The Express. — London, England, 1853-11-09 00:00:00

c ar orRPORATION COMMISSION. Epos • male to be approved by the L . ade of her Majesty's Treartery ; mach scale being prepersd with equitable ',ward to the length of period during which such service may here been performed. lb. That the corporate year hi the ordinary yea: of the calendar. 17. That no fees of any descriptive be paid to any officer or servant of the corporation, in addition to his heed salary. 18. That the poli , e, sewer., paving, Helaine, and clesesiag of the City be treusierrcd to the Metropolitan The talleatiesioners met yesterday in the Privy 01014i.1 ch a mber ; Mr. Labouchere in the chair. _Vied's evidence was continued. • The chairmen —Are there any points is your previous epmisaaos to which you wish to refer? I wish :o melee some remarks on the Irish So- body of the Society tot y. Catil 1332 the noverning taory .d 4.k g .tee trodu t stire guilds, but lot you re. e unable to send a salter to tbe Salters' Company , n . o th.gs, and the carper etlon ohler' 3,oll, its government t er o t ak the coort of aldermen and 24 e3 O . icon Cuancilmer. T h at was no act of parliament to legalise/ the chasm, whet owe the corporation a great deal of additions: I,e -n„,he. The chairsom of the society is an alderman—Al di ohm Iluom leery. The present meretary is a common 6 .,,,, ne ,5uen, as was his predectseur. The agency at present Ir. • en ,l—a very responsible and lucrative situation—is l o w ey s late deputy of the ward of Aldgate. The Derry %eve frequently complained of the management of rbo Inds estates by the corpuration. But I have no per ' knowledge on the sulject myself. Oasa-11 , eve you any other observations to make ? itoe -- yes; with respect to the obarities of the city, which are very extensive. The charity trusts held by the Leery compohies are 6 . 11 in ',umber, and they produce 80.174. The trusts held by the parochial efficers are 710 in amber, the protect of -thick is 47,5911, making the total ✓odure Otte. 1,411 charities amount to 108,0691. This was the annual temente of ti e London diorite. s in 1332, when the el, erity 'host Commission sat. Of the 1,431 Owlish 1076 were of not more than 301, and 357 exceeded that see eat. When the Charitable Trusts Bill was before parliament the city remenobtancer succeeded in getting • clause l iorodueed, the effect of which was to have the charities under :;il/. eousidered charities over 302, thou ▪ ek:oe an spioel to the Vice.Cnancellor necessary ieetead of the nos cosily c..unty court. On examining the charity Mee sheen . I find there is misapplication of the livery charity tried funds to the extent of 21,000 L principal sum, sad an annual sum of 9101. This is as regards I tee reroclasi chori.i.o. With respect to the other then:lie there is o misapplication of funds to the client ef 10,v01. principal sum, and 4,5612. annual sum. Altogether there is a mils qv:motion of 31,936/. principal son, and of !:;,6591. animal .um. If I convert the annual sum into pnsicipal sum at the rate of 4 per tent. on the capital, it nukes • total of 318,753/. The coal dues are, as is well known, a heavy tax on the iuhabimuts of the metropolis and fee 20 miles round the city. These coal dues originated in • lan of messy made in former times to one of the sove• reiens.of Eueimod, for the pay meet of which the coal do. s were handed over to the corporation. The amount bor mwed,was repaid long ago, but from time to time the city of London obtained from parliament a renewal of those dues wlricrmillespire in 1862. The total amount of these dues is 202e/27i. The witni se entered upon the details of the items *bleb went to form this aggregate turn, but was re !Waded by the chairman that all these statemeats were to he found is the report of the House of Commons com mittee on this particular subject. I would get rid of them dues altogether. lam aware that the coal dues are \eerily mortgaged, but I would p.y off these mortgages rather than suffer these dues to remain on so important an Sitg:i to the people of the metropolis as coals. I think that if the tat is levied on weborne coals that it ought to be also levied on coals coming by canal and railroad into Leslie. list I think it is a great hardship and great ha irnet to the iuhatutants of the metropolis to pay the tax et all. Then is a very strung feeling on this suhject in London. Sir. Lewis—What would you propose on this subject ? Witneas--I have a scheme oa the lemmas at of the city, of which this questiou forms a part, and which I will pat M. The Chairman-11sec you anything else to remark upon ? Witame—l have an achmat of the city expenditure for t 00..., but it is in such a State of confusioa that it is halloo sole to mike sayteing out of it. There is an account of the chamberlain, in which he debits himself to the animist 43 , 40 (0., and also an account of the comptroller, whom duty it is to cheek the accounts of the chamberlain. There are thirteen different items in the two accounts, but there is only one item in which the two agree. In one cue there is a difference in favour of the comptroller of 'Mot, in another uf MR In the whole there was a dis crepancy of 9,1000/.; that is to say, there is that difference between the amount with which the chamberlain deb..., himself and the amount chug, d to him by the cometruller. Mr. Lewis—ls this check in the nature of an audit? Witerse—No. It is rather preparatory to an audit; bat there is no real audit at all. There are several items pat into one mm. Thera is an amount of seven guineas paid for • violet gowa for the Lord Mayor. In another instance Owe is an item of 171. for the Lunt Mayor's silk violet gown. Oa I the revision of the Duke of Wellington's funeral there le • I sum of 721. for the Lord Maser's silk gown. There is a ' charge, in 1849, of 301, each foe gowns for the sword bearer and the common crier, because they had not gowns for three years before. But then there is &charge u 13.11. and 1. 31. for gowns for the same persons on the occasion of the opening of the Coal Exchange. This did not le It like a careful supervision of the accounts. The legal expenses amounted to 3,9001. The expenses in the case of Mr. Coombe and the' corporation amounted to 5001. in this year alone. There is, as every body knows, a state coach for the Lord Mayor, but I have sot the items of expen &tars. 1 said on a former occasion that 5001. was given for swan hopping, but it ought to be Tea There is a sum of 3001. given to the Improvement Committee, bat it is nut down in the accounts—why, I don't know. There is a sum of 0001. allowed to the Irish S niety, which will make the sum allowed to committees to amount to over 4,11001., instead of 2,8002., as I stated before. There is a eiugular item in the Bridge-house accounts under the name of "benevolences." I find under this head 501. to Lord Mayor Hunter for the expense of Lord Mayor's feasts. There is another item of the same kind. I am not aware that this is fur charity. There is a sumo( 51. for St. Bartholomew's Hospital. T eat is charity. I am aware that there is a secret service money which is applied to the promotion of purposes in which the corpora tion think they have an interest. lam aware of this of my own knowledge, but I am nut now prepared to give evi dence of the fact. I will undertake that evidence be pro duced of the fact before the commission clown. I will not undertake to say that the saws included in the secret service money are not in the accounts, because 1001. li gal expense. May mean something else than what it appe..rs to be. In closing my evidence on the subject of the fin cotes, I wish to express a hope that the c entnissioners may require from the corporation a full statement of their accounts. (The wit ness banded in the following list of the documeata which he wished to be produced i—A return of all incomes arising from