The Express. — London, England, 1846-10-10 00:00:00

b ar . r ootes, the seed store of Grant T'hornburn, and a new d ru g s tore, not yet opened, and indeed everything in the a u ra of building was . swept away; and thence round to Crosbv-sieet, upon which stood the old Sans Souci Theatre, erected by Nihlo for Gifford on the destruction of the first Bou , et y Theatre, and which latterly has served as the main saloon of exhibition at the annual fair of the American Institute, and the extensive green-houses and out-houses of a sor ts were consumed—so that the destruction of property was very great; to what extent we have not been axle to w e n. 'Most of the wines and liquors of Niblo's large stock we e, we u nderstand, saved. The Ravels have lost their wardrobe and properties, on which it is hardly probable t h e re was any insurance, but their loss, we are happy to bear, will not exceed 500 doilars. Through the great exer tions of the lire department, the building containing the a rmoury of tLe city .ivards was saved. The loss, including &c., is, as nearly as it can be correctly estimated, some 45,000 dollars, of which say 18,000 dollars will be covered by insurances. Mr. Niblo was to have produced on Monday a new pantomime, on which he has expended 3,000 dollars. The lo.s which he has personally sustained is be tween 30 and 40,000 dollars, on which there was about 10,000 insurance. MEXICAN MINES. We were enabled to state in our Wednesday's pub lication that the most recent mining intelligence from * l ie° was decidedly favourable. We can now corro roborate that statement by presenting to our readers the detailed accounts contained in the official reports relating to the mines of the Bolanos and the Real del Monte Companies. The accounts of the latter, in par icular, are most satisfactory. The recent direoveries of quicksilver (rtzogue) will constitute au era in the history of these mines BOLA:YOB. . . ZACATCCAS, Arc. 15.:-It:/0;E MINE.—My inspection of the mine has shown me that its value has not been over rated. Indeed, I have no doubt that at the present moment 4000 caress of ore might be broken per week by putting 50 pairs of hands to work by day, and as many by night; the bottoms of the Gua dalu p e workings being still practicable, though incommoded ! . .y water; and, independently of these bottom., at least 2000 corgis may be broken ; and from what I tan judge so far, the average ley will be hardly below 8 marts per monton. There are, however, many reasons why it would be inadvisable, as well as impracticable, to force the raising of ore at present. By the end of next month, however, I shall be prepared to break as much ore as can he raised by one malacate (without interrupting the sinking of the shaft), or as we shall be able to reduce. I think there will be no diffi culty in raising 2000 cargos weekly, and when the bottoms of Guadalupe are drained the quantity will immediately be doubted. The Hacienda of Cinco Senores has required a much larger expense for repairs than the amount I men tioned. Everything, however, is now nearly ready for going to work. The Patio is what delays us at present : it required to be newly Hogged, and the stones come in very slowly, so that it will still require three or four weeks to complete it. Mulls and horses are provided, so that in the course of next month I hope to have the Hacienda at full work. When we once begin to " wash, " our produce will no doubt quickly repay the present outlays. 2000 cargos weekly, of 8 mares, will leave 6,000 dollars profit. SAN CLEMENTE Serrs—The working in these mines has gone on about the same as before. The west end of La Luz shows some signs of improvement this week. Rather than resume any further expense in drainage, my object for the future will be only to keep the water below the level of La Luz. You will perceive by the accounts that with this economy we are just able to cover expenses in these mines. SAN FRANCISCO se PAULA Misio—Beyond the vein of ore reported in my last as cut in the third Cross-cut, two other veins have been cut in equally good ore, the three being within the space of three 'eras, so that they can be embraced by one end. Our end has been opened to the east upon them, and worked for a fortnight; the ore fell off immediately, and at last disappeared, but it remains in the bottom. The cross-cut No. 3 has last week cut a stream of water, which will no doubt drain the winzes of the level No. 2, and enable us to work upon the ores there. It has however for the time driven us out of the shaft, and made another mala cate neceseary. The delay is very unfortunate, for it becomes continually of greater interest to gain depth in this mine. The shaft w now about 17 wires below the third cross-cut, and at twenty-five va. I propose opening the level No. 4. In the workings of the bascones the veins of ore have improved, and we have raised as much as 100 cargos in a week, of a ley probably of fifteen mares. This morning the barrateros have struck in coasequence of a reform I ordered in the mode of dividing the ore ; I do sot however contemplate the turn out lasting many days. CELESTINA MlNE.—During the past month this mine was worked `• a la Cargo" at two dollars per cargo, but owing to the opinion of its being unhealthy, not more than nine parades went to work and by day only ; this small number of hands broke about fifty cargos weekly of a ley of sixteen mares per monton, but since the last fortnight they also have abandoned the mine, and nothing remained but to offer it on partido. I gave notice that it would be so given this week, with a partido of one-fourth, and about thirty parades hid offered to come to work this morning —on the understand. , ing that the divi , ion was to be de in c.osed bags, but it appears that the malcontents of San Francisco de Paula have induced them also to strike for the common mode of partido, and the mine is consequently not now at work. I hope, however, the difficulty will be got over in a kw days. If 80 parades go to work by day, and 20 by night, I have no doubt we shall raise 200 carom weekly, which will immedi ately leave handsome pr. fits, and pay otf the debt. Tae Turwunas have suffered occasional interruptions from want of hands, and I have had to induce them by rak ing the prices. The north cross-cut of the 64 vara level has consinued in vein ruck, and last week cut some metallic thre.ds of no promise. As soon as we get quite through these appearauces of !ode, this work will be abandoned. The ca,t end of 64 dividing towards the winze of Celestine has improved somewhat in character ; and as it approaches that wince which is in good ore, it is to be hoped it will still im prove. lam very anxious to complete this communication, as the best and most abundant ores are left in the winze of Celestine for want of ventilationand drainage. I.lu SCIOILN EK.—I have to-day bought thirty-four quintals from Guadaleazar, at 140 dollars, returning the iron bottles, which makes the price equal to about 113 dollars. During the put month 175 quintals of quicksilver were produced in Goa dalcazar, all by poor people, who distil the metal in carthern pots, there being neither furnace nor retort in use there, and very little capital engaged in the mines. A gentleman in Mexico has, however, taken possession of several of the mines, and proposes working them extensively, and it is evident that if 175 quintals can be produced by the small people as at present, .500 quintals might be produced monthly, and probably will be ere long. CELESTINA &UNE AIiAIN.—I have just received advice that the barrateros have been persuaded to go to work, and that twenty-four parades have gone underground ; if they continue constant, we shall see no more losses. The follow ing statement shows the general results of the mines and haciendas in the Zacatecas district in July, 1846. Profit. LOOS. San Clemente Mine sl,olo 2 0 Sam Nicolas Malannctle 0297 7 5 Vela Bella San It. el 11 Celeutina Lunt° 52 6 2 Disputa,' I ;rood. 2,742 4 3 llacienalus 97,936 7 6 97,609 6 3 Net Profit 9327 1 3 nrat DEL MONTE. MINERAL net. MONTE, Act. 27.—1 have read the report of the directors made at the annual meeting of the proprie . tors, held the 28th of June last. It is, upon the whole, a satisfactory one, and I believe the directors will be fully borne out by future results in everything they have stated. IThe repairs of Dolores perpendicular shaft below the Aria- Om level having been completed, the sinking was resumed lin the beginning of the month, and is progressing favoura bly: the ground, however, still requires to be timhere I, {which will occasionally hinder the work ; but the 25 yams — main to be sunk to the level of the Santa Teresa, I ex -1 be completed by the end of the year, at which depth posed to drive a cross-cut to the bottom of the diagonal and extend a level west, under the San Enrique work and north on the Santa Brigida vein: by this latter we expect to draw fan part ot the water which goes to and which nt present causes such a serious difficulty ing en sits end important works in the latter particularly that of sinking Saw Pedro shaft. The level north of Di,lores, on the Santa Brigida vein, lmunicated to the workings above the Aviadero on h June, and now that a good ventilation is obtained, re increased the number of 13arrateros who are break. -• ores of about 12 mares per monton, from the San Eduardo wince, and from a new wince isv the 95, a little farther south, called Santa which is producing, besides the azogue, a .Iting ore. In the Santiago level, west of Dolores, been lately driving a cross-cut south, near the id, to examine that part of the vein, which we find rather more than four rams wide, and orey . On the north part there is a branch of solid about a foot wide, and the remainder azogue with bunches of the best class. This place, the workings of San Enrique and San Pablo , produces about 80 cargas of smelting ore per tying from 110 to 150 mares per monton, and about of azogue of 16 to 18 mares