The Express. — London, England, 1852-10-01 00:00:00

to do what our Sovereign called oar us to do, and endeavour to peers the 00•11 h 2. (M I.oo= I have said there were mother sea who beenl may be told that that is not strictly true ; nor is it, in one respect. There was certainly in the Home of Commaem • mall somber of gentlemen highly distinguished by their talents, abilities, sod character, who no doubt would have been c orgyetent to take any of the allots in her Majesty's govern ment. But, unfortunately ter them, there was no party is the Howe of Commons that had any confidence in them at ail_ a laugh)—aad the result of the lest election bas been mellow that the reastituencies and the country at large had so confidence in them, Fumy of the moot influential having lost their scats, while their immediate followers have certainly not incremed in number. (Cheers.) I think, therefore, I was warranted in saying that there was no party who, ea the whip (emceed, were competent to take the government. There is a qu o slim w toe family feeling among the whip, and their de to share Mice ammg . their own clique. Into that I will not enter, bas sum it is fore mn to the present occasion, but the ri is a question which I ought nut to pass by. We ham elof red from the leaders of what was called .. the great gon .faative party " on commercial policy. S entoo ly west: Vcars have peered over our heads since that policy beeome the law of the land. I ant speaking in therpm ma, of ow n who have not unfrequently heard me express Fur op i n i ons on this subject, and tai] at • time wises your feelings ran solace/bat counter to my own. My opinion war that it ems a question which mug be decided end set thdre it should he proved tivalfect the whole continuality. (Ilea) I know you will do MO the justios to admit that th.t it is the language I have always held in this town. I told you to withhold your judge:teat, and that, deep es the prey urn and difficulty you were labouriug ander mg h t be, sot to deceive yourselves into the be het that the se questions would ever be settled as they merely a deete,i y.ntselves, but with reference to their bearing see the whole community. I know it is an unfor tunate thing. 1 sneer it then. I know it now. It t o so eaLrtmate time for these who happen to be the sufferers. will. I should only have teen &cession you then, and ahead be only deceiving y ou now, I led you to believe that these questions would be settled in this country in any other way than as they affect the great mass and majo rity et the people. Many unfortunate things hare happened trading to keep the great conservative party asunder, and nothing more w thou • hat took plate in the course of last year. N. wire taunted that we must not take office. We were unqa,tionably eounceted with the largest body in the llouse ofts...eutoons. Nothing but a majority in the House of COMMA,. tan carry on had overnment ; and becaat that party whicu, as I think, strangely thrown US over in le gaol to commercial matters in ISIS, happened to differ with reference to the question ofUna papal aggression from almost the whole conservative holy, the leaders of that party VITO prevented fromjunime its, as they were also prevented from paling Lord John Russell last February twelvemonths. That question her no doubt tended to isolate that portion of the Home of Coromorts from either what is called the Liberal party on the one hand, Or the conservative party en the other. They stand very much alone, and that, no d ou bt, sere much strengthens the politica whist' I Maned with. thet . they had no chance of fueling . a pireammesia (Ilene. hear.) The only other qui stim Wlnak remarks Is the emirse that is proposed to be taken with rokernisem to those suffering interest" of the country. The agrisalterel in!, rest has nu doubt suffered, and the shipping interest hes to doubt suff.red ; and if it had not been for mitten be ehica I shall shortly advert, they would have suffered still more severely. We agriculturists, in the south of k og l and particularly, have always had two pant tutu.. to contend with. At times we have bad le► tootle p0i.,.., and that lam afraid nothing will mean horn us. Wo. shall have them, I fear, fluctuating still, may en a lower scale Fluctuate they will at sees.., len neither free trade nor anything elm