The Express. — London, England, 1847-08-16 00:00:00

coo li e °, replied on the 23rd of June in a strain that indicates little disposition to acquiesoe in it. Other s ta tes indicate a distrust m the protracted re siinnce of the central government, and are pa pering to act independently of it. Accredited representatives of the states of Jalisco, San Lois Po w, z us teca,s, Mexico, Queretaro, and Aguascalientes ( t be last.named claiming to be a state, though not emor bised by the constitution of 182 4 ), met at Lagos, - 0 - g Aie bon of June, and formed a coalition, with a v iew to prolong the war, in the event of the central governmend concluding a peace. All these circum dames indicate a natural dislike to yielding on the pond the Mexicans ; and a want of union, organise we, and habits of submission, even to an elective gererninent, that renders their case hopeless. The latest news from General Taylor were to the 29th of June. The general was still at Walnut Springs, waiting for reinforcements. He had col lected 120,000 natives, 800 waggons, and 2,000 mu les, but still the men promised by his go- Tegument were not forthcoming. General Wool b i d o nly 2,000 at Buena Vista. The Mexican troops at San Luis were variously reported at from 4,000 to 14,000. Rumours had been spread of a pro jected attack from San Luis upon Wool, which had talks through; and Urrea was said to be again on ths coast side of the mountains, though nothing could be ascertained with certainty respecting his where goats. General Hoppin had 2,000 men at Carnargo, and a csrep with 1,500 men had been established at ?diet The Rio Grande continued low, and few boats could ascend above Reynosa. The route between Missouri and Santa Fe continued to b e infested with hostile Indians. The latest intel ligence from that city was to the beginning of June. Letters were received at St. Louis (Sli.) on the 19th of Joly, from Chihuahua, dated ten days after Colonel Doeiphrin bad withdrawn his command. Everything was (t oilet ; the citizens who fled on the entrance of the Americas army had returned to their houses. The American merchants had consented to pay the same eustom-house duties as the Mexicans, and were treated by them with deference and civility. These letters complained of the dangers to which the writers had been exposed by the hasty departure of the American troops Rather a startling piece of intelligence, purporting to come from California, was published in the New York Journal of Commerce of the 24th of July. It was in effect that letters had been received in Wash • _ higto; stating that the Mormon settlers and Mormon regiment in California had rebelled against the American government, taken possession of the country, and declared an independent government of their own. The Washington correspondent of the Journal of Commerce is of opinion that there may be some foundation for the rumour. The Mormons, he says, previous to the Mexican war had contemplated arta blishing an empire in California, had taken some steps towards tho enterprise. But the Washington Union, the government paper, throws discredit on the story :—" It is certain that no accounts to this effect have been received by any of the departments, nor have we heard of any private letters that con firm it. The last letter from General Kearney is to the rth of March, and it makes no mention of the Mormons at all." The government newspaper at Washington was beginning to show symptoms of alarm for the presiden tial election. Its parry do not well know what to make of the puttinti General Taylor in nomination. The Whigs, a portion of whom originated that move ment, are not certain that the general will suit their purpose, and the democrats seem equally undecided as to whether he may not suit theirs. Of the slavery question, which will have a strong influence in the election. as little is said as possible. Meanwhile the Union attacks the Chicago convention, and hints at a national (i. e., a democratic) convention to prepare for the presidential election. It is remarkable enough that this paper sinks the claims of the present Presi dent to be elected for a second term. It declares that the great object to be kept in view is "to keep the democratic party united , and to "avoid all discus sions and divisions about candidates." It professes to rejoice that there is "no disposition to name or press any favourite candidate upon the people." It repu diates a " narrow, loyal, overweening attachment to men." All this ie vague enough, but shows that the struggle between the leading parties of therepublic for the privilege of nominating the chief magistrate for the next presidential term has already begun. The fall elections were on the eve of commencing when the Britannia sailed. The congressional elec tions in Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Alabama, and lowa, and the gubernatorial elections in Alabama and Missouri commenced on the 2nd of August. When these fall elections are decided their results will fur nislian index to the state of general political opinion in the United States. The Washington Union of 21st July, gives the following account of the state of the national finances :—" The augmentation of revenue under the new tariff, for the first seven months and seventeen days, compared with the same period of time pre ceding under the tariff of 1842, is 1,337,597 dol lars, exclusive of half a million of dollars of duties accrued on warehoused goods. As the same rate of augmentation for the year, the total increase of reve nue would exceed three millions of dollars. Last week the duties received in New York and Philadel phia were 672,000 dollars against 336,000 for the same week last year, being exactly double ender the tariff of 1846, as compared with the tariff of 1842." I The general condition of the country was pros perous in the extreme. The harvests of the Euro pean cereals had been completed throughout the west ern states, and the yield was indisputably far above an average crop, and of excellent quality. The Indian corn harvest does not take place till Oc tober; bat, according to the New York Courier nial Enquirer, the crop " is of most abundant promise ; so that if, u is possible, a much less quantity next year &ball be demanded by Europe, our farmers must turn the excess to the fattening of beef and pork, and thus export the article in its Manufactured state." It was expected, according to the same journal, one of the most talented and beat informed in the States, that the quarterly return of the banks, to be made on the Ist of August, would show a consi derable increase in the circulating medium—" mainly through the institution of new banks, and a diminu tion of the specie on hand, by reason of the large amounts sent south for the use of the armies, and the falling off of imports from abroad." The rate of ex change on England continued to have a downward tendency, and shipments of breadstuff., in addition to the ordinary shipments of cotton, it was thought, might cause a farther drain of specie from Europe, unless the orders for manufactures shall keep pace with the accumulation of American capital in the London market. As to cotton, the backwardness and the (in some districts) unpromising appearance of the growing crop, caused holders in the New York market to be firm, although the stock on hand in the port exceeded 120,000 bales. There had been a strange Irregularity of weather in the cotton-growing states: the crop was mere advanced in North Alabama and Ten nessee than in Georgia. Complaints of too much rain were made in the Atlantic States, Eastern Alabama, Northern Mississippi t and Western Tennessee: there were no suck complaints from Louisiana or Northern Alabama. A worm had appeared, but it was said not the Worm ; though fears were entertained that the latter might show itself in August. The Secretary of the Treasury has sent per Bri tannia a Commission to collect information respecting the law and practice of English bonded warehouses, with a view to the improvement of the American system. The members of this Commission are : Mr. D. T. Bsrhydt, registrar of the New York bonded ware s ; and Mr. C. C. Walden, an experienced clerk of th e Cu s t om -h ouse. Mr. Ba rhydt is spoken of as a Woof great talent and experience: it is to be hoped thlt our treasury will arrange in order that he may Piet as well as get, information. The New Fork Courier and Inquirer says : ne Pennsylvania interest will be punctually paid—though sw alf, we sze ashamed to say, as heretofore in relief notes, tilth ars from one to two or three per cent. below par. s_.`" h to pitiful a saving for a great state, that one taunt Irma it should be aimed at. It is the less justifiable in 16 2,..Prekat state of the tr easur y of Pe n nsyl v ania, as it is rmatood that after paying the semi-annual dividend now a . Ol , them will be a q uarter of a million of dollars on hand lsrsgp NOVA SCOTIA.—The nominations of candidates is the new House of Assembly took place simulta "*".l w all the constituenci, s on the 29th of July. The ‘...9* to be tak en on t h e s t h o f A ugust, two days after ... 111 .01t of the Britannia. a lIE W BRUNSWICK.—The arrangements for the p t i..Llev'e Railway go on b r i s kly . The New Brunswick _cnivoons increase daily, an d th e subscribers pay up f..."'"P 'I. There are six parties now in the forest, pushing like survey of the trun k line from Halifax to Quebec as 4°4147 elle Court. Despatches from tie Gkerernor-General of Canada, and also from the 110•4011011 of the other North American pro . TIOCOS, were removed on Sersarday at the Colonial-office. Deepatehas were also remised ea Saturday at the Colonial odic*, from the Governor of Gibraltar. The Duke and Duchess of Beauket, the Marquis and Msrehloaem of Woroester, Ladles St. Germans, &sepal], Somerset and Dow. Blantyre, Lords Bt. Germans and De Manley attended the daily *aria, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday. •Despatches for her Majesty were sent off on Satur day night from the public ofd., addressed Loch Ryan, Stunner, when they were expected to arrive last night. Thom that arej to mire on Tuesday will be addressed Loch Oilphead. APPROACHING MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.—The marriage of the Marquis' of Kildare, eldest son of the Duke of Leinster, with Lady Caroline Leveson Gower, third daughter of the Duke of Sutherland, has been post. potted until the end of the month,—This day is appointed for the ' of Lord Wodehonse and Mims Fitzgibbon, daughter o the Hon. Colonel Fitzgibbon end niece of the Earl of Clare.—The nuptials of the Earl of Portarliogton end Lady AlezandrinaVane, second daughter of the Marquis of Londonderry, will take place on September 1, at Wynyard Park.—The marriage of the Dowager Countess of Walde grave, daughter of Mr. Brahma, the vocalist, with George Grenville Harcourt, Esq., M.P., eldest Non of His Orme the Archbishop of York, is appointed to take place on the led of October. —The day for the marriage of the Marquis of Drogheda and the Hon. Miss Stuart Wortley, daughter of Lord Wharncliffe, is not yet flied. HER MAJESTY'S VOYAGE. The fog which compelled the royal squadron to put into Dartmouth harbour on Thursday afternoon cleared away in the course of the night, =don Fnday morning, soon after four o'clock, the whole of the vessels steamed out of the harbour, the Victoria and Albert taking the lead, and very soon were lost eight of hearing round the Start to the west ward. Her Majesty's unexpected visit to Dartmouth gave rise to the utmost rejoicing amongst the inhabitants throughout the evening. The royal yacht was sue , rounded by craft of all descriptions, and her Majesty, who promenaded the deck for some time, acknowledged the warm greetings of her loyal subjects in the most gracious manner. In the course of the day, Prince Albert left the yacht in the gift, accompanied by several of his suit*, and landed at Brook-hill. He then proceeded to the beauti fully situated residence of Mr. Holdsworth, at Kingwear, whom he honoured by a visit, returning before dusk. At night, the whole of the bowies fronting the harbour were illuminated. The corporation presented an address to her Majesty through Earl Grey. By 5 o'clock on Friday morning her Majesty's fleet Bovnand-bay, and in less than an hour after she had cleared the Eddystone lqghthouse. A salute of 21 guns was fired when abreast of Plymouth Sound. The royal yacht spoke a fishing-boat belonging to that port, and purchased fresh whit ing, The squadron reached Falmouth between 8 and 9 o'clock. A host of boats and yachts were out to meet the royal fleet. " The weather," says our correspondent at that port, " just after my despatch was sent off last night, cleared up, and has been very fine throughout the day, a fine northerly wind prevailing. To the disappointment of not a few, the Gar land steamer, from the Royal fleet, was observed to be making for this port alone, and shortly after, the Victoria and Albert, and four other steamers following, were descried in a channel course for the Scilly Islands. The Garland same in just after 1.0 cm. ; and Master Commander Smithett and the Queen's messenger, Mr. Hill, having landed for and obtained her Majesty's despatches, in half an hour she had proceeded again, and was abreast of the Manacle Rocks ; and from her rate of progress must have overtaken the fleet before they reached tee Land's End. The Garland took out some pilchards for the use of her Majesty." The Ajax deem-ship, Capt. Mottle, which left Cork on Thursday, srghted the royal fleet at about ten o'clock on Friday morning, bearing down channel to the Land's End. Apparently ell the revenue cruisers connected with the coast guard stations in the district, as also numerous yachts, Gaily decked with their signal and other flap, were stretch 17f.outtto pa too iermag ck l e to ro t y te l i ki r illust rio uadron wus. a sovereign,br ea st of the t Lizard light, going apparently at their utmost speed, the smaller boats evidently toying their superiority as to rate. The Ajax passed outside the squadron off Black-head, a con spicuous point three miles and a half from the Lizard. She hoisted her ensign, and dropped the colours as her Majesty passed. Having cleared the Lizard, the squadron bore away N. W. 8 W., and when last seen kept in shore so as to afford her Majesty • good view of the coast and the surrounding country. The royal yacht had performed the run from Dartmouth to the Lizard, near 80 miles, in six hours. The , royal squadron reached Benner Cove, Cornwall, before noon. There were several lam vessels beating up, whom crews lustily cheered her Msjesty as the vessel shot by, and one more conspicuous than the rest, apparently an American liner for Loudon, fired a salute, sad manned the yards. By the aid of a glass her Majesty was discerned from the shore, on deck. Our correspondent at Beaumaris