The Express. — London, England, 1852-03-24 00:00:00

FRANCE. PARIS. Tessoor Erswizo. The acquittal of the Basins Theceais by the C a rt of Moires at Brussels hes produced a deep ecaostion throughout all circles here. The French WOO 1111 "ou may suppoee, greatly a w e d • ti:Lo n sVnlict, which is the fi rst demonstration of nu — i n depeniktit spirit in an important body of the i k .h. is o state towards the menacing dictatorship of Loos Naisilcon. Hitherto the government of Leo. rid the shown a foint.spted alacrity to comply y ob the behests of the Ely sir upon points whereon i t ! s hoed the government of an independent state, bou „, / sma 11. to take a firm stand. Let us hope that the cabinet of Brusse l s will in future imitate the 'Of tl ex ample given by its fearless and coma...ion- • MS4.Stnill.. Some firmness will, if I am Mg — title totornied. be needed. for Louis Napo. ken will not sit down quietly under this d e f e at. Mit the same obstinate pursuit of vengeance which made the procureur-general appeal against the mall tine impooeil upou M. Bucher, will impel Count t o p e d to protest against the acquittal of M. .tlex. seder Thomas and Count dilawoonville. This Yee. t he is the more remarkable, as the writers indicted ttv di.respret towards the President of the French R e public greatly exceeded in their speeches of &- avec the head and front of the ir original offending. slies attacked with great vigour the perfidy and rklkom of t h e n' to tr tot of Ike. 2, and the injustice the rairwity of the confiscation decree of Jan. 1 16 " . time non's honour to the Belgian jury for hat log adme their duty thonnighly. Next to the citizens oho voted l'avaii,ntae and Carnot into thu Curps 14.- 8 41 eirs theirs is the reedit of hating dealt the me ammo punt• h t ref public opinion on the dictator. . men ship of the of lA:masher. M.o.'''. lir a decree is promulgated regulating In the the relations ot tile chambers with the President. to present to the Pre,i- Lich s e nator may propose dent the basis of a 101 l of great national interest. Ave proposals of modifications of the Constitution aunt be signed by ten senators. Th, cvrp+ Itp•Litive cannot reject a bill without discussing all the amid,. separately. 'flu) President is to metre itioneio francs salary. The severest penalty applied to a .Linn' is 15 d a y s , exc l us i on. This voluminous dente is a collection of standing rules for the gnat deliberative bodies of the state. Hitherto. and er all governments. it has been the fashion to let sieeh bodies settle their own n'uleutrul, a. it is called. But that pragmatical impertinence of meddling with matters below the dignity of the surto.. power. and that restless itch fur tyrannising is detail which characterises the present government tv.tild nut let slip such a faeounible occasion for legis lating: and. aceordingly. the ifoniteur proceeds to to treat as schoolboys or puppets the persons selected for deliberating on the affairs of the country. I hear Ant tonsiderable mortiticotion is experiene:Cd by the locators at seeing the rank tit the first body in the state decreed to the Council of State. Perhaps the asset important provision in this long ordi nance is that which pr..vents the speech of a deputy from king printed without the per saivieu of the Chamber. Thus, there will be no impediment to giving the most extended publicity to the aNami tits of a servile nuejority, while the Teeth by %%Lich they may be triumphantly refuted cannot be printed. You will also notice that article by which a deputy. who dues not take the oath within a fortnight from the verification of his elec tion, loos his scat. This prows that the mere ab sence of Cavaiguac and Cannot from the inangurative sitting of the Tuileries will not occasion their forfei ture of their seats, hr being interpreted as a refusal to take the oath. The Senate can propose no amend ment to bills. The vote of the Chambers is void un its. half the members arc present. No seaurtus-con- Solfrms Can be debated unless three out of five bureaux have voted for the prim. rn coaisickrellion. Thy printing and distribution of a deputy's speech without authorisation of the Chamber is punishable by a tine of from 54t0fr. to 5,000 fr. against printers, sad .".fr. to .50Itfr. against distributors. .1 grave ques tion arises, whether the English papers will not be subjected to the latter fine, in case the translation of a speveh should appear without authorisation. The Consfitotionne 1, in a semi-official article, gives the following information relative to the opening of the session and the government view of the reguhi- Wes published in to-day's 310011, or: It is at the Tuileries, in the Salle des Marechaux, that ge <Ming. of the Senate and Legislative Budy on the 29th 5.... be held. The Prince President. surrounded by his ▪ 1.-.-dr-camp, his ordi rly officers, his minister., and the toenvil of state, vein be' placed on a raised platform ; oppo dtt the President of tl.c Republic will tie:, on one side the Soul,. and on the other the Legislative Body. The Prise, President will deliver • speech. A form of an oath will thee he r el, and each member of the Senate and of the leplitive body, on his name being called over, will pro souse, from his place the words—je le jeur ! (I swear it). The clan. the neagiatrecy, and Me diplomatic body wi:l be represented at this solemnity. A small mentor of places will be reserved is an upper gallery for yerwas receiving invitations. The regulations will Lifer hut tittle from those which have been adopted by ee ling 3.1‘ mbhn, ouly after a general debate upon a the bll canoe be immediately rejected, all the articles ma.' be and a divines taken upon them sepa rately. The right of calling to order and the right of th. peialsat to cover him.elf will be maintained; the moot severe disciplinary penalty' will be fifteen days' ex deka from the sittiap of the Curct Legislate'. At every sitting twe reports pesesie swims.: will be Or sseeediagly short, giving merely results', wilr br r rs. Inhabil early to the joursals. The other very explicit, revise the names of the speakers and the substance of their speeder., will not be received by the papers till lam is the minas. No speech east he published nukes the Chandler isthmus, its be ',rioted. No ,amber earl speak except him his place. The tribes' is abolished. The pm. eldest. vice-president, and questors will he seed -Ist d by • decree of the President of the Republic. The youngest members of the Corps Layislahl will of right be s•cretaries, and will perform the functions diaris Corp.t whole sisooo. The salary of the President of the Irsuswof u fixed at 100.00014. The vice-presidenta and ism tan,. will not be paid. There will be two quieten, with salaries of 12,000 fr. A sandal will be distributed to every wester and deputy, um was meal in former meem kw. The deputies, as heretofore, will be inviolable, and tai only be prosecuted with the permission of the Cape The oacial ceettune of .embers of the Corps 41:r.stsfif will not lie required to be worn in ordinary est hasts evea by thew who may speak. it is reported that a decree will be published for the removal of the state of siege on the opening of thermion of the Chambers. The l'atrie, in order to mitigate the universal dis content occasioned by the wine tax, and the disap pointment of the Parisians at learning front the f0 .., -d• that they will gain nothing by it, promises a redaction of one-third on the duty levied at the barrier in meat. But it was already discovered, on the reduction of the tax immediately after the revo lution of February, that the monopoly of the but chers prevented any correspondingoliminution in the price of meat. Hence the l'alrie's promise is re garded as a delusion. The . 