The Express. — London, England, 1853-11-19 00:00:00

tie eourt. WINDSOR, Nov 18. Priam Albert, aveompani , d by Sir Charles Wou-1, ...ming to Durith.im Ott, iottrsitng. attended by t a ut tbe Hon. N. Hood anti Limit -Col. the Hon.' A WOW.. 1,„ with the Duchess and Frissons Mary of a mltritils , drove Mrs to, Burnham is an open carriage. Lord Challis ?item was in attendance cn horseback. ike Ds , : sod Duchess of Drotant, attended by the Bet a mutitdre sad the Cunt and Countess Gustave de t um ul i sensed at Wuttbut Irum Plymouth at 5 minutes Past r n s l •lt yesterday afternoon. the DraKt and Ductless of Aunsalo visited bet Majeaty win% La i is .' Lady John Rowell, Sir Charles end Lady Mary w o g, a mt A. Rtgbt Hoe. E brazil Cardwell have left the Castle. Earl t :my was prevented by indisposition from obey me bar Mitseetys commands yesterday. fM t „ d the Foots lusi4er Guards was in attend t Eastk, rad performed during dinner yes terday. L. s l J. ho Koren returned to ht.; rasidene• in Ches. lisas-p:st• Yesantal from a T " it tt. the Queen at Windsor Castle. The C onissessitni far inquiring int., the s t a t e o f the e4tpult•ery of the City of London .1 meeting yesterday tu the dossed Otticz. Pres.n• : the Hight Hon. H. . , the Itight Hon. Sir J. l'arsoon, and G. C.raossa: E. on. Theft.. a li Y. Cardwell returacd to town yesterday was Wu. ,sos Castle Despeows Wen seat yesterday fr int the Colonial-office le the g ram oi Canada. PEAfit or rue DcbllG or BEACYORT, K.G.—We , 4nt taat his OfIICO the Duke of Beaufort expired • Th u s. .y afternoon, at 2 o'clock, at his ducal residence !toe, after a lenerthenrd illness. His Grace, who wu • the s.nth Dike, wu in hts 61st year, and daring the l'satasal •r sot was ens ;of the agues de-cutup of bis Grace the late iot of Wellington. The late Duke was Lnrd ILO s' ...idol Bristol. He will be succeeded in his titles awl oat; • by his sea, the Marquis of N'orcester, Qua of the ambers 'A East Gloucestershire. Tilt fount Walewski, the French ambassador at thu roar. his bees summoned to Franca to 'titled the Emperor. but will return in a Nw daya Mr. Gray, our new Secretary of Legation in Stock- Sons, ha, Arrival is that capital. A NTR.INGE LIGHT TIIIWW.V ON THE LAIrsoN oRSERFATORY. Mr. J. K. Hind, the astronomer, who is a native of riettsse• m, writes to the editor of the local journal to explain the reason why he has not placed his name on the Wt of suiotcribers. Ile says : " The truth is, I hare loses deterred from doing so by the fear, of which I cannot divest myself, that the value at the Lawson instruments has been, and still is, enor mously ...ousted ; and that when this fact is generally known— ad generay known it must be, sooner or later—th , very foundation on which the subscriptions have be. n raised will be endangered, if not destroyed. The ditiwoce between the committees estimate of their value ant ray estimation of it is so great, that I may be supposed scarcely serious when I state it. They assure us that their worth is 10,0001., I cannot consider it as oeyond ;;"11. ; indeed, I feel tolerably eunfileat, nesse there are way instmsents which de not figure in the committee's hst, that, were I called upon, I could for that sum obtain a Winton eq-sal, if not superior to it, without the slightest ddienlty The mischief, bowcver, of their greatly exagge rated vaioe is extending itself throughout the country ; the honour to having the control of an observatory, furnished it the outset with 10,0001. worth of instruments, is being prettily sought after ; and I can assure you that I have had many inquiries from persons who have not their duties ▪ setrowanical and meteorological ob to learn, as to ghat are to be the duties of the dirsctor of the observatory, what his emoluments—and to whom the nomination of him low be confided." Sir James South writes much to the same purpose. He tays;—" if the 11•fect telescope's cost was originally 1,650 pintas, I have no hesitation in saying that Mr. Lawson ea tow scaadatously cheated. Present, if you please, my eipeds .o the Mayor and gentlemea of the Town Council, 1 ad &sours them if they will authorise me to get them one of ' the tame sin as Mr. Lawson's, I will procure them one, epics sad span new, with a declination circle of 3 feet diameter, such as (I think) Mr. Bishop's has, with which Mr. Hind makes his brilliant discoveries, instead of the one of 10 aches diameter, such as Mr. Lawson has, for half of 1,659 guineas, or I will give it them for nothing; whilst if the tlfeet telescope cost Mr. Lawson 760 guineas, I fearlessly ware the Mayor and Town Council of Nottingham that he paid for it at least ten times more than it was worth." ENGLISH STEAM NAVIGATION ON THE PARANA. The new Liverpool steamer, Argentina, had, it appear by bitten just received (ruin the Plate, arrived at Buenos Ayres. On the 2lst of September she left Buenos Ayres for the purpose of ascending the Parana to Rosario, which port the Argentina made in twenty-one hours and thirty minutes steaming, having been obliged to stop at San Nicolas to wood. The Argtotiaa leR Rosario on the 23rd September, and reached Buenos Ayres in twenty hours steaming. In passing the island of Martin Garcia on her ascent, the Argentina, though carrying the English flag, was fired at by a small war schooner stationed at the island ; but an her descent Mr. Hadfield, the agent of the Liverpool ompany, who went ashore, was assured by the commandant that the guns had been fired wit►out hie per The vessel was received at San Nicolas and Rooth° with gnat enthusiasm by the inhabitants. THE MEDIA STEAM SLOOP. POITIMOCTM, Nov. 18. As stated in my despatch of yesterday, Commander ' J. C. Battey, the first and second lieutenants this amisftat surgeon. and the chief engineer of the Modes, 11, album sloop, have been superseded by the Admi awl Com mander Phillimore has succeeded Commander . The het-named officer took his Man of the ship's sompaay (with whom, it is only justice to my, be has always Mem es good tams) yesterday aftsrusen, when, Moist; assembled *sea on the quarter deck, lor addressed them es Salem :—" I have been informed that I hese hese ingsesedsd Mesa the command of the Medea. This Is owing le desnmstasses with which you me all acquainted, arida/ Ilema a systesatie and untaagible opposltioa to all my effects le set matters reit. Notwidmaadiag them diMealties, I had anssesded UMW late a roper train when the ship enfold at ; het there, from an unezposled muse natant which I could sot esedeud, they were renewei. My wail Was at OM undeee, sad myself ably throws so my back. I am coalldnat that were the heads of our prodessies aware of the twentieth part of what every mu here knows of the true state of affairs, matters 'would have terminated is a very difi'erent manner. It boa been stated that the dimensions on board the Medea had made her ' the scandal of the navy.' I ' suspect the author of that assertion was also one of the principal authors and secret promoters of that sandal ; bat of this lam sorared, that none of it is to be attribut ed to her ship"s massy, or, m conscience tells me, to her com mander. We have behe ld extraordinary scenes, subver sir* of discipline, enacted upon our decks, which, from their very extravagance, are incredible to pawns who have not wanemed them. These I invariably suppressed, for I believed that if I did my duty and upheld the service, the sen.ev would is tura uphold me, and the more especially as my position was one of unusual difacalty. I regret that msubordination has triumphed,and that the originates of all our discomforts should, by falsehood and insidious argue'., have endeavoured to affix the stigma of oppression icl per ,, Tution to my name—characteristics that I feel are copl,tely foreign to my disposition ; and I really regret frr'..t.