The Express. — London, England, 1846-12-16 00:00:00

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Library, yesterday, 1 10.- e s i r Roderick eiurchmon in the chair, when it was pro ."' -- . 0 1 uniutimously agreed upon that a new society Msbe established under the mime of "The Hakbiart ~, t h e . publi ca tion of enyages and travels from il idif eee t" per iod to the tune of Dampier." In the original 10 0 " .-- i t w as suggested that tha society should be Columbus Society, but this, it was thought, though 0081 0 ie its name, was hardly applicable to the objects of and seemed to imply that the society was formed tb2e,weeogil°4'freeh discoveries rather than the publication of tcheeei of the early voyugers and travellers. The flak y.' ,ete will be established on the same principles as the MI ‘"" — .l,,,,i o peare, Ray, and other societies, the subscrip „get, 0 ~.v"- -I ,o * g one gutnea annually. liakluyt lived in the reign 'nem - .n-Elizabeth, and it is almost unuecessary to add that a.---- • are indebted for the interesting collection ~k i e b e e rs we ,M ene es w hich bears his name. Among the gentlemen ' '''' - 's w e oserved Sir Charles Malcolm, bir Henry Ellis, ry ft. Hamilton (the treasurer of the society), Mr. 0, - )10 , (the secr etory), Mr. Bolton Corney, and Mr. John C 10 6 ' LNE RAGGED SCHOOL.—A public meeting Fia,orlDlasci4;ibera and friends of this school was held lost „ it em s( -- ' j u n the Theatre of the Mechanic ' Institution, South fin- buildings , to receive the filth annual report of the The chair was filled by Lord Ashley, who, in the business of the meeting, observed that the pre medition et this school, as contrasted with its original ;needy and desperate state, exhibited most strongly the good o f continuing unremittingly our attention to the con end sufferings of that destitute class for whose benefit ittin g been e dabliehed. The condition of the children in the oighbeurhood of Field-Line wits now, owing to this „bob better than in many other pens of the metropolis, gongs f o rmerly that wee, perhaps., the most forgotten and ;elected district of any. A salutary re-action had also been eee g - e eed by these chil dren on their p arents, and on the 'oety around them. The present meeting was not merely sei g e mear, hut it was held also for the purpose . f ma ki ng , m general appeal to the subscribers and the public, to amble the mermen's of li the ns to open a free day mhoolhe instruc ti on i present school being limited ie h int h e ars on the Sunday an 1 two hours on Thursday I eeen eigs, In other parts of the me'ropolis, eveniug schools —except for the very youngest children—were found to be me most beneficial; but belientig that the committee knew best what was suited to the neighbourhood with which they hi d to deal, he was prepared to devote every elfin i n hi s power towards carrying their object into effect. It would be for the comtuittee afterwards to consider whether one day iii the week should not be devoted to instructing the children in some craft or calling whereby t h e y might be trained into habits of indu,try, and 'burn the means of procuring an honest living hereafter. The great importance of reecuing these destitute children from ignorance and crime was shown every day in the reports of our police and criminal courts ; and in many , of SO tender an age was the criminal, that it was found almost impossible to assign an adequate punishment for the e mu. It was not however by the fear of punishment that tin and crime should be prevented, but by imbuing the mind with correct principles, and to do this effectually they must begin with the plant when it was young and pliant. It had at length pleased God to awaken them to the perils of their ermine' , in regard to the desperate condition of the rising eration of the lowest claeses of society. There was now genan opportunity for a great and he trusted a successful effort to remove the danger, and if they neglected that opportunity. they might seriously affect the fu rare safety of themsel v es and of their children. and would indelibly tarnish every claim to patriotism. (Cheers.) The secretary then read the annual report ; after which the children, who, to the number of about 150, occu• pied the gallery, sang two or three hymns in remarkably correct time. Resolutions, authorieing the printing and ele vation of the report, and in favour of the establishment of the proposed " Ragged Day School," were moved and carried after some appropriate remarks from Mr. 1). W. Wire, the Rev. Owen Clarke, the Rev. Mr. Munroe (Chaplain of Bridewell), the Rev. 11. Hughes ' of St. John's, Clerkenwell (who said that in his parish such a day school had been este fished and with the most complete success, it being more fully attended than the Sund sy school), the Rev. Mr. Dilates, Mr. Payne, the City Coroner, and others. REPRESENTATION OP WESTMINSTER.—A paragraph es this subject has been going the round of a portion of the daily press, calculated to convey a very erroneous imprewion. We have every reason to believe the tot lowing statemeut to be correct : Some months ago Mr. Leader, one of the sitting members, wrote a letter to some influential persons connected with the Westminster Reform Society, stating that it was not his intention again to solicit the suffrages of the Westminster constituency. On the receipt of this letter the committee of the society determined on calling the members together to adopt such measures as might be necessary for securing the services of some other gentleman at the next election ; and eventually it was agreed, that the members should be at liberty to nominate any suitably qualified person for the representation—that persons so nominated should be waited upon, or corresponded with by the committee —that the committee should report to -he society the names of such of three persons as were willing to stand, and that the society should then determine who should be the candidate. As may be expected, the names of many gentlemen were sent is; these have all been communicated with, either per isnally or by letter; and it is expected that the society will le very shortly called together to hi ar the repert of the committee, and to decide on the most suitable person as their figure representative. These are the facts of the case. New a word in explanation of the erroneous statement. As a matter of course, ouch a man as Mr. Prout, having laboured long in the cause, is looked up to with consideration and re spect; his long ce. ti nex ion with the society entitles him to • just influence; but at the same time it is felt that it is not for an individual, hawever much reept cted, nor indeed for the com mittee at ;urge, to take up 'n th. m to dictate to the society who shall be the future candidate. Mr. Prout's propos il wit, that the committee should report in favour of one individual. This was resisted; hence the warm discussion alluded to, and Mr. Prout being left in a minority. As to this gentleman's subsequent resignation, it may or may not be One. The committee has not been summoned to receive it; and the usual official notice of their next meeting has been issued without any reference being made to the subject. Last night, at eight o'clock, a full meeting of the committee of the Westminster Reform Society was held at Stsanard's Hotel, Upper Wellington-street, Cocent-garden, ellen the following resolution was passed:—" That the re ports which have lately bet n published, stating that a want of harmony existel in tne Westminster Reform Society, are not true in many particulars, and are greatly exaggerated in others; and, although much diversity of opinion has pre vailed respecting who could be most eligible as a repre tentative in parliament for this city, still it has been such honest difference as generally occurs in such matters, but that all are re, iced to place such a candidate in the field as will conciliate all sections of Reformers; and to this end the committee ere devoting their waited attention." TILE EAST INDIA COLLEGE AT lIAILEYBURT. Yesterday, being the day appointed for closing the second terra of 1846, a deputation from the Court of Directors of the East India Company visited the College, for the purpose of receiving the report of the Principal, upon the literature and discipline of the term, and of distributing the medals and prizes awarded to the successful competitors in the various branches of oriental, elaesical, and European literature. Mr. Hooper, the Clerk of the College Department, read the following report of the prizes and distinctions obtained by the students: X' 441, 1 Prises, and eh it Honourable Distinctions, of Students fencing . enitege, December, MG. Mr. Mood:ton—Medal in Persian ; medal in Ilindustfule ; prize in %writ aad Hinder. Mr. Bright—Medal in law. Mr. t orbes-- Medal in daisies 1 medal in political economy and history. Mr. 'eeley—Prize in Persian. Mr. J. 11. Prinsep—Medal in Sanscrit. Mr. Claw—Medal in Teloozon. Mr. Ryan—Medal in mathematic , . Ibsen. Craiter, R. Sirason, Russell, Keene, Glyn, Mackillop, Cooper, nark Scott, and Elliot —Hi g hly distinguished. Messrs. Havelock, c ,, nall, Sp inkie, and I cnkett —Pawed with great credit. Pica and other Hiniosirefe Distinctions of Students rensnin lag is the C:ollege. Tarn MM.