The Express. — London, England, 1851-09-13 00:00:00

IrDe court. BALMORAL, THVISOLT, Barr. U. Her Majesty, accompauied by the Princess Royal, the Princess Mice, and Prime Alfred, drove yesterday in an open carriage. Prince Albert went out deer-stalking. The Prince of Wale, accompanied his Royal Highness to the forest. The Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yesterday even ing at Balmoral. Eli' Grey arrived in town yesterday from Minto House, near Musick, Itoxbarglishire. Despatches were sent off yesterday from the Colonial ollicc to the Governors of the North American colonies. Ills Ezecllency the American Minister, with Mrs. and Miss Lawrence, left town on Thursday fora tour in Ireland. (►rom Ism Makos Oaseite.) DOWNING-STREET, SETT. 12.—The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Reid, Esq., Lieutenant-Colonel in the Corps of Royal Engineers, Companion of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, to be Governor and Com mander-in•chief in and over the Island of Malta and its de pendencies; also, to appoint John Joseph Esdade, Evq., to be Provost Marshal for the Island of Nevis. BRADFORD ELECTION.—Tho death of WM. BlM feild, Esq., M.P. for Bradford, has caused a vacancy in the borough. Several candidates arc spoken of, and one has already announced himv , lf, via, W. Wickham Wickham, Esq., of the Low Moor Iron Works, and a magistrate of the West Riding. R. Milligan, Esq., the first mayor of Brad ford, and W. E. Forster, worsted manufacturer, of Raw den. are also spoken of as likely to be nominated by the liberal, A meeting of the liberals was to be held last night for the purpose of agreeing upon the candidate to be supported. Mr. Wickham is a moderate conservative, but comes out on free-trade principles. THE. QUEEN'S VISIT TO The route which her Moat Gracious Majesty has soasented to adopt on the 10th October neat, when she is to pay a visit to the borough of Manchester, has been received from Balmoral, and is now in the hands of the General Purposes Committee of the Town Council, the body charged with the arriusgensenta which are to be made for the re ception of the Queen and royal party. Taking into consi deration the distance the Queen will have to travel by turnpike from Worslcy Hall before she reaches Manchester, the course which her Majesty has cone:Med that the royal cortege shall take is more extensive, and embraces a wider timid through the borough than might have been expected. The meal party will leave %'onley in the morning, and take tle• public road past the White Horse, through Swinton, Inlano-olh'-lleorhts, Pendleton, and the borough of Sal ford—a distance of seven miles. The route through Man chester itself will be three miles, and adding the return journey the whole distance traversed will be about 17 miles. In passing through Salford it is expected that her Majesty will turn aside fora few minutes for a drive in the people's park (tamed after the late Sir Robert Peel), and visit the library and museum. Jler Majesty and Royal Consort are patrons of this institution. The library already contains 10,000 volumes, though it bas only been established two years; and the MIAOW* contains, besides some valuable works of art, many objects of curiosity and interest. In the open grounds of the park, around which there is a carriage drive, it is now determined to assemble all the children of the Sunday schools of the two boroughs. The spectacle will not be so picturesque and imposing is a military review, but there will be some novelty in an assemblage of 70,000 children under such circumstances ; and there may be some interest attached to such a review if her Majesty should not fail to discover that they are to lerably well ted and clothed in these ruinous free-trade times. The mayor and corporation of Salford will receive their Sovereign in thin park, and propose to present an ad drew. On entering Manchester by the Victoria bridge, the royal cortilie is to pass through Victoria-street, Market street, High-street, Shoulehill, Swan-street Oldhem-street, Piccadilly, Mosley-street, Peter-street, Deansgate, King street, Crow-street, St. Ann-street, and St. Ann's-square, from whence her Majesty, having alighted from her carriage, will eater the Eechanee, where it is espectest that the mayor, corporate authorities, and about 3,000 people, will be assembled to receive her, and to present to their Queen a loyal address. An address will also probably be presented to his Royal Michel:es Prince Albert. The royal route from the Ex change will take St. Ann's-ai t uare, Dean's-gate, and Bridge ion et, over the Albert-bridge into Salford, and so on to %malty. It is stated that Mr. Agnew, the Mayor of Sal feral, is now on his way to Balmoral, to ascertain the plea sure of her Majesty in reference to some of the proposed arrangements in that borough. There are triumphal arches to be erected on the Victoria-bridge and the Albert bridge. 'I he county magistrates have not yet fully decided as to the steps which it will he desirable to take in order to do homage to their Sovereign. At the county sessions, recently he Id at Priaton,it was thought desirable to present an address to her Ilajcaty, and a committee was appointed to draw up the document. Then came the question, where it should be presented. Some of the magistrates thought her Majesty might be induced to leave the railway train at Lancaster, and deign to visit the old castle, there to receive the address. To the magistrates of the Hundred of Salford was left the task of co-operating with the Earl of Ellesmere to provide a biting escort from Worsley Hall to Manchester, and the u. C. *wry police end other arrangements for preserving public mile r. No change is spoken of at Vs orsley in the arrangements we have already announced. except that as her Majesty will reach that place from Liverpool, by daylight, OR the 9th of October, it has been found ten ainsury to light up the route by the canal, which it was proposed to du by suspending hues of variegated lamps oser the water. Am ingot the associated bodies who have ap plied to the authorities for permission to take up a position by the side of the highroad from Woreley are the Mooches ter anal Salient te•tot filers. They form an immense body of people in the two boroughs, and with the great numtwr of banner,, rustic and homely devices, with which they mike a show on hulid my occasions, will no doubt be useful auxiliaries in the pageant of the day. An excellent posi bob his been wormed to them, on the north site of the Cr. -tent, Salfonl, stretching from the Dispensary to the entreace of Peel-park. DEATH OP SIR BERRY FLETCHER, BIRT.—We have to record the demise of this gentleman, who expired on the Gth instant, at Ashley-park, Walton-on-Thames, in In 41th year. The deceased was son of the second baronet, IT the fourth daughter of Thomas Vaughan, Esq , of tturalstene, county of Lincoln. Ile married, in 1831, the hCOEId daughter of George Browne, Ecq., of Bombay, h,sing sueretded his father in 1821. The first baronet re po,. nted Cumberland in Parliament for 34 years, having h.n previously in the P.ast India Company's service, ot •toeti, from 1,66 to 178 E he was a director. Ile is sue. c,. •k 4 by his son Ilenry, born in 1835. 'fur. "BLOOMERS" IN LompoN.—Yesterday fore -100113 further attempt was made in Piccadilly, to familiarise the inhabitants of London with the appearance of the new finale costume lately introduced in America. Two young Laii.s, with two companions who might have been their mothers, alighted from a cab, in the peculiar dress so often de-eribed of late, and proceeding towards the entrance to the t..1..en Park, distributed in their way handbills ' containing a spirit e d a pp ea l t o th e women o f E ng l an d to throw off the yule of their unfeeling and brutal oppressors, and adopt an attire better suited to the dignity of the equal of man. In ,hoe time the pressure of the crowd became so great that no..ionaries found it convenient to call a cab, which day inbred amid much laughter, mingled with cheering. COLLISION ON TILE GRE.IT NORTEIERN RAILWAY. —Yesterday, and throughout the whole of the preceding day, Captain Laffan, R.E., one of the government inapt& t.rs of railways, was engaged at the llornsey station of the treat Northern Railway investigating the circumstances a!builine the disastrous collision between the two Exhibi ten excursion trains on the above line on Monday evening. The inspeitor was accompaisied by Mt. Leith, an official of th.. cernpany. In order that the facts of the occurrence might