writes thus : —" The intended visit of her Majesty to Menai Straits created, of course, the greatest interest and excitement in that part of Wales; nor was the interest excited confined to the inhabitants of the Immediate locality, but was shared in far and wide, and numerous steamers from Liver pool have arrived during the day crowded with passen gers. The most uncertain perplexity prevailed amongst the authorities as to the course which would be taken, but it was generally understood that owing to the dangerous and difficult nature of the navigation down the straits, the royal squadron would not as originally intended come down that way past Cimarron; and in the afternoon the matter was partly set at rest by the receipt of a letter from Captain &Pettey, R.N., announcing that the squadron would come down the main channel to Puffin bland, thence through " the creme-reeds," and up the river, when it would probably anchor in Beaumaris Bay. The Queen, it was stated, would probably not land, but Prince Albert would proceed in the Fairy yacht to see the famous suspen sion bridge. Anteing ef tie Isambiteats of Beaumaris and the neighbourhood was Mid ma Ileterdeg afternoon, when three addresses were agreed epsa, Is herniated should the party land; one to her Majesty, assess to Prince Albert, and the third to the Prince of Wales. The latter is a dupli cate, in both Welsh and English. A steamer went out this morning crowded with passengers, to meet the royal squadron at Holyhead, and follow it down. The:mayor and other authorities have proceeded to Penmaen Point, the entrances to the roads. At the moment we write the royal squadron has not been telegraphed off Holy head. Numerous yachts, gaily decorated, are in the river, and people are all on the tiptoe of expectation. From the Isle of Man, the Queen will, it is stated in the Newry rekgrssph, cross to Dnadrum bay, to inspect the Great Britain m her unfortunate radial. Preparations of the moat elaborate character are bung made in the Clyde, in expectation of the speedy arrival of the royal visitors. ATTEMPT AT MURDER AND SUICIDE. A deliberate effielapt at murder and suicide was nods ea fly aftetneta, of which the following pa ckable have Mee /lewd how various sources. The vic tim is Mr. Oemoi Oeverbsy„ wine -merchant, of 12, Muk ha% asarly eepeehe he New Corn Exchanee. The in tended iseanth is Mr. him Ovenstone, who has for some tizza dnit iserrkd hasiame as an upholsterer in Great Merjbheee. It MINN that Overawe was greatly exasperated by an ezeontiga babe hem seat into his house. Overtakee beime—ie eselamelha with a Mr. Greiner, the sargnee of a hanbrope—ammeger el ea kin in Holborn, to whom Mr. Crawley bad seggined wine sad spirits, and Ovenstora's co ma/nee Lilies Kr. Crawley proceeded at law against him for the ammeat doe to the estate, about 1501. What may have leamphei halite emit el the skim is not =Mows, hat it emlala het those ithethaince aim is =kin the neembeees eliempa Mr. Crawly is blend to be memerried i Ovowitene has • wife li Doh arc mash empielled In the dram in hay awe inkOWll. • sentement el the eircumelnesse was made by Mr. Crawley to the reporter of the Weekly CAroniele, at St. Theemes Hospital, whither he ealfsrer was taken Yee tmthwEatardsy ) aftereoee, shad half-pest ko'elock, while with • friend in the wise trade, my clerk came 0•71;s70 mid that Mr. Ovensbeeet Great Tichfield-screet, mead is speak to me. I immediately went into my where I found Mr. pmt, to whom I said, Mr. Ovenstone, I thilethethil aid you want to see me ? • He replied, ' Yee, sir, I do.' I inquired what his basiesse was with me ? Whin be shouted out, ' What do you mean by doing what peahen dose ? Yon are • pretty fellow. I think.' My impremba was, that be was alluding to a sale that had taken place at ide been. I told him that I had nothing to do with it, that I had kik my ease in my mileker's heads. I had no gooier attend hale words than M pat his hands into his pocket, as I eatl hr the purpose eleawiag eat his bitadkerekiel, bras et which he pulled oat a plied, preeethed the asolb et the, owl before I bad time to get away, be diebargeoll the eatande In my face. I immediately rem est into the street end cried murder, end afterwards went to Mr. Harris's surgery, and from thence I fame to this WOW in a ob. Whoa I ran out °neatens was is the ream, tai I anibeebed hem ray clerk that he locked him I. be pewee kb Barge What afterwards took place I do not know et my own laswledge, but I have been told that Ovonelleme shot himself the moment after I ran into the street." The narrative is continued by Mr. Crawley's clerk, who, when be saw his master was wounded, locked the attempted murderer in the office, and had hardly done so when a second report of tiro-arms was heart Two constables entered, and found Ovenstoae sitting in a chair, with a couple of pistols near him, and blood flowing is copious streams from his head and face. They imme diately secured both the pistols end Ovenstone, end took him to Guy's Hospital, where two of the house. surgeons were in instant attendance. They found that the in : Aries he had inflicted on himself were of • frightful character: the ball appeared to have entered at the mouth, passed in an oblique direction, end lodged over the left temple. The medical gentlemen hare been successful in extricating the ball which had lodged in Ovenstone's head, and it is now in the care of Edmonds, the officer. There seems to be no doubt about its having been the intention of the wretched man to kill Mr. Crawley end then destroy him self, as, in addition to the fact of his having with hum two heavily-leaded pistols, a written statement was found in his coat pocket, which was evidently drawn up so as to give • full explanation of the several reasons that had actuated him to attempt the commission of the crime. In it he states that disgrace has been brought on him by Crawley, far not con sulting with him and Cremer to get possession of the Bull Inn. " One must go for an example, it continues, " to deter such wretches fraud, log the like. I cannot help saying that my solicitor ought to have looked into this matter of bond before be advised me to be an assignee in this bankruptcy, and which, had he done so, would have prevented all that has occurred. Death is fa r m or e than the dis graceful dentin' Crawley has me in, and driven me le do that whisk I never have contemplated. This intim will se doubt eau* a good deal of grief to you an bat you must forget it, as you could never expect that I should ever know happiness again in this world after Craw ley's conduct towards me." The rest of the statement re lated to family circumstances of no interest to the public. It was signed " John Ovenatone," and addressed to " lin. Maly Jackson and Beatrice Jenkinson Ovenatone, 46, Upper Char lotte-street, Fitzroy-square." Upon making inquiries last evening at St. Themas's nor ley, t a 1 it al w to the r ascertained o l d he s huf: u nfortunate tet sufferer, Mr. Craw ,: surgeon to the institution, had made an examination of his patient, and found that the bullet from the pistol, after psa lm through the cheek, and fracturing the jawbone, had lodged in the antrum. To extract this required consi derable care. lie succeeded, however, in doing so, but it is feared that erysipelas may supervene. A NEW PLANET.