The Express. — London, England, 1852-02-09 00:00:00

THE NEW REFORM BILL. (hum the Deaf News.) i,o g ht lord Joust RUVIELL is to explain the me 4, t o • p ro poses for amending the representation of re pt( of these kingdoms, and the Tory porty . , it 0 id, arc not likely to offer an y . great consd in ce to the measure of the minister. Reformers re . , , therefore. make up their minds on the subject. a lt the conking reform bill is not to contain all that le , de we have at kart a right to expect t ho %hat there is of it should be good. 'The r e presentation is nut a matter to be cobbled a n• ikerd. from time to time, according to the l oni l .iur or coneenience of parties. It may not be o e to get all we want at one effort, but it is 4.lltecomptial that whatever we do get it should be of r j o right sort, and that whatever is done should be of kind to be la-ting. A tiec pound household franchise in towns would k ail important stele in the right direction. It may half way from where we are, to the point • .hall one day reach. To pretend that having got , ro far. the people will sit down contentedly, and *AM abide by another twenty years, would 100 ate t end, But every shrewd and intelligent friend of ; honestly help to get as much as we no ,• as soon as we can, from whatever quarter we on —avowing frankly that in gin ing a receipt on mount we have no idea of abandoning our claim pr the remainder. Ten shillings in the pound is hoer than nothing. provided we get it in hard il. and not in bail paper. The English people ore a ll for the practical and the practicable: only oyes must be satisfied that they are not going to be cheated. Lowering tin' standard front le/. to k. in cities and boroughs is an instalment of the it, bt long due to the industrious classes a the community. Even with such a test of eligibility those who would be enfranchised would e: ;le a minority of the hard-working, tax-Fiying offering many, whose equal right to a voice en presentation we have ever contended for. We ec the time is not distant when that right will unreservedly acknowledged by the battled mano r:vas of power who have hitherto successfully foisted its concession; and till it be acknowledged in its entirety, discussion on the subject can never dm. But as a Al. franchise is now certain of being serried by members elected by 101. constituencies, so ▪ rating suffrage without any limitation will inevi , table follow the adoption of a M. extension. Why the whigs should not at once propose a full an perfect measure, rather than an instalment, is another question. It is, in fact, only another form et th.• much larger question, namely, why are there a wt •t IhllitiCian. (1111111 Whir!? The story goes that Lad bins would fain hare introduced a better bill tlan we arc likely to hear him propound in the as of Commons to-night, but that he was out- Toted in the cabinet on more points than one. Be Vt... however, as it may, the course of the people's is plain. They must bate nothing of the :.real demand. They must ask for all and press f r : but if, after a gallant fight, they secure only hal the leaf when they cannot get the whole, no can I .en fairly condemn them. '"The Ballot—The - --must be their grand battle cry, =don that they nn.t divide the House. We differ altogether from the Times in the esti nee formed by that journal of the comparative niportoriet of the suffrage question, and the question • relates to the transfer of representation fru half-a-dozen rotten boroughs to larger temmunities. Let the roguery of St. Albans stel Harwich be punished by all means; and let Lancashire and Yorkshire be made the deposits res of the privileges thus abused and forfeited. It:: it us not be diverted from the main question he such matters. Itossted chcsnuts are excellent Ines after dinner, but they would make a ver y un satisfactory substitute for the meal itself. The endue :nous masses who dwell in towns want a share in tl. representation of the realm, and they arc coolly t... 1 that the monied and landed interest are mach ...re concerned about adjusting anew the terms r: their divided ascendancy. Probably they tit. be; but assuredly the nation at large infinitely more for the general enfranchising I -1-e of the promised bill than for any transfer of p ser from one locality to another. The special in t. -ts of cliques and - classes arc undoubtedly more Le need in the latter than in the former; but in the -7f of the people the feeling is altogether the • way. To abate a local nuisance is very proper • praiseworthy ; but to set its importance above a tzdamental change in the whole fabric of tho con stitution appears to us unreasonable and unjust. If the ministerial measure omits to punish the con rated boroughs, and to secure additional represen tatives to the manufacturing counties, the defect an and ought to be cured during the passing of the bill through committee. The question in fah particular case will be one of detail; and we should be greatly surprised if a good battle acre not fought on each point as it shall arise. Bin re the broad and essential features of the bill parties • naturally range themselves under their rival standards. Any , man who votes against theexten se a of the franchise to re/. householders will run the tick of bring called a tory, and must expect to be regarded as an enemy of popular right, by what ever title he chooses to designate himself, and what sfir excuse he may set up as his reason for so doing. There is another item, however, in the programme that has been given, which we confess appears to to much more equivocal in its character and taw limey. We allude to the alleged intention to redoes tle.'see tenant at will qualification in counties to 20!. chaps, as an equivalent for the 12!. tenant at will franchise conferred two years ago on the lr , h counties, the change may not be open the charge of national partiality. It has axe iys been contended, and not without soma colour of reason, that having regard to the (Velvet value of money in the two countries and the Lamm condition of the agricultural classes on the termite sides of the Channel, a lower figure ought to be fixed as the standard in Ireland than in Great Britain. It should be borne in mind, however, that to one instance has the efficacy of the new 124 meaty franchise as yet been tried ; and that it re tains to be seen how tenants-at-will are likely to act eith,ut the protection of the ballot. And this holes us to what, after all, is the chief short totting of the scheme attributed to Lord Jolly It re.t.t. about the ballot, no experiment of a widely extiotkd suffrage can be fairly made. In period sof escirtruent, when the menaces of tend and the thrtats of customers are alike dis d, tenants a••will in counties and the hwnblcst class shopkeepers in towns, may do their duty. h... in ordinary times these influences are sure to with more or less effort universally ; and we i.i,:urs to prophecy that should Lord DERBY and t.• 141 lowers not obstruct the passage of the pro -1 'td ballot-less reform bill, twelve months will not p.ss before the cry for secret voting will become unsistible. The grievance of intimidation is now felt a comparatively limited section of the community it; taib district of town and country. But let the ntirage ones he conceded to large masses of perimeter; tlerywhere throughout the kingdom, and a sense el esumon defencelessness will combine them together M a demand not to be gainsaid or neglected, for the role 4hield and shelter that can be afforded them. This is, of course, no reason why the ballot should sot be loudly, firmly, and long urged as a necessary amendment to the present ministerial plan ; bat it is very like a reason why we should secure, by all r"ans, all that is possible during the pretend sessiosa. With an armed despotism next door to se Parlia mentary timidity may tend to link Tories to Whigs in a rvfuNri of popular demands. But if full justice iw not obtainable on the instant, it may be worth t imidisring whether we had better not take all we can _gct• - al an instalment. 11, ‘vtNr, THE NAVY.