The Express. — London, England, 1848-03-04 00:00:00

On Sir T. Aciand's name being proposed, Mr. H. Thomp son, Mr. Labonehere, Mr. H. Manes, Sir H. Verney, &a. having 111 1480, The Earl of LINCOLN admitted that the names of Sir James Graham and Mr. Corry were satnnictory as regarded the navy, bat ha thought the composition .4 am csminittee would be improved by the addition of a member connected with the army. Sir T. Aeland's name was 'hen added. MISCELLANEOUS ESTIMATES. The following committee on the miscellaneous estimates was nominated :—Mr. Vernon Smith, Mr. Heerlen, Earl of Lincoln, Mr. Henry, Mr. Henley, Sir George Clerk, Mr. Rice, Mr. Stilft,lll, Dr. Boweing, Mr. Parker, Mr. Staunton, Mr. Honmsan, Mr. Ilsatings Russell, Mr. Henry Arthur Herbert, and Mr. Cotbally. The house then adjourned at half-pset 12 o'clock. ELECTION CONIMIT rE ES. —YESTERDAY. LYME REGIA.—Mr. Hill objected that the yeti noon in this case were merely men of straw, and that the rea l petitioner was Mr. Attwood. A long legal discuasion ensued, at the clobe of which the committee decided upon examining Mr. Arwood, and adj . iurni d to this day. CARLIsLE. Mr. Parker was under examination. admitted having paid • con.itterahle to the (and, but denied that it bad been with the gnisanee or consent of the bitting membsie. Ailjourni.d to tile, day. ksr i pregg. MAIL The mails for the Brazi, tee Rleer Plate, Monte Video, Peranm ftalita. MAdcirs, and Buenos Ayres, will be usage up on the of the 4th Match. ILL mound easseu mai* vie Marseille., to the Mediterrinean ggypt, Aden, Ceylon, India, thug Kong, rm., will be made up on lb. evening of the 7lb March. The mails toe brown North Ameriea, tamuda, and the Unit*. EMU.. will be made unto on the evening of loiti March- T h E Nik, g , I n dia mails, excluding Bermuda, Moonily Havana, Honduras, Now Orleans, Vera Cron, 'Lonnie°, and Porte Rico, and including tbo.e for Madeira, Jaemel, Cartnagena, Santa Martha, Chaves, Panama, West Coast of SOU( 11 America, and St. loan-de- Mang., will be made up on the morning of the 17th March. Tne overland mailable tl,bqult v, Malt., lireaor, the Now. irdsn4. Me, Aden, Ceylon, Indli, Ilona-Kong, nnil China, ma Southampton made up on the morning of the .ibth March. The , g pit t , for New smith Wade., Van inemen's Land, ang New ggemed will be made up tin the evening of the 31st March. Ile ma. ter the Wt.* Camt of Attica and Math's. W ill be smile up on the evening of the Silt March. NOTICE. -- - The number of S CAMPS issued to the DAILY NEWS by the authorities of the atamp-office, during the year 1847, From Jew. 1, to Dec. 31, 3,447,009 Ibis, we believe, is within eight per cent. of tt.e number aimed to the Morning Herald, Morning Chronic*, and Morning Post, ALL PVT TOGETUEkL In addition to the above, issued to the DAILY NEWS, Mornino Paper, there were issued for the Evening Editwn, TILE EXPRESS, From JAN. 1, to Dac. 31 778,714 Which was more, we believe, than were issued either ti the Globe or Standard, Evening Papers, TO CORRESPONDENTS. tumbled bay TM Exprm, - Mutes it parmom• iii111.•1114..t. by Tb. , drlort tbe of pabbeatme. .: Levermersts I be at tha Mike. lA. I /11,11 WLTht AT LOIDOM 114111 VAT—Slormite, I ftly. past 1: Aftemw. f. WA. pao, I —Reswg. 49 W. we 1 Al era... .11 Au. poK 1. LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 4 WHENEVER a proposal is made—as by Mr. HORS IAN, last Light, in the House of Commons—to re medy the inequality of the income tax, ministers in are and ministers in posse contend who shall be first to appose it. "It is impossible," they say, with a unanimity only surpassed by the unanimity with which:he sutt-one Irish patriots struggle to relieve the landowners of Ireland from the burden of Irish e riam, and to have their beggars fed, as hitherto, t 7, ose who are ally not beggara themse. lees. For " im possible," read " ditheult." Doubtless some brains, and DO slight exertion of them, are required to devise a machinery at once simple and efficacious, by which the per centage of the income tax may be more equitably apportioned to the real value of the incomes segeseed. But are the people of this country to be permanently mthiected to injustice because it would give men in office some trouble to redress their grievances ? It is impossible, say the supporters of one uniform rate for all classes of income, to do strict justice in every case, therefore do not attempt it in any. It would be an endless work to endeavour to estimate the exact value of every professional income, therefore make no distinction between professional incomes and incomes derived from landed or funded property. No person maintains that in every special case the tax can be with mathematical accuracy proportioned to the value of the property taxed; but marked and easily recognised distinctions can be established with regard to classes of income, affording safe guidance iL apportioning their respective rates on each. It is political coxcombry to refuse to do justice in the rough—approximatively — because you cannot do it with hair-splitting accuracy. The very men who stubbornly refuse to make any distinction between professional incomes and incomes from realised property, have, in tact, themselves adopted different modes of assessment for different kinds of income. All other classes are taxed seven pence in the pound on their estimated income ; farmers are taxed three-pence halfpenny in the pound in England, and two-pence halfpenny in Scotland on the rental. If a different mode of assessing farmers to the income tax from what is adopted in the case of all other classes be possible, why should a different mode of assessing professional men from what is fol lowed in the case of proprietors be impossible ? It is curious, too, that the mode adopted for farmers is palpably unjust. A correspondent shows that the estimated income of a farmer in the north of Scotland is about double his rent, whereas he is taxed as if it were lees than half his rent. Again, almost all Scotch farmers are capitalists with leases, and a large proportion of English farmers are tenants at will, yet tae per centage on the English is heavier than on the Scotch farmer. The framers of the act nader which the income tax is raised have found it quite possible to do as a job what they declare to be Impossible as an act of justice. Mr. HORSMAN pointed out one way in which a roiigh approximation to an equitable assessment aught be made. Tax professional incomes derived from personal exertions alone at four pence in the pound ; trading incomes derived partly from personal exertions and partly from invested capital, at six pence in the pound ; and incomes derived solely , from property at : e ight-pence in the pound . This is one way. Perhaps the same end might be attained by taxing incomes de rived from property alone, at seven peace or eight-pence in the pound ; incomes from personal exertions at fourpence or threepence in the pound; and allowing men in trade to state the in terest on their capital, and the additional income derived from their enterprise or industry separately, and to be luieessed at the higher rate on the former, at the lower on the latter. The farmers would fall under this third class. We do not maintain that either plan is a nicely exact approach to equitable taxation, but tt is obviously more fair than the present method. We do not stand out for the rates men tioned; we merely state them to elucidate the principle. This surely is a better way of minimizing the ine quality of taxation than that recommended by the in genious Mr. GOVLBURN. All taxes, says the beloved of Cambridge, are, of necessity, unequal. The only way to equalise the pressure is, when you have laid emone unequal tax, immediately to clap on another' quite as unequal. This, when addressed to the country at large, is as if a man complaining of having too great a weight upon one shoulder were told to relieve himself by laying an equal weight on the oth r. In point of fact, Mr. Got:L -ela:1 is pretty near the mark when he says that all English taxes are unequal. The income tax iianequal—the window tax is unequal—the legacy and probate duties are unequal—but, unluckily, in- And of counterbalancing each other, all these taxes are found to press with their heaviest weight upon use and the same class of society. The country cannot, it is clear, yet afford to rest AIR its labours. The same resolute and unequiuocal Bras ion of opinion which persuaded ministers fo withdraw their proposed augmentation of the !worse tax wilt be required to convince them that it 15 possible to make a distinction in levying the !come tax between permanent and precarious =oases, CONTINP.NTAL INTERCOURSE.