The Express. — London, England, 1853-05-27 00:00:00

„i, ma k t eg himself as • dissenter. (Hear) M T i s j , a ,". 3 1: . j: the roan that females' *mid asy—" . Laet ye a r I I ...4" .. s' 11114 this year lam charged 41. t what es the rem r -- . 7. ••• I/11, .it.” the answer would be, "the reason is ea' Lca own attsehed to the church, while two or three of - ,"...ights wee have goose over to dissent. They have now r t • - , and therefore you must pay twice as much." whiner tile). we should expose the estahlished church to fai l'. then, lanes by taking such a step. (Hear, bear.) At sisn i e ',oe time, I shall not object to the bon. and learned ~...'- ` ,man laying his bill upon the table. (Hear.) I cam altered that it may safely he enter. ~,,,,,er 1 * - ..,...1 by the house; but unless very much al seed I can " ' tto its passive into a law. (Hear. hear.) NVell, a d ex.!' . . , . a O . the q ueens is wh • . at.! we really obliged to do with ~.‘er • to due i l iestion of church rates ? For one, I think ""' ::. el. as at present *aiding. has been very much *--- • ' (II • r hear.) In ISM no irogrfro, , a ~doubt, we eon sooily bean' or battles arid contests in paru:tes and via. L, . i n d .1 1111 my very seendelons scenes. Many persons, "*.4- and .uet in at peewee is the Howes of Commons, :n e alit th it 1 remedy was necessary. Different remedies wen , „ j .p.m. I. but none were sanctioned by parliament. pje „meat. ..n the contrary , chose to remain still upon this re , ct . sn end l mast say that from 1810 to 1843 I don't gee i s that many great practical evils h eve resulted from the lIIPStet da te of the law. (Hear, hear.) Now, mind, I • ii - im l ' a . 4 eel nor that the law might not bo improved. It aa br, iir instance , be im p roved b y sweepin g away the - 2 -1 ion of the Eeelesimical Courts with regard to Pin ehechj l e ,.. 01, a/ 3 Wtth respect to the act of the 10th IV ~ I thtek that instead of taking away the tat'inrity Otte sa.ridrates whine the qurstiuu of the rate's validity i j . .p a ted, it night be allowed to extend to these eases, obiurh it might be desirable to have some civil court 3 , pe' 1 which might deal with th e m without the eit -411,,af . .: e . and delay of t he p resent mode of liti g ation. ly. b d Vie. lt hear 1 That I think is desirable, end that, as o otssre ed by the right h the member 1w t he l'alverstty t 1 Cmbrid, might be done without yjrag om up. n the g e neral s ge tate of the law. Ido not g g ak, h.mtser, that we are in • state for legislation even seas the & l eer, became I think it is desirable that the beagal.oputed and famous Braintree case should first he de. sided, sal the law laid Mien by the highest judicial mi lord, in tee couny. (Hear, Mar.) In almost all j g o lege towns wher e church rause have been opposed, * i t e rrei•wa ha. been successful and no church rates are gweebtaimel. On the other hand, where there is a wil. g o ers, sa in the rural districts, there they are paid. lam Ida dist the effect of the voluntary principle is likely to be m ist y ,lariats what it has been in large towns where data rates have been refused ; and that there is nothing ow ea sy An i simple ,then to part with this 300,0001. or sopeg.- ',believer it may be—a year, for you will find all seats supplied by churchmen ss liberally as is done cittntleetus. but 1 wash the house and the protestant dastaten themselves to consider that the ease is very direst hoes those which are cited u examples. The ileneters raise for thenterlv. s places of worship sufficient to eressavalre all those who form the reaps tire congregations sad out claffeult to be kept in repair. But with regard to *clinches it SUSI be considered that they were not on. gunly iatee.l4 for • small portion of the community, for a a egle stet, or even for a majority of the community. They were place, of worship intended for the oats a at begs, sad Ido think it would be a hardship as regards ebsclusea, and • shame and disgrace as regards the we eny, if a small number of persons were obliged to keep 0 reseal edifices which required great sums to be spent spa he for repairs. (Cheers.) You provide against *a by the preset system, and you have • remedy so beg as the law at present goods. (Hear, heir.) ydm request the house to beware bow they Give their sn owily sal suction to doctrines which, although they may so appear on the face of the proposition itself, would be esd MB be carried by votes 3f this his. if you agree to itpespeitioo of the hoe. baronet. (Cheers.) I han Ind, sertaisly with great interest, the pamphlet of the VW hied opposite; but the noble lord states prin. Oils that would go much further than he lima himself he dispesed to go. Fur Meant., bays, "As a matter of justice it is felt to be wrong to me apes aces to pay fee the propagation of opinions in isle* they do sot share." (Loud cheers.) No doubt the egament is good when used against a anon rigorous en inweseat of chards rates; but if yes carry it out to its deztest it will map the foundations of the established duet (l.heers.) The sut t jeet of establishments is far be wide and Important to enter into in the present state of 111 debate, bat let not honourable gentlemen conceal Ism themselves the importance of the princi ple laid down by the noble lord, because it it was involved the whole question of the established *Mee of England and Scotland. (H. ar, hear.) Ido Owe. thenfree, while this house will always be reedy to hos se say practical remedy which may be proposed to hen the evils attendant upon church rotes, that if they weld maintain the principle of us establiabssont they will gin as tounieunes to doctrines whkds are inconsistent oath it (Cheers.) lb. BRIGHT said the noble lord had not been so con. lime Idenell as to coupe criticism ; because, although in wive Inn spry to a proposition like that of Sir W. Cloy, and although in 1849 he stoutly opposed a proposal of 4.r W. Page Wond, similar to that of the hor. muter fur Taviatock, he now disputed the principle of Ihe Willians.Clay's proposal, and allowed the bill of the Ma. member for Tavittoek to go at leest as for as a first WA*. (" Ilea, hear," and laughter.) In this, as in eme other matters, the noble heed did not seem to have pole nub progressduring some years past. (Laughter ) Be (Mr. Bright) was glad to have heard the debate, and shinned the temper in which it had been conducted—ex. apt by the members of dm two Ilaivorsities, who seemed Oho quite obsolete in their opinion. Had the govern ing of the country always been sarried on by members dile anivs ratite we should have been Roman catholic bon relit/leo and Austrian in Sur politics to this day. Pin) He (Mr. Bright) could not quite agree with eilir plan. Stall he did not think the objection to the gin of pew se ats was tenable, because it already existed Carey great extent both in churches and ebs, eb, and he did a* *Mk any nun going to a plies rf =la • pm* spirit would be deterred by bevel • he._ levant according to his mean:. (11. e s 1111) With regard to Mr. l'hil'imore's pia; Is should have still greater objections to it Mr were • chillier's*, because it repudiated he lithe of the aiiikeidity of the altu . r:h dli lidt w supposed nein of that eummwates wend be Laden to maintain. Om hears) Far his nut geld he nesimmesied the *nee of the erns width bed bees Mewl to Ire ▪ with regard to numb ease. By the martsUment of am *Me items of expeadiemes in omistiessiail objects, skin follra . P liked to keep the din* Melia h_weir. he ams, lINSIIIMPOS semi Idebed ben Lid snap* im egkeep * al a die beam—mum set Sedint with SO meantime and shaplicity which Choir doily te lie dismal by the