The Express. — London, England, 1848-03-29 00:00:00

x ople of 1 knot of oderados elligenos Icliess of dons d s than I stotation iARVAItt. but it equal, istinaite, 6 England. een Vice, a the fa ct iR Gilled and that ier. The ceive the Duchene. Make/. xe rof!'t Lg within not Pr' ration for a greater,. tors 0006 s upport. And, in consequence, they went off in a hat This, we believe to be the truth, and we hope it is a o. Our opinion upon the Spanish marriages has I , been as severe as that of any journal. But all the actors in the nefarious drama have received con dign punishment, beginning with Count BREBRON. And laboecur be to blame, certainly the poor Duchess of N/OSTPENSIER, much as she has suffered, cannot be said to have suffered ju s tly . e We were sorry to hear Lord PALMERSTON r ather flippantly of the natura l desire id the British minister to prevent the Duke and Duchess of MONTPENSIER from returning to Spain, but, on the contrary, to retain them here. We see no reason for a British minister entertaining desires and practising interference in the matter. In the present state of France it is little matter what prince succeeds to the Spanish throne. That is a con sideration exclusively for the Spaniards. We sever bad just reason, and we have now not even a pretext, for interfering in the matter. It is of the greatest liberty should be restored in Spain ; secondly, that the Spaniards, in full possession of their rights and independence, should decide the question of succession. That France should acquiesce in this decision, whatever it is, is of great moment ; and in order to France thus ac quiescing, it should appear that England had no dre of intermeddling in the affair. kor this reason we deprecated exceedingly the few imprudent words of Lord PALMERSTON. Independent of policy, generosity, which else has its policy, should prompt us to waive all that rivalry and rancour, however originating, which existed be tween the House of ORLEANS and our Foreign-office. If Louts XII. forbore to avenge the injuries offered to him, when Duke of ORLEANS, Whig ministers. in ac cordance with the noble assertion of the rights of hos pitality by Lord JOHN RUSSELL, should not too ran corously recollect the errors, or the worse than errors, of Louts PHILIPPE. There is a power that punishes and "avenges"—a power not of this earth. And we should bat ignorantly and idly and ungenerously usurp a character that does not suit either England or the present age, in pursuing the poor old King of the FRENCH, as an CEutrus, and devoting his family to the infernal gods. GERMANY. PROGRESS OF REFORM. PRUSSIA. —We have intelligence from Berlin to the 26th, the journals of which date have been re ceived. On the 25th the King received the deputa tions from Posen, headed by the Archbishop von Puy luski, who made known the wish of tke people of that duchy, "that a national re-organisation of the Grand l)uchy of Posen might be granted, such as would quickly and peacefully take place under the protection of the King." 'the deputation further urged that in order to the effecting of this object, a committee should be named, consisting of men in whom confidence could be placed, and the nomination of which would be entrusted to the royal discretion. The King answered the deputatiou, and said he granted with pleasure a re-organization of the Grand Duchy of Posen, which would take place in as short a time as pus-ible. For that purpose he would grant the formation of a commission, to be chosen from men or both nations, Prussians and Poles, who would deliberate with the chief president on this re-organi cation ; and, according to the result of this delibera tion, he would make the necessary . arrangements. But this commission could only be efficacious as long as the legal order and authority of the magistrates of the Grand Duchy of Posen were maintained. Count von Arnim has been named royal commis sioner at the forthcoming Prussian Diet. Numerous meetings took place in Berlin, in which the subject of the assembly of the Diet was mooted, and resolutions adopted to the effect that it was de sirable that the'present I het should not be called to gether, but that new elections shou ld first be pro ceededwith. The King left Berlin for Potsdam on the 25th, and was received at that residence with the greatest de monstrations of joy. It was with difficulty the people were prevented from taking the horses from the carriage which drove him from the railway station. General Tun l'fuel, Governor of Berlin and General of the Infantry, has been dismissed. The following answer given by the King of Prussia to the Breslau deputations was made public in that city on the 23rd. His NI sty yesterday returned the following answer to our proposal to engraft on the promised constitution, popular representation by direct election, and to promulgate the law ' regulating the direct election without waiting to consult the States-General " Since I have granted a constitution on the widest ba-So, it is my wish to grant a popular law of election, which, being founded on popular election, would represent aft tie. interests of the people, without distinction of religious opinions, a, d I intend to lay this law before the Diet,the speedy assembling of which must take place accord ing to the general wish of the country, fir the purpose of considering the different proposals made to me. I should decidedly ai tin opposition to this general wish were I to grant this new law on the elections without the advice of the Diet. You will, therefore, be c nvened, and as I trust in your I laity you will inform those who delegate you that I cannot elver into your propos d so long as the general wish of the country has not expressed itself." It behove, the German fatherland--say the magistrates in answer to the words of the King—to show that the Prussian nation feel the task which the spirit of the time has imposed on them, and it behoves all classes in Germany to bind the mseives together, that they may Prussia all confidence—a confidence which is only to be expected, If the Prussian people are able to lift their voice. Momenta are preeious.—Dreslou, March 23, 1848.—Signed by the magis trate and municipal council. Letters from l'osen of the 22nd, say that the mili tary had begun to act. After the departure of the deputation, the public joy had manifested itself in meetings, chiefly at the bazaar and in the main streets. The authorities, however, looking upon this with a jealous eye, published a proclamation at two o'clock, in which meetings of more than five people in public after nightfall were forbidden. This order was enforced by a strong show of troops, which occupied the chief streets, artillery being placed here and there ready for use if necessary. The reason of these preparations was quite obscure to the inhabitants, who were not intent on any san guinary movement ; and the brutality of the soldiers, who killed one man by bayoneting him, calmed a feeling of irritation against them. The matter Was, however, explained in a proclamation to the Ger mans, stating that the preparations made were not against them, but that they weie intended to protect the Prussians against any attempt on the part of the Poles. At Cologne, on the 26th, the news havingbeen spread that Prince Czartoryski,the leader of the last Polish re volution, with MM. Chrzanowski, Morawski, Bystrzo nowski, and Czaplyeke Bolmin, had arrived on their journey to Poland, an assembly of 800 or 1,000 men took place almost simultaneously, for the purpose of assuring the prince of the sympathy of Germany for Polish nationality. The meeting, bearing the German flog, proceeded to the Wiener Gaathof, where they met the prince, and having been addressed by him, retired with great cheering. Prince Czertoryski addressed some parting words before he left for Poland, to the inhabitants of Cologne, in which he stated that his object was to establish " a free Poland—Poland without privileges, and democratic." From Aix-la-Chapelle, under date March 26, we learn that the burghers were assembled for their meeting this morning. News was brought that Prince Czartoryski, with several other Poles, had arrived at the station, on their way from Paris to Posen. This fell like an electric spark upon the assembly. All reached the station and offered their congratulations to the heroes of freedom and na tionality. Dr. Neuellens expressed the ardent wish of the burghers of Aix-la-Chapelle for the restora tion of Poland. " All hail to Poland," loudly re-echoed as the train rolled along with the noble-hearted champions, for their country and for liberty. AUSTRIA.