to the electors, soliciting their support. The committees of the present member, Sir De Lacy }...vang, and Sir .1 Shelley, have united to further the return of those two candidates, in opposition to Mr. Coningham in the radical interest, and a tory candidate, who is said to " loom in the future." 1311111ING1104.—Oureorrespondent says: Mr.Muntz, in so.iciting his re-election, has, with characteristic self complacency, published for the third time the addrevs he issued to the electors in 1840. Mr. &Isolateld is again a candidate, and in all probability the two old mem bers will be elected without opposition.—The Rev. J. C. Miller, and other clerical political adventurers have, it is understood, exerted themselves to get a candidate to oppose Mr. Scholefield on whatare called' religious grounds; hut the respectable individual to whom application was made, has, it is understood, declined the honour of • contest where no chance exists of success. In the event of an op position, Mr. &holefield would undoubtedly be at the head of the poll. BEVERLEY.—It is understood that Berjcant Chan nel has abandoned his intention of standing. BRIDGWATER.—It in painful to record the state of personal animosity which at the present moment is in- Suencing the electors of Bridgwater, and which has so divided the liberal interest that, unless a speedy reconcilia tion be effected, the protectionist candidates, Messrs. lullett and Mansell, will possibly become the successful members. It was hoped that Colonel Tynte and Mr. Kinglake would have been chosen as the faithful representatives of the free trade party, but the subsequent introduction of Lord Hen ley has broken the link which would otherwise have held them firm and united in the cause of liberal government and progressive reform. Our Bridgwater neighbours can. not too intrepidly fight their patriotic battle at this junc tore. The public interests are incorporated in their cause, and a keen eye is directed in watching the course of honour or disgrace which may be trodden by the electors.— Taunton CAMBRIDOENIIIRE.—Mr. Townley has declined to contest the county, and Mews. Yorke, Manners, and Hall will, therefore, be returned without opposition. Great doubt has exited all along whether Mr. Townley would present himself at the hustings, and though a bill was lulled stating that he would be nominated, it was generally believed to have been without the sanction of the hon. member. COVENTRY.—Mr. F. G. Hubbard is a candidate for the representation of this city. Ile soya : " Uuengaged as yet in party strife, I will enter the House of C o m mons (if at all) pledged only to the principles which I profess —to the vindication of civil, religious, and industrial freedom." DERBY.—It is understood that the pecuniary terms on which Mr. Hors's' has been induced to come here are those of the notorious Dr. l'eesle—*. No cure, no pay:" in other words, that he will defray all the heavy expenses of the contest, if returned but if not elected, his supporters have to discharge them. The friends of the liberal mem bers, Mr. Base and Mr. Ileyworth, are, however, sanguine of success; and better members a town like Derby could not have. I)Evosslitita.—" Fur the northern division of this county," says • correspondent, " Lewis William Buck, Esq., snit Sic Thomas Dyke fieland, are the present mem bers—the latter being is conservative trio trader. Mr. Buck is looked an to by the stout Devonshire yeomen as an uut'and-out protectionist ; but these said yeomen are curi ous to know what the hon. gentleman will say on the sub ject of protection in his address (not vet tweed), inas much as he objected to his son, Mr. 6. S. Buck, being brought forward by the Devon and Eimer Protection AN. sociation, in opposition to Sir Thomas Adana. This sun, however, is now a candidate for Exeter, on free trade principle', much to the astonishment of his patru•t of the Protection Association. Fur the southern diviviun, a third candidate, of liberal principles, was talked of, but such candidate hoe not yet made his app•arauce. The present members, Sir Ralph Lanes and Sir John Boller (the latter being Mr. Disraeli's pattern moire). are understood to lie protectionists —at Last they were so the last time they hail the opportunity of declaring their political opinions. Whitt they new are is not preenidy known, as they have nut yet issued any addresses to the electors." EasElt (NuKTll).—The 'Secretary at War (Mr. Rere.f.