The Express. — London, England, 1848-05-13 00:00:00

,THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1848. meat of taxation that can be moil carried into effect be carried into 'net." Bach Meaning and feeble generalities might be tolerated in Lord JoHN Bureau. retired to the elbow chair of literary ease, but this is not the language of a minister aware of the difficulties of the crisis, and prepared to grapple with them. In perfect keeping with this lack-a-daisical laissez faire tone, and this contemplated fraternisation between whip and tory, was his lordship's cautious reservation of his opinion respecting the actual state of the repre sentation till Mr. lieges motion (the terms of which had not then been intimated) shall come on. But on this subject his lordship's speech con tained passages full of meaning. Lord JOHN "be lieves that the votes of the house, since it met in November last, have rot unfaithfully represented the opinions of the majority of the people of this country." And Lord JOHN, with a want of candour most unlike his former self, took advantage of Mr COBDEN'S sug gestion that the monarchy might be strengthered" by cutting away some of that barbarous splendour which belongs to other times, which is a cost to the country and an aggrandise meta to the aristocracy," to fix upon the member for the West Riding of Yorkshire a charge of republicanism by imputation, and to in dulge in ad euptaniluin declamation on this imaginary charge. All these things look like the euthanasia of a re former. They recal to mind with a painful vivid ness the secession of a number of whig magnates from the popular cause, and their taking refuge in the tory camp, under the influenre of unrea soning panic at the time of the French revolution. They coincide with rumours of resignations and re tirements that are flying about; and with appoint ments inexplicable except on the assumption that a process of setting a house in order is going on. They warrant grave fears that champions of popular rights are subsiding into alarmists and obstructives. So be it, if no better may be. Statesmen grow old, but the people is ever young. And this people, strong in its ever-renewing youth, is reso late that the lessons in practical government which philosophers and statesmen have been reading to it for the last fifty years shall immediately be advanced at least ono stage further towards their entire realisa tion. They who have hitherto been leaders in the reform ranks may falter and fall back if they phase: others will rise up to fill their places. The move ment which has begin must go on, with, or without, or over, those to whom the people might warrantably have looked for assistance. We would recommend our contemporary, who last evening treated the public to some lucubration. on the sorrowful events of Posen, to refresh its memory as to the meaning of the word " Jacquerie." Had it done so it would not have confounded the Polish scythemcn, who are fighting under the command of the noble landowners of the country, with the misguided mob which was exterminated by the French nobility. Nor would it have de graded both the Poles and the Prussians by termiog a struggle for independence betwen a conquered and a conquering nation " a servile war." The documents which we publish to-day, taken from the public prints in which they were inserted in course as they appeared, sufficiently disprove the assertions of the Vine., on the strength of which Lord BEAUMONT was induced to make observation. severely reflecting on the Poles of Posen. We gave a few days back, from our own correspondence, the contents of the convention concluded by the general whom the King of Paussta had selected to induce the Poles to return to their homes, with the officers selected to treat with him. These gentlemen, roused by the attacks in the German papers, have now come forward, and have published the document itself, ac companied with the indignant protest of men who have been exposed to the odium of concluding a solemn truce only to see it wantonly broken through before the term fixed for the execution of its provisions had arrived. Their declaration will be found in another column of our paper. And if this be not enough to convince the most obdurate sceptic, we have added Gen. WILL ISEN'A own proclamation of the 17th (the day following the battle of Zuio, where Count Po- TOSKI fell during a parley) in which he declares as • gentleman and a soldier that the conditions of his convention were not only immediately but ecrupu lously fnlfilled by the Poles. Gen. Vote Wiutse:v can scarcely have expected that his colleague, VON COLOMII, was treating them and the King with a con tempt unparalleled it military annals. Lord BEAUMONT has too long proclaimed himself the warm friend of Poland and of all who are strug gling for liberty, not to be the first to regret having used an expression which has thus been proved to be unmerited. It must, too, be remembered that his speech was mule when the documents that have thrown a true light on these proceedings were not known, or, if they were known, were not published in any London paper. The Poles who were not concocting intrigues in England took no trouble to send these papers until the representations of the English press, which echoed what was found in the Berlin Gazettes, alarmed and scandalised them. It is to the desire which a nation that has silently suffered oppression, but which never yet knew dishonour, feels to stand clear before the bar of public opinion in a country which has ever felt sympathy fur its cause, that we owe the communication of this evidence. It must at least teach the people of England the mea sure of confidence they can safely repose in some organs of the greatest pretensions to early and safe information. For many . reasons the moment at which these do cuments arrive is one that invests them with deep importance. The delusion spreadover Germany through the influence of the Prussian government, and which the Germans sanctioned by regarding in silence the destruction of l'olish nationality, which was the most powerful guarantee of their own liberties, this has ripened a crisis which threatens to plunge Europe into the horrors of a devastating war. Can we ex pect France to look on at such transparently vacillating policy in the court of Berlin ? Are the significant hints about Russian interference, which are bruited on all sides, not strengthened when Germany thus declares itself infirm of purpose ? If not Ger many, at least Prussia, is playing a weak andsuicidal game ; but if they destroy, let them at least not de fame, those who would prove their beet allies in the day of need. relative to the reciprocal preservation of their respec sive territories. The Prussian cabinet dote not accede Provisionally to this alliance, and makes her defini tive determination on the oourse to be pursued de pend on events in Germany, and on the conduct of the French people. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. REMOVAL OF ALIENS BILL. MioOETT of 29 to He. who voted against the third reading of Slosh; it. J. Gardner, R. Menlo, G. V. Thompson, Col. Bright, J. Gibson, T. M. Fllkington, J. Thompson, 0. Cobden, it. miens, J. tialersy, Cot. Urquhart, 1). Crawford, W. S. Henry, A. SoholeSeld, W. Walrus,ley, Sir J. D'Eyneourt, C. T.Kershasr, J. Knuth, J. ft. Williams, J. Swart, W. Lunhington, C. Stuart, Lord D. Forster, N. WOregor. J. Sullivan, M. Hume, J. Fox, W. J. Meagher, T. Tanered,ll. W. Mowed, F. HORSHAM WRIT. ?Comore of 167 to 71 who voted agaboit the issuing of thin writ. Addy, T. N. Elliot, lion. J. iLlansoln, Earl of Rutherford, A. Anderron, A. Estcourt. J. B. B. Lindroy, Cot. tialwey, Col. Bogehsw, J. Evans, W. Loch, J. Borders, tr. Barna, M. T. Ewart, W. Luohington, C. Simeon, J. Barnard, EO. Pellowes, E. M'Cullagb, W.T.lknith, Iron. R. 11(11, I. Person, J. Maitland, T. Smith, M. T. Bellew, B. M. Pitspetrlck, J. W.Mangles, R. D. Smith. J. B. Bernal, It. Poke, J. H. H. Bonbon. J. O. Somerville, iiirW. Blake, M. J. Fordyce, A. D. Marshall, W. litimofteld, W. N. Bouverie,lln.E.PFuttescue. J. W. Martin, J. Stanton, W.ll. Bowing. Dr. Fox, IL M. Matheson, Col. Strickland, Sir G. Boyle, lion. Col. Fox, W. J. Made, Kt. 11n.P.Stuart, Lord D. Prlght, J. Preestun, Col. Melpund, Vise. Tancred, 11. W. Brotberton, J. Gibson, T. M. Mitchell, T. A. 