The Express. — London, England, 1851-09-20 00:00:00

four miles of Goulburn an attack was made at the f ar m of Mr. Martin Kellich, Veteran's Flat, by two armed men, having their faces disguised. After hailing up the inmates they carried off everything valuable. Letters from Bathurst state that, notwithstanding the diggings, labouring men may be hired there at og per week and rations, as many from want of 'diluent provisions and other causes fail at the di.. g i n gs, and fall back on Bathurst for employment. addition to the gold diggings, some interest has been excited by the discovery of emery, which has been found abundantl y by Mr. lkury . Lockyer on the estate of his father, Major Lot& yer, at 31arulan. COLONIAL. CEYLON. The Colombo .31watMy E.raminer, in its general summary, dated August 15, says: , At the time of the departure of our last monthly issue the planting community were busy holding meetings to protest against the present legislation as regards the allowed adulteration of coffee. The proceedings of meetings held in the districts of Kaduganava, Dolosbagie, and Badulla, which came to band too lute for our la,t, will be found in the present nurniKT. It io with something more than regret the fate of Mr. liaring's motion has oven received here ; a firling more akin to indignation has been kindled at the maintenance of a duty on coffee, which creates the differ ence of price, and therefore offers a premium to the adul te rave of the article, and withdrawing that supervision of the Excise against fraud, which is due to the producer, (ensnarer, and fair trader. Ilia Excellency the Governor arrived in Colombo front the interior on the 7th inst. The day fur opening the Legislative Council has not yet been tix.d, but it is expected to be early next month. Ity the departure from the colony of Mr. Armitage and Mr. Swan there are two vatancies for unofficial members to be filled up, and the local presa has accordingly discussed the merits of sere& patties as representatives of the mercantile and planting interests. The customs returns of the quarter toiling tae sth of July have been published, and are more satisfactory than it was expected they would be; thougle a somewhat increased export of coffee is shown upon the :ast three months, the deficiency stands at 50.04 k) cwt. the English news of the 7th June reached us by Madras Papers on the lith ult. Despatches for the colony were not rioacser received until the 18th. The 01.2111 of the 24th June reached Grille on the 22nd and Colombo on the 2,3 rd ult. The mails of the 7th July have arrived as we are preparing this sheet for the press on the 1 ith instant. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Adelaide journals had leached Singapore to the beginning of June. The news of the gold excitement at Sydney had not reached the colony. The latest ar rival from England was the !libertine, with dates to Feb. lei . The foundation stoneuf a Gerritantuid British Hospital bad been laid with great ceremony by the governor, assisted by the Protestant bishop, Dr. Short. There was a crisis in the money market, causing great difficulties. Employers were curtail ing their expenditure. The late drought and con sequent rise in the price of every description of produce is assigned as the chief cause of the tight nisei complained of. Capitalists had taken the alarm and locked up nearly . the entire circulation of the colony. An early revival was anticipated by all classes. Dr. Schoenberg, one of the German co lonists, has been raised to the magisterial bench. A letter dated in February last had been received in the colony . from Mr. E. L. Niontetiore, intimating that emigration was to be renewed, and that two ships were to leave monthly. This intelligence bad given the colonists much satisfaction. Various im provements have been made, or arc in progress, at the port. A great flood had occurred at Adelaide, most dis astrous in its consequences, destroying not merely the hopes of the agriculturist, but for a time suspend . ing g operations. Even the famous Burra Burnt mine had received a severe cheek. The effects of the flood et the mining district Kooringu are thus described in the Adelaide Times, May 10; : A correspondent of our respected fellow-colonists, Messrs. bend, Itrothere,writes as follows: "The waters came down the sir. it au rapidly and in such abode that se could with Sinai:ay cruse the front doors, and in a few minutes the shos era. not lee than ten inches deep, and the waters rushing down the cellar steps in such a manner that we we re totally unable to save anything down below. In the stale-yard the cattle %taxi above their knees in water. The pig-stye fenee is partly carried away, anti some of the pigs an -sink, but think none of the large ones are gone. the water did not subside till about 7 o'clock. About 140 huts in the Creek are washed in, and the people that oc cupied them arc Ineated tor the present in the church, chapels, hospital, and spare stables, and others are still camping out under tarpaulings lent them." From another private attunes, we have the follow ing .—•• A hurricane like a tornado swept along the plain of the Buren-road, mod it is mottneteil from ap pear...tea seen, that from t-n to fifteen waterspouts broke against the hill. The rush of water was tremendous. Mr. 111.011 who am in the garden typo...it, the seeing a rush of water, tried to get to his house beton. it came, but was fift.rtArtl and washed down for one hundred yards, and then thruwu on the honk. The result is, the creek is washc.l out down to Ware's. This happened in the after noon frost a quarter past four to half-past five, when it began to go down. Just fancy a dray swimming down Commercial-street, past Words. We are all in for it; I suttee 41 south as the rest. I have let a family go into the boost• to dry it. I find the mud in two and-a-half inches, and the water had berli I ighteen inches or more high. I will now detail a few fact. as you are interested in the Burrs. This morninr the 'erne of destitution is more than 1 can describe. I . lle time when the Aberdeen Creek was washed away was ',online to this. After the flood of water had gone down the creek from Thlwason's store, it rose about sixteen feet high. When the Creek at Aberdeen rose, and eventually allot ten at night flow user the Smelting-house bridge, then theber to eseis tion commenced from there to Ware's. 'the women *NM to the houses opened fire them, amongst which we nonillion of Jainee l'earee, one of William Stevens, late /litre wise bon-room, where four families were kindly sheltered, as- James's old store is now occupied by three or four Panda's& The Burro Mine hospiLd, I also unnerstand, Mr. Williams Wand a furnace and opened a large room in the smelting works for them. 'the public-houses were filled, and most families like myself had others quartered with them. This ntoming, as I said, they are beginning to discover they can not return, and the thing is where they shall all stay till hut* ran be built. You, who have seen something like this teene at Aberdeen, may imagine it, but none else, who has not witnessed, nor can you have but a faint idea of the sud denness and height of the Ituod in the afternoon. The mine O all right." The government Gaulle contains an abstract of the receipts and expenditure of the colony for the quarter ending March 31, 11451. The total receipts are set down at 77,6511, and the expenditure 03,0931. , NEW SOUTH WALES. Amidst the almost abotbitopic of the gold dig gings, the council were proceedi ng with the electoral bills for New South "ales and Victoria, and there hod been very long discussions on the electoral divi sions. The following were at last decided on: (*.unties Argyle, 1 member; 2. Bathurst. 1 : 3. Coriden East, 1; 4. Camden West, 1; 45. Cook and West tuonland. 1; 6. Cumberland, 2; 7. Durham, 2; 8. Glou cester and Macquarie, 1; 9. Xing and Georgians, 1 ; 10. Murray and St. Vincent, 1; 11. Northumberland and Hun t. t, 2; 12. Philip, Brisbane, and Bligh, 1; 13. Roxburgh and Wellington, 1 14. Stanley, 1. Total, 17 members. l'a.tord District s : l6 to 22, 8 members. Boroughs City of Sydney, 3 members ; 24. Sydney Thlll3le!., I; 2.5. l'aratnatta, 1; 26. Cumberland Boroughs, 27. Western ditto, 1 • 28. Southern ditto, 1; 29. Sonh. rn ditto, I ; 30. Noith-eastern ditto, 1; 31. Stanley dim". 