The Express. — London, England, 1847-02-10 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 10, 1847. ides of the townlaul system is ementially retrograde. TheTbe It ce to t rid of the electoral divuns, and prop.ses at on ge it w aders virtually null the inquisition alll judgme nt of the • doe ; for what motive w.ll any longer exist for pd blic inquiry. or what scope fir public opinion when every iudertaking is exclusively the affair of no individual ? rum • bi d gion will be useless, mutual conceivion will he unheard or an d cheek upon the extent of work, projected, or of go oey demanded from the Treasury, there will be none. Hat the labouring claw, under the system, will be ren dered directly dependent on their landlords for the means of sulwistence. and in many cues will have to look to him In many more they will he placed in a new relation of dianor towards him. Whoever is unemployed or dis missed will appeal to the relief committee so long u it practic a lly ruheists ; but its functions likewise will rapidly dd o iahh, and the vitality of its influence will soon have Who will interfere in his neighbour's townland opt the clergy, who w il l act? Appeal to opinion there ca n be none. " Every word of this applies to the future poor law for Ireland, and points out at once the double danger of either extending the district so widely as to de prive the ratepayers of all incentive to keep down the e xpenditure, by economy and by management of the labouring population, or of assigning such narrow l i m i ts a s would isolate property and poverty into several and separate masses, and thus create by law these terrible combats between the c l as s of ))eves and that of LfrAttr - s, which engender tyranny on the one hand, and in affection on the other. An imperfect poor law for Ire land will prove the worst of curses. Indeed the word poor law may be made to mean anything. And of the number who at present recommend it tor Ireland, there are not perhaps ten who agree even in the fendamental principles. it is, however, understood that the provisions of the Poor Relief Hill do not prejudge those of the future Poor-law. That bill vests in the Relief Com missioners the power to limit or extend the community of rates, so as to cover the union, or shrink to the electoral division. In the exercise of this most important and necessary, arbitrary power, the commissioners cannot p without collecting important data, and gathering a mass of experience relative to the local condition of Ireland, which may prove not only necessary guides to them, but to the future partitioning of rates and districts under the permanent law. We doubt if any fixed limitation of districts under the permanent Irish poor law can take place at present. Tux step taken by the King of Prussia in granting a constitution to his subjects, is one of such immense importance, not merely to Prussia but to Germany, and to the entire policy of Europe, that we axe too much absorbed in the contemplation of the results, to enter for the present, at least, into any minute exami nation of the plan. The concessions are certainly small, the rights ofthe Prussian parliament limited, and at the first aspect, this magna eharta of Prussia wears more the semblance of a financial scheme than of a poli tical constitution. It will certainly have a very great and immediate effect in restoring the very suffering credit of Prussian finance ; and such, per haps, may be the pretext put forward to cover occult liberalism. But Prussian statesmen are too well advised not to sec in this act the germ of fur more than what is modestly and timidly proclaimed. These United States of Prussia are, it is true, bat consultative. Like the pi ovisional ones at present ex isting, they will have merely the right of petition and remonstrance in matters of general legislation. Even in the essential matter of voting a revenue, customs duties are placed beyond their control ; but no new internal tax, and. what is more important, no new loan can be levied or contracted, without their assent. One regrets to see intercalated in such a charter the captious clauses, permitting exception in case of war or difficulty of convening the states. Such could merely serve as pretexts and instruments to an illibe ral prince, hereafter to evade and stifle the growing constitution. . We are well aware how small a flame has been lit up by this decree on the broad hearth of Prussian nationality. And one must feel, how possible it may be either to stifle the flame, or let it die out. if not fanned by such necessary currents of air as a free prate and publicity of debate alone can give. Such vestal fires, however, only become extinct in small and backw ard states. The Germans have the constancy, the intellect, the will, and the numbers to watch and keep it. They have the example of their own race in the men of England, whom they may now rival in nobler fields than theme of monopoly and pro hibition . . _ It is upon reflecting how long the KING of PRUSSIA has wavered and hesitated upon passing this political Rubicon, and what were the mighty obstacles which retarded him, that we judge of the int menaity and importance of this act. The ques- tion, in fact, that has been mooted, ever since the king mounted his throne, was, shall the dynasty and the empire, founded by the Great FREDERICK be Russian or German? Shall it be the appendage and make-weight to the colossal power of autocrat Russia, or shall Prussia be the head and front of constitutional Germany? There was no medium, nofuste milieu. FREDERICK WILLIAM has wisely chosen. In his consent to the absorption of Cracow he was guilty of a signal weakness, but as far as Germany is concerned, it is redeemed by the step that he has taken. The fall of Cracow flung the despair ing Poles into the arms of despotism. The Berlin oonstitution recalls them to better hopes. Free Ger many can neither enslave Poland, nor suffer her absorption by a Tartar. No greater or more welcome result can flow from this act, than that it is a stronger guarantee of Eu ropean peace, than any event of the last ten years. Prussia, by becoming constitutional, rallies to her the whole of Germany, and, girt with this powerful adhe sion, stands between Russia and France, at the same time amicable and repressive to both. Whilst the Prussian King remained despotic and unpopular, the Russian Czar might menace and dictate to him, whilst France, on the other hand, might be tempted to invade or nourish ambitions designs by the facility of appealing to an oppressed people against an arbi trim& government. Let but the King of Prussia mlFch in his present path, and it is he who can dictate to Russia, not Russia to him ; for the unfurling of the German flag would in a trice make free Prussia mistress of all Poland. Whilst Germans united ander, or rallying to, a constitutional government, may sing to France in a voice that cannot be answered, Ye shall not hate the Rhine, The free, the 'Over Rhine. Our cotemporaries, who were fortunate enough to procure yesterday a copy of the Prussian consti tution, made strange havoc with the trans lation. Both make his Prussian majesty ex clude the clergy altogether front his new House of Lords ; an awful innovation, far from the intention of that pious monarch. The word which means prelate in the Constitution, the:trans lators of the Tunes rendered by the word founder. Why, we cannot conceive, unless the German word proved a dumb-founder for the intellects of that journal. The prelates in troth are included in due form, and, with the rest of the nobles, axe to vote in the same assembly with the deputies on money bills; a system more favourable to theirprivileges, though more shocking to their dignity, than that followed at Westminster. Is 1844 a committee of the House of Commons was appointed to inquire into the operation of the Navi gation Laws. Two-third. of the members on that committee were protectionists ; and, after hearing a number of witnesses, they asked to be re-appointed nest session. Their request was granted, and at the close of the seseiou 1845 they repeated their request to be re-appointed. Something occurred to prevent this, and in the interim a change has come over the mood of these eager