The Express. — London, England, 1848-05-11 00:00:00

The news of the action of our senate upon the treaty w e d Mexico at the end of last month, and was despatched at once to Queretaro. The Star an nousoed it on the 2nd inst., and gave fall particulars on the 3rd. Ex-President Gen. Bustamente arrived at San Luis Potosi on the 27th March, with a division of troops from Guadsjualo. lie repaired thither by order of the general government, as is supposed to suppress any symptoms of rebellion which iaredes may attempt From the Star, of the 4th inst., we learn at how ruinous a sacrifice the Mt xican government extri cated itself front the hinds of Manning and Mackin tosh. Wo quote : The Mexican Bonds.—The five million dollars in Mexican bonds, which the house of Manning and Mackintosh expected to receive in dis charge of their loan of 600,000 dole. to Santa Anna, who at the time was at the head of the supreme go vernment, have been disposed of at one million one hundred thousand dollars. The purchaser is Senor Berstegan. Ile pays 64)0,000 dohs. in cash, 100,000 dole. in instalments, and 400,000 dole. in bonds. The latter may possibly be had for 50,000 dole., which will bring the whole cost of the bonds recently adver tised for sale at 730,000 dole. The Progreso at' Queretaro publishes communica tions from Durango, which states that Governor Angel Tries, of Chihuahua, with some of his officers, was taken prisoner on the 16th of March at Santa Cruz de Rosales, by a body of Americans proceeding from the camp at Buena \ iota. The action at Rosales began at . nine in the morning and lasted until night, when the Americans carried the plaza by assault. Eight pieces of artillery, six esmeriks (a smaller kind of ordnance), and more than a thousand muskets, fell into the bands of the Americans. On the 17th, ac cording to this Mexican account, the American troops sacked the place. Whatever they found in the houses of any value they loaded into their waggons; everything else they destroyed. A correspondent gives the following information concerning Mr. Trist and the order of the President to arrest arid send him out of Mexico: Mr. Frcaner, who arrived at Mexico on the 16th of March, with despatches from Washington, brought, among other communications, an order to Gen. Butler to send Mr. Trist out of the country as soon 83 he had given his evidence before the court of Inquiry, as a prisoner. Gen. Butler immediately communicated to Mr. 'Feist the orders of the government, and apprised hiss of his intention to execute them. Mr. Trist then addressed a long letter to Gen. Butler, deaying his right to arrest, or forcibly more from the coun try, an American citizen. The reply of the general was, briefly, that he had received orders from his government, imperative in their nature, and that he would execute them to the letter ; and furthermore, it was neither his duty nor inclination to reply to the argument of Mr. Trist , is relatioa to his rights as a citizen. We mentioned in the intelligence per Ilibernian that a riot had taken place at Washington, in consequence of the part taken by the National Era, an anti-slavery paper, in the matter of the escape of several slaves in a schooner. A letter from Washington of the 19th, in the Courier anti Enquirer, says : Very great excitement exists in the city in relation to the escape and recapture of the slaves, who left Washington on Sunday night in the sloop Pearl. Not less than two and I should think three thousand individuals assembled in front of the office of the National Era, an anti-slavery paper, published immediately opposite the Patent.offiee, for the purpose, as was alleged, of demolishing the building and press. Capt. Goddard. the chic! of the police, was speedily upon the spot, and, with the assistance of the excesuvely small number of the city watch (I think but twelve in number) succeeded in keeping the mob at bay. Taking his position against the centre door of the building, his uniform reply to the threats, imprecations, and be &etchings of the crowd was: "If you enter this build ing it must bo over my body : and if you demolish it, it must be while I maintain my post, unless lam disabled by violence." Many stones were throwndbut nearly all fell short of their mark, the projectors keeping far in the back ground for fear of rec-gnition, sad the only damage done was the breaking of three or four panes of glass, the loss of a single letter of the sign, and the breaking ! readyyr of a letter from General Taylor, whida was set up for in sertion. At a late hour the mob dispersed, having adjourned to meet again at the City Hall this evening, for the purpose of concerted action in transmitting a request to the publishers of the Era, to remove their office from the city, and in case of their failure an to do to destroy the building and press. The examination of the white men found on beard the Pearl is going on at the gaol this morning, while the building is surrounded by an immense concourse of highly excited persons. The negro buyers are here in numbers, to take advantage of the present panic in relation to negro property, to make advantageous purchase for the southern market. A further letter of the 20th says : The summary process contemptoted for removing the abolition paper, called the New Era, has brew abandoned. A few warns are collected in the neighbourhood of the office, bat all remained quiet. In the sitting of the House of Representatives on the 20th, Mr. Palfrey, of Mass., rose to a privileged question, and wished to offer a resolution setting forth the whole proceedings of the recent mob, raised in consequence of the capture and imprisonment of the runaway (ANTS, end proposed to appoint a select committee to report what action the house would take to secure its members from personal threats and attacks. A debate sprang up, the house raised objec tions, and the appeal was withdrawn. Various amendments were offered and discussed, after which a heated discussion was renewed, but the house ad journed without any further action. A great fire had taken place at Albany. COMMERCIAL AND MONEY. NEW YnnE, A PittL 21, P.M.—The news by the Acadia has kept the city in a state of agitation all day. The political and the commercial accounts arc full of importance. A considerable amount of French bills are returned, and in business matters the news Is dim emceeing. The state of the eomol market, which is gradually de clinine, shows alarm, and even its actual prices were kept up mainly by in, stolen. from the continent of Euro,e, seeking greater safety in the English fumbi. The effect upon oar own markets of the Aeadia's intelligence was us to stocks rather favourable—as to ma duce, unfavourable. Indeed, on 'Change, no prices could Infixed for either cotton, corn, flour, or wheat. At the second stock Board, U. S. Traeury Notes, which at the flog board was done at 1011, went tip to 1021. Penuasylvanis Fives rather drooped, for otter laving raarly touch, d7l last week, they was sold to-day at 731. We do not hear of .y stocks sent out by this tit:atoer for mle, nor of any orders to purchase. These latter, however, .611 come, and t 1.4 change on London is held at, 1104 telll, it woiald seem to as, that as • remittarce, United States Six per Cents. at the current rate might be an advisable substitute for bilis or epeeie. Money is easier in the sheet. The banks are strong, and coin from the Int. rior is steadily Ending its way thither. The canels of this state are to be opened On Monday week, the Ist of May, and that iways impart, additional animation and activity to the business of our city. Here, all looks well. Corros.—Tbe sales diner the arrival of the Acadia have been mode rate, eta slight decline; buyers demand • concession of 1 ant pee pound. The following are the quotations of Saturday last: Upland& Florida. Mob. &N. Orlns. Interior Ordinary to good ordinary Si to Middling to goal middling „. 6 to 6 Middling fair to fair ai to ...... 61 to 7 Fully fair to good's& ....... 7to 7 Fine. &c.—The market is quite firm, with an unusually small stock on hand. Western Canal flour range:: irom 6 dole. 61e. to 6 dub. 371 c. ; 00010100 southern, 6 dots, to 6 dote. 371 c. No sales of corn semi : 2 dole. 371 e. to 2 do.. 4k. 5,n00 bushels Oho white wheat sold at Idol. 361 c. A small Int of southern fiat corn and one of Jersey, at 53 cents ; 700 bushels Ohio (heated), 51 cents. North Hive? cats, 45 cents to 46 sante ; southern oats, 42 ante. Whisky is firm. Dredge ear., 23 cents; States prison barrels, 24 cents. Ashes are steady pots, 6 dole. ; pear., 7 dole. ts7le. PHILADELPHIA, Atoll. 21.—There is a dull market to day under the iutluene2 of the foreign new,. Foe cotton there in no demand, and prices are nominal. near : eaten of 500 bbls., mostly 'western unitises acid, at 5 dots. 871 e. to 5 do.. 24e. ; prod brands are held at 6 dole. Nye flour sold at 3 dole. 75c. ; corn meal at 2 dole 311 c. Wheat; 2,060 bush e ls sold at I dot. 36e. for reds, and I dol. 40c. for white. 1,000 barbels of rye be iught 713te. net e is but little inquiry ; 1,000 busbeLs prime yellow was taken at 51c. weight. Provolone in moderate deman d. Coffee firm. Sugar'; Cuba and New Orleans at 31c. to 4)c. ; whisky at 22c. Seeds : clover seed dull, at 3 dols. 75e. BOSTON, APRIL 2.l.—Flour, &r.: The steamer's news has not so far produced any decided effect upon the market. We nuke toles of 550 barrels of Genessce, Michigan, and other western brands, at from 6 dote. 3Tb c. to 6 dole. 75 e.—Corn : The market was somewhat heavy, while priors remained about the same; rules of 7,000 busbels ...white and yellow at 50e. to 53c- —ltye Sales of 300 bushels at bk.; sales of 2,600 bushels at 32c.