The Express. — London, England, 1847-06-22 00:00:00

k the same plea as before, expecting that cou rt would pronounce the same deci sink a nd resolved, in order to save time, pa y the men what they should be de d ot ed to have earned, and be done with them. But e a c ourt, which had changed its views of the law in d i interim, admitted his plea to proof. It was ins- Pm.* to foresee how long these proceedings might b i ers= out—it was known that the solicitor had five s ere of the sailors in relentio to bring forward as soon od d s cas e ,as terminated—a new crew had been en mca, and, with the ship, cargo, and passengers, was I,A under an embargo as long as litigation lasted. Th e captain surrendered at discretion, granted notes the owners to the men for their lays, payable on d ce arrival of the ship at London, paid 901. of law arm ee, and sailed after having been subjected to a achy the consequences of which might have been wet disastrous. And all this because he refused to 1 .7 a solicitor five guineas for annoying him with an 'oboe in the name of a deserter, whose claims were kit from the beginning to be eo worthless, that both lawyer and client were ready to give them up. This is no isolated case. So long ago as September, fi345. Mr. ROBINSON drew attention to the abuses of the Vice-Admiralty Courts in the legislative council of New South Wales. Mr. ROBINSON adduced a 'umber of instances in which owners of ships had been obliged to pay 6001. or 7001. on claims amount- Mg to less than 100/. One vessel was detained on a claim of 3/. is., and the costs amounted to 1871. ; in co in er c ase 301. costs were incurred in resisting an unfounded claim of 81. ; three ships, with cargoes of homes for India, were on the most frivolous and ex tortionate pretexts arrested on the eve of sailing for The men in whose names these actions are carried ort, are as great sufferers as the owners. Even when damages arc awarded them, their lawyer's bill absorbs the whole. A select committee, appointed by the legislative council of New South Wales in 1845, to impure into the administration of the law in that colony, examined five of the most respectable sad most extensively employed solicitors in Sydney, all of whom concurred in representing the Vice-Adnii felts Court as a nuisance. Mr. OWEN, one of these gentlemen, in reply to the question whether such actions had not been greatly multiplied within the last twelve months, said "Whey have ; they gene ra] arise from some practitioner who is =scrupulous, and who lays himself out for that dile I meditable mode of mtking a living" The same opinion appears to be entertained by Mr. BROWNING, • merchant of great experience in the colony, who, in his examination before the committee on the naviga tion laws appointed by the House of Commons t hi s session, stated : There is one very serious inconvenience under which British ships labour in our colonies, which is confined to them exclusively ; and that is the Vice-Aimirslty Courts—l mean the ahuse of the Vice-Admirals y C meta in our colonies and the immense expense which ships are pat to by false allegations. A ship is arrested, and a sort commenced against a ship upon a false statement, and that ship may be detained there for two years or longer, unless the captain comes a. terms with the seamefi, and saw pays something considerable to the lawyer. There is an inferior claw of lawyers in the colonies who are employed. The public may form some conjecture as to the extent to which our shipping owners believe the navigation law enables them to over-charge their customer., when they submit in silence to extortions of this kind as trifles which cannot materially dimi nish their gains. Considembl.• excitement was produced on Satur- Ilayevening and Sunday, in Paris, by the report having spread that the result of the investigation of the committee of the Chamber of Peers, in the Cubieres affair, would, in fact, be an impeachment before the Court of Peers of MM. Teste, , Cubieres, Pellaprat, and Parmentier. The Chamber was con voked for a secret sitting for yesterday (Monday), at The affair of M. Emile de Girardin is to come be fore the Chamber of Peers on Thursday. La Presses, of Sunday, is occupied with the evidence and argu ments to establieh some of the acts of corruption ascribed to the ministry, viz., 1. The sale by a minis terial journal (L'Epaque) of the patent of the new opera-liouse for 100,000 f. ; 2. The monthly payment of 5,000 t. to the Globe; 3. An offer made to the Maibes de Rate for a pecuniary consideration ; 4. A cross of the Legion of Honour given for ditto ; and 3. The promise of a peerage sold. Queen Christina, who, on her arrival in Paris from the south, went immediately . to her chateau at Mal zaaison, held her first reception in Paris on Friday at her hotel in the Rue de Courcelles. General Narvaez, the new ambassador, attended by his suite, bad an audience of the Queen Dowager, and report says was received with marked coldness. The French chambers having referred a variety of questions, arising out of the financial and other diffi culties in which the railway companies have got in volved, to committees, the reports of several of these, Is well as that upon the railway credits of the budget at public works, have been printed and distributed, and the substance of others not yet printed has be come known. A credit of sixty-six millions of hence was demanded by the Minister of Public Works on account of the railway works to be con structed in 1848, forming severally parts of the great Ines already partially made. The committee have at once reduced this credit to twenty-two millions, two thirds of the entire sum demanded being thus refwed, and to this the minister has been compelled to assent. In coeaderation of the peculiar circumstances attend ing the Paris and Lyons company, their lease is to be increased in its duration by fifteen years. The lease et the Lyons and Avignon company is also to be in 'nosed, one additional year being granted for every silliOn and a half of fence, by which the oast of ecestruction shall exceed ninety millions. They are also to be released from the condition of constructing the branch to Grenoble unless the net profits of the umtany shall on the average exceed seven per cent. i Count and Countess St. Aulaire have left Paris for London. The Duke de Broglie is expected to have for London before the end of the month. / MADRID, Jose 15. A most important decree made its appearance in CIAO Gazate, bat stuck in so obscure a corner k ~an, escaped my attention, till it was *hid edit the papers of to-day. This is nothing lams me hes than an =press prohibition of the pub- 1 liellsomito it the right of the Infanta Donna Lulea Tom& to this anotooden. Any paper that pre snosalmahrward toapot thequiation of the legiti mise, it Met swermilioa will bo promoted by the =This degree is se isammaly significant present It to yea word for weed : IllahMi of Gram and Jusiso.—Royal Os sr.—Certain =having seamed We a disease's* of the right , by the eardsesim and the laws, of the Senora Mos Deem Lila imairmia to summed to the crown of ems ream, die Ithai•Ply, ed with the fulfilment of Its IBM la ifeeer, awl imMi defender of the high M ellish nay he asseeked by the press, conceives it its ~.. ... the of of repressive measures to germ ea ahem T therefore communicate to your Nam* Ma mar of bar Majesty, to prepare the state Wrls dtammee with due punctuality all publiea ing i amorion the right to succeed to the crown, -Mil Ihe smohealen sad the laws established sanction in Uwe et Oa limn Lamm Dona Luisa Fernando. By alba ef her Iftemy, I tell your worship this for your in somnia and the eorreepooding results. God preserve your r" pors.—Madrid, June 13, 1847.