be lard before the public as correctly as possible, the reporter solicited permission of Captain Laffan to be pre sent at the inquiry. The gallant officer courteously replied that he hol no objection to the press being admitted and thr public being put in possession of the proceedings, and individually he should offer no obstacle, but there was a ditii,tety in the way ; the investigation took place upon the company's premises, over which he had no control, and , if th e iempauy, therefore, declined allowing him to be pre- ' sent, he (the captain) had no authority to interfere. The report,' accordingly applied to Mr. Leith for the . who peremptorily declined acceding to the without giving any reason fur the exclusion. In con e qu e lice of this we cannot state precisely what took place. lb, inquiry did not terminate until late last evening. Capt. may he generally known, gives his opinion u to the CAW* , of the accide n t in a report to the Board of Trade, and thi refore we are not in a position to state what condo s:on he came to in this unfortunate instance. Oa inquiry int o the state of the Rev. Mr. Snell, who continues at the house of Mr. Rhodes, the Railway lintel, near the station, we learned that he remains in a very bad way. He has not tvrained the use of his lower extremities. Most of the rlirzy in the district have visited him, and condoled with him as to his painful position. The other sufferers lying at ti' .. ) "Pital Are progressing favourably. Am:IIIEILX PROTESTANT ALLIANCE.—On Tuesday Tn:ni, a meeting of protestant gentlemen, consisting of I‘ , Taymen of the church of England, and of other ministers, but chie fl y of laym e n, wa s held at Newcastle, at which it , cas imammously agreed to form an alliance on tho basis of , t hal now existing In L on d on , f or th e d e f enc e of our national ." 5, and iestitutions. It was the avowed conviction sod "ron: feeling of all present, that, " In consequence of the deliberate and systematic proclamations of hostility, which th , Popish prel a t e* i n I re l an d, an d i n Great Britain also, hue recently made against the rights of Queen Vietwi ail a.,74inst the law of this land, as well as of their avowed determination to prosecute a course of violent agitation fur the exteusiou of the doctrines and political influence of P'Pery in these realms, loyaty to Our Queen, respect fur ne authority of law, and the cause of our common pro testantion, call upon all well-disposed men to waits in the f ormation of measures of defence." The grand object of llTa:lianee w ill be, to spread correct information on the I h u :e'cl of popery, showing its nature, its principles, its • ''' t4 lT and tenilenciis—to support our judges and rulers in the faithful execution of existing laws--and to maintain our civil and religious liberties against every power, foreign "'domestic, that would endanger them. A large committee appointed, with secretaries sad s ranche s wou l d oPe was expressed that active and efficieat .el be formed in Sands rland, Shields, sad all the neigh• tearing towns—Nowierlami Kernel SIR JOHN FRA.VILI.V.—THS dROTIC EXPEDITION. The following is Capt. Austin's report referred to in yesterday's Express: REPORT or PROCEIEDINGS. Her Majesty's ship Resolute, off the winter quarters of Captain Penny's expedition, between Capes Martyr and Hotham —Avg. 12, I&SL Sir,—ln order that the Lords Commissioners of the Ad miralty may learn by the first opportunity the proceedings of the expedition intrusted to my charge, I consider it ad visable that a brief account (amended since the rt turn of Captain Penny) should be placed on board the Lady Frank lin, my brief r, port of the 14th inst. having been transferred to the Felix in consequence of the attempt to send a boat to Ponds Bay to communicate with the whaler being relin• quished. - 2. Captain Ommanney having examined Wolstenholme Sound, which proved to have been the winter quarters of the North Star, and completed the search of the north shore of Lancaster Sound and Barrow's Strait from Cape Warrender to Cape Ft Ilfoot, looked into Port Leopold, and then proceeded in further execution of his orders, the In trepid having, in the meantime, examined Maxwell Bay and Cape Hurd, finding at the latter place a record from the Investigator. 3. Captain Ommanney, in the Intrepid, reached Cape Riley and Beechy Island on the night of the 23rd of August, and at both found traces of the mis.sing expedi tion. . . . . 4. On the 24th Captain Ommanney was joined by the United States' schooner Rescue, and in the latter part of that day he despatched the Intrepid to search the shore to the northward, hut she was stopped by the fixed ice about four miles beyond Point limes. 6. On the 'Lith a lead opened towards Cape Hothern ; Capt. Ommanney, hoping to find a record there, despatched the Intrepid to take advantage of it, following iu the Assist ance ; Captain Penny, who had now arrived and communi cated, remaining to search the bay, between Cape Riley and B-echy 6. The Resolute having in her search been detained by weather did not reach Cape Riley and Beechy Island until early on the morning of the 28th. She found between the latter and Cape Spencer the Felix, Sir John Ross, the two brigs of Captain Penny, and the Rescue, Lieut. de Haven, and . saw from the crow's nest the Assistance and Intrepid on the opposite shore, near Barlow Inlet ; the other United States schooner Advance was beset a few miles to the northward, with a searching party to Cape Bowden, where a bottle, scraps of newspaper, shot, and other miscellaneous fragments were found, conveying the impression that it had been the resting.place of a shooting or other small party. 7. In rounding Beechy Island we were hampered by the closing of the ice, which drove the Pioneer into shod water, where she grounded, and was afterwards hove off without having sustained any damage. S. Previous to the arrival of the Resolute, Captain Penny had found on Beechy Island three graves, and various other conclusive evidence, which, the moment I saw them, assured me that the bay between Cape Riley end Beechy Island had been the winter quarters of the expedition under Sir John Franklin in the season 1545-6, and that there was circumstantial evidence sufficient to prove that its departure was somewhat sudden, but whe ther at an early or late period of the season very difficult to determine. 9. The absolute necessity for the Resolute being held ready to push across the strait at the earliest moment to communicate with Captain Ommenney, determine further movements, and get to the westward, prevented travelling operations, but the immediate neighbourhood of Cape Riley, Weehy Island, and the coast of Wellington Strait, to near Cape Bowden, were satisfactorily searched, without any re cord whatever being found. 10. Ou the morning of the 28th the ice cased off suffi ciently toenable Lieutenant De Haven to rejoin his coition round Cape Spencer. On the afternoon of the 4th of Sep tember, upon a southerly movement of the ice, the AssisGinee rounded Cape Hotham, and the United States expedition reached to near Barlow Inlet ; and on the morning of the sth another movement enabled the Resolute and Pioneer to reach the western shore, but not in time to obtain secu rity in Barlow Inlet. 11. We continued beset until the evening of the 7th, when the ice gave way to the northward, and carried us, in a critical position, out of the strait to the south-cast of Capt Hotham. This movement enabled Captain Penny and Sir John floss to moss the strait. 12. Early on the morning of the 9th another change oc curred, when we succeeded in relieving ourselves from the ice, and (with the brigs and actiooners) pined the water be tween the pack to the southward and Cornwallis Island : then passed onwards with raised hopes to the westward, steering for the southern extremity of Griffith Island, and sighting in the evening the Assistance and Tender in that direction. 13. On the morning of the 10th we reached an extensive flow, extending from the south-west end of Griffith Island to the southward as far as the eye could reach, to which the Assistance and Tender were secured. We joined company, as did the beige; and in the evening the United States ex pedition, Captain Ommanney, informed me that he had searched by parties on foot (unhappily without finding any trace) the shores of Cornwallis Island from sie miles above Barlow Inlet to Cape Martyr, had found two bays on the south side, eligible for winter security, and had deposited on Cape Hatton a depot of 20 days' provisions for 90 men, as also a small depot on Griffith Island since taken up. 14. Captain Ommanney proceeded in a southward and westward direction about 2. miles on the morning of the 11th. Of the situation of the brigs I was somewhat appre hensive, confident that, from the severe weather, they were to the southward and eastward of their former position. 