1. Total, II members. Total elective members, 36; crown nominees, 18: total tatetuturs, SI. The population of New South Wales, independent of Port Philip, is 19'2,000. The ordivary revenue for the first quarter of the present year amounted to 71,8101., being an increase on the corresponding quarter of 18:4 of 8,8001.; of this, however, 0,2001. was from the sale of allotments in the Barrack-square. The crown land revenue amounted to 15,3791. an increase of 8,000/., princi 1' illy on the sales of land and town allotments. The ;:rose amount of both revenues was 89,9371., a gross imrease of 15,4681. VAN DIENIEN'S LAND. Accounts receiveifrOctlirs colony to the begin ning of May, announce the death of Mr. Anstey, an 041 and respected colonist. VICTORIA. Milbourne (Port Philip) journals received to the beginning of May notice the increasing cost of %heat and other articles of domestic consumption, in iiiiscquence of the late fire and the prevailing , 40 .ught. It would appear that in Mel u"urne alone, at the prevent time there are two steam mills, seven breweries, one boiling-down estab h'lut nt, one blacking manufactory, three iron and taa brass foundries. Melbourne his eight places of vr.inliip in course of erection; ono by the episcopa !Lan.. and the other seven by protestant dissenters: to addition, there is the Roman catholic church of St. Patrick in course of erection. COMMERCIAL DOCK COMPANY.— Yesterday a ntr,l court took place at the company's Mikes in Fen (Lirth.strect ; Robert Harrison, Esq.. in the chair. The ", , , , 6) business was the ft-election of three directors, viz., B " 'Ltd Carter, Esq., John Nis, Esq., and John Muter u", ; and of W. A. Hankey, Eaq, the NM' e court then adjourned. 'Ube Court. BALMORAL, THURSDAY, Barr. 18. Her Majesty and Prince Albert drove yesterday morning, and his Royal Highness afterwards went mat deer stalking. In the afternoon her Majesty drove in the open carriage, accompanied by the Prince++ Royal. Edwin Si r Landseer arrived at Balmoral yesterday on a visit to her Majesty. The dinner party yesterday included the Duchess of I Kent, Lajy Augusta and Lady Frances Bruce, Mr. Foe Mania, and Sir E. Landseer, Despatches were sent off yesterday from the Colonial anti: to the Governors of the North American Colonies, the Governors of Hung Kong and Ceylon, the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, end the Governor of Malta. Despatches were also sent off to the Governors of the Mauritius, Newfoundland, Labuan, and Bermuda. Despatches were receive d ti rounr sday at the ColoniaLefaeo from the Governor of Her LOSS OF THE "PACHA." The following graphic account of the catastrophe is from tho pen of a party who was on board the racha : We left Singapore at noon of the 21st of July on our passage to Penang and Calcutta, and had got on very well until twelve o'clock at sight, when we met the Erin, and by come means or another, at about seven minutes past twelve she ran foul of us, and in four minutes after the poor ruche sank from under us. We have lost from on board of us sixteen souls, and tow the forty-one that were saved were so God only knows; the thing was sudden that there wait not a chance to do any thing to save the people. The Erin cut right into the middle of the Fuchs. Burn and myself were asleep at the time. I heard the captain, Miller, sing out " Star board, hard a starboard," and I knew there was something wrong directly. I jumped up, put on my trousers, and ran on deck; bat before I eould get up the companion the Erin was right into the starboard side, and the Paeha's foremast went directly, Well, I ran forward and was coming aft again, when the first engineer told me the forehoM WY full of water and the ship gradually settling down, wadi she was. We ran aft to the quarter boats, and the people were lowering them down. I went to the companies for a tomahawk to cut them away. The people were crowding into them, so I got one of the life-buoys and put it on,and just then the Pacha gave a plunge, and went down bead foremost. I had only time to jump and clear the rail and boats' davits. The Pacha in going down sucked ime under a considerable distance. It was certainly an awful moment to hear and see the waters gurgling :end darkening over head ; but thank God in a short time I rose and found myself among a heap of spars and I cannot tell what of the wreck. The scene around was a fearful oue. The .Erinwas a short distance off, with the forepart of her nearly gone; and to hear the poor fellows around me crying out for somebody to come and save them was hear-rending. The Erin immediately lowered down her boats and picked up fifteen of us that were floating about—the remainder were got up the bows of the Erin. it is certainly miraculous how so mauv were saved, as it was only four minutes from the time of the colliaion taking place to the time of the Pacha's sinking, rind the Erin nearly as had . When we got on board she was goinl fast down by the head ; however, they got a sail round the bows of the vessel, and alter being there for three hours, we went on to Singapore, where we arrived on the 22nd, at 2.30 p.m., and next morn ing there was 7 feet of water in the engine-room, all the opium in the forehuld ruined, and a great dial in the after one. There is not one of us that has saved a rag of clothes. I had nothing on but a shirt and trousers. The following is a portion of a letter also from a party on board the l'acha :—" It was a beautiful night and calm, or we all should have been drowned. It was a most melon• choly sight; we all had a hard struggle for life, and to see them as they got on hoard the Eriu, on the forecastle, and round the capstan—all hands went down on their knees to prayers, and a clergyman on hoard returned thanks for those whose lives were spared. We were all in bed when it happened except those on watch. There was not a siugle thing saved belonging to any one. I urn happy to say there were no females on board at the time." THE ENOINEER'S REPORT OF TILE " ERIN." After riving a detailed account of the accident similar in effect to the preceding, the engineer proceeds as follows: " We steamed on to Singapore, being then at a distance of 90 miles. We ran the ship ashore as far us we could get her ou the beach ; we found at low-water two large holes, one in the port bow (the third plate from the keel) four feet long, and nne on the starboard how twelve inches square. Com menced at tide-times to put patches upon them, so as to get the ship off the beach beloro the neap-tides. I am happy to say that the two bottom plates are completed, and the ship is hauled off the beach ; we are now progressing favourably with the upper patches, and en:wet to sail for Hong Kong in sight days."—Maxis Adverisser of this morning. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. THIS DAY. GREEN WICII. MURDER OF A POLICEMAN. IVilliata Creasy was re-examined, charged on suspicion with the murder of a policeman of the It division, of the name of James Iltuitie, about the middle of Feb., 18 IS. Mary Ann Davie, who lived with the prisoner, said—l first became acquainted with the prisoner about six years ago, at Hackney, when working with a laundress. It was in the summer, and I east not know the prisoner before. Ile was then lodging about three miles from me, having a wife living at the time, of which I was not aware. About six months after I became acquainted with him I went and lived with him at Dept ford, at Gibbons-street. We lived there one week before the murder took place, and three weeks after we went again to Hackney, where we resided for about three mouths, and then removed to Jersey. We stayed there about six or eight months. Ile used to use me very bad, and I said that if ever I went back to England I would make him suffer for that, when he took up a pair of bellows and cut my head open. We came back from Jersey, but where we landed I cannot say, and we lodged near Dooley -street, and afterwards removed to Deptford. We had no settled place for about four months before we came to Deptford. The witness was very lath to say anything in the