invest; gators into the scope and tendency of the Navigation Laws. Last night Mr. LIDDELL, as their mouth-piece, protested against any further inquiry. The curiosity of the House of Commons as a body has not cooled to the same extent as that of the pro tectionist party in it. Mr. LIDDELL'S opposition was over -ruled by a majority of 153 to 81. Mr. 11,1cAtwo is to have his committee. Theait;;;l tacticsni the pmtectionistit are easily accounted for. In 1841 and 1845 they looked upon themselves as a majority of the home. They felt' confidant that the inquiries of their committee, like the (*naps in GRAY'S long story, would " lead to nothing." Their committee was a tub thrown out to the whale. They flattered themselves that the public would believe something was doing, be cause an ia%estigation was apparently in progress. they would have inquired till doomsday, with plea nre, to stave off action : bat in the present state of public opinion, Nlv. Iticanno's committee is more uktiy to accelerate thun retard action; and, therefore, .1 ought not, in their opinion, to ha conceded. Mr. UnPr.t.t.', great argument against granting the committee asked for by Mr. ittemino, is the very reason why it should be appointed. " They were within a few months of a general election ; let the noble lord wait until the assembling of a new par liament, and then if he really thought inquiry on this subject desirable, let him appoint a committee on his own responsibility." A Dew parliament is on the eve of being chosen : the continuance, abolition, or modification of the navigation laws is sure to be a leading topic of discussion in it. Mr. LIDDELL would have its members meet without having re ceived any instructions on this point from their con stituents; or be would have the constituents give their instructions with insufficient knowledge. Mr. ittesands plan is better. He and his committee will collect evidence both for and against the navigation laws, will digest and classify that evidence, and pro nouncean opinion on it. The blue hook,containing their report and the testimony on which it rests, will be circulated over the land : the vital question for British commerce, " Shall we continue or abolish the naviga tion laws ?" will be made one of the tests of candi dates at the hustings ; and the constituencies will give their voices for or against these laws, fully informed as to the operation. FItANCE.—In the France, Quotedienne, and L'Echo Francais there appeared announcements to the effect that from Sunday last, beb. 7, those three papers would be united under the title of L' Union Monarch; rte. ITA LY.—'f he Pope has promulgated a Treditoforthe reliefoffrish distress, from which the fillnwi fog are extracts : His lloliness, the common shepherd of the faithful, deeply affected by the painful tidings from Ireland, and acting on the suggestions of his paternal heart, has commanded public prayers to be made to implore the God of Mercy and the Giver of all Good togive present succour and future pr.,vision to this people. His holiness has for that porpsoe directed that a solemn Triduo shaU he observed in the venerable ch.ttch of St. Andrea della Valle. His holineas has deigned to grant seven years of indulgence, and as many forty days fur each visit to the Tridurt, with plenary indulgence to those who attend on each of the three days, and on the following Sunday approach the sacrament of conhw,ion and eonununi , n. — The document concludes with an earnest admonition from the vicar-general to all the faithful warmly to second the intentions of his holiness, and thus to prove themvelvesdieciples of Christ. In hoc cognoacentomnes quia discipuli mei estis, si dilectionem habueritis ad invisem." SICILY.—JAN. 23.—Great distress prevails in Calabria, at Messina, Barcelona, and other parts of Sicily, and fears are entertained that want will cause the poorer orders to proceed to violence. The corn crop has been de stroyed by inundations, and famine is now impending. GERMANY.—Pitussi.t.—We learn from Berlin, that on the 30th ult. the Queen of Prussia wan attacked with a catarrh, attended with fever, which increased for three days with great violence, but in the night of the 2nd iust. her Majesty obtained some rest, and on the morning of the 3rd was much better. _ ~.... -.......-.... -.. BIRLIN, JAN. 24.-I'ersona filling high offices in the war department. and staff officers, decl ire that they have no knowledge relative to the report that three corps of the Prussian army are to be eml,orlied, nor is there any preparation for such a measure to be observed in the military establishments. The latter circumstance, how ever, proves nothing, because the Prussian army is so orga nised that all the troops may he placed immediately on the war establishment. There does not appear to he any rea son for taking such a measure. The assembly of Russian troops on the Polish Russia frontier, does not inspire any apprehensions here. SWEDEN.—The King of Sweden has appointed a commission of inquiry on the best means fur reducing the rates of postage, and of multiplying the mails not only within Sweden and Norway, but also between the two coun tries and the rest of Europe. RUSSIA.—THE CAUCASUS.—The Berlin,journals copy front Russian bulletins an account of some incursions by General Freytag upon the Tchetchenses, in the Caucasus, towards the latter end of December. The General, having left Fort Groanaia at the head of several battalions,destroyed several villages, and set fire to a part of the stores of corn and hay of Sehamyl. After having lost a considerable number lof men in skirmishes, he returned into the fort, pursued closely by the mountaineers, who did not retire until they had received repeated discharges from the artillery. committee agreed, relative to the proceedings on the Quali. lications lull, to the Town-clerk, in order that they might be put upon the paper of businem, rvcvived the following communication on the subject : Mansion-housc, Feb 1, 1817. 13ir,-1 em directed by the Lord Mayor to omit to you that the motions, of which you bare gives notice to the Town-clerk for the next Court of Common Council, rent be commleatly Included In Co Kermit paper of busies; sod to !ultra to you the propriety of giving notice of them to the Omrt of Common c„,,ocji, if you lowed to pre., them for ccoudderation at a future court,—c. nice, bwordbearc - To this answer: Mr. Ashunt rent the following To the Right Hon. the Lard Mayor.—Mv snorer to your lordship's communication addressed to Me by the swordbearer, I beg to Won,. your lordship that I Intend o bring cm, at the next court, the motions of which I gave notice to the town.clerk, and to which your to communication refers, and I have to request of your lordship that t.tne motrocui may apnea in the papers of business ; but whether they appear there or not, I shall submit the motions to the court, and, with the permission of the court, shall bring them on. To do otherwine, would be to surrender the rights of the mutt into the hands of your lordship and your nuormorn, to which I certainly do not intend to be a party. The notices have been regularly given, and the court must devide when uriernbi.d, when it wilt be *seed to have the motions broUght on.--I have the honour, kc. (Signed) W. IL Asurarr. A meeting of the committee hal ',men called fur Thursday next, upon the subject of this correspondence. THE REPRESENTATION OF WESTMINSTER. MEETING Op THE WESTMINSTER REFORM SO CIETY.