“.l) Lei on adds., to constituency of the northern diviviun of Ear:, announcing his monitor; ,n net, pt again, if they are willing to confer, " the honourable but responsible charge id representing •o important a con• WORMSTERSIIIRE (EAST).—Mr. George Rushout, the sitting member, It .s issued an address to his CO/lila tuentd, in which he announces his intention of soliciting a renewal of their conliklence at the approaching dissolu• tion. He pledges his support to the present ministry. Woutt.smtsitlKE (WE...O.—Mr. F. Winn Knight, the present member, has put forth his address to his constituents, soliciting their suffrages at the forth coming election. He pledges himself to the conservative interest. WIGTON:QUM—John Dalrymple, Esq., Nt.r. for this county, has issued au address to his cani.tituents, an nouncing his intention of again soliciting the honour of representinit them in the House of Commons. WEiMoUTII.—A meeting of the friends and sup porters of Mr. Alexander Oswald, M.P. took place at the large room of the Victoria Hotel, on Tuesday evening, the 22nd inst. The chair was filled by Mr. A. Lithguw. The speech of Mr. Oswald was listened to with marked atten. tion, and a resolution was unanimously carried that Mr. Oswald was a most fit and proper person to represent the borough of Weymouth and Meleombe Regis in partianinnt, and the electors pledged themselves to support him. THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE FROM FIRE. At the anniversary meeting of this useful 641( iety held yesterday, medallions and other testimonials of the society'. approbation were presented by the Chairman to the following individuals, to whom they had been awarded by the committee for their piumpt and gallant exertion* in rescuing persons from fire during the year : To Cornelius Fowey, 7 H ; to Joel King, for saving a woman from the Rose and Crown public-house, in Lsve lane, Lower Thomesatrcet ; to John Cooper, of 173, Drury-lane ' • to police constable James Eves, 14 li division ; and to police.coustable David Jones, 162 H division to Isaac Myers, fire escape conductor, No. 22,in the societ)'s service, great exertion ; to Willem Joseph Gavin, and to Lawrence Burgess, 190 H division, great exertions; to tire escape conductor Thomas Field, great exertions; to tire escape conductor Samuel Wood, police-constable Henry Wood, 78 11, and Thomas Barnes, police constable 88 H ; to Thomas Welford, fire escape conductor, ex. traordinary exertions; to David Jones, police constable 162 H, and Philip Bradley, police constable 137 H ; to William Payne; to W. Brown, police constable 11l H; to James Connor, very intrepid exertions ; to Daniel Maher, police covetable 38 L, very intrepid exertions; to P. E. Reedy, coneable 23 City force; to Samuel Wood, escape conductor; to Charles Riggs, and to Robert Hindi!. extraordinary exertions; to fire escape conductor George nide° ; to b,dwaril Rigby, fire escape conductor; to John Bushridge, police constable 81 CI ; to Henry Barber, 216 K, intrepid exertions ; to escape conductor S. B. Weaver. This wan had been instrumental in saving six lives in the district previously. VIOLATIONS OF THE FACTORY ACT.—The serious eamplaints recently made of the nomolnicrvance of the Faltory Act amongst the large cotton manufacturers is Glossop Dale and its vicinity, and the repeated (*Cure of the government inspectors to obtain evidence such u would ensure a conviction. have recently hd Mr. Secretary Wal pole to send down strangers to the district, with a view to more rigorous inspection. It was all. gcil against the effi ciency of the present inspectors that they were t‘,) well known, and that the workpeople of Glossop combining with their employers to defent the act, care was always t .ken to signal the approach of the inspectors, no that whilst the law was eenstantly viol Jed, legal evidence of the fact could not be °Maimed. Mr. Francis Sumner, cotton spinner and manufacturer, was summoned before the magistrates at the Glossop Court-house, on Thursday, on the charge that he hail Olt the 9 h of June wilfully obstructed two vulvinapec tors of factories, Mr. Jones and Mr. Charles Patrick, in the execution of the provisions of the Faetory Act, and there were other cliarg, a of employing females ov e r 18 years of age, and under IS, beyond the hour of six o'clock in the evening. In all, there were five breaches of the art charged. Mr. It. B. 11. Colasett, attorney, appeared for the government, and Mr. N. Earle, attorney, for the de. fendant. Mr. Graham, the ordinary sub•inspector of fac• tories for the district, was present, in addition to Mr Jones and Mr. Patrick. The case