The Express. — London, England, 1848-05-10 00:00:00

wily aroused may ap. lent. 'Without waitin g We are content to be Let we are disposed to ant drain. The effiux lant addition fromthe aids upon the e s l e.tx dry. It was ine cularly obnoxious pro.. laws which plea * der the fetters of a the junctures in the wken the temporary 3untt7 banks calla int o medium. Lastly, of the precious meQs ce and to the eountriee lbe. This is the last h any uneasiness would A we believe it to have live of the four causes A in the Bank reserve, he sate of the French he transit of the metals ircumstancee altogether try brought into the mu nch mervhsnt and trades le to possess a vendable if the same events took nearly every Frenchman es, would have appeared nth, therefore, was very is on England to be sold disposed of without an d hence, in spite of the le Bank of France into we have seen the quota. to a point almost as low u rfectly convertible state of rut side of the channel been also dear, from the causes, greatly aided, of a very natural distrust portion of the drawees side. These phenomena he state of the exchange lex of the balance of tra de a balance mainly in favor reative, with less of eat cent shipments of coin to :et the difficulty has been ierchant of good credit to cure a merchant of good rt terms, and in exchange alue of money has fallen redundant season of 1843. nt difference between thole. —.— prospect of an increased en so hopeless that people desperate, and were aecee of proposal. A description, to the present moment. of interest has fallen to 21 ' paper ; hut try to borrow the strength of a cargo of lk, and you will presently ie stream cannot be judged margin. One man will tell •cronstunces the time is too ier the same circumstances vat hazards ; athird, that he f you will admit a liberty of id intelligence from France; 11 lend you the money, bat ad a wide margin. ;, aro the difficulties of the ents of precaution are to be the basis upon width they Id be exceedingly unwise to It would be peculiarly lia ise to omit all forethmght as den demand fur gold upon , excited by a French in the presence of a Rossini . There cannot be a moment's e warfare in Europe would mpression on the Bank coffers ry chests ; and the more so at cause the tendency of all re a to Paris, and from the Baltic to provoke the hoardinz or the recioui metals. A demand foe out of such causes must be i from an ordinary adverse When a king or a con liars to protract a defensive R campaign, he does not higgle Rotitsenimi told the charter lye per cent. premium will not I be given. Of this we hoe n. Most of the foreign portion, great drain of seven millions teen June, 1830, and February, to countries for the purpose of immense sacrifice upon every 1 calculation. And in the event s again occurring we must be e contingency, carried out in the e to every economical maxim. ~RMANY. have received our usual files of ose from Berlin reach to the 7th istrates there have published a a consequence of the great distress its, the municipal authorities have ride employment in the execution they are impeded by the un upon the savings batik (spare t to 500,000 rix-dollars, while the met it amount to only 30,000. As sources of income to meet these .nds, an income tax has been dr a sanction of the 'Ministers of the nee. 1. One per cent. shall be ome as an extraor hoary tax. 2. tbitauts of oar city within the pre eet to this tax ; but every Wi tt income of 300 rix-dollars, sad of only two persons, with a net loiters, are exempt. 3. It will be I liable to be taxed to estimate late ) give the amount which he shell ,e just proportion. They are re: order that the government authon d to provide work, and repay the ?,nvoy Extraordinary and Milliliter t the Court of Rome, arri%ed here Political Indicator of Berlin men tat the Danish government has pro* e of three weeks, during which the nan troops should confine themselvo if Schleswig. The General-in - Ch id replied, that he could not consent to cept on condition of the evacuation the island of Alsen, and taking air on German vessels. The answer of rnment was hourly expected. letter is from a correspondent, and airs of Posen : .—According to the provisions of the ars. to between uie Prusaisn g overnment , ro - Willisen, and the l'oles of the doe/0 istinctly stipulated that those amoeft to be incorporated into the army wee.* sin in the camps at Pleshen. Miloshre, ew, and employ their time in prepare* regu lar military service. As soon, 11°Ifr Villisen left Posen, General Colomb, on' ngssregard of ba'red and j, alousy towards di the treaty and attacked the he Poles, seeing themselves hetayed, ier liv dearly, and althoug s urronnow. forces es and almost en tirely deprived o f srli _ ol defend to the last the liberties 01 to them by tha King's cow:nitre* Icrilacil to you the bloody conflicts e• Lvakow. Near the latter p l ace the. p.olfe; 'illisen's special permission, establishe,l, Ele a nucleus for the future army. aelonging to the best families of the dna!t am that legion which was formed at Brf, • t h er evolution,and received their mane nutoli, were quietly pursuing their ;tuft, su dden a Prussian regim ent coming staff he place, and carried them away as there they have been treated as eosin it is said they will be k e pt as hostar a ti were about 00 in number. On Sa t ie handful of men were attacked by 6, struggle was terrible. It lasted four b01e‘..... Prussian htusare and cuirassiers wcro great low. At length the Prussia_ tillevy, and a fearful carnage e nsued. TIM emamed on the field, the rein,,in:rtatioteen iliasto. The town of Xionz is cho Major Dombrowski, who co had his jaw shattered by a shot, another ball de camp, Fine him of an eye, and yet he continued still to fight, until a third shot struck him in the chest. The engagement at Miloslaw was attended with still greater loss of life, and was marked by deeds of desperate bravery and heroism be yond all parallel, even in the annals of Polish history. The Prussians had 10,000 men, with 12 pieces of artillery ; Mieralawski only 1,200 men, mostly armed with scythe.. Daring the fight the Polish ranks were strengthened by detachments which arrived from Pleshen. Three times the town was taken by the Prussians, and three time they were driven from it. After eight hours of murderous fight ing, the Poles remained muter' of the held, and the Prune shin cavalry fled with such precipitation, that it broke the ranks of the in entry. The Prussians have retreated towards Troda. G o eneral olomb has concentrated 30,000, end is on the point f ren C ewing the attack on the small band of Mieroslawski Liege numbers have deserted from the Prussian ranks to the Potts. There is no doubt of the Pole being determined either to fall or to obtain a faithful obser vance of the treaty. They are all unanimous. Even the Archbishop of Posen, who has been reported as having blamed the clergy for their interference, has now, on the contrary, issued a manifesto, in which he insists upon their duty to guard their Hocks against the insidious sweetie(' of the Press:tuts. The Poles deny that any barbarities had been committed by the peasants. On the contrary, they praise their forbear ance and g. od behaviour, whilst they retort the charge of the murders and excesses perpetrated en the soldiery. The other day • sergeant accompanied by ten human, entered the house of Count Sadowski, who at the great trial at Ber lin had been condemned to death, and having been after wards liberated, lived quietly on his estate. " Are you Sadowski, who was cordemeed to death ? " asked the **T. grant; and on receiving an answer in the affirmative, he fired a pistol at his head and laid him dead at his feet. Such con duct on the part of the military, would explain, if it could not excuse, the atrocities which the Germans attribute to the peasants. The following is a letter from a correspondent at Posen: fuser, MAY I.—l send you herewith the points of Gen. Willisen's capitulation with the insurgent Poles, which no German paper has given. doubtlese ashamed of the imprete sion it must make upon all readers, since (as has been testi fied by the Dist of Frankfort) no small portion of the Gee mans themselves feel the importance of preserving Poland for the cause of freedom generally; and a national feeling has only been roused by the Prussians through the circula tion of tales of unheard of cruelties perpetrated by the Poles on the German population. The truce made by Gen. Willi sin under royal authority was violets d by Oen. Von Colomb, before the expiration of the time given for the arrangements specified. Indeed the truce was never recog nised by that general, who seems to have ac ted under differ ent orders from those given to William, so that the poor Poles could not tell who had the authority. On the score of cruelties committed, Oen. Von Colomb has given his own testimony against his troops, which I inclose : GENRRAL Genres 11.1 . . TO Tile PIVAPIAN TlLOOrk — Tegterday, during the passage of the army through Snide, soldiers belonging to awe. the landwehr regiments have committed mimes contrary to all military dieripline. A priest and his house have been plundered, and the windows broken. Besides, moor report. of crimes of different Wads hese reached me. Immediote Inquiry has been instituted, and thia guilty parties will be punished. such misdeeds, if repeated. wart throw a stigma on the whole army. 1 call, therefore, on all the commAndcrat, officers, oral rum-commissioned Whores, to maintain the 14fICIest among the soldiers. If any of them should show himself too lenient and rare:vas, I a ill treat him with the at stoat severity. As to the soldiers, I Cruet they will so far regard their own good name that they will not allow themselves to be sullied by individual excesses.—(Signed; Vox Colors. Smartt April 16. The principal provisions of the convention entered into by Oen. Willisen and the Poles on April 11 stipulated—l. That the principal officials employed in the grand duchy are to be Poles, as guaranteed in 1815, and that all the minor functionaries are to be Poles and Germans, according to the numerical proportion of the two populations. 2. The administration of the luchy to form an entirely compact and independent body. 3, The army of Posen will also form a totally distinct body, so much so that no Poles will ever be recruited into the ranks of other Prussian corps, nor any Prussian &detailed into the ranks of the Posranian army. 4. That this army is to have national colours, and the word of command in Pictish, or in German, according to the composition of the battalions. 