'ferment, it. J. Brown, W. Gladstone, W. E. Morrell, W. Thiamine. It. A. Buller, C. Glyn. 0. C. Bovril., D. Thornpron, Cal. Buxton, Sir E.N.Graham, Sir J. Murry lion. E. Thompooo, 0. Curter, .1. U. Grenfell, C. P. 1/owatt, P. Thornely, T. Cavendish, O. 11 °morel], C. W. if ultras, Fort Townley, C. Cbarterlo, Iln. V.Orey, Sir O. Bunts, 0. V. Towneley, J. Clay, J. Grey, It. W. Nome's, Lord Townobeod,Capt. (lay, Sir W. Guest, Sir J. Norm's, Sir D. Traill, G. Clemente. C. S. 'Loll, Sir B. O'Coonell, M. J. Tynte, Col. C. J. Clerk, Sir O. Bellybutton, Ld.Ogte, S. C. H. Verney, Sir 11. Clifford, It. M. Brunner, Sit .1. Palmerstoo, Viee.Virion, J. H. ' Cochrane, A. Bowes, B. Parker, J. Well, C. B. Colebrook., T. E.llny, Lord J. Patten, J. W. W.,lmsley,Slr J. Craig, W. U. Bayer, Sir E. Poltroon, J. Watkins, Col. 1.. Ihrlrymple, eapLibryter, W. O. Pearson, C. Wawn, J. T. Dogwood, 0. 11.1Ieywood. J. Peel, 71r R. Wcothead, J. P. Dore, Sir H. 'Lindley, C. Perklareco, E. 'Mimi, M J M. Minoan, W. .I. liobhowe, T. B. Perfect, IL Williams, . , lienioon, J. E. 'toward, Iron. (7.Pilkingtoa, J. Willirimom,Sirli. Dives, E. froward, Hon. E.Powcr, N. Wilson, J. ' Douglao, Sir C. Burn*, J. Push, D. Wortley, J. S. lirumlanriir, Vie. Ilurophery, Ald. Bowdon, Col. wrightme.W.B. i Duncan, Vie. Hutt, W. Iticardo, 0. Wyld, J. t Duncan, G. electron, W. likb, 11. IX ycill, M. l Daneult, J. Kershaw, J. Richards, IL Yorke, ILO. R. r Dundoo, Adm. King, Hoe. P. 'totally, J. TELL.ML Dundee. Sir IL ILangston, J. IL Russell, Lord J. Tanen, 11. ' Ellice, Hon. E. ',nacelles, lln.W.Euseell, F. C. 11. Hill, laved M. ' Ellice, E. Lewis, G. C. Vie Orpregigi. MAILS —.- The Weet India Mahe, excluding Bermuda, Nassau, Ilavan na, honduree, New Orla-sne, Vera Cow Tampico, and Porto Itico, end including thaw for Madeira, Jecalel, Carthagena, Santa Martha, Charm, Panama, West Coast of South America, and St. Juan-de. Nicarague, will be made up on the mottling of the 12th May. The mails for Vigo, Oporto, Liston, Madeira, Cad* and Gibraltar will be made up on the morning of the 17th May. The mails for British North America, end the United State% will be made up en the evening of the i 9th May. The overland mails for Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, the lonian Islands, Egypt, Men, Ceylon, India, Hong-Nong, end China, via soutleimi... ton, will be mode up on the seam i ng of the 20th May. The overland closed made, Wm Marseilles, to the Mediterranean, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon. India, Haag-Kong, &e., will be made up on the evening of the Slth May. The mails for New South Wales, Von Diemares Land, and New Zealand will he made up on the evening of the 31st The Mille foe the Weer Coast of Africa and Madeira will be made go on the evening of the 31 el May. The mails for the Brasile, the River Plate, Mont* Video, Pernam buco. Bich* Madeira, and Buenos Ayres, will be made up on the evening of the 3rd June. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. The number of STAMPS issued by the authorities of the Stamp-office, during 1847, to the DAILY NEWS was 3,447,009 This, we believe, is within eight per cent. of the number issued to the Morning Herald, Morning Chronicle, and Morning Post, ALL PUT TOO ETHER. In addition to the above, issued to the DAILY NEWS, Morning Paper, there wets issued for the Evening Edition, TUE EXPRESS 778,714 Which wu more, we believe, then were issued either to the Globe or Standard, Evening Paper.. DIOR WATER AT LONDON SRI DOI. TA. Div—Menlo& is ohs. oast l 0; All irsisea 17 Mil, Pail 11. To- ads past 11 llittimaassa V mla. AAR 0. GERMANY; PRUSSIA.—The intelligence of interest brought by the German mail is that relating to the affairs of Posen. Our Cologne correspondent gives the latest intelligence from that quarter. COLOGNE, MAW 10. The latest accounts from Posen show that the insurrection is still progressing, but accurate details are wanting, as the postal communications are interrupted on many points. It appears, however, that Mieroslawski hu fallen upon Gauen, the old capital of Posen. A battle took place on the sth at Bamter, but the particulars have not transpired. Btefanski, who bad been declared dictator pro. tem., has been taken prisoner. The folio wing circular has been for warded to the Prussian authorities: In the name of the German Bepuhlic.—The Polish oorps of partisans to the General Commission in Pmen.—The CcrAmander-in-Cliiefol- f of the Partisan Corps orders the General Commission of Posen as lows: 1. To suspend all business, so far so they are concerned; to erase carrying out any decrees; to reil up the public treasuries, or to place them under the core of two Poles and a German and, until further notice, not to issue any orders under the title of a Pruwdan author) r. To communicate the forgoing to all subordinates in office.—(Signed) The Chief, Kaorowent. It would appear that Prussia is r esolved to carry on the war in Posen with redoubled vigour, tir the government has determined to send 10.000 more troops to the eeat of war. Meantime the Berlin Zeitungs- [[site states that a telegraphic despatch has arrived in Berlin, conveying the information that the Emperor of Russia a s hes resolved to restore the king dom of Poland. and to place the Duke of Leuchtenberg on the throne. This statement stands in great need of con firmation. A complaint hu been lodged against the Bishop of Oresen, on account of the active part he has taken in furthering the Polish cause, by urging the priests in his diocese to arouse the people to take arms. AUSTRIA.—Wehave received the Vienna journals of the 7th. The national guard and the students of Vienna have united to petition the ministry to hasten the meeting of the chambers, and for that purpose to publish a provisional law of election. They demand that there be no census of eligibility, and that three fourths of the upper chamber be elected, and only one-fourth named by the crown. Of the seven Austrian deputies to the Frank frt o Diet three are for close union with Germany. Baron Andrian is the fourth—a most liberal man. The Frankfort meeting has addressed a brotherly missive to the inhabitants of Buhemia, Silesia, and Moravia- It is said that the Emperorof Auatria has concluded ivith the Czar an offensive and defensive alliance le le re Its be Da I{ of the noble lord, but a Add of ampres•nt pledge him, elf to its adoption. On tee motion of Mr. LABOnlitE, the formal reso lution that the house would, on 111,7 next, resolve iteelf int* • committee of the whole hoe" for the purpose of taking into consideration the navigationiams, was then agreed to, and the Douse adjourned at a quarter put 12 o'clock. ELECTION COMMITTEE.—YZATERDAT. LONGFORD.— The committee decided upon not opening the regisur, deolaziog that Mr. It. M. Fox had been duly elected, and making • @pedal report to the house. KM W Lat be E bef ;ot bo. retitle& relp•Ctr fi t thee liq, and wu not hid cot ~ n woueneo otices to MarSais to effect aoptia eweeee---- -- _ th a t imbeds , was on the question of the right to sit for a Smell borough—he believed Lichfield. The haws at length bosons convinced of the danger of allowing thou queettons le be determined by mere party considerations; and Mr. Orsovills, some twenty or thirty years afterwards, bought In a bill to put an end, to the system ; ma sines that time the constant object bad been to adopt precautions to prevent the judguent of the haws being influenced by party and political considerations en in ch q uestions an no one had !abound more earnestly' ile sure successfully to elevate the character of parliament in this respect thou the noble lord. (Hear.) The question they was, whether the tribunal appointed by act of parlia. mut, and which they bad invested with powers which, with-1 out an sot of pareament, would be unconstitutional, should b e su p ers eded by a vote of the house. A tribunal had been a ppointed to adjudicate on all such matters, with lull judi dal pewees to examine into alle l ee d abuses, and in order te take precautions gooiest groundless complaints the parties complaining were required to give a guarantee of their Once rity. Lis could conceive nothing of more importaree than that members of parliament should be allowed to exercise their functions free from the threat of molestation on the ground of such accusations ; and surely if there were any party to I whom the exercise of those functions