all the real gad personal tstate, of whatever descrip tiOC; 2, an account of alt mortgages, bonds, and other moneys ; 3, an account of the entire expenditure of the corporation for the past yeas; 4, a schedule of all salaries of all officers in every department; 5, a schedule of all I's es to Meets and gratuities to officers, whether paid by salary or otherwise ; 6, a debtor and creditor account, and also a balance-sheet, showing the amount and annual income of the corporation alter ail deductions.) I cannot but believe that the accounts have been drawn up in their present form for the purpose of creating contusion and mystification. The entitle:ma—You have now stated is the comairn timers at great length what you consider the evils of the pretest corporation. Are you now prepared to say what, remedy you would apply to them ? Witness—l have a scheme for the municipal government of the City of London, to which I have given great atten- Lou. I do not offer it for consideration as a whole, be cause there are some parts which the commission may adopt whilst they would resist the rest. The plan I propose is Nis : 1. That the principle of the Encumbered Estates Ast for Ireland be applied to the estate of the corporation, with the exception of the Mansion-house, Guildhall, the markets, public officers, and courts of civil and criminal jurisdiction. 2. That the proceeds of the sale of such property be paid into the Bank of England to the credit of the president, councillors, and burgesses of the city of London. 3. That all mortgages, bonds, debt., and other liabilities be paid and discharged. 1. That the balance be invested in one description of stock in the public funds, and that the dividends thereof be paid to the aforesaid account in the Bank of England. S. That the parliamentary monger for the City of Lon don constitute the burgess roll of the corporation of the said 19. That the City coal dues 'he ebandoned. 20. That the City street tolls be abandoned. 21. That the City metope upon corn, soh, fruit, and oysters be no longer compulsory. 22. Toot the privileges of ticket pollen., free porters, fel lowship porters ' and ail such, be abrogated. 23. That the City companies or guilds have no longer Lower to compel memhership. 24. not the City judge* and justices be appointed by the Crown at salaries to be paid by the council and eq•proved by the Lads of her Majesty's Treasury. 2s. That the affairs of the Irish Society be managed by a council elected by and from the mere: guilds interested therein. 211. That the corporate cons•rvancy of the river Thames shad not extend westward beyond the Clay boundary. 27 That S authentic be released from enforced connexion with the corporation of the City of LiAtilun. 2S. That the corporate due., within the port and h arbour of L soden shall be restricted to a moderate fixed tonnage duty upon shipping. 29. 't hat the Court of Hustings, bird Mayor's Court, the Appeal Court of St. Mary-le-Strand, the Court of Pie rendre, the Court Lect and Court Baron of Finsbury, the Court of the :Hamm of Duke's Place, be abolished. 30. Tb it the City dues on wine, oil, rand other gaugeable articles, anal the charges fur greundage and water beellage, be dist ontinucel. 31. That all localities within the City which are con sidered privileged places, or which claim ti be under other then civic jurisdiction, be placed under corporate jurisdic tion as portions of the City of London and within the boun dary of its parliamentary constituency. 32. That the royal Commission of . Caneervanev be re ealled, and all proceedings on account of impediments to the navigation of the Thames be Mete:lite-el iu the urdimary , city courts of magistracy. 33. That the appointment to all offices now in the gift of the Lord Mayor, ne either of the Court, of Aldermen, Com mon Council, or Common Hall, be vested in the Council. 34. That no appointment by purchase be allowed. 3i. That no appointment be bestowed upon a member of the Council er any of his immediate relations, within t rees years of his having been a member of that body. 30. That the Council ba empowired to levy the neces sary rates in aid of the Corporate funds towards satisfying the assessments of the Metropolitan Comm.s , ionere for the expense of conducting the affairs of the cerporeion, seal fors fleeting the requisite street improvements within the City of London. 3/. That all proceedings of the council be held in open court. In the event of similar local institutions being given to the other metropolitan boroughs, a metropelitan bar: rd might • selventagenusly be formed by the de legation of one or more , members Isom each council, in whim might be vested the ' charge of all MUM of common interest. Such is the plan which I submit fa the consideration of • the commission. Mr. Lewis—You would dawn of all the property of the , Cirponition. Would you then apply the priceede from the sale of land to the payment of the mortgage on the curl dues ? Witnese—Yes. Mr. Lewis—Do you think that would be just? Witness-1 think it would. I look upon the corporation as one body, and would pay the debts due on one seduce of revenue with the proceeds of another. Mr. Lewis—You believe the corporation to be in a sol vent position ? Witness—l believe the corporation is in a position that cannot be insolvent, but you cannot fr am toe state of their accounts say how far it is from issilvence. The Chairman—You think there would be enough after discharging all the liabilities of the corporation to carry on the bus lase of the oirpuratioo. Witness-1 believe that, by the plan I propose, there would be en enormous 1 saving, and that there would be enough for an efficient corporatieu. 'Abe commission then adjourned till Thursday. city. 6. That earth burgess be requited to sign the electoral check-book at the Guildhall prior to the exercise of hie electoral functions. 7. That no addition be hereafter made to the list of liverymen forming a portion of such register. a. That the existing ward system as regards paella. mentary and civic registration and election be discontinued in favour of one stricty alphabetical list of the entire con stituency. . That the Council of the City of London cansist of 30 members, burgesses of the said city, to be appointed an y- -10. That 12 of the members of the First Council be no minated by the Crown, four retiring at the end of the first year, four at the end of the second year, and four at the end of the third year. 11. That IM Mt the Find C. until, 22 of the S.!ttond, 26 of ' the Third, and the whole of the members of the council be " elected subsequently by the burgews by voting lists duly signed and delivered at the Guildhall, in order to the au thentication of each signature by the proper officer. 12. That the councillor having the greatest number s! votes be President et the Council and chief magistrate of the corporation for the year ensuing, with the Mansion-horse for his residence, and en allowance of 4,000:. for the proper support of the dignity of his otli-e. 13. That councillors whose names stand second or third in the return, be sheriff. of the City of London, with en allowance of 1,0 10/. each. 14. That the recorder, town clerk (who shall be a so- licitor), steward, and accountant be the chief officers of the corporation. 