—Mr. J. H. Morris—Prize in mathematics, in Persian. ad in Ilindastani. Mr. G. L. Morris—Prize in Teloogoo. Mr. bile—Prize in classics. Mr. Nasmyth—Prize In po li tical e conom y ant theory; prize in law. Mr. F.. A. Prinsep—Prize in Sanscrit. Mesas . Campbell, Johnston, Watson, and Kinderaley —Highly &a aguished. Moser,. Box and F. B. Simeon—Poesed with great credit. %COM) Ter-s.—Mr. lotsvth—Prize in classics, in Sanscrit, and in ke'ian-,....,.Mr. Thompson—Prize in political economy and history; . prize is Teloogoo. Mr. Hollowav Prize for the best English 'al - . Mr. Chester—Prize in law. Mr. Stewart—Passed with great 'rat, and prize in mathematics. Messrs. Ritchie, Blair, Dickenson, and Ashburner—lllighly distingui.stied. Mr. Balfour—named with rsteredit. fuseTil...Mt.-ILn 0100..1—Prize in class, _ prize in Saw, and in Suerit. Mr. Burks—Prize in mathematics. Mr. M e tcalf —Passed 'nth great credit, with prize in law. Messrs. Alexander, H. Morris, at Mania—Passed with great credit. Xc iloUoway, a student of the second term, then read his prize mV—the subject, "The Influence of Edue.athin on the National Cha 'am" Mr. J. H. Prinsep read ome lines from " Thomson's Set ".," tranalatesi into Sanscrit verse by himself. Mr. Chase read an extract from "The Rambler," translated be himself into Teloogoo. 11 ' . M'incann read a larnage from " Mills's Mastery of India," trans- L'"l byl himself Into Pernion. Mr. 'Uneaten also read an extract from ~n 's s .. ifo History of Ilindostan," translated into Hindustani. "ante having been given that the next term will commence . on Tuesday, the 19th of January, the Chairman ( Sir J. W. Raze) delivered a long and impressive address, which con cluded the business of the day, and the deputation and friends returned by special train to town. TILE POLAR EXPEDITION.--Considertlble appre hersion exists amongst the relatives and connexion.; of the airmen engaeed in the expedition of the Erebus and Terror, which sailed from the river in June last year, under the com mand of Sir John Franklin and Captain Crozier, and many anxious applications have lately been made to the Aduii -1:1,lr na the subject. No tidings have been rec eived since lot December, when from information obtained from Esqui res...ix, and conveyed to the Danish settlements in Greenland, °Waite !hoer* Island, and thence overland, the expedition vu preparing to winter in Gilbert's Sound. The last !haler fur the sermon has returned without bringing any !ntellieence, and from all accounts this, their second winter m the ice, has set in at the north with great severity. TIDE BRITISH MUSEUM.—YCSterday, the spacious bilTiledetinnlefyorraGaillifrrt of the British Museum, known as the ' was sold by . auction by the Messrs. Eversfield, by or der of the Commissioner of Woods and .1m . .e.1a. to be cleared away, for the purpose of having erected 'a as site a wing to connect the gallery an which are tie 'milted the Egyptian relics with the western wing of the magnificent faeade, which is nearly completed. from the ni tt . ) n te , the Milli k P ACSTRALIA.—OR Monday, the No.. 10 , . brought down forty pnsoners ran evidentiary for the Justitia convict hulk, !Sing at the li ,yal Arsenal. On the 4th, ith, and 12th r e tlu n V, the steamers Waterman, No. 7 and No. 10, brought e ". on e hundred and ninety - one 'prisoners , which were Ir iii _ferre_ d on hoard the Sir Thomas Arburthnot transport, ie l on , the Arsenal, which will sail in a few days for Van e nlea c Land. THE POST-OFFlCE.—Varioug changes in the mode of conducting business at the Peet-e ince have already ' been made. Mr. Rowland Hill has made a recummen dation to the Lords of the Treasury, which has had the effict of increasing the pay of the clerks. Hereafter. each clerk, upin his appointment, is to receive 1-01. per an num ; at the end of three years' servitude, 101. per annum more are to be paid ; and so on for every sueoe■sive three years, until the officer, by virtue of servitude and seniority, is entitled to 4;301. per annum. A similarly liberal scale is proposed for all the other classes in the establishment, and the new scale throughout the department will take effect from the bth of January, 1847. The claims of the letter-carriers are ueder consideration for increased Pay, and the system of begging " Christmas-boxes" is to be abolished—the men receiving compensation. The stompers are also likely to be remunerated more liberally. Additional hands are to be employed to facilitate the sorting of the letters, and the number of deliveries during the day will be increased. Measures have been taken for the earlier despatch of all the letters and newspapers posted over-night and before the first delivery in the morning. Extra sub sorters will be appointed in the district office. It is said that, very early in the ensuing year, the deliveries of letters will take place every hour; and that there will be additional sorting-offices arranged upon the "central" principle in several parts of the metropolis, at points of despatch ensi dered most eligible. 'The money-order department is to undergo an immediate reform. After new-year's day no " second assistants" will he allowed on any walk, and the London district letters will be delivered by the general letter • carriers, at eight o'clock iu the morning. The morning mails are to be despatched earlier, and several towns are to be added to the present list. Irr, the furtherance of these re forms it is stated that the Postmaster-General has given direr ' tions to all the departments in the post office to furnish Mr. Rowland Hill with whatever information he may require ; ' but the returns made to his inquiries are to pass through the ' hands of Colonel Maberly, in order, it is said, that a record ' may be kept of all that transpires. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 16, 1846. PENNY LABELS FOR PARCELS.—A parcels post is about to be established in the metropolis, on Mr. Rowland Hill's plan. Labels are to be issued at a penny each, to prepay 'meets weighing eighteen ounces. Three deli. eries per day are promised. THE WEATHER. The thermometer yesterday having stood 13 deg. below freezing point, with the wind S.W., about noon a slight fall of snow took place, and the mercury afterwards rose to 28, or 4 deg. of frost. In the afternoon a brisk cutting wind from the N.N W. sprung up, and last evening the sky was cloudless, and the mercury had receded to 26 degrees at eight o'c'ock. The ice had become strong enough for skating. During the day the different perks were crowded with skaters and spectators of the manly amusement. The unprecedented severity of the weather is likely to be disastrous to thousands whose subsistence is dependent on the river. Already the Thames exhihits vast floating masses of ice, and a fall of snow, renewed by frost, will, in the opinion of experienced watermen, render the navigation of the river above bridge impossible. Yesterday, numbers of men were employed in clearing away the drift ice that had collected round the various steam-boat piers. Much damage was done to the floats of the paddle-wheels above bridge, by collision with the ice. The I'utney boat was obliged to lay up in the afternoon, not being able to paw through Putney-bridge. Above this structure the river is one field of ice. The fisher men at Lambeth, Wandsworth, and all up the river, are in despair at the loss of their occupation. TIM TEN Hoults' BlLL—This year there is a deficient harvest. France and Germany both import food, and therefore cannot import the usual quantity of cotton twist and cotton cloth. In England, and parucularly in Ireland, the agricultural claws have camparatively little to give for manufactures ; in the latter country they are fed by the state, and thus the home demand, as well as the foreign demand for manufactures, is slack. Hence we have short time in some districts, and even examples of mills wholly stopped. In the course of nature there will arrive, by and by, a fruitful year, and a large surplus of agriculteral pro ducts will he ready to be exchanged for manufactures. There will be :in increased demand for cotton twist and cotton cloth. The hands and the mills that are now stopped might then gladly, for a short season at least, work 12 or 15 hours. Are they to be limited to work 10 hours ? The act of par liament that would prohibit them, under such circumstances, from satisfying the wants of the agricultural classes here and abroad, would be an art to prohibit our manufacturing classes from sharing the abundance with which the Almighty will have blessed the earth. Law-makers have done many foolish and wicked things, but we cannot imagine that they will again be so foolish as to pass such a law, even though it be demanded by the facety operatives themselves.—Eco nomist. A FAMILY OF LEFERS.