—We have news no later from Vienna than the 22nd, on which day the following imperial amnesty was issued : We, berdimual, by the grace of God Emperor of Austria, Ring of Hungary, Bohemia, ate. &c., in order to give our faithful subjects a further proof of our confidence, and to convince them how greatly we are disposed to show favour even to the erring, we have resolved to make use of our im perial prerogative and to adopt the following reodlutions, especially in regard to our kingdom of Wald' and Lads merit, and also Lombardo-Venetian kingdom :-1. All in dividuals of the civic body in the kingdoms of Gallicia and Ladomeria, including the circle of Cracow, also in the Lom bardo-Venetian kingdom, who shall have bean on trial, and are new under the penalty of punishment for high treason or breach of the internal peace of the state, shall have the remaining term of their punishment remitted, in so far so they are not also amenable to the law for other trustee. —2. In regard to those criminals who have been arrested by the courts of the said kingdoms, but have not yet been defi nitely judged, all further proceedings shall be dropped, sad no further investigation for similar offences' which may have preceded this our imperial resolution, shall be pursued. Not withstanding all indtvidualsmenticrnedin the first and second clauses shall be immediately taken beyond the trontien of our kingdoms, if they be foreigners, and shall not be permitted to return, except by our special per mission. —3. Those persons of the said kingdom who were concerned in political intrigues or com promieed therein, and have been confined to another part of the country, shall have the full enjoyment of their liberty. 4. Thom persons who upon similar grounds have been subject to special prohibition shall be released from the same.—We confidently expect that by this our imperial am nesty the minds of men will be quiete d, peace and order be every where mitered, and our faithful subjects testify to us that love and loyalty which they have to honourably main tained on divers occasions.—Given at our Imperial Rai dentiary City of Vienna, March 20, 1848, iu the 14th year of our reign, F3II.I)II4AND. [Here follow the ministers' signa tures.] The excitement in public affairs has happily passed over, and consequently the extraordinary military measures which the Emperor was obliged to command in the midst of the fearful emergencies are no longer rendered necessary. BELGIUM.—ATTEMPTED I)ISTURBANCE.--BRUS sEte, MARCH 27.—Last night, about 11 o'clock, there was an attempt at an imessts. About 150 people came out of the public-houses on the Grande Place, and funning themselves into a body, went through the neighbouring street to the Grand Sablon. In the Rue de Rollebesk a pistol was fired at one of the agents of the police; hut happily withouteffect. They next proceeded down the Rue d'Or, and Rue de l'Eur peruse, shouting " Vive la Republique !" Here th , ir fur ther progress was opposed by the sergeants of the city, who succeeded to dispersing them by giving them heavy blows with their batons. Several citirms helped the police in dispersing the rioters, eight of whom were arrested. A man in shirt sleeves, who appeared to be the leader of the baud, was among the first who were arrested. lie ex claimed that he wee a Frenchman domiciled in the palace of the Tuileries. His name is Delestre. One of the workmen who had arrived from Paris had been running about the streets of Brussels in the morning, wearing an enormous red cap of liberty. He was arrested and taken to then Hotel-de- Vile by the poll. e agenta, followed by • larg cncourse of persons. It appeared that the poor men was insane. The lloniteur Beige says: " A gnat change has taken place here within the last few days. Not a week ago there were a great number of houses to let, both at Brussels and the en virons, on low terms, but in consequence of the arrival of numerous foreigners the rents have risen, and houses which have long stood empty are occupied. Prince Christopher, who long reigned at Hayti, and has been fur some months imprisoned fur debt, has lust been set at liberty by the cha ritable seal of the police director of the prison, who sue deeded in raising a subscription of a thousand francs for paying his creditors and defraying his passage to England." HOLLAND.—TILE HAGUE, MARCH 26.—1 n the sitting of the Second Chamber of the States General, yester day, the president communicated the following royal mes sage :—" Seeing the report, under date of the 21st of this month, of our Counsellor of State, Count Schimmelpenninck, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to her Majesty the Queen of England; seeing the report of the counsellor, iaetituted by our decree of the 17th of this month, we have decreed and do decree, that the si coml. paragraph of the said decree is reported."—A royal message was then read announcing the honourable dismissit in from the funct inns as ministers, as blows : Baron Van Zoylea, Van Nywelt M. J. C. Band, Lieut. - Gen. List , Vice Adm'ral Ryk, M . Van Son, Count Van Randwyk, Chevalier Van der Heim, and Chevalier Van Happen; Ins Majesty at the same time desiring to thank them for the numerous and im portant services which they had rendered to the country. Another royal decree contained the provisional composition of a ministry during the formation of a definite ministry, viz.: Coen: Von Schimmelpennincir, Vice-Admiral Rik, M. Dirk Donker Curtin', M. Lusac, M. Ltahtenwell,und Lieut.Gca. Nepres, • RUSSIA.—The Gozetle says that a private letter from St. Petersburg, of the 10th, states *hat the greatest confusion prevails in the city. That the Em peror was shot at in the tree, and that the }ill pierced his hat. His Majesty Immediately returned to the palace, and adopted the mast menecing measures of defence against the NORWAY.—CURISTIANA, MARCH 17.—You will be surprised (says a correspondent) to hear that the apathetic Norwegians are capable of exhibiting a demonstration. For three consecutive evenings we have had rows, and the third several thousands were collected, and maltreated the police so much that the m litary had to be called out, and at least 100 were arrested. You must not, however, suppose that any politic - 1 -im was in view—any social grievance sought to be redressed ; it arose from some remarks made by the editor of the Morgenland the day after the news of the Paris revo lution arrived. After passing a warm panegyric on the French and the revolution, he calls on the Swedes and Danes to arouse themselves, and concludes by saying, "And we Norwegians must learn that it is action and decision that is required, not talk grad vacillation. The same evening the students and three or roar hundred more assembled before the editor's door and greeted him with hisses and other signs of disc. probation. The second evening still greater numbers collected, but in the mean time his friends and ad mirers assembled, in order to exhibit a counter-demonstra tion, and missiles were exchanged. The third evening se veral thousands assembled, when the military were obliged to act. This feet will show the Norwegian government how easily a mob may be excited even in these cold regions. Zbe Court. The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Queen yes terday, at Buckingham Palace. Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, honoured the performances at Drury-lam• Theatre, with their presence, yesterday. The Dowager Lady Ly ttelton. Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Colonel Bouvene were in attendance on the royal party. The Prince of Prussia paid visits yesterday to the Duchess of Kent, at Clarence House, St. James's; to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, at Cambridge House; and to the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House. The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Frederick of bee visited the Prince of Prussia, on Monday evening, at residence of the Prussian Minister, on Carlton-house terrsze. Colonel It, Cannon, K.S.F., was presented by Viscount Palmerston to Prince Albert, on W.dneschty, at the Levee, on being appointed a Knight Commander of Charles the Third. Mr. Wyon, of her Majesty's Mint, had an interview with Lord John Russell, at his official residence, Downing street, on Monday. EARLY CLOSING OF BANES.