charge saying that she could not recollect, her memory being so bail. She was certain that he had told her that lie had killed the p Iceman. His right hand was full of blood, and he threatened that if she said anything about it he would be hung for her as well. It was not out of malice that she said this, for she had loved him as she had loved her soul, and would hove dune anything for him. When he struck her with the bellows and cut her head open, she did not say that he did it, but said that she had fallen down stairs. Could not recollect the doctor's name that attended her, she had such a bad recollection, owing to her being frightened by the prisoner's constant ill-usage. She was ill all the time she was atJ ersey. The prisoner said he could, if allowed, explain where he hail lodged fur 28 years past. The magistrate mitt be had much better reserve it for a fitter occasion. . . . . Ser;rea7ti.:Crpenter Mated that he hut made inquiries at Hackney and at Deptford, and found that the statements as to dates were generally correct. The prisoner had stated that at the time of the murder he was working at Walthamstow, and on making in. quiries he found that he was absent for about twelve mouths; thus including the time that the murder took place. Ou the 10th of July, 1844, ho went away, and has not been heard of since till the prevent time. He bad heard that he was the terror of the place, that ho was tried fur the murder of his first wife, and had ill-used very much the second. He had been engaged the whole of the time in making inquiries, but owing to the length of time since it occurred, was nut able to gather anything more, and therefore prayed for a remand. The magistrate said, under the circumstances he should remand the case for it week. LORD JOHN ItUsSELL IY WALES.—LLANISERIS, FILIDAY..-- Rill lordship, Lady Russell, and family, arrived at Bangor by uain on Tuesday morning last, and proceeded to visit Thomas Asshetoa Esq., at Vacnol, passing the night at the t'eurhyn Arias Hotel. On Wednesday morning Lady Russell and party arrived at the Uxbridge Arms Hotel, Caraarron, and were joined at 3 o'clock by his lordship, who arrived in an open boat, down the ]tenor Straits, from the bridge. The premier, accom panied by his family, then visited the noble castle of Car varvon, the time-honoured ruins of which he inspected with the greatest interest. The party almost immediately proceeded on to the Victoria Hotel, Llanberis, where they now remain, enjoying the scenery of this delightful lo cality. THE ALLEGED SEIZURE OF BRAZILIAN SHIPPING. —lt was stated; in the Express of Wednesday,. that a meeting of Manchester merchants, trading to Brazil, had taken steps to induce the directors of the Commercial Aso*. ciation of that town, to communicate with the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, ou the subject of the recent seizure of the Amalie, smack, and other vessels, with the conse quences likely to arise out of these proceedings. The direc tors of the association had a meeting on Thursday, on the subject, which resulted in the following letter being ad dressed by the president to Lord Palmerston :—" Man chester Commercial Association, Sept. 18, 16.51.—My Lord, —A numerous sad influential deputation of members of this association, largelyeugaged in the Brazilian trade, have recently waited upon the Board, and have represented that the intelligence received from Brazil by the last packet, and which has since appeared in the public papers, is of a nature calculated to inspire with the greatest alarm every British merchant engaged in commerce with that country, the more so as the published accounts are amply borne out by their private correspondence. The association learn that feelings of the greatest exasperation against the British government prevail in the Brazilian le gislature, and amongst the people at large, in consequence of certain alleged acts of injustice inflicted by our cruisers upon subjects of that state, by the seizure and destruction of their shipping engaged in legitimate commerce, and by the confiscation of their cargoes without due legal investi gation; and that a law had been passed by a majority of 79 to Ls, in the Lower House of Representatives, empowering the government to place the coasting trade under the flag of some more powerful nation, a mode of proceeding which it is feared, may be still further extended, to the incalcu lable injury of British commerce, should a similar course of whet they assert to be unprovoked aggression on the part of Great Britain be any longer persevered in. The association have, therefore, requested me respectfully to bring the mat ter under your lordship's notice, feeling that the magnitude of the interests involved, whether as regards the immense importance of the trade, which may thus be placed in isopardy, or the vast amount of British property at present in the hands of Brazilians, will be deemed by your lordship apology sufficient for their trespassing upon your attention; and they trust that your lordship will cause strict inquiry 1 1 to be made into the truth of the foregoing allegation, and, if it should be ascertained that any substantial ground of complaint does in reality exist, your lordship will mime gigtely adopt such a course as may effectually provide against a recurrence of arts of unnecessary s sverity towards the Brazilian people; and, as great anxiety and I:ceertaint/ prevail among the merchants interested in the tra , w it Brasil, this association will esteem it as a favour if M . lordship will supply them with any information ealculsh.. 4 to oily the apprehemions which have necessarily been elcitcd by the advises above referred to. I have the honour to be, my lord, your lordship's most obedient ser vant (signed), J. AarINALL Teasing, President.—The ltight flea. Lord Vissoant Palmerston, C).C.8., duo., ito." THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1851. THE REGISTRATIONS. WESTMINSTER.—Yesterday morning John Fraser Ms.:queen, Esq.,the barrister appointed to revise the lists for the City of Westminster, sat in the Vice-Chancellor's Court, Westminster Hall. Mr. Itiuggitt attended on the part of the liberals. The claims arc as follow: St. Ann's, Soho, 6 ; St. Clement MUCH, 0 ; St. Ocorfe's, Hanover-square, 3 ; St. James's, 4 ; ' • St. John's, 6 ; St. Margaret's, 4 ; St. Martin's, 14 St. Mary-le-Strand, 0 ; Precinct of the Savoy, 0 ; total 37. These are wholly omitted by the overseers, and there is not a single objection. The morning was oc cupied in the correction of verbal errors is the lists, and nothing of the slightest importance occurred. HERTFORDSHIRE.—The district of Hemel Hemp- , stead was revised on Wednesday. In the parish of Kens worth, the claim of Thomas Fossey was objected to by Mr. Bontems, on the ground that he could not make out a bene ficial leasehold qualification. Mr. Swordcr called Mr. Foster, who said that he held a lease for 21 years, renew able every seven years, but upon cross-examination, ho could not say what rent he paid for it, nor what profit he made out of it. The ease was theftfore adjourned for the production of the lease.—ln the parish of Ftamstcad, the names of Edward Burr and Frederick Hose were struck out, they bring merely trustees fur, and haring no interest in, the property.—ln the parish of Hemel Hempstead, Mr. A. L. Compigue's claim was disallowed both on the regis ter end the new list, on the ground that he had ceased to be owner of his farm and had not been occupier long enough to entitle him to claim for the new qualification. The bil lowing is the result of the day's revision :—Liberal gain: Claims, 19; objections, 24-43. Tory gain: Claims, 38; objections, 13-51. Liberal gain to this time, 138 ; Tory ditto 121.