The Express. — London, England, 1846-10-21 00:00:00

▪ Capt. Justice, Mr. and Misses Sullivan, Mr. and Mn. on, Mr. Ward, Mr. What ton, &c. The happy couple !e nd, proceeded to Danes&ld, Mn. Scott Marrey's Bear Great Marlow. Bucks, topue the honeeen. mgEAL OP LADY ANNE HAMILTON.—The mor edam of this distinguished Indy were, yesterday morning, tad from her late residence, No. 80, White lion-street, grille, to their fi nal resting - place in Kensal-green cr y. The coffin was covered with rich Genoa velvet, added with silver nails. In other respects the funeral y e s were not accordant with the rank of the deceased. age consisted of the hearse and three mourning is, each drawn by four hone', followed by the private ire of the Duke of Hamilton. Three gentlemen and ay, were the only mourners. Among the former (u weer undee-tuod) was the noble brother of the de „his grace the Duke of Hamilton. Although the de lady lived in her obscure retreat in the strictest pri abs was not unknown in the neighbourhood for her Ode actions, and mnny will have reason to lament the 'a liberal benefactress. Her ladyship's aLe was 81. ATE OF REAR-ADMIRAL WALPOLE BROWNE.— LIT to announce the demise of another veteran Bag , Rear-Admiral of the Red, Edward Walpole Browne, ied on the 15th inst., at his temporary residence, near I, Berwick•on Tweed, at an advanced age. He was a of the county of Rent, and for many years resided at er, one of the Cinquo Ports. He entered the naval ter , a very tender age. His commission of Lieutenant date so far back as November 9, 1790. June 25, se was made Commander; April 29, ISO 2, Captain; intl.-Admiral, August 17, 1840. He was in the sent of the half-pay of 4561. ss. per annum. (From last Night's Gazette.] WNING-STIMET, OCT. 13.—The Queen has ap- I A. Colvile, J. Cavan, W. King, C. M'Ciarel, H. r, and C. Cave, Enrs ,to be her Majesty's Commis , for borrowing, rai.ing, managing, and expending the s he borrowed and raised by them, in pursuance of an ace of the Governor and Court of Policy of the colony ish Guiana, entitled "An ordinance to authorise the on loan of the stun of 500,0001., for immigration put " also H. E. Sharpe Esq., to be Chief Justice for the of St. Vincent; and J. Sealy, Esq., to be her Majesty's ey-General for the island of Barbadoes. tEIGN-OFFICE, OCT. 16.—The Queen has ap of Mr. B. H. Christiansen, as Vine-Consul at Hull Grand Duke of Meeklenburgh Schwerin. WAR-OFFICE, Ore. 20. Draga—Arsist.-Surg. 11. Somers, M.D. from 73rd F., to be urg., vice Blake, prom. on staff. Gnmarner Gds.— Ens. Lind Lieut. C. Munro to be lieut. and y par., Mee Viect.stopford, who ret. F.—F. Ragmen to be ens., without pur., vice Fogarty, whose swot kw been cancelled. W. 11. Kerr, from Beth F., to be era., vice Airey, who l.—Lieut. A. Ferguson, from 79th F., to be lieut., vice I exch. F.—Em. and Lieut. F. Itankey, from Scots' Fusilier Gds., to , by pur., rice tionion, who ret. .—Brut. F. King to be copt., by par., vice Maclean, who ret.; a. F. D. Pakenham to be lieut., by pur.; A. Chancellor to be put. —W. Couch to be ens., without par., vice Johnstoo, app. as. W. Jolinston, to be udjt., vice Email, prom. .—W. 11. Wall to be ene., without pur., vice Greene, whose nent has been cancelled. .—Ens. G. S. bfarLensie to be lieut., by par., vice Fakenham, i let West India Heat. ; J. E. Paterson to he ens., by pur. ..—J. Foster to be loebit..eurg., vice Somers, app. to Bth L. !.—Lieut. A. C. M'ltarnet, from 16th F., to be lieut., vise n, who exch. T. Ailey, from 13th F., to be ens., rice Ken, who —Lieut. D. Campbell to be capt., without pur., vim Bt. tee.; Fee. J. IX Swinburnc to be lieut. ; nerje.int-Major W. rn to be ma. ',—Lleut. 11. Edmunds to be capt., by pur., vice Campbell, • Ent. A. E. Malloy to be lieut., by pur. .—J. Lamont to be cue., by pur., vice Aitchison, app. to Scots' Gds. .—Lieut. R. R. Currey to be cape., by pur., vice Brevet-Major w. who M; Em. C. 0. E. Wilmot to be bout., by pur.; C. ri to be ma., by par. India Regt —Lieut. ROIL C. R. Pakenbam, from 72nd F., to by per., vice Bowyer, who ret. lAL Sra►r.—Assist.Surg. I. A. Bltke, M.B. from Bth L. o be rtaff-surg. of the second clam, vice P. D. Murray, who h..p. • Assist.-Sung. It. H. Garrett, M.D. from 49th F., to be I. of second elms. r.--Capt. L. Culler, of 29th F., to be major In the army. To ..Cbionris in the Army—Major 0. V. Creagh, of 814 F. ; lajor J. H. Bainbridge, h..p. 414 F, Fort Mom . atouerneey; E. Goodman, of 27th F. To be *dors in the Army—Copt. conk, of Royal Artillery; Capt. It. M. Monday, of Royal ADMIRALTY, Oen% 10. Marines.—That. Lieut. and *lit. J. C. A. Aylett to he eapt., ret.Mtdor G. K Balettild, dec. ; Second LieuL W. B. Huber t lint Beat. ; heat Lieut. A. D. L. Farrant to be edit. MAJESTY AND PRINCE ALBERT'S VISIT TO_CASIIIOBURY PARK. Cbiee;:mifirineet;;;lltlieireistainary early the pleasure grounds yesterday morning. Shortly Len o'clock her Majesty, accompanied by his Royal w Prince Albert, and attended by the Countess of rough, the Earl Howe, and the youthful Ladies c and Emily Curzon, left the mansion to inspect the e gardens, and visite d the orangery. After walking the gardens the Queen and party subsequently went lairy at the home form, with the arrangement of her Majesty seemed highly pleased. His Royal La Prince Albert did not go out shooting, as was an t. Sir Horace Seymour, Mr. G. E. Anson, and Seymour enjoyed a few hours' shooting in the pre efore luncheon. . . . o o'clock luncheon was served, the circle being con the Royal guests of the Queen Dowager and the sof the Court. The carriages were ordered at half k, and shortly after that hour three pony equipages r. with outriders, came to the front of the porch, to the illustrious tompany for a drive to the Grove e Priory. The august party proceeded direct ;rove, to honour the Earl and Countess of Ca with a visit, and remained there nearly an hour, kat mansion. The Earl of Clarendon duly received trious visitors, and personally conducted the party house. The Earl and Countess Spencer were at ve. On the departure of the Royal party, the car ere commanded to go to the Priory at Stanmore, of the Marquis of Abercorn ; and, after viewing all cations deemed worthy of notice at that beautiful her Majesty, with the Queen Dowager and party, 1 to Cashiobury Park, where they arrived at half k o'clock. The royal dinner circle last evening was ens the previous day, with the addition of the Earl intent Spencer, who received an invitation to join the His Royal Highness Prince Albert will shoot this r. The game on the estate is very abundant, parti the pheasants. eve reason to believe that her Majesty and her Royal will not depart for Hatfield House till after luncheon ow, and that the royal cortile may be expected to Sat seat by four o'clock. The Herta Yeomanry Ca- ill escort the Queen to Hatfield. Throughout the g, parties of the respectable inhabitants of Watford nity congregated in the park, w;th the object of ob a glimpse of the Queen and Prince. It is due to resent to say that they conducted themselves decor o that royalty could not complain of any Intrusion. THE REGISTRATIONS. DLESEX.—The lists for Sunbury, Hampton- Hampton-wick, Teddington, Hanworth, Bedfont, n, Ashford, Laleham, Littleton, Sbepperton, Staines, 11, Harmondaworth , Harlington, and Cranford were yesterday by Mr. Shadwell, at the Black Dog, Bed dr. G. Newbury, who claimed as a shareholder in ?cadent chapel, at Feltham, was objected to by Mr. the Cons:native agent. From the claimant's state appeared that he was a trustee and the minister of the the appointment being for life, and that the income red from the office was more th an 101. a year. Mr. urged that this claim had been repeated four times, iffcrent descriptions, and had always been disallowed, Hr. Newbury persisted in putting parties to the ea r objecting, he must take the unusual tonne of upon the barrister to give costs u against the claim he claimant said he had been given to understand r that his claim was incorrectly made, and that was ou he had changed the descnption this year. He ,cted his claim to be made out as the minister and a of the chapel, but the parties who bad filled up the ,d described him as a shareholder in the chapel. The r decided that the qualification wu insufficient, and i ss. costs to the objector. The claimant paid the ed that the award of the barrister would not deter m claiming in a future year. Similar claims had owed in other counties, and he could not understand tat was just in one place should not be so in another. Sunbury list 17 of the League rent-charge claims were WINCIAL.—NORTH CHESHIRE. The re d this division closed at Motham on Saturday, and r votes allowed to the Free-traders are 125, and to the retires U. The Liberals have thus obtained a large ty over last year. :RESTER.—The revision in this city has re in an increase of 32 Liberal rotes. ISBURY.—Thirty-six votes appear on the re m the Liberal side, more than stood upon it before pion which has just closed. DURT OF ALDERMEN.-YESTERDAY. REPORTED FAMINE.