—The weekly returns of buttoning betweon the channel ports shows the num ber tipwasenaen during the week ending Feb. 27 to have Nee as follows Through Boulogne, 770; throu.th Calais, 14 8. The Jorrespenoing lime last r ar showed the numbers as follow* : Th roug h Boulogne, .21; tht..tigh Calais, 309. 7.116 7 70 g, , hrough Boum .no may be thus sub divided. From ,Ikestona.* 247; •roca Dover, 102; from 41844 80 ; tad, 417. For Folkestone, 243; for Dover, Hi ix Luria: ; wtsl, 361 THE REPUBLIC OF FRANCE. We have received our usual correspondence and the Journals from Paris up to Thursday evening. A sum mary of the following appeared in part only of our impression yesterday : Whilst the provisional government are thus active in the performance of their arduous ditty, the press are querulous on all kinds of subjects. The Democratic Paciflque, whilst professing de. votednesa to the provisional government as a body, shows its pacific tendency by calling for the exclusion of M. Cremietut as Minister of Justice. It does not believe that minister animated with such warm feelings, as circumstances require. The Rgforme expresses doubts as to the sincerity of some of the recent converts to republicanism. The Debate, however, touches on a question which cannot but be a source of anxiety to the new government, the question of labour. It says: The provisional government is saki i great efforts to in sure work to the people the idea is an cxc. lye t ens, and its means of execution seem eatiefactory ; but all this is but temporary, and coots dear. It is not a reproach on our part, but it is a necessity which calls to mird thst a part of these works is only accomplished because men must be employed, and not because of the utility of the work to be done. And then it is not only a great expense, but, for a *meet number of these workmen, this kind of labour is painful, and has nothing in common with their natal pries-onion. TN+. in their eyes, is a precarious resource, and men ly a pis.alkr, , and they can only work a confre-ecenr. The work which satisfies a workman is that which he knows best and pl• sees him in the execution, that, in feet, which springs sponta neously from the bosom of society. Such is the work we should wish to see re-appear with its customary development. Work will return as soon Os confidence is restored, but not until then. In order that contidince may be re•esta blished, all must concur. it does not dep. net upon the go vernment to regenerate itself, though it Ivey contribute to wards it, and all that it can do it has done, and will do; but the citizens, under the present circumstances, can do much more. They may do so by their unanimous devotion to public order, by their accordance in wisdom and mode ratiou, by their respect for those principles upon which all -otieties are necessarily founded. At such moments as there every man is himself an arbiter of the soda stability, and. can contribute to the restoration of public confidence. Vie, all exercise a sort of magistracy, since we dispense th e plenitude of our free arbitrement without the prese- 4 os of a public power to remind us of the rules. Each mr,st raise himself to the height of his teleran position, an?. remain steadily there until the great experiment, which is to re construct the constitution, is consummated. .....:onfidence, and with it work, will return only when eve , y one of the public shall look around him, and find in all his fellow. citizens, without exception, a determined end fixed resolu tion to perform to the uttermost this part, which is so worthy of a free people. In the mean Vane, we can in our hearts say that every thing proves exit% this disposition, generally exists. Meanwhile the following proclamation has been published : Citizens,—The government corn , nission fur workmen has entered on its functions. On those benches on which to:merly sat a privileged class—the peers of France—the people now in their turn take their sea',,, as it to take possession of their rights, and mart the place of their sovereignty. Workmen, your comrade a have discussed before us and with us the interests, which are dear to you. It has been done with the esilmness and the dignity which becomes free men. We have collected their wishes, and in order that they may be promptly realised, we have de cided that each pmfestion shall choose a delegate who shall be called to form part of the government commis sion. In the meantime, and until the commission shall be complete by the choice of the delegates of the different branches, we shell occupy ourselves in resolving questions relative to hours of labour and the abolition of job work. And sow, citizen., hasten to resume your labours; rifled that an hour's delay is treasure lost to the country ; you are a part of its strength, and one of the objet's of the solicitude of the provisional government of the republic. It loves you ; place confidence in it, and be assured that it is almost more impa tient for your happiness than you are yourselves. The people have just gained a memorable victory by its courage, let it immortalise its triumph by its wisdom." (Signed by the members of the provisional government.) The following manifesto, intended at once to reas sure one class and allay the injurious excitement of another, is put forth in the National; The programme of the new government should be, on the one hand, acknowledgment and practical consecration of the popular rights which victory has just proclaimed; and, on the other band, respect of those rights anteriorly acquired, the exercise of which cannot constitute a privilege; and, above all, let us declare it aloud, respect of those fixed, eternal rules, upon which every society is founded—respectof human liberty, respect of that inviolable acquisition of a free man—property. Amongst the state ragtime which we re commended, without being attended to, during the days the struggle, we must first of all recall this: To govern is to know and to foresee. A wine government must always ad vance, but with a regular step; its duty is to satisfy every want which arises in the bosom of the state ; to listen to, and I to satisfy, those wishes manifested by the conscience of the people, but without losing sight of things established, of in terests founded, of necessities of order. Place then full reli ance on the government you have proclaimed, an ye comba tants of the first hour, artisan citizens, whose rights were de nied by en oppressive legislation. Ere loner you will he called to the primary assemblies, therein to choose for your representatives to the legislative assembly the men the most deserving of your votes, the most enlightened defenders of your holy cause. Ere long the grave questions of work and wages, which now so justly occupy pour whale thoughts, will be decided on by your committee, in terms which will conciliate every