The Express. — London, England, 1851-10-02 00:00:00

Nee been guilty of murdering several British ',objects who bad fallen into their power. It was at one time believed that a force of some two thousand mon of all arms was to be despatched on this mission, but we now hear that Ibis intention has, very prudently, been abandoned, and that there is no intention whatever on the wart of government at present to meddle with these savages. wing of the First European Regiment (Fusiliers) will, we believe, be despatched by the steamer of the 15th, to relieve the wing of the 78th Highlanders at Aden ; but, as y ar as w. can team, this is the only "demonstra tion" that government purposes making in that quarter Mt now. The right bon. the Governor, accompanied by Viscoentems Falkland and suite, returned to the presi eltOP the 20th ult., and were immediatel followed by atiztelleticy the Commander - in-Chief and his staff. This gave ris e to a veriety of rumours respecting the embryo Great Evpedition," which have all turned out to be pure coojecture. Lord Falkland, we understand, purposes re to the Deccan after the arrival of the London mail of the alt., expected here un the 3rd or 4'h inst. Sir John Gee y will also return to Poona about the same time, and will. it is understood, proceed on a tour of inspection into the southern provinces in the beginning of November next. It is generally believed that the Governor- General I eves Simla for Calcutta, cid ltohilcuud, early in next 'mien (October), and that the Lieut.-Governor of the north west provinces (Mr. Thomason) proceeds towards the Punj.. I‘ , about the same period. It is also rumoured that Sir Wiliiam Gomm, the Commander-in-Chief in India, Intendssiting I'eshawur early in the neat cold season. ills Excellency s camp will, it is said, form at Boddie, in stead of haiku as has been usual, in November, and he will cross tie 4utlej, at Roopur, but it does not seem to be yet decided whether he will visit Lahore en route to Pesha war or not until he is returning to the hills. It is difficult to understand what good these expensive journeying* of our military !nee is erten:led to accomplish.—A very deplorable affair, who li it would be a sad misnomer to term an affair of honour," has just taken place between two young officers, Zmigns , d the 44th Regiment Bengal Native Infantry, al Calmat.a. From the accounts of the transaction, as reported in the Paladin journals, it would appear that on the ereniu.e of the 7th ultimo, at what is called the " Re- Mew tiu ird Mess" in Fort William, a post-prandial discussion with respect to gymnastic exercises, or some equally grave subject of debate tuokiplace, which gave rise to liana expressions between those two young men, although nothing passed to warrant any alarm in the minds of those i=st that anything unpleasant was about to happen. youug officers shortly after the discussion withdrew Bow the ouesnroom, and went up stairs •c• the roof of the Royal I.l.irrick alone, and without having called in either SKOIIII I.r .1.1TWOO; and, having supplied themselves with a double-barrelled pistol, tossed up tor priority of fire. It is said they had but a single bullet; the second barrel being loaded with a piece of lead in the rough ! The first fire fell to the lut of Ensign J. They took up their distance, end down went Ensign F., with the bullet in his thigh, where it still remained at the date of the last advice., as did the lump of lead he was to have fired when it came to his tura to Ire at his antagonist. When the eknonews or took place, both officers were of course placed In arrest. A military court of inquiry had been held to, in vestigate the matter, whose report had been handed up to the commander-in-chief. The lamentable result appears to have bet ei entirely owing to the ebscnee of the senior offi cers of th garrison from the mess-room in question. The young MO u present were acting under no controlling autho rity ; rn ,oy of them, amongst whom were the two offenders hi queen. a, were mere boys Just let loose from school. The consequence was, that the meseroom was for the time being turned into a Gym-khans, where all sorts of practical joking, irritating recrimination, and other similar childish were carried on unchecked by the presence of any one whose age, rank, or character. would have entitled bon to check angry discussions by peremptory Interfere,,, or obviate the possibility, or at least the era , el;ility of hostile measures by his authority, and the .s. raise of the power with which it vested him when pr. oding amongst his Juniors in age sad inferiors in rank. A. if to cast a deeper shade of obloquy over those in authority who arc morally responsible for such scene, as that jest .1 scribed, it has come out on the inquiry that the regiment to which these young officers, who are now impli cated in ..ieh a serious busineee, belonged, is commanded by • lieu:enrol of some ten or eleven years standing; the next officer to him who is present with the regiment in Fort William is a subaltern of eight years and a few months standino. The young man who has been wounded is not Ia Bang. r. It is most probable, however, that something will be .lone some of these days to ameliorate these übaur dities aft, r sac mach mischief has been committed ; or, us is not at all unlikely, matters will he allowed to remain in statu quo until munler is committed, at which time it may be expected that the " authorities " will all be restored to their faculties by the aid of a " flapper " (Kim the judges of her Majesty's Supreme Court. In the case of the " Oriental Bank r. Wiswanath Italcrustnajec and others," the judgment of the Supreme Court at linbay was ulna: tor the defendants on the 28th July last. The startling account of the frightful murder of four B cer , in Cashmere, which first found its way into a local print none time ago, has turned out to be a fabrication, a mere " invention of the enemy." It is rather surprising to us how such " canny chiels " u some of our Calcutta brethren arc, should have allowed themselves to be hoaxed by such a s hallow artifice. We would advise Win in future to put wore trust in the authority of our brother of the Lanore larunit le. Had any disaster occurred in the quar ter indicted, the first authentic information would be cer tain to re.ech them in due course through an extra from the Laheee Imo.. All other is more likely to deceive than to Wight. is, and to prove, like thu recent heartless hoax, the •• b,cless fabric" of some over-excited visionary. Wo are quite at one with our Lahore contemporary in hi, " o nion as to the amount of mischief done by giving ...matey to such ill-grounued rumours, and as Lis Ties, aro instructive to the general reader, we give them in eaten.° in his own words Now, let us see how mochievous these reports are, and how much more eniachilauus it is to publish them without some warranty for their authenticity. The above paragraph, dated cir cumstantially, Wuseembad, the 22d June, reaches Bom bay, rind is published there on the eve of the departure of • the steamer fur Suez. It reaches home, and is there bla zoned forth as the latest intelligence from the N.W. pro lances, mod excites great anxiety, as many friends at home have no doubt been apprised by their relations in India of their intention to visit Cashmere. The additional air of probability which the proximity of Wuxeerabad to the frontier, the strong allusion to the secret and political de partment, and the ' instant' dispatch of the intelligence, will give to the story, must add to the alarm, and some 50 families will be reduced to a state of painful anxiety for needy a month, because, forsooth, some elderly gentleman beech...awn, for evil purposes of his own, to invent this tale, and editors are found credulous enough togive it currency. Then, tiepin, look at the consequence in a pecuniary point of view. We aro informed, both by the Calcutta papers and by a " sure band" in the upper provinces, that the un founded rumour has had the effect of causing a