will venal higher or 'oleo pucks; but no doubt we shall bane Ibeal hirer scale, except under special circumfuses. The ether matter we suffered from in the meth efirmill was our lahour•market. Every one who is seralasd with e• manacemeht of land is aware that the esseplers is tooth do and did cultivate their farms at a greater mews for labour than our brethren north of the Tweed. The actual east for labour on a farm north of the Tweed, culti vating the same quality of land in the same manner bas been satisfactorily proved to be mach lees par acre tbaa in the south of England. That, no doubt, as very math awing to the state of our labotarnurbiet. Our parishes, luny of them, were overdone with labour. and we were obliged, therefore, to employ • greater amount of labour at a low rate •f wages, sad that is the most expensive labour we can employ. (Cheers.) Well, circumstances which had nothing on earth to do with he. trade—the Lane and the destruction of human life in Ireland—the vast exodus of oar people which has taboo pines is smear pence of that and of the discovery elf the reeler smell in other parts of the world, have measisavi walk a dbeive toe in the labour market that me dillisela le likely in be felt cm that head fee IMMO dine M lelleia That hie also very much relieved the oftipphog iatwoo, iho for shipping for the peepers et maigradea bar no great that no Heidi alp is rempleyed, hat that we have been obliged m he,. reeiresee r Darn, lisenburgh, and other MMus shim to asap Nos away. What the eitimis dust will be of that= ping the land of lie lames ma stesagth Gad early hmews ; but the real Met is Nat Issilenel, from the misery a the people, sad fa Irked hem the hope M Os, ea people are nail* boa our aerie is ewiry wog gal la every dismiss a seem a they ma mere des mosey. The abeam aelartaie —e sending seas of may. war am illieribeted by • dim as tamer he the Markemi be the mews direct, for the perm of lair ad mailleg Fur hikerth The effeet, me demi* hes bee* very rat te NOW Ilar workhora Mha it lose lisaattell the krag, pal ha dill ramp& the alp*, keret, by giolog Sea a gmet meat empler mak se that the evil le seemmetat karst (Her . - It wall be reeemplaera is me la reread to pale eat bow aria this sr thee m eehave soda to prase Ness er that masa* of la vetiver parts of the *retry ; see rail I le lived it what that prosperity is. I have toe Meg la mar to supra that you feel anything hat she pear plasma at the prosperity of any portion of her , Ilmisety's warm 'We feel it at eel, se • gn ttMetl M eamolves, bet, fa.th Ma this interested mega, that if • large in ef the country is doing wen it art alba ease Wow M' and, above all, Natth ey are ear tiow-ofofsfoyes e sad that their being the better ell does net asks woa. Ist the worse. (Charm) I have now gone through the Maim is which I wished a draw year asterism. I time I kr w varied yes ; Md. a th e liable positing is whir I Mimi, I could net said It. for I have to Asa pay all tulip em lemma of the peat redeem yes he,. shows lame a every ossaka le this part of the eosat,y pordooksty, hint also Menem 'appear bare yea as one wbe bee hid the Meow el heir area te the seemelle if his sad whim I balm im lir reitisa will be rho he at as awful as Ss insbehreia wohatotolog thearprissigieswhia, Aladin,. we hews all se ammedy et heat. NEW MASONIC HALL, LIVIIRPOOL.—Yettr e the ceremony of laying the sone 11111.9 et the mss 111, is Li was peefenesel by beam Theme Lth tied*, sow ef I. The WNW ig le be egeelei directly opposite*. are Maas Coma sad isdranddlg adjoins the Quest R.sd. It 'is to be both Is a globe style of embassies, to St Oseemit 1.1. At *Beth twelve o' issabse Dobai% aseempedel try mod of the Weft snivel ea the ipmeed. elk& am occupied • sad regrettable ammithee el beer gum The by the Obethis Ulm Begabel) brae *Med the thedm i t s f ram end We' el• Diarist hem kaitalse ef Il k hi ll = g Le peemated Ilesado Mai& i r the *gale 118.1. Hoods . Bream LUSA& mid it earl* his math plasm* *the esseadese ef a *thine laving, se is this um, far 111 died the etheathe a Ism sod charity of the mien gages of Co l a. Is free *nom time was everything seansary to raise gad de ers Ines Wed, sad to *site it to doses of km gad charity. The rase bathe lane w athei ihe and wake mamba% the pee Men as the ar iel Ltressioasai7, Amides thel