is ens which has rxeited great interest. The acting magistrates were Captain Whyte sad John Chapman, Esq. Atter a lengthened investigati the magistrates decided on inflicting the lowest penalty suf. ficietit to enable Mr. Sumner to appeal, namely, a'. and colts. MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN t t %ND) RAILWAY. —A general extraordinary meeting ul the shareholders of this company was held, at their Mikes, in Dublin, on Than (lay, " to eiinsiiler a briber the powers to become carriers on the Royal Canal, granted by the ptoviaions of the 12th sec- tiun at the act Nth and 11th Viet., cap. 42, entitled • An act to enable canal companies to become carricis of good. on their own canal..* " should he czerci-00l under such mot and suhj, ci to such tuba and restrictions as mheold hr il; rthiuell .11,(1 approccd of by t'se inciting. Tit, chair was taken by James Stirling, Esq., and a resolution, in accordance a ith the objectot the meeting, was unanimously adopted. TILE NEW CHARTER FOR THE UNIVEIL SITY OF LONDON. , The report presented by the committee of the , senate, appointed t , .. consider this matter, contains the fol lowing passages " There are three fundamental principles which distin '. gulch this university. In the trot place, its charter hulls 1 forth an encourag, meat for pursuing ii regular and liberal . course of education to all classes and denominations of her Majesty's subjects, " without any distinction whatsoever ;" in the second place, it depends mainly on th e publi c f un d s 1 for its support; and thirdly, it is a n un i vers ity w hi c h d oes ' not teach by lectures, but tests by examinations. ' "The Snit proposal of the committee of graduates is, that the body corporate shall consist, not, as it does row, of the chancellor, vice-chancellor, and fellows, hut of the chan ' centre, vice chancellor, fellows. and graduates. " To this we see no objection ; and so far as it would facilitate the grant of the parliaaesitary franchise and a re presentation in the House of Commons to the graduates, we • give to it our cordial approbation. " The ascend prop oat is, that the giaduates of a certain standing should have the right of at, ting in convocation, to he called together by persons appointed by itseit. • "It appears to us, that a large body meeting it pleasure with no legislative or administrative functions, wh ose w h o l e powers and whose whole duties would be to discuss an I to , adopt resolutions, would not be likely to act beneliciiily on the government of the university. We cannot, there lyre, recommend the creation ( f a co evocation, such 45 that which is proposed by the committee. " But we are anxious to meet the wishes of the graduate,. We believe that in the present petition they are intimated by a genuine interest in the continued success 01 the uni versity, and by the desire of the per.onal dignity whic Is is associated with the performance of acute and honourable functions in its service. ' "We recommend that the senate propose to Mr. &ere.: ' Lay Walpole the creation of a convocation consisting of all the masters of sate, of all who have been, an., or shall he university scholars ' and of the senior half of t h e doctors ha medicine, and the fifty senior graduates in law. "This would afford immediately a body of about 161 per sons annually, and quickly increasing, which would include the most distinguished of the gra.iuntes, and born which no one capable of taking the degree of master in arts would be excluded. ( " We recommend that the convocation meet de jure twice a year, with pow, r at each such meeting to adjourn once only . that it receive communications from the senate, and adurens to them any suggestions and observations which it may think ailvisoble. " We recommend that the senate he empowered to sum mon, whenever it thinks fit, an extreme:luny meeting, and be required to do so on the occasion pointed out by the committee of graduates—the surrender or aeceptance of a charter. And that in such extraordinary meetings the convocation discuss only the propositions submitted to it by the senate. And we recommend that the surrender or acceptance of a charter be the only act as to which the con currence of convozation, either in its ordinary or in ,its extraordinary meetings, be n, cevary. "Such a change in our constitution would connect the ill aduatcs perman:ntly with the University; would consti tute them an integral part of the corporate holy with' some functions, honourable, though not extensive; would enable them twice in every