fall in the price of five per cent. paper to the extent of one raps per cent., and that paper was offered freely for sale at that figure. Let our contemporaries rely upon us for authentic news, from the Punjaub at least, and not rush into print unless their news is backed up on our authority. But we pray them not to let their anxiety,to be first iu the field with news, on the chance of its turniug out correct, get the better of their judgment. Those who invented the story— for we are quite certain it was fabricated, and have very - suspicions as to where it war fabricated—arc descry t ti ne severest punishment. We only wish we could be satisfaction of exposing them on gibbet—it should bmade ,high enough for the occasion." It will be re °Thwreu 'hat it was reported that four European orneen , the naoes of tweet whom were published in the paper. of the da: had been murdered by the order of Maharajah 4 5001. Singh's youngest son—either for killing a cow or for insultin a s a me women of the eountri, it win not known which. le addition to this, it was Lao stated that all the , Paws ihat'3eslaniere were elated. end that hey 01 the M 4 hatelah's Mimes& were in apes altogether a very pretly quarrel as it slo l 2 lll W i ttl i l sic" exchange here, aad a = siss‘ oesessewity et eleit jslb hers on the staff of the dee olgr ag a es kilf rise to such meow am time well he palpelle hai in • well omberell seemly weeen Me Inv have sbus the opium illiwate bus boss " pet iletra." we are at a le= all whatever for the en nation of soh gli t gt victims of flecks 's son's alleged t rely, the four British sb' cers, have written to their anxious friends to my Mal all the sLeughter theLyrc persoriall alillf. fd h.. been eoroluod leark , seam= et the wilds of Cashmere. It appears, however, that there se lull). has been some fighting going 011 is Coheres d ens. • eareespeadent of the Delhi Gametes Wk s= that that ea the Bth August Leila timbal' Ilewm thewbesi et lleberejah Ueolaub 'Singh, waited s ir. lismerl, one ilinuniv•ioner at the coot of his Highness., and bier with a letter from that thief informing ol r liT elll 4 asm having ni eine wwwwee over the Oilhlt " pee- *. h am 'Ma en *et Ohne meameeiaseesbeil tak e s wows awl mode a bray late the low ~bp mil taken eissveral villages. For this incise they have Fibs VW and driven back to their fastnanes by the_ trar t i bi nis iligbutss, leaving me of thole hole la hillwaile. Ma& erl is reported to have ea fib these good tid awl orilensed einguileladas se be temp d to 111Ment. west of bilk Yawl pew* m .. een a t pneas in denim at le Ewe Allehelvad, which now wens te be llwayelle ammo la destitute =where Mere MANIA awl MN ash are to be All entablishatente at IlaseseelweitrS ht this ere be lose swq with, and Dr. Whew, albs Ilambey wealeal eatabielnewt, who hes for iielwel pen pro beim la *lap d these sable aaidvee, will reams ts Ibis peed- Mes seen as Ilsel. o ssommemests k* for their romemiteAlls , tewhiet Ma seems te be hams yet ▪ soe laiwate aewleallsa ul the numb= et the royal Lady of Waft wire are mill pinettlei le lbw in cepa airy in the hmellalle aelghbeerbeett et Pees& Although twelve meths bane depot skier the terwatioa of the Pest office momalmisa, and 'Maw seer el: maths dace the connainicimeer esearmed to Ink useseel attesellewe after login is ask report theaasirlfal certain is jiargra as to weak et Lbws. the Seal et thle lioperteet weer tea mom& di bit lerehip ws eadfar_perese ally wit% lir eseeell en Cabala ea the ealeeete—We see it lasted hi the lewd men thin pr sou has been eon strsine.l at last to enter lets a mapetletlea with their saw` moos creditor, the Lulls Jeri* regraral, 111 llgaiieM *sir Prodigious debt by instalments at is bah el repo (100,0001) in bard cash (the Lila baying ilediseil re ceiving his dues in bills or other yoga Oirri. l 7) P er quarter. The first installment ha, misessead beim already paid to this ex weliarr, witheat whom aid our armi es would have p bus drew alelitattew during our recent wets on the twdb-wert heatiewn—Vp Se the present time the season ha•poreadaalmMek Brifitilmo and theAcoonnts received (rein the agricultural districts are most cheering to the prospects of the husbandman. The fall of rein at the presidency op to yesterday evening has been upwards of one hundred inches for the MUM, which is much beyond the usual average. All apprehensions of a scarcity have entirely vanished before this splendid fall. The trade of the port can scarcely yet be said to have properly resumed : a pretty good business has been done in imports, while the trans- I ' actions in exports have been rather limited. Money is I abundant, and may be had on easy terms on approved • 1 security. SCINDL—The following letter from Sukkur, dated the 27th July, will be read with interest: Lieu tenant Fersus•on's engine-worked capstan would have been invaluable in such a case as this:—" The steamer Nimrod, after about a dozen trials on the 24th instant to get up the river between Bukkur Fort and Itoree, was obliged to give it up for a bad job, as the strength of the current was much more powerful than her steam; hut unfortunately as she was making her way form the Itoree to the Sukkur aide, from whence she started that morning, to re.moor, she was driven by the current against one of the rocks rising out of the river between or rather a little below Bukkur Fort and Rome; and the consequence of this collision was, that she had a couple of plates sturtid:and drove into her just below her paddle wheel (larboard side), and her paddle•wheel injured very much, by breaking several of the floats and bending several of the iron spokes, Re. Water immediately rushed into her where the plates were started, but by the great exer tions of all on heard they managed to get her over to the Roree aide, at the end of a date grove just below Rome, where she now Ilea. Her cargo was immediately removed, and conveyed to Sulam sod examined; but it appears it has not sustained suchgreat damage as might have been ex pected, owing to its immediate removal. The Nimrod was on her way to Mooltan, but will, it appears, now have to return either to Kotree, Kurrachee, or Bombay, for a gene ral repair, as soon as she undergoes such repair here as to enable her to proceed downwards.—The weather continues very warm. No more rain has fallen since my last, but it is oeeasionvlly very windy and cloudy. The Selman correspondent of the Kwracidee Advertiser, writing on the 3rd August, gives the following sad account of the damage sustained by the unpreeedentedly heavy rain which had fallen throughout the country : "It is my painful duty to intimate to you the awful de struction of life and property in and about Sehwan by the late unusual rain and consequent extraordinary rise of the river Indus. The town of Sehwan is now an island, being completely surrounded by water. Its suburbs and the neighbouring villages are completely submerged. Very few of the fishermen and cultivators who lived on the river banks have escaped alive, and what little property they possessed is all gone. Desolation is all around. To give yen an idea of the height the river has attained, 1 may mention that the steam tender Napier anchored close up to the government granary, which is si• tuated above a mile distant from the usual anchor age place during ordinary inundations. The villages Dadoey Mahibota, Kurraunpoor, Cheenabagh, Eusuff Kayli, and many others of less significance, are completely destroyed ; the greater portion of the inhabitants have, however, owing to the unremitted exertions of Mr. Roach, the assistant apothecary at this place, been saved. Ile pressed all the boats he could lay hands on, and scut them to the assistance of the drowning villagers. Ile attempted, also, to save the government grain, but without success. For all this he will not even be thanked: however, he has his reward in the gratitude of those he has preserved. Cholera is on the decrease—no case has been reported to-day during last month there were 60 deaths from the disease. News has just arrived of the total destruction of Boobue, so famed for its carpets. The total number of villages destroyed, I learn from the very best authority (the Kardar), is 105 ; the loss of life and property cannot tie estimated." The Bengal Ifurkans sap : The commercial report continues somewhat unfavourable, teUing of limited dealings in both produce and import markets. Rates of interest and government securities re main without alteration. Two or three Marwarie houses in the bazaar have failed. Exchange has tended upward and transactions to some extent have taken place. Present quotations are 2s. Ojd. to 2s. Old. for first clam credits. The affairs of the Nisam have presented no new phase fur observation since we last reported on them. Those of Oude are still going on steadily towards that state of anar chy which must eventually lead to the more active interfer ence of the British government. It is believed that the governor-general will pay a visit to Lucknow on his way hithsrward in the cold season. SHIPPING INTILLLIGENCE. 