—Thero was no change la provisions or freights. NEW ORLEANS, APRIL 20.—Cotton better; 6,500 bales ormiddling to goad middling sold at Si dol. to dol.—Sofear changed. Motawc•s, toles small. F.our declined. Freights: American ship taken to Liverpool at nine-tenths. No improvement. trio Court. On Tuesday afternoon her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, took a drive to Claremont, and visited the illustrious inmates at present residing there. The equerries attended on horseback. The Queen returned to dinner at Buckingham Palace. The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Countess of Charlemont, Lord Byron, Col. the Hoa. Charles Grey, and Captain the Hon. Alexander Gordon, visited the gardens of the Royal Botanic Society, in the Regent's-park, yesterday morning. The Duchess of Kent also visited the gardens yesterday. The Queen had a dinner party, yesterday, at Buckingham Palace. The company included the Queen Dowager, the Duchess of Kt nt, the Duchess of Cambridge, the Prince of Prussia, the Duke and Duchess Bernhard of Sere Weimar, the Princesses Anne and Amelia of Saxe Weimar, Prince Frederick of Hesse, the Duke George of Mecklenburg Strelitz, Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Bodies, of Sutherland, Lady Augusta Cadogan, Baroness de Speth, the Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl Fortescue, Earl Spencer, Earl of Denbigh, Earl Bowe, Earl of Cawdor, Viscount Clifden, Sir George Cou- Pn, Captain Francis Seymour, Mr. Edmend Mildmay, and the Gentleman in Waiting on the Prince of Prusaia. Prince Albertleft the Palace last evening at a quarter eight o'clock for the Hanover-square Rooms, his Royal ` u ghoer being the director for the evening of the concert of , g oin g t o aft ioy would Lai into effect lew aatlia. , at preicat 13 wish ex. )zeltern has n and Hume an imp e . taken off 'rine, Adam. communiat. d' April eon. committed et revolted the g great turn -0 men under holie church, everything. sor, who tied property to discovered, that he had if is head, stack to be dragged I. They they rhile ho visa shut him dead were entered troyed. lied. vets, and the !uments, were were in the leir utmost to ew in number. Poke, to the ed, and with Tl.e riding. Lieut. Count body, and two d. The revolt tungarian flag d in its st ead. instigated the ring the night, L permitted to , however, chj %, and children as driving. The iglibouring ten e been called in and 10 cannon red every wine randy and wine IUCIII 1 S. I lani sh- I I olsteia ljusted, and that nt had counter. supply of arms. if Hesse and his to in the Dame It seems that he throne, which :'rince is nephew is now in this ate of things to Id his Danish for the for would leave the Istcin open to the of course, which, tits, and restore low some relac. ill more. It cer the difficulty, bat rcderic would not one of Denmark to him in Ger rman princes we anode is said to ) render any at . The reports of me say 400, and le have been con of the Ist of May, I are to act. The -1 and 2. A harbour n-of-war is 'Mimed he blockade has non consuls of the neutral acne a time by which e harbour. Neutral are ti be ordered to na their papas. The suspected vessels.-4. %eels only, and then lc kno wledged hostile shall nut necessarily 1; on the tont:erre all be fort, ited only was embarked after Such vessels as hare ade. All vessels whose belonging to neutral ,o belongs—are not to ntrabands of war on suspected that have false, papers, as well es slam, or whose captain ,t may be demanded. lawful prizes: a. All b. Vessels laden with sist detention by force considered contraband. voy will not be visited. in prize shall, wath ,be taken to the nearest ry protection will be erishuble nature, or the with according as may ,pection and condemns. ght in as a prize into a ielicly annuunced; end ed to the captain, crew, • settled before t. e clor r is closed, the caplet's statement to make bo ut A d miralty.-2 2 . An lading shall be taken, ed unh•as the preserve absolutely necessary. — • be appointed, one en, an d Bornholm, in Vyborg, for ell o ther lations respecUnst judg erning the maintenance 31. The crews shall be opal Treuury, until sen t the captain makes fur -1 him. 35. The crew of be taken by the author'. to the nearest fortress board a copy of theme kett, from the head ounces the removal of to moveable division to 'anguard to Fischbeck. S-- MEXICO: on of the Washington from New York to the [exico are to the 3rd i he 9th. iearney, who reached Hon. Mr. Sevier,' ate of Vera Cruz. Oa he peace commissioner, tlexic ), with an escort tnd of Capt. Tilghman• ntigua from Jalapa on t. Tilghman, and . toos Martino, Capt. Miltss• was supposed at Vera to and Mr. Trist would pril : the court havnifo United States, but thu Ist of April there Were present at Queretaro. i senators were Wanting so me members of cott er the pretext of reluc m of the treaty. d indignant manner in subject, we infer owl hat the greatest appre . a sufficient number of lraw to prevent a quorum are very various as tc4he )isty. The Star is urgte,g ate necessity of giving it reserve their nationautP Ancient Kuala. The Prince was accompanied by the other noble directors—the Duke of Wellington, Earl Howe, and Earl C*wdor, and was attended by Viscount Clilden, Capt. Francis Seymour, and Capt. the lion. A. Gordon. Senn after the Prince's departure, the Queen left the Palace for the Hanover.square Rooms, to honour the performance of the concert with her presence. Her lidnjesty was accom panied by the Queen Dowager, the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Cambridge, and the rest of the guests. The Queen Dowager, accompanied by the Duke and Duchess Bernhard, Prince Edward, and the Princesses Anne and Amelia of Saxe Weimar, honoured the perform. Inc. of the Royal Italian Opus on Tuesday evening with her presence. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign office. The Ministers present were Lord J. Russell, the Lard Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir G. Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chan• cellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, Sir J. flub house, Lord Campbell, Can Right llon. H. Lahouchere, the Marqu.s of Clanricarde, and Viscount Morpcth. The Council sat two hours and a half Mr. Matheson, M.P. for Ross-shire, attended at the Home office on Tuesday, and had an interview with Sir G. Grey, to present a loyal address to her Majesty. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Entwtsle, Mr. Gill, and Mr. H. Houldsworth, had an interview with Lord J. RusAll and the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. A deputation of the copyholders of the manor of Neweeestle-under•Lyme, ronsiqing of Lord Brackley, Mr. Ald. Copeland, M.P., Mr. Jackson, M.P., Mr. Adderley, M.P., Mr. Ricardo, M.l' . Mr. J. Ridgway, Mr. H. Minton, Mr. I'. Demmtiek, Mr. Wedgwood, Mr. Alkins, and Mr. Christie, had an interview with Sir G. Grey on Tuesday. Earl Granville attended yesterday at the Board of Trade, as rice-president of that department. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope tad from ] tho Governor of Van Diemen's Land. SANITARY IMPROVENIENT.—MEETING AT WINCHESTER-HOUSE. In consequence of a requisition from the Bishop of Windt ester, a considerable number of the clergy of the Surrey suburban parishes met his lordship yesterday, at Winchester-house, St. James's-square, fur the purpose of re ceiving the suggestions of the committee of the Health of Towns Association. The deputation of the Health of Towns Association was composed of Lord Ashley, M.l'., the lion. F. Byng, Dr. Guy, Mr. Toynbee, Mr. R. I). Grainger, Mr..T. Dunlop, Mr. Tottie, Mr. Lord, Dr. Gavin, Rev. J. C. B. Warren, Mr. Grantham, Mr. Dunhill, and Mr. Beggs, the secretary. The Bishop of Wtereiteseret, having taken the chair, ad dressed the meeting, and stated the reasons why ho had called them together. lie was one of those who thought that it would not be difficult to prove that a direct connexrea ea istcd between the sanitary condition of the poor, and the state of religion amongst them. But whether that were at or not, no person could deny that one exercised autindirect in fluence over the other. Nothing, therefore, could occupy their minds which would, he more likely to bear on the suc cess of their parochial ministration than the improvement of the sanitary conditi in of the people. As vicar of the diocese, it was his duty to promote the religious advantage of the several parishes which they represented, and to bear his part with them in whatever might appear likely to he effec tual in ameliorating the social condition and promoting the personal and domestic comforts of all under their spiritual superintendence; and, first of all, the meanest and the poorest amongst them. (Hear, hear.) Another motive which urged him on in this cause was a consideration for the clergy themselves, whcse usefulness was in many instances crippled by the disorders engendered from beinc obliged to breathe an impure atmosphere. That was more fully uff pressed ou him that very day, by seeing a young clergyman, who ministered in the parish of Lambeth, end who had been labouring under illness for two months, which his physician attributed to the breathing of the impure atmosphere of the courts and alleys iu the parish. One of the most promising clergyman of his diocese had been carried off from a similar cause in Southampton. They would, therefore, forgive him for wishing to do something for theirown comfort. But they were the