1.1. That all present officers of the corporation, with whose continued service the mimed may dispense, be compensated THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 9, 1853. THE BURNHAM MURDER VERDICT OF THE JURY. Yesterday the inquiry was again resumed before Mr. Cheareley. The removal ;.rf the prisoner Moses Hatt, occesioned considerable excitement in Eton and the neigh ixinthood. Be was conveyed haadcuffed in a light Omani cart, Klween the superintendents of the Eton and Slough police. TO route through the village of Burnham and past the Abbey FA= was purposely avoided, owing to the tacked state of the ittha:fitanes of the district, who, it it said, are so eatisfied of Nato's guilt, tha., if set down =Gag them, he could not pOtseiely escape " lynching." Matte is a man of smell stature, but of well knit fume, with a countenance rather pleasing than otherwise. On reaching the Mile. house, begot cut of the police cart with • light atop, and bent ha manacled hands aiult with an ex pression of braved Mr. Ovoilwiti, the occupier of the house, stated, in answer to the coroner, that he had loot two white-handled rnz . . one gold rive, two pencil c.s:s, one ivory.handled knife with several blades laud inst..wnenls in it, au ivory packet tablet, two siu.ill key., and a button.h,ok.. He missed these articles from las IN droom on Thursday m-ruing. The coroner asked Dr. Itobarts whether he was aware that Hato hod an extensive bluise on the right side of his forehead ? . . listened with great apparent anaiety to the obseegations addressed to him.) The clerk here read through the depositions, the pri ' sorter watching attentively the various points as he pro. seeded. The testimony of the several witnesses having bees gone through. The Coroner said—lt is my duty to caution you nem, as I have already previously done ' end to tell you that you are not bound to say anythin g . Whatever you do say will be , taken down in writing, and will begiveu in evidence against you at your trial. You have heard the depositions taken before, an.l also those taken today, and I ask you now i 1 whetlisr you have anytl.ing to say ? 1 Prisoner—l did not tell that carter that I was coming here for a parcel on Thursday night. (This was in allusion . to a mistake in Egglestou's evidence, rectified by Inspector Langley's deposition.) Corouer—We are nut going into that matter now. What do you say about the murder? Prisoner—Well, I can say that I am innocent "from" it. Coroner—Have you anything more to say ? Prisoner—No, sir ; I don't know that 1 have anything more to say. Coroner—Don't know. Do you mean that you have nothing more to say ? Prisoner—No, tie; I have not anything more to say. The prisoner here signed his declaration with a firm bead, and withdrew in custody. The Conner having summed up, the. room was cleared, and after a lapse of about ten minutes, on the court being reopened, The foreman announced that the jury were unanimous in , finding a verdict of" Wilful murder against Noses halt .." I The verdict u; pealed to hive been anticipated by the IBA jority of those present, and it aan stated that the prisoner manifested no surprise on the feet being communicated to hon. ---- • Dr. Helmets was aware of the fact, hut Hatt* had ac counted for this by 'tieing that it was caused by a stick springing up and etrikiie; hire on the forehead while he was at work. lie had examined ce.hiin marks upon the prisoner's hat, commonly calved a " whir-awakes" On the edge, where it turned up, lie observed two spots of about an eighth of an inch tech, which u. on close inspection he had no doubt were Model. Ile had also examined the out side of the hat, on the crown of which be found sic very minute spots, app.:rently of bowl. Mr. Goodwin sail that on his return home en the night of the murder he found that ittc'e supper things had not been put back into the larder. Ile saw the meat on the dresser after the fire was extinguished. Thet will a very Unusual thing, os the deceased always put them away. .:oho Dunce, the fern bided; was recoiled. Ile said that worn he went round the farm with Matto oar the night of the murder he told him to go to that part of the yard next the granary, where there wet a ladder, lie told Hotly to atop utiteid . e the gate while he (Bence) went round the yard. lust, ail of doing what he tied been requested, Matto came and guzzled into the ;voter 'somehow or another; it was water hien cane directly from the dungherp, two or three yards from the spin where he hail berm, placed. and where lit had been di rected to remain. To get at the water he had to go through a gate. lie said, " What a mess I have got into, Dunce," bet witness did net at the time take much notice of but said to him, " I don't like you any the better fur not .topping where I placed you." That w...s before the return home of Mr. Godwin. Tecre was no tall on the ground there, and he could not have tnmhled into the water acci dentally. It was of no d. pih—not h alt way up his shoes. lie was " mooing " hit bends iu the water. It would have been imp for him to have seen wnether Matto fell in the wart or not, on account et the distance between them ; nor did he notice whether his trousers were very wet or not, as Le was a little " rumpy " witn him. As net irly as we could say, Lis trousers were wetted ntarly up to the knee. Ou the morning steer the murder he assisted to move the body of the deceased tram her bedroom into the cow-house. llatto was there at the time. The bud) , was moved on an old tack, and witness was nut aware that he gut any spots of blood on his clothes while satiating is the removal. Hutto held the leg end, and w,t, nem took the head end, which*as the heaviest part, coming dew* stairs first. The lower part of the body was quite slurred, and in pieces. Some minions 01 the legs were left behind, and they were afterwards fetched down on another sash. He saw no blend t ffused from the body, nor did he think there was may Mood on the eacke. The sacks were left in the cow-house, and had not twee been locked up. Mr. Ward, a magi,' rate, said it would be very important to ascertain whether 'lotto wore the same trousers on the Wednesday as he had worn on the night 01 the murder. If he had not, and the trousers which he wore on Tuesday night bad blood upon them, it would be very strong evi. deuce, as it could not he said that it had conic there ha con. quence of his assisting in the removal of the deceased. Mr. Goodwin said he did not wear the trousers on Wed nesday which he wore on Tuesday. Those he wore on Tuesday were put beture the hire to dry. The Coroner thought it might be important to ascertain' what portion of time it would take to consume the body as found. Dr. 'Whorls raid P. was so disputed a point that he could not give any positive answer. Ile believed that it would take from two and a bail to three flouts to consume a body to the extent that of the dteeas,d had been when the jury , visited it. But in other cases it had been &threat. 'rho body of Mr. Yeas was burnt by his murderer, Cooke, at Leicester, in a large ti. e, and it took several hours to con sume it. Mrs. Dunce, the wife of the faro bailiff, was re-called. She stated, in addition to her former evidence, that Matto was of a very pawionete disposition. She had some words with him a short time since about a piece of wood, when he shook big hand in her face, and said, " I wish you was a man instead of a woman—wouldu't I." Deceased had told her she had mentioned to Hutto that either he or she must have the place, for she could not live with him. These were her very words. Witness said to Hatto the next day, "It is very ,strange that there was no robbery in the house," to which he replied, " 0,, but there was." That ' was on Thursday, about the middle of the day, when lie 'awe to her house with some greens. When he came in he said, " I suppose you will have to go up to the Mile-hones where the inquest is het'." Witness replied, "If I have go I will speak the truth as far as I know." William Eggleston, a carter in the employ of Mr. Goo& win, and lodging at Dunce's, was here recalled, and wait asked by a juror whether he saw Matto when he was re moving the body after the fin was put out, turn the body over and take some keys from the pocket of the deceased ? Witness said he did, and a handkerchief, which Hatto' palled out at the same time, he threw on the floor. There were keys on a little ring. He searched about the bed for