—Vosieosna. dor promulgation of this decree vanishes the Abloirl Om that the interests of England bad "Wear lisp la advance by the substitution of the =aelehist for that of the Duke of tioternayor. !Its puritan, whose voice was loudest armlet it the Infanta with the Duke of Kest- Pathr liar t all ri tose arguments went to prove that mar ,_,11064 illval, and such as would disqualify the In and her issue for ever from succeeding to the Stone, is the head of the cabinet under whose ens /ism a royal order, like the present, sees the light, Milk soerts the indisputable legality of the In- S 'wa g = of summon, and prohibits for the future s doubt to be expremed on the subject. IflLANClL—Comhottnii, JunilB.—Tbe bene fit b i z a gesemmesall se therempaC le ths Ha : u m C a l tubl a tationli.... a.....a Chilrel Ebel'et_ aural la Oloparat IMO maim •• ' t ' sa g 61 the laCille vol New York. oa llat--Iltsithi or WAVOLNOM AT liazinom -111. ths sedvierry of Or bah at liamnpa a (lalloa was momoit ill the Sala, to Nor t u 1 41bialterolmar Mahea lama army. Tim gamerom b le M. Jean der Digo, of Ahmaadda, admirer of ties empum mad sa oriantE MI L dam, by one of the mesa ddful 'Miele dials, w grand Nitahel"Pelliwidieehele: dawn apes ,44azi, Qaaoa hose tam place with the mama of the SWITZERLAND.— LUCERNE, Jun 14. —The committee of the grand council of this canton, charged with the instructions to be given to the deputies who are to be sent to the Diet, propose that they shall be ordered to declare to the Diet that the state of Lucerne refuses to admit any intervention voted by a majority of the 12 cantons, in the questions of the separate league and Jesuits, and that it will oppose by force any attempt of the federal government to carry- such intervention into effect. GERMANY. PRUSSIA.— BERLIN, JUNE 18.— , The Allgemeine ProussiscAe Zeitung of this day has alio titer pathetic remonstrance against the practice, in which some German journals persist, et reporting the proceedings of the Diet earlier than it does itself. The law of the eon ' federation which prohibits such anticipations is appealed to. An extract from the Mannheim Journal, consisting of an incorrect report of the minister of justice's awkward admis sion about the bank -notes, is given to show the danger of the practice. " What sort of a history of German Diets are we likely to have," exclaims the Prussian journal, " if legal pro secutions are not adopters to preclude abuses of thislindr The Diets and official journals can prevent the evil without the assistance of any law—by expediting correct reports. It is impossib'e for any private individual to spread an erro neous account of any speech in the British parliament more rapidly than the London journals disseminate the true one. If our Prussian government will employ a aufficientreport ing staff, or allow some enterprising private individual to do it for them on his own account, we will defy any false!. port to get the start of the true. The English free reporting it .the true and only means of putting down misrepresen tations. AUSTRIA.—VIENNA, JUNE 11.—The Nuremberg Correspondent states that negotiations are pending between the Austrian and Pru-sian governments, on representation of tee Zolverein, for bringing together the commercial systems of both countries. The Aulie Councillor D' Each has gone to Berlin to wry on these negotiations. THE WEST INDIA MAIL. Our Santiago de Cuba journals are almost exclu sively devoted to literary matters and mer cantile lists. The weather during the week ending May 24 had been very hot, alternating with short, heavy showers. The rains which fell in the evenings of the 19th and 20th are allowed to have been " very respectable." They ev n did some damage to the estates on which sugar was making, but the coffee was uninjured : their continuance would create appre hensions fur the tobacco crops in the low lands. The markets of Santiago were dull, but a rise was looked for. From Haiti, the newspapers continue to report the proceedings of the legislature, but almost as tardily as the Prussian official journal. On the 3rd of May M. Ditthier was elected president of the chamber of deputies by 17 votes, 16 being gives for M. Carri4s ; at a previous vote which was inconclusive for want of an absolute majority in favour of any one of eight candidates nominated, M. Carrifis had 13 votes and M. Duthier 11. On the same day it was ordered that the register of the chambers, at the close of each sitting, transmit the order of the day for the next to the Council of State, in order that the ministers might be kept aware of what laws were about to be dis cussed. On the sth, a message from the senate inti mated that the bill, which paased the representative chamber on the 9th of April last, granting a premium of 10 per cent. on all central establishments at ins portant points for working up indigenous produce on a great scale, had been adopted, with this modifica tion—that instead of 'three valuers named by govern ment, there were to be two, one named by the pro prietor and one by the government. On the motion of the Secretary of War and the Navy, the principle of a bill to Introduce a coroner's inquest (us jury mi:dieal) was adopted ; some amendments on the de tails were proposed. On the 7th, the amendments of the senate on the law granting a premium on central manufactories were approved ; the discussion of the Coroner's Inquest Bill was resumed. Mr. Emery, a min of great energy and many good qualities, though strangely reckless in his literary researches, formerly proprietor and editor of the Guiana Times, died on board the Trent, on her outward voyage from England. JAMAICA.—The journals of this colony are almost exclusively filled with lung letters about the tramway which the railway company wish to lay along the streets of Kingston; pauperism; and the neglect of magisterial duty. Lord Metealfe's statue has not yet been removed from the mail company's coal-hole at Kingston. Its fortunes will be the counterpart in the history of British art to those of Thorwaldaen's Byron. The sugar market continued unaltered: rum was declining. The want of shipping was still complained of. The Morley bad brought 370 coolies 80 were landed at Porr Royal and the rest sent on to Old Harbour. A Jamaica Mutual Lite Assurance Company had been formed. " Ali hough," says the Jamaica Times, in its packet sum mary, " the crops generally bid fair to stall*, the expecta tions entertained of them, we regret to learn that the usually prolific parish of Westmoreland will come exceed ingly short this year. It may he recollected that we, some time ago, published an extract from a letter of a resident proprietor in that district, attributing the default to the effect of a heavy Bale with which they were visited in the month of October last, and from this effects of which the canes have never recovered. Recent letters tend to confirm this opinion, sad also announce that another enemy has pre sented itself, in the shape of the ' borer ; which is destroying whole acres of canes for the purpose Of sugar making, the juice, such as it is, bins only fit to convert into runt." ST. CHRISTOPHER'S.—Lettere complain greatly of the want of tonnage to take away the produce ready for shipment. At the date of the departure of the inter-colonial mad there was not one vessel in the harbour available for the export trade. The result was that the curing-houses and stores were crammed with the crop, moth to the incon venience of those whoa* increase demanded extended at- commodation. Between the period of the 10th of October and the 21st ult., the shipments hadamounted to 4,160 hhds., 231 ti. roes, and 2,891 barrels of sugar ; 16,888 puncheons and 17 tierces of molasses ; and 668 puncheons and 18 tierces of rum. TOBAGO.—The journals, alluding to the progress of the crop, state that the weather was exceedingly favour able for the manufacture, end that the planter* " were mak ing the most of it." On some estates they had already commenced putting in the spring plant—au operation which for years past, it is said, could not have been effected before May or June. It was considered that the return of sugar would be camebird more than last year. Labour was not scarce, and on some of the estates the most industrious of the workmen included the Saturday in their .week's employ ment. The island was healthy. BARBADOES.