servants of the public ; aed though he cored much for them he cared more for the parishioners. The labours of Dr Arnett, Dr. South wood Smith, and Mr. Kay Shutt leworth, left no doubt of the existence of the evil, and of the necessity of removing it. But they would have many difficulties to encounter from ignorance, prejudice, and self-interest. He hoped that some means would be pointed out to abate the evil in which the clergy might usefully co-operate. He spoke in no political sense, except so far as to say that go vernment alone had it in their power to apply • sufficient remedy ; and it was their duty as clergymen, as men belong ing to society, and still more as Christians, to co-operate with any government in applying such a remedy. (Hese, hear.) It had been asked what connexion is there between typhus and crime. He believed there was s great connexion between them, and on that ground also it was the duty of the clergy to support measures for improving the unitary condition of the people. (Hear, bear.) Lord ASHLEY said that the advocates for the sanitary im provement of the poor, would find their best support is the zeal and intelligence of the clergy, sod he hoped that they would receive the same support that day which they had re ceived from the Bishop and clergy of the Mocese of London. Their position was, that there was a decided connexion be tween typhus and crime, and that the same circumstances which produced fever, also produced crime end immorality. (Hear, hear.) He believed that more than half the intoxi cation which debased and injured this great town, had its rise from the want of proper sanitary regulations, and their abominable neglect in that respect. (Hear.) lie did not think there could be found 20 clergymen who would not testily to the connexion between disease and crime. (Hear, hear.) If they did not bestir themselves in this cause, he believed the anger of God would be sent upon this realm, and that it would not be worth 20 yearn' purchase It was said that if better accommodation was provided for the poor, the rents must be ritnecl. Ile denied that, because there was a profit of 12 per cent. obtained from those houses which hail been purchased and turned into lodging-houses for the use of the poor, where they had every accommodation provided (or them at the same price which they before paid for the filthiest and most abominable accommodation ; and they obtained • profit of from G to 7 per cent. on the lodging. house which they had constructed themselves. (Ilene.) Besides, it was shown that the working man lost from Al to 40 days in the year, is consequence of diseases pro duced by impure atrneephere ; and the wages of those days would cover any increase of rent, even if that were neces sary. It was to no purpose that they had schools for the education of the children of the poor, if they hail to be sent back to these haunts, where nothing but filth, disease, and ' their concomitants prevailed. (Hear.) The meeting was subsequently addressed by Dr. Guy, Mr. Toynbee, the lion. F. Byng, the Rev. Mr. Dalton, Dr. Gavin, the Rev. C. Bowen, the Rev. Mr. Gilman, the Rev. Mr. Lane, and Mr. Grainger. The following resolu tion, proposed by the Rev. Mr. Dalton, and seconded by the Rev. Mr. Lane, was unanimously adopted:— That this meeting, being able to confirm by their own personal ex• perience the watements made in the rep arts of the health of towns commissioners, to the nerd of improved samtury arrangements in our densely populated bistricts, and feeling that the ointlitlun of the people in this respect is nut only unfavourable to health, but thut it offers a serious obstacle to the minister of religion in his ettirts to promote their improvement, IS called upon to express its earnest cone icons that it is the duty of the legialutute to pa► without delay a sound and comprehensive measure to ri mely the evils pressing upon at classes, but more especially upon the poorest. The Right Rev. the C ILA I RNA N having thanked Lord Ash ley and the other members of the deputation fur their attend ance, and having promised the warm co-operation of the clergy in promotm,e the object in view, the meeting sepa rated, after having in the first instance signed a pets ion to both houses of parliament in favour of the WI now before it. THE RuYAL LITERARY FUND.—Tho fifty-ninth anniversary festival of this institution was celebrated yester day at the Freemasons' Tavern, hie Grace the Duke of Northumberland in the chair. Among the stewards were Viscount Ebrington, M.P., the Bishop of Manchester, Lord Wrotteslev, Lord Camphe:l, the lion- and Rev. A. l'erceval, Mr. Baron Parke, Archdeacon Robinson, D.D., J. Walter, Esq., M.P., W. F. Ainsworth, Esq., G. H. Francis, E. 4., U. P. It. James, Esq., W. M. Thackeray, Esq., E. Warbur ton, Esq., &c. After the usual loyal toasts had been done honour to, that of the church of England was risponded to by the Archbishop of Dublin, Dr. NVhate ley, who claimed for the prelates and pastors of the establishment the character of having been ever the earnest promoters of literature. The toast " The Army and Navy" was acknowledged in brief addresses by Major- General Sir John Hope and by Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm. After the toast of the evening, " Proaperity to the Royal Literary Fund," had been aeclamatously ac knowledged, Dr. Russell read a report, which stated that during the past yi ar 38 deserving cases bad been relieved at an outlay of 1,2301. The rev. gentleman then !rad a list of contributions for the current year, amounting to a hand some sum, and embracing the details of her Majesty the Queen, 1001. ; the Duke of Northumberland, 1001. ; Lord Ellenborough, 10 guineas; Lord Ellesmere, 101. ; the Archbishop of Dublin, 30 guineas • the Stationers' Company, 201. ; Mr. James, the novelist, 101., with an annual subsirip. lien of 51, ; Mr. Monckton Milnes, M.P., 5/. ; Lord Ebrington, 10 guineas; Sir J. Swinhurne, 10/. ; Mr. Macready, 51.; Sir Gardiner Wilkinson, 101.; the Duke of Hamilton, 101. ; the Bishop of Manchester, 101. ; Jobs Walter, Esq., M.P., 10 guineas; Mr. Lovell, +5 guineas ; Mr. Thackeray, 51.; Mr. Reliant, 101.; Baron Parke, 10 guineas ; Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, 10 guineas, &c. — The Archbishop of Dublin then proposed the health of the noble chairman, and pained a high eulogium upon the man ner in which he set to his fellow nobles an example of literary patronage.—The Duke of Northumberland having acknow ledged the compliment propos: d the next toast, " The President, Lord Lansdowne," a toast which was c,r die), received. Then came " The Chairman elect, Lord Hardingo," a name received with general ap probation.—The toasts next necessarily proposed were "Mr. Hallam and the historians of England,' proposed by Mr. James ac knowledged by Mr. Hallam. "Lord Camp bell and tie biographers of England," proposed by Mr. Baron Parke, and acknowledged by Lird Campbell ; " Lard Ebrington and the stewards of the evening," proposed by Mr. Serpent Merewether, and acknowledged by Viscount Ebrington • " Mr. Lovell and the dramatists of E n gland," proposed by Mr. Albert Smith, and acknowle d g ed b y Mr. Lovell ; " Mr. Thackeray and the novelists of England," pro posed by Mr. Adolphus, and acknowledged by Mr. Thacke ray ; " Mr. Lester and the literary and scientific societies of Awerica," proposed by Sir Augustus Clifford, and acknow ledged by Mr. Lester ; " The travellers of England and Mr. Warburton," proposed by Archdeacon Robinson, and ac knowledged by Mr. Warburton; and the final toast was " The Ladies,' alter which the company separated. There was some music, under the direction of Mr. Ilobbs, but we cannot say much as to either the selection or the execution of that which was selected. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 11, 1848. ROYAL BOTANICAL BOClETY.—Yesterelay thissociety gave the first of its flowerxhows at the gardens in the Regent'* Park. In several marquees were arranged the competing plants, and although there were few horticultural novelties amongst them, yet the well-known species which they chiefly comprised were remarkably well grown. Most attention was attracted by the roses, of which some fine specimens of the tea-scented were exhibited—the finest being entitled Devoniensis Oorbault, the flowers of which were extremely large, and of beautiful shape and colour. A spe cimen of Smith's yellow China attracted also many admirers, as did a noble Tea Vicamtesse de Cases. The most beautiful of the red TOMB was one named Engine Beauhernoie. The asaliss and heaths formed, as might be expected at this early part of the season, the most prominent feature of the show. A white butterfly plant, phalanopais amebilis, a kind of seceolobium, a very large Cettleys, and several kinds of dendrAiutcs, appearAti to be very great favourites, from the congregations of spantort which stopped the way opposite to them. Of the few new plants the most striking were a splendid specimen of Wrigelis roses from China, and Oardenia Fertuni, For these the English botanical world is indebted to Mr. Fortune's eventful travels in China. We subjoin a list of some of the pric .s: For a collection of 30 plant., the extra gold modal to Mr. Fraser, nurseryman, lon Bridge-road. Fora ecllection of 13 plants, the medium gold medal to Mr. Cole, gardener to IL Colycr, Esq., Dart ford. For a superb specimen of drodroblum nobili, a silver medal to Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Bart. For • new orchid (Lelia ma;alls), to Mr. Williams, gardener to C. N. Warner, Esq., Hods deletion. For