—When at day-break we put out to sea, we were startled by hearing voices in a creek not far from that in which we had slept; and on rounding a rocky point of the island, saw the speakers—and a mei:tilde - Ay sight it was. There sat, drenched and shivering on the hare shore of this desolate islet, seven human beings in every stage of virulent leprosy. Three were far gone in the die ease, a woman and two men, apparently old. The men had lost their sight, and one was speechless ; and all had lost the use of their extremities, which, indeed, appeared to have been eaten away. Two others had not lost the use of their hands; but their toes were gone, and they could scarcely walk. A fine young man and a well-grown rather handsome girl remained, and at a distance appeared unharmed : but on nearer approach, the bandages on one foot of the female and over one eye of the youth told that the plague-spot was upon them too. Their tale was a short one. They were a family of lepers, Greeks, from the island of S y me, who wandered from port to port in their boat, fishing and collecting alms. In the storm of the day hero, c, they hail been driven ashore in this little bay, and their boat lay much damaged on the beach. They had no means of lighting a fire, and no provisions. We gave them a light, and as uch food as we could spare, which we placed on a rock, to be taken away by the yotmeer and least afflicted of the party, adding, what they seemed to prize even more than food, a quantity of tobacco. Pro rising to inform their conntrymen and others at Rhodes respecting their misfortunes, and to procure for them assistance if pos sible, we sailed away from this sad interview with the vic tims of one of the most hideout and incurable afflictions of humanity, with many blessings from the poor lepers, and thankful for having been the means, through the accident of a storm in which we had nearly perishel ourselves, of re- Ilcving, and possibly saving from a lingering death, these miserable people. Eventually we had the pleasure of hear ing in Rhodes that they were enabled to get their boat once more afloat, and to leave the desert reek on which they had been cast —Travels in Lyric. FIRE AT BERMONDSEY.—Last night, shortly after eleven o'clock, a fire broke out in the extensive range of pre mises belonging to Mr. Olney, fellmonger, Upper Russell street, Bermondsey. An ins•ant alarm was raised, and information sent to the engine stations. In the course of a few minutes the parish engine, with several belonging to the London brigade, arrived, followed by those of the West of England and county offices. There being plenty of water on the premises, the firemen were enabled to discharge copious streams of water upon the flames, which arrested their further progress. The drying stove, three floors high, was nearly burnt out, the wool-loit adjoining severely da maged by fire, and the stock by water. The cause of the fire was not ascertained. INQUESTS, YESTERDAY.—DEATH OF A SAILOR. — By Mr. W. Carter, an adjourned inquest, at the Swan Tavern, Battersea -bridge, upon the body of a man unknown, who was found drowned on 'I hursday morning. The body had been in the water some time. Two witnesses spoke the body as that of Robert Pepper, a boatswain. He was last seen alive about two months since, when he joined the Pestanjee Bomanjee, which was lying off Woolwich with a large number of mule convicts, to Sydney. Pepper had asked the captain to let him go on shore, but the captain refused; and witnesses believed him to be on his voyage to Sydney. Neither of the witnesses, however, would swear that the deceased was the person, a'though the dress corres ponded ; and there were many similar marks of personal identity. Verdict, " That the deceased was found drowned in the Thames • that be had no marks of violence as to cause death ; hut who'heio, orhy what means he came into the water, we, the jury, have not sufficient evidence to determine."--- DEATII FROM JUMPING ON A TRAIN IN MOTION. —By Mr. G. I. Mills, at the De Burgh Arms Tavern, opposite the West Drayton station of the G Western Railway. on the body of Thomas Webber. Decexised was head euard of one of the night luggage trains, called the short luggage train. 1 On the night of the Tuesday previous the deceased left the Paddington terminus with the train, to which two engines were attached, shortly after 11 o'clock, and reached the West Drayton station soon after midnight, when the train was stopped, and deceased got down. Having settled what ever business he had to transact, he returned to the train and gave the usual signal for starting, but delayed getting up until the train bad got about a hundred yards on its journey. The deceased then laid hold of the handle of one of the trucks, with the intention of mounting it, but the force with which the train was at that time going instantly pulled the handle out of h is hand, and he immediately fell, tke wheels of the succeeding trucks passing over him, almost completely amputating his right arm, tearing also the scalp from off the right side of his head, and other wise most seriously injuring him. He survived for sixteen hours. Ver act, " Accidental death."--DESTR FROM DRUNKENNESS AND A FALL.—By Mr. G. I. Mills (adjourned from Thursday), at the sign of the Hamp shire Hog, King-street, Hammersmith, on the body of Mr. Nicholas Cormick, aged 48. Deceased was a gentleman of independent property, residing in one of the Ravenscourt Cottages, and had taken a leading part in parochial and other matters. On Friday, the 7th inst., the deceased left home in the morning to go to town, and he was returning home on the outside of a cab, after having drank freely, when he fell off, and pitched on his head on the road. When picked up, he was found to be insensible, and bleeding pro fusely from a wound in his head. He was conveyed to St. George's Hospital, which be left the next morning, and drank very freely before he returned home in the evening. On Sunday he was seized with erysipelas in his head, of which he died on the Monday. Verdict, "That the deceased did from erysipelas, the result of an accidental fall from a cab, he being at the time in a state of intoxication."— DEATH lir SCALDINO.—By Mr. Bedford, at No. 23, Bolton. street, Piccadilly, the residence of Mr. T. B. Stevens, so licitor, on the body of Thomas Saville Stevens, aged four years. Between 7 and 8 o'clock on Saturday evening, de ceased and his elder sister were with the nurse in the nursery, when the footboy brought in a toilet can of hot water, which he placed on the floor, near a table, in the centre of the room. Shortly afterwards the nurse was clearing the table, when the deceased said he would help her. He had just passed behind her, when she heard hint fall and scream, and, on looking round, she saw the un fortunate child lying on the floor enveloped in steam, and the can of hot water upset. She picked him up imme diately, and finding he was severely scalded, a messenger was d pesatched for a surgeon. He liegered in great agony until 2 o'clock on Monday morning, when lie expired. Verdict: "Died from scalds accidentally refselred."-- -- Deavn YltOM VALLING DOWN STAIRB.—By Mr. W. Payne, at St. Geossre's Workhouse, Mint-street, Southwark, as to the death of Joseph Bodelor, aged 22 seam, a bricklayer. Deceased and several companions were drinking on Sunday at a public-house, and got mach iutoxicaterl. On his return home he fell down stairs, and struck his head against the street door. Before a surgeon came life was extinct. Verdict: " Accidental death."-- DEATH MOM WANT.—By Mr. W. Payne, at St. George's Workhouse, Mint-street, Southwark, on the body of Jehn Tracey, aged sizty-tour. The body was little more than a few bones. The feet appeared saddened with wet ani mud, as if deceased had for many weeks been compelled to tramp about the streets without shoes. His clothing consisted of a few filthy rags. Cornelius O'Brien of 5, 'Vine-yard, Mint, said the deceased first came to lodge at his house on Thurs day nigh', but be did not see him until Friday night. lie then came very ragged and dist:cooed to the door and they admitted him as he had no money and was very old and feeble. When he got into the room be shook and trembled very much, and appeared as if he would get into the fire. A woman was making gruel by the fire, and the deceased begged of her to give him a drop. She did so; and he drank it scalding hot, but trembled so violently all the while that the basin dropped. Witness said so him " Why old man, you are dying:" when he replied, " Oh no, I shall be all right." He then led him up-stairs to his bed. The fol lowing day between 11 and 12 o'clock witness's wife told him that the old man was not up. He went up stairs and supposing the man was dying sent for a doctor, but before he arrived the old man espired.—By the Coroner . Ile told me that he was a native of Kildare, and was never married. I said to him, why did you not apply for relief ? when he re plied, I went there hut they pushed me away from the door, and I fell from weakness. He further said, that it was at St. George's Workhouse, and that it was on the Thursday when he applied. He never had any food after the gruel until he died. A woman said she saw him pushed down. — Mr. W. Bendel, surgeon, said deceased was very much sunken utid emaciated, but he could not tell the cause of death with• out making a post-mortem examination.—Mr. Robinson, the master of the workhouse, said that it was not improbable the deceased had been pushed down by other parties waiting for relief, hut he was positive none of the officers had done it.—Messrs. Carelake and Lockhart, the relieving-officers, and William Burton, the door-keeper, all swore positively that if such a circumstance as the deceased being pushed down had occurred they must have known it. They never saw him on Thursday. 