free from such moles tation was more important it was to the minority. (Hear.) At the same time he admitted that if any special or peculiar owe was shown they wire not to be precluded by the existing law from performing thou functions which the hcuse, as a great tribunal of the country, had a right to exercise. (Hear, hear.) But whet did the petitioners allege in t his case ? The atlegations of bribery . in distinct terms. And, further, it was a'leged that the interference of the Marquis of Exeter with the undoubted right of the borough to elect members to serve in parliament was such as to amount to systematic bribery and intimidation of the elee tors within the meaning and intent of the laws against bri bery. (Hear, hear.) This was not a mere general allega tion, for the patitioeirs stated that the marquis gave promises to certain electors that they should occupy certain eligible holdings provided that they voted for his candidates. These were the material allegations, and, according to the decision of the committee in Mr. Attwood's cue, this amounted to bribery. (Hear, hear.) But why did not the petitionets observe the law themselves, and resort to the tri- , bunals to prosecute their case ? And as they bad not done se, was there no dang,e, if they were now permitted to bring' on the ewe in the way proposed, and escape from the guarantees which were required in all other cases. that the acts of Lord Grenville and the noble lord (J. Russell) would be superseded; and that instead of a judicial tribunal they would again have these questions decided by majorities of the house, with the accompanying evils of party conflict and injustice ? He might be told that the parties were poor ; and that having laboured under this grievance for • long time, not having the means of appealing to the ordinary tribunals, they now same to parliament to relieve them. But parlia ment had even provided for that in the noble lord's bill of 1842. A clause in that bill provided that if a petition alleging general bribery at ane election was presented within three months after the alleged acts of bribery had taken place, the house might entertain the petition, and appoint • committee to investigate with all the powers of an ordinary election committee ; and that if the committee should report that there was reasonable and probable ground for the allegations of the petition, they might order the costs to be borne, as in the case of a com mittee appointed on any public matter, by the house. The house then had taken every precaution to ensure a full in vestigation. Why then had not these petitioners who alleged systematic bribery taken advantage of the set of parliament, and prosecuted it under the clause be bad referred to ? He discarded all considerations but those of • judicial character ; but feeling strongly the danger of great public inconvenience resulting from a departure from the.principle they had in all such cases of late years adhered to, and teaching parties to believe that they were free from the stringent conditions parliament had laid down on persons making charges of this nature—feeling that the house, if it agreed to this motion, would be at once undertaking, not in its judicial, but in its political capacity, the teak of deciding upon the election of its own members — be should vote against setting an example which might be attended with dangerous cons( quencis. (Hear.) Mr. W. P. WOOD regretted that the right hon. baronet, without entering into the allegations, except as to one point, should have determined to vote against the motion. The question was not as to the right of any member to sit in that house, but whether the Marquis of Exeter or the inhabitants of Stamford were to return the two members for that bo rough. With regard to what the right hon. baronet had mid as to the petitioning on the ground of bribery, there was no case for such • petition here, for the parties complained against were neither the candidates nor their agents. Again, with regard to the right of petition, within three months, in those instances where persons had been placed in possession of eligible holdings, on the understanding that they were to vote for the Marquis of Eater's candieates, it was well known they must have occupied the hod' ing twelve months before the election, or they could not have voted. Where, then, was the remedy ? A. petition on the ground of bribery was out of the question. Again, in no case did the act provide for the case of a landlord who said to his tenant, " if you don't vote for my candidate you shall he expelled from your occu pation." That was not bribery: it was a species of intimida tion, for which the law provided no i emedy. Yet that was the allegation on which almost the whole of the petition turned. The admbeion made by the right. hon. member for Stamford and the noble marquis proved his ( Mr. Wood's) case. The right bon. baronet the member for Stamford admitted - that 14 electors had been ejected, but by a sort of inferential circumlocution insinuated that, having been ejected with LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 13. others, they might have been ejected for different reasons. TItE motion of which Mr. Hume gave notice last It would have been much mere satisfactory if the right hon. , ommons meets exac tl y t he baronet had been able to declare p sitively that they had not night in the House of C been ejected on account of their having voted for particular wishes which have been expressed by earnest reformers candidates. (.beers.) Cron that broad fact alone, be con- out of doors. And it embodies their views in such aidered that the petitioners had made out a case for inquiry. laconic, clear, and unequivocal language, that it is (Hear, hear.) It had also been insinuated that the mover well adapted to become the rallying point of a na iad seconder of this motion bee been concerned in the drawing of the petition. It was just possible it had been tional party. Men can give in their adhesion to such drawn under legal advice, but if so it did not sly much a political confession of faith with confidence, secure for the legal ability of those charged with that duty. that those who emit it have no mental reservations. He could only say for himself that he had never heard of the xrr. TJ ..s —eme's notice is in these words : petition until a day or two before it was placed in his hands, That this house as at present constituted does not fairly re and he believed that the honourable seconder had never present the population, the property, or industry of the known of it until shown to him by him (Mr. Wood). country, from which has arisen great and increasing diacon- Highly as he might think of a nobleman against whom, he tent in the minds of a large portion of the people. admitted, no case had been established in proof, he must That with a view to amend the representation of the nevertheless claim more for the petitioners than what the people leave be given to bring in bills for the purpose of noble marquis seemed willing to accord to them, when providing : he stated that they did not themselves believe what they That the elective franchise shall be so extended as to in stated. He conceived that the petitioners *ere as fully elude all householders ; entitled to credit as the noble marqui s . (Hear , hear. ) The That votes shall be taken by ballot ; only way to decide the question wee by having it investi- That the duration of parliament shall not exceed three gated, and he confessed he should have thought that every eeee ... friend of the noble marquis would Lave been the foremost j' Arncl that the apportionment of members to population to support a motion fir inquiry, that be might, if in his shall be made more equal. power, disprove the allegations made against him. (Cheers.) The house divided—For the motion Against it ln-1 deliberations of a meeting of the independent liberal BUSINESS OF TELE HOUSE, members which we are given to understand was held Lord MORPETH said be would go on with the Public yesterday. If we are correct in this assumption, Health Bill on Monday, after the statement of his right the vote upon it will show who and how bon, friend upon the navigation laws. many are the friends urea whom the cause Lord J. RUSSELL said it was only intended to submit of a real representation of the people can the resolutions on the navigation laws on