they wombed the Mese el per, et Mij _the !NSW to their ..at Be the Om Mehra lath !NSW from wawa ea thee this the reedy of 12•1111111•118 era, sa the weds dam put seghbeet At the treed the ad dna, the eyeshot peals brig idhelo of rupee to the moan of thole the them item Imethrth lth Dam wol' Maths. She mad othem ileelimisi of kryiag lan efesea. uell isa elm apes tbe One, were thsa sad sax masa piayst hems the Aced thrill% the gessmbly germateil A rise bead was as the rem& sad payed sewed gum* eel ease tie &the the sessalies• la the e=stzmt, In ltdo. breve the meet Wle Owe EXTRAORDINARY RAILWAY Aommom. G44117* mini relent es eatnardiary elsweentsgas whir= • few days no on the Nertheas Bather el mar Cftd. A carter snivel with • weeds mateleas am enormous block of stone weights. mot Ina 1W pr, drawn by three bo nes , lied aged if he meld ham time to CMOs the lice before the arrival of a Ws. The with et the keeper of the crossing answered Is the effigetedeg4alte he went on to th e li ne ; bet time Wog a net 1111 sweat, his hones were mot able to dna all MAWS dm *bole way across. While they wen still sthavesthe Rat anon, a train was based The essler, fearing a shock, c u t the oases 70":"* •.„, Milli Meese, hod removed then not of iline4 the thwart loth IMO W owds the train, and undo loth tray * atm. It waa an express trsin, draws brims of Crempons's far locomotives, locomotives and was pecaasdha at • berth rase no driver conne d his steam, mid • *mil he be the break. pat a ; bat semi at the gems gismest the It was ungonible to step in time. he, with ethiselle seem /mar oi all them* Ude begesedetheme three debt Lb for eat. The trammism kno d lima Clod dices*, to hr had hoped, the east and the Beth et Mame Me a thou nad pieen, without thfo the lesuestim of the line, sr even causing say themeemmit et the troth Ile vim able to passed M UM oldies et Cie% where he fowl that his losareethe was • pod deal dammeriL The man is • role, named Piliaskt. THE DIVONPURT &smote' Hoes The esm► mitt., of this imitation ham takes • asetheillese hams in St. Aubyn.streot, as • thregagy boa" me flap ale' ten's to reefs iodises al ewe the Slew meg poietwenn Rhin In ande. T elsltof the ismer, er the %hoard, Mr. S. H. Amine, is UMW el Ms liry liberal)y placed ea adman* w simmed see e at the disprial of the committer, fbir the puma of the •tt , i;oll of t h e permeamt how. This sits is Is 311611111. wen, and within as soy MOWN Of the hadthe dete t Ptnripally us e d by spew of the navy, sad d.-met of the town moot hosessted gr g i that elms of pm rom, DISTURBANCES ON BOARD AN EMIGRANT SHIP. Toe Calcutta, 700 tons, belonging to Mews. Fox, Saws. sad Co., of Plymouth, which left Londe. tut west with a number of paupers from the parish of St. Martin for Australia, arrived in the Sound this day week; and oa Mon day last oae of the paupers, named Adam Young, made a complaiat t. the Plymouth bench of magistrates agaiast the muter of the ship. Mr. Phillips kthe magistrate's clerk) asked Young if he were the same man who was given into custody by the cap tain on Saturday ? Young mid h. was the lame man ; to was given into custody for something ho knew nothing of. He merely went to the inputs and asked his permission to go ashore, as which he said that as moos as be got alt shore he would have bias apprehended by the police. He then inquired of the captaia his reason■ for saying so ; the reply to which was, " that if ke stood there aggra vating tom he should get a brace of pistols and settle hint at once." r. Ybillipa asked whether then wee any person belong mg to the ship present ? Mr. lieslop Tess and said, the applicant and a number of other paupers wen in this ship, on their way to Australia. Ile was an clime employed by the board of guardians of St. Mania's, who had sent out these paupers, and hir duty ended when the ship riled for her destination. Ile knew nothing of the disagreements whiei had taken place be• tween the captain and, the paupers, but he believed there were warrants issued for the apprebentinn of the applicant's brother, who was present, and another brother, who was on board. _ . Mr. PhiUipa desired that one of the firm of Fos, Sons. and Co., should be mot for, these gentlemen 'wing the owners of the vessel. _ _ _ _ The use was ordered to stand adjourned for a few minutes until the arrival