The Express. — London, England, 1853-10-28 00:00:00

CHINA 11-stAioso, Sen. 9.—The mail which was to leave on the 7th, has been poetpoced until this day, so as tv enable the public to reply to &deices by the Fornivra. which brought the Euglish mail of 26th slui)•• 'that all engrossing subject, the rebellion, keeps us in a state of anxiety and uncertainty. Mail after nail has been expected to convey to Europe certain intelligenceof the fall of I'ekin, and the dethronement I of the reigningdynastd,or the anti ihilation of the gents by the northern 'tartar forces. The outgoing mail I will nut remove this feerplexity, for although it is confidently stated that Pekin has fallen into the hands I of the insurgents, and although the report is widely beiieved, }'et no one is in a position to say with a n, degree of certainty that such is the case, yet such an eventuation must result. The l'ekita Gazette i tiaed with accounts of victories gained over the i n surgents, but these official statemmts are not believed. From Canton we hear that the im perial city has fallen, but the steamer Lady Nary Wood, from Shanghai, brings no certain new ,, , only mere rumours, such as have been current for the past two months. At Shanghai, up to the 26th of August, no later news bad been re ceived from Nankin or the neighbourhood, and no change in the position of the insurgents had been arcertained. Exchange at Shanghai had reached a ruinous height; the Oriental Bank Corporation was drawing a flit. per dollar at six months, East India Cumpany's Bills on Calcutta Rupees 360 per I 00 dollars. Clo Court. WINDSOR, 0cr..27. The royal dinner party yesterday included the King art the ilehri in., the Duchess of Unbent, the thin Duchess of Kent, the Duke of &stunt, the Count of Flanders, the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William of Hesse ' l'hilipstual, the Lady is Weiuug to the Duchess of Bra bant, the Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the Bareness de Spetb, the Belgian Minister. the Austrian Mi nister. and Countess Colloredo, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, Count Gustave de Lannoy, Colonel de Moer kirk', Baron Prime, M. Ricken, and the Gentleman in Waiting to the Duke of Cambridge. 'lte Band of the let Life Guards attended in the castle during dinner and played the following compositions : Juhrl, (overture Se:et.ties, Itteu:ett.." 2V.,,wrallis Waage r Gun" Potpourri, Luertai.l bonds" lil:o t Her .Majesty's private band attended afterwards and performed the following selection : Overture, Egm.'nt". violin, U. eeinton Minuet. Curo, o Cromeon some de Dame, La Bayarlere" The Qum* and Prince with the King of the Belgians, the Duke and Duetting of Brabant and the Count of Fen ders, attended by the Countess of Desert, the Count and Countess Gustave de Lannoy and the gentlemen in waiting, went to London this morning by a special train of the Great Western Railway. Her Majesty drive to Buckingham Palace and afterwards visited the Duchess of Gloucoter. The Queen and Prince returned to Windsor Castle at 10 minutes pest 2. Toe Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred took their usual riding exercise. Prime William of Hesse Philipstlial, the Austrian Minis ter and Countess Colloredo, and the Earl and Countess of Clarendon left the castle this morning for London. The Duke and Deebessof Norfolk, the Duke and Duchess of A.hoil and the Marquis of Abcreorn have been invited, and are expected et-day. A deputation frees the Evangelical Alliance had an in terview with the Earl of Clarendon yesterday, at the Foreigteoffies. The deputation consisted of Sr C. B. Eardley, Mr. 0. Hitchcock (London), Mr. John Hender son (Glasgow), Rev. Dr. Steen', honorary secretary of the Evangelical Alliance; Rev. Dr. Blackwood, LLD.; Rev. Dr. Bunting, late secretary of the Wesleyan Missionary Society; Rev. P. Latrobe, secretary of the Moravian Mir sionary Society; Rev. John Aogell James (Birmingltem); Rev. Cur John Glynn, M.A., rector of Witchamptoa, Bev. Dr. Duff, missionary of Fees Church of Scotland, Cal cutta; and the lie,. John Jordan, vicar of Elisions. The Commissioners for Inquiring into the state of the Corporation of the City of London held a meeting yester day, at the official residence of the First Lord of the Tresswy in Downing street. The commissioners prevent were the Right lion. ll.Laboaehere,the Right lion. Sir John Pattesoa, and G. Cornwall Lewis, Esq. Mr. W. GREY, Lord Grey's youngest son, ie bin*. !erred Iron Paris to Stockholm as charge d'atlairm, in the absence art Sir E. Lyons. DLATII OP SIR WM. BETHA.M.—We regret to have to announce the death of Sir William Betham, Ulster King of Anna, which took place suddenly on Wed nesday damning at his residence near Blackrock.—Dublin Emoting Mail. ILLNESS OF TUE BISSOP or NORMICH.—The right res. prelate has been suffering from to severe an at tack of illness that he hu been compelled to postpone a course of confirmations for which he had made arrange ments. PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. Yesterday being the day appointed at the but prorogation of parliament for the house to meet for the purpose of making a further prorogation in conformity with the decision of her Majesty in Council, the ROOM of Lords was opened for that purpose at two o'clock. There were, as usual, several ladies on the beck beaches of the body of the home, who were admitted to be specta tors of the ceremony. Behind the bar there were also several pencine in attendeace for the same purpose. The only alteration appestat is the appearance of the home was the placing of a few new statues on their pedestals, on the left-band side of the throne. The Lords Commiseionen were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Campbell, end Lord !Healey of Alderley. The Lords Commissioners keying taken their seats ea the beach placed for that purpose in hest of the throws, The LORD CHANCELLOR said they were met to hirer her Majesty's commission read for the farther prorogation of parliament, and he directed Mr. Palmas, Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod, to summon the presence of the Knee of Commons to hear the commission read. Mr. Pulsars, the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod, than retired, and in a short time appeared at the bar with Kr. W. Ley, the Deputy-Clerk Assistant, Mr. Williams and Kr. Tindal, doorkeepen, who represented the Comma's of Great Britain sad Ireland. Mr. Shaw Lenten, Deputy-Clerk of the hones, then read bet Majesty's cenamiseion proroguing the parliament from that day to Tuesday, the 29th day of November next. The LORD CHANCELLOR then said—My lords aid gentlemen, by virtue of her Majesty's cOMMillide which Makin been read, and in obedience to the same, we have la her Majesty's name, to prorogue this present paths! meat from this day to Tuesday, the 29th of November neat ; and we hare to declare that the parliament is pro warted accordingly. Their lordships then withdrew. The proceedings did not occupy more