—On Monday night, at seven o'clock, a numerous and influential meeting of the members of the Westminster Re form Stich ty was held at Stannerd's Hotel, Covent-garden. Mr. racier oleerved, that in consequence of auey re ports having reached him et the progress made by or. C. Cochrane, he would suggest that proceedings should be taken to convene a sublic meeting, to obtain the assistance of the liberal electors of the city of Westminster, not con nected with that society, to promote the return of Mr. C. Lushington. The resolution was unanimously agreed to, when Mr. Prout and Mr. Lewis, jun., were appointed the deputation to wait on Mr. C. Lushington. Mr. C. LL SHINGTON h ,ving arrived proceeded to address the m, sting. He said he understood that he should not be required Vs address them formally, but simply to answer such questions as might be put to him. Before be sat down they would, perhaps, permit him to make some few observations with regard to his actual position. When he was favoured with the communication on the part of the society, containing a paper of questions, on which his opinions were desired, and inquiring whether, if he concurred in the principles which these questions involved, he would contest the election, he replied that he concurred with every question, and that, consequently, he would be happy to contest the seat, provided he re, eived the encouragement of all sections of the liberal interest, concen trating, in effect, the whole of the liberal constituency of the city. (Hear.) He knew that the representation of such a great and important body as that of the city of West minster required much deliberation, and, no doubt—indeed he was informed a—considerable difference of opinion existed uto the qualification of the several candidates who were submitted to the choice of the society. It was kuown that Mr. G. Thompson obtained the suffrages of a very large portion of the members. He felt that he was placed in con siderable difficulty, having presumed to make a certain con dition as the ground of his standing for the representation of the city of Westminster. This condition remained to be fultilled, and he felt that if he persisted in venturing upon a contest whilst their votes were divided, he should not only jeopardise his own views and reputation, but what was of much more consequence, com promise the interests of the liberal portion of the consti tuency. (Hear.) la the midst of that difficulty, Mr. G. Thompson adopted a course, which, in his humble judg ment, entitled him to the highest praise. (Hear, hear.) In order to preveet the mischief which threatened the liberal interest, he came forward in the most handsome manner, and announced his acquiescence in the vete come to by the society, and declared hi. willingness to retire. (Hear, hear.) He thought he abould not be accused of presumption, if he said that the moderation, dieinterestedneer, and public spirit, displayed by Me. li. Thompson, was recognised, not only by that constituency, but by all sections of all classes of liberals throughout the country. (Hear, bear.) He thought that such conduct had prepared any constituency where liberal principles predominated, to give him the most favourable reception. (Hear.) He had no doubt but that Mr. G. Thompson still 'emitted many staunch and ardent friends in that society, and he regretted that they had been disappointed at nut possessing as their representative a gentleman of such talent. (Hear, hear.) But though he could not expect irs mediately to obtain the support of all Mr. G. Thompson's friends, he hoped that by hug conduct he should ultimately be enabled to gain their esteem. (Hear, hear.) After these few observations, he was now ready to answer any questions that might be put to him. Mr. Lewis, jun., said he wished is know from Mr. C. Lushitieton whether, in the event of his becoming the repre sentative of Westminster, be would support an inquiry into the case of the rajah of Sattara ? Mr. C. LUbHINOTON observed that, from having been in India, and almost from the very commencement of his public life officially connected with the Itovrrnment of that country, be had become acquainted with the ease of the rajah. lie was appoiute. I to the presidency, and for twenty yews at tended tha meetings of the council as secretary, and for ten years he wee in the company's service at Bengal. He thought that the rajah had been treated with great handi ness, and, if elected, he would consider it perfectly consistent with his duty to vote for an inquiry. (Hear, hear.) He was opposed to all endowment for religion. (Hear.) If elected, and should the subject of the endowment of the Roman Catholic clergy be introduced it should have his most unequivocal opposition. (Hear.) Mr. PARK ES thought that when Mr. Cochrane dis covered the opinions of the constituency to be in favour of Mr. C. Lushington, be would not risk the liberal cause. (Hear.)—Mr. Lewis, sen., said it was the opinion of many that Mr. C ichrane had the support of that society, and it was necessary to disabuse the body of that opinion. (Hear.) Mr. PROUT, proposed a resolution "that the committee just elected be requested to adopt measures as speedily as possible for the formation of a General Committee of the Liberal Electors of the City of Westminster, to carry into effect the election of Mr. C. Lushington.—Mr. PARKES seconded the resolution, which was unanimously adopted, and the meeting broke up. DEATH OF MR. GEORGE MOBINS.—The name of this universally known auctioneer, which for the lot thirty years has appeared mere frequently in the newspapers than that of any other celebrated character, will be found to-day in a column where it will be seen with very general regret — in the obituary. Mr. Robins had for several months past been afflicted with dropsy, the fatal though slow progress of which the highest medical skill was unable to cheek. Though made perfectly aware for some time of the certain effect of the diwarder, Mr. Robins's habitual cheerfulness never forsook him. At length, after much suffering, borne ' with unusual fortitude, he expired at his residence at Brighton, on Monday evening, about eight o'clock, Mr. Ribins married a second time somewhat late in life, and has left, besides a widow, several young children to deplore his loss. The immense transactions—including the sale of countless acres of landed property—in which Mr. Robins wart engaged during his long career as an auctioneer, have, no doubt; enabled him to leave a large fortune. FALL OF THE GEORGE INN, LONG-ACRE, YESTER DAY.—The greater portion of the George Inn, Long-sere, Bow-street, fell to the ground. The building was ddb onseiderable antiquity, dating its origin as far back as the middle of the seventeenth century, and when it was erected was intended for a first-rate hostelry. Some years since the ranges of bed-rooms in the yard were converted into dwelling houses and livary stables ; the adjoiuiug houses extending to Rndell-street, formerly . Hanoveratreet, have been lately pulled down, their site be.ng required by the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, fur the contemplated improvements in that neighbourhood, so that the gable end was left without any support, and being, as in most old buildings, principally composed of wood and lath and plaster, gave way, carrying with it the greater portion of the roof which , in its descent, broke through all the Boon, destroying every article of furniture. Con siderable alarm prevailed for some time, as it could not be ascertained whether any lives had been sacri ficed, the portion of the building destroyed being imme diately over the yard where tae dwelling houses and livery stables mentioned above are situated; this, after some de lay, was dispelled by Mr. llersey, announcing that no per sonal injury had been sustained by any individual. Had the accident occurred in the evening, the lose of life must have been fearful, as the grand lodge of England, of the Order of Odd Fellows would bane held their weekly meet ing in one of the rooms. One of the female servants had a very narrow escape ; she had but a short time previous been engseed making the beds, which were destroyed. A number of men were immediately employed erecting shores for the security of the front wall in Long - acre, and others taking down that in the rear of the premises. INQUESTS, YESTERDAY.—ROBBERY AND ALLEGED DIVILUISR.