--Up to the 12th of May the ship ments of produce were 17,400 hhds. of sugar ; 1,344 pun cheons, 79 hhds , and 21 barrels of molasses ; 260 packages of arrowroot, 232 bags of ginger, 346 bales of cotton. and 181 gourds of aloes. The crop was regarded as (lobbed ; but although a large portion of the sugar had been brought to market, a great quantity remained on the estates, owing to restricted accommodation at the stores in town. The defici ency of shipping has here again interfered with banner, which was not likely to increase in activity till the merehants were relieved from their stocks of produce. The young canes were well established, though it was not expected that they would be yet favoured much by the weather which was namely sufficiently rainy. Contenting the pros pects: of next year's Indian corn, the amounts are rather unfavourable. BERBlCE.—Adrices mention little respecting the crops. As far as they go, they may, however, be termed Batts( . The Prince of Wales had arrived from Africa, with 108 GUIANA.—Tbe Combined Court had been in motion during the fortnight that intervenes between the mail despeggien They had gone through meet of the items on the estimenes, and made several additions bulbs expenditure {(in the ennems end polies departments ally), and no re elnerzees raw of coolie smmtpaopn were manifest ing themsolves ha tie improved quantity and quality of estate work. ONUS mmais were 111411111 la but slowly. The weather was est the wide hvemmille, though complained of by some ea rather too mat. TRINIDAD.—" Trinidad," mays the Spectator, of that island, " has seldom enjoyed a maim ao favourable for the growth of the cane and the manufmanre of eager so tie lart twelve months hare afforded. The 'emit has dowdy been a imp crop, and, with a few ereepilsim the 'dater am still making sugar. The weather thresisim than. elta good ; thunder has been heard, which is gremmileny ethos appronsi . of the wet mum. Sugar mmels are in great demand.' HONDURAS.—A dives-airy hat been established in Betsy NNW the same ofNs Femonart Diagentsry," and is yews*, tworrably. Owing to the extreme war ms of the mama wry We riebswey bee been " got out" by We wags ; it is iamb* ie year's produce will ezepail lige" viz maims other. Th. sattract for the erec tion of a new sae -hros Ughtbsses at Ralf-moon Kays has been given to Mr. Grant, at Ilarisnm. Tumours, BON DAY.—The Tribune. deheser,ltri Re has put in bare for hl hen llehdre is re dem and in three, beasite HAMA ISM bee • cargo of flaw foes its. HA.% alp Tiede was expested at Madelas from the Aimee ; the bleed WON amp& AIIISICAN Wasumo.—The Nov List rewired by the laa swear fint= a st r if vwe I tabular sialsaassi el ell the whale ebbe aapeaed te arrive in wi g Mann doffs Se renal yaw, wide Ile data al ria (lMemeat , 1648, eel Dearabsr, 11140), sad the et gem snide el ea lewd via but ra j es whisk Is tbe quality et ea dried, dds year, to the date: Mama vends te wive ibis year (Of rid* 44 et New leilard.) Oila as board to arrive : am MAK Imeribli Ire Jese 1 41,4114 Tilde.. ...... . AS Web non ques stated, would probably ma aid the real loran Be r l ls daring tie year, berme subfeet to haleness redesdees *Mei hen odes be Ihrsiga pests sad New at erns. Bet, wpm a barefal sal:mate et the eigaila of the violin Mee by the Wart advb" It WM liallibil THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 22, 1647. that the probable import of whale oas into the United States during the present year would cot exceed 283,000 Larele. VW Montt. H er w es t, and Prince Albert, accompanied by than. RR . HH . the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Sane Weiss or, left Claremont at a quarter-past four o'clock yesterday aft, moon, in as open carri aad four, for town, escorted by a party of the 12th Lancers. Their RIL.HH. the Prince of s i eJes, the Princess Royal, end the Princess Alice, were in t::e °ent carriage- 'Me august party arrived at B uc ki ng h am p a. .was at a quarter be fore six o'clock, escorted by a n atac h in wnt of the 12th Lancers. Their RR.HH. the Hereditary dran:l Puke and Grand Duchess of Sane Weimar, took leave of the Queen and Prince Albert, and proceeded to Marlborough Hote:e. Pall-mall, the residence of her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by their suite. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge honoured the performance of the French plays with their pretence yesterday evening. The Grand Duke Constantine arrived at Bristol on Sunday evening from Wilton Rouse. Yesterday he visited the Duke of Beaufort, and is to dine this day with Sr J. Guest, at Dowlais. His royal highness makes this we'tern tour that he may inspect the iron works of Wales. Earl Brovrnlow had an interview with Sir George Grey yea'erday at the Home Office.—A deputation from the Free Church of Scotland, headed by Dr. Candlish, and ac companied by the Lora Advocate and the Secretary at War. I had an interview with the Lord President yesterday, on the eabject of the recent minutes of the Committee of Council on Education.—Sir Alexander Johnston had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial Office.—Count de Jarnac transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office.—Mr. Greene, M P., had en interview with the Right Hon. Edward Strutt yesterday, at the office of the Commissioners of Rail ways in Great George-street.—Captain Huish had also an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. Gentleman. — Colonel Macgreaer bad an interview yesterday with Sir G. Grey.—Sir W. Pym had also an interview with the right hon. baronet. —Mr. Brown, M.P., had an interview with the Earl of Clarendon yesterday. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a committee meeting yesterday. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial silks from the governors of the West India colonies. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council had a meeting yesterday in the council chamber, and heard peti tious for extensions of patents. The lords Present were the Master of the Rolls, Lord Campbell, Lord Brougham, the Judge of the Admiralty Court, and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall. General Sir John McLeod and family, Captain and Lady Palmer, and A. Garnett, E-q., and family, arrived at Blaekwall ier early yesterday morning, by the General Steam Navigation Company's steam ship Soho, from Ant werp. Capt. Storey, R.N., Captain Mannering, and the Rev. Mr. Francis and family, landed at Antwerp on Friday last, from the same ship. sonnu, of Lund; and M. Major, who is now in this country deputed by the Norwegian govern. meat to snake inquiries concerning lunatic asylums in England, &e. Every intellectual resource of Oxford in the various halls, museums, and gardens of the different colleges, with the libraries, &c. will be devoted to members et the association during the week, The Duke of Marlborough will on Saturday next throw open Blenheim Palace and gardens for inspection, including the private and kitchen gardens, hothcuses, and pineria, &c. The Cheat Western Railway Comp my will also on Saturday convey members free to their pea central station at Swindon, for the purpose of inspect ing their extensive works. They have also arranged special trains both for London and Bristol, which will leave Oxford after the termination of the evening meetings. The members will be extensively aecommodated at the different colleges, and there will not, as has been the case on . many previous I occasions, be any exorbit an t c h arge for lodgsngs during the week or meetings. The reception-room for Inquiries and information is at the Town Hall. THE NEW ASYLUM FOR INFANT ORPHANS, STAMFORD HILL,--The annual meeting for general boot nets, and for the election of children, was held yesterday at the Mall of Commerce, Threadneedle.street ; Lord Dudley Stuart in the chair. The report stated that during the put yesr 22 children had beim elected, one placed on the founda tion, and 2 had completed their term, making the present number 57, which number the elections of that day would increase to 69. Upwards of 300 new subscribers bad been obtains' doting the year, end the subscriptions had ia creeaed 600/ : 8.501. had been received at the last anniver sary dinner. The Rev. Jas. Sherman (honorary secretary) and Joseph Triton, Esq. (the treasurer), hail resigned their official oonnexi .n with the institution. Sir George Larpeat was mown. nded to the former office, and D. W. Wire, Esq., and the Rev. T. Aveling, jointly, to the latter. The youngest child of the late Mr. Miller, who was killed by the railway no ident at Wolverton, has been admitted. The total receipts, incladitig 1,3691. 