professors. Beelike Iptst =gin =meg *et was raised by almeeb Wee be T=traLow. la the _2OO * he ) as ism them 711*. a yen man le* nursed to the stem TIM had bees *eight ins to 16014 and lON OW dein& nen hail bin abo- Ided, and the fend hi s ame odor manner. ls believed that th a e li Zambry *WPM was adi elin g. " ' amet=ot sek ti e rs es ase r i rzai s et krads. bodies. {bat woo an gowned by rbe wirer, outwti h. elms :I:lonely thar:batint (Hear, beer.) In Rochdale, out of 15 or &Itches, there was only one that was ever supported rates; these rates were now abolished; and still the of that churl* was supported. (Hear, hear.) If vent to Scotland, they saw what the free church had la the last tea years. (Cheers.) At a meeting at hit was stated that the voluntary principle, r in bet Sise Madman more to pereide pions of lot -Ist ae for the seek libes the 'stab dime during the wide course of Mai(Ole* beer.) All the, saw throughout wee a grad bee wildly assmismary ecepulsory =were for the egged el ter to any sect. Is that perdue elf aspo y p which was fle Poorest bad psi bra +pas in ass me and ba se of wage bsilt so g pla sm; it les purling to km. lees.More ben . they eldelsed the than tkee built In many places his churches and cat the seal of the Pule and the way in whiebilli, Md, out of their 'el Poverty, M rapport the aim *Ohl& they were at kind. (Chests.) In Weise, whim alien siOtr tenths of b IPOPIIIIIIOtI line seemened with oimeatkie begins they ai eapphed e Zga . a7 & be ll:g a l l ."' scs scrt ree . ly l a n &WM or • Tydril, a Ildie mis slily one ens numb ; Imo =lin nearly ready IM stoned ; mad* bad Ir=limealill dose; but there me seteally s ihisalks slob. of built Mg 1 11elltd entiill the set the Au r, tis. (B hear. The l =C on flelO this was net k nom ef raise, if the wee disposed * Pede with it, wee really a very doge, Illins nos oft 'sly tiro ways ia which it add be sellikil. lon me that by the mermen of veil lie the lieu (goses P Zl d ia ellassather, whew they ihemeld ID , hewn the • d ettereh_ rarity. The es* ' he weimated a mmentry fir ma n th` f•bri" el hind was W O lOOl. • year. But if the beam wadi at 'assent to that—if a bill were paned 19 abolish Aura um, trittintitmay ether providos whitener, he would at l eheite to say that by the voluntary esstribadess of per . las atteatl.ag cherub** throughout Raglamill sad Wake, periodical or anneal emstribadems ea some particular . . obis sermons might be preached ter that special they would raise in every parish is easel mosey me a_ a l ell "roak ;T o to support the fabric of the ebsreb. (Cheers.) 'ma sse re a diarrhea& at that memem, such wee his bUlear in the liberality of those who attended church, bib, &Geld have no objection whatever to 'vote fur such 1 1 1 IL (Hear, bear.) In his own perish (Rochdale) 6 1111 _sh .. e u re .. h , wee a very old one, and required to r omi ::_u_i end a young man in that town, of taxed t . nou , !flat of . great seal for the church, had ob• 3 ot F a t e ," eau specifications; the estimated cost was • L ., •,., ft.soutof his moderate income he offered to sub "'taZlAmtivri!.. and be called on the churchmen in the parish be the remaining sum. (Hear, hear.) That woe teen of great zeal sod great liberality; and though it ut lett a onbemeee than many would de, yet if the church wore its own resources, that church would not be w ont, suppertio" smother hour if it had sr deadened the k 'l•tle.ttoyed the vitality of the people, and made them C. r3reltss of their own stud, that they would not do that 5 11 1 hie ,, li the o free church of Scotland, which the poor people , Mal es . and which the trodden down and insulted catho :lo.ol,3l,.eand bad long done for themselves. (Cheers) The 1-41 de sse, , t come either from a better administration of 1 ..11 1 . • prupsetir, or from the voluntary contributions of ,' watchmen. Did anybody believe that • vote would ne r j pea that home for • sum of 100,0001. or 510,000/. Ojes: fur th e support o f t h e fabrics of the church 1 k ( Vest, hear.) 'There was not a man there who believed it, not one who world stand up at that table and propose such a mesanre. (Hear, hear.) The only resource was ia • better administrstion of church property, or in the volun tary offerings of churchmen throughout the country. He should be content with either; but he was sure one must be resorted to. It was said the question wee settled in most large towns, because there was now no fierce contests going on, and, therefore, it was assumed that the question did not require the attention of the house. If the question had been settled in lisnehester, and Leeds, and Birming ham, it had been settled canteen to the intention of the law. Dissenters and liberal churchmen uniting together had put an end to the system. But when one parish had suppressed church-rates altogether, there were perhaps ten where they were not levied; and though nothing was heard of contests, there were dissenters in almost every one of those parishes • to every one of them so forced to con tribute this grievance remained, end it was as greet a grievance to every individual en circumstanced as it was to every dissenter in Birmingham, Leeds, or Manchester, which drove hint to oppose the law and put an end to the system. (Hear, beer.) The house must not think for a moment, because a smell minority was crushed under the heel of rich churchmen, that this was not • goes- ton having great interest with the people, and one which the house ought to settle on some just principle. (Hear, hear.) lie had no particular tenor fora religious esta blishment; he believed its principle was exceedingly bad, both for religious and civil liberty. (Hear, hear.) Bat hay ing that opinion, he could look upon churchmen as his brethren in the urns faith, also his brethren as citizens of one common country ; and he asked them whether it would not be for the true and listing interests of the church, whe ther it continued en establishment for • shorter or a longer period, to get rid of this question finally and for ever. He believed that was the opinion of the house. Front all that had been said, he wassatisfied that the house was more ready to entertain the question on fair principles and to adjust it, than ever it had been at any former period. And he was quite satisfied that if they did so settle it, it would give as great pleuure to churchmen throughout the country as to diestaten themselves. (Hear, hear.) He presumed the hon. member fur the Tower Hamlets would be willing in committee to withdrew that portion of his re solution which referred to pew rents. If his resolution should not be carried, and the hill of the hon. and learned gentleman should be introduced, he should not make up his mind to vote for the pi inciple until she second reading. He should find extreme difficulty in voting against it, he cause it exempted those who were now unjustly taxed. On the other hand, there were very serious objections to it, which be thought the house would have great difficulty in overcoming. (Hear. hear.) Mr. PIIILIAMOBE rose to reply, amidst loud cries for • division. lie referred to the contradictory ebjectins that had been urged against his measure, as proving that it was one of great moderation. Until yesterday morning he was perfectly ignorant of Ilse previsions contained in Lord Stanley's pamphlet. He con ten ded that his measure had been much misrepresented by Sir Gewrge Grey, especially as regarded its opera ion on dissenters. The house then divided— _ For the original lamina Against it 227-42 For the amendment Against it 220-48 The Lords amendments to the Cathedral Appointments Bill were twasidored. ibaiatalla(icoiiand) Bill was read a third tine ar.d passed. PLYMOUTH ELECTION.