—By Mr. Payne, at the Golden Ball, King-street, Snow-hill, on the body of Daniel Nichols Brougb, aged 33, a commercial traveller. The circumstances of the case will be found in out pollee columns. Albert Searle, a youth I employed behind the bar of the Golden Ball, said that . on Saturdiy morning, the deceased, who lodged at the Golden Ball, came into the shop withiltis friend Mao-/fads. Two men came in et the same time, and one of them followed the deceased and his friend into the parlour behind the bar. Witness saw the man put his hand into Mr. Nash's pocket, and also try to get the ring of his (Mr. Nash's) finger. As this man refused to leave the parlour, the deceased said he would go for a policeman, but the man outside the bar said that be should not, and gave him a blow in the face, which knocked him down. The deceased was stunned, but recovered in a few minutes, and went for • policeman. After the deceased had returned, a Mr. '&uthwood, seeing the deceased's sufferings, went out. with • bottle and returned with a white liquid, which Ise gave to the deceased. Immediately that the deceased drank it he cried ‘• Oh, God! my throat's on Sze !" and became sick. Mr. Sullen, a surgeon, attended upon the deceased. He died the same night. Bath the dimmed and Mr. Nash were intoxicated when they came into the shop on Saturday morning —William Southwood said, that de ceased told him that he usually took animbnis after drinking ton much, and that be thought it did him (the deceased) a great deal of good. Then, et the re quest of the deceased. he went out and got him tee penny worth, about three parts of which, mixed with water, he drank, and spit or threw away the rest. Shortly after that deceased became ill.—James Harris said he sold the last witness four fluid drachms of " liquor ammonia "—that is about four teaspoonfuls. He asked fur the atresgest, sail witness gave it him, believing that he wanted it forehanded purposes and not to use as a malieine ; M ovileimi drops of another kind of ammonia might have been administered beneficially to a drunken man.—Dr. Lynch said the deceased died from inflammation of the epiglotis, caused by the ammonia, a strong caustic, ;eshing over it.—Verdict, " Died from the effects of =mania administered in ignorance of the consequences."— Day. —I NFANTICIDII.—By Mr. W. Carter, at the Mitre, Broadwall, Illackfriart-road, re lative to the death of a newly-horn male child, found wider very remerkable circumstances. Mark Marten, a lighter man, deposed that he was proceeding down the river on Friday morning last, and whiLs- peeing Itaymond'v-roads, on the upper aide of Blackfrianebridge, he saw • mai ket basket Hunting down with the tide. He pulled it into his boat, and rowed ashore at the Old Barge House-stain, where he opened it, and found the body of a child wrapped in • piece of 11 innel, and coeered with meadow hay. On the top of the basket was a label, to the following effect : " To be opened with care, from au old friend, l'upil." nen. gave the body to the police, and inadvertently - destroyed the Label, which he, in a mom. nt of excitement, threw into the fire. —Mr. Edward Doubleday, surgeon, said that he had examined the body, which was that of a male child, fully developed. There was sufficient evidence of the child having breathed, but he was unable to say to what extent. The deceased, from the appearance of the body, had dearly re ceived the necessary attention at its birth. The coroner re marked, that the tact of the paper being destroyed by the Knit witness was an unfortunate occurrence, ea all chance of tracing out th-- guilty party was lost. He left the Can in the hands of the jury, who returned an open verdict of " Found dead ill the river Thames." COLONIAL. BARBADOES.—The Barba(foes Liberal, of the 6th of Jon., speaks thus of the .tote of the Wend: The weather continues highly favourable to the planter, and the prospects St the mop, which hoe eornmeneed in some clibee4, are gene. rally good. We understand that in some of the low ands the early plants, put in last month, hove been injured by the heavy raina, so ax to render replanting, to some extent, Mammy. Ncareety a day paved in the cast month without rain. 'I he whole of Christmas week was rainy, and on the following Moniln, the 20th, in have In MO (EC Michael) woo, and some or the parishm to windward, the greatest tall of water that but we: known al many years. In the City and suburb especially, it was quite inundating In a mall way. The weather to the present time continues showery. _ ST. LUCIA.—The Pailadiani states: " The adminis tration of this government by Lieut.-Col. Torrens, it appears is about being brought to a termination, his excellency intending to brigade Ids regiment before its removal from this command under recent arrangements. We have not heard mentioned the uamc of his probable successor ; nor can we form, thee :fore, any opinion as to the extent in which the community may either gain or Jose by the change. Judging by the experience of the last twelve years. how ever, we very much fear for the turn of the die is the pre sent instance. The public acts of Col. Torrens will long bear testimony to the efficient and impartial administration of the lost thirty-one months, maupre the puerile attempts of a few craven wretches to proclaim the contrary." & I ,be The Queen and Prince Albert accompanied by the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice and the Princes; Helena, and also by Count Alexander Menulorff, left Windsor Castle at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, escorted by a party of the first regiment of Life Guards for the Slough station of the Great Western railway. The august party were conveyed from Slough to the Paddington terminus, by a special train, and from Paddington proceeded in six carriages and four to Bucking ham Palace, escorted by a party of Light Dragoons. The Royal party arrived at the palace at twenty minutes put four o'clock. Her Majesty and Prince Albert were received on their arrival by the Lord Chamberlain, the Treasurer of the Household, the Earl of Morton, Lard in Waiting, Sir Frederick Stories, Groom in Waiting, and Captain Francis Seymour, Groom in Waiting to Prince Albert. A deputation from the Gold Coast had an interview with Earl Grey, yesterday, at the Colonial Office.—Mr. Lyall, M.P., had an interview with the Earl of Clarendon, yesterday. at the office of the Board of Trade.—A deputation from St. Marylehone had an interview with the Commis sioners of her Majesty's Woods and Forests, yesterday, at their office in Whitehall-place.—A deputation, including Lord Charles Russell, Sir Charles G. Payne, Mr. Pym, Mr. T. C. arias Higgin.., Mr. G. P. Lidos, and Mr. W. H. Whitbread, had an interview with Sir George Grey, yester day, at the Home Office.—Mr. Donaldson had an interview, yesterday. with the Earl oft larendon at the Board of Trade. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday . The Lords prc.ent were—The Master of the Rolls, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Lord Brougham, and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall. An appeal from the Court of Arches, " Geils e. Geila," was heard. An appeal from Grenada, The House of Assembly of Grenada r. Chief Justice Saunderaon," was part heard. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial Office from the governors of the West India colonies. [From last night's Gazette.] DOWNING4TREET, FEB. 9.—The Queen has ap pointed Adolphus E. Shelley, Esq., to be Assistant-Auditor- General of Accounts for the island of Mauritius. MICE OP ORDNANCE, Pas. S. RI. Engagers—Err—Ms* C. Wright to be lieut..eol., etee Reid, tVon Amended List; See. Capt. W. free to be eapt.; Mat . P. B. Whittlagbana to be ere. amt. ; See. Lieut. 0. E. L. Walker to be drat Best. RI. Sappers and Mlner—Elee. Capt. C. Partisan?. RI. Engineers, to be add., lee Lynn, prem. COURT OF ALDERMEN. A court was held yesterday for the despatch of public business. ALLEOED Reroax OP THE CORPORATION.—AIderERIN lit'st rig Env wished to ask the Lord Mayor when be weekl give orders to the proper officers to calla committee of the whole court, to draw a bill to alter and amend the oat of 2 George 1., as regarded the extension of the frassebime with respect to the election of aldermen and cosmos easocahoes. (Cries of " Hear." and No, no.")—Seine of the members considered Aid. Humphery out of order.