The Express. — London, England, 1852-08-27 00:00:00

g is um called span to defend the appilmtios sit• rive ", derived from a tax spew the seal trade ha the enlarge „amr and improvement of the streets e( Lemlea. (Cheers.) —7\ers was another subject to wliklt he would Trier. He vim w it they would all rawest hi the wish Mr. Taylor had impr essed, that means might WOG be adopted by whirl tl.e fvom maaufactories might be cawsumed. (Applause.) gc should be very glad if, from Newcastle, which might be called the groat worse of coal supply, there should eneasate mine ft... r m e plan by which this great evil—the only preindi- I „ a l 'hum cosiest from maal—might be removed. The ventila boot mists was • still more Important subject, and he h . pr a it would corium,* to receive the attention of all ....awl: Aral benevolent person.. lie had much pleasure iu pr...entiog to Mr. Taylor the thanks of the section fur hi' able paper. The section of Antiquities then met, and the Earl of Car. earatsel the clout in labour of the How. Hairy 'lb...alas Mr. LUIGI:IL said that after the section hail been " ii „,.,l,,,„ . rrans, and a stunt paper had bees read, they ~nerd isilputn, as private invitations had been iesued to ~,a n t , of the m. nab n of the irritating% to spend the after. ▪ n Rap newerth Cowie, where there were some re meor• of artiquity which had been seldom visited and little uieiribed, and -me peculiarities of architecture wwtby et the investigation of gentlemen engaged is the pubinte of &re1....10gy. Mr. Liddell here exhibited • of ancient arms. discovered • few years age in hp Gaily property in Northumberland, and which were „,a sexy p r ef e ct state of preservation. These broom. or tel arr as, he said, were tound by some workmen when j ji az drains ha • held in the perph of gham. The e l -toilet formerly have been • quagmire, and was supplied air h a p.p.'s.• s•ring of water. The arms were found in the men* wadi the points downwards. in • circle at.tat too b...t below the surfare. Whether they were of Mimes Or Sonde 'manufacture he was unable to determine, the „ pia .rue ot the learned bring at Pane upon the point. p. was vroSat.l.. that a party iit soldiers had retired fur r‘ N., into the thicket surrounding the spring, and stuck are. in Cie ground, and, daring the halt, had been sierpnind and .:.ale, or carried off ; and the arms may have h.n14.0* . I le the thicket till the shafts of the spears and the ...ital.. et tin sword blades rotted off with age and fhe ..kruas cousided of three spear beads and tuo sword I oi,s, all ilithrent in pattern, and • metal app , a d,,.., which seemed to have fitted the end of the h ; .• n. They exhibited no symptoms of rust or it ea. worthy of remark that the great central line of W.i.....4.5te,rt indicated in Araptrong's large map of N,ribunilierLual published about 1760, traversed the coon. sr •Itlisa • few hundred yards of the spot where the wet p.op were C. 1111.1. lie intended to transfer them to the )61.eas collcct.-il by the gentlemen of the neighbourhood, with the memoir a inch he had given of them, that all • murk he fully informed in the matter. (Applause.) tat this inaugural meeting yesterday would remember with bow much de...reed applause the name of his Grace the Duke of Northumberland was mentioned, sad he hal now to record that an express had arrived to the Kay .1 l'Altace, from which it seemed that so lately as ' ,l a y o r the day before, in some excavations made at the expert... of the noble duke, near Otterburn, • very into -tin: altar had been discovered. upon which was an in- ser.ption which had been made oat by Mr. Deuce and Mr. John (La ton. The inscription emanated of a great num. lir of initial letter., but the interpretation by two parties • identical that there could be ho daubt of its ac eadryPeLSKl, a Hungarian, then read an interesting paper on annual gems; after which the section adjourned instil the evening, when papers were to be read " On the Votive Monument of Kloster, Nieubcrg, near Vienna," by the Rev. J. Tribe rue ; and "On Northumbrian Sepul chral Cm.," by G. Tate, Esq. la the aftrnsooti,those member. of the institute who had received special private invitations made an excursion to Ilivraeworth Castle, accompanied by the Hon. Honey lhennae Lidd.li. where they were hospitably entertained by the Ili.rht Hun. Lord Itavensworth. To-morrow papers will be read " On the Tower of St. Noholea Church, Newcastle , " by Charles Wickes, Esq.; "On Iyuermiath Priory." by Edmund Sharpe, Eaq., Oa the Lady Chapel of Tyternouth l'riory," by John Mahon, E•q. ; and "Oil Alowick earth.," by Rev. C. IL Ilarbhonie. In the afternoon the public dinner of the institute will be held, Lord Talbot de Malahide in the chair. Its Grace the Duke of Northumberland has inti mated his intention of bring present. ROIAL NORTH LANCASHIRE AGRICUL• TURAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Royal North Lana* shire Agricultural Society was held this year at Preston, awl ha. been • very sueeseasful gathering, but the non attendance of the Right Honourable President, the Earl of Ihrby, has been felt as • deep disappointment. The first day of the meeting (Wednesday) was appointed for the trial of implements in the field, and fur • discussion so to the best modes of rearing and feeding cattle; but unfortu solely the early put of the day was wet, and delayed the trial of husbandry to so late an hour that the disce•sion had to be postponed. The assemblage was good notwithstand ing the discouragemeuts thrown in the way by the incle ment weather. and it was estimated that 400 to 600 gentle mco farmers were present to witness these interesting proceedings in practical skilL The trial of implements in cluded the use of the new reaping machines, is well as ploughs, harrows, scarifier', de. ; but the interest in the former far transcended anything witnessed in affairs of this description in this part of the kingdom before. The diffi. culths the farmer has had to contend with in • precarious season like the present harvest, in housing his crops, affords a reason ample enough. No less than five of them machines had been entered, but owing to the inclement weather and the heavy nature of the soils from this cause, only two—one being Honey's American reaping nu. chiae, and the other Mr. CroskelPs were put into operation. The reaping machines were tried is a field of wheat sufficiently diversified with deep furrows, to show their disadvantages in this point of view, at Penwor them. The admixture of old plodding practical (semen wan large, and many came there with prejudices quite as deep as the furrows, and not likely to be satisfied with • first inspection of this kind; bat there were a good many disposed to view these operations in a f We, and indeed very hopeful light ; the opinion of the first of these classes finding repression in ens 01 their number, who said they "never heard no talk of things of that kind, except among those •ho invented them, or else among the fine gentlemen' fartenri;“ whilst the other and more hopeful lookers- on seem disappointed only when the heavy shaft-aide of the machine busg deep in a furrow, the off-aide was lifted up is the sir so as almost to reach the top of the corn. These latter, however, were of opinion that there was me chanical skill enough in Lancashire to suggest • remedy for this Little, by the adoption of • lever ee some other power which would enable the directorof the assiehum to rase or kwer tither side of it at pleasure, and stoosamodato it to the irregularities of the ground. The ground was so heavy that two horses were hardworked to drag the machine along. The ploughing match was nest is interest, per hap., to the dial of reaping madame, sad this took place in • field at Howlek ; but the sin of the pine and situation afforded bat an indifferent opportuaity of witnessing the scene to advantage. There were • lap aumber of competitors. The w. ether fir the exhibition of agricultural implements and stuck, which took place yesterday, was more propi tious, being of LP tine and genial a character as could he wished. The show took place ins pada,' of sin or seven acres in Meat, on the west or eolith-westerly side of the town, close to the right bank of the river Ribble ; so that t'a're was ample spins at commend. Mr. Hunt, the olds secretary of the seetety, had made • judicious arrangement of the ground, sad a numerous and highly respectable com pany sailed with the mon practical portion of the visitors daring the day, sad promenaded the spacious avenges dividing the various elassifieations of stock, muhinery, and farm produce brought together. Amoopt this company were—Mr. Wilson Patten, ; Mr. James Hryweed, M. P .; Mr Charles Townley, M.P.; Mr. T. Parker, M.l' , of Cuerdon Hall ; Mr. T. Townley Par ker, of Sutton Grange ; Mr. Thomas W. Taman, of Within thaw ; Mr James Lord, of Standish ; Mr. James Garnett, of Bleasslall Tower; Mr. R. Birehall of Ribble stop Hall ; Mr. A. Criss, of Shaw Hill; Mr. Thomas bug dale, of Blackburn ; and Mr. Samuel Horroeks, of Wigan. The show of beasts was exceedingly good, and quite equal to that of falser years—especially the stock exhibited by Mr. Charles Towseley, which carried away the prises in six descriptions of short-honied breeds. A bee pure abort keened hall. 3 years and 10 months old, belonging to Mr. Ih , duas harebell, of Hibbleston Hall, obtained the first pia., of 10f., to the owner of the best bull calved pre 1110Y4 to theist January. 