14s. life, and 9531 2s 6d. annual suisscrif4lol)., amounted to 2,7231. 16s. 21d., of which there remained a balance of 4591. 13s 2id., making the ex penditure 2,2641. 3e. The report was adopted ; and after the unanimous election and re-election cf officers, the ballot a as opened, and several children admitted into the school to fill up vacancies. MULLAH'S MUSIC HALL.—The ceremony of laying the foundation stifle of Mr. Mullah's manic - hall, in Long acre, was performed yesterday, under the presidency of Lord Morpeth. Prayers having boia read, the members of Mr. Mullah's class sang the 100th psalm, with pre cision and taste ; After which,, Lord Morpeth peeorrned the ceremony of laying the stone, on which was inscribed merely his name and the date. His lordship then addrAsed the meeting. He said, that having gone through the mechanical part of a ceremony for the performance of which .he had stolen a brief interval from graver, and cer tainly' less harmonious, occupations, he would offer a few ob servations as to the higher object for which they were met together. Though he had spoken of g r occupations, he did not think that the present undertaking had anything in it of a frivolous character. Its object was the cultivation and propagation of an art which must tend to good, which might pleasantly and profitably employ hours which otherwise would, by many, be spent in ale-house orgies or in midnight brawls. His lordship dilated at some length on the moral and social good which might be expected to result from a more general knowledge of music, the comfort it might carry into domestic circles, and the spirit of earnestness and, more than all, of unity which it might give to devotional exercises All must admit that no man had done one-half so much towards giving a knowledge of music to the million in England as Mr. Mullah, who, besides the musical attainments he im parted, rendered no small service to society by the spirit of unanimity and good-will generated by his classes. His lord ship ended a long and eloquent speech by wishing teary 1111:CtS11 to the institution.—Mr, Beaver read an address from the singing classes to Mr. Mullah, expressive of their satis faction at the mune he wan adopting, which satisfaction they bad proved by subscribing among themselves 5301. to wards defraying the expenses of the building, a cheque for which sum was handed to Mr. Mullah by Mr. Beaver.— Mr. Mullah returned thanks, hoping that his pupils, with many of whom he had been connected for eiz or seven years in common with himself, would always be actuated by the same principle of unity and co-operation, without which the new hall would be no more than four walls and a roof, void of influence or profit.—The Bishop of Norwich, in a vary effective speech, proposed a vote of thanks to Lord Morpeth, and alluded to the effects of music upon both sol diers and sailors, asking who did not feel more loyal when he heard the national anthem, or " Rule Britannia," sung or played 3—Lord Morpeth thought they could not do better than close the proceedings by requesting Mr. Mullah's pupils to sing " Clod wee the Queen," which was performed in a truly creditable style. After the ceremony, an evening party, in commemoration of the event, was given at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, where most of Mr. Hallah's pupils were present, as well as many influential personages. There was some good professional singing. WESTERN LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION. —A public dinner of the members and friends of this insti tution took place lest evening at the Freemasons' Tavern. About 100 gentlemen were pecan', Lord Kinnaird presiding. After the usual routine toasts the chairman proposed that of the evening, observing upon the general benefits of literary and scientific institutions, and those particularly conferred upon the public by the one in question. Their importance, he eonsidered, should be doubly estimated at the present time, when the question of education formed the prominent sabjeot of &wanton. The institution was established in 1825, for the object of providing libraries and other means of in struction and enlightenment to young men. The library then established at the present time amounted, he believed, to 8,800 vole, Clauses were also established and lecturesdelivered twice a week upon different subjects. The number of members who had belonged to the institution since its establishment amounted to something like 30,000. The society bad lately established a se and weekly meeting, something on the plan of the Satiety of Arta, and had very wisely thrown open the clams gratuitously to the members. His lordship con cluded by cordially recommending the society to the support of the public The toast was drunk with due honours, and was responded to by Mr. Macomb, the secretary, who re fund to the first meeting whick had been held in support of the society, about 22 years ago, in that ball, when among many other gentlemen who had since become illustrious was Mr. Brougham, as he was then called, who bad upon that occa sion expressed his apprehension of the many difficulties which stood in the way of the establishment of the society, believing as he did that the formation of • Unsay would be disadvan tageous, because bed book' would become mixed with the aced because learned men would be less appreciated as limning become more general, and because the lower theses would become with the increase of intelligence both saucy and laxy. Twenty-two yens had eines elapsed, and Ise did not find that anything of the kind had taken p.ace. The next tout was The Health of the President of the Society, Mr. Diummond," proposed by the cbairman,which was followed by "The Redeker the Literary and Scientific Men of the Coun. try," proposed by Mr. Monckton maim, and acknowledged by Mr. Albert Smith. "The Press," end "The Health of the Chainoso," were among the other toasts. The vocal depart, mint of the evening was supported by Miss /Lansford, Mr, Ranaford, Mr. (lenge, Mr. Montt, Mr. Sedgwick, and Mr. Edney. PROPOSED DIVISION OP ST. PANCRAS INTO EC- Cr ISULSTICAL DISTILICTS.—Yesterday en adjonrood specie] meeting of the vestry of St. Pancras took place at the vestry room, for the purpose of coosidering a propmel made by the vicar, the Rev. T. Dale for dividl that p opulous . perish into ecclesiastical distneta, and for Me ere ction of ten new churches. The Rev. T. Delo prodded ; and **intone an interest was manifested in the pressedings (a rumour having been extensively circulated that the matter involved the question of resuseitatingeharch.ratea) that the maw allotted to the parishioners behind the bar was densely crowded by most respectable rate-payers, and •argebodytitheclergy were also present. After • lengtheed, and somewhat up roarious discussion, the vicars plan was rejected by • large majority. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. Asame-vernan•Lnem—lt is understood that Mr. Beet le u about to retire. Ms cu a large body of the mem have requesbell pemaisden M pat him again in nembstim. Camormem=-Teitamiay, a r of des einem of CambribL er bsor=r. J. . idr.o.lelk ar a i l lir. IL spree X die MM. in Isibliteeteest, Heyesdast. gar the wpm el me. re m amid is MEd Om des bores* The bevies Mated** si‘sot, Sir Homy replied lis* meld be more Ilashsimp to him than so iddie a sow him hie hinds to Ciambidge ; but thee, ha the present (urhered hr was time to elm) he mud depend apes Ni owed ft** mos mammy M melds him Is avail himself beredler of so issiodie sal lisliersided em bee.. UMW& providenos se mils that Ni bode be reeleed, he mbed& hid a asessoney le puma deed mein lift in his ileey esmeity. Tbe depeadism des mid he desuld mist the vier for the peeled th bo at be mos be at imam NE Mary Mated, that hr the term beam sem• dead bo.bail Its himself ereepeded to Mies a Melba eAr hom the elsolses of Weseelmalm. Wing list, Alai my prom , hemsable, OM al Mum pedal his =teemeeson 'Maid ddeir Ni ismo deobabie, he weal& fed u ser being *de iodating sepassontathe, wed meld to assail himMY M their eatiebedoe is lime ;mato, so his ootudry bad lemobt heir to believe he bad dame in the field. 0/WCISTIIII:It is rememeei amt Led Tidiest the esseenative inember, will mid. let 111,1111 a this bwromb. The Mentors,,'aside that his lonidup has not Masi is lasmiM In vanutiodly pat forth on the creoraisa able eilsddiiaa be Nab Conn Cousaw.--The abides is Mid he lfteibir= June. The esseweadme have called • meetims to Is spew a era date • the repair' haw died a meths be the imaaa dar. T he Wars ape& of W. O. T. Bon" ; bathe solhei hem the Nth. belles seder Mee take *6 raped pledp. limy piebald, le map be rehased as a M~d Ceee=—The Hen Coed Lawless bail addressed the dealers if Ohms* Bo says be is not a " pommuseat are,' bat be sopped, the ealohlry generally, from a cow vied= that a Mmes meld soils Ni. He pofemme to walk isthe e 1 '—otherwies the ...gum" saki sole eimmied. Demmer CINIT.M•1110. 0141 pa end Onf=eaaviusers an adt i veal Mee. Tbsp have been the Ni sr** 74sr theob fie the Ni two daps, bat premier were hero *am des refuels. The Asharbasi, " by way d juke, " names Xr. Bodoni' Ferranti aa the 110112W0111 alum. The liter* have ne4agresd upon their dal date, whittles eludes almost them in the bee. The repeelses me mash die. with the mended of the quasimidoteriol cepa Mot wide Meeks them without eases became they will net mums thek policy with that of his party. CendlitMn would he mine pendent Diresm Xenia/am—Other candidates are eemiyt into Ilia inespemive Said. 1 as INlitiOS Mr. Wbltsda of whoa yea Mow eteesekte into tie State Trials. His Mends are inquiring for votes amo th ngst st banned% though he is himseY still in England. Profewor M'Culkigh will arrive in town to-morrow from the Oxford essence, to look Liter his chances of moons. He expected that Mr. White. side would be his seconder • he is an opponent instead. Otis of the two must yield. Mr. Whiteside can scarcely be accounted conservative. Another candidate spoken of is Judge Heating, of the Prerogative Court. Mr. Shaw on all sides is unpopular. EAST LOTHIAN.—Iir. Welford has retired, so that the contest will now be between Mr. Charteris and Sir D. Baird, conservative and liberaL M`Gregor and Haight will run in couples; Messrs. Dennistonn and Dixon stand apart. It is generally believed, however, that there is an understanding between their supporters; and there may be, though it is doubtful whether there is much cordiality. The excitement, as yeLiscoefined to the electioneering agents and friends of the respective candidates; fur the public generally is quite quiceoeat on the 'ubject. At least, the only matter of mtg. rest or gossip in connexion with the election., has arisen from the ousting of Dr. Charles Mackay from the editorship of the .4rgus newspaper. Both the doctor and his quondam employers addressed the public through the newspapers —the one in complaint, and the other in justification, and the narrative does not go altogether smoothly fur either ; but the general impression seems to bi that they have very shabbily introduced private affairs with which the public have no concern. It is likely, therefore, that from a sympathetic reaction in favour of the late editor of the Argus, Mr. Dennistoun's cause will lose more then it will gain. In the meantime, the conservatives have given no sign • but the leaders of that party state pri• irately that they will assuredly be prepared with a fitting candidate or candidates, in the event of the liberals carrying out their present disunion to the poll GALWAT.—A committee of public malty is sitting in Galway, to take rare of the interests of the Cledagh fisher men. political and pecuniary. Mr. Blake, the repeal mem ber, has been solicited to attend and state his views, but, in the meantime, "to wait on the Board of Works, to learn why the contractor is not compel! d to proceed with the Cladagh-pier." A keen eye to business have the Gal Trepans! liainuteotroto Boooite.—Sir H. R. F. Davie is prosecu ting his canvass with great vigour, and, Lccording to his fri. nds, with every chance of success. K iLoaen.—Even the conservatives will not sanction the young stripling of Lord Maio's house. The Leiruler Ex press says that though his father would be a good man, young Mr. Bourke won't do. Lord Kildare and Mr. More O'Ferrall will hardly be opposed, at least not seriously. LIVIIRPOOL.—Lord Bandon has punitively, though po litely, dec:ined to be again placed in nomination. LANAHNSHIItE.—The Glasgow papers state en " autho rity" that Mr. Lockhart will again stand. CITY.—The Limerick Chronicle states, that Mr. Meagher, of " sword" celebrity, the Caius °reecho& of Young Irelandism, will start for the city. Of course there is no truth whatever in the rumour, if it ever existed. LONGPORD.—Mr. Fox, of Foshan, will start for this county. He is more than a conservative—an Irish tory. As this will create a division in the conservative ranks., I am inclined to think one or more liberals might be returned with due exertion. LTRR REOIB.—R is rumoured that R. Gordon, Esq., of Leweston-house, near Skerborne, intends offering himself. MARTLRBONII.--14111 evening a meeting of electors of this borough took place at Lawson's rooms, Goweratreet, to hear an exposition of the political sentiments of Mr. Ser i sot Shee.--Mr. Serjeaut Shee on presenting himself observed that he accorded in the policy of a free and unre stricted interchange of commerce between England and foreign nations. With respect to the franchise, he did not apprehend the smallest danger arising from its immediate extension to household suffrage, and when the great princi ples of education should have advanced the intelligence of the people, he would have no abjection to vote for its further extension. The position of that Great b:rougb, with • population of upwards of 300,000 souls, and with a constitu ncy of only 16,000 electorsout of that number, clearly showed the nectnity for the ballot. He was opposed to church-rata, and as to the Irish church, he should vote in favour of Mr. Ward a motion ; but he would never vote for a single farthing being taken out of the pockets of the English people for endowing the Irish clergy. He would vote for an entire repeal of the disgraceful game-laws. The principles of local self-govern ment would ever find in him a warm and steady supporter. The learned serjeant having answered a variety of questions a resolution, approving of him as a fit and proper person to represent the borough in parliameot was ultimately adopted, and the meeting separated. OXFORD UNIVERSITY.