11101111 AT. anima Ism Wak. 4 To sere. 1. Aug. 7. Ontario, Waal% 43 . 11:j.01, Lawson, Liverpool; Chum, Femme, Liverpool • aw, Aden Hmantiah, Pianos, Cotta. I. Bads of , ' ,hoarse, Live rpool; Eliza, Palo, rids. 11. City of Poltesuionoo, Itauritlio. IL Templar, Brown, UP/pool. U. Bea Illesuo. Broom Balm U. Usapsoore (W.). Pontine, Bons-lims. SS. UMW 01.1, Maa. r. Omeolo, Wait, Port *MAU; Trafslpr, on, Loam; Made/pot Loodoo ; Zipstor, esem. Set NIB°, ttelt ul tverpooL Z. Marton, 'afford, Oirm; John Bull, gaze,Ll.4.. 30. Marian, Ryan, M Um Sept I. TOO 1 Mame, Maga& overland mail of Um karat bal Wen Jed 410.41.4. Asp. 8. belA IRON A, 0.4 TO MT. I. 11. ttleella, LUBA. 7. David CM*. = 114 119 William Urn% Canton. 12. Mosey. = 14. &THmbretCheeplem Drown. Chins; ealigessi, IkAgw. Odes ; Jmess ersisals.orblensuziec them; PrineralWallsa, P. eon* Wimps. IS. Anne bluebell, Walker, Disehms. 17. Coml. harem Arwarmem libmigna. 18. Pekin (et. , helm Chin ; Mai Mewert, Kerr, Laid. IL Thom 4 Cam CYO. Chin. IL Sultan, Jethro, Perm Margaret Cleheles. 24. lam ilaidlian. Umrpool.Canton. U. Prim , ed Orange, htephens. C 23. Jo hn igna. 29. Hydro:ea, Rams. Cart said Calcutta; Ocean Quota, Rem whmpoa. MADRAS. ARRIVAL' not ACOUST 13 TO ACOCIT 11. Aug. 12. Coldstream CO.. Loodoo, Portsmouth April 14, Porto Prays May It, end Pondicherry 17th Inst. 16. Timm Kimard, Oda Mariam, July 11. 18. Basting, Auntie, Trim:mak" 16th lark ; Ikaglar, Corey,9th iIdWIT. 19. Talavera, Scott, Loudon, Illemaand. April 27, and !lemmata; 18th lrot. 23. Madagascar, /111.. Odontra. 3rd last.; True Milan, Roe, random lIIIPARITIRS FROM ADOTTT 14 iv ATOM/ 21. = Dd. liatirellya, Merlon, LimepooL 111. Mermaid, Anaemia, Callegapatam; Sir Robert *minim Stuart, Illauridaa. IS. Omer% Itchia. Ilya., tendon; Pm, Lambert, Palo Proms ; Bragless. Assam Palo Permag. 20. Alice Maud, Marshall, London via Ceilabere; Mamma, Walker, Northern Port. D. Nonpareil, Briniftrassai and Stamporm COMMERCIAL LNTELLIGENCE. 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Oa Coins we quote Li es. pee IN fibre. say eight, the tendency dig upwards. On eml cutta our Nobtione are 500$ elm, day.' net. THE REGISTRATIONS. LONDON.—(Before Mr. *Christie, yesterday.)—ln die parish of St. Mary-the-Virgin, Aldermanbury, a case oc curred which strikingly illustrates the care that is neces sary on the part of parish officers in preparing their rates and lists, end the very small degree of inadvertence which may unwittingly disfranchise a voter . Mr. Oodfroy claimed be to inserted on the register as the rated occupier of pre mises of sufficient value. Mr. Smith and Mr. Ledger sup ported the claim. It was a case of successive occupation, the claimant having removed from one set of premises to another without any interval. He had been duly rated for both premises ; in the last rate which had been made prior to his change of occupation, his name and the description of the premises appeared on the rate-book in ink, but pencil line hail been drawn across the name. This had been done by the overseer or vestry clerk, after the remo val, as a private memorandum of his own, that Mr. God frey was not to be included in the next rate for those pre mises, and not in any way invalidating that rate which the claimant had paid. It was proposed to call the officer to prove this fact ; but the barrister held that he could not receive parole evidence to contradict or ex plain what appeared on the face of the rate, which he said must speak for itself. Mr. Smith said it was an extremely hard case, and wished to take the opinion of the Court of Common Picas on the point; but Mr. M'Christie did not feel himself at liberty to grant a case. Oa the preceding day the barrister gave his decision on an important question which had been raised as to the construction of the act of last session, 14 and 15 Viet., cap. 14, commonly known as the Compound Householders' Act. Several claims were involved in this decision, including those of James Pyßuch, the occupier of a warehouse in Basinghall-street; Walter Kayson, office, Guildhall chambers; James Bairusfather Scott, office, Basinghall. street; William King, warehouse, Sambrook-court; and Clement Sharp, office, Basingliall-street ; who had claimed to have their names inserted on the list of the parish of St. Michael, Bassishaw. It appeared on the argument that they had claimed to be rated on the 28th of September, 18.50; on the following day a rate was publlblied, from which they were omitted ; but their names appeared on all the subsequent rates. The overseer had omitted them from the list by reason of their nut appearing on the September rate. The first clause of the Compound Householders' Act provides—" That, from and after the passing of this act, no person so claiming to be rated shall be required to make any further claim is regard to any future rate upon the premises in respect whereof his right to vote in any such election as aforesaid shall arise, but shall be entitled to be registered as a voter, provided be shall have occupied the premises in the man lier," &c. This act received the royal assent in July; end the question now raised was, whether persons claiming to be rated in September, 18-30, ten months before the passing of the act, were entitled to be on the list. After referring to the case of " Edmonds v. Lawley" (6 Meeson and Welsby, 28.5), and other cases, to show that acts of parliament which, according to the ordinary construction, were pros pective, had been held to have a retrospective operation, especially in cases where the disturbance of vested rights was concerned, the learned gentleman said he must hold that in this case the parties claiming to be rated had from that date a vested right to be on the register, subject to that right being disturbed by the overseers omitting to in sert their names. This they had done, by omitting the claimants from the rate made on the ollowing day, the 20th of September. There was nothing in this act to admit of a narrow or limited construction • its whole scope and object was to remove restrictions an to facilitate the exer cise of the franchise. Looking at all the law and dicta on the subject, and remembering that these registration acts were to be construed in their largest sense, and never strained against the franchise, and that wherever there was a doubt, the decision was to be in favour of the voter, he thought he should beat carry out the intentions of parliament by holding that these claimants, having already claimed to be rated as required by law, now that this act had been passed, were to be con sidered as having been relieved from the necessity of making any further claim, and from being any longer subject to the loss of their franchise upon that point by the omission of the overseers. Ile should therefore insert their names upon the register. Mr. Brown, the conservative agent, wished to have a case for the opinion of the court above, observing that the point was an entirely new one, and that the effect of the construction now given to the act would be to flood the register with lodgers. It appearing that no notice of opposition to the claims, as required by the 39th section of the Registration Act, had been given before the hearing of the claims, the Barrister said Mr. Brown had no locus stendi, and he could not grant a case. FINSBURY.