• with a crew who have never allowed themselves to • 0r...e4 by the bad example set before them, for I river met a ship's company so well cei.ductod, or who _give so little trouble, as that of the Medea. It is gratifying to reflect that it has astir been my duty to inflict a corporal punish ment in the ship, and that it has only been twice necessary to ,lisrate men. I now bid you farewell, hoping you will persevere in the same good conduct, and that you may get so worthy a commander as you deserve, and officers who will do their duties properly and attend to your comforu." The men murmured "Thank you, sir," and the potty cfiLers in a body, aft on the quarter deck, applied to Corn mutter Bailey to memorialise the Admiralty to have the ship paid off on his leaving. ANuIIIER ARCTIC SSARCIL—IL ham been unani mous 4 agreed by the members of the Geographical Society that the chairman, Sir Roderick Murchison, should solicit the Admiralty to send out another expedition to the Arctic regions in the summer of 184. It is proposed that the new Antic expedition shall proceed in quite a contrary direction to any of those previously sent out from this coun try in search of Sir John Franklin and the offic.rs and crews of the Erebus and Terror diirovery ships, now upward' of eight years absent from England. RATHER COMMERCIAL.—The best bit of" trading" that came to our knowledge was this; and as it may scree to 6.i a gap in Mee. Stowe's nest work, we give her the benefit of it. A man married a dark girl, and find.ng out, shortly afterwards, that she pleaded guilty to maternity, and had in reality Wring evidence thereof, he went to his lawyer to consult him as to what was best to be done. " Done " said the lawyer, " why nothin' on 'arth easier; give me the proof, and I'll get you a divorce in no time." '• lt:vorce be d—d !" replied the client ; " all I want to know is, if I can sell the little Digger ! "—A. Bunn. C!TY CORPORATION COMMISSION. Yesterday the Commissioners met in the Privy Clamber. Mr. Ltbsuchere was not preseat. Mr. W. Co"ton, late g iv-rnor of the Bank of England. examined— I am a bank d'rec"ar, sod have been connected with the shipping interest for 45 years. lam acquainted with the constitution of the corporation. There is a disad vantage in having the aldermen magistrates, because their duties as magistrates make great inroads on the time of men of Maine's. At the same time, there is an advantage in having in independent, unpaid magistracy. I would have the aldermen magist , but I woul I have efficient paid curators emaciated with them. At present the respon sibility rests on the aldermen, and the legal knowledge in the assessor. At present the system in existence was very much one of a stipendiary magistracy without its responsi bility. I should be sorry, indeed, to see London deprived of its eorporation, but I think its constitution requires to be greatly changed to suit it to modern times. Many cir cumstances have combined to prevent the great merchants from taking part in the corporation. In the first place, there are very few of them cow residents of the City. Their former hostess are uow converted into counting houses and warehouses. Therefore the interest of the merchan's in the corporation has greatly diminished. I believe that none of the present aldermen reside in the City. In former times I think the great merchants took part in the corporation. I regret that that has ceased to be the case. Mr. Williams, a merchant, of Birchin-lane, was the first to throw up his aldermanic guwu, and since then a slur seems to have remained on the office. I think the alder men at present rather represent the retail trade than the great commerce of the City. Even with regard to the re tail trade the circumstances of London have been much altered since my early days. People who used to come for merly into the City new go to purchase in the West-end, in Regent-street, and Bond-street. The change which I speak l ftes from a period very much within my own recollec- tion. lam not particularly acquainted with the Court of Common Council. Is former times the class of persons who elected the COMM& Council were different from what they are now. I think there is also a change in the class of rsons elected as 00•111011 councilmen. I think the change persons is tor the worse. The Common Council is too large a body for an efficient executive body. They are more suited for legislative functions. I know nothing about the navigation committee. I think the Court of Common Hall is objec tionable. I think the mode of election under the Municipal Act is preferable to that which holds in the City of London, If you elect a Commas Council iu which you have confidence, I think they should elect the executive officers of the corpo ration. The functions of the companies have no reference to the name they bear except the Goldsmiths' and Apothe caries' Companies. The wholesale traders are not com pelled to take out their freedom's, and I think it is very hard that the retail traders should be compelled to do that which the wholesale traders are not compelled to do. I think the corporation have acted with perfect honesty in the disposal of their funds, but I think they have nut laid them out in the best way. I think they might have done more than they have for the social benefit of the people. 01 late year. they have devoted their attention to the improvement of the thoroughfares, but, on the whole, they have not promoted the g 1 welfare and convenience to the extent they ought. The corporation paid more attention to the improvement of the City than the metropolis. The metropolis has outgrown the City. Bequests left to the City are not apilicable to metropolitan improvements. I think the cost of improvement for the metropolis generally should be barn, by the whole metro polis ; end I believe that ur.der goad municipal institutions funds for such purposes might be provided. I always re gretted that thus was not the Cale. I don't think that chambers of commerce would be desirable in London. In London there are a great many special associations which obviate the necessity of a cham ber of commerce, With re spect to the general constitution of the corporation, I think the Aldermen and Common Councilmen have acted with perfect honesty, and any evils that have existed are owing rather to the bad constitution of the corporation than the faults of individuals. _ Mr. Pulling, who was examined at great length on a former day, W4l called on to continue his evidence. His evidence on this oceavion Wig directed to the numerous and conflicting jurisdictions within the City of London. The citizens of London obtained under several charters the power of electing their own magistrates, and very peculiar modes of trial existed within the City which were not calculated to ensure the liberties of the subject. The wit ness then referred at great length to the charter of Henry 1., and several other charters which conferred these excep tional powers of jurisdiction, criminal and civil, on the citi zens of London. There were created by these various charters wardmote courts, the Central Criminal Court, the Sessions Court, the Aldermen's Polies Courts, the Lord Mayor's Conservancy Court, the Coroner's Court, the Court of Hustings, the Mayor's Court, the Sheriffs Court, the Appeal Court from the Court of Hustings to the Mayor's Court (called the Court of St. Martin's-le-Grand), the Court of Orphans, two Courts of Policies of Insurance, two Courts of Pie- Pondre. The Lord Mayor being Admiral of the port of London, it was a question whether he had not also an admiralty jurisdiction. The witness detailed at great length the peculiar form of process weed in these courts, and showed that their jurisdiction frequently clashed with one another, and the general law of the country. Sir J. Pattecou—l believe there is no County Court in London ? . Waiters—No. The court equivalent to the County Court is the Small Dabts Court, which was recently engrafted on the Misfire Court. With respect to the conflict of juris diction between these different courts, I have already alluded to it in the former part of my evidence. Mr. Lewis—Whatever advantage may arise from these peculiar customs is not confined to the corporation. They have no exclusive benefit from them ? Wituess—Certainly