interest. We well know you are not i without your fears you fear that this revolution may have the same fate as the preceding one, and that our present go- vernment, under the pretence of sn adjournment, intends to bury the most necessary reforms. That is a vain terror. When the provisional government requested a committee to study the grave problems laid before them, their intention was to be made acquainted with the true situat on of the workmen, to listen to their complaints, to compare the rival interests, in the full persuasion that a more satisfactory solu tion would result from discussion. What they had done it was their duty to do. If they had acted otherwise, they would have endangered the most important interests, and would have brought an ineffectual remedy to alleviate out ' ferings which are but too real. Let all workmen understand this, let them wait the regulation of their affairs with that patience which proceeds from the conviction of their rights, and let them resume their interrupted labours. It is a counsel we think it our duty to address to them. By remain ing out of work for any longer period, they injure their situation indeed of improving it. But, on the other hand, let not the representatives of those interests which are already constituted allow themselves to be overcome by frivolous anxieties. Most arauredly the new government will make reforms, and considerable reforms, too. But ought that consideration to create alarm on that account? are we authorised to foretel the return of former strug gles? No, certainly no! It was necessary to destroy vio lently a whole order of things ground. d upon the most re volting iniquity—to break a social form which could not bend itself to the modifications imperiously demanded by new wants, by new customs and habits. Between the abso lute sovereignty of the prince and that of the people no ami cable arrangement could practically take place. But it is not so at present. What is demanded at the present time ? To enlarge Methadone which are grounded on a principle long uscontested ; to introduce into the legal bosom of the country classes which have till now been most injuriously excluded from it ; and to admit the immense majority of the citizens to the enjoyment of those guarantees which were reserved to the few. These reforms could meet with no opposition but from selfish wills; they can and must be accomplished without creating the least trnible, the least agitation. Let that be well understood and let the capitalists, an instant startled, resume their indus trial occupations. If those who were excluded have much to gain front the new regime, those who were privileged have, we are sure, nothing to loan. The revolution has not been effected to destroy, but to re-build. The first acts of the provisional government have proved that ouch is its pro gramme, that such are its principles. A deputation of gunsmiths and dealers in arms waited on the government, who listened with great kindness to their representations on behalf of all of the trade which suffered such severe losses during the three days. A commission was to be nominated to examine into their demands, and they were invited to draw up an account of their losses as soon as possible. The agens de change, through the president of the syndical chamber, and a deputation, on Wednesday, waited on the provisional government, and assured it of their co-operation. M. Garnier-Pages replied as ollows Gentlemen—lf the present state of affairs is critical, it g not desperate; the government is capable of fulfilling al the engagements entered into by the fallen regime; this is so true, that the minister of finance has to-day provided for the payment on the Greek loan. In order, however, to get over, as promptly as possible, the present crisis, the inevita ble consequence of political commotion, we require the sincere, loyal, and complete co-operation of all citizens. With your ce.operation, we shall be strong, for confidence will revive, and credit will be re-established on immovable bases. Immovable, gentlemen, for we shall no longer have budgets of from 15,000 to 1,800 millions ; for if the receipts should be slightly diminished by the change' in certain taxes, the expenses will be diminished in a much larger pro portion by the suppression of all the shameful contracts which been entered into by the old government. The deputation retired in testifying their satisfac tion in the most expressive manner. On Wednesday evening a meeting of journalists was held in the offices of the Courrier Franois, for the purpose of deliberating on the measures to be taken relative to the decree of the provisional government concerning the stamp duties on newspapers. The RClorme, the Courrier Francais, the Union. the Ei• publique, the Estafette, the Prem., the Ndional, the Conetitutionnel, the V; dratic, the Charieari, the Representant du People, the Petrie, the Commerce, the Drat, the People Constiluant. the Recite Ind& pendante, and the Populaire were represented at this meeting. After a discussion it was unanimously de cided, Leas ate voice, that the journalists should THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1848. wait on the members of the e n:nig/mai govern ment, to expose to it the motives and result of the meeting. The journalists accordingly pro ceeded in a body, notwithstanding the rain was falling heavily, to the Hotel de Ville. The members of the provisional government being absent, the journalists were received by the Secretary•General,who promised to inform the provisional government of the proceed ing, and the journalists separated at 1 o'clock in the morning. It will be seen that the decree which continues the stamp duty upon newspapers temporarily gives die sittidiction, as its suspension is considered necessary. A very numerous meeting of the most respectable American residents in Paris took place on Thursday. A committee was appointed to draw up an appropriive address. These gentlemen then retired, and, after a short delay, returned with the document, which, when read to the meeting, was loudly applauded, and adopted by acclamation. The meeting then separated. The report of the observations of Lord John Russell, in answer to the question of Mr. Hume, which arrived in Paris on Wednesday morning, was productive of the beet effect in restoring confidence. The Moniteur publishes a decree, extending to the department of the Seine and Seine-Inferieure the de cree published for Paris, relative to the delay granted for the payment of bills fAling due between the 22nd February and I.sth March. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC BY BELGIUM. EFFECT OF THE INTELLIGENCE FROM FRANCE IN BERLIN. T'ne following, from our Brussels correspondent, will be read with the greatest interest : BRUSSELS, MARCR 2. The Belgian government has virtually acknow ledged the existing o der of things in France. I forward a careful analysis of the proceedings of the Chamber of Representatives yesterday afternoon, as reported in the Moniteur Beige of this day : M. CASTIAU observed that recent events in a neigh bouring country were of too important a nature to be passed over in complete silence. It was the interest of the country, the government, and the Chambers, to break that silence, and to give or receive explana tions respecting those grave events, which keep Europe at large in susponse. The government which emanated from the revolution of July, and which, forgetting its origin, turned against that revo lution—that imprudent aniguilty government which, after having successively deprived France of its moral conquests and its political rights, held out defiance to the entire nation—that government, he repeated, had been overturned, in a few hours, by the indignation of