n speeimenof the Coes tree (untilaris 'oak:arts), a medal to Messrs. Veitch and Son, nurserymen, Exeter. For 15 Cape heaths, the medium gold medal to Mr. Shtt, gardener to Miss Train, Brom ley. For 12 Cape heaths, the gold mcual to Mews. Fairbalrn, nor. serymen, Clapham. Fora large collection of orchids, the cilia gold medal to Mr. Mylam, gardener to S. Rucker, Esti , Wandsworth. For 15 orchid*, the medium gold medal to Mr. Williams. Yoe 0 orchids, the large silver gilt medal to Mr. Plant, gardener te J. 11. Schroeder, ntrutford. For I, roses, the first prize to Mew.. Luse and Son, nurserymen, Berlshampotead. Fors rases, the first prize to A. Rowland, E. Lewisham. For 30 British ferns, first prises (equal) to Mr. Smith, gardener to J. Anderson, Eery, 'Regent's-park, and Mr. Taylor, gardener to J. Cotter, V.r.q., Streatham. For 12 pelargoniumO, amateurs, let prize to Mr. Co ,k; 2nd, Mr. Staines. For 12 pelargoniums, noroerynico, Ist prize, Mr. Dolmen; Ind, Mr. (Itillol. Fur 0 pelargonium., amateurs, lot prize, Mr. Staines; 2nd, Mr. Parker, 3rd, Mr. Robinson. For Ii pelargonium., nurserymen, IM price, Mr. Galore. Fur 0 fancy pelairgoniions, Let prize, Mr. Gaines. Seedling pelargonium., let prize to Mr. Beck, Meese. Witch mad Son, and Mr. Ambrose. Seedling greenhouse analian, let prizes to Meters. leery and Son, and Mr. Fraser. tierdling heaths, It prize to Mesers. Veitch and Son. Fawkes, Ist prize to Mews. Bragg and ; 2nd, fir. Turner. - - • Thus much of the II iWere ; but there were ether attrac tions by no means botanical. The weather was unusually propitious, extending its influence not only over the botani. cal but to the fashionable world, a very large collection of which was present, including the Queen, Prince Albert, the l'rinco of Wale., the Princes Ito) al, the Princess Alice, and the Duchcas of Kent. A vied number of foreigners were also present, and among them the Crown Prince of Prussia, the Count de Montemo lin, and the Prince end Princess Metternich. The bands of the RoyalHorset cards,rndtheletand2nd Life Gliards were in attendance, and played in their best style some of their best music, both singly and at times with united strength. We heard that upwards of 10,000 visitors passed the en trance during the day. - • • - Flirt: AT RATCLlPF.—Yesterdny morning between 2 and 3 o'clock a fire of a very alarming character, and which. for upwards of an hour completely illuminatci the eastern portion of the metropolis, broke out upon the premis. s be longing to Mr. Thompson, a carpenter, &c., at No. 1, Old Gravel-lane, Ratcliff-highway. Tne Homes commenced in a long range of workshops at the rear of the dwelling, and were not extinguished till Mr. Thompson's workshops were destroyed, the hack premises of Mr. Littlejohn burned down, the workshop' of Mr. King consumed, the property of Mr. Hayman, pork butcher, No. G 4, St. O. urge's-street, materially injured, ns well as the buildings belonging to Mr. Palmer and Mr. Harding in Lavender-place, Pennington-street. The origin of the tire is unknown. A part of the premises was insured. FOUR PASSENGERS KILLED ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Yesterday, an accident occurred to the Express 121 p.m. train from Exeter, which resulted in the dtath of four persons, and the serious injury of several others. The train consisted of two first and four second-class carriages, which were drawn by an engine (the Sultan) and tender. Next to the engine was a luggage van, which was fol lowed by • second-class carriage unusually full of passengers. The train started at about twenty-five minutes to one o'clock, being five minutes after the usual time. It BCC= to have been driven at the usual speed, which is be tween forty-five and fifty miles an hour—a speed greater than that of express trains on any other line. Its progress was uninterrupted till it approached the Shrivenham Station, where it is stated that the signal was given that the line was clear, in consequence of which the speed was con tinued—the Express not having to call at this station. At this part of the line there is a branch rail for turning i-lf the carriages. At the angle of divergence of the all line was an empty horse-box with • truck attached (on which was a gentleman's carriage), which it is supposed just overlapped the main up line, an a collision took place. The horse-box with the truck were swung round, and in a mnment the second-class carriage, which was connected with the luggage-van in the rear of thu engine, was dashed to pieces. The unfortunate passengers were flung out in every direction. The driver scan reversed the engine, fortunately checked its speed sufficiently to pre vent any other carriage of the train being thrown over, the remand carriage being the only one which went off tho line. Tho line was strewed with the wreck of the car riage, while • number of the passengers, wounded and dying, were lying about. Four of the suf ferers a xhibited no signs of life, and two others were so seriously injured that they are stated to have died shortly afterwards. All thosa.who were wounded were conveyed in carriages to the Swindon station fur medical advice, which was promptly received. There was only one passenger who received no serious injury, and who was seated in one corner of the carriage. It is unnecessary to say that the greatest alarm prevailed among the passengers in the other carriages. The Sultan reeeiv,d so much injury that another engine was provided from Swindon fur the purpose of conveying the train to Paddington, which arrived there a few minutes after seven o'clock. bring about two hours and a half beyond the usual time. There appears to be no doubt that the horse-box hail been negligently•left at the point where the accident oc curred by some of the servants at the station. in aid of borough fund,'which shall be answerable for the anleunt, with interest. Power is i t iven to town council to invest moneys in government securities; and also to resell and replace the same In borough fund. Provisions of this act, if town council see Br, to apply to existing superannuation funds. If fund shall be exhausted town council may advance money on account; but if town council decline to advance, superannuation payments to be reduced pro rata. STATE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR 1848. Yesterday the registrar-general issued his quarterly statement: The quarterly returns are obtained from 117 districts, subdivided into 582 pub districts. Thirty. six districts are in the metropolis, and the remaining 81 comprise, with some agricultural districts, the principal towns and cities of Eng land. The population was 6,612,958 in 1841. Tne mortality has been high in the quarter ending March 31, 1848, hut ra ther lower than in the previous quarter ; and taking the in crease of population into account higher than in the cores sponding quarter of the year 1817. The deaths returned were 57,710 in the last, and 67,925 in the previous quarter. The deaths in the corresponding quarter of 1847 were 56.10.5 , The smallest number of deaths returned in the ten last winter quarters was 42,410 in 1839. The mortality was below the average in the winters of 1839, 1842. 1843, and 1944; in the severe winter of 184.5 it was 49,996, which is eonsiderably above the average. In the mild winter of 1846 it was much below the average. The rest of the year was unfavourable to health ; some of the diseases of het climates set in; the potato crop failed in England and Ireland with dis astrous aids. In 1847 scurvy, t y phu*, and other zymotic d sues prevailed ; and at the end of the year influenza broke out. Its ravages extended over the country, and continued in some districts through the month of January, 1848. A tabular statement is given which shows that in with, althy seasons the difference above the eakulated num ber was, in 1810, 2.024 ; in 1841, was 1,839 ; in 1845, was 1,625; in 1847, was 6,027; and in 1848, was 6,755; whilst in healthy seasons the difference below the calculated num ber was, in 1839, 1,179; in 1812, was 1,014; in 1843, was 2,973; in 1841, was 1,403; and in 1846, was 5,397. In London 16,45.5 deaths were registered in the first 13 weeks of 1848, and 15,289 in the first 13 weeks of 1847. The deaths in the winter of 1846 were only 12,618 ; 1111845, how ever, they bed been 14,68 0 . The mortality was high duties( the first 5 weeks of the present year. In tbe week ending Feb. 5, 14.53 tetra returned, exclusive of deaths by violence, and sudden deaths ; in the next week the deaths were 1,296 ; the to superstars rove, and in the week ending Feb. 19, the deaths were 1,102; in the five following weeks the deaths only varied from 1,090 in the first to 1,054 in the last week but one of the quarter endirg April 1. Typhus is still epi demic in London, and destroys the lives of from 60 to 80 persons weekly. Small-pox, measles, scarlatina, end beeping cough were fatal to many. The deaths ascribed to influenza in the 13 weeks were 102, 102, b 9, 56. 