—On Saturday, orders were tram the Admiralty at the naval readesvoui, I' +, Old], and at the Crocodile receiving ship, lying oft, t '' r, to increase the W of able wainco, and bra, I .vs, to man the ad ships. The aterson's " o fssay have also rsestwi amiss asessably he the Mow tt th. If charter, to send in a Mars of the amber of her 0.5 on the books capable of ruing in the royal _ 141 7 /load,' any emergency ar i se; theeedwated amebae hits tioa rind from this source is 600. Orders have likewise Cob"O o 6aed that on paying off discharged ships nelhissiel Cdas* should be stro reenter ded to the men to reenter he her service, and all so doing will receive di weeks' I,4 se of eh., nee, their pay accruing during that period, and' t is shoo reckoned towards their full period of service to ' , with them to a pension. Lads accustomed to river haft, %fifth sever at sea, are now entered, sad every la sae/wet held out for men to eater the service. ELECTION NEWS. MR. PDX MAU LE AT PERTH. Mr. Pox Mauler, who has been appointed to the .Sete of President of the India Board, addressed the elec tors of Perth, in the City Hall there, on Thursday, asking • renewal of the political connection that had so lung existed between them. On the same day, Mr. Charles Gilpin ar rived in Perth to oppose Mr. Mande, and he also shortly addressed the electors. The nomination is to tske place es Monday, but it is not generally thought in Perth that Mr. Gilpin will go to the pull, as his thence of success le very remote. Mr. M AXLE said the present was the fourth time be had appeared before them as a candidate for that high honour. Twice they had is turned him without a contest, and once they had returned him triumphantly after • con test. It had been often stated and asserted, during the re cess, and dwelt upon with great perseverance by that por tion of the press opposed to the present cabinet, that nothing existed but • weak government, unable to guide and con , trot the destinies of this great nation. lle did nut stand there to praise the governmant • hut this he would say, that the present government had been in power long s nough not to be unwilling now to retire, and they remained in office more for the nuke of the country, and of the crown, than from any wish to claim to peace If those persons who were ' always complaining of the goys mount as weak, and blaming them for their tenaciousuess of office, would look back over a year or two, they would find that whea Lor I John Rua ; sell hot, not the confidence of his polititul opponents—for that he never sought to obtain —hut what he supposed to be ! the entifidence of his political friends, he immediately ten dered his resign etion to her Majesty. That resignation was not accepted. If it were shown to him that there was a stronger government arid a better government ready to as sume the reins of power, he would at once give place to it. But so long as no stronger government was pointed out to them, so lung as no other party was prepared to form a go vernment, her Majesty's present advisers would continue were they were—they would go on in what they conceived to be the path of duty, laying before Parliament such mea sures as they believed to be conducise to the good of the country, nod submitting without regret to the judgment of Parliament concerning them. On various occasions he had felt it his duty to oppme what he considered extreme views oa the question of Reform. He was rematched with having, on several occasions, oppoeesd motions in the House of Commons by Mr. Hume. Ile admitted that he hail done an, and he was ready to give his reasons for so doing. With regard to the People s Charter, he frankly avowed that h. • was no Chartist, and no man need look for him to support the Charter. Ile confessed that sew' tel nics tiona had been made by Mr. flume, the purport of which he (Mr. Mauls.) could not pretend to understand. Mr. 'fume had made motions for household suffrage. He (Mr. Haute) did sot understand what Mr. flume's house hold suffrage meant. If it meant that the owners of houses should have a vote, its effect would be to restrict the pre sent sLifrage ; and if it meant that every occupant of a hour should have • vote, then that would be equivalent to unisersal suffrage, and this he (Mr. Maul?) could not support. Another point brought forward by Mr. Hume was what was called " electoral districts." Neither could he cote for this. It was a measure which would have the effect of disfranchising Perth—of merging it in a large nor roundeig rural district —and, instead of sending • member to parliament as at present, it would, under the proposed arrangement, have the privilege of returning only the fractional part of a member. He had resist, d this proposal, and would resist it, for the sake of the integrity of the electoral privileges of Perth; and he would warn all small burybs to beware of being swamped in the proposed elec. lona districts. Another question was the ballot. When he was first re turned for title county, and afterwards when he was retut tied for the city, he was opposed to the ballot. After that on one occasion he voted for it in the Helmet( Com mons. A practice prevailed in some places, and particu larly in some counties in the south of Scotland, of manu facturing faggot voters; and after careful investigation of the evil, be came to the conclusion that the ballot was the only effectual cure for it, and under that impression he voted for it. But though sworn to secrecy as to the pro posed measure of the government, hr was at liberty to say this much in reference to the forthcoming Reform Bill— that it would effectually provide against the manufacture of those fictitious votes. That being the case, the only rea son that ever appeared to him to justify the ballot would be done away with. If they had universal suffrage, the ballot might follow as a matter of course; but so long as there were two classes—so long as there was the distinction of electors and non•electors—he had no right— ists person hail any right—so withhold from the non-elector the knowledge of how the elector gave his vote. If they had the ballot the elector might talk bravely and valiantly to hid neighbour the non-eleetor of how he meant to vote, and might then go and deposit his vote secretly in the electoral urn in quite • different way. But farther, the ballot never reeved the purpose far which it was intended. In the United States they had the ballot in name, but not in essence, for every one knew how his neighbour voted. And if they creased the channel, did they find no warning there ? They had the ballot in France, but had It given them liberty—had it given liberty to the press or to the CI:? It had done no such thing. They had the ballot, ley had also a government which had no respect for property, no respect for the liberty of the people, no respect for the liberty of the press; they had the ballot, but the press was gagged in ouch a way as, if he saw the like here, he should blush for his native coeuggy. These were practical arguments against the ballet, end be had now made a clean breast on that subiset, He bad been charged with extravagance as regatdsd the pull* expen diture. This was • hard charge In bring egoism the present government, for they had made greaser red*. Sous in pnblie salaries, and had est elf awe public and useless offices than any other geversinest bed ever dose. Thin was the course they had pereeed, mid this seine they still intended to pursue. The peaty, be wield not say of the government, but of the pmeed„ had been to reduce taxes. Alluding to the eadowmea* of Nemeth, Mr. Mande observed, formerly the vete he Maysooth came be fore parliament every year, amens what were called the miscellaneous estimates. It was • Mending occasion of hitter religious disputes in parliament as often as it was be forward. Year aftaryair he had voted for this Bat in 1845 Sir R. Pod teelt the gnat out of Srlianda of parliament a altogether, end_ pissed it as • on the consolidated lead. Me (Mr. Sault) did e nerrin . k that this was the preps ODOM, end he voted seeing Sir It. Peel's bill Ia our. The bill was