—Sir C. Marshall pre- I petition from the baker who is serving the contract ly the City Prisons with bread. It stated " that in ience of the failure of the potato crop, which caused iked-for an advance in the price of flour (nearly It. C, and a further advance expected), the price allowed , etitioner amounted to little more than half the price aged for bread at many bakers'-shops in London, in ence of which he daily lost a considerable amount, prayed that the Court would take the matter into .ation, and allow him an advanced price, so that he e able to supply bread of the quality he would wish up, and at the same time to lea: en the great loss he twining." • MARSHALL thought "the application was a very ble one under the well-known existing circumstances igh price of the commodity, and the fact that the Cr, as well as his father, had performed every con ey had taken to the satisfaction of the City authorities. man FAREBROTHER said he was anxious to do all in er to remove the impression which had been very [7 made that a failure to a very fearful extent had lace in the potato crop and in the corn crop. Be om the best authority that the grossest exaggerations a made with respect to these two articles of - food by, I, parties interested in raising the prices, for the pur deriving an unreasonable profit from the panic he apprehension of famine would naturally excite. war.) It was cruel to excite alarm of the kind. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 21, 1846. The corn would prove to be, according to infor mation procured from those wen qualified to judge. an undoubted average crop, and the growth of potatoes, which was spoken of with such despair, would turn out to be very different from the public expecta tion. The fact was that immense quantities of potatoes were kept back from the market last year until they were com pletely spoiled, in consequence of the calculations of the monopolhda. His object in rising to speak was not to dimi nish any claim which the petitioner might have upon the consideration of the court, but to prevent it from going forth to the world that scarcity was expected, without accompany ing the statement with his denial. (Hear, hear.) Ald. LUCAS said he thought it was reasonable in people, when they found that the price of grain and other neeessa ries of life had risen all over Europe, to feel some alarm for themselves. (Hear, hear.) For his part, he hoped there would be enough for all ; but certainly his opinion was, that the cultivation of the soil did not bear a fair proportion to the increase of the population. (Hear, beer.) He believed that the price of grain was as high in Paris or Dantsie as it was in this country. He could not, therefore, help express ing his fears, and ho could not blame others for entertaining apprehensions. Sir P. LAURIE said that Alderman Fairbrother and he had been lately visiting the corporation estates in Yorkshire, and they had ascertained that one farm had not one bad potato upon it. (Hear, hear.) The crops were very large. Ald. Cuattts said it appeared to him that the present question was not famine to the community, but famine to the contractor and his family. (A laugh.) Sir C. MARSHALL said he did not apprehend a famine, but he thought that the unexpected dearness of food gave a claim to the petitioner. (Hear, hear.) The petition was then referred to the Gaol Committee. THE EXPENSES OP THE SURVEY OP THE WESTERN DP :CHIC/ OF THE THAMEB.—When the Court were passing the several accounts, Alderman Musgrove said he observed that one of these accounts was the water bailiff's, and one of the items was 6901. fur the expenses of the survey by the Lord Mayor of the western district of the Thames. He expressed a wish to be informed by whom that item had been paid.—The Water-bailiff: I paid tt—Ald. Musgrove : Upon whose authority I—The Water-bailiff: By order of the Lord Mayer himself.—The Court was then cleared for the consideration of the communication from the special com mittee of the Court of Common Council in relation to the election of a new City gaol. THE BERKELEY FAMILY.—Mr. G. Berkeley has addressed the following to the electors of the Western Division of Gloucestershire: Gentlemen sma a briar in the Morning Chronkle of yesterday's date. , the examtlon of Mr. Pyrite, by those who stisedi t a i, adhd by lewd Fitzhardiege ea the 15th of September, et Gleasseeer, to the editor, 1 am emplied to some reply. In this lair to the Nora* abranivie, these guide men write, " that they Ikea boned to state that the resehatica they carne to at Gleameew, to magnet lewd Maharanee; in his unjust, uneonaltatiemel„ od eppreashe dietation wine me, " was pin. eipally ceased byes horded. that I. in the gear 1845, In the strongest 'swam sanseimed ney delseadastionlmmediately to re sign my seat it Tallinn*, mists saseprirete arnuigement between myself and Earl litzhardierge _wee ithelsd.” Now, to this assertion, whisk es =lernen sa" they feel bound to make," 1 dist inetly severally, and separately, to each of them, and deela r Te l flist art ene seal among them told me that which they now "site ° with& er tendered it to me at the meet ing on the 6th of Osestrir, as their -" Oast* sow date amyl is at that " readmits." I amiere, sal I all iseistiela sq Assieratia in each and every wade wry that mss may dime dm truth, that the "pdardpoi" soma yeah them Seedered Oa see ter. Pally (I hens ma It eh* to wetting wee, het Shag did not support lard Ittahridlogs avast me, be bad emonneed his deter mination of net sag lireger prying heir reglandism. if tiny pre ferred he emitiare aisle sopped to no, ba wadi lest sonar sge Sod ma, he ormadol per we mere aseas.." ma pol lie they many cram, releeemy abet sash nee the tallirese le sr, turns hi boa amen lie ha, and isgeriNg I IMAM There was a disputesmesetYeepmWmrastOriteir ea the 6th of Gather, as to whither we were to eierlie that aml the meeting one the 13th Segbiselier, ailed by _lad Iltaberdinge, es puddle tein vendans. They ewe divided Is their mbar' on the stab. lost sal whelps the resew or " cause ' they now feel lewd to Otte," is the me that snits the public ap psrwsa of the pad=; the Nee= they mow to me might be their prise& marine. end I believe them te be the true ones. I did, "in the pmeitie, in 1645, geminate my determination to Lard end lo several gentlemen, of immediately re- Me tt= "n other l , breed me inhe • "'Mum whet imapecitaied ma from doing my duty teassensftree &Mee, sad I Invite seek of these gentlemen this istter in the Cassia% individually sad osi, to me to Owego that dealantias if they ash that p ro- ide nendement • they are NOW hia to kg held at, lesselent reeding*, and these gendemen, some of them, bora Mat it did us welt at I de. Ms "prime -rengsenk" as thsgr it. riesitog my publie mallion, I am menaced to explain to mg sensehrieni at the right lime, if they ran it. I will not now farther loath on It, as I scorn to call for any additional sympathy from the gablin or to soon to seek friends other than Me abstract eolith quarrel may require. Ant now for their "blind adherence to an unexplained pin," end for the docility with which they have been led ! I quote the letter of a gentleman who attaches his nem to the resolution and to the letter in the (-Weenie*, and, If necessary, 1 can quote others. On the "21st of August," he writes thus; at that time Lord Fitzhardinm's veto had nor been promulgated, and be (the writer) at leert then knew nothing remarkable in ",ay position with my constituents." The letter I refer to woo written in reply to one from me, asking for his MIMOrt, rumours having reached pie of Lord Vitshardingea intended political desertion. The gentleman wrote, "I have only to my I see no reason why I should not support you ae I have always done; and if you wish to come into this part of the world to see your constituents, I shall be more glad to see you form long • time as you like to remain." By the " 14th of September," which is the date of the next letter, the veto Aad gone forth; and, in reply to a communication from me, the same gentleman writes, "There are few things would pleese me more than to serve you, but I cannot do so at the expense of forsaking the earl, who is the oldest friend I hare In the world. I have always supported his nominee, and I hope I shall ma tinee to do so. You tell me I promised to support you. 1 said / saw no reaaon then why I should not give you my support as usual, but 1 trust this letter will explain to you why I cannot do so." I leave my constituents and the public to judge of the why and wherefore, and prose-d to deal with their further " blind adherence to an unex plained plan." These gentlemen WOW state (they never mentioned his name to roe on the Gth of October), " they have a pet fret knowledge of the gentle man who is to be a candidate for thesupport of the constituency, who is to be acceptable to the whole body of the Liberal electors of the western division." The "nominee" of "Earl Fitzhardinge." To this somewhat overbearing and not overmodest announcement, I apply the simple question—an interesting one, under the peculiar circa's atanees—to nay constituents; Who is this irresistible candidate! What are his Politics and, if a Liberal, in what consists the difference between us! ' Why do not these gentlemen, In their commission of dictatorship, In which they seem likely to be dragged by their ruler through some mire. and who seem to have determined in private with Lord Fits haolinge who is to be and who is not to be " acceptable to the whole body of the liberal electors," slate who their "nominee" is It la high time that he should be introduced to those they desire to be his obedient followere. I call on you, my Mends, the electors of the western division, te call on these dictators to declare their "nominee." And more—if be still lurks in the (lark, he lies under the allegation from me of being wil ling to await the result of, end to be brought into public notice by, the tools of unjust oppression_ If he remains disguised, after all that has passed, he risk, incurring the charge of pandering to a vicious influ ence, perilous to the liberal intense% and subversive of the real free dom of county representation. / tell these gvntlemen to name their man? whoever he be, he shall have at my hands the fairest possible field, but, under the circling stoners, not the shadow of an approach to prone. If, when confmed to the county, he is chomen in preference to me, and found to be more worthy of public confidence, I will be the first to 'hake him by tne hand; bmt oomtil that crest be peered, I spurn at sll attempted sawed nation of my public life, linked together as its happiest and proudest days hare been with my country on either side the Bevan. The line wherein these gentlemen " refer me to my position with my eon etituents," contains a suggestion with which I OM most desirous to grapple. It ie to my constituents, to men infinitely above being swayed by the present unhappy influence ruling over the male of Berkeley, that I am desirous of appealing. If found wanting by them, by the county at large, I will retire Into private life, whence I was reluctantly called, and remain an inactive °teener of the great events still peed leg on the deliberations of Parliament—l have the honour to remain, your obliged and faithful servant, GIANTLET Y. BERIELLICT. Beacon Lodge, Oct. 17. ORDNANCE SURVEY.