—PRIVILECES OF TUE BBETIIREN OF THE CUARTEIt-liOnill.—Yesterday morning, J. F. Mac queen, Esq., the barrister appointed to revise the lists of voters fur the borough of Fiusbury, again sat in the 'Vice- Chancellor of England's Court, Lincoln's-inn, for the pur pose of giving judgment on a subject that has created con siderable interest, and which, us it might affect many other institutions throughout the kingdom, he had taken * time to consider. On taking his seat the revising barrister delivered the following judgment;—" By the 27th section of the act passed to amend the representation of the people, the right of voting for city and borough members is defined. The section enacts that every male person, of lull age and capacity, occupying as owner or tenant any house, warehouse, counting-house, shop, or other building, of the clear annual value of 10i., within the limits of any parliamentary city or borough, shall, if duly registered, enjoy the elective franchise. But this enactment is accompanied by a proviso that no such person shrill be so registered unless he have occupied such premises for twelve calendar months next previous to the last day of July; nor unless, where the premises are situ ated in a parish or township, rated for the reliefof the poor, such person shall have been so rated in respect of such pre mises during such twelve calendar months, nor unless he shall have paid on or before the 20 th of Jul' , all poor-ratee and assessed taxes which shall have become payable from him in respect of such premises previously to the Gth day of April then next preceding; nor finally unless he shall have resided for calendar months previous to the list day of July within such city or borough, or within seven statute miles thereof. I suppose it may be judicially assumed that Mr. Banister is a nude person, and that ho is of full age and com petent capacity. It is admitted that he occupies a house or other building of more than the requisite annual value within the borough of Finsbury. And tt is clear that he does not occupy it as servant or bailiff to any one, but as ' owner or tenant of the premises, that is to say, in the character prescribed by the statute. It will follow, then, that if I now put Mr. Banister's name on the register, he will become entitled to vote for the election of a member. But I am interdicted from doing so, unless I find that the requisites prescribed by the proviso of the 27th section are satisfied. Now it appears in the first place that he has oc cupied the premises for twelve calendar months previous to the last day of July, as required by that proviso. It appears, in the second jilace, that the premises in respect of which he claims registration are not ' situate in any parish or township rated for the relief of the poor.' And conse quently he neither has been, nor could have been, so rated in respect of such premises ; he is therefore within the exception of the proviso. It appears, in the third place, that no poor rates or assessed taxes had become payable from him in respect of such premises, the fact being, as I under stand it, that this gentleman's chambers in the Charter house are, exempt from poor rates, because they are extra rochial, and from assessed taxes because they are either below the standard of taxation, or arc saved from taxation as ' being provided for the reception and relief of noor per sons ; ' so that in this respect no default is imputable to the claimant. In the fourth and lost place, the statutory obliga tion of residence has been satisfied, Mr. Banister having for years had no other home but the premises in question. All the requirements therefore, of the 27th section, both in the enacting part and in the proviso, seem to be fully met and answered by the ease of the claimant, unless there be some thing in his *talus as one of the Brothers of the Charter house that must exclude him from the franchise. It is said he lives on charity ; so likewise do the fellows of a college. They live on charity, if by charity is meant the bounty of their founders; but they are not on that account excluded from civil rights, or deemed incapable of exercising the pri vileges of citizens. By the Deed of Foundation the Eighty Brothers of the Charter-house are to be gentlemen by descent, merchants ruined by the disasters of commerce, or soldiers mutilated in the service of their country. From tho moment of their appointment they are independent. They cannot be displaed• or disturbed at the caprice of a gover nor. They seem to me to have a higher estate than is re quired for the purposes of this legislation. I am, therefore, of opinion that Mr. Banister's claim is well founded ; and I comply with it accordingly." The name of John George Fraiue Banister was then inserted, and the revising barris ter having signed the lists, the business of the Finsbury re titration was brought to a close. The result of this i judgment will be next year to admit to the franchise 80 " poor brethren" of this establishment. IlenvonnsnlnE.—The revision of the lists of the Luton district took place on Saturday. Messrs. Day, Hunt, and Bailey, attended for the Tories; Mr. Holland for the liberals ; and Mr. Buntems on behalf of the Freehold Land Society, the claims of some of the members being objected to. On the name of Mr. James Taylor, of Birmingham, being taken, Mr. Buntems took an objection to the notice, the direction on the outside of the duplicate not being exactly like that on the original. The Barrister thought that the notice would do, as the insides of both notice and duplicate were alike. Mr. Bontems cited the case of " Birch and Edwards" to show that the direction on the back of the duplicate must be the same as that upon the notice. The Barrister, after looking at the case, decided that the notice was bad, and the name was retained. The claims of the Freehold Land Society were all sustained except three. In these cases the barrister was not quite satisfied with the evidence as to value. itERTFORDSHIRE.—The revision of the lists of voters for this county closed on Saturday at Stevenage. The following is the result of the day's revision :—Liberal gain, claims, 2.5 ' • objections, IS-43. Tory gain, claims, 13 ; objections, 5-18. The r esult of the revision fur the whole county is as follows:—Liberal gain, claims, 277 ; objections, 265-542. Tory gun, claims, 323; objections, 140-463. Net liberal gain, 79. FEMALE CONWCTS.—The Anna Maria, female con vict ship, in charge of Surgeon Superintendent M'Crea, at present lying off the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, has taken on board about 200 female couvicta, several of whom have their eh 'droll with them, for conveyance to Hobart Town. The majority of the convicts are of Irish extraction, and mostly from Liverpool. There are two, however, on board, each under sentence of 14 years' transportation, in conse quence of articles being loved in their possession which they had received from their male ansociaUe of the Uckfield gang. A boy, the offspring of one of these females, was put on board yesterday, to accomp an y hiss mother to Hobart Town. The child was born in gaol. THE MURDER AND SUICIDE . AT CAMBERWELL. The scene of the dreadful tragedy announced the Express of yesterday evening continues to attract numlscrs of persons, anxious to learn the particulars of the mournful event. We proceed to give some additional de tails. The house where the catastrophe occurred is situated at the corner of Queen's-place and George-street, Wynd ham-road; the locality being about a quarter of a mile from the Walworth turnpike-gate, and rather remarkable for the general poverty of its aspect. A visitor, in passing through the street, can scarcely help