—The following notice is being affixed by the Lombard-street banks to the pass. books of all their customers: "On and after the Ist May, 1848, Maine business will close at four o'clock is the after noon, instead of five o'clock, as at present." THE DEATHS IN LONDON daring the week ending March 25 were 1,099, or eight below the average. The return of the Registrar-General must have been sill more favourable but for the continued prevalence of typhus and scarlatina, both of which destroyed during the week nearly twice the average number of persons. The deaths from diseases of the lungs and of the organs of respiration were only lac, the average for the week being 225. The births registered in the week were 1,554. The mean temperature, 44 deg. 7 min. THE' NEW WAR MEDALS.—The new war Medals se long anxiously expected by tile naval and military sur vivors of the late war, are now almost completed, and ere many months elapse will be completely distributed amongst those entitled to them. Both decorations are from the de sign of Mr. Wyon, RA., of her Majesty's Mint. The naval medal, of whic h we append a description, is at length before Su Admiralty, but the military design is nut as yet entirely completed. The former has been submitted to her Majesty, Lord J. Russell, Earl Grey, the head of the war department, &c., and Mr. Wyon has been complimented on the appro priateness and chasteness of the design which he selected. This naval memorial is somewhat larger than a half crown piece. The obverse displays a bust of her Majesty, sur mounted by the motto, Victoria Regina." 'f he reverse exhibits a figure of Britannia on a sea-horse, holding aloft is the right hand a trident, and in the left an olive-branch. Taking the medal on the whole, it is the most interesting record of the kind that has ever been issued. It is proposed, so far as the distribution of this medal in concerned, to go back to the celebrated victory of the lit of after June. the Ist wil The vari l - ous battle in which each wearer t ook p art be signified by bars. LAW OF LUNACY.—A meeting, convened under the auspices of the alleged Lunatics' Friend Soc;ety, esta blished in 1825 " for the protection of the Bri'ish subject front unjust confinement on the grounds of mental derange ment, and for the redress of persons so confined," war held at the British Hotel, Cockspurstreet, Tor the purpose of taking the necessary steps to effect a reform in the law of l u nacy,—Mr. B. B. Cabbell, M.P., presided.—Mr. Luke J. Hansard moved the first resolution That the present laws of lunacy are acknowledged on all bands to be highly defective and contrary to every principle of constitutional freedom and justice, and that seta of the greatest oppression and ern. city have been committed in lunatic asylums in consequeace of the I mper fect system in superintending the same. Mr. Perceval, in seconding the resolution, looked upon this question as the touchstone of the moral and religious condi non of this country. This question had been before the country eleven years, and though the society had not many mighty men amongst them, yet they had those amongst them who were determined to carry out We object it had in view. They had addressed the aristocracy, the hierarchy, the middle and the lower classes, yet how few came forward to learn the miseries of lunatic asylums, and the murders (if he might so call them) committed there. During the but ear the public papers recorded three coroners' inquests in lunatic asylums, in all of which it was proved that the un fertwate persons had had their ribs broken in on both sides. That was the sort of treatment which lunatics and alleged un latics underwent in thaws asylums of misery and cruelty. After some further remarks , Mr. Peroeval complained of the manner in which alleged lunatics were arrested. In most cases two men came without warrant., or any other visible authority, and took the victim by main force off to an asylum, where he was debarred from communicating with his friends or proving his s anity. It only required the certificate of two medical men as to the lunacy of a certain person, and then the doctor into whose asylum he Is to be removed, may, on the strength of that certificate, send his grooms, farming servants, or any other persons, to seize him. The victim was not enabled to seterMin the names of the persons on whose euggestien he waa waned, for there was no law to compel THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 29, 1848. an answer. The victim, perhaps, mike. " Whe ha; done this ?" The lunacy doctor replies, "Oh, you knew as well as we do." " Indeed, Ido not," rye*, rioting sad then the lunacy doctor puts as end to the college , br etzelaim ing, "Oh, that's your lunacy." The corn went mend four times a year to visit the lune* asylums, sei then there was an apparent chance of appeal; but the atelllelletes' visits were so rapid, and of such short I illegadea that they saw but very few comparatively of those mile men there walked. A man might be locked up three seethe heirre the commissioners came round ; and daring that time he might be insulted, beaten , irritated, and thus at the close o. the three months the man might have been driven into that sate of madness which they who had seised him would make belief he was labouring under when he was appreheaded. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Percevaleited a numlwr of ewes which had come under his own observation, in which great cruelty had been exercised. The supervision in these asylums was very defective, and many of them were kept by pinions who were totally incompetent to manage them. It was a common mistake to suppose that all these lunatic asy lums were kept by physicians. One within &couple of miles the metropolis was kept by an under-keeper of St. Luke's, of a man who, by economy or the assistance of friends, had been enabled to set up for himself.—Mr. Bailey : lle got his • money by marrying a mad patient. (Great laughter.)—The Chairman then pus. the resolution to the meeting, and it was carried nem. dia.—Several other gentlemen addressed the meeting, after which a petition, based upon the resolution, was agreed to, and received numerous signatures.—A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. ENGLISH WORKMEN EXPELLED PROM FRANCE. — A meeting was heist on Monday evening at the Green Man, Tooley-street, Borough, by a numerous body of the leading workmen--engineers, engine drivers, stokers, and other su perior operatives on the railways in France, who have been expelled from that country by the recent revolutionary pro ceedings, to take into consideration the best means t 3 be adopted to obtain a redress of their grievances. It may suf fice to state that most of these men were s duced from this country to undertake vs. let's works on the railways in France, • at fixed periods, and at salaries according to their skill; that moetof them have only partially completed their engagements, many unpaid for the work completed, and that all hove sus. mined heavy losses by the sacrifice of their household furni- , ture, their implements, Le. It world be useless to detail the vialence, in many instances the brutality, nay, even threats of murder, which these men sustained at the hands of the populace ; and, in most instances, the authorities lad no control over the ferocity of the common rabble, who plundered and maltreated them in the meet savage and brutal manner. As an instance, it is related in a letter from Tours, dated 20th March, received on Monday, that "last night the rabble came down our swat, and broke into Bau drey's house, and said they would cut the throats of all the English. They broke all the windows in the house, &c." And many others are placed in a similarly painful and an justifisble position.—Mr. J. Mather, recently on the Tours Rsilway, was in the chair, who detailed, in a truthful and painful manner, the numerous grievances and cruel hard ships which the working men had sustained at the hands of the French, of the downright and barefaced robberies com mitted upon them, and the brutal manner in which they were expelled from that country, when it was unanimously resolved that a memorial of their grievances should be laid before the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with a detail of the losses which they had sustained, and to urgently request that minister to intercede with the govern ment of France for a redress of their wrongs. The aggregate of the losses, in bare wages unpaid, apart from the sacrifices they have made in giving up good appointment , in this country, amounts ti 3,0001., and all thrown upon their own naked resources, having been robbed of their all—except their industry. INQUEST, YESTERDAY.—FATAL FALL PROM WINDOW, AND IIEAHTLEeeI ROIOIO3B.Y.