per monton. This sin driving on the north branch, which continues to its usual regularity as to size and richness, and Are a very tine appearance ; the same may be said Enrique and the labores in its immediate which are at present producing very good ore. shortly to commence sinking below the San it I expect we shall not be able to go many .rant of the water, before the proposed flat rods in the San Juan level. In the mine of Santa Ynez a large quantity of azogue ore in sight, containing a 12 to 14 mares per mouton. All the ore from this s now being sent to Sanchez to be reduced in the t. In the San Pedro shaft at Acosta the preparations ,ing the new pitwork at the San Enrique level having competed, we arc preparing to sink, hut you will that the mine report describes the water as beiug very at; indeed, 1 have seldom seen such a large stream tine as that issuing from the Aviadero level. The the large engine is worked 12 strokes and the gine 11 strokes per minute to keep the mine will give an idea of the quantity. The San r 156 Tara level, has now been extended about ten and nine vans cast of San Pedro shaft ; the lode t this distance, and in each of the present ends, is ot•sing one; the assay, however, Mae thus far been Tel' low. The Aviadero level, east of Santa 'lt, is also a very promising place. You will ;Ise report states the lode to be six feet wide and orey throughout, and as this level is exploring a piece of virgin ground, there is reason to hope for improvement. The San Pascal wines sinking below the San Isidro is not so good as it was above, although it is still producing a large quantity . of azogue, and a little smelting ore. The great mass of the vein in this neighbourhood is good azogue,with occasimal bunches of rich smelting ore. At Sacramento the best labor is about 240 vats north of the shaft below the edit, which for some time pest has been producing from 90 to 100 cargu per week, assaying about twelve mares per monton, and this ore is .raised very cheaply, as it is composed entirely of tiers, and requires therefore labourers only with shovels, to file it up and carry it to the shaft. At Rosario but little ore has been raised during the last few weeks, owing to the scarcity of powder. I have sent repeatedly to Mexico to endeavour to procure some. This article is monopolised by the government, and cannot therefore be obtained elsewhere. The late revolution and consequent confusion, has been the cause of the scarcity. They have, however, promised to send out a large supply in a few days. The total quantity of ore raised from the company's mines during the last four weeks will be een in the following statement:— Aaogue Forgo Week ending August 1 1,0.56 caress tee camas 8 • 13 MO do 132 do. 64 ^ 2 ^ 1,002 do 115 do. 3,816 367 Total 4,3B3cargae. The raising of the smelting ore is regulated to keep about seven furnaces in constant work, and the uogue to supply our present Haciendas. The results of the present months operations will, I expect, about correspond with the estimate, although the returns will hardly come up to the 70 ban ; still I believe the profit will not be much less than 18,001 dollars. In July the expenditure amounted to 56,412 dollars, and the returns (59 ban) to 70,996, leaving a profit of 14,584 dollars. The first eight new barrels at Sanchez will be at work by the end of the next month. This has been a more tedious job than we expected, but it is well put out of hand, and will last for a long time. Mr. Spangenberg has been engaged nearly all the month making trial of his new beneficio on the different classes of ore from the various mines. It appears that the ores from Rosario do not answer well by this process, but that the ores from other mines give better results. I noticed in a former letter that I had resolved to make an attempt to plant a certain portion of the Company's woods, which ha 4 previously been cut down ; and I am now happy to state that thus far it answers very well. About 20,000 young trees have been planted, all of which appear to be thriving. The wire ropes (Newell's) sent out some time ag o, were put to work at the Dolores shaft about eight months since, and up to the present moment the wear and tear is imperceptible, thus causing an important saving in the consumption of the common ropes of the country. I beg to hand you enclosed a bill in favour of the directors for 2,0001. PACHUCA MlNES.—(Abstract of a letter dated August 28, 1846) : Sae Miutti. Ming—The main part of the I. de in this in expected to be cut next month. The lode in the shaft is " kindle," and contains a little ore. Enramirszt Mise.—An interesting trial in in propene in the western part of this ground, where there in a vein 29 card. wide. The pit called can Guillermo is at present only 9 cams from nut face. MA's PLIMO. —The shaft on this vein, which in about 12 varas wide, has been sunk 59 vans. Mere the s ein 1158 improved very much, and looks very promising. The Ist 21 cams mink produced 13 quintals of ore, spoulying 15 rn.rot of silo r per anorthic, and a quintals, of 8 mums. One :nosy was as high ns murrs. From the width of the vein great exprcudions are entertahted of this mine. CO LO NIA L. NEW ZEALAND. WELLINGTON. -- We have been favoured with the copy of a letter from this settlement, dated the 27th of May, one day later than the letter from which we gave an extract on Wedin.day. The present communication expresses lew of depression than that which we received first, but it is the firmness of a man who, though prepared to meet danger, knows that there is danger. Along with the letter we have received the New Zealand Spectator of the same date. It contains a narrative of the circumstances which invited Itaungihacata to make his attack upon the outpost on Satur day, the 16th of May; a correct list of the killed and wounded on our side, and a full account of the preparations for defence of the settlement. _ The letter (omitting some family allusions and matters of business) is u follows : " I write by this opportunity to assure you and my friends of my safety amidst the murders and confusion at present reaming in this part of New Zealand. We look forward with hope to Captain Grey; he began well, and the colonists hold him in great and deserved esti mation. At thin present time entry morning we are fearing all attack from the rebel Maori... Every man has arms, and is ready to ao his best to defend his property and the lives of himself and fellows. Our friendly natives are willing to lay down their lives to protect their white friends. Business is of necessity neglected at this moment. Justice is what we all hope will be done; and to carry that out, almost all men arc volunteers to attack the rebel chief at hi. own place at Porinia. lam one, ready to march at any time with an at tacking party ; being assorts! it in the only plan to do away at once with these wretches, who are at ',resent few in number; but if that is not dime, the rebellion w ill spread, and become truly u very serious and expensive affair. I will not lose an opportunity of writing to in form you of the position of affairs, but hope the measures will be taken to destroy the maw of our alartn and excitement. This man Ifaiuwihaeata" was the fellow who slew Captain Wakefield and mane others at Wsirau. Impunity to savages is indeed a bad policy. * I know and have often spoken and eaten with him at his 1•a at Porirua. Ile is notorious only for his crimes and savage thirst for blood. On sunday lust I had a lows talk with the amiable chief old Epuni, who has thmugh good and evil report been the friend of the white man, before the colony was founded, and when the New Zealanders had no power that could call them to account for their proceedings. I visited on the sane day the scene of conflict, where our friendly natives see encamped, eager and desirous to have the word to proceed against the common enemy. Such is our position at this moment. Wooten and children are flocking to the town from the small settlements for protection. It cannot last In this way long. The Governor is expected to be here in• about ten days from Auckland." The following is the account of affairs given in the Neer Zealand Npeetator of May 27: _ . . " We believe that the whemc of the governor, for protecting the ttleitient, and ultimately settling the Maori question, has, for the present, teen frustrated by the conduct of all those entrusted with ite execution, and we conceive that it has happens! th —After getting rid of the Matelots on the Ilutt, his Excellency decided tm building a block-how., and maintaining a pow of a Itundad men, somewhere about Miuton'a section, considerably in iolvanee of the piequeta surprised by the natives. Ingrid of this being done, the superintendent and has coadjutant objected to the amount of the tender. for building the bluck-house, and the governor yielding to them, the soldiers fell back to liouleotett barn, where they were attacked. We know that thin movetnent was looked upon by the native* as indicative of fear, and they cried out that the soldiers had retreated. More than this, Captain Hardy, who was appointed to command at this spot, was removed to the stockade at the bridge, and a subaltern officer was neat to take the command in his place ; the number of the men at this pest being at the name time re duced. Thus, there were only forty-two men under a subaltern, listrad of 100 under a captain, as the governor had arranged. Co. exieting with this arrangement, was established a post at Purirua, of about 150 men, which Major Lot commanded; and as it was in tended to effect important purposes the senior fleld-offier ought not to have quitted it. One purpose of the post at Porirua was to keep the road teen ; but the great one war to watch, and, if eleentitiry, to annoy Raungthanda. The governor'* 'chime, no doubt, was to prevent the fighting taking place on the llutt, or near Wellington, and he con ceived that if the offieer commanding the post at Porirua harrasted Raungihaeata on his