of the agents; but before• quarter of an hour had elapsed, Mr. Allen, the master, came in with two constables from Saltash, and they took Adam Young into custody. The Mayor than requested the captain to stand forward, sad he, in mower to his worship, said that Adam Young had be en: gail'y of gross mutinous souduct on board the ship, and that his two Withers, Charles and Henry, had been guilty of mutinous conduct in • secondary degree. The disturbances they had ereatalamenget the passengers were of • most disgraceful description, sad he was really afraid of his life. Henry Young said the captain inquired on Saturday, " When are the Youngs?" and when he came up to hint he asked his permission to go ashore. The captain replied, that as soon as he got on shore he should give him into custody. The captain said his charge against t►e men was mutiny, by threatening to throw him overboard and set the ship on Bre. Hr. Phillips said the beach could have dealt with the whole of the charges, but inasmuch se two of the ewes were to be heard at Saltaah, he thoaght they had better be all heard there. The captain said that would be the best course to pur sue. He thought it right, however, to tell their worships that when he called these men aft they swore that they would not allow any of their people (the paupers) to go aft to hear any cursed Mutiny Act read." He If , oung said the whole of the disturbances had seises In consequence of one of the ship's company break ing into the cargo, making one of the single women drunk, Ate. He (the captain), on hearing it, brought so a bnoe of pistols before the young woman, and threatened to blow out the brains of the first person who interfered with him. The Mayor recommended the parties to proceed to Saltash, and have the was decided, on which they left the court. SALTASI! PETTY SESSIONS—Tusswat Charles, Adam, sod Henry Yours. the three onalte maned free Plymouth ea a charge of many ea lwi the ebip Cann% nee man up sa Iranian bawl dir emir eggenneisa, to new sawn why they eleahl met be Mead la noegneeinee to beep the peen rani Mr. Alba. the war. Mr. Bdwi appeared ter the antain. It that ea the lbws the deiniens had be with ameba etnwi ON they led see awe ea band to work air nerve on to ateetralia. inn :Vwins they wen be a Meth by theneeine, an of end be wall Om the weak enebeeed. ed the. set are be the an. Aden Tenn Jebel be the conean tie% bas Clain nil eadies; be bowmow, wia . SA ea eider alai abeam Thin Mop WOO mai= to the age* wbe as be snivel bete ink the esseassay sups to bay the pear to nen. The privies pima gees also neepleised of their ineleat andest to thew. la erne, to the Aerie, the debadeate celled gene of the peneagen WWI IMPS in the kall, lane of when Wen hated the engin et the dietailease to Aden. wham to Mealy. sad Maw le Pods& The Anion et the dap said they wee pnenelly Wand to *angina in the Madsen be bed dhgleged the. ea the pansy. down Cbanal, sad be enema hie repot that a.yth i .p Se eagleareat nada ban bin plan. The Ina and it was arawany tin lane security ehend be gins the aspen for the geed banner of the defend. mats ea their pangs; wad the Winn wee tan ger should each be Man fa their owa sesegainaese ef wad led two engenible sureties he I. NAN IA driC " C s iefere i e ss tesseee, wen "ebb to set tie" sad they wen ha hos impriessed Ile sevo . a . days. Up" ads win = a=mossi, Yee Kw Temp" wept Sal Charl, hes, jailed is the=rail, sad bowel the captain's forgive ass fee Yie Abet see hemltetMa end melt esesubsties the apish. Yid lb" home* se Clirstes had all vesdeest his* pawaally elsessiest f hi" be &NM trek eer tie matter. This ihreuesd isbaleat thanked flu Ar tie timber behe hod am bit, sot them presdisi Oa be would set dais Isiese milmadost se lis some. Mad fief shim sea sees semi is hoard the ship la r gusediess et dr pada whet blessed said obey were sal brie& ip km et 0 ; het he smeared the hes" dot Wites si Ze ms zy e Na they made see a the nos valor esol He alas added, that one et tbe semedisas awn Lend" whose "passe woe so desk said by the wish, sad that rails". direst], Ims hosed alb* stisoosdast west but sham, and di! sot eft wiy warml. he thew. The two deludes" ecsaatistsl Bobbin poi, were *ls restored. NEW PAVING IN TO TIM SOTTO* OP MI lIIPINIS. 