1850. There was • geed show of breed mates, and there was a better collection of eat.re home than maid. There were some good roadsters alsn retaliated. The show of sheep and pigs was large, and the latter sustained the fame which previous agricultural meetings in this part of the country have earned for them. A n. a It AVITC linrOdneed in last year's meeting was• show of pnult , y, and in this department there was net oul/ a la.:. increase this time, hut • great improvement. 'llse I. 't rats was very meagre, and the new rule applied t to •C had the effect of shutting out competition alto tether Lt the implement department there was a good collection, an; Ilart's Portable Pa po tent Brick Machine, with its steam attracted much observation. The new registered rt..tt iwaelinie, with toothed roller, of Messrs. Richmond and /'handler, whirls, after carrying off the prise in earls of the three kingdoms in quick succession, has ocean had the first honourhonour awarded here, was a good deal admired, and One ,f the Judges in awarding this prise announced his in- finnan hi a purchaser. A Rood man yof the machines were de•erving of a notice had we time and space to parti cularise them. The following is the report of the inspectors appointed to wiinds* the premiums to the fanners competing in respect to rePivation CLASS I.—Bsams ON LA 1101 t FARMS. "There were sin enaspetiton fur these premiums ' and we award th e lint prise t Mr. Robert Winder, of Loith.. WY°. tear rnekerhsas, who Las fourteen acres of this kind of "IN on a term of 170 acres. Part of the crop i• awed •.th ten has of farm-lard manure per acre, the re • molt r wi , h five tons of farm yard manure and three cut. rotop.r acre: sown in drills, 29 inches apart, grown noh on a li:sck soil, resting on a clay IlOtWoii. For lb-' second prim in this elms, - Mr. John Threlfall, Tan "'ad.. Barton, ha. been suresaful. llis crop of opens eon tas of 19 scri‘, on a farm el 191 acres, part et which ie motored with 12 tuts of farm-yard manure, and the re• nhitler with four cwt. of ma ino to the acre; sown in *We, it inches apart. Soil a dark loam, resting on lemt clay sebs3il. " lAN. AV 1111Att IPAINI4. " Pn tbese premium then were seven competitor+, and we award the first to Mr. John Hall, Orest Plemptos. f.ir 9 'ems on a farm of 137 acme, sown in dr ills 27 int ...• apart, manured with 9 teas of (arm-yard manure to the sere. Soil a hazel loam, upon • clay and marl subsoil.— The second prize we award to Mr. Henry Fisher, Fox-lase Bob, Kirkham, for 13 acres on a farm of 130 acne, sow• in drills 28 inches apart, minuted with 10 tons of farni.yard masers and 3 ewt. guano to the sere. Soil • stroas clay, lon • marl subsoil.—The whole of the crops of beans eons voting for the above premiums are very satisfactory, and we highly comraecd Mr. Robert Lambert's., of Ribby ; Mr. Cornelius Crookali's, Lytham; said Mr. Richard Deoel•s, of l'enworthani. SWEDISH TURNIPS ON LUIGI Pangs. tt For these reemerge there were it. competitors. We , have awarded the first premium to Mr. Robert Lambert, of liibby, for a crop of 10 scree as a farm of 153 urea, sown in drills 'M inches apart, manured with 4 ewt. of guano per acre, 1 curt of which was lehaboe, and 3 cwt. damaged Pirevian, at the Cost of $l. per ton. Soil a strong loam, on • gravelly subsoil. The **toad premium In this class we award to Mr. Alexander Beghie, of Westby, Lytham, fur • crop of 21 sere., on • farm of 420 a rms , sown in drills 28 inches apart, manured with ten tons of farm-yard manure. two est. Peruvian guano, two cwt. superphostate of lime, and fuer cwt. of rape dust per aerc. Soil a sandy loam, un a clay subsoil. tt rotates's 9 and 10.—COMMON TCHNIPX. tt For these pri animas there were two competitors, and the tint we award to Mr. Gen hanks, of nigh Gale, Kirkby Lansdale, fora crop o f 51 rge acres, on • hens of 158 lens, sown after oats, in drills 28 inches apart, minuted with 1 cwt. of Peruvian guano to the acre. The soil is of a very inferior quality, on a a rang clay subsoil. The se. eond prize in this class we award to Messrs. Arthur and William Ilewhurst, of Harlerigge, Scotforth, for a crop of 10 metes on a farm of 295 acres, sown in drills 30 inches apart, manured with 4 cwt. of Peruvian guano per acre. Soil of a very interne quality, on a yellow clay subsoil. tt We wish to call the attention of turnip growers to the importance of thinning them to at least ten inches apart. In our inspection we have seen many crop, that were greatly neglected in the imp srtant point, which, had they been properly thinned, would have been very heavy crops. tt tIREDI+I4 T1'11,41141 ON /MALL FARMS. "For these premiums there were six competitors We have awarded the first prize to Mr. Robert Robinson, the Gill, Ulverston, for four acres on a farm of 77 sums; sown in drills, 33 inches spirt, maimed with a mixture of farm yard manure and night soil, 12 tons per etre, with the ad dition of 2 cwt. PCruvian guano. A light stony soil, ont gravelly subsoil particularly clean, and eery promising for a heavy crop. Thu second prize in this clam we have awarded to Mr. John Hall, of Aldcliffe, for a crop of siz acres, on a farm of ill acres, sown in drills, 30 inches apart, manured with 1G tons of farmyard manure per acre, with the exception of one acre, which was manured with four cut. of guano. Soil a strong loam, ost s day and marl subsoil. IL-MANGOLD INVIITIIEL. " For this premium there were nine competitors A. vile we have awarder, to Mr. John Crow, of Leese, Low unless, for a crop of five acre. on • farm of 101 acres, 'own after oats, in drills 33 inches apart, and thinned to 12 inches apart, from plant to plant, manured with 14 tons of farm-yard manure, and two and • half cwt. of guano pea acre. Soil, a strong loam on a subs dl of gravel. Ir shout inspections we have not met with such a complete specimen of mangalit culture, inssmuch as they arc perfectly clean, properly thinned, and altogether a superior crop. Mr. J. 11. Thompson, of Pit Farm, near Cartmell, has also an ex cellent and clean crop of mangeld, which we highly com mend. " CLASS IL—GRASSES. " ninnyt 13 AND 14, FOR LAROE FARMS. " For these premiums there were three competitors. The first we have awarded to Messrs. J. and It. Patterson, of Hall Beek, Lose Furness, for .33 acres on a farm of 337 acres. The kind is principally a strong loamy soil, on a sand and gravel subsoil. The seeds sown per acre were one bushel Italian rcegrats, 611*. of red clover, and Gibs. of white clover, after green crop with a crop of wheat. The second premium we award to Mr. John Nutter, of Church fields, for 2.3 aerie, on • farm of 280 acres, 20 acres of which were sown with a crop of barley, and the remaining five acres with rape, 2.las. per acre, without • crop of grain. Soil a sandy loam, subsoil gravel. The mixture of seeds per sere was 711*. white clover, 310 e. cow grass, llb. Timothy, Ilb. trefoil, 11b. ribgrass, quarter bushel Italian ryegrase and Paccy's perennial mined, meadow fesque half bushel, hard fesque half bushel. The wllOl4l of this crop of seeds has been top-dressed with • compost of lime and soil, which seems to answer remarkably well. "PREMIUMS 13 AND 18, FOR SMALL YARNS. " For these premiums there was only one competitor— namely, Mr. John CartmeU, of Westhy, Lytham, to whom we have awarded the first prise, for a crop of 17 acres, on • lams of 120 acres ; the mister" of seeds sown per sere, one bushel perennial ryetreass and 121 b. of heavy seeds of va rious aorta. The soil • black peat on • porous subsoil. " ranntrn 17.