than a few minutes. I'AN DIEMEN'S LAND COMPANT. Yesterday a special general meeting of the pro prietors of this company was held at their offices in Great Winchester•street, for the purpose of electing two directors. . . Mr CATTLRY, the governor of the company presided, and explained that in consequence of the change that had oc• cured, the board had been reduced by two members below the minimum number required by the act of parliament, and it was to fill up the vacancies thus occasioned that the present meeting had been summoned. The number of proprietors who wen qualified for the direction (t►at was. such as had held 60 shares for six months previous to the meeting) we not very high, but of those two gentlemen had been proposed (but of whom personadv he knew nothing), and ea there were no other candidates, he presumed they would be elected. The two gentlemen whom names bad been given in were Mr.W. Liam, of Milk-street, and Mr. Lonergan, of Anstiafriars. The name, of Mr. Lines and Mr. Lonergan were then put to the meeting, and both gentlemen were elected unaai mously. After some conversation, and a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting separated. THUNDER-friol3l.—A storm of thunder and light- mine broke over London yesterday about half-past five o'clock, and lasted nearly an hour. Advice, from tinsmith coast state that the storm was very violent there in the early part of the day. A correspondent writes from Has tings that early yesterday morning a carter, in the employ cif Mr. Godfrey Philcoz, of Cogburst, Oue-tling, was en geed in feeetias the hems in hie master's stable, and while eseepiel the 111“11 be held in his head was struck by MOWN red dIFN. tkeesta the weather hoarding attached ie die OM% bat neither he nor any of the horses sustained df• eitheme *jury. RELIGIOUS PERSECI*TION. - DEPUT AT lON TO LORD CLARENDON. Yesterday a deputation of gentlemen who have interested themselves in making representations to the government to procure the release of lkliss Cunii.ghame from imprisonment in Tuscany, waited upon Lard Claren don at the Foreign-office, to thank him for the promptitude with which he had communicated with the govt raiment of the Grand Duke, and also to acqu:tint his krdsliip with the circumstances of the religious persecution which is now pre vaihng in the kingdom of Sweden. The deputation was headed by Sir E. Culling Eardley, Ban., and included the Rev. Dr. Steane, the Rev. J. S. Blackwood, LL.D.; the Rev. klr. Latrohe ; the Rev. C. J. Glynn; and the Rev. J. A. James. The deputation having been introduced to Lord Clump dos, Sir Cuutso EARDLEY thanked his lordship fur the exertions he and other members of her Majesty's govern ment had made fur the liberation of Miss Cunin.thame Their first impulse on becoming acquainted with the fact of her release was to thank the frre.runeent, having formed the hope that her liberation was the immediate con. sequence of their interference. Two questiorui,however, met them with reference to the subj. ct. The one was a question of time as to whether his Lordship's despatches could have been sent oat in sufficient time to hues procured lier;release. Upon this point they were in doubt. They felt, however, that the course which the government had adopted was in ravc/ur of their wishes, and this kindness having Well done, it was a matter of secondary importance whether the dis• charge of Miss Cuninghame from prison was the immediate result of the interference of the British government or not, The other and more important question which met them was whether her liberation had been obtained as a matter of grate, or whether it had been conceded in the name of her Majesty's government. The deputation did not mean to prescribe the motive which had actuated the g4vernment, or to dictate to the government what should regulate its conduct with reference to transactions of this nature. Neither had they any desire of extracting from the noble lord anything which his lord .hip might think incon. siatent with the public service. Those whom the deputa tion represented considered that the liberation of Miss Can. ingbarne had been effected inconsequence of ,the dem gnels made by the British government in Tuscany, and not as a favour granted to Miss Cuninghame personally, and it was under this belief that they felt a debt of gratitude was due to the government for vindicating the principles of re ligious liberty and procuring the liberation of a lady in whose person those principles had been outraged. The Earl of CLARENDON said the despatch sent from the Foreign-office did sot arrive is time to be acted upon by Mr. Scarlett, but he had received ptirate letters on the subject, and the delay which had occurred was one of those delays which could not be helped. There was, however, no doubt as to the course they had to pursue, and that course was communicated to the Tuscan government ; but it was not until after Mr. Barlett had obtained the relesso 01 Min Caninghame. He mat say he regretted vs perceive that attacks had been directed against Mr. Scarlett for his conduct in this matter, which he considered had been very judicious. Mr. Scarlet% had represented to the Tuscan government that Miss Cuniughame was in ignorance of the law, that that law was extremely harsh towards her, and that the people of England would be sure to take it up and demand redress. Mr. Searlett, in fact, described exactly what had since taken place, and he strongly recommended to the Tuscan government to do that of their own accord which they must already have seen the propriety of conceding. He did not wish to 1190 harsh phrases; hut strong opinions had been expressed us to the course which the Tuscan guernment bad taken in the matter sable. quently to Miss Cuninghaine's imprisonment. It was not for him to dive into the motives which might have led the Grand Duke of Tummy to liberate bliss Cuningharne. He could only say thatoo fares Mr. Searlett's reports went, the conduct of the ministers of the Grand Duke was highly creditable to them. Theyentirely approved Mr. Searlett's efforts to procure her release. They Resisted ►im in every way to their power. They did all they could to prevent any aggravation of her position ; and they joined in the hope that her request to be permitted to see her mother might be granted. Except in the privation of her liberty, there was nothing, as she herself admitted to Mr. Scarlett, of which she had to complain. He (the noble earl) could not really pretend to say what considerations could have weighed in the mind of the Grand Duke of Tuscany. He had been sines informed that the judges were likely to give an opinion in ►er favour. Of course, however, no one had reason to contemplate this when the imprisonment took place. Upon this point ha could pronosince no opinion, nor could he tell them what were the motives which operated upon the Tama government, and in duced them to release Miss Cuninghapse. He knew that his despatch was communicated to the Tuscan government