5. That over and above this landwehr army, there will be formed a division of the line entirely and exclusively Polish. 0. The Polish camps will disperse, with the exception of those who have chosen to be incorporated into the army about to be formed. Es-cry one of those who go home will retain his arms as his property, but the arms will be carried after them on waggons. This is to be done immediately. On the second day the landwehr will he dismissed and pro ceed to join its regiments. On the third day all the remaining volunteers will be formed into battalions and four squadrons. Each battalion not to exceed 600 men, and each squadron not to emceed 120 men. Th. ee four divisions will occupy the following four prints Wreschen, Xionz, and I'leschen. They will remain under their com manders and maintain themselves from their own resources under the inspection of Colonel Brandt ; but as soon as they shall be incorporated with the Posen division, they will re ceive pay from government. When this shall have been done, viz-, at Sroda on the 14th, at Wreechen, on the lith, at Xionz on the 16th, at rieschen on the lith, the Prussian army will be withdrawn, all military proceedings showed, and the formal organisation will be begun without delay. No landwehr soldiers, no deserter will be liable to any responsibility, and no fugitive from the king dom of Poland will be delivered over. All the requisitions and contributions will be compensated, sea all private pro perty restored by both parties. All the other bodies not be longing to the feur camps abovenamed, will partly he dis banded, partly incorporated with the Polish divisions. The letter quoted by the Times from the Cologne Ga• retie, addressed by the Archbishop of Posen to the clergy of his diocese, in which, wonderful to say, that luminary dis covered was direeed against the Poles, and in favour of the Germans, runs as follows : I have learned, to my great sorrow, that enemies to oar church are taking all ssible pains to mislead the German eirePs of the dio meet of Posen, is order to induce a separatien from the grand Melly, and an incorporation of those circles into the confederation of Ger many. It is of the greatest importance to meet firmly these ma• chinatious, and to ascertain the free and uuinfluenced opinion of the German population in this respect I. therefore, beg of your rever ence to assemble your parishioners, and to record in • protocol their views as to whether they are easily indifferent to the country with whose nationality they have become amalgamated, but above all whether, in spite of their religious connexion, they desire such a pe nman in from the grand duchy, and wish to be incorporated with the confederation, where their claims on a religious score may lore pro tection and importance. I t corfident that your revel epee will ex. plain to your parishioners the nature of the misrepresentatimm that have been circulated by . our enemies, and will place the facts in their true light. I Pilaff sinuously look for your report of the declaration of soar parishioners, which such as art not able to write should sign with a cram, and remain, &c. he. This letter, it must be observed, was published in the face of the Prussinn troops, which were scouring the country, so that an appeal of the kind would hear with it nothing of an intimidating character. The motive of the Times for falsi fying it, it is not easy to divine. Our correspondent at Cologne writes as follows, ander the date of Cologne : It is certain that the entire province of Posen is in insur rection; but now that the Poles have gained the upper hand in several places, as et Miloslaw, Obornik, and Wets. then, the accounts from Posen are very scanty. It is admit ted, however, that Gen. Hirschfeld was 'ducked and de feated in the last-named place, and pursued ae far an Sokolowo, the property of Count Ponir.ski, whose chateau the fugitive Prussians set on fire. The loss on both sides is already very great. Orders have been given to disband and disarm the civic guard of Posen, as that body has not an swered. the purpose fur which it was formed. and has created distrust among the public. Mieroslawski has threat ened to use reprisals, if Polish prisoners be shot. It ap pears by all accounts that the recent disturbances in Treves were not of a political nature, but were solely caused by the insulting conduct of a portion of the garrison. It is true that after the numerous barricades had been erected the civic guard and the citizens in general resolved to defend and maintain them, bet it is stated that they did so in order to prevent a collision between the military and the excitable portion of the inhabitants. On the 4th inst. some alarm was created in Berlin lr a public procession of 1,500 men, who went to the house the President of the Supreme Court of Jue.icature, in order to petition for the release of a young man who was recently arrested. The civic guard were called out for the first time since the memorable 18th of May, the genedarmes galloped through the streets of the capital. No attempts, however, were made to create disturbances. Serious disturbances broke out on the Ist inst. in Braunsherg, a large town in the province of Prussia. The citizens made use of their fire-arms, and some persons were killed. The cause of the disturbance is not stated. BAVARIA.—The civic authorities of Augsburg have entered into an arrangement with the brewers to lower the price of beer, the city making up the difference between the new and old price. AUSTRIA.—The Polish deputation in Vienna has solemnly protested against that part of the new con stitution in Austria which confounds the representa tion of the " kingdom" of Gallicia with the diet to be held in Vienna. SWITZERLAND.—The Journal de Geneve, in a correspondenco from Bile Camprigne, says Hecker had arrived at Lieithal with his aide-de-camp, Schoeninger. lie had returned from thence to Muttenr.. TILE FRENCH WEST INDIES.—The French journals contain flattering accounts of the manner in which the mission of General Rostoland had been received in the French Antilles. We announced at the time (exclusively) the sailing of the general from Southampton in the Avon on the 2nd of March. On the 28th of that month he intimated to the colonists t' at he had superseded General Matthieu in the government of Martinique by a proclamation sufficiently general in its language. On the 4th of April a more detailed and explicit document was issued by M. Layale, governor of Guadeloupe. All the constituted authorities in both islands have given in their adhesion to the new order of things. The Colonial Council of Martinique, in an address to the Provisional Government, professes to be delighted Otter alas with the prospect of entire and immediate emancipation of the slaves. The slaves in Besse Terre (Guadeloupe) have issued a declaration of their satisfaction with the ap proaching change, to which the slaves in several rural ma nufactories (ntazers) have adhered. The negrom in both islands were perfectly quiet. The planters were not without their misgiving' as to the likelihood of the slaves continuing to labour after emancipation. The regulations of the home government by which the change was to be effected, were patiently awaited by all parties. The islands were suffering from a monetary crisis. Various remedies had been sug gested. A Guadeloupe newspaper suggests that all the ports of the French Antilles should be declared free ports. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 10, 1848. General Sir F. Adam, K ite. dined with L e ient..General Sir Edward and Lady erreson yesterday vening in Great Stanhopettreet. The general receives another large party on Saterday next. Lord John Russell bas a dinner party on Wednes day next, the 17th inst., at his residence, in Chi:sham. place. Mr. Macaulay is, it is stated in an evening paper, about to retire front the Cabinet. A drawing-room will be held by the Queen to morrow, at St. James's Palace; another on the 27th inst., to celebrate her Majesty's birth-day; and a third on the 2nd of June. On the 17th inst. there will be a levee. [From last night's Onzette.L BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MAY B.—Thie day had audience of her Majesty the Baron de Cetto, envoy extraor dinary and minister plenipotentiary from the King of Bava ria, to deliver • letter from his Majesty King Louis of Bavaria announcing bis abdication ; and a letter from his Majesty King Maximilian, notifying his accession to the throne of Bavaria; and also to deliver his new credentials, to which audience he was introduced by Viscount Palmer ston, Ci.o 8., and conducted by . Col, the li en. Sir E. Cult, K.C.11., Master of the Ceremon ies. • CALLS TO THE BAIL—LINCOLN'S-IEN, MAT 9.—A further call to the her of the students of this society was made this evening, and they compriee the following gentle men:—Henry Sargent, Esq., the lion. F. Byron, Henry Forester, Esq., Alexander A. Weston, Esq., William S. Ferrero, Esq., and Philip Jennings, Es% PRIVATEERS IN TUE ENGLISH CHANNEL.—A cor respondent says, under date Cowes, Tuesday morning, May 9, " The intelligence of the blockade of Hamburg, Lubec, and the German ports, arrived here yesterday ,• and in oonsequeace our roadstead is rapidly filling with Ham burgers, Holateiners, 414., no less than 17 ships having some up during the night. One of our pilots reports, that yesterday, whilst coming up Channel on board of a Prussian ship, he witnessed the capture of a Holstein schooner by a privateer under Danish colours, which fact confirms a report current for the hut few days, that there were several prin. leering vessels in the chops of the Channel, looking out for prices. ' CI t: Reit PASTORAL AID E OClETV.—Yesterday morning the annual general meeting of the supporters of the above society was held at Exeter hall. Lord Ashley, M.P., was in the chair ; _and amongst the persons on the platform were the Earl of Waldegrave, the Bishop of Norwich, the Bishop of Manchester, the Rev. Hugh Stowell, the Hon. and Rev. B. W. Noel, and other friends of the !society.