15. Ravin; now seen the uncertainty of the navigation to the westward, and the necessity for measures of precau tion and prudence ' with a view to subsequent operations, I determined upon placing the Assistance mid tender in winter quarters in the bay mitiway between Capes Iletham and Martyr, and addressed a letter to the leaders of the two ex peilitiens, apprising them thereof, and proposing that the whole tore: might be concentrated and arrangements made fur each taking such portion of the search as, under the Mr cunistances, might best insure tha accomplishment of the object of our mission. 16. On the morning of the 11•11, the weather having somewhat cleared, with the temperature down to near zero (plus 3 deg.) we cast off. After much labour and difficulty cleared the bay and stream ice, and reached open water east of Griffith Island, when the United States' expedition was seen to communicate with each other, hoist their colours, and !nand to the eastward ; and it was net until some short time atter that I recollect: l lieutenant De Haven had, in reply, apprised me of the probability of his return to Arne- 1 rice this year, but the circumstance in which we were placed wholly prevented our bearing up for communion- tion. The same evening we made fast to the fixed ice be tween Cape Martyr and Griffith Island as the only hope of finding security cued gaining weetieg. 17. On the morning of the 14th the Pioneer proceeded to examine the ice to the southward, and returned in the evening, reporting no change; and early on the morning of the 16th the Assista cc and tender left for their winter quarters, the Resolute and tender remaining at the edge of the ice, in the hope of obtaining at least an amount of west ing that would be of good service when carrying out spring operations. le. rue bay ice proving very strong, the Assistance and tender got closely beset, and drifted for some time helplessly towards the shore, upon which (as soon as the vessele could be extricated) Captain Ommanney deemed it advisable to return, rejoining the same evening. 19. We thus remained in the hope that the Resolute and tender might be able to advance until the 24th, when, from the state of the ice and the low temperature (plus 131 deg.), we were, after mature consideration, reluctantly compelled to give op all idea of prosecuting further, and to consider it imperative to look forthwith to the security of the expe dition. The bay ice having this day slightly cased off a short distance astern, we commenced to cut through the newly-found pressed-up ice, between 300 or 400 yards in extent, and from two to five feet in thickness, between ns and the lane of water, with a view of reaching the small bay a little to the eastward of Cape Martyr; but the new ice strain making very fast, we were obliged to relinquish the effort on the evening of the 25th. 20. Although it was now late to hope for much by tra velling parties, yet, ea the ships were fixed, I determined to despatch a limited number to do all that could be accom plished before the season finally closed ; as pioneers to the routes of the ensuing spring parties, and to gain experi ence, there accordingly started on the 2nd of Oct., a party of aix men under the command et Lieut. Aldrich, with one runner sledge and 13 days' provision.. (assisted by one officer, six men, and one fiat sledge, with three days' pro visions), for Somerville and Lowther Islands on the Cape Walker route; a double party of 12 men, under the command of Lieutenant M'Clintoek and Mr. Bradford, surgeon, with four flat sledges, 14 days' provisions, and a depot, for the Melville Island route ; a small party under the com mand of Lieutenant Mecham towards Cape Hotham, to ascertain if any of the expeditions, Leta in company, were in sight from that position ; end (afterwards) a small party, under the command of Lieutenant Osborn, to search the bay between Cape Martyn and the Cape north-west of our position, but the weather becoming severe, with a consider able fall of temperature (49 degrees below the freezing point) they shortly returned , having only succeeded in placing the depots Lieutenant Aldrich on Somerville Island, and Lieutenant M'Clintock on Cornwallis Island— to the westward about 25 miles, but without discovering any traces. Lieutenant Meekam found, in the bay in tended for the winter quarters of the Assistance and Tender, the expeditions of Sir John Rots and Captain Penny. 21. Ou the afternoon of the 17th Captain Penny arrived in his dug sledge, when the spring operations were deter mined upon, Captain Penny cheerfully undertaking the! complete search of Wellington Strait. Thus ended the 64:111411 of 1830. 22. The expedition was now prepared fur the winter, and every means taken to pass as cheerfully and healthfully as possible this dreary season; exercise in the open air, in struction and amusement were resorted to, which, with the most perfect unanimity and a fair portion of conviviality (under the Mewing of Providence), carried us through the monotony aad privations of an Arctic winter in good health and spirits ; for which much credit and my best thanks are due to Captain Oinmanney, the officers, and all composing the expedition. 23. On the 18th of February, 1851, a communication was opened (by a small party from this expedition) with our neighbours to the eastward (temperature 691 deg. below the freezing point), and shortly after on interchange was made with Captain Penny, of the detail of equipment for travelling parties determined on by each. 24. By the lUth of March every arrangement had been made and generally promulgated for the departure of the spriug searching parties as early as practic..ble after the first week in April. All appeared satisfied with the positions audigned to them, and became alike animated in the great and humane cause. With regard to myself, it appeared bn perative that I should remain with the ships and leave to those around me the satisfaLtion and honour of search and discovery—from their ages well adapting them for such I service, the confidoice I fat in their talent and expe rience being fully equal to direct the energies and command ; the powers of the parties tinder them, and there determi nation to carry out the tasks they were appointed to per form. I must, however, say, that (if such a feeling could exist on a matter of duty) I did not without the sacrifice of some personal ambition refrain from participating in this great work of humanity. 25. From this period all joined heart and hand in put ting forward every effort in the general preparation. Walking excursions for four hours a day when weather permitted (temperature ranging from 10 deg. 43 min. minus), and sledge dragging with the actual weights were measures of training. 28. By the 28th of March each individual was ready, and the equipment of the sledges generally complete ; thc best feeling and highest spirits prevailed throughout the expe dition, and all looked forward most anxiously for the arrival of thc time when weather and temperature would permit their departure. 27. The we itber being more promising on the 4th of April (temperature 38 degrees below freezing point), Mr. M'Dougall, second master, with oue officer and ail sledge men, one runner and twenty days' provisions, left to examine tic depots laid out in October last, and to *earth rind examine with the view to a subsequent sur vey the unexplored part between Cornwallis and Bathurst Islands. 28. The temperature having risen, on the sth of April the final departure of the parties was determined upon for the 9th. Ou the 7th (temperature 44 deg. below fretting point) the sledges were asked and made ready for that purpose, but fresh winds fr p ustrated the arrangement. 29. The weather becoming non-favourable on the morn ing of the 12th (temperature SO deg. below freezing point), the whole of the sle4es, 14 in number, manned by 104 offi ecn and men, and provisioned, some for 40, and others for 42 days, with an average dragging weight 0(205 pounds per man, were conducted under the command of Captain Ommanney to an advanced positionon the ice off the uo th west end of Griffith Island, where tents were pitched, lun cheon cooked, and all closely inspected by myself; the highly satisfactory result gave me great confidence and hope. All then retired to pass the next day (Sunday) in quiet reflection and prayer. 