--Sir,----In your journal of the lab inst., TOO have commented largely upon the value of the Ordnance survey. Knowing your promptitude to see justice done on all tridee, I hope you will find a space for a few remark., 'dative to this under. taking. You do not appear to be aware of bow those who actually perform the work are remunerated ; or how the superintendents of the survey trespass upon the set of parliament. The act was passed for the "Completion of the Ordnance Survey of England," and not, I presume, to enable the royal engineers to take work out of the hands of the civil aurveyor. That they have done so and neglected their public duty, will show. They have undertaken surveys and mars of gentlemen's estates, of townships and unions foe pour-law purposes, of parishes for the commutation of tithes, arc., at prices that do not amount to half of what the civil surveyor would require ' to charge in order to live by. They can easily do this, because they are paid by TWO master., and neglect their duty to one of them. The public man for a time in thrown aside, to make way for the execution of private maps. The civil starve IRS in Lancashire addremed a petition to the ?taster-Oeneral &theordeenae on this subject, but obtained no redress. Five mars have now expired since the act came into operation, for enabling the Beard of Ordnance to carry out their work on a large scale, and, 1 believe Lord Vivian stated in the House of Commons, In answer to Mr. Hume, " That It should be gone on with in seat a spirit as would enable Mow who were entrusted with its execution to complete it In five or eta yearn, but anspetent Surveyors were diffi cult to obtain." Now, I am persuaded, that there is not much more than IiAL7 or on of the six Northern Counties Beaverton, much less ready for publication, and five years gone. So that the public are thus disappointed, by the Royal Engineers taking other work that the art of parliament says nothing about. They have bad maps of the Bridgewater Matte, for the Earl of Ellesmere on their bands ix two or three yeas, beeides other work railway plena, he. Why is the public work neglected! It is an imposition upon professional men. The Royal Engineers are proverbial for never doing anything correctly at first; they traverse over the same ground a dozen times ; it is five years lance they began In the neighbourhood of Bradford and Leeds, yet they arc there still, not finished yet. But this may be Re counted for; they pay their men so wretchedly. The surveyors receive lower pay than any labourer that Is employed in this kingdom. Then again they have draughtsmen, than whom better cannot be found In the kingdom ; they receive less or about the same as a rail. way excavator. You may praise their work and their p ogress • but I ask yyo o n u ,, sir, is it not a shame for a government to be the bead 'am establishment that rewards their operadres in this manner. You remark that the survey ought te be done in the shortest peesibie time bow can it when those who ought to serve the male won't mind their own halms, end not interfere with that of the civil surveyeri— SWORD. [Our correspondent is angry, and, as a necessary conse quence, in some respects, leis than just. His assertions respecting the under psyment of the draftsmen and men, we have good reason to believe unfounded. We know too that no officer in the service has devoted to private engagements time which could be devoted to the public service. The cause of the procrastination of the survey, is the niggardly amount of the annual grant, and the inadequate mauntog of the department for calculating, reducing. extending, and engraving. The field surveyors are ahead of the indoor workers. The latter have time on their hands, because too few are employed to take their completed work from them. Our correspondent (if really a surveyor) cannot imagine that the repetition of observations implies inaccuracy at first, or that it is suffieihnt to account for the delay of which he, with truth, complains. The repeated observations are no more than are required to ensure the requisite confidence in a great national work. They would not stop the progress of the survey if calculators, extenders, &c., were employed in sufficient numbers to keep up with the field-work. It is no ground of accusation against the officers that they employ the time which the injudicious parsimony of the Government leaves on their hands in private employment. If they are enabled to perform such work at lower rates than civilians (and the extent to which they can do this is greatly exaggerated by our correspond ent), it is not owing to their being paid for survey-work which they do not perform, but to their receiving thew pay las military o ffi cers. The true way to remove them ont of the way of surveyors exclusively dependent on their profession, ' would be to extend the whole service of the survey to a scale worthy of a great national undertaking, and thus enable the field surveyors to occupy their whole time with their duties. In justice to the civil surveyors, we would suggest that the increased number of employes ren dered necessary by such a measure ought to be taken in equal proportions from civilians and military. The survey is no longer • mere Ordnance survey, with a view to a military map; it is a national survey, with a view to a map the military use of which is its least im portant one. T he Ordnance survey was resumed after an interruption, in part for its importance as a practical school of military draftsmen: the national survey ought to ba made is contribute to the formation of a higher class of civil surveyors. If, however, the civil surveyors are to be employed on it, the state is entitled to demaad some guarantee of their competence. The officers of the Royal Engineers are educated to the profession, and undergo severe examinations before they are admitted into the corps. Let the civil surveyors form themselves into a corporation, admission to which can only be obtained by equally severe examinations. There are some able and ex , perienced men among the civil surveyors, but a far greater 1 number of incompetent. This was the reason why the Royal Engineers were subetitated en the ordnance survey for surveyors by contract ; and this, far more than cheapness 1 of execution, is the reason why the former are preferred by private employers. We have only to add that, in surveying for poor-law and tithe commutation purposes, the engineer officers were engaged in the service of the public.] WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OP CONNEMARA.—CaI. Robinson, Managing Director of the Irish Waste Lands Company, has ended our attention to the condition of this part of the population on the west coast of Ireland, and the adjoining islands. "There are many hundreds," be ob serves, 'of poor persons inhabiting the smell islands, and other remote parts on the western coast, who have no able- I bodied male representatives, having lost their fathers, brothers, and sons, by the frequent shipwrecks on that dangerous I coast, or by other dispensations of Providence, and who have no person to work for them in their hour of need." In that remote district, too, it must be kept is mind, there is more difficulty in finding work for the able-bodied than else where in Ireland. These forlorn ones are surrounded by a population who have, and can have, nothing to share with them. There are no wealthy residents in the region. Colonel Robinson has just returned from his annual visit of inspection, and speaks from recent personal observation. He is the more entitled to attention that he resisted the contagious panic of last I year, and gave an unexaggerated account of the then eartial failure of the potato crop there. " This year," he save, " I deeply regret to state the position of affeirs, and the con dition of the peasantry, are totally changed. In most parts the potatoes have entirely failed, and famine with the attendant horrors of disease and death must overrun the west coast of Ireland, and will be the fate of many hundreds of the poor and unprotected, unless supplied with food." He states more specifically : " After a most careful personal examination of 700 different fields, and noting down the results on the spot, I found that every family which has hitherto depended on the potato for provisions, will very soon be without food, unless it can be derived from some other source." The hapless class therefore, to whose ease he calls attention cannot, to use Colonel Robinson's expressive words, look, as in better years, " to their proverbially kind fellow-peasants to ' divide with the poor their last ?potato,' for they hare no longer the po tato to divide." By the assistance of some friends, Colonel Robinson has been able to commence a subscription " for the immediate relief of the widows, orphans, unprotected females, and aged and decrepit inhabitants of Connemara," which already amounts to 1301. To insure its prompt and impar tial distribution, several respectable residents in the district have engaged to act as a local committee, among whose names we read those of Lieut. Crokcr of the revenue ser vice, the Rev. John Lalley of Cams, and the Rev. Anthony Thomas of Ballinakil. Subscriptions are received in London at the bank of Sir John Lubbock and Co., and at the London Joint Stock Bank. The London committee associated with Colonel Robinson in this benevolent work are gentlemen of high respectability. - . PATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY.--The first general meet ing of this new society was held yesterday evening at the rooms of the Horticultural Society in Regent-street. The chair was taken by Professor Williams, of University College Hospital, the president, and the meeting was attended by upwards of 200 persons, including the most eminent phrio logists, naturalists, and medical practitioners in the metro pis. Five communications wire read, of which one was from Mr. Liston, on a stricture of the oesophagus. NEW STOCK AND SHARE EXCHANGE.—A meeting of the members of this society took place yesterday, at the Exchange, in Old Broad-street, for the election of a board of management and the adoption of certain rules and regula tious for the guidance of the members of the society. Up , wards of one hundred members now belong to this exchange, although it is only a few weeks since its establishment. ANNIVERSARY OP TIIE VICTORY OF TRAFALGAR.— This day being the 41st anniversary of the ever memorable victory of Trafalgar, several of the surviving heroes will duly celebrate it in various parts of the United Kingdom, by dining together. Though death has, since the day of the engagement, made heavy havoc amongst the officers that took part in the contest, some hundreds still remain, the moat distinguished being Admiral of the White, Sir Edward Codrington, who on the occasion was captain of the Orion, Vice-Admiral the lion. T. B. Cassel (then captain of the Pluebe), Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Bullew (captain of Britannia), Captain Clavell, who was meth , r lieutenant of Collingwood's vessel, the Royal Sovereign. This officer, whose services were officially commended, was wounded severely. Captain J. Pasco, who was senior, and signal-lieu tenant of the Victory, and was also wounded. Captain Thomas Dickinson, on the occasion michhipman on board the Royal Sovereign, and was wounded, B,:c. OXFORD-STREET IMPROVEMENTS.—Yesterday, the Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods and Forests received tenders at their offices, Whitehall, for - letting on lease the remaining plots of land for the completion of the new street, from Oxford-street to Holborn. There were also some houses to be disposed of, and an extensive area which had been partly built upon ; this having fallen into the hands of the commissioners, in consequence of the contracting parties not having complied with their agreement. These are to be let for a term of eighty years from Michaelmas last, at a rent of one peppercorn for the first year. The houses are to be let at an annual rent of 3301. and tffff., in addition to • premium on account of the expenses, building sewers, vaults, and party-walls. The effect of this delay in the erection of the several houses will prevent the opening of the line as a thoroughfare for some mmtlis. Since the original design, a new street has been marked out leading to St.Giles's Church, which is now in the course of formation. VICTORIA PARK.—Since the accession of Lord Morpeth to office, as Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests, some important changes have been made in the plans for the completion of the park. Amongst others, two portions of about twelve acres at either end arc to be appro priated as cricket-grounds, with which a gymnasium is to be connected. A plan for the erection of a museum is also under the consideration of the commissioners. The utmost vigour is now shown in the preparations for planting, which will, it is expected, be completed in the ensuing spring. THE FLEET DITCH.—The removal of the houses in Mutton-hill, Clerkenwell, which fell down from their foundations, being undermined by the heavy rains in August; has disclosed to view a large portion of the Fleet-ditch still uncovered. The district through which it runs, between Ray-street and Clerkenwell, is one of the most thickly populated and unhealthy of any even in this part of the metropolis. This, the last open portion of this extensive metropolitan sewer will shortly be covered in by the Com missioners of Sewers. TRAVELLING FOR THE MILLION. The Joint- Stock Omnibus Conveyance Association commences opera tions to-day. Three of their vehicles will run from the Hero of Weida, Maida-hill, to the Bank. The fare, 2d.; and the carriages are so constructed as to carry more persons than the other omnibuses. THE BISHOP OF LONDON ON NATIONAL EDUCA TION.—In the charge delivered by the right rev. prelate on Monday to his clergy, he stated that the proposal which had recently been made—that the Government should under take to provide for the secular education of the people, leav ing their religious instruction to the voluntary exertions of the clergy and other ministers of religion—appeared to de mand some expression of opinion on the part of those to whom the clergy would naturally look for counsel, if not for direction, in such a matter. In the charge which be (the Bishop of London) delivered in 1831, he said that religion ought to be made the groundwork of all education ; but he added that in his opinion religious and secular instruction might most advantageously be blended or interspersed. He still adhered to that opinion, and he deprecated, as he had always done, the system of separate religious and secular education—a separation which must necessarily be made if the Government were to take the education of the people into their own hands, and to provide secular instruction for , all, leaving the work of religious teaching, not to the mas- I tenor mistresses, but to the voluntary exertions of the clergy and ministers of different sects. How fax these exer tions might be depended upon, and to what extent they I might clash or interfere with one another, and embitter sectarian feeling, he would not stay to inquire ' • but if they forbade by law the inculcation of religion in their schools, if they proscribed the reading of the Bible as the subject of instruction, if they prohibited the use of prayer by the " teachers of the schools, they would not only deprive religion and knowledge of the support they ought mutually to render to each other, and habituate the learner to a notion that religion bad nothing to do with the ordinary occupations of life, but they would lead to the training up of • race of school teachers devoid of all religious character; for no truly , religious teacher could reconcile it to his conscience to be silent on the most important of all subjects, if he had reason to believe that the minister of religion to whom the department of re ligious instruction would properly belong was negligent or incompeght in the discharge of his duties. They had only to look to the present state of popular education in Germany and France to be satisfied that his apprehensions on this point were not groundless. He was more and more con vinced that it was best for the interests of the people at large, and more conducive to charity end peace, that the state should continue to assist with an increased measure of aid the voluntary efforts of individuals and societies. The pre sent was not a time when it was proper to enter upon a new system. In connexion with this subject he urged upon them to co-operate with the London Diocesan Board of Education. SCHLESWIG AND HOLSTEIN.—Sir, —I have hitherto abstained from obtruding my Mews on the present state of affairs in the above-named duchies upon year readers, as my faith in thejtis tice of Englishmen is too strong to admit of • doubt that the repeated efforts which have been made to prejudice the cause of the inhabitants of those duelues will utterly fail but the letter of a correspondent of yours, who signs hitmelf "T he Son of a Native of Schleswig,' con talon soma semetiots width tt is impendhle bar me to pees over. Hmkaghnt Istely returned trami the tar* et pie y. where I was a whims of". *Mal musation amid by de "wpm Ides "of tr o NDlnminit low spenk:enee esaladne et bib, the et did dig weld yam blame afewaillas the dam d dbe.Daubli Tam =poded dol=it= Vat se kr tad the Dom open de Gomm tulleenediede. the War leg eyawedbatiWetwed to the Dada dam& No w . lie, nothing ameba further than She and one prod won tee mffident to refine that assertion— eh'. the thee idle iferams teen,. of the Genuses dace, of Hol stein, "hilt way midi wild to &had the frontiers of Gamow, ans mby dicers la the Danish lan guage (and file ie neameaft to tho Minima ) , a airounietanot which Ms mead mug throughout Osemmy, and the , duchies of Rebhan end gal mom a.l -y. Hot- tein Is the reamtnele et Dania Peep end mill- I tary) end peodomm wide\ Danmark is too poor to Provide /or ; end I ehellede your areeepeaned to den? , the teethed my statement. He greedy omenstio lilies sthentages of the connexion with Denmark to the Mobile; they ink into utter long niftcanoe when compared with the banal the beer country de rives tram the union. What protectioa does the Amish flag afford? Would