-NEW WRIT. Sir J. Y. BULLER moved-" That Mr. Speaker do issue hie warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new writ fur the electing of a burgess to serve in this pre. sent parliament for the borough of Plymouth, in the room of Charles John Mare, Esq., whose election has been de termined to be void," which, he stated, wu recommended by the committee. Lard J. RUSSELL said that the recommendation of the committee that the writ should be issued carried with it • great authority ; but still it seemed to him, when • cont• mate* of inquiry into bribery at the last election was sitting, the issuing of the writ now would be premature. Sir F. TIIESIGER said that the act of parliament pro- vided that the writ might issue although a committee of ingairy was siting. Mr. AGLIOSBY stated that the committee did not recommend the issuiag of the writ, but left it to the diseretioa of the house, but he might say that it was the opinion of the committee that it might issue. After a few words from Sir F.lnesinsu and Mr. Coz, Liza the motion wee agreed to. BERWICK ELECTION. Mr. MITCHELL. moved the nomination of the select eionsinittos on Berwick election petition—Mr. Mitchell, Mr. E. Baskets, Mr. Bullies. Mr. llullinge, and Mr. Collier. He saw as an amendment cm the paper of the hon. member for Petenfield, that the Lamination should be referred to the committee of mikados, and although he thought the committee named a very fair one, he would not object to that coarse. Sir W. JOLLIFFE said he proposed his amendment not on personal muscly and independently of this particular antics. He bed observed a want of respect for the deci sions of committees, owing to the fact that they were ap pointed by those who made the charge, and there fore he proposed that th.y should follow the precedent set in the Derby case in the present session, and in the Ste mford ease in 1848. He would move, " That it be an instruction to the general committee of elections to select a chairman and four other members to be the select committee, and that the members so selected do constitute the said com mittee, and that they have power to send for persons, pa pers, and records." Sir J. TROLLOPE said the duties of the general com mittee of elections were expressly laid down in the act of parliament, and did not include that which it was now sought to impose upon them. They bad never been asked' whether they would undertake this duty ; but, it it were the pleasure of the house, he would undertake on their behalf that they should perform it under protest. Mr. MITCHELL would leave the question in the bands of the house. A. the same time, as no lawyers were to be employed, he wculd ask who was to conduct the inquiry ? After a few words from Mr. NIRDINIALTR, which were inaudible, Mr. BRIGHT sail he quite sereed-uritlrthe hon. mem ber for Petersfield (Sir W. Jolliffe), that the committee should aot have the character of an amuses., bet also thought it desirable that there should be some one on the committee who was acquainted with the case. Unless the hon. member for Bridpoet were a member he did not see how the examination wad be eendeeted. flu J. GRAHAM *might there was great weight in the lest elmeevatina of the bee. member fee Manchester. He resellemled llte ease Oen Irish deeds* in which • friead of mask oldie parties was plead at the essamittee ; and he Imeedd suggest that if Ave males" were chosen by the I sseamittee of selection, sad the hem. member fur Bridpert sad a friend of Mr. Hodges were added, the inquiry world be __Judd in • proper mouser. Mk 3. S. WORTLEY said, having been a member of lam Slumlord committee, he recollected that that course was mew& Kr. MITCHELL approved of the suggestion of the right hoe. baronet, and was willing to adopt it. After a few observations from Sir J. TLOLLOPI and Sir J. GRAHAM, the committee was nominated, with the under- Handing that Mr. Mitchell and an hon. member represent ins Mr. godson should form part of it. SCHEME OF LIEUT. BROWN. Admiral WALCOTT moved for en address for copies of the scheme of Lieut. Brown, R.N. (referred to in page 7); also, of the scheme of Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.8., R.N. (referred to in page 29) ; and of Mr. C. H. Pennell (referred to in page 30); all Waded to in the report en the subject of the manning of the royal navy, recently laid on the table of this house by Ism Idejesty's eonenand. This glean had, be said, excited pray intavest among navel Misr; mei be *might the peeiMi s M the papers would tea to the pelhe bereft. Sir J. GRAHAM owed the pliant Aar he would be glad to discuss the sweet at a mere ratudent time. In the coarse of a short tfie be intsmiled M ewe for leave to bring in two bills, whisk weedigisve opportunity to elicit the fullest diseuesien. With yelped to two of documents, they were draft is promies of the berme, Lieut. Brown's report Wag presisied le tbe brae it the Ifith Feb., 18.52; and the mond leesseat was fa • bill brought forward by Sir C. No*. whoa be we a member of the house in 1841, whisk did net se beyond the messed reading. It would be Ihmedli the rewrite mf tie bow is the library. The Ohba ieweemen was a essidastiel report presented by a clerk of the Admiralty, whisk M thought the gallant admiral could hardly ark for. Admiral WALCOT thereupon withdrew his motion. The hoes' then adjourned at ten minutes to two o'clock. Pares.—Mr. Pugh paired against Sir W. Clay's motion with Colonel Fro sts& fee; Sir John Tyrell against with Sir Robert Prise for. PLYMOUTH ELECTION. The friends of Mr. Palmer, says a correspondent, are very confident of that gentleman's sumac On Wed. sudsy evening Mr. Brain's friends met at the Globe Hotel. The room was crowded. W. W. Snell, Esq., was called upon to preside. The bon. candidate stated that he bad bees pursuing his canvass with great vigour, and that shoos* every where he had found a kind feeling for bias pm:ooy, and most of the asperity that bad esis•ed was softening down, so that many who bad been doubtful be• bun, bad promised their votes to him, while others who bad sot Tot made up their minds had expressed their de termination not to vote against him. He was determined to dostrerything that he could to bring about a union of the liberal interest, and would make every sacrifice to effect it, even, if hie friends would have allowed it, to the extent of altogether retiring from the field, if it bad not been thought that such an act would have made the division already ex isting still greater. Some spirited addresses were delivered by the chairman, Mr. Pontey, Mr. Skardon, Mr. W. Los combo, Mr. W. Coming, Mr. E. Lane, and othergentlemen, all of whom expressed their confidence in the result. There was also great satisfaction expressed at the interest evinced by many of Mr. Collier's friends, some of whom gave in tbinr adherence, and on doing so were loudly cheered, while a hope was expressed that the whole party would eye their assistance, and thus secure the boroagh to the liberals, who undoubtedly largely preponderate in it. ADMIRALTY, MAT 26.--APTOINTMENTB.—Lietitn. J. Simpson, to St. Jean !)'Acre; C. I'. Coles, W. D. Harris, and A. J. Oren, to Sybilk. Master W. H. Mallard, to Brisk ; and 11. Hill, to Sybille. Mates C. E. W. Brett and A. W. Tells, to Nerbudela. Midshipman J. A. B. Dunlop, to S. Jean D'Arre. Naval Cadets W. De Burgh, to Sybil/e; C. Paget sad C. F. Soot; to St. Jean D'Acre. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1858 . 