observing how nume rous are the small shops in it, and amongst them those kept by the humblest class of grocers are chiefly conspicuous. The shop of the deceased Fawcett is one of the best in the i street. The name of his predecessor i, still over the door, and "Wyndham House" is painted on the house in large characters. Immediately over the door are the words " Benjamin Stockhant, licensed dealer in tea, coffee, to bacco, snuff," &c. There are six rooms in the house, and the shop has a double frontage. At the back is the wash-house, where, under the sink, the murderer was found with his throat cut ; and further behind is a pretty garden, well stocked for the period, and about 60 feet in length, into which Fawcett was dragged by police-constable Sherwin. . . There is considerable conflict between the accounts in cir culation in reference to the money which Fawcett paid, or undertook to pay, for the stock and good will. One state ment, for example, was to the effect that he had paid 701. all that he possessed in the worlil—and that the discovery that the business was far less than he had expected, led him to commit murder and suicide. According to another and more credible account, he hail engaged to take the stock at a valuation of 351., and the good will at 151., and for the whole he had given a promissory note of 50/., which was payable, but not paid, on Monday at noon. Whichever statement may approach nearest to the truth, it appears evident so far that the prtrenzy wnich terminated so sadly was directly connected with the entrance upon a new undertaking. During the whole of Saturday Fawcett was occupied in taking stock, with the air and manner natural in any one so situated. On Monday evening, the very night before the murder, ho visited Mr. Conway, the landlord of the Prince Albert Tavern, in George-street, and during this visit he smoked a pipe and spoke cheerfully to the innkeeper of his prospects. On this occasion, while speaking to Mr. Con way, he referred to some tea with which he hail sap plied him in the course of the day, saying, " 1 am sorry I sent in your tea in such a way, but my ten papers have not yet come in. It will he all right next time, however ; and you'll find that I'll serve you better than anybody else." The only repay which Mr. Conway made to this apology was that " he didn't care about the paper so long as the article was tea and he had the weight." Fawcett added, that "as he was a stranger he was sure the landlord would do his best for him." Mr. Conway said he would, and thereupon introduced the deceased to several of the most respectable neighbours. In addition to the three children whose lives lie attempted to take, in two cases with such Intel success, Fawcett had two grown up daughters. One of these, about 20 years of age, is ap prenticed to a respectable dressmaker in Queen-street, Ox ford-street ; the other, who is about 17, is stated to be in service. Intelligence of what has occurred was c.a. veyed to the eldest daughter yesterday evening by Mr. Lewis, a baker, of Wyndham-road ; and it led to a very which tends to surround the whole affair with a fear fully peculiar kind of interest. The informant said to the daughter, " I um sorry to tell you that your father is dead." Ou hearing this, the daughter exclaimed, in great agony, "Oh, my God ! has he committed suicide—has he committed suicide ?" Mr. Lewis then gradually revealed to her the whole of the particulars ; and he thus elicited from her the painful facts that he had on a former occasion attempted suicide by drowning, and that both his father and brother had actually committed suicide. The police constable who first entered the premises found on the person of the deceased a five-pound note, and in the till about 2s, in coppers. This is all the money that was found on the premises. Yesterday a careful examination was made by the eldest daughter of the deceased's papers, and amongst them were found all the documents relating to the transfer of the business. The house remains, for the present, in the charge of the police. Mrs. Fawcett is staying, in a state of complete distraction, at the house of a neigh boar named " Lee," and here, also, is her child Mary Ann. It was gratifying to learn, on inquiring at the house of Mr. King, the surgeon who attends her, that this sole survivor of those who were attacked, is likely to recover, at least that the wound itself is not likely to have a fatal termination. the Court. The Oxford University Commission had a meeting yesterday, at the official residence of the First Lord of the freuury, in Downing•street. Present : The Bishop of Norwich, the Dean of Carlisle, the Muter of Pembroke, the Rev. H. G. Liddell, J. L. Dampier, Esq., the Rev. Professor Powell, the Rev. G. H. S. Johnson, and the Rev. A. P. Stanley (secretary). Despatches were sent off yesterday from the Colonial office to the Governors of the West India Islands. THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE, BIRMINGHAM.—We learn that the Queen has been graciously pleased to present to this institution • full-length portrait of her Majesty, to be placed in the New College HaU. A public meeting has been called to acknowledge, in suitable terms, this especial mark of royal favour. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. The weather shows an evident determination to support the decree of the royal commissioners for the closing of the Crystal Palate on the 11th inst. It rained in tor rents during a great portion of yesterday, and the conse quence was a decrease of some thousands on the numbers of the previous day. The wet came through the various parts ' of the building, to the great discomfort of some of the ex hibitors, giving • tolerably convincing proof that if the edifice is to be used as a winter garden, a new roof must be one of the items to be considered in making an estimate of the expense. In the evening, the scene about the dif ferent exits was Quito as exciting, if not as entertaining, u any of the wonders of the interior. The platform of the south transept was thronged with ladies, and the rush of umbrellas back and forward to tho gate resembled • violently disturbed ocean of calico. The 'bus men were in their glory, demanding double fares for the shortest dis tances, and cabs were more eagerly sought after than the Koh-i-noor. But no exertion could procure vehicular accom modation for 50,000 or 00,000 people, and consequently the footways were crowded with long streams of dismal-looking pedestrians, the female portion of whom were driven to all sorts of grotesque contrivances and combinations to save their finery from the pluvial influences. If Mrs. Dexter could have summoned up enthusiasm enough to stand in the middle of the road and give a lecture on the convenience of the Bloomer costume, she would have been sure to ob tain numerous disciples. The interior of the transept also bore a silent testimony to the near approach of winter. The stand in which canes and umbrellas were wont to accumu late has been considerably enlarged to accommodate cloaks and great coats, but yesterday they quite overflowed its boundaries, and spread outside down almost to the barriers. We have been requested to state that there was • alight error in the information with which we were furnished res pecting the proceedings at the final close of the Exhibi tion. The exhibitors will receive one or two tickets for their friends fur Monday and Tuesday, but not for Wed nesday, as was previously stated. The police numbers yes terday were 59,050. Receipts at the doors, 2,830 f. lh. The following shows the temperature during the day, as recorded by Mr. Bennett's thermometers, being the mean result of 100 readings:-10 o'clock, 57; 12 o'clock, 60; 2 o'clock, 63 ; 4 o'clock, 62 ; 6 o'clock, 60. Mean tempe rature, 60.4. THE CONTINUED GALES. Yesterday's reports furnish an additional list of casualties resulting from the recent heavy gales from the north-east. As the coasters which had been driven back to the eastward by the violence of the storm