as an earnest of what might be ezpeeted if Miss Caning haws were not set at liberty, and it stated also the grounds on which they claimed that she should be at liberty to leave the country if she thought proper. Since her libera ties he might say that the government at ones acceded to Mr. Scarlett's request. She was desired to quit the Tuscan dominions, but Mr. Searlett said he thought it would be a hardship if she were made to leave the country while her mother, who was then a resident in it, was very ill. That, too, was at me coaceded. He did not know whether Miss Caninghame had left Lana yet; if not, there she was still with her mother. He thought, however, there had been manifestations enough con the part of the British govern ment and of the people of this country with reference to the subject, and certainly quite saltiest to leave no doubt upon the minds of the Tuscan government as to the manner in which the transaction was viewed by the people of . England. Sir CULLING SARDLST said that the noble earl's obser vations did act apply so much to the motives of the Tau can government as to those of their own. He did not wish to inquire what wee the met phraseology of the anal remosstraaces which had bees made, but what he desired was to thank the goverment fee having so nobly viadieated the principle of relieve, liberty. The Earl of Cksaaxaox said he had already told the deputation, sad he had told Lord ithaftesbary distinctly, that no British "abject had a right to go into another country sad not observe the laws is forts in that country. Those laws might be as creel and as barbarous as possible, but if British subjects west of their own accord and lived wider them, they could not disobey those laws altogether. Sir C. Balmer suggested that there was a difference between expelling from a territory people who disobeyed the laws of the country, and patting them is prison. The Earl of CLAZINDOX thought it was not quite appo- site to be dientsdag these points now. The question was whether the law existed, mad whether the law could make exceptions in favour of foreigner.. We should not do it, for instance; and whoever was in this country was expected to obey the law. lie had said to the Tuscan government that it was melancholy to think that persons in high places shoed oonecientiously bring thematic.. to believe that each persecutions could be acceptable to the Almighty or in harmony with the mild doctrines of Christianity. The Deputation then inquired whether it was competent for the government to make a representation by way of petition or otherwise to the Diet of Sweden which was about to meet in the course of the ensuing month, with reference to the religious persecutions carried on by the government of that country spinet all persons not pro freeing the religion of the State, several instances of which were mentioned, the Swedish law bearing very bard upon all persons professing another religion than that of the State. The Earl of CLAIIINDON said he could net on the instant give an answer to the deputation, as to whether her Ma jesty's government could approach the Swedish Diet for the purpose, as it depended upon the regulations as to whether foreigners could come before the Diet by way of petition. If they would give him leave to consider the question, as he bad the means of making the inquiry, he would give them the best advice in his power. The deputation, after some further observations, thanked the noble earl for his courtesy, and retired. PLEASURE PARTIES are popular in Glasgow. Yes terday week (Fast-day in Glasgow), between half-past seven in the morning and noon, seventeen steam-boats departed from the Broomielaw, each of which was com puted to carry 400 pleasure seeken. The Barrhead and Atamilton branches of the Caledonian carried away 4,600 pass/apes; the Glasgow and South Western, 4,090; the Edinburgh and Glasgow, 3,300; the Caledonian from Buchanan-street Station, 2,000; and the Greenock. 4,600. A MAN KILLED BY A RAILWAY TRAlN.—Yester day morning Mr. W. Payne received information of the death of Henri Con hear , aged 30, who was employed at Messrs. Myers works, Crystal Palace, Sydenham. The deceased was crossing the railway for the purpose of re turning to London, whoa he was knocke.l down by one of , the trains, and crushed to death almost instantaneously. Ile was conveyed to the accident ward, Guy's Hospital, but life was extinct. The annual soiree of the People's College, Sheffield, was held oa Wednesday evening, in the Cutlers' Hall. The number of students and friends of the college preseat was about 300. COURT OF 003/3/0-V COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court wu held for the despatch of public basisees. THE ROYAL COMMISSION. DIPUTY Baxxocti—My Lord Mayor, before proceeding to the business of the day I wish to ask a question which may be of advantage to some members of this court. It is 'a connexion with the Royal Commission appointed inquire into the doings of the Corporation of L indon observed In a letter y day certain statements made, and the letter itself was dated from one of the gcsernment offices at the West End. This morning I find another letter, referring to the same subject, dated from King's Bench-walk, Temple. I wish to know whether the Royal Commissioners are to conduct their inquiry at the West End of London or in the City, or whether ail definite arragementhas been made in the matter. (Hear, bear.) - , I cannot help thinking that it would be more convenient it these gentlemen would come into the City, rather than drag people to the west-end of London, at very great iacin venience, for the purpcse of being examined. (dear, hear.) la the exact locality knows in which these gentlemen in tend to hold their inquiry ; and if so, where is it? The Lout> lilmron—The inquiry certainly will be com menced in Downing-street, at the office of the First Lord of the Treasury. I was surprised to see the letter that appeared in yesterday's papers, because, as I understood, it was a letter communicated to me as the head of this corpo ration, and as I had shown it. to no cue it could not' have been from any copy of that letter that the communi . cation appeared in the newspapereots having been addressed to the Lord Mayor. (Hear, hear.) I have written to the commissioners stating my unwise, and assuring them that whatever information is necessary fur the inquiry will be most freely and cheerfully afforded by the officers of this corporation, and that I should not feel myself at liberty to communicate to the public press any communication that the commissioners might choose to send to me, without their sanction. (Cheers.) Mr. J. WOOD—As the subject has been mooted, it is right that I, as chairman of the consolidated committee to whom this court referred the watching and the conduct Of this business on the part of the corporation, should say • word. Seeing that letter in the newspaper yesterday, I, accompanied by the Remembrascer, thought it my duty to call upon the Lord Mayor, for