side, and the captain, in command of 100 men, were alert at the upper elation of the liutt, this object would be etteetel : the town, he rootadernl, would be safe w.th 100 soldiers, the militia, and the Calliope frigate. Now, what took place very noon after his excellency had quitted the settlement! As we have stated, Captain Hardy WWI removed to the bridge, and the poet at Boidoet's was reduced to a subaltern's command; and a kw days previous to thin arrangement being made, Major Last quitted hie poet at Porirua, and came to reside in Wellington. The mischievous effect of these irregular changes of position will he appreciated by any one considering the pnsition of Raungilweata. lie WWI situated on a 'pot where hie provisions having been exhausted, he was forced to go or do something. The post at Porirua prevented his getting out in that direction, and therefore he decided on making his way to the Hutt. Ile was like a rat in a drain with a brand at one end of it. If, however, Major la.t bad remained at hie poet at Porirua, and kept him in play, tear would have made him quiet, and if the poet had nut been withdrawn from Mason's or if that at Bout. cott's had been strong enough, and the bush cleared around it, no attack would have taken place there. So numb for the mismanage ment of Major Lase from which has resulted the foes of nil soldiers killed, four wounded, and one settler dead of his wound : but this is a trifle, lamentable as it , the lows of life on the occasion, compared with the wide spread effect. , of the disaster. Its occurrence has shaken the settlement to its foundation, by causing the outaettlers to leave their land, as well as by inspiring every inhabitant with alarm, of which the injury by reverberation, hum England, and from where ever New Zeaband is known, will be felt far years. Notwithstanding the faults committed by these intrusted by his Excellency the Governor, we believe the opinion of the public to be that hr himself, after the first movement against the Maories by which they were driven from the Hutt, allowed himself to be impelled hither and ' thither by those around him, so as to have no decided plan of action, and quitted the settlement with great anxiety because he had so vigorously commenced. Of thin, at all events, we are quite sure, that Wellington and its neighborhood are more in jeopardy than it has ever been ante its foundation, and that unite« something deeleive be done with the rebels, the resift of Captain Grey's pmeeedings will have been exceedingly disastrous. The following, we believe, is the prevent disposition of the military force stationed in the settlement: lon men of the 58th Regiment are at the camp, under Captain Hardy (who has resumed his former post; and Lieutenant Page, and 43 men of the came regiment are under Lieutenant Herbert at the stockade at the Ilutt Bridge ; 78 men of the ssth Regiment, under Captain Laye and Lieutenant Ped der, and 74 of the 99th Regiment, under Captain Armstrong and Lieutenant Elliott, are stationed at the ramp of [brims, who are under the command of Major Arne •. In addition to the above force there are 9of the Royal Artillery under Lieut. the lion. A. Telverton, and 25 of the Royal Marines from her Majesty's Chip, Calliope, under Lieutenant Fonhrooke, also at the camp at Porirua. There are also 34 of the 58th Regiment, and 29 of the 99th Regiment under Captain Russell, at Jackson'.. Ferry at 1 . Porirua. The remainder of the force is in Wellington under Major Last, the senior officer in command. On Saturday evening a meeting was held of the Thorndon Volunteers Mr. Tomkiee la the chair, when the following gentlemen were unanimn sly elected officers of the corps :—Captain Sharp to act as captain; A. de B. Brandon, Fag., as I lieutenant ; and Mr. Spathe, as ensign. The above nominations have been forwarded to the superintendent for his approval, and have been confirmed by him. Yesterday morning, at seven o'clock, the Te Aro Volunteer% had their flint general muster, 120 men a...entitled on the panicle ground. They already number 150 strong, and it is expected their force will be inereesed by further additions to their corps. It is intended to form them into divisions, each division to musteron parade ground every morning alternately during the week, and the whole force to assothle on Sunday morning. They are divided into companies under the command of serjeant., each company keeping guard over the district I to which it belonged. The force was f firmed into line, and went through the various evolution,. in excellent stele. The number of militia at present enrolled is 100 men. On Friday last a meeting won held of the magietrate. of this district, when it was unanimously agreed to address a letter to Major Lent, urging the adoption of active measure,. An address hag been iomed by Major Richmond, stating that in the event of any alarm two gun.. will he tired. The gutns at the Thornton fort have been put in order and placed in charge of a gunner ' from her Majeety's shin Calliope The carriages of the two gum, at the head of the boy will also, by the direction of Captain Stanley. be rewired by the carpenters of the Calliope, and the guns will be rendered fit for service. A parte of the Te-aro natives returned yestenlav afternoon from the Hutt to their Pah. They report that the rebels had returned again to the Ilutt. Their fires were seen on the hills on Monday night. Epani on Sundae arrested a native formerly in the service of Mr. Molesworth on the elthrge of being a spy of the rebels. A good deal of uneasiness existed in the town yestersley from the earth. , reports in circulation of the intention of the rebels to attack the out:tethers. The news of the attack on the camp by the rebels scan taken by the Cecilia, which sailed on Wednesday, the captain having promised to ride overland from Kaipara to Auckland, a journey of two days, with the despatches. Mr. Perry also promised to pewee t in the Encle Sam, which soiled the following day, from his station on the east coast, to Auckland with despatches; so that we may reasonably calculate that in the course of neat week his excellency the Governor will be apprised of what ban occurred. 'My: the ground, ho which will occasional hich remain to be st t will be complete t is proposed to drive haft, and extend a le inc., and north on level we expect to di Acosta, and which nt in carrying en se mine, and particular cars level north as communicated tt the 14th June, and n we have increased th . ing azocrue ores of • ads of the San Et low the 93, a lava, which is 'tile smelting ore. e have been latel3 resent end, to exam together rather m roughout. On th, citing ore, about teespersed with In eluding the worki joining, produces tek, assaying from cargos of [vogue Tel is again driving reserve its usual reg is a very tine a f San Enrique a 'einity, which are ye propose shortly t go level, but I exp eras on account of tt fixed in the San J ere is a large (plant 0112 tn 14 mares ne is now being sr reels. In :he San r fixing the new pit n completed, we lice that the mine bundant ; indeed, I any mine as that b t that the large e 11 engine 11 stn rained, will give a nrique, or 156 run west and nine v roughout this diets', very prom:sing one nerslly very low, rigid [ rein, is also serve the mine rep.] THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 10, 1846, be Conn. WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Du, hew of Cambridge, his Serene Highness Prince Frederic of Hesse and suite, Viscount Palmerston, and Sir Stratford and Lady Canning, left the Castle today. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester was to leave Wonley-hall yesterday, for Biahopstho:pe, near York, on a Nita to the Archbishop of York. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold, Count de Syracuse, brother of the King of Naples, arrived in Lon don late on Monday night, and has preserved the strictest incognito. The only persons who have visited his Royal Highness were his Excellency Prince Castelcicala, the Neapolitan Minister, and M. Minsesi, the Consul resident in this capital. His Royal Highness took his departure on Thursday night, for Dover, en route to the continent. While in London the Princehas made extensive purchases of horses, and also ordered several equipages. The younger brother of the illustrious Prince is the Count de Trapani. His Excellency Count Valentino de St. Martin, late resident min'ster at the Brazils, from the court of Sardinia, arrived at Mivart's Hotel, on Thursday, from Rio sle Janeiro. His Excellency proceeds immediately to Constan tinople, to enter on his diplomatic duties as the Sardinian Minister, in the room of the Marquis Pareto. Viscount Palmerston returned to town yesterday from a visit to the Queen at Windsor Castle. The Lord Mayor, accompanied by Mr. Charles Pearson, the City Solicitor, had an interview with Sir Geo. Grey yesterday at the Home-office. The Postmaster-General had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official resi dence in Downing-street. Sir John Rae Reid transacted business yesterday at the Colonial-office. . - The Earl of Uxbridge had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday at his official residence in Downing street. The Marquis of Lansdowne returned to town yes terday from • vi.it to the Earl of Clartudon, at hi. seat, Grove-park, Hens. The Chancellor of the Exchequer returned to town yesterday. The Commissioners for the Reduction of the Na tional Debt had a meeting yesterday at the Treasury. The Commissioners present were the Chancellor of the Exche quer, the Governor of the Bank of England, and the Deputy- Governor. Mr. Highara, Secretary and Comptroller-Gene ral, was in attendance. [From last night's Gazette.] ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, OCT. 5.—T BC Queen has appointed Capt. the Hon. It. E. Boyle, of the Coldstream Guards, to be one of the Grooms in Waiting in Ordinary to her Majesty, in the room of Capt. H. Meynell, of the Royal Navy. COMMISSION BY TILE QUEEN.