—A letter appeared in the Times on Saturday, from Mr. Hind, to the effect, that at half past 9 o'clock on Friday evening he noticed what appeased to be a star of the 8.9 magnitude, in the 19th hour of right &WM sion, not marked upon Wolfer's map, and which he never saw before, though he had repeatedly examined that part of the heavens during the present summer. Micrometric ob servations have shown it to be a new planet, evidently be longing to the group between Mars and Jupiter. AN ADVANCE IN THE ART OF ADVERTISINO.—A mercantile house at Berlin has proposed to all the railway companies of Germany to supply all their carriages with ilk blinds for nothing. They 'imply propose to reserve to them selves the right of changing the blinds as often as they may please, and they rewire the companies to engage themselves not to accept, during 50 years, either for money or gra tuitously, any blinds but theirs., Their object is to cover the blinds with advertisements. THE CHEAPEST MUSIC EVER PCIILISHED.—Some of the tradesmen of Manchester have had printed on their wrapper paper many of the most popular English songs. Thus, tea, coffee, sugar, snuff, figs, and other common-place articles are associated with the choicest sentimentalities, and the beet music. Should musical taste spread, which it doubtless will, in proportion to the ease with which sonp and glees are to be procured, " Merry " England will cease to be the misnomer foreigners declare it to be. SHAKSPEAKWO House.—Mr. Payne Collyer writes to the Athenaum on this subject—upon which few can write so instructively—as follows :—" With you, I hold it to be a matter of comparatively little consequence whether or not our great dramatist actually first saw the light in this abode. It is unquestionable that it was the property of his father, John Shaltspeare, in the early youth of the poet; and just as certain that the latter never parted with the property, but transmitted it by will to his sister, in order that it might descend in the family. As lately as in 1791, the Maidenhead Inn, next door, was the property of Thomas Hart, the sixth in descent from Joan Hut. It was called the Maidenhead Inn as early as 1647. it. strong fact has been omitted in what has been hitherto written on this subject, which shows that John Shakspeare was certainly an inhabit ant of Henley-street u early as 1552. He was then fined by the Bailiff's Court for not cleansing the highwal . before his door there. In the autumn of 1656 (not 1006, which was the year when he was pro- ceeded against by Siche for 814 he became owner of two copyhold houses, one of which was in Henley-street but he bought the freehold house in queatioo, next the Maiden head Inn, in 1574, whea our poet was ten years old. There is, however, as Mr. Knight observes, no evidence to show that he had not resided in it long before—perhaps at the very time of William Shakspeare's birth. Malone supposes that in 1571 John Shakspeare removed his family to the house which he then bought: but for anything that appears to the contrary this was the house in Henley-street, which ha ha l occupied as long before as 1552. He may have been tenant to Edmund and Emma Hall anterior to the purchase of the house from them. If our great dramatist were not 'born in the house, he, at any rate, lived in it for eight or nine years prior to his marriage." BOATS RUN DOWN ON THE RlVER.—Yesterday afternoon, as a sailing barge was proceeding off Lambeth, while tacking she ran down a boat, containing ten men and women, who were all immersed in the stream, riding right over them, staving the boat. Assistance was rendered, and the whole of the party saved. On Saturday afternoon, ■ boat containing five persons was run down between Vauxhall and Westminster bridges, by one of the above-bridge steamers. They were all saved, but two men were severely injured, one.of them having bad his back broken. INQUESTS, SATURDAY.—CURIOUS DEATlL—Before Mr. W. Carter, at the Northumberland Anne, Holland street, Blackfriars road, on the body of Sarah Sims. The deceased was employed as housekeeper to Mr. Rickman, bottle-dealer, of 4, Holland-street. On Wednesday night last she retired to bed with her grand-daughter, and the fol lowing morning she was missed from her place in the bed, end, on search being made, she was found with her hoed and arms in a water-butt quite dead. How the deceased got into the butt, which was standing in the back kitchen, no one was able to tell. Some of the witnesses were of opinion that she had got up in the night, and had g oes into the kitchen to get some water, and had been gamed with a fit.—The jury returned a verdict, " That the deceased was found drowned in a water-butt, but how she came therein, whether by accident or of her own accord, there was not sufficient evidence to prove."—FATAL LADDER ACCIDENT.—Before Mr. Payne, in Bartho lomew's Hospital, en Daniel Murphy, a silk dyer, aged 61. Constable 28.5 N deposed, that while on duty in Essex-street, Kingsland, he heard cries of distress from the premises of Mr. Shadrack, dyer, about 12 o'clock on Thursday night. He found the deceased lying insensible at the bottom of a ladder, from which he had fallen, one of the rungs near the top having been out of its place. Deceased was brought to the hospital, where it was found that his skill was fractured, from the effects of which he died on Friday. Verdict, •• Ac cidental death." THE ELECTIONS. D (NORTH). The official declaration of the poll took place at Alnwick ea Friday morning, when the high sherifi announced that Ike numbers polled by the respective candidates stood thus : air George Grey, 1,366; Lord Ossulston, 1,24;; Lord Loraine, 1237. The sheriff, therefore, declared Sr George Greypuid Lord Ossulston to be duly elected. Sir G Bono e @SY then addressed the electors, amidst repeated cheering. He was entitled, he said, now for the first time to address them as one of their representatives; and, in that capacity, be duct duty wet to offer to them lie YEW dram *lt the honour they had conferred upon MM. awl kir tbs amideseit they had been pleased to repose k kik The widen in which they had placed him me lie poll had Ye mailed the sangu ine expectations of sasses with whist he ventured to address them on Saturday last. He might say they had more than realised his mom sanguine expectations. (Loud cheers.) He felt at the soma time that his thanks were due in his Illereimie—ha lard ha now say to thins who belly were lb the tempo* and spirit in which they had the aisle& The battle had been awfully and onmillnienally fought; the victory had been nobly WWI. (Chasm.) That was not the occasion on which ha should dear., because it wee as ammeary, to introduce voiti.os' which could load to esatroversy or difference of and he therefore carefully abstained from saying swift which could tend to disturb the harmony of that Mestiag. They had shown that they knew how to moha ir& their principles at the proper time, ant he hoped they wand never find him, as their representative, wanting la his daty when the priocipke which he bad professed were seshimed. (Cheers.) He weld only therefore say that he simpled the trust which they had done him the honour to wpm to him with a kip ma et Its importance, sod with hgnormiikdr• t• himmdf worthy of their confider. • elebes eel dieshargo of the duties which eb tube Se the din with whisk they bad invested him, sad by • emisteat adherence to these principles which had Unmet, ban the guide of hie political conduct. (Loud cheers.) Iced Oseutsrow, in addressing the electors, observed that although he was grateful