30. A moderate gale from the south cast, with heavy drift, prevented their departure on the 14th, as intended. 31. (Temperature 14 below freezing point.) On the evening of the 15th of April, the wind having fallen, and the temperature risen to plus 18 deg., all proceeded to the sledges. On arrival a short period was devoted to refresh ment, after which all joined in offering up a prayer for protection and guidance, then started, with, perhaps. es much determination and enthusiasm as ever existed, with the certainty of having to undergo great labour, fatigue, and privation. 32. On the 24th another party of one officer and six men left to search Lowther. Davy, and Garrett Islands, and examine the state of the ice to the westward. Between this and the beginning of May the temperature fell considerably (to minus 37 deg.), accompanied by strong winds. 33. The whole of the limited parties returned at periods between the 27th of April and the 7th of May, unhappily without any traces. They brought in casualties of men from frost bite to the number of 18, one of which, it is my painful duty to relate, ended fatally. George S. Malcolm, captain of the hold of the Resolute, • native of Dundee, whose death was attributed to exhaustion and frost bite, brought on while labouring as captain of the sledge Excel lent (virtually, it may be said) died at his post. lie was a most respected petty officer ; his remains are at rest on the north-east shore of Griffith Island. During this interval four sledges, manned with 27 officers and men, were despatched with refreshments for the ex tended parties in their return, and to assist them, if neces. sus. as also to make observations, fix positions, deposit re cords, Ite. On the 23rd of May Captain Penny reached the Reso lute, and made known to me that le had discovered a large space of water up Wellington Strait, commencing about 70 miles N.W. by N. of Cape llotham. I much regretted that our remaining strength did not admit of my placing at his disposal sufficient aid to convey a boat, that he might ascertain its nature and extent. 36. The extended parties returned—unhappily, without nnr trace whatever—between the 2Sth of May and the 4th July, in safety and good health, but requiring short periods of rest and comfort to remove the effi.cts of privation and fatigue. They were out respectively 41,58, 60,62, and (the Melville Island parties) 80 days, some portions of periods they were (from heavy drift) detained in their tents, with the temperature ranging as much as 69 deg. below the freezing point. 37. The details connected with these operations I must defer for a future occasion. 38 refers to a chart. 39. Although all have experienced, in the performance of this extendee undertaking, considerable privation, labour, ant suffering, and been animated with correspond. ing ardour in the great cause of humanity (which I earnestly hope will meet the approbation of the Lords Commissionen of the Admiralty). yet 1 test it to be due to bring specially before their lordships' notic:f the great perfortnances of Lieutenant ld'Cliu'aiek and tho crew of the sledge I'cr- 40. I cannot omit to notice that the runner Fledges have withstood the severe wear and telr of these journeys most admirably; I believe their construction to have arisen from the experience of Arctic voyages; but feel it to be due to express that the manner in which they are pat together irfi,ClA the Ilk:hest credit on the persons who did it. • 41. I fsel it would be a source of great satisfaction to their lonlships to know that every officer reports the conduct of his men to have been most exemplary, cash with their untiring labour and the good feeling exhibited towards each other was highly gratifying. And I must not omit to men tion, that the crews are reported to have been animated by the example of the junior officers, who were almost con stantly at the drag ropes. ... • 42. It iv my pleasing duty to report that the health of all composing the expedition ix highly satisfactory ; the sick lists, dated 9th inst., of the ships, have but the following men upon those :—Thomas Brown (blacksmith), Peter Excle stone (cook), Edward Privett (A. B.), James Rogers (A. 8.), William Colwill (blacksmith), Thomas Rumble (A. 8.), John Ileydon (A. B.) 43. The lour vessels composing the expedition are in every way efficient; the defects of the Pioneer, consisting of 21 top timbers, crushed by a heavy nip in Melville Bay, hare been made good. The machinery of both steam vessels has undergone repairs and namerous adjustments, and is in a state highly satisfactory, redecting much credit on the engineers. 44. The complements of the vessels composing the ex pedition are complete, the vacancy in the Resolute having been filled by James Fox, A. 8., volunteer (native of Port patrick, Wigtonshire), who was received ou the 17th of August last from the l'rincc Albert (Commander Forsyth) for medical treatment. 45. Large caverns have been built and records deposited at Beech y Island, Cape Martyr, southern end of Gri ffi th l lsland. Cape Walker, in latitude. 73 deg. 65 min. north, longitude 9'J dog. 25 min. west; and in latitude i.i deg., lon. 99 deg. Printed notices have also been deposited on the routes of the several searching parties. 46. Having yesterday been released from our winter quarters, and most respectably reached to those of Captain Penny, I have now the honour to state, that having ma turely considered the directions and extent of the search (without success) that has been made by this expedition, and weighed the opinions of the officers when at their ex tremes, I have arrived at the conclusion that the expedition under Sir John Franklin did not prosecute the object of its mission to the southward and westward of Wellington Strait, and having communicated with Captain Penny and fully considered hi. official reply to my letter, relative to the search of Wellington Strait by the expedition under his charge (unhappily without success), I do not feel authorised to prosecute (even if practicable) a further search in those directions. 47. It is now my intention to proceed with all despatch to attempt the search of Jones's Sound ; looking to their lordships' intention, and to the impression that may now become streagthened with reference thereto, I hare at the last moment the satisfaction of stating that we are proceed ing under favourable eireurnstances.—l have the honour to be, &c., HORATIO T. AUSTIN, • Captain, and in charge of the Expedition. APOTHECARIES' HALL.—Names of gentlemen who passed their examination in the science and practice of me dicine, and received certificates to practise, on Thursday, September 11, 1851:—Thomas Wynne Williams, Denbigh; Henry Lowndes, Liverpool; William Nutley, Manchester ; George Earle, Beverley ; Henry Folkard, Old Brompton. NORTH LANCASHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.— The annual show and dinner of the Royal North Lancashire Agricultural Society was held at Lancaster on Thursday last. The show took place in a field about a mile from the town. The number of live stock shown was upwards of 100 more than was ever exhibited at any former meeting of the society ; and it was universally admitted that it was the finest agricultural display ever seen in the north of Eng land. 'f he day was beautifully fine, end the attendance on the ground immense, incl u di ng near ly all the leading gentry connected with the county. After the show, about 300 gentlemen, consisting of the members and others, sat down to dinner in the large carriage shed of the North Western Railway, which bad been tastefully fitted up for the omis sion. The chir was occupied by the Right lion. Lord de Tabley, president of the society for the year. The great dent was supported by H. Gregson, Esq., Mayor of Lan caster; James Heywood, Esq., hi.P. • Thomas Greene. Esq., M.P.; and a large n um b er o f genteemen of the county, In proposing " Success to the Royal North Lancashire Agricultural Society," Lord He Table) said the present was an important period, indeed, it might be regarded as the turning point in the history of agriculture ; and it was • favourable augury when the fanners (and not less the landlords) of England were beginning to find out that the best way to meet the difficulties of the times was by the exercise of the talents which God had given them, and not by any vain lamentations over the put. 11e knew the surittees which both farmers and Lintllords had mode during the past few years; but he besought them not to atop in their present endeavours, for he thought there was great and reasonable ground for consolation and hope in the state of the country generally. The farmers of this coun try, he was sure, would not like to be considered as a class apart from the great commonwealth ; and at the present time, there were signs of general prosperity in the country. As a proof of this, h e wou ld refer to the last poor-law re turns, which showed that poor-law relief had diminished. and was diminishing, in every county in England with the exception of seven. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1851. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. It will be seen that Col. Reid, the Chairman of the Ezeeutive Committee, has been Omitted as the new Go vernor of Malta. Yesterday being a half-crown day, was of course one of comparatively thin attendance at the Exhibition, but still the numbers, upwards of 17,000, indicate that the re cent reaction in public curiosity is extending itself to the higher class of visitors; and besides it must reckon for con siderably more than a similar number would in the height of the season as the ticket holders are now almost satiated, and but very sparingly attend. The only persona of distinction noticed yesterday were the Mar- 1 quis of Douro, Earl Fitswilliarn, and the Bishop' of Exeter. The Persian ambassador has honoured the building with his presence once or twice during the week, when his graceful national costume at tracted much notice; and souther lion has been a noble looking Sikh chief, who wanders aline through the won- ders of the Crystal Palace, and frowns rather angrily at all, I and their name is legion, who take the liberty of staring at him. But strange costumes have ceased to be a novelty at the Exhibition. Yesterday a nun, in full conventional costume, probably a Sister of Mercy from ono of the convents of the continent, wandered about the galleries wholly unattended. The Sardinian work men were also present in considerable numbers, and as many of them sseak English, there was a good deal of conversation between them and the home visitors. They explained that for the means of making their present visit they were not indebted to the King. but to the nation. It appears that the subject having been stated in the Turin papers, a subscription was opened, and 40,000 francs subl.cribed in the course of a few days. His Sardinian Majesty was a liberal subscriber, but in the main the movement was one of the nation at large. The police numbers, yesterday, were 17,9.39. Cash account, Sept. 12. Season tickets At the doors Total receipts £1,906 0 0 The followiug shows the temperature during the day, m recorded by Mr. Beinictes thermometer, being the mean result of 100 readings :-10 o'clock, 64 ; 12 o'clock, 61 ; 2 o'clock, 66 ; 4 o'clock, 68 ; 6 o'clock, 66. Mean tempera ture, 03. COUNTRY VISITORS. TO TEE EDITOR OF THE EXPRESS. Stty—The 11th of October, the day fixed for clos ing the Exhibition, is also a day on which many farm ser vants, carters, &c., hired by the year, are discharged and receive their wages. Many of this class have been looking forward to Michaelmas as the time for their visit to the Great Exhibition; in fact, more just round here would go then than have yet been, and if such is the case here, why not over all England ? If, then, the Exhibition were kept open two or three days longer, it is fair to suppose that thousands who have not yet seen it would enjoy that grati fication, and the surplus of entrance money be increased by an additional seven or eight thousand pounds.-1 am, &c., Odiham, Sept. 11. RUSTIC US. CLERICAL. Rev. J. N. Garland:tolitTillisrectory, Jamaica. Rev. F. J. Mauuing, to Christ Church curacy, Broadway, Wcattuinster. Rev. W. A. Neville, to be chaplain and superintendent of morals of the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Ireland ; patrons, the Governors. 11ev. J. 11. Polleafen, to St. Remould vicarage, Colchester, value 1601.; patron, C. G. Round, Esq. 11ev. O. Rose, to the readership of the Temple, London. Rev. I'. 11. IL Sandilande, to Seavington St. Mary curacy, Minories. Rev. E. A. Sanford, to Combe Florey rectory, Somerset, value 2631., with residence ; patron, Lord Chancellor. Rev. J. F. Taylor, to Filby curacy, Norfolk. Rev. Welby, to St. Paul perpetual curacy, Skelty, Glamorganshire. Rev. T. L. Williams, to Ibly Trinity perpetual curacy, l'orthleven, Cornwall, value 1601. ; patron, the Vicar of Sithney. VACANCIES. VlCAlLAol6.—lienficlil:gu7s4lx7iTove se Chichester, value 28di. • patron, Bishop of Chichester: Rev. C. Dun l op, de ,. Lunacirs.—Chippcnham, Wilts, diocese Salisbury (as sistant); pstron, the Vicar. Manchester, All Saints, stipend 801.; patron, the In cumbent. M.V , TERSIIIPS.—Bradford Grammar School, Yorluhirc, second mastership, salary about 1301. ; applications before Sept. 15. Nuneaton Grammar School, aWarwickshire, second mat tership, Balmy 501. ; application before Sept. 20. NICSEUX or PRAcricAt GEOLOGY, LONDON.— A. return made in the last acssion, by order of the House of Commons, " of the expenditure incurred, to the Ist of Ja neen 7 in the present year, in erecting, and other particu lars in connexion with, this institution," which has just been issued, states that the total cost of erecting the new build ing in Jermyn-street, including two stuns of 6,00,0. voted in 1850 and 1851 respectively, for warming and ventilating, fitting up the laboratory, and providing cases for the recep tion of specimens, has been 43,6331. Is. 9d., and that for the supply and repair of furniture, model making, laboratory expenses, purchase of marbles and minerals, books, fuel, rent, rates, wages, and incidental expenses, a further charge has been incurred of 2,478'. Is. lid The annual salaries, as voted by parliament, and paid for the year 1850-51, arc put down at 1,2701., which me appor tioned as follows : 2501. for the Curator, 2501. for the Che mist, 1801. for two assistant chemists, 2001. for the keeper of mining r,:cords. 1501. for the assistant curator and librarian, 901. for an tidiest keeper and resident attendant, 1801. fur an attendant and inesonger, and 701. for a door lkimper. The director, Sir Henry de la Beebe, whose see ! vices on this commission are unpaid, is also directorof the Geological Survey, and a commissioner of sewers. The chemist, Dr. Lyon Playtair, is a special commissioner to the Exhibition of 18.51, his allowance as such being 21. 2s. a day and travelling expenses when out of London, and in the duties of that office he has, since his appointment to it, been chiefly occupied, but providing at his own expense • substitute in conducting analyses iu the laboratory of the Museum. WAR BETWEEN BRAZIL AND BUENOS AYItES.—In addition to our ordinary despatches by the Brazil mail we have received private letters and commercial advieca from Monte Video to the 31st July inclusive. From one of the letters we extract the following:—" Monte Video, July 31. Great occurrences have taken place here since I wrote you. On the 20th inst. a Brazilian army of 12,000 mast effective troops, and another cavalry army of 8,00) men, the first commanded by Count Caxias, and the other by General Urquisa, entered our territory simultaneously, and arc on the march to relieve us in the capital. General Oribe has concentrated all his troops between them and Monte Video fur the purpose of offering them battle, but he has Feist defections and desertions in his army, and it is generally supposed that he (linnet resist the large force that comes against him. I should not wonder if, by next mail, I should have the pleasure of communicating to you the total annihilation of General nous' power on this side the river. Admiral Grenfcll is directed to prevent supplies from being sent to Oribe's assistance; and as the chief reliance of Oribe is on such assistance as Rosas can send him, we may expect soon to hear of the expulsion of the Uruguay soldiers ' who are stated to amount to not more than 6.000 men. At Buenos Ayres everything is awfully dead, and men seem afraid to ask what the end of these affairs will be. Business is altogether at a perfect stand still." We have also been favoured with a copy of a tri rate letter, dated Rio Grande, July 5, from which the fol lowing is an extract:—.' There arrived here from Rio de Janeiro, ou the Ist instant, 280 German s o ldi ers , an d more are doily expected ; 140 of them were sent to-day to Pelotas to be forwarded to the