the people. As ;t had been found impossible to arrest the movement, it had been sought to calumniate it. Thence arose those sinister reports and charges of terrible disorders—rumours and accusations which had in view the depreciation of that revolution in the eyes of foreign countries. The truth, however, has made its way at last and has given the death-blow to those vile calumnies and infamous inventions. Never did a people display more generous feelings than did the people of Paris. f hey proved that they were greater even by their moderation than by their courage. The speaker here pronounced a warm and eloquent panegyric on M. de Lamartine. " That revolution (continued the speaker) will inevitably make the I tour of the world, but not by attacking nationalities, nor by plunging Europe into the disorders of war and conquest. It will make the tour of the world, but by means at once pacific and just, by the propagation of ideas and by the power of those institutions which France possesses. Now what should be the attitude of Belgium in presence of those events, the news of which fell like a thunderbolt amongst us? Belgium has clearly nothing to fear from the advent of the new ri;yinte, for it is one of order, justice, of maintenance of all rights, and of sympathy for the nationality of other countries—above al, for a free and democratical nationality, like ours. B, Igi um, therefore, has nought to fear; Wit she must place implicit confidence in the loyal intentions of Franc.- and in the generous:principles which have just triumphed there. The great movement in question has already had important results for Belgium, inasmuch as it has led to the introduction of new laws of a liberal tendency. Belgium, I repeat, has nought to fear, but everything to hope for, from the revolution in France." The speaker then proceeded to ask the cabinet if the existence of the provisional government of France had been notified to the Belgian administration ; and, if so, what reply had been given. Ile also asked questions respecting the arming of the fortresses, and the recent arrest of various persons in Brussels and other places. M. D'ROFFSCHMIDT. Minister of Foreign Affairs. stated, in reply, I will not enter into any die. mission respecting the grave events which have passed in France, or the reflections which they has* suggested to the honourable member (M. Castles). Up to the present time (continued the minister of foreign affairs) the government has received no offi cial or direct notification of the establishment of the new government. But the Prince de Ligne (the Belgian ambassador in Paris) forwarded to me yyoraer terday the following letter, which he (the am ) received from M. de Lamartine : Monsieur l'Amlssetiadeur, —I have the honour to inform you that the provisional rnment of the French republic has entrusted me with the porfejeuilk of foreign affairs. The republican form of the new uoveminent has neither changed the position of France in Eompe nor its sincere disposition to maintain its friendly relati. , ns with those powers which like France desire the indep ndence of nations and the peace of the world. I shall be happy to concur, through all the means in my power, towards promoting that coneord of nations in their reciprocal dignity, and to remind Europe that the principle of peace and the principle of liberty had birth:on the same day in France.—Accept, M.PAmbassadeur, &c. &c., signed LielitltTlNE. The conclusion of the letter was greatly cheered. M. D'Hoerscrinferr (in continuation) : The Bel gian government has requested the Prince de Ligne to reply immediately to M. de Lamartine, in order to inform him that the Belgian government has received with much pleasure the assurance given by the pro visional government that France is actuated by senti ments favourable to the independence of territory and the peace of the world, sentiments which respond so well to those of Belgium itself. M. D'Hoffschmidt then proceeded to state that precautionary measures had been taken in the fortresses on all the Belgian frontiers indiscriminately, that Belgium could not in terfere in the affairs of other countries, nor busy itself with the form of government they should think fit to adopt. To maintain the political neutrality (added the minister in conclusion) 'guaranteed to Belgium, as well as the inviolability of its territory, and the liberal institutions which it has acquired, is the rule of conduct traced oat by the government, and in following that line, the cabinet considers that it is supporter. by the opinion of the chamber, and the entire nation. (Much eheeriag in all parts of the house.) The sitting was concluded by M. ROGIER stating that the government would not allow any foreigners to reside is Belgium, with views hostile to the peace of that kingdom. Notwithstanding all the rumours and assertions to the contrary, you may rest assured that in Bel gium there is a unanimity of opinion respecting the necessity of upholding its present institutions, and of maintaining its territory inviolate. All the English residents remain here. Subjoined are some extracts from German papers which reached Brussels this afternoon, and shews the astonishment with which the news of the French revolution was received at Berlin : The Cologne Gazette of this day (the 2nd of March) which has just come to hand, contains a corr,pondence from Ber lin, under date Feb. 28, describing, or rather attempting to describe, the stupor produced in that city by the intelligence of the outbreak in Paris, and the arrival of the report that Louis Philippe bad abdicated. As soon as an account of the insurrection reached the king, he hastened from Charlotten bur which b gtolerlien,parnrsiddiedmmut person.edistelycave A ned noth a cabinet c c o il un w ci u l, over convoked for the following day (the 2S h). It is stated that at the latter, it was resolved to make military prepara tions on a large wile fir preventing the ' movement crossing over the Prussian frontiers, and also for putting down any attempt to disturb the public peace " Orders have been . given to the troops in Cublents to march nearer the frontiers and to these in Pomerania to advance further to wards the south-west. It appears that Herr Radowt a has turned out to be a very bad pt,phet, for after his recent re turn from Paris be described the state of things there as being " firmly and security consolidated." The Marquirde Mornay, Sault'. son.in-law, has arrived at Ail-Ls-Chapelle, en route fur Dusseldorf. He quitted Paris on the 27th ult. Lord Monteagle 1.3,1 an interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official Ireaidesee in Downing•street. SAFE ARRIVAL OF THE EX-KING AND QUEEN OF THE FRENCH. After the many contradictory reports which have been circulated respecting these fugitives we were enabled yesterdty to confirm, exclusively, in a second edition, that Louis Philippe and his Consort had arrived at Newhaven, on the Sussex coast, at noon. It has been known for some days that the Brighton and Continental Steam Navigation Com pany's packets, besides other steamers, had been sent to the French coast for the purpose of bringing away any persons, Englishmen or French refugees,who might be seeking means of reaching our shores. One of these, the Express, Southampton steamer, was cruising off the coast, near Honfleur ; and on Thursday afternoon, just before dark, fell in with a fishing-boat, from which the captain was hailed. It contained, besides the crew, five persona, who proved to be the ex-King and Queen of the French, and their attendants. They were immediately taken oc board, and the vessel turned towards Eng land. After steaming the whole night the Ex press arrived off Newhaven at seven o'clock yes- terday morning, but owing to the state