the purpose of ascertaining whe her then was any more fire. He (witness) did not know what was dont with the keys. A little befor ten o'clock on the Thursday night after the mur der, Ratio said he wanted to go to the Maidenhead station, me he expected a parcel there for him, and he said he would go at the same time to the Mile House to get some beer. lie went out on his master's horse, and was absent about an hour. Witness did not observe whether he had a bundle under his arm or not when he left the house, bat be was in the stable a long time before he started. He wens Wd a great deal of time in going so short a distance. hen he returned he said he had wit succeeded in getting any beer, as the people at the Mile House had gone to bed. Mr. Gough, the landlord of the Mile House, said the pri soner called at his house on the night in question about 11 o'clock, but the house having been closed, and recognising Mattis voice he would not re-open it. Inspector Langley said that from inquiries he had made be had ascertained that the prisoner took his master's horse from the stable, unkuewn to him, on Thursday night, and went to the Maidenhead station to inquire for a parcel. lie had every reason to believe that there was a shirt belonging to the prisoner missing, and there might be some other articles nut yet found, The shirt m.ght ! have been enclosed in a parcel aid thrown away. Every portion of Mr. Goodwin's premises had been searched; but, having been so long absent, he thought Hatto must have gone further than he stated, and thus disposed of the' things. He (the inspector) saw the prisoner for the first time that morning. He took his clothes off in order to ascertain whether there were any diseelourations of the arms, as there must have been a tearful struggle, the deceased being a very strong woman. On stripping him, in the presence of Mr. Saxton, constable of Maidenhead, be distinctly saw eight spots of blood on his hat—two on the brim and six on the crown. Ile had no material evidence to offer. If the shirt could be found, it could be identified b) the washerwoman. In reply to a juror, Mr. Goodwin stated that he had not paid the deceased any wages since she came into his service, eight or ten weeks ago. She had, he believed, money in the bank at Maiden head. Mr. Symington, superintendent rf the Burnham district police, said he took possession of Ilatte's trousers on Friday morning, and now produced them. On the Wednesday morning previous, prisoner admitted them to be his, and added that they were the trousers he wore on Tuesday even ing—the night of the mauler. Witness asked him how it was they became so wet, and he replied that he had oven carrying water up into the room where the fire was found. He did notsay he had wetted them in the yard. By direc tion of the coroner, he took the trousers to Dr. Taylor, in London, in order that he might examine the spots on them, and state whether or not they were blood. In his presence on Saturday, the sth of November, Dr. Taylor looked through a magnifying glass. 'I he spots were so minute that he could not tell what they were, and he said he should re quire three or four days to make his iuvestigation. He had seen Dr. Taylor again that morning, and he pronounced that the spots were blood, but thought they were of some stand ing—that was, that they had not come there within a day or two. He said he could not pronounce whether it was human blood or not. He added that, if t here had been blood upon the trousers, and manore water hal been applied, it would change the colour so materially that it would be very difficult indeed to tell the date of the /pots, as it would make them look much older than they would otherwise appear. Dr. Taylor added that the trousers had been dirtied since the spots of blood had been upon them. Witness proceeded to say that he had ascertained that Matto did not eat his supper on the night of the murder, having giro n it to Eggleston, whereas Hatto hal told him that he had earn it, and afterwards went to bed. . . . . . The usual warrsnt ot cominittil been prepsred by Mr. Chearsley, Hatt,. was convey til last night, in custody id Superintendents Syraington and Thomas, to Aylesbury Usol, there to 'wen his trial at the ensuing assizes. TILE STRIKES. - • (FRall UDR LOCAL CURRINSPONDINT.) At Burnley, Come, Padiham, and Barrowford, the masters are under a bond of 2,041 1 1. each not to open their mills until the workmen's combination is dissolved. At Bacup, Newchurch, and neighbourhood, the bond is 5,0001. each, like that at Preston. At Burnley, a manufacturer states the ten percent. advance had been conceded, but the operatives demanded equalisation of prices; and their notion of equalisation was totnlect a manufacturer who paid the highest rates, and bring all the others up to his stan• dard, without reference to the prices of other towns, and without caring for difference in quality of work, of ma chinery, or the state of the markets tot which goods were producing. But what the masters regarded as the worst feature of affairs at Burnley was, that their haude had sur rendered their own frocdom of action, aid mild not make terms in never 83 simple a matter of dispute. Everything was subject to the veto of trades delegates. It has been a place, up to the present time, remarkable for the amicable feeling prevailing be tween employers and workmrn, and a millowner states that in past times most of the masters have taken a pride in con tinuing their mills at work through periods of the worst depression. That feeling, of course, no 'auger holds ; the all but annihilation of the China and Ureek trades, by the rebellion in the one country, and by the rupture between Turkey Red Russia which affects the other, tell heavily against the trade of Burnley, and tho millowners, if they went on wi.h production, would be heavy losers on cloth of almost all descriptions made there. Such is the depression in China qualities and makes of cloth, says a seller of those goods this morning, that if the operatives had tone in at Preston yesterday we shsuld have had prices down • shilling per piece this marina?. A nseetiug of the operatives at Burnley took nlace on Monday, which was aidressed by delegates from other towns. One of the delegates said he was sorry to say they had no funds to spare fur Burnley, ail their contributions at present being required at Preston. Some of the subscribers of late to the Preston people, its the meeting, murmured at this uusatisfactory statement, but were told there was no help. At Bacup, Newchurch, and Rossendsle, the complaints of the masters as to what led to their lack-out of the hands, is much the same as at Burnley. They say that such was the state of insubordination in some of the mill., that when operatives were discharged by the emoloyers, those engaged to fill their places were in-ulted, pelted with stones, and otherwise bested and intimidated, so that they were compelled to give up work. Some of the masters aye impatient at any argument upon the question of en equalisation of wages. They say there are two features of this demand which are absurd. In the first place the hands Dave an i..ca of getting en ad vance of wages proportioned to the incrca.ed profit there has been on yarns and cloths, which would be admitting them as a eon of partners without being liable to the risks and losses of partners, whilst they have no notion of submit ting to the frequent reverses of the market which render production • dead loss to the manufactura. A large pro ducer has been known to lose 10,0001. to 16,0001. upon his stock almost before he could turn himself in one of these sudden reverses, and they say that the wages of the opera tive under such a system would be subject to constant fluc tuations that must put him in an infinitely worse position than at present, when the only reduction within memory has been