—Mr. Cardwell has withdrawn from the contest for this university. Our readers were prepared for such a step by the announcement in the Express of yesterday that Mr. Cardwell was men tioned as a candidate for Liverpool. The following circular was published last night: ' Mr. Cardwell's Lon don conanittee, with rho concurrence of his Oxford committee, have determined to withdraw Mr. Card well from the impending contest for the representation of the University of Oxford. They refer, with pride, to the influ ential and distinguished men who form Mr. Cardwell's Oxford committee ; they have received extensive promises of support from the members of convocation generally, and among these from every large proportion of the most eminent of that body, non-resident as well as resident. Still the general result does not justify a confident hope of ultimate success. To release Mr. Cerdwell's supporters from their promises appears, then, to be the step most honourable to them and most respectful to the University. Throughout the canvass the committees have sealougy advocated the claims and honestly urged the merits of Mr. Cardwell; they ban avoided disparaging or iftjurions reflections on the other candidates ; they have asked all Mr. Cerdwell's supporters to give their second votes in pursuance of approved custom to the gentlemen who, alter a faithful service of many years, will again seek to represent the University. Lastly, remembering Mr. Cardwell's distinguished career at the University, and the interest he has sines taken in her proceedings and welfare ; well knowing his marked honour, his independence of spirit' and of character, his high par liamentary reputation ; assured of the soundness and mode ration of his church principles, of his steadfast attachment to the mild and tolerant spirit of genuine protestantism, and to the doctrines, discipline, and interests of the established church, they have abstained from attempts to fetter the free exercise in parliament of his excellent understanding and judgment. They retire, then, from the contest with sincere gratitude for the support they have received, with • full per suasion that Mr. Cardwell's.homeur has not suffered in their hands, and with no other regret than that which springs from a deep sense of Mr. Cardwell's eminent qualifications on the one hand, and a due oppreciation of the honour of represent ing the university on the other.—Jules Nrcuom., chairman. ' Trafalgar Hotel, Spring.gardene, June 21." OLDHAIR—An active canvas is going on in all part of the borough, on behalf of the rival candidates, Messrs. Fielden, Cobbett Fox, and Holladay. Meears. Fielden and Cobbett's friends appear quite confident of success, and allege that they have already secured • majority of the electors in their favour. On Wednesday evening, a eon aderable meeting of the supporters of Mr. Holladay was held. Mr. William Knott, hat manufacturer, presided. Several resolutions, pledging the meeting to commence an immediate canyon for Mr. Holladay, were unanimously I passed. The coaservatives have as yet taken no public steps with a view to bringing forward a candidate or candidaSee, but several gentlemen have been named; amongst others, N. Worthington, Esq., one of the Oldham magistrate.. Poorer.—hisborough has been reprobated lathe present parliament by the Hon. 0. F. A. C. Ponsonby and G. B. Pbil'ps, Bsq. At the disposal of the Canford estate to SirJ. John Guest, Bart., it was believed Mr. Ponsonby would re sign the representation the interest of his father , Lord de Manley, ceasing with the transfer of the large territory into other hands, and that Sir J. Guest would occupy his place. Cireumstanees have happened, however, leading the hon. baronet to pesky a continuance of the repremetation of Merthyr 'Tpivil. Who wee to follow the - lion. C. F A. C. Ponsonby as the colleague of Mr. Philips on the liberal interest ems a matter of uncertainty until the address of Mr. B. J. Hutchins appeared. All that we have heard of this gentiamas is, that he sat for the borough of Penellyn, le a previews parliament, and that his polities an of the liberal sheet Mr. Philips is also a candibms for Ike !mewl of his own busk Mr. Hutchins is, we under shirt, emissive ea , annaiplioa el Sir J. Guest, and whatever interest the " Oar* safe" way have will be bestowed edoesdr4 ea him. W Irraigit ales • new candidate, on the Wiser/ side,lll.ll. Req., of Wootloote, near Car shaltes.—Massk 7' PURTUIROMOR. Dunne, • geatlesnan of local tea, will ewers this itscough with the Hon. Col. Darner. Lori Portadigles supports CoL Duos against the aside as I'a relative. The taw eandidate mood a previous settiffit es a whlg, sad *sag! he was a preicissat nawatier el " the Ispadustive Ommittee," yet, am he Yr sot retreated Ms know gelitisal kith, we mot terra Mat as srill a wide. tampers Col:rm.—The rem seniiives Isle et ma coped the to Mr. Filagekrick, is this swinft, bemuse he has ac a cm lma be will support the mfaiity ; their verstke is Mb. ROXIIOIOII.—Mr. Elliott eipin teen himself for this eventf. In 1837 he gained it warn Mr. Seem by a neje rity of 44 ; in 1841 he lest it win the some gandsmen ju br , minority of 82. Mr. Sisk lardeg raked, Ma against soother stadia., erg be War. ElTlRuigoemia.—Mr. lochs boa Irks OMB Er ward, and will likely be uneggesei. He asseasees himself as against slats asilemssio te Rams Catholic prime. &mum Dvasss.—Lant Dolma , bs• positively de _ .. filar qty, sear r Mr. Spar his retiriel in rare =er all ,Isert the only owediesies saw re Mew= ssil ABlsset—ths one ha* rassol, the rise Isar &airs. Trrrerar.—The Dublin Dom* Post says Mr Mr. Bernal Osborne, M.P., for Wyesabe, will start Ike the ratty Tipperary, as a . ' this appears rather doubtul. Taal u.—Mr. Maria 011oassil i. =resisted with • rotes by • ass wi the Coeur Obals, a Mr. lialara. la the ever el • psi berg takes, Pose is • warier wined regerity chore t this elzty err kr the reesat amaaber. Warroassia Nowra.—A. of hosissider weird sisa Musk Msg., el thesar, ea firm. day, awl Order se they •Isrloogreho hoe. gariessaa Ins ober be retire her Ihit seressalersa of that boreark lisarird row to solidi him to Asir lira pat Ira la airimatioa Weer Wirwitrike. TY ii Se spaladoa sr said to her mreasuri to the hr. prilesrs ihrti so he was • sarld harserner la flat era, sal 11111 eoa aeseed by verhiree with ire, Ids rhea vas tins* us WA, mad at • sr whir weaM b prisateal set le suer SIM To this Mr. Philip is me lo bre rimed aa Orem way stoolgitessarl. bat art eery pier= He 1110 NV POW, beat the regassestatisa el NW et*. tiliaisto el Ilte asset todepersat orairstries raplii, me tree earls hat ever wlibiliMlP Mir OM t Me sot seassir Mat a higher 1111.110111110 mei Era Ina want m t. a emsedttlency; aNd to purehase the " eirPet yokel " of an, ot ::.!t constituency' at the sum named, sl'efi ho even disposed to rerettin in parlitunent, was to his mind st degrada tion not to be thought of. WINDSOR.—Mr. Neville Las announced his intention of retiring from the contest. He says: " Upon consulting with my friends and supporter, I find that those electors who in a strong and united body first sought me out, and triumphantly returned me, and who, at my re-election last year, demonstrated their approval of my conduct, are now vacillating in their choicer of a representative, and that the approaching contest must be a personal, not a political, con ! &et between Col. Reid and my,elf. I am still ready to conic forward in defence of nose conservative principles which first introduced me to your notice, but I am not the man, solely for the gratification of my own pride and ambi tion. to enter the lists with a gentleman professing identical political opinions with myself. Under these circumstance I decline asking the favour of your votes at the approaching dissolution." THE LATE FATAL OCCURRENCE AT BERMONDSEY. INQUEST ON THE i - lUSTEREESI —Yesterday fore noon, at eleven o'clock, Mr. W. Carter, and • jury of 13, assembled in the board-room of Bermondsey workhouse, to inquire into the circumstances under which Frederick Mes senger, aged 58 years, and Mary Thissleton, aged 40 years, came by their death.. The falling