mewled, however, by kW t Now, it was ono *Mg to oppose a maser* les theught was wrong, and tulle smother thing amble* to mile it, especialkin them BM these. lf, thseehee. any bill sheet ls, prep* es any modes be forwa rd he the repeal of the Inimmaint he dopehl ta lese ft. Ns knew Wir sh _ calf se he was the opiates ef may who hared hiss ; brat he es twenty pore ex of his pestuctest pelaelpies to suite* him Is that . He mid not vete to withdraw tbe endowment to Illaywooth, het be wadi resit any andeerment of the I, esthetic priettbeed. Preis this ha would pus to the question ef national edeseties. The time was yet neon he meat to ache up the adulation questies in They could only amenespe **efforts tithe various religious parties who were labeering volun tarily in that field. But in any such eassulegement it was the duty of government Mme that eseeiseednestion be em hued with religious feadrenties. Be aided. *et although they reight expose to be Owed bp ell peardes, the govern ment had almost wade up thele mils to intareduee a mea sure et undenal edeenties tee Seethed is the mune of this smeles. Mr. Nash__ puma hem these question' epees to moms ef war. His own opinion me, that eat ph in the Quass's epee* in which the =Nally epsskaof ing on hems of army with her nothiners, was sever more true *es es the pement meads* Ns believed there was sot the *Om* intention es the part of any nation to enter less a mu with this esentry. But there was not one pretest wile did not reed or hear every day of what wen ping en ia •withering es* try of greet military nesereleg and we absta ined ism ea inteelbrome Is the affairs of pr = — ffernehwe did sot eleampt to dictate either to or people— elk is • meta, like this, where everything 11=1111 on the westatemmore of credit, cadia keeping hoe all the kiresto and re) nit= Of the emmiry, weei l d in t e ill bonne ue to live in a hers pun** an say _odes* what soever; sad it en; am might venture to pre** what Lett is Farm vitals the next two menthe, the events dike last two meat* would start up to reprove lie rash mes. It behoved us Marafore to be en our unird. Ha did set think that it was geed policy to peek bible the world all war mesas of ohm% to the hi* bares* end the last skimpy ems hue he was poinnead Oat Geed BMWs bud sow mesas le mist any peosible aggresion from any querter, and by Gets Wring they should know how to see them if smades alba for it. (Load chain.) But let no peek paresis them es the subset of invades, There wee so reams hr It ; and if the essemigy pm pine le penis • gemenesent might arise which might Pimp govern ti mode. and molt a government would be tire wont and meet anger*, of governments. He teemed that the mentry wen* leave the matter of embed defames in the heeds of mielelare ; and he was permaihoi that if they found secedes to ova upon the country to ems, high and low, poor and rich, would be ready to do their ditty. No question were put to Mr. Mauls, and slier • vote of thanks to him and to the Lord Provost (who sempied the ehaiir), and three cheers for the Queen, the rands( broke up. GRF.IVIWICII (TEISDA t. V.—The roturodagofficer for tlia borough having sprain this day terts asminationofa At and proper pleseste SU the Tammy* the repreeentation of the three embed tow.., at tea this ineening an immense belly a the inasbiteste of Greenwich. Deptford, and Wool ed*, be* deft= and aes-electoce e sembied at the hue *gm sleeted at the emseed Londeadeest, Is High-street, Cirennria. The abed, kering read the writ add Bribery bee s Mt. Lung peopmed Mr. M..Clembees. who was ascended g e a t. Me* and rase hair bees wade by these gen ii Pope* this ILr. Pantiles proposed Ailed theweet Beab einadaile then addremed the meembishe. Tr y j r4 sheriff; urn a show of hands, de- shred slaw in favour of Mr. Chambers. The demmemes to-morrow (Tuesday) morning. The Y likely be be a very severe one. The candidates ' me Aiming Metielem Stewart, one of the Lords of the Ad miralty, and Mr. N. Chambers, Q.C. Notwithstanding ski inihmsee, it is gessrally thought that the ill NII net emseed. He smile bis hot appearance bears the eiseine es Saturday mei& et the Lecture Hull, Gromerish. Mr. Mamba* had its advantage of be=the Sold same thee beton the pint Mass. WOAD COVIIIM—TIWO trio osadidstoo have eared their services to the election hr Nersheishke, at the dinelaties ef the peon* Frame* Me. *misery and Mler. Inns Wog Pam be* Men hems' span the princip of pmebeelles. Mr. Boehm at the resist agricul tural &me, egelbelleally Ns Wanks of spin THE EXPRESS, ealleiting dm leaawar at reprentating ma in parliament; and Mr. Commit Lewis Mamas ae ` whit dr vallryme of taw deans whoa the psara.t podimait mina. Mr. Went Presser las Ihrwsly assiesrui Ms Isamu. of re tiring.—lirerOnd Thews. IslintriumProtr.—The elcctiem VIM proclaimed on the Market-Kum by the mayor am Thuoday, with the enstomary solamnities, and is Sued to take place on Mon day nest (this day), at ten o'clock in the auruing. The R.Mht lies. R. V. Smith is the only candidste.—Noridamp lon ercury. CAKLISLIS CITT.—The Cirliste Patriot states that a kind et eoveTt canvass of the electors of Carlisle has been begun in favour of Mr. Howard. Various parties are en• IVLa It, Roman catholic* being among the most active. EMPORT (18LE OF WIouT.)—A public meeting of the inkabitants of the borough was held on Friday at the Queen's Rooms, for the purpose of meeting Mr. William Higgs, of Leicester, one of dm candidates fur the represen tation of Newport in the neat parliament, end hearing him deliver a general espotition of his political opinions.— limpspshir• Independerd. MoNmouvii.—We have heard it stated iu Mon- mouth (.ays the Monmouthshire likr!in) that the county geuth men will hare enough to du shortly, without devoting their time and energies to opposing Mr. Lindsay ; 614 an oppo.ition will speedily be commenced to return one of a princely firm of merchants, largely interested in the dis trio, as the reform reprtsentstive of the county in the next House of Commons. _ _ _ _ CM:M.:MIA/I.—lt is said that at the next election a conservative candidate will offer himself for the represen tation of Cheltenham, in the person of Mr. racket Butt, • resident of the town.--Bedford Tomes. I'ORTSMOUTII.—Sir George Staunton has issued his address to the electors of Portsmouth, resigning his scat fur that borough at the dissolution of the present par liament. lie describes his only reason for retiring to be advanced years end a wish to leave the Held open W younger men. Two candidates are already positively in the held, Lord Frederick Fitzclarence (or rather hie friends, fur his lordship is at present at Madeira), and Mr. Merit. thisislee. The mayor of Portsmouth, B. Bramble, Esq., is also talked of. These arc all of liberal principles, Mr. Illaxelee being, perhaps, the moat advanced of the three • but in au address he has j ust issued, although he describe: himself as &supporter of civil sod religious liberty, the ez• bunion of the suffrage, and retrenchment in all depart ments, he dues not enter into further detail at prevent. Mr. J. B. Carter, M.l'. for Winchester, has been solicited to stand, hut he has declined to leave Isis old constituents. IikTFORD AND 11ASI8ETLAW.