not Whatever advantage or dised vantev they may give rise to is participated in by the ge neral body of citizens. What I would recommend is, that all these petty courts should be amalgamated into one gene rally useful court, with an appeal to the judges in West minster. I think the Mayor's Court offers the basis for of attachment is inch a mart as I propose. The process._ Pe enlist to the City of London. I think Mat phew of the City of London ought to be abolished in Leaden or •x -tended to the whole country. TM ppm of attachment is often of considerable advantage, and there Is • question whether it would not be well to extend the power to the whole kingdom. I would put en end to all the customs of the court which conflict with the general law of the land. Mr. Lewis—Do you think that a peculiar custom of Lon dos is destroyed by • general act of parliament ? Mr. Pulling—l am not in a position to answer the ques tion, for I have argued on both aides. Kr. Lewis—lt is stated in your book on the " Law and Ounlethe et Luisa" that a custom of the City cannot be SegMololl/siepsied act of parliament. ni* 4 beam that is generally so. But the wan I opines essielsabt. It is the duty of the Hem ingway to wig* Wm wilds might affect the privileges of the City of Saab" sod he gets a clause inserted saving dem 'gleams& In tar way Mr. tholes Bourne's act nakals so veswies—a ewe useful act—did not extend to 4 , .., et Lambs or se Illgathwark, which were expressly ken Ns opeendos, So with regard to many acts the eastragedi—.they did not extend to the City. I w , *swim, /neon that all conflicting laws sad eamleme is th• chlg is ibalisiod. Is Gringosl eases a great =oljadsMlNa Oka plass. TM Central Criminal sad noises Maas warts may be, sad are, fre- I rsh*. at the maw time. This gives rise to ineoneemience. I, therefore, think the Con- Criminal Court should be the only criminal .e within the City, and that the jurisdiction of the ihwisas Court should be altogether abolished. I would ' pull, for the increased business of that court by the ap- Miltnt of two assistant judges, who were to sit for the irf e nsinor ammo, when the judges of the land were sot sitting. This would not increase the labour of the rzwho tow sit is the criminal court. I think that ni.. of each central criminal sessionto a fortnight's OM WSW of • week would be sufficient to clear away all the busiest*. The aldermen are now bound to be present Si the Central Criminal Court ; I would relieve them of that duty. I think the business of the court would be much better performed ander the system I propose than under that which exists now. The existence of the grand jugs in the Central Criminal Court is *great inconvenience, and leads to much lam of time. If an efficient stipendiary ' magistracy were appointed for the City, I don't think there would be the least necesseity fee a grand jury. I would also appoint • public prosecutor for the City of Lon don. The costs of prosecutions now come out of the gene ral City fund. The City, however, being a county, has the right of making a rate. I don't think the expense of the court I propose would be greater than that which now exists, seeing that there see 1 jurisdictions at present each with a separate staff of officers. I would have paid magistrates appointed for the City of London as in the rest of the metropolis, because I don't think that gentlemen who have their own business to attend to in addition to civic affairs, can make as efficient magistrates as thus* who devote their whole time to their magisterial 1 duties. Under the Municipal Act, the town council fix the salary of the magistrates, sad apply to the Crown to appoint. I c sonot speculate on what may be the feeling of the Common Council of London under such a provision. The right of the aldermen to sit as magistrates is not very ancient. Those only who had passed the chair could preside before the reign of George the Second. Besides the in convenience that arise+ from the conflict of different juris dictions +Alija the City, great additional inconvenience must also arise from the conflict of local boards. This must necessarily be the case when there are 700 different local acts applicable to the City. I believe there are 3.50 of these acts in force within the City. I believe there are no less than 200 charters applicable to the City. There are 52 in print relating to the City itself. I should say that there are at least twenty more, not in print, in actual force in the City. The practice of the corporation has lately' been to conceal the nature and character of these charters. Mr. Serjeant Merryweather has the custody of the charters now. There is a law of the Common Council, that no one is to have inspection of any one of these charters without an authorisation from them. I can see a strong reason on the part of the corporation for withholding these e afters, and it is this that it would be found they had forfeited many of their rights. For instance, the City claims the right ad holding land in mortmain under charter from Edward IV. This property consists of quit rents which they herein trust, and I believe that these trusts have not been per formed. They have for instance allowed encroachments on the bed of the river, which as conservators they should not allow. I am not in the secret of the corporation, but I be lieve a large portion of the revenue is derived from houses THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 19, 1853. which encroached on the river. Again, with regard to' eguithaPid, by charter of Charles 1., it was declared th't no houses shnild be built on Moortivl 4 s, ar.d it was a question whether the rights of Oa City were not forfeited, as it was notorious that 3asithfiedmisrket 'll4O/ not on i•tenth of the mislaid space required to be :efc...p.n and the coronation derived rents from the houses built on the remaining spate. It appears to me that the whale metropolis shoot l be formed in distinct sorporations under the Municipal Corpo ration Aot. I would leave to the City of London all the legal rights which it now possesses sa to property, The question of magistracy, police, and sewerage being settled, I think great advantage would arise if the whole local sets of the City were repealed, and the entire metropolis, in cluding tho City, divided into municipal Hes. I wenn', however, preserve to the City of London the liveries which it now possesses. I think they might be made a very useful body. I would have the mayor, chamberlain, bridge masters, and sheriffs appointed in Common Hall, a s now. The companies, I think, should be greatly reformed. Those companies, which are what they profess to be only in name, I would abolish or suffer to rennin es volun tary societin. I would preserve the companies as repre senting the trade of London. I think the companies repre sent more of the trade of London than the household free men. More of the great merchants and bankers are members of the companies than of the corpora tion. I would restore the connexion between the companies and the trades which they represent. I. would regulate the admission to the livery by positive law. I would admit no man who was not elected by the freemen. The man whoelect now are not tradesmen. I I would not retain the distinct:on between the Court of Aldermen end the Court of Common Council. I believe the power of the Court of Aldermen formerly was that of a veto, but that relation is now gone. The aldermen have a great deal of patronage. I believe they decide by a ma jority, but stranger. are excluded when they Pot*. I would have the higher officers of the City elected by the livery. That does not apply to judicial antlers. I don't approve of the appointment of the aldermen for life. I would have all the members of the corporation elected annually. The examination of Mr. Pulling having terminated, the commission adj d to Tuesday. PROJECTED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND ART FOR BIRMINGHAM. • BIRMINGHAM, FRIDAY. Last night a meeting of many thousand persons was keld in the Town-ball, the