—The court for the district of Ilattield was held on Thursday. In the parish of Elstree the claim of J. B. Fowles, the gentleman whose name was struck out at Al denham, was again expunged, he having again claimed as a " leaseholder" instead of an occupier. In the Essendon list two claims were struck out by the liberals on the ground that the claims were informal, one being without the name of the parish and the other without the name of the county. In striking out these claims the barrister remarked that he did so most reluctantly, and be reocatedly referred to the statutes to see if he could nut find a loop-hole for their es cape. lie blamed the overseer for having shown the cl a ims, and directed bim not to do it again. Me. Bontems denied that it was improper for the overseers to produce the claims; any overseer was at liberty to show the claims to whom he pleased: In this case, if he had been the overseer, he would have treated the claims as mere waste paper. Mr. S aorder said he felt assured that if he had been aware of the point he could have convinced the court that the names could be retained. The Barrister considered he had no alternative, hut must strike out the names.—ln the parish of Hatfield, W. Fisher and W. Harrow were objected to by Mr. Buntcms, and Mr. &corder put in agreements by which the claimants held their estates in exchange for others which they had given up to the Marquis of Salisbury. Mr. Bontems contended that such agreements gave them no title to the property, and said he doubted whether the marquis had the power to make the exchange in question. The Barrister said it was fur Mr. Bontems to prove the incapacity of the marquis. The claimants were is possession and enjoyment of the pro perty, and he considered their claims good; and they were allowed. ticorge Webb was objected to by the tories, and the name struck off, lie having claimed for " freehold houses," and it appeared that, although he had been pos sessed of the land long enough, the houses had not Len built in time.—ln the parish of Ridge Mr. 11. B. Norman, who had hers, objected by Mr. liontems, appeared to prove his qualification. Early in the day ar. Bantems had of freest to withdraw the objection. but Norman declined to accept the offer, stating that he should ask for costs. After waiting until nearly the close of the court, the claim was struck off, Mr. Norman nut having been in possession long enough. Result of the day's revisioa:—Liberal gain: claims, 27 ; objections, 25-52. 'Cory gain: claims, 37 ; objections, 26-53. Liberal gain to this time, 138; tory ditto, 121. DCRIIAM.—The list of voters for the northern and southern division of the county . of Durham was i'eviseil on Tuesday last by IL Matthews, Esq., the barrister appointed, 78 new claims were allowed, and 30 names were struck off the list. The revision of the city list was afterwards pro ceeded with, the following being the result :—Objections by conservatives, freemen, 8 ; struck off, 3 ; withdrawn, 3. Conservative claims, 0; sustained, 3. Objections by con servatives, householders, 3 ; struck off, 3. Conservative claims, householders, II ; sustained, 11. Objection , by li berals, freemen, 12 ; struck off, 4 ; withdrawn, 5. Liberal claims, 3' • sustained, 3. Objections by liberals, house holders, 13; struck Mt 8 ; withdrawn, 3. Liberal claims, householders, 11 ; sustained, G.—Durham Adretieser. THE VOLUNTARY EDUCATIONISTS AT MANCHESTER. The conference of the members and friends of the I Congregational hoard of Education upon the Voluntary Principle closed on Tuesday evening with the appointment of a county board for Lancashire, and a resolution that it was desirable to enter iato further subscriptions to secure the amount of about 4,400/. a year for the support of the training schools, and to raise uew schools, and aid such others as were in ditticuitiesi. In the evening the proceedings closed with a public meeting. Mr. Cnossi.m, Mayor of Ilalifax, presided. Mr. E. BAINES lc:vim; read a paper on tho subject of education, The Rev. Mr. KELLY addressed the meeting at some length, and conducted by moving n resolution to the effect that the rapid extension of the 111,illIS of primary instruc tion iu the country during the last half-century, and the evidence of the iacreas•d interest telt by the humbler cla.sscs in reference to education, furnished grounds for in• creased confidence in the efficiency of the volnntary system. Ike. GEO. SMITH, of London, seconded the resolution, and it was carried unanimously. The Rey. Dr. HALLEY waved the next resolution, which : . That voluntary education is, and national education ought to be, the wort of tin: people themselves, since the training of the child is essentially the duty of the parent,— a responsibility which he cannot devolve on any classes, sects, or parties in the colon unity ;—that the true purposes of education would be deteateil if, on the one hand, parents should be compelled to educate their offspring, or, on the other, should succeed in comoelling their fellow-citizens to provide for them the nieaus to instruction ; that all which enlightened patriotism and Christian benevolence can do, in this matter, is to c ill the attention of parents to the duty of educating their ehildreu—to elevate, by all suitable means the tone of popular thinking on this subject—to assist well ' qualified persons in fitting themselves for the office of teachers--aud to aid the really needy in their efforts to dis charge a sacred obligation. That this meeting deprecates the adoption of u national system of education based on general or local taxation, and deems a strenuous opposition to the schemes recently proposed, and to all similar plans, justified by such ex nsiderations as the following :-1. They involve a considerable addition to the taxation of the country, which, according to a fixed law, presses most heavily on the poorest _portion of the community. 2. They would paralyse the e fforts of benevolence, to which this country is so largely indebted—all experience proving that the aid of the state diminishes the resources of voluntary liberality. 3. They would deaden the sense of parental responsibily and inflict serious moral injury on the poor, by taking from them the inducement to provide education at their own cost, thus encouraging pauperism of the worst description. 4. They essentially involve the principle of communism, since, resting on the assumption that it is the duty of the state to provide education for the people, they necessarily admit that the people may claim this as a right; a principle which would not only introduce embarrassment into the all-important subject of education, but produce the most disastrous results in reference to other departments of legislation. 6. They would destroy that competition, which gives to education a more vital energy, and a higher charac ter, than any governmental supervision can secure. O. They are antagonistic to the principles of commercial free ' dons, which have been adopted as the basis of future legis lation. 7. To realise the professed designs of their pro moters, attendance must be enforced by compulsory enact ment. 8. The, would depreciate in general estimation the value of education, since experience proves that what is obtained without effort is lightly regarded. 9. They involve centralisation, because, on many important points, they contain provisions which set aside the local management they . originate. 10. They are encumbered with the most serious difficulties in connexion with the moral and religious training of the young, necessitating one or other of the following plans :—a. An attempt to adapt the religious instruction to the different religious denomina tions, which would exclude the truths regarded by Chris tians holding evangelical sentiments as vital and funda mental. b. The exclusion of religion from day schools by force of law, which would be an infringement of religious liberty, would outrage the feelings and convictions of many practical friends of education, debar from the profession of teacher all persons of earnest piety, and prove injurious to ' the character of education itself. c. The equal support of all forms of religions belief, which would set aside the su premacy of truth, and create a new religious establishment far more extensive than the present one. 11. They do not admit of any guarantee as W the religious principles and character of the teacher." _ . . The Rev. Dr. MASSIE seconded the resolution, and it was carried unanimously. A vote of thanks to the chairman was passed, and the proceedings terminated. REPRESENTATION 07 BIADPORD.