—OZNIERAL SEOUL AND TARN NIANAOR- MINT. " Fur thin premium there were six competitors, and after much consideration and difficulty we have awarded the prize to Mr. John Nutter, of Church Fu Ida, near Kirkby Lousdale, whose live stock consists of 26 milk cows, nine two-year old heifers, 11 one-yeer old helices, 13 heifer calves, fear boll calve., one yearling bull, 22 grazing cons ; total, 86 head of cattle, the whole of which is of a superior description. Four work horses, two colts, five years old, very valuable; two colts rising four, very premising; one filly rising three ; three yearling colts, very good ; one filly foal ; two breeding cows ; two store pigs ; twelve sucking pigs. The stock of sheep consists of 303 head. Mr. Nutter's principal improvements since last year have been casting, plashing, and dressing up • large quaintity of thorn fences ; top-dresing 60 sera of pasture land, exclusive of meadows, with • compost of lime and earth; draining 50 roods four feet deep in a very efficient meaner ; making and hanging a quantity of new oak gates, painting the same, the landlord finding the timber only. All the before-mentioned improvements have been done at the tenant's own expense. Two-thirds of this farm is alluvial soil, with a gravelly subsoil ; the remainder is inferior clay soil on a yellow clay substratum. " In this dux we highly commend the system of manage ment on the farm of Mr. J. H. Thompson, Pit Farm, Cartmel. FRIMICM 19.-011XIZAL STOCK AND /ARM MANAGE. " For this premium there wen Si. competitors, and we have awarded the prise to Mr. Jean Robinson, Lane House, illverston. This farm consists of 11l acres, all of which is is a very high state of cultivation, and porta* free from weeds. The fences in very neat order, sad properly diked op. The cropping of the farm is ea faliera. via, : 22.. 2r. 31p. of heavy sown with glue mois tr. Bp. of oats; 3a. Or. 26p. bass; four acres tarn* S.. 2r. marigold very clean; one and • half awn golnaoes; converted into window dace last y.ar, Ga. ar. the ro nealailer pasture hod, the alsek upon whisk Nola 111 howl it Wiwi ea* .1 w wry owporkw dwoolpdso, of owes, of doe pen Iwirwess_basel, 111 besi ileuthilowe ewes, 46 Lein and frathdown Mhsr d pen bred Leicester rem, I lloutbdown rm. 26 hollis IV work homes, I boar, I bnediag sow, awl I aims Mr. Rabies las grabbed a fipaswatt of di lisam. pat op wall femme at his ewe ripsaw, dr wasuse glibbest N. The whole of the farm ha light and gravelly soil, as • sub ' soil of gravel which is very parossi, inapt sin Sena which ' are now converted into a scomisw, which Is a deep alluvial soil. In this elan we highly eseasond Mr. Janes Hanison's fern, of Valentine Hesse, Conant, ant Preston. 19.—DAIZT YAWL "For this prise there Weems Wry, end we award the prise to Mr. Benjazed• Sri" Illbinka EAU, Burnley, for his farm of 65 acne of sasadaw sad lead. His stock consists of 24 bead, including IS sews, one lone, one store pig. His stock is mostly y mad in our opinion far above an average sleek. The soil Y on a stiff clay subsoil. ESPITAIII Vol MIIID ►RABLI FAIRS. Open to Goatlames aad Farman.) " Tot this sweepstakes there were three eompetiton, and we have awarded the society's medal to Thomas Bright Crosse, Esq., of Shawl Bill, Chorley, for the excellent maingemmist exhibited upon his cold clay farm. George Desey.lsg.h, farm highly commended, and also lir. Jams AfWassa's. "Two eoßpeuun. Wo s4treltitestsites to Mr.Willism Arsheton, Cuerdals, Walton, Preston, for his excellent crop of Swede turnips. " WILLIAM KlT—Gsoaos The dinner was to take place at 4 o'clock yesterday, after oar report ►ad been despatched. Tuz C' COLLIERY INUNDATION.- Nothing has yet transpired which can in any way account for the sudden irruption of water into the Owendraetb col lieries, in Cermartbenshire, the inundation of which mused the trightful catastrophe, by which 26 Lives were lost. The general opinion of men versed in the practice of collieries is, that the irruption came from a stratum of sand, and did not flow from any of the workings, as was at first imagined. Mr. Meckwortb, the government inspector of mines and collieries (or the district, has been actively teen , pied in searching into the canoe of the disaster. Hitherto ' oaly one of the bodies has been recovered, that of a man named David Jonee. This poor man was the individual who endeavoured to climb and escape by the qirden at the same moment as his more fortunate companion, who suc ceeded in doing so ; but he wet overpowered by the fearful rush of water, and his strength (ailing him, be lost his hold and was swept down and buried in the water, and the earth which came with it. The body was very Much mutilated. LAKE OF HAARLEM.—A letter from Ilaarlem, of tho . . 13th, says that the works for draining the lake were being pushed ow with great activity. An enormous mass of human bogies has been found on the spot, where, according to a topographical chart drawn up in 1413, stood the un:or tunate village of Nieuweinkerk, which in 1.539 was swal lowed up by an irruption of the North Sea, which funned the immense lake of Haarlem. F EMS 1.1 , , Ilrattlem.—Deering the late gale a barge drifted on shore near Cawsand beach, and the crew, two in number, not knowing the coast, and considering they were wrecked, threw themselves overboard and attempted to swim ashore. It bring just after nightfall, and a heavy sea 'running at the time, their situation was not noticed fur some time, but eventually a Mrs. Oliver, perceived their peril and rushed into the water. She succeeded in rescuing both men (who were very much exhausted) from a watery grave. Having gained the shore restoratives were nsed, and they are now convalescent. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 27, 1852: IRELAND. DUBLIN. Avovar 26. Another death among those shot by the military in the affray at Sixmile-bridge has rendered a second inquest necessary. The deceased, whose name was Molony, died in Bamagton's Hospital, and the in quiry wit commenced yesterday in the Limerick City courthouse. Sir Matthew Barrington, Bad., attended to watch the proceedings on the part of the crown. Mr. Graydon appeared u counsel, and Mr. I'. Murphy as solicitor, for the military ; Mr. O'Donnell on behalf of the next of kin, and Mr. Blackball for Mr. Delmege. Amongst those present were Lieutenant-Colonel Douglas, Col. Staunton, the Mayor (Dr. Kane), Mr. Delmer, stn ., the coroner at Sixmile-bridge (Mr. Canny), the Rev. Messrs. Quaid°, Burke, Clune, Bcahan, and Moore, &c., Ac. After the examination of several witnesses, who went once more over the same ground, already so familiar to the public, the inquest was adjourned to this day. The inquest on the woman shot by Mr. Bible in one of the election rows at Cork, and which has been proceeding for some eight or ten days past, was brought to a conclusion yesterday. It may be recul ' lected that the deceased, Margaret Keogh, died from the effects of a shot fired from Mr. Bible's house while it was being assailed with stones by a street mob. The jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter" against Mr. Henry Bible and a policeman named Campbell, who was aiding him in the defence of the house. The verdict was agreed to by 13 of the jury, while 10 were for "justifiable homicide." The harvest reports to-day are for the most part satisfactory. Thu Cork, Examiner states that the re plies to inquiries made respecting the potato in the vicinity of Crookhaven are most cheering, and that there is every appearance of a plentiful harvest. A Mayo paper wntcs, however, in a different tone, and says : w • regret to ray that from the accounts we have received during the mist week, as also from the reports of the various rural guardians of this union, on last board day, that the potato crop is in a much more precarious condition than was anticipated. The majority of our informauts agree that fully one-third of the crop is already gone, and we are sorry to say that we are apprehensive that this calcula tion it even below the reality. The potatoes called " Pro testants " are also very generally affected. The oat crop is moot luxuriant, and is fast falling before sickle. Oreen crops also look thriving. The Ulster 6hrzette says : Several splendid fields of wheat, oats. and barley bass fallen before the reapers during the week. The present beautiful harvest weather is not only favourable to the cut ting down of cereal crops, but beneficial to those maturing, and also to the potato and green crops. The potato dis ease is partial, end appears stayed in its progress. The Maya Teleyroph states that an extraordinary decrease of paupers has taken place in the Western workhouses. Within the last fortnight, about 200 paupers took their discharge from the Castlebar workhouse, to seek for harvest work, many of them in g to England and Scotland f o r that purpose.Vl:ed There now only 600 paupers in the house, and several of these are about getting discharged, in order to look for work outside. Tux SIX-WILEDRIDOR AFFAIR. The application to admit to b.il Mr. Debnege and the eight soldiers now lying in Ennis gaol was made at half past four o'clock yesterday evening, before