purpose being to bring pro minently before the public the details of a plan broached nearly a year since for the establishment of an institute, to consist of two chpsrtments—one a general department, the other schools of industrial science. Under the former bead will be embraced—let, the literary branch, comprising ge neral and reference libraries, reading rooms, accommoria atm, as far as may be practicable, for the literary societies of the town, and lectures on subjects kindred to this branch; 2ud, museums; 3rd, a collection of mining re cords; 4th, lectures on general scientific subjects; Bth, pe riodical meetings for the reading sod t:iscussion of original communications, upon the plan of the sections of the British Association; and 6th, • gallery of fine arts for the reception of examples of painting and sculpture. The schools are intended to give systematic instruction in che mistry as applied to the various manufactures and agriculture, mechanics, metallurgy, mineralogy, and geology, ventilation of mines, and mining, engineering, Re. - The plan has already received the support of the Board of Trade Department of Science and Art, and about 7,0001. has been already subscribed to carry out tf,e pro hat, in addition to • piece of land which the Town Council ve presented, valued at 10,0001. At this meeting all the principal manufacturers of the tows and the surrounding district were present, as well as many of the principals of the greatest of the South Staf fordshire ironworks, to whom an exhibition of the different kinds of ores and iron, and models of furnaces used in England, Ametica, and on the continent, will be of the greatest practical advantage. Captain Tama', of the Branch Bank of England (brother of the late Chief Ju an) presided, and, besides the class to whom we have re ferred, he was supported by Sir Edward Scott, Bart. ; fifir Robert Peel, Bart., M.P. ; Mr. ficholebeld, M.P.; Mr. Henry Cole, of the Government Department of Art ; the Hon. and Rev. G. M. Yorke, the Hon. and Rev. the Chan cellor Law, Archdeacon Sandford, Mr. Alderman Marti neau, Mr. William Morgan, the Town Clerk, &c. After some remarks from the chairman, Sir R. PxxL addressed the meeting at great length. The hon. baronet dwelt with considerable force upon the progress of e silence and art; but he pointed out bow that progress was impeded by the want of proper means to convey systematic instruction to the mechanic and artisan. Much as had been done by the Society of Arts, the Schools of Design, and the Mechanics' Institutions, the state of public education was still deplorably deficient. Look at Holland, France, Switzerland, and above all at the United States of America, and see how anxious they were to tun to:account their own intellectual resources. Look at France alone, with its Ecole Polytechaique, its Ecole des Manu factures, and its Ecole des Beaux Arts—all institutions directl bearing on the intellectual condition of the indus trial c lasses; and were they to permit France and the United States to make greater provision than themselves? They had hitherto been the foremost in the march of civilisation, and if they meant to maintain that posi tion they must unite all their efforts, as by this alone would liliay be inaUled s. Law page wait' their competitors. (WM.) Look at Lyons with its silks, or Genoa with its velvets, or Brussels and Valenciennes with their law, or Massachusetts with its shoes. Did they suppose it wee a matter of small importance to the special industry of these places that they should be losing ground in public estimation ? Or look at their own manufacturing towns : Nottingham, with its lace; Leeds, with its cloth; and Sheffield, with its cutlery. Did they suppose that in these towns it was • small matter for them not to maintain their own special position ? (Hear, hear.) So it was with Birmingham. Look at the lamp trade, the glass trade, the japanning trade, and the various branches of hardware manufacture. They had men among them who at present enjoyed a will-earned reputation for improvement in the manufacture of all these things—the Chances, the Elkingtons, the Jennens and Betteridges ; but unless they gave to the working-classes opportunities of ac quiring a knowledge of mechanical science, of artistic edu cation, and of the application of steam power, no matter what their present reputation was, one generation would suf fice to sweep it away. (Cheers.) The meeting was subsequently addressed by Mr. fiehole field, M.P., the Rev. G. M. Yorke, the Rev. G. H. Gifford, the Rev. Chancellor Law, Archdeacon Saadford, Mr. 8. H. Blackwell, of Dudley ; Mr. Henry Cole, Mr. P. Hollins, Mr. J. F. Winfield, and A working man named Jonas, who said that so long ea the artisans were kept so many hours at labour institutions such as the one projected would be found useless—the concert room and the gin palace would beat them all. Resolutions were passed unanimously, thoroughly ap proving the plan of the institution, as well as the detail, so far as promulgated. The proceedings were not brought to a ohne until 11 o'clock at night. THE CHOLERA. (nom the Geeetal Baud of Health, Nov. 13.) KETILOPOUL—In the Fulham union, during the week ending Nov. 16, there have occurred 14 cases of cholera and 6 deaths. The returns from the Divisions D K PV of the Metropolitan Police give 6 new caws, and 3 deaths. Otomadrou, Intaa YAILItOOTIL—There bane been 6 deaths, with 7 or 8 other oases in this village, but happily the change of weather appears to have caused a subsidence of the epidemic. It is to be hoped that advantage will be talus of this circumstance to remove the nuisances which exist Is the locality where the disease has shows itself. boasts.—Mr. Lee states that during his inspection of Sobam he found the course takes at Newcastle, sad other phials in the north, et burying with fresh earth nuisances which it would have been dangerous to remove during the pestilence, had been almost universally adopted. The re nnin had been perfectly satisfactory. LIITON.--It will be Remembered that Mr. Lee, la bis se count of Adelaide-terrace, the property of Mr. Henry Sib . . . ley, said that in 25 houses, containing a population of 126 souls, there had been 54 attacks of choleraic disease, of which 15 had proved fatal—a rat* of mortality amounting in three weeks to 119 in the thousand, and which, if conti nued over the town generally for the space of six months, would destroy the whole of the inhabitants. In a subse quent report, Mr. Lee, after narrating a great number of harrowing cues, concludes with the following startling statement : I felt it my duty to estimate the Talus of this property of Mr. Sibley's, and also of the other property in the town, affected by the present epidemic of cholera. took some evidence from Mr. Joseph Anstee, the relieving officer, as to the cat to the ratepayers of the present visitation. The expenses already incurred includ money, groceries, meat, coals, blankets, nurses, regular, and extra medical attendants, house of refuge, coffins, burial fees, dkc. The prospective and permanent expenses include the maintenance of widows and orphans, akc., left dependent upon the parish funds. The result of these cal culations was that I was able to state to the local board of health at their meeting the following startling fact :-11 every house that has been visited with this epidemic in Luton were sold at its full value and the purchase-money could be invested so as to produce an annual revenue, the amount would be insufficient to pay the charges of this attack of preventible disease. In other and more general terms, the cholera costa more than the fee simple of the houses in which its victims perish." DUND6II —Nov. 15, cholera, 8 deaths ; Nov. 16, cholera, 8 deaths. Cases of diarrhcoa attended by district officers and visitors :—Nov. 15, 191 ; Nov. 16, 189 ; total, 383. ARBROATX.—Nov. 16. Cholera, 1. AORICULTVRAL WAGES.