—The committee for promoting the requisition *Kr. Milligan met last night, under the presidency of S. C. Lister, Esq., to report pro gress, and to consider what sew should now be taken. It was stated that more than 500diaatures had been obtained to the requisition, and that many persons who had not signed the document had plesied, notwithstanding, to vote for Mr. Milligan. In the coarse of the day the hon. gentle man will, most likely, receive the requisition ; and there is a confident feeling that ho will accede to the wish of the elector,. His address may be looked for on the walls of the town early to-morrow. Mr. Wickham, the other candi date is, like Mr. Milligan, • free trader.—Bradford observer. VALUE OP LABOUR IN IRELAND.—Labourers aro very scarp in this locality, and such is the demard for them that a single able-bodied pauper over 15 years of ago has not remained in the workhouse. The average wages given to labourers at present is from Is. 3.1. to Is. per day. I The small farmers complain bitterly at not liting able to i ,srocre enough of labourtvs at any price. On M., whole, we are Oonvioewl that, from the appearance of the orop i sneasny, this will be a plentifhl year, and we trust the rereranner of better Jaya fee Ireland.—itoecommou Jearsiti. SPORTING. DONCASTER RACES. BETTING ON THURSDAY NIGHT. nig cur. A great deal of business was done on this event at fluctu tuatiug prices, 6 to 4 being at one time laid on Maid of Masham, and 6to 4 afterwards offered against her ; at the close the betting was even, the mare having the all; 5 to 2 was offered against Sir J. Hawley'a lot. II to I art Mokanaa 2O tol art Trirkstreci 12 to I Xrierninster TO to 1 Grand Duke (t) 17 to 1 Conitlence 40 to I Sunders (t) CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 20 to 1 art Boirdine Schwa I 21 to I yet Curl (t) • Mite Ally 25 to 1 Deceitful DERBY. 9 to 1 eget Hobble Noble (t) 15 to 1 art Alfred the Great 18 to 1 Augur to 1 Vortex (t) 20 to 1 Kineof Trumps (t) 1 40 40 to 1 Treasurer (t) 9) to 1 Cluvertrous, (t) Bobbie Noble was backed for 1,000/. at 8 and 9 to 1, a similar amount having bets previously laid out at 8 to 1. The following list of the principal visitors, on Wednes day, shows a great falling off as compared with last year Prince Dobia ; the Earls of Chesterfield, Zetland, Scar borough, Glasgow, Strathmore, and Caledon ; Lords New port, Maidstone, Enfield, Clifden, John Fitzroy, Drum lanrigg, Lurgan, Exmouth, W. Powlett, Ribblesdale, Vil liers, and G. Manners; Barons L. and M. Rothschild and Osten ; Counts Ito/endow, llardenberg, and Batthyaity ; Sirs C. Monek, G. Armitage, G. V. B. Johnstanc, J. Hawley, J. Gerard, R. Peel, T. Sykes, W. H. Milner, and T. White; llonourablea B. Lawley, It. Lawley, Colonel Anson, Captan Rous, H. Forrester, F. Villiers, C lonel Stanley, J. Macdonald, Admiral Paulet; Captains Gam bier, Hill, Pettat, Bastard, Maddox, and Wilson ; Messrs. Orevillo, Gratwicke, Payne, Cookson, 0. Higgins, n.P., Gregory, Milner, NI P., Osbaldeston, Lumley, Carew, Drinkald, Magenis, S. Davidson, Jaques, B. Read, Meik , lam, dte., . _ FRIDAY'S RACER. SWEEPATARE3 of 200 sure. each, h ft, for 3-yr olds ; cults Sat 71b, fillies fist 21b. ; the second to save his stake. St. Leger Course. Lord Halinton's Hippolytus (Marlow) Mr. H. Johnson's t onfistecce (A. lisp 2 Lord Glasgu a's Noiale-cript (llamas) 3 Betting : 7 to 4 on Hippolytus and .5 to 2 agst Confidence. Won very easily by a length ; Nondescript beaten of. Itun in 3 min. 38 see. lIANDICAP PLATE of 70 toys., for 3-yr olds and upwards. Mile sad a quarter. sir J. llawley'sCllncher, 4 yrt, Bet 71b (J. Mar Mr. Itot,on's The Sweep, 4 yr., 7st 21b Mr. 11 , ,eltios', Lough Emu, 3 yes, fkt 12. b The following started but were not placed : Mr. Arran's Sweetheart, Lord Chesterfield's Humphrey, Lord War wick's Grief, Mr. Morris', Haresfoot, Mr. W. fitebbings' Knock Knoll, Mr. Harrison's Mist Fanny, Mr. Barker's Lily. Bettina: 7 to 4 agst Clincher, 5 to 1 each agst Miss Fanny and llaresfoot, G to 1 agst The Sweep, 7 to 1 agst Humphrey, and 8 to 1 agst Grief. Humphrey, Lough Hawn, Kuook Knoll, and Grief, got of in a body, and ran together over the bill, the running being then taken up by Miss Fanny, followed by Humphrey, Sweetheart, and Knock Knoll. They ran in this order to the bend, where Lily went to the front, and taking a clear lead, made `day until within half a distance of the chair; Clincher, the Sweep, and : ough &van now showed in advance, the fa vourite getting his head first opposite the stand, and win ning easily by a length. Run in 2 min. 15 sees. 1111. L STAXEs of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for 3-yr-old fillies ' Sat 71b each ; the second to receive 100 sort. out of the stakes, and the winner to pay 30 nova. towards expenses. St. Leger course. Su J. 1 lassie) 's Aphrodite (J. Mama) 1 Mr. Ibirrisos's Trickstress (Marko/ 2 Lord J. Se tt's trt.errltaa Lord Exeter's Phlegm ( Eame s 4 Mr. 5. D.OikllKA:el4 V,vondlere (A. Pay) 4 Betting: 3 to 1 on Aphruditi% and 4 to 1 agst trickatress. This was such a ridiculously hollow affair as scarcely to call for a description; suffice it that VivatidiZne and Tnckstress made the running alternately to the road, and that Aphro dit,s had the rest of it to herself, winning by eight lengths. The race was run in 3 min. 20 sees. DOxensTEll. Cut' of 300 sore., for 3-yr-olds, 7st; four, Sat alb; live, 121 b; six and aged, tht lib ; mares and geldings allowed 31b. ; winners extra. Cup Course. About two miles and a half. 64 J. Ilaeley's The tun 3 yrs, 74 .......... I Mr. Saxon's cue blsek Liovor, 3 yre 74 Mr. Wrothe.'s Mold of Miedtsm, G yrs, let lab ...(0 Abdsle) 3 Mr. AV.Oker'AMrs. Birch, 3 ye., tat IA (J. o,bcrne) 4 51r. M. is's %%deo() 3 yrs, :Ist I.lb Mr. Ileseitine's Lotigh Hawn, 3 yrs, let Baron Rothsehild's c by Marlin XII., darn by Touchstone, 3 )rt.. ;et . Betting: Even on Maid of Mashant, and 5 to 2 each agst The Ban and Black Doctor. Lough Dawn took the lead at starting, and at the stand was leading about 20 lengths, fol lowed by Vatican, Mrs. Birch, and Maid of )lasham, the Black Doctor sixth, and the Ban last. Tb.ytravelled in this order ut a strung pee: to the hill, where the running was token up by Vatican, who went on with it, hating the Maid of Masham and Mrs. Birch in his track to the bend. Maid of Nlushani then went in advance, waited on by the Black Doctor and the Ban, who caught her at the tle , taace, and went on singled out to the end, the Ban win ning easily by two lengths, Maid of Masham, who broke down, a bad third. lttot. in 4 min. 41 sect. On returning to scale, the trainer of the Black Doctor objected to the winner, on the ground that Sir Joseph Hawley ran two horses is the race (Vatican, who ran as Sir Joseph Haw ley's property. in the 70/. plate, was stated to have beer, sold to Mr. Morris before this race was run, and ran in his co lours.) The ease had not been gone into alien wo left Doncaster. _ NIALSEItY PLATE Of 100 soya., for 2-yr olds. Last mile. Mr. titesheoson's Euphissy, Ilb (AM:roftl 1 Mr. Wrlght'd bird-on the•tt 1144 7st I3lb (F. 2 Lord Chesterneld'a f by Lanercou out of Jerranni, 646. (Charlton) 3 The followin , also ran, but were not placed:—Mr. Mcik lam's Evadne, tat 1016 ; Rogers's Merry Bird, let 91b (including 21b over) ; Mr. 11. Steithings's Sir Charles Napier, Tat llb ; Mr. Fryer's Captain Flash, 7st llb ; Mr. J. Oshorne's Equal, GA ; Mr. Whitting's Dame Tattle, fist 611); Mr. Hobson's Barbata, Gst. Betting : 5 to 2 agst Merry Bird, 3 to 1 agst Bird-on-the- Wing, 4 to 1 mot Equal, 5 to 1 agst Janima filly, and 6 to 1 each agst Erudite and Sir Charles Napier. Equal, with Merry Bird and Evadno laid up, cut out the work to the distance, whero the lot closed ; half way up Euphony and Bird-on-the-Wing went up, and singled themselves out, the former winning by a short length, Juniima filly a bad third. Run in 1 min. 43 secs. DONCASTEO STAKES of 10 BOYS. each, with 100 added, for three-year-olds; colts, list 71b; fillies, list 31b; winner extrt ; the second to rcecave .50 goys. uut of the stakes, and the winner to pay 20 WWII. towards expenses. Last mile and a half. lee Per J. Raw s Aphrodite, fat Mb (Including Mb extra) - --- (J. Mahan) I Mr. R. E. Oliver's Pais, Mt Mil (FLotman) 2 Mr. PborDer's Lantarilbe. Hat 710 Mr. it. E. o.irer'o Sir KO 4 land TresebArd. Sot 7ib . rib:v . be cro y 3 4 Betting.