in of one of the arches now in promise of erection for the North Kent Railway, on the northern side of the Brighton, Dover, and Croydon line on Friday night, was reported in our piper of Saturday. The North Kent. or South Eastern Railway Company, was represented by Mr. Feeron, solicitor to the company, and Mr. J. P. Barlow, the engineer of the line. Mr. Corner, the solicitor, attended to watch the proceedings onibehalf of Messrs. Little, the contractors for the work, and Mr. lirsd ley, • working builder, to whom the same was sublet. The jury having been sworn proceeded to view the bodies, which presented • most painful sight. They afterwards accompanied the coroner to view the locale of the accident, when the manner in which it is supposed to have occurred was pointed out. On their return to the inquest-room, the proceedings were commenced. The identity of the deceased Frederick Messenger having been proved by his sister, Sarah Court, of No. 14, Parish-street, Horsleydown, and that of Mary Thissleton by her husband, James Thissleton, of Bristol, who proved that the deceased was staying on a visit to a friend in town, and wee on her way home when the accident occurred. _ . Felice Constable George Hooper, 179 M, deposed to having been called to the scene of the accident immediately after its occurrence. Be was present when the bodies of , the de ceased parties were found ; that of the female was crushed nearly fiat, and lay on the left hand pathway ; the man was also dreadfully injured : he lay near the middle of the road. Both bodies were removed to the workhouse. —„— -----.............___ .....______. Charles Smith, boot and shoe maker, of No. 1, Maltby greet, adjoining the railway, said, while working in his shop, about half-past six, on Friday evening, he was alarmed by a loud noise, and, running out into the street, he saw a horse and c art under the old portion of the railway arch. The bore was rearing up on its hind legs, and appeared to be struggling to get away. Wit ness ran forward and seised hold of his bridle and then saw that there-was a rope attached to the hinder parti of the cart, which prevented the hone from mining it. The rope wee round the tail pins of the cart, and the other end appeared to be attached to some part of the tackling under the new railway arch. Witness tried to remove the rope from behind the cart, but it was taut, so that he could not, ant Inking up he saw the top of the new arch open, and a light gleam through ; the next moment there was sAremendous crash, and nearly the whole of the newly erected arch fell in. From the period of witness running out of his shop on hearing the first noise until the arch fell about a minute and a half might have elapsed.—Coroner: When you found the borse's movements impeded did it strike you that the rope of which you have spoken might have been attached to the framework under the arch t —Witness : I certainly did think that the rope which I found behind the cart was in some way or other connected with the accident, and I have still the same impression. William Houghton, a lad 17 years of age, in the employ of Mr. Dawson, carman, of the Knit-road, said he had charge of one of his master's carts on Friday evening, and was returuing from Dockheed with a load of ballast. On arriving at the railway arch, he saw some ropes Imaging down, which obliged him to pot his horse on the wrong side of the way. Be did so to avoid them, and he had done the same several times in the course of the day. After passing under the new portion of the arch he wascoming " towards" again, so as to keep his proper side, when a rope caught one of the iron standards of his cart. The horse came to • standstill directly, and immediately afterwards the arch fell. Some persons came to witness's mentance directly, and the horse was extricated after some time. Witness was not aware of the use of the ropes which he saw under the arch, nor did he know what was being done by the workmen at the time. The Coroner now said they had had all the evidence at pre sent procurable as to the falling in of the arch. It was for the jury to say whether they would like to have other evi dence touching its construction, &c.—The Foreman of the ry said he thought it was most important that they should have any evidence which could be obtained c•oulated to throw light on so serious a disaster. He thought the brick work of which the arch was formed should be examined by some competent persons who should be requested to report as to whether, for an ar ch intended to carry the enormous weight which must necessarily have pared over the one which had fallen, the bricks were pined sullidently Giese together whether the matter had sufficient lima In it, sad whether It was of a proper tiontistancy ; and lastly, wire** the . principals," or centre pieces, had not been removed too soon.—The Coroner said he had understood from Mr. Barlow, the emineer to the railway, that General Feeley had inspect the remains of the fallen and 44 perhaps the jury would like to have his on the 'abject. —The Foreman said, &this own put, he had no objection to hear General Fasley's opinion, thought the evidence of some practical man as to whether there had been proper caution used in the erection of the arch was of even more importance. Mr. Jones here dinned the attention of the coroner to a portion of the brickwork, which was planed on the table, and said it would be sea that even now the mortar was ea wet impassible. Manover, he should wish to know whether any arch of such mwenitnde should be turned in mortar at all. Several of the jury ex pressed themselves of a similar opinion with their foreman. After some further discussion, it was agreed to call in some scientific person to report on the accident, and the premed ings were at 6 o'clock adjourned until Monday next. Marna Assocwricni ma THE ADVANCEMENT or Sotencn AT 01701 D.—The arrangements for holeas this, the litth meeting, to-morrow, are now completed. The Ant general main* will take pee ts Wednesday she ens, at 3 o'clock, WINO Ilk R. T. Mereldne the we ids of the previous year A zap dr *hair to Mashie the petaistet if the geese neseling. The ssiantills buistees of the tenon esmenee as usual on Theft men*, at their swessal otestiatessaw, and the araisr, with the exerptica d hiaday and Tasidsi, ars sled to mien& disemen On Seinnie, thereZt i * ragweed* and senrirrists• at the liadefle Larry, Wish will be era as Tandy for the esiibliisa sisaissoe asps and isienowidesillestratione , On Tbender evening, the Rev. °tis Pathan Bean Powell will deliver • hokum sh°i getimilaissiiikshois• ltoorky describeir ro rent = In Ind en lleaday mane H.l Seq.. deliver a din emu oa the aatiral kbeee of the dodo mad ease allied Ws. The emeadre weeks, will be had as Wedasr day, Jame 10, i 11 Abe, when the prossedisse of the ri@mains', sod the omen of assasy saassisald sr l a be amp& Oa lawise the Bitimitaf Oohed wal Marrs. awl bys doiWar estsakass the Nab. = 1 : 1 1 die 'antes whisk Awn • = s r pea ea selsoi time day, is " hatailleyia • neat he he =WO= sif=, philmobisoloppanoss, genial sad artillsisleashria he., bs oyez= week at the DfslailLeesel. Anseen the vhissek_whose pries is Iffipasisi base the week, is bin loyal Higbee." Penn Alban, whom astsainse olio see. final mediae is eadidratay ansuossi tot alma 1111= sadist wham monassedstisa peseasseins an at Ruhr Cele the sense of whisk i.e. Dr i Zebeds, bag nee d bis lona* leeks. It is also =neatly or =bat he will, on Oh stabs, be asseseby her who will siut oet t die seat al the hbiasep of Yee, at Nuneham. ease wham attandens are certain are the Priooe of C anino, the Chealiar Bases, the American Minister ; Count LAM, 41111114.11 by the thrown Prince of Sweden to exhibit some ilaberste naps, osseand by the latter ; Profane StZllte, the eminent muwwww•c; Dr. Lanham ; Bate de Is Pewee ; Preen Van der Bona, of boyar' ; Id, de Vemasil i Prebissat 1114 IRELAND, DUBLIN, J