59,47, 27, 33, 18, 11, 10, 16, n. Pulmonary diseases (exclusive of consumption) were little more than half as fatal at the end as they were at the beginning of the quarter. A great difference will be observed in the causes of death in 1847 and 1848, although the mortality was high in both winters. In the winter of 1847 the deaths from diseases of tho lungs were 4,0.58; in 1848 they were 3,357; on the other hand, zymotic dis eases were more than twice as fatal in 1844 as they were in 1817.. In the districts of the kingdom generally, exclu sive of London, the deaths in the winters of the five years 1844.8, were 32,494, 33,310, 31,332, 40,816, and 41,255. The deaths in the districts of Lancashire and Cheshire in the five winters were 11.368, 12,896, 11,928, 15,557, and 15,444, and nearly equal in the last two years to the deaths in Lon don, although the population was only 1,530460 in 1841, 'when the population of Lyndon was 1,948,369. From the registrar's remarks, it appears that typhus, scarlatina, hoop ing cough, and small-pox were epidemic in many parts of the country. The mortality of Birmingham, Manchester, and Liverpool, still remains excessively high. The deaths in Birmingham were 1,660; the population was 138,187 in 1841. Birmingham has in its site many advantages in a sanitary point of view, and the occupations of the people are not insalubrious; but the beneficence of nature appears to be defeated by the negligeuce of the authorities. Water, pure air, and a perfect system of drainage are not provided, es they might be, for the whole town; and the consequence is that want, and the epidemics abroad, have destroyed thou • sands of the lives of the inhabitants within the last two years. The fatal effects of collecting large bodies of la bourers without adequate hoesa accommodation have been illustrated in Lincoln. The registrar of the home sub-dis trict, after remarking th it the deaths in the quarter were 161, adds. "This return shows, that within a period of two years and a half the mortality has been doubled. The fad is accounted fur by the increase of a temporary population connected with the formation of railways, without a suffi cient increase of accommodation, which hen induced typhus and measles. There have been 19 deaths from fever, 14 from influenza, and 27 from consumption." But Lincoln itself ap pears less salubrious than it might he made. In Nottingham the mortality was high, but not so high as in the winter of 1840. The mortality in Liverpool and Manchester is still excessively high, but not so high as in the winter of 1817. There is a manifest improvement in Huddersfield, Halifax, Bradford, and Leeds. Iu Sheffield and York the mortality was higher in 1818 than in 1847. The extent to which vaccination is neglected in some parts of the country is deplorable and in conceivable. Such facts as the following are, it is to be feared, not uncommon in other districts besides Emit Sunder land :-" Deaths 110; considerably above the avenge; 69 more than in the corresponding quarter of last year. The increase is principally to be attributed to the prevaleeze off small-pox in the district. 47 persens have dins! o f grigal.po, (only one after vaccination). Out of thte 140 deaths 84 are under 5 years." Here 47 persons, chk_ily children, died; and this implies that seine hundreds . oesides were injured and disfigured, by a disease that say be almost altogether prevented by vac cination ; which the legislature, under the administration of the poor law, has placed wit hin the reach of every posr child in the kingdom. THE REFORM MOVEMENT. THE LIVERPOOL FINANCIAL REFORM ASSOCIATION. Yesterday, at two o'clock, a meeting of this body was h. 11 at the Clarendon Booms, Liverpool, for the pur pose of receiving a repo:t from the committee on their pro ceedings, and determining the future plan of operations. Mr. Ronearsoar GLADSTONE occupied the chair. He said, the meeting might perhaps he considered premature, inasmuch as the business left to the charge of the council has not yet been fully carried out ; but it was thought ad visable that the progress of their operations should be made known. With respect to one important feature to which their attention had been directed by the general meeting, that of the desirability of amalgamating with the National Confederation already formed in the town, as the latter body had for one of its main objects the revision of local taxa. lion, on which a difference of opinion prevailed, after full cousidsiation it had been decided to be best that the two associations should remain separate. Mr. C. HOBERT/lON, in the absence of the secretary, read the report. It submitted that the following practical mea sures of reform might be at once pressed upon the govern ment as the most effectual mode of removing the burden. from a hick all classes are suffering a reduction of expendi ture by curtailment of sums paid to pensioners, sine curists, and retired officials, to the amount of not less than one-third; a diminution of the numbers employed in the several departments of the public service, and a reduction of the salaries of all recipients of above 1,0001.; the payment of the gross receipts of all the revenue departments into the exchequer, and all pay ments to come from parliament; an increase of revenue, by an extension of the probate and legacy duty to real pro perty ; the sale or profitable employment of all crown lands, and an inquiry into the tenure on which those lands are held ; an equalisation of the stamp duties, and an extension of the stamps to all kinds of property, both funded and landed. The latter would necessarily give a great fund ; and it is proposed that one or more of the following indirect taxes, which press upon the means of existence, shall be reduced or ;abolished :—The import duties on tea, sugar, wine, tobacco, and the excise on soap, bricks, hops, paper, and malt.—The report was received with applause. The CHAIRMAN said it might be necessary to state that the expenses for the collection of the revenue never came be fore parliament, but were deducted before any remittance was made. He begged to say distinctly, that responsible parties could be found in Liverpool who would undertake to collect the revenue in a more efficient manner at one-half the cost. (Laughter and loud applause.) He might add, that since the association was formed the necessity of a thorough and searching inquiry into the national expendi ture of the country had been more than ever impressed upon the minds of the members of the council. Why, a strong proof of it had been given within the last few days, when the Master of the Buckhounda had of all others been transferred to the presidency of the Board of Trade. A man who was thoroughly tit as a master of the buckhounds could hardly have much knowledge of the duties of a presidency of the Board of Trade. It was necessary for the commercial classes to be speaking out, for government were endeavouriag to shuffle off till another session every measure of value to the mercantile community. Mr. FRANCIS BoeLT thought the objects enunciated in the report were not wide enough, nor sulliciently explicit, to meet popular support. Government knew that if they at tempted any measure to equalise taxation, even in a small degree, they would have the House of Lords to contend against. He would go at once for an equitable system of direct taxation; for the entire shutting up of the custom houses and excise of f ices, so that industry should be free as the wind. He recommenhed that the association should not embarrass itself with details, by pointing out this or that tax, for the whole system was rotten. The CHAIRMAN expressed his personal approval of the principles laid down by Mr. Book ; but the council should consider the strong prejudices with which, if they adopted them, they would have to contend. In his view the ex tension of the suffrage was ultimately the cure for all of which they had to complain. People might talk to him 3f Queen, Lords, and Commons, but he looked upon the aris tocracy alone u Queen, Lords, and Commons. (Hear.) Mr. WYLIE and Mr. CHAS. HOLLAND defended thy rests 'lotion to which the council had come, and the report was adopted. Mr. HOLLAND moved : That the principle upon which this association is based being the substitution of direct for indirect taxation, a committee be appointed to carry out • plan of financial reform based upon that principle, and that measures be taken by the council of the association to bring it prominently before the public. Mr. JOHN SMITH seconded the motion, which was agreed to nem. con. Mr. R. V. YArra thought the generil principle of direct taxation should be strongly pressed, but expressed disap proval of any reduction of the duties on spirits.—The meet ing shortly afterwards adjourned. NEW LAWS. Yesterday the Queen's printer issued the Act for removing certain doubts as to the law for the trial of contra voted election.. The preamble recites that petitions have been presented in several cases to the House of Commms, complaining of an undue election or return of a member or members to serve in parliament; such petitions being en dorsed by a certificate under the hand of the examiner of re cegniaances, to the effect that the recognisance" required by the 7 and 8 Vic., c. 103, have been entered into and received by him, with affidavits annexed. In some of such cases doubts have been entertained as to the validity of the recog finances so entered into ; and in some of the cases wherein sueh doubts have been entertained, other petitions have also been presented from the sitting members, complaining of the invalidity of the recognisanccs entered into, and praying for relief in the premises. The present act is intended to put an end to such doubts, and to prescribe a mole of proceeding with respect to the determination of petitions. Hereafter, sitting members may, in all cues of election petitions pre sented before the lit of March, object to the recognisance, on grounds omitted to be specified in recited act. The soh ct committee appointed to try election petitions shall in quire first into such preliminary objection, and if the recog nisance be good, proceed to try the