—E. J. Vaughan, EK., to be adjutant of the Royal Csrmarthenshire Regiment of WAR-OFFICE, Orr. 0. sth Drag. Gds.-Asaist.-Staff Burg. W. Arden to be assist..surg., vice Atheck, prom. in 74th F. 7th L. Dron.-Cor. W. Babington to be lieut., by pur., vice Ricario, who ret.; F. A. Farrell to be our., by pur. 14th L Drags.-Cor. It. E. Fullerton to be lieut., by pur., vice Williams, who net ; F. B. Hollinsbed to be cor., by pm. 13th L. Drags.-C. Townshend to be cor., by pur., vice Sir IL 11. Edwarders Bart., whine appointment has been cancelled. 10th F.-Major G. B. Young, from 3114 F., to be major, vice Staun ton, who each. 11th F'.-Lieut. O. F. L. Ward to be capt., by pur., vice Fetheraton, who mt.; Elm J. Roe to be lieut, by pur. ; P. D. rigors to be ens., by pur. 31M F.-Major 0. Staunton, from 10th F., to major, vice Young, who each. 41st F.-Lieut. J. Eman to be rapt., without pur., vice Brevet Major W. Dempster, who ret. upon f..p.; Em. F. Clark to be lieut., by pur., vice Page, who ret.: C. T. Came to be ens., by pur. 54th F.-Lieut. J. A. Skurray to be capt., without pur., vice Brevet Major C. HUI, who rot. upon L-p.; FMB. H. Taylor to be lieut. To be Ensigns without par., J. J. Hall, vice Taylor; A. Hunt, vice Matthias, app. to 60th F. To be Surgeon Asalst.-kurg. C. Dawson, Y.U., from 42nd F., vice Dolmage, removed from 6th L Drags. 65th F. -Lieut. J. Paul, from 31st F., to belicut., vice Mundell, app. to 96th Regt. 69th F.-Lieut. C. F. Law to be emit., by pur., vice Magnay. who ; Ens. R. W. Mummy to be lieut., by pur.; H. H. Fell to be ens., bT Pur• I4th F.-Assist-Sung, D. Affleck, from sth Drag. Gds., to be sung., vice Cumming, prom. on staff. 90th F.- En.. W. D. Freeman to be Bent., without put., vice M. D. Freeman, dm.; Em. E. J. Mathias, from 54th F., to be ens. 99th F.-Lieut. P. Johnston to be wijt., vim Deering, who resigns the adjutancy only. lI.PITAL STAFF.—Surg. A. Cumming, ftcm 74th F., to be staff surg. of the first clam, sits! J. halt, prom.: C. L Robertson, M.D., to be assist. -staff surg., vice Arden. app. to sth Drag. Col.. Mr.VONANIA:II.—The names of the me. app. to 3rd B. Drags., on let Apt il, 1846, are 0. E. F. Kauntze, not G. Kountre. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE. OrT. B. 'loyal Engineers.—Second Capt. J. Coddington to be capt. ; Second Capt. Sir W. T. Denison to be rapt., vice Lareom, pLicall on the se. corded list. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a court was held for the despatch of public hu•incss, in the discussions upon which, it was occu pied till a late hour. Lotto Its }WING e.—The Lord Mayor read the following letter to the court : "Simla, August 13. "Mc Loin have had the honour to receive your lordship's letter conveying, by the unanimous rem - finnan of the Court of taint Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of Londyn, in Common Council assembled, votes of thanks and congratulations, with the freedom of the city. tonic, to the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian army, and to Nlajor.General Sir Ilarri Smith, Bart , expristsieg the sense enter tained of the army of the Sutlej by the City of London. I have had the pleasure to convey tot ach of my gallant friends thaw resolutions. I beg to int - twin you, my lord, that 1 receive with the highest gratifica tion the honour tit being whnitted to the fnsekon of the City of Lon don, and the appnilaition hisatfweci upon me by coy' fellow citizen.. The enlightened views of the greatest coninuteuil community of the British empire, over wh!cli jinn lord-hip presides, give a value to the approlsition conferred which I esteem most 'liable. The British twiny kn-iws of old the patriotic conduct of this great city, whieh has ever 'wen ready by its applause to animate the exertions of the navy and army. In the performance of my duty I had the cordial coatwration of my distininaislced colleague, the Commandcr-in-Cbief. I was sup ported by my gallant friends and comrade., the general otheere, officer , and men of the army, and by their brave exertions in a short but decisive campaign, peace was promptly made: and,. the Connell has been pleased to resolve, the honour of the British army some*, hilly maintained. I beg to acknowkdge the very hand.oine terms in which your lordship has conveyed to me the involutions of the City ; and I have the honour to subscribe myself, my lord, your lonlship'e very faithful and obedient servant, Itsaetsos: The letter, which was received with cheers, was ordered to be entered upon the journals of the court. THE QUESTION or THE CITY FREEDONE—Me. ASHURST (the Chairman of the Freedom Committee) said that he was directed to lay before the Court a report upon the reference to advise as to the course proper to be pursued in the case of the Chamberlain r. Short, in which, so was well known, a vertFet had been pronounced against the right of the corpo ration to compel persons who were mere wholesale dealers to take upon themselves the obligation of freemen. The City Solicitor, under the express direction of the Court, had taken the proper steps to have the question fairly tried, whether persons residing or carrying on business in the City, irrespective of retail trading, were liable, under the by-law of the City, to the penalties which it imposed. Some doubts appeared to exist whether an appeal to a Court of Error would reverse that decision, and it had been referred to the committee to take the advice of the law officers thereon. The three gentlemen they had consulted differed in opinion. The committee, therefore, thought it best to annex their opinions to their report, and to take the direction of the Court thereon. The opinions of the Town Clerk, the Remembranacr, and the City Solicitor, were then read. Mr. Serjeant Mere weather, the Town Clerk, and Mr. Tyrell, the Remem branctr, were of opinion that the verdict in Short's case was bad, and recommended a new trial ; whilst Mr. Charles I'earson, the City Solicitor, stated his belief that it would not be advisable to bring a writ of error. Mr. Amu - list' moved the Court should agree with the committee in their report, which was to the effect that the writ of error should remain in abeyance, that another avtion should be brought, and that a county rate should be levied on the inhabitants if counsel was of opinion that it could be legally levied. The ItECORDER, referring to the opinion of the Town Clerk, said he should feel obliged if some member would pro pose as *question to that learned gentleman whether, with all his extensive acquaintance with the records of the City, he had been able toned a single instance in which the obligation to take up the freedom bad h• en enforced against a whole sale dealer under the authority of the bye law referred to Mr. ASH t itsT objected to the question as leading to a dis cussion of the learned recorder's decision as a judge in the case referred to. After some further discussion Mr. ANDERTON expressed the opinion that the best thing the Court could do was to abandon the law proceedings and apply to parliament to put the matter upon its proper footing. (No, no.) Other per sons might differ in opinion, but he thought thatnothing but parliament could give effect to the object which it was the professed intention of the suit to achieve—namely, t I render the opulent and respectable householders, merchants, traders, and others, carrying on business in the city, capable of filling corporate ctfices, and liable to the performance of the duty of citizens. The report was ultimately sent back to the committee for reconsideration by a considerable majority. SEAMAN'S HOSPITAL SOCIETY. THE DREAD NOL'UHT.—A quarterly meeting of this society took place yesterday, at the office in King William-street, City. John Labouchi.re, Esq., presided. The secretary read the minutes of the meetings of the committee during the quarter, and also the report. The number of patients admitted to the hospital-ship, the Dreadnought, from the Ist July to the 30th September, 1E46, were as follows :—From her Majesty's ships, I, ; from British and foreign merchant vessels, G 00; number on board on the Ist July, 133; at present on board, 149, of which five are convalescent, and two fit for duty ; the number discharged during the quarter has been 594 ; total, 750. The number of patients re,eived since the first esta blishment of the hospital in 1821 is .32.88.5. The out-patients for the last quarter were 474. The total receipts and die bur‘ernents of the society during the quarter were 2,180!. 10s. 4d., out of which a balsnce remained of 14471. Is. lid This statement appeared to give general satisfaction, and concluded the business of the meeting, which immediately separated. SALE OF TURNPIKE TOLLS.—Yesterday a general meeting of the trustees of the Surrey and Sussex roads was held at the Sessions House, Newington, Surrey, for the pur pose of selling by auction the tolls (including the watering toll) arising out of the several toll-gates and bars extending from Newington-gate to East Grinstead, in the county of Sussex, in cluding Camberwell, Kennington-common, Vauxhall, King ston, and Croydon gates, &c. &c. They were to be let for the term of one year, commencing at twelve o'clock on the night of the 31st December, and were offered for competition at the sum of 28,9001., over and above the expense of collect ing, at which price they were sold last year. After an active competition they were knocked down for 30,2501., to Mr. Jonas Levy, this being the highest amount they ever fetched. About twenty years ago they produced 16,0001., and since then several gates and side-bars leave been removed. SATIN AND WA , IIIIOI:SP.S.