year to express all their opinions ~nd all their wishes on ceery subject connected with its reatioge cleat ; would render their concurrence in every modifica lion of its charter necessary; would enable their opinion to he taken as to every other matter which the senate should think it right to submit to them; and probably would he a 1 further step towards their obt a i n i ng a par li amentary fianchise. I .. The last proposal of the committee of graduates ie, that the graduates shall have the power of submitting to the crown lints of persons not nicesearily graduates, front among whom a certain proportion 01 all future fellows shall be selected. " Tu this proposal there are two objections, each of which appears to us to be decisive. " In the first place, we believe, that the presence at the slime board of in minis appointed en the opposite principles of royal nomination and popular election. is generally in jurious. The experiment has heat tried iu our coluaies sad has not succeeded. The nominated and elected functiogariee Lave not been found to work well together. " In the second place, the university is. as w e h ave already ranarked, mainly supported by the state. Its co -1 istence dep,n,le On a grunt manually voted by parliament. The minister is therefore responsible tar the proper applica tion of the rixotiey. and is in duty bound to select the fittest persons to form tin. governing body of the university." SUICIDIS IN LIVERPOOL.— An in quest was held yesterday efternoon, before Curry, Esq., coroner for the b•srough of Liverpool, on view of the bo.ly of filr. John Callan, jun., surgeon, recently one eit the medical °dicers of the 1111:011, but CIO lust his appointment in conse quence of some uispute arising out of vaccination lees. He had called in the afternoon of the day on which tho fatal act wan committed upon a patient, and seemed then in a desponding state, hut spoke of going to Australia. Not long afterwards be entered a putileAionse near his own residence, and wittithe liquor which hc called :or swallowed ta.:11,2-ort,„°„fettit:itid'i,c,niecolunodlee, the p c l : lll b: a o y ne b s o k l i l l e lei l llt t i the properties of the subtle poison. liledical men were cared in vain, and in !lie tineho.s t I the unfortunate ilereand was found t. e Node witlch had contained the fatal iltioahr. Tae di ceasol ft a watow and bail' •lihltrti, the eldest not moo than eight years of age. Ante he.,ring `the evidence, of which the foregoing is a brief sninmlry, the jury returned a verdict of •• temporary insano . , • . ai ~ I: - stituency." The gallant officer does not allude to the sub ject of protection. Ex ET ER. —A correspondent says the Mends of the two DerbyDisrstli candidates, Sir John Duckworth and Mr. George Stucley Buck, are working most enerutie.illy, and have in various parts of our cathedral city ri fn.lo 4 the thirsty voters with plenty of strong drinks. Mr. Divett's friends are equally zealous, but hose nut tol:oncd the es implc of the conservatives in this particular. A chartist candidate was mentioned as likely to come for ward, and sonic excitement was caused by the vi‘it this week of a Mr. Oammsge, a chartist lecturer, who, it was thought, had come down to sound the electors, and to an nounce a candidate. lie did not, however, du so, but &live red a highly-spiced chartist lecture, the staple of which was abuse of the whigs. There are various rumours as to the issue of the Of etion. Mr. Divett is considered safe, and it Is thought that the two present members will be again re turiled. LYNN.—Ott Thursday evening Mr. Pash try, Q.C., held a second public meeting at the Town-hall. Every fart of the old hall—even to the window-sills—was crammed by a standing audience. Mr. Pni,hlcy spoke spoke for an hour and a half, and was received throughout with the warmest applause. Ile commencd by stating Cie very satisfactory canvaas which he tool prosecuted tierce his first meeting (a week ago), the result of which was that his committee and himself were confident of triumphant sue ems on the day of the poll. But he now mote thou ever felt the nee.shity for the ballot, for he had frequently met with such replies as these : 0 I like your principles, hut I cannot vote for you ; I wish I had no vote ;" ° 1 wish I could afford to vote for you ;" &c. It was beyond doubt that ho should be return . A by au immense majority it cer tain iolluenees (other than political) were nut brought to bear upon the electors. As it was, however, there was the most hopetul pimp, et of all such means