8a —lna pews* en the Ikeriat of the 29th bow in eseseeiesess of the sew meg of (eked eteet. see pay eospietel, it steed " eel esairele et Onerietzest is rtl la Meryiebuis sad the NUR is Wee whets, let therefore the sesedes of the me et tee deaden hes beet retsina eel aim he Aloft the leyeesemern." Ton wet deg* ie suebilike miss when dieters the Nees We_ be e gi tp i = ley se le else Set lbe basis of the sore eliee *Web Ike is the perithes et ; et. Isms end et. Anse, Wit ti l le a r a r w yelCiairer) b. kr the et pay. elesseety, eel lehlteg. by est se p. It .a e t needle NNW Is the jubilee= et Ile es 6 172. Mreybkose. red s le le be less te he Mee eel The seer= e=Leepus, orblet yea se giving the b hese epe e by the sides% sad ie maw tbe nie eretvel, ernthe of IS. Ibirvidese, the ear ten of other W. IL try evermirnhe see en, et. 'Ves Court Haut et Muyishone, Sept. SO, IW2. Cie*. Ctrs or Looms Hamm tok Dina= or THE Capro.--At the quortotts seeelogellbs besoult abet et this width bek One y het stab • It oppuralliken the =Meg newt Iteerjel, Ikea duels the ha .asob, piittetu eon beat bees bebelle d Ike kmlllittlio. befog le es *mew 481 cose eureeolailog r Ee of ss soll that themes. ottembitee-ef ask et the pesseatthwe 11■11Miii Is SW peak**, pile nee deassisedl es to Abdo woe= table a s : lo_ omobb Oho at the Viesnee waft see met the wee = I L ebookt be egesbilly Ike thoooploksik asbenoisloi. bu t ezterbr et the Mlles is to far Ildiase is to We ea emu , t a lala s :tjailiti n t malts. own to glee tar. abe Wig nob ellh the = mosegeneste. soe draped Is meted ma male coothet est ceselogeoes to ph. neeteeilil Iseeteasot dike 1 ths*. pa Tux CAJLIMIDGI Foitozai priemor. Sabers Gilbert, vim was remeoia this aresig ar o s tt =et tribe the tone ef Joao KO*. et Ilmeass. to • bashatir trek bee seals breoglo v. bit teethee ormloolien Tardy. Me Winne ef the Ihthee. vibe dieing dr 1001. b_ll6 loam Bebe" tube thearablei b. olibutoi le J. et Nz. Meet% Ng the etellee et Ibe boa look bore. wee Wm. lei the dime mimed egoist= Nor wee dooms* sekslntbetL lb* prbeate origin ea; sselemsat, eel bie eelkltoeueenei hie dellome be mato WWI& GAM wee lam elerolliti to lake kb Nod ae Ike sem refete. Ist the melieelee babied is Molt khan Been lisa 00XPANT.—The graterly sling nen dr usame z eriet sempra was held=is i s a thte alablbli liti v ths Eifi l y a wrisatse, test Ibis shit. The Iblimrlwassilr law" "ft rabirias... B " reverd at = ribles. Timm IWO. Muss Peysilr, GM Osage Wow of Ilbe isegeWs besi Aft was Mb% be The as Wiw i lb . MOIL - The iron thes aisareed. Pcot.moinrr c brommose—Loot might Mr. Ow IlealbMal Gamed a Imam Mersralive of Os vatireiss mit at et milieldsamaL Pukk rea a& Ilse Ws s of Mr. Os dleartell *Air er void sois, lir gobssarody = Muslerltil r sad plaits airt Mr.Msitita Ms very rj es a _fter, sad eseddinbis ermatM war Ms pirastarte. Ai& an ws talsobilsi to mil, l► violas with • gentral sulks's. TM raw stay Moshrtes re is nuke of Weilleitia wee OW. Tbs sear asistrises wire mob wh a tit i li= sad nag with Into. Mr. called was ably as .cads. Ms lean Toon, of Om !lora Aosbory. EXPRESS, PRADAY EVENING,,,, OCTOBER 1, ' LAW. Mantas Daily Ness of S. so.) The complaints made by the London Committee of Merchants on the state of bankruptcy law in Scotland, deserve general public attention. In Scotland the latest and ruling bankrupt statute dates as far back as the year 1839. In England five several statutes were passed between that year and the passing of the Consolidation Act of 1849. We have already enumerated important improve ments copied into English practice from tLe long experience of our northern neighbours, and we haying taken, and effectively wed, what the Scots had to give us, they should now accept the improve ments we offer in return. The great hit " among the late changes has doubtless been the appointment of official assignees, timidly commenced by Lord Biloyultsies act for town bankruptcies, and afterwards expanded. The system goes along with the creation of tho new bankruptcy jurisdiction; but, in reality, the creation of official assignees was far more important than the constitution of a new court. When there is judicial business to be done, judges can generally somehow or other be got up like jury-masts for the occasion, but the great achievement in the appointment of official assignees was the getting over the prejudice against any per