Monday, and post pone their further consideration till Friday. count in the House of Commons. The parties with Mr. LABOUCHERE said that the resolutions would be whom MR. Hume has taken counsel have judged framed so generally as not to commit any hon. member be- wisely in not seeking to increase their apparent but this—that it was fitting to amend the navigation laws; strength, by endeavouring to catch " loose fish ' w ith but a bill would be subsequently proposed and circulated, the bait of vagueness. They have declared for " house that the country might understand the nature of the hold suffrage," without any of those qualifying epithets measure. Mr. HENLEY considered that in submitting his resolve. by which insincere profession makers are seeking to tiles the right hon. gentleman opposite should at least give ob tain the credit of aiming at such a franchise, without an outline of what he proposed to do. It would not be fair incurring the risk of seeing it granted to them. for the right hon. gentleman to make a speech, and then to leave bin speech, unanswered at the time, to produce an ex They have declared for real secrecy of votin g , b y parte effect upen the country. coupling the ballot with a redistribution of the elec- Sir R. H. INGLIS suggested that the right hoe. gentle- torsi districts. They have declared for real responsi , man could lay his resolutions on the table without any bility of representatives by limiting the duration of speech. parliament. To such an unequivocal declaration of Lord J. RUSSELL could not assent to BO unusual a course.) opinion men are not likely deliberately and publicly Alderman THOMPSON quite concurred in the propriety to commit themselves unless they are prepared to of the suggestion thrown out by the hon , baronet oprosite. "play out the play." More vaguely worded resolu- Mr. WAWN thought that further inquiry was necessary, lions might have commanded a greater number of the inquiry before the termer committee having been pre- voters in their favour; but those who vote for resolu maturely closed. Mr. HUME denied that the labours of that committee ti , onso distinct and precise will receive the confidence bad been abruptly concluded. Their investigation had been oi th o people. Their words will tell home in par of the most complete and searching nature. liament, because speaking in the name of the people Mr. M. GIBSON fully corrobirated the etatement that they will speak with authority; their words will tell ''. the inquiries of the navigation committee had been of the home out of doors by imparting more precision and fullest character. Mr. NEWDEOATE was of opinion that this important uniformity to the views of their supportirs. subject should not be unduly hurried forward. Of late the columns of that portion of the Mr. LABOUCHERE said that he was ready to make the provincial liberal press which in its eager arrangement that after stating his resolutions on Monday, rases to obtain a character for "moderation " the further consideration of them should be postponed until is apt to overact that virtue, have teemed with the following Monday. effusions from " our London correspondent," depre- Mr. STEWART said he believed that the government did not themselves know what the measure was to be, or eating the new movement as tending to b rin g liberals why did they not give an outline of it ? into antagonism with ministers. We believe that Mr. Sir G. GREY asked, did the hon. and learned gentleman Co' BOEN spoke pretty exactly the sense of the earnest want to have •discossion on the subject forthwith. reformers throughout the kingdom, when he declared Capt. HARRIS said that there had not been sufficient inquiry by the House of Commons into the question how on Thursday evening that it is his det ermination to g o far the navy was manned from our commercial m arine. lie for good measures without reference to men or parties. had reason to knew that two-fifths of the navy were derived The movement will not seek to put itse lf in opposi from thin source. lie called upon the government not to lion to ministers, if ministers do not put themselves Proceed with this subject till they had had before them the in opposition to it ; but it will hold its onward course, report of the L or d s ' committee on the subject. regardless of what attitude they may please to Mr. BRIGHT said that the navigation committee of that asea me. house bad most laboriously examined into the subject. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER urged the It is not easy to read the riddle of Lord lons Rue . house to adopt the mode proposed b his right hon. friend, BELL'S rej oinder to Mr. COBDEN, but if it mean any. and to aba n d on t h e a l toget h er irregular and most desultory thing, it means that ministers will either oppose the discussion in which they were then engaged. demand for further reform, or escape the embarrass - After a few words from Mr. WAwN, which did not roach us, tog choice b e tween aiding or obstructing the mo ve- Mr. RICARDO defended the proceedings of the cam- meat by resigning office. mittee,. which he contended hid been conducted with per- Lord Jon i s speech was painfully feeble, heal fect fairness on the part of hon. members on the oppo- testing, and irresolute. He avowed a desire to site side of the house. The committee had most amiduonsl preeeented a laborious inquiry, and on no day until the last cause y make no distinction between Whig and tory, " be he believed that both parties, what of their meeting had they been unable to make a quorum. He de n i e d t h at t h e comm i ttee h a d brought their labours to ever may have been the d istin g uishin g cha sm abrupt conclusion, end felt bound to do so, because it was racteristics which belonged to them in anterior an unfair st a t ement ca l cu l ate d t o mislead the house. Mr. HUDSON was sti ll o f o pinion that the committee had equally anxious to maintain those co nstitutional liber periods of our history , have been earnestly an& th en up in • man n er neither satisfactory to themselves nor to the house. ties so long the boast of these islan ds." He declared Alter a ... short desultory conversation the matter dropped . that he had no further measures of restriction to bring , ra xi. BENTINCK inquired whether the right hon. forward, but refrained from promising any measures 1 gentleman the President of the Board of Trade would have to remove the discontent, the irregular expression of 1 ay abjection to permit the resolutions he intended to move 11 M o nday be pri ,tad with the votes? Such s tonne would which he has been labouring to restrai n. " Whatever r 0 they would on Eve hon. m em b ers full notice of the matters proper retrenchments we can ma ke," said Lord lons, " let us make them. Let every kind of economy that r Mondey have to discuss . r au. LaCOlit.:llEN-P, said he would consider the proposal Can be safely practised be practised. Let etzo amend *tire ... POSEN. ---- In consequence of the charges brought against the Poles, in the German papers, the officers who concluded the convention with the Royal Commimary-General Von Milken have published the following declaration : • • • The convention of Jareelawiceof the ilth of April was concluded and signed by us, in consequence of a declaration of the Royal Com minvery to the renewing effect :—The question being raised in what , manner the national norganieation (promised by the King of Prussia) ' is to he understood, and what measures of detail are adapted ta this reorganisation reality, I declare teerebv that I understand et in the fol. lowinesense-1. With regard to the doll service, the different branches of admintamtion, that is to ray, the meta of Peak*, collection of taxes, and public instruction, are each to have a Foie at their head, and the charges in each to be filled op by appointing pavans to them ' in the proportion of the two divisions of the population ; so that • every one may be governed and kedged according to his own ten. guage. This composition ol the public olive would be facilitated, it those frontier circle!, which am altogether or for the greater part German, were partially or altogether divided. It would then be usable to flit, not only the chief ofaces, but all other., with native Poles. 