proving inert dual, and that the independent liberal electors would be able to return a representative of their own. Par liamentary reform by largely extending the auffrage, and the. adoption of the ballot tl.e carrying the principle of free trade in regard to all articles of COMMOIi consumption the recognition of religious' equality, by the admission of Jews to parliament and by opening the universities to all—with other topics, were spoken on by the learned gentleman, and he resumed his seat amidst cheers. A reholution was move.l by Ile siry Edwards, Esq., and seconded by Wiliam Armes, Esq., :- pressing great satisfaction with the further exposition of Mr. Paehley's opinions, and pledging the meeting to use t very exertion to secure his return, which was carried unanimously. Lord Stanley has not yet made his appearance, and it is commonly reported that his lord. ship will be advised by his friends here to seek a mart easy contest. The supporters of Mr. Pai.bley unanimously think it advisable to reserve to themselves the right to plump for him, but there is pretty generally an inclination not to interfere with Lord Jocelyn's return, and the more immediate friends of his lordship know that Mr. Pashley's supporters can and probably will secure this, whenever they feel themselves quite sale in adopting this edurho. KILlifiNNY.—We are in a position to state on the moot undoubted authority that the Hon. Leopold Agar Ellis, second brother of Lord Clifilen, has now folly deter mined to come forward, and that his address will he before the electors in the course of the present week. — Kilkenny Moderator. Luoi.ow.—Lord William l'aulett, says a corre spondent, has addressed the electors of this borough on conservative principles, and has been already engaged in canvassing the constituency, in the hope of ousting Colonel Salwey, the present liberal member. Mr. H. B. Clive, the other member, purposes retiring from the representation ; awl Mr. Robert Clive, eldest son of the lion. IL Clive, is to put up for the vacant seat. The probabilities are that Mr. It-bert Clive and Colonel Salwey will be returned. OXFORD.—Sir \V. Page Wood has issued an ad drew, asking from the electors a renewal of that confidence which they have already twice reposed in him. Mr. Langs ton, the other sitting member, also offers himself for re election. lie advocates an extenbion of the suffrag.., the transfer of the franchise from small boroughs to others of greater importance, and the reduction of public expen , dituro. PENRYN AND FALMOUTIL—The progress of the' context here (Says a correspondent) is assuming every day a stronger aspect in favour of the liberal candidates. It is evident, from the tenor of the addresses and speeches of the candidates, that the doctrines of protection are not found by the conservatives to be palatable in the town,. The chances seem to be greatly in favour of Mews. Barnes and Baring, if the electors are not interfered with by the sinister in fluences of bribes and corruption, which have been so rife on former occasions. As might be expected, the popular candidate is Mr. Barnes, whose opinions are of a mole ail . 'antic(' character than those of his whig ally, and, conse quently, make • more direct appeal to the interests and feelings of the community. ItootEsTEß.—The sitting members,Messrs. Ber nal and Twisden Hodges, have been prosecuting an :wive canvass this week, and which is understood to be of a most encouraging character. SUFFOLK (WasT.)—Mgrs. Philip Bennet, jut,., and 11. S. Waddington, the present members for this diva sion of the county of Suffolk, have just issued addresses to the electors, intima•ing their intention of again soliciting them for the honour of representing them in parliament. TOTS En.—The three candidates--Lord Seymour, and Kr. Mills (liberals), and Mr. Barry Baldwin (Lunser‘a tive)—are still in the field; awl the liberals cootidently assert that they shall return the two former, and thus g in a seat. SPORTING. WINCHESTER RACES.