for their generous exertions la electiag him so arse of their representative*, he had no feel ings of exultation • for he felt that the battle which he had fought for hi s principles and his friends he had lost, or at least it had been shorn of one-half of its lustre and triumph to him. (Hear.) He had bat his companion is arms, who had fought with him a glorious fight, and whose high qualities and generous conduct were appreciated by all who knew him. But it was a good old English fashion, after • fair stand up fight to shake hands ; and, for his part, now that the eontest was over, he willingly gave the hand of good fellowship to the right hon. baronet, who had been chosen for his colleague. He trusted that from him the go- vernment would receive no factious opposition in matters that did not Infringe on the principles he had avowed. Lord LOWAINE briefly vindicated the coalition which had existed between himself and Lord Omulston, and acknow ledged that his expectations had been belied by the r. salt. lhanks were voted to the high sheriff; and the crowd, after giving cheers for Lord John Russell, Lord Moment, and Lord Frederick Fitsclareaos, dispersed, to be re-formed, however, almost momentarily, iato the processions which accompanied the members elect in their progress through the town NORI WARWICKSHIRE (NORTH). The election terminated on Saturday in the return of the two tory candidates. Nevertheless, the affair is a great triumph for the liberal party; there never was, perhaps, • contest conducted under more adverse circumstances. Up to Monday last, not the slightest preparation had been made by them, whereu the tones had quietly canvassed the whole division ; but, notwithstanding the aid of this and other appliances of a discreditable character, Mr. Spooner has been ►ble, according to the admission of his own eons- mittee, to poll 153 votes only more than Mr. Leigh. The registry of voters has been found to be in • wretched state ; hundreds have been suffered to remain upon It who became dispossessed of their qualifications years ago ; and there is good reason to believe that the system of Impersonation has been carried on to a great extent by the tones. All these -things will be amended before another election ; the Bir mingham liberals will take cue that there are plenty of new claimants, so that the division, with a little management, will be completely in the bands of that party. The conduct of Sir Robert Peel his been noble ; in addition to plumping for the liberal candidate, it is pretty generally understood that he had a personal interview with Mr. Dug dale, for the purpose of endeavouring to induce him to forego his resignation. The hon gentleman's fears had, however, been so worked upon by the repr,sentations of some THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16, 1847. eseity tory attorneys, that he ooeld not be prevailed upon to abandon hie resolve. The declaration is to be made on Moodily (this day), at C. MEMBERS RETURNED. 144 MEMBER& Lad Alford • H. Remelt iillmsr - C Peeks -- Pa — ; - ; . C Puny 14 BUCKI I IILIIIB= C • OLNBMILE, N.: Cho i ltetr OLNSIURE, BOUTH: Bir J. T:;o4z , ..... C • L Du Pr! Disraeli CAIILBEIDGESILIRE EcTr - d R. bronence L (Rhyne NORFOLK. LAST Yorke _ . C Towneley I. Lord O. Monsen C CHESHIRE, NORTH: Egerton CHESHIRE, SOUTH: L Sir P. Bogert= Tolleanaebe C °CORNWALL, C BAST: 1 Carew Roberta L CORNWALL, WEST: Pendants .L Itir W. Lee= .1. CUMBERLAND, LAST: Howard L Marshall L CUMBERLAND, WEST: Stanley C Lowther DERBYSHIRE, NORTH: Hoe. 0. H. CanedhohL Headsman • NORTrU r t re MSEEIRE,N.: T. P. Motown A.R./tom (0•81im) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE., 8 : . Bir C. Kniglatky Vies NORTHUMBERLAND, N.: BR G. Grey L Lord Osuleton NORTHUMBERLAND, B.: M. Bell B. C. H. Gee L NOTTINGHAM:OHM N.: Lord H. Beene C Hooldeerorth NornNoliAmsunit: Halyard ___Roselca ....... C i DERBYSHIRE, SOUTH: C . MandyC DEVONSHIRE, NORTH. Sir T. D. Acland L. W. Book DEVONSHIRE, SOUTH: Lord Cowie:lr lard Norms Flarcourt RUTI4I.DdInItE ; Noel SHROPr3IHRE, NORTH. Viet. Clive w. o. Oon SHROPSILLRE, SOUTH: Hon. R. EL Clive abet. Newport SONERSETSHIKE, EAST: Mlles C Selmer Mover DURILAg, NORTH: #.D .b1 , 11. L _ Pinney L STAFFORDSHIRE, SOUTH: CoL Aiwa L Lard Stab= C DURHAM, SOUTH: Lord H. Tans L _ Lord lorgerirs BUITOLK, EAST: Lord Rendleshom Farrar C ESSEX, SOUTH: Snunstal C Buxton CLOUCXS:TEHS!iptIL EAST: _ E. S. Gooch SUFFOLK, WEST: Waddington Bennett SURREY, &AST: lOng Ala& SURREY, WEST: Sir W. °Atria/toe C Marqula Worcester C OLOUCHRTERSILIFIE, W.: Orancley Hale HAMPSHIRE, NORTH: C. S. Lefeere HAMPSHIRE, SOUTH: Lord C. Wellesley Compton HEREFORDSHIRE D cn L on L SUSSEX, EAST: Fuller Erwin SUSSEX, WEST : Earl of March Prise WARWICKSHIRE, SOUTH: Shirl Lord Brooke " C Ald. Thompson ..... C WILTSHIRE, NORTH: Long . . ...... C Sotlieron .... .. C WILTS, SOUTH. Bennett Sidney Herbert C WORCESTERSHIRE, K. Ca g ,3. Runhout So .. WORC ERSHIRE, W.: L General Lygon ... Knight C YORKSHIRE, EAST: Lard Hothant C BroatUey C ' YORKSHIRE, NORTH: Czyley L 0. Danconthe C YORKSHIRE, WEST RID. • Lard Morpeth 11- 1 ..... Lord Adam Talbot HAVERFORDWEST: _ I DIUMONETHMURE: Itlchards MERTIIYR TYDFIL: Ste J. Guest - - - - . . L .L MONTOOMERYSKIRE BLONTITZERT : F C *ohn/Jadeuel (A doable Mans.) PEMBROKE: Sir J. Owes "iiiOOu - 7aiUnlyn" Sir 1. Walabe RADNOR, an Sir T. Y. Lawn .1, SWANSEA a Vivian .L KINO'S . COU:STY : ---- *Winn Armstrong KINSALE Guinness LEITRIK : 11r. E Tesiso• L Hoe. Mr. CleinentA L LIMERICK, CITY J. O'Cvosell O'Brien, LIMERICK, CO.. .L 8. O'Brien 118BCRN : Pi; A. Seymour LONDONDERRY, CITY: Ihr R. A. Ferguson L LONDONDERRY, CO.: - 117ti.;;:oi • C Cape-Jones LONGFORD "ii;;;; istackexu.. Mr. Fox LOUTII .................L —....... .......... MALLOW Ncereys MEATH : CabsMy Grattan MONAGHAN: Darren L. Leda NEW ROSS z Y ot .L NEWR : POE7 C =l 7 = : CoL Dunn QUEEN'S COUNTY Hon. T. Yawl ..... C Fitapatack ROSCOMMON : Preach Grape 811G0 : SLIGO. COUNTY : J. Floillott O. Oar* ISPITZAZY : Nvirt THALER : iselly • M. Mama TYRONE Lord C. Hamilton WATEtraRD, CITY T. Meagnor D. O'Csannell WATERFORD, COUNTY: Kaattng Poser WESTMEATH Str P. Nugent H. Magma WEXFORD, Dame= WEXFORD, COUNTY: O. Morgan 1. Pagan WICKLOW COUNTY: Lord =ton .L Col. Acton YOUDIAL : Amity Al MEMBERS. --- oi;s - rt . ;l; - • C INTERN W . ROH.9 : L KILKARNOCIL &a : BOU'relia L --- R - 76111.AziaOot . C 1 KIRKCALDY, as: -- OoL Forfora .L --- Tisramd --.••—.. • I. LANARKSHIRE: W. Lookhert LEITH. be : Rutherford L LLNLITHROWSHIRE Diodes MONTROKE, B URG HS: Home PAISLEY: Anisstle PEER= PERTH _ P Mask 'ii . ";Wolia C Col. Mars RO3B AND CROMARTV : Matheoce ROXBUROKBMRE : Mot Lockhart • C ST. ANDREW'S, : E. Ellice, Jan STIRLING. UEOALING. BHR: South G.C.LtwLW' .L Bade) C C FIERT I A geti DSHIRE : Brats L Halley C Bir H. Keux lIUNTIN9DONSILLRE. Thornhill ISLE OF WIGHT; 811111:012 L KENT EAST : betides Phu:vire linT, WEST /Starr Hodges LANCASHIRE, NORTH: Patten Ileprocel LANCASHIRE, SOUTH: L Brown LEICESTERSIURE, N.: Lord C. Idassure Farnham C I WALES, ANGLFSF.A : — Lard G. P. !Vet ......L ANGLESEA, COUNTY : Sir A. 13. W. Bulkekey L BRECON : Walklns CARDIFF Michell CARDIGAN: P:T, Powell CAMBLARTHEN Morris L Trevor C DlVit• CA MAR V9N : Iluebes CARNAEVONEHRE C DENBIGH : FLINT BOROUGILS : g" ' L LM L ANTRIM COUNTY: Maataghten L C Alexander ARMAGH: Rawdon . . L ARMAGH, COUNTY Caulfield Sir W. Verner BANDON BRIDGE Vieet, Bernard BELFAKT : Tennant Lord J. MX:hinter C CARLOW, COUNTY : Col. Brom CARRraraGUB: Hon. W. H. Cotton CARLOW Badleir CASIIEL T. O'Brien CAVAN YoungC Co/ Maxwell CLARE : Sir L. O'Brien .... C M'Namara L CLONMEL : Hoo.C. Lawler L CORK, CITY: Ewan COLEa l gt. Dr. Boyd DONEGAL: Col. Conody C By E. Hayes ....... C DOWNPATRICK Her........ . v 1 71.27 6 -1; Lard E. MI imoogepA: iloaerrrtlie DUBLIN, CITY : E. Orogen DUBLiN I VJ I ZY '''''''' OoL IVIor DUBLIN UNITE:BATTY • C . DUNDALK: . L • i;idNatl DIJNOARVAN:. EMS: Mahon .L FERMNAGH: . --- 6irA2 - 8 - ;Orke C Col. Arcbdall GALWAY, COUNTY: Burke • ett. OALWAY? 6 TOWN : C Blake L Mt R Y : Flaberty ... Herbert M. J. O'Connell .r., ILILHNN Y. CITY: _ 1 i:iaz.;;;A: • L SOOTLAr4D, A BEILDEI7N ---Forayse- EE: • L ABERDELYSHI . .. . AdmiralGarda ..... ..„ C ARGYLL..SHIRE: AYR Lord J. I 0817;11 BAN!?, COUNTY: J. Dail BERWICKSHIRE : Hon V Scott C .10.1 s ANNAN AxpKIN. ROSS Gen. Mort.= DUMBARTONSHIRE: SlDollet DUTLFRIPANHI RE : Lord Drum Mile DUMFRIES, BURGHS: W. Bernet L DUNDEE O. MAMA —" C;;;; . L W: 0 . .o•Si s L EDLNBL RIM ME : Sir J. Hope C MOM, BURIMIS : Duff - L ELGIN ....o NAHUM= : —__ Brum FALKIRK, BURGHS: Lard Unpin Fin: SHIRE: '' 7- " • Fergus POILFARSITIRE: SITILLNGEWRE: Lord Hallyburtos L Forbes GLASGOW: SUTHERLAND, COUNTY: HMIs IIT L I D. Dodos. hysor L WICIE Or L L e iV a gGliB: L GRERNOCK : L Lard Weigand L WIGTON, BURGHS • I WADDINGTON : Or I. MTairprt L Sir IL F. Davie L WIGTONSHIRE: T. DA maple ...L IRELAND. DUBLIN, AVOCRT 14. The Temporary Relief Act ceases its operations to morrow, and the poor law takes up the maintenance of pauperism, partly under favourable and partly under unfavourable circumstances. The condition of the harvest and the great reduction in prices apply to the first, and the difficulty of collecting rates to the second. Gradually, however, the system will move, and before the Ist of November we expect the rate payers will grow reconciled to the stubborn necessity. At a meeting of the South Dublin Union, yester day, a detailed statement was read showing the amount of the estimates, the sums advanced by the finance committee, and the number of destitute poor relieved each fortnight respectively since the let of lApril. The largest number relieved was 29,201, or the fortnight ending July 4, at a cost of 2,8601., in 1 about 2001. per diem. On the Ist of August, 22,171 were relieved; bat from that up to the present day numbers have been struck off, so that the numbers amount only to 7,500 for the last fortnight, which, perhaps, conies near the extreme misery of the union. IThe Gross amount of estimates is 17,7191. for the ten 'fortnights ; and the total of rations distributed weal 2,178,400, at a coot of lid. per ration. The expense of staff and contingencies averaged 23/. per week. The great result has been that 23,000 persons were relieved each day, at an amount to the ratepayers not exceeding 10;c1. in the pound. Mr. Leslie, one of the members for Monaghan, has applied for the large sum of 17,0001., to be expended in the permanent improvement of his property in that county, and a further sum of 7,003/. for his estate in Meath. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT SO CIETY OF IRELAND: - SHOW AT LONDON DERRY. _ . . The public breakfast having concluded on Wednesday, at which were present the Duke of Leinster, the Earl of Clara earty, Lord George Hill, Sir R. Bateson, and • number of gentlemen and clergy from various parts of the country, the noble chairman, the Earl of Erne, called the attention of the meeting to the advantages of tile draining, which he stated net to be half so expensive as stone draining. M r . Hamilton, of St. Ernan's, followed. No general system could be laid down for the cultivation of a country which differed so much in soil and locality. Circumstances must determine the proper treatment for each dis trict. To carry out extensive changes, unanimity of all dames was absolutely necessary, which could only re sult from a fair undentanding between the land lord and tenant A mutual dependence should exist be tween them, for in the world there was not absolute inde pendence. If they looked to Scotland they would see how, by a superior system of farming, they might themselves pro- ceed. Much of the agricultural success of England and Scotland was attributable to the size of their farms ; but he could not carry out rigidly the same system in Ireland. The landlord should so arrange aa to have the large farmer, the small farmer, and the labourer with hie cottage and garden. The small farmer, working a few acres with his own bands, would be better able to keep a cow than the holder of fifteen acres. As to spade agriculture, he had made experiments to test its value with the use of the plough. He had laid out a piece of ground of five acres under the care of a gardener, and, compared with other land under • good farmer, found the difference in produce and profits very conaiderable. Another subject of importance was the wages of labour, which must be sufficient to support the family of the la bourer, or they are thrown on the farmer. He had visited Scotland to take the opinion of the large farmers, and see bow they did business. In reply to his questions, they stated that their money was expended on the land, not more for the purpose of supporting the people than as a profitable tavestment, :by which policy employment can alone be ren dered permanent and beneficial.—Mr. Goldin followed, and argued the necessity of mutual co-operation to en sure the proper cultivation of the soil. He instanced • case in the county of Monaghan, of a property which came under his management about seven years ago, and,by taking shares in the improvements of each farm, he had brought them into the highest state of cultivation ; and he could have supplied the entire country with atewerds at last, so rapidly had the farmers increased in knowledge. In answer to a question I by Lord Clancarty as to the best sized farm or tenement for • labourer or farmer of the lowest class, Mr. Golding con sidered half an acre or so; for, if huger, they would not be horticultural but agricultural labourers. A discussion then ensued about bog reclamation. Mr. Hamilton, who first addressed the meeting, stated that the Board of Works had written to him prohibit ing the improvement of any bog under the agreement with him. The Times pretended to show that money was thrown away upon bogs, but the writers knew nothing more of their bogs than of themselves—The experience of the Chairman was different from Mr. Hamilton's. His experiments oa bog reclamation were by no means satisfactory.—Lord Erne thought the principle should be, first improve the upland, and th en the bog. The improvement of the upland would treble the present produce, and that was more profitable than wasting their exertions on mountains and bogs. The annual dinner of this society took place on the 13th inst., at Londonderry, in a splendid pavilion, erected for the occasion at a cost of 4001. Upwards of 600 gentlemen sat down to dinner. The Duke of Leinster, the president of the society, took the chair, and was supported by the Mayor of Derry, the Lord Bishop of Derry, Mr. Kerr, M.P., Sir Hervey Bruce, Barr., Captain Bedews, M.P., Caritaiu Jones, M.P. ' Sir Robert Ferguson, H.P., Sir Robert Bateson. &c. Lord Erne occupied the vice chair. and was supported by Lord George Hill, the Earl of Strathmore, Sir James Stewart, Captain Archdall, M.P., Colonel Cottony, M.P., &c. After the usual loyal toasts were disposed of, the Bishop of Derry proposed " Prosperity to the Royal Agricultural Improvement Society of Ireland," which was acknowledged by the chairman.