2. ltespecune the national armament, a national reorganisa tion of the army in the fullest sense of the expression mut be undu e:cod. Amordingiy, no recruit born in the grand duchy et Posen shall bleed to join . a Bitesien or other Carman regiment: neither shall any Cieruiaa recruit be sent to any Polish regiment. The word of cm mend Mull be given in the language of each regiment; they shall to. apoetively wear their own coloura In their cockades and ensigns, and • no obstacle shall be meted to the appointment and promotion of oleceranther than the general requisite of Instructive and conduct. The army of Posen is thus to form a national body, complete in all descrip tive. of arms, and the grand duchy Is thus to he oustituted a distinct and compact territory complete in iteelt--Jenneuwere, April 11, 161& —(Signed) Von WILLIMIN. 1.111.1. T. W. MTCFANSXI. e, the-efore, concluded this convention, and accepted • sorer way • of Its execution, in perfect confidence that the errand duchy of Pawn was to form a separate and indivisible unity, and that the !torpid ration woo to commence on the basis of perfect ‘'quality foe the two populations. teach was also the meaning of the cabinet order of &larch 24, betted by the King. Instead of thie, nearly one-half of the grand duchy le now to be excluded from the reorganisation, and in corporated with the German confederation : the other portioa Is to • firm the grand duchy of Posen (without Posen), and I. to be organ ised on the =tonal footing. We cannot enter Into the question whe ther this last order will pacify the country, but it is our boundenduty here publicly to declare that the pacification, which we undertook to accomplish only on the convention being strictly adhered to, Au now become impossible. We have endeavoured with all our mean, and forces, that the stipulation" of the convention should be • in proper time strictly executed; that this hoe been done, the king's comminsue y hse solemnly averred in his proclamation of April 17. We had, therefore, a right to expect that, on the other side, the articles of the convention would be executed with equal fidelity, uell that, especially, all the military preeeedings would he stopped at once, the Prussian army withdrawn, and the reorgardulime of Ste duchy forthwith commenced. Indeed of this, the awls; so. Winne perambulate the country under the pretence of restoring peace and order, but, In reality, they are provoking con flicts and the utmost irritation, u le demonstratvi by the smiguinAry encounters which arc daily taking place. When at last they attack and disperse the camps stipulated for in the con. rention, and this too in the circles which, according to the cabinet order, were to receive a purely Polish organisation in all civil as well an military departments, all faith in the good will of the OM manders count veal& ; and the undenigned declare without any metre that contrary to their wish they have betrayed the CRUM of their countrymen in concluding, as members of the national commit tee, the above-named convention, by signing It and urging ita fulfll meat, since instead of liberties therein promised and guaranteed, they have only brought the Closest yoke on the Polish population. We have theretve tendered our resignation without delay, and the committee will doubtless see the necessity of dia.olving dace it cannot maintain any longer with honour and advantage Remission of pacifietation.—LUMLT. PROCLAMATION or GIOIRRAI. VON WILLOW-N.—SIM* the conditions of the &onetime, agreed upon at Taroelaw, have been executed mint constitutively, and with the utmve punctuality and vigour by the Polish commanders in all the localities in which they have been pub lished; as therefore no armed bend., with the exception of those sanctioned by the convention, remaining under my Immediate com mand, and obeying my orders with exemplary dirripline, are any. where to be found, the long-wished pacification of the province may be considered a. realised. I wish to es preesherewith my heartfelt thanks to all those, who by their moderating and conciliation have assisted lee In attainbag this °hie it—a state of things which, but a few dap , ago,was coneidered as beyond the limits."( pORMINIMT—And to give at the same tune a solemn samireace that the reorgameation of the duchy will now take plain without delay, according to the distinct wishes of the King; greedy the fled steps in that direction have been taken, inasmuch as Polish counisorles, meetly the former deludes of the districts, have been placed by the side of the landrathn. There commentaries will amid the ludraths In restoring peace and order, and also in watching over the interests of the inhabitant.. I hope in a few dare to be able to take other measum which will prove with what sincerity and aneiety Majesty's government think. of the —..iemion of the duchy.—Wetuses.—Begueryn, by Ilion; CONSTANTINOPLE, APRIL 27. Yesterday evening Held Pasha, the Capuchin Paella, was dismissed, and Mehemet Ali has been appointed his successor. Mehemet Ali was dismissed from the same office about six months glace to make way for Hall. The cir cumstance at the time crested a great deal of surprise and discontent amongst the friends of Turkey. Mehl has long been known to he in the pay cf Russia, and every public act of his during the last ten years has given unmistakable evi dence of the fact. Mehemet Ali is at least an honest man, and devoted to his country. lie admires the policy of Eng- lend towards his country so much so he is opposed to that of Russia. The Cause of his dismissal was the open and in dignant way in which, in the presence of the Sultan and his ministers, he expressed his opinion on the policy of Russia. The circumstance came to the ears of the Russian envoy, who found means to let Mehemet Ali feel that the influence of the government which he represented at Constantinople was still rife and in vigour. ATHENS, APRIL 30, I mentioned in my last that a general amnesty had been granted to all political offenders, with two exceptions. A great number of refugee chiefs had been Beteg ; rj Th ema j y , under the protection of the Turkish government, which took every precaution to prevent them making any invasion of the Grecian terntory, to raise the standard of revolt. When the notice of the amnesty arrived the Turkish government permitted the partite amnestied to go. One of them, Colonel Velenza, immediately entered Greece, at the head of a hundred men, or more, iquted proclamations against the government, entered Larnica, and deposed the authori ties. Another party of equal force have arrived at Taratza, with the intent of joining Velenza, and marching upon Lamle, the chief city of Phthiotide. A fight has taken place at Challis, between the garrison and the people ; several were killed and wounded on both sides. The government has sent away from Athens all the dispo sable troops, not more than 200, to put down this move ment. These troops are not to be depended upon ; they gave them their pay before they started , or they would not have gone ; and it is more than probable that when they come in sight of their brethren in arms they will join them. General Gradikiotti Grins left on the 27th for Chelcia, to restore order there. Even at Phile, a place not more than 10 miles from Athens, the authority of the government has been set at defianoe. The government appointed a new mayor; his installation was opposed by the people, who wanted to retain the old one. fd. Zygomales, tho prefect of Athens, went there with a body of troops to enforce obe dience ; a fight took place ; three men were killed and eleven wounded. In addition to all these troubles the mini'tera are daily embarrassed more and more. The revenue is found to be insufficient for the expenses of the government. There is no money ; nothing but bank bills, which are only worth their weight in paper. trbe Court. The Queen held a court yesterday afternoon at lleckingbam Palace. Her Majesty held a chapter of the most ancient Order of the Thistle. The knights assembled at one o'clock at the Palace, and were robed by Mr. Hunter and Mr. Ede, in their mantles of green velvet, and also wore their collars. The Queen, who wore the mantle and hood, and the collar of this noble order, accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, who she wore the mantle and collar, passed into the White Drawing room, and took her seat in the chair of state. The Knights were ehen milled over by the Secre tary, when the