it not be an easy matter Ow a second rate maritime power to annihilate the Danish fleet? Few people in this country have any idea 1 of the petty annoyances and mall tyranny which the Danish gorern meat practises against her German subjects. I heard many cum plaints of them during my stay in Holstein, but will only give one example. In a town of some importance both the Dani-h and Hol stein arms were hewn into the wall of the town-hall, but the easefu -1 meet had the latter removed, to do away with the recollection of 1 national independence. Again, lo o k a t th e i r narrow minded and ' selfish polity as eaidenced In their refusal to sanction a railway be ' tween Hamburg and Lubeak. The inhabitants of Holstein are not 1 oppcned to such a line, but 111 order not to lessen that disgracefid imp at, the Sound Dues the oft repeated application is refused. I Here, then, is an inetame where the interests of Holstein and Den mark openly clash. The want of faith on the part of the Danish government, as shown by their arbitrary alteration of laws which could legally only b, altered with the sanction of the States, is too fresh in people's memory to require anv particular allusion. I have nothing to do with your correspondnit's sneers at th e Duke of Au gustenburg, a well as the ° Professors and Advocates." It is a termite argument with the ultra Danish party, that the move ment proceeds from the learned profession, but it Is a great mis. take to suppose that it is confined to them. All the kings of Danmark have solemnly confirmed the bweparability of the duchies of S. hleawig and Holstein. If the "open letter " was not meant to alter this state of things (as we are now told it was not) what then was Its object ! The two Ambles are no more Danish pruainces than Hanover was a British dependency under the late king, and any attempt on the tart of the Danes to make them so will be met with a vigorous opposition. In conclusion. I beg to assure vou that I hear no ill-will towards the DanCh nation; I only wish they may not plunge into a struggle, from which they may find it difficult to retire with honour. --A Gemara. A SBOCKING PREFERENCE.—Inebances are con stantly occurring of paupers preferring starvation and death to becoming inmates of workhouses. On Monday evening I police constable Harvey, 118 Ci, was called to a small tene ment in Pear Tree-court, Shoreditch, and in the lower room found an old woman lying dead behind the door, her only clothing being a cloth tied round her person. Various habiliments, however, mere rags, which she had apparently recently taken off, were found lying near, amongst au extra ordinary collection of bits of rag and straw, which had been her bed, and the place presented altogether a sickening scene of filth and wretchedness. The poor old creature was said to be the widow of a hackney-coachman, who died five or six years since, and her name Ann Lovett, 80 ye ,rs of age, and the body was terribly emaciated, as if from want. In the place, however, there were found four red herrings, about three pounds of salt fish, some potatoes, and part of a loaf, all of which provisions were mouldy, and had evidently been a long time un , ouched. It was stated that the parish officers of Shoreditch had lately been applied to, and last week sent her a shilling, besides which she had been at tended by the parish doctor, but she would not enter the workhouse, as advised by her neighbours, and when last seen in the court on Monday, a few hours only before her death, she told one of them that she would rather die where she was than do so. The neighbours say that a fortnight ago she had r.o than nine cats, of which she took more care than of herself, but only two of the animals now remain in the holm. Information has been forwarded to the coroner.-- A case more pitiable than the above is related by th" chair- I man of the Poor Man's Guardian Society, who complains of " the great cruelty practised by the guardians of St. Pancras workhouse towards. a helpless bedridden old woman, named Ray." He says : " I visited the poor creature early, and found her in bed In one of the attics (in Frances-street, Tottenham-court-road), eating her break fast, which was brought and administered to her through the humane and generous instrumentality of a widow woman in very straitened circumstances, in the adjoining attic. I was much shocked at the frightfully emaciated condition of the aged sufferer, now verging on tiO }ears, who looked like a perfect living skeleton. I learnt that the parish at one tune allowed her 2s. &I. and a loaf per week, but have stopped the allowance about four months ago, because she will not go into the workhouse. Since that period the poor thing has been gra a.ying from starvation, surrounded by filth of the most repulsive Urgent representations at intervals have been made to the in her behalf, but all to no purpose, and within the last few days the warm-hearted widow already alluded to has, in conjunction with others in the house, made an effort to stay the progress of starvation bjesseuring her relief, the cleansing of her person and her room, end the le9l/11111ta of tsttered garments, which I hare gird le = to ta rrkein and washed at the baths and wash /souses In George-street, leastonequare for the purpose of their puri fication and future possible utility. ('in inquiry, I found that the repugnance of this poor woman to entering into the workhouse was insurmountable. She declared she was sure she should be a corpse on the fallowing day; and this impression I and is produced not only from the bad reputation which that establishment posses/re, but also from the fact of her having a relation who had been harshly treated therein. Under such circumstances she persists in declaring that she would prefer dying in her present bed than be at the mercy of the St. Pancras guardnuas:' FIRE AT Messits. ERARIA HARP AND PIANO VORTE Facrouv.—Last evening, between the hours of seven end eight, the inhabitants of Great Marlborough-atreet, Oxford street, and vicinities, were greatly alarmed by the sudden outbreak of a fire upon the extensive pile of build ings, belonging to Messrs. Erard and Co., harp and piano. forte manufacturers to her Majesty, Id and 16, Marlborough mews, and extending through the mews to the front house, 18, Great Marlborough-street. The flames were first die- covered, by one of th'e workmen, issuing through the win dows, both hick and front, of that portion of the factory, termed the bracing and veneering shop. This com partment being on the first floor, and contiguous to several piles of timber, the most lively apprehensions were enter tained for the safety of not merely the entire works, but also for the many buildings that surround them. No time was lost in forwarding information of the outbreak to the engine stations, and very speedily the brigade engines from King-street, Golden-square, and Wellpstreet, attended. There being plenty of water at hand, the two engines were instantly set to work from the buck and front of the burning building. Other engines of the establishment, County and West of England offices, arrived one after the other in rapid succession. Owing to the indefatigable exertions of the fire men, the flames were attacked just as they were rolling up the staircase into the floor above. Both compartments con tained a large number of instruments partially finished Those in the bracing shop are either consumed or rendered worthless by the action of the fire, and those in the floor above are considerably damaged by heat and smoke. The loss must be somewhat considerable, and had it not been for the timely discovery, and the prompt arrival of the engines, it is quite probable that the whole of the immense property would have been destroyed. The loss will fall upon (we understand) the Westminster and Globe offices. It could not be learned how the outbreak happened ; when the work men left a few minutes previously, every thing appeared quite safe. The regular business of the firm, it is under stood, will not be interrupted by the disaster. NUMEROUS ACClDENTS.—Yesterday, the following numerous and fearful accidents occurred, several of which will, in all probability, end in loss of life :—The first ease was that of George Flacknell, aged 17 years, a bricklayers' labourer, residing in Brandon-street, Walworth. The un fortunate man was employed in repairing the roof of a house situate in New-street, Dockhead, and while in the act of descending from the roof the ladder broke, whereby he was precipitated a depth of forty feet to the basement of the building. He was promptly raised up by his companions, who carried him to a surgeon's, where it was ascertained that he had received concussion of the brain and other extensive injuries, and it was deemed necessary to convey him to Guy's Hospital, where he now remains without hope of recovery. — Another accident occurred to a female, named Ann Gibbons, aged 28 years, residing at No. 22, North-street, Knights bridge. She had been for a few weeks at Margate in service, and while on board the steam-vessel the got in conversation with a young man, a perfect stranger. They reached Lon don-bridge, where she left him, but she was then quite intoxi cated, which attracted the attention of a City police-consta ble, who seeing her incapable of taking care of herself took her to the Tower-street station-house, where she was placed in the usual cell, and by some means she fell off the seat and fractured her right leg. She was immediately seen by a surgeon, who suggested her removal to Guy's Hospital, where she now lies in'avery exhausted state.