—Ald. Htimennwr said he understood it rested with the Lord Mayor to call the committee of the whole court, and according to the reso lution to which the court came at their last meeting he pe rused he in)d immediately give instructions to have the committee at &et called together, so that the bill might be proceeded with. The LORD MAYOR: I do not know why you should ask me that question, Ido not intend to call a committee, for your resolution was only carried by surprise. You took the court by surprise, and if the members of the court had understood your motion they would not have prod Alderman HularillaY hoped his lordship would net the court to stultify its former resolution, which was dined spantatettely carried in a very large. court. There were several cries of " No, no," and Sir P. LAURIN moved that the court should proceed to the oher business of the day. Alderman COPELASD said Alderman Humpbery was entitled to an answer. It was at last that after the next subject on the paper .11/I di of, the question should he answered. Alderman Hureitanv, however, said he had indications that it was intended to burke the question by breaking up the court, and, therefore, was determined not to let any subject precede that to which be alluded. Ho then said that there were not thirteen members present ; and of course the Lord - .inizted the chair. Mayor THE. CORVOIRTION CON FLICT.—It will be nen from the following correspondence, that the disagreement betsvei it the two courts of the Corporation is not very likely to terminate without the interposition of some other power Mr ft%hurtt, the chairman of the committee of the whole •,c•trt. having given notice of the motion to which the WALES. GItEAT INPLET OF IRISH POOR INTO NEWPORT. — A correspondent writing from this place on Saturday, sap: We have hid fr, quent importations of Irish poor into this port every year in march of employment ; but the present number of immigrants from that unhappy country is quite unprecedented. A vessel, named the Wanderer, has just arrived here, with nearly two hundred of the wretched and famished creatures, chiefly from Skilibereen, huddled together in a mails of wretchedness unparalleled. On era. mining the crowded vessel, it was found that between twenty and thirty starviag men, women, and children. were lying on the ballast in the hold in a dying condition. Their state was most dep!orahle; and had it not been that surgical and eharinihle isi.l was rend, red the moment the vessel came alongside the wharf, it is said that many would have been brought whore 'lead. PROVINCIAL. THE Seow-Seness is spoken of in every account from the country, and all the railwiys hove been more or lees incon venienced by it. The Brighton express train from London at 5 e. w. on Weiln sday, wan stoppi d ou the way near Bat comb, and after vain attempts to clear the tai's, the passes were were forced to leave the carriages, and walk to Three Bridges.—On the South Western line, all the trains were more or lees behind time. Four trains are said to have come to a stand still near the Andover Road station, the passen gers remaining in the carriages all night—those in the second and third class carriages being half frozen. A note from the Nine Elms, however, gives the satisfactory intelligence that both the up and down lines are now clear from ob struction. Our Bristol correspondent, writing un Monday evening, says—" We have hero visit-d this slay by the heaviest snow storm that has fallen to the lot of this locality since the year 1814. The snow lien generally et a d.pth of eighteeninches and two feet, and in places where it has drifted it is often three fest and four feet deep." The Maid , stone Gazette of yesterday states that the 3.30 down train did not reach that town t.il 0.15, above three hours after time, the snow offering such an impediment, that the train several times, on the Maidstone branch, came to a stand still. Between Paddock-wood and Yalding the train was compelled to wait foe the express to assist it, and soon after paa.ing Wateringbury the locomotive broke down, and further delay was caused in detaching it, the train being then propelled by the express engine alone ' but was unable Ito reach the Maidstone station nearer than the ticket plat form We believe, continu that journal, much of the in convenience might be avoided if brooms were attached to the fore part of the engine, which is in some cases done, but it is sometimes impracticable in consequence of the engine being very improperly propelled with the tender in front. A newsagent at B •mpton, Oxon, says: " About nine on Monday morning it commenced snowing again in right earnest, and is continuing while we write, so that we have the deepest snow here which has fallen since 1814: the roads are almost impassible, and it is feared we shall hear of some casualties and low of life." In consequence of the great fall of snow, the train which left Exeter at one o'clock on the afternoon of Monday, and which ought to have arrived at Paddington at half past eight o'clock in the evening, did not reach the London Terminus until two o'clock yesterday morning, upwards of five hours beyond its usual time. The train also, which started from Exeter on the same afternoon at a quarter past three o'clock, instead of reaching Padding. ton at half-past ten, only arrived yesterday morning at a few minutes before three o'clock The snow is said to have drifted on the line between Bristol and Keynsham until it lay five feet deep, and one train was four hours passing the distance of six miles. .... . Tile MANCOPFITER CHAMDP.R OP COMMERcE held its annual mcetinir on Monday, when the secretary read the annual report of the directors, by which it appeared that the ;mention of this body had been directed to no less than thirty subjecta connected with commerce, and upon which , they had had to memorialise the Board of Trade, and other bodies. The proutlynt of the chamber (T. Barley, Esq.) called attention to the subject of encouraging the cultivation of cotton in I odia,and referred to the many occasions during the period from 1836 to the present time, when the chamber had called the attention of the East India Company to the matter, having, with the advice of the late Right Hon. C. P. Thomson,vice ptesielmit of the Board of Tmde,procured seeds from America to send to India, yet with so little effect that the impartation of cotton from India was 219,000 begs in 1836; whilst in 1845 it was only 155,000 bags; zet the importations from America, which were only 164,000 bags in 1836, were 1,5.55,000 bags in 1845. He had learnt this fact from his own inquiries on this question, that a tract of land, with proper soil and climate, equal to the county of York. would grow all the cotton consumed in the world at the present time (4,000,000 bags), and with this fact before him he did say it was a reproach to this country I having such an immense extent of territory, with a tropical climate as it had) that we were almost wholly dependent for cotton upon the United States. He contended that the whole question re solved itself into one of duties and civil rights, and for want of these being placed on a proper basis, the resources of India had not yet been developed. CONVICTION FOR DISPENSING MEDICINES WITHOUT LICENSE.—EIIis Flitcroit, agent for the sale of "Dr. Coffin's medicine," was charged at the Borough Court, Bolton, on Saturday last, under the statute 55 Get. Ili., for the better regulation of the practice of apothecaries', in which it is enacted—" That no person (except such as practised before the pasting of the act) should practice as an apothecary with out being duly qualified, and who should havz a certificate authorising bun so to do." It was also enacted that persons ' acting Contrary to the provisions of this act should be liable to a penalty of 201. The offence was also one which was in dictable at common law as a misdemeanour. The defendant applied to have it heard on Monday, that he might obtain professional assistance, but this was objected. It was then proved that he had sold medicines, particulerly in the ewe of George Greenhalgh, upon whom an inquest had been held ' • and the defendant was ordered to find sureties to an swer the charge at the quarter sessions. It has been sug gested that all vendors of quack medicines are liable, under the same act, to summary convictions. YORKSHIRE. ROMAN CATHOLIC RliClif.iil:l7-011 Monday evening a numerous meeting of the Roman Catholics of Leeds was held in the school-room, adjoining the Raman Catholic chapel called St. Ann's, "to take into consideration the propriety of petitioning parliament in favour of the bill about to be brought in by Mr. Watson, for the