following answered; The Earl of Aber deen, the Marguis of Ailesbury. the Marquis of Huntl, the Earl of Warwick the Marquis of Breada y llone, and the Earl of Rceebery. The officers of the order present were Sir J. 8. Richardson, Bart., secretory of the order,_ and Mr. F. P. Round, Gentle man Usher. Mr. A. W. Woods, Deputy Secretary, also assisted at the ceremony. The Knights, attended by the officers entered the chapter-room, and took their stat ions sear the sovereign according to their seniority. The Knights having taken their seats, her Majesty's pleasure respecting the election of • Knight into the order was signified, and they proceeded to an election ; and on the suffrages b ein g collected by the Secretary and tendered to the Queen, her Majesty was pleased to declare that James Andrew, Earl of Dalhousie, had been duly elected a Knight of the Most An cient Order of the Thistle. The Knights proceeded to a second election, and the suffrages having again been col lected by the Secretary and presented to the sovereign, the Queen declared that Robert, Earl of Cemperdown , had been duly elected a Knight of the Most Ancient and Noble Order of the Thistle. The Earl of Camper down was received at the door of the chapter-room by the Earl of Roeebery and the Marquis of Breadalbane, the two Junior Knights Brethren present, preceded by the thentary bearing the ensigns of the order on a crimson velvet cushion, and the Gentleman Usher of the Green Itod. The noble Earl advanced between the two Junior Knights, and the Sword of State, borne by Sir W. Martins, Gentle man Usher, having been delivered to the Lord Chamber lain, and by his lordship presented to the Sovereign, her Majesty was graciously pleased to confer the honour of knighthood upon the Earl of Camperdown therewith ; the noble earl kissed her Majesty's hand and rose, when the oath was administered to hie l ordship by the secre tary. His lord ship again knelt near the Queen, and the nband and jewel of the order having been delivered by the Secretary to the Queen, her Majesty put the same over the noble earl's left shoulder, after which his lordship again kissed the Sovereign's band, and then received the congratulations ed each of the knights present. Prince Albert presided yesterday afternoon at a meeting of a committee of the commissioners for promoting and encouraging the Fine Arts in the rebuilding the 1 Palace of Westminster. The commissioners _present were the Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount Mahon, Mr. Hallam, and Mr. Wyse. The Secretary, Mr. Eastlake, was in attend ance. The committee broke up at five o'clock, when the Prince, attended by the architect, Mr. Barry, went to inspect different parts of the new buildings. His Royal Highness afterwards returned to Buckingham Palace. The Duchess of Kent, Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, and Lord .1. Murray, dined with her Ma - .tv and Prince Albert last c.."ing. A deputation, consisting of Lord Arden, Mr. (3. Hamilton, Mr. Napier, !Ir. Mumma, and Lord Monteagle, had en interview with Lad John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downingvetreet. Sir John P. Boileau, Bart., Mr. P. Le Neve Foster, Mr. Scott Russell, and Mr. Henry Cole, a deputation of the' members of the Society of Arts, waited on Lord Morpsth yesterday, at the office of Woods and Forests, in Whitehall place. Mr. Wigram had an interview with Mr. La ' bouchere on Thursday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Lord Ashley had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-offioe. Despatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial office for the Governors of the North American Colonies. Earl Granville, Vice-President of the Board of Trade, has appointed Mr. Eiger A. Bowring to be his pri vate eecretary. A deputation consisting of the Mayor of Manches ter, Mr. Aid. Bancroft, Mr. W. Gibb, and the Town Clerk of Manchester, with the Right lion. T. M. Gibson, M.P., and Mr. Bright, M.P., had an interview by appointment with the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer yes terday, at his official revidence in Downing. street. A deputation from Rochdale, consiatiug of Mr. S. Crawford, Mr. E. Taylor, and Mr. Barton, had en interview with Lord Morpeth yesterday. (From hit night's Gazette.) WHITEHALL, MAY 12.—The Queen hes directed letters patent to he pissed under the great seal, granting the dignity of a Knight of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Eight lion. James Andrew, Earl 02 Dalhoniie. WAR-OFFICE, MAT 12. 9th Lt. Braga—Gent Cadet H. Scott, from the Royal Mil. College, to be cornet, by per., vice J. H. King, promoted. 15th Beg of it—Lieut D. Geraghty, from h..p. 17th F., to be lieut., vice M'Gregoe, Prornetcd. 16th I.—Copt. G. Douglas, from the 2sd West India Regt., to be captain, vice Durie, who exchanges. 34th 1.-It. Cam pbell, gent, to be ens„ without pur., vice Kenny, whose appointarnt has been cancelled. 35th F.—Lieut. J. A. Ewart to be capt., by pur., vice Brevet-Major Cooper, who retiree; Ens. J Bicker half to be lieut., by per.. vice Ewart; W. Wright, gent., te be cosign, by per., vice Iliebentedt Nith F.—Capt. L. A. Boyd, from 11.-p., anat., to b., capt., vice B. B. Bulge, who Mite, upon full pay. 57th F.—Lieut. G. ff. hunt to be capt, without per., vice J. Ovens, who retires upon full pay. 68th it —Brev. Lieut. Col. W. F. Tinting, from mat., to be major, vice R. L. nip" whoCopt H. Sinytb to be major, by pur., vice Tinting, who rel.' Capt. J. K. Lewis, from mat. o be capt., vice Caralchsel, dec.; Lieut. J. E. L. Gower, to be cant., by pur., lice Smyth ; Ens. C. O. hbutecworth, tot.- iteut, by pur., vier Gower; T. Tryon, gent, to be en, , by par., vice fthuttleworth. 73rd F.—Lieut. W. C. Bioe, to be capt., by par., vice Weird, who ret; Eva. A. Walmesley, to be lieut., by par., vice Biome; D. P. Both retie, gent., to be ens., by par., vice Welmesley. Ist W. I. Kest —Ena. W. N. Watts, to be lieut., without our., vice Getoon, dec.; W. J. Boss, gent., to be ens., rice Watts. 2nd West India Regt—Capt. C. Dude, from the 16th F., to be dept., vice Douglas, who exchsnges. Usarractrao.—Clipt. R. M`Gregor, from the 13th F., to be dept., without purchase. A!)MIRALTY, Mar 3. Corps of RI. Marinee.—Sec. Lieut. A. P. Sutherland, to be first lieut., vice Winne, disclaimed. MAT 4. • First Lieut. E.B. Browne, to be mot., vice Brev..Msjor J. Fynmore, ret. on f.-p.; Sec. Lieut. E. Richards, to be lint beim, vice Browne, preinoted. PRESENTATION OF THE CITY ADDRESSES. Her Majesty received an address on the throne from the Lord Mayor and corporation of the City of London. His Lordship, with the Aldermen and Common Council, arrived at half past one o'clock. He was accompanied by Aldermen Kelly, liumphery, Sir W. Magnay, Bart., Wilson, Sir C. Marshall, Johnsen, Sr G. CarroU, Moon, Hunter, Salomon', Sir P. Laurie, Farncomh, Finnis, and Sidney, by the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, the Recorder, the Chamberlain, the Remembrancer, the High Bailiff of South wark, the Town clerk, and other officers. About 120 mem. bees of the Common Council accompanied the address. The Lord Mayor and corporation were conducted by the Gentlemen L'ahers in Waiting to the door of the Throne room, where they were received by the Lord Chamb erlain, and were by his Lordship conducted to her Majesty on the throne. The Recorder read the address from the Lord Mayor and Aldermen, and from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Com mons of the City of London. The Queen returned a most gracious answer.