—Durieg the peat week most of the principal statutes for the hiring of farm servants have been held in North Nottinghamshire and North Lin colnshire, and in every instance the servants, both male and female, have obtained advanced wages, there being a greater scarcity of bands for farming labour than has been known for many years put in these districts. i TYNEMOUTII BRIBERY COMMISSION. - The proceedings were resumed at the Town-hall, , M a r. ni Ta h y e lor m 's ad e . hi ß ef str a t e n e u n o t u , , w s trasirteatso on Thr:rodsX• When be found t'at dinners end be took care to make no inquiries eimu : c 3i nnte r i d ps . ria ii t ei sdlu Tr l s l : i al iseu t p l :lec t e y g g s ! i ; in!, in the mitt ". fl u , ;wen no directions for them himself. The band and flakbeakrell had refreehmente at 60 or 70 public-houses • at every Nblic-house, in fact, where a To t e had been pro mised to Mr. Taylor. Could not name one public-house out of the 260 in the town where the landlord was not a voter, and where retreshmen'• had been ordered. The purpose of giving suppers was to counteract the In fluence of Mr. Grey's friends, who gave suppers. There was, however, but one house where auppers hed.been given by both parties. As solicitor to the Duke of Northumber land, be had used no influence on behalf of Mr. Taylor. There were 100 flags. Mr. Grey's party, however, had double that number. It was the practice to give orders to electors rather than to non-electors, and there would be great complaint if any other rule were adopted. Had never consulted the duke about the election ; and none of his grace's tenants had received notice to quit for having voted against his wishes. Mr. J. Tinley, solicitor, and principal agent to Mr. Grey, said that at the commencement of a canvass from 200 to 250 of the, electors would hang off. Mr. Taylor was a large ship owner and a coal owner, aid that class had great in fluence in the borough ; but the shopkeepers in the town generally were a very independent class of men, and mostly vo;ed fur the liberals. Mr. Grey's election expenses were 2,5481., all of which had been paid. Every lathing of it was paid by witness, and was received by him from either Mr. Grey, or his sten father, Mr. J. Abel Smith, the London banker. Witness had received the fol lowing remittances:—May 10, 1851, 1501. ; April 17, 1852, 2001. ; July 13, 6001. ; and afterwards 1,6;01. The balance wee in witness's hands. The supper bills were brought in after the election, and witness was perfectly horrified at them. As, however, they had been contracted by the mistaken seal of some of their supporters, they were paid. He could most emphati cally state that neither Mr. Grey nor himself, were co:lfni abut of a single farthing having been spent by his party in bribing. He would be ashamed of himself if he were offering a men a bribe. He could not help believing thst Mr. Laws, the Duke's bailiff in the borough, exercised an influence, _ns such, for he found that the rural voters went against Mr. Grey. By a little management he believed the influence of his Grace might be doubled. (& laugh.) He believed that no foreign influence was exercised on either aide during the election. Mr. J. Walker Mayson, one of Mr. Taylor's agents, handed in several canvassing books, dle., amongst which was a document, which created considerable mammon. it was a chart of those electors who had promised, the doubt ful, &c., and purported to be " the chart of the good chip Hugh Taylor, C. W. Laws, Commander." The commission adjourned at four o'clock. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL. UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.-M.B. SECOND ERAMI NATION.-1853.—First division : Henry Brine, University College ; Erlin Clarke, King's College ; Junes Cato De Castro, James Ekin, Evan Evans, and John Henry Gould, University College ; Edward Hasten, King's Col lege ; William Roberts, University College ; John West Walker, St. Bartholomew's Hospital; Thomas Buchanan Washbourn, Guy's Hospital. OXFORD, NOV. Ht.—UNIVERSITY REFORM.—The commission committee, consisting of certain keids of houses, appointed to take into consideration the recommendations of the University Commission, and to see how far they can be carried out, met this afternoon at the delegate's room at the Clarendon, and were engaged in deliberation about two hours. Of course the resulu of their deliberations are not promulgated at present. CoLLEOII RATING.—Our correspoadent says :—" The hoard of guardians having agreed to accept one-fourth of the poor rates as the quota to be paid by the university, and refused to concede to that body an equal share of represen tation at the beard, the town council met yesterday, and, after sit hours' discussion, agreed by 22 votes to B to send a memorial to the board to reconsider the question. This course was taken in consequence of its having been inti mated to the chairman of the board of guardians that, if the subject could be reconsidered, the share of representa tion would be agreed to, as well as the quota. The univer sity authorities, however, have this day consented to pay such a quota of the poor rates as a valuation of their pro perty shall justify, and iu the mean time to pay one-fourth, subject to au increase or decrease, as the result of the valua tion may be. This is on the express understanding that they shall be put on an equality with the city, and have an equal share of representation at the board. The offer is re garded as a liberal one on the part of the university. There is reason to believe that the offer will be cordially seceded to, as it appears to meet the views of all parties." NAVAL. ADMIRALTY, Nov. 18.—Arronamorr8.—Master J. Richards (1847), to oonunand the Saracen brig at Devon port. Surgeon W. Macleod, M.D., to the Bwssa►d, 6, paddle wheel steam sloop, of 300 horse-power, on the N. American and West Indies station. Second Masten R. Smith (1846) to the Prince Regent, 90, Bag ship at Spithead ; J. Jones to the Royal George, 120, screw steam ship at Sheerness ; and J. W. Reed, to the Saracen. Clerk in Charge, G. A. Erentleld (1846), to the Rifle nun, screw steam gun vessel, of 100 hone-power, at Woolwich. _ Master's Assistant J. Richards, to the Rittman. Naval Cadets, R. B. Lambert, to the Arrogant, 47, screw steam frinate, of 360 horse-power, at Portsmouth ; and J. M. N. Boyd—his first appointment. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 18.—The St. Jean d'Acre, 101, screw steam-ship, Captain the Hon. H. Koppel, was taken out of dock to-day, having had additional false keel put on. The Sprightly, steam-vessel, Master Commanding George Allen, sailed yesterday afternoon for Plymouth, with supernumerary seamen for the ships there. The Dragon, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, was taken up the ha t . hour as one of the steam reserve yesterday. Pzionoxa YARD, Nov. 15.—The Tortoise sailed on the 13th inst. from Davenport, with naval stores for the dockyard. Camel arrived the same day. 14. The Dili gence, transport, arrived with jury gear and men to rig and navigate the Pique, frigate, to Davenport for essuraission. The - Pique has undergone a thorough .repair at this yard. The following is • correct list of the ships now building and ordered at Pembroke, with their state of progress:— Reprise, screw auxiliary, 90 guns, being pat Into frame. A sister ship, of 90 gnus, not named : frame cutting out. Brunswick, 80, nearly complete. IF ides* 116, nearly complete Melpomene, 60, complete to one-halt. Aurora, screw, 60, ordered. Suites, 60, nearly complete. tremor Wits, 60, complete to one-half. Harrier, screw, 16, will be completed in a few days. Corsica, screw, 30, complete to about one-half. Falcon, screw, 16, complete to about one third. Swallow, screw, 8, putting into frame. Ariel, 8, screw, putting into frame. Pique, frigate, in dock, fitting for commission. The new steam yacht for her Majesty, ordered, but not yet named ; materials are being prepared for her ooustraWoa. The paltry disagreement between an inspector and one of the shipwright. has tensed an impor tant minute from the Captain Superintendent, wherein he threatens to recommend to the Admiralty