reach their re waive ports of destination, they report having seen some ill-fated vessels foundering during the height of the gale ; and, from the fact of assistance to the crews being rendered impracticable, in consequence of the tempestuous state of the weather, there is too muck reason to suppose that many, if not all, belonging to them perished. Numerous and fatal as the losses were in the vicinity of the entrance of the Humber, and which have already been recorded, it would stem that their actual extent is yet to be learned. The Sarah front Shoreham ' on her way to Hartlepool, encountered the gale o ff the Spurn, and about half-past four on Friday afternoon, the light ship bearing west by north, distance perhaps twenty-five miles, the master, Mr. Dunstan, reports seeing a brig low down. Her name could not be distinguished, but she was supposed to belong to Sunderland. Her bulwarks were gone and her sails were blown away. A man was noticed in the rigging waving for assistance, and the master, apparently, was observed on the deck begging to be taken off. Unhappily the Sarah's state prevented her affording any aid. Being in ballast, she was rapidly driven away, and soon lost tight of the poor fellows. The Sarah also saw another brig in dis tress, with the crew employed in bailing water out of the hold ; but, as in the former instance, could render them no relief. Another vessel is said to have foundered near the Dudgeon. She is stated to be a schooner, and was in eight fathoms of water, the light bearing N.E. by E., distant seven miles. A fleet of disabled cruisers, with loss of va rious spars, put into the neighbouring ports, and subse quent accounts from those places record other wrecks. In the details which we gave yesterday of the loss of the ship Seven Brothers, on the Lemann, we have since ascer tained that the following unfortunate persons pe rished with the wreck :—Mrs. Sibbald, the mu ter's wife ; John Shepherd, carpenter ; William Coulson, seaman; Robert Kingston, seaman ; John Rob son, apprentice; Denis Toomey, William Grafton, and Edward James Braint, apprentices ; John Pearson, cook ; and a passenger whose name is unknown. He belonged to Low Walker, on the banks of the Tyne. The master, Mr. A. Sibbald, and three of the crew, contrived to get into the vessel's boat, when the wreck broke adrift with the un happy. sufferers onboard. The survivers, after many hours' suffering, were picked up by the Whim cutter, of Yarmouth- The wreck has created much sensation at Shields, where most of the sufferers were known. The arrivals in the Wear within the last day or so report litany disasters. Quantities of wreck had been passed, and the Ellen, from Newcastle, is announced to have foundered some considerable distance off Flamborough-head. The crew, however, were preserved by the Boyne, from London, which landed them at Sunderland. Since the wind had somewhat moderated a number of light colliers had suc ceeded in beating up to the coal district harbours. By the accounts from the Cornish and Welch coasts it would appear that the gale was productive of mischief in those quarters. On Thursday night a schooner apparently was seen to founder off Padstow by the Mary and Eliza, trader to Swansea A square-rigged craft was seen to go down almost at the name time, and no tidings can be gleaned of the unhappy crews. In the Bristol Channel the gale is stated to have been very severe. In the neighbourhood of Pwllhall two traders belonging to Abevystwith were driven ashore, but the crews succeeded in preserving themselves. Considerable havoc was done on the Pent. brokeshire coast, and several vessels met with serious in jury sear Fishguard. Several were lost, but uo serious loss of life is reported. It is reported that a more recent gale has proved mo. destructive on the Irish rout, but mantic details have not as yet been received. THE NEW CHANCERY APPOINTMENTS.—Yeetcrday, nusardin to the words of the act, " from and after the Ist October," the powers of the Lord Chancellor vested in the now Coast of Appeal. Although her Majesty was em powered to appoint two persons on the passing of the act to the saw of " Lords Justices," no appointment has been oilleially announced. It is, however, known that Lord Croaweeth and Sir James Knight Bruce (with a title) have been appointed. They have, however, not been sworn in ; and the delay, it is believed, has occurred in consequence of the Vice-Chancelloiship. It is understood that neither the Solicitor General nor Mr. Bethel will accept the Vice Chancellorship, and the appointment, it is expected, will either be given to Mr. Swanton, an able equity man, or to one of the Masten in Chancery. If to the latter, then another vacancy of 2,5001. a year will occur. By the set, the Lords Justices must be sworn in before the Lord Chan cellor or Muter of the Rolls. ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS.—At the quar terly meeting of the Comitia Mejora, held on Tuesday, September 30th, the following gentlemen having undergone the necessary examinations for diploma, were admitted members of the college ; Dr. Habershon, Finsbury-eireus ; Dr. Barron, St. Thomu-street, Southwark; Dr. Parker, London Hospital. Also, Dr. Thornton, Norwich, was ad mitted an extra licentiate. NAVAL APPOINTMENT.—ADMIRALTY, OCT. I.— Burgeon Superintendent T. R. H. Thomson, to Marian, convict ship. TUE LATE PAYMASTER BLUNTISIL 9TH INFANTRY ReotttwEr. Paymaster Bluntish, who died at Athlone on the 27th ultimo ' had been Paymaster of the 9th Foot eines 1809. He served with the regiment at the MewlSkee, and afterwards in Bengal ; wee with it in the ensapaign In Affshanistan in 1842, and in the Sntlej cam paign in 1845-6, tneluding the battles of Moodkis, Yenta- Oak, and Robsaon. CORONER'S INQUEST.-THIS DAY. At half-peat 12 o'clock thin day Mr. W. Cartnr, the coroner for East Surrey, assembled a jury at the Wind mill Inn, Wyndham-road, Camberwell, to inquire ' '1 the circuu.stancm attending the deaths of Emily Fawcett, aged five years and a-half ; Frederick Fawcett, aged twenty months ; and Anthony Fawcett, aged 43 ; whose melan choly end on Tuesday morning last has created such a sen sation. The jury-room was densely thronged, and the immediate neighbourhood was in a state of excitement long before the opening of the inquiry. The jury, having been sworn, proceeded to view the bodies, and upon their return, The Coroner, in the course of some introductory remarks upon the nature of the case, observed that be had been in formed by Mr. King, the surgeon, that the widow of the deceased, Anthony King, and the daughter Mary Ann, who escaped with severe injuries, were not in a fit state to be examined to-day, and, after hearing some evidence, it would be necessary to adjourn the inquiry. The first witness sworn was Sophia Fawcett, who de posed: I am a single woman. My age is 10. On last Tuesday morning I was at Oxford-street, working as a dressmaker. I nad been there two years and a half. I was fetched from there to come home, in consequence of what had occurred at home. I bad been at home on the Satur day, and went away on the Monday morning. We came to live at No. 1, Queen's-place, Wyndham-road on Saturday last. I have not seen my father nor my brother and sister since their deaths. The Coroner.