'Verdict, " Natural death, accelerated by want." IRELAND. DUBLIN, Dec. 14. Several members of the Royal Agricultural Society, after the meeting on Saturday, agreed to meet to-day, to consider the formation of a rotective body, to watch the course of future legislation. Mr. O'Connell, after the Re peal assembly to-day, proceeded to tho meeting, but what the result of this primary movement was I was unable to ascertain at poet-hour. The Mail of this evening is quite violent on the subject. The split between the Repeal sections is not likely to receive an amicable solution. Each day the hopes of union wax fainter and fainter, and very shortly the two parties will stand in as violent antagonism as in any period of the brief history of the secession. Mr. O'Connell tendered the cup of conciliation, hut the Young Ireland party saw, or affected to gee," poison " at the bottom. Their suspicion was at once excited, and the right hand was not offered with the same apparent cordiality that it had been extended. The resolution adopted at the Nation office as to the terms on which the party would enter into the conference, hare not satisfied Mr. O'Connell. He con ceives that the main question for the commissioners is to ascertain the legality of any admixture of physical with the moral force principle into the constitution of the Repeal Association. The Young Ireland party are unwilling to admit that question into the deed of submission. They repudiate physical force, except in the one extreme case, and to submit their opinions to an award on the grounds proposed by Mr. O'Connell would be a quasi admission of guilt. So far the prospects of harmony are as far removed as ever. There is not agreement on any one point. Let the law be, in the first place, ascertained, says Mr. O'Connell, as the rule of our actions, but, until then, no question of terms can arise. No, say Young Irelanders, the law is too clear for doubt, but there are more pressing and vital matters which we would submit to the conference, bat which it is sought to evade. I in formed you, in the beginning of last week, that a clergyman went down to Cahermoyle to soften the stubbornness of the member for Limerick. That gentleman was the Rev. Dr. Miley, author of " Rome, Paean and Papal." He has re turned re infecta. So far as the provincial journals are to be considered the index of public opinion, the desire of reconciliation is universal. A number of noblemen and gentlemen are to wait, by ap- pnintment, this day on the Lord-Lieutenant, for the purpose of obtaining government aid for Irish railways. Several meetings were held last week, at which much valuable prac tical information was obtained. There was nl second opinion as to the impracticability of obtaining loans from baronies, restricted as they were by the hard conditions of the Board of Works. It was also unanimously agreed that the present system of promoting unprodective works, at such a vast sacrifice of the public money, was fraught with consequences ruinous to the country, and demoralizing to the object of relief. In the dearth of works of a reproductive character, sufficient to employ the distressed population, the aid re quired is worthy the serious attention both of the govern ment and the couutr'. The Galway Vindicator objects to the selection of Round stone by the government, as a curing station for fish, instead of Clidagh, which forms the only fishing community . from Galway round to Donegal, and reckons a population of 2,000, exclusively addicted to the fisheries. Clitlagh is about fifteen miles down the hay of Galway, and with the aid of a pi, r for the resort of the Galway and Connemara fishermen would be an excellent curing argil fishing station. A boat laden with Indian corn, 2.50 sacks, arrived at Car rick-on-Suit a few days since, and so great was the demand that the first sacks were ground in a mill and a portiun consumed as food before the last sacks of tne stock were de livered into store. The Commissioners for the Tramore Embankment have marked out the boundaries which embrace a circuit of thir teen miles. This will be public work of grest local utility. If destitution be great and employmeet necessary in Gal way, provisions to relieve the one and afford the other, have been made on a sufficiently liberal scale. At the last pre sentment sessions on Friday, a total sum of 29,7371. was pre sented for, which will flitted very extensor employment The government inspector attended, and promised to carry out promptly the intentions of the meeting. The Andro mache arrived on the same day frem Kerry with a cargo of Indian corn, and was towed into harbour by the Blazer steamer. A DANISH SAVANT.—M. Maorsac, of Copenhagen, is to be entertained at dinner to-day by the Royal Irish Academy, at which the Chief Secretary . is expteted to attend. M. Moorsac has been commissioned by his government to examine the Irish collection of antiquities, for the purpose of Illustrating the ancient history of the earlier racesof Wnstern Europe. M. Moorsac read an interesting paper to :he Academy, giving an account of the origin and formation of the Museum of Antiquities at Copenhagen, and promises a second instituting a comparison between the antiquities of the Irish and Danish collections. DETERMINATION REsP ECTINO REPRODUCTIVE WORKS. —The Evening Mail of this evening publishes the follow ing extract of a letter from Mullingar :—" The county sur veyor has received a printed circular, directing that no more public works are to be begun, and those that are in execu tion to be finished as soon as possible; all, in future, is to he drainage and eubsoiling. The paper ale) contains Instruc tions how they are to be executed, de." REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—Ims DAY. The usual weekly meeting of the Repea! Association was held to-day in Conciliation Hall. N.V. Maher, Esq., M.P., was called to the chair. The hall was very much crowded. Some subscriptions , having been handed in, a letter was read from Mr. Doheny, apologising for the term "a lie," which he had applied at a recent Young Ireland meeting, to some statement made by Mr. O'Connell. With respect to the condition of the country. Mr. O'Con nell said that he deeply regretted to be obliged to announce that the state of the country was ten-fold worse than it was that day week. (Hear, bear, hear.) The frost had set in, and cold andhunger were doing their work ; in fact, starvation I was stalking through the land. In Connaught, there were no less than forty-seven deaths from starvation withiu the week ; Cot merely reports of deaths, but forty-seven cases in which coroners' juries returned verdicts of deaths from star vation. (Rear, hear.) This was a horrible state of things; anti he hoped that it would soon be put an end to. The landlords had come forward to give relief, at least to some extent ; hut the merchant clews, he regretted to eay, were holding back. (Hear.) He (Mr. O'Connell) had seen no meeting of these men ; however, he soon hoped to hear of one. In an hour or so, he (Mr. O'Connell) should be obliged to attend a meeting of landlords. who were endeavouring to do what they could to relieve the poor. He might indeed say, that the landlord classes were doing their duty with very few exceptions. Mr. O'CoNNEte rose to make his statement for the day. It had reference to the reconciliation amongst the two sec tions of Repealers, dto that alone. He stated that he (lid not regret the proposition for a conference, though he thought he had not been met in a proper spirit. Still, he had always acted on the principle that the true magic in politics was to be always in the right, and the next best course to place one's enemies in the wrong. He thought he bad 'lone that by the course he had taken. Mr. O'Connell then adverted to the question of " the forces," insisting that that was of vital importance to be discussed. That, with any thought of physical force, the association would be an illegal body ; that he thought it stood the members therefore upon their lives to prevent the entrance of the Young Irelanders until that should be decided by the legal gentlemen named upon the conference. If their decision upon the question o law should be against him he would submit; if it was with him, then those gentlemen who had seceded should abandon their principle before they could return. Mr. O'Connell then, in order to impress upon the public mind more forcibly the efforts ho had made to reconcile Mr. Smith O'Brien, pro ceeded to read a letter from the Rev. J. Miley, D.D., a Roman Catholic clergyman of this city, and who acted as Mr. O'Connell's messenger of peace on the occasion, in which the rev. gentleman gave au account of his mission, and the result. V a nce ocument is very long, but the following are those passg which throw most light on the negotia tion, and the views of Mr. Smith O'Brien: I stated that you were most ready and even anzions tor such a con ference, and that I had come upon your part to make such a proposfil to the hon. gentleman. still mate strongly to enforce my proposal of Ow conference, and to authenticate it, I communifuted to Mr. O'Bnen your autograph letter to me upon the subject To the proposal thus made. I regret to say, that the hon. gentleman did not assent ; he d e clined it, and added that , the better to put Inc in possession of ilia mode of adjusting the differences, he would read for toe a sketch of certain propositicaui he had drawn up for that purpose. Ile then read the prepostOrwe el wbieb I bine takes a seta. as I have doer with more to the ether iseakag palate ef the oesverwation. In the radioed Awe peepaeliewatre esswesell twat soricably and freely together as te their eat rho • Red I am detshiwt we aid so, Wawa that