—The nomination of candidates to supply the vacancy created in the repeesenta than of the borough of Itetford and hundred of Bametlaw, by the removal of Captain buncombe to the Ernst Biding of lark, will take place at the Town-hall, ltetfurd, on Wed nesday morning next. at 11 o'clock, Should there be any opposition, polling will take place on the following day (Thursday) • but no opposition is anticipated to the return of the lion. W. E. Buncombe, nephew of the lato member, who is the protectionist nominee, and at present the only candidate. irbe Court. WINDSOR, Fen. 7. The Queen walked in the Homo-park and Slopes thia morning. The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the youueer members of the Royal Family, took their accus• tomed puny and walking exercise. The Eon and Countess of Minto, the Marquis and Mar chioness of Breadalbano, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Marquis of Anglesey, Viscount and Viscountess Mahon, Lord and Lady Ashburton, Lord Portman, Lord Broughton, and the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, took their departure from the Castle today. The additions to the royal dinner party were the Duchess of Kent, the Lady-in-VS Aiding to her Royal Highness, the Baroness de Speth, and Colonel Hon. C. B. an d Mrs. Her Majesty's private band attended after dinner in the Castle, and performed the following selection : Overture. '• Amapa " Duna, •• FreimellUte " Entre este amour de !lame, "Le Propleehe " Mask Zweikampr SUNDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Royal Children, walked in the Home-park this morning. Her Majesty, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the ladies and gentleman of the court, and the domestic household, attended divine service thu morn int in the private chapel of the Castle. the Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated. The Duchess of Kent was also at the service. The Dean of Manchester had an interview with Sir G. Grey, on Saturday, at the home-office. Lord Vivian transacted business at the Railway Depart ment of the Board of Trade on Saturday. Despatches were sent off on Saturday, from the Colonial office, to the Governor of New South Wales, and also to the Governor of Malta. The Judicial C ommittee of the Privy Council sat on Sa turday. Preeent : Lord Crnnworth, Sir J. Knight Bruce, the Judge of the High Court of Admiralty, and Sir Edward a l a *Frasrick Thesiger wu beard on an application for ma mimics of Sir William BurneWs patent fur preserving unbar. SaM; motions and petitions from Canada, Jamaica, Gi brahar, end Sierra Leone, were disposed of. A CABINET COUNCIL WAS HELD on Saturday afternoon, at the Foreign-office. It was attended by Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Earl Granville, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of tho Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, the Earl of Carlisle, the 'tight Hon. Henry Labou chore, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and Lord Sey mour. The Council sat two hours and a halt. LORD JOHN RrSSELL will give the tint Cabinet dinner this season to his colleagues. Wednesday, the 11th, was the day appointed for the re-union ; but the dinner has been postponed until Wednesday, the 111th inst.— 06- wrrer. OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS. George Dalhousie Ramsay, Esq., is appointed private secretary to the Preei dent of the Board of Control for the Affairs of India. Fitz patrick Henry Vernon, Esq., is appointed private secretary to the Secretary at W. Richard Grave. M'DonneU, Esq., Governor of the Gambia, is appointed Lieutenant- Governor of St. Lucia, in the room d H. G. Dar , ling, Esq., appointed Lieutenant-Gomm"' ef Ise Eastern Division of the Cape. Sir Giuseppe Meth Barone De Piro, Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, is appointed a aamMr of the Council of Government at Malta. Signor Giuseppe Monta na,* is appointed Cashier for Island, of Maya. _ /Pilau George Nicole Casolani is appoint e d P Carsbers and Comptroller of Contracts for the lalani etlestra. Fre derick Finlaysoa, Eq. is appointed a wombs, etas Coun cil of Vancouver's Ikanil. Mr. H_ersey Celpsl Leto is appointed an unpaid Attachi to Isar Nurim•fe lades at Turin. R. Graves M'Donneß, Eq. is soonimMed a Com panion of the Ordu of the Bath (Civil Bervies).—Obeertur. THZ Fox CLUB.—The first =Wag et the Fox Club this wren was held on &tura, at Haneienfa. There were preamt--Hls Grace the Duke at limi t Hen. Bad etAlbesearie, Right Hon. V/11011111114 M.P., Sir Reba. MBert., Right Hem Iltr HAM , Right am land , Right Hon. Rue Orenamart Hon. lad et M. 7. fitepitemel line. Bolder°, Thema Ihslogiee, M.P., A. K. Le. , Right Ewa. LEI Maim bl 11W, .P., Row p Alston, Isq„ Right I C Mea.Bad et Boland, Fred. Dundee, Req., H Lang-' ~ C. C. C.. Cenh, M.P., Ham. Lord De , Right Hon Dr. Luthington, Bea. Earl Fallellelik Bon. E. L. Meetyn, M.P., R. A. In., =6l:Hon. C. Fez, Lord Jamie lltnent, M.P., 1 1 : 1 11. Boyle, M.P., Lent eve mei We, He.. Hamillea Deena, A. W. Roberta, MR, Leal einem Wo regret to learn that W. Marshall, Esq., M.P., has been thriven from his horse and so seriously injured as to incapacitate him from attending to his parliamentary duties. The hon. gentleman sustained by the fall two frac. tares in his collar bone and one in his ribs.—Leeds Josiah fencer. W. N. Hodgson, Esq., M.P., was prevented by Lion, which confines him to the house, from taking his place in t he House of Commons at the opening of the session. He is better and intends leaving Carlisle, for Lon don, early mixt week.—Carlisle Patriot. TUE FRENCH PLATS AT TIE ST. JAMES'S THEATEE are to nroosnmeaeo on Monday nest, with Dejaset and Latent. Tne GOVERNMENT BALsece-snerr.---On Satur day, in a parliamentary document, an account was given of the public income and expenditure for the year ending the sth January last. The net receipts were 62,233,0361. 161. 5d.; and the expenditure, 49,606,6101. lle. 7d. ; leaving the ex cess of income over the expenditure, 2,726,3961. 4e. 10d. BALANCE. 9 IN TUE EXCIIEQUER.—According to the government balance-sheet printed on Saturday, the balances of public money in the Exchequer on the 6th January, 18M, amounted to 9,245,6761. Is. 21d., and on the 6th the balances were 8,381,6371.'2.. 4d. GREAT WESTERN.—The receipts for the past half year have been about 590,0001., and the expense. 174,0001. or 176,0001. ; and the general revenue account shows • dis posable balance of 313,0901. The directors will, we believe, propose a dividend at the rate of 24 per cent. fur the half lear. This will amount to 206,0 ea, and will consequently eave a balance of about 108,0001. t o be carried forward to the next half-year's account. We understand that the directors bare wisely looked forward to several sums which may be chargeable to maintenanc e o f wa y, itc., for future half-Tears, and that they have put everything in sub etantaal repair. There seems to be no doubt that the minimum dividend of thl company will be 4 per tent. per annum. __ you, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICIL—Advice ham been received that after carrying over • large amount to the reserve fund, the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Com pany would be prepared to pay a dividend of 3 per cent. per annum. MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1852. FOREIGN REFUGEES IN ENGLAND. A circular despatch, dated Jan. 13, addressed by Earl Granville to liar Majesty's Ministers at Vienna and St. Petersburg, and Her Majesty. Charges d'Affaires at Paris and Frankfurt, hu just been presented, with other papers on the same subject, to both Houses of Parliament. "Foreign-Übe, Jan. 13. " My Lord (Sir),—Representations have been made to her Majesty's government on the part of several European go vernments, through their representatives at this court, on the subject of the proceedings of foreign refugees now resid ing in England; and it has been urgently demanded that immediate and effective steps should be taken by her Ma jesty's government to put a stop to thole intrigues and ciOn opirecies against this governments of various European powers in which foreign refugees now in England are as serted to be engaged. " By the existing law of Great Britain foreigners have the unrestricted right of entrance and residence in this country ; and while they remain in it, are equally with British sub juts, under the protection of the law ; nor can they be punished, except for an offence against the law, and under the sentence of the ordinary tribunals of justice, after a public trial, and nn • conviction founded on evidence given in open court. No fureigner, as such, can be sent out of this country by the executive government, except persons removed by virtue of treaties with other States, confirmed by act of parliament, for the mutual surrender of criminal offeeders. " British subjects, however, or the subjects of sr.y other State residing in this country, and therefore owing obedi ence to its