—Do you think you would be able to bear going to see them ? I would not ask you, but I must have the deceased identified. Witness—l think I may. The witness was then taken to the house by Mr. King, the surgeon, and upon her return deposed as follows: " My father was a porter at Mr. Bridgeman's, the confectioner. Ho was 42 years of age last January. Tho eldest child, Emily, is my sister, and she was five years old last April. Frederick is aged one year and eight months." Sarah Saddler, sworn—l am a widow, living at No. 7, Alstead•place, Camberwell. I was coining out of my house on Tuesday morning last, about eight o'clock, when I saw a female at the door of No. 1, Queen's-place, opposite my house. She was knocking at the door. No one answered her first knock, and she knocked a second time. She peeped through the key hole and said, " My dear, open the door." At the time of the knocking I heard no noise in side the house. The woman, I suppose, was addressing her child, who was inside. After the knocking the door was opened in about four minutes. When the door was opened the woman screamed out. The door was opened by a li'tle girl, who said, "Oh, mother, go up stairs." I ran up stairs into the back bed-room, where I saw the female child on the bed, covered with blood. Two men then followed me up, and they said the child was dead. The blood was gushing from a wound in the side of the neck. I then went into the back parlour, where I saw the male child lying dead, with his throat cut. There was a slice of bread by his side. The inquiry was going on when we went to press. IRISII SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY.—The half yearly meeting of this company was held in Dublin on Tuesday, J. E. Redmond, hag., in the chair, when the fol lowing report of the directors was read, and, alter some dis cussion, adopted Since the last half-yearly meeting the directors, as intimated in their last report, have carried out the wishes of the proprietors, by removing the offices of the company to the terminus of the Great Southern and West ern Railway, at Kingsbridge, and they have reduced the cost of that department within the smallest limits, by which arrangement the entire expenses of offices and management will not exceed 5001. per annum. Al though the result of the traffic revenue since the open ing of the line has not hitherto been as satisfactory as was anticipated, yet the proprietors will observe, by the statement of accounts, that during the past half-year a con siderable improvement has taken place, showing that al though there was a loss in working the line during the first four half-years, yet the returns of the last six months leave a surplus of 8911. 13s. 041. This result is principally owing to the reduction in the working expenses, to which object the attention of the board has been anxiously directed, and they hope to be able still further to diminish those charges, feeling convinced that on their reduction to the lowest possible scale mainly depends the prosperity of your line. The management of the traffic department, and Ithe care of developing the resources of the line, is now in a great measure confided to the Great Southern and Western Company • and the board taking into' consideration that upwards of one-third of your capital is vested in that company, and aware of the experience and intelligence of their officers, cannot doubt that their best exertions will be directed to fostering and in creasing a traffic in which the interests of both companies are so materially concerned. The permanent way conti ccnuitLesiminsor gyiedustuothrtwerlio.ocrwTptl;esnryee.fotarrsefl:sdttallhr c a durrew fe on w il.t y ou yeare ts t ta .uw ri n ding hielcei t the capital account being closed, bat the board will prevent the capital .ceount being closed, bat the board will their constant attention to that desirable object:* FSCAPE or FRENCH CONVICTS.—Aa the govern ment schooner, the Alarsouin, was last week taking some conv icts from Toulon to Brest, it put in for some hours to the harbour of l'aimbecut There, one of the prisoners con trived to get rid of his irons, and was preparing to go over the side, for the purpose of swimming to ehore, when one of the sailors endeavoured to prevent him. The con vict was persisting in his attempt to escape, when three shots were fired at him. Two pistol-shots missed ,him, but the third, from the musket of the sentry , laid him dead. He was buried the same evening, at raimbwuf. ROYAL EAST BERKS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. The anniversary of this society, which is under the especial patronage of her Majesty the Queen and his Royal i:ighness the Prince Consort, WAS held on Tuesday last at m i Aenhead. Unlike many kindred associations in the same rocality, the East &irks offers premiums for the best " m i me o, of horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs, as well as re wards to the most deserving labourers. The ploughing matches an d exhibition of live stock took place on a field occupied by Sir Gilbert East, near Maidenhead Thicket. Tho show of stock exhibited a marked improvement on the exhibitions of former years, and the attendance of company at the field was as numerous as ever, but the dinner which afterwards took place at the Town hall, Maidenhead, showed a considerable falling off in num bers when compared with former years. Ihe chair was taken by Major -General Wemyss, of Cumberland-lodge, Clerk Marshal to Prince Albert. Major-General WEMYSS proposed the health of " Mr. Palmer and the members for the County," and in doing so expressed a wish that the duty had devolved upon some one more directly connected with Berkshire. lie only considered himself an itinerant member of the society ; he had no pus sessions in the county, nor did he ever expect to have any ; he was not even a tenant-farmer; he scarcely knew how to describe himself, unless he took upon himself the title of the " Court Agricultural Guide." (Laughter and cheers.) lie knew, however, that county members had arduous duties to perform, and it would la: strange links it if they pleased everybody in the performance of those duties; but whether they were sent to support the government, or to oppose it, they all of them did that which they believed was for the good of the country at large. (Cheers.) Mr. PALMER, M. l'., iu returning thanks for himself and colleagues, said he had received a letter from Lord Barring ton, dated Glanusk Castle, regretting his inability to ha present. On the part of his other worthy colleagues, Mr. rusty, ho had no particular commission, but he was quite sure that, though the lion. gentleman was not present, ho was actively engaged either by the use of his pen in his closet, or by the careful observation of important experiments in tho field, to do the must he could ter his constituents. For his (Mr. Palmer's) own part, he was truly happy to meet his constituents on neutral ground. lie was quite aware that political subjects were avoided, and wisely au, at meetings of this society; but they must have all observed that tho rule had been departed from in the neighbouring counties. Most of them, iu all probability, had read the observations of Mr. Disraeli, _in Buckinghamshire, and those of Mr. Henley, in Oxfordshire. This, at all eat nts, was a proof that there might be periods when, notwithstanding the rule he had alluded to, an expression of opinion on political matters would be requisite. (" Hear, hear," and cheers.) Ile had represented them for twenty.sevea years, and Mid enjoyed so many opportunities of expressing his own opi- Mous that it was nut necessary for him to repeat them on the present occasion ; but he might be permitted to glance at the present position of the tenant farmers in this country. (Cheers) Everybody would agree that the present were very difficult times for the tenant farmer, and that the prospect for the future was not very favourable. One subs pia they had all abundant reason to be thankful for—the glorious harvest weather and the full average crop that hail been so well gathered. In quantity they would have no reason for complaint, and the millers told him that the quality of this year's grain was unusually good. Ile hoped the abundance of the yield would make up, to some extent, fur the lowness of price. At recent meetings of agricul tural asseciatiations the question of protective duties had been fully discussed, and people were led to believe that a return to the system under which the farming interest enjoyed so large a share of prosperity was not only possible, but by no means fur distant. (Cheers.) At the present moment, however, he would say that the re enactment of protective duties on the impartation of foreign grain was perfectly out of the question. Motions to that end had