— I The chairman having read letters from the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Winchester, and tho Bishop of Ripon, expressing themselves favourable to the principles of clerical aid upon which the society was founded, the secre tary read the report. It appeared from this document that the prospects of the society were highly escoursging, though its present financial condition gave cruse for anxiety. Nume rous reports, received from the incumbents of populous dis tricts, where the society had provided additional curates and assistants, testified to the beneficial results of the plan pur sued. Spiritual instruction had been given in districts where the incumbents were so few that without such assistance it would have been impossible to attend to the religious welfare of the people. The receipts ef the society amounted to 21,7671.95 , fel., and the disbursements to the larger sum of 29,5371. 14s. &I. The sum received from auxiliaries was 2,6971. In May, 1845, there were 77 grants vacant out of 320, while there were at present only 24 out of 360. The outlay had increased inn corresponding degree—viz., by about .s,oool.—The Bishop of Norwich moved, the Bishop of Man chester seconded, and the Rev. J. Harding supported, a re solution for the adoption of the report and the appointment of the committee.—The motion was carried ; after which fur • ther resolutions were moved and seconded by the Rev. H. Stowell, the 11ev. T. N. Nolan, the Rev. Dr. Burnett, and the Ilon. and Rev. B. W. oel, and also carried unani mously.—A vote of thanks was then passed to the noble lord in the chair, and the meeting separated. ARCILEOLOOICAL INSTITUTE OF GREAT BRITAIN AND ittetartu.—The annual general meeting of the members of the above association was held yesterday at the Institute of Civil Engineers, Great George-street, West minster. Sir Philip de Malpas Egerton, Bert., presided. The chairman having opened the proceedings the secretary (Mr. Hudson Turner) read the report, which stated that during the past year upwards of 200 members had been elected, amongst whom were his Grace the Archbishop of York, the Lord Bishop of Carlisle, the Earl of Yarborough, Lord Hastings, and Lord Beaumont. The proceedings of the association at York had been published. Tho next swung provincial visit would take place at Lincoln, which the committee had no doubt would give general satis faction to all the subscribers, the city of Lincoln being peculiarly interesting on account of its great antiquity, its beautiful Roman remising, its magnificent cathedral, and ecclesiastical buildings. [The excursion will take place on the 2.5 th of June.] The balance sheet of the society showed the receipts to have been 7461. 175., and the expenditure to within 110/. of that sum. Some routine business having been gone through a vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. CHARTIST ASSEMIII.T.—At the meeting of this body yesterday notice was taken of the absence of agitation in the metropolis, and a suggestion was made that public meetings should be hell in different parts of London and Westminster in favour of the movement. A delegate moved that as open-air meeting should be held during the week in Smithfield, but after much discussion the matter was left in the hands of the executive. On a report from Rochdale being presented, the delegate mated that there was a de cided severance between the chartists of Lancachire, in con s/ qUenCe ef the recent conduct of Mr. F. O'Connor. The consideration of the organisation report having been re sumed, it was res , ,lveil to appoint provisionally twenty com missioner., such appointments to be subject to the confirma tion of the country. Other points of the report occupied the remainder of the sitting. More thou one delegate stated, in the course of tho day's proceedings, that the people were getting dissatisfied with the course pursued by the assembly, and that a recall from attending it was daily anticipated. IRELAND. DUBLIN, MAY 8. The open defiance of constituted authority, and the very insulting form in which Mr. Smith O'Brien set himself up against the government of Lord Claren don, is about to be punished by his removal from the list of magistrates. Many were suprised at the tole ration of the Lord Chancellor in suffering the honour able counter-proclaimer to remain in the commission of the peace. But the Chancellor has at last deter mined to vindicate the claims of authority and re spect; and as will be seen from the subjoined corre spondence, to remove Mr. S. O'Brien from the list of magistrates. Secretary's Office, Court of Chancery, Dublin, May 5, WM—Sir, —1 um directed to inform you that the Lord Chancellor has real a document in the public papers, purporting to be signed by you. avid entitled " Proclamation by the Council of the Irish Confederation," and I am to request you to side as a magistrate, if that documenting signed by you, or has been published as having your signature with your sanction, and whether you wish to offer any explanation of a proceeding which appears to the Lord Chancellor to be greatly at variance with the conduct to be expected from a gentleman holding her Majesty's commission of the peace.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant Fu ncts WILLIAM Basuv. Wi ll iam Smith O'Brien, Eat, M.P. Dublin, May 6, 1848.—Sir;I have bail the honour of receiving your letter of the sth of May, In which you inquire whether "a do- cument, purporting to he signed by me, and entitled a proclamatior by the council of the Inch Confederation, was actually published bearing my signature with my sanction." In answer to this inquiry, I have much pleasure in otating that the document in question (though I cannot claim to myself the honour of having composed it) wao signed by me, and has my full nuection. Conceiving that his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant bad by means of a government proclamation propounded to this country i.pinions mconnotent with the laws of the land, release to certain ourgeolions which bad been offered by tho council of the blab Confederation. hatching the formation of a national council, and of • national guard, I felt it to be my duty, with the concurrence of the council, to warn the people of Ireland that they ought not to place any reliance upon the illegal and unconntitutional doctrines set forth in such proclamation. With regard to my commission of the peace, I beg to remind you that I resumed it upon the invitation of the Lord Chancellor, at the inotance of twenty-two magistrates in the county of Limerick, who spontaneously, and without my knowledge, Spa tted their opinion to the Lord Chancellor that the public interred re quired that should be invented with the office of justice of the peace. I connoted to resume that office with a view to maim in preferring social order ; but I shall very cheerfully surrender my coatmintion if its retention involve any son of pledge that I will uphold an usurped power in this country,. or that I will treat, no deserving of respect, proclamations emanating from Dublin Castle which are not munition by the laws of the lond.—l have the honour to be, lie., Wisuom 8. O'Bnis.s.—To the Secretary of the Lord Chancellor. The Ulster Tenant-right Association will meet at Dungannon on the 25th, and the tenant farmers of the north will assemble with their appetites sharpened against many of the Ulster landlort,s. The spirit of eviction is almost as active in the north as in the south and west, though the materials are imbued with a far stronger spirit of resistance and resentment on the Hertford estates. 500 declarations in eject ment had been served for the last quarter sessions in Belfast, and 67 decrees obtained, the remaining cases having been settled. The law coats which will fall upon the tenants have been over 5091. The Hertford tenantry are all sound and unyielding pro- testants, many of them Orangemen of the finest pur ple, but neither their religion nor their loyalty saved them from the ejectment and the bailiff. The meeting of so much irritation at Dungannon may involve serious consequences, which it would be well to dissi pate by a better system of relations between landlord and tenant. The past week has exhibited a decided improvement in affairs monetary and commercial. The panic has subsided, and the run for gold completely checked. Indeed, a reaction has taken place, for the Cork branch of the Bank of Ireland in one day last week received 10,0001. from the savings banks. The stock market has not shared is the improvement of the share market. In the latter a great many transactions have taken place, and in all cases an advance has been had. Subjoined is the reply given by Lord Clarendon to the address of the Dublin Corporation, which was this day presented to his excellency by a deputation from that body My Lord Mayor and Gentlemen.—l trust that the excitement to which you allude, and which has called forth the renewed and gratifying A9BIIIIICeS of your loyalty to our gracious Sovereign, may now be con sidered as fast approsching its termination ; but I beg to assure you that I havens knowledge of the designing or intentsted body of men who, by the continued circulation of unfounded rumours, have in any way influmeemithaaalseflaellelesty's advisers. floatere you have been se medhsailinaed copes tie subject as pou base bees with re spect to Ow =ala brought tato lire an 'base to acquaint you that, saw& Ike garrison was saloroed, yet that Ile wails raft of amp here, that penmen, stab time he sacred lons* ism then amt of the sumba shishaa state to have ham asset* bap this ay; while mom reins limn imported stelae' pawls. ma la Do cemaiduals qyasala. lave chiefly tees maimed lie ROO IR the ootelry. It on odd wow that the tram doom nos Dialio for Rao inikpei lows lam to a state Optima la I deeply moot R; teal lon b. deal surprised to lass the otty Ins am vapid b a consequence of the pttosailme W 3 to pooled Alma owl pa Perthea of the chines] woe so, it to notecase lama battiest of the metropolis thee Oar more than two ears ad without in. termiselon, the sasat aim ad systematic esteellens have been made to excite the popiisitsa at Dublin to alma, la that thew designs have been sweat end inaleced by WOMB et public meetinga, and by publications salimeehe at all ossisty;that extensive pre parations have been made to provide the most deadly weapon., avow edly for the roomplisimeat of those design', and to organise and instruct the people for setwal conflict with her Majesty's forms in the event of their being called upon to defend the city from attack. It Is lb en slarming demi manikins, and not the precautions which it wee