mei 20. The accounts received yesterday spoke with much confidence of the healthy state of the potato crop, and naturally inspired very sanguine expectations that the country would be in a great degree spared the dreadful visitation of the past year. But it is impos sible to say what a day may bring. forth ; and if the statements now before us are to be depended upon, there is unequivocal evidence of the existence of disease in localities which were supposed to be exempt from the visitation. In parts of the counties of Dublin, Antrim, Galway, Tipperary , Clare, Limerick, and Westmeath, the blight is said to have developed itself in crops which a few hours previous exhibited no symptoms of decay. Still, front other portions of the very same districts the reports are highly satisfac tory. On the whole, then, there iu room for appre hension, though it is insufficient to justify the alarm which prevails. Mr. D. Hackney, a gentleman of agricultural experience, has addressed the following letter to the Limerick E.raminer : Sir,—As I was the first, through your paper, last year. to give information of the potato crops round Limerick being infected with the disease, and as the papers publish various accounts of it—tome asserting there is, in their opinion, disease this year—others, that there is none, and that the crops of potatoes never looked more promising—and as ma ay of your readers are anxious to hear my opinion of the matter, I, therefore, warn all those who have been so foolish as to plant potatoes, to lose no time in replanting the lend with something else, a. there is not the least shadow of a doubt but that almost in every instance the potatoes are very much diseased. I have been watching it since last January, and it is making rapid progress. Do aot be deceived by the appearance of the tops until it will be too late to sow turnips, fur be assured it will convince 'donee or later that it has done its work. I examined a garden yesterday belonging to a gentleman in this neighbourhood, planted with seed that he brought direct from the south of Spain, and they are showlng symptoms of disease as much as any I have examined. You may make any use you like of the above. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, DAVID DACYNEY.— Hermitage, Castle Council, June 18. STATE OF THE COUNTRY. The Limerick papers today contain the usual amount of outrages; none of them, however, have been attended with death, and scarcely any were characterised by violence. In one instance a house was broken open, and every available article of household and bed furniture carried off. This, with the slaughter of sheep and cattle, make up the total for the we, k. Armed parties still traverse the country at bight, and the public journals in the interest of the landlords again call for an act to disarm the people, as if outrages had been unknown while it was illegal for a peasant to carry arms. Meanwhile the gentry call for augmented police force, and get them ; they' tender their residences for barracks, sit down within their halls, and do nothing. Indian meal now sells in Limerick at 151. per ton ; whole meal has fallen U., and oatmeal 21. per ton, since Wednesday last. There were 1296 civil bills for hearing at the Tuam Quarter Sessions just concluded. Moat of them were for rent or arrears, and decrees were had in almost all cases. In one instance—a replevin issued against a landlord's distress—it was proved that the stock was seized on May 1 for rent due on that day, and seized without notice. Yet the local paper states that in this ease the barrister gave the tenant Is. damages only. 101 bills of indictment were tried, most of the offences being (or cattle and sheep stealing. Several of the accused were sentenced to transportation. There are 120 bills of indictment for trial at two of the district sessions of Limerick next week. SCOTLAND. EDINBURQII, Jews 19. Fever has not yet reached its climax either in Edin burgh or Glasgow—the daily retarns still exhibiting ascending figures. In reference to the latter city, the Glasgow Herald says : . We have looked over the statistical book kept by the in spector of lodging houses, the entries in which are of a most distressing character. For instance, the following entry is made regarding a lodging house kept by a widow in Salt market-street— 'One apartment, on ground-floor, measuring 15 feet by I t ; seven beds ; the place confined almost to su fixation. Eight cases of fever at present. Nine corpses taken from the same place in a short period. No sooner were the dead removed than the place was occupied by ano ther lodger, who was teckleasly laid to sleep on the same straw and infected bedclothes. She (the lodging-house keeper) is reported to have got food and cordials from the Town's Hospital, for the lodgers, which she sold. The neighbours are afraid to pass the door or window." In one apartment in klain-street, Goebel, six corpses, from fever, have been removed within a few days ; and in another apartment in Rutherglen Loan, fourteen persons are at pre sent lying ill of fever. Emigration itself is not likely to arrest the morta lity, as may be seen from the following extract of a letter from a gentleman in Montreal to his friend in Leith : Montreal, 28th May, 1847.-1 fear we will be eat o l a kez this year. lam told we may expect nearly 100, 'oe emata, 10,000 have already arrived at the quarantine where sickness is making sad ravages among the, poiselain. rable creatures. In one vessel seventy had died sir how IR the voyage oat ; in another, fifty ; and it is duellists those vessels which bare not yet arrived the movtabty must be fearful, as the spring voyage out has been unuacially pro tracted, owing to the fields of ice in the Atlantic. Specimens of the new government agricultural sta tistics have been published. Those for Mid Lothian are exceedingly elaborate, and detail, in separate tables, the piantage of the different crops in each parish of the county. The total cropping from harvest of 1844, to harvest of 1845, wee 176,874 acres, 1 rood, 35 farlongs ; waste, 8,720 a., 2 r., 4 f. ; fallow, 1,829 a., 38 f. The live stock was —cows, 4,693; sheep, 68,797; swine, 3,075 ; various, 9,838. Good accounts have arrived of the British vowels engaged in the seal fishery at Greenland, 16 ships having captured about 62,000 seals. A rumour is prevalent that Mr. Black, the lord provost of Edinburgh, is to receive the honour of Imighthood. MATRIMONY AND MEAL. —A beam country girl ha A r shire left her place last Whitsun term, with the morifhl termination of putting a matrimonial period SI fie 11.1110 and sighs of her stalwart swain ; but, having thoof caution large, she read of high markets, and see r I thereon ; and, ultimately, she lot week arrivelfatimea. ing of a civic functionary, in whom she placed faribit re. Hance, and requested as a most particular favour that he would give her his advioe. The question she put was, whether markets were likely to rise or fall ? " for," added she, in a whloper, " Alick and me inrudit to gang thegither at this time, but I canna mak up my mind to't In' the meal at 2s. 3d. a peck. Mick, I see, wed risk it at twa shillings ; but faith I'll no try't aboon ewe/Items pence." PROVINCIAL. LANCASHIRE. IMPOITLIIT RIDIFCTION or Doan-Dom-At a meeting of tie Liverpool Towa =t e r a report was real lea tie lee k solaria rotaollos of look-dare as s tibia wee weal la. • Oa pia f;l _ ea tormain 14,1314. la 11111011 Yee sabygenfte reamassoksi that the illowlot h =re changed ow tho artists, anationid. :- Soz, yak ha SO. to Id. ; Ind* train 4d. to Id.. per ton sett octave& Oman Woes. his VOW his SK. 4.: Now Otte:, Lola ei<a Ill.; et Ihelet=e4.l9 41; NM led. aii ir sia kem 41. ; WI& Oreash Ohsolotes. to 7d. ?o s 2 l4 Proa Sea& amadar-lfamaltent aik Omea t t * eva to N.; P 11•01. hew 11A fL ; feasolime. .hua to N.; liemeava•lma N. 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