1 1 , miteasr contains the following official me-, morandum: Our disputes with Morocco are now completely at an end. The Etapwor has writers another letter to the Priam Pre assiousetutt to Mai that the charge d'aifaires of Fine' may communicate freely and directly with the court et Fes. No motive now prevents the return of our Lent. to Tangiers, and M. Jager-Schmidt, who has ma n d Ufa /11{1111011 since the departure of Boated*, has it A:gesiras, to return to his poet. The interest of our PAS.y and of our commerce with which M. de Castellinard, 840111 and consul-general of Sardi n i a , h a d b een c h arge d chains the suspenvirm of our relations with Morocco, have feud se him a defender as skilful ae devoted, and the Prince President has testified his entire satisfaction. The Monitene contains a decree of the President I of the Republic defining the oath to be taken by the members of the different law courts, and the man ner of taking it. The President will himself crevice the oaths of the members of the Court of Cam- Dation, of the first presidents, and the procureurs-ge. octane of the Courts of Appeal. The members of the sorts of appeal will take the oath before their kiln.. judges, at a public sitting. The members of the different tribunals will take the oath before the head. of their different departments. Another decree convokes a special meeting of the Conrail-General of the Seine Infilieure, to consider questions of moment to that department, arising out of the execution of the railway from Paris to ChertMe.e. The two international commissions for settling the boundaries of the French and Spanish frontiers met, at Bayonne, on the 16th, for the first time; that of `loin having the Count de Common°, formerly snihamador at Paris, at its head; and that of Franco, S ulu do Bois-le-Comte, minister plenipotentiary. The first sitting was confined to a simple exchange or power*. M. Prince de Canino has left Paris for Rome. M, Janvicr, the councillor of state, died yesterday, from the attack of apoplexy which he had on Friday last. M. de Fallon: arrived at Lyons on Friday, on his way to join Mdme. de Mime, at Nice. M. Miot, ex-representative of the NiEvre, is not to be sent to Cayenne, u stated in some of the jour nals, but to lambus', in Africa. The merchants and ahipowners of Havre are at present in great alarm, in consequence of a report that it is intended 'shortly to make modifications in the law on sugars. The Chamber of Com mercy has held a meeting on the subject, and all the merchants and shipowners of the town hare been convoked to attend another meeting, to draw up a petition to the Prince-President of the Republic, setting forth the injury which any change in the sugar laws will cause to the commer cial and maritime prosperity of Havre. No (Alicia account of last Sunday's election at Lyons has yet appeared, but there is no doubt of the return of M. Ilenon, the opposition candidate. Lord Pembroke is reputed to be in a dying state. At the Bonnie, the }ive per Cents. cloiied without change, at 100.25. The Threes rose 10.., closing at 70.60. The Four-and-a-lialf fluctuated between 101 and 101.10. Bank of France shares rose 3e. Railways were much weaker. Marseilles fell 11.23., Central and Tours and Nantes 7.50 each; Bordeaux, 0.23; Orleans and Lyons, 5 each; Northern, 3.75; but Rouen, Harry, and Trite and Bordeaux, rose 5.50. each. THE EXPRESS. WEDNESDX 7th March, and was immsdiaboly to embark in the French steamer, the Osiris, for Marseilles. The in tellipace from Syria moue dews to the Bth March, but is without importance. TURKEY. A telegraphic derpatch, dated Zara, March 14, states that a force of 1,700 men had been marched into Liono, where the Greek. and catholic. were dis armed, and all tho clergy with two principal men out of every canton seized and imprisoned. A pro clamation wu issued, threatening with death all persons except Turks who should secrete arms. Travellers, even those possessing Austrian passports, found great difficulty in making their jouincya Many Christians, their means exhausted by the soldiers quartered upon them, wander about with out shelter. The despatch conveying these particu lars comes through an Austrian medium. SWITZERL.IND. The extreme liberal party of the canton of Zurich has obtained the victory in the elections which have just taken place for the cantonal council. The Journal Jr (iener•e ear :—" On the occasion of the difference between }ranee and Switzerland, the public journals have spoken of General Dufour and certain conferences which he bad, either here or elsewhere. Now that these difficulties are over, we can state that G. neral Dufour contributed much to that result, but directly, and without any interme diation between rim and Prince Louis Napoleon. We think it right that Switzerland should be aware of the fact, as this is another title ehich the general has to the gratitude of the country." The reactionary journals endeavour to excite and sustain discords between the Federal Council and the cantonal government of (leneva, but it is now uni versally admitted that the authorities of this canton have acted with loyalty and patriotism. BELGIUM. M. BaTay, the Attorney-General of Belgium, en gaged in prosecuting Count d'llaussonville and M. Alex. Thomas, as Editors of the Bulletin Francais, supported, on Saturday, his argument for the con demnation of the distinguished defendants by quot ing the language in which, at the opening of the present session, Lord John Russell and the Earl of 'Derby condemned the English press for its free dis mission of the conduct of Louis Napoleon. " See, here," said he, " the opinion of prime ministers— competent men—enjiiit de ',True." GERMANY. AUSTRIA. On the fate of the missing war steamer Marianna, the Trieste Gazette of the 17th has the following:— We have to state with the most lively regret that the more or less accredited reports which reach as, respecting the M.trianna, are only elleulated to heighten the anxious fears already entertained for the safety of the vessel and her crew. The hope that at least some one or more may have escaped the wreck, appears, however, not to be wholly given ap. As the storm had ceased, thirteen days before this was written, there seems little reason to hope in the safety of the ship. Boats were daily bringing into Venice, Pesaro, Sinigaglia, and Rimini bodies of fishermen and shipmen picked up on the coast since the late storm. The New Prussian Gazette, after having been seized four times within these few days, is now pro hibited the Austrian dominions. The writers have maintained the cause of the extreme right party in Austria in opposition to Prince Schwarzcnberg, and vigorously assailed that minister's German com mercial policy—hence the prohibition. HANOVER. The Cassel Zeilang gives an analysis of the pro test of the Hanoverian government against the pre tensions of the Federal Diet to interfere in the ques tion at issue between it and the equestrian order. This is the document whose existence was lately