—In common with many longed in the eastern portion of the metropolis, I have read with much pain of the opposinon which has been made in St. George's-ia the-East to the act for establishing baths and washhouses for the poor in that parish. The want of baths in that district is felt by many be sides the poor. I know of inhabitant,. of Stepney who. tol heir great inconvenience, are obliged to subscribe to the baths in Peertem-pool in the City-road for want of good swimming baths which are nearer to thein. My own reddence is at Blackwall ; and although I subscribe to baths to London, it is seldom that my occupations here permit rue M mike use of then ; and, when I cm repair to Lon don for the purpose of bathing, the expense is increased by my having to ride one or both ways, if I would not make too great • sacrifice of time in accomplishing the object. It is short sighted is the inhabitants of any of these parishes, where baths are so much needed, to oppose them on the score of expense ; fur I am con vinced, so great is the need ielt of baths in this part of the metropolis, that they would pay as a speculation. It is no answer to our com plaints of the want of baths., to tell us of our proximity to the Thames. That tin rit constantly crowded with bouts. It Is why at a very early or very late hour the persons can decently bathe in it, or are allowed to do so, and it is only at high water that it is at all tempting to the generality of bathers.—A Batumi. MORE ABOUT FAMILY CLUB PALACES.—That the union of several private residences under one roof would improve the architecture of London, is unquestionable. If it were properly carried into effect, we might live to see palaces erected for the accommodation of the middle classes, instead of interminably rows of mean dwellings, which de press the spirits of all who behold them. The system would also be most advantageous in preventing the inconvenient extension of the metropolis. Each family should have its own distinct domicile, but that there should be an establish ment of servants common to the whole club, and under the management of a committee. In regard to meals, it is pro posed that the system adopted in other clubs should be carried out in this. A scale of charges would be prepared for every description of meal, and for wines and other articles of consumption, which would be limited, as nearly as pos sible, to the actual cost. These could at all times be obtained by persons iu their private chambers, exactly in the same manner as at a hotel, or in the coffee-room of a club. It is most probable, also, that in a club of this high character, each family would require a footman and a lady's-maid, for whom accommodation is to be provided. But economy and luxury alike suggest the propriety of establishing a table d' l'de, at which all the members of the club could dine whenever they pleased. Under this scheme of a family club, all parties would be independent of each other in their social arrangements, but might asso ciate as much as they pleased without trouble or expense ; while they would all participate alike in the luxuries of a large and well-managed establishment. Free from the cares of house-keeping, they would enjoy the pleasures of home; and though luxuriating in the proverbial " ease " of a man " in his inn," they would forfeit no advantages by which every man is surrounded whose "house is his castle." In conclusion, I have only to add, that being my self " a married man without ineumbrance," I shall be must happy to offer myself as a member of the first club which may be proposed upon these principles, and that I know of others who wish the plan all possible success, and are anxious to join in so agreeable a tellowship.—Correspondent of "'The Builder." LEECITES.—Some time since the captain of an East Indiaman purchased, fir exportation to the Cape of Good Hope, '20,000 leeches at Maira-, where they are caught in considerable numbers, and of a very tine quality. As leeches arc at present somewhat scarce in this country, it is considered that they might he imported into England from Madras, by the overland route, or even round the Cupe, and yield a profit to the importers. - TREATMENT OF CONVICTS.—OR Saturday last, a convict keeper belonging to the Justitia hulk, at Woolwich, named J. Knowles, had charge of several prisoners employed in cleaning shot and shells. The keeper au.pected that a man, named William Ffrench, had some tobacco conce.ded about his person, and first proceeded to feel his mouth, in order to detect it. Not finding any, he ordered the prisoner, who is sixty-one years of age, into an open shed, and in the sight of the bystanders, compelled him; to strip himself to his shirt, and remain tur some time in this position, but without being able to discover any tobacco. We are assured that this is not by any means a solitary example of such in dignity. A SCIENTIFIC VETERAN.—Our obituary announces the death of Mr. William Anderson, F.L.S., at his resi dence, at the Physic Gardens of the Apothecaries Company, at Chelsea, in hi, 80th year. He had been for upwards of .50 years in their employ, as director and curator of the gar dens, and was the last of the early contemporaries of the late Sir Joseph Banks, through whose influence he obtained the appointment in question. Mr. Anderson, who was a Seotchman, and originally a journeyman gardener, was soon after its institution elected a member of the Lin Eran Society, at whose meetings he was one of the most regular attendants for nearly half a century. . _ WATERLOO BRIDGE REVlVED.—Waterloo Bridge has lost the character for solitude and small dividends, which it formerly had. It is no longer mvrv). • " great granite accommodation to the Coburg Theatre, as the author of " Truckleborough Hall" designated it. Since the stoppage of Westminster Bridge the number of foot-passengers cross ing Waterloo Bridge from six in the morning till six in the evening has been 2,400 daily ; vehicles drawn by two bores, 960; ditto three horses, 48; ditto by one horse, 2,148; trucks. 96 ; and saddle horses, 30; giving a receipt on the tolls charged of 44/. 9s. 9d. per diem of twelve hours. TOE CARLTON CLUB.—The whole of the premises In Pall Mall, situate between the Carlton Club and the Duke of Buckingham's, hare been razed, the site they occupied being required for the enlargement of the Carlton Club house. It is intended to raise the building another story; an entirely new architectural frontage will also be built, the estimated cost of the alterations and improvements being 22,0110/. REWARDS FOR ACTS OF INTREPIDITY.--At an inquest held last night, Mr. Will am Payne slated that he was endeavouring to raise• a fund tbr the reward of persons who distinguished th, Mal Ives in sas leg life and other meri torious acts. He had written to the whole of the city com panies on the subject, and he was in hopes that such en ex cellent society would soon be established in the city of Lon don. The jury unanimously expr,ssiiil their approbation of the worthy coroners project. - . . . . COAL WHIPPERS' RYE-LAWS. —ln last night's Gazette is published, pursuant to the 9th and 10th Victoria, cap. 36, the bye-laws for the good government of the frater nity of coal whipper.. All able bodied coal whippers are enjoined to register themselves at the office for that purpose, at King James s Stairs, Wapping. Each " basket-man " is required to give security to the commissioners appointed under the act to the amount of ten pounds for his fasthfully accounting to the registrar for all moneys he shall receive on account of the commissioners. The " basket-man " is , it . . . . appears, the chief of a " gang," and when he undertakes a job, he will he required to sign a contract for its due per formance by himself and his fellows. Ile is to report any act of insubordination, and the offender may, on conviction, be mulcted of :V. On the completion of each contract, the basket. tar n is to enter his name and gang in the rotation book. A numerical and alphabetical list will be made of practised coal-whippers registered. One class under the age of thirty ye ars, another between the ages of thirty and forty, and an• other of forty and upwards; and similar lists of other registered men, not being practised coal-whippers. And, with the view to equalise the labour, and to appoint the most efficient men for expediting the work to be performed under the provisions of the act, and to complete the gang under each basket-man, there shall be added eight other men, consisting, as nearly as practicable, of a due pro portion trom e.ch of the above classes of coal-whippers. It appears to have been the practice of the coal market, between buyer and seller, to calculate the time for dis charging ships according to the following scale, viz., not ex ceeding forty-nine tons, within one day; exceeding forty nine, and not exceeeing ninety-eight tons, within two days ; exceeding ninety-eight, and not exceeding one hundred and forty-seven tons, within three days; and so on. And any days required, over and above the time for delivery so calculated, are considered and called " baulk-days. Should the masters of colliers throw any impediment in the way and " baulk " the due discharge of the cargo they shall pay fur every such delay a sum per diem equal to the cost of delivering forty-nine tons, in addition to the charge for labour done. Tackle is kept at the coalwhippers' office for the dc'ivcry of coals, which may be hired by the pugs at lived rates, for the payment of which the "basket men" are responsible. For the purposes of the Coalwhippers' Act the port of London shall be considered to extend from the ferry, known as Itegent's-ferry, in Woolwich-reach, to Lon don-bridge, and to include all rivers, docks, and canals com munieating therewith, which are comprised within the said port of London. THE GREAT BRITAIN.