laws, may, on conviction of being concerned in levying war against the government of any state at amity with Great Britain, be punished by fine and imprisonment. Offenders in this respect are equally open to prosecution by individuals or by the government. " Measures in the form of Alien Acts have been at dif ferent times resorted to by the British Legislature, by which the power of expelling foreigners, in eau of necessity, has been conferred oa the executive government; but such powers, even when asked for only f or th e maintenance of internal transuillity. have been regarded by the people of this country with jealousy. " The general hospitality thus extended by our institu tions to all who choose to come to England has from time to time been the means of affording • secure asylum to political refugees of all parties, many of them illustrious in rank and position. Among them Joey be mentioned kings and princes of the two branches of the Bourbon family and the prime ministers of France and Austria. " If a discretionary power of removing foreigners were vested in the crown, appeals would be constantly made by the dominant party in foreign countries for the expulsion of their political opponents who might have taken refuge in Great Britain. Monarchical government might object to republican refugees, and republican governments might object to rovalist refugees; and it would bo difficult to defend such hospitality, which would then bo founded open favour, and not upon equal laws. " It is the earnest wish of her Majesty's government to I promote, os far as is in their power, the peace, order, and prosperity of every country with which they are in friendly alliance; but they do not think that any ground exists which would justify them, on the present occasion, in ap plying to the legislature for any extraordinary or further powers in reference to foreigners resident in Lnglaud, and they have no reason to doubt that this opinion is shared both by the parliament and the public of this country. " With reference to the intimation that exceptional mea sures of precaution may be taken against British subjects travelling abroad, her Majesty's government cannot com plain if, while insurrection is raging, or its flame is scarcely extinguished, foreign governments should take precautions lagainst suspected lungliih travellers. I " Her Majesty's Government adhere to the principle laid down by Viscount Palmerston in his note on the 30th of September, ISIS, to the United States' envoy at this court, lin relation to certain citizens of the United States, who had come direct thence to Ireland, then in a state of partial insurrection. " Lord Palmerston did not then in that note ask for any change in the American lawn, and he expressly forbore to press the I'reeident of the United States with representa tions against the offenders, but merely said that those who visited a country in a state of insurrection must take their chance like persons whom curiosity might lead into a field of battle ; and that the American Clovernment must not take it amiss if citizens of the United States who visited Ireland at that time wore involved in the consequences of measures aimed at ISM of a different dcscriptiln. — iie . measures, however, to which be alluded were taken with reference only to persons to whom, under the peculiar cir cumstances of the moment, suspicion attached. But it would be in the highest degree unjust and unworthy of the enlightened character of any European government, and wholly unwarranted by the course pursued 17 the British government on that occasion, to put vexatious impedimenta in the way of unoffending English traveller, by way of re taliation for the acts of foreign refugees in England. "While, however, her Msjesty's government cannot con- i sent, at the request of foreign governments, to propose a change in the laws of England, they would not only regret, but would highly condemn, any attempts on the part of foreign refugees in England to excite insunection against the governments of their respective countries. Such con duct would be considered by her Majesty's government as a flagrant breach of the hospitality which those persons enjoy. " The attention of her Majesty's government will continue to be directed to the proceedings of suspected foreign re fugees in this country, and they will endeavour by every legal means to prevent them from abusing the hospitality so liberally accorded to them by the British laws, to the prejudice of countries and governments in amity and alliance with Great Britain. " You will camm•niate • copy of this despatch to the Secretary of State.—l am, &c. 0 GRANVILLE." THE ARTCTIC SEARCHING EXPEDITION.—A de cisive step towards the renewed search for Sir John Frank lin and his companions has at length been taken, by the ap pointment of Sir Edward Belcher to the command of the Arctic expedition. It is understood that the nominations have included Captain Kellett as the second in com mand, and Captain Id'Clintock, and Lieutenant Sherard Osborn, late of the Pioneers, to one of the steam tenders.—Horning CAraviee_ TILE WEST INDIA MAIL PACKET. —Tho Royal West India Mad Packet Company have resolved on ap pointing a resident superintending engineer in the West Indies to examine into and report on the efficiency of the steam machinery of their beet abroad. This gentleman will be well able to judge what steamers it is best to place on the homeward route, in order that no time may be lost in overhauling or repairing their machinery, by which means much anxiety will be saved to the company and in convenience to the public. The importance of having a resident engineer abroad may be estimated by the fact that if any steamer requires extensive repairs she has to be sent home, a distance of sometimes 3,000 or 4,000 miles, to have them attended to, and such is the extent and requirements of the West India Mail Packet scheme, that it often hap pens that the steamer to be sent home has to be engaged sn the public service during the whole of her homeward voyage. DEPARTURE OP THE CAMBRIA AND THE QUITO STZAKER.B.—On Saturday, at half past 12 p.m., the Royal Mail steam-ship, Cambria, Captain {Lang, sailed from the Mersey for Halifax and Boston, with about 40 passengers and a full cargo of Manchester, Sheffield, and Birmingham goods. At nearly the same time the mail steam-ship I sailed for Madeira, &a., with about 70 passengers and a fair I I " Tile Loss OP THE AMAZON.—The Oxford Choral I Society gave a cessert in the Town-hall on the evening of Thursday last, the pressed' of which (upwards of au.) were given la aid se the Alai mow Wag Mewl fee the relief of the widows awl erteao or those who petidtei la the wreck of the ill-fated Anases. The performer.* esewleted of the oratorio of " The Creatioa." ------- SINKING OF A STEAMBOAT AT LONDON-MUDGE. —Yesterday, shortly after noon, the Ant steamboat, plying flan the Adelphi Pier to London-bridge, left the first. mad plan with • number of passengers. At the time the aserser shoal it wee dead low water. The vessel beweso=eisi arm the river as far a Blackfrisrs reshot with the least accident, but as she tti the set g order erne of the arches she struck a heap seem en the bed of the river to strengthen the of the arches. Her momentum caused a portion of the balm to give way, and the water entered through Megaton in the steamer, and caused it to rock to and fro with gad mistily. The vessel proceeded towards is death tier he ems considerable distance without any nee beyond the saw WM aware of what had occurred. Shortly after raft meter Southwark-bridge the cabin peemegen became eredally excited owing to the waiter Sin Cory hat The boat was gat as far as the et the Pier, and the passengers were to land in inlay when the water In the hold of the stseeser 8111111MISISIsl the vessel sank, and last mersiag the still rise wear. Fortunately the boat rentein• on time to the comeny's pier that the nayipelien of the river will not be in tbeleast impeded. MIL FIBAROtIt O'CosNole AT THE LYCEUM.