merits of the return. If recognisance% are invalid through the neglect of the peti tioners, no further proceedings to be had on the petition. If recognisances are void, but rot through the neglect of the petitioners, or if of doubtful effect, committee may amend the same, or petitioners may enter into new recognisance'. Amended or new recognisances to have the same effect as when originally entered into, and the decision of the com mittee that the note is goad to be final. TIER ACT FOR AUTHORISING A POLICE oeU FUND was is.ued a few days ago. It recites that for the encouragement of constables to continue in the police force, "and to behave themselves in an orderly man• ner," it is advisable that municipal authorities be authorised to establish • fund to assist those who may be disabled by bodily injury or worn out by length of service. It is there fore enacted that councils of boroughs may establish such police su p era nnuation funds. The superannuation funds to be supported iby contributions of the police force, equal to one 36th part of pay, and from fines imposed on any of the cons tables for misconduct, and all moneys arising from the sale of castoff clothing supplied for the use of the police, and all moneys paid for the service of summons or orders and execution of warrants by the police. The fund is to be kept separate from the borough fund. The rates of superannua tion or retiring allowances to be : Constables who shall have served as police constable in the police force fur fifteen years successively as a private police constable, or as !sergeant or inspector, acting inspector, superintendent, or bead officer, or any or all of those ranks, oh ill lie entitled then to retire on a yearly superaneuation allowance of an amount equal o half bits full pay ; but if he shall then be able and willing to continue to serve as a police constable, and the Watch Com mittee shall consent thereto, he shall then receive his full pay as a constable from the borough fund, and also one third, but no more, of the above named allowance front the superannu ation fund; and when he shall have served as aforesaid for twenty years, he shall be entitled to retire on a yearly pen sion equal to two thirds of his full pay ; but if he shall then he able and willing still to serve es a police constable, and the Watch Committee shall consent thereto, he shall then re• ceive his full pay as a constable from the borough fund, and also one third part, and no more, of the said last named allowance from the superannuation fund; and if at any time any police constable so entitled to a retiring pension, but re ceiving a reduced pension, while continuing to serve as a constable, shall retire from the police force, he shall thence forth receive the full pension he would have been entitled to receive had he not continued so to serve: provided, that if the constable has served in different ranks, rate of superannuation to be regulated accordingly. No constable to be auperannu ted under 50, unless unfit for service. If any party shall. have served with diligence and fidelity in the police force for ten years successively, and from injury received in the 'service, or from infirmity of mind or bony, shall become in capable of discharging the duties of his office, and such last named circumstance shall be certified by the police surgeon for the time being,thereupon it shall be lawful for the Witch Committee to order such constable to be superannuated, and to receive cut of the police superannuation fund any super annuation allowance whiclesuch Watch Committee shall see fit to order, not exceeding half his full pay as before men tioned. Constable dismissed or retiring are to forfeit all claim, lint if restored may have time of former service allowed. Moneys paid to superannuation fund to be employed IRELAND. Drauvr, MALY 9. They are stirring beyond the Boyne. The Hert ford and Downahire evictions have produced their first fruits in a general movement among the farming and labouring classes. Shane Hill, near Lurgan, of Tommy Downehire celebrity, is to be the scene of a great meeting of " the tenant farmers, cottier tenants and working classes of all profeasione," on Saturday, ,the 20th of May. The following are the purposes of the meeting:- 1. A declaration of loyalty to the throne. 2. Merger of all political differences. 3. Declaration to land lords that " being unable to meet former engage ments, and having no resource left save from the land, in order to sustain life we will require a general reduction of rents. 4. A revaluation of the land. 5. The institution of branch tenant-right associations in connexion with the parent aseociation in Derry. The placard, from which I write this, proceeds: Every working man, of every party, and of every profession, who has not mule up hi. mind that be and hie little ones should go in rage and live on yellow Indian buck meal once a day, sometimes more and rometimes lean, end finish his miserable life in the union work house, and be buried in a beggar's grave, will attend. "glen of Ulster, your existence is ut make. l'nder the laws of God, who created this earth soul all things thereon, you are fairly and justly . netted to a living on the land tkat bore you. Assemble then, and assert that right. Be brothers, be determined, be courageous, be loyal, and, above all things, be peaceable." Father lkrmingham, of Borrisokane, the author of the celebrated letter preaching blood and slaughter, and who was very properly suspended by his bishop, in a communication addressed to the Erening Post makes the following retractation of hie errors : Burrisokine, May 7.—Sir,—l deeply regret having caused to be published in the 'at ion newspaper of the 22nd of April a letter by which I have incurred, and doubtless justly, the displeasure and revere censure of my bishop. I now fully and entirely retract this letter, as appearing to others, and to myarif on more mature considerath n, to have a tendency to incite to civil war with its dr plorable consequences. As a minister of religion and' a Christian, I deeply deplore that this hitless should have a meaning so much at variance with the tealliffi ing of our Divine Redeemer and hie ',leased apostles; anti 1 beg leave to express, through the medium of your respect able journal, these my sentiments of regret and my retracts tion of the letter.—l am. sir, your obedient humble servant, • JAMES BEILMINOHAN, P.P. TILE PROTESTANT REPEAL ASSOCIATION. The first meeting of this body was held on Tuesday night, in the Music Hall. • Mr. BUIthETT proposed that George. leer Vinlra should take the chair. J t r Mr. VANCE said he would endeavour to s support the posi tion no became a true protestant reyealer. (Great cheers.) It had been said in parliament and by the press that very few of the proteatants had joined the repeal movement, and they had assumed therefore the appellation of " Protestant Repeaters." He was sure the g od sense of their catholic countrymen would prevent their supposing that it was assumed for sectarian purposes. The minister had recently declared that he would not grant repeal, but that he had sent abundance of tams and ammunition into the country to arm the loyal. He hoped that if any of their countrymen had the bad taste to arm against their ctuntrymen, that they would ho brought to their sinses. The SECRETARY read letters from the editor of the Drogheda Conservative and from Mr. S. Crawford, M.P: lie said that he had been induced to refrain from johdog repeal hitherto, because the protestant/ had not joined the catholic' in demanding it. A letter from W. Ls slie Fos ter, Esq , was also said to have been received approving the society. Tne folllowing is an extract from the letter of Mr. Sharman Crawford : " Whilst I would desire to promote, in conjunction with my Protestant and Catholic countrymen, everyconstitutional means of attaining the restoration of an Irish parliament based upon the principles of the equality of aU sects, and the ascendancy of none, 1 wont i resist with equal determination every attempt to carry it by violent or seditious action of any description. I will join in no means inconsistent with my often repeated oath of allegiance to our sovereign, and I will uphold the a ivernment in the defence of order and the pre servation of peace. I am certain that if a repeal of the Union be claimed by what may be fairly considered the unitsd voice of the people of Ireland, Protestant and Catho lic, the moral power of that claim will succeed, and unless that united voice be raised in its favour, it ought not to suc ceed. " I do not advocate the repeal of the union on the plea of Irish interests alone. I think the interests of England no less claim a speedy adjustment of this question. I consider that England cannot be safe with Ireland disaffected, and that the discontents of Ireland cannot be removed otherwise than by a restoration of her parliament. If Ireland be held to England by a forced union of the legislative body, she will be a continual drain on the resources of her ractecss, both to supply her wants and to hold her in subjection. A hostile body of Irish members in the legislature will act dan gerously to the rights and iaterests of England, as has been on some late occasions already manifested. Ireland will con tinue to be England's weaknen, and a violent and hostile Separation may not be the improbable result, when the con tingency shall arise to produce it. ' Mr. SAMUEL FERGUSON moved the first resolution. That notional prosperity is based on social confidence, ail that social confidence in Ireland cannot be expected to