son notin the direct employment of the creditors touching the estate which they jealously guarded as theirs. Among the feelings of creditors—who, being injured men, are at times passionate and prejudice —has ever been a nervous horror of interference with what they can realise of their debtors' pro perty. It seems to them as if every interposition by the stranger were but another attempt to cut away a slice of their just does, and they naturally hug the estate aa their only hope of saving a portion of their losses. After twenty yeas' experience, however, the official assignee—layibg his hand at ones calmly and decidedly on the property to be seized and distri buted—has been found to " answer*, and his use fulness acquires significance by comparison with the Scottish system, in which he has no representative. I The whole management and distribution of the estate is there left in the hands of an assignee, or trustee, elected by the creditors, and subject to all the inte rests and influences of the parties who in a contest may his election—to say . nothing of the evils of igno- MOS and inexperience incident to one who has been chosen, not for hie skill in realising and distributing bankrupt estates, but for some special connexion which he has with the particular estate to be distri-1 buted—a connexion which would sometimes, in the view of impartial persons, render him disqualified to be its manager. The very zeal with which this offce of trustee is sought—the exertions and saclike. made to carry one candidate and defeat another—are conclusive evidence that the offs° is sought for other purposes than the honest discharge of its functions. It is believed that matters are not now in so bad a con dition as they were found to be when the act of 1839 was passed. At that time there were no bounds to the expense which the creditors proving, or ranking, on the orbits might be subjected to for conducting easnenmehil efforts to realise it. Many • man, having hated s dealer apparently solvent, has been annoyed by seeing him in tho Gazette, and, after , going down through gradations of expectant divi dends from 108. a pound to 10d., has at last sighed, and given up the claim and forgotten it, until some after day ho has been awakened to the horrible reality of havin g . to pay an account to a solicitor who has been striving to recover the original debt. This form of abuse was stopped . by a provi sion in the act of 1839, depriving the soli citor of all remedy beyond the estate realised., Thus the jobbers and quarrellers may spend the whole ban krupt estate, but they arc to go no further. We cannot help thinking, however, that this restric tion has rather afforded the means of measuring the abuses than of abolishing them. Questions as to the election of a trustee are no longer to be fought after the estate is exhausted at the expense of the claiming I creditors, but the persons who take an interest in seek questions show their zeal by fighting them no leas bitterly than of old at their awn expense. There mast be something to be gained ere such seal can be I incited. We have been at the trouble of looking over the collection of lesdingcases in the Scottish Ilaprame Courts, which we understand to be chiefly listased to by the courts of law and relied on by the polls sloe. to see how many, during the five year in 1851, related to the election of the trustee is Dan ruptcies or sequestrations. In the year sating in Midsummer, 1847, the number was 12; neat year it was sweetly the same ; in 1849 it was 11 1 la 1850 it was 18 ; and in 1851 again 11. These Mel small numbers, but they are very alarming. Every ass who has had the fortune to be involved in tedious litigation mad know bow sad an ammo' of humble, hard, marl, unnoticed struggling Dented ,by mei " leading case." A set el li anaminthisazially to an average at 12 or IS, 4= mi Were the inner hors of the Court —sometimse taken to the Huss of Lae& —bras& in ash imam* by rival endidense ills as rem of tenet and emparribility, whisk IlllepteNt and willing meths ea& to be weitmeedi ai=at aitsmeeemint Mame and =Whist battles me fought sheet the airiest pistil is the hem se feaster al the qualification ifs Wier b so nice that h world bo erinlierMi to bring them ay in a parliamentary elsetios eontad. For instaimm >L net says that the creditor