of the tide and the weather the vessel could not safely enter the harbour till noon. Soon after eleven o'clock, Mr. Iron, secretary of the Brightoa and Con tinental Steam Navigation Company, put off in a shore boat to meet the royal fugitives, who had by this time left the steamer in one of her boats. At twelve o'ctock the King and Queen, with four attendants, one of whom was s female, stepped from the boatat Newhaven-bridge ; Louis Philippe appeared extremely delighted at having reached the shores of England, andexpreesed his pleasure invery warm terms to those around—not more than half a dozen besides the persons already mentioned. Though cheerful he looked pale. Oar correspondent was one of those who heard him exclaim, in reply to a remark from one of the persons present congratulating him on having reached this country: "Yes, yes, I know I am safe among you a great misfor tune. I know the English people ; they are kind to those in misfortune." He shook hands with all those who offered their bands, as did the Queen. Some one said his anxieties were now over ; to which he answered, " Yes, I have suffered much during the past week,—but the country people were very kind to me," meaning the peasantry in the neighbourhood of Ilonfleur, in whose houses he had been secreted in disguise. In this disguise he now appeared. It consisted of a green blouse, dark trowsers, a red and white " coin forter," and a camptette, or peasant's cap. Over the blouse was a pea coat, which had been borrowed from the captain of the Express. The King carried a small cane. The Queen was attired in mourning of the humblest kind ; consisting of a black bonnet, a very thick veil, and u woollen cloak of black and white plaid with broad cheeks. She looked much care-worn. The whole of the luggage which the party brought was a small portmanteau about a foot long. While they were walking towards the Bridge Inn Louis Philippe was very anxious to obtain a Lon don morning paper, but appeared to be quite cog nisant of the latest events in Paris. On reaching the inn the party was received by Mrs. Smith, the hostess, and the first act of the ex-King was to call for writing materials. " I wish," he said, "to write to the Queen, to inform her of my safe arrival." He then wrote, in a very short time, more than one letter, and enclosed them in one envelope, which he addressed to her Majesty. With this des patch Mr. Iron instantly hastened to town. It was then about half-past one, and that gentleman had performed his mission to Buckingham Palace by about twenty minutes past four o'clock, having traversed the whole distance, including twelve miles of horse and chaise travelling, in about two hours and forty minutes. So destitute were the fugitives of what was necessary, that Mr. Iron was commis oiled to return with several articles of under clothing, dressing-cases, &c. The party having partaken of a little wine and hiscuit,a London paper was brought, over which Louis Philippe glanced. He had previously sent to Brighton for Mr. Peckham. This gentleman was at one time very much in the confidence of his Majesty respecting several engineering projects, being a miller, and a tenant of the king, on an estate near to the Chateau d'Eu. lie has since retired from business, and resides at Brighton, but was, up to last week, in constant communication with the king. Indeed, he was closeted with Louis Philippe at the commencement of the out break, and, on making some remark respecting it, the kiog exclaimed, " Oh, it is nothing—it will soon blow over." At three o'clock the Hon. Captain Hotham (one of the directors of the London and Brighton Railway, and chairman of the Packet Company), left Brighton by special train for Newhaven, taking with him the carriage built for the Duchess of Kent, to be placed at the service of the ex-Monarch. Soon after an express train started with a second parcel of des patches from Louis Philippe to the Queen. Their Majesties did not intend to leave Newhaven til l to-day, having engaged beds at the Bridge Inn, unless the intention is altered by anything which may arrive on the return of the express train. We may here state that Louis Philippe and his Consort were accompanied by General Dumas and General Rumigny, M. Thuret (valet to Louis Phi li pp e and a German lady as lady's maid to the Queen. This comprised the whole of the party who fled with Louis FLIGHT OF LOUIS PHILIPPE FROM PARIS. Since the above was written, we have obtained, by express, the following information respecting the flight of Louis Philippe and his Consort from Paris. It was obtained by our reporter from the gentlemen in attendance upon him. Oti having Pans they proceeded to Versailles, where they hired a common vehicle to take them to Dee at. Here they put up at the house of a person on wltue fidelity they could rely, where they pared the night. This friend, wbo we understand to be a farmer, procured disguises for the royal fugitives and suite, the King habiting himself in an old cloak and cap, having first flayed his whiskers, discarded his woe, and altogether so disguised himself as to defy the recognition even of his intimate friends. The other dis guises were also complete. Although we have stated above that they pissed the night I at Dux, they started long before daylight on their way to La Fen ! Vidame, where Mr. Peckham has been building a mill on some private property of Louis Philippe's. On their roam they were accompanied by the farmer, who was well acquainted with the country through which they had to pass They took the road of Evreuz, 12 to 15 leagues from Houtleur. They travelled chiefly by night, and reached Honfleur at five o'cloek on Saturday morning. They re mained a t Honfleur, is the house of a gentleman whom the King knew, for; a short time, and then crossed to Danville, a short distance (rim the town. It was their intention to em hark at Trouvillo, but owing to the boisterotu state of the weather they were eon:peUed to remain at the latter place two days, when finding they could not embark they return-d to Honfleur, with :be intention of embarking from that place, but the weather st:U continued very rough, and the King fearing that the Queen in her exhausted condition would he unable to hear the fatigues of a rough passage, deferred his departure till the weather changed on Thursday. In the meantime information was secretly conveyed to the Exprees,. Southampton eteam-packet, that they would be reeptired to take a pasty from Hans to England. On Thursday afternoon the gentleman who sheltered the dethroned monarch and kid consort at Honfleur engaged a French fishing boat to convey the p s a n ut from Honfleur to Havre, and fearing that in this wed the features of the King might be recognised, the gentleman engaged an interpreter to interpret French to the King, WhO, to render his disguise more complete, passed as an Englishman. Nothing of moment transpired on the peerage to Havre, where the Express was waiting with her steam up, and at nine o'clock en Thursday evening the roval fugitives and suite set sail for England. The Teem' reached Newhaven harbour at seven o'clock this morning, but owing to the state of the tide they could not enter the harbour ti nearly twelve o'clock. Meanwhile, however, General Dumas and General Rumigny landed in boats, General Dumas pro , ceediug to London with the intelligence of the arrival. ARRIVAL OF M. GUIZOT. M. Guizot arrived at Dover yesterday morning by the the de Bruges steamer from Ostend. The ex minister travelled to town by the 4 p.m. express train. On his arrival at the London-bridge terminua he was received by Mr. MacGregor and the officials of the company. M. Goizot was recognised by the by stai.ders, and there was some slight cheering as the carriage in which he rode drove out of the station. A Frenchman present, however, exhibited an opposite freh,.g, and cried outl " A bas Guisot I" The ex minister was enveloped in a large cloak, and carried a glued portmanteau. He looked careworn sad ill. The Duo de Moetpensier and the Duchess de Nemours and her two children, have arrived at Ports mouth from Guernsey. Among the passengers by the West India steamer Avon, which left Southampton last evening, were M. MllllBOll and General Rost*land, deputed by the provisional government at Paris to proclaim the republic in the French Antilles. cube Court. Viscount Palmerston had an audience of her Ma jesty yesterday at Buckingham Palace. The Duke of Saxe Coboarg visited the Duke and Duchew of Cambridge yererdsy at Cambridge House. The Duchess of Kent dined with her Majesty and Prince Alpert yesterday evening at Buckingham Palace. (From lot night's Gazette.) COURT MOURNING.