exist chile the go. vernment is conducted, and the laws are made, by strangers to the Irish people. The resolution was received with the loudest possible cheering. Mr. FERGUSON said, that proposition he upheld, and the convene he denied—the converse, asserted in the press England, by some of that of Ireland, and bi the portion . the French pressover which England had control. It was said that what Ireland wanted was u social note political change. Ile thought that it would be a most fatal result if they should be diverted by that "urea:ion from the pursuit o that which the resolution dictated to be the true ground __ national prosperity. Ile approved of the course adopted by Lord Clarendon to pros me the peace. The temper c the upper claws vas so opposed to the feelings of the peopl, that it furnished them with an additional reason for change. He argued that the attsiement of what they sought would by making the people friends with the law, induce the e• penditure of capital, and augment the national prosperity. Mr. THACKER seconded the motion, and it was carried. Mr. BAILEY moved the next resolt;tion. lie had been conservative ; but what had they now to conserve. Was their present condition? (No. no.) What, would they conserve the present condition of Dublin? (No, no.) Would they conserve Skibbereen ? (No, no.) That we feel it to be our duty, in the present (vitae, unequivocally declare our loyalty to the Queen, and our determination to maintain the rights of property and to respect vratrd interests. Mr. O'RettLY seconded the resolution, and entered int a review of English rule in Ireland. Always their motto was " Divide and conquer !" Even in their own days was it not said that there was nothing which thsorangeman desired more than the head of a croppy, and nothing which the ca tholic loved more than to revel in the blood of the orange. man. That was gone fur ever. (The most vehement cheer• ing followed this anne unecment.) The speaker continued great length to declare that the orangemen of the north - the protestant operatives were not opened to repeal. The resolution was carried. Mr. R. D. IRELAND, a barrister, moved the next revolt Lion, and expressed gratification that there was no ant gonism between • good Catholic and a good Protestant, The pi ople who entered into that association neither desired en ascendancy nor had any dread as to their own toleration, (Cheers.) He then proposed the fdlowing resolution : That while we maintain loyalty to our sovereign, we deem it duty, as Irishmen, to testily our attachment to our country, and : much as the imperial parliament has failed to male the Union source of preeperity to Ireland, and it is certain that Inland sr eminently prosperous before the Union, we desire to return to ancient consatution, and pledge ouvolves not to drsis: frona efforts until we are governed by the Queen, Lords, and Commons Ireland. He said his loyalty to the Queen was not of that unmeani character of some late declarations. He was loyal to Queen no long as the Queen was made an instrument good to her Irish subjects. If it was asked, was he the frie, of law ? he said he was not the friend of thatlaw which, pro• fining to feed the people, beggared the gentry and starved the people. He was nut the friend of that order which we' the order of a funeral proceiskn. The resolution carried. Mr. Bunxirr proposed the next resolution, advocating union and fraternisati JO between Irishmen, which being conded, was paused. The chair was then vacated, and the meeting separated. PROVINCIAL. L.ISCASIIIRE. EFFECTS OF WAR ON ENGLISH INDUSTRY:- meeting of the directors of the Manchester Commercial A. iodation was held on Monday, in order to take into consi deration the propriety of sending a petition to Viscount Pal merston, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, calling attention ' the distress which the present critical state of affairs in , north of Europe and the blockade of the river Elbe by Den mark would occasion to the manufacturing and commercial interests of this country. A memorial to this eff,ct, si 1 1 by abeut thirty individuals and firms connected with trade of northern Germany, was forwarded to the associt.„ several days ago, and a meeting would have taken place earlier had it not been for the absence from town of MI - A. Turner, chairman of the board of directors. At meeting on Monday, Mr. M. Ross, deputy chairman, pre sided. After a conversation upon the subject, it was decided that the association should memorialise the Foreign Secre tary with reference to the existing differences between Der mask and Prussia, expressing a hope that her Majesty's vernment would persevere in those negotiations for a peace ful settlement of the dispute which, as it appeared from what had transpired in the public prints, were now in progress, and that those negotiations would be attended with success, so as to obviate that interruption of our trads with the north of Europa which would, in all probability, result from the protraction of hostilities. The raemoris of the Chamber of Commerce states that the memorially have no wish to exaggerate the importance of the Brit._ commerce to the river Elbe ; but they believe that that trade absorbs, of the gross quantity of cotton yarns exported, about 334 per cent. ; hosiery, about 154 per cent. ; woollen yarns, about 45 per cent.; woollen good', exported in yards, about 144 to 1.5 per cent.; ditto, in pieces, about 22 per cent.: whilst, at the same time, Hamburg constitutes a necessary vent for an imme , se value of the produce of foreign coon tries out of Europe, which, although such produce be returns for British goods exported to those countries, our navigation laws forbid to be imported into Great Britain. The direct 1 It 3 trade furnishes, therefore, a large share of the employment I of our operatives ; but the memoria a lists do not venture to :! estimate, in their present huts, the extent to which that em- • ployment is further affected by the indirect Utile ; both, however, are destroyed at this instant, and the shipping employed in them rend :red idle, by . the existing hostilities; and thus has en amount of depression been added to that . which previous unhappy circumstances had so long gathered around us, that your memorialists cannot contemplate an extended duration of it without grave apprehension of most appalling consequences, both to tho end beitig of our lonirsuffering and patient people, and, perhaps, to the peace of the district. TORKSMRE. THE CLERICAL DELINQUENT.—WC (Shefft/c1 In- dependeni) understand that the Rev. Mr. Mahon hasreceived a letter from Edinburgh, informing him that his late curate, • " the Hun. and Rev." Mr. Douglas, alias Fairfax, is in that city, where ha has preached, and is begging is the name of some religious society. It has been suggested to some of the creditors that they should take steps to have the man appre- headed; but to that course there are two objectiors. The first is a susp:ciou that this letter may be merely a trick of the accomplished impostor, to put them upon the wrong scent. I , But the second and more important objection arises from a i natural disinclination to spend money, not to etc...ace what they have lost, but merely to punish the &ling . :cut. Two or three other VMS of " Mr. Fairfax " alias Danalas's dexte- i rity have been published. Among the adherent,* the church whom he was in the habit of entertaining statbinctory was the village tailor. To him Mr. Douglas ateted that Le had not brought to Rawmarsh his stud of horses, s.ut had left them in the care of his faithful and much attached groom, ' 1 Tom. He wished to make Tome present, and. ,consulted the tailor as to the suitableness of taking Toni a sn.'de suit. Of course the tailor thought it a good notion. Bat t'. , n came a . professional difficulty. How was he to measure the absent Tom ? " Oh, said the dexterous pastor, my old clothes 1 ' exactly fit him. You have only to measure me, and the .. clothes will he sure to suit Tom.' This was done, and now i• 1 the poor victimised tailor has the satisfacti - .n to think that when it shall suit the pastor to play the groom, he via have I quite ready the groom's habiliments. A :young lady who . had travelled on the continent, advertised, during February, that she was open to an engagement to accompany a lady or young family as travelling companion. She duly re- ceived a very respectable-looking letter, dated from " 'lawman& Rectory," where the " hon. and rev." ! v ...ter was doing duty for a short time for his ft:end, Mr. Mahon. He was a widower, with two daug'stere, whom he wished to take upon the continent during the spring, and wanted for their compassion just such a lady as the laver- titer had described herself to be. The result was an engage- ment, but the exposure which has since taken place has frustrated the only design with which it can he zuppeaed to have been made. In the height of his benevolence, Mr. a . Fairfax Douglas undertook to write to a neighlouring gen- . ll , titular' on behalf of an old servant and tenant, whom he re- presented as being in much distress, but unwilling, through f delicacy. to make application on his own behalf. A doom- • tion of 11. or 101. would be a great assistance to tie poor man, in whom the rev. writer felt so much interested that ) he winrtvady to be the channel for the conveyente of the 1 gentleman's bouncy. The letter was acknowledged with ' sincere thanks ; but as the gentleman's ineward would be in t the neighbourhood in the course of a few d.j., he should c have instruc;iens to see the old servant, and pee such aid as 3 the case required. This simple circumstance baulked &no- ). ther of the rev. delinquent's clever schemes. d • _ - STAFFORDSHIRE. • a THE INCORPORATION OF WOLVERHANIPTON.