11t, ervredo• TO CORRESPON BENTS. • ileeteng Edition • f The /sift.' containing the wine win tree publieled every Tweedy end friday elemt a s al.ne fee pat a t.et unnaeata Wended lot "Me /sprees... Linden kvonias mew, am., Mnt the 010, If, Bouvecinatreet. by Two deist* ea the fay eir "Alkaline. NIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDON. Tar Dal—liermar o t Sh. 28m. iwaw is.lomiL LONDON . , FRIDAY MAY 27. Ma. P1111.1.1310RE asked for leave, last evening, to bring in a bill to alter and amend the law respecting Church Rates. In other words, the question which has hitherto been the subject of squabblrs in vestries and of arguments iu the law courts, was formally removed to that higher tribunal, the Mouse of Com mons. Perhaps, for arguing a point of great import ance like this, there could not be a better time than the present. The agitation which the intermittent local opposition to Church Rates called forth, has almost died away, anti there is an increased spirit of energy and self.devotion amongst the working clergy of the Established Church. Many persons who, while a clergyman did nothing in his parish but receive the tithes, would have telt it not merely a duty but a pleasure to ventilate the subject of Church Rates, are unwilling to agitate what they feel to be a very momentous question, when they see the clergyman performing till the functions id. his office. The atmosphere, both political and religious, is calm, and this season is therefore peculiarly fitted for the consideration of a proposition like that of Mr. PUILLIMOItIi, and a discusbion upon its merits. It is much better to mend one's house in a calm, said the proposer, than to set about doing so in • storm. It cannot fail to be remarked also that there are other circumstances which render an in vesti;pition of the church-rate question peculiarly opportune at the present moment. A building erected by the state, and devoted to the purpose of Roman Catholic education needs repair. It appeared natural that those who erected the building and con tributed to its support should be asked to pay the ex of repairing the dilapidatiops. The House dOwtstst ias refused, however, to be answerable for these expenses, and Maynoota College must either tumble down or be repaired by voluntary contribu tions. Whether we suppose the Anti-Maynooth vote to have been decided by those who considered that the crumbling walls of the College did not deserve to be preserved because heresy was taught there, or by those who went upon the broad principle that the state ought not to contribute to any religious endowment whatever—is immaterial. The same House which has decided that it is unfair for one class of citizens to be taxed for the support of a religious edifice belonging to another class, cannot consistently consent to the perpetuation of a law which binds dissenters of every denomination to contribute to the support of an English church. The present House of Commons is on the horns of a dilemma. It must either repudiate its late vote, or confess that the law of Church Rates is unjust. Hie vote also on the Clergy Reserves re pledged the house to the principle that a state in its collective capacity has the sole right to the control over property entrusted to the state for religions purposes. It is as competent, therefore, for the Legislature to interfere with existing . regula tions with respect to church property as with any other state possessions. The House of Commons being thus pledged upon every principle of fairness to remodel or abolish the law of Church Rates, it remains to consider how far the interests of Churchmen are involved in the matter. We want to know why the Church of England man should be the @sly person empowered by law to levy contributions from people of other denominations to support his place of worship? The dissenter repairs his own chapel ; why cannot the churchman repair his own church ? Is he too poor? The whole re taws of the Establishment is about 5,000,0001. a year. Is he unwilling? The new churches lately erected in a great measure by voluntary contribu tions count by hundreds. Are the sums levied upon dissenters annually so large that they cannot be well spared? The whole amount is less than 100,0001., or one-fiftieth of the whole revenue of the Church. Is the churchman intolerant? Does he wish to show his belief in the right of his church to the solo possession of power, by pro. serving the miserable privilege of levying a paltry tax on others ? The process of his legislation for the last fifty years has consisted in a gradual relin quishment of every obnoxious privilege in matters of religion that he once possessed. In fact, the English Churchman does not need the dissenter's money—he does not desire it—he shows every capability of'doing without it—and he is the last person in the world to wish to retain a right to it, as a mere badge of power. He is the most tolerant of sectarians. Is it possible that better grounds than these can be urged for the abolition of a vexatious impost? Mr. Pittulsoax's history of the Church Rate question, from the time when the Church was co extensive with the State unto the present day, was accurate and impartial, and is full of interest to those who were not acquainted with the facts, and desire to know them. It may be doubted, however, whe ther the substitute which he proposed for the present system does not in one of its parts involve a great injustice. His proposal to free dissenters from the liability to pay Church Rates was just enough, but the proposition to deprive them of privileges which they possess—not as mem bers of an Church, but as members of the State--is unjust. If dissenters, in order to be relieved from the imposition of Church Rates, are at the same time required to give up all right to appear in perish vestries, they are asked to give up their political right for a very sorry mess of pottage. Die 'enters are an integral portion of the State as much as Churchmen. 'f he property of the Church be longs to the Establishment solely because the State guarantees it. It holds that property under obligations of performing certain duties, and the State, represented by the Uotteg and Perlis meet, is the s ole judge of the manner in which then duties are performed. The dissenters must not be asked to divest themselves of their share of national *Ohs of supervision over this national trust pro petty. In many parishes there are large funds &- islet to parochial purposes,. of which the disposal' loslooss to the pari shion ers in vestry assembled. Is a dissenter to give up his rights as a parishioner is inch cases u these? It this be so, it may as well be geed that all members of the House of Commons, unposed as it is of men of all denominations—that all who are dissenters—should divest themselves of the power of legislating upon church matters of any kind, and the great national church property 'be left at the sole disposal of a minority of church men. Of the importance of the dissenters as a por de. of the state, some idea may be formed from the hit that from 1688 to 1852 no lees than 64,804 dheeuting places of worship were certified. Is it politic that a body of this magnitude should be tared to suffer a continual grievance ? Is there any right to suppose that now when, by means of the psiss o information on all subjects of political importune is diffused throughout the entire land, a wrong of this nature can be long endured ? So far from the abolition of Church Rates being calculated to pro. duce disunion and disorder, it will tend—u Mr. PIiiLLIMORe said be conscientiously believed—to the religious peace of the Church. By getting rid of an obnoxious impost, which scarcely produces any benefit to the body receiving it, we shall do away with a cause of discontent and division. All classes of re ligionists will be brought nearer together, and all will be better able to act unitedly for the common interest. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY LITERARY SOCIETY.— A report, embracing a variety of interesting details respect. ing this newly formed institution, has just been issued by the committee. It is gratifying to find that the facts die closed reflect no less credit on the ensployja of the company than on the directors, and that while the latter not only sanctioned but tffectively promoted the formation of the society, the former have eagerly availed themselves of the advantages placed within their reach. The society started in March, 1852, with 113 members, and it now possesses 178. At that time the library contaired 730 volumes, bat it has since been gradually increased to 1.375 volumes. The funds of the society aro also stated to be in a very flourishing state, and the circulation of the books has steadily iccreased. The report contains a long list of dona tions in money, books &c., received by the society in response tolin appeal from the committee W gentlemen COW 'acted with the company. INDIA. THE OVERLAND MAIL. (ir •VIIMAIILYZ TALsoaAnt.) MARSEILLES, FRIDAY. The ladia mail arrived at 8 cm. FRANCE. • PARIS, THURSDAY Evaxixo. Serious doubts are entertained here whether the news which I transmitted to you yesterday of Prince Menschikoff having left Constantinople is correct. The telegraphic despatch containing the statement, and published by the l'atrie with the date of Con stantinople, May 14, adds that " he left at Constan tinople advisers of embassy (des conseillers iambus auk) for the conduct of business." The meaning of this is not very obvious. Prince Menschikoff was a special envoy, having nothing to do with the Itus sian embassy, which, - supposing his departure to be confirmed, would remain as before. It may possibly have been part of his mission to leave behind him persons charged with special instructions for the embassy, but it is certain that there is no diplomatic vacuum requiring their presence for the purposes of ordioa7 business. But another despatch, received by way of Trieste, and dated Constantinople, May 16, says nothing of the departure of Prince Menschikoff, speaks of his liaviug had an interview with the Sultan, " without etiquette," on the 13th, and represents negotiations to be still going on. In the midst of the perplexity caused by these conflict ing statements, the Bourse has been violently agitated. At the opening, the brokers were over whelmed with orders to sell, under the pressure of which the rento fell as low as 79.30, being more than half per cent. be:ow the lowest price of yester day. The panic was prevented from becoming general by the continued firmness of English consols, and the belief that tho bears have greatly oversold themselves, and that in the absence of any really serious political news a cud den rise must inevitably take place to effect the set tlement. However menacing the Eastern question may apparently be, people cannot divest themselves of the belief that France and England are sufficiently agreed upon essential points to render all the efforts of Russia to browbeat Turkey impotent. A rumour has been spread in the course of the day that the Russian army had entered the Moldavian provinces, and was sufficiently accredited to excite considerable uneasiness, but under the influence of the feeling to which I have alluded the Three per Cents recovered to 79.70 before the close. This is still a fall, and a considerable one considering that the Bourse has been bad for the last four days, and that as the dividend is due on the 7th June this price is nearly tantamount to 78.20. The depression, however, serious though it be, is nothing to the crash that would come in this brittle market if war were seriously apprehended. M. Emile de Girardin has an article in the Freese, in which he endeavours to restore confidence, and reasons as follows: The French Threes, which toll 50 centimes the day be. fore yesterday, end yesterday lfr., have again Wien to-day 63 centimes,* in all 2fr. 15 centimes, The Engli s h Threes remain firm at tool. Theditference between the two funds is 21fr. What ought the Bourse to be? Ihe Bourse should be the thermometer of credit, measuring risks exactly in order to diminish thorn. What is the Bourse ? It is the thermometer of fright, exaggerating and aegra ening beyond all measure the most trifling danger. Credit calculates everything: it reasons sad does not tremble. Fear calculates nothicit : it trembles and does not reason. That which distinguishes credit from fright is also that which distinguishes the Bourse of London from the Beene of Paris, The Bourse of London calculates everything: It reasons and does not tremble. The Bourse of Paris calcu lates nothing: it trembles end does not reason. If the Bourse of Paris were to reason, it would say, " E ther the despatch dated from Trieste, Tuesday, May 24, and from Coast antinople, May 16, is true or false. If this despatch is true—if Prince Menschikoff, who was to base left on the 14th, was still at Constantinople on the 16th, this delay in his departure, after the sigoifiatiou of his ultimatum on the sth, and, after the return of Rechid Pacheco power. would be a proof that Russia, finding she had inconsi derately advanced, had prudently drawn back. If this despatch is false, sad if Prince lilenchikoff left Constauti nsple on the 14th, what is the meaning of his departure ? Did he go, having suffered a cheek, or leaving behind him a menace ? What menace ? The menace to renew in 1853 upon Coustantinople the attack made in 1807 by England upon Copenhagen? Is that presumable? Would the Russian fleet expose itself to theahannand the consequences of such an act when it is watched by the French and Eng lish squadrons? Is the Bunion navy comparable either in men or materials to the English and French navies ? And after haying bombarded Constantinople, would the Russian fleet devote itself to the inevitable c h astisement of being burnt or sunk? What could Russia do? Declare war with France and England ? 0 what principle ? With what allies? With Austria and P, .six;; but does she count for nothing Italy, that would rise as one man, and Switzerland, that would arm immediately ? No, a hundred limes no. There can be no serious danger to apprehend from Constantinople, and if Prince Measehikoff have really left Buyukdere for Odessa, it is became, having failed in his mission, he could do nothing better than go away. His departure simplifies, it unravels the situation. A telegraphic despatch from Vienna states that M. de Bruck, who was sometime since appointed Austrian internuncio at Constantinople, left on the 24th for his post. Since the mission of Count Leinengen, Austria has remained passive with re gard to Turkish affairs. The 10th of September is now spoken of as the day fixed for the coronation. It is rumoured that the session of the Corps Legis leaf will befarther prolonged for a week. it is also said that the period of three months limited by the constitution for the session being already found by experience too short, a imam consultom will be ob tained between this and February, fixing 4 months as the ordinary time. In this case the salary to members will probably be 10,900 fr. a year, whether there be a supplementary session or not, as it was in the time of Napoleon I. As it is, the constitution is not considered explicit upon the question whether a full month's salary should be paid for a broken session of 8 or 15 days, and although on the present occasion the