—A third acci• dent took place to a man named John Pearcy, aged 41 years, residing in Regent's-place, Mill-pond, Bermondsey. Ile was a labourer, and whilst proceeding to work at an early hoar in the morning, near the Star and Garter Tavern, Neckinger road, Bermondsey, be by some cause walked into a small ex cavation which had been left improperly protected. He was released by two policemen, who carried him into the tavern opposite, where he was found to have sustained a fracture of the right thigh, and extensive contu'ions on the body. He was speedily taken to Guy's Hospital, where he was placed under the care of the house-surgeon.—A fourth accident happened to a man named John Calloway, aged 43 years, residing at Basingstoke. He was assisting in a marimba's machine-room, when he, by some accident, got his right arm in between the cog-wheels, by which he received such fearful injury to the limb that it is feared the arm will require am putation in the only means of saving his life. INQtESTS.—The following inquests were held yesterday, by Mr. W. Baker :—FATAL EICPLOBION OF FIRE WOIDIB.-At the Sun and Sawyers, High-street, Poplar, on the body of Edward Deal, aged 45. Deceased was a shoemaker, and kept a beer-shop called the Rocket, in Syd ney -street, Blackwell. On Tuesday, the 29th ult., he was engaged in making fireworks for the sth of November. A portion of them got damp by the rain, and the deceased placed them before the fire, for the purpose of drying. The fire got rather fierce, and before the fireworks could be iv moved, they exploded. The deceased endeavoured to save several boxes, and in doing so, he was burnt in a most fright-I ful manner a boutl the head, chest, and arms. He was at- tended by Mr. Bain, a surgeon. but he expired on Monday last. The deceased was warned on a former occasion by the police, but he still continued an illegal sale of fireworks. The jury then returned a verdict of " Accidental Death," but at I the same time they said they could not separate without ex pressing an opinion that there had been great neglect on the part of the authorities in not suppressing the illegal traffic in fireworks in populous districts.—Lova AND SUICIDE. —At the Sportsman public-house, Margaret-street, Haggee. stone, on the body of Hannah Quaintrall, aged 22, a single woman, residing at No. I, West-place, City-road. It ap peared in evidence thatthe deceased had formed an acquaint anee with a young man about two years ago. At times her mind wee much affected, and on several occasions she threat ened to destroy herself. In consequence of her affliction the in timacy was broken off. Since that period she has been in a very low and desponding state of mind. On Saturday, the 10th instant, she left home, and she was never seen alive afterwards. On Sunday last her body was discovered floating in the Regent's Canal, near iiaggerstone-bridge, by Ithe locknien, who conveyed it ashore, and was afterwards identified to be the deceased. The jury, at the sugges tion of the coroner, returned an open verdict of " Found Drowned." SUSPECTED INFANTICIDE.—At the same house, on the body of a newly-born male infant unknown. On Monday morning last, about eleven o'clock, the body was discovered lying under the arch of the Margaret-street bridge, Regent's Canal, wrapped up in a brown apron. There was a stone placed inside, and it we- supposed that the deceased was thrown from the bridge. Mr. Burchill, a sur geon in the Kingsland-road, afterwards examined the body, but could not discover any mar k s of violence. It was a full grown child, and he was of opiuiou that the deceased was horn alive. The iury returned an open verdict of "Found Dead."—A DROWNED BRIDE.—AIso, at the same house, on the remains of Ann Whittou. She had been married only three weeks to Alfred Whitton, and sought re fuge under her mother's roof last Friday, owing to her mother-in-law's harsh conduct. On Saturday night, Whit ton called upon her, when a violent quarrel ensued ; de ceased called him a "good-for-nothing vagabond," and demanded assistance from him. He replied that he bad earned only 12s. in the week, and could not keep himself. He then said he would leave, upon which deceased threat tined to follow him ; after more high words he left the hose, pursued by deceased, who was brought home dead on Sun day morning.—M. Gilts deposed to seeing Whitton and deceased about half an hour before she was got out of the water. They were quarrelling, and deceased struck her husband four times. She was clamorous for money, and he jeeringly replied that he would buy her handsome clothes. Edward Allen repeated the evidence given at Worship street (reported in yesterday's paper), and, in answer to questions, stated that Whitton made not the slightest effor: to save his wife when she plunged into the water. He was in a position to rescue her, and attempted to get away, but was detained.—Mr. C. White man, lock-keeper, stated that he throw the drag, and suc ceeded in bringing deceased's body ashore instantly.—Mr. Colson, surgeon, was called to deceased ; believes she could have been saved had appliances been available. D.:ceased was lying before the door of the Sir Waiter Scott, at which, and also at the Cat and Mutton, all efforts to arouse the inmates proved useless.—The Coroner said the facts had been reported to the licensing magistrates, and he hoped some steps would be taken in the matter. It was painful to think, that in all probability, life would have been restored if assistance could have been had. He thought it useless to pursue the inquiry further, in the absence of direct evidence. It appeared that the deceased was in a state of excite ment bordering on mental derangement, in which condition she had destroyed herself. There might be great inhu manity, but there was no legal criminality on the part of the accused. The law did not compel a man to peril his life in an attempt to save even his wife's. —The jury strongly dissented, and, after a delibe• ration with closed doors, adjourned the inquiry.— DEATH sir DAV:VEEN:VERS.—By Mr. Mills, on the body of . Mary Smith, a widow lodging at No. 15, Drury-lane. On Wednesday last the deceased, who was very drunk, was pro ceeding cloven stairs, when musing her footing, she fell down a whole flight, pitching on her head. She was carried up to bed and a surgeon sent for, who found she hail sustained severe injuries, under which she sank, and died on Saturday —Verdict, " Accidental death."--SEPPOCATION.—Mr. 1 Joseph Payne, the deputy-coroner, held an inquiry at the Swan's Nest Tavern, Colemac-street-buildings, alooreate street, respecting the death of Thomas Brentnall, aged six months, whose parents reside at No. 7, Coleman-street buildings. The deceased was one of twins, and was born with a remarkably large head, which the mother, from its unusual weight, could not keep upright. The deceased was likewise very restless from its birth, and was suffering from hernia. On Saturday night the mother retired to rest with the deceased on her arm, and at an early hour on Sunday, when she awakened, she discovered the deceased black in the face and apparently lifeless. Mr. Roberts, a surgeon, was called in, but deceased bad been dead some hours. The sur geon was unable to state the precise cause of death without a post mortem examination.—Another inquest was held by Mr William Carter, the Coroner for Surrey, at the Cock and Bottle Tavern, Lambeth-walk, ou the body of Joseph Cook, aged five weeks. The deceased was the son of a publican, keeping the Mechanics' Arms, China-walk, Lambeth. On Saturday last the deceased was found dead in bed by the side of its mother, who stated that the deceased's body was not larger than a doll, and had gradually fallen away from its birth owing to general debility. The jury iu each case being satisfied with the evidence adduced, returned a verdict of " Death from natural causes." NEW MINING IMPLEMENT.—An Adelaide paper has a notice of an invention that promises to be of great service to the mining intere.ts of that part of the world. It says: Mr. John Roberta, engineer, &c , whose mechan , cal skill was of late so successfully employed in the construction of reaping machines, has, since the conclusion of harvest operations, turned his attention to other pursuits, in which the efforts of his inventive genius have been attenied with marked suc cess. But the invention which the present notice is chiefly intended to record, is a new implement for boring rocks or other indurated substances in mines preparatory to blast ing with gunpowder. It is well known to those who are at all conversant with mining operations, that the boring 4 cylindrical hole of greater or less depth has hitherto been all the mechanical preparation usually made for the reception of the blasting powder; and although the enlargement of the bottom or inns r extremity of the orifice has been formerly effected by the chemical application of acids (a method recently revived and announced) it seems to have been reserved for a South Australian colonist, in the person of Mr. John Roberts, to accomplish the solution of a most difficult problem, by producing through mechanically adapted means at the extremity of the usual cylindrical perforation, a spherical chamber for the reception of an extra charge of powder, the increased effects of which need scarcely be ex plained. The newly-invented implement which must be seen to be properly appreciated—was first tried at Knpunda I mine with perfect woven ; but as powerful explosive agency is much more required at the Burra Burro mines, Mr. Ro berts has been induced to transfer his services to the South Australian Mining Association, on whose behalf the benefi cial explosions produced by the use of the new invention are described as having been " prodigious." THE OYSTER AND THE SIIELL.