—On Saturday Mkt, about seven o'clock, a most extraordinary excitement woo owed at the Lyceum Theatre by an unex pected and strew Mesdames with the band, by Mr. Peargua O'Connor, whe wee he one of the boxes. The piece that was bring Waal at the time was " The Oame of Spe culation," in whisk ONO is much music. Mr. O'Connor, when the band began %play, proceeded in a most eccentric manner to tattoo sad Nip about in his box, to the time of the band. The weilimes were astounded at such an un seemly exhibition, and steady expressed their feeling of annoyance. Bermmat Morton, 11 A, of the police, went to the box, and civilly tail the interrupter that the audience must not bo disturbed in that manner. The answer of the honourable and learned member for Nottingham was • severe blow at Sergeant Morton's face, who took him into custody, and conveyed him to tho Bow-street police station, where he was allowed to depart oa a promise given to the inspector on duty that he would appear before the magis trate on Monday morning. Mr. O'Connor, when discharged from Bow-street station house, applied for re-admission at the theatre, was refused, and had his money returned to him by the cash-taker. Ilia examination at Bow-street this day appears in another portion of our paper. MATKOOTH GRANT.—BIRMINGIIAM.—On Friday night • bags and enthusiastic meeting of the inhabitants of Birmingham was held in the Town-hall, for the purpose of petitioning parliament to repeal the endowment to May nooth College. There were about 6,000 persons moments, ' and the proceedings were opened with prayer, by the Rev. Sibree. James Taylor, ~ took tho chair. The toto tattoos proposed were all unanimously adopted. THE TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE AT HOLM FIRTH. FURTHER PARTICULARS. Tho shocking and extraordinary disaster at Holm firth, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, from the bursting of the Bilberry Reservoir, continues to excite an amount of interest beyond anything ever recollected in the neighbour hood, and on Saturday the number of people attracted to the town was very great. Every train from Huddersfield was crowded, and it was found acecuary to attach two powerful engines to each load. In addition to the details of the dreadful occurrence which we were enabled to furnish on Saturday, we might add some extraordinary accounts of hairbreadth escapes, a well as !aorta* struggles for life. At Diglee Upper Mill, half smile uelow the reservoir, two messengers from the Leeds Court of Bankruptcy, were in possession of Mr. Furnise's stock-is-trade and furniture, when the alarm was given of the bunt ing of the reservoir; and these men had barely time to put on a few clothes and rush up ono Bide of the valley before the torrent came down. One of them was up to his waist in the water, so narrow was his escape. The sad scene at Hinchliffe Upper Mill, where a row of six houses called Water-ttreet and their 40 inmates were all carried away at a swoop, is easily accounted fur on examiniog their situation. The valley contracts very ruddeuly there. Water street was close to the river on the left hank, and immediately opposite was an immense reservoir of water be lunging to the mill, elevated high above the right bank of the river. Below it stands the mill. The elevated position of the reservoir probably saved the mill (coin the destruc tion, but the torrent of water swept partially over the re servoir, and caused it to burst on the river side opposite to Water-street. Tho houses in Water-street had thus an extra pressure of water thrown impetuously against them, and were struck at the end and front silmoot simul taneously. Mr. Crossland, Mr. Mettcrick, and Mr. Earn shaw, who lived in three of these houses, were respectable clothiers. James, one of the Sons of Mr. Met terick, was saved almost by a miracle ; but he lies iu a pre carious state from bruises and other injuries. Ile states that there were ten of them in the house—his father, step mother, and eight children. They were row.eil by some one anon after one o'clock. lie hastily put on a few clothes and run to the staircase window, looking up the valley, where bo met his step-mother. A glance at the approach ing water satisfied theta that it was the reservoir had burst. The children were asleep below stain, but his father handed them up to him and M. Metterick, and they were placed in the chamber. Just then the deluge came, and the lower room was filled in an instant, and the water burst through into the chamber. He and Mrs. Metteriek again seized the children, and carried all but one a story higher, i n t o th e attic: the flood had caught bin father and our child on the stairs and overwhelmed them. The no at moment the whole house was carried away, and he saw no more of any of the family : he found himself in the raging torrent, swept before it for a quarter of a nude like • feather. He got hold of a floating plank, lost it, and seized another ; was carried aside into the Bottom Mill Re servoir, where the water s on became quieter, and though of immense depth, he paddled himself out of it by means of another floating piece of wood which he seised. Ito reached the bank of the reservoir in a very exhausted condition. A buy iu a cottage belonging to Mr. Floyd, solicitor, Holm firth, was separated from the man-servant by the water bursting through the window, and violently closing the door of the room after the man had passed out, and before he could follow. The little fellow was raised up the next moment by the water to withiu a f. w inches of the ceiling, where he had the presence of mind to lay hold by a beam. To this he clung for an hour, when the water s u b s id e d, an d he was liberated. About 50 bodies are said to have been floated from the graveyard of the methodist chapel in Holmfirth, and amongst them the corpse, it is stated, of the late Mr. John Herein, the projector of the reservoir that has caused this fatal calamity. Great numbers of men were at work again on Saturday, searching the river and the mill ponds on its banks, for the missing bodies. In addition to those taken out previously, five others were discovered—the bodies of Nancy Marsden, Charles Crosland, and Sarah Hannah Dods, being taken' from a mill-dam a little below the houses iu Waterstrect, in which they perished; and tho bodies of one of the Misses Sandford and another poson from the Holmforth mill-dam. A tin cash-box was found containing 5001., but it has not yet been claimed. Mrs. Hirst is said to have had • sum of 1,0001. swept off along with her dwelling, and the Shackletons a similar amount. Among a heap of wreck left by . the flood at Holmfirth, a gentleman lifted up six sovereigns lying together. The magistrates have not taken any steps, it would ap pear, toward, making out or causing to bo prepared a perfect list of the persons missing, or of the bodies found ; and our correspondent had great difficulty in collecting ma terials for the following, which, though imperfect, is the nearest approach to a correct list that could be obtained yesterday : LIVES LOST. [The bodies of those to whose names an asterisk (*) is pre fixed, have been found and identified.] ABe. *Ashen, J. *Ashen, Mrs. Margaret 3O Adult, Jane *Booth, James *Booth, Mrs. Nancy *Bailey, Mrs. Anna Bailey, (female) Bailee, —(female) Brooke, Joseph *Brooke, Mrs 3O *Brooke, Anna •Brooke, Betty *Crosland, Jonathan *Crosland, Charles l4 *Crosland, Joshua 2l Crosland, Mary *Crosland, Anna l7 Crosland, Martha Crosland, Foster 9 'Charlesworth, Rose 45 Charleswortb, Joseph Charleswortb, Hamer Charlesworth, John Charleswortb, James l2 *Charlesworth, Joshua l4 •Charlesworth, J. Dodd, James *Dodd, Mrs. Hannah *Dodd, Sarah Hannah . 2 *Dodd, Elisabeth •Earnshaw, Joshua *Earnshaw, Charles 30 •Earnsbaw, Abel Ann Beaumont *Exley, William Fearnes, Matthew Fearnes, Mrs . Fumes (child) *Fumes, Amelia Greenwood, Samuel *Greenwood, Mrs. Mary 4O *Greenwood, Ann l2 •Healey, William 3 women, not identified. 