leerseviatiel lee satisflod my mind exaglaally la ell la the twommilemen emerrnat, Le entertains the etresseet awl dearest aaadiiwAGMsshesge dmelvmWiaawMtheflmdaottheAreoda aet; thethmildsoeraprrsonal knowledge, and mints eamebrilew et the eableet. be dew for accounts to be most carreetoust awfweeelbehhe • and that It was this knowledge, m elody, idiele nab bit so 'anxious for their publication, in order tint the new& d doubt might be elated, to give to the association thesiendeps add* men awns to It from a particular in which it bed bun Om* sieespeesabd„ from which it bad nothing to dwell, bet a Meet *el to gots by publicity. The propositions re copied the widest d your being solo treneurer tor the Roped Panda With tempest to what is called the "staff" of Conelliatice HA the honourable gentleman, while sug aesgn allwatices, admitted that this staff. could be in no instants reduced, but was, m constituted at present, indispensable to the ellitient working of the repeal machinery. With rearms to these peepositions, however, I should have remarked that. whew Itte hearoutable gentleman commenced to read them, I who sappedei i &skis that the object of my embassy was to pro. pose the eselheeseek and tint I had no authority, nor did I oselidet sataer et d wispekst to enter Into the merits of the de bated q. a& Alter the reading of the drat proposition, which regnired the complete restoration of the seceding members by a re , iodation to originate in Conciliation hall, without any discoed= or conference whatever, relative to the great legal point of the two forces, 1 observed, that not only from your public declarations, but from what I had heard from you repeatedly in private, I was cm. • rioted that the main difficulty was levoived in that very point which was made so slight of—that to evade it or slur it over, was out of the j question, and that, without the conference adjusted it, could not be. from Lord As ley, declining to become a candidate at the next dissolution or vacancy for this city. wanwleKsßlitE. DELAYS ON THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTREN,--Onr Birmingham correspondent, writing lut night, says:—" The train which leaves London at 15 m. past 6 a in., did not reach Birmingham this morning until 20 minutes past 12, being exactly one hour and a half beyond its usual time : the detention was caused in a great measure by the slippery state of the rails, but of late this train has frequently arrived much past its time. earrsnemerrooomon THE REPRESENTATION 0;111.2 EASTERN DIVISION.— STOURBRIDOE, TVESDAY.—The arrangements adverted to in my communication from Worcester, which appeared in the Express yesterday, with reference to the representa• tion of this county, and the circumstances connected with Mr. Foley's retirement from the contest, have received con firmation by the publication of the following address from the hon. gentleman, which is dated " Prestwood," near this town, and was issued last evening: To no INDIEHOMIINT FRECHOLDW AST OTHI.II EI.C.CTOW , OF THE EASTIEN Drrrion or tree Courryx or WORCV,TRIL—"GeTHICIDCH: I have found a strong desire existing that the peace of the county should not be disturbed for the short time that can now intervene pre vious to a general election. I have also received a request from the supporters of my gallant opponent, Captain Itushout, that I should withdraw from the present contest ; stating, at a reason for wishing me to do so, that his address was first Issued: and the, also informed me of the probability that another vacancy would soon occur for the same division of the county, and pled gin g themselves that if I complied with their request by now retiring tram the contest, that they would neither oppose nor sanction any opposition to me at the next election. I should ill repay the good feeling expressed towards me, and for which I shall ever remain most grateful, if I did not son de to the wishes and advice ve generally expreeed to me. I venture to hope that in thus stating to you my intentions of now retiring Irons the present contest that you will approve et my motives and conduct in doing so. On the gist vacancy that occurs un•ler any ciretuwitanees, I shall again offer tnyaelf as a candidate for the honour of being one of your representatives in parliament, and solicit it renewal of the very hind and flattering support now offered tne. I regret that time has not permitted me to pay the proper respect I had intended to the electors, by a personal canvass of the whole of the division. 1 have hitherto only 'load interviews and written communicati •ns with many permits in various places, but lest toy motives in now retiring should be miss interpreted, I feel bound to state, that the result of the interviews I have had, and the communications I have received, have been most gratifying to Inc. and of such a nature as to leave no doubt of sueoess if I had proceeded with the contest.—l am, Ire., J. 11. It. FOLKT. One result of the interference of Lord Ward (through his agent) with the election, must, it is said, be that at a general election his lordship's nominee will be opposed in the borough of Dudley, and that with a good prospect of MOMS. REPRESENTATION OR EXETER.—Mr. Lock, the civil en• gineer, who recently purchased a large estate at Honitsn, near Exeter, intends, it is slid, offering himself as a candi date fer the city of Exeter at the next general election. SUSSEX. THE DIRECTORS AND GUARDIANS OP THE POOR OP BRIGHTON ENTERTAINED CAPT. PACHELL, One of the members for the borough at a public dinner on Monday last, as a mark of their esteem, and in acknowledgment of hi unwearied exertions in baffling the poor•law commisaionerp in their endeavours to place Brighton (which is now go verned by a local act) under the operation of the new poor law. Mr. Lambert, the chairman of the board, presided, and the vice-chair was filled by the High Constable. About 180 gentlemen were present. ESSEX. A REQUISITON is stated to he in course of signature at Colchester, inviting Mr. D. W. Harvey to become a candi date at the next general election. This step is said to have been taken after a careful scrutiny of the register by that gentleman and his friends. LIFE IN A WORKHOLSE.—AII inmate of the Dunmow Union, named J. Hatfield, belonging to the parish of Ed ited, was recently committed to Chelmsford gaol under the following novel circumstances :—Deerniug the allowance of food insufficient, he wetted a piece of clay, and caused it to adhere to the under part of the weight scale in which the paupers' food was weighed ; it was some time before it was found out, and when the discovery was made, a nice calculation was gone into by the union authorities, who made it appear that the rate-payers had been deprived of 411bs. of cheese, and 8f loaves of bead ; moreover the " skilly " had been made better than usual, and the pea-soup m'rc savoury by the extra infusion of pepper. This, says the Essex Het ald, was an enormity not to be tolerated, but there was a difficulty in dis covering the offending party. At length the difficulty was got over by the suggestions of an old pensioner employed in the establishment. This cunning Isaac recommended that the whole of the inmates should be put on short commons in the way of food until they would tell who did it. This ruse had the desired effect, and greatly did the old warrior chuckle at the success of hi• scheme, and poor Hatfield w,di soon under the escort of the police on his way to Chelmsford, to expiate his offence on the treadmill. LITERATURE. The Progress of the Nation, ete. By G. R. PORTER, Egg. A new edition. London: John Murray, 1847. The reputation of this work is so fairly established that we may dispense with pronouncing any opinion on its general plan. The characteristic feature of this new edition is the singular felicity and conscientious industry with which the author has interwoven into its texture all the new information, all the results modifying abstract opinions, which have accumulated since the appearance of the first, without deranging the distribution and arrangement of the whole work. In its broad outline and arrangement the work is the same as before; in all its details we find minute but important ehanrs introduced to make it a faithful mirror of advanced and advancing society ; and yet the book has an artistical unity within itself: there is nothing of patchwork about it. As a historical monument the former edition will always retain its value. It is a record of Great Britain's actual form and pressure at the time of its publication. But its value as a statistical work of re ference to guide the judgment of men of action was rapidly ebbing from it. This new edition was impe ratively called for, and another will soon be wanted. Mr. Porter justly remarks: A book which professes to mark the prvigress of this United King dom, is which all the elements of improvement are working with incessant and increasing energy, requires to he from time to time brought under revision, in order to the proper fulfilment of the object which it an professes. It has been raid, that one work which should faithfully record the onward Koreas of }instant, must partake of the nature of a periodical, an real are the changes which there occur, and no rapidly are they found to succeed each other. So rapidly, indeed, do they succeed each other, that during the twelve months occupied in the re vision of his book, the relative