my duty to take for the preeerration of gad order and the safe:7g I the metropolis, that have produced and maintained a state of utterly destructive of that credit and oontiiii•noe which are tab. I pcnsable to the properity of trade. When bad men ennopire against the state, it Is the duty of no 1 governtnent to be ioforated of their proceedings; and that duty has not been neglected, nor to there any difficulty in procuring germ' information. But I should be the first to repudiate, and to punish so far as laid In my power, any man who endeavoured to foster discontent, and to lead others into the commission of crime, with the • object of delivering them Into the hand, of justice; but I have no reason to believe that any such acts have been committed. I fully agree with you as to the loyalty of the people of Ireland, end their aversiom to revolutionary principle", and I therefore firmly believe the present excitement, however alarming it may have been for a time, will leave no permanent traoin behind. Discontent, doubtless, and perhaps not unnaturally, Mot sprung up amid the eppalling miseries of a nelamity from which ttis country le yet but slow lyemergieg; and though many of the evils that afflict Ireland have certainly been the result of misgovernment, yet there also east many of a iv dal character, depending for their remedy rather upon society itself than men legislation, and all arc aggravated by that velem or inerasaist agitation which must be injurious to the peaceful habits and industrial progrew of a people. I must observe, also,that I r many years past the eystem of laws here has Le no eawntial par ticular differed from that of England and Scotland, and under that system pierce porti n of Ireland has been prosperous and contented; but when you state that the wants and the wiehen of the movie are totally neglected by the government, and that parliament never smear" to have time for putting measures of relief you appear not to bear in mind how large a portion of every tendon is devoted to the discus-ion of lash affair', and that no practical measure for the benefit of Ireland is ever proposed in parliament without meeting the meet ettentive eanisideratenn, and that last year, owing to the men. amen cheerfully and without hesitation pawed by parliament, and the means taken by the government for carrying thew memo,s into ef fect, the wants of 7,000,000 persons, steering under the Helene= of providence, were at one time relieved by money—that subsequently more than 3,009,100 of peewits were relieved by daily retinae— that asaistance was given to Irlih railroads when aimiLer aid was refused to the English, and that various other means of relief to Ireland were edopted, at a time, too, when, owing to the ex orbtuud price of food, the protracted monetary cater ' the failure of the cotton crop in America, and other MUMS, the whole mercantile and manufacturing community of Great Britain was plunged in the deepest diatreee. No port of the money advanced to Ireland ham yet been repaid, and it became unavoidable to increase the income-tax in England and Scotland, from which burden thia country wee altogether exempted by parliament in considerution of the wane and willies of the Irish people. It must be unneeemary fur me to inform you that the government was in no way converned with the meeting that belt place of the ma weareree of the meaty and city of Dublin. certainly have no reaaoo to doubt the intelligence, loyalty, told real of any gentlenyin who may have attended that meeting, nor have I any right to impow limits to the interest they may take to any part of the country ; but I appre hend that they must be more or lent interested in the welfare of Dublin, as no eventcould materially affect this city without exercising a correepending influence in the country. I tweet that you should consider the loyal address ward at that meeting to have been wholly uncalled fr, an, from the public report of the proceedings, I was led to believe that it would have been carrell unanimously but for the last paragraph, to which an amendment was moved. In my answer to that eddies* I showed that I in no way &rented tram the terms of that amendment, and I gladly take the opportunity of wowing you also that her Majeety's government are meet deeply weenie to promote the pruererity of Ireland, and by every mesas in their power to promote content by the removal of all just cauere of complaint I beg now to repeat what I said oo a former invasion with refer. teed to the Fame aubject, that I entirely respect your convictions, and feel sure that you look to the repeal of the Omen for the establish ment of perfect peace, tranquility, and prisrperity; and I doubt not you will believe me equally nineere, when I declare my deliberate conviction, that consequence the reverse of what you expect would flow front that measure, which must inevitably be attended by com plete separation from England ; and there who looked for increased prosperity, or even the rusintenaisce of order and security to life and property, under a different form of government, would,wben too late, discover the fatal error they had committed. I therefore deeply regret the continuation of popular excitement with respect to a measure that never can be °beams! without • com plete change in the policy of the statesmen and people of Great Be nein, and of the opinions of the vast majority of there who represent the property, the Mulligenee, and the industry of Ireland. I trust that, me the danger of disturbance hue now panted away, the excitement and alarm which it has created throughout the country well speedily subside; and I cn, with sincere pleasure, give the assurance you ask of me, that the government ham rel:ante on the people ; for, by diseountenancine, as they have done, the efforte ea perseveringly made to midead them, they have given the hest proof of that loyalty ond true alit gimlet which afford" the wrest founda tion en which the existence of the government can be based. EX OFFICIO PROCEEDINGS. The argument on the plea in abatement occupied the Queen's lunch on Monday without any definitive result. Judgment has been postponed until Wednesday. On behalf of the crown appeared the Attorney-General, with Me.irs. Henn, Whiteside, Baldwin, and Perrin. For Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Holmes, Sir Colman O'Llablen, and Mr. J. O'Hagan. There were two motions: one by the crown, being • demurrer to the plea in abatement ; and a second by Mr Mitchell being a demurrer to the replication bled by the crown. Mr. l'errin, in support of the first demurrer, shortly ' stated the nature of the motion. Ile said the Attorney. General, by the undisputed exercise of the prerogative, hail filed an ex officio, to which the traverser pleaded that an indictment bad been found againt him for the same offence, on which he was duly arraigned. To that plea the Attorney-General had demurred. Mr. Perrin argued, first, that the plea was bad to the information, even if the indictment was binding ; and second, that if it were not bad under such circumstances, the nolle prosequi had removed all objections. Mr. Perrin referred to nu merous cases in support of his argument, and was followed by Sir C. O'Loglilen on the part of the traverser. He sub. ' mitted that upon the record as it stood there was a disconti nuance, and that therefore the crown was out of court and must begin de novo. The crown had treated Mr. Mitchell's plea as one in bar. whereas it was strictly a plea in abate ment. This operated as a discontinuance of the record. It mattered not whether the substance of the plea was in bar, provided the commencement and conclusion were iu abatement, which the plea in the pre-cot case decidedly was. Mr. Holmes followed on the same side, and the Attorney • General in reply contended that in form the demurrer was correct. All the cams cited by Sir Coleman to prove the discontinuance were civil cases. The matter stated in the plea did not pre vent him from filing an ex officio. He had nothing what. ever to do with the formation of the grand jury, and he felt bound, when a technical objection had been ruled by " this Mr. Mitchell," who boasted of his anxiety to go to trial, to give him that opportunity by filing an ex officio. The se. mind argument was then proceeded with, and differed very slightly from the first. The Attorney-General gave up the entry of the nol. pros. as a quashing of the informations, and the question now for the judgment of the court was simply whether the first information pending a plea on abatement will lie against an ex officio information for the same ellence. It would of course be r-eh to form any opinion of the deci sion of Wednesday, but I conjecture that the plea will be held bad by the whole court, arid that the replication, which instead of praying judgment over prayed a conviction on the information, will be held bad by two and supported by two. it is probable that Mr. Mitchell will be tried at bar on the first day of next term. as THE REPEAL ASSOCIATION. This body met to-day as usual. Mr. A. R. Striteh, a memo ber of the town council, occupied the chair. Mr. John O'Connell proposed a resolution to the effect, that the msociati , m do call upon Mr. Reynolds to assent to a second adjournment of the repeal debate, now standing for the 10th inst., until the 24th of May. Mr. O'Connell, in mov ing this resolution, said that he was induced to do so for several reasons. The repeal members would find it incon venient to attend on the 10th. Many of them also were per loaded there would be a farther adjournment ; and for his own part he had an especial reason, which was, that the progress of events on the continent might speedily become of ouch a nature as to turn that which would now be certainly an immense majority into a rei• nority, or induce the proposal of measures to satisfy Ire land. Therefore he was not in a hurry to have this division taken.