the one so often pointed to as haviug been made in 1848. At Bury there ere three mills en strike at present, and 12 others close to-morrow (Thursday) evening. Many of these firms produce fustians as well as c ilieoes. One of them, who employ about 900 work-people, say they close ia con sequence of a combination of masters to crush the combiva tion of operatives avowedly formed to bring about a dicta tion that would virtually take from every millowner the commend of his own capital. In the case of this firm they had no occasion, as far as their mill was at present concerned, to have closed. The fustian branch of their trade is bad, but the other is remunerative, and their work people hadconeented to forego the 10 per tent. recently put on their wages, and accept old prices. They look upon the ease of their work-people as • hard one, but still as contri butors to the strike fund against other masters, they have no sympathy for them. Their mill is en exception to many, ' because the material they use Is of such a quality that the iseeratives get through their work well, and can wages which are held by many of them to be • sufficient compensation for being termed "knobsticks." They have girls and young women earning as much as 18.. per week. It is a favourite figure of speech among the demagogues at their meetings to talk of the machinery as "grinding away the blood end bone and sinew" of the operative, but in point of fact there is no such thing as muscular exertion in the mills, and the only thing un healthy about the employment is the artificial heat, which where ventilation is not attended to, gives a white and sickly hue to the face that strikes a stranger. A factory operative who has been employed by the firm above alluded to says he began to work in the mill in 1821, and he never recollects the workpeople generally being so well off or earning so much money as they now do, though at the period alluded to the operatives worked rom two to five houn per day longer than now. They had then, he says, much harder work endless wages. Their hands are now getting more wages in ten hours than they did six or seven years ago with twelve hours per day. These advantages are in some measure due to improvements in machinery and an increase in its speed. There was a riotous assembly at Bury on Seturlay night in front of the shop of a butcher, and his windows were broken. Some factory delegates from Preston had called with a card to ask for a subscription to aid the strike, and he had refused their request and thrown the card in the fire. At Glossop the notice of the masters to take off the recently advanced 10 per cent to the weavers has expired, and the operatives, under the advice of their leaders, have submitted for the present. They arid, Let us deal with Preston first." The masters claim to be still paying the average of Stockport, Ashton, and Hyde. The Coroner here desired that the pris:tner should be in troduced. On being brought into the room its custody of an Eton constable, he looked anxiously round, and ap peared somewhat disturbed by the pressure of the crowd round the door. The hustle and confusion caused by his entry having subsided, The Coroner addressed him as follows:—Moses Hatto, tines our last meeting further evidence hos been adduced against you. Th,t which w a s 'oefore taken was read over to you on the occas:on ; you shall new hear what has been produced today. Prisoner—Tes, sir. (A rush at the door at this moment caused come inter ruption, and appeared to disconcert the prisoner, who COURT OF ALDERMEN. A court wan held upon the occasion of the swearing in of the new Lord Mayor. Alderman Wit.som said—This being the first court s in ce her Majesty's commissionen base met to comment* their inquiry into the matter of corporatOol reform, I think if no allusion be made to the subject the Public may naturally cowl lee that the allegations and motel ens mode before the commission may be true. I do not weal to introduce or occasion any doctission on the question, for I do not think that this is the time or this the place for noticing it. (Hear, hear.) I merely ask the public to mait a, to their th Ci.iOu until both sides have been heard. A time will came when the Court of Aldermen will have their turn to be heard, and I have no doubt that they will ba able to give a must satiefoctory answer. Many of the catements are so sheeted sad preposterous that very few persons can believe them, or indeed pay any attention to them. (Hear, hear.) The Lone MAYOR t..ok leave of the court. He had told his brethren at the commencement of his mayoralty that he e them for their active ass.etance, and be must should look to _ sa6. acknowledge that he had received tdat assistance in the most effective and gratifying manner all through his year of office. Alderman FAKEBIWTHIIa, as seLior alderman present, and other aldermen, esprvidwil the warm feelings of the court amidst load applause, and the court immediately ad journed. UNITY FIRE INSURANCE AsSUCIATION. Yesterday, an extraordinary general meeting of the abuve-nomed association Wok place at their others in The meeting was summoned to consider the resolutions to the tollowiog effect:—l. That the capital be increased to the amount of 2,000,0001. by calling in the *misting .500,000 shares of 2/. each, and creating 2,000,000 new shares of 11. each. 2. That one million of such new shares be issued to the existing sharehllders at the price of 2s 6d. per share, each shareholder to receive two of the new shares in lieu of every existing share held by bun or her. 3. That the moneys paid to the company by the holders of the existing shales shall be allowed to them in full payment of the 2a. 64. per share. 4. That the remaining million new shares of 11. each be issued at the price of 53. per share. Major Stoats was called to the chair, and it was then found necessary, i■ consequence of tl.e crowded state of the room, to adjourn to Willis's, rooms. The four resolutions were put seriatim and agreed to unauimously, having been spoken to by Mr. Salmon of Bury St. Edmunds, Mr. Bayley of Nottingham, Sir W. Bellaire, Mr. Burnett, Mr. Lancestcr (the Mayor of South ampton), Mr. Urquhart of Liverpool, the Rev. Mr. Johnson, and other shareholders. In the course of the conversation, it was stated by the Rev. Mr. Johnson that the whole amount of insured pro perty in this country was 900,000,0001., while the amount of insurable property was 3,600,000,000/, ; so that, without interfering with the business of existing offices, there was uninsured property for the " Unity" to work upon to the extent of 2,700,000,0001. The agents front the various provincial branches of the company gave the most favourable retu:nr of its progress in their respective localities. A vote of thanks to the chairman and the other directors concluded the business of the day. ANOTHER COLLISION ON THE MIDLAND RAILWAY. On Monday evening last, an aecident occurred on the West Branch of the Midland Railway, at the Walton Station, which fortunately was not attended with loss of life, though the accident was of a fearful nature. It appears that shortly after a South Staffordshire train had left the Burton Station, a heavy luggage engine and tender ' followed. On the passenger train arriving at the Walton Station, it pulled up to take passengers, and immediately this luggage engine ran with great velocity into it. It appears the guard, seeing the engine coming at • great rate, Jumped into the hedge bottom, otherwise he would have been killed. The break van was doubled, and, strange as it may appear, flew into the air, and rested on the funnel of rho engine. The body of the car riage next the break, a second class, and contain ing several passengers, was completely severed from the wheels and axles, and the next carriage was much shat tered at the end. All the paseengers were greatly shaken, and several were much cut and bruised, but no limbs were broken or any other very serious injury sustained. Those passenger* who could peceeded on their journey, while those who were injured were taken to the Three Crowns, Berton Turn, and some were taken to the George Inn, Lichfield. Immediately after the aeeident, a message was cent to Derby, for assistance, when Mr. Mills, Mr. Markham, other officials and workmen, together with Mr. Gisharne, surgeon to the company, proceeded to the scene of the catastrophe. So great was the collision, that the materials of the break van and carriages were so widely scattered, that it took until nearly two o'clock in the morning, sufficiently to clear the line tor the traffic to be proceeded with. The driver and et Ater of the luggage engine ran away, aad have nut yet been discovered. THE HOSPITAL OF ST. (NOV I, says a Hampshire correspondent, is bound to supply the Church of Ertel°lk Priors, neir Overton This is done by an afternoon sir. vice once a month. The Sacrament has not been adminis tired in the church in the memory of man, nor has any other attention been bestowed or, the parish. THE Loau Itsrroasittr.