—By Mr. B.:dined, at the Two Brewers, Jermya-street, St. James's, on the body of William H. Oreengrase, aged 28. The deceased was foreman to Neville and Sons, butchers, of Oxendon street, and resided wi is his wife over his employers' stable., in Anple-tree. yard, St.J.mea's.square. On Friday evening the deceased was making merry . with a few friends, in con sseseatroutcfeletsvelnieoileTehaentnoolv:rsa. l l i y ot o e f d his w a e le dd an inng : up stairs to the loft above, fur the purpose of tying up a large dog whieh he kept there. He was heard to be running across the loft, as though playing with the animal, but in a minute afterwards there w.is a noise °lglus breaking, followed by the falling of a heavy substance in the yard. The deceiseri's wife and friends run out into the yard, and &and the deceased lying on the atones under the IoR door senseless, and bleeding from a wound in his hind. He was conveyed into the house, and Mr. Tothill, surgeon, attended, but life was quite extinct, he having fractured the base of the skull, as also his spine. Shortly after the deceased had been removed into the house, it w.a discovered that his watch (which he had on at the time of the accident) wee missing, and some silk gowns, belonging to his wife, had also been purloined. Suspicion attaches against two parties, male and female, who assisted in carry ing the body, and the police are in quest of them. Verdict—" Accidental death." IRELAND. DUBLIN, MARCH 27. The present " leader" of the Irish people received to-day two significant hints that he is not going " fast" enough. An address to the Queen, proposed by Mr. John O'Connell and drawn up by him, was laid before the meeting; but, being opposed, was " re ferred back to the committee." Upon the second occa sion, a phrase used by a Mr. Leync having been mis interpreted by the enthusiasts into a recognition of the morality of violence, and cheered accordingly, Mr. John O'Connell rose to vindicate the foods- mental rule" of the association, and, for the first time within those halls, an O'Connell wasloudly hissed. Government, it is rumoured to-day, is in possession of information of a very serious character, not less than the spirit of disaffection among the constabulary. Should this prove true the situation is alarming, and the remedy of the most difficult character. The Eng lish people are not alive to the real aspect of affairs. To blink the peril is unwise, and doubly dangerous at the present moment. How the wind sets you will see from a meeting held in Galway on Saturday, the high sheriff presiding, at which an address to the Queen for repeal was voted, with only three dis sentients. It was a county meeting, largely and re spectably attended. In Limerick, on the same day, there was a similar demonstration of a very pregnant character. Perhaps the report circulated to-day that the city was in possession of the people,and the troops dislodged, is an ideal realisation of the sentiments of the speakers. The Dublin trades are very indignant at an at tempt made by the government to suppress their committee meetings. The Trades Committee met at the house of Mr. Aachen, a respectable bookseller, in Westmoreland-street. On presenting themselves as usual on Saturday evening, the porter informed them that inspectors of police told Mr. Machen that if he suffered the meetings to be held, the authorities would hold him responsible, and bring him up to answer the charge. A deputation of the trades immediately set off to the country residence of Mr. Machen, and the same tile was repeated. An adjournment took place, and this evening the subject will undergo full discus sion. If a breach of the peace was apprehended from the nightly meetings, there might have been some ground for the interference of the police commis sioners, but no disorder or attempt at disorder ever attended the meetings. They were always perfectly tranquil. It is said that the Moet Rev. Dr. Nicholson, R.C., Archbishop of Corfu, who last night sailed for Rome, is the bearer of such propositions for the settlement of the Irish Colleges question as will be acceptable to the Papal authorities. They are approved of by the "moderate" party among the bishops here. The Freeman loudly complains of the conduct of the crown in " sweeping the bar for the approach ing state trials, and practically excluding the accused from the privilege of defence. In addition to the legal host, officially at the service of the crown, nearly all the eminent counsel who defended the traversers in '43 have been retained. " Does not the whole transaction," observes the Freeman," wear the , colour of vindictiveno.s, and sound to the ear like in- :sauce r The Limerick and Clare Examiner contains details of the most remorseless evictions in both Clare and Kerry, comprising altogether no fewer than one thousand unhappy creatures. The landed proprietors are the Marquis of Conyogham, Lord Ventry, and Mr. Westby. In no other civilised country on earth could such terrible deeds be done. The following patents have been taken ont in Ire land within the last month .—James Coombe, of Bel fast, for improvements in machinery for hackling and dressing flax ; George Dodge, of America, for im provements in machinery for spinning and winding yarn ; George Mechant, of France, for improvement , in the production and application of beat and the ma- I nufasture of coke; and Charles Hancock, of Middle sex, for improvements in the preparation of gatta percha and its application to manufacturing purposes. Our railways are running down with locomotive rapidity. The (a chief lines, upon which more than three millions have been expended, are now repre sented in the stock market by a money value of one million. The Great Northern and Western is at 181 discount; Malinger, 26 dis.; Drogheda, 42 dis.; Dundalk, 16; die.; Dublin and Belfast Junction, 241 die. ; and Waterford and Limerick, 23 die. Sic itur. THE REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—MONDAY. The members of this bode met at one o'clock, in Concilia tion Hall, which was crowded to excess. Mn. J. O'Cosiramt. having read the minutes, in the absence of Mr. Ray, handed m 141. from Wexford, 131. (rout Derry, and 10/. from the Hon. Cecil Lawless, M.P. He then addreued the meeting, observing that they bad all arrived at a most important and decisive crisis in their country's fate. (Hear.) An opportunity had occurred for Ireland, and she should have the benefit of it; for he and those to whom the people looked for advice were determined not to let it pus, but to show that they were worthy of the confidence reposed in them. (Hear, hear.) Before sprier month rolled over their heads they would prove themselves worthy of that confidence. (Cheers.) The movements all over Europe encouraged them to persevere with prudeoce and energy; and both these repinit-s the Irish people eminently possessed. (Hoer.) The learned gentleman con cluded by reading a letter from Lerd Wrench. Mr. J. O'Corerrou, in moving the insertion of his lord ship's letter on the minutes, said that he hoped ere long, as one of the members of the Irish House of Commons, he would be called on to bring up an address to the House of Lords—to bin noble friends Lords Ffrench and Miltown—to present to their beloved Queen, thanklag her for restoring to them their native parliament. (Cheers.) Some further subscriptions having been acknowledged, Mr. Joitm O'Corereatu spin addressed the meeting, *eying that the people, he was happy to se e, were nobl y following the advice of the association, and were not al lowing themselves to be led away by evil and bad counsels. (Loud cries of " hear, hear.") That was the last time he ( Sir. O'Connell) would address his friends in that hall before he pet the English parliament to the tut, and &eked the British senate whether justice we. or was not to be done for Ireland t (Cheers.) It was the opinion of most of the Irish repeal members that he should postpone his motion until after E Aster ; that he might is the mean time again take the feelings of the people on the great na tional question, by going through the country and asking them were they repealer'. (Hear, hear, and cheering ) But they had been fully tested by the late simultaneous meetings—(hear)—when at least 6,000,000 people shouted forlrepeal. (Loud cheers.) Forthis reason itwas unneceseary for him to go through the country as be intended ; and it was also unnecessary for him to postpone his motion in par lisment upon repeal ; therefore, he had written to a friend ;n London to give notice of motion for him on that subject, fur the earliest possible doy. (Loud cheers.) If for a mo ment he thought the people could be led into disturbances or violence, he would let even this splendid opportunity pass of bringing the great question of repeal before parliament; but he believed no breach of the peace would take place. A