—A n correspondent says: "The incorporation of this town and Y the municipal elections consequent thereupon have produced _ quite a ferment here. A stranger Entering the town would e • • that nothing short of a parliamentary contest was • in progress, so numerous are the addresses from candidates g for municipal honours. The elections take place on Friday a next, and the coeanittee who obtained the charter of Moor- '. poration (nearly the whole of whom are liberals or liberal i a conservatives) have nominated candidates for each ward. a These are to be opposed lay gentlemen designating them- n selves " independent candidates," most of whom have hitherto opposed the incorporation of the borough. 7 Upon the whole, however, there appears a dispe- '. sition to fight the battle independently cf political !'' or other special grounds of opposition, and a feeling that it ' c is a duty to make the newly.acquired privalewe available in nt every possible manner to the interests of such an important 'Y borough. Three gentlemen have been named for the office 17 of mayor: these are Messrs. G. B. Thomeyeroft, Barker, sad 1 " Fryer. The two first are the well-known iroannisters, and , c ' the latter is at the head cf the banking establishment bear- .., le ing his name. One of these will in all probability be chosen. IeDERBYSHIRE. es The TaAnEsMEN of WIIRKeWORTII have acceded to c- the request of the assistants and apprentices to close their shops at eighto'clock in the evening throughout the year. of WILTSIIINE. so IiATMAKING has commenced in the neigbonrhood P er of Caine. Mr. B. Daily, of Moss's-mill, and Mr. J. C. Hale, ,g of New-mill, near that town, are now cutting ',heir water . . e mea lows, and bringing down • good crop. Id ESSEX. I h e TTIE CONDITION OF FARM L.U3OICRET.S.— The NI, Aveley Farmers' Club met on Thursday lost, to discuss A "What steps can ant ought to be taken to improve the II , e ,_ moral and social condition of the agricultural lutiourer ?" en The question was introduced by a member, who first drew i an. a sketch of the present condition of the farming labourer as il e contrasted with other classes of society; his exposure to , a . temptation when unable to obtain employment; en d t he 1 melancholy state to which he was reduced when, through want of this means of providing for himself and family, no alternative was left him but that of gaining a living by soils- , hat honesty, or of entering the union house. There were, be fto• I the continued, three objects which he considered especially cal- culated to claim the a'teation of the meeting. and of all those " ble persons who, from their circumstances or posits n, possessed the power of promoting them. The first of these was the the important benefit which would accrue to the labouring am, o f if those farmers whose capital enabled them to enlarge their 1 1 . of business would, instead of extending their occupation, em- aid ploy it in additional labour; for by this mesas they would e . materially reduce the poor rates , increase tbeir profits, and p ey add Ito the general production of the country; for it by no I o f mean &followed, as a matter of course, that an increase in the dof number of acres comprehended an increase of business, since e u r r iC e r . ce pl w oy o e u a ld on sh . o . w e t t h ann at s th of er t e wo is h fr u tl i n; ea ntl imes y as ?tad da il y • oa on others of double that number. Another means whereby a uTd, would be the providing for him a comfortable Wine, with ' g o :. dm th a e lcy c h on lea d b°P ition of the labourer might be exceedingly improved, ex - a garden attached to it. "Oa this subject," said he, " I can speak most feelingly anti from experience, having 1 ee n in the 1. , habit of visiting as many as seventy cottages in a day, end I en a am convinced that nothing is more calculated to demoralise DS it the labouring classes, and render them unhealthy and %ili- u m , happy, than the present crowded and miserable condition in no.) which whole families are frequently huddled together in one or two small badly-ventilated and ill-lighted rooms, without nutr,iito seekregard e theith e b r e t e e ,- a s h g e a p or t ha se t x . e.. T f h o e r t pr , e m u : f n ‘ is h t i h eh us h d e ri c v a e n n to . ot and at home; he is there exposed to the Example of men of into bad character, loses his seltrespect, becomes reckless id him lotto self and indifferent to the welfare of his family, and thus vas it sinks below the moral standard which, und(r more favour- sired able circumstances, he would have sustains'." The third ca- object to which the attention of the meeting should be di- age. rented was one the importance of which was now so mai- sees- versally acknowledged that it needed only to be casually ed at alluded to. It was that of extending more liberally to the and poor man the benefits of education. After many of the members had expressed their concurrence in the foregoing e cop e w m :rty ru a lc ir s , , the meeting was a:ideated by a visitor, a native of solo- Scotland, who expatiated on the importance of educating ante- the agricultural labourer, and after referring to his own ,tent. country as a fair example of its good effects, expressed his sired conviction that in the county of Aberdeen scarcely one poor Ition. man could be found who was unable to read or write. The following resolution was then passed : it our That this club deeply feels the necemity of improving the moral 1 in „,_ and social condition of the agricultural labourer, anal atrenuou-ly nia ,, a urges on landlords the duty of co-operating with their tenants, to — I wa ,, 1. Providing comfortable cottages and garden.. 1 Enlarging the to our field of labour. 3. Extending the blemings of equation. ro our ins of _musk. aning THE ANCIENT CONCERTS.—The fourth concert took to the place last evening, under the direction of Prince Albert nt of We have observed ever since the prince has been a director rrielkd that his royal highness's concert has been the mast interest- , pro- Mg of the season, and distinguish i7 e T d .h l e ro l ra sat a py l i l .o te t ot bo h t en wert,d by wan the itdh aired superiority of its selection and arrangement ; a proof that he ur h was acts for himself, exercising his own taste and judgment, and . was not leaving everything to the professional conductor. We heartily wish his colleagues would follow his example. As ting a the Ancient Concerts are generally inmegcd, they are sg re- falling more and more be an hind j age. They are, consequently , mere and more th' Ad . ed. attended ; for the musical amateurs, of the higl -will well all ,nid ' ile classes of society, will not be .atieF Aer as tte stale dishes which have been sacuod up to the' with Abacri ii, c. 107,A,. .411: ..i . . . o y pTs ife The Mount r etiiiihn a f ee 0: c o t mlo e o r ni . scp y oesa e rrl a rtsi t r y. cos elkis:, ~ ,,e r or, tad i g : iv e allotted eno rd fceße e th i it u : t Pal- queuce, however of Mario's indhp.' c itl",9, his part was , i j o 3 n . e t d o e ta e k en en in by E M ag r ii . e L li o: B ke e y t , t w he ho in s ee an n g e i e t ei i e n ee E e n 0 : 4 3 :f h — neo li t tl tbeo e bis t:lr d w pe :: in th e e . ceemiitamxtivtur.reeLecanofdklaeurnyge,uesoitgelepdso,h.reeeemralfuiynudybeindgmeuesprioeepf descriptive of o a th itl e W ro b.i pl!. e:,;e n :a of I je ll : ice,na:- singrnw e ad r ec I performeddifficult ce in mi tuetani music i u w. e ai e tn n hd A wm nf T ti toe m ftawresh:::,,..n :4 : :: - dr t a oi i -:: p_i - e r when ' aor e diecdin' h ,i p i i . t a h e; Mined. He acquitted himself admirably . The was pe un irg cutso. a • :o . an ve m n d L , • 2 37l! ath n :o o n n gh t.be t j. :.: : ei t, h ui jan c rl f fin iia „ ,, , t , lit ft e . x t io rs t : e S d a tm vion a r t ,. b w i e a r t e y idneliavedreydiebytohi.mhicwhithhe her pre- energy not unworthy of Braham. Madame das: e c te i l ti l u l g an on " d eut is- 1 "Su, celebrate " (" 0, hail h l hetheelltewteleevemlYcediP.); 3weerheet- perfecthardly h p e e v r e ity re . nde T re h d e her fam iliar. m i D t i det the d e - power, more un 'then once reacht 'a go- she showed great vocal >eau- ing E in alt, and gave the corn ase. ' gress, meekly answered " (we quote the Eng lish ' cress, as best known), was beautifully b N version sung y ...fills Birch north and Gardoni ; and Tamb • • mini gave great dramatic force and result effect to the part of Peter. The lollp i eces oorial executed as the solos. The were not " well ialists soldiers lost the d • • and chorus of Roman descriptive effect which should La thigh produced by beginning pianinimo ; and in the grandLa ve been about The second part of the concert mash trade lelujab " chorus the fugal points were indistinctl y " Hen about and the whela was too loud. But, on thewhole, m a r ked , this great rams, work was nobly performed, and was a great musacal- ant. : concerted pieces, well selected from the ce - r -• . ,;( f kr" __ . ,./o • ! glory Winter, Martini, /heart, °retry, and Pae-it'and , 4 ' 1 coon chided with the finale to the first act of " 0, 1 1 ' 9 1" turns Figaro." The singers were those already mesf fi &eZ, S „ . .„, ;Mimi the addition of Lablache and Male. Alboni. lii it turte: Z Bred altogether, was of unusual excellence. 3. - e" •* 0 s; sitronoia ' • • ---. l • 4 71 4-: ;.:). ' ia; 4; • .-4 ye z • 6.4 4111Z4V ateathdmolfutril'eswit isazlonf e. tv'et- 4 ..... ,