positions of restricted and free trade as the reality and the theory, have been so completely inverted, as to make Mr. l'orter feel it incumbent upon him to account for the appear ance of certain episodical arguments in favour of the latter, which may now appear uncalled for, though they were not when the pages passed through the press. the portions of the work which have most of no velty are those devoted to an analysis of the results of the last census, and to that greatest novelty in prac tical economies—our railway system. One of the most satisfactory parts of the book is that which is devoted to an exposition of the real character and working of our poor-law system. Mr. Porter forms his opinion of it not from morbid sentimental appre hensions, but from careful investigation of results. He thus makes many hug-bears disappear. For ex ample, we are often told that the refusal of any relief, except upon condition that the recipients enter the workhouse, has produced great suffering. From Mr. Porter's analysis of the official returns, it appears that in 1844,0 f 1,249,682 paupers returned, 1,054,462 received out-door, and only 195,220 in-door relief. Perhaps the general review of the legal pro vision for the poor in other European countries (to Zitmore correctly, its non-existence in most of must be still more conducive to a just apprecia tion of the value of our poor-law. Every book has its weak side ; and if we must, as fair critics, indicate Mr. Porter's weak points as well as his strong, we may note his colonial statistics, his theorising anent emigration, and his remarks upon transportation as a penal system, as the least satisfactory passages in his work. The proposal to establish penal set tlements in the interior of Canada and New Bruns wick is scarcely of the same unquestionable character as the rest of Mr. l'orter'e book. Take it, however, for all in all, " The Progress of the Nation" is an invaluable manual for the British merchant, legislator, and for every one who takes part or interest in public business. It is for our internal social constitution, what Mr. Porter's colleague, Mr. NPGregor's tariffs are for our external relations, the nature of the subject admitting, too, the valuable -lity of compression. 01 1 ' sit. ENOLTSII PIANISTS. RECENT COMPOSITIONS OF MR. F. JRWSON AND MR. LINDSAY SLOPER.—It is observed by John Cramer, in the Preface to his inestimable " Studio per it Pianoforte," that "it is not unreasonable to suppose that our hereditary acquaintance with, a* d the fre quent performances of, Handel's works have in this country offered an effectual resistance to the evil influence of the florid and vitiated style of the modem Italian school, which has been so unfortunately and perniciously diffused over the whole continent ; for nowhere are Handel's works so well understood and so well performed as in England." This re mark, though expressed in general terms, has an especial re ference to the subject which the author is treating—the coin ' position and performance of pianoforte music. Since the time when this preface was written (some ten or a dozen , years ago), the evil influence which Mr. Cramer spe a ks of I has certainly gained strength, in vocal as well as instru mental music, and particularly in music for the pianoforte. Iwhich, being the most fashionable of instruments, is pecu , Early susceptible of the influences of fashion. Bo*. the prat ' ciple of resistance to the florid and vitiated style now so pre valent is still, we believe, stronger in this country than in any other, excepting, perhaps, the classical regions of Northern Germany. We think, with Mr. Cramer, that it may be ascribed to the grand, simple, and severe kind of music which has so long been familiar to the British public. But we also think, in so far as the pianoforte is concerned, that it arises from the excellent sch ool of that instrument which 1 has long existed among us, and of which Cramer himself SCOTLAND. AROTLL.H I RE.—COMMISSIO AT THE LORD-LIEUTEN ANT.—H. Campbell, Gent., to be Eusigo of Argyll and Bute Militia. Fay EH is greatly on the increase in Glasgow. The Lord Provost has been waited upon by a deputation from the Fever Hospital, with the new of having addi'ional as afforded for patients, tee state of the hospital being such that its very floors are fully occupied. In com mon with many other districts of the country, febrile dis eases have also been very prevalent in Falkland, Fifeshire. ADVANCE IN RENTS.—Notwithstanding the ►brogation of the corn-laws, the rents of farms in Morayshire out of lease continue to advance. Rhininver, on the estate of Altyre, was let last week at an advance of 401., and that not to the hioueet bidder; Lochlee, on the Brodie estate, at 301. in addition to the old rent. THE COMMITTEE FOR RAISING A MONUMENT TO WIL SON THE ORNITHOLOGIST have already received upwards of 100/. towards carrying out that object. LUDICROUS AFFAIR.—A correspondent has furnished us with the following particulars of an attempted seduction and its ludicrous result : —A. short time ago, the wife of a grocer, in the neighbourhood of the 11:gh-street, became the object of attention to a gentleman named Mr. —. At length he began to think he had made the desired im pression upon the heart of the fair dame, and he proposed and obtsined her consent to name an evening when they should meet, finally to adjust matters for their departure to a distance. The night accordingly arrived, the couple met, and everything seemed propitions for the enterprise. It was considered prudent, however, to postpone leaving the pity till a later hour, and in the mean time it was resolved to have something comfortable. The eff, et of the gentleman's potations was to consicn him to the arms of Morpheus,' when the treacherous Delilah, previously prepared for ac tion, cut off one of his whiskers, and bared most completely one aide of his head, nabbed his face with a strong solution of nitrate of silver. and then made her escape. Next day, Mr..— appeared like a " blue devil ;" but the cause of the wondrous change beginning to be gosaipped about in the locality, he has disappeared for the last two days, but whe• ther he has run fur it or committed suicide, our correspondent is not aware.—Glasgote AMU. WALES. MONTGOMERYSHIRE. COMMISSION EY THE LORD LIEUTENANT.—The Right Hon E. Herbert Earl of POWill, K.G., to be commandant of Royal Montgomeryshire Militia. AN EARTHQUAKE is stated to have been felt on Monday se'nnight at Aml wch It was attend ed with a very slight tr, mor, and a noise like the rolling of carriages, ending in a whizzing sound. It took an horizontal direction over the west part of the town. The cattle in the neighbourhood where the shock was felt seemed terrified and ran to and fro. This pheno mena was preceded and succeeded by appeata-ces, which indieated an electrical state of the atmosphere. A variety of meteors were witnessed in the early part of the week, one in particular, which was stationary for two minutes, and ran its course due north. PROVINCIAL. LANCASHIRE. Tue FIRST APPOINTMENT OF SANITORY OFFICERS. — The town council of Liverpool has honourably distinguished itself by being the first to organise a regular staff, under the Sanitory Act, which comes into operation on the Ist of Ja nuary next. On Monday the appointments of Surveyor and Medical Officer took place. The salary of the former officer. after some discussion as to whether it should not be 1,000/. a-year, wart fixed at 700/ per annum, and that of the medical officer at 3001. a-year, in addition to which he will be allowed private practice. The town council speed to advertise for competent persons. MANCHESTER Emierices —Mr. Bright addressed the electors of Ancoate on Monday night, and had an overflowing meeting. A resolution was passed pledging the electors to support him. It is rumoured that Lord Lincoln is to come here to receive the requisition. His committee arc actively engaged in soliciting signatures and votes at the same time. MPWARRIAGE OF THE MORNING PAPERS. —Up to the time of the express train leaving Manchester last evening (five o'clock), none of the morning papers had been received. The usual train from Ilirin;naham had come in, but it was stated that the London train, which should have been in Birmingham before it left, had not arrived. This delay is referred to by our Warwickshire correspondent. TEN Horns Btt.t.