been made from time to time, and dekated by large majorities. With the present House of Commons the res- Mention of protectiox was altogether out of the question. What might be done if the country art the next gencret election should speak uut no man could say. When that time arrived, and the general kiting of the country, as ex pressed in the returns, should he that the policy pursued since 1846 was founded in error—that protective duties should be re-imposed, not for the purpose of giving the British firmer a monopoly of the home market, but in order to place him uon au equality with the foreigner—then a law to that effect would be triumphantly carried through both Houses of Parliament. If, on the other 'WWI, the result of the next general election should be to confirm the policy adopted in 1846, the county members could not help it, mid their constituents must patiently accommodate themselves to cir cumstances. Until that time arrived let them hope for nothing from parliament. (Hear.) Wanting protection, they must go to other sources for relief. (Cheers.) Mr. Dis raeli had pointed out these sources, and without expressing any decided opinion upon the plan propounded by that gen tleman, he must say that the farmers of England had an undoubted right to ask parliament for some relief, either from local rates or general taxation. (Cheers.) In the meantime he rejoiced to see no relaxation in the endeavours of the agriculturists to support themselves. They were ready to avail themselves of improved machinery and improved systems of management, they had the best of labourers, and their stock wan superior to anything seen in foreign countries; but, alter all that, he must say, to bo compelled to submit to 365. per quarter for their wheat was very distressing. (Hear.) They all knew his opinion, and that he should do his best to forward their interests. If, as Lord Palmerston had laid it down, the question lay entirely between landlord and tenant, he, for one, should know how to meet it. (Cheers.) lie was ready at all times to re g ulate his rents according to the price of agricultural produce. (Cheers.) lie was afraid, however, that the disease was more deeply rooted. (Hear.) He might be deceived—ho hoped he was so—and he should still live in hopes of better times. Another year he might be able to speak more en couragingly of their prospects. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN, at a subsequent period of the even ing, said he should belie his feelings if he did not wish success to agriculture, for when not engaged in his mili tary duties nothing gave him so much pleasure as to live surrounded by an honest, enterprising, and industrious agricultural community. Mr. Palmer had told them he could not see the time when a return to prosperity might be expected, and the mischief was that while the grass grew the steed would starve. (" Hear, and laughter.) In his opinion the only safe plan to pursue in the interm would be to " Live and let live." (Great cheering. Ile spoke quite disinterestedly, fur he had no property of his own, nor was he likely to have any. (Laughter.) lie was no tenant farmer, but he bad been one. (Bear.) He knew that there was truth in the proverb "While the grass grows the steed starves." (Cries of "That's just it.") His advice to the tenant farmers was for them to try and carry on the cultivation of the soil on the moat improved principles; and his advice to the landowners was that they should in every way meet the tenants who so couducted themselves. (Great cheering.) Ile had never been a legislator, nor was ho likely to become one now, but he had a very poor opinion of state interference—he would rather see the matter ar ranged between the landlord and the tenant, than under the pressure of any legislative measure. (Cheers.) The British soldier had never yet been beaten by the foreigner in time of war, nor would the British farmer be beaten by the foreigner in a time of peace. (Cheers.) LUDLOW AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The fifth an nual meeting of this society, was held on Saturday last, in the picturesque town of Ludlow, under the patronage and support of the Hon. It. 11. Clive, M.l'., who, at the dinner which followed, made the following remarks in re.ferenee to the state and prosperity of agriculture :—Another subject which was very painful to his mind was the position of the agricultural interest. They had not yet come to that time when a favourable change might be expected to take place, but they were at a very uncertain crisis. The prospect was not very satisfactory. It was through the aid of one another that they could be successful. The landlord and tenant must join cordially and heartily together. Ile urged them to meet the difficulties which surrounded them, and adopt every improvement in their power; and he hoped the time was not far distant when they would have a favourable change. He then quoted various statistics to show the enor mous increase in the consumption of wheat in late years, and that the price had slightly increased over last year's increase. He recommended them to breed sheep; for he could speak for himself, that he had been doing with sheep better than anything else. The prices of mutton and wool are very good, and he thought the sheep farmer was deriving a de cided advantage. If they go to the fairs they tied that sheep sell well. At Barnet Fair they find that things sold well, though not dear. At Shrewsbury last week there were no less than 4,400 sheep sold on the market day. Ito hoped there was something pleasing in this. He was not an advocate fur high farming—high farming without high prices is useless. Let us have good farming, and he had no doubt they would meet the difficulties which surrounded them. In his actions he had but one object—to be fair, just, and honest. (Hear, hear.) lie could not hold up his bead in that room without he entertained this motive. To make things as just as possible—if the price of wheat fell, so let the rent. (Hear, hear.) He thought that corn rents would be best at the present time. Some people thought not, and said fixed rents. Ile was trying both of these systems. Ile was trying the corn rent, because he thought it was just, and because he thought it was beneficial to the tenant. There was mush difficulty t with regard to manures. They were called upon to pur , chase manure at a very great expense; and without those manures they could not compete with their neighbours. Them was an excellent manure which had been lately in ughtlime—whichitmeigouhltdbebeaopbptailiednewditaht equal profit as guano. Ile would recommend to their notice • pamphlet, entitled " A Word in Season." The gen ,/ a trod t l u oi ced . h s it o d demon who is the author of it is a clergyman, and seems to o h f e h o have grown wheat for many years. In a field he has planted three rows of wheat, leaving space for three rows more, and then three rows more, alternately wheat and alternately fallow. The object of this was to keep the ground properly exposed to the air ; he says that having done this, no ma p per P b t o ° l7, ma nure is necessary ; and by this eastern he can get as much from half an acre of ground as he formerly did from an acre. He mentioned the subject to show the advantage of subsoil ploughing, which he also recommended. He next adverted to the growth of Ilex. From what he could under stand, it was certain that if they would grow flax, the manu facturers would purchase it from them. He believed the growth of flax was not very difficult. Ho had grown it on almost any land. But he would advise them to grow it cautiously and prudently. He thought it was for the landlords to grow it, and then show the results to their tenants, so as to bring about that which was beneficial to them.—SAropshire Advertiser. MIDNIGHT TILUNS TO TILE ExminitoN.—Tho Midland Company propose running midnight trains until the clime of the Great Exhibition, giving single {jay tripe and 15 hours in London. -** • , • ; •A ;-‘ 'l4,iNt.St" I I' . ~' 1 I iii ca lui