denied by the official Honorer Oazette. COERCION OF THE FREE CITY OF BREMEN. The federal prescript of March 6 relative to the too democratic constitution of Bremen was published in that city on the 19th. It is composed of six ar ticles, of which the following is the substance : AB the provisions of the constitution of March IS, 18119, which the Senate in its communication to the bourgeoisie, dated Sept. 27, 18. M, designated as con trary to the federal ordinances of August 23 of that year, are to be set aside as really ranking in that category, a point which the bourgeoisie had denied. Whether or not this abolition will satisfy the pre scriptions of that federal order is a point on which the Diet reserves the right of expressing itself. Tho Senate must not fill up vacancies in its body according to . the electoral law of the constitution in question; a new electoral law is to be enacted immediately. The Diet will send to Bremen a commissioner who will aid the Senate in bringing the constitution of the city into harmony with the federal laws. and take whatever measures may appear necessary for that purpose. The Hano ver= government is invited to designate a high functionary to this task. Should the commissioner think it indispensable to employ a military force, the Hanoverian government will have to come to an understanding with the Senate upon its payment and mode of employment. To avoid loss of time the commissioner will repair forthwith to Bremen, and take such steps as he may deem advisable. EGYPT. Letters from Alexandria, of March 7th, in the Journal des haat*, say that public opinion is so tired of the Turkish question, and has been so often excited in vain by the threatening ultimatums of the Porte, that it seems at present to be but little disturbed by the news from Constan tinople brought loy the Austrain packet on February 24th. Thu news is certainly not very encouraging, but people here will no longer be lieve in any serious complication. Perhaps public opinion may not be wrong. Bat, however this may be, it appears certain that the last letter of Abbas Paella has irritated the Sultan, and that Abdul- Medjid sent it back to the grand vizier with an annotation in the margin, to the effect that "he could not, he ought not, and he would not consent to the demand therein contained relative to the Tan zimaat. It is, in consequence, supposed that the next letter to the viceroy will be of a menacing cha racter, and will order him absolutely to obey the de cision of the Porte. The representations of Sir 8. Canning are not looked upon as serious. It is even said that the English ambassador speaks of Mr. Murray with a certain degree of bitterness. Many people, however, say that this hostile attitude of the two English representatives- is only apparent. The other legations at Constantinople abstain alto rther. This is far from taking any step in the interest of the Viceroy, such as he had asked of them. What will grow out :of this new complica tion ? Will there be an open struggle, a repetition of the old quarrels between Egypt and Turkey, or will the Pacha concede the railway from Cairo to Suez to insure himself a sup port which he has not been able to obtain by the concession of the railway from Cairo to Alexandria. This last point has its importance. It deserves to arrest the attention of the European powers, and gives a very plausible explanation of the attitude of the English agents. The viceroy has just returned to Cairo, from his excursion to tipper Egypt, and it is not vet known what effect the kit news from Constantinople had on him. On the 28th February four Pechas had arrived at Alexandria from Con stantinople, in the Medjdie steamer. It was given oat that they were proceeding to Mecca; but it was supposed that they were charged to deliver a letter to the Viceroy on their way. They at once set out for Cairo. The works on the section of the railway between Alexandria and I)amauhour had been at last commenced, although but little has been done. This, however, show, that the enterprise has not been abandoned. The Duke de Leuchtenburg was expected at Alexandria on the GREECE. The Athens journals bring reports of interuella tions and discussions in the Chamber of Deputies on the subject of the recent panic in Greece 011 the subject of a rumoured impending attack upon the constitution. M. Provelegio, Minister of the Inte rior, said that the constitution was safe, being dear to the people and conscientiously watched over by the King. A committee of the Chamber was ap pointed to draw up a new and severer law upon crimes and offences against the charter. Mr. King, the American missionary, who was in terrupted lust May while preaching against the ' errors of the popular creed, has been condemned to a fortnight's imprisonment and expulsion for attempting to make converts from the established religion. MALTA. The Malta post brings Th;Mws of Admiral Dun dm having relieved Admiral l'arker in the command of the Mediterranean fleet, Admiral I)undas hoisted his flag on board the Britannia. Ho at once sent off reinforcements to the Channel fleet. 'I here now remain in the Mediterranean only the Trafalgar, Bellerophon, Mudeate, Scourge, Spiteful, and Britannia. THE PENINSULAR MAIL. The Oriental Company's deem packet, Madrid, Captain John Weeks, amved yesterday at South ampton, and landed her mails under the charge of Lieutenant T. J. Wilkinson, KN., Admiralty agent. Her dates are : Gibraltar, March 15 ; Cadiz, March 16 ; Lisbon, March 19 ; Oporto, March 20; Vigo, March 20. Our Lisbon correspondent, writing on the 19th inst., says : The finance question still remains in stain quo. The discussion upon the projects of Senhor Ferree and the Baron da Sa Vargcm in the tipper Chamber having been put off until the Chamber of Deputies shall have discussed the financial points in conjunc tion with the decree of the 3rd of December, it is un derstood the Junta do Credit° I'ublico is opposed to the issuing of the scrip for the capitalisation which the decree requires ; the commission of tho upper chamber recommend the revocation of the decree. The additional Act for the Reform of the Charter is still under discussion in the Chamber of Deputies, the previous question moved by Senhor Avila, whether the chamber " has authority to reform the constitutional articles of the charter," having been negatived by 63 votes against 19. The act has also been approved in its gererality by 67 against 16. The storm of the 6th and 7th of the present month damaged the shipping in the Quadro to the amount of 50 comes of reis (about 12,0001.) Ships entering with foreign cargoes will henceforth only be required to take their station in that locality until discharged, when they can be duly visited and allowed to go to a place of shelter. In consequence of tke state of the treasury, the Queen has again given 91,250,000 reis, the King 30,000,000 reis, the Prince Royal 10,000,000 reis, and the Infante De Linz 5,000,000 reis, in its aid : to be proportionately deducted from their respective al lowances between the Ist of July, 1852, and the 30th of June, 1853. Yet, notwithstanding the ne cessities of the nation, the same system of misrule is going on, in the creation of places, that was observed in Count Thomar's time; one of the ministers having created a deputy paymestcnhip in the navy pay office, in favour of an individual who has