the purpoee of aseer, taming by what means it had obtained publicity. (Hear bear.) I was very much pleased en learning front his lord- ship that it had not obtained publicity from anything that he had either dine or said. How that letter got into the papers, his lordship does not know, nor can he nor can you; but I should certainly have thought it the very height of indiscretion, if I may be pardoned fee saying so, if his lordship had, without the sanction of the commissioners, permitted that document to go forth, because upon the face of it it might or might not be intended as a public commu nication. It was a document sect for the information of this court. The Consolidated Committee met yesterday, and passed a resolution, desiring the Town Clerk to commu nicate with the secretary to the commissioners, re questing to be informed whether it was the in tention of the government to hold their sitting in public or in private. (Hear, bear.) The com mittee, of course, can assume nothing. They know nothing further than the information conveyed to his lord ship. An answer, no doubt, will be returned to that corn• munication ' and when received the committee will meet, and will, if necessary, come up to this court. I ask the court not to come to any conclusion themselves as to what course the commissioners intend to take. The matter will be watched by the Consolidatg i d Committee in conjunction. In the mean time, the committee may rely upon the in terests of the Corporation being thoroughly guarded by the Consolidated Committee. DUES OF THE rota 07 LONDON. - - - - - - - The Town Clsrk read the following document, which bad been received by the Lord Mayor : ' Shipping Dues Commission-dike, 15, Parliament-street, Oct. S. " My Lord,—Her Majesty having been pleased to issue a commiuion, of which • copy is attached, we the &Mimi': @loners have the honour to request that jour lordship will be good enough to furnish us with the requisite informa tion as respects the charges (with the exception mentioned in the commission) levied or leviable in the port of London on ship, or goods carried in ships by or on behalf of the corporation of the City of London. We have the honour to forward to your lordship some cone' of the questions which we have addressed to the authorities of the various harbours throughout the kingdom, showing the particular points to which our inquiries are directed. We have the honour to be, my lord, your most obedient te, " H. MANNER. SUTTON, " C. B. W. BITHUNI 2 " C. BLACKBURN." CONTEMPLATED PURCHASE OP SOUTHWARK NUIDOE. Mr. R. C. BUCKNALL, chairman of the Bridge House Estates Committee, moved the adoption of the following report, which wu read by Mr. Woodtherpe. To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons, of the City of London, in Common Council assembled: We, whose names are hereunto sabeeribed e r your oemmittee for letting the Bridge House Estates to whom, en the 12th day of May last, it was referral to ens eider whether it was desirable to throw open Southwark , and to ascertain it the proprietors were willing to dlrpeee of their interest therein ; also, to cousider the tents for so doing, and to confer with her Majesty's government, as to raising the necessary foods for the purpose; do entity that we proceeded in the said reference, and nand to be laid before us the several proceedings of this committee in relation to a former negotiation with the director of the Southwark-bridge Company, when they stated their willingness to well the bridge for the sum of W 0,0001.; and having carefully considered the same, we directed a communication to be made to the directors of the Southwuk-bridge Company, referring to the former sago- Salim, and 'Wing that we had since been given to under seas,' that sew alteration had taken place in the views of the compasy, and requesting to be informed the terms upon which the directors would now be disposed to urt with their 'Merest in the bridge. We have sines received a letter from the secretary to the company, stating that the directors wets of opinion that subsequent to the communisation which peeled between them and your committee, in the year 1519, eireamstances had occurred to increase the prospective value of the bridge, and the directors therefore did cot feel justi del in recommending the proprietors to sell the bridge with the approaches for ain sum than 300,00 W. ; but if your committee would agree to purchase the bridge at that sum, exclusive of parliamentary and all other expenses, the directori would take the sense of the proprietors thereon. And we, having folly considered the subject, are of opinion that it would not be expedient to parches, Southwark bridge upon the terms proposed bythe company. All which we submit to the judgment of this Honourable Court.— Dated this 14th day of October, 1833.—R. E. Bueknall, James Bailey, Jamas Waterton, J. R. Thomson, James M. Barnard. R. Chaplin , Thos. Barkley, W. Lter, R. G. Pend, W. Rawtrey,. Joseph Canton, James Warren, William W. Pilate.' Deputy Bung= mid that part of the reference made to the Bridge-heoss Rents* Committee was to inquire of the government windier they would assist the corporation in any way in raids( the fends. As the committee were silent epos this paint, he apprehended they considered the sum so this large th at they had taken no steps sun this poet tithe reference. (Hen, hear.) Deputy PZWIIIIM• said he should be very sorry if the court were to epos to the report under the present circum stances, which were of a totally different character to those which existed in 1849. When it was considered that Can non-street had been rebuilt, that Queen-street had been pulled down as far as Southwark-bridge, it must be at once pereelved that the bridge was infinitely mere valuable now than it was a few years ago. (H ear , hear.) Extreme inconvenience was sustained daily on account of the crowded state of London bridge and its approaches, and it was quite et* dent that another bridge was required • r the pup pose of eouveying the enormous truth° of the City to au Surrey side f the water. (Hear, hear.) Southwark-bs Wsn would take off more than one-third of the traffic, and would be one of the had possible reliefs to the metropolis. The bridge had cost between 700,0091. and 800,0001., and the proprietors now offered to sell it for 380,0001, thus making an immense pecuniary sacrifice ; and, as a new bridge and proper approaches could not be made for anything like this sum, he would move—" That the report be referred back to the committee to ascertain by professional inquiry as to the strength and durability of the Southwark-bridge, and that they be authorised to continue the negotiation with the directors and to report to this court." After a discussion, the amendment was carried. Mr. Da JERSEY then moved that the words after " dura bility of the Southwark-bridge" be omitted. Deputy Hirsh seconded the motion, which was nega tived. The amendment was again put and carried, and the court adjourned. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 28, 1853. DINNER TO THE LORD MAYOR. Last night the united wards of Cripplegate Within and Without invited their alderman, the lard Mayor, to a complimentary dinner at the Albion Hotel, Aldersgate street. About a hundred and fifty of the principal inhabi tants of the two wards were present, sad the company was presided over by Mr. JONN DILLON. THE CITY CORPORATION COMMISSION.—Yesterday morning the first sitting of the commissioners took place, at the official residence of the Prime Minister in Gowning street. At It o'clock, the commissioners—the Right lion. Henry Labeuchere, the Right Hon. Sir John Pattison, and G. C. Lewis, Esq., attended at Lord Aberdeen's office, but none of the City magistrates were in attendance, and the re presentatives of the public press were not admitted. The pro ceedings were, it is understood, of a formal nature. The commissioners were engaged in consultation up to 2 o'clock, and are to sit again on Tuesday next, at 12, and there is reason to believe that they will sit every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 12 o'clock for some weeks to come. It is stated that the inquiry is to commence on Tuesday next, at twelve o'clock, and that reporters art to be afforded every accommodation. THE ARCTIC REGIONR. List evening a lecture was delivered on this sub jet.: by Mr. R. C. WILD, to a numerous audience at the Westminster Literary and Mechanics' Institute. After giving an account of the early expeditions of Sir Junes Ross and Sir John Richardson in search of Sir John Franklin, the lecturer proceeded to speak of the large squadron, consisting of no less than ten ships, which was mat out with the same object in 1850. Four vessels were entrusted by the British government to Captain Austen. under whom steamers were first employed ; and to Captain Penny were committed two more government ships. Two I others were fitted out by Mr. Grinnell, an Ameri can ; another was, through the exertions of Lady Franklin, sent cut under Captain Forsyth; and another by the Hudson's Bay Company. He then referred to the story of the murder of the crews of two ves sels which was related by some Esquimau:, and which he said was proved to he without foundation, relerrisg to the deposition of one of the parties as establishing that fact, by the ridiculous nature of its contents. He next adverted to the traces of the n'iaing expedition found at Beechey Island, including a large cairn; and observed that the non discovery of any document in this place was accounted for by Sir John Richardson by the supposition that a document had been placed on a pole at the top of the cairn, and de stroyed by bears. Among the traces on Beechey Island were 700 empty canisters; 24,000 such canisters having been taken cut fad of preserved meat. Three g also were found on the same island, and on the bodies being exhumed by Captain Inglefield no sign, of scurvy were discovered upon them. In speaking of the two American ships, he observed that Captain de Haven, who was in command of them, having determined to return home to winter, and having announced his intention to Sir Edward Belcher, and offered to take home despatches, immediately after had his teasels carried off by ice ; the result being hat they were borne helplessly upwards of 1,000 miles, and, after passing through almost incredible dangers, being' sometimes lifted up to a height of 40 feet, were, at the ex piration of nine months, liberated off the south toast - of Greenland without having sustained any in jury. He next described the . coarse taken by Capt. M'Clure. This gentleman, having entered the Arctic Sea by way of Behtinge Straits, sailed eastward, in disobedience to the orders of Capt. Collision, his superior officer, who had the command of another ship, and was still supposed to be in the Polar region,. Proceeding along tho coast for several hundred miles, he at length reached an island, which had been named B ming Island, where he found a channel leading to the north-east, and after making his way up it for a considerable distances was stopped by a bar of ice. He then retraced his mune in the channel, and steered round the island, to the north of which he was again arrested by ice. He had, however, found a communication from west to east, and thus discovered elie north-west, or rather the north east, passage. When blocked in to the north of Easing Island, he was rescued by Capt. Kelly, who was sent there by Sir E. Belcher with a steam-vessel; an: Capt. Kelly still remained in the same vicinity, partly for the purpose of effecting, if necessary, a similar rescue for Ceps Collison. Mr. Weld then explained very minutely the position of Sir E. Belcher, according to the last accounts, near the entrance to Wellington Channel ; and, in speaking of provisions, stated that there was a sufficient quantity stored up at different points to maintain 500 men for ten years. Sir Edward Belcher had, he observed, explored Wellington Channel, and even the Queen's Channel, as it was termed, which lay beyond Wellington Channel, to a distance of two or three hundred miles; and, as he repassed that he saw nothing before him but open water and • number of islands, when he commencedreturning,. it was very strange that he should not have continued his course northward. The only explanation which he gate was, that he deemed it best to return to good winter quarters. It was his (the lecturer's) opinion, that Sir John Franklin went up that open water. He concluded with some remark*, designed to show the poesibi.ity of humeri existence near the pole ; alleging, in support of this view, the facts that a great number of bean, deer, oxen, and hares, had been shot by ezplorsn, that much vegeta- ble food existed, aad that a Bunten war known to have existed on the island of Spitsbergen for several years, from all which be inferred that it was desirable that the Admiralty should order the search beyond Wellington Channel to be followed up as early as it might be prac ticable. The lecture was listened to throughout with marked inte rest, and a manifest wish to understand the subject—a wish whose gratification was aided by the use of simple and intelligible maps. PROPOSED STATUE OF PRINCE ALBERT IN HYDE-PARK. _..-- The following are copies of letters forwarded to various influential persons relative to the proposed statue of Prince Albert on the site of the old Crystal Palace in Hyde•park "]Landon-House, June 26, 1853. "My Lord,—l have been requested to subscribe for the purchase of the statue of Richard Com-de-Lion, which it is proposed to erect on the site of the Crystal Palace ; I appreciate very highly the design of obtaining from so die. tioguised a sculptor a wort which most be regarded as a triumph of his art, and I should be inset willing to aid in the accomplishment of an otgect so honourable to the country. . . .. My immediate purpose, however, in this umauniestlon, is to invite attendee to what appears to me to be due to the illastdous prince whose patronage and zeal, whose wise counsels zed active ozertiess, contributed.