Emperor has taken upon himself to give thsi pockets of honourable members the benefit of a doubt, it is thought desirable to leave no scope for arbitrary interpetation in future. The Emperor is geting a beautiful pleasure yacht, to be called the Eugenie, built at Clullon-sur-Satine. It is supposed that she will be finished by the 15th of June. Some of the principal decorative artists of Paris are employed in fitting up the interior. • This was written baton the fill of this afternoon. SPAIN. A Madrid journal of the 20th states that the King of Bavaria wee expected to arrive shortly in Madrid and a steamer bad been sent to Italy to convey him to Barcelona or Malaga. It is said that the object of his journey is to negotiate a marriage between the Prince Albert of Bavaria and an Infanta. HOLLAND. ROTTERDAM, TUZSDAT. It is now ascertained that for a moral certainty the new cabinet will have a majority of at least twenty five in the Second Chamber, which contains ninety-eight members. No answer has, as yet, been received to the note sent by that cabinet to the Papal government. One of the Hague . papers of this morning persist in stating that ministers have recognised the newly appointed Roman catholic bishops, and observes that it will not be satisfied with any denial, except with an official one in the govern ment paper, the Stoats Courant. Whether such a denial will be made in order to satisfy the opposition prints, I know not, but I must continue to assert in the most positive terms, that the Roman catholic bishops have not been recognised in any way, direst or indirect, by the present administration. The Bishop of Haarlem ordered an episcopal letter to be read last Sunday in all the Roman catholic places ' of worship in his diocese, informing the faithful that " by the grace of God and the Holy See," he had beeu raised to that dignity. SWITZERLAND. The government of Berue has addressed a memo randum to the Federal Council on the affairs of the neighbouring canton of Friburg. After expressing a strong desire that the constitution of Friburg may be upheld, the President of Berne complains that its liberal tendencies are nullified by the manner in I which it is carried, oat. ITALY . The Opiaione of Turin has correspondence from Milan of the 20th, stating that the imperial com mission now conducting the inquiry concerning the rising of Feb. 6, has not obtained a single link of evidence to connect the Lombard emigrants in Sar dinia with that enterprise. GERMANY. The King of Prussia left Dresden for Charlotten burg at 2on Tuesday afternoon. The next morning King Leopold and his son left Dresden for Gotha They were accompanied to the railway station by the King of Saxony. He was to sleep at Frankfort on-the-Maine on Thursday, leave this morning for Bi°3erich and descend the Rhino by steamer, to sleep at Cologne, returning to Brussels on Saturday after noon. The correspondent of the Deutsche Reich. Zeituny states that the state prosecutor at MAnnheim has re• ceived orders from the Grand Ducal government to abstain from further proceedings against l'rufessor Gerviaus. Int Court. OSBORNE, THURSDAY. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Adelaide of troh , nlohe took leave of Her Majesty and Prince Albot this morning, anal left O'borne at 10 o'clock for London. attended by Lady A. M. Dawson, Scr George Cooper, and Lieut.-Colonel F. Seymour. The Queea and Prince, with the Dochess of Kent, Prin ces Adelaide of Hobenlohe, Princ.w. Helena, and Princes Louisa, attended by Lieut.•Cul'nnel the lion. A. Gordon, drove out yesterday afternoon. Mr. Charles Coote's Band, including Messrs. Ireland, Champion, and Macfarlane, had the honour of attending last night, and performed a selection of music before her Majesty and the royal party. The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Princess Ade laide of Ilehenlobe, and attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Sir George Couper, arrived at ter residence, Clarence House, St. James's, at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, from a visit to her libjesty at Osborne, Isle of Wight. The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Princess Ade laide of Ilohenlohe, visited the Duchess of Gloucester yes terday, at Gloucester House, Piccadilly. Lord Vim bad an interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday. Mr. Somers, M.P., had also an interview with the noble viscount at the Home•ofce = Mr. W. Shortland, President of Nevis, bad an interview with the Duke if Newcastle yesterday, at the Colonial- Iho Lord Advocate of Scotland had an interview wish the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday, at his official residence in Divining street. The Duke of Newcastle left town yesterday, for his seat, Clumber-park, Notts. The Queen has graciously permitted the Castle mania Yeomanry to bear the word " Fiehguard" ou their accoutrements and appointments, in consideration of their distinguished conduct at Fishguard in February, 1797 when a body of foreign troops landed and were cap tured there. ROYAL MARRIAGE.— fhe marriage of his Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Netherlands, brother of the King of Holland, with the Princess Amelia Maria Da Gloria Augueta, of Saxe Weimar, daughter of the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar, and niece of the late Queen Adelaide, eras solemnised on Thursday, the 19th instant, iu the Cha pel Royal at Weimar, according to the rites of the pro- Mitsui church. EXHIBITION OF CABINET WORK AT GORE HOUSE. The Board of Trade, acting in its science and art department, has made an attempt to inspire our cabinet makers with some wish to excel in the decorative branch of their trade, by arranging for their inspection a rare and beautiful collection of antique cabinets, casket', muniment chests, and other furniture, gathered from all the palatinl residences in the country, from those of royalty downwards, and which are to be thrown open to public view next week at Gore House, Kensington. The design is, if possible, to blend with the utilitarian taste of the present age some of the relish fir profuse ornamentation which distinguished the past, 62 as that, in addition to our boast of making the best and most durable articles in the world, we may also share some of the laurels of which our Gallic neighbours at pre• sent claim exclusive possession. To the collection her Ma jesty has been a most liberal contributor, sending even some et the costly furniture of her private apartments. Mr. Holford also sends some beautiful specimens, and there are also rare and costly articles from the Duke of Buceteuch, Earl Amherst, and several other members of the nobility. The collection dates from the dawning of the resonance school down to the close of the last century, all contribu tions of later date being excluded by the rules under which the exhibition has been instituted. At the entrance is a fine specimen of early Italian earning, in the shape of ad 'antique cabinet sent in by Mr. Auldjo, and near it another, remark able for its curious construction, the contribution of Mr. I. K. Brunel. The gem of the first room, and, indeed, of the whole collection, is Mr. Holford's magnificent ebony Venetian cabinet—a perfect masterpiece of wood carving. Every panel inside and out is covered with the most beau tifully executed designs ; and effects in drapery and perspec tive are produced which ono would have thought to be almost impossible with such intractable materials. On one door is a spirited carving of the visit of the Queen Of Sheba to Solomon, and on the other the pictorial history of Zeptha's rash vow. But, besides