removal of these penal enactments which disgrace the statute-books of these realms." James Iloldforth, Esq., was called to the chair, and the meeting was addressed by the chairman, the Rev. O. Keeley, J. Austin, Esq, J. D. Holdforth, Req., John Prat, Esq., and others; and resolutions were unani mously adopted to petition parliament for the entire re moval of the Roman Catholic disabilities. WARS A PUBLIC MErrixo, convened bye ate, was held in the Town-hall at Birmingham, on Monday* the pampa of taking steps in order to still further nib* the existing in Ireland and in the Highlands of Bostiaad. About 4,000 persons were prevent, the mayor c. cog Ma Asir: and in the gallery there were no len dinn twenty-sight ministers of religion. The speakers, can and all, diennunisi on the terrible amount of destitution prevailing in I with the details of which the public ono already t4= acquainted. It was announced that about 3,6001. had boas raised by subscription amongst the various congregation' of the town, and hopes were expressed that the general sub scription would yet reach 10,0001. !IT llerV•STVP4Trrar THE ESTABLISHMENT Or BATHS AND WASHROUSI/1 111 about to be taken into consideration by the Town Council isf Bristol. HAMPSHIRE. A memorial has been forwarded from Porten to the Chief Office, praying for increased postal accommodation for that town. It u stated, that to a population of sixty thousand, there is only one receiving-house, and that when the inha bitants require a money order they are compelled to go to the office of another town (Portsmouth), • mile and a-half distant, front 30,000 of the residents of Portia% and Land port; and that whenever it pleases the garrison to close the gates of the Mill-dam, that distance is increased te two miles and a-half. EVW.X. FONZPAL OP TOO AVTIIOII OP .' PEITAPRIOOII,6."-031 Monday lest the remains of the Rev. J. T. J. Hewlett were committed to the grave at Little Stambridge, the scene o f his recent labours. Mr usual masonic obsequies were per formed Wore leader the house. The procession consisted of worm* of thirty brethren, the repreftentatives of the 'rift, die ehorchwerike of the parish, and other Mends, aosengenisoll by the ismer, whose arrince evidently be- Wawa die asseleamsee of the loss had saasered. The darker esedidea 'et the family et deemed author brawl the 'dead at 6 at Beithkrid en Friday. The Bac S. ' She, dr seem of sr address te the ram doggy, is sad bleeds maseahled, rid the gistolaikires me inbriedy, Mrs we owaliat thesiteadraet Orr idbOOI ear blend Hewlett hea ha be. lied 11•6 , Iffelereellie been a short one. In rely Ills be was rise left Si ere of the late Lord *NS he Charter-house, where h i != vsliserhe t ea ammillsr * him for that which he afterwards Q. laird r OMR and a clergyman. From Oiled he west to' the charge of a large school at Abinitti o s e u d bastrlay he was removed into our own neigh al know the emoluments of the hying he held were not such at to enable him to leave much behind him; and one cannot but feel from what we know now—that the pressure that laid on him for many yearn nu tended to shorten his life, and has deprived nine orphan children of their sole and only protector. (Hear.) When first Mr. Hewlett was taken away, it would not be right to conceal what is known to many, that there was not a single pound in the house to provide what was re quired for his funeral or food for his children. It was a time when of all othi rs the kindness of a friend would be felt; and to tho honour of the freesmuons of the neigh- Inurhottil it ou,tht to be told that when they knee. , the situa tion of the family they readily and cheerfully undertook to bear all the expense that would fall on them. They fur this time adopted the children. They acted as true brothers. They have borne all the expenses of the funeral, and they hare taken the children under their charge till soma means might be adopted to relieve them of it, and others should join with them to share the burden thi y so kindly and willingly undertook. There is one way in which a small sum might he raised it will be some months that the duty at Stambridge will not bo provided for othorwise than occasionally, and I am sure it will be the pleasure of the clergy in this neighbourhood to undertake that duty, and then we will ask for that remune ration from the churchwardens, which, while the liv ing is sequestrated by them as being vacant, they are required to give as • stipend to a clergyman, in the hope that this fund may benefit by the sum being paid over for the family. Mr. White remarked that before Mr. Hewlett came here he was tbiily occupied in a large school at Abingdon ; and when he left it and took to literary labour, that to him has been labour indeed. He has gone on. taking tasks from the booksellers, and sitting up night and day to get work done that must be done in time, aa upon it depended from day to day the bread of his large family; fur you know he has lett nine children and has had sixteer, and had a wife whore illness lasted four year-, and ended in her death, and all dependent on his literary labour for support. Those labours he has paid the penalty fur. He might have been living for years to e...me but (or the work of the brain he has gone through, which has caused his premature dentla. You have been told of the extreme destitution of his family. That I have no doubt from con versations I had with him, and his anxiety fur the last year and a halt, when his literary tabour was stopped by ill health, has led to his death, he toeing anxious to continue thins labours, and coming to the conclusion, as he said, that his life was of little value to his family without health to work for them. There are agreements now with the book sellers that would find the children not only with bread, but place them iu comparative affluence; but his health has been such that neither his head nor his hand could fulfil his tank. The meeting pledg. d itself to use every exertion to raise a fund for the benefit of the family, and it was arranged that one child should be proposed for admission to the Clergy Orphan Asylum. and another to the Wanstead Asylum. The sum of 2464 was announced as already subscribed. _MUSK. PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—There were two vocal debuts at this theatre last night. Miss Bassano, who has already had covelilersible aIIOCNSI in the part of Anne Boleyn, appeared for the first time in Norma ; and Miss Anne Romer made her first appearance on the stage in the character of Adalgica. We thnayht Miss Rossano unfortunate in the selection of .4nne Bolepn . for her tint part, and we think that she has been equally so in shoo -ing i's'ornta for her second!; and, in both cm s, for the same reason. The one part, as well as the other, is beyond the reach of a young and inex perienced performer. Nor never has been performed here except by persons who were not only singers but tragedians of the very highest powers; and in particular, it is the grandest and most impressive of Grisi's personation. Mies Baseano's performance is • sedulous copy of that of Grisi in every movement and gesture, eat (es far as she is able) in every tone and in flexion; but what, in the one, is the strong impulse of genius, has, in the other, the feeble effect of imitation. It must be observed, too, that there are national peculiarities is action and gesture, as well as in the accents and inflexions of speech; and that an imitation of ?intik or Italian gait and gestures has as affected and foreign an appearance as an imitation of • French or Italian accent. This habit is one of the fruits of the present fashion among our young singers of finishing their education in Italy—ell who have done so have, more or less, contracted it. At the same time there was much to applaud in Miss Baaaano's performance. In passages which did not demand violent exertion of voice, or very impassioned expres sion, she often sang very beautifully ; but when she made great efforts, she lost the command of her voice, and often filled entirely both in execution and in truth of intonation. Miss Anne Roamed debut was eminently successful. This young lady wbo, we understand, is a cousin of Mils Rosner of Drury.lene, was lately a pupil of the Royal Academy of Music, and attracted great notice at the concerts of that in stitution. She is handsome, and prepossessing in ap pearance, and her performance of the character of Adalgisa was marked by intelligence, simplicity, and feeling. Her voice is a pure soprano, sweet, flex ible, and full of that charming freshness which belongs to early youth. In recitative her elocution is exceedingly clear and emphatic ; and her style and execution have a ' purity and Routh which require no improvement from any course of Italian education. One of her present beauties is her unaffected, natural, English manner, which we should be very sorry to see her lose. Her reception was most fa vourable; and she, together with Miss Bassani, and Allen (who performed the part of Pollio), were called for at the end of the lirot act, as well es at the conclusion of the opera. MR. ALLCROFT'S ANNUAL CONCERT.