Mr. Justice Crampton, at chambers. The application woo grounded on a series of depositions which had been made by Mr. Del mege and other persons, declaring that the finding of the coroner's jury was against the weight of evidence, and that it was falsely sworn that Mr. Delmege gave orders to fire, and discharged • pistol himself. The application was opposed by counsel, on the part of the nest of kin, on the ground that it was contrary to the authorities and practice of the court to admit persona to ball who were in custody on a charge of wilful murder, but particularly when the charge was based upon the :finding of a coroner's jury, as in the present cue. Mr. Justice Crampton observed that such was generally the practice, but that the court was frequently influenced by the consent or refusal of the crown. After some discussion of a legal ncture, between the learned counsel for the &teased (Mr. Murphy) and for the nest of kin (Mr. Barry), his lordship expressed a wish to hear what counsel on the part of the crown had to say. Mr. Hayes then stated that he appeared fur the attorney ' general, who hail taken the trouble of reading through the large pile of depositions prepared for the application, and he had come to the conclusion that there was no legal eel deem contained in them to support the finding of a verdict of wilful murder against the soldiers in the ease. He had placed this opinion upon paper, and he had instructed him (Mr. Hayes) to consent to the liberation not only of the military, but of Mr. Delmege, upon bail, to be left to the discretion of the court. Couasel for the applicants called his lordabip's attention to "Jeffers upon Coroners," in which it was laid down, and authorities cited in support of the proposition, that the Court of Queen's Bench had the power to admit parties charged with any offence—even trea son or murder, to bail ; that in cases of murder, where the charge was based upon the verdict of a coroner's jury, the mart bad the power to look through the depositions, and ascertain for itself whether they sustained the finding of the jury. Mr. Justice Crampton said, he bad heard the case partially discussed, and be bad the consent of crown to the application. lie was not, however, ..equainted with the contents of the depositions, except so far as he might have learned them through the newspapers, upon which he would not rely, lest he might do an injustice to any of the parties ; but he would take the trouble of going through the large pile of depositions be saw before him, and he would not give his judgment upon the application till the following morning, at 11 o'clock. Mr. Barry supposed his lordship, if he decided upon pantie, the application, would only grant the usual order he the bail, as b. did not wish it to be understood that he approved of the bail that had been offered. Mr. Hayes sad he understood the counsel for the nest of kin to take too much upon himself. The consent of the mown, and the crown only, was nears. sary to the bail tendered, and no approval on the part of the nest of kin was lamasery. The parties, after a short discussion as to minor arrangements, then left the chamber, DUBLIN, THVILSDAY EVINING. Mr. Justice Crampton gave 'ent to-day on the application to admit to bail Mr. Delmege and the eight soldiers at present confined in Buds gaol. Ilia lordship stated that, having carefully read the depositions, he had come to the conclusion that it wu a fair cue for admitting all the Vera to bail. The amount of bail was filed for Mr. De at 1001., and two sureties at 601. each ; fur the soldiers ~ sad two sureties at U. each. INTERESTING INCIDENT.—DSHIO Delany, now in Dublin, served in the 31st regimes,* as private in India, and has • pension of fid. • day foe wows& On the night of the first attack upon the Sikhs at Peranashah, when lying on the pound, two officers with cloaks an cams to the spot where he (Delany) was. One of them sed down, and the other went away. After • short time the Sew down asked him (Delany) if he would let linnet his upon his body by way of pillow, the: ad : 4 4z try to sleep. Delany willingly sasented. After about an hour, the other officer came ask and the sae who had been sleeping, calling hiss " your Emesismay." De lany then felt sure that it was Lord Harding*, Gm Gover nor-Oeneral, who had been sleeping ; the other oGoer, he thinks, was Colonel Bar, who, on returning said, " I have brought your Excellency assnalljumbo of water." Lord Harding, drank some of the water, and then gave the pitcher to Delany, sa ying, " Here, my good fellow, I have made a pillow of your body ; it is only fair that you should have some of the water.' The troops were at this time suffering dreadfully from want of water, all the wells being in possession of the enemy. After some further conversation about • gun which was annoying the troops the two officers west away to another part of the field, aad Delany saw nothing more of them. With reference to the above—Denis Delany was appointed to the constabulary 22 years ago by Colonel Browne, now Commissioner of the Dublin Metropolitan Police ; resigning from that establishment he enlisted in the 31st, and saw some severe menials in India, and was seemly wounded. Calling to see his old friend, Colonel Browne, be was questioned as to his services, and in the course of conversation recounted his having met with Lord Harding' at Peroseahah as above rated. The colonel communicated with Lord Hardinge, now Master-Oeneral of the Ordnance, recommending Debuty at the same time for any humble situation be might be qualified to fill. A very kind answer was received by the colonel, stating the anecdote to be true, and the Secretary of the Ordnance has written to the officers of Ordnance in Dublin directing Delany to be appointed to any small situation which might become vacant, and for which be would be found suited. This little narrative require. no comment. APPROACHING VISIT OF THE LORD LIEUTENANT TO BILPAST.—We understand that his excellency the Earl of Eglinton, will reach Belfast early in the afternoon of Tuesday next, in order to be present at the grand civic entertainment to be held in the evening of that day, in the Marie-hall. The precise hour of his arrival will be duly intimated to the public, in order that his excellency may meet with that cordial sad enthusiastic reception which he deserves at the hands of every loyal subject of the Queen— of every Irishman-10 matter of what political or religious persuasion. The Earl of Eglinton has earned a high and just popularity in the fulfilment of his arduous functions as the representative of his sovereign. Ile seems to have devoted himself, heart and soul, to the social !lige neration of Inland, without fear or favour, independently altogether of political partisanship ; and it is as a munifi cent patron of the arts and sciences, as they may be applied to the circumstances of the people whom he ban been called to govern in the name of our gracious Queen, that he is about to appear amongst us. Let his reception, then, be worthy of his public and peewee! deserts, end worthy o f the prosperous and intelligent community he comes to visit. Lord Heilman, indeed, ban peculiar claims upon the respect and retard of the Holiest people, as the promoter sf a con siderable branch of their traffic with Scotland ; and it should be the pride and boast of our townsfolk :list he shoo d have no rerun to be disappointed in the high estimate which he has evidently formed of the commercial capital of the coun try. We feel that it is hardly necessary to bespeak tie his excellency a reception of this kind—unanimous, brilliant,' and enthusiastic.—Bcjost News-Lettcr. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. The ordinary half-yearly meeting of rhareholdess was held yesterday, at the London Tavern ; Mr. E. Di. IMION, M.P., in the chair. The report and accounts, which appeared in the Ez ra, of August 20th, were taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the adoption of the report, said—Gentlemen, I shall first allude to the disagreea ble part of the report—that is to say, the paragraph which states that we want one million to oomplete all the works of the railway. In making this announcement, I do nut fbrget one word of what I stated to you two years ago,— vie., that no such sum was wanted as appears now to be requisite. (Hear, hear.) I take my full share of blame for having made that statement, and I feel mortified that I did so, because I am dieposed to believe and think that you, and others like you, placed considerable reliance on what I stated to you. (Hear, hear.) My own defence is this. I said I was prepared to take my fair share of the blame, but lam not disposed to take more of it than properly Whinge to me. I was induced to make the statement I did because parties had gone into the calculation of the sums *Lich it was then thought would be required to complete the works; anti you will all admit, I think, that having many other matters to occupy my mind, I coda not go miuutely into all the details of the estimatet which were laid before me as necessity for the completion of the works. It was done with the assistance of the officials, the engineer, and the contractors, and it was laid before you as a bona fide state ment on the part of those persons who enabled me to make it. You will remember that upon that occasion, Mr. Hunsphrys, who was not then a director, but had become one since, although he is not so now, and who always held a considerable stake in the line, had gone accurately into the calculation, and stated that he was convinced that the estimate then formed would not be ex ceeded, end that he was sure I had over-eat mated the pro bable and possible wants of the company. I believe that every gentleman who assisted in the drewing up that report I was Memel( mistaken as to the probable amount which would be required. However, it is true that we shall want about seven hundred thousand pounds to enable us to complete the work., and I am anxious to show you whence this arises. On the 30th of June, 1850, it was calculated that the cost of land and compeuestion would altogether amount to 1,578,527/. ; whereas it was now calculated on the 30th of June, 1852, at 1,877,261?. ; showing an excess of 298,7541. We believe now, with more confidence than we could at that time, that this is the real excess wanted ; for the nearer we come to the' completion of the work., we can the mere accurately estimate our liabilities. I said formerly an much as was' necessary, and more than was pleasant to some parties, respecting the astounding sums paid to landowners. (Hear, hear.) I repeat, my opinion is, Diet they have got from this railway and others most exorbitant and un reasonable sums. (Hear, hear.) I shall next refer to the item on account of plant and machinery. Our present locomotive manager, Mr. Sturrock, came to us in the spring of 1850. On the 30th of June in that year it was estimated, after accurate calculation, he would requires foe plant and machinery only 641,4471., whereas, on the 30th of June, 1852, it appears that he will require 1,167,084/., showing an exce550f52.5,6331. This is for the carrying stocks engines, waggona,and carriagesofall descriptions. It include, also the cost of the repairing works erecting at Doncaster. The next item to which I shall allude is that of the interest on loans and on capital. On the 30th of June, 1850, it was estimated at 577,3b1/.; on the 30th of June, 1852, it is 688,5191., showing en excess of 111,138±. On this item I have to observe, that though it forms part of the capital of the company, still it is money paid chiefly to the shareholders from the origi nal commencement of the undertaking. What I wish to impress on you is that this 658,619/. has been received by the shareholders, !or though it Is carried to the account of capital you must not therefore consider it a dead loss ; you cannot get your cake and eat it and have it in expectation also. Near 6,0001. has been paid on the ad vances made by the shareholders, and is now added to the capital ; and this also swells the capital account. The esti mate to complete the works of the Royston and Ilitchin Railway is 17,9741., which stun has to be provided for. On the 30th of June, 1830, the estimate for the East Lincoln shire line was 67,72 W ; on the 30th of June, 1852, it is i 73,088/., being an eater of .5,3591. The estimate for sundry works not included in the foregoing, such as sidings, the hotel at King's-cross, and the hotel at Peterborough, is 113,4001. Perhaps I may allude here to what some persons consider the extravagant son laid out at King's-cross. (Hear, hear.) The following is the estimate of the liabili ties of Oreat Northern Company for the works at K ing's cross as furnished by Mr. Lewis Cubitt the estimate for the goods station at Maiden-lane was 565,504/. The amount certified by Mr. Cubitt on the 30th of June, 1652, is 156,485/., being a balance of 19/. This is the existing statement. The passenger station is estimated at 123,6001., upon which there has been paid 7,5,324/. Now, I wish to call your attention to this point, because many remarks have been made on the erection of so splendid • station. (Hear, hear.) I am authorised to state that it is the cheapest building of the kind that an be pointed out in London. (Hear, hear.) I am told, but mind I am not the architect, that it will not cost 123,500!. ; but, if that is the case, I have no difficulty in saying that it is a cheap station, and much below what most people put it down at. This is for the station alone, a considerable sum of money was un avoidably expended in the excavation and cost of the ground, so that the station generally would cost a much larger sum of money. We paid by arbitration 60,0001. or 60,0001. for the Small-pox Hospital, the estimate of 123,0001. is therefore for the station alone. Then with regard to an hotel at King'ecrosa, that is considered by some to be a foolish and extravagant expenditure, my answer is, that the whole subject was talked over by the directors, we found that passengers on the line who were in the habit of coming up would come up more frequently if an hotel was built at King's-cross, and the opinion of most persons was that it was necessary for your object. The estimated cost of the building is 30,000/., and I am told that it would let for such a sum as would pay a veil poi leo , terest on the outlay. I am told that the cost is he below that of any other hotel connected with any other Lades terminus. You are aware that the directors, according the discretion which was vested in them, have lately die. posed of the last preference shares. I am sorry that the di shareholders did not take up those shares, which woe offered to them in the first instance. The profit mad* ea the sale of those shares, that is te say, the difference ; between the sum at which they were issued, and that which they sold for, will go far to cover the coat of the hotel. The es gingering, law and parliamentary ex peed iture,was estimated at 150,0001. • it is now estimated at 163,000/. ; showing em excess of 12,8001. Now all these gums added together ewe an excess of 1,086,0671. From that is to be deducted avail able assets to the amount of 246,428/. ; leaving to be pro vided for 766,200. I am quite aware that this state of things is not satisfactory to you, for I have received a number of letters, and a great number of them me anonymous, on the subject. The director' proposed making an application to parliament to provide for this extra amount of capital to be disposed of in the most advantageous way possible. I hops that the shareholders themselves will accept the stock and pay the money on which they will receive 31, or 4, or 6 per cent., or whatever it may be, instead of allowing somebody else to gat it. They should recollect that they will get the interest on the preference stock, though it should make the dividend smaller ; I hope, therefore, that the shareholder', for their own benefit, will find the money ; we are bound to offer it to them in the fine instance, and I shall regret if they do not accept it. The next point which I wish to refer to relates to the Isle 44A:holes. line, which we are determined to make. That hoe was granted to this company after a considerable aratentioa before parliament. Parties living on the line Maleted this company to procure it. If we had not succeeded ocher parties would, and the line would have been made Ey dem, which would have been exceedingly prejudicial to yes. In the tin place, a mandamm, was served on us by local parties M maks the line, and though some differences of opinion my exist as to the value of that mandamus, I I am astaggesed to swept my chance of being sent to the' for disobeying it ; for if the directors re tool to obey the mandamus, the Court of Queen's Bench his the power of imprisoning all the directors ; and mach as I respect you, I am not disposed to spend an indefinite time in gaol to serve you. (Laughter.) A great many people laugh at a mandamus ; there is a difference of opi nion amoagst the i edges about it, but till it is settled by them that it cannot be enforced it is my duty as a loyal subject to defer to the opinion of the Court of Queen's Bench, as other companies have done. Moreover, we have balm offered 3 per cent. for the local traffic on the money laid out. I my the load traffic, for we would have the advantage of the additional traffic