—A tradesman, says the Maidstone Journal, lately employed a professional gentleman to recover $ debt of 3Cs. lie succeeded, and the costa were 701. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Ocr. 19. THE LABOUR RATE ACT. ROSCOMMON.—BAIIONY or BRAWNEY.— The extra ordinary presentment sessions for this barony were held on Friday. The chair was taken by the Right Hon. Lord Casticmainc. The meeting was well attended by the respec tability of the town, amongst whom we noticed a great many of the Town Com missioners. J. Ennis, Esq., was present, and spoke at some length on the propriety of granting to the Mußinger Railway Company a sum of money to enab le them to proceed with the railway, and which would at the same time afford a vast deal of employment to the poor. The sug gestion of Mr. Ennis was unanimously agreed to by the meeting. After some preliminary conversation, presentments were granted to the amount of 18,13 M. GALWAY.—Dee done BARONY.—Thursday the 14th being the day appointed for holding an extraordinary special sessions for the barony of Dunmore, under the 10th of Vic toria, the attendance of the clergymen and gentry of the parish was large. The chair was taken by Edward Blake, Esq., of Castlegrove. The court-house be insufficient to afford sufficient accommodation, the Very Rev. Dr. Loftus offered the use of the chapel, which was willingly accepted and proceeded to. It was determined on passing works to the amount of fifty per cent. on the annual in come of the barony, to be apportioned to each parish, ac cording to its population and the taxes they are liable to. Committees were appointed to consider the best works to recommend, but, owing to their not having closed their labours until six o'clock, the consideration of them was post tasted. On Friday, the members of the court having re assembled, business was resumed, and presentments to the amount of half the advanced valuation was passed for each CONCILIATION HALL—Tots DAY. The usual weekly meeting of the repealers was held this day in Conciliation Halt, J. M. Meedonnell, Esq., M.P., in the chair. The following letter was read from Mr. O'Connell : " Derrynane Abbey, Cahireireen, Oct. 16. " My dear Ray—l endow you a letter which I received from an old and much respected friend of mine, John WOW', of Castle Dill, near Crornmolina, Esq. Ile is a man of independent fortune, and most respectable character. lie resides upon his own estate, and has been, and is, a bountiful benefecter to the labouring classes in his neigh bourhood, to many of whom he has prism constant employment. What a contrast between him and the absentee proprietors of many est ates in his ne*hbourhood Ile wishes to be a member of the Loyal National Repeal Association, and has the kindness to ask use to propose him. I have pride and pleasure in complying with his request, and beg that you seal get my eon John to propose him in my manse. My loved friend, Tom Steele, will, 1 am sure, cheerfully second him. AMID the subscriptions for the week the following-- Daniel Monaca. M.P., 11.•, Msurioe O'Connell, M.P., IL ; Jelin O'Connell. ILP., ; Daniel 0 f e e M.P., IE, being for the current math of October. I shouldl mush regret that the plan fer a Redone' erimmittee of landed proprietors meeting in Duldin sherd be burial ht oblivion. It shall not be no if I can help it. The memory d It, it heat, shall live, even if it should fail to be realised far say y eettve purpose. It is quite true that there seems no kind of for priimaint meeting sooner than the usual period, and, on tie ambrory, a more speedy meeting might, in my humble jedpaent, tend to enterers and retard Me g out of the plans of the Lord Lieutenant, for an im mediate supply of food and were for the people. Rapidity is most row eery, else the people will supplies arrive. of hunger before the arrive. Another awful calmaalty has been indicted by Provi dence on the remoter ports of the country—the last fortnight has been marked by a orlinnalice of tremendous storms, with the wind Mowing terrifically, pindpally from the west. The coasters gene s:e. Liverpool and the eastern coast of Ireland, and from Dr laden with corn and maize, have been all kept, by the adverse end storm,from their ports of delivery ; and it is to be very mill some of them are lest. It is certain that all are delayed their time. The government steamers should be ern phayed On alleviate thie calamity, as they arc able to lice in a sea ',WA would overwhelm the coasters ; and the steamers, of course, are we math affected by the point from which the wind blown, The mod urgent and rapid measure. are neccoary to alleviate this in. rdemity. If the National Committee were sitting, most minute dr egsdm each locality would be placed atone before government, and mesas to alleviate the additional horror would be adopted by our en[ es*lord-lieutenant. Again, if the National Commit • ee were sitting, !<b f or( some one would Regret the forma' f four sub.eom. one f onnaught, one for aster, ene for Munster, snd one ibr Wester, one for nett of the four provinces, each to report from time to doe, r oestrous would require, to the general committee ; and then by ajar division d labour, measures for the relief every out provides would going on simultaneously, and with- Mr/ word suggest that the Repeal Antodatian more rile ashen to form the nucleus of a National Committee. I omoolifielyef adtfferentopinino; and am convinced that the Repeal Arodatkin should have nothing to do with the art formation of any Ober body. Wades, the projeetel National Zbrmltace should be quite free from the odour of party feeling of any kind. It should have, In short, no political or sec a rias charger. I repeat that men of all classes, creeds, and parties should meet, without the least apprehension of any die- MISR on the subpets on which they differ. The eethe mind sod exertion) of the committee should be given to alleviate the present calamities, and obviate, if p visible, a recurrence in future National For the prevent I dismiss any further consideration o f the Committee. If i: :aka lAA*, it must originate and be modelled In its eonstiturion by other hands than ruble; in short, it must emanate from the sense of imminent danger and anxiety foe preventing the fatal consequences arising in the minds of swat lead ing proprietors of land in Ireland. I; they do not feel the neocesity for such a committee, my eOke ought to be heard in vain, To effectuate any good the truly ahoult haws, from the nature and number of its members, powerful induence in England as well as la Ireland -In short, it should muhrace within its number's the leading nobility and gentry of all parties, and unless a very influential number of nr n of all parties concur in &ruling such a body, it ought not to exist. This morning's post brought MC the ask Kroodoer. containing a paragraph headed Ooneiliatinn ; " but, alas Cos ! little calculated to ob'aiu that most desirable object. It falls into the usual out depliirahle f oft. It calls on those who are right the moral force men "-to give In, and it calls on those who an wrong -the physical force men-to persevere. It is, however, but due to the people of Cork to receive with respectful a tt en ti on : any suggestion corning from any portion of them. But the Association hav a duty which it owes to Old Ireland end nationality-a tarred and solemn duty that must not be ri , s'ated or compromised. The Associauon must not even be susp,...lJd of paltering in a double settee-ooeorting on the one hand the principle of moral force alone, and at the mine time letting in, as if by a side wind, the destructive agency of the physical force prineple. It is in vain to soften the matter away-we mist meet it in all its hen ingo, and above all prerrve the members of the Repeal Association, if not from the guilt, ut least from the oonviction for high-treason. It will be our duty, out of respect far our Cork Repeaters, to demorstrste to them the existence of such (Linger. My experience as a Crown Lawler gives me some title to he beard upon that point They may think otherwise is Cork at present ; (unreel!, I trltoulds I believe, beads t e cammand confidence, as a man and as a lawyer. Any alteration in the sentiments of others can make but one altera tion in mine, and that is by producing an increased anxiety that it should please a merciful Prondence to spare me just life enough to see the restoration of the Irish Parliament, aLd to see the attainment of that ritstoratkm completed without one act of violence, or the shedding of one drop of human blood. In tile meantime toy advice to the association is this: to act by this document when received In the manner in which we have hitherto acted towards all important documents-that to, to refer it, before it in read at the association, to the committee, to consider its contents, and report these contents to the association, tooth,' with a suitable reply, to be submitted to the cons:iteration of the :associa tion. if the committee will do me the honour of entrusting me to prepare that reply, I will cheerfully undertake the duty, and trans mit the reply, when complete, to the associonon, Inch will then at once give publicity to the ra solutions, and to our reply. Ido nut bespeak any favourable reception for my reply-it will be an import ant act of my public life, totally devote' of unything like irritation, jealousy, or strife --obedient solely to the dictate., of honour and con science, and looking to no other temporal result but the restoration of the legislative independence of Old Ireltind.-Belleve me to be, very faithfully yours. Danna OT.knoisu- T. M. 