—The Mayor of Derry proposed "The health of the Duke of Leinster."—His grace having returned thanks, gave "The Vioe.Presidents," which was suitably acknowledged by Lord Erne. The " Memory of the late Mr. Peter Purcell" having been drunk, the secretary read the list of prizes, which appeared in the Express of Saturday. —Mr. Lyle gave "The Scotch and English Judges, the Stewards, and the Committee," for which Mr. Stephenson returned thanks.—Capt. Bateson, gave" The Council," which Lord Clancarty acknowledged in a very excellent speech.—Sir H. Bruce gave " The Agricultural Seminary at Templemoyle," for which Sir R. Ferguson, M.P., re turned thanks, after which the party separated. Intent POOR-Law APPOINTMENT.—Mr. Twieleton, who has been for some time pest the assistant eommisioner for administering the poor law in Ireland, is appointed to the head of the :Irish board, in conjunction with the Secretary for Ireland, in pursuance of the amended act of but session for the Administration of the Laws for the Relief of the Poor in Ireland. SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH, AUGUST 13. The Clyde will be instinct with life on the day that her Majesty's squadron enters its frith. The Glasgow papers are filled with advertisements of steamers which are to sail oat till they meet the Queen, then form line, sad afterwards tali in with the royal fleet. A proposal has been made in Glasgow for the in stitution of a fund for the purchase of an annuity to Mr. Sheridan Knowles. No definite method of raising it has yet been resolved on ; but an amateur theatrical performance is one of the methods talked of. Mr. Knowles gave lemma in elocution in Glasgow many years ago, and has numerous pupils at the bar, in the pulpit, and in other walks of professional life in Scotland. ALLEGED WILDER OP THE EDINBURGH EXECUTIONER. —Some excitement hes been caused by the rumoured death by violence a the Edinburgh excouncees : but it has not yet bees whether or not dissolution was the re sult of =turd anew For the last ten or fifteen years few espied pealhoeste have taken place in Edinhurgh, and on the lest oreedia the functionary . harl. from disnpation , bo om* so jaded that a substitute had to be obtained. Latterly he became much emaciated, and if he met his death in • brawl, as allegeklittle forte would have been necessary. To BE SOLD—Bowe' HOUSE.—It is, says the Dumfries Herald, rather • curious coincidence that the house in which Burns, the great post of Scotland, lived for many years, and in which he died, is in the market at the same time that Shakspeare's house is advertised for sale. THE MODERN RUINS OP THE MODERN ATHENS —A new movement is making in Scotland towards a renewal et the works in imitation of the Athenian Parthenon, on the Calton-hill of the northern capital. It is now proposed, we are told, to cut away the church and sepulchre clauses from the act for its erection ; and to devote the edifice at large to the purposes of a " Scottish Pantheon, or Gallery of Honour, (or the reception of monumental busts and statues of great and distinguished men, whether statesmen, warriors, poets, men of literature, science, artists, &c., not limited to Soot land, or even Great Britain, but open to great men of all nations." The pediments and metopes, together with the friezes of the peristyle, are to be decorated with national sculpture, and the interior with painting illustrative of Scot , fish and British achievements, in fresco, encaustic, or oil, so may be decided upon. A new act le to be applied for, pro viding for the establishment of 61. shares lo the amount of 150,000/, instead of 251. shares to the amount of 60,0001., formerly proposed. The mere laying of the foundations for the original plan, and the rearing of the picturesque pillars which hare so long stood on the hill as at once an ornament and a rebuke, cost, it is said, no lea a sum than 15,0001. PROVINCIAL. DISATIPLAILaNCE 01ACouEcToR.—Daring the put eight or ten days great alarm has been felt in conse quence of the diaappearano• of Mr. David Griffiths, govern ment tax-collector, and surveyor of weights and mousy's. The receipt for thb payment of the government taxes was held on Tuesday and Wednesday last, at the Waterloo Hotel, but we are told Mr. Griffiths was absent. The amount which ought to have been paid by him on that ma lion Is tinted to b• between SOO/. and I,OON. He was seen on Wednesday week on the buntings in Castle street, and since then a letter has been received from him, bearing the poet-mark, " Anglesey," stating, that in an hoor'a time atter be had written the letter he would have left the islend. He as married, and has left a wife and three or four 611. dren.—Liverpool Cotrrier. MANCHE/IT'LL—ATTACK BY A REGIMENTAL BAND ON its BANDMASTZIL—On Friday, as the bead of the First Reyal Regiment was at practice in the Regent-road Barrack. all the members of the band, with the exception of the non commissioned officers and one or two privates, made a simul taneous attack on Mr. Castaldini, the bandmaster of the re giment. Throwing a sheet over him, so as to prevent his identifying any one in particular, they beat hint with their fists severely about the head and body, though not so as to inflict any severer injury on his person than a sound thrashing. Of course all the offenders were immedistelypnced in confinement. Colonel Bell instituted an inquiry Into the cause of this outrage; and it wan alleged to have been provoked by a long series of harsh and offensive treatment to which the men have been subjected by the bandmaster. This wan the more irritating to the band. as Castaklini is a civilian, end has therefore no right to abuse the ;sower entrusted to him, as he has nothing to do with the discipline of the men, beyond the performance of his duty in teaching them REMOVAL OE CoN angements hace now been finally concluded between Mojor Jebb, R.E., an in spector of prisons, on behalf of the government, and the lion. Edwin Lurches, M.P., chairman of the West Riding Quarter Sessions, on behalf of the west riding, for the occu patios of 400 cella in the newly enlarged prison, or house of correction, for the west riding, at Wakefield; and that that number of prisoners under sentence of transportation will shortly be removed from the Millbank prison to Wakefield, at the rate of 100 per week, and in batches of 25 each. These convicts will have a separate chaplain, surgeon, and warders, the former at a salary of 2501. a year ; the latter at Wanes varying from 901. and 80 !. to 601. per annum ; but though those officers are nominated by government, they must be appointed by the visiting justice,. The rent paid by government is at the rate of 61. per cell per annum, the burden of maintenance falling upon the government. WORCESTERSHIRE. TAR ACCIDENT ON THE BRISTOL AND RIR MMOMAX RAMWAT.