° ementially to the consummation of that unrivalled nations' ander- taking, the Great Exhibition. Of that noble work this country has indeed reason to be proud; and it is not, I think, too much Wimps that its multi will benefit the in dustrial classic of the empire fer generations to come. Its effects are felt and acknowledged by all the nations around us ; while in our own country it has given a stimulus to industry, and awakened a spirit of enterprise among the productive manes which, if properly directed, will prepare them for a peaceful rivalry with other nations. And cot only so, but diffame among them the moms of pure and rational enjoyment, bind their affection to the dime of her most gracious Majesty, deepen their respect for law, and raise them in the scale of social excellence and worth. "For the signal senior which have effected, and which promise such results, I think it due to his Royal Bighneee that the nation should perpetuate the Siam of them in a manner which may testify to future time their grati tude to the Mistrials consort of our beloved Queen, for having devoted the row:runes of the highest rank, influence, and intellectual cultivation to the grandest objects of popu lar and practical utility. "My proposal, then, is, that a brass* statue of Prince Albert, ezecuted by one of oar greatest artists, should be erected on the site of the Crystal Palace, in Hyde-park, e s an acknowledgment from the British people of their grati tads for his noble efforts " I. For having been the chief projector and unwearied President of the Great Eshibition of the products of Art and Industry of all Nations. „ 2. For his seldom endeavours to promote the progress of science and art, and, by infusing them into practical education, to advance the useful arta, and thus secure to our country the advantages to be derived from the successful realisation of this comprehensive scheme. " I am, my lord, your obedient servant, Tmolus CHALLIS." II Manske-boom, Loudon, Oct. 27,1853. "My dear Sir,—l have recently had the honour to sug gest to a few friends that a monument should be erected, by public subscription, on the site of the Exhibition Band ing, in Hyde-park, u a national tribute of respect to his Hord Highness Prince Albert, for the part he took in the Great Exhibition of 1851. " The project having met with very general support, I have been requested, as Lord Mayor, to convene a public meeting, at the Maosion•hoose, on Monday, the 7th of November, at two o'clock, in furtherance of this object, at which meeting your attendance is requested should the idea meet with your approval. " Should you wish your name to appear in the first list of supporters, which will be announced at the meeting, I shall be obliged if you will let me know at your earliest convenience the sum which you would like to subscribe, unless you have already done so. "I am, dear sir, yours " Tmos. CHAISIII." PAYMENTS TO THE ROYAL FAMILY.—It appears from a parliamentary paper recently printed (procured by Mr. William Williams) that in the year ended the 6th of January lest the allowances to the several breaches of the royal family amounted to 152,1531. WATERFORD AND KILKENNY RalLwaT. 4 .--ketnrn of truffle for the week ending Oet. 22, 1853:-1871. le. 6d. (22 miles). Corresponding week last year, 621. 110. H. (13 mil* . THE CHOLERA. (Troia filet:instal Baird of Heath, Oct. 27.) METROPOLIS. Five cases of cholera are reported in returns made by the Superintending Inspectors of the 1), It and M divisions of police to the Commissioners, and trans mitted by them to the General Board of Health. Two of those cases have terminated fatally, one of which T had been previously reported as under treatment. In the other instance the patient died within 11 hours of the time of attack, and the remark of the superin tendent is that " the smell front the drain and privy of this house is very offensive, in consequence of its being enclosed in and under the same roof as the kitchen. The inhabitants complain of offensive smells arising from Mr. Jones's tan-yard, Bermond sey." Mr. Hall, from the Poor-law Board, and Dr. Mil roy, from the General Board of Health, had an inter view on the 28th inst. with the board of guardians of Chelsea. The guardians had a fortnight also ap pointed two additional medical officers, who, along with the regular medical staff, are appointed to in stitute a systematic sanitary inspection of the entire parish, and to maintain a vigilant surveillance over the health of the different districts. It appears that cholera is decidedly on the increase in some localities in Whitechapel. One of the me dical officers has had no fewer than 14 eases under his own care from the 18th to the 23th inst., and of these six were fatal iu from S to 27 hours. Of 16 cases of cholera which have recently cc curred in this parish, no fewer than eleven occurred in Dunk -street, Mile•end New Town. Many of the houses are in a very filthy state. The medical officer of the district has reported them to the Whitechapel Board of Guardians. Since the epidemic of 1848, much improvement has been effected in Whitcehapel, and last session the parish obtained an Act of Parliament, conferring extensive additional powers on the authorities, which they appear disposed to use actively and effi ciently. But Dunk-street and its immediate vicinity are among those fatal spots in the union in which no improvement whatever has taken place since 1838, in which year Whitechapel among its 5,856 pauper. numbered 2,405 cases of zymotic disease and 214 deaths—a mortality of 36 in 1,000. In the epidemic of 1848.9, there m ere in this district no fewer than 85 deaths from cholera and 18 from diarrhoea. In 1852 Dr. Sutherland, in the appre hension that another outbreak of cholera was then impending, re-ezamined the same localities which had been reported on in 1838, and he states that the descriptions given by Dr. Southwood Smith fourteen yeate before were then perfectly appli cable to the same places, and that the great leading causes of the unhealthiness of White chapel remain es entially the same. The Re gistrar of the district bore his testimony to the correctness of Dr. Sutherland's representa tions in the remarkable words, " I do not think there is a street in the district where epidemic disease has not been fatal," and now in the present month no fewer than 11 fatal cases of cholera have occurred iu that very street in which, in 1838, typhus fever was in nearly every house. OLD BRENTFORD.