—As we anticipated, the Conservative Asaoci,tion have rLP.,:ved on trying to recur. the re-election of the Earl of Egi ntun sr the L ird Rector of the University in opposition to the Poet Laureate. The liberals speak confidently of being able to early their condi date.—Nortri BMWs Mail. _ THE SWEARING-1N OF THE NEW LORE) MAYOR Yeverday Alderman Sidney, the ne 4 Lord Mayor, was sworn in at the Guildhall in the usual form. There was a rei7 numerous attendance of tis lordship'e teU9eNtitiser lava the million. THE EXPLOSION OF FIREWORKS AT CHATHAM. _••^- The unfortunate woman, Mrs. Henniker, who was so seriously injured by an explosion whilst engaged with her three sous in making fireworks, on Wednesday last, died on the same night. An inquest was held on the body, on the following evening, by Mr. Hills. The jury returned the following verdict:—" That the deceased met her death Irons the accidental explosion of the preparation of gunpowder used in the making of fireworks; and that the Jury consider the practice of making and selling fireworks iu dwelling-houses to be most reprehen sible.' At the conclusion of the inquest, the jury requested the coroner to embody his remarks in a letter, and forward it to the county magistrates, and this the coroner promised to do. The remains of Mrs. Henniker and her son, Peter, who also died on Thursday evening, were buried on Monday, the funeral :procession exciting deep interest as it wended its way to the burial-ground. The young.st son, Albert, it is feared, will lose the use of his land•, the explosion taking effect on the front port of his person. William, the eldest son, still lies in a state of great suffering, though the medical men hope his case will not terminate fatally. Mr. Henniker, as may be expected, has suffered mach from anguish and distress of mind. cution. uh_i The Attorney-Omen/ —lt is part of t he p l'e serf L ee to protect every man in the ezercise of his rights' sad • t hat haThes been done. Lord-Lientenar A (to the deputation)--liou s' .m. 1,1 ALARMING ACCIDENT AT TILE HAYMARKET not make sweepings Asertions without offering prJe 1, you \ THEATRZ.—Yesterday afternoon, while a number of work- should condescend to particular, and give us ansV.nces in men were employed in painting and repairing a house ad- support of your twee' tons. joining this theatre, for Mx. Bueketonc, the lessee, who is Mt. Marcia—NO / ater than Saturday last a case arose about to reside there, one of them light-,:d a lucifer match. in which s man 'w ss grossly assau lted in rial•.vay. The Instantly a loud explosion occurred , caused no doubt by an mag istratn sent e ,ie ma tter to the grand *jury of the escape of gas, of which a ve- 4 s m og observed just previously- The windows were blown ott:,, ito , i gn orcil the bills. and the premises W9V. (leneral—That is the law, and you should smell had been town, e lm. althou g h there was certainly a prima facie set on fire. The apparel of thew of . ill' - A tternel the workmen was NiV) ignited and the eredtest constr. - ►, - 0 , - : in`nne* complain of the law and not of the execu tion prevailed. Plenty of help . being at - hand, the P •da - V . ' - ;," -t Aa it • you consider that a ground of complaint you I put oat, but two of the men were found to ha' .• seriously burnt that thee were obliged tab* - . 0 been - I grand ) nes. Charing gm Rimpital, where Ono " .emoved to the re ", m s I:0;dd &WY hir• in—Mr. O'Callaghan's conduct was unani to parliament to alter the law and abolish Stlits , sic in a precarious) l ogy cog derailed by the English press, and we Doped a n IRELAND. THE O'BRBNNAN AND CALLAGHAN CASE. DEPUTATION TO THE LORD•LIEUTENANT. Duman, Nov. 8. A rib putation waited on the Lord-Lieutenant yes terday, at the Viceregal Lodge, for the purpose of present i ng a zsemorial on behalf of a meeting of the Protestant Assocslation, praying fur the dismissal of Mr. O'Callaghan, (m os of the mag:strates of Capri street Police-office, b ec ,„:ise of his decision in a case ributor of protestant in which a Mr. O'Brents:n recently preferred • will be in the charge of assault against a die: handbills. The facts of the ease recol lection of the public: O'Brennan said that the tract distribt;tor " thrnat the paper into his band," and that such conduct TM calculated to provoke him to a breach of the peace. The magistrate Mr. O'Callaghan, said, in giving his judgment—lt strikes me, to say the least of it, to be ex ceedingly indiscreet and improper for any man, whatever may be his religious so thrust them upon another man, who, as in this instance, is of a different way of think ing. If a paper put into a person's hand contains anything that is likely to make hint angry, or t.. disturb his feelings, it is, in my judgment, calculated to provoke a breach of the peace, and it is the eroviace of the magistrate (who is termed a justice of the peace) to take care that it is effi ciently preserved. I cannot entertain a doubt that conduct such as tt.e prisoner has been guilty of is greatly calculated to lead to a breach of the peace ; bat, as no actual breach has occurred in this instance, I sill only require the pri soner to enter into his own recognisance to bu of good be haviour for the future. Prisoner—l have no witness to speak for me ; hut, as sure as I stand before your umallip, I did not •. thrust" the bill into Mr. O'Brennen's hand. I simply offered it, and be took it without the least pressure on my part. Mr. O'Callaghan—l am a justice of the peace, and lam determined to preserve it so far us I can in all thesel eases You must eater into bail, or be committed fur fourteen days. The pri oaer accordingly entered into the required bail, and was discharged from custody. The deputation to the Lord-Lieutenant com plaining of these proceedings consisted of Mr. John Martin, Mr. 0. Bonsai, Mr. Litton, J.P., and Major Bryce. The Attorney-General was present with the Lord-Lieutenant. Mr. Martin read an address to his Excellency. It contained the following passages: Your meinorialists submit to your Excellency that the judgment thus at•ributed to the magistrate would appear to be natural and suitable if pronounced in S;.ain by an alguazil, corrigidor, or inquisitor, or in Turkey by a basha or vizier, but that it was w scrip unconieitmoonal, tyracid cal, and intolerable, from the mouth of a magistrate in the administration of English law. That it compromises the liberty of the press, the liberty of publication, liberty of c.,nscierce, and the liberty of the British subject. That protestauts would not complain of soy papers thus circu lated, however much opposed to their religion , end such are in rant of fact frequently circulated, without complaint of 1 ;ivy sense of insult on their