frontiers. The Brazilian government have engaged 8,000, and war is expected in less than a mouth. Count do Caxias has just arrived from Porto Alegre (150 miles from here, the capital of this province), where he had been to be sworn into office prier to putting himself at the head of the Brazilian army. His arrival here has caused the greatest excitement. The populace of this town is at this minute collect ing in the front of our house, the military bands playing the national air, and an incessant discharge of cannons and rockets. War is declared at Porto Alegre, and the three divisions of the army have orders to concentrate on the Quaraim. The rappel has been beaten to relieve all the posts occupied by the troops of the line by the National Guard, as the former are all ordered to be sent to-morrow to Pelotas to be forwarded to the frontier. Active opera- Gone are only delayed by the awaiting the packet, which appears to have taken orders to that effect to Monte Video. It is certain that the count has left most positive orders with the provincial treasurer to supply him with three hundred conies of reis (30,0001. per month) over and above the ordi nary expenses of the province. This no doubt will be as soon as any news that gets to England of this affair, seeing that it will go with the steamer to-morrow."—Lirerpool Chronicle. --- DEFALCATIONS AND FLIGIIT OF A PARISH OFFICER. —The parish of St. Nicholas, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, has been recently thrown into great excitement by the sudden disappearance of one of its officers, Mr. James Scott, who earned on the business of • pawnbroker, and was also assistant overseer, and collector of income and assessed taxes. It appears that leave of absence was given him for a week to visit the Exhibition, and as he did not return at the appointed time suspicions were excited, and it was afterwards found that he had absconded with 1,9001. of the property and income tax which he had collected, and up. wards of 1,0001. of the poor rates. A police officer was sent in pursuit of him, but on his arrival at Southampton he found that he had sailed some days for New York. On Thursday evening a crowded meeting of the ratepayers was held in the vestry of St. Nicholas Church, Mr.II. Ingledew, senior churchwarden, in the chair, to revoke the appoint ment of Mr. Scott as assistant overseer, and nominate another person for the office. The Chairman stated that down to the present month he thought security Md been given by ffir. Scutt, but as he was not in office at the tims he was elected he could nut tell; search had been made for the bond, but if there was one it could not be found. A resolution, revoking the appointment of Mr. Scott as' assistant overseer, was unanimously carried. With • view iut.topreni wventere such ad an following elected wingrem- yearly from the ratepayers ; and that the accounts be . ren t - I tiered monthly to them by the overseers and saws oversees s, and July signed. THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH ON THE CONTINENT. ont the IM fly Nt wt.) - -•, In onr columns every morning, as well as in those of the rinses, will be seen one of those startling results of the wonderful celerity of communication which the last age would not have credited, although the present enjoys and profits by such without stirring on. single muscle of aston ishment. Of old, when a sudden fall, or a marked rise, took place in the value of public securities in the markets of Vienna, Naples, Madrid, or Hamburg, couriers were instantly despatched at full speed, those who were able to throw away the couple of hundred pounds which they cost being there-'I by enabled, through their correspondents, to overreach the more ignorant public, and either tell and buy or bet with the certainty of winning. Now the " occupation" of the commercial courier is gone. For a few dollars any one can I convey intelligence by electric telozripli from one end of Europe to the other,—from Madrid, or Trieste, or Warbaw, to London; and simultaneous difference of value in the same species of property is no longer possible in the different markets of Europe. Last night, fur example, see received the closing prices of the Vienna Exchan Jr of the preceding day, of those of Paris and Antwerp of the same day; and we shall continue to take advantage of every improvement, and of every fraction of increased celerity, to put the British public in possession of in•.elligence affecting money or com merce in markets abroad. It is astounding to think what r:ipid communication might he established by means of th e electric wire, which, instead of being the humble and tardy follower of railways, might with iniumese advantage to them be made their avant cannier. How many countries and governments, if they once experienced the advantages of conveying orders and receiving intelligence on the wings of lightning, would be pronged to &lbw up the lints of wire by those of transport. . . . Aniongst those countries that have done much to open and to accelerate communication, Austria stands foremost. Having so often to censure its despotic s_pirit , we arc glad to do that government j us ti ce w h en it affords us the oppor tunity. And certainly, however its minister may beck to retrograde in inilitics, his mode of eff e cting thi s is not the old one of isolation. For all people and opinions can fly through Austria on the wings of steam. Last year the post to and from the east of Europe was obliged to go round by Berlin and Breslau, following the circumference of a circle, instead of running along the diameter. Nosy it runs straight by Dresden and Prague to Vienna, an.l as soon as a certain extent of rail is completed between Paderborn and Hamm, the line from Cologne to Vienna will be :tiniest direct. From Vienna, every effort that the most free and enlightened government could make for extending and completing railroad communication southward and eastward, is staking. And the road over the Simmering, that awkward alp, which completely bars the road baween Vienna and Trieste, will, when completed and traversed by engines, be one of the greatest wonders of the mechanical world. The line through the pass, or rather over th e mou n t a i n , i s ver y nearly completed, and several of the powerful engines have already made their trials of ascent with perfect sneers,. There is now a delay of four hours for passengers, and in finitely more for merchandise in traversing this mountain, all of which will be reduced and obviated. The lines through Hungary arc : aim pra g ressin g . Nor would it be difficult to extend the rlcetric wire through the principalities to Varna, and from thence to Odessa on one side,and Constantinople on the other. Steamers ply constantly and rapidly between Varna and the cities so that one end of electric wire at Varna, and the other at :attend, would put us within a few hours' communication with the East. A railroad along the Lower Danube, without following its sinuosities, would he as feasible as the laying down of wires and wire-posts, if Russia would but allow it. The princi palities could with ease meet the expense, and repay them selves for the outlay. But Russia, that looks even upo n the Hungarian railways with no pleasure, and which will not hear of any such ingress to her dominions farther than Cracow and Warsaw, would exert her insidious, and, for the present, her paramount, influence with Austria to pre ' vent even the contemplation of such a scheme. One of our contemporaries laid before the public some ; time since a magnificent scheme of a railroad across Rua melia and Asia Minor to Bombay. We suppose, however, that this was a mere poetical contre-projet to the Egyptian railroad, or a scheme like that of the road across the Rocky I Mountains to join the Columbia to the Hudson. Nothing, we fear, can be done in Turkey, save bit by bit. The chief point to aim at there, after establishiag quick communica tion between the great Rump, an capital and the Black Sea, would be the establishing of facile communication between Trebizond, Erzerum, and Teheran. That would tell more for commerce and transit of ideas, intelligence, and merchandise, than any line. Our news from North- Western India would even take that directi,n, as well as I the manufacturers from Western Europe. Here again we should have Russia as an antagonist, since all her efforts are turned to communications by the Caspian. But as she will communicate but with Russia and not with Europe, we have every reason to oppose and all the means to heat her. Whilst awaiting and doubting the realisation of such sa lutary schemes, all we can do is to make the most of the chanaels already open, and furnish our readers each day with the money-prices of the preceding or penultimate day in the great countries of eastern Europe. THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPIL—TIic extension of the wires from the central station a Luthbury to Lloyd's has just been completed, thereby placing the underwriters room in immediate coinalUnieatSal with Hull, Ilolybead, Liverpoel, and all the principal outports, and shortly . , when the telegraph now in progrebs over the Great Western is completed, with l'lymouth, Bristol Channel, and the Land's End. GIGANTIC NEW STF.AMF:II/I.