—Orden have been issued' for the court's going into mourning on Sunday next, the 6th inst. (tomorrow), for the late Dowager Duchess of Saxe Gotha Altenburg, maternal grandmother of Prince Albert. On Sunday, the 26th inst., the court to go:out of mourning. Levee.—Notice is hereby given, that Prince Albert will, by the desire of her Majesty, hold a levee at St. James's Palace, on behalf of her Majesty, on Wednesday, March 22, st two o'clock. FOREIGN-OFFICE, FEB. 29.—The Queen bats been pleased to appsint Lord Cowley, now Secretary to the Bat hos, to the Ottoman Porte, to be Plenipotentiary to the Coafesleratest States of the Swim Cantata; also the Hem Charles Aohburnham, sometime S,cretary to the Legalise in Mexico, to be Secretary to the Embassy to the Ottomans Porte. DOWNING-STREET, MARCH 2. The Queen has been pleased to eppoint Major-Generals Sir Dudley St. Leger Hill and John Rolt, Compani..ns of the Bath, to be Ordinary Mem4ers of the Military Division of the Second Clam or Knights Commanders of the said order. Robert Holden, of Nuttall-Temple, Esq., to be Sheriff of the county of Nottingham, in the ro .m of John Henry Manners Sutton, of Kelham, Esq.; and John Ed wards, of Beguildy, E.q., to be Sheriff of the county of Rad - ' nor, in the room of John Abtaham Whittaker, of New castle-court, Esq. WAR-OFFICE, Maws 3. Ist or Gren. Itegt. of Ft. Gds.-Ueut. and Capt. 11. G. Conroy, to he rapt and lieut-eoL, hor., vice Sir J. M. Burgoyne, Bart., who ret. ; Ens. and Lieut. the Hon. 0. 9. Clough, to be bent and clid., by pur., vice Conroy ; Pee. lA, ut. W. T. F. Wallace, from 3th F., to be ens. and lieut., by per., vice Gough. 7th F.-Lieut. J. D. Londe., from 13 th F., to be amt., vice Bitabl, who exchanges. Illth F. -serjt -mayor J. Murphy, to be unarmed., vie' I, Good fellow, who raw upon h..p. 13th F.- -LieuLJ. Busby, from 7th F.. to be lieut., vine Longden, who exchanges. 16th F. -LwartermasbeearjL J. Banyard to be quartermaaL, vice Collins, deceived. 49th F.-Lieut. M. Wylly de la Pner Beresford, from h..p. 17th F., to be lieut., vie Maclean, prom. 57th F. -Capt.!. A. street, from 98th F., to he rapt., vice W. Ahmuty, who exchanges. 83th F.-Major H. Shirley to be lieut..ool., without put- vies Phibbs, dee. ; Capt. W. Irwin, to be major, vice Shiley; Lieut. J. B. Johneon to he rapt., vice Irwin Ea. L. S. Steere tO be lieut., Mee Johns.= ; A. D Houle, Gent., to he em., vice Steere. 89th M.-Licut. T. D. B. D'Arcy to he captain, by pur., vice Wi lla, who refs.; Eno. T. R. J.O. Thompson to he lieut., by pur. vise D'Arcy; A. Nixon, Gent., to be ens., by pur., vice Thompson. 94th F. -bag. R. H. Lewis, to he lieut., by pur., vice Ashton, pram. I , In 3rd W. L lbgt ; W. D. IL G. Day, gent., to he ens., by pur., vie Lewis. 93th F.-Capt. C. F. Parkinson, from unat., to be e1t .. 1 . 10 . E. J. Cruise, who exch., receiving the difference; Capt. A. L. from urns., to be capt., vise C. F. Partibuson, who exalt.; Lett T. Davis, t, be capt., ha pur., vice Bourke, who retires; lir. It. B. Charlton, Wbe lieut., by per., vice Davis; W. D. Shipley, gent , to be ens., by pur., vier Charlton. 98th F. -Capt. W. Ahmuty, from 57th F., to be rapt., vies Street, who exch. ; Eta. R. Mends, from 99th F., to be lieut., without pur., vice J. A. Macdonald, cashiered by the sentence of a General Court MartiaL 3rd West India Reg.-lAeut. T.ll. Ashton, from 94th F., to be met, by pur., vice Ogtiby, who rens. St. Helena Reg.-L. It. Carom, gent ,to be ems., by pur. UNATTACII..-Lieut. A. 0. Moorhead, from adj. of a recruiting die ", to he eatiL, without put. - -•- ROYAL AGRICULTURND. AL SOCIETY OF ENGLA A monthly council was held at the society's house in Hanorerequare on Wednesday last, the Ist of March, when the chairman laid before the council the report of the finance committee on the accounts of the society, from which it appeared that on the last day of the month of February just ended the invested capital of the society stood at 8,9991. stock, with a current cash balance in the heeds of the bankers of 2,6291. The chairman explained that this general balsiice was made up of the following special balances, namely, York subscription balance, 9901 ; armor balance, 7421 ; composition balance, 4011. ; and available balance for current purposes, 5061.; and submitted to the council the recommendation of the committee that the 7421. then re- , ported so the amount received on account of subscriptions in wear be invested in the purchase of stock, and be thus added to the fund of invested capital standing in the names of the! truster a of the society. This report, with the recommendation it contained, was unanimously adopted by the council. Tte following new members were elected:—Thomas Pen rice, Kilvrough, Swansea, Glamorganshire; John Mould White. Mickleover, Derby ; Colonel Bragge, Sadborough park Chard, Somerset; William Chatterion, High-Rigby, Barton.on-Humber; H. B. Raymond Barker, Garden , court, Temple, Landon ; G. P. Dawson, Osgodhy-hull. Selby, Yorkshire ; Thomas Bayley Jeggo, Gicfield, Halsted, Ewes ; George John Person, Hulemere, Surrey. The names of nine candidates for election at the nest meeting were then read. PHOSPHATE or LlME.—Professor WAT, the consulting chemist to the society, presented, in the name of Mr. Paine, of Farnham, specimens of the fossils containing phosphate of lime, tram the upper and lower green sand, together with samples in their natural state of the soils in which these va luable finals are found. Professor Way called the attention of the members to the phosphatic fossils from the gault clay, which in an interesting manner connects the upper with the lower beds of these remains, and leaves no doubt in his mind that the conditions which prevailed during the collection of this large phosphoric deposit must have extended over a lengthened geological epoch. He entertained no doubt that the deposits might be profitably worked at the out-crosses; ' but whether the great bulk of the phosphate of lime would be available for agricultural purposes could only he ascertained by experience. As there were obstacles to the working of the bed in some places, so, no doubt, there would be great facilities in others. Agreeably with the request of the tamed, at the previous meeting, he had analysed the phosphorite mineral from Estremadura, originally presented to the society by Mr. Kienbizley, and it was found to contain about 411 per cent. of phosphoric acid, which would form nearly 86 per cent. of phosphate of lime, or bone-earth. Professor Way, however, explained that phosphoric acid, as existing in phosphate of lime, did not repr sent the precise chemical condition under which that acid existed in the phosphorite ; but that the pro portion of it given might in all respects be taken as en index of the agricultural value of the mi neral in which it occurred. In comparison with the Estremadura specimen, he stated that the fossils of the upper green and were found to contain about 57 per cent., and those of the lower green sand 43 percent., of phosphate of lime ; and be trusted that the great abundant* of these bails, and the facilities for collecting them, would render them far more important to the English agriculturist than the phosphorite mineral itself, even should means be found for the more reedy importation of that foreign substance. Mr. Paine, in conjunction with Professor Way, intended to draw up and offer to the Journal committee a complete state ment on this subject.