-Fm DA T. Tree Ci LA P I, C; TAlll5B7i 110 ;;;;: each, h ft, (or 3.yr-olds; colts, Sot 01b; filbea and geldings, Rat 61b, &c. The new mile. (6 suls.) Duke of Richmond's Ilorbloster, Bat 61b Waited over Mr. Payne withdrew h's Mak, fur Ellenloce TWo•Y PA It-OLD STA IE Es of 10 bOVs. each, with 50 added. Colts, hst 71b ; fillies and geldings, Sot 31b ; winners extra the hl CUUII to save his stake. T.Y.C. (12 subs.) Mr. M. Stantey's Belgravia, asst 71b (locluditig sibs nitre) (1. Day) 1 Mr. tibrhapasa's f by Bay Middleton, out of the Chowea amt. gat 3D Capt. DeSne's knelevey, est 71b ..... ...... (Ilatmoo) 3 6 to 2 on Itt.'4ravi.i. 4 to 1 agst tilir.mptou's filly, and 6 to 1 agst Auglv.ey. Won easily by two lengths. Run in 1 min 23 vacs. HEIL MAJEATY'N PLATE of 100 guinenr; 3 yr-tads 7st 71b; four, iht ; live, thl lab ; six and aged, 9.4 01b. Two mile,.. Loin Palaaer.ton'a hackihorm Syr.. Sat 7M, ltrigame. Mara (Mat A, gat (Abraham.) stol on Buckthorn. A fine race; wuu by a bead. nun in 5 min 40 it e. • &coed year of the FIRST TRIENNIAL STARES or 10 Sa va. each, for 3-yr-olds; eults, Net 10th ; fillies, flat rplb, &c. One mile and a half. (9 subs.) Doke of klichworul'a IlarMsterr, Set 71k ( 1 01atmln1 1 Mr. lk,rnc.`.. (Ara f Marcia Nte'.ol..on. bat 7111, 4 to 1 on Ilarbinßir, who wen in a canter by six Icitol.s. Run in 4 min. 1U ate. . --•- STAN Es of 5 etlei. each, and 30 added ; for 3-yr-olds, 7e ; tour, 41b ; five, Sit lllb ; six itiYi uged, :Mt ; 'alma geldings allowed 615; the winner to be sold for 200/., &e. Heats, one mile. (11 subs.) Sir. Armstrong's The ?tan, myna, at fA. Day) I I Mr. slunnet4itt Northman, a yrs, Tit ; ,/.l6ert) I lir. (rarer., nod, 1 yr., ont lb ........ ....... erre, d) 2 lir. Y. Yule. Nateiones, ay. a, bet 1415 Both heats won by a lenath. 11A311,01 to: STA It EY of lb soya. each, 10 It, and only . at declared. Two miles and a distanct:. (9 subs, 7 of whom declared.) hr. Dnei !If. be by I...nereaxt out of The 'limb of Liieboll3l4 $ yea, ;.t tilt Caytdie Im«nnb4 L.ltUe Yoreore %Abaco/ Lie et-le CITY 111,1111Eflb' I'l ATY of 60/. 11cats two mi ca. Mr. C. 11. rotes Agr , plate, 3 yr-, Ist Wb .... I binita I) 3 1 I Mr. 111..,111.04 tittle Nell. wed, 714 Mb (MlLlitmer) I 1 3 Mr. I ns. linta.b. 3 yrs, art Ilb k. 3311 heat wou easy by two !curbs. CRICK F. 7: NOTTINGHAM r.SCIMEY.—Thia match was brought to a cor.elution at the Oral, yesterday, in favour of Notting ham, in one innings and 13 runs. Maki LEI:oNt r. RUGHT.—This match won played at Lord's yesterday. It being but a "one day match," Rugby may be takta to hare won on the fire: hands by' 3. NAVAL. ADMIRALTY. JUNE 2.S.—APPOINTUENTS.—Master's Assistant John R. Rieharda, to Ajax. Master's Assistant W. E. M.Grath, t l'ulean. Assistant-Surgeon William T. Carr, to Impregnable. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 25.—The Simoom, iron screw steam transport, Captain Kiageome, arrived at Spithead to-day front Quebec, having the 2nd battalion of the Ride Brigade on board. She lett Quebec on the :led inst. int, eteaming down the St. Lawrence liver, nail coating home from the bay of St. Law rence under sail the whole of the distanar, with the exception of having to get up steam fur about an hour end a half, the wind having subsided into a calm. She Ins thus made a very fine passage home, and has proved herself to be a good sea vessel, answering ex tremely well under sail; she also works very well under steam, but her engines (340 horse-power) 'may appear to have sail 'lent power for a vessel of such heavy tonnage. She had this morning, in coining up to SnitheA I, including officers, soldiers, women, and children, and her own erew,up wards of VAX) souls on board ; ■nd although there was neces sarily some very close packing with such a large number of people in one slip, she was, on the whole, considered very comfortable. The Simoone left Cork on the 23rd of April , last, with detachments of the 54th and 66th Regiments ter Quebec, where she arrived on the 21st of May, alter o pus sage of 29 days. She encountered very rough weather, and off the banks of Newfoundland, in a heavy gale, she lost two boats, and her mainyard was carried away. Me only used her steam four days on this passage. In the course of it Mr. al`Grath. Quarter-master of the 54th Regiment, died, and was buried at sea. In the homeward voyage she had fair weather, generally speaking; but in a ftla breeze her mitentopmast was lost. A child of one of the ptivates dying on board, was buried at sea yesterday. The Simoom will come into harbour at high water this evening, and the Rifles will proceed to Canterbury in three division., to-mor row, Monday, and Tuesday mornings, per South Coast and Brighton and South Eastern Railways. In addition to the !titles, the Simoom has brought home invalids from the regiment 4 serving in Canada.—The Edinburgh, A, screw steam gunnery ship, Captain Ilewlett, which arrived yes terday from her trial cruise, came into harbour in the rail ing to )31.—The Sprightly, steam vessel, Mesh r Com mander G. Aatn, returned to this port to-day from Ply mouth. ■ ~. . , I