—"We regret to find," gays the Liverpool 3kreury,"that the worst fears with respect to the fate of this vessel have been realised, and that all hopes of getting her again into deep water have fled. The very unfavourable state of the weather has rendered the repeated efforts to get her off unavailing, and she is now high upon the beach in Dundrum Bay." The following is an extract of a letter addressed to the Joetrnal d.s Lkbats, by M. Adolphe de Puisbasque, a French gentleman: " Our wane was right west, and we had the wind astern, which allowed us to set all our sails, and what sails—fifty feet broad: Our speed, accelerated by steam, was so rapid, that m less than an hour see cleared the Ball buoy. Never did voyage crommence in more favourable circunetances. Towards six o'clack, the fine weather had ceased, the rain came on, and fell without intermission. We ran on then at twelve to thirteen knots ; the wind had not changed, and the Isle of Mu war in sight. The rain-drops, stronger and stronger, which came down, had driven all the passengers from the deck; I went up again a few minutes after nine o'clock, and found myself alone there with the captain. I as ed him then, in English, what light-house it was that I perceived so near to us on the right: he an swered me 'if I understood him rightly) that it was the light-house of the Talent Man: but at the tunic time, whether my question had raised a doubt in his mind, or simply that hi- attention had been more lively excited, he asked for his nimbi-telesco;x• and directed it on the light house. Ile remained so long a time in this attitude, that I was sur prised at it; nevertheless, it appeared to me that, after a strict obser ration of the light of the light. house, he was sure that be had not deceived himself, for be did nut rectify what he had told me, and I did not hear him give any order to the helmsman to change the muse. Returning to the saloon, I related what had takes place to three pas. ?singers, one of whom was an old captain of a packet-boat, now a cotton. plant, rin Louisiana. Half an hour had hardly passed aver after this communication, when a sudden smash struck violently the stern. The commotion was so strong that it upset the passengers who were walking on that side. "B e are aground," cried they from every quarter ; "We are lost :" and in effect we were stack fast. The steamer, which drew several feet more water astern than at the bow, had grounded amidships on a bank of sand, and the suddenness of the stoppage bad oven a shaking motion which gave us a shock such as to make us think we were on a rock. The certain, who came down in haste, sought on his chart the light house that had deceived him. But how was he able to recognise its position ! A wrong calculation of our run had entirely thrown him out of his reckoning. home excuses have been officiously presented to,justify the error of the course : they have spoken of the cot:now/a being badly regulated, of thick fogs, of the vessel's place being inac curately determined by the second in command all this—does it de serveany credit? Wesball know soon. I shall centime myself here to some general observations. Evidently, the eastern established in England of making the captain preside over a table of which the set- Out is err many times repeated, is incoui,.anolc with the super- INQUF:STS. DEATII FROM A FALL —By Mr. Baker, at the Baker and Basket, Worehip-street, St. Luke's, on the body of Mr. Benjamin Bird, aged 40, a cabinet manufacturer. On Monday morning deceased was on a plank whi, h was resting on a rail outside hia timber ' ,ft, the gutter of which he was clearing, when the rail gave way, and he was precipitated to the ground, a depth of 30 feet. Ile fractured his spine and died on the \Ved a slay. Verdict, " Accidental death." DEATH OP A Boy runs APOPLEM Y.—By Mr. Bedford, at the Crown, Crown-court, Little Pulteney-street, Golden square, on the body of John Brown, aged 13, who died suddenly on Wed nesday morning. The surgeon who was called in, having stated that deceased's death was no doubt the result of apoplexy, a verdict to that effect was recorded.—Bsowe ' iscro TIIF ltiven.—By Mr. \V. l'ayne, at the Bull's Head, Ball-court, Tooley-street, Southwark, on the body of I. aniel Donovan, aged 17 years, a labourer. The deceased was employed on board a barge moored off Topping's-wharf, Tooley-street on the afternoon of Thursday, and whilst covering the hatches of the vessel with a tarpaulin, a sudden gust of wind caused it to carry the deceased into the river. Ile was completely enveloped by the canvas, and in spite of instant help was drowned. % edict, " Accidental death." SOUTH-WEST MIDDLESEX AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S PLOUGHING MATCH AND DINNER. The above-named annual trial of skill and festival took place yesterday, the ploughing mntch on land belong ing to Sir 'W. Clay and Mr. Knevitt, and the dinner at the fine old manor-house, K tidier Hall, Whitton. Notwith standing the lowering aspect of the day, the field was well attended, and the ploughing was pronounced first-rate by those competent to give an opinion, in which number we do not presume to clam uerselvee, in spite of having had some good amateur practice in the morning in ploughing through the exceedingly heavy lanes which led to the ground. In a tent erected in one corner of the field, Sir W. Clay, as • ice president of the society, distributed the premiums of the society to farm servants, male and female agricultural labourers, shepherds, &e., whose long-continued good con duct and industsy pointed them as fit objects for reward. They were 8.5 in number, and received sums varying in amount from ten shillings; to two pouLds ten, accom panied in each case by a small memorial, framed and glazed, stating the grounds on which the prize Laud been given. The recipients seemed highly delighted with their testimonials, and altogether formed a very credi table sample of the agricultural populatiun of the district. When the prizes had all been distributed, Sir WILLIAM CLAT addressed the labourers in a short and impressive speech, complimenting them on the good conduct which had earned the prices of the society, and exhorting them to persevere in the good work which had already so much redounded to their credit. He disclaimed for the FO day any notion that the small sums awarded were to be looked upon as an equivalent for a long life spent in honesty and industry, but merely at a proof of confidence and esteem from employers—of respect and affection from friends. Taken in that light, he trusted they would be valued by those who on that day had so deservedly received them. (The hon. gentleman was loudly cheered at the conclusion of his observations.) At the dinner, which did not commence until past four o'clock the chair was taken by Sir W. Clay, vice-president of the so: iety, suppotted by Sir F. Pollock, General Eden, H. l'ownall, Esq., M.P., Captain Reid, Arthur Wood, Esq., and about one hundred and twenty of the principal gentry and fanners of the district. The band of the I . 2th Lancers was in attendance, playing several popular airs in the course of the evening, and the entertainment was further varied by some excellent singing from Messrs. Itainsfiird and Turner. The dinner, which was a cold one, and excellent of its kind, was provided by Mr. Richards, of the l'rince Blucher Inn Twickenham. Apologies were read from Colonel T. Woori and 0. Brig, Esq , the county members. The usual loyal and routine toasts having been dis posed of, Sir W. CLAY rose to propose the toast of the evening, the health of " his Grace the Duke of Northumberland President, and Success to the South-west Middlesex Agricultural Society." He said that the object of the society being the reward of good and steady farm servants and of skilful agricultural labourers, be could not have imagined anything more innocent or less obnoxious to censure, and yet the society had recently been made the object of very violent attacks. Their motives had been impugned, their utility had been questioned, in fact, they hail been treated with hitter hostility by a certain influential portion of the press. An article turning' such societies into ridicule had recently appeared in the Tem.:— au article which in his opinion was more distinguished by the wit than the wisdom usually exhibited in that able journal. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) He for one did not complain, he had unlimited confidence in the fruits of free discussion. He believed a free pees to be omnipotent for gnoJ, hut almost powerless in the long run for evil. 1 here was no corruption which fur any long time could resist its Ithuriel spear, but he was yet to learn that any good institution had been written down. (Hear, hear.) For these reasons he felt confident that societies like th&rs would come triumphant out of the ordeal to which they were at present exposed. What was it of which they were accused ? First, it was said, that they made attendance at the society meetings an excuse for not attending to more important duties, and that they looked upon their small subscriptions as absolving them from giving more substantial relief to their labouring fellow-countrymen. Again, it was said that the rewards given were of little value ; and lastly, it was alleged that the whole system was merely a selfish scheme to relieve the members from the burthen of poor-rates. (Hear, hear.) He alluded to these points because they had been urged in an influential quarter, but in his opinion they were wholly founded in mis conception. So far from such societies absolving a man fr - m more important duties, he believed that their effect was to concentrate his attention on those duties. The duty of the landowner and the farmer was to raise by every means in his power the social condition of those in their employment ; and what nobler task, he would ask, could any man set be- 1 1 fore him, than that of elevating the position and increasing the comforts of the British labourer? (Loud cheers.) Tile hon. baronet having passed a glowing eulogium on the labouring classes of this country, proceeded to say that as to the insufficiency of the prizes as rewards, no person ever dreamt of considering them in that light. (Hear, hear.) He did not think so mean of his humbler fellow-countrymen be es t v o imagine euedas t a h n at po s morality ; no, the prizes of the society were valued i a n c f e e n w t iv e to un ds go7d shi co li n in d g ult w