—On the motion of Mr. F. Hobbs, the thanks of the council were voted to Professor Way and Mr. Paine, with a reference to the Journal Committee of the offer to which Professor Way referred, of a detailed communica tion on this interesting subject for the pages of the society's journal. DISEASE IN CATTLE.—MT. PALIN, of Stapleford-hall, Cheshire, expressed a hope that the essays competing for the society's prise on the subject of pleuro-pneumonia among cattle, and which were to be sent in by that day, might contain some valuable information on that subject for the benefit of the agricultural community at lame; and he trusted that should such be the case no time would be lost by the Journal committee in placing the information before the members. He had himself suffered severe loss from the ravages of the disorder amongst his stock, end it was at that time making fearful inzaids into the dairy stocks of Che shire, many farmers having lost more than two thirds of the number of their milking cows by the disease; and in some butane** the yearling calves had died of the same affection. Mr. Palin had had 35 eases amongst his cows, and two amongst his yearling calves, 01 which *umber of animals only nine were new left alive, and these he con. alders were saved by early and copious bleeding, and gentle laxative internal medicines. But even these, thus saved, were, he stated, worthless to him as dairy cows, the disease having, in eve ry other instance, caused abovion, and the cattle were very much emaciated. How far the disease was infectious he was not prepared to say. The first of his cares occurred in July, and it was nine weeks afterwards before be had any further outbreak of the disorder. It then re cornmenaid, and his stock had not been free from it sines that time for more than • fortnight together. During the previous week he had had three severe cases, two of which had proved fatal, and the recovery of the third animal re maimed very doubtful. Mr. J. L. BaowN, of Farewell, near Lichfield, also ad. dressed the council on the same subject. He had had serious losses in his stock from the pleuro-pneumonia, nearly all his stock having been swept off by its ravages. Mr. BENNETT stated that his Irish stock (tied op in a separate yard) had been perfectly free from the disease, while several of his English cattle (also tied up in other yards) had been taken ill and died. His best young alai midi Lad been affected and carried off. He had adopted the sys tem of bleeding, and placing • setts in the dew-lap, and bad not bad any of his stock affected eince. Mr. House believed that the disease was aging much as natal; the cattle of the country were decimated by its fatal effects. Farmers who formerly had kept from 30 to 40 animals now kept not one. Mr. SHELLEY feared that its regatta were felt not only by the farmer but also by the consumer. Mr. T. Trasten considered the complaint to be nothing more than a fever, and conceived that it ought accordingly to be treated as a febrile affection. The circulation, as usual under such circumstances, was disturbed; and he would strongly recommend that the early symptoms be narrowly watched, sod when they that indicated the disorder, prompt depletion world at once cut short the malady. The irate of the bowels would, of mune, be attended to ; and a seton, or rowell, would be advisable. He considered that scientific men were not generally called in soon enough. Professor &swim. would suggest that the most attentive observations should frequently be nude of the stock, either by the owing es cis Memhass (whether birds. m'IRMw" men or shepherds); and on the appearance of any deviators heat their healthy condition or usual habits, t h at • eon& double quantity of blood (about a gallon in full-sized good conditioned cattle, and a pint from sheep) should be taken from the animals at ono,; and then to call in a reward practitioner to prescribe or administer the most proper roc medies. He considered that the most experieused practi timers concurred in the depleting system ; and that ill failure arose from the neglect which allows the inflenens tion to terminate in effusion into the substance of the lung% and thus obliterate the air-cells: or into the cavity of the chest, or both. In the first cue destruction is speedy; but in the second, when confined to the chart. the animal may linger on for several weeks. Bs would recommend that the external applications should be powerful stimulants or blisters to the sides of the chest; or Riots in the dew-lap and chest ;or hellebore issues (com monly known by the term " Ist gging"). He thought that. M if the owner of stock , or CH person in his employ, wen instructed how to bleed an animal, many very valuable head of stock would be saved by . such immeliAte reference to the lancet, as the intermission of • few hours only renders such depletion unavailing. Bleeding he regarded as the sheet-anchor in all inflammatory diseases. A whole flock of sheep attacked with acute inflammation (reduced is number by some which had previously died) were sari dby the prompt measure of bleeding each of them. They were all in good condition, and the weather at the time was warm. This would not, however, be proper practice in those cases which have recently occurred as the results of a cold and wet season. The disease is affecting the viscera of the abdomen as well as the chest. and the animal gradually wastes and dies exhausted, in con sequence of the ensuing dropsy and diarrhea. In same cases distil has been supposed to ensue from a considerable number of worms found in the air-p images. lie recom mended that animals which appear to be tailing in health sh. uld be removed to shelter , and confined to dry food. The worms, he remarked, that are often found in the Wales and bronchial tubes of debilitated and old horses, cattle, and sheep. seldom cause death; but that fat calves more cons • monly suffer from these parasites, as borate do from worms in the stomach and intestines. THIERT BAHLLY.—Sir William Hooker presented to the society • portion of Thibet barley (lordeum celeste) from • supply forwarded to him by the Agri-Horticultural Society of Bombay. He had reserved • portion for the Kew Gar dens, and bad sent the remainder to the council, thinking ft probable that some of the members might wish to make a trial of i:s cultivation. The council tendered their best thanks to Sir William Hooker for this mark of his attention to the objects of the society ; and Mr. Raymond Barker and Prof. Sewell undertook to try and report upon the qualities of this barley. , The council then adjour sed over Ash Wednesday to the 15th inst. FIVEFENNT INFORMATION. Sir, —You really ought occasionally to give your readers the benefit of a lit of the intelligence furnished to the public by your high priced contemporaries. The Globe of yesterday gravely in formed its readers that it was enabled to state, on nut/toner, that the ex-King and his Queen were in a piece of safety. The Times of to-day annouuces, '• byekctric telegraph," the arrival at Southampton of the Duchess of Orleans and M. Ouizot—both from Jersey. These are innocent blunders, though such blunders do occur in those papers very oft n ; but we trust that the " special engine " and the " electric telegraph" will bring no more stock-jobbing paragraphs, such as that the new government of France had decided on annexing Belgium and the Rhenish provinces, or that I France had declared war with Austria.