-4 to 1 on Aphrodite, who waited on Isc(ria to the'hend, came on by herself, and won in a canter by six lengths. Run in min. 44 secs : - - - - - Dux STALES of .50 SOTS. each, h ft, for three-year-olds. Last mile. . _ iir J. Hawley 'a T 'dd . angton. A.t 71b Mr. Milford'. The Prime Mlnider, fat 'Withdrew hie Make. Mercu, 200, h ft. Fitawilliam caurse.—Lord Glasgow's Nondescript received forfeit from Col. Arum's Potent (dead). - - - - • : Owing to the want of public interest in the Cup and the almost entire absence of speculation on it until the night before the race, the attendance this afternoon was chiefly confined to parties stopping in the neighbourhood, and to visitors from the manufacturing districts; few patronised the special train from town, and the aggregate, compared with the memorable Cup day of lBa, showed a falling off to the extent of at least one third ; very few fashionables were present. The racing was excellent, and was remark able for the success which attended Sir Joseph Ilawley's colours, Aphrodite winning the lark-bill and Doncaster stakes in the commonest of canter., and the Dan the Cup, Maid of Masham, who was looking well at the time, having broken down at the distance. The Cup race, it will be seen, remains in abeyance until the stewards shall have adjudi cated on' he objection agaiust the winner. The meeting on the whole has been very successful, and it is gratifying to add that the management in every department is entitled to the highest praise ; not less commendable were Mr. Sey mour Clarke's arrangements at the railway station, the ar rival and departure of the trains having been so regulated as to prevent the confusion that prevailed last year, and the occurrence of an accident of any consequence. THE NEW SURREY COUNTY GAOL AT WANDS WORTII.—This edifice, erected as a substitute for the jails of Guildford, Kingstor, &c., is at length completed, and is now ready for the reception of prisoners. It is built upon an elevated and salubrious site, Wandsworth-common, and from its extensive outline has a most commanding aspect. The external walls inclose an area of 13 acres, a large por tion of which is appropriated as airing grounds, &c. The building itself, which is of an irregular pentagonal form, occupying the remainder, about 1,000 feet in length and 600 feet in depth. The design is by D. Hill, Esq., architect, of Birmingham. The style is plain, consists ing of massive brickwork, with stone coigns and dress- , ins, the interior hating all the modern improve- ments and arrangements as at Pentouville and simi lar prisons ; it is, moreov er, entirely fireproof, and the whole details of t'lte plan have been ably carried out by Messrs. Locke and Neshant, of Theobald's-road, the , builders. This gaol is calculated for 700 prisoners; , a separate cell for each, measuring 13 feet by 7 feet, and 7 feet in height; and there are also 47 reception and punishment cells, the whole of the floorings of which, in order effectually to exclude thane, are laid with Orsi and Armani's patent metallic lava. The chapel has ; 304 separate sittings, and, from the flooring being laid in ; chequered blue and white Staffordshire tiles, has a very neat appearance. Throughout the whole building similar :toj.iratut to Ventoutille it oitiolied for warming. venti- Liting, cooking, dryitt4 clothes, ete.; whilo tee kitchen, cooking apparatus, laundry, &c., are isolated from the ,1 main building. The magistrates' room and the apartments for the respective elficers are neatly, but not expensing', ' fitted. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. The attendance yesterday, which considerably ex ceeded 20,000, was pronounced by the officials to be one of the best Friday's " companies " they bad seen for some week•. The visitors were evidently of the higher classes of society, especially the foreiguas. The building was delight fully cool and pleasant, and being much less crowded than on the shilling days, formed one of the most delightful prome nades in the world. Mr. Hobbs lectured to numerous and distinguished audiences on the virtues of his lock, and the great Swedish gun was an object of much curiosity to the military vision. The general opinion is, that the breech would not stand repeated discharges. Two additions have recently been made in the Milan sculpture room, which from the homely and easily understood nature of their subjects and beautiful execution, attract con tinuous crowds, especially of the female visitors. One is the Italian maypole, with its circle of prizes round the top, and a group of children round the base, all stru4gling to ascend. The attitudes of these latter are so natural, and depicted with so much humour, that the ladies constantly surround the group, and sympathise with the li.tle girls who are pushed away from the prize by the more vigorous male candidates. The other novelty is a statuette: representing a little girl selling Cupids out of a basket. The figure of the girl is full of ease and nature, and the details of costume are worked out with much deli cacy of handling. This figure, although placed in a corner, is much admired and inquired after. A good deal of en tertainment was provided for the visitors, yesterday, in the musical department, of which it is refreshing to add the great organs took no share. We believe we may add to our list of medal-holden Prince Albert for his conception and patronage of the Exhibition. Mr. Paxton receives a similar reward for his design of the Crystal Palace, and Messrs. Fox and Henderson, fot the efficient manner in which they carried that design into execution. Messrs. Hibbert and Platt get a great medal for their beautiful display of the whole process of the cotton manufacture, and one each has been awarded to Grey and Davison for the English, and to Ducroquet for the French, organ. We trust that the ambition of these exhibitors will be now satisfied, and that they will permit their huge instruments to sleep for the remainder of the season. We believe it was proposed to grant one to the East India Company, for their magnificent display of Oriental luxuries ; but the proposal was resisted by souse of the jurors, on the grounds that th•r Company are neither manufacturers nor dealers but obtained their rarities either as tribute, or by conquest. The Emperor of Russia must content himself with a silver medal, and the Sultan is put on the same footing. and 0 (furs, leathers, Ike.) have no great medal, the most distinguished exhibitor in either, Mr. Nicolay, of Osfurd-street, being a juror, and thereby disqualified from candidature. This gentian-in must there fore content himself with the general award of public opi nion, which pronounces his furs to be the finest display that has been seen for many years. The whole number of British exhibitors who have obtained great medals is 79 ; and as the French have 3.1, the remainder must be tolerably well scattered among the rest of the foreign exhibitors. Grouud has ut length been broken in the way of ex pressing public opinion as to the disposal of the surplus by the local committee of 'kitten, who, at a meeting held in i the Borough-court of that town, on the 17th inst., Robert Heywood, Esq., J.P., presiding, passed a series of resolu tions, copies of which were yesterday in the hands of the executive committee, and arc given be:ow. It is cousi &reel highly probable that this step of the Bolton com mittee will be followed by similar demonstrations from the ether local committees. Thu Duke of Devonshire, Duchess of Inverness, Earl Fitzwilliam, Viscountess Torrington, and Mr. Wyld, M.P., were among the visitors yesterday. The police numbers were 21,458, and the receipts 2,2271. 