—Four deaths from cholera and diarrhoea have been registered during the week end ing Oct. 26, as having occured io Old 13rentford. In one instance death ensued 10 hours after attack, and in another within 24 hours. One was a militia man who died of Asiatic cholera also within 24 hours after attack. A few attacks of diarrhoea have been i reported in the books of the medical officers of the other districts, but no deaths have occurred. NEWCASTLE. Oct. 26—Cholera Mardian The total number of deaths from cholera and diarrhoea in Newcastle during the present outbreak to the 26th inst. has been 1,634. The number of cues of choleraic disease disco vered by the house-to-house visitation system has been : Diarrheas, 5,138 ; approaching cholera, 271 ; cholera, 66. Three corpses have also been found during the same period. There have also been 17 old cues passed from diarrlicea to approaching cho lera, and 13 cases have passed from a ',tate approach. ing cholera to cholera. Thus the total number of new casea discovered on house visitation to the 26th inst. has been 5,478. Dr. Waller Lewis called special attention to the effects of the epidemic in a row of houses called Oreenhow-terrace, as a warning to other towns of " the dreadful effects of neglect of common sanitary regulations." He says—Oreenhow-terrace consists of eleven or twelve houses in en open airy situation ; live of the houses have low damp cellar dwellings, but, with this exception, the tenements are very su perior to many hundreds of others inhabited by per sons in a like condition of life. These are brick makers and workmen at factories. There were no privies or conveniences of any sort to these houses, the inhabitants being in the habit et carrying out the filth, dirt, and ashes to a large mid denstead within six or eight feet of the end house. When the wind wu from the east the inhabitants breathed the air charged with the noxious emuvia given off from the accumulation of months and years. In 1849 cholera carried off three victims from this row, and immediately afterwards the heap of poison- SU matter was removed. From that time to within a few weeks ago, with the exception of a farmer sending occasionally to take • cart-load or two for his own use, the middenstead has never been emptied. From Sept. 4 to Oct. 8, out of 118 inhabitants there were 11 deaths from cholera, and 20 other asses of cholera and diarrhoea . In both epidemics the first death occurred in the same house, the family inhabiting which lost in the present attack three of its members, namely, the mother and two sons. Since the present mortality the landlord has removed the middenstead and erected some privies-75 cart loads of manure have been taken away. If these precautions had been adopted in time, and the soil removed before instead of after the on slaught of the disease, might not the 11 lives have been almost certainly saved? As a contrast to the preceding statement, exhibit ing the consequences of neglect, the following narrative is most important and encouraging, as illustrating the extent of immunity which may be hoped for e under the mist alarming and dangerous circumstances, where judicious measures of precaution are promptly and energetically applied, and when the means of supervision are such as to ensure in some tolerable degree the observance of the measures adopted. The results are in perfect accordance with those already stated respecting the experience of the model dwellings. Dr. W.F. T. Ivey, Assistant Surgeon, Sixth Royal Regiment, and Dr. H. C. Ruts, Assistant Surgeon, Sixth Dragoons, in reporting on the means taken to protect the troops forming the garrison in Newcastle, l state that,—Everywhere around us the devouring plague has left its fatal impress, yet have we been hitherto most mercifully spared. Numerous cases have occurred in our immediate neighbourhood, and in some of the houses in which the soldiers' families are accommodated, several deaths have taken place among the civil population. These are situated at distances varying from 50 to 200 yards from the barrack gate. In the village of Spital Tongues, about 250 yards to the north of the barracks, the disease prevailed to &frightful extent for many days, and carried woe and desolation to almost every hearth—scarcely a cottage escaping without num bering one or more victims to the merciless grasp of the destroyer. The barracks are situated about three-quarters of a mile from the centre of the town, and form part of the outskirts in a north-westerly direction. Immediately on ascertaining that the fatal scourge was abroad in our streets, we became im pressed with a sense of fearful responsibility, as intrusted with the care of so many lives; we reflected on our means of defence against ravages; we augured that by strict attention, cleanliness, ventilation, and diet, with a careful watching for and prompt treat ment of premonitory symptoms, and by forbidding the troops from going into infected localities, the pestilence might per chance, to a certain extent, be happily averted. Accordingly, aided by the ready co-operation of the officers, the following sanitary precautions were taken and are still continued. We made a thorough inspection of all drains, sewers, privies, ash-pits, and every other locality, both within and without the barrack, where filth was likely to accumulate, and had all offensive matters removed, and effluvia corrected by the liberal and daily distribution of chloride of lime. The privies and ashpita were whitewashed. The custom of washing out the barrack looms was discoutiuued, and dry rubbing substituted. Since the announcement of the epidemic the troops have been medically inspected twice, and the women and children once, daily. The provisions have been carefully examined, the mode of cooking the dinners varied occasionally from boiled to roast or baked meat, the men strictly enjoined to apply immediately on the approach of any diarrhea' tendency, and the sergeants ordered to keep a care ful watch, and to send any p,rson to hospital who may be detected going inure freepently than once a day to the privy. All hackers of fish, fruit, and vegetables have been forbidden entry into the bar racks, and the men cautioned to abstain from any irritating diet, and to keep from all the low and filthy parts of the town, as well as from situations where the cholera may be raging. They have also been confined strictly to barracks after evening roll call ; flannel belts have been taken into wear, and an extra allowance of fuel granted. Amusenteuts in the vicinity of the barracks have been encouraged, and every endeavour made to procure from the troops a cheerful and ready compliance with our requirements without inspiring fear. The families of such soldiers as were married without leave, not being ace.unmodated in barracks, have been daily visited at their lodgings, and eery means put in practice to enforce and maintain cleat'''. neas end ventilation. The landlords applied to whenever necessary for the removal of nuisances, and lime occasionally used for disinfecting purposes. In some instances, futili ties who had taken up their abode in situations which seemed objectionable, either as being overcrowded or as teeming with noisome effluvia, were advised to leave, and better apartments were procured for them. The miserable condition of many of these poor crea , tures has been ameliorated by the timely aid of a tew friends, to whom their distress