the abutting up the dockyard if such disputes are at all continued (!). H. must have sadly misoonosived the nature of the squabble to have been induced to introduce such • subject in his minute. FIRE IN Thunder night a fip occurred at beetle, which resulted in the ihnit total de struction of the wind and stoma still, the wpm of Mr. Thomas Bollard, situated in Bootle-km, opfeehe the In dustrial Schools. Smoke was seen te knee bum sue of the upper rooms of the windmill, about Agile Walla w the night in question, and beton nine o'clesk She neon of the Liverpool fire brigade, under the any et Impeder Hewitt, and the West of England and Nand& Bed= In surance Companies, were on the spot. By that time the fire bad made considerable progress, the Enna shooting forth from the windows and other parts of the building with such force as to render it comparatively futile to at tempt to save the building. The efforts of the brigade were I then directed to prevent the spread of the fire to the adjoin- I ing building and cottages, and very fortunately the wind was blowing in the contrary direction, or most probably the entire would have been destroyed. When the windmill was being consumed, all attempts to stay the ravages of the fire in that direction having failed, the fire brigade per severed most courageously in their endeavours to save the machinery of the steam mill, and after much difficulty were ancensiul. About half-put ten the fire was got under, and all further danger was at an end. The windmill was com pletely destroyed, and • great portion of its contents, the only part of the premises saved being the engine-house end machinery, which is damaged to a considerable extent. The mill was one of the largest in the neighbourhood, and worked eleven pair of stones. Nothing is known of the origin of the fire. The total lees must be very considerable, and is only covered by insurance to the amount of 5,0001. The mill was burned down about ?3 years ago.—Lirerpool Chronicle. THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RlTER.—Yeater day Mr. Baker held an inquest on the body of Frederick Allcock, aged 36, one of the three unfortunate persons who were drowned an the 28th ult., in consequence of the skiff in which they were erasing the river being run down at Deptford by the screw-steamer Alar. The jury found • verdict of " Accidental death." PARLIAMENTARY PAPER6.—Frequent inquiries having been made with respect to the distribution of Par liamentary papers amongst the different Literary, Scientific, and Mechanics' Institutions, the readers of the Journal are informed that the resolutions of the Parliamentary Com mittee which sat last year on this subject, cannot be carried into effect until they have received % the sanction of the House of Commons. Owing to the illness of Mr. Tufnell, the chairman of the committee, the discussion on the ritsoln- Dons was necessarily pestpmed, but the Council have autho rity to state that it is Mr. Tufaell'a intention to take the earliest opportunity, on the meeting of Parliament, to bring forward the resolutions of the committee; and, as they were adopted unanimously, it is hoped that the house will not hesitate to sanction them. When thighs' been done, the committee which must then be appointed will proceed with out delay to decide upon the distribution of Parliamentary papers. —Journal of the Society of Art.. SPORTING. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-FRIDAT.. ------ A few of the suttexribere met at the looms this morning: bo.ines., however, as le usual at this s:ason Of the year, wa: , extremely languid, the only bets that came unity! our notice being the following: CHESTER CUP. 500 to 7 agst Friday (t) 2000 to 20 Goldfinder (t) 1000 to 10 Newntinster (t) 1000 to 10 Defiance (t) 1000 to 10 Royalty (t) 1000 to 10 Mountain Deer (c) 500 to 5 King of Trumps (t) 5 00 to 6 Haapy (t) 500 to 5 Marc Antony (t) 500 to 3 Hobby Noble (t) 500 to 6 Black Doctor. (1) DERBY. 6 to 1 apt Autocrat 9 to 1 Kiog Tom (t) 1000 to 40 Acrobat (t) CREWE RACES—(CONCLUDED). FUIDAT. The STAND STAKES of 5 POTS. etch, with 20 added ; the second to it,. his stake. Optional Selling weights. About 3 miles. (3 subs.) Mr. lienderson's Widow Machres (301.), lOst M ( Fowl Air. Land's Tbeodine (30/ ), 10et (Debea er u) 1 Mr. Hargreave's Maltster (400, JOst_ 710 " - . ones 3 fell Won by six lengths. The winner was sold to Mr. Jno. Walker for 471. THE Ham STAKES. 1 soy. each, with 10 added. About a mile and a half. (4 rubs.) Mr. Harg ' Mafiosos. lOst 71b....(W. Junes) 1 Mr. Taylor's Buffalo, 9st 71b (A. Clarke) 2 Mr. Harper's LYeomotiye, 10st 71b (Delman) 0 Won by throe lengths. This winner was sold for 451. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Her Majesty's, Tuesday, Hillingdon ; Friday, Maidenhead Thicket —at 11. Bath thibeeription. Tueaday, Acworth; Friday, Chitterne, near odford—at halt-pea 11. NI gO9lllll. Atheratcce. Monday, Stapietoa ; Wednesday, Wharton Midge; Friday, Kingsbury Wood ; Saturday, Con be—at 11. Badsworth, 'Tuesday, Wentbridge Inn; Thursday, Glaas Houghton; Saturday, Itingstuee Hill—at halt-[rot Id. Berluddre Old, Mr. Morrell's, Mondi,y, Gooney; Tuesday, Witten ham ; Thursday, Kingston !'ark; Friday, Cozwell Wo o d— a t half past 10. Black moor Vale, Thursday, Charlton llorthorna —at It:di-past 10. Brainham Moor, Monday, North Heigh:on ; Wednesday, Beilby Orange ; Friday, Bickerton Bar ; Saturday, Hook Moor—at hall. past In. Barton Hunt, Lord 11. Ilentiack's, Monday, Wellingore ; Tuesday, ll•ekthorn ; Wednesday. Midge Ion; Thursday, Burton; Friday, Thoeook —at 10. Counbrldgeshlre, Mouthy, Potton Wood; Friday, Megray Wood— at ball-put 10. Cheshire, Monday. Bhipbrooke Bridge; Wednesday, Withiagton ; Thursday, atton ; 8/turday, Sandi/ray Head—at half-past 10. Cr.,,,v Monday, Hens Wood ; Wednedav, Knight;bridge ; Friday, Altoona Chase ; naturday, Watford Woods —at a quarter Wore 11. Crawley sad Harahan/. Monday, Pound Hill; Wednesday, Nall Pottage Gate ; Friday, Warninglid To ll Gate — at a quarter before 11. South Devoe, Luseembe, at 11. Mr. Drake's ; Monday, Ham Omen; Tuesday, Chesterton nun Thursday, MUM VtWrp ; Saturday, Lower Lloddington—at a quar ter Wore 11. _ _ Thuritaaliinaty. Monday, Two Mile Houses ; Wednesday, Layton; Friday, Woodbine'- at haltpast 10. Mr. Parker'., Keel Union, Wednesday, the GriMa, Danbury; Saturday, Breoweilaureet—at 11. Riesz can Ilablk, Tuesday, Bolted Hall ; Friday, Newton Green —at a ri gartia bir beam 11. Mr. ahowera's, Monday, King Grote ; Tuesday. Hook Park; Thumb , lbws Friday, Short Wood —at ball-post 10. Monday, Westbury House ; Wednesday, Yale Oak Park ; Friday_ , Upians Pond —at a quarter before M. lionkig, Illedgead Green ; Tuesday. Four Lanes, Beau voir* ; Nutley Church ; Saturday, south Waniborougn— at &quarter betwell. Heyebm , Mos T 4r o a Pomfret Coeds ; Wednesday, Loughborough Gate; ; latarday. Wliceee—at balt-past 10. Holdereese; Monday, Prodllnglusa Bridge; Tuesday, Kilowick Percy ; Ttursdag, Benninghobse Hall ; Friday, Holme on Spalding Moor—at a quarter before it. Horsley, Monday, Lidked Hut; Friday, Baddealey Church—at • quarts before 11. Mower* Tuesday, The Kennels ; .Saturday, Seven-brid g e— a t Wiese IL TILL C. M. beresm'a, Monday, Porton ; Thursday, Cation; Sit. trip, Ma* Illongb—at a quarter before 11. OM Kest. Triday, Ladling Park ; Friday, Whitfield Mill—at ha P"Pr i . lairrusi,llonday, The Ftith ; FrWay, Edwin's Wood—at half. pest 10. Kr. Lanky% Monday, Gringley ; Tuesday Gsbetton; Thursday, skews NM Gate ; Friday, Derlton Bar—at halt-peat 10. Meassautkablre, Woodsy, dkesteltlabridge ; Thursday, Binge:don Wood—at 10. Oakley, Astwood; 21sersday, Ittanden.hall ; Saturday, Stelnasksed W let a quarter Wore 11. yob*, kgeeday, Chapel Bra; Tuesday, Rushton ; Wed. at • ungery, Myhre& bakes 1 t. ; Friday, lane ; Saturday, Braunaton Qui" Sr B. Button% Ideneksy, !radiate Park and Houghton on Aaiun; =Wwtitaby Neat Pitts; Wednesday,.Gaddeeby. Thursday, Balsa& Neat Hall; Friday, srimeawold— at ll._ Duke et Clawkor Monday, Mares Bridge Wednesday, etalartrop Piabssi Friday, Newshaar. near 011161....M}Alf.pas 10. Raiford, Monday, Newbold Tuesday, Beenhorpe ; Thursday, Thurgarton Priory ;.daturday, Lesion Village — at halt-past 10. Muropehtre, Monday, Lebotwood ; Friday, Fifth Milestone on the Basehuroh Road—at halting 10. Woolab Stnntagtoa, Tuesday, at te. .; Friday, Ouraldkirk Bank Tup— — iigthrlown, Murky, —at a quarter before 11. mei* sragolaire. Batley' Wednesday, Johnatone Malt; Ft=watell MA saw Market Drayton—at half.piet 10. Tneadag, Woman Lion; Thursday. lioneheath Mal; SoUgday, Park—at a quarter before 11. banal pa lls Tolworth Court; Thursday, Ewhurat 11=411aserday, Bear Oress—at half-past 10. Monday, Duridingesa; Thursday, Belmont; Saturday, Kangsis—at a quarter Ware 11. Thrisla.Mosday, Oonataos Put ; Thursday, Mattes Piers ; Satur day, Walwlrk—atholf 10. Eaowalsea Tiverton. lbash —at Imi ig liwat , Ma 10. teo; Thursday, Hawkeridge ; Saturday, Mr.Tralawag%Twatay, Shaugh Bridge ; Saturday, Lynch= lan —at Wigs* Ifik United Pasklttarsday, Ilacklaton Bridge—at 10. Mr. VillaboW V. W. I II"'s Tuesday, loss Cans; Thursday Seven Bridges ; Jackals' Bottom—at a quarter before I. Vine, M leaarepalts Park ; Wednesday, The Farce Bosh ; Swards , .