part whatever; Mr that if the papers thus circulated are untrue, they (the pro , testants) feel required to explode them ; whereas, if they be true, they may learn wisdom from them. That we submit to your Excelieitcy that the usagisuste was bound to tell the complainant in this case that, as a guardian of public liberty, of the rights of conscience, and of tho cherished rights of British subjects, he could nut mako his unreasonable and contemptible sensitiveness the ground for trampling upon the rights of freemen; that if the handbill told false hoods he should laugh at it or shearer it, and it it told truth he should learn from it; but that he should not presume to think that the tribunals of British majesty could be made the allies of silliness and intolerance. That, howevee, instead of this, Mr. O'Callaghan suds ciou.ly, daringly, unconstitutionally, bigotedly, lent hint -6,1t to sustain the intolerance of a bigot, and to crush the rights of British subjects, which rights were bought with the blood of their fathers, and shall never be surrendered but with their own. That we, therefore, in the exercise of constitutional prerogative, come thus befora your Excel lency with oar complaint, and do roust humbly pray that your Excellet.cy may be pleased to cause official inquiry to be made into the premises, and if you find them to be true, and that this Mr. O'Callaghan has yielded to the suggestions of hie Romanist principles, and severely dealt with an humble critizen for praiseworthy zeal in. stead of, in the spirit of noble and free England. rebuking • narrow-minded and intolerant bigot, your Excellency may forthwith dismiss him from an office which he is dis qualified to fill, and thus teach society in general that the British government will not, directly or indirectly, become the supporter of tyrannous, enslaving, and unconstitutional tolerance. The Lord Lieutenant then read the following re it': GUNTLEMEN—I have listened with much pain to this me morial. It is a matter of deep regr, t that the meeting on whose behalf you present it should have sanctioner the use of language which appears to me to be inconsistent with Christian charity, and to be calculated to prejudice in pub lic opinion the light of free Liscussion. The memorialists impute to the magistrate gross miscon duct in his office. They say that he " audaciously, daringly, insolently, and bigotedly lent himself to sustain the into lerance of a bigot, and to crush the rights of British sub ' jthts " They describe the judgment pronourced by him as Wits " utterly uncoustitutional, tyrannical, and intolera ble, ' and they suggest that in pronouncing it he was actuated 17 improper motives. Having thus stated the case they pray me to institute an inquiry into the facts of it. I will not advert further to the language of this memorial, bet will proceed at once to remind the teens , rialists that if the charges which they prefer against Mr. O'Callaghan be well founded his office can afford him no protection, that Ito is amenable to the law, and that the Court of Queen's Bench, which is open to all aggrieved persons, can inquire not only whether thejudgment was erroneous, but also whe ther the motives by which the magistrate was actuated were improper. That tribunal can correct an error, and it can punish an offender. For these reasons I must decline to comply with the prayer of the petition. Mr. Martin said this reply put the refusal to comply with the prayer of the memorial upon the ground of redress else where, but the memorialists bad been advised by competent legal authority that no redress could be obtained in the Queen's Bench where the magistrate did not commit the party, the man charged in this instance having given bail. The Lord-Lieutenant here turned towards the Attorney- General, who said, I offer no opinion on that subject, but it is quite plain the eaecutsve government ought not to be e illed upon to invade the prerogatives of the Court of Qaeen's Bench, because of an error committed by the party on whose behalf the memorialists called for its interposition. Mr. Martin—With great respect, no error was committed by the party who called fur 1. gal interposition. The person charged before the magistrate was necessarily& very humble citizen, having been employed to distribute certain notices, and he could not be supposed to know his rights. At the time he was held to bail he protested against the proceed ing. If he went to prison he would have had redress, but failing in that we come to your Excellency. The Lord Lieutenant—Has any application been made to the Court of Queen's Bench, and has what you state been laid down as the law ? Mr. Martin—No application has been made. We were advised we could not, and consequently we took the more constitutional course of coming directly to your Excel lency for redress. I may observe that this is not an isolated case. Repeated attacks have beet made upon such persona in all parts of the country, which must ' be known to your Excellency, and the protection of law Is not given. The Attorney-General—l am sure you must be greatly misinformed. I know something about what takes place is the country, and no such case has occurred. Mr. Martin—l may state a case within my own know ledge that I am sure the Attorney-General is not aware of, In which a scripture reader was assaulted, and the magis trate before whom the ease was tried said the conduct of parties engaged in such proceedings was calculated to pro voke a breach of the peace. The Attorney-General—lf a party commits a breach of the peace he cannot be protected; but the greatest protec tion is given as far as the constituted authorities can give it to every person, no matter what has religion or politics may be. Sometimes large crowds of people may overpower for the time the authorities, but it is not the fault of the execu tive, which does all it can to ensure free discussion. Mr. Martin—l am glad to have that satisfactory war ance from such high authority. But partieeezeretsarg the undoubted prerogative of free discussion and of free citi zens throughout the country are open to every kiwi of violence. The Lord Lieutenant—Ras any person cwalsittisg such violence not been prosecuted ? The Attorney-General—l have prosecuted in every case brought forward. Mr. Martin—This is not an appbeation fax redress in the case of a party assaulted. flee Attorney-General—lt appears to nth that what yox have been laying about the south se not ',100m% to the matter you came here about. Yes come teeth to complaZa of the decision of a magistrate. The cases in the south, wl,ich you refer to, are cases in which acts of outrage have been committed by one set of p eople against another. Mr. Martin said that in cases . in the country A bad teen. I complained that adequate prat ection was not given. Mr. J. 0. Bonsall mentione d the town of 'loam. The Lord Lieutenant—The Attorney-General has stated that he his not omitted to pr osecute in every case in which the party charged with th e t ,ffence could be ideutitiod, and in which there were !raffle se at grounds to warrant a prose ulfi t f cTen ga t excuseyc * u e O E I o l c gem' b rin gin g elc7 h g an d ttravt ycu w wouldg it under your notice. 