never held any appointment, while the departments are overstocked with employes, and many others on the shelf on account of politica, who might be brought into activity upon vacancies. Insecurity still continues in many parts of the country, particularly at Midoens, where the robbery and murder not only of private individuals, but of the authorities, have been so long in vogue.: 44,987,600 rm. in Bank of Lisbon notes have been cancelled and burnt. Exchange, 54 ; discount of Lisbon bank notes, Te following are the latest movements and pota tions of her Majesty's ships :—At Gibraltar, March 15 : Vengeance, 84, Captain Lord Edward Russell ; Terrible, 21, Captain James Hope ; Encounter, 14, Captain G. T. Gordon, arrived from Malta 13th inst. ; the Vengeance, in working into the bay in hazy weather, grounded , and got off without sustaining any damage ; also the Janus, 4, R. A. Powell, in the bay. Lisbon, March 15 : Sailed for Eng land, the Superb, 80, Captain E. Turrell ; 19th inst., lying in the Tagus : Albion, 90, W. J. H. John stone ; Indefatigable, 30, Captain It. Smart ; and Dragon, 0, Captain W. H. Gi&rd. IRELAND. Dupuis, llsacz 23. The Cork election concluded yesterday in the usual official declaration, when tho majority for Mr. Vin cent Scully was announced to have been 851, the numbers polled being for Scully 3,956, for Frewen 3,103. Lord Bernard returned thanks on behalf of Mr. Frewcn, and declared it to be the intention of his party to contest the county again at the general election. The Irish Tenant League have addressed the elec tors of New Ross in support of Mr. C. G. Duffy, the amdidato selected by the electors from those sug gested, on their invitation, by the league. Sir George Forster is about to address the electors of Monaghan as a partisan of Lord Derby's govern ment. It is stated that Mr. Charles Patland, of Bray, will offer himself as a candidate for the county of Wick low, in the rocs of Sir Ralph Howard, who is about to resign. NAVAL. POBIRMOUTII, MARC II 23.—The Vesuvius, steam sloop, Commander Barnard, arrived at Bpithettl to-day, having been engaged in relieving homeward-bound vessels detained in the chops of the channel by the prevailing easterly winds. The Polyphemus, 6, steam-sloop, Com mander C. G. Phillips, sailed to-day for the coast of Africa. The Superb, 84, Captain Purcell, which arrived yesterday from the Mediterranean, has been inspected to-day at Spit. head by the port-admiral, preparatory to coming into bar hour to be paid off. MILITARY. STAIR IN IRMAND.—Major-Oeneral Thomas, C.B. is to succeed Major-General Bainbrigge at Belfast; the latter, as we hays already stated, is to command at Ceylon. Major-General M'Donald , C. 8., leaves the Kil kenny command for the Dublin district. Recaurrisa DISTRICIR.—Tho following appoint ments have just been made, and will take effect (rem the let proximo:—Lieut.-Colonel Davis, C. 8., 9th Foot, goes to the York district ; Colonel Rood, C. 8., 62nd Foot, goes to Newry ; Colonel Slade, 90th Foot, goes to Glasgow. Th is will cause vacancies in the command of these reftments. Lient.-Colonel Patten removes from the Glasgow district to Bristol. Colonel Bush remorse from the Leeds district to London. DEATH Or MAJOR-OZNRRAL SIR H. WHEATLEY, Baer., C.B.—Sir Henry Wheatley died an the 71st inst., aged 73 years. Ile obtained a commission in the let Poet Guards in 1793, served in Holland under the Doke of York, and was wounded in attire is September, 1798. In 1807 he served at the siege of Copenhagen, as aide-de-amp to Sir Harry Barrard. Afterwards he accompanied the Guards to the Patinasla; in 1808 was present at the battle of Violas, sad in 1811 at the heals of Barra.' He wan, ia 1834, nominated a Grand Crams of Hanover,' with the local rank of a majur-general, and appointed Keeper of the Privy Purse to William IV., as alsoße ceiver-Oeneral of the Duchy of Cornwall. Ou the accession of her Majesty, Sir Henry Wheatley contlnuid to hold these two latter appointments. On resigning the keeper ship of the Privy Purse in 1817, he was crested a baronet of the United Kingdom. The late Sir Henry Wheatley had received the war medal with two clasps for Vimiera and Barrosa. EVENING, MARCH 24, 1, • gbe Court. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by Major- General Buckley and Lieutenant-Colonel the lion. A. Ow don, visited the Ducheu of Gloucester yesterday, at Glou cester-house, Piccadilly. Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday morning, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel the lion. A. Gorden. The Counter de Ncuilly, the Duke and Duchess de Nemoun, sod the Princess du Joinsille, visited her Majesty yesterday, at Buckingham Palace. The Prince of Wales, the Princess R oyal, and the younger members of the royal fa m ily, t oo k their accustomed exercise yt sterday in the gardens of the palace. The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Countess of Mount Edgeumbe, the lion. Flora Macdonald, the Earl of Morton, Major-General Buckley, and Lieutenant-Colonel the lion. A. Gordon, honoured the Princeses Theatre with their presence last evening. A deputation, cone sting of Mr Thomas Daring, of th• firm of Messrs. D 'ring Brothers, Mr. A. Arroyave, Mr. W. Greenhill, of the firm of Albrecht Greenhill and r. T. Arbuthnot, of the firm of Arbuthnot and Co. Cu., dr. S. °region, of the firm of Oregsan and Co., Mr. An:truther, and Mr. J. I'. Mason, of the firm of J. P. Mason and Co., nod an interview with Si r J o h n P a ki ngton yester d ay at t h e C London had an interview with Mr. Secre ta Walpole yesterday at th e H ome - o ffi ce . Lord John Chichester, M.l'., and Robert Jame. Ten nent, Esq., M.P.. attended by Mr. linden, parliamentary agent for the Customs, had an interview with - Mr. Hamilton at the Treasury yesterday, on the subject of the Belfast Custom-house Bill. The American Minister hail an interview with Lord Col chester yesterday at the Board of Trade. Mr. Macrory, of Belfast, isecon.panied by Mr. Tennent, M.P., bad an interview with the Attorney-General for Ire land, at the Irish office yesterday, on the subject of the Presbyterian Widows' Fund. The Turkish Minister hail an interview with the Chan cellar of the Potchequi r vesterday at his official residence in Ihwning-street. Mr. Pressly had also on interview with the right honourable gentleman. A deputation from the Commissioners of Brighton had an interview yesterday with the General Board of Health at their offices, Whitehall. The deputation comprised Messrs. Lambert, Hallett, and Cranford. They were attended by Mr. Lewis Slight, Clerk to the Brighton (Yr last alibi% duefle.) • LOUD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MARCH 2.—No• lice is hereby given that bee Majesty will hold a levee at St. James's Palace this day (Wednesday) at two o'clock. LORI) CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MARCH 2.—No lice is hereby given that her Majesty will hold a Drawing room at St. James's Palace on Thursday, the lit of April soot, at two o'clock. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MARCH 2. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Hon. William Stuart Knox to be one of the Oroonts in Waiting in Ordi nary to her Majesty, in the room of Lieut.-Colonel th e lion. Robert Edward Boyle, M.P., resigned. PRINCE OF WALES COUNCIL CHAMBER, SOMER SET-NOVI?, MARCH 22.