—Mr. Reynolds said Mr. O'Connell had brought on this question before Easter contrary to his (Mr. Reynolds') opinion. He had pledged himself, besides, publicly in that hall to proceed with the dehete, if he had life, on the 10th of May—therefore Irish repeal members must know it would not be postponed further. Notwithstanding this, however, and his persuasion that it ought not to be postponed again, be would, in deference to the associa tion, and in consequence of a request from the hon. member for Limerick, Mr. S. O'Brien, and Mr. Keating, consent to a further adjournment. Mr. Reynolds here entered into his reasons against postponement, and those against the original motion, in the course of which he was several times inter rupted by Mr. John O'Connell; and a declaration from the former gentleman that lie had sustained Mr. O'Connell when he had been assailed caused the latter to tell him very tartly "he did not want his protection." Mr. O'Con nell then sought to withdraw his resolution. Mr. Reynolds opposed his doing so, bqt Mr. O'Connell having asked leave of the meeting, Mr. Reynolds declared, whether withdrawn or not, he would adjourn the debate. Mr. O'Connell, not withstanding, withdrew the resolution, and thus a regular " split" was established between the members for Dublin and Limerick. Mr. O'CoNweLL then proposed the following address to Mr. S. O'Brien: TO WILLIAM SMITH ~'sett(, wr. We, tho members of the Repeal Al °elation, desire to express the sincere pain and regret with which we have heard of the shame ful acts of violence offered to you by some individuals in Limerick, and our utter and indignant reprobation of thaw acts and of their per petrators. We b:g of you to swept our very earnest assurances of unfeigned sympathy and sincere personal respect. We are deeply convinced that nothing more disastrous to the great use of real —nothing more deplorable on every amount, private or public —no- pe al thing more eilculated to give a triumph to the enemies of Ireland could by any possibility have occurred. And, in so far as our decia• rations may chance to have influence with any of the Individuals who waned you, we declare that we would rather abandon the :struggle altogether, dear as it is to our heart., than cement to remain connected with it if its progress la to be marked by any violence or outrage to any party or parties whateoever.—Once more repealing one earnest eminences of respect, we have the honour to be, sir, your faithful servants (signed on behalf of the meeting, and by order of the same), Jour CrCorsucx, Chairmen; T. M. BAT, Secretary. New Rose, MAY s.—The repeal meeting advertised for to day, took place, but only abuut 300 persons were pre sent, and all went off quietly, without any result. About an hour before high-water, the Advice and Merlin steamers were brought up, and anchored elate to the bridge, by Capt. Hall, of the Dragon. The largest of the steamers was full of BLOCKADE OF VENICE.—The Gaulle of last night publishes an of11,;ial despatch from Count Figuelmont is which the blockade of Venice is made known. BLOCKADE OF GERMAN PORTS BY THE DANES. — The same Gaulle contains the official despatch from the Danish minister, Knuth, announcing the blockade of Stettin, Stralsund, Rnstock, Wismar, Pillau, and Danteic— the foor Ant from the 2nd of May and the lut from the 3rd, I the blockade of t►e Elbe being filed fur the 10th. COLON lAL. CAPE OF 000 D HOPE. We are in receipt of papers from Cape Town to the 12th, end from Graham's Town to the sth of March. Sir Harry Smith appears to be setting to work " with a will," and his proceedings have given general satisfaction. The Government Gazette of Thunday, o th March, contained a notice that the sesaions of the legislative council are helm,- forth to be two annually. The Commercial Advertiser of the 11th of March thus comments upon it: 1 hia is en obvious an Improvement, that it wens odd It was not so arranged from the lint. It bas long been epaken about ; successive governments haa it under conelderation ; and It was generally be lieved that something would be dine in it scene time or other, but as there might he a " diversity of opinion" (a favourite phrase at the Cape), it was deemed rust and beat not to pooh it prematurely. Mr Marry Smith seems to have dipped his pen in the ink, and settled it in about the thinl putt of live mconde, writing the words, 'l'wo meesione, May and October." The same gazette contains a number of ordinances, pro- clamation., and notices, connected with the public service and the general improvement of the colony, every one of which may be considered a step in the right direction. With the ordinance for reducing the postage on religious publics tions—for improving the gaols of this colony—tor improving the police of this colony—to provide for the performance of certain duties now performed by the clerks of the peace — and for improving the port of 'fable Bay. These were not new ; the drafts. and the disaussions in the council respecting them, had appeared many months before. But the procla mations are new, and have a double interest, the subject of the first being the organisation of a government for the safety of the emigrant briers and native tribes beyond the Orange River, and the whole being amongst the first acts of the new government, from which a notion may bo formed of the general character of the policy about to be pursued,' and the importance of S'r Harry's arrangement , warrant our giving them in his own words: The Britieb resident, Major Warden, in the armee of the 1110 Commissioner, is paramount, and is the provident-inehief of all boards or cornintesions„ which may be (tamed for all and whiten? purpose'. 'the poet of elajor Warden, as Britieh resident and minds. trate, will he Bloemfontein. A civil commissioner and resident magiatnde, combated in one person, will be stationed at Weisberg, and one in the most eligible and populous neighbourhood of the Caledon river. These civil commersionere and magistrates will have • clerk and two conetablee attached to each, to Issue and serve summonses, sad to conduct criminals to Colesberg. No person of colour is ever to be employed in convey lag summonses, or in the execution of any point of lAD, nor are any or the military at precept etutiened at Bloem fontein to be employed in matters of a civil nature. The civil com missioners and magistrates will collect the quit rents of their respect ive districts, receive the =muffle to be derived front 'teeniest° traders, and moneys which may arise, as the revenue of her Majesty's eubjecte beyond the Orange Myer, and will transmit to the high com missioner quarterly accountant' such rceipte end the dispoeal thereof, lot publication in the English and Dutch languagee, that all may be sequaintri with the 'tare of the funds. The magistrates will keep a daily record of their proceedings, cane and di cations, and every three , months a summary of the whole will be transmitted by the British re eident and other magidnitesdirect to the high commiseioner, who will eubmtt them to the chief junk:* or one of the mime judges for examination and comment, in order to insure a serrect and uniform administretion of justioe. The civil commie nonce, and magistrates for Wenburg and the Celedon river will pro ceed to their destination era Bloemfontein with the least possible delay, taking with them their clerks and constable' ; the letter they meet endtaveur tat eogage. A land commie...ion will be formed, con sisting of the Britich resident, se president-in-ehief ; the civil tem interne:ter and nuerlatrate of the district in which the beard is held, who will preside in the absence of the British resident ; two land surveyors, and one burgher of the district elected by the people as members ; and the clerk to the magi-trace of the district In which the commission are employed will act as clerk to the land commis sion. The first duty of this Commission is to divide the territory under the revere gnty of her Majegy between the Great Orange mil Veal rivers into three districts; the end to be deeignefed via of Bloemfontiee, the neeirid that of the Celedon river, the third that of Wenharg. Each of them districts to be divided into geld cowman dantehipm and rind corneteice, the selection of persona for these duties to he mule by the majority of the people over whom they are to curt er, authority. The commimion edit then winder each farm, take the census of the population, retard the Pine of the farm, and, according to the value of the laed, fix the amount of qua-rent from two to eight pounds per annum, which are to be regard , d as the minimum end maximum rates. Mi. done, the commies:on will have in their pce session printed forms to the following purport:—" The farm of , now mewed by , is granted tar ,at a quit-rent of per annum; and this shall be his titlerderl and right of occupation until a survey be made, and a more formal document be turniebed to him." (Signed) . ('ro be signed by the President of the Commerion.) Sir Henry adds the following advice to the burghers and magistrates: The burghers are reminded that they now hold their lands, owing to the arrangements which with much difficulty were entered into by her Majesty's high oomintvoirmer with the native chiefs, from her Majesty in perpetuity, anti not on • knee of forty years, us formerly, upon the eagers condition of paying a quit-rent to be establielied by the board, " and that every able-horned man turns out in , the defence of her Majesty and her allies, either with arms or u special constebles, as may be required by the hieitt.k resident Nail magistrates." The British resident, magietraten. I and land commie.. wiill clearly undergand they are placed in this territoty under the paramount authority of her Majmity, for DO other purpose than that of sinelionging the condition of the people, native as well as Christiana ; they will, through the medium of the native chide, redress all grievances, after a mild and patient bearing. All must be equally protected, then all will derive that mutual benefit which a sto's of harmony, unanimity, and peooe alone leads to and win stain. Consistency, plain &Mine, and honesty of purpose on the part of the magistratoi, and guiding their conduct by the great fact that their poeition Is one requiring benevolence and exisideration, aa well so promptitude and determination in their de. clams, which must b unequivocal and clearly comprehensible, Is the line of conduct which, if energetically pursued, will ensure respect, confidence, and good faith in all clashes uf the community within their respective district.. Whatever their intercourse with the people induces them to consider would be benencial to the commit. nity t they are to treat no man'e opinion with contempt) they will pro- I pose, through the Brinell resident, to the high commiesioner, upon whose exertions for the welfare of all they may depend, as the repre sentative of our gracious eovereign. These are the outlines of • sys tem which will work itself into maturity, its wants being supplied as they show therneelves ; but the less it is shackled with legal techni • cantle% and eubtletit, the more simple it is. Hence the more compre hensible, and better calculated for an infant society. As the system progresses, markets are to be estab'ished at Bloem Fontein, Winherg, and on the Caledon river ; a weekly post is being orgainised from Coleaberg, via Bloem Fontein and Winberg, with a branch across the Drakenberg to Pietermaitzberg and Port Natal—the magistrates' clerks to act as post masters. Nursery gardens are to be established in each district, but once established they must support themselves. Sir Henry anticipates a revenue of from 5,0001. to 10,0001. a year from quit-rents and licenses to traders. The total annual expense of government he estimates at 4,3441. The surplus revenue, if any, is to be devoted to the erection of churches and schools and payment of ministers and school masters. Whatever the revenue may be, the greatest eco nemy in its expenditure is promised, and the strict appro priation of the surplus for the exclusive benefit of those who contribute to it he rind the Orange River. Saturday, the 24th of March, had been appointed a day of general thlnksgiving for the restoration of peace. The latest intelligence from the frontier was satisfactory. A letter from Rat river said: " There has been no stealing heard of fee some time." The following painful intimation is from the Commercial Advertiser, of 11th March: The following will be read with profound sympathy, not only ft two the melancholy fate of two exceeent young offtcern of great promise, but from the high respect universally entertained here for Admiral Decree, en whose handy this Irreparable calamity ham fallen. Ills excellency, Sir Harry Smith, happened to be at Simon'm Bay, on Wolnerelay, when this afflicting Intelligence renched the ad egret, end the generous feelings of the one, with the noble 'lemons of the bereaved father, are mentioned as being the matt affecting sight ever witnessed:—" We have jest received oho follow ing nest painful intelligence. Admiral triage' only son. Commander James Richard Imert a, of her Majesty's sloop Nimrod, and I.lcuE George J. Loch, of We same vowel, went lately on shore atQuiiimane, in the Mozambique, where they unfortunately remained during the night, sleeping with the windows of their bedroom open. The fol lowing morning they returned on board, apparently quite well, but 12 hours afterwards were both wised with that dangerous malady, the ' coast fever,' which, in the course of a few days, terminated fatally thus depriving the service of two most amiable, excellent, promising e young ofileers, and plunging their Meanies into the deemed affliction. The Nimrod may be daily expected in -imon's Bay.—Lieut. Moss M. i y Etateu, acting commander. 10th March, ISO." of . . be Court. The Queen Dowager, the Duke Bernhard, and the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimer, Prince Edward and the Prin cess of Saxe Weimar, arrived at Buckingham Palace at two oclock l esterdsy afternoon to pay a visit to the Queen. The illustrious party remained and partook of a dje4ner with her Majesty and Prince Albert. Mr. Curteis, M.P. for Rye, the Mayor, and the Town Clerk, had an interview with Lord J. Russell yester day, to present addresses of congratulation for the Queen and Prince Albert, and also an addreu to the noble lord. The Hon. J. L. Martin, Chargé d'Affaires of the United States of America to the I'ope, has arrived in Lon don on his way to Rome. The Bishop of Loudon had au interview with Sir G. Grey yesterday at the Home•office. Mr. Fitz-Stephen French and Lord Dc Freyno had an interview yesterday with Lord J. Russell. Mr. Errington and Lord Strafford had interviews yesterday with Sir G. Grey. The Queen and Prince Albert afterwards took a drive in a carriage and four, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, and attended by Lady Caro line Cocks ; the Equerries in Waiting, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, and Captain the Hon. Alexander Gordon, at tended on horseback. Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice took walking and pony exercise yesterday, and the Prince's Helena was taken an airing in the royal gardens. The Queen Dowager, the Duke Bernhard, and the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar, Prince Edward and the Prin cess of Saxe Weimar, honoured the performance at Drury Lane Theatre on Monday evening with their presence. The Duchess of Kent, attended by Baroness de Speth and Sir George Couper, honoured the performance of the Royal Italian Opera yesterday evening with her presence. A deputation, including Mr. Thomas Harkey, lion. Arthur Kinnaird, Mr. John Dean Paul, Mr. Henry Pownall, Rev. E. Holland, Rev. D. Wilson, Rev. M. Pres ton, Rev. J. Harding, Mr. Joseph Wilson, Major-General Inner, Mr. R. B. Leeds, Rev. Mr. Rogers, Mr. John Labou chere, Rev. J. Wyk], and the Rev. Mr. Smalley, with 86 memoria's, praying for the suspension of all Post-offices be ing open throughout the kingdom on the Lord's day, and deprecating the transmission of country letters through London on that day, had an interview with Lord John Russell on Monday. The Viscount and Viscountess Hardinge, the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland and Lady Augusta Paulett, the Marquis and Marchioness of Blandford, Lord and L Lady Mahon, Mr. Nowdegate, M.P., the Right Hon. isut.- Royal Marines, and, with her four 32 pounder gene, looked very formidable in our narrow waters. Before high-water the steamers left for Waterford. WATERFORD, SUNDAY EVENING, SIT o'CLock,MAT 7. — The meeting advertised will no doubt take place here. There wee, to-day, a procession of about 2,000, headed by Smith O'Brien, Meagher, and others, mounted on a carriage, with tri-coloured end other flags, and bands of music playing. They belted abreast of the 'team squadron, and made a lone harangue. The group looked very foolish, and seemed ictucely to know what to be about next. PROVINCIAL. CHARTIST MEETING.—Mr. Feargns O'Connor bay ing promised to visit Leicester on Monday, the chartists there arranged for a procession to take place on that day. This somewhat alarmed some of the wealthy inhabitants, and a special meeting of the magistrates of the borough was held on Saturday to consider the propriety of preventing the pro cession. The mayor and liberal magistrates entertained no fear of any disturbance, and opposed the attempt to put down the procession, and succeeded in preventing interfer ence with it. Mr. O'Connor arrived at the Midland Rail way station shout three o'clock, and was met by a proces lion el about 1,200 persons, with five or six bands of music and about a score of flags. A carriage and four was in readiness for the honourable gentlem .0, who having taken his seat, the procession moved through some of the principal streets in the town, which occupied more than two hours. The procession was brought to a close at about half.prist 5 o'clock in Humberatone.gate, where from 10,000 to 12,000 persons had assembled, and Mr. O'Connor addressed them from the balcony of the Bell Hotel. His speech was of the usual character. In the evening a meet ing took place at the Amphitheatre, when Mr. O'Connor again spoke at some length. lie said they had got the Re. form Bill, which was to give them peace, retrenchment, and reform, and it had given them a forced peace at home, and an increase of taxation to the amount of 12,000,0001. They wanted free trade in legislation as well as in bread. He told them these things to teach them that the promises which bad been made to them had done them no good ; and that, profiting by past experience, they should not be deceived any longer.— A resolution pledging the meeting to give its sup port to Mr. 0 Connor, at all times, and another thanking the mayor and liberal magistrates for opposing the attempt of the tories to prevent the procession, were carried unaei . =Musty. CHESHIRE. SURING A SUBSCRIBER TO THE COBDEN TESTIMO NIAL Fr :11).—A curious case was called on for hearing on Friday, in the County Court, Stockport. The plaintiff was Mr. B, (ton, the League agent in that town, and, the defen dant was Mr. Lees, a manufacturer at the same place. The action was brought to recover 101., which the defendant had promised to contribute to the Cobden Testimonial Fund, and which, in consequence, probably, of some change of opinion, had not been paid. When the case was called on it was stated by the attorney for the plaintiff that 101. had been paid into court, and the summons was withdrawn. The Liverpool Standard, which reports the case, adds—" Who paid the money into court we have not been able to ascer tain, but it certainly was not with the sanction of Mr. Lees, who has resolved to contribute the 101. in aid of the Stock port Infirmary." .firtustc. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—Nladame Pauline Viardot Garcia, whose appearance at this theatre has been exptcted with much interest, made her detail last evening, in the cha racter of Amino in" La Sonnambula." That she should have chosen a part—or, probably, to speak more correctly, that a part should have been chosen for her—which would bring her into direct comparison with Jenny Lind, who bad appeared at the rival house in the same part only a few day: before, appeared somewhat surprising; more especially a , Amino is not one of the characters which have been regarded as among her greatest efforts. Her performance, however, was worthy of her high reputation; and, though unequal, was very successful. She was at first exceedingly nervous and agitated, aid was no doubt greatly disconcerted by the non-appearance of Mario, who (it was announced) had been prevented from singiag by sudden indisposition. His place was supplied by a Signor Flavio, from the San Carlo, at Naples, who had only that morning arrived in London. Madame Viardot's execution of her first air, " Come per me serene," was evidently much affected by the state of her feelings. Her voice was unsteady and broken, and the florid passages were executed with an effort which was very perceptible, and even painful, to the listener. The embellish ments, too, were rather laboured and recherch4, con tained strange and difficult intervals, and did not seem to grow naturally out of the simple melody on which they were engrafted. The scene of Amine's distress and embarrassment caused by the gallantries of the Count, and the umbrage they gave her lover, produced very little effect ; and the sequel to that seine, the quarrel and reconciliation of the lovers when left to themselves, was, in compliance with a common but unaccountable custom, omitted. Why one of the prettiest passages of the opera—one, too, which forms an essential link in the chain of events—should have ever been left out, it is impossible to imagine; and, strang er still, that this omission should be persisted in, after the beauty and interest which Jenny Lind has given to the scene. It was not till the scene in the second act, in which Amino, in ber sleep, enters the Count's chamber, that Viardot made a great impression. Her imploriug cries, " Non son rea were heart-rending. la the last act, she sang the duct with Emino with great feeling and expres sion; and the final scene, where Amino again walks in her sleep, and wakes to love and happi ness, was not only a highly skilful piece of act ing, but full of the most exquisite beauty and pathos. Her concluding air was not only one of the most brilliant and finished pieces of vocal execution that it is possible to ' conceive, but a burst of rapture which seemed to carry the audience with it in an irresistible flood of eympathy. The curtain fell amid cheers, which were prolonged till it rose sad the air was repeated ; and, alter it fell a second time, the fair performer had to come twice before it to make her acknowledgments to the audier.ce. Signor Flavio appeared quite at home in the part of Elrino, and showed feeling and energy ; but kis acting was often excessively exaggerated ; and he made such constant rase of the falsetto, this', though he sang like a musician, his manner was feeble and effeminate. Tamburiui, it is hardly necessary to say, did every justice to the part of the Count; and Millie. Corbari was the best Lisa we have ever seen. Her air in the last act was admirably sung, and most warmly applauded. ftCbe Dtama. PRINCESS'S. — a A Fairy Tale" is the title of another two-act drama which was produced here last night. The plot is peculiar: Rafaello Uarraci, a ruined gamester and libertine, is beset by creditors, who are waiting for him out side the house of the Marchioness Vilani, where be is par taking of a grand entertainment. His capture that evening would interfere with a project he has formed (and on the success of which a wager depend!) to carry off a lady front her residence at Genoa, near which city the scene is laid. To further his plans, at the conclusion of the entertainment, he begs an asylum of the marchioness for the night. The latter, in answer to his request, relates to him what she calls "a fairy tale," and describes significantly a similar favour which she supposes to be asked by a gentleman of a lady, and to which she adds the lady returned answer that a prudent woman could give an asylum to no man but her husband. Raaello betrays considerable dismay at the offer of marriage which is so unequivocally made--in the first place, because he has vowed never to encumber himself with a wife, and secondly, on recount of the advanced age and in firmities of the lady. Driven at last to desperation he yields, and the first act ends with his rash resolve. In the second act we are introduced to him in the act of settling accounts with his creditors, and arranging his affairs by mesas of the Marchioness's large fortune; and we then find him—on the first day of his marriage—leaving the villa where he has taken up his abode in order to consummate his previous plan of eloping with the lady from Genoa. To his surprise, however, he cannot gain egress, every outlet being closely guarded by the Marchioness a orders. An eaplans tion and a scene of matrimonial jealousy ensues. The lady retires, vowing to have her will, and the husband, driven to his wits'-end, yields to the advice of Zila, a gipey enchantress, and administers to his wife a potion, which be ur assured will cause her a few hours of repose, and thus enable him to gain possession of the key of a secret doer hanging at her girdle, and so escape. Zila, however, informs him subsequently that she has mistaken the draught, and that that which has been administered has the effect of restoring the aged to youth. Raffaello is not more surprised at the announcement than at its realisation, for, on the instant, the Marchioness enters, so completely metamorphosed that it would be almost impossible to recogr ise her, were not the marvellous identity of Mrs. Stirling preserved equally in each portion of her assumed character. As a matter of course he falls in love with the lady, who is filled with all the wild excitement and surprise which must be necessarily attendant ea se complete a change of being. But the conquest which he believes him self to have made over the old lady is destined to end there. He is repulsed by the young ore, who denies all knowledge of him—or indeed of the fact of her previous condition —and wiil not recognise 33 libertine and debauched a person. Raffaello is nearly driven to deeperation--especially when he beholds the favour to which he aspires bestowed upon another. In the midst of these incidents an outcry is raised respecting the disappearance of the old marchioness, and Ra pull's is accused of having murdered her. Circum stances arise which appear to leave no doubt on the matter. and his doom appears certain ; when 'Lila offers to administer ■ potion to the marchioness which shall reverse the former charm, and have the effect of rendering youth suddenly aged. He proposes to the marchioness that to save him from de struction she shall take this draught. After some hesitation she consents, and becomes even more aged and infirm than before. Raffaello is then even more miserable—his feelings consisting of remorse at his telfishness in causing the sacrifice, as well as at the effects of the sacrifice itself in giving him so unattractive a wife. He betrays some emotion, which the lady very kindly interprets as generous feel ing—and then comes 019 denouement. The lady throws off her disguise and appears in her natural condition of youth and beauty—avows herself the niece of the mar chioness instead of the marchioness herself—and discovers the whole " fairy tale " to have been a simple ruse, con nived at by the other characters, and induced by her wish to try the faith of the man whom the loved, but whose princi ples she feared. The end may be easily imagined. Ital. faelk is easily induced to marry, and the pair avow their intention of growing old together, " but taking their time about it, ' The main charm of the piece lies in the acting of Mrs. Stirling, which was as complete as it could well be. its moral seems doubtful, inasmuch as Raffaello gained con siderably more than his deserts—onduct throughut justifying little better than contempt . c . Mr. James Vini o ng made the most of the part, and the remainder of the charac ters were very efficiently supported by Mr. Fisher, Mr. Con way, and Miss Emma Stanley. The piece was received with enthusiastic approbation. CLERICAL. LAST 111051 ' 11 Gazette =daises an order in cOuseil ratify- In 6 a scheme of the Pfrelegamieal Comroissioners for compensating_ 'certain spiritual moms whose emoluments have been diminished"' by TENOR of proceedings under the act for making better provision for the spiritual care of populous parialieo. The bilowing sums are to be paid to the undermentioned clergymen for Mears surtained by them by reason of the establishment of new parishes wSoining their several incumbencies :—Little Hawley : Rev. J. Wood, of Gt. Denby, 131. St. John, Eastover: Bev. C. Nihili, 191.—Failsworth : Bev. W. Ilutchineon, incumbent of the P.C. of AU Saints, Newton-hvath, Lan cashire, 151.—The Holy Trinity, Milne Rev. J. Blokes:. incumbent of the It.MMilton nextGravesend,2 o l.-81. Jobs Baptist, N.:dm:Lam Rev.J. W. Brooks, incumbent of the V. of St. Mary's, Nottio harn,bl. New Bedford: Bev. It. Creswell, incumbent of the V. cf Katthrd,Not tingharashire, 181.—Trawden : Bev. 3.llendersoo, 1411CUILOCIll of the P. C. of Caine, in Whatley, Lancashire, 241. Tue EOCLIAASTICAI. COMIMMIONEIO hare ICSO ;trepan,: a scheme for sutetituting a money payment (6401. a year) to the Demurer of Exeter Cathedral, for certain property belonsing to him in virtue of his office. This scheme to also ratified by orders in mimed published le hot night's Gazette. The present treasurer of the Cathedral lathe bishop himself. SAL': OP CHURCH PREFERMENTS. —Yesterday the perpe tual IILI,OW•011 to the rectory of Woodebester, dio. Gloucester, was imp lanted te public competition at the Auction Mart. The aen•aal income was stated at 4301.; population 900; duties light. The living is within two miles of titrood, and as easy distance from Bath, Glouces ter and Cheltenham. It was ao'd (subject to the life of the present Incumbent, the live . Dr. Williams, meal lii ) for 2,7401.—The next presentation to the rectory of Tollicote, Shipston-Stour, Warwick enint, din. Worcester, 10 miles trout StraUoriton.Avon, Gamut in come 3001., population 82 (the incumbent aged 7n, was knit:iced down for 1,5902., which was below the reserved price. LIBERALITY OP THB BISHOP Op IiRISTOL. — The mention in a contemporary of a munikoent donatiou by the be-I.op of the diocese, does not clearly explain the matey. No grant io made by the ethlethaatical commiothners to the diocese. The gift is that sorely of the bishop, who hating din math of his interest in the lior field estate to the ecclesiastical disposal) was hW lord ship's own property, and entirely at his own , 11W lordehip set apart a certain portion for the future endowment of the living od Itorfield, and then divided the reskloe, taking a moiety Kr himsei, so rtaeld, adding the other moiety, 5,791/. Ins., to a cum which his lord ehip had annually appropriated out of Ms income for the endowment of small livings, which amount.' to 3.4451. to. 6d., making In the whole the sum of 9,2382. 17s. Gd., which Ms lordship has determined to invest in the names of public Violets for the endowment of small livings. Such munificence as this needs no comment; bat it should, we think, be fairly eat forth ea an example to others who pommel the means to perform similar deeds of generosity and selddeniaLa- Bristol Jon'eal. PREFEHMENTS. — Rev. Alcock, to St. Barnabas P.C. Kirk Braddsn, Isle of lean; 2002. • pats , trustees ; Rev, W . Carpenter, D.D., prom.