1 may observe that in the copy o the summit! which we sent you occurs the word " insolently." We have altered that to " *meow. atitutionally." The Lord-Lieutenant—The words quoted from goat ad dress in this reply I took horn the copy which was sent to me, and in that I found the word initilectly. Ai.vou have altered it to " unconstitutionally," I will make a similar alteration in my reply. His Excellency then struck out the word "insolently " and substituted " unconstitutionally." Mr. Martin—One of the reasons which induced the me morialists to come before your Excellen:y, was the fact tnat the provincial press held up Mr. O'C eitighsn's decision as law, and as an example to the magistrates throughout the I country. I hold in my hand a number of arieles in the provincial press, calling on the county magistrates to act like O'Callaghan. The Lord Lieutenant—l think the ease can oldp be satis factorily dealt with in the Qteielt's Bench. I don't think my gentleman I might appoint could take upon !annuli to lay down law fur such cases. lie could only advise as. 35 to Mr. O'Callaghan'. motives, which are apparent. I eould not remove Mr. O'Callaghan from his MIL e antes it WA proved that he had acted from corrupt or improper motives, and even if he committed an cm: in law that wetild not be a sufficient ground upon which to remove him. The deputation then withdrew. I regret to say that cholera, and I believe of the real Asiatic type, has made its appearance in No official reports of deaths, or the causes of death, are published here, an that it is not easy to learn the facts in such matters; but there is nu doubt that four or five cases of cholera of the very worst des cription made their appearance in one lee-dity on Sunday evening, and that before next morning three of them terminated in death. Whether a fourth may nut have had the same result lust night, and whether any further extension of the disease may have taken place, I have not heard. The family in which the cases occurred bad all been at the funeral of a child in Olnanevin cemetery ou Sunday morn in the midst of a slight but constant fall of rain. lite Cork Examiner, received this morning, an nounces the arrival, at Queenstown, on Sunday evening, of a large American vessel—the Kossuth— bound troll Liverpool with emigrants for America. She was fifteen days out u; to the time of her putting into harbour, during which time cholera had made its appearance on board, and of the most virulent and fatal character. Fifty persons were attacked, eighteen of whom died, and the Italics were thrown overboard. A number of the emigrants were Ger- UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL. • OXFORD, Nov. B.—The next meeting or the Union Society will be on Monday, Nov. 14, in the Star Assembiy Room. The subject for debate is, "That the aggressive conduct of Runsia is dangerous to the peace of Europe end the interestsof England. and o:at ttie present ministay hats not resisted it with sufficient firmness. In consequence of the way in which the "gown" were discomfited by the " town " on Saturily evening last, es well as through the prompt measures adapted be the proctors, there has been no inclination to renew the strife. and the streets lost evening presented their usu.:l ironclad appearance. NAVAL. - ADMIRALTY, Nov. B.—APPOINT3LENTS.—C Ictk T. Rich:Ards (I 818), to the Neptune. Master Shipwright W. Lcedd, to Malta-yard. • • • Mester Shipwrights' Assistants J. Large, to Woolwich yard ; and W. R Robinson, to Sheerness-yard. PORTSNIOUTII, Nov. A.—The Medea, 6, steam sloop, Commander Bailey, is ordered to come into harbour and be in , pected, prior to paying off. The crew of the Amphion, 30, screw frigate, Capt. Key. were paid up wages to-day. The Ithadanianthus, steam-vessel, Corn. Belam, was token into the steam basin to•day to disembark the ma chinery and boilers of the Caesar, 91, screw two-decker. She proceeds to Plymouth n:.d Pembroke. The Fearless, ste.im'-r, sails this afternoon for the eastward, with super numeraries. MILITARY. - • - The Malta Mail of 28th October announces the death of Lieut.•Uenrral Count Sir Francis Wean)la, K.C.H., Colonel of the Royal Malta Feacibla SPORTING. - 0 -S LIVERPOOL AUTUMN NIEETING.—TtEgar. THE TYRO lIANDICA r of 5 80T!. eocb, with 40 added, for 2 yr-olds. Winners 51b. extra. Second to receive 10 says.. and the third to uve his •take. Oae mile (22 subs.) Mr. Dawson's The Jealous Oae, by Melbourne, ist 101 b (Alderott) 1 Mr. Worthington's Juliet, 6 st Sib (Wells) 2 Mr. Jones's Adelaide, 7:t 121 b (Charlton) 3 . . . . . - Barrel was struck out at 9 o'clock on Monday nighi. Tiss Sierros Auruisx HANDICAP of 5 sure. each, with 200 added; certain winos rs extra. Secind to receive 25 cove., and the third 10 ssrs. out of the stakes. Mile and three-quarters. (55 cubs.) Mr. C. Spence's St. Michael, by Delirium, 4 yrs Got 6lb (Ashmall) 1 Mr. Brown's g by Ugly Buck, out of Helens, 3 yrs, sst 61h (Hughes) 2 Mr. J. J. Henderson's Lough Bairn, 5 yrs, is. 61b (G. Oates) 3 Mr. Watter's Maid of Team Valley, aged, 6st 121 b (J. Osborne) 4 A SELLING RACE of 5 SOTS. each, with 30 added, for all ages. T.Y.C. (11 subs.) Mr. Hadland's Hyacinth, 4 yrs (201.), Bst 121 b (Kendall) 1 Mr. G. Taylor's Game Chicken, 3 yrs (201.), lot 11Ib (Ashmall) 2 Mr. Harrison's Lady Ponsonby, 2 yrs (201.), 6st 81b (nephew) 3 The following also ran ;—The Tempest, Jenny Lind, Margaret of Anjou, Barbata, Jupiter, f by Cowl, and llutchpot. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Tint CROETETH WELTER CUP (in specie) of 50 KM, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 son. each. Certain winners extra. One mile and a half. (22 suns) Defiance Alonzo Lerrywbeut 3 Warwick Won by half a length. Particulars it our next During the morning rain fell in drizzling showers, but towards the afternoon the heavy clouds cleared off, and the weather was favourable for the enjoyment of the sport. The attendance, however, was somewhat scanty. The contest ing fields were numerically strong, and the racing close and interesting. All Mr. Saxon's horses except Calot, we's struck out of their engagements at this meeting on Monday night, the 7th inst., at 9 o'clock; tioorkah was scratchsd at the same IN EASC AND NORTH. (From Pooch.) Two sisters stand by Stamboul's sunny waters, Two sisters sit where Arctic ice-winds rave— fiends clasped, the first watch a fleet's craw at qtuartcrs ;,. Elands clasped, the second weep be,ide a grave, The same two sisters. t—Tong upon each other, Stern have they frowned across their Channel.sea ; But now all rivalries and base they smother, .- And sit thus, hand in head laid lovingly. I Why, sisters, rest ye thus et peace tcgether, Your ancient feuds and factions all laid by!— Why smile you in that purple Asian woathes? Why weep yom'heath that leaden Polar sky? 4 . Two causes, stranger, hold us thus united— Both fit to make tree friends of enable foes : In the bright East me Mast to see wrong righted, In the black. North, a hero's eyes. we close. "Those bail& flags that side by side are swelling Sperik of brute force defied, of law maintained, Those funeral lags that side by side are trailing, Speak both of loss endured and triumph gained. "'Yon banded fleet to all the nations teaches lie that datb wrong his wring shall sore abbe; The icy monument of Bede.: preaches Item nobly love can tare, how grandly faith can die. " Are not these leisons worthy of the giving ? To give them is't rolell we use our might Then leave us to our g ess and our grieving, I Under the Eastern sun, beneath the Polar night." Two HUNDRED HILES IN A QUARTER OF AN HOUR.—A Mr. ltictritnicon is maintaining in New lurk that it is entirely practicable to build an atmospheric tube from that city to Boston (200 miles), through which mail bags or p.lrcels of any description may be regularly, cer tainly, and safely sent in fifteen minutes. Ile has perfectly obviated the most apparent difficulty, which consisted in the collision of the parcel desp etched on reaching its termina tion. This he has accomplished by the counter-pressure, arising from the elaetieoy of unezhausted air, thereby reducing the shock until it Incomes absolutely itsperceptt- We. A considerable part of the stock for the building of his mail-tube has already been subscribea by Ataoricaa capitalists. ?SIONt'MENT TO Da. Mont.—The foundation atone of the monument about to be erected to the memory of Dr. Moir, of Musselburuh (" Delta") was laid on Tues day on the site at the cud of Bridge•street in that town. — Scotsman. I