—Richard Plantagenet Campbell Grenville Nugent Chando. Temple, Esq. (commonly called Marquis of Chandos), one of the Commissioners of her Ma. jesty's Treasury, has been appointed Keeper of the Privy Seal of his Royal Highneu the Prince of Wales, in the room of Sir William Gibson Craig, Bart., resigned. FonEws-OFFICE, Marto' 20.—The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Alfred Mansell as Consul at Guernsey for his Majesty the King of Denmark. CROWN -OFFICE, MARCH 20.—MEMBER returned to serve in this present parliament.—Borough of East Ret ford.—The Right lion. George Edward Arundel' klonek ton-Arundel', Viscount Galway, of Serlby Hell, in the county of Nottingham, one of the Lords in Waiting on her Majuty. NAVAL KNIGHTS OF WINDSOR. Admiralty, March 22.—The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty do hereby give notice to such lieutenants in her Majesty's navy, as are desirous of being r, commended for the appoint. ment of Naval Knight of Windsor, under the will of the late Samuel Travers, Esq., that they must apply at this office on or before the lit day of May next, when they will be informed of the nature of the certificates and testimo nials which are required to show that they come within the meaning of the said will, which expresses that they " are to oe superannuated or disabled lieutenants of English men ' of-war " and shall bo single men, without childr e n, i nc li ne d to leas i• virtuous, studious; and devout life; to be removed if they give occasion for scandal.—Auo. STAFFORD. COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT or ATESHIRE.—The Right Hon. George, Viscount Kirk wall, to be deputy-lieutenant. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT OF THE TOWNE HAMLETE.—The Right Hon. William Lennox luseelles, Baron de Rees, to be deputy-lieutenant In the Queen's Own Regiment of Tower Hamlets Militia ; Charles Robert Simpson, gent., to be lieutenant. COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT or Ftrratiang.—Walter Foggia Ireland, gent., to bo lieu tenant in the Fife Militia. - ..... SIGNED BY THE LORD-LIETTENANT or Eser.c.--Leverton 'mop, Esq., to be captain in the Esat Ere: Regular Militia. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE. 11.4%ez RI. Rest. of Aro.llery.—eee. Capt. the Dm. 0. T. DereAsuo to be ear., Noe Wee—Maier F.. Wftet dee.• ' First Lieut. U. Y run to be ere. ("pt.. glee Demerara ; ROL Liest. W. Resew.. to be list lleeerglee . . liTialt - tatm7Tliedatas of the pronsotiese of the underutenticeed elders have been altered aa follows Capt. J. B. Dennis. gee. Capt. F. N. N. Onsanney. and Fire Lieut. R. N. Walks., to tad Jan., lett; apt D. W. Pack, Are. Clot. E. Paler, and Pint Llent. Z. T. W. Purcell, to litat Jan., ; Pee. Capt F. Vaned. tart, and Vint Lint. A. C. J. bums. to 17th Jaa., 1831; Capt. J. Travers, Pee. Copt. L. U. Paget, sad Pint Lint. C. B. Le Kreuter, to 3rd rah, 1031; gee. Caps. 1/.. Philip; and Ant Lieut. lf. B. Mot, to Itch Feb., 1132. CALLING OUT THE MILITIA. TO TIM IDITOII OP THE DAILY NEWS. Eta,—Lord Palmerston, in his late oration upon the Militia Bill, observed that he trusted too much in the patriotism of Englishmen to fancy that they would not unanimously rise r a man in defence of their country. No one ever attempted to deny this ; but rising in defence of one's country and spending one's time drilling for the militia are two totally different thinti as T e he d exponents of the militia have never fur a moment su that Englishmen arc chests, ficotchmen cowards, or rishmen traitors ; but what they have doubted, end what will take a great deal more than Lord Palmerston's powers of discourse to con tradict, is that neither Englishmen, Irishmen, nor Seotehmen, taken as a mass, have leisure time ,I to throw away in going through the manual and platoon o exercise. One man wants to go to the West India another to the city, but no,—the militia is to be ' called out, and he must male post haste to the drill ground, for the purpose of being made to ghee right or left, and get pulled up by some wise-sere Weed because the ball of his right foot is not against the bmi et his left toe. How can it be expected that every see test devote months to doing nothing at the grand remeassades aline shilling ocr diem ? Our able mechanics mad anima earn their five shillings a day, aid mg led Met IS Imp a wife and children respectably, bet dry mast, if the militia bill per, put their hands is their pockets on one shilling , and fatten on three obese aad " Ood Save the Queen.' And all this is to take place at a time when thousands of good men are ready to take that same shillings day,—when plenty of good English sinew and " pluck " would be glad of a red coat and regular pay. If we want a defensive body, let us have them ; let them be for a defensive body ,• and in case of invasion, let us have an army which is at all times' ready to take the field, without being escorted to the rail way terminus by weeping wives, and leaving large families destitute. War to the soldier is the same as work to the mechanic; it is his profession,—his aim and intention; fighting is to him a duty of life ; he leaves behind him no ties ; in fact, it is death or promotion. With a militia it is quite a different affair. Tte government appear afraid to propose an increase to the standing army. Is it on the score of expense ? Because a militia would mat the people alert* sum. If only called out for one month la the year, militia duty would entail an expense of 61. to the assohanis; and that Yard a light tax. Is it on the some et sttoismay that so,lllllmist prefer militia ? Let the Doke of Wifteghta wawa that in the Housed Leeds is a swam sathaelmy M tre is pt =tars of the liilhla Die - - As t• the immeneed time ea the wilhostek what nes is it ? The Nes to hi Imeniseed by fear dommisd men, and the seem b iono thousand. This wee Is s e a ral of the late sesomisat The and naturally It was a real iseireair NW sadamd sledwesive fina. ar from It. Sepposisi s ventmeat. sailed A. h la Ise raked at the pro seat Meat hem SOO to RS sees, then when A is ordered shwa& we shall ezehange ear 800 for the 800 of the regi- Malt relieved. In the sloe manner the 1,000 men raised der the artillery will giw Isa men per company • but half ttiMamiseisee abroad, which will therefore reduce the v avinetue by half. it is these sham measure. that MIMS IBM to distrust government for the defence of the emnetry Part of our Tagus fleet was brourit home ; yes, to Cork ! But Cork is about as near to Lisbon as it ato Portsmouth, and with westerly winds far nearer. Why can't we have it in the British Channel, and not in the Atlantic ? Will the present government propose something more satisfaetory ? Will it confide in the suggestioas of the Duke of Wellington with respect to the regular army, and that of Sir Charles Napier with the volunteer rifle corm ? Let them velnatotre he Wand down with the strictness of Malin haw A. leas me posh are allowed to enlist isle wadi heads with ear eyes open, and of a free good will, they will not emplein. This will be the het IS to whether the nation will rise en swum. If es, eta volun teer fore* will be law sad men unanimous ran a forced militia; whilst it Ina have the Meese _et sway with all heustbursiegs sad ilhereetent. m ot 're no militia bill.—Yours, A. Z. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—An accident, which resulted fatally, occurred on Monday on the Brighton, Chi chester, and Portsmouth Railway. An old man named Peon, an sgrieultoral labourer, while trespassing on the line, was struck by the 2.10 train from Brighton to Ports mouth, and instardaneously killed. The man, it appeared, was extremely deaf, and it is supposed did not hear the steam whistle which was sounded Mr some time previous to the recurrence of the accident. The coroner'. jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death." .832. THE ELECTIONS. COLERAINE ELECTION. (ST IBLICTRIO TiLIBOILAPH.) Lord Naas was returned yesterday for Coleraine without contest as Mr. Wilson Kennedy did not de mand a poll. RE-ELECTION OF VISCOUNT NEWPORT. A vacancy having taken place in the representation of the southern division of Shropshire by the appointment of Viscount Newport to the situation of vice-chamberlain in her Majesty's llousehold,aneloction was held in consequence yesterday at Church Stratton, by the High Sheriff, Robert Horton, Esq. Sir Baldwin Leighton, Bart., proposed the Hight lion. Viscount Newport. John Rock, Esq., seconded the nomination. No other candidate having appeared, the High Sheriff declared that the Right Hon. Orland George Charles Bridgman, commonly called Viscount Newport, had been duly elected. (Cheers.) Viscount Newport then ad dressed the elecsors, and the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the High Sheriff, which was responded to by beauty cheers for the Sheriff and Viscount Newport. 'I he most cordial unanimity appears to pr-vail amongst the electors of all chimes in fmour of protectien to the agricul tural interests. LEEDS.—MEETING OF LIBERAL ELECTORS. On Monday evening, a meeting of liberal electors was held in the Leeds Mt.t.ic Hall, fur the purpow of host ing addresses from the Right (tun. M. T. Baines, and Sir George Goodman, the two eandidatts nominated at a previous meeting of the liberal party. Mr. Alderman J. I) Lrecoca presided, and the spacious hail was crowded to sutTheation in every part. The two hon. gentlemen were received with the greatest possible amount of enthusiasm, soil were most vociferously cheered throughout their addresses, The Right lion. M. T. BANES was fleet introduced to the meeting, and in the course of a very long and eloquent address referred to his own personal history, and to the political opinions he holds and advocates. lie detailed to the meeting the eircumstaneis which hail first led him into parliament as the representative of (lull; the offer he afterwards received from Sir George Grey of the lucrative office of Under-Secretary of State for the HOMO Depart ment, and which he declined rather than relinquish the representation of Hull, feeling it would be ungrateful to his constiouents to throw overboard their generous confi dence fur any personal aggrandisement. He next to leered to the offer by Lord John Russell, of the appointment of President of tho Poor Law Board, and his acceptance thereof, and having explained hie proceedings in that office, he then came to on explanation of hi s political opinions, be ginning with the great question of free trade. He d.•clared himself from principle a thorough free trader, and said he should offer the most determined resistance to any attempt which might be made to reverse, or to mod‘fy—for that was the last phrase—the liberal commercial policy of Sir H. l'eel, either by imposing a tax on the importation of foreign corn, or by shifting thelburtheit of taxation from the shoulders of the agricultural classes to those of the commercial and manufacturing classes. On the question of a reform in the representation of the people, he declared him se lf as thoroughly convinced that a considerable improvement might be advantageously made, and that the effect of such a change, while it would give increased liberty to the people, would conserve the best interests of the country. He thought the suffrage might be safely and advantageously extended, and could see no reason why those who had voted hi s h on . friend Sir George Goodman into the town council of Leeds should not have the privilege of voting him into the House or Commons. (Loud cheers.) He was decidedly in favour, then, of an extension of the parliamentary suffrage to all who now exercised the municipal suffrage. On the subject of the ha!lot, he felt that at present the suffrage being a trust, those who had not the franchise had a right to know how those who had exercised the trust reposed in them ; he had, there'orc, on this ground been opposed to the ballot; but if in future he could see his way to it, he should be happy to vote for it. He next alluded to the duration of parliaments, his opinion being that as fi ve years parlia ments would in effect be triennial parliaments, he should support such an alteration ; and he woo also in favour of the abolition of the property qualification for members of parliament. After commenting upon these points at great length, he concluded by stating that having explained his views on these various points, he should leave himself in the hands of the liberal constituency of Leeds, not exactly offering himself as u candidate, but tlmugh ho had intended retiring from parliament at the close of the present session, if he could be of any see to the electors of his native town, he felt bound to waive all personal considera tion, and place himself in their hands. The right hon. gentleman resumed his seat amidst loud, repeated, and ge neral cheering. Sir GILL Goonstax then addressed the electors at great length, declaring his opinion in favour of free trade, an ex tension of the suffrage, the ballot, and the extension of civil and religious liberty generally. The worthy kr.ight was tremendously cheered throughout his address. Several questions were put by electors present to Mr. Baines, principally in reference to the separation of the church from the state. The right hon. gentleman avowed himself, in answer to these questions, a church reformer, but against a separation. On the motion of I)ANNTON LUPTON, Esq., seconded by Mr. Alderman HOPPZII, a resolution pledging the meeting to support Mr. Baines and Sir George Goodman as candi dates at the next election was carried unanimously and with loud cheering. After the meeting a large number of signatures was attached to the requisition to the two lion. gentlemen to announce themselves as candidates at the next election. The liberal party of all shades are thoroughly united, and it is felt to be quite certain that the Right Hon. M. T. Baines and Sir George Goodman will b, elected represen tatives of Leeds, whoever are their opponents. Asa BuaGits.—Sir James Campbell has been asked to stand for these burgh, on the conservative interest but has declined. BEDFORD.—A meeting of the liberal party was summoned at the Red Lion yesterday morning, and the new candidate introduced to them wuMr.Chisholm Anstey. Mr. Anstey made a long address. He is regarded as the " peoples candidate." HEREFORD (CITY).—The Parliamentary and Fi nancial Reform Association have expressed themselves die satisfied with Sir Robert Price. At a meeting on Thurs day evening, resolutions were passed to the effect that un less the hon. baronet pledged himself to support hereafter the radical party, another candidate would be brought for ward to oppose his re-election. The conservatives have not announced a candidate, but it is probable that if a split should arise among their opponents they will bring forward Mr. Evans, of Sutton-court, and by a union with the mode rate whigs return that gentleman with Sir It. Price. HADDINOTON HERGUS.