—Sir,--In reference to the state ment made by Mr. Saunders, at the inquest held on the body of the engine driver, who was killed on the Bristol and Birmingham railway on Friday last, and reported in your journal of Saturday, I hesi tate not to say that Mr. Saunders' denial that the train was going at a much greater spud than slowed by the time table, is quite contrary to the facts of the case. I woe unfortunately one of the passengers, and previous to the arrival of the train at the Bromagrove station had remarked to a fellow.passenger at what an excessive speed the train was going. The fact is that very great delay takes place at the respective stations at which the trains stop ; and inasmuch as the engine drivers have a certain quantity of fuel supplied to tbem for the journey they are obliged to finish . such Jour ney within a certain time, and in case they are enabled to save any of the fuel they have a certain allowance for such salvage. I was a passenger in the mail train from Birming ham to Bristol on Monday morning last, and which should have left at 10 minute, past 11 ; instead of which we were detained upwards of half an hour ; and upon my expostu lating with one of thelofficials for the delay, he rtp ied, " Oh, you will spin along presently and make up for it ; • and so we in fact did, for by the time bill we saved between Bruning ham and Bromagrove, a distance of 15 miles only, no less than 14 minutes.—J. HENRY, of London. DEFAMATION.—PENANCE.—On Wednesday last a defainstMn case was tried in the Bristol Consistorial Court. It was brought by Maria Duffett against Henry Evans. • brewer. for having, in the month of October, November, or December last, defamed her reputation by saying she was • young woman of improper character, and that he had com mitted adultery with her. There was no defence. Evidence in support of the case had been given by four witnesses ; who proved that while ia a public-house the defendant in exceed ingly grow terms declared the plaintiff to be guilty of inconti nence. The Chancellor proceeded to deliver judgment. After recapitulating the evidence adduced, he said the testimony in support of the case was unequivocal. The plaintiff had been since married, but that did not alter the case in the least. The law woo clear on the subject, and the case must take the usual course. He must pronounce for the defama tion, with the usual sentence, which is, that the guilty party stand in church in a white sheet. The cue was of an aggra vated nature, and he most condemn the defendant to pay the whole of the costs. Suaday, the 22d inst., was fixed for the defendant to do penance, in the plaintiff's pariah church. Farley's Bristol Journal. FMK:C. EXTRAORDINARY INSECTe.—On Friday, the whole of the coast around Southend was visited by one of the most numsroua flights of insects on record. They consisted of at least five species of Lady-bird, and they came in such dense numbers, as for miles along the coast to re semble a swarm of bees daring hiving. The *es destroyed countless millions of them, the grata and hedgerows, and' every crevice that ►fforded shelter from the wind, sem coloured with their numbers, and for many miles it wu im possible to walk, without crushing ■umbers beneath the tread. The insects evidently came from the east, the wind having veered round to that point during the night. livery true friend of agriculture, however, hails the appearance of these insects, as they are well known to be the destroyers of apAides, a race of flies the most injurious to vegetation. LITERATURE. The Protestant Reformation us France; or, a history of the Ilugonots. By the Author of " Father Darcy,' fps. Bentley. A great deal of attention is just now being bestowed upon the earlier history of France by the English public. Three or four ilhportant works, by English authors, have been issued from the press within the last few days; besides several trans:ations and originals of native writers. This is a healthy sign —a proof that a more catholic and eclectic spirit begins to influence our studies. We are passing from our intellectual insularity ; and with our political power enlarging the sphere of our historical knowledge. As a nation we are only just beginning to know, or to care anything about the politics of the Continent; and one of the first indications of a national interest in the affairs of Europe is manifested in the demand for Freuch history. This is well. We have been greatly behind in our historical and political informa tion. The volumes before us supply a desideratum in English literature. They are the sample and first instalment of a work which promises to become one of the standard histories of that great mental, as well as religious and political, revolution, which convaLscd France for more than half a century; the consumma tion of which would have been the salvation of North-Western Europe; and the ultimate failure of which, after the most heroic efforts, necessitated another and bloodier revolution, and prepared the way for a more terrible method of clearing the high places of church and state, of that political and reli gions atheism which had reigned in them so long. There is a tendency in most modern histories of this momentous struggle to undervalue the political elements which entered into it. In the northers pro vinces—amongst the rural population and the pro vincial gentilhommerie, it was undoubtedly a question of conscience primarily ; but as an attempt to subordi nate authority to individual judgment, it was also, even with them, a political question, affect ing, as it necessarily did, those feudal rights which professed to be derived direct from heaven, and to lie beyond the sphere of human authority. The sanctity of the monarch was built on the same foundation as the sanctity of the church —both were considered of heavenly ordination ; it was thought that the altar and the throne must stand or fall together. This is intimated in the charao teristic anecdote told of Francis I. He was complain ing to the papal ambassador of the conduct of the Pope, and threatening in revenge to protect the re formers as Henry of England had done; " Sire,* said the other, " you would have more than the Pope —• new religion demands a new king." Every court in Europe regarded the movement as a political one. Arbitrary power, unjustly acquired, was universally opposed to the reformation. With the Emperor Charles, the object was more to subvert the civil liber ties of Germany than to purge the church : and .Philip of Spain, while presiding at his autos ( 7 ,1 fe, was engaged in a contest against tie ancient liberties of the kingdom of Arragon. So it was universally. Mrs. Marsh gives too mach importance to the reli gious ideas in the movement, and that is the great fault of her book. With the majority of the leaders in the civil war— the princely and unprincipled house of Guise, the feeble and foolish Antoine of Navarre, the chivalrous Conde, and the ." de 3fedicie, religion ject, of their .-- Coligny, the policy, the enlargement nation, and the Bran over the weight. The ( been fatal to generally. The reconciled these 11. the virtual The infamous eating which Capefsgue verified de Ottise and F of Savoy, and „ Emperor levying a large army to invade France and put down the reformation by force, and, u the contract atrociously expresses it, " on no pretence to spare the lives or properties of those who have ever professed o dissolute and dOmineering Catherine eligion was the pretext, power the ob- . contention. Even with noble Ilarg ehaß eme cei n ie t r of de the rh ci Pital l 41;7 of se weakening of the e councils of their ."4 • • coalition of France • ' mi d ir • Europe, and to th he peace of Chateau- -.IL es formidable enemi .: I• direction of affairs in ‘, 311 ° fi us ed wasp it r , oi en c°ec ter it;gi et thered i e nte d b . tiwee 4 l . l 7 the ;fake :. I Philip with the Pope, the Duke ad the Emperor Ferdinand, for