Voice—All we want is arms. (Cries of " Hold your tongue.") Mr. O'Courrett, in conclusion, moved the adoption of the following document; observing that if their demands were rejected, they would not allow a single English measure to proceed in either house of parliament. (Cheers). ltesolved,—That this associati o n recommend that adhesnm is bee I Majesty be Immediately prepared and adopted by the aorporations of Ireland, and by the people generally, supplicating her milieu to the prayer of her devoted Deli subjects, and to exercise what we eansitits to be her royal p re rogative, of summoning the lords and 031111111301 of Ireland to meet in Dublin; that it is our opinion that the life re peal the Irish corporations and bawds of guardlasn, =hock other repeaters of popular influence as may offer should be entruated with those addresses for speedy presentation. It e colvee,—That the parties mentioned in the last resolution to convey the addresses to bee Majesty be requested also to volunteer wpm the deputation to the Primli e th MMarch inister instan recommended by this asaociation in its circular o f the , t- Mr. T. OALWEY said he had an amendment to mov e, which he hoped would be adopted by. the meeting. (Hear, hear.) He objected to the address proposed, because there thought, too much talk of irrelevant manes. Mr. it, and no t enough said upon their wrongs and grievsnces. Mr. .1. O'Connett rose to ceder. He said he was not going to bring on any discussion, by referring to the impu tation attempted to be thrown on him ; but simply to say, he would let the address be referred so the committee for re consideration. (Cheers.) Mr. Oalwey had only joined them this day, or he would have been aware of the u-ual routine of business. As this was a difference of opinion, he (Mr. O'Connell) would leave the question to the committee to settle. (Cheers.) Mr. GALRET—I have not joined to-day, Mr. O'Connell ; lam a member since your father was sent to prison. After same short discussion, Mr. O'Connell 's suggestion ores acted upon. Load MILTOWN then proceeded to address the meeting, and said he would commence by doing away with any erroneous impression that might exist with regard to the notice of motion which he handed in upon the last day of meeting. (Hear, hear.) It was said since he had given it, that he wu not an honest repealer—that, in fact, he did not look for repeal. Now, in the most distinct and concise words, he publicly declared that his sole and only object in joining the association was to obtain by legal and constitu tional means the repeal of the Act of Union. (Hear, and cheers.) He (Lord Miltown) was long of opinion, that to be happy Ireland mast be governed by those who reside in Ireland. (Hear, hear.) The rent for the week was 1001. SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH, MAacit 27. The Patriotic Society are moving in the matter of relieving the unemployed in Edinburgh. They pro pore that, instead of being set to break stones, the usual course on such occasions, some acres of land should be taken and employment given in spade hus bandry, so that the whole of the fund raised by public benevolence might not be consumed, but a portion of it at least be retained to be devoted to objects for im proving the condition of the labouring classes. Some land has been offered to be put at the disposal of the society for this purpose, and it is probable that it will • be gone into. Lord Patrick Robertson has been installed rector of Marischal CoHee e, Aberdeen. His inaugural address was loug, but having what is in Scotland called " a good delivery," he kept up the attention of the students to the end. His lordship eulogised his opponent, Mr. Disraeli. The profuseness with whieh seadomic titles—for they can be scarcely called distinctions — are conferred in' the north, is a subject worthy of his lordship's' attention. It has caused the witticism that the Scotch universities are falling by degrees. The Aberdeen Herald specially complains that the press are not admitted when diplomas are awarded, and that the intelligence transpires first in Edinburgh or Glasgow, and not in Aberdeen. It waggishly goes on to say — The more familiar, but not the lea profitable, method of doctorising is, we believe, this —The man—suppose a respectable, but ambitious of-honour domlnie—writes to Dr. Davidson (the professor of civil law), who is whicmtond to be arbiter as to who should or who should not he promoted to the distinguished title which he himself possesses, Inquiring how he may get the degree, and what be bas to pay " the doctor" writes back, that be must procure the recommendation of one or two other "doctors," and mend a certain sum of money (a certain chore of which goes to the said professor), and that all thing, being formally , completed, the degree duly written on stamped t i rrct ne meht, ogl e be new sent bymbetraketajesty's care to post ;d4 ti r o ti. the himselfthing in the most laudatory terms in the newspaper of bis dis trict of country, and the university having divided the spoii, test satisfied with thinking that, If the doctor is Oared with his acquisition, so are they. Most people may think that this is a piece of the most perfect humbug, and that the univer ',hiss acting thus, stink in the nostrils of the nation, and cannot too soon be suppressed. Mod people, we say, may think so, yet we have " a gleam of thought," by adopting which, they may recover some thing of their good esteem in the public eye. Let them, as they made a doctor of Lord Brougham, who was then the lion of the day, make doctor oftlord enroll obertson, who, if not a chancellor rags. Au ;thus, is good lyr, a renowned wag, and not a mean poet ; and if they would also, in their fit of liberality to natural genius and true merit, dub Mr. the ding who has been so worthily instru mental in getting op the dinner to the Lord Rector, we are sure that the public would cheerfully forget and forgive the honour thrown away on plodding dominiss. PROVINCIAL. AYLESBURY ELECTlON.—Yeeterday the nomina tion took place in the County-hall. Mr. W. Cross, the se nior constable, presided.—M. Lovett, Esq., amidst cheers and hisses, and with only an occasional sentence of his ob. tervations distinguishable, proposed Quintin Dick, Esq., as a tit and proper person to n-present the borough of Ayles bury in parliament.—J. P. Deering, Esq., the late member, seconded the nomination. His address was no more audible than that of the speaker who preceded Mr. Olitle, oT Dutchlandsferm, Wendoeer Dean, said be had a candidate propose to the people of the borough of Aylesbury. lie was one of the people, and one who felt au interest in their prosrrity - . It was John Houghton, Esq., a farmer, one who lived amongst them, a practical worker, a politician for the I people, and a friend to reduction in taxation, not a spend thrift who expected the country to keep him.—Mr. John Gibbs seconded the nomination. Mr. Dick next addressed the electors. He had not a long address to deliver, but preferred referring to the 20 years he had been before the public. His opinions coincided with Mr. Deering's, and, as he understood that gentleman had considerable interest in the borough, he had certainly asked him for his support ; but he offered himself as an inde pendent representative. After referring to Mr. Houghton's ap; tamale* at Drury-lane, not as Hamlet or Othello, but as a free-trade speaker, Mr. Dick said his own polities were conservative; he was a supporter of the monarchy; a churchman, but not a bigot ; a friend to agriculture and op posed to freetrade ; and for economy, but opposed to radi calism.—Mr. Houghton addressed the assembly at consider able length. Mr. Clayton had, for showing that he bad opinions of his own, been driven from the representation ; and in his (the speaker's) opinion was an injured man. Mr. Deering had, by the verdict of his peers, been unseated, and the electors were now called on to exercise their choice. He was a tenant-farmer, and appeared before them to solicit their suffrages —to ask the highest honour that could be conferred on Englishmen. If elected, the trust should not be betrayed in his hands. if re turned, which he hoped and believed he should be, he should be the first tenant-farmer returned to the House of Commons. In loyalty, and respect for the institutions of the country, he would yield to no man. He supported free- trade from a conviction that it was for the good of the country. All be had was in and on the land, and he, there fore, had a great interest in agricultural prosperity. The speaker went into corn-law statistics in coArmation of his ' views. He was in favour of a revision of taxation. Although a sincere member of the established church he would repeal church rates, and was in favour of a national poor rate, as a measure of justice to the poor, opposed to the game laws, In favour of a consolidation f turnpike trusta and public roads, an advocate for national education, for the strictest economy in the state, and for increased Libe rties to the pee -1 plc. The chairman took the sense of the meeting, when there was a great majority for Mr. Houghton. A poll was de manded, and will commence at eight o'clock this mowing.