—Yours, Bc., A LOOKER-ON. INQUESTS, YESTERDAY.--FATAL WRESTLlNG issacit.—By Mr. O. I. Mills, at the BRUER Tavern, King street, Portman-square, on the body of Charles Moore, • cabman, who WRI killed in a wrestling-match with • man named Fred. Peacock, now in custody. On Wednesday last the landlord of the tavern was upstairs, and hearing • . noise in the bar, he came down, and saw Peacock and ano ther man wrestling. The name of that man was Huey Wainwright. Witness called on them to desitt, and Pea cock mid be would. Shortly after he heard deceased say to Peacock, " Come, Fred., yen have thrown Horsy, but you cannot throw me." Witness sent his son for the pol;ce, and went to the door to look after him. On returning into the bar Peacock and decease, were wrestling. They both fell together, and retained bold of each other. They had • second bout, and fell a second time together. On le ing parted derwastd was carried away into the tap-room, and it was then discovered that he was apparently dead. Ms died aid was sent fee. and the surgeon who attended pronounced life extinct. Several witnesses who saw the wrestling bete eon deceased and Peacock Mated that there was no unfair advan tage taken of deceased by his antagonist, and that there was no malice between them; on the contrary, both deceased and Peacock were on the most friendly terins.—Mr. Inspector Teeters's, in answer to questions by the jury, said that H. Wainwright was in the hospital from the injuries he sus tained by wrestling with Peacock, who delivered himself up the morning after the occurrence.—Mr. H. Crooke, surgeon, stated that he had opened the body. He found considerable extravasation of blood at the hue of the brain, caused by the breaking of some of the blood-vessels. In his opinion the enticement was the cause of the rupture of the vs ,sale rather than any injury received in the encounter.—The jury returned • verdict, " That the deceased died, whilst engaged in wrestling with F. Peacock, accidentally, but whether tram injuries or over-excitement there was not sufficient evidence." —Cu tin MURDER —Before Mr. Cuter, in the committee room of Lambeth Workhopee, concerning the death of • male child unknown, aged about seven weeks, that had died from exposure and want In • public thoroughfare.—Mr. J. Harvey deposed that on the night of Tuesday, the 11th of January last, his family, whilst at home in the South Lambeth-road, were alarmed by hearing the cry of an infant Witness procured • light, and, after searching the garden, be discovered a male child, dressed and wrapped in • shawl. The deceased was very cold and exhausted, from evident exposure to the weather, se the night was very d.mp and boisterous. The child was taken into the house, and aßer a short time given into the charge of a police constable, who was directed to carry it immediately to the workhouse. Witness had made every inquiry to obtain • clue to the unnatural parents, but could not get the least in formation relative to the guilty persons.—A policeman proved the conveyance of the child to the workhouse, and added that the usual steps had been taken, by forwarding a full description of the dress and shawl to the whole of the metropolitan station-houses, but unfortunately no seems had resulted therefrom. He bad been by the spot shortly before the discovery was made, and he bad not seen any thing to attract the slightest suspicion.—Mr. Duke, the parochial surgeon, said that he saw the child soon after if. admission, and upon finding that it required nonrisho.ent, ordered that the nurse should remove it to the infirmary, where every warmth and proper food was at once given to him. The child was greatly exhausted, and very cold from lying in an exposed position. At first he progressed very well, but diarrhceo subsequently came on, and the child died on Sueday last. He hail no hesitation in saying that the death of the child was the result of the exposure.—Verdict, " Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown."—DEATH IN A CAE. —By adjournment, before Mr. W. Baker, at the Sydney Arms, Charlesorreet, Stepney, on view of the body of Mr. Edward Hughee, who was found dead in • cab. The facts have; appeared in our journal under the h. ad of Thames Police. The deceased was a clerk in the employ of Leslie Alexander, Esq., a merchant, He was desired to call at York-terrace, the residence of the latter, on business with Mr. Alexander, on Wednesday last, and he complained of pains in the head and ches . He was offered agl of wine, but he refused to accept it, and be entered the dining room where he remained two I ours. He partook of four Was, ea of wine, and about ' , Me o'clock the butler wan din rted to assist the deceased downstairs. He appeared to have token too much wine, andw hen he reached the l sriding he slipp.4 and fell down four stairs and struck his head against the wall. Hs was conducted to a cots by the butler, who directed tie cab man to drive to No. al, John-street, Commercial-road Refit. On the arrival of the cab in John-street, the deceased wee not known, and when the cabman opened his cab-donr, for the purpose of inquiring of the deceased where he lived, he found him in an noeneible mate. It was afterwards b.und that lite was quite extinct. Mr. Falconer, • surgeon, mid he had opened the body, and found the vessels of the main much coegested, and ,scribed death to apoplexy, which may have been accelerated by too much wise,—Verdict " Natu ral death." IRELAND. DUBLIN, Maacii 2. The Yousg Ireland party are to have their first meeting sines the " glorious revolution" on this even ing. Mr. Meagher will be there from his def at in his native city. The Young Ireland . gentry in Cork have been anticipating their metropolitan brethren. On the arrival of the French news on Monday a tricolor was insp. nded from the confederate emus culurn, with the Inscription, " France is free —an example to the world." Mr. Hawes, the Under Secretary for the ColonitA is up for Kinsale; so is Lord Robert Clinton, the active commissary . of the British Relief Association on oonserrative principles. The Ladies' Relief Association for Ireland have made up their report of last year, which shows an in come of 12,8551., and a disbursement to the four pro vinces of 8,9011. in 822 grants. Of this sum Mabm..l - nearly one half. Relief depots have b, p, opened on the west and north-west coasts. The priers of provisions are regula.ed by the current rates. Hoarifan , izaestipatii ompb!ed premises the t The two ot insured. Howard, the man f. and „ okay ot the murder of Johaanah Hoorigan and her son. has been a wont time respited --the investigation into the s4atements in his favour not heir.. -et completed A calamitous fire has cccorred in Lintedth .14 aie premises of Mr. Peirce Shaumn, an cite's) ~ • • . • t ift, the coal, iron, and .hip-elandhng trade ' .• . The body of one man was found buried : i. t l4 ll'lle• ••• ' two others are mi..ing. The goods silk .• • ,' • -- insured. 1." 4 -• I ."' SCOTLAND .4 r .l-, -.7 .; : . EOM/101i , ..-.. sittse.l:. 5 ~, A spirit-dealer in Glasgow kill .- • •.• piee +, day with a pair of tongs, but it rims. ' • ix. t • authorities to determine if the killing be in.. ar culpable homicide. The recent report of the poor-law board of mpel , - viaion furnishes the followinn compare • ti Assessments resepctively in 183. 1 .-••• 171,0421., 306,0441., 435,34;7. #. . ••:•- 2a. 4d. per head ;in 1847, 35. • e ~,,u: . . • r. - la; i e'lol.. k '79 A io -.s.s..''''.. rI y i F~ i 04