which it would bring upon the general line. They had to pay the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Company 6001. a week for the tra ffi c that went over a portion of their line to Retford ; the making of the Axholme line would stop that source of expense; and the calculation was, that the money so saved would pay for the Atholine Itne. But I most tell you dis tinctly that it is not included in the million to which I have alluded, but will go beyond it. The line will be a single line, and will cast about 260,0001., upon which a local contractor has offered 3 per cent. fur seven years. In answer to • Shareholder, The CHAIRMAN said Mr. Humphries, an influential shareholder, had been put upon the direction, and his expressed himself satisfied with all that had been done. I am always ready to accept in the direction anyone the shame holders may select, always excepting a gentleman who ems in the habit of speculating on the Stock Exchange. (Hear, hear.) I will now tuns to a more favourable portion of the report, I mean the increase of the traffic on the first half yam of 1862 as compared with that of 1831. The t r a ffi c f ur the first half 9 f 1861 has been 139,160/., that of 18.52 (same period) 290,6404, showing an increase in favour of 1852 of 61,6101., besides which you must remember that we got ad ditional traffic in the first-named half-year. But that issat all, because in the half-year of 1831 we had 16,7991. excur sion traffic, which being deducted as an exceptional case, will leave thereat increase : passengers, 16,871/. t goods, 21,3611., coals 34,3321. ; total inereciae, omitting tie increase on traf fic, 76,9931. I think that on the whole that amount must be admitted to be a satisfactory increase. (Hear, hear.) Under all the circumstances, I Took upon the state of the Lae as satisfactory, always excepting the drawback of the million required. Public opinion is with us, and the Tierra recently described our line as the hest railroad in Europe. That opinion is worth something. (" Worth very little," and laughter.) I believe it is worth a good deal, and that , 1 the line will go on increasing in traffic. At the same time, I am free to confess, that the necessity . for borrowing • mil lion of money in 1832 has rather n serious appearance. A SHAREHOLDER—The sum wanted to be raised in fact, 1,400,0001. The CHAIRMAN—I admit that the Ash time line is an additional item, and will be tpised by the ordinary borrow rag powers of the company. IVA', respect to the million, I believe that although we raked for • million , the awn actnally required will not exceed 750,0001. It will t.• issued in the shape of preference stock on tae best possible terms, and my earnest hope is, that it will be absorbed by the shareholders themselves. (Hear, hear.) A SHAREHOLDER—WiII the directors limit them selves to 3i percent. interest on the loans, and the Icon it self to one million ? promise not to lay out • shilling more than is necessary, but will not bind myself to particu lar figures. I will got the money as cheaply as I can, and if the shareholders themselves will take it at three, or even two per cent., so much the b tter. A shareholder reminds me that I have not formally announced the dividend, which I heg now to do, at the rate of two per cent. ("Oh, oh.") I think that under all the eircumgancis it cannot be complained •of. I have a document put into my hands which is extremely satisfactory. It is a statement of the traffic up to the ISth of August. The return for the week ending on that day amounted 14,0731. (Hear, hear.) It is an improving traffic; it is going en progressing in the same ratio as last year, tin you must see thst it is rea'onable to deduct something from the last hilf•year for the exeur eion traffic. I have now to propose that the report be adopted. Mr. 11. PACKE seeondell the motion. Mr. H. A. IIIfILAPATII that h tving f ntered into contracts they must of course meet them, and in enter to do so they must raise extra cupital. He did not under stand how they could raise the money on such favourable terms, for the new preference shares would only come in after the existing preference capital. He hoped ,he proprietors would raise the greater part of the capital themselves, for in that core it would be of less con equence ns what rate of interest they raised it. Mr. HUGHES wished to know if the advice of counsel had been tak•n Rats whether the mandamus would .tund. ..... . Mr. NOItTON said that the opinion of Sir Fitzroy Holly, Mr. Hoed], end Mr. Phipson had been taken. ('amp bell said that n mandamus would lie. Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Mr. Bevil], and Mr. Phipson doubted it. (Hear, hear.) Hut there was this point to be considered, that while thit question was argued, your power for making the lilac would expire. Mr. HERAPATII said that the Axholme line wonld cost 15,01t0/. per mile for a single rail. They would regoire to take 30/. per mile per week to pay on this outlay which was vastly more than was taken on the East hincolnihire line or the East Anglian, and this line was not better than the E .at Anglian. He did not mean to propose any amendment on the report, but ;he wished to hue an expression of mw meeting against making the line. (Hear, hear.) Mr. WALTER. did not doubt the power ni the direetnro to mine the money at :It per cent., but he believed the money would be lost. lie them fore hoped the directors would spare no pains to avoid making the line. In conclusion, he moved that as the fleent Northi en nisidend was only two por rert., and as the pin prietors were called upon to raise 1,700,090/. by preference shares, that meeting was opposed to makint• any agreement with the Ambergate Railway guaranteeing four per cent., seeing that that railway had made durt•g the half.year only 141. per mile per week traffic, whereas the Great Northern had realised thl. The CHAIRMAN, after a few observations, rented, in answer to a shareholder, that thew agreed partly for the land of the Alholme line. They had paid l 0 per rent. on the value, which was to be f , ff. felted if the land was not taken and the line made. (Hear.) With regard to the legality of applying money tur the building of an hotel, notwitle.tanding it had been said by the late Sir J. Parker that they could not apply any money except for the purpose fir which it w.:l raised without the consent of every proprietor, ho thought that a discussion might be rnieed if it was not a legal and equitable application of money to build nn hotel at the end of their own terminus. People woold go by other liner., if they (lid not get arrommndation, and the same would be the case with respect to ing'a crow. After some discussion Mr. HUGHES said that the deficiency was 750,000 t, and the aireetors asked for a million to supply it. Now, they had suffi..ient experience of the directors not to place too much confidence in their economy. (Hear, hear.) For this reason, he should propose that the sum raked should be 75 0 ,0001, and nor 1,000,0001., as proposed in the report. Mr. WALTER seconded the motion. A I'ROCRIF.IOII suggested that the howl et Kin ;',- cross should be under a company distinct from the railway company, as was the cue with the Huston-square Hotel, in which he bad a few shares, on which he was paid 6 per cent. He thought it wrong in point of principle and law that the railway company should build a hotel. The CHAIKMAN said it would be mire agreeable to him if a separate company had been formed to build the hotel, but they could not find parties disposed to enter into such a speculation. It was wow too late, for they had entered into a contract, and the hotel was commenced. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the proposition of Mr. Hughes, that the blank in the report be filled up with 750,0004 instead of 1,000,000!., he had no etronl ob jection to its adoption—(hear, hear)—and if carried he would find no fault with them for lining so. As trustees they had no desire to spend the money of the ahareholdi rs foolishly ; but if, by refusing to give the larger 1 , 1111, they thought to tie the bands of the directors, he would not be offended at their doing so. (Hear, hear) Mr. SAD; TSBUILY thought that the preference shares would be disposed of more easily by limiting the sum to 750,0001., than if it was made 1,000,000/. (Hear, hear.) Besides, if the larger sum were giren, the directors would no doubt see ways of spending it. The CHAIRMAN said he was sure the parties who would come forward to give 750,0001., would as readily give the additianal2so,oool. It did not follow that if they had the power to raise 1,000,0001., they would put out stock to the like amount immediately, that they would call up the money immediately, or spend it immediately, as the hon. proprietor seemed to suppose. A show of hands was then taken for Mr. Hughes'e:amenel went and for the sum of 1,000,0001., and the amendment was declared to be carried. The report was then adopted. A resolution for making a dividend of 2 pct. cent. was agreed to. Mr. WALTER withdrew his proposition respecting the Ambergate Railway, and a vete of thanks to the c 'airman terminated the proceedings. SWISS MILITARY FELTS. A letter from Then, dated the 19th inst., says:— " The attrutioss of Thus have hie doubled this summer by the ;weenie* of eight battalions of troops from as many different cantons, tolled together to g.ve them an opportu nity .d mantenvring in larger bodies than is practical in the military schools of the several cantons. They all reach, d the environs of the town last Sunday, and between 10 and 12 o'clock each battalion marched off to the mimic of its band to the tents previously pitched for its reception. The light•hearted vine dressers of Vaud first came upon the field, headed by • grenadier eampany with which the vainest captain of any army might be proud to ' march through Coventry.' They were followed by the men of Fribourg; as hour later a battalion of broad shouldered Bernese were seen is serried ale stalking across the tented held, closely folowesl by the stalwart moun taineers of the Ornate, somewhat ungainly end rough withal, but assuredly ugly unto:tiers in tight. A company of jaunty riflemen from Neufchatel next appeared; and at their heels the men of St. Gall, whose pales tome showed they had lately emerged from the numerous cotton milts with which their canton is blessed (or coned, as the ease may be), their sallow phiues forming a striking contrast to the bronzed countenances of their companions in arms. Vallais and Lucerne brought op the rear, the battalion of the latter being headed by a priest—a smiling, good-bu motored fellow, who seemed to enjoy the merry scene as heartily as any gamin on the plain. "No army ever pitched its tents in a more romantic spot then that now occupied by the Swiss militia. The plaio, as level u that of Newmarket, is bounded on the east by the torrent of the Aar, beyond which ri-es the an cient castle of the former lords of Thus, backed by the well-worded heights of the Urussiberg ; to the south the snowy summits of the Jungfrau, Moonch, and Eiger soar majestically to the beano m; and on the west the precipi tous crsgs of the Stockhorn scowl down on the rich and smiling landscape at their feet. A stroll through the camp thee situated presents a cane not likely ever to be effaced from the memory; and yesterday evening, when far • quarter of en hour after sunset the snowy mountains as sumed that beautiful rosy tint which defies the painter's art, even the rudest of the soldiery felt the magic of the spectacle, and gaud in silen: wonder on the scene. " As we rambled down the long lines of tents, we were struck by the variety of character displayed by the mcu of the different cantons as soon as the duties of the day were over, and eve re one was allowed to amuse himself as he listed. The lkrneso and Lucernois seemed to think that repose, sweetened by a cigar, wu the greatest of luxuries after six hours hard drill; while the Vaudois had scarcely laid aside his unrket and knapsack ere be was seen per forming sundry entreelasts before his tent, or slyly ogling some of the belles dames whom curisosity had tempted with in the purlieus of the camp. In language, the 'awe diversity prevailed : the men of the Grisons chat tered Romansch or Ladine a tongue of Etruscan origin which still lingers among the mountains round the cradle of tho Rhine ; the Fribourgcoia sputtered forth a strange compound of French and Italian, which may fairly be considered en unknown twin among civilised men, while the Burnes° growled forth their gut turals with an energy which not even a Dutchman could hope to imitate, except, perhaps, daring the throes of sea sickness. "The Swiss are a parsimonious race, and would this year gladly have avoided tho expense of a ederal camp at Thus, bad not the political constellations assumed an aspect which' ' seemed to render some military preparations for the defence of the country imperative. They succeeded, in ISIS, in their attempt to repel the Jesuits from the country, and, taking advantage of the political ferment which kept the great powers busy at home, they got rid of the wretched Federal Pact, forced down their throats by the wise acres assembled in congress at Vienaa in PHI. The absence of the Jesuits has proved en inestimable blessing to the country, and every Swiss, not ab solutely blinded by party feeling, is reedy to admit that the new I'act, young as it is, has already produced good fruit, and promises still more ; but unfortunately the Jesuits are just now in great favour in "high places," and the new Pact has infused unity and energy into the Fe deral Government of this country which is highly distasteful to the continental monarchs, one and all, their object having always been to keep the only de mocratic state on the continent split into factions, and thus render it powerless. That Switzerland has hitherto not teen overrun with Croats, and its inha bitants brought into order under the beneficent influ ence of au clef de saw, is not owing to any want of will on the part of its powerful neighbours, but solely to the feuds which keep Austria, Prussia, end France at a chilling distance from each other, and render united action impossible ; thus verifying the remark of a Swiss statesman of the last century, 'My country has always been need, furore Dei et ronfissione /mansion.' Though the moment fur inflicting vengeance ou the Swiss is, for the above mentioned num, not yet arrived, the high crimes and misdemeanoun of these stern Republicans are not for gotten, and long columns of Jesuit falsehood weekly dis figure the Augsburg Gault, and the Aseensblre Nationale of Paris, with no other object in view than that of ea is. leading their readers into the belief that, till Bishop Marilley and the Jesuits are allowed to resume their sway in the canton of Friburg, there din be no peace in Switzer land. Now, the truth of this Friburg affair lies in a very small compass. The present government of the tauten have put in force the new Federal Pact, which proclaims the right of every Swim to enjoy the blessing of religious liberty; and, further, they have passed a law which de clares that when a eh:nehmen, regular or secular, commits a crime, he shall be summoned to answer for his misdeeds before the secular tribunals of the land, instead of being handed over to the court of the bishop, there to compound for crime by penance and paternosters. This is the heed and front of their offending—Ude iliac title." BRITISH FP,ItERIES. The annual report of the Commissioners for the British Fisheries, of their proceedings in the year ended the sth C J= douse lBsl, has been printed by ord er o f th e douse of J smoses. The vane= el the are confined to the fishing elelielte d li a tte of Man. It amen thee the Mel otesatky of herrings cured during 1831 was 694,031 bawls ; the total quantity branded 201,634 barrels; and the Meal quantity exported 264,2011 barrels ; being en Lames ewe the • g year of 60,021 j barrels in the gnegaggp erneel. aai of 23,712 barrels in the quan tity belated int a dememse of 2,7034 barrels in the total quantity repereed ; and that the number of barrels of herring* aseeeted alter die Dutch mode, and branded ac cordingly, ea 186,874 barrels " full," and 63 barrels " nudies," hebag an increase over the preceding year of 29,9041 based, " full," and of 81 barrels " metres." It will further be seen, from the account of the quantity of herrings taken and sold for immediate consumption, or proleptic disposed of, that 131,385 barrels or crafts were so consumed or disposed of in 1661, being a decrees* upon the preceding year of 42,007 barrels or crass; but when this aeeesat is added to the account of herrings cured, the total produce of the herring fisheries reported on for the pe riod in washes will meant to 725,416 barrels, being an ilifftllßß over the pneerling year of 38,0141 barrels. In the cod and ling department the returns show that in the year 1 1851. 