14 children, not identified. The above list gives the names of 86 pervious who have perished by this terrible catastrophe, but it is feared these are by no means all. It will be seen by the list that of these .50 bodies have been found and identified ; 21 others/ of whom four were taken out of the Humber at Hull, hays been found, but not identified. This makes a total of 67 bodies found in the neighbourhood ; and taking into consi deration the four bodies found at Hull, there remain to be accounted fur at least 15 bodies. Age. •Healey, Betty *HeHawaii, George *Hanavel], Sarah 8 *Heilawell, Elisabeth •Helawell, Mary *Heflawell, John *Hellman, Ann I glartley, Sydney 3r, Ml* ...artley, Mary Ann — Illartley, Martha *Hartley, James Hartley, Hartley. •Hinthclilfe, Martha — Kaye, (married man) Kaye, Amelia (female) — *Lee, James •Marsden, Nancy •Marsden, Eliza 46 Marsden, Joseph lB •Marsden, loans l6 •Metterick, James 6O •Metterick, Jane Metterick, Mary 36 •Metterick, William Metteriek, Betty 3O Metterick, Samuel 2l Metterick, Alfred Metterick, Abel S Metterick, Joseph Sandford, Jonathan Sandford, Milo •Sandford, Sarah Jane l3 •Sandford's housemaid — *Shackleton, Richard *Shackleton, Tamar Shackleton Shackleton — Shackleton *Thorpe, Charles — Woodcraft, Alfred l3 Woodcraft, Sarah Hartley, *Hartley. .17 A meeting of about 60 influential gentlemen of Hudders field, presided over by Jno. Brooke, Esq , was held in that town on Saturday afternoon, at which it was unanimously resolved that a public meeting of the inhabitants should be held on Monday next, in the Philosophical Hall, to sympa thise with the surviving sufferers by the recent calamity at Holmfirth,end to consider what measures can be taken for the relief of their distress. A committee was appointed to wait upon the inhabitants of the town, to solicit subscriptions in aid of this benevolent object. A subscription was then opened by the gentlemen present at the meeting Messrs. John Brooks and Sons subscribing 6001.; C. 1.. Schwann, Esq., 2001. ; and Win. Willem, Esq., 1001. Other subscriptions of smaller sums followed, and altogether 1,6001. was raised before the meeting terminated. A meeting was held at the Crown Inn, Holmfirth, on Saturday evening, to take into consideration the propriety of raising a subscription for the benefit of the surviving sufferers by the recent heart-rending calamity in the neigh bourhood. Amongst those present were J. Charlesworth, Esq., J.P. ; Wm. Leigh Brooke, Esq., J.P. ; Joshua Moor home, Esq., J.P. ; Rev. It. E. Leech, Bev. T. G. Vearon, Sidney Moorhome, Esq ; J. Littlewood, Esq. ; Martin Kidd, Esq. ; George Tinker, Esq. ; S. Tinker, Esq.; J. Firth, Esq. ; Jolla Milne, Esq. ; Charles Brooke, jun., Esq.• T.L%arissweeth, Eft.; F. Littlewood, Esq. ; Henry Boo* ; Esq. ,• end Joseph Turner, Esq. It had been under stood that J. Charionmetb, Esq , J.P., would preside at the seeetleg ; but at the menmencement of the proceedings it wee =bounced that thetgentleman would be prevented, by indisposition, from dein so. The chair was accordingly taken by W. L. Brea*, Req. The Chairman said be :considered that this was one of the most important meetings ever held in Ifolrnarth. lie treated they came there that eight prepared to subecribe libe rally, and show that the inbehitaata of the district were desir ous of doing all in "'mitigate the distress which had befallen their ; otherwise, how could they expect that feeling to eased throughout the length and breadth of the land Mr. Turner said he had been deputed by the meeting held at Huddersfield, in the afternoon, to announce that • public meeting would be held in that town at seven o'clock on Monday evening, and that 1,6001. h ad already been subscribed for the benefit of the unfortunate sufferers. (Applause.) Ono individual, who wee intimately connected with that neighbourhood, • man whose generosity on all occasions was universally admired, had in the most princely manner subscribed (Applause.) Mr. Schwalm, an other gentleman well known for his liberality, had given 2001. • and Mr. Winans, 10W. ; besides which many gentle men lied subscribed smaller sums. (Applause.) The Rev. T. O. Vearon said he felt that on an occa sion like the present there was little need to invoke tho sympathies of the meeting. To use many words would be rather to reduce the impression produced, he hoped, by the noble example set them by lluddersfield. (Hear, hear.) lie felt that it was a time for deeds and not for words. Mr. Joshua Moorhouse moved That • subcription be entered into to-night." The motion was carried unanimously, and a committee zb:Auently appointed to carry into afoot the resolution to. The following subscriptions were announced in the room —Meows. W. and C. Brooke, 2001. ; Mr. Joshua Charles worth, 1001. • Mr. Joshua hfoorhouse, 1001. • a trend, per Jos. Firth, AU • Mr. Joe. Firth, 751. • sad Mr. Joshua Charlesworth, ; ; besides numerous :mailer sums of 251. and under. The total amount raised at the totting was 1,0101. We stated on Saturday that great fears had been enter. Wised that the Holm Styes reservoir, another of the im mense bodies of water belonging to the commissioners, im pounded in the valley above Holmfirth, was in an ursafe state; and that measures had been tak en t o prevent acci dent by drawing otf the water to a considerable eat. at of its height. A scene which took place during the meeting above reported, shows the pertinacity with which people can be found to disregard such terrible lesson. as that just experienced at Ilulmfirth. It was stated at the meeting that two out of a committee of three of the commissioners of the Holm° reservoirs had on Thursday given a written order to the drawer, or person in charge of the reservoir, to lower the w.ter from , its extreme height of 7I feet to 40 feet. It was now stieed, that notwithstanding this order, the water had only been reduced to 4G feet, which did not bring it ',Mew the point at which danger might exist; and it was alleged that the third member of the committee, who had oppos• d the pro position for lowering the water, and refused to tho order, had used his authority with the drawer to prevent the order being carried into effect. Upon th;a, Joseph Beaumont, the drawer, was sent for by the meeting end examined as to the truth of the allegation. On his admit- Caig the facts stated, two policemen were despatched by the magistrates present, with enders to have the water itnme thately drawn off, even should any of the CUIMIIitAiUIIII2 interpose their authority. The deepest indignation was expressed by the meeting at the conduct of the individual alluded to. Thu adjourned inquest will be commenced on Wednes -4.7, 17th February. t he Coroner suited that he should write to the Secretary of State, to know if it was thought desirab!e to send down a government agent to inspect the reurvoirs and watch the proceedings. linittorutc IN Bolo:sm.—A large and influential meeting of members of the Cuivereity of Oxford, and seve ral of the leading citizens, has been held in time hall of Exeter College, on the invitation of the rector, to meet Sir James Brooke, for the purpose of bearing a statement from him respecting the mission to Sarawak, and time pro priety of at once founding a bishopric in Borneo, with an income of not less than 500/. per annum. The rector (Dr. Hawkins) occupied the chair, and. after some excellent ad ' dresses from the ltev. Thomas Stork, of Trinity College, Cambridge, one of the honorary secretaries of the Borneo Church Missionary Institution, Sir James Brooke, the Rev. Ernest Hawkins, fellow of Exeter College and secretary to the Venerable Society for Piopagating the Goalie!, and Dr. Macbride, principal of Magdalen Hall, the following, among other resolution*, was unanimously carried :—" fund having been raised on the ()emotion of Sir James Brooke's visit to Oxford, in the year 1817, for the purpose of promoting the endowment of a bishopric in Borneo, and it appearing from the statement made by Sir James Brooke at the meeting holden 4.n Jan. 2'J that the time was arrived for carrying this object into elfect, that a committee be formed fur the above purpose, with power to co-operate with similar committees to be formed in Cambridge and London." A subscription was at once commenced. MUNICIPAL. CORPORATIONS ACTS AMENDMENT.