—Rev. G. P. Goddard, to Chinned St. John's P.C., Rases; din. Rothater ; 801.; pat., the Bishop of London-- Rev. J. Green, to dt. Noot's V.. Hunta ; 410. Ely 16 32 , with rent. dente; pat., the Lord Chancellor.—Rev. W. P. Pierson, to Settle P.C. Yorkshire; din. Ripon; 1301. ; pats, flee troatem.—Rev. I. Walker, to St. Paul's P.C., Bury, Lan cashire ; Mo. Manchester; pats., trustees.—Rev. 11. Warburton, to Fable iledinghain IL, Ewa; din. Rochester; 905 f., with residence; pate., trustees. NAVAL. Last right's Gazette gives notice that an ithcount of the sum received under the vote of parliament, fir seri ices performed by 11. M. ships Madagascar and Waterwitch, in liberating slaves from the barracoons at Cabinda, on the 22nd of May, 1342, and at Ambris, on the 31st of May, 184 2 , will be delivered into the registry of the Admiralty, on the 22nd inst. Notice is also given that an account of the tonnage bounty received for the slave schooner, name unknown, captured on the 2111 L of August, 1841, by 11. M. ship Madagascar Capt. Foote, will be delivered into the registry of the .tdmisalty on dui 22nd day of May inst. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 9.—The Bel!eisle, troop ship, got under weigh at daylight this morning, and sailed for Leith, to land the troops on board.—The Herefordshire, hired transport, was towed into harboor thin day, and is alongside the dockyard Jetty lauding baggage.—A court-martial is ordered to assemble on board the Victory on Thursday next, Rear-Adm. Priscott, president, lo try LieuL Mills, of 11.11.8. Illustrious, for drunkenness, Sus—The Sharp. shooter, at, will sail to-morrow for Dover, to brine the officers and crew of the Undire to this port. —The Powerful, Si, to to go out to Spithead on the 15th inst.—The Adventure, naval transport, arrived yesterday from Plymouth with Chris and supernumeraries; she nailed this morning for Sheerness and Deptford.—Tate Mel t-Wound .thdroinache, freight-ships, arrived this m. ruing from Chia& and the Cape of Good Hop with invalids from both scrriecs. They bring no news. IIEvoNPoRT, MAT B.—Wolf, 18. sailed this raoraiog for ingstows, Ireland, in charge of Mr. Henderion.—Adm sr& Superin. teolent Sir J. Louis, Bart., is appointed col -commandant of the Bond Dockyard Battalion. Commissions for the Mut-cols., majors, and other officers are in course of preparation, and will be issued in a few days.—J. Bowden and J. H. Coombe, shipwright apprentice., have been selected from the ',heel in this establishment, for the central mathematical school at Portsmouth ; 70 apprentices, having been more than four years in the school, were dismissed therefrom on Saturday last, as not likely to obtain any advantage by remaining longer, from the backwardness of their education. SHEERNESS, MAT B.—The Ganges is ordered to proceed to the Nore to-morrow, and there await sailing orders.—The master ibipsoight of this yard, Mr. I. Wails, leaves here for Somerset House, where he is to place himself under the directions of the Surveyor of the Navy; and the builder's assistant, Mr. Head, now at Woolwich, is onlered here loamy on the duty in the master shipwright's absettoo—Mr. Mitchell, the civil engineer here, has received his order for superannuation ; he ii to receive 161,1. per annum—The commis. MOllB are being prepared for the officirs of tho Royal Dockyard Battalion, and it is expected they will be presented in a few days. The infantry, artillery, and boat brigades are now in full drill. ADMIRALTY, May 9.—ArrOlATlSENTA—Lieutenants : C. B. Hose, to Excellent; 11. P. Jones, to Ocean.—ActingsaDlstaat surgeon G. P. Cooke sod Midshipman W. G. Jerden, to Victery.— Assistant engineers (2nd class; : J. Feripuison, to lisgard ; C. A. O'Dwyer, to Echo. J. Griffiths and M. Dready, to be leading men of storehouses, Victualling-yard. MILI'rAItY. THE BELLEtaLE, troop-ah , which arrived off rortamouth on the afternoon of Monday with the 31rd itegt., from St. John's, New Brunswick, proceeded at once to Leith, as the depot of tine rest. a at Edinburgh, and the of nice and depot companies will tl.,n be consoli dated there. The 33rd left England in Oct. 1316 for Gibraltar, pro ceeded to the West Indies in 1011, and at the end of 1613 Went On to New Brunswick, where it was station.d until the 1731, April last, when it embarked on board the above-named baring served abroad eleven years and a half.—The Herefordshire (a very fine old troop-ship) arrived off Portsmouth the same day with the 4011 regt. from Halifax, Nova risatia, and the regt. disembarked yesterday. The 40th wont to Gibraltar late in 1837, to Barbadoe , in 1342, the ol:oning year to St. Vincent, and to Canada in 1043 ; in 1347 Ws regt. preceded to Halifax, Nova Scotia, s ere it tenaained till its ciubuaation on the Bth of April for England, having thus reeved abroad len year, and a halt. The 40th will replace the depot 50th regt. at Lover, and the latter will proceed to Wanner. SPORTING. NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING. TUESDAY.-001. for 3-yr olds, Got lib; four, &t; five, SA ;lb; sir sod aged, Set 121 b. T. 3474. Winner to be sold for :on, dc. . Dule of Bedford's Fistiuna. Pettit) I LordHs Noso (W. Cotton) 1 Spencer's Dads =tarp) S Lord W. Powlett's Fraseoul Lord Ezeter's Hecuba (J. Mann) 5 Mr. bandwichs Cipher (I. Dean, 6 Mazcit, 100 a shler ;Brat half of alb. M. Lord Clifden's Cashier (Marsoo . I Duke of Redford's Retail (Butler 2 to Son Cashier. Woo by a Imps; rua M5l sec. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAXIO of MP WTI. each. T.Y.C. (IS subs ) ,Mr.Rhelley's Liston (Peal 0 1 Duke of Bedford's Foetus (Dorkersy 0 1 Clot 0 S 1 4 0 .(Bu V tler) Col. Peel's Isis Lotd Stanley's ch c Bowstring .... . MATCH, 200 sous. ; h Duke of Bedford's Ss fire Mutter; 1 Lord Exeter's Cocoa-nut llunn 2tol on Saddle. Won easy by a length ; run In I min. 17 BCC. 50!. for 3.yr-old colts, B.t 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. Mr. Ruraey's Telegraph 1 Kr. Lowther'. Glutton. (Rogers - Mr. D. Greene Atheist:me • Butler 3 SUFFOLK STAKE ' .-6 to 4 on Walmgate-bar-without. The sport this meeting, if we may judge from a very excellent commencement, win greatly exceed the modcrite averse. of second spring meetinga. Its chief feature to-day was a deal heat with three—Liston, who came off the adorer of a similar r.ce last meeting, being a second time victorious in the "who sluaL" The R.M. Plate effectually 6... need of three or four Derby outsiders. ENTRIRE FOR WEDNESDAY.—LIANDICAP PLATE, for 3-yr °Us and upward*. A.F.—Teetotum, 3 yea; Doctrine, 4 sea; Wain. eate.bar,rithout, 4 yrs ; Chapelgorie, 3 yra ; Bridle, 13 es ; Mastiff, 5 yre; Remembrance, 3 yea; lentatn, 4 yrs ; Prussic Add, 3 yrs; Znka, 4 yes ; Due an Durres, G yra. JOCKEY CLUE PLATE. B.C.—Bridle, 4 yes: Tuella, 4 yrs. MANCHESTER MEETING, 1844. WEIGHTS FOR THE SALFORD 80R0114311 CUP OF 100 sore., am.—Cawrousts, let 10Th; Lady Wildair, eat Kb; Griaistom, est ; Lightning, 7st I2th ; Godfrey, Tat 121 b ; Shushan, 7st 12113; Spits head. 7st 10th; Foreelo.ure, 7et frlb ; Romance, Tat elh ; Van lsh ,„ Tot Slb Newcourt, 7st 1b; Jovial, 7st 714 ; ist 61b ; Sir George, 7st 510; Ennui, 7 st 21 b ; Blue Light, 7st 21b ; Wood pecker, Tot 21b; Reminiscence, Tel 211; The Dart, 7st• Prisms. Boyal, Tat ; Maid of Motherwell, 7 st ; Marietta, fart 12th; Jac-o'-Sot, bet 1210; Tom Tough, Gat 111 h; Mlirtt.illo, let 11th; Geraldine, Gat 10Ib ; Kimet, Gst 101 b; Idarquis of Conyegbaro, Got 101 b 1 Adro 6 nistrator, Gat 10lb; Louisa Newell, Sot 101 b NCTilna. Get 10th; Black Dwarf, ; 6M Betty Ketestica, Gat 71to ; Premier, fist tilb; tleaux, Get elb Betty Swipes, 6st 6lb ; King of the Forest, Get 6;b ; Magnet, 6st 61 ; Lethargy, Gat 4lb ; Brown Fly, Get 41b; Swiss Boy, Get 4111; Helena, Get; Deloraine, Gm ; Lady Itylda, 546 1211); 13randyface, sst 121 b; Silly Massa, Sot 1216; Jmay Lind, Set 12113; Mrs. Taft, SM 1211); Mal seer, 64t 1014 ; Tuscan, let 6lb ; Leoomte, sst elb ; Glen Suddel ; Tin 61b; Sylvan, Set Gth ; Bitter Pill, Sot Landrost, sst 5113; Idol, Set 31b; CAlaVid, bet bib; Egressont, 4st 121 b; tress, Ist 101 b ; Lyme, paid. *.ab) Entellistrat. HOUSE OF LORDS. Mea. DAWSON'S Dtvoisca 1111.1..—The petition for this bill was founded on cruelty and adultery by the husband. The witnesses to the charge of cruelty were examined on the 18th and 20th of April. The substance of the evidence on that head was given in the reports which appeared in this journal on the 19th and 21st. Witnemes were now examined nirn the charges of adultery, and it was proved that Mr. Dawson was the lather of a child by one Mary Aspinal. of Salford. Her testinvny, if true, would leave no doubt of the fact that he indulged in promis cuous intercourse with common women. Evidence of adul tery with other women remains yet to be taken. The fur ther proceedings were, at d o'clock, adjourned. EQUITY COURTS. Before Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce. ATTentsunv T. SMITHSON.—PROCREDINGS IVIIEFIE BOLE PLAINTIFF BECOMES LUNATIC PENDENTE LITE.—The plaintiff,who, previously to 1814, had been subject to attacks of mental derangement, executed in that year deeds convey ing her property to trustees, upon trusts, to apply the rents and annual proceeds fur her benefit, in the event of her be coming insane. While sane she instituted the present suit for the appointment of a new trustee, and for an account. Sines the bill was filed, and an answer put in, the plllntiff had suffered a relapse, and a petition of her next friend now came on to be heard, praying for an inquiry bonne the master as to the most proper way of applying the income of the plaintiff ' s property for her benefit , an d whether appli cation ought to be made for a commission of lunacy.—Mr- H. Prendergast, in support of the petition, said the case of a sole plaintiff becoming insane was new, and he referred is " Sherwood r. Sanderson " (19 Vesey, 280), and " Nelson o. Duncombe " (9 Beavan, 211).-11r. Russell and Mr. Daniel, fir the defendant, adverted to the dealings which had take* place with the property under the trust, and submitted that such proceedings should be adopted as would effectually pro tect the trustee.—The Vice-Chancellor bad no doubt of the authority of the court to act, although there h st commi , sion of lunacy; yet, as difficulties had bee , b with eh ea rtdh,cand that property, it the wouldpetipetition ut o h n et ° cause t t h e the Is ti c m a l o should s a gl time. d t Ati U14.1.t'- I