—The ATIIIIZOn, one of the five colossal steamers now nearly cznipheed for the Royal West India Mail Steam-packet 1 ompany, is epeeted to arrive in Southampton water early in November, and will immediately commence running on the main line of the West India mail route scheme, that is between Smith wanton and the Isthmus of Panama. The Orinoce will shortly afterwards follow the Ammon. It is probable that the Parana will be the third that will be ready for sea, she leaves Southampton in a few days for the Clyde to have her engines put in. The whole of the five gigantic steamers will be performing the government ser vice at the latter end of this year or the beginning of the neat. The Oronoco and Magdalena are sister ships, built precisely alike. Their superiority in speed, if any, will therefore entirely depend on their enginee. The Orinoco will bo engined by Napier, of Glasgow, the manufacturer of the engines fir Cunard's vessels; and the Magdalena will be engincd by Maudslay, of London. There is not the slightest doubt but what these eminent inechanicisee will task their abilities to the utmost to surpass each other in the manufacture of engines the these two steamers. There clever was such a fair opportuety tor the Thames and the Clyde to struggle for tithe:macs,. Seaward and Co. wall engine the Amnion, and Caird the Parana and Demerara. The whole of the old fleet of the West India Company, except those ships that are not worth it, will be put in the same state of eflieiency as the Teviot. The engine works of this ship contain every improvement discovered up to last year, and farm a perfect model. This steamer, which brought home the Brazilian mail this week, made the passage between Rio and England in six days less than the contract time. She left St. Vincent three days after the Cape mail steamer, wed after calling and stopping at Teneriffe, Madeira , and Liston, arrived home within a few hours of the Cape beat, which came direct front St. Vincent to England. The Teviot has the latest improved patented paddle-wheels, which have beta found to increase her speed very considerably, especially when she is deeply laden. THE CATASTROPHE ON TILE BCCEINGIIAMSIIIRE RAILWAY.—A correspondent, dating Bicertcr, Friday even ing, writes Major Dews, one of the Buckinghamshire Railway directors, has this day personally visited the suf ferers from the late accident, and the medical referee of the company is engaged in making terms with the various persons injured, and paying them compensation in cash for the fractures and contusions they have sustained. Some treat the offers with contempt, while others readily accept them, and give a written acknowledgment of satisfaction. In consequence of the catastrophe a special meeting of the board of directors is called for Wednesday next. The fune ral of Corporal Noon took place yesterday afternoon at Oxford, in the presence of a large concourse of persons. It is understood that he was on his way to Oxford to make arrangements for his early marriage, and that Elizabeth Easley, like him killed, was also on her way to Oxford on a similar mission. The fact of an excursion train having last week pawed the llicester station a long distance, and having to be reversed and brought back to take up the pas sengers waiting, is adduced as a proof that the excursion train driven are not properly acquainted with their stop pages before they start." THE FATAL COLLISION NEAR NOTTINGIIAM.—A correspondent, who dates Nottingham, Friday, 540 p.m., says the coroner's inquiry into the causes of death to John Taylor, who was killed is a collision between a Derby pas senger train and Codnor-park mineral train, within a mile of Nottingham, on Wednesday morning last, was resumed at the Guildhall in this town, this afternoon, at 2 o'clock, having been adjourned thither from the General Hospital, last night, at half-past six o'clock. The evidence adduced displays a degree of carelessness, or rather recklessness, on the part of one or more of the Midland Company's guards, almost without a parallel in the annals of railway accidents. One of the witnesses, Robert White, a youth who works the points at the Nottingham station, upon whom it was said the responsibility rests of seeing that every servant is at his post previous to allowing a train to leave the station, upon being questioned on that point said if a train were going out with only one instead of two guards he j did not know that he had any authority to stop it. I There might have been tweuty trains gone out without Iwords, and he not know of it, if he were at the bottom of the yard shunting. After a little discussion on various t'redit'llaulipBblietn)jkeihhetnh:B.eroner's warrant points, the coroner recapitulated th e chief features o the l evidence, and endeavoured to tie upon the minds of the en jury every feet deposed to that was material t o . be taken into consideration previous to determining an their verdict. jury aw returned 5n uI e a r Nottingham assizes . With regard to be immediately dismissed from the service of the company. ; Royce,rgoru Afterverdict strrid ala a ognafu po t:t‘hrt i m t ee e er r wanC a 'af n iat d c'lgnmhrntheoritu. guard , the jury n commended that be This verdict appeared to give general satisfaction. CCREANT CROP.—A letter from Pam states that in the memory of man the supply of dried currants has not been so great as it is this year. The quantity obtain e d i s three times greater than in 1830, and twice as great as in 1849. Forty English Teasels were waiting at Petra* to take In cargoes of this fruit. IRELAND. Dt'lll.lN. FRI.T. 12. Yesterday . the first meeting of the commission ap pointed for Inquiring into the state, discipline, stain a, and revenues of the University of Dublin, was held at the Palace, Stephen's-green—the Archhishop of Dublin, the Lord Chancellor, and Dr. Longficld were present. The other commissioners are the Earl of Bosse, the Bishop of Cork, and Edward Joshua Cooper, Esq. The commissioners appointed Professor Hancock secretary to the commission, and after trans acting some other business adjourned till the 23rd instant. The non-commissioned officers and privet!) of the Dublin garrison were yesterday, by the liberality of the Duke of Cambridge, trcateeto a fete in the Por tobello Gardens. The citizens of Dublin are indebted to his Royal Highness for frequent field d iys and grand military spectacles in the l'hrenix-park. Mr. C. M'Garel, a wealthy English capitalist, accompanied by a London solicitor, IILPS pissed through Dublin on his way to inspect the estates of Lord I'ortarlington, which are to be put up for sale next month in the Encumbered Estates Court. With reference to the catastrophe at the lecture on eleetro.biology in the village of Ballyclone, the Northern Willy of yesterday says: " During the day, yesterday, there arrived accounts from the scene of the disaster, which represented the number who have expired from their injuries at seven, but no certain information on the point has reached." The movement against the " funine debts," as the government relief advances are culled, is spreading into those unions where no special plea of the imme diate distress to be provided for can well be put in. At the meeting of the Cork board of guardians this week the announcement of the sums apportioned by the poor-law commissioners on the second electoral divisions, to pay the current instalment of the con solidated government debt, was received with a storm of opposition, and the language employed by some of the members in denouncing " the attempt to crush the country down when there is a prospect of its rising from its present condition," was so strong that others of the guardians thought it right to pretest against it. The following resolution, proposed by one of the most moderate of the guardians on the occasion, was ultimately carried: That in reference to the order of the P.L.C. date d the 4th instant, requiing the payment of an annu:ty of 3,076:. Gs. 80. by the electoral divisions and town:ands of this union, in lividation of government debts, the guar dians request the attention of the commissioners to the following: the total amount claimed by the circulars from the Public Works Loan Office, for the two work house loans is 20,077/. ; this cum, together with a sum of 5151. 