'Hay, Esq., Sze. Mr. JOHN O'Conwrti. moved that it be inserted on the minutes. He complained that Roman Catholics bad no com mands of regiments in the army or of vessels in the navy, sod adverted to other disadvantages under which they laboured.-During the hon. gentleman's address he was in terrupted by the arrival of the Hon. Mr. Lawless, the ne wly elected member fur Clonmel. This young gentleman was received with the most intense enthusiasm. The cheers being sustained fur some minutes. The Hon. CECIL LawtEss presented himself, and was re ceived with loud applause. He said—l thank you sincerely for this kind reception of me, but though you seem su very glad to see me here, still my first business is to defend myself from some attacks that have lately been made upon me in this hall. For those attacks themselves, so fur as lam per sonally concerned, I assure you I care nothing—nothing whatever; but I regret them, as they shown feeling of jealousy which ought not to exist amongst us. (Hear, hear.) It is jealousy that makes us fear that any new-comer amongst us may interfere with some projects that we had in view, and which is altogether unworthy a man calling himself a patriot, and the great cause which we espouse. (Hear, hear.) I consider myself fortunate in not having been here on that occasion, because these very attacks raised up friends who defended me much more ably than I could myself; and I take this opportunity of thanking you, Mr. John O'Connell, and you, Mr. Reilly, for the kind part you then acted to wards me. (Cheers.) Mr. O'Neill, whom I never had the pleasure of meeting before this moment, and whose acquain tance I am very glad to make ; Mr. O'Neill seemed to think himself 'injured by my having been elected representa tive for Clonmel. I think it is a fancied injury and I will try to explain it to him. I will give him a ease in point. I will compare the fair town of Clonmel to a fair widow about to unite herself to some new partner. (Laughter.) Amongst the crowd of her admirers is one who thinks he has some aaims upon her regard, and he is much surprised to find that she had chosen some one else ; but in that case it would be better for him to show that he did not feel it very sorely, but to say, " Oh, there are as good fish in the sea as ever were caught." (Laughter.) Would it not have been better for Mr. O'Neill to say, Clonmel has had the had taste to choose another re presentative, but I will present myself to another constituency, and I will take the noblest revenge by showing myself more worthy, by exceeding hint in his xer tions for the cause we arc both working for. (Cheers.) I am sure that Mr. O'Neill, whom I am very glad now to me, t, meant me no ill ; but if he did, I shall return him good for evil. He seems to think lam a gay Luthario, who will interfere with hint again; on the contrary, I will do any thing to serve him. I believe I have a vote in Dublin, and if I have, I shall be most happy to give it him at the next election. But he must recollect that it was not I who was chosen before him. If I were chosen upon personal grounds, he might have felt some injury ; kart no ; it was as my father's son I was member for Clonmel. (Cheers.) Well, you seem to think that it was doing hint no ill to class him with Lord Cloneurry. I certainly don't think it was. (Cheers.) I must now allude to some other portions of his speech—for I won't pretend fur a moment not to know when he meant me, and when he did not. Amongst other things, he accuses me of not having declared my sentiments to my coesti- Went% before my election. Well, I have satisfied my constituents upon that head. (Hear, hear.) I will now try to satisfy him. Indeed the very best answer I can give is Sir Bev le Roche's "No man, barring he's a bird. can be in two places at once." (Laughter.) I was abroad at the time, and it would have been impossible fur me, from the period at which I received the notice, to come over in time. (Hear.) He next says something of my having Repeal fresh chalked on my arm. I think be meant me. Mr. O'NEILL—No, indeed, I pledge myself. Mr. LAWLEAN—WeiI, I believe Mr. O'Neill ; but suppose it were newly chalked upon me, wou'd it not be better not to rub it off, by " dusting my jacket ?" But I can tell you that repeal is not chalked upon m 7 arm, it is branded on my heart, and it will take a great deal of dusting to rub it off. The only thing that will ever rub it off will he the c ag ee pi th a ,g ne; o/ l an r ( I : ;:it i rl o iam d e r n e t w inC'ollee comparisons b l e ' twe l en G the respective times at which we entered the Association. Surely he might as reasonably have accused me of having come into the world some twelve years after him. I have been abroad for some years, and if I had been at home I would certainly have declared myself years ago, when, especially, the Liberator was in prison. Mr. Lawless continued at some length to declare himself a determined repealer, and concluded amid loud cheers by pledging himself to do everything in his power to alleviate tl.e condition of the people, and as the best security for their prosperity to enforce a Repeal of the Union. Mr. O'NEILL was then heard in explanation, after which, Mr. J. O'CornsaLL rose to observe upon the state of the country. He complained of the English portion of the administration, which he wan afraid woo in clined to carry out their blind adhesion to the canons of political ec.uomy to the detriment of the Irish people He firmly believed that the Irish portion of the government would be inclined to do what was Lest in the prevent state of things, but he very much feared the English portion was about to prove that no matter how liberal in principle an English government might be, it must alwav3 act injuriou•ly upon Ireland. He feared that the ministers in England were much more anxious to retain the support of the great merchants in England connected with the provision trade, than to do what was most required for Ireland. Otherwise they must perceive that Ireland presented at present an exception to all the doctrines of political economy, and with the conviction that the general rule was best proved by the exception, they would treat Ireland's case accordingly. Mr. O'Connell said he hoped Sir R. Routh had been reprimanded for his reference to the doctrines of Burke, in answer to an appeal for food from famishing people, and said that if they must have their elixirs administered at such a time by English and Scotch officers, these officers should be taught that the people must neither be sneered at or insulted. Mr. O'Connell said that the corn in the country ought to be bought up by the government, and sold at a cheap price to the people. That plan could only Cillat a loss to the national exchequer, but of what importance was that, com pared with the protection of the people ? The people had a claim for support against England, and she might rely on it, it would be, unless acknowledged, terribly en forced. He stated that he feared there was some influence at work preventing the spread of employment—possibly the landlords, possibly the government, which might feel that the expense of labour this year would be so great that it would never be repaid, but should come, as in the end it must, out of the national exchequer. Mr. O'Connell dwelt upon these topics and on the duties of landlords, at great length. He adverted to the opinion in England in favour of a compulsory Poor-law for Ireland, which he said would confiscate property ; and ended by declaring that the landlords should make peace with the people by giving them a good tenure, and that by joining the ropealeri they could alone preserve the country. For the people of Ireland who adhered to that association nothing would ever turn them aside from repeal. Mr. O'Connell having concluded, the association was addressed by Capt. Broderick, Mr. Steele, Mr. Reilly, and others, after which it adjourned.—The rent amounted to nearly 701. MR. LawLoa.—This gentleman has sent word to the Asso ciation that he will appear at the Hall on the 20t.h instant (Monday next), to argue the whole of his recent proceedings with Mr. John O'Connell. New COLLEGIM—GALWAY.—" It was intended, we un derstand," says the Galway Mercury, "to commence the foundation of the works on Monday next; but some unex weted obstacle amuse in procuring possession of the ground. When that is removed, we believe Mr. Brady will proceed as quickly as the state of the weather will permit. SCOTLAND. DISTRESS Is VERY PREVALENT IN THE SHETLAND ISLES. It is stated that "the islands grow about half a year's supply . of food, and import the rest from the chief trading ports in Scotland, in ordinary yews. The fishings are growing less and less, and the Shetlanders' means of pro curing supplies so much the less; and it is hard to ...ay what can be done to supply them. There is no labour of any kind during the winter months, when the fisheries are et tirely suspended; no improvements on the land, and hardly a road to set your foot upon, made or making, though of the first necessity. During the war these islands were of the greatest consequence to the navy from the safety of tt.e harbours, furnished thousands of seamen and soldiers. There are military works, save one small fort at one end of the chief towns I Lerwick. Indeed, things a re nearly in the state they wersrf when -Norway ruled th e m." Mir deicript!.= is giyc.a by aZi 21 9 ; :61 the be for " ity To and I la bee not tha eht YO but toy ion red the ble ire the all the our to WO et. rig it to rat the iee ved all at ilk uu- to a▪ t not at- on, on. tot ery the ull- - tey in- ly- tar lug re- ely Ty elf in er- ing of r.) 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