92,0631 etas. were cured dried, and 7,019! barrels cured in pickle, and that the total quantity ex ported was 17,1411 owls., being an increase in 1851, as eompared with 1850, of 1,4241 ewts. in the quantity cured •dried, and of 1,9871 barrels in the quantity cured in pickle, bat a deer's.. of 6,1621 ewes. in the quantity exported. The total quantity of cod and ling taken and sold fresh, or otherwise coneuised, amounts to 69,703 etas., being a decrease upon the preceding year of 2,164 ewu. ; and whea added to the account of the total quantity cured, the produce of the fisheries in this department for the year under consideration, will amount to 161,7881 owe., being *Seeress* upon the preceding year of 7391 ewts. From the boat account, it will be seen that, in 1861, 10,914 boats, manned by 40,938 fishermen and buys, were employed In the shore curing department of the fishery, and that the total number of persons engaged in the fisheries reported thereon, was 70,906, being an increase over the preceding year of 434 boats, of 676 fishermen, and of 1,967 in the tota l number of persons employed. The account of the tonnage, and number of hands employed in conveying Liverpool and foreign salt for the fisheries, and in exporting herrings, and cod and ling, which account embraces other statistical information regarding the year now reported on, shows that the tonnage employed in carrying salt amounted to 30,463 tons, and the number of hands to 2,146, being an increase over the preceding year of 3,617 tons, and of 145 hands. The tonnage em ployed in exporting amounted to 36,483 toes, and the number of hands to 3,210, being an increase of 1,927 tons, and of 475 hands. The tonnage of fishing boats amounted to 70,982 tons, being an increase of 1,278 tons. The number of square yards of netting employed in the fisheries ' amounted to 80,088,486, being an increase of 2,297,063 square yards. The number of yards of lines, amounted to 27,822,205, being an luaus of 1,732,046 yards. And the total value of boats, nets, and lines, amounted to 635,216/., being an increase upon the preceding year of 1,6621. TILE SENIOR PAINTER OF GERMANY, M. de Waechter, member of .he Royal Institution of Stutgard, hu just died in that place, aged 90. He was originally a pupil of the French painter 'held, and afterwards studied at lime. He resided fur many yean at Vienna, where he was distinguished uan historical painter. When after wards he came to pass the end of his life at &Mused, Fred erick I. made him Conservator of the Royal Cabinet of Engravings and Professor at the Beaus Arts, which places he retained to the Jut. Tho Emancipation of Brussels gives an account of another manifestation made against Herten on the evening of Monday. From ten o'clock to midnight numerous groups collefted on the Place Royale, where groans and hootings took place, and isolated erica of " Tigre !" IlyZne !" sod " Bourreau de femme, !" etc., were heard. The police interfered and dispersed the as semblage, but no fresh arrests were made. Hamill left Brussels the nest morning. The government independance, whit% for obvious reasons made the best of his conduct in the first instance, now blames him as inconsiderate and troublesome. ----- NETNEROT RENT DAYS.—The Netherby estate rents were paid last week, and Fir James was !insult. Ilis speech was much as usual. Ile recommended the drainage of land, more gralinp, Re. 'fondling on the contest for East Cumberland, he said that he was aware that several of his tenants had not voted as he did, but he owed them tvi ill will for that, wishing, he mid, every one to vote according to conscience. NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY. The directors' half-yearly report says : Before proceeding to make some remarks in connexion with the accounts now submitted, 'it is proper to remind the shareholders that at the last half-yearly meeting, held is the 18th of March, it was agreed that three additional Members of the then existing hoard should resign their SOIL at an early date, so as to adarit of the election of three Wm directors in their place, in addition to the three gentle- Olen elected at that meeting. Accordingly, Messrs. Lear- Meath and Cadell, and Sir James Forrest, resigned on 13th May last, and the board, in their place, elected Messrs. gent, Cheynr, and Dougiil. In order to ascertain the beaatiel position of the railway, at the time when the board thee re-constituted entered on its duties, Mr. Archibald Deethwick, accountant, Edinburgh, was requested to in vestigate the books and accounts cf the company Irom 31st Jfannaty, 1849. up to which date the committee of investi ri, appointed by the shareholders in 1849, had reported. l l orthwick accordingly snide the necessary investiges ties, and reported that, in his opinion, sums had been ememeously charged in the books and balance sheets, be ewes 31st January, 1819, and 31st January 1852, to capital intend of Revenue, to the amount of 33,8721. 9... miler the heads of interest, discounts, salaries, and Latrl charges. The board, after • careful treaties e:f Mr. llorthwick's report, by a committee of their number, were satisfied of its accuracy, and con curred in his opinion that capital account had been debited with sums to the above amount, which should have been debited to revenue. In addition to the above sums erroneously debited to capital instead of revenue, there has been a abort debiting of revenue during the above period to the amount of 2,2151. 175., under the he tile of coke and had debts, in consequence of results made up prior to 31st January last, from the books at the works at Si. Margaret's., testing the actual consumption of coke up to that time by the stock then on hand, not having appeared in the balance sheets, and in consequence of bad debts incurred in the goods and passenger department not having been written of. Tho director, have not debited the revenue account of the present half-year with the above sums thus erroneously and shortcharged during the three years ending 31st January last. It is almost unnecessary to add, that they I have not brought forward in the revenue account for the half-year annexed, the apparent free surplus of 1,692,1. Old. appearing as reserved in the last haltyear's account and report. The directors consider it also proper to state that the correct allocation of outlay between copra' and re venue is a matter which ought to receive the most careful attention. As regards the past, it has not hitherto been possible to ascertain with certainty how far such accounts en land and compensation,' works and stations," CRT /Wei, RaggOllP,. 6ie , may not contain items which should have been charged to revenue, in addition to the sums =1 out by the accountant under mine heads. The rs will in future direct their special attention to this point, and take means for securing that the distinction be tween eapital and revenue be correctly carried out in every account ; and they trust that this will be the wore easily accomplished in time to come, as, under the advice and in spection of Mr. Borthwiek, they have, as from the 31st July, adopted a new system of keeping accounts, an 1 a more efficient system of checks en all cash transactions. According to the revenue account now submitted, the shareholders will see, that after charging interest far the half-year on the whole of the debsnture debt, our the debts due to the hanks, un contract balances paid off, and nn the company's other outstanding obli g ati ons which at interest, the ree revenue is 11,8981. 7d., from which the directors have resolved to deduct 1,5d61. 15s. 4d., for renewals of rails, buildings, and works. That deduction being made, there remains a free balance of 10,3711. 9s. , which will yield • dividend of 3i per cent. on the preference stock, No. 1, so far as paid up in full. The dirceton recommend that a dividend at the above rate be declared payable on the 10th day of Octeb i r, 1852, t o those shareholders who were registered as holders of preference stock, No. I, not in smear on the 2nd day of September, 18;i2, when the bads were closed . It should be kept in view by the shareholders. that the shortcoming on the revenue account of the prem• half-year, to meet the e- - interest, dun not arise in consequence of on the traffic,—which, on the contrary, contin. to increase,—nor from any proportional increase ing expenses. The gross Dane of this hell-year above that of the corresponding half-year of lr working expenses have been diminished us ce the corresponding half-year, by two per arias chiefly from the directors not being being forward the apparent free surplus on ear's accounts, for the reasons before stated. kept in view, that the half-year endi% never so favourable as that ending 81st January. ference on the gross traffic) between the two hi 1 ~~~ the preference any falling off "Y 1 '' atinues steitilil ~/ lr , maze of .. .., _ik . ~ (--ear is ak ," -V14,, s . . f 18.51, n i i., • :"- -'it•-... • ••• ka ..e comp.!. • le, ~,„ 4.0.•, z .es ) r Cent . ,mptc, e..l y • , _ .., Ir.. , . , 4, n titc 1 Wir...., t 4l ` . ~,, , ..4, : k. , .. I. It m I. if - T., WA ,N , , ng 'llst J a. soni„, 'tar). The • va . •0 Calf-c° •its .