—at a quarter before 11. W y, Angry Wood; Tuesday , lionlngton Toll. plat; Thursday, Cllrdiwat; Friday, Fambceough—at a quarter ha 11. North Warwkildrit. Tombs, CaMaington Gate ; Thursday, Ry ton Gate; Saturday, Wallas Waves - et a quarter before 11. Whearked, Mari% WENT Park; Friday, enrage Park—at MhaMpast 10. . WOkraglarts. Naar Saialbarps; Twaday,llll6alsy; Wed. nernd ge. Wbilmaar 1141111—at Wart 10. PYYs WaieNay, Ortkeridge , P 'VIM& Ana*, --et Waged ie. = irtlll= s. laires Village—et bawl 10. • Monday, Orbit Owsper; Wadowley, Fits. hall; Prie w m Ellsworth Bridge—at Sallgast 11. Dr W. W. W yk Monday. The Owls. Garden; TnnolaY. Aston Friday. Mtn !Vets ; Saturday, Otsky Park—at half. 10. Earl of Tartgeangles, Monday, Ilawndale; Weaasday, Melton Low Wood; Way, Nowswdy Clump—at Trek sad Wairay. Tuesday, Earkok; Thursday, Whitley; Satqr day, Illiawall—at half-past 10. Tomeday, Stoke 00111M011; Saturday, Melbourne East Bill— at balkiest 11. Breamshire, Woodsy, Cross Roads, near Hiptigrove; Friday, Llandelialer—at 11. Ineweelle and Oetselisad, Monday, Rowland's Gill; Friday, Chir ton—at kallg4" hait. SOrea and HarUepooL, Thursday, Greenabella—at Those, Maim O. Mbar ; Wednesday, Higkateed Gravel Pit; PAW, Wesene—et Wiwi 10. Mr. Z. 111111wwito Tatilay, Bray's Shop, Trentollar Down ; Satur day, Isineselen Graill—Ga 10. VISIT OF THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY TO THE MANCHESTER INDUSTRIAL AND RAOOID SCHOOLS.—On Thursday last his lordship was conducted over this esta blishment by the Rev. Canon Clifton, Chairman of Com mittee; John Taylor, Esq., Hon. Secretary, and other friends of the Institution. His lordship carefully inspected the work-rooms, schools, printing-office, Sc., and conversed with several of the children for some time with great kind ness and affaility. His lordship seemed to be much struck with the healthy and comfortable appearance of the chil dren, and the general arrangement of the establishment. The visit occupied about an hour and was concluded by a most appropriate address to the assembled school, in which his lordship spoke with great feeling end affection, and was vociferously cheered by the children. On his departure his lordship left the following remarks in the visitor's book : t' Extremely delighted by the appearance and manner of the children, by the manifest care and discipline exercised in the school, by the locality in which it is situated, and by all that I saw sad heard, I heartily desire that many such schools be established hers and elsewhere. SHAFTES BURY." - . ----- ROYAL COLLEGE 01 , SURGEONS.—The following gentlemen having undergone the necessary examinations were admitted fellows of the college at the last meeting of the council:—Messrs. P. Y. Gowllend, Finsbury-square, diploma of membership dated January 28, 1848 ; William Marva, Brompton-road, May 6, 1839; and Henry Thomp son, Wimpole-sueet, Cavendish-square, October 4, 1850. To the last mentioned gentleman the Jacksonian Prise of the College of Surgeons was lately awarded. The following members of the college having undergone the neccuary ex aminations were admitted licentiates in midwifery :—Messrs. James Lovell, Canterbury, diploma of membership dated June 17, 1853 ; Charles Dunn, Scarborough, July 4, 1853 ; John West Walker, Spilsby, October 11, 18.50; Samuel Argent, Hinckley, July 1, 1853 ; John Rains, Bonsai], Derbyshire, May 20, 1853; Thomas Duncan, Chelsea, Oc tober 28, 1853; John Hudson, Newport, Yorkshire, April 15, 18,53 ; Henry Thomas Cornelius, Northampton, July 9, 1850 ; Thomas Joseph Cookson Powell, Bristol, October 28, 1853 ; and Frank Powell, Chichester, Oct. 14, 18.53. FATAL ACCIDENT ON TILE GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.— Yesterday Mr. Brent held an inquiry touching the death of William Martin, aged 29, a porter to a potato salesman, who had been killed at the good s station on Tuesday last. The disaster appeared to have been occa sioned solely by the decesu;ed attempting to cross the line while a train was in motion. Verdict accordingly. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAIL: WAY.—The line where the recent slip took place at Hal ! c p o r m i principle. phl been n e sliprigh righted , and place th in e oo ra utq a u r e e ne la s id of o a n s i Zt w p • at that particular part of the line which has now been con• r solidated and drained at some cost, and by the labour of between 100 and 200 wen. IRELAND. ill'lettunfol::wing rem --.. DL:BLIN, :iov. N. The League deputation has made some way at Cloomel within the last two days, and appear to have now a decisive mob-majority ; but the leading Homan Catholic priests are all with John O'Connell, and the Zion respectable portion of the electors are keeping aloof from both lathes. At a densely ono meetli u g tio h n eld w o a n s slelVdo:dwlstade.Tedny'd•ResolKiniingheltwv'ed,—That while we, i 1 i e ;• 4, 4t feel of Clonmel, havi t s !!"'".!!ed to a committee of our body the recommendation of a candidate for our adoption, we will not accept any candidate who will not pledge himself to sit and act with the indepen dent party in the House of Commons." A conditional order was obtained yesterday in the Court of Queen's Bench against Mr. O'Callaghan, the magistrate, to compel him to make a return of the order made by him in the case of Smith, the distributor of religious hand-bills, and of any infor mations takes by him in the matter. The Rev. P. Quin, the Roman catholic clergyman of Moneymore, has addressed a letter to the Livery of the Dresser.' Company of London, on the subject of freedom of election on their Irish estates, in which be complains of the withdrawal of a customary gratuity of ten guineas a year. The rev. gentleman conceives that this is a punishment for his political conduct. TUE ADrEN2'URES OF A PIG IN THE HIGHLANDS. --- 4.-. About the year 1720, a man in the parish of Ruth. well, inDumfriesstire, named theGutleman o'Brow, received a pig as a present. This pig was evidently the fi rst which had visited this part of the world : still, as his arrival was an " acknowledged fact," his appearance caused no alarm. Far otherwise was it when he strayed into the adjoining parish of Carlaveroc. Ile was first seen by a woman who was herding cattle on the salt marshes, and the affint pro duced on her mind was such that she took to her heels and ran home; the pig, who, like most of his race, had a love for human society, following closely behind her. On arriv ing at the village she tell down in a fainting fit; and on her recovery she related to her terrified neighboen how "a deil cam' out o' the sea with twa horns on his head," and chased her, "roaring and gaping all the way." &dills; the agreeable information, that hi was not now tar off. The village schoolmaster, on hearing her relation, felt that such an eligible opportunity " for a learned man seldom cc curred iu his degenerate days, and be et once profit e d by the occasion, and announced his intention of taking his Bible and a sword, and proceeding forthwith to " cuger the deil !