— The following election squib has been circulated in the town and vicinity. It should be remembered that the estates of the Buckingham and Chandos family, together with ether large mutes in the county of Bucks, have lately been advertised for public sale, by the house of Farebrother, Clark, and Lye, of Imdort Ayicenury.—Forced sale by saction.—Means. redicider rd IJa will tell by suedes, on Tuesday neat at II del^ SS ills in the County-ball, the whole or m mempmmllli /renter part of bmirla the andent art of Aylathery. with potwanine and other hdermsOM mime. Oink* ineet Is mid withost wasktwkow •WW/da Ilidwaa two psalms Woks, do bow themiks Ask km W mint mesa-. As this be lha lotto ekkir al the we' Os Mahe lir WA k paatkakky MINA ar bir ailletle ga n' tavanmet kr NNW wan d nsasy. A ti =dead br a Leselsr asset wlk owa aswask, who may to bind at the Bak lak,-21.1. Wo ar Falk soaks need apply. LANCASHIRE. MEETINO OF THE MANCHESTER AND SALFORD RE 'Ea LEW). —A meeting of this body, sympathisers with their countrymen throes the Channel, was held on Monday even- ing, in • private room belonging to them in Salford. - Nearly 600 people—all the room would hold—were crowded toge ther by right o'clock, and at that hour the chair having been taken by a working man named Anderson, another work. man, John Flinn, moved a resolution to the effect that state prosecutions are unjust and impolitic, and that:all laws which fetter free thought are unjust an a well-governed state. H e alluded to the state of all Europe struggling for freedom, and said government here met demands for reform by state prosecution and threats of the gibbet. There were 50,000 Irishmen in London, and 30,000 in Manchester : was it likely they would stand quietly by and see their conntrymen butchered ? There was a power in Ireland to face any danger, and the first shot at that power would be the signal for levelling the aristocratic power in England with the dust. Joseph Barlow seconded the resolution, defining sedition as a telling of the truth, and said if they were satisfied with being ruled with a gag in their mouths they woull become nothing more than slaves.—A young man named Dixon sup. ported the resolution, and said the confederates in Dublin did not now sale men to petition, but to arm. Tke confede rates of Manchester had pawed a resolution proclaiming that they would eatabliah a national guard in Manchester. (Cheers.) That cheer proved to him that the repeaters in Salford were prepared to go along with those of Manchester and Ireland. Were they to see every other country on the face of the globe raising the standard of liberty and them selves eontiuue to be slave ? (Cheers.) The only way to make an impression on government was, to let government see they had something in their heads of which it had cause to be afraid. He suggested the calling of a meeting of the confederates in Manchester neat Saturday afternoon, to send delegates to London. From that meeting government would know there were 40,000 men in Manchester deter mined to have the charter at the point of the bayonet —The resolution was carried unanimously.— J. Hoyle moved a resolution condemning government for the Irish prosecutions, and pledging the meeting to assist their Irish brethren in their struggles against government. —Pierick Rea seconded the motion, which was supported by J.O.Clarke, and carried.—Daniel Cochrane moved a com mittee to call meetings and raise subscriptions, which was carried.—John Pickering moved that every country had a right to an independent government, and that it was unjust and tyrannical on the part of the English to withhold from Ireland that government which a majority of her people de manded.—Mr. Win. Dixon moved an instruction to the com mittee to assist in getting up a meeting to loran a national guard, and raid the time was come when they must break through the aw.—Mr. Flinn seconded the motion, which the chairman resisted on the ground that there was sufficient moral force to gain what they were seeking, but the meeting overpowered bins, and carried the motion.—Dixon said, give him the musket, he would soon have the vote. INCREASE OF POVERTY AND ITS CONSEQUENCES Is MANCH Eirrua.—On Thursday, the foilowing startling sta• tistics were laid before the Manchester board of guardians by a member of the board (Mr. Hough), in moving a vote of thanks to the officers in their employ during the past year, f.r their services, and the manner in which they lied endea voured to discharge the extraordinary duties impesecl upon ' them by the great and prolonged sufferings of the working classes. To show how greatly the exertions of their officers had been increased, he said the number receiving oat-door relief in the quarter ending March, 1847, 1,1111 25,15.5, at a I coat of 8,2661. 12s. bd.; quarter ending June, 43,139, at I a cost of 13,5301. 35.; September, 42,658, at a cost of 15,778 i. Os. 2d. ; December, 38,5.52, at a cost of 13,736/. ; being a total of 149,504 eases, at a cost of ' 51,311 L 4s. 9]. He said all these o ases had to be regularly visited and reported, and he believed in no instance had a I relieving officer been unprepared with Lis booko written up at the weekly meetings. To show the amount of labour, he stated, that in one week (that ending July 3), 9,396 fami• lies, comprising 23,062 persons, were visited and relieved with a total sum of money to.be paid them amounting to 1,488!. 9a.; whilst in the same week the Manchester workhouse contained 1,371 persons; the Tit-street branch. 540 ; the Prestwich, 110 ; the Canal-street, 156 the Marshall-str. et Fever Hospital, 192 ; the Millgate street do., 388 ; and the Swinton schools, 643: or a total of 3,400. The medical staff, included in this vote, had administered aid go promptly and successfully, that of 13,869 patients attended in the Tear, not one had preferred a complant. There bad been 4.071 patients in the hospitals attacked with fever, and of these the deaths were 592.—Mr. Rickards, another member of the board, said there ought to so fl.rth with this state ment another, showing to the pour at what a sacrifice of comfort, and even more than comfort, this relief was afforded ' by the classes who had to pay for it and this statement woe that in order to enforce the rates during the past year, I 2,766 summonses had to be taken out Worn the magi grates, and that 563 householders bad to be sold up— This last statement excited some surprise, and the chairman said he thought 563 warrants of distress mignt have been applied for, but not executed.—Mr. Rickards said he nod applied to the clerk, the churchwarden;., and overseers, for the figures, and was assured that that was th: number executed. CHESHIRE. COMMISSIONS BY THE LORD-LIEUTENANT OF Cit ESIIIILE.—C. IL B. Legh, Esq., to be Captain ; J. Fenton, gent., to be Lieutenant; W. D. Nicholls, gent., to be Cornet; P. Darker, gent., to be Lieutenant; iu the King's Heriment of Cheshire Yeomanry Cavalry. ...14.11JVC. ....A.m. AN INSOLVENT SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS' INIPKIBONIIIINT.—On Friday Mr. Franeillon, the judge of the Gloucester county court, held a court at the Shire-hall to hear cases of insolvency, when Samuel Hooper, formerly of Tinley, and afterwards of Brockthrop, farmer, applied on his petitton to take the benefit of the act. The i.solvent's land lord opposed his discharge under the act on the ground of fraud. It appeared from the examination that on the in solvent receiving notice to quit his farm he sold off all his stock and effects, which realised 6001., and when the land lord applied for his rent (2501.)he was told that there was no money for him, as it had all been spent already in the pay ment of other debts. These other debts were all due, or al'eged to be due, to the insolvent's own relatives, and the judge, after hearing the case, expressed his conviction that these were fictitious debts, and had been concocted for the purpose of accounting fee the application of the 600/. ; but that even if such debts had been really owing, their payment to the disparagement of the landlord amounted to a frauoie lent preference, and as such was sect rely punishable by law. The judge further commented in indignant terms on the suspicious and co,,tradictory statements made by the insol vent and his wife, and be concluded by ordering Hooper ti be imprisoned for the longest period authorised by law, namely three years. SPORTING. WINDSOR STE --- EPIICIiA SES.