these, every corner, every small drawer, is covered with the mat elaborate carving, inside and out, as if the artist fairly revelled in the exercise of his powers. A contrast, however, to all this exquisite handiwork is presented in the interior, filled with coarsely manetracted mannikins, like a Chinese Joss-hente, end dr semi-barbarous locks and hinges, which fairly put to shame the fins art workmanship of the panels. Our workmen will find a moral in both sides of the picture, as while respectfully admiring the decorative powers of their predecessors of two hundred years since, they may feel some exultation at their own superiority in the more important branches of mechanism. In the same room is another carious cabinet, sent in by Lord De Lisle and Dudley, the peculiarity is which is that all the panels are filled with (mega pictures of great value: Baron Lionel de Rothschild contributes an escritoire, the gift of Henry 11, of France, to Diana Do Poimiers, and in the corner of the room is k costly silver toilette service, now the, property of Earl Amherst, r hea originally prepared by the Duke of Dorset for the temporary use of James 1., on some occasion when the Duke was honoured with a royal visit. These last named articles are more remarkable for their costliness' of material than for their taste in design or execution ; but they look &efficiently 'gorgeous, and will, no doubt, prove very at tractive. On the mantelpiece, close at hand, are two eta ' tucttes of Centaurs, which must by no means be overlooked, the similarity of the faces to Poussin's pictures mak ing their origin a matter for curious inquiry. Here also are Italian muniment chests, elabo rately carved, in high relief, of a size sufficient to render credible the imprisonment of Genevra ; but we must beg to doubt as to the impossibility of forcing the spring. Some of the designs on these articles are quite Etruscan in their character, and are worked out with great fidelity and spirit. The next and last room brings us to the time of Louis Quatorse, and is filled with magnificent spe cimens of buhl, the contributions of royal and noble donors. Her Majesty sends caskets and toilettes, and the Duke of Buceleuch one of the most perfect specimens of the art in existence. Here are also cabinets and tables in piefra dune, one of which completely auto to shame anything In the same material that was seen In the Great Exhibition. It is supposed to be the work of the court architect who decorated Versailles, and certainly is quite regal in its richness of decoration. In the third room, the delicate porcelain tables which began to appear in the Louis Quinn period are displayed, along with costly aid ales in ormolu, and some splendid vases in Sevres porcelain. We Dave enumerated here only a few of the features of thin exhibition, which, whatever effect it may produce on our workmen, will no doubt prove very attractive to the fashionable world. A patient inspection, assisted by the catalogue, which is not yet prepared, will no doubt discover many articles quite as worthy of notice as those we have indicated. In the upper rooms there is au arrangement of the work of the pupils of the School of Design, but it is as yet in an incomplete state, and will not be a fair subject for critical examination until Saturday next, when another private view of both collections is to take place. COLONEL SIBTHORP "AT HOPE."—The South Lineolns'sire Militia assembled at Grantham last Tuesday, for 23 days' training, causing no little commotion in the town. The men mustered tolerably, and many ap peared smart lads. On Wednesday, Colonel Sipthorp, who commands this regiment, arrived on the ground at about eleven o'clock. After the names bad been called over, and the articles of war read, he made a spirited address to the regiment, in which he espressed a hope that each individual would feel as he did, that it was an honour to be a soldier; that they would cultivate and en deavour to maintain a friendly and brotherly feeling with the inhabitants of the town that, by a cheerful perfoim , anee of their duty, they would spare him the pain of having to exercise his authority for the enforcement of discipline. He said it should be his study impartially to promote the comfort and happiness of every one in the regiment, pro mised that they should have a sand, and made a most gal lant allusion to the fair sex. The colonel's address was cheered by the men, and amieared to afford much gratifies. Lion to the civilians present ,who pronounced him a " brick." The colon, 1 has been feasting the civic body, the officers, and the men, and everybody seems to enjoy the fun, especially those who reams any benefit from the generous OutpOurines of the martial spir . .t of our gallant M.P.—Lincolnshire Times. • ABERDEEN rtarr.wAy.—Traftle for week enJ ing May 14, Ito, 1,6521.; correspeading week last year, 8,5901, IRELAND. DrRLIN, MAT 26. Her Excellency th e C oun t ess of St. Germans paid another visit to the (heat Exhibition yesterday, and after some time spent in the inspection of its con tents. expressed herself much pleased with the addi tional treasures which are unfolded among them from day to day. The arrangement of the great central hall has now been brought almost to a state of actual completion, and all the galleries, in which some of the most interesting articles of native manu facture are displayed, have been finished for some time past. The northern hall may also be considered as complete, and the machinery court will very soon be in working order throughout. The most back ward portion of the Exhibition is the foreign depart ment, owing to delay in the arrival of goods, parti cularly of the articles expected from France. The greater portion of these have now, however, been re ceived, and we may expect to see this department completely arranged in a few days. The splendid Gobelin and Beauvais tapestry, and the beautiful spe cimens of Sevres porcelain, contributed by the Em peror of the French, arrived last evening. Several of the fine pictures by Belgian artists exhi bited :here have already found purchasers. There was some increase in the number of visitors yester day, but a great many are still waiting to hear tho completion of the arrangements _announced. The numbers yesterday were: Season ticket holders Number of persons at 12s. 6d. Suldien of the 62. ad It‘ giment ..... 77 Total . 4,532 MAGI)ALENA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. The first annual meeting of this company vas held yesterday at the London Tavern, in compliance with the deed of settlement. .1 1). PoWI.P.B, Esq., took the chair and reed the report, of which we give an abstract. The directors state 'that they have contracted with Messrs. Saatuda, Brothers, of Dinek...ll, for the build ing of three iron steamers, in length, respectively-175 feet, 130 feet, and 165 feet; the total cost, including engines, lying 31,1931. The contracts stipulate for the first two boats to be complete and ready for sea on the 21st August, and for the third to be ready in the first week of Decem ber. Boats Nos. 1 and 3 are both intended to be placed on the r Ter Magdalena, but the fits: will be so c instructed, as to render it avail►ble for the traffic on the river Atrato, and for ocean traffic along the coast, whenever there shall be occasion so to employ her. Tee directors trust, by the end of the present year, to have three boats in the River Magdalena. The directors, having availed themselves of the information of intelligent persons employed in the navigation of the river, state that the re sult of their inquiries is that the profit of one boat, making two voyages per mouth, would be 19,1161. per annum. Supposing this to be done for only nine mantis in the year, the profit would be 14,3.591. 