24. The following shows the temperature yesterday, as re corded by Mr. lienuett's thermometer, being the mean result of 100 readings:-1U o'clock, rut; 12 o'clock, 61 ; 2 o'clock, 61; 4 o'clock, 63; 6 o'clock, 61. Mean tempera ture, 61.4. The following is the document above alluded to : "At a meeting of the local committee for Bolton, held in the runistrates liorougli Court, on the kith Sept., 1611, Robert Heywood, Esq., J.l'., in the chair, the fol lowing resolutions were unanimously agreed to: let. That her Majesty's Colllllll3tiOoCra be urgently and respectfully requested to express and record the warm feelings of grati tude and admiration universally entertained towards his Royal Highness Prince Albert, by the erection of a column and statue of the prince as president of the royal CUTIIMib• siunen, in bronze or other metal, and in civil costume, with a suitable inscription, either in the centre of the space now occupied by the Crystal Palace, or in some other appropriate ' I situation. 2nd. That the royal commissioners and the exe cutive committee be respectfully requested, in the event of the removal of the Crystal Palace (which this committee would greatly regret), to purchase so much of its materials as may be required fur the erection of a building in one or other of the new parks for the people, or some other con venient situation, adapted to receive all the specimeus, mo dels, drawings, engravings, printed books, manuscripts, and other docunieuts relative to the Exhibition, which it may be thought desirable to preserve for the use of the nation. That admission to the said building should, under suitable regulations, be tree to the public : and that so much of the surplus funds derived from the Great Exhibition of the present year as may he requisite for the necessary expenses of keeping the said building in repair, and for moderate salaries to the necessary °Ricers, should be invested for that purpose. 3. That her Majesty's Commissioners for the Great Industrial Exhibition be respectfully requested to solicit from the Lords Commissioners of the M ends and Forests permission to mark the site and dimensions of the Crystal Palace, by placing at each corner a monolithic block of granite or other stone, with appropriate inscriptions deeply incised recording the date of the opening and closing of the Exhibition, the year of our Lord and of the reign of Queen Victoria; its purpose and success ; the names of the president, and members of the royal commission ; of the executive committee and principal Akers ; the designer of, and contractors for, the building ; the number of visitors, and the amount received for admission, with such other facts as may be considered of interest to future generations; and that it be further suggested that the said monolithic blocks might be made ornamental as the bases of statues embiemstic of the lour great divisions of the Exhibition, or of the four continents which have contributed to it." THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.—WOOLWICH, SEPT. 19. —The Lady Franklin, commanded by Captain Penny, arrived at Woolwich yesterday afternoon, and was brought up at moorings alongside the Saßette receiving ship, oppo site the dockyard, and the Sophia, her sister vessel, is daily expected at this port. The Lady Franklin has come haw sate and sound, in excellent condition and remarkably clean, and with as healthy and robust a crew as ever sailed in any region, and without a single complaint amongst the men on board, if it is excepted that they say they cannot now eat so much mint as they used to do of fat pork and other rich edibles, their appetites having greatly abated since they lett the Orkneys for Woolwich. The Danish interpreter has returned with ti hem, and appear to be a ;7,ArLdici:;ntthaant dthtlatablyvinerytelelhirpztArao a? p reres bu ' Panit Terror, are still safe. IRON RULING ROUND ST. PAL'L'S CATHEDRAL. —la the new City Sewers Act appears .the following im portant enactment (14 and 16 \ het. c. 91., local), " And wherein it may hereafter be thought deeiraide to open and lay into the public street the ground, area, or space, in the west front of the cathedral church of St. Pants, now en closed with an iron rail or fence, or some part thereof, he it therefore enacted. that it shall be lawful for the commis sioners to treat and agree with the Archbishop of [...enter bury, the Lord Bishop of London, and the Lord Mayer of London, the trustees for the fabric of the said cathedral church, or any two of them, and with the Dean and CheD• ter of the said cathedral church (who are hereby several)r authorised and empowered to contract, if they shall think fit to do so, with the commissioners accordingly), for open ing and laying into the said public street all or any part of the ground, area, or space lying westward of the great steps leading up to the said church (except that part encompassed Iwith an iron rail whereon the statue of the late Queen Anne is erected), and in the event of any such agreement being entered into as to all or any part of the said ground, area, or open space the commissioners are hereby autho rised and empowered, by and outof the monies arising from the consolidated rate, to make such compensation for the same to the said trustees as shall be mutually agreed upon, and thereupon to cause the said ground, area, or space (ex cept as before excepted) or so much thereof as shall be so' ' ogneed fur, tole opened and laid into the public street, any law or prescription to the contrary there if in anywise not- withstanding. ' By virtue of this act, which is now in farce, means may be adopted for the removal of the iron' , railing round the eathednil. IRELAND. DUBLIN, SEPT. 19. -.- The Marquis of Ormonde's letter about flax cul ture has caused quite a panic among the farmers who have speculated in that branch of industry in the south of Ireland. According to his lordship's showing the farmer cannot under present circum stances cultivate flax except at an enormous loss, and from the calculations he sets forth it would appear that ho himself will find a balance of some two pounds per acre against him in his trials of the pre sent year. The Cork Reporter, however, shows that his lordship labours under some mistakes. Among others he assumes the price per ton for flax to be only 21. 10s., whereas good flax is worth 41. per ton, and actually brings that price in some of the southern markets at present. . Again, says the Reporter, it is a mistake to suppose that the seed is iucluded in the fits ; und the seed produced on an Irish acre is worth from 3!. to 61. per tun, while the light seed sad chaff of the hills may he made very valuable by being used for feeding purposes. If we add, therefore, 11. Ins. per ton for the Ilas itself to his lordship's calcula tions, and 4!. for the seed, which he has not taken into ac (Aunt at all, we shall.iinit that his acre of itix should bring 11/., leasing a profit of nearly 61. per acre, uu u produce of 4 " tons to the acre. - - Mr. Lehuide Crosthwaite, a respectable merchant of Dublin, has addressed a letter to the Evening Post, to combat the statements of Lord Ormonde on this subject. lie shows hull the calculations of Mr. Clarke, of Baileborough, an extensive flax grower, that a profit of 71. 10s. Pee acre, not including rent, may be reasonably expected on a good flax crop. The following paragraph, however, in the Northern shows that there is some foundation toe the anxiety which prevails with respect to the flax crop in the south of Ireland:— 'We have learned one great evil result of the mismanage ment, incompetency, and indifference of the parties who, some time ago, attempted to get up a flax society in the south of Ireland. Amongst tho•o whom their apparent zeal induced to grow flax widely was Mr. Dorgan. Tho issue of his undertaking we learn from a correspondent, who says: "Mr. llargan has given up his large limn of Kildinan, near Cork, and the flax concern. Mr. Roche, M.P., his landlord, has gut all, and Mr. Bargau has lust ' heavily by the transaction. This affair has thrown a damper on flax growing in this part of the country." If the men who started the flax association bud exhibited an ordinary degree of energy and unity of purpose, Mr. Delon might have had a dillerent issue to his patriotic under taking. But it is thus things are too often done in Ireland. Retuning to the increased itirretus which the ; potato blight, returning, as it has done, in all its intensity through a great part of the country, must give to emigration, the Northern Whig says : We hear rumours already of many industrious farmers In Down intending to give up th it land and go to America. They complain that they are