—YerMearisr. HANDICAP SV.I6EPSTAKEB of 25 60er. each, 16 ft, and only 3lt lf declared, with 100 added ; the second eaves ha stake. Four miles. 22 subs, of whom declared. Mr. Elmore's British Yeoman, list lib ........ ...... (J Mail 1 Lord Strathmore's St. Leger, Ilat Ilb. owner 2 Captain Harvey's Mushroom, UM 71b (owner 3 The fallowing aim started, hot were not placed : Capt. W. Peel's Chandler, 12at 41b (owner) ; Mr. Hunt... Anna, tort 61b (Stagg) ; Mr. J. R. Walker's Mushroom, 10,1 ne ;Mr. Borille); Mr. (damn nd tog Lottery, Oat lllb )Capt. Little); Mr. J. Anderson's Profligate, tot (ftackley); Mr. W hit&ekl's Giprey Queen, Ort 9lb (owner.) Betting: 3 to 1 apt Chandler,' to 2 apt S. Leger, S to 1 each spot Profligate and British Yeoman (taken), 8 to I apt Captain Hervey's Mushroom, and 10 to 1 agst Young Lottery. Won easy. LIGHT WEIGHT )dIILITARY SWEEPSTAKES of 10 rove. each ; the second to awe Isla stake. Four miles. Mr. H. Joliffe's Hornet Walked over. HACK STAKES of 2 MTS. each, and 12 added; 11st each; the second to save his stake, and the winner to be sold for RM. Three miles. Seven Wm. Won by Mr. Young's The Painter (Land), beating Mr. Hassey' Orbilmn (Hill), and Mr. West's Sy'. 'anus (owner,. Betting: 2tol on The Painter. Won easy. MATCH. 100 Dove. Two miles. Captain Somerset's Twilight, list (Mr. Berkeley) 1 Mr. Joliffe'a Brunette, 12st Betting.-7 to 4on Twilight. Won in a r..uater. FREE HANDICAP of 5 move each, and 20 added. Three miles. Lord Strathmore's Scylla, lOst 4lb (Archer) 1 Mr. J. Mason'Hipbriar, list 71k (ozr e l 2 Sir E. Poore's Pil. Ilst 2lb (WAIF 3 The following also ran :—Mr. Cogblan's Urchin, fhit 12th ( ley); and Mr. Anderson's b g by Economist, lOst (Mr. Sewuard). Betting ; Even on Hipbriar, and Ito 1 aast Hey..a. Won by • length. CLERICAL. WILMCLOW ADVORSON.—SIT,- - Out attention hu been directed to a paragraph in your paper of the 25th instant, stating that 'the next presentauoa to this living was lately mold at the Auction Mart for 4,0001." This is Incorrect. The neat presentatica was offered for sale on the 23rd Instant, but, no adequate bidding haring been made, was publicly withdrawn. As the pa of ragraph in question shall feel is ca lculated reriounlr to injure the marmots a sale, ere obliged by your inserting this contradiction of the eminent In your neat publiottion.—We are, Ste., Bourse, Bier, and 1-NORAIL, vendors' soliciters, 68, Lincoln's.inn•fields. NAVAL PALERMO, Mancn 18.—Five aul of the line are still here. Amongst the 'hips we base the Rodney and the VAnguard. Thu Trafalgar is to be relieved by the Queen, and goes home. Poneenollvs , ?Sancti 28.—The Nautilus, Lt. Rivers, came into harbour yesterday to repleniah stores, and will eel urn her station to-morrow. The Adventure, trsp., sailed yesterday for the eastward. The Havannah, Capt. Erskine, remains at Spithead, waiting for orders. The Gorgon and Birkenhead steamers remain in harbour ready for service; the Biraenbead had her steam up by 1 o'clock this afternoon and the bine peter hoisted. The Powder Hoy In taking bet powder and shells to Spithead. DECONPOST, MARCH 27. —Herenlea, 72, Champion, 18, arrived this morning from Portsmouth, to wait orders.—Prince Re gent, 92, Capt. Mertia, arrived off the port this morning from Ports mouth, and, after taking on board a number vg supernumeraries, sailed immediately for Govt.—Diligence, naval traasport, arrived this morning with stores from Portsmouth.—Netiev, tender, and Lively, lighter arrived from Portsmouth yesterday; the former with Ripen and the latter with stores for the dockyard.-Btar, 6, Com. Riley , having made good defects, was towed from the harkour into Barnpool this morning.—Amarau, 26, Capt. Strplord, was mus tered and inspected this morning by Adm. Sir J. West, and will cane into harbour in the aiternoon. to be paid set. Stizangzes, MARCH 27.—A very large number of men on the hired or tleapnary lit will be discharged from Mb yard ou Friday neat, being the conclusion o f the p resent Anemia! year. It is the intention of the government to have [he " works " future per. formed by contract. ADMIRALTY, MARCH 2.8.—A PP o reTMENTS. —Lieutenant : IL T. Vernon. to Mar.—Chaplain: Be,. J. Millar, to Havannah.—Sur awn:AymiYy tube superintendent of Terry convict-etup.—Mate: H. P. 1)e Kautzeo, to mar.—lforters' Assistants F. Piper and J. I:Lich field, to Triton.—hlidshimaar: lion. W. G.Wari, to Prince Regent.— As=er; J. D. Boston, to Fisgard.—Nand Cadet: B. Douglas, 110 MILITARY. Powrottovra, Mauna 28.—The 9th Regt. trots Wirier ter will relieve the 39th, which rest, the Ned Rat. entered ile Dublin from the northern district, tr tesaellleire awl YR nor segamiadoned oaken and privates d dis to* Mahan sad Royal Moist Artillery companies went gravel het deg to poi this mining at 7 o'clock for eerrice. Oawatereedetsheee 11RM beet th orned, and they remain in quarters. The 41111611142111.0 Igarmee ke quartered in th is gamines ere swift thi t h ey %Rapport. A vs eetresp g ondent says " The PolleY Ot Win WI Wit UMW , to Owe, and th e wisdom of *monomers ezpeoee isia be mused by additional buildings at ' , often Wrecks are mods dettbeed in this sololthourisooll." The 57th Regiraent, new at Hull, is to wawa to Lirer =embark theta to-night for Dublin.—Tbe Nes=ut, at utb, bi to mooted to dud to mimes the termer and will prota'fly pas through London to-ft, en retire. I.abi Entelligence. ---- HOUSE OF LORDS. Present, the Lord Ctiatoreor,LordCampbell, and ether peers. DARR PRESTOS IL CLERICS. —SCOTCH ENTAIL.—the only question raised by this appeal against en interlocut , r of the Scotch courts was, whether the appellant, heiress its tail in possession of estates in Scotland under deeds of ev'ail, was completely prohibited by thou deeds from selling any part of the estates or hi:umbering them beyond her o w n life use. The Scotch courts held that the prohibition was c.fin plete ; and the Lord Chancellor, after hearinp the tippet iant's counsel, said it was tint necessary to call in the counsel fur the respondent, u the case was quite clear. His lordship moved that the interlocutor be affirmed, and Lord Campbell concurs , d.—lt was affirm. d accordingly. HENEAO4'4 DIVORCE BILL.—Mr. M. D Hill and Mr. Wills examined witnesses in support of this bill. It appeared from their esidenee that Mr. Renner, a gentleman of con siderable property in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, was married in D4O to Miss Rolleston, a lady of great p, monal attraction and highly respectable family in No ttingham hire. The match was suitable in every respect. The - par ties lived happily tog. thee until the spring of 1847, when the lady, then mother of three children, eloped with Captain tr e mb le They were traced to the hotel ot Cutler:none, in L of Man, aed afterwards to Landruoet, in !it tales, from whence they went to Boulogne, where they now reside as man and wife. Mr. lineage brought an action for da mages against Captain Bromley, got a verdict, by default, and on the inquiry to assess the damages before the sheriff ' his counsel and agents acceded to a preposition, made by Captain Bromley's ager.ts, to settle the damages at 6001., which sum the defendant has not paid, nor have any pro s - ceedings bee taken to compel him, the plaintifFs agent having discovered that he was depending on his father, and had no poert of his own. The divorce, • menk et thoro, has r b p een y obtaked in the ecelesisstical smart. Mr. lieneage W4B not in attendance, according to the rule of the house. It was stated by his vritn.sses that this misfortune 11 , d so affected his health that it was recommended to Lim to travel abroad, and he was now in the Mediternmean. -•---- ASSIZE INTLLLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT.—KINOBTOS7, MAUCH 28. The ooramiuion for the county of Surrey was epene I on Monday. There are 70 causes entered for trial, 12 of which are special jury ciao, and on the crown aide there arc 32 prisoners ; but all the cases are of the ordinary description, with one or two exceptinnt. MR. ICerICE COLERIDGE ON GU AND JVIIIIIB.