—NearIy all the available musical talent now in London was gathered at the Lyceum Theatre last evening. There was a ' first al). pear . ancie" in the person of Mies Reynell—a young lady pos sessing a soprano voice of excellent quality, which, if not very powerful, is sweet and flexible. Her clever execution of " Robert, toi qua j'aime" was well estimated by the audience, who were lost warm in their applause. Among the principal features of the evening was a new song by George Linley, " Whisper not how much I love thee,' which, in the experienced hands of Mr. Harrison. gained a deserved encore. There was little else of novelty in the programme, which consisted of performances, instrumental and otherwise, by Madame Dulcken, Madame AlbertaaM, Miss S. Novell. Miss Birch, Miss Hawes, Signor Benxi, Signor F. Lahl ache, Master Thirlwall, Mr. H. Phillips, itc. Mr. Henry Rureell was well received in a new song entitled " The Wants of the People"—a subject that, whatever its merit as a literary composition, is adapted for anything rather than music. It partakes of the character of most of this gentiemau's songs, which are often painful and repulsive in their effect. The concert lasted until a late hour. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Fee. 8 The accounts from the country, in the provincial papers of Satui day, are very discouraging. Suffering appears to be on the increase, notwithstanding the very great exertions of public bodies and individuals to assuage its progress. The county which is at present most sorely afflicted is Sligo, where fifteen inquests have been held last week, and the verdicts in all " Death from starvation." The S/iyo Champion states that more than five hundred persons are on the sick-list in the poor-house, out of twelve hundred inmates. Scarcely an officer in the establishment who is not indisposed. Waterford and Clare are also suffering, but not to the same extent. Government is preparing to suspend the public works, and turn over the labour on the cultivation of the soil. In Sligo 1,200 men were discharged, but restored again for a brief period, as it appeared on inquiry that they must have starved if deprived of employment. In Dungarvan, county Waterford, the number employed has been greatly diminished —one only in each family being retained. This conduct, of course, is described as heartless ; but it may be assumed that the government officers have acted on observation and a proper knowledge of the necessities of each district. The potato question excites unusual interest. The chances of failure arc debated in the country papers, and the balance of facts, if any reliance can be placed in provincial narrative, inclines to the more hopeful side. In corroboration of Mr. Marian, the Rev. Mr. Moore, a rector resident in Wexford, states that he planted in November last, in the open air, several drills of potatoes ; that he has examined them during the past week, and has found them sound, with healthy sproutings. The food riots have not been quelled in Cork. A mistaken humanity influenced the magistrates to deal lightly with the rioters on Thursday, which em boldened a smaller section to renew its attacks on Saturday. They assaulted the bakers boys and car ried off a supply sufficient for two days. The bakers of the city met on Saturday, and resolved unanimously not to bake any more bread unless the authorities af fiarded more efficient protection, and saved their pro perty from plunder. The " Irish party" may resist the principle of out door relief, but there is a more powerful body in the country which will compel its enactment. A large number of the Roman Catholic clergy of the diocese of Cloyne and Roes have called a meeting of their brethren at Fermoy, on Thursday next, '• to consider the propriety of petitioning parliament for out-door relief for able-bodied, as well as for the infirm, paor of Ireland ; and for an enactment affording cheap and easy means to enforce such a right." The weather has been very severe during yesterday and this day. An immense quantity of snow has fallen, and the atmosphere seems charged with more. The mails from the north-west and west, those which travel most by land, were all late to-day in consequence of it. LOYAL NATIONAL REPEAL ASSOCIATION. The usual weekly meeting of thin body was held today at Conciliation Heil, but nothing whatever of interest trans pired except the reading of the following epistle from Mr. O'Connell: British Hotel, Jermmstreet, London, Feb. 6, 161;.—My dear Bay —I am sincerely sorry lo inform you Mat any prospect of relief, I mean of substantial and comprehensive relief from parliament, is, in my judgment, daily diminishing. There is, to he mare, a great deal of sympathy and good feeling, bosh in and out of the he ; end gene rally, a very ninetlC desire that something efficient should be done to relieve the horrible destitution of the Irish prop*. But there are also mono obstacles, and an unwillingne to place own the British people the burthens absolutely necessary to give efficient relief to Irish misery. In short, there is great individal anti personal sympathy kr our national distress. There is abundant indiridual humanity and charity -the unbind generosity is evinced by multitudes. of the They are making large, eery large pecuniary sacrifice,; and, in for an personal goodness and charity go, nothing CUD excised the teneoclence exhibited by many classes towards Ireland. lam afraid of not finding wurds suflicient to express my shone and lively sense of Engil.ll humanity and generosity. If the exhibition of there qualitiee by individuals amid save Ireland in her present misery, we should be saved. but I cannot conceal from mmelf, and I ought not to conceal from the Irish nation, that there to, aim: but little prospect of substantial relief, on that I will call it by its right name—enormously large scale which Is absolutely necessary to prevent hundreds of thoneanda of the Irish people from perishing of famine and pestilence. The government measures, as far an they go, are good; and their intention to relieve by those mamma is apparent : but the measures thenoelves are not of half sufficient magnitude. It is essentially necessary to have (cod In the utmost abundance poured in, as as to extinguish the Willa mica which de. your the people. I vat in God that my health will enable me to take that active part Y hieti t desire on behalf of the famishiog people. I intend, please God, on Monday, in iodise 's and in arrow, to dere !op. my views of what is neormary to save Ireland. me obstacles In the Bloused Commons are manifold; and there seeing to be an igno rance of the real state of horror in which Ireland In placed. How I when that It were possible to make parliament comprehend the enor mous and hideous extent of the calamity which cries for a remedy. One word as to the Galway election. I nerd not recommend to the meeiation the taking every step in their power to secure the return of Mr. O'Fbaherty for Galway. He bi a most valuable candidate ; and If soar has been Pio and late in joining the Repeal eons., he will not be, I cm answer for it, the leer firm and persevering in sustaining sod forwarding the our of Irish nationality. The Repeal cause is iden tified with hire, and could not be Identified with a more dedrahle can didate. I Manure most earnestly to recommend him to every Re peal voter.