hard pressed at home—that the old securities they trusted in are slipping away from them—thus whilst the value of agricultural productions has diminished, their landlords exhibit no willingness to come forward mud bear their legitimate share of the Colo,lllllnleCS. The proprietors still continue to enforce the payment of the highest rent that can be squeezed truss the land, :Led the .. tenant finds :to is A ,,,, m i ng 1 , 1610 .. my vir..A . ll, he snjs t ~h w o pec o l it m ' se u , t lea i alte rr ef im i du ni e o r r a l t i i r,c ao i r , its , ,e l e ks , u i nd that remains to him is to toll from ... &Hop., at o t l a w t us ua e r ' e l'i f t u h • o tu u rk t s te c tu o r f e ti o ,e u w r e nrd tem el cunly of i lt " wn ii re l d 'i u ti e f t u •d l. to i a t h i :el " vi d ith to and southern co • Let the landlords look to it. Lund refused to Irish tenants, at thirty shillings an acre, some of them have been since glad to let to Stutelimen for half the sum. If the Down landlords force their holiest tenants to Tait them now, they will rue it. They will never sec on their land a better race of coon. CONFESSION OF MURDER BY A SOLDIER IN CORK. —On Tuesday a young man of about 30 years of age, named Frederick Price, a private soldier of the 10th Regiment, now stationed in this garrison, was brought iu military cus tody to the polite Whet:, and was there charged with having stated that he had murdered a female ten years ago. lie was examined in the magistrate's private room, bet - tire Mr. Charles Sugruc, J.P. The magistrate cautioned him against saying anything which might ithct his own aali•ty, telling him that it ho did so his statement would be taken down in writing b' the clerk, and would be used against him on his trial. laic prisoner replied that he bad duly considered the consequeeees, and he was prepared for the worst. The magistrate said that under these ciremn stances he might proceed with his statement. Tho prisoner then said that he was born and reared in a place called Ash, in the county of Kent, in Eng land, where his father and mother lived. in July, tall, he worked us a labourer. lie then knew by eyesight only a young woman named Betsy Court, who lived as ssrvunt with a gentleman not fir from Ash. On an evening in July, 1841, he was thinking in a public-houso on a road outside Ash, leading to the house ill which Betsy Court re sided. lie left the house nearly drunk, and accidentally met her on the road. lie suspected she had money about her, :.el he demanded it, but she refused to give itmp. On her refusal he became, exasperated, and seizing her by the throat dragged her along the footway, up a bank at the side of a hedge, and into a field. There she struggled with him for sumo moments, when he took a furs!. tin= WA pocket, opened it, cut her throat across, and killed her. lie then rifled her pockets and took what money she had in gold and silver, to the amount of 5/. Having done this he dragged the body along the ground to a cornfield, where he lett it, and it was concealed by the standing corn. In five or six weeks alter the corn was sickled, and the body was found by a farm labourer. It was examined by doctors but was so decomposed that they were unable to trace the cause of death. It was, however, believed that she was murdered, and suspicion of the crime attached to a farmer named Hammond, as it was believed she was in the family way by him. This was corroborated by a let ter written by the girl to Hammond, and which was in tercepted by his wife, in which she charnel him with having seduced her, and that she would prove parentage against him. Under these circumstances, Iltuntitond was arrested, and was taken before Mr. Godfrey, a justice of the peace, in whose presence he swore his innocence of her murder over the corpse. This wan an old practice in that part of the country. The prisoner remained in Ash fur six months after the murder, and then with his father, mot ier, and brothers removed to a place called Heal, nine miles from Ash, where lie shortly after enlisted as a soldier in the 40th Regiment. One of his brothers was at present horsekeeper to a Mr. Bates, at beul, another of them was clerk in the railway office there. Ever since prissier en listed his mind had been in the most shocking state, border ing on madness, so much so that he could sometimes scarcely tell what he was doing. A short time ago, when stationed at Carlisle, he loaded his gun, and was about to shoot him self, but he dreaded the commission of a second crime.— The Magistrate: have you any more to say I—The Pri soner. l have not, further than that I am sincerely sorry fur what I did. The confession wits then rend over to him, and he said it was all true, and shined his name to it. The magistrate then committed him to the City Gaol, prepara tory to his being transmitted to the county of Kent. THE DUKE OF ATHOLL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HYPILE.4I. Stn,--It would appear from a paragraph copied from the North British Doily Mail its your number of this clay, that his Greco the Duke of Atho l exacts Is. per head from every person entering his grounds at Duukeld—this is an error. Ills grace is not so cheap a showman, his charge is 2s. 6(1., as probably being more aristocratic; this sum is demanded by the " Guide," who is forced upon any person who may have a desire to see the grounds, when he leaves his party, and which parties name must previously have been entered in a book kept for the purpose. I paid this sum a fortnight sinte. I would respectfully suggest to his grace the propriety, as a monetary speculator, of opening Glen Tilt an a show, say at LOs. a head; doubtless the" Disappointed Tourist," whose letter appeared in your number yesterday, would gladly have pant such a sure ; my impression is, the result would far exceed his grace's most sanguine expectatious. With respects, sir, I am, your., &e. Greshasnelub, Sept. 17, 11351. TOUIUST. NATIONAL FREIWOLD LAND SOM.:Vt.—A public meeting of the members of the above society, convened by requisition for the purpose of making certain alterations in the rules by which this society is regulated, took place last evening, at the Loudon Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. Mr. Harris, the chairman, explained that the act of parliament compelled them, previous to making any alteration in the rules of the society, to sub:nit such alterations or additions to the members at three different meetings. It was to sub mit some Lactation' that the present meeting had been called. Mr. Whittingham, the secretary, read the proposed one of o f f rru th e e r alterations in the rules, which were approved of by the report.ni g . .1' he an c s hxi r g cs to ha a ve q b u tv es n tio e n xpl f ai r led ; members, the chairman stated that it was absolutely necessary , that the society should have a reserve i fund. Up to the present time all the purchases had profit. g and if now sold would yield • large profit. At some future time they might be less fortunate in their selection, and then would be found the utility , of hash's a reserve fund. Again, if the society should claw, which was not very likely, as there was no similar society so prosperous, the trustees would become liable fur the premises now held by the society. Besides, this reserve fund would suable them to do that which he thought most gesirtible, which was to pay a uniform divi dead, say five or more per cent.—Mr. Russell, the solicitor, said that everything was done in order to curtail the ex penses. In case of a member borrowing more than ono sum of money, a form of mortgage bad been adopted similar to the bunkers' floating mortgage, by which the borrower had merely to give a receipt upon the back of the docu ment f t ir the second or third advance, and thus save all the expense of a fr,, , sh mortga4c. Their object wa, not to make a t arp , pro fi t ou t u ; •he few, but to increase their business, by increasing the nunib;r uf their meitilx‘r....—Tio.: wiener and secretary gave a variety of other information in_Lpisyte r , ; to questions from various members ; and, alter a .icen thanks to Mx. Harris for his conduct in the chair, 7 ing broke up. • k‘C'jr:_-,l_ •= _ SSXLItiI f Y.' i