“ But, alas! for his learning and his heroism! no sosner had he uttered these rash words, than a grunt close at his back announced the presence of the personage he defied. A certain rid proverb Jinn to his mind prevented any mistake—if mistake there could be—at to his identity. The valour of the pedagogue th.d, and both he and the assembled crowd also Hid in terror and dismay, and were only reassured when some of the more enliehtened of the community cried out, that it was "nee deil, but the Gude man o' Brow's grumphy." Home to Brow, therefore, piggy was sent under proper guardianship, but his adven turn were not yet at an end. As he travelled along, com muning with himself in the peculiar tone ! roper to a pig when he is being driven, he approached two men who were pulling thistles, and terrified them so much that they jumped upon two horses which were at hand and scampered wildly off to Lochar Moss, where one of the horses was smothered, and where the two heroes lay all the night in the utmost terror. On went piggy still, until he met with a fisherman, named Gilbert Gunion, riding on a grey colt; on the sight of so nondescript a creature, away dew both Gilbert and the grey colt, until at length, in the wildness of their flight, Gilbert was thrown; still the colt dew on, and "stopped not for river, and stayed not for stone," but took to the water at Barakirk Point, swam the Solway, and landed at Holmes in Cumberland ; while his helpless master concealed himself for a day and a night in the wood of Cumlogon, from whence he at length emerged, affirming that ha had seen a creature "as big as a calf, with long horns eyes like trenchers, and a back like a hedgehog "— a mita! which none could doubt when it came to peas that the poor man pined away, and in less than a year died of consumption—whether caused by the apparition, or by the exposure to weather in the wood, is a medic al question which we will not presume to decide without authority. It is also added, that about the same period a vessel with a cargo of swine came to Gleneapel, and that one of the animals, which escaped in landing, was chased by all the neighbours far and near, for they all considered it as but "an uncanny kind o' brook" (badger). An hearts, however, sank within the breasts of their respective owners when they approached near enough to kill tt. At length, however, one brave fellow ran the poor creature through the body with a pitchfork, earning for himself the life-long title of "stout-hearted Geordie." Doubtless the alarm excited would not have been so great had the cloven hoof been enclosed—as De Mellon vine affirms it to be when the pig travels in Mexico—in leathern boots, sowed up with a neatly-fitting sole, in order to protect the hoofs from injury ! or had the " grumphy" belonged to that very curious breed of pigs with an undi vided hoof, which is said to be not, even yet, extinct in some of the eastern counties of England.—Dubli n Univer sity Magazine. HANTS COUNTY PRISON. --~ TO THE EDITOR UP THI REPUTES. SJR,—The late chaplain to the above prison having recently announced his intention of corroborating his first letter containing charges of cruelty against the governor of the prison, the public were much astonished and no less surprised at the full wing paragraph in the Hamp shire Chronicle of last week : " At an adjourned Quarter Sessions held this day in the grand jury chamber the resignation of the chaplain of the county prison was laid before the court, and the court ad journed to the 26th jest , Lord Henry Cholmondeley, as chairman of the visiting justices, giving notice that he would then present a report of the circumstances which have formed the subject of the recent investigation at the county prison by the inspector of prisons, under the direc tion of the Secretary of State, and that he would move that an order be then made for advertisements giving notice that the court will, at the next Epiphany Semiotic, proceed to elect a chaplain to fill the present vacancy." It may be all very well for Lord Cholmondeley to volun teer " a report of the circumstances which formed the sub bect of the recent investigation ; " but it is the Star Cham r mode in which that investigation was conducted that the public complain of, and the mystery by which its enveloped. The secret method by which it was conducted induces a suspicimi that there was a great deal of truth is the chaplain's statement He not only described the inetru mentof torture most minutely,but stated the time and place of its being used. He then—l firmly believe under the intiu enee of fear—qualified his statement; and lastly, in his letter to you, in substance engaged to prove his first assertion. Why be has not done so remains to be seen in that searching inves tigation which it is hoped and believed Lord Palmerston (who lives in the hearts of the people, by his determined opposition to foreign tyrants) will institute. The questions which it is absolutely necessary to ascertain, are—Did Jones die from the insufficiency of food in the county prison ? and are those cruelties perpetrated within its walls which it is affirmed by the chaplain and others were perpe trated ? It is of no use saying that the amnion of such matters are bad characters. Nothing short of confronting those characters with those they accuse of such enormities and barbarities in open court will satisfy or convince the public. Mr. Wright, no doubt, has shown a weakness and vacillation. We all know the preponderance of fear, but there is a public testimony recorded of the assertion of a county magistrate, that his zeal in the performance of his duty equalled the work of " three curates." Therefore it is to be hoped that such a man, with • family and very limited means, will not be hardly dealt with, after a servi tude of many yeah, without • pension for past services.— I am, &c., VIGIL. Winchester, Nov. 16. THE CZAR AND THE TREATIES. TO TUE EDITOR OF THE EXPRIES. Sia,—The Cm Nichelat., with the most lamb like innocence, proclaims his trust in God, whom he intreats not to confound him when be goes to do battle against men who have violated the sacred promises of treaties. Surely, sir, the imperial archives of St. Petersburg are not so hermetically sealed but that his Majesty might find the treaty of Pruth, of 1711, or that which confirmed it, the first Adrianople treaty of 1713, or the treaty of perpetual peace, ratified at Constantinople in 1720. The Czar Peter, you remember, after the battle of Poltava, burnt his lingers by rashly entering Moldaiia, and only escaped from a very awkward predicament by his wife's skill in bribery. Turkey was the great power then, and Russia very modest in her pretensions. By these treaties, Turkey being then in alliance with Poland, stipulated. for her, and Peter solemnly bound himself to °lnert° the stipulations, that Russia should never annex any put of the Polish dominions, never interfere with the elective succeed. n to the throne of Poland, and never permit the dismemberment of her empire. The righteous Czar, then, has inherited a falsehood; but now that, in his declining years, like Louis XIV., whom he is so proud of resembling, he grows so very pious, he will doubtless restore the Polish territory to its contition of 1720, after which, with a better conscience, he may invoke the Divine aid against the Turks. I have the honour to remain, yours, &c., Nov. 16. MONESTAS. AUSTRIAN CONYISCATIONS IS ITALY.—The Milan Gazette of the 12th publishes a list of 72 political refugees whose property has been laid under sequestration in the provinces of Milan, Como, Mantua, Lodi, Pavia, Brescia, Cremona, Bergamo, and Sondriw. In this list we find the names of many distinguished persons, such as Count Arese, the two Counts Borromeo, General Lentil, Dolt* Litta, Count Litta, Marquis Pallavicini, Marquis Rosales, Ptinoess BelErioioso, &C.