was represented, and owing no doubt to the change thus effected, their health has been in a great measure preserved during this trying visitation. It appears that among 519 persons, the t o tal strength of the garrison in barracks, there have been 461 cases of diarrhea, of which 421 have occurred among the men, irrespective of the officers, women and children in garrison, together with 9 cases of dysentery, but no cholera. Among the persons con nected with the same regiments outside the barracks, numbering in all 10i, consisting of women and children, with the exception of three officers, there have been '29 cases of diarrhea, two of dysentery, and one of cholera, making a total inside and outside barracks of 480 cases of diarrleea, 11 of dysentery, and one of cholera, but no death. We may fairly infer that without the extreme vigilance and unremitting care bestowed we should not so entirely have escaped the ravages of this dire ful disease. The cases of diarrhea ' by prompt treat ment, have been mostly of an ephemeral character, the patients being restored to health on the day fol lowing that of the attack, and able to resume their accustomed avocations. Many of them came under observation twice or thrice at varying intervals of time, suffering from a return of the disease, which accounts for the apparent large average attacked. In a few instances the affection was more pre tracted in the cure, and was attended with a vomit ing and pulsing pains in the abdomen. The cases of dysentery have been severe, but have all recovered satisfactorily. An extraordinary tolerance of the system for opium was observed, 3 or 4 grains having all the effect of grain doses adminis tered at other times. In order to carry out the duties effectively it was arranged that the garrison should never be left without a medical officer, the night duties being taken alternately. GATESHEAD (HEIVOBT11). - Deaths Oct. 25. Cholera, 2. Thesii make the 500th death from cholera from the let of September to this date. There have also been 43 deaths from diarrhoea, making a total of 343 deaths since the commencement of the outbreak. EDROM (ATTON), N. B.—Deaths—Oct. 24. Cho lera, 1. MAnYronT.—Deaths--Oct. 23. Cholera, 2. NORTH LESFORD UNION (STRooD).—Threo cases of cholera are reported as having occurred in the Strood district since Sunday. The first was that of the husband of a woman who died the preceding week. Her son also fell a victim to the same disease. The other cases are those of a man and his wife. Both are progressing favourably, though all the attacks have been very severe. POLAND. From information received respecting the progress of epidemic cholera in this kingdom, it appears that during the present year, up to the let of October, there had been officially recorded 8,677 attacks; of which 4,081 have been cured, 2,712 have resulted fatally, and 84 are still under treatment. The num ber of cases of cholera reported as having occurred in Poland up to the end of 1832 was 105,404. Of these 56,196 have been cured, while the deaths were 49,303—making the total deaths to the Ist of the present month 52,015. In some few instances the deaths have been few in number compared with the attacks; but in many parts of Poland the propor tionate mortality has been extremely high. 'IIMIR in the town of Leczno there have been this year 16 deaths and 12 cures; in Mickow, 9 deaths and only 4 recoveries; in Dubnrre, 31 deaths and cures. HAMBURG. It will be remembered that several circumstances were recently stated, leading to the conclusion that cholera as en epidemic was nearly at an end in this city. This favourable conclusion has been justified by information since received. The authorities of Hamburg have now officially reported that cholera is at an end, and it appears that Dr. Helbert, who, it will be recollected had been appointed by her Majesty's government to visit and take charge of the crews belonging to the British shipping in the harbour, has deemed his attendance no longer neces sary. From Dr. Helbeti'm report it appears that from the 6th to the 16th inst. he had exam►ned 84 vessels, and was consulted in seven cases. His general statement with reference to the epidemic in Hamburg is that there have been 530 attacks, 298 deaths, and 238 recoveries, leaving 14 under treat ment. During the first 15 days of October there were only 11 attacks. THE WEATHER TABLE. FRIDAY, OCTOBIEt 28, 18.53. The state of the weather at each of the following places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. FOLLISTONN—S. ; Gentle Breeze ; CleUtiklS. TUNDLIDON—N. ; Calm ; Overcast. ; Gentle Breeze; Partially Cloudy. &ration—N.B. ; Calm ; Rain. SWINDON—S.W.; Fresh Breeze; Cloudy. CAMBRIDOZ74. ; Gentle Breese ; Partially Cloudy. . . , . . _ The returns from the following places did not reach this office in time for publication yesterday ; they, therefore, indicate the state of the weather on Wednesday morning at nine o'clock. Lisizatcx—S.W.; Calm ; Partially Cloudy. Biautuouitx7B. ; Gentle Breeze; Partially Cloudy. IloLvineD—S.W:; Gentle &Ten% Overesit—itaiii. LANIGANTIR—S.E:; . Wind; fartially Cloudy. DARLINGTON—W. ; Gentle Breeze ; Overcut. SHAF-13. ; Calm; Rain. FARIURODON—E.S.E. ; Light Breeze ; Partially Cloudy. BATTEWSEA NEW BRIDGE AND PAWL—These links are progressing towards completion at snail-like pace. They were commenced three or four years ago:: and yet, to the passing observer, they appear not one whit more ad vanced than they were two years ago. At that time the coffer-dams necessary for erecting the towers to support the chains were completed, and the foundations of the towers laid, but the towers have not yet raised their heads above the top of the dams. To protect the dams, two huge dredges are placed—one above and the other below the site of the intended bridge. On the north, or Middlesex side, the pier to which the chains are to be fixed has been raised to high water height, but is iucomplete, end a river wall has been erected on either side of it at low water mark, and, like the pier, is brought up to high water height. Behind, everything is in a state of confusion, and all but at a standstill. On the south or Surrey side the pier has also been raised to high water height, but nothing has as yet been done to construct the river wall. Immediately behind the pier, on the Surrey side, an excavation has been made to a depth below the level of the bottom of the river chan nel, and is being prepared to support the pier, and give additional strength and security to the chains. The old " Red House" is tenantless and in ruiva. Except a mound of about a quarter of a mile in length, thrown up on the eastern side of the intended new park, nothing has been doneM E t° l7lT ar Eß ds liA llia rli it. TELEGßAPlL—Mr. Brett wes expected at Turin on the 23rd, to lay the lines of the tele• grsgh along the islands of Corsica and Sardinia. The sub marine wires connecting the former island witk the main land at Speszia, will not be laid down until the ensuing .enrine.