—The learned judge, in charging the grand jury in the Crown Court, exressed his reat satisfaction at the num evletous attendance p of minister.. g ', and the snooty they hadenticed to perform the duties of grard jurors ; end he said he roped that country geutlerner. would elways continue to feel the importance of the duty they were now called upon to per toren. In some places, and particularly in the metreaolis and its neighbourhood, a feeling appe..red to exist that grand juries were not useful, hut were, en the contrary, dart mental to the interests e justice ; but he must say Ova the arguments which had been adduced in support of such an opinion had failed to imluce him to entertain a similar view regarding the institution of a grand jury, and he must say that he looked upon them as part of that Ivrea, scheme which had plated the country on ntlems . of England in a very dlffererst position to those of any attic!. country. He did not merely loot: at the service which was performed of iirsorierg or returning Intl, against the parties aetu-ed, but he considered it of . Jual ' importance that country gentlemen should be called toge ther at certain periods, in order that they might • btain that information with regard to the law, end to criminal joris prudence, which it was so necessary for gentlemen in their situation to be acquainted with. Perhaps in London, v here there were so many facilities to tamper with the 'rime:nes in support of a charge, and where, also, the cues underwent very strict investigation by the magistrates, some i13V.11 VII. nie ace might occasionally arise; but he could not help think ing that it was,very much exaggerated. Esen admitting t he n was occasionally some incoavenience, he thought the ad sentare, that were derived from Grand juries more than equalled any of the disadvan , ages which had been suit. ‘ sted as arising tram them. The learned judge then went eau to comment on the calendar. No case of sufficient interest for a report was tried during the day. ---.--. ._ NORFOLK CIRCUIT—BURT ST. EDMOND'S, Menem '27. el nuisance AssauLT •ND RIOHWAT ROLIBIIIY.—R. We!ham, Lavenhsm, drover, was charged vilth feloniously assaulting Michael Mac Dermot, in July last, at Bradfield Combust, with intent to murder him. Mr. Prendergast prosecuted; the prisoner was undefended.—lichael lilac Dermot, who stuttered greatly, said I live t t Ireland, 10 miles trim Dundalk. I have come to this country 25 years with cattle for sale. For 2.5 years I have attended Bury market. It was Wedn slay night, July 7, when I was so much hurt. I was at Bury on the morning of that day. I know the erieoner. He was at Bury market on the 7th of July. I knew him years before. At the clans et market I had 40 beasts. I employed the prisoner to go to Laren ham with me that night. He left with the beasts at six o'clock. I went with him as far as a pullic-house, to a man who was a buyer of beasts. When I went in, the preuner went on the road with the beasts, and I rode in the man's cart, and passed the prisoner and the busts. This was two miles from Bary. I got out of the cart end went beet to the cattle, and wilt the prisoner drove them ou through Wham. I don't recollect that the prisoner asked mu for anything ; I was veryweary, although rather '' freshy, '' I had • " /rood guess of what took place. I remember a hill, et the top of which there is • mill, where I received these damages. When near the mill, 1 thought the prisoner was making too free with my pockets. Ile took hold of me. I tried to get away. I go: up atter he had knocked me down on to the sand.. He give me three blows from which I shall never recover. A gentleman passed in a Rig, and offered to step with me. I thanked him, for I had never seen a kind lier gentleman. Before I received these injuries I never stammered, but Ido now. In getting clear of the pris.mer, he gave me a shove down on to the side of the toad. Prisoner tea weut a few yards, and came back again, and gave me three blows which, had it not been for the mercy of Clod, and the kindness of the surgeon, wruid have killed me. I had 721. about me: 701. in Dotes and two sovereiens. It was in a cotton puree, lined with cotton. I felt of the money . every mile. It was within my waistcoat. The notes were in my pocket when the gentleman came up. After I received the three blows, I saw the prisoner try to get the notes. I endeavoured to prevent him, when he struck me on the head.—Robert Mann said, et five or six in the morning of Thursday, July the Bth, I was going to Bradfield. At the tm of Chappell-bill, I saw a man lying fiat on his back, on the left-hand side of the road his face was covered with blood. I went to him, when he looked at me, but did not speak. He turned en hk right side, end placed his left band 011 the wound. I turned and then saw Ms hat 8 yards from him, on the other side. I picked it up, and found two handkerchiefs in it. I laid =ea them on the wound ; the other I put over his face, put his hat on, and left him. I saw • great deal of blood io three places. I then left him, and told my mister, Mr. Joseph Menn.—William Moore—l em constable of Bradfield. In consequence of the information I received oa the morning of the Bth of July, I went to the spot mimed, and found a man. He was in a very bad state, an I was lyitg on bis right side. His pulse was beating very stroug. He tried to speak. but could not. I sent for • tumbril and seat him to Bury hospital. I found upon him • poise and some mousey (oboe.; 175.). Near this spot I found a stone on the east aide of the road ; on it were two hairs, aed the appearance of blood. The prisoner lives et Levenhani. He is employed in driving stock.—Mr. Smith said I am sur aeon cf the homiml. On the Thursday named Mac Dermot was brought to the hospital in a very weak state. Them were blood and brain on the hair. He was speechless, though partly cone...ems. His right ride was paralysed. Oa the left side of the head I found a wound three inches long and one inch broad. It wgs a jagged irregular wound. Theirs was a depression of the skull of nearly half an inch. I removed ten portions of bone from the skull. His lordship de7.recated the exhibition of thee: bones; such practices had a tendency to displace the calla judgment of the jury, and irel Lee feelings of sympathy that wen. not desirable is snob ewe. Examination couticued : Mac Dermot saw the prisoner on the 11th ;he was much excited. He took the crooner's hand and led him round to the side o; the bed. He took bold of the prisoner's pocket to see if he had anything. When he found there was nothing, he jumped out of the bed and collared the prisoner, bet could not speak. The mi -1 soner denied his guilt—By his lordship : At first Mac Dermet was hardly cons cio us, but when the bone was removed front the skull his senses returned. It was some weeks before he could speak much. This species of injury would not disable a man from telling what had occurred immediately premed's g the injury. A pen was placed in his hand but he was uthappy because be could not use Henry Ames: I knew the prisoner. He lives at Levsn ham. I heard on Thursday morning of a man having been injured. The prisoner passed me about three-quarters of ' a mile from Lavenbam, coming towards Bury, at four in the morning. lie said he was going after his bullocks. Laventoun is l i miles from Bury. He said, •• I have got a job driving for an Irishman," and that he had 3 miles to go after them. He said be left them against Mr. Mumfurn's at Cockfield, and be bad left the Irishmen drunk on the road last night. Hemel he did not know where be then was. —Peter Eger. police-constable, said he apprehended the prisoner on Thursday, July 8, in Lavenham-street, and that he had fort- head of cattle with him, which he said he was driving to Colchester. I asked him where be hail left . his Mater He said "at Chappell-hill." I then took him icto custody, and conveyed hint to the Black Lion public house. I there explained to him why I had taken him. De coming to Chappell-hill, he pointed ant a spot where he had left his muter it was close to Mr. Hilder's. He then said his master had left him the evening before, and told him to take care of the cattle.—Mr. H. Wayman, coroner, deposed to the examination of the prisoner, and to a statement signed by him. The document was read : it stated—" That during the journey Mac Dermot quarrelled with him, and would lie down. lie was compelled to leave him, as he wanted food for himself and the beasts. He had no money when the beasts starled."—The prisoner then made • statement, is • • ; e • • • . ,• r 11 ~ I I. i ! i ~ 1 1 : , \ a . 1 ' • i, 1 k i 1 1 i i i t. ' , . tl ' I '... 1 In r is ;, to ital not bring ociety is the e their all allow- spa hit nough ;estion might possible 1 bean I man lations, ;:mploY a day, rf work me set ase th• he ma eet sis ily tee ne e of an iore for collative f work,