o a u n i d d by the recipients as being a gift and a distinction from those ; whom they respected and esteemed. (Cheers.) As to the third charge, that of wishing to relieve themselves from poor-rates, it was one an utterly unfounded, that it was hardly worth an answer. (Cheers.) So far. indeed, he pleaded guilty, that it was his wish to develope in the labourer those qualities of the mind and heat which tended to make him adverse to parish relief; but, to avoid miscon struction on this point, he thought these rules should be so far relaxed as to admit of other causes besides sickness being taken as an excuse for having renamed such relief. lie would have it altered to " sickness or other calamity, not brought on by misconduct." (Hear, hear.) There was one more point to which he wished to allude, and that involved an extension of the objects of the society. He thought that as Middlesex was not famous for stock, a few prizes pointed judiciously in that direction might raise it nearer to a level with the neighbouring counties. The hon. baronet concluded by again proposing " Success to the society." (The toast was responded to with laud and protracted cheering.) Mr. GOTELF.E, the secretary, proceeded to read the report, by Is hieh it appeared that there had • bsin that day 1861. dis tributed as prizes, and that the balance in hand fur 11 year Ina , about 3001. The nest toast was " The County Members." Mr. A. Woor, in the absence of his brother, returned thanks, and in conclusion proposed the health of the Chairman. Sir W. CLAY returned thanks. The CHAIRMAN gave " Mr. Henry Powuill, the founder of the society." 1 1 0;A LI, in returning thanks, repudiated the idea of the society being actuated by re lti‘h motives . • at.d rei to the inadequacy of the r ewa rd, a Waterloo to dal w.t , but of small va'sue, but yet how much was it prized by the siteran who had the honour to wear it. (Loud cheers.) In the same way a man who had spent a long life in honest and produc tive labour might well be proud of even the bluetit st testi monial which certified for his good conduct. The SECRETARY announced that John Sires, in Mr W. Batt's employment, and W. Eady, in the service of Mr. Webb, were the successful ploughmen, and that the contest between Middlesex and Bucks had terminated in favour of Middlesex. (This last announcement elicited loud cheers.) The CHAIRMAN gave " Sir I'. Pollock and the Vice-Presi dents." _ _ Sir F. PoLLoes returned thanks. The other toasts on the Chairman's list were then disposed of, and the company separated. REPRESENTATION OF WEST GLOUCESTER- SHIRE: TO THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORS OF THE WESTERN DIVInION or THE Cocos or GLOVCOSTEIL—GLOretHITHR, Oer. 8: Friends and Fellow Countrymen—Circumstances deeply affecting my position and yours have amen, which render it a matter of im perious necessity that I ihould Cues aide coo you: then , never was any conce2lment b tween us, therrehal/A, won ricer. I have a letter bearing slate the list of August, I ati, in which Lord leltrharilingr for the first time inform. me, that be shall discontinue the mirror' he had fur so many yearn given to me reprc,entation of the county. You will, 1 am sure, pardon me for not working on all the wild pavimges of that suigry letter, and permit nue to bring under your notice the only strietly pulpits accusation it contains. In lie Jam, r4 , st so, MP' I assure you, that were I, in the :iresent to deem it worth my while to allude to other objee. tamable portions of that remarkalge commwnleatkin, could not do myself justice in me mint:item of them without . touch ing with ten-(old deeper tint certain and nosehriviolv ',flog or predonitmuit shadow., that unhappily are :dreotly too well known as imperiou.ly existing in the quarter whetter the aspersion minus. Lord Fitzhardinge, then, accuse., me of *. having Awed the govern tnent patronage." I could very coolly cull on all the member. of the governments, past amt present, to clear me of this futile but also tangible' charge; but I will content myself with Lying the !elan and itubboin toe. before too. His lordship alludes to " a cadetship." 7 he first and only rad;tship J ere Joe see okaitod, 1 bestowed some years since on the son of Mr. J. Vilityquird. He no a branch of the family of that name long known in the enmity of Gloom/ger, in the vicinity of Dui , lcv ; a mettilxv of the great body of IYAsenters, and the author of a very clever pamphlet, pub laihed some years ago, headed. " Observations on the whin. of Sir Robert Peel to the electors Id tunworth, .Mewing the insufficience of hi. declaration of in nuiple.." I need only further state, that I have known and respected Me. 'heppard for upwards of twenty years, and that he is at this moment a voter on the Liberal registration of my dicioiem. •• The promise of a caskenbip," of which I am sinectly ac cused of leaving more recently and " unfairly obtained," is simply as follows. A very gentlemanlike, high-spirited, and proinisiteg boo, a visitor and companion of any son's, anti al-o toy fri,od, ws‘ left an orphan in the world without any immediate source set obtaining a prsieraion. A lady, a relative of 'MA ea-simmersl me to obtain for him a cadetship. On reviving that upplitution. I wrote to toy hiend at the head of the India heard (sir John liiilabouse), and told him I could not toot hint fur a favour he had NA' years before wanted, but the letter containing the application to me. I placed in his hands, with the hope that it would plead it. own rause, hacked by my wil ling testimony to the worth and gallant bearing of the • boy. My friend, upon the routents of that speaking letter, provide:et' me, that " if he had a Cadetship to bestow next Noreneber Irrelremoneeh, the boy I patronised should have it." I don't disguise my sincere pleasure in having oven instrumental in obtaining this promise! t'harges no ill--founded and futile as these nearer deverve a public notice, but I will leave tee public to Judge between me and my atones, when word , ane per fore the only sveapons to Inv Mimi. Since I received the drot-mentioned letter from land Pitrlninlinge, actouncing to me the Rithdrewal of his support, hi. lone hip with out giving me any notice of hi. intention, convened a meeting nut Glouce.ter, and the written reliolution which he induced that con vention to arrive at, runs as flllllllO , : •.1•. . . . . "A meeting of sum e of the influential suptiortent of the Liberal inte rest of the western division of Gloucestershire ILA, lug taken ;dace at Gloucester, on the 15th of September, 1846, and a xhitettant having been made by Earl Fltebanlinge, as to his future intentions with re gard to the representation of the division, it was unanimously decided to support in every possible way the views and intentions of I,ewd Fonhurdinge, an detailed to-day ; and, so a nerossary cOIOII , OIICTICt, to deprecate every attempt which may be made to lerll the lateral in terest in this 111V0 , 11011.- Signed) -Thom., king-vole, Jostith M otu., Etlwanl Jon .h il es. John I n, IL tamightou, J. Pyrite, It. .1. Purnell, m It. F. Jner, W. Joyner :lbs. When this restitution was sent to mr, involving, as I found it did, a blind oilherenee to an unexplained plan, for there are names among them elf dcrided Pniturlitinisls who trill not mispoi-t 1.."... Troth, print - 11,1er , , of role for any Man l luau does, at least tat they have as sured nu"; and that it was in fact a resolution to sacrifice me, to a hatioever nominee his loniship might propose, I shatototed that those same gentkinen should meet nte at Glouvotter un the 6th of Ortober, and to that ounv intim I invited Laid It itxhardinfte. With one or two enrol,' ions on the pleu of illness, and with the I sitissioti of lord Iltelutrtlinge, they talented me the presence I required. Indent, setting aside all other ties, an Englishman Mut a right to rill tor an interview fate to lace with he, wooers, anti having turned to one side of the question they could nut relit.. tu hear the odor. Their meeting afforded nut all tin- permunal siutisfSettias the extraordinary circunidancen admitted, lint lailderly they care not non.. I don't Loon now, shy I,rd Fitzhardorye do .o-eIA no., or why they, the gentlemen whit attended lam' i have set lard to tithe a step soiletimieng kis desertion, unlena it la thtt he Las refuted to pay for the registration of the thvimun if they don't obe) hue, and they ore not pretored to pay for it ; and they fur her Pas', .. if tie east.. a nt ;to CO, the division wit fall into the hands of the P.tectionists." A son y conlislinient to torn, to principle, and tueoure, to deem that the voice of this gnat county depends on one nun'. wild ! But still this ti n't be it —kw the 'nosing etattained Protectiotists, who, if siiivere to tlair views, would desire to see the county in other limids. 'since these gentlemen met me, 1 have heard UGC of them de -1 dare lie t• supoll the paper conditimially ;" email: .ouilly or not, I minion the se hole pr... • rrilinsi in ilir fir's/ and primary uyia 'mime, an Mush ion arda nie, unc. , 11.4 he, unnantoutionally oppressive, and not us yet an Initsition pobluety endirsloinl ! It then bovenew my fetin.fs , hat impel - nth e lady to resist those tyyrrunire skips towards me, toe two nusons. The find be. rev' CO 110. has a rocht to wrest to any yr iisil, ty ,ii,l,l!rei ttttttttttttttt the hoe Cl,lt C 4 a Inr constituent.), bemuse silo n public 'sit ty lan ino.cri nun. il !Ovate as sell to palate thstan, he x-sistol i.llc 1p.10•rul otrintratiron. In the second place, to withdraw the tonticienee and support from a repo, socative also wan thought Id judgment munition to prop'v a mem ber to moment the whole county on the questunt ta reltent, and then to represent a 11,11000 01 the euto.ty Imunelf, . Mr the Itelorm was car. ried up to the presenttino, and who has from that time to thin faith fully guanled honied, to th e mire el./enure of any chary.