—A meeting of delegates was held on Monday in the vicinity of the works of Messrs. Fielden, and the ri sidence of the hon. member for Oldham, who is to con duct the Nil in the next session. The object of the meeting was to devise means for carrying on the agitation, and raise funds for that purpose. The first subjsct hi ought under consideration was the propriety of holding a dele gate meeting of factory workers from every manufac turing town in Lancashire and Yorkshire, and after some discussion as to the place of meeting, it was resolved unanimously that the meeting should be held in Manchester on the 27th of the present month, and that in the meantime every town should he written to, requesting them to send their delegates to that meeting, with specific instructions as to any material point they desired to lay be fore the meeting. The next subject was the propriety of appealing to the public for pecuniary assistance. It was stated that the agitation of the measure had cost the operatives and their friends not lens than 30.000/„ a great part of which had been subscribed by the cotton spinners and other factory workers; and it was urged as a reason why an appeal should he made to the nobility and gentry, that the present de pressed state of trade in the manufacturing districts, and the consequent falling off in the earning? , of the people, operated very much against the collection of funds. At the close of the discussion a form of appeal embodying the foregoins reasons was unanimously adopted by the delegates. YORKSHIRE. ALLEGED BANICRI:Pijir OP THE LEEDS AND WEST RIDING BANKING COMPANY. —On Wednesday, the 9th inst., a fiat in bankruptcy was awarded and issued against the Leeds mind West Ming Banking Company, trading as bankers at Leeds and Bradford, t h e oint-stock banking, com m. rcial, or trading company. atsuit of Messrs. J. Brown and Co., woollen cloth merchants, of Leeds. Thew; was opened on Saturday last before Mr. Commissioner Burge, and the banking company were adjudged bankrupts. A mes ser ger of the court accordingly took possession of the books and papers belonging to the banking company on Saturday night, and a notice of the adjudication was prepared as required for delivery to a clerk of the company, but by mistake it was served on a son of one of the principal clerk., instead of en a clerk. On Monday, Mr. Bond, solicitor, applied on behalf of two of the five directors of the company fur a copy of the proceedings, with a view to disputing the adjudication on behalf of the banking company. The application was re sisted by Mr. Ward, the solicitor to the fiat. His Honour was of opinion that he could not consider the two directors, on whose behalf the application was made, as legally re presenting the company; and was about to refuse the appli cation, when it was discovered that the notice of adjudication had been insufficiently served. The matter was therefore allowed to stand over till Tuesday, when Mr. Bond pro duced a notice signed by four of the directors of the banking_ company, of their intention to dispute the adjudication of bankruptcy under the fiat, and renewed his application for a copy of the proceedings at the opening of the fiat. Mr. Weatmacott, a solicitor, appeared to oppose the application and he quoted, at considerable leng th, from the trust deed of the company, passages to show that the four directors who had signed the notice to dispute, were not in a con dition to do to, because they bad not come to that resolu tion at a regularly convened meeting of the board, as re quired by the deed. A lengthene I discussion ensued upon the point, in the course of which his Honour celled the attention of the advocates to the cases of " Davis r. Haw kins," 3 Maule and Selwyn, and " Moore r. Hamilton," Berne. and Cress. temp. Lord Tenterdeo, as strongly in fee your of the objection raised by Mr.Westmscott, especially as the affidavit which had been filed only stated the four direc tors who had signed the notice to be a majority of the, directors, without stating how many directors there were, and why the other ,had not signed it. During the discus sion, supplementary affidavits were handed in, showing that there were only five directors, and that the fifth was believed to be nut of England, a letter having been recently received from him. dated at Nice. Mr. Westmacott sub mitted that be ought to be at liberty to eternise, rira rote, the party who made the affidavit of al:wince, as he said he should be able to show that that director , being also a registered officer, had purposely gone out of the kingdom to avoid sets ice of legal process. His Honour was, however, of opinion, that if the fifth director bad wilfully gone out of the way for any purpose, hooey r improper, the remaining directors ought not to be prejudiced by his absence. Believ ing that the 7 & 8 Viet., c. 110, was to be construed with reference to the .5 & 6 Vict., c. 116, and that if he were to hold that the banking company were not sufficiently represented by the f mt. directors who had signed the notice, he should deprive the company of the power of disputing the adjudication before the com missioner in the country in the first instance. Notwith standing the difficulty created by the observations of Lord Tenterden, in his judgment in " Moore r. Hamilton, his Honour thought that it would be the safest course for him to hold that the notic e to dispute the adjudication was sufficient, under all the circumstances of the case. He should, therefore, admit the notice.—lt was understood that the argument against the adjudication would be heard on Saturday. It will he remembered that this banking com pany stopped payment about the middle of January last. ROMERsETWIRE. REPRESENTATION GP Bent.—We (Bath Journal have authority for stating that a letter was received on Friday woe one of the greatest masters. Clementi, honoured over all Europe with the title of "the father of the pianoforte," though a native of Rome, was really an Engtieb inuideiau. and the (header 6f this English mood. Among his imme bate pupils were Jahn Cramer and Field; and even Bee thoven himself acknowleged that he had, in a great measure, formed himself by the study ef Clementi's works. Ciementi and Cramer passed bang byes in England as the 11101 t distinguished teachers of their art ; and, aided by their younger fellow-labourer in the same vine yard, Mo.chelee, formed such a host of pupils, both among members of the profession and moue; the educated classes of society, that their school 'till stands on a fbunda tion not to be easily shaken. It is to the credit ef many of our most eminent instructors that they adhere to it. Bennett, Benedict, Potter, Seats, Mrs. Anderson, Madame Dulcken, and the mast distinguished among their younger coadjutors, particularly Jewson and Slope?, follow in the footsteps of Clementi, Cramer, and .kfoseheles, and preserve the character of the pianoforte as an instrument unrivalled in the variety of its powers—an instrument capable of giving utterance to the grandest combinations of har mony, the most daring flights of imagination, and the most graceful and expressive melody. The more modern school of the pianoforte, which has for its chief object the display of executive power, has made its way in England as elsewhere. Our fair amateurs, sedutxd by the brilliant exhibitions of the Thalberga, Dohlers, Pleyele, and Be Meyer', who annually sink our shores, are too much given to attempt what they cannot possibly perform, and to make themselves and their " fantasias sacial nuisance.. But the sound and classical school has no want of votaries. In our musical circles the pianoforte coinfositions of Beethoven, Weber, and Mendelesehu are by no means neglected; and the love for music which speaks to the mind and the heart will survive the ephemeral proper:mite , to unmeaning exhibitions of dexterity. Among the eminent English pianists of ear time, there is not one, we are happy to say, who culti vates, either in writinz or playing, " the tl irid and vitiated style " which John Cramer, in the passage we have quoted, ea justly reprobates. These who compree have termed their style on the works of the great m item, and these works themselves are the most frequently performed at our best concerts. Of the prod actions of the new school, those of Thalbere are the only ones which, in this country, ' have been played in public by anybody except their authors; I and the best works of Thalteerg are well entitled to thin die tinctien ; for r.o one will deny that he has enlarged the power. of the instrument, and produced many new and beautiful effects; and he certainly is not responsible for the inundation of demisemiquavers which his example has brought upon the land. Among our present native pianists, taking them in the joint character of composers and performers, the highest place must he assigned to Mr. Sterndale Bennett, the worthy disciple of Mendelssohn, whose admirable compositions have long been known to the public. After him, no one stands higher than the two young artists whose names arc placed at the head of these remarks. They have both gained great distinction by their public performances; and some of their recently published compositions, which we have heard and examined, are of the highest merit. Both of them are complete masters of the instrument, and have at their command all the resources which the modern Khoo' has developed but they turn these resources to their proper account, not to frivolous display, but to the production of legitimate effect. They have both published bouks of studies. Those of Mr. Jewson are entitled "Sit Grandes Etudes de Concert," dedicated to Madame Pleyel Mr. Sloper's are entitled " Twenty-four Studies, dedicated to Stephen Heller " In both works, the exercises are highly finished movements, purely and solidly written, varied an stele, and though, without any extravagant difficulties, admirably calculated to strengthen the hand as well as im prove the taste of the student. Among the other productions of Mr. Jewson, those which have given tie especial pleasure, are, a " Romance" in F sharp minor, dedicated to E. W. Dutfin, Esq. ; " Three Rhapemlies" dedicated to Signor Crivelli ; and an " ler.promptu," in A, dedicated to Oipriani • Potter. In all these compositions we discern, though under a more modern aspect, much of the peculiar character of John Cramer's music. The legato predominates; the passages are generally round, flowi g and expressive; and some of the movements, (particularly the " Romance ") want nothing but words to be fine vocal music.