—WO are glad to learn (says the Caledonian Mercury) that Sir 11. Ferguson Davis is now restored to his usual mate of health, and that he will again come forward on the dissolution of the present parlia ment u the free trade and liberal candidate ;for the repre sentaton of the district of burghs. We learn that no can didate being brought forward in opposition to him, and we learn from reports from the different burghr, that even should such an event take place, his majority in the burghs is such as to insure his return without the slightest doubt. Irswwft.—Mr. Henry Vincent has no intention of contesting the coming election at Ipswich. We may safely announce that Hugh Edward Adair, Esq., the pre sent member, will make an appeal to the liberal electors, hut the question comes, who is to fight the battle with him ? It is surely high time for the liberals to seek out some tho roughly able and consistent free trader to accompany him. —fpnescA Eryress. INVERNESS HORGIIS.—In the Inverness burghs Mr. R. H. Kennedr still prosecutes his canvass and has visited Nairn and tones . He has not yet definitively an nounced his intention to risk a contest, and the Newcastle people seem still to expect him there.—lnverness Courier. LAYBETII.—It 13 rumoured that the following can didates are likely to offer themselves--viz., Mr. Williams and Mr. D'Eynecnirt (the sitting members), Mr. J. H. Palmer, and Mr. William Hawes. MAIDSTONE.—Much to the surprise, and somewhat to the consternation of the Maidstone tory protectionists, the free traders on Tuesday morning commenced simul taneously canvassing the borough in the different wards, for signatures net. ;.r.ireclenie`i,ont. to aufWi ree tstralTero f af candidate for the borough. For once the eerie, were out generaled. An express was instantly sent off for Mr. Dodd, one of the present members, and Mr. Fector Laurie ' whom the tories wish to elect in the room of Mr. Hope, and on Wednesday night the tories met in conclave, and com menced canvassing on Thursday morning. In this short interval, however, they had lost one member for Maidstone. The signatures and promises, not only of liberals, but of men who had voted for tones all their lives, which had been given to Mr. Whatman, had secured his se a t. O a Fel -1 day afternoon, Mr. Whatman Waled his address, and com menced his canvass in Week-street. The progress of that gentleman rasher resembled an ovation than a canvass. Whether the promptitude of the movement, the fact that no serious contest has taken place here for fifteen years, the estimation in which Mr. Whatman's personal character is held, the determination of the people to resist any attempt to deprive them of the benefits of free trade, or whatever , other motive may have produced the result, the cordial and ' enthusiastic rechption of Mr. Whatman has been unprece dented in the borough. At Springfield paper mills the tory candidates had obtained only two split votes out of about twenty-five men, every one of the others of whom cheer fully promised a plumper to Mr. Whitman, with the sole reservation that they might vote for a second free trade candidate if one should start. Never did three time three heartier cheers resound from Springfield Mill than were given for the " big loaf," when Mr. Whatenan retired. Both parties have been canvassing since, but the tories complain grievously of the "sting" left in their course by the free traders, who now look upon the cause in Maidstone its securely won.—South Nugent Gazette. ItocugsTEtt.—The present members, Mr. Bernal and T. T. Hodges, both in the Liberal interest, have just issued addresses, eapresoive of their intention again to solicit the suffrages of the electors of this borough in the event of a general election. . . . Ross-sntlim.—A protectionist opposition to Sir Jame. Matheson has fur some time been talked of in the county of Ross, and it is now rumoured that Mr. Roes, of Cromarty, a young gentleman who has lately succeeded to his estate, has already entered into the held and commenced a canvass. We have no expectation that Mr. Ross will come to the poll. It would be idle to talk of Sir James's great stake in the county of 1t0.., or of his munificent exertions to improve it ; these are well known, and also his 3 admirable business habits and extensive knowledge. He is an honour to the county, and we trust will retain his seat is long as he has health sad ettength to serve the public.— /num= Cowries. SHLTPIELD.—On Monday evening last a friendly meeting of the supporters of Mr. Parker and Mr. Roebuck, the sitting members, was held at the Royal Hotel, to con sider the propriety of again putting them in nomination, in the event of an election for this borough. The following motion was adopted unanimously : " That this meeting forms itself into a committee, with power to add to its num ber, to support Mr. Parker and Mr. Roebuck at the ensu ing election, and also pledges itself to use its utmost exer tions to secure Mr. Parker and Mr. Roebuck's return to Parliament as the representativ:s of the b0r....11(h of Shef field." 12W. were subscribed itninediately towards a fund for election expenses.—Slseffield Times. Sovrn LA?iCASIIIRE.—Mr. Alexander Henry, ono of the present members in the free trade tutored for South Lancashire, has come to the resolution of retiring at the close of the present parliament. We have not heard thtt the trio traders have yet tiled upon • new candidate for the vacant seat, but the fact of Mr. Henry's retirement is the subject of common conversation in all ciielei, and several Manchester merchants were spoken of u possible candidates. R'txlmolt.—Yeeterdny morning Major-Gen. lteid, M.P., one of the sitting members, Mr. Arthur Vaneittart, of Footacruy Place, Kent, and Mr. Charles Wm. Grenfell, the present member for Sandwich, proceeded to canvass tho voter. A fourth candidate has ju•t entered the field, in the person of Captain Bulksley, of Clewer Villa, one of the directors of the Great Western Railway Comparzy. Captain litilkeley's politics are ultra-tory. SIR JOSEPH PAXTON AND THE CRYSTAL I'ALACi. TO TIM PDITOIL OP THE PIPRESS. have read with surprise the Report of tho Commission appointed by the Treasury to make in quiries on the cost and applicability of the Crystal Palace. The whole bearing of my et idenoe was in favour of the plan suggested by me, and admitted by the com mission to be the best proposed, namely, to convert the Crystal Palace into a winter gni den ; but the only portion of my evidence which has been ad verted to in the report is a detached sentence, the meaning of which has been totally misunderstood. If the opportunity which 1 requested, and which was afforded to others, of making verbal correc tions in my printed evidence, had been given to me, I should have made this sentence clearer, but as it stands now the sense which has been attri- • bated to it arises from a misapprelansion. I never would have recommended the conversion of tho Palace into a winter garden, if I had not felt convinced that it was fur the public advantage even in an economical point of view. Though, in my opinion, the cost of a new building on the same scale as the present might be somewhat reduced, and its plan