—Mr. John Wood, the mover, and Mr. Snelling, the seconder, of the address, had the honour to kiss hands, and the Lord Mayer and corooncion then withdrew. The Lord Mayor, Alderman Wilson, Alderman Sir W. Magnai, Alderman Moon, Mr. Sheriff Cubitt, Mr. Sheriff Hill, Sr IL Montehore, Mr. B. Tyrrell, Mr. H. Lawford, Mr. Kinneird, Mr. A. Watford, and other commissioners of lieutenancy of London, attended by Mr. H. Smith, their clerk and treasurer, were conducted to the Queen on the throne, when the Lord Mayor read an address of congratula tion on the birth of a princess, and of loyalty from the court of lieutenancy of London. The Queen returned a most gracious answer. Mr. Alderman W ikon, the mover of the address, and Mr. Kinnaird, the seconder, had the honour to kiss her Majesty's hand. The Lord Mayor and deputation then retired from the presence of the Sovereign. THE REFORM MOVEMENT. MANCIIESTEIL—The number of letters received by post, at Newell's buildings, Manchester, in answer to the circular of Mr. George Wilson, was about 2,300 up to yester day, of which more than 90 per cent. are decidedly favour. able to the movement, and urge immediate stops by exten sive organisation to carry it on. Our correspondent inclose, a few more extracts from these letters, of which the follow ing area fair sample :—A barrister in London writes—" I am right glad to find you in the field again for the assertion of the rights and interests of the industrious classes of this country against feudal domination. I bare every reason to believe that you will find a more general response to your appeal than was accorded to you as chairman of the A gee.tleman at Burslem says :—" I highly approve of all the objects you prepme in connexion with a I new popular movement, and think that not • day should be lost in commencing operations. The feeling of the reformers of this borough will, I think, be decidedly with you." From Carmarthen :—'• As to the feelings of my neighbours on the four points referred to, I should say, that to the best of my judgment, they do approve of them, and would he glad to see them carried into effect." From • merchant at Liverpool :—" I am decidedly an advocate for all these points, if they can be obtained as an instalment. My own opinion is in favour of universal suffrage, taking as the process the granting of the franchise to every adult male who can write his name and the particulars of his re sidence, &c." From a farmer at Norwich :—" We heartily rejoice in the prospect of a Manchester movement in favour of extended suffrage, and think the time happily clime." From Bath :—" Go on and prosper—l will help you as well as I can by subscribing and voting. The liberals here would join any well concerted plan for obtaining the pro. posed reform, and all the tones will op; me any plan." From Homerton:—" I decidedly appnve,and think it is quite time a stop was put to the reckless expenditure of the public money. There seems to be in this district very great and increasing dissatisfaction ; and I think the means pro posed would meet the decided approval of a decided majority." From Stalybridge :—" The sooner such a desirable object be set about the better; and such seem to be the prevailing opinion of all (or nearly) mg: neighbours and acquaintance with whom I have mamma." From Southampton :—" To the annexed circular sad gene tions I heartily respond. Many moderate tones this neighbourhood look more favourably on this movement than they did on the anti-corn law movement."—From a member of the Society of Friends, at Perth :—" So far as I can judge of the feeling prevalent here as to the necessity of a movement for reform, the numerous and influential body who supported the Anti-Corn Law League are ready to rally round the standard of such men as Cobden." CHARTIST ASSEMBLY. ARMS. Yesterday, the following resolutions were agreed to : That it is clearly ranetioced by justice and warranted by humanity, that unenfranchised and unrepresented people hare a claim for main tenance in the land of their birth, with -ut being subjected to insult or injury by any members of society or by any government, and we call Won the thinking members of the British le g islature to consider the propriety of finding industrial employment for all able-bodied la bourers, and to profitably develop our national rewurees. That inas much as we live in turbulent times.; as a European war la Imminent; w Great Britain hes already been invited to take • part in it ; as we mew likely in that ease to be exposed to descents from enemies pos. mud of powerful fleets ; ard so the government themselves appear M upset internal commotion, it is necessary that every one ebouki flargred to protect his hie and property, th e m ore an, the force m illipasal of government in, as proved ty the military and police eigusw, wholly inadequate to the repression of any movement ; it is therefore recommended that every man Popp!, himself with arm., in the exercise of his constitutional right, and for the maintenance of pea and order. The manner in which the memorial should he presented to the Queen was stormily debated, when it was at length re solved that a letter should be sent to Sir George Grey, asking him when her Majesty would receive the deputation. SUICIDE OF THE Hoy. H. G. REDHEAD YORKE, M.P.—Yesterday afternoon this gentleman was observed, while walking across the Regent's-park, in the direction of Gloucester gate,to pas something to his mouth and suddenly stagger and fall. A valet, and a man named James Ewen, who were mining, hastened to the spot, and found deceased lying on his back on the grass, apparently lifeless. Near the body was an empty phial without a cork, bearing on it a label, on which was written the words " Prune acid— poison." Several medical gentlemen were sent for and promptly attended, and pronounced life to be extinct. On the arrival of the police the body was conveyed to St. Pancras workhouse, where, on being searched, a geld watch and chain was found, together with a mane con:aiaing two sovereigns and 18s. 6d. in silver, on the deceased'. p, non, as also a card-case containing Cards, bearing on them the name of the deceased and his address, 81, Eaton-square. Immediately on this discovery Bennett, one of the aummon illg officers, hastened to Eaton.square, and shortly alter Mr. Hildyard, M.P.,lwho resides at Eaton-square, attended and identified the body. The unfortunate gentleman was in his place in the House of Commons on Thursday evening, and appeared as usual. He left his residence about eleven, o'clock yesterday morning, without any circumstance occur ring to induce a belief that he contemplated so dreadful an act. The deceased, Henry G. Redhead Yorke, re• presented the city of York for many years, was about 45 years of age, and married to a daughter of the late Lord Brandon. He was a well known political writer, and be longed to the liberal party. Two FIRES occurred yesterday, which occasioned much loos. The first broke out at 2, Bermoudsey-street, occupied by a clothier and gateman, and with such violence that iti mmediately set fire to the houses contiguous, and to those' t s a opposite side of the street. The house in which itberic was completely destroyed, and six others very much injured. All the parties were insured.—Another outbreak , destroyed the starch factory of Mc all. 0.12.11 d, Jones, and , Co, at Battersea. The premises were insured. BUDTILE ?CUING ON TEEL BREAKFAST TABLE.--. A correspondent of the Gardeners' CAronicie says : "If I want butter only for my own breakfast, I lay a sheet of blot ting paper upon a plate, and pour the cream upon it. In • abort time the milk filters through, and the batter is famed. If I wish to expedite the operation, I turn the ;paper over gently upon the cream, and keep it in contact for a new mo- I manta, and then press upon it, and the butter is formed is less than two minutes. If you submit it to severe pressure by a screw-preen, it becomes as hard as when frozen. I canner think but the simplicity of this mode of proceeding would be universally adopted if any better material than blotting paper could be thought of for the filter, the parer adhering too firmly to the butter, and the finest muslin admitting the passage of the cream." SVIIIITS MANDIACTURED IN THE UNITED KlNG hom.—The total quantity of spirits manufactured in England in the year ending Jan. 6, 1848, was 5,3.56,794 9 gallons; in Ireland, 6,737,687; and in Scotland , 8,642,21. The total amount of duty paid on proof spirits released for consump tion within the same period in England was 3,293,5891. 12e. 6d. ; in Scotland, 1,135,4281. 19e. Ind. ; and in Ireland, 804,9841. Bs. The quantity of proof spirits im ported into England from Ireland in the year 1848 won 1,062,460 gallons, and the amount of duty paid 420,0421. Ills. 4d. Within the same period 92,488 gallons, seen which 16,9661. 2.. Bd. was received in duty, were im ported into Ireland from Scotland. DEATH OF " Tom Ciino."—Thomas Cribb, ones champion of England, died at his residence in the High street, Woolwich, yesterday morning, aged 67. Mr. Cribb had for some years carried on the business of a baker and confectioner. The causes of his death were cld age and de bility. A subscription was annually made for him by his old associates, which placed him in vi ry comfortable circum stances. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Met 12.. A very large deputation of noblemen and gentle men waited on the Earl of Clarendon to confer with his excellency on the subject of the Irish fisheries. The Earl of Glengall presented a memorial on the sub cct, and his Excellency having received it, proceeded to discuss with the deputation the best mode of re viving this important branch of national industry. He promised to aid by all possible means the exer tions of the deputation, and to communicate the con tents of the memorial to the heads of the government. The attention of the Earl of Clarendon has been drawn to the evictions in the west, and the infamous modes too often resorted to by the sub-ministers of in-justice to extend the solitude which reigns too widely in Connaught. A favourite practice has been to give a thickly-peopled village a bad name, and on the strength of the fabricated disrepute, to apply a sort of Lynch-law process, and clear out the rogues without form or colour of law. A townland in Gal way was lately placed under the moral ban, and rely ing on the bad odour of the inhabitants, the Wilde, with a large pow of Lynch-men, stole in before daybreak and sacked the devoted village, levelling fourteen houses to the ground. One poor woman having heard of the clemency of Lord Claren don, sent a plain statunent of facts to hie Excellency, who ordered inquiry, and finally directed fourteen persons to be committed for trial. Warrants are out against several others. In Limerick eviction proceeds at a rapid rate. Fifty individuals have been forced from one village, and as many families are on the eve of eviction from groups of villages in the same county. The meeting of the tenant-farmers of Tyrone takes place to-morrow at Dungannon. Charlemont Fort is ordered to have its force in readiness to act should events require it. The Ulster men, however, are not fashioned to disorder. They will speak aed resolve without invoking pikes and vitriol. The address of the Repeal Association will be pre sented to Mr. Smith O'Brien at his residence to morrow, by Mr. John O'Connell and several members of the repeal committee. The annual meeting of the presbyterian synod of Dublin took place yesterday in their beautiful new church, Ormond Quay. The reports of the canoes presbyteries connected with the synod having been read, a committee was appointed to prepare an ad dress of attachment to and confidence in the Earl of Clarendon. A Nenagh paper, on the authority of a clergyman, states that there arc at the present moment in the hands of the sheriff of that county, writs or executions against the goods and persons of every proprietor of land in the northern division except two. Tne accounts of the oat and potato crops from all parts of the country are singularly cheering. The breadth is greater and the growth more healthy than for many years past. A sprinkling of rain, however, would do much service to the bay crop, which is rather light and of languid growth under the strong beat of the last fortnight. Mr. Mitchel, on summons from the Attorney- General, is to appear in the Court of Queen's Bench to-morrow, being the last day of Easter Term. There is some speculation as to the cause of this move on the part of the Crown. Yesterday the Attorney- General, on being questioned by the court, declined to state the object of his application for the atten dance of Mr. Mitchel. One of the rumours ie, that the jury for the trial of Mr. Mitchel is to be struck to-morrow. Accordiag to another report, the At torney-General is to apply, under - the lit and 2nd William IV., chap. 31, for an extension of the term, in ord• r that there should be a trial at bar. Other wise, Mr. Mitchel could not be tried until next term; and, in case of conviction, he could not be brought up for judgment until November. According to another report, Mr. Mitchel is to be prosecuted under the Treason Felony Ace. THE CUFFS-STREET SAVINGS Baux.—This unfortunate institution has been surrounded all day with a crowd ef de positors. Nothing satisfactory can be done until Mr. TOM Pratt comes over and investigates the accounts. The defi ciency in the assets ascertained to day is about 20,001., but the deficiency is not likely to stop there. REPEAL AT ENN IeCOUTIIY. A meeting of repealer' has recently !wen held at Enniscortby, to express the " syrn ' pathy " of the parties assembled with the confederates attacked at Limerick. This county has been always and I yet deemed a stronghold of the " old " repeaters ; but on this occasion it would seem that " moral force " suffered somewhat when in the presence of enthusiasm and fraternity. The only persons present whose pod tion gives ts their rentsments any weight were two Roman catholic clergymen, the Rev. Messrs. Keatinge and Doyle. The former rev, gentleman said "He was an advo cate for a peaceful movement—he came to assist them in a peaceful struggle ; but if the struggle should otherwise ter minate, be was not afraid to be amongst them. His rev. brethren also, though not with them that day, sympathised with them, _and would stand by them in such a eta uggle."— The Rev. Mr. Doyle thought that the mode of proceeding through petition and demand was a feeble way, and would lead to the prostration of the people. He was far from condemning the language held by the confederates; he thought that far from leading to insurrection, it was the best way to escape it. And he h' Id their policy to be rather calculated to prevent bloodshed than to produce it. It is, I believe, quite certain, that an overwhelming majority of Mr. Doyle's rev , brethren disagree with him. Were it otherwise, the time indeed wag perilous. Tun REVS. MR. BERMINGHAM AND Ma. KIINYON.-011 Sunday last the doors of the chapel of Templederry, in which the Rev. Mr. Kenyon was accustomed to officiate, were closed against the rev. gentleman appointed to officiate as his successor. The Rev. Mr. Magrath, anticipating the opposi tion, arrived very early at the chapt t, but a few persons—not more than six—were already there, who et solutely barred his entry. The rev, gentleman was ultimately compelled to proceed to another chapel. On the ume day, believ:ng that ' the Rev. Mr. Bermingham would persist in his contumacy, his parishioners made a collecti, as for him at the chapel gates. ' It is a circumstance perhaps worth remembering here that ' the Right Rev. Dr. Kennedy was scot ty his predecessor to Bier, to supersede the Rev. Mr. Crotty, then clergyman in that town,and who was in contumacy against his then bishop. RMIORATION.—From the south and west the emigration cwitinues to pour in a continual stream. From Galway, Cork, end Limerick, emigration is unceasing—week after week, month after month, since the spring traders first an nounced departures for the far west. Nor is it the feeble or the necessitous who thus abandon this stricken country, but the strocg, healthy, intelligent, and independent farming class. Respectable is the epithet the Limerick Chronica bestows on them. From Galway and Limerick the emigrants seek the British settlements in Canada; from Cora the United States. Within the last week there sailed from Galway, 420 emigrants; and in the last month 2,237 sailed (rim Cork, of whom .530 only proceeded to Canada. From Limerick the numbers last week were 170 and 240. SCOTLAND. EDINI3URGH, MAY 11. Mach interest is felt in Scotland regarding a go vernment loan to railways. In Aberdeen the feeling amounts to anxiety ; 850,0001. has been spent on the Aberdeen line, and only 16 miles yet opened; the opening of the remaining 37 would give a wholesome impulse to business in that quarter. The different city and county bodies have taken up the matter, and petitioned in its favour. A speaker at a meeting ' of the police board stated his belief that in Scotland three millions of an advance would be sufficient to complete the present lines and branches, and suffi cient to bring the capital already laidas.aptual is " '‘c A number of the electors of Dive* - 41 1 41 sen up an address to Mr. Duncan,'-3111V.C. expressive of their approval or. career, and particularly as regal eJiltAtigOiejim. I “ the recent coercive measures 4ttlio toteilpent2'74 -- •••••••••1••1111p111111