— On Saturday a bill brought forward by Lord Cranworth was printed by order of the House of Lords, further to ex plain and amend the Acts for the regulation of Municipal Corporations in England and \Vales and in Ireland. ho object of this bill, which was not explained on it. introduc tion, is with respect to advertisements. Proprietors of news paper* are to be deemed contractors by reason of advertise ments relating to the affairs of municipal boroughs, and suits commenced ngainet there for penalties in such matters are to be stayed in the payment of costs out of pocket. By the last section, proprietors of newspapers are not to be dis qualified from being elected to municipal offices by reason of advertisements relating to corporations in their papers. TIIE PRESS AND TILE FRENCH PRESIDENT.— There remains to deal with one base, argument which an English nobleman ought to have blushed even to havo conceived in his official bosom, and which an English par liament ought to have drowned in indignant reclamations : Lord John Russell did not blush to urge that the pees. should have been silent lest the usurper should be enraged and turn and rend us. Why, had nut truth and justice and political sentiment bidden us speak out, the mere conscious neva of the effete government with which England is bur dened, as Sinbad with the Old Man of the Sea, would have compelled the journals to give vent to their distrust, and so stimulate the ministry to take those precautions which official hypocrisy allows to be prudent, though it disclaims any feeling of their increased necessity. Does any one believe that,had the press been silent,the otticlale would have stirred ? Does any one believe that even now, unless they are vigilantly watched, they will do an) thing beyond ask ing for increased estimates ? The very utterance of such a sentiment by the Prime Minister proves the necessity for the plain speaking of the press; for it proves that the savage resentment of an irritated usurper fills the Prime Minister with more apprehension than the resolute and prepared alacrity of his own nation inspires him with hope. It is to be feared that the tone taken by the leading etwesmen of England in Tuesday's debate well do more to excite the contempt of M. Bonaparte than the English journalists can have done to excite his hatred.—Spectator. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SCRGEONS.—Tho following gentlemen having undergone the necessary examinations were admitted members of the college, on the fith Met:— Messrs. R. Elliott, Tyrone; W. F. Armstrong, Adore; R. Pery, Dublin ; J. 11. Hewer, Chobham ; J. G. French, Jewin-street, Alderegate • H. Ellis, Bangor; C. Sconce, Bath ; P. N. Jackson, Beverley ; H. Gramehaw„ Gravesend; It. Porter, 13ishopsgate-street ; and D. Tiven ing, Winslow. At the same meeting of the court, Mr. D. V. Stephens, passed his examination for naval surgeon. THE WEATHER IN TILE ENGLISH CHANNEL during the last few days has been terrific. The Channel Islands mail packet Courier, which left Southampton on Wednesday night, was obliged on her passage to Guernsey and Jersey to take refuge at Alderney for 16 hours, a cir cumstance which never happened before. She was due at Southampton on Friday evening, but did not reach that port until Saturday morning. The Transit reamer, also due at Southampton from Jersey and Guernsey on Friday night, did not reach her destination until noon on Satur day. The Grand Turk steamer, due at Southampton from Havre on Friday forenoon, with the French mail for the United States and 60 toms of cargo for the Brazilian mail steamer, did not reach her destination until Saturday, PRINCE ALBERT'S Society for Providing Better Domestic Accommodation for the Working Classes of Wind sor has been fairly launched in the shape of a joint-stock building company, and has been provisionally registered. The amount of donations already received is very conside rable, including 501. from Lieut.-General Weinyss, SO/.SO/. from the Riglit lion. 11. Labouchere, M.P., 26/. from Ma jew-Geseral Reid, M.P., a handsome sum from the Dean sad Noma of St. George's Chapel, and the same from tho Provost sad Fellows of Eton College. By a resolution of the provisional committee it has been decided that the do nations are to be applied towards paying the expenses of incorporation, and the balance to go towards a fund for erecting public baths and waahhouses. The interest pay able on the share capital is to be limited to m's per cent., and the surplus carried to the baths and washhouse fund. RIFLE CORPS AT SOCTIIAMPTON.—The civilians belonging to the Ordnance Survey establishment at South, ampton, and who number between 200 and 300 perrins, have resolved upon immediately forming themselves into • rifle corps. A meeting has been called by the town clerk of Southampton, of the principal tradesmen in that town, for the purpose of forming also a rifle corps. FIRE AT VIE BELL TAVERN, LEICESTER-SQUARE. —On Saturday morning a firo broke out in the newly erected premises known as the Bell Tavern, the property of Mr Boultcr, No. 5, Leicester-street, Leicester-square. The flames, when first discovered, were raging in the bar amongst the spirits, and travelling furiously up the stair case. The inmates, finding the flames extending so rapidly, effected their escape through the back windows, without sustaining any injury. Three of the brigade engines were set to work, but, notwithstandiug the firemen exerted themselves to the utmost, the lire was not got under until the bar and bar parlour were gutted, and the remainder of the premises greatly damaged. Mr. anther is insured in the Sun-office. The tavern was buret in March last, and had been re-opened only a kw weeks by the same proprietor. FIRE IN KINGSLAND-ROAD.—Testerday morning, about eight o'clock, • fire broke out in the premises of Messrs. Froen and Co, ' cement and plaster of Paris mer chants, situate No. 3 W harf, Regent's-canal, Kingaland road. The property in question was divided into sundry compartment.., and was stored with • very heavy stock of goods used in the trade. The fire, when first discovered, was raging in that portion of the factory nearest the oven houses, in which the gypsum is baked, and in the course of a few minutes after the discovery, the engines belonging to Shoreditch parish arrived, and were followed by several other machines belonging to the London brigade and that of the West of England Insurance Company, front the Waterloo-road. The whole of the factory was, however, destroyed, and part of the roof burnt off the oven-houses, before the tire could be extinguished. The loss, at a mode rate calculation, will reach some thousand rounds, fur, in dependent of the destruction of the factory and the stock in trade therein, the steam machinery has been rendered com paratively worthless by tho action of the flames. The origin of the misfortune is enveloped in mystery. Fenn , nately the suffirers were partially insured. SEIZURE AT BRISTOL OF AN ILLICIT STILL.—At the Bristol police court on Saturday a men named Henry Chaunon was charged with keeping an illicit still, and was convicted in a penalty of 301., and committed in default. It appeared that in consequence of information communi cated to the Excise, an officer named Evans went to the house occupied by the prisoner in Canon-street, Portwall lane, where he found in a room, the windows of which had been blocked up, a large still and a small one, several gal lon, of wash, colouring matter, and some newly made spi rite. It is believed that Chaunon had carried on a some what extensive trade, and had interfered to a serious ex tent with the interests of the fair dealer. I,IIgLIiIOV of TIIE OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF BANKRUPTS.—The Lord Chancellor has laid on ble of the House of Lords, which was printed on 8 • ' .. 4 bill to abolish the office of Secretary of Bankr regulate the office of Chief It.egietrar of the C. • ' J.. - ruptcy. A declaration of insolvency by a t • be filed with the Chief Registrar. Compensati4 , vas to the party holding the office to b e a b o li s h _ _ 66 Z lid3ll -j r ~~