considerably improved, the mere expense of adapting what we have got to the purposes of a winter garden bears no reasonable pro portion to that of erecting and filling up an edifice of the kind end size de nom. The destruction of the building, when its purchase has been so nearly completed, would, in my opinion, be a wanton sacrifice of property; and the reference in the report to the possibility of constructing a more suitable edifice, at a less expense than would be required for the necessary outlay on the Crystal Palace, is not only a misrepresentation of my evi dence, but tends to blind the eyes of the public to the foolish piece of modern vandalism which the report of the commission sanctions. I have the honour to be, &c. JOSEPH. PAXTON. Devonshire House, March 23, 1832. TO THE EDITOR OP Tilt axrusse. Sts,—As your columns seem open to suggestions for the maintenance of the Crystal Palace, allow me to suggest that, if Mr ear'. Henderson and Fox had placed a petition within that beautiful erection when they gave the public free admission, it would have been signed by a million, including YOUlt DAILY ILEADLIt. Atheneum, March 23. THE SURPLUS. TO HZ KAJEITT . II COMIIIBsIONTRA TOR THE ORRAT EX HIBITION OP INDUSTRY OF The Memorial of the Warrington Local Committee shewetb, That it appears from the report of recent proceed ings in parliament, that her Majesty's government have decided on taking no steps to prevent the destruction of the Great Exhibition building, known by the name of the Crystal Palace; and your memorialists have further been intormed, that your recommendation to her Majesty, as to the dispo-al of the surplus funds subscribed for the purpose of the Exhibition, and realised from the admission of visi tors, is likely to result in the appropriation of inch fund to the erection of a building in or near London fur the pur pose of a museum or picture gallery. That whatever may be the propriety of so appropriating such portion of the surplus fund as is derived from the admission of visitors, your memorialists submit that the subscriptions raised throughout the kingdom were given in consequence of the public pledge of her Majesty's Com missioners that "should soy surplus remain after giving every facility to the exhibitors, KIM increasing the facilities of the public as spectators, her Majesty's Commissioners intended to apply the same to purposes strictly in connexion with the ends of the Exhibition, or for the establishment of similar exhibitions fur the future." And such subscriptions, though given unconditionally, were essentially a guarantee fund to provide against the possible failure of a stupendous scheme, the success of which at the time of such subscrip tions being asked for, was considered doubtful, and your memorialists believe that a very small portion of those sub scriptions would have been given, except as a guarantee to be called for pro rata, had it not been for the pledges given by the authorised agent of her Majesty s Commissioners, that in case of the Exhibition proving self-sup porting, the surplus would be reserved for the pro motion of similar exhibitions which would probably be held at decennial or other periodical intervals. A project which appears now to be wholly abandoned, and even if not abandoned, the unparalleled success of the late Ex hibition has proved that whenever it may be proper to hold another, at will be found self-supporting without the aid of any public subscription. ' That except the providing for future exhibitions of the same character as the last, or the preservation of the Crystal Palace, your memorialists do not recognise any of the schemes which have yet been suggested as a legitimate ap propriation of the surplus fund, and they contend that the application of subscriptions obtained under the circum stances alluded to, to the erection of a public building in London, or its neighbourhood, would be an act of great injustice to provincial subscribers. ' That your memorialists observe in one of the daily papers a suggestion for the appropriation of the surplus subscriptions to the promotion of libraries and museums, or other educational establishments in the towns from which such subscriptions have been received, and it is submitted that such an appropriation would be only an act of justice to the provincial towns, and would confer an amount of public benefit on the nation at large, with which the erection of a metropolitan building cannot bear a moment's comparison. That to apply this principle to the circumstances of War rington as an illustration of its effect on towns of similar I size, your memorialists beg to state, that in the year 1848, a public museum and library was established in W arrington under the Museums Act (the first of its kind in the king dom), which in the first three years of its existence has been visited by upwards of 25,000 persons—that its annual income is amply sufficient for its support and extension— but that at present it is carried on in a building temporarily hired fur the purpose, until sufficient funds can be raised for the erection of a permanent museum—that towards this object a fund of between 600/. and 7001. has been subscribed —and that the 1601. remitted by the Warrington local committee to her Majesty's Commissioners fur the Great Exhibition, though forming an extremely insignificant pro portion of the surplus fund now waiting to be apptopriated, would, if returned to the town of Warrington, probably be sufficient to enable its inhabitants at once to commence the erection of their local museum. Your memorialists therefore pray that you will make such recommendation ti . her ,, ll , l o a i je tb st!ns may bare the effe c t of procuring the appropriation or thO sums iespectively sub embed towards the Great Exhibition fund by the various provincial towns, to such public objects connected with the progress of art, science, and education, in the towns from which such subscriptions have been raised, as may be ap proved by yourselves, her Majesty's government, or other controlling power ; and, in particular, that the sum of 1501. remitted to her Majesty's Commissioners from the bo rough of Warrington may be appropriated to the building fund of the Warrington museum and library. And your memorialists will ever pray, &c., Signed on behalf of the committee, BENJAMIN PIEItI'OINT, Chairman. Trig LONDON-BRIDGE CLOCK.—The Southwark Paving Board have determined to erect a lofty and elegant quadrangular clock tower to contain the large clock manu factured by Mr. George W. Bennett, of Blackheath, for the Crystal Palace. The tower, which will be constructed of cast iron and glue, and in general form not very dissimilar to the market crosses to be seen at Winchester and else- where, will stand about 32 feet high, and be surmounted by an elegant octagonal open work spire of 20 fret, making a total height of 52 foot, will he placed nearly in the middle of the road, on the Southwark side of London-bridge, so that the dials, which will be of glass and about six feet in diameter, will be distinctly visible both by night and day, over London-bridge and as far as Union-street in the Borough, as well as down 'Pooley.street and the approach to the railway terminus; and, as they will be illuminated, cannot fail to be of infinite service to the vast multitudes of rnains constantly traversing those thoroughfares.—Sentish Mercury.