10s. Information has reached the directors that coal exists within a moderate distance of banks of the Magdalena. They have taken means to have the locality thoroughly examined ; and if the result should be satisfactory, they trust that great advantage will accrue to the company from this source of supply. The report was adopted unanimously, and the retiring directors were re-elected. A Peorutrrou wished to have some idea of the probable ea:la. lie wished to know if any more than the three boats would be constructed ? The CHAIRMAN said they would have one boat more. The cost of the three boats was 36,0001. Mr. MORGAN said he saw the directors had rendered themselves liable to a great responsibility, for they had only got paid 17,8101., whlst they had paid 36,0001., leaving 18,3401. to be provided. He saw one difficulty in the nomi nal amount of their shares being 20/. ; he thought they might be reduced to 51., and the capital reduced to a like amount. In conclusion, he would move that the capital be reduced to 50,0001.. the shares being of 51. each, and that a special meeting be called for that purpose. A Psoruturon asked what shares were paid on. The CHAIRMAN said that 27,000 had been paid on. It was well that no more had been subscribed, as their present capital would be amply sufficient if they did no more than construct steamers. Another boat would he necessary ; in fact the circumstances of the trade required it. He con sidered it would not be prudent to limit the capital to 50,0001., u proposed by the hon. proprietor. Mr. HAZLEWOOD (a director) thought the two next calls might not be enforced, which would be a medium course to that proposed. Mr. Monume said he had heard that some were thinking of enforcing their deposits from the chairman, and that was an additional reason far reducing the capital to what bad been subscribed. The Citainmotar said the shares were not purposely kept back ; the directors had taken a large proportion of those which had been peid upon. Ur. WAILD (a director) said that four boats ought to be established to destroy competition. Including contin unties, this would take at least a capital of 65,00k01. The CHAIRMAN sugatstcd that the propetition for re • clueing the capital had better be left to the directors, and they would consider the subject and call a special meeting. After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting then adjourned. NATIONAL FREEHOLD LAND IETY. The usual quarterly meeting of this society was held yesterday evening, at the London Tavern ; Mr. EBENEZER CLARKE in the chair. The SECRETARY then read the report, from which it ap peared that during the last quarter the n ceipts had been— February, 24,8251. 169. Id. ; March, 22,690/. Ile. ; April, 27,7771. 189. 2d.; total, 75,194/. 49. 3d. Repaid for the quarter, 17,1131. ss. 591. On shares there bad been ad vacced for the quarter, 17,446/., and the number of new members was—February 1,031, March 704, April 793; total, 2,530. The following estates had been purchased— Hertford, 51 acres, 2,3001.; Tottenham, 51 acres, 1,7101.; Walthamnow, 13 acres, 4,7601. ; Clapham, 14 acres, 7,5001. ; Leighton Bemused, 3 acres, 5001.; Walthamatow, 71 tierce. 3,5130/. ; Clapham Station, 18) acres, 14,370/. ; total, 67 acres, 34,810/. The Secretary announced that Messrs. llume, Bright, and Cassel bad resigned their scats at the board, and that their places had been filled by Mosul' Clarke, Bontems, and Dann. Mr. COLEMAN renewed the complaint as to the disposal of the Forest Hill estate. According to the rule laid down for its distribution, there were only 120 shareholders in the society who could hope for an allotment. (Hear, bear.) He was also dissatisfied at the large proportion of estate% purchased in the country, seeing that the great majority of shareholders resided in the metropolis. The report was unanimously agreed to. Mr. JacKsow, jun., moved • resolution including the price of abstract in the cost of title. The resolution having been duly seconded, was agreed to; and after some further discussion on points of detail, the proceedings terminated. DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON THE LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. PRESTON, TIIIIIIIIDAY. Another shocking accident has been added to the long list of fatalities which have recently occurred on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. The casualty we have now to record, by which two lives were sacrificed, and many others placed in imminent jeopardy, happened last night at the Lea-gate Station, on the Preston and Wyre Branch, about three miles from this town. The particulars following were obtained from a passenger, an eye-witness of the accident. A third-class train, consisting of some half•dozen carriages, tolerably well filled with passengers, left Fleetwood at sin o'clock, stopping as usual at all the stations, including' Lea-gate, the one nearest to Preston. Passengers from Blackpool join this train at Poultor le-Fylde, there being a breach line from one place to the other. It should here be stated that the trains from Fleetwood traverse the rails farthest from the Iwo-gate station. A person was about to leave the train at Lea-gate, on that side of the carriage next the station, when one of the officials, seeing his danger (the 6.40 exist( es from Preston being then in sight), exclaimed " Don't get out," or " Don't get out on that side." This exclamation of the officer being imperfectly heard by the passengers in the third-class train, was construed by maay into " Get out," the idea that • collision was impending being engendered in their minds by the whistling of the approaching express. The consequence was that a sudden panic seized the passengers, and a score or more made a simul taneous rush from the carriages —some, in their alarm, clearing the adjacent fence at • bound. Two of them, however, were less fortunate—they alighted between the other pair of rails just as the express came up, andbeing struck down by the buffers of the en gine, the whole train passed over them, and they were literally cut to pieces. Both were decapitated, the skull• being fractured and the brains scattered along the line_ One of the deceased was Mr. Wm. Holden, cotton spinner,. of Chorley, the other was a young woman in service au Preston. Mr. Holden had been to Blackpool, and was re turning, accompanied by his eon, for the Manchester marks t to-day. He hat left a widow and large family. )4 r. Holden was filty.seven years of age. An inquisition by Mr. Myree, of Preston, was proceeding at Lea.gate se hen this despatch was closed. Tim CIIICORY FRAtP.—Yeaterday the court of Island Revenue disposed of a number of charges against grocers for unlawfully selling a mixture of chicory • aw d coffee for the genuine article. Several fines of 5/. anip some of 10/. were inflicted. Many of the defendan's e ‘9 „ . ,„4 great astonishment as they heard from the col% o A w i aaata that they had forfeited their claim to be considered as honest men. One defendant said he e15.,1 not know what the trade had come to, for they were '„;ad now like crimi. nets at the bar and were at anybody's mercy. It was meet unfortunate for the trade to be r.O placed. Mr. Commis sioner Stephenson said an adul,eration of 20 per cent. was unfortunate for the public, fie should fine him 5/. The defendant : I hope you ' lo o_ mitigate that sum. Mr. Com missioner Stephenson : '.4ot one farthing. MARIA ANTON'', RAILWAY —Traffic for week end in May 12, 1 5 5 3-."4001.; 1852,1881.