65., was recited iu the circulars of the poor-law l emnruissioners, dated October Is, 18 .. .3, as the advances to 'be consolidated and converted into annuities, making 20,5921. Ge. the gross amount due, as far as the guardians arc aware, by this union fur government advance.; while the annuities charged by the order would he aufti ieut to di-charge a principal sum of 439,917!. 2s. The guardians therefore request that the connuissionera will cause imme diate inquire to he made into the cause of this great discre pancy ; and also state the amount claimed by the Trcasury as due of this union, and the particulars of the loans which constitute it, and with compound interest according to the annuity scale supplied by the commiNsiouers, in the circular of the 18th of October, 1850." I think (said the proposer of the resolution) until we get the information called fur by this resolution we are not in a position to conic to any defi nite or proper conclusion. On Monday a public meeting of the p.s.r-law guardians of the several unions throughout the county of Galway was lwld in the grand jury room of the Town (hurt-house, for the purpose of applying to the Treasury to delay the levy of the first instalment of the consolidated annuities, as the country is not now in a position to bear any additional burdens. Lord Clanearty presided, and Lord Clanmorris, Lord Dunsandle, Mr. O'Flahcrty, M.P., Mr. St. George, M.l'., and a number of the resident gentry, were in attendance. The tiahcay Vindicator, which camellia a detailed report of the proceedings at this important meeting, says: The resolutions, unanimously adopted, contain a forcible hut temperate remonitranee against the injustice and inju diciousness of entsreing a repayment of the several loam at this important crisis, when a levy of the kind may he likely to give such an impetus to the rush of emigration as would leave the country a perfect wilderness, to which lamentable state it has already too much approximated. The tune of the meeting was favourable to discharging the legitimate debts of the union; hat every gentleman present felt the injustice of being saddled with enormous sums, over whose outlay they were not permitted to exercise the slightest control. With reference to our harvest pro,pc,ti the Nurthern Whig saes : Since our last publication the weather has been all that could be desired for the purposes of harvest operations, and the standing operations , and the standing earn has fallen beneath the reaper's sickle, in iintocnie quatutitUs, through out ev:ry portion of this and the adjoining counties. Our reports state that the out crop is extremely good, and the wheat crop a fair average, both as to quantity andquality but a small portion of the He: crop remains stint:Mg, and report speaks favourably of the yield, while the quality is said to be, generally speaking, fine. Of potatoes, we are caartraiued to add that the universal prevalent: of thu 1,1; 1 ,1it is now to, firmly established to be for a moment doubted. It exists in every part of Down, Antrim, and Armagh ; and ev..ry lot brought to Belfast is fouod, on in spectim, to contain ufileted tubers. The retain, however, has ben abundant, and allowing is deficit 111 tweet). I.cr cent. fur the ravages of the disease—an allowance un doubtedly ample—the remainder will nut be much, if at all, less than an average crop. Since our last Vie price of potatoes, in the Belfast market, has risen to him:pence a stone fur the best description. It is reported that u high legal functionary iu Ire land huts embracrd the protestant creed. TILE CIICRCII.—DIOCESt; OF DROMORM—The James Elliott, A. 8., formerly eurate-assistunt of Agliaderg, was licensed to the new perpetual cure of Searva on the 3rd instant ; patron, the Rev. Jeffry Lefroy, Rector of Aglia : derg. The Rev. John Maunsell Massey, was licensed (t; inday) to the curacy of Aghatlerg. Also, the Rev. John Alexander Kerr, A. 8., formerly of Hillsborough, was licensed to the curacy of Moira. 'The Bishop of Tuum and the Dean of Killala are at issue us to his lunlship's right to examine into the economy fund of Kilian Cathedral, and the members of the chapters of Killala and Achonry pro. test against the opinions and 3.S3uniptiont espresscd by the dean, as their opinion is that to his lordship bsloags the consideration of the best mode of communicating with the d clergy, and none more effective than a perso d inspection during the year of each parish and church. DEATH ruoNI II vuuoPitont.—A _poor CAR nailed John Carson died int the 9th inst., at Banbridge, of this fearful and heart-rending disease. The following (write, a correspondent) are the particulars of his case, as correctly as I could ascertain:—Being out working on the Rchfriland road on Monday, 23rd June last, the deceased saw a stray griyhound, which lie took possession of, brought hom e' and tied in the corner of the kitchen. Ile only kept hint the use day, but during that day it bit him on the right wrist and scratched him slightly In the left hand. Carson then Fold him to Mr. William Crothers, of Ballyilown, with whom it died two days afterwards, never having eaten any food. The wound on Carson's wrist healed in a few days,withusit giving him any uneasiness of mind, and he continued in the enjoy ment of good health up tollursday, 4th Sep.,when he passed a very restless night. On Friday, though very poorly, he went to work, but had to return home again. On his way going he bought a glass of whiskey, which he was unable to swallow, from spasms coition on, which forcibly ejected it from his mouth. lie remained all day and night without either meat or drink. On Saturday morning Dr. M'Clelland was called in to see him, and at once recognising the symp toms, said ho was almost positive the man had been bitten by a dog or some other rabid animal, which Carson ad mitted to have been the ease. The most energetic useans were used to avert the progress of the disease, but all was in vain ; for, notwithstanding all exertions, the deadly poi son, though dormant for ten weeks, overcome both nature and art. On Saturday, Sunday, and on Monday morning, about two o'clock, the patient remainml quite scusibL, and talked seriously about hi, death with different clergymen who visited hint at the above time. lie changed, became slightly delirious, muttered unconnected sentence', in dread of everything, and thought the different people around hint were conspiring to destroy hint. At ten o'clock, when visited by Doctor M'Clellana, in company with Doctor 31M colmson, he said " they were a parcel of murdering villains, and that they had killed him, fur s hieli he would have revenge by day or by night." lie was now secure I by orders of the medical min, but so slightly that he broke louse, seised a stick, and had no difficulty in clearing the house, as all fled before him. No one dared sulniequently to a o n t l ti las kin th d e , i m n a a in ny ha p r u id w in ie enter, until Constable M'Clintock voluntarily came fur ward, we consider the great riopwiFarledeir:era'synt4l:h,rficgauldilitnan'agPrsdrahoiin'a:nr: seiz e d o t ni l 'h i )' e li.u:'et t w i t ir..l was very furious, and made attempts at biting Caron continued in this state until six o'clock on Tuesday morning, when li.•, by degrees, because insensible, and, between nine sod ten o'clock, death put an end to his sufferings. During the whole time his dread of fluids was excessive, and esun bringing a handkerchief near his taco brought on th• spasms, which prevented the exhibition of chloroform, by inhalation, a remedy which was tried on Sunday . utorniiig. Thistle will surely . arouse the authorities to scum 4111/11.1t dogs which are permitted to rouge at will, both in coontry and town, undaunted and uultigded. It would be 6,.tter that every dog in the land were shot than that one more al the human race should fall a victim to a disease in which they are shunned and dreaded even by their nearest irivads. —Newry Telegraph. BANGOR AND C.tnN.utvoN to priawnt progress, it 6 ealeulitod that the railway [ tween time point. so% al be menlii.:teil and op.med before Christmas.