—Belleve me to be very faithfully yours, J. M. Ray. Diann O'Cosioni.. The rent for the week was announced to be 281. 9s. 6d. This include 1 51. 10t., being the month's subscription to the repeal fund of Mr. O'Connell, three of his sons and thirty one of his grandchildren. SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH, FER. 6. The lord-advocate's lunatic bill is not likely to pass without opposition. It is objected to by some as another instance of centralisation—and because from the profits obtained from wealthy lunatics, private and corporation asylums can keep pauper lunatics at a cheaper rate than state institutions could do. An apprehension is also entertained, that there will be no differential scale of impost in favour of those coun ties and towns which have already provided asylums at great cost. The policy of grain dealers appears to be to drain the country, and to concentrate large quantities of food in the neighbourhood of towns. THE CSXTEAL COMMITTEE ON HIGHLAND DESTITUTION met for the lint time yesterday, and the proceedings are ' worthy of attention. In the drat place, the separate tune , dons of the Free-church Committee are to coin, and as an 'aroma paid in 5,600 f. to the general fund. Next, resolu tions were psewed as to the method of relief. Among other' it was raolved : 'Manlier shall be given to any party who is ascertained to be in a ' 1 destitute state, who is willing to work, but cannot End employment, but not to parties on the orain t e o ry poor roll, obtaining relief under the 1 poor law, ted i .re org ; bo no r a l i t . ta to btain „...in sue . h relief. That meal ne than me, m belie t tt I- tent; :POT a eaoh .t d l si time—the distrlbutioe ua rters a not to ex pound :ed.:J.7R alle y , and one half pound per da ree jto I:WWl:under twelve Tenn o f i age, other food in proportion, and that a revoaaible inembes of the frilly rwlring the supply appear persoaally. That local committees should hold it as a general rule that passe la to be made, or work given, In exchange foe relief; and shall impress upon the people that , had is given, notes a gratuitous gift, but to be paid for one way or , another. It wee further mentioned generally that relief should not be administered as if to a community of paupers, but on the footing of assistance to an independent class suffering under , temporary privation ; and with this view the eubeisting rela tions between employers and employed were to be disturbed as little as possible. Local committees were also to report aa the state of roads, harbours, and quays for boots, and to sesertain on what terms proprietors remunerate the committee for constructions and repairs connected with such undertakings. Deep sea fishing was also ordered to be en couraged- Supplies of wool, worsted, and Sax were farther instructed to be sent in order that Imam might be employed . in knitting, spinning, and weav ing fish-nets. And in reference to the reports neseatly circulated regarding the indisposition of the Highboollses to commence railway work, and their proneness to leave it a even after haying begun it, Sheriff Speirs Mated that at the suggestion of contractor on the Hawiek lbw lib, said they wanted front 1,000 to 1,500 labourers, the Free Okurch committee had induced a number of highlandent to leave their homes and proceed to Hayrick, but on arriving thaw it was found that their places had been filled up with Irish men. And then as to sheering railway work, the sheriff had gm inquiry, ascertained that from 50 to 60 had so left; the maim assigned being, that the parties had saved from 10f. to 151 , and were anemia to go home to win their nerving friends with the money. However, in ceder to prevent all I possible mistake as to those points in future, the committee is to correspond with the various rsilway contractors, and I ascertain their exact demands for labourers, and se to arrange ' that the idleness and ignorance, about which so much has been said, and perhsps not unjustly, will be effectually met The Edinburgh subwripti.ins now amount to 27,892/. 3s. CLEARINUS IN rite HPARIDEL—The following extract from the letter of a corn spondent of the Edinburgh F..rpress, although possibly eassgerated, shows the necessity of inquiry into the state of the Highlands befbre any permanent measures of relic( tic e: ti red into either by parliamentary interference or otherwise : lit Mouth Viet there are Nicer called Trohnsis, where the people, generally weakieg, were, upon the whole, comfortable and able to paT their way ; but they hare been tones out of their email hold to the barren hills and mossy moors, to spend their energies on a etutnorn rail, which can meld no remunerating trot. for yean to come; and how in the carentime the ppoonaer people are to be supported, no oar cm tell. At Whitens:lay last, a number of famine were cleared from Watersay, to make roam fore an, and these (amino are now located on ■ man sterile spot, to th , east of Castle Bs)', The Sound of Kenny was at the nroe time clearel of a nu-nber of (unties, in order to acoomms. date sheep or cattle. And where are the people now? On the wildest portion of the leilicepitatele halo( Kilhriae. Again, the inhabitants of the eset 411 n of Binamere hare ►ien banished to the outskirts of ' the Kilbride bilk, and this for no other purpose thin to pro.. rick additiorol gratings. Pi eparatna are now ma king , it in reported, for another denim at the ensuing Whitsonday; the place to be cleared is said to be lielealy. la Item there are, =cooling to ■ writer in the lore /nets Connor, 70W. which should he giree, end might be distributed, for the support of the destitute ; but he forgot to tell that there is no on in the Orland to administer that fond— there ie not a =innate, and there is not a parochial herd, a col leens, or an in-pector ; and mere, in a populnon et 2,300 and up. warn, there is not one fit for the duties of such °Mom CLERICAL Warrisam, Fre. B.—TieCtaiee;l;;:patested the Rev. J. %m wn to the united churches end lambert mad Donipove, In the mobster, and county of , moat by the death of the Rev. P. YOOGi I. late minister thereof. Aka the Rev. J. *geed to the churches of Ballahullah and Correa of Arduous, In the pariah of Kit mallic. In th e ores limy of Atartarff and toasty of Argyll, vacant by the tramp - station of the Rev. A. M'Kellar, late minister thereof, to the Gaelic Church of Edinburgh. NAVAL. NATAL Raman AND EV.l.Nnrrv.r.—By a parliamentary - per Jost issued, it appears that during the year ended the slat March, 1648, the following differences occurred between the PUMA voted by the House of Cornmoas and the lIMPUIti diabonsed on account of the navy. The conarnimioners for auditing the patine account, render the statement in double aolumna, the first showing the mural ex. mooed 1 than voted; the second column the same more than I voted. There is a heavy balanor on the wrong side. The items eon thus, omitting shillings and pence • -Lees Mon o,trt • Waged to women, 206E4 ; register and record of seamen. 2.8644 • nwthrineil. 4,3371.; half-pal, pensions, and allovrances, 31,3301.; ocol;rict service, 11,3131. ; packet rervior, 13,2021. Now, for the neat column. More Own rated: Victuals for seamen, 28,4111. ; Admiralty-o Mos, 3,0471.; acientlAc branch, 10117/. ; establishments at home, 2311.: establish. matte abroad, 2,1111.; wages to artificers at house, 37,1451.; wages to artificers abroad, 8,7004. ; naval Mores, bnikling and repair& of elope and docks, do., 163,8011.; new Imam sad repairs. 9,6401.; miscellaneouti, 9,1371. ; conveyance of troops, 7,6194. Arrontre ears -AOIIIItALTT, Fes. 9.—List. T. C. Mn.,alia to Clement; Midshipman J. 11. Glover, to MaMIN. Naval Cadets—A. J. Villiers, to st. Vincent ; J. H. C. Small, to &Grad IL r e; J. A. to Mastiff. Maaters' Arobstanta— X. Dawes, J. A. Wilms ; ardV. 0. Wilson, to Caledonia. Ganner.—W. Hinkley, to Inociliat. MILITARY. WooLoma Fee. 9. aarnaath.—Ahlathowith,aerithog of 20 gunner; sod driver's/the Ral ♦vWl y, etharalbell Or ear awe et the Royal Anatol es beard the thie, Jack. Is v: • pm. ye to the Caps ot Good Nem to make wed lir M: Mooed by death abet fa Iktheithecese calmly. Loth. A. W. 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