-.iced oust /too, loin fact a ths Lindh'', lint he has Innn found unworthy an)' longer to hold his ',latent Parliament. I therefore call on the noblemen and gentlemen and indeoentlent eleetors of the Westem Incision' 1 to con vene a public meeting in the curly part of Novetubt r twit, 111111 and where they i letoe, ut a Well I sill attend to tender an ...wit of my •tewanttlait, ;and puhfo/y deatund why Lord Fil:harilioor /so 00- cottditionoll:o du..., rte me. (In the Fll.lll of l`olitica I aloud precisely •14 the .pit whu re hr plai - ed me .- I am so fur and no fin thee, by his immediate desire- and with his remand concurrence, and It is fair to protonic that in his unexplained desertion of me, be either contemplated a tetrograde movement, or he 111C11101 to jump beyond me, leave ine at a spot fo whit - h my obeeli u nee to lon wishes led tin, and to join the Free-tratlent to the en itkuit extent of their a ishot. At all errals by eve ry for of rondo-ay arid jiistiee, he might to pire me the option of taking , either step by his sill! A biter (tom wield my ronstituents in Cho 'forest who vslites for himself and *Ahern, ntat***—" that they had heard that him Lordship had withdrawn Itissupport front Ott., lint they , did not Snow ...rattly n Ay, hot the MO of his Monis done so, ',lenity' to them to destroy every remaining hope of my re-election. And then I they began to look round and inquire who would he a imitable man to bring forward*. Many of my able friends, if they must have some one in my plan' 'which seemed to be ',writable), vomitl melte a gentle man altogether removed from the hostile initiator. , of which no letter complained, sold their inquiries were directill, and to Bed Alley i.'ititle, but to another ittuniter." Therm "inquiries" refer to a •, yin.' long hrciious to the ll letter" which my correspondent :intuit- to as aving reor-ir*•d from me; and I addnws the very ii .tund omen v to the paper signed at the tneeting tidied by Lord bitAltardinge, and sub, who then is it that has already .. alai • d us peril the Liberal btu rust," and who A/84 And is alma! to serer the political lies so honourable to the old castle! tat every gentleman and man thr.tothottt the county withhold the promise of 1,;. mipport till these doubts are dispellett ; I urn ready to "writhe myself as I have long done for her real iatertat., but not to an unworthy conspirucy, t f.me exists, I um in no way inclined to commit a political 'suicide, or to allow my public life to tic by the hand of undiscovered tuoarei nation. I call on you then, upon thus' Ira eta who have . long nistosl their trust in me -to Ateppinq me until we differ - or until I *.tail have been proved unworthy of the job& confidenee. And, with sentiments of the highent respect, 1 remain, your gratified and 'mot Guthlul servant, G. F. BIiALLLT. IRELAND. extraordinary se"ons DUBLIN, OCT. 8. CORK.—INTDIIKEILILIA—BOThe R for this barony were held on Tuesday ; It. G. Adams, Esq., in the chair. The Earl of Shannon was present. A propo sition to present for the table-work of the Cork and Water. ford Railway was lost, as it was not held to be a legitimate application of the Labour Rate Act. The sum of 35,600/. were presented for. WATERFORD. GAULTIER.—On Monday an extra ordinary presentment sessions was held for this barony, the following magistrates being present ..—The Earl of Hunting. don,.Sir H. W. Barron, 0. Mean, S. King, R. S. Morris, Geo. ge Wyse, N. M. Power, Sir R. J. Paul. The magis trates having subscribed to the necessary declaration, a resolu tion 'jailer to that adopted in the other baronies passed —to the effect, that 800/. be rated for every two hundred families calculated to be in distress. Mr. Mortimer then state'! the I sum to be presented for was 7,908/. This rum, after a great deal of discussion, was voted. Amongst others, a sum of 3fo/, was passed for the circular road round the city of Waterford. KILKENNY.—Ivrax.—On Monday last an extraordi nary presentment sessions for this barony was held at Piltown, county Kilkenny, W. V. Stuart, Esq., M .I'., in thechair. The following presentments were pass d : For Kilmacow,l,2lo/.; for Moncoin, 9001 ; for Piltown, 1,5001.; and for Owning, 1,2004 It was also agreed that an application should be made to the Lords of the Tre awry for a grant to hasten the formation of the Waterford and kilkenny Railway. GALWAY.—GALWAY Tows.—At the presentment ses sions for Galway town 1,500/. was passed for the erection of markets. 1,000/. for a nfw cemetery, and 5,0001. for improv ing the sewerage of the town. .arious other sums were voted, making in the whole 48,6421., the valuation of the town and outstay of the Whin being only about 23,000/. WEXFORD.—TAnn ..ON.-1 he meeting under the pro visions of the 10th Vie., as called by special notice from the executive, was held at Taghmon on Monday last for the barony of Shilmalier West. The sessions-house was crowded to suffocation; and a dense miss of the country people lined all the avenues leading thereto; and seemed quite uneasy at not having the opportunity of listening to the pro ceedings. Mr. Redmond said his brother and him self held 1,500 acres in the barony ; so that theig. taxation would not be light, still he adelfgtedtstbeikit ei t measure on public principle alone. £lo,qui) :• • .4 rt not support the people till Christmas ; an_eV OW . • A should open their purse-strings, whatever their feihggr h it t ta„„ 0- • he should rather appeal to them at this trying natasl.• • • • ti , " ": through the medium of the heart.—Mr. Farrell.: • el ass-*• w s . X opportunity for effecting great public improvisiie • ' • 0 . never occur again. In Gorey, they acted in a en .• -_ -, tened spirit, leaving passed 6,0001. for one line of. . . • • a ~.• s L., Ar itit The question was then put, and unahimously , 1 • • • •V ,• ' sum of 2AO/. having been voted for the p . ir fly .J I 7: J., - ; ;4 ' V Intendence of the deck. There is lees danger when In the open sea: bat whilst navigating St. George's Channel or the English Channel the navigation of the ship should not be left to the second in covi mend. Besides, they abused the advantages of steam, in order to follow routes impracticable to sailing vessels, Re." ACCIDENT.—A convict named Turner, on Thursday afternoon, at Woolwich, was engaged with others in unld ing timber, when the dog hooks attached to the crane caught his jacket, u be stood on the quay, and threw him into the ricer. Heavily ironed as he wee, he sank imme diately, and his body wits not recovered till about two hours afterwards. Ile was only IS yea's of age. FIRES AND Loss oF LlFE.—Last night, shortly after nine o'clock, a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. John Sharp, printer and bookseller, 30, Kent-street, Southwark. Mr. Sharp has lately been employed manufacturing Me works, and it la supposed that the explosion of tome of the combustible matter used in that business caused the disaster. At the hour mentioned the major part of the shop front was blown into the street with fearful violence, and the shop and its contents were at once wrapped in flames. Whilst sundry parties were endeavouring to extinguish the flames, Mr. Sharp, who bad lett the place barely five minutes before, returned,wnen hisattention wasinstantly attracted by violent screams. He forced his way through the dense mass of smoke, and in the back parlour he found two of his children almost suffocated. Alter considerable trouble, he suc ceeded in getting them out, but not before one was terribly injured. It wu then believed that no person had perished, and the engi,ies of the Brigade and West of England Company coming up, the firemen at once set to work, and as soon as the fire was so far got under as to enable any one to enter, Mr. Henderson went in, and whilst he was examining the shelves at the rear of the enunter, he disco vered what he at first thought was a " dummy" used in setting out the shop, but upon liking a light in, it was axe r tained to be the body of a human being. It was removed to the back parlour, and a medical gentleman sent fur, who upon examining the party pronounced life extinct. The countenance of the poor creature was dreadfuqy contorted, and it was quite evident that she had died from the effects of the explosion. She was the eldest daughter of the pro prietor, and her name was Ellen Sharp, and had just turned 19. It appears that when her father went out, she was sitting behind the counter attending to the shop. Before the tire was extinguished the whole of the stock in trade was totally consumed, by which means, independent of losing his child, Mr. Sharp h as sus t a i ne d a great l oss, he being un insured.—Scarcely had the firemen returned to their eta- I Ilona from the fire in Kent-street, than tLey were called to another, which commenced in the premises belonging to Mr. Cowper, linendraper and hab er d as h er , 144, High-street, Borough The premises were very spacious. A few minutes ' after they were closed, an alarm was raised that they were on tire, and in the course of a few minutes the flames shot through the front windows. A strong muster of constables of the M division were on the spot in a sh"rt time to keep the epectat in out of danger. Engines of the London brigade, Parish, West of England, and County offices arrived one after the other in rapid succession ; but they were for a con siderable time of no use, owing to a want of water. At length the water began to flow from the mains in the district, and the engines were severally set to work, those of the Brigade under the superintendence of Mr. Braidwood, and those of the West of England and County establishments, undo( the direction of Messrs. Connorton and Garwood. Although the engine+ were worked with full vigour, and the firemen exerte I themselves to the utmost, about two hours elapsed after the outbreak before the fire was palpably dimi niehel, and it then became evident there was no further danger. How the fire originated, the amount of property destroyed, or whether or nut the sufferer was insured, could not be learned.