—Among Mr. Sloper's productions there is a " Caprice pour Ic piana quatre mains sur deux melodies de Meyerb, er," which is fall of interest. One of the melodies which form the subject is Meyerheer's song, the " Fischer madehen ;" the other we de not recognise. They are both admirably treated, and ex- • minded into a beautiful and by no means difficult piece. There is also a " Serenata" in II minor, full of melody, sim plicity, and grace. Lastly, there are two sets of " Mazurkae," which strongly resemble those of Chopin in their originality and strong national character; and a " Valee brillante," which is en pleasing that it will reconcile the young player to the forbidding aspect of the extreme keys in which it is written. All these worlis are most valuable additimis to the stock of classical pianoforte music. CLERICAL A" MaaiNell.' 01.1 p m" Is about tot* established at Gloucester, chiefly fur the use of the .keens bargemen and their families. The estimated oust of the building is 40W., and annual subseripti•ina to the amount of 151 d. ate proposed to b: raised as a .tip,nd fur a minister of the (butch of Entitled. TRINITY (*Mari,. 1.1.1111/NoToV.—Laely passing Trinity Church. Paddington, which was ennsecnited about four mouth. ;ra, and cast needy is,oo 1., we observed men busily employed in panting the joints of the parapets, and other portions of the masonry, and net were led to make un examination of the building. A glance inside ahowed us that a slip had taken place, esprvially ut the (vat end, where the main arches ou each side of the nave are broken; and that remedial measures bad been adopted only jest in time to prevent worse init.- chief -even if the probability of this be yet removed. The level of the ground one hieh the church Manila. is u newly made one; and the building is rai,cri on arches at maimiorable expense, to bring it up horn what was thought solid ground. Accutding to the newspaper • paragraphs at the time of the consecration, above 2,000/. were s eat m preparing the foundations. Nevertheless, they luve faihsl -par tially, at all events; and, therefore, it w all be useful to knew what were the measures actually employed, in what respect they proved im•ilicient, and what remedies have since been employed. -7'he Budder. 1101. Y CllO,B Pershore, which has lately boen luster= alteration, wits re-opened on Wednesday morning last, by u nervier. The edifice has b. en both enlarged and beautißid, the end ut which the Communion Service is periormed bavieg bean thrown back, and a considerable number of additional sittings thus obtained. some of the massive pillars which run up the aisles have been re lieved of their disfiguring coats of whitewash; and, inasmuch as they are constructed tr. dark granite, now stand out in bull e. MI and beautiful contrast to the rest of the buihling, giving to the whole church a very different appearance to that which it formerly pre sented. TATATT.—AmIweb P. C.. .Ingles., din. danger; sales. 217/., with out residence; pitcm, liishop of Bangor ; vacant hy the th:...th of Rev. G. Jones. NAVAL. Pownonatett, hu . 10.-- Cutigroare, Qipt. S. Lunhington, will pro ceed to Spithead on Thor-slay. P fygh • aim nteuni-sloop, Comm.:take 51•Clererty, went out to Spithead thin aftenutou to await onion. Nolod, coal delved ship, will go out of the basin to-mei-ma morning. The Frarlest steam-reenel in hourly expected from the Downs with the ofticern and crew of the Osprey, brought home hI the bark Po /Pommes. Capt. Paltt<ut the Osprry, arrived here thin afternoon. 50 more boys hare Ixen ,red to be received in the Naiad, for die pond of It s Sir G. Seymour, in the Pacific:station. The Cyclop,, Capt. I.apldee, came into harbour yeatenlay, to live her &frets made good. ADMIRALTY, 14.—The name of Capt. W. I. hentt in to he In cluded in the lint of captains of the Royal Navy having !tempted the retirement of their rank on the termnpropmead in the London Gazelle of Sept. 1, on the half-pay of I/. per diem. Tun Enroia.—The Grails contains a noire to the oilier rn and crew of thin ship, that the account of the proceeh arising from the capture of the shire rennet rarctr, on oth Jan., 104 1, will be registered in the Admiralty (hurt on or after the 20th inst. With referent* , to the anninmeement in the Cenete, of Ike. 11, the promotion of flag-WM:era of her Majesty's fleet should hare been dated WI that day, instead of Dec. 10. kaukrea in the Oar.,-/re of Dee. Il. —For Vice-admiral of the Red Mir Owen, Admiral ot the Blue, read ice-admiral of the Red Si E. V/. C. R. Owen, G.C.8.,G.C.11., to he Admiral of the Blue. EI.:ARD, 42, Carr. DUICTIM.—A letter from Nis chip, dated Oregon, July 1, not : —" We are all happy and well, not a single ere of ricknens can imanl. We have been generally employed in exploring thin new country, In boat and house building, road making, farming, nhootina. Robing. borne racing, and numerous other amusements which thin temperate climate permits on to indulge in, without fear of comeopienees. The Om/Norma arrived at r.ineemer'n a few da since, and tkough distant only 100 tulles, we have already heard that there arc nu letters for us. We hope to be in England in July, ISO, IThin in an interesting country, but Ile value to Great Britain Mai bees cmvrated," MILITARY. l'okietaotTl, Dec. 15.—TROOPe ens IkTIANI.. —The 13th Regt. have this morning received orders to hold themselves in readiness to proceed at a moment's notice to Ireland. GI-v Ithia.—On the 13th Oct. Lady Smith, the wife of Sir It. Smith, commanding at (Unpore, E. 1., presented this gallant corps with a new and splindli set of colours. Sir 11. Smith delivered a spirited addle,a on the Wat. 401%. In the evening the °theirs of the 61et gave a grand fancy ball, and it was noticed an a pleasing fact, that Lady Smith gave her hand in one of the seta to an °taxi' who a short time since was promoted from the ranks. On the 20th, the 61st left Cawopore, en root , foi Cmhillah. The offkere and men were in the enjoyment of excellent benith. Rovsr. AITII.I.VItY, WOrn.Rll.ll, O,r. 15.-1-lent:Col. 0. T. Row land is appointed to the command of the Royal Artillery at Devonport, and will relieve US. S. ttudyerd, who has been appointed Superinten dent of Dulls, sc., in the Royal Niii ary Repository, at Woolwich. lAesit.-CoL IL S. Armstrong hus been appointed to the command of the Royal Artillery at Portsmouth, and will relieve Col. J. S. Dastard, who resigns on promotion. Fla JANE" RiNsiirr is appointed Lteut:Gsv. of Jew, and to enter on his duties at the commencement of the new ps-ar.—Army Paper. Tag Omega or GOVERNOR or rue. Draram Niat,xlNE ten or 9nai.tau Your, vacant by the recent deaths of Lient,Gen. Slanted and General Sir Martin Hunter, will not be tilled up. The rOritr-Makri.o. on Captain Bull, of the s:th, was nvumed on Monday at Chatliant.bar reeks, when that gentlenum pleaded guilty, o but not toile prejudice of good order and military discipline." The cave for the prosecution being closest, the prisoner called a finesses, but in accordance with the request of the court, and the promise given in this paper of Saturday had, we refrain front publishing the eviienoe until the proceedings are concluded. The Court of Inquiry, conflating of Lieut.-Colonels Willem, Row land, Ilarrierm, and Major Odor, which has been telling for some time past to inquire into the prices charged to the recruits for the supply of regimental necessenes, has just termin ,terl its sittings, alter the examination of numerous witnesaes. The result will be that recruits wOl henceforth obtain their " kits " at a very considerable re duction. and a •top will be put to the sllagraccful system or allowing many of the non rte! officers to receive a heavy ire centare on the goods aupplied t the recruita, a practice by which the latter inatead of having any surplus from his bounty money, frequently finds the whole of that sum insufficient to supply him with regimental Denmark& Ma. F. Xtsbal.i., lately a lieut. in the 69th foot, was charged on Wedneeday with having uttered threatening leaguer , . agsinid Major W. Blackburn, of that regiment, now stationed at the Bun• terrapin. It appears Mr. Mundell sold his communion in September last, owing, it la said, to a diragreement with the major. On the sth instant be called at the barracks, and ached for Major Blackburn, who refused le see him. The same day (Saturday) , Major Blackburn applied to two of the Bury magistrate; for a warrant against Mundell, but they did ' not co side: themselves justified in granting one, as there was not evidence aufficient to prove there had been any threats. On Sunday morning Mundell again made hie appearance at the barrack, apparently agitated. and requested Quarter-master Hollis to let him lee the major, as he wanted him on some particular Wanes.. Hollis informed the major who refused to have anything todo with Mundell, onkel he would send word what he ar.inuml his for. Mundell replied it w . hundred miles by railway lice, stated that be went In the hams carriage, anteing at lbadamer Less ne would seno worn wnat sar -- It was a pity ; he had travelled ono, *Meta ray in search of him. llnnt, one of the pa. tt to Manchester on the 6th, the prisoner bow and they talked about various things. Oa they dined the Brunswick Hotel, ••/: • • 1 1 ! I • t