is to msbe as mats* to the assent and nature of his debt, and premien embers. BM this is not all that dm set says—it lays down some yew liar and otegileated instrudieme fac osellisations and assmities over Mitsr est ill atfr ia l crake, with several tramacticee, not voting his v itsmiga all this emiipionity, separates ido debts, sac inks several a rib instead of Mil. and votes kr a ammihiste for the tnsimehip. Than is • het esieset for the Mies and than Gore seises a litigation to decide whither the manse who se divided his claims was endlisd to vote. Sash swedes§ hero 'evolved ea mach met ae those beim ehatiesammitem. We mint the in steam no have lomeibed, beams emu yam ago it came Whelan' the Owlet dmdesin two dilinont mg Ale two hag litigatime ea di vitaiteart &aided he the araminem & One whet it, MA the matter, altar's tb ;Ctid met, woad have been kit exquisitely Athens had it sot been that by geed hetane use of the war refined M the wheboreet. In the *Medea of trustee, a quaffs mil\ to whether the items of a creditor's claim them, ga rs is the way, may Ant go themigit a litigant tu b the Court. Uwe it lig pello in sem illl reedy, _bat, b eSeni, Omsk AM ialetaidiato mat el iho "Lig Oeilimer as BilLe to the isniabonoe 111 01. ONO et Imin. When 'time breath= a thi r st dies Ahenmnl, haw be anded by spinal to do Maim of Link And so it ohm =eno—the estate eliathiag to Awn la the ram- It is clear that them end Is peculiar and :ble sources Wo i f_lre and power at in sins which • make such eihrts art meelilem cheek op* clear that in ftiPlidwar. et le see Scottish beeline nquire a eft. is their bankrupt law. Ft= ALONGSIDE TEE DSVONPORT DOCICSAZD.— Oa Tuesday at about three o'a/orb la the terrains, the Omml light., alongside the Davenport Deep* was dis esteem' be be en M. The alarm woe nisei by ems Asher am who were the yard. TUG teem of tin dock yard were ' meld, and sap takes be min gaiellog the lire. hid. at lirst premed le ma mast mom la the Wed and mine bar. le gni $ holed bad the ire stbated. and saw was rammed beat be anode, it *at qn . but. eenstant g ar e artle amply of water bine nesilest, .plant 1y seep unuessmsoy. was Moly ft be • sewn meident by the Torlehe omieg Maim with om d dr wends in /drmsent, and rapasskie bee. boat is whisk moo a swims deem to nuke out the in; tbe Ir=r seer. Illehowerly erysi without 1111/ pestionlar We eadesumed the sees wbe ought to lame bees in Mb dje of the sued mew .oleo at the, lime the dm bridle sub • Mist saw Role yesterday late tbe EON% by Ommedeoe whea lt armored the mate WI at 11 longss tw• slt~s ia am e/ Mesa lett es be states an lig 2rt a ' i be ether art slam beam. hr it as a manor el seigeolnee, as ems pleases pop* leg. Gras WM It was tikes by an pm, gra be versed set ea Ore ; others thud' thoi aeio On night have assegai bent Ike pets and isiglit seassebleg wiieb adgin emainaiseie with the Are Imik le lbe Ire was m ated to that Flaw, only Irankire NON spin sags, and a few setter things thereto depleted over. • • monk is being orb for the .Was num but be his set Inas been band PLYMOrTIi PUBLIC Fats ikagOOL his beat reported Webb by Int Mr. la H. Madera, the I et abash ke tat reira hr a model raid At do Wag et MalitaaL IRELAND. Dont*, SM. 30. SHIPWRECKS ON THE IRISH COAST. I extract from the Freeman of this morning the subjoinod details of the disastrous ;thus of Tuesday night's gale; but it is greatly to be feared that we aro yet acquainted with only s small portion of the destruction of life and property caused by it on the Irish coot. Since last evening the wind has blown from the west,but the weather still bears a boisterous aspect. The following are the amplest particulars that have been obtained: I• the Nom Of Tuesday evening the Olugow Company's tirifree steeme Herald, Captain Stokes, started from fth.well, Dadg., on her vamp to Ol a sgow , having Oa heard slug. nuelle of passenger', together with a greet sanity of meslandise and a considerable number of cattle. The wind was iliseffest stilly up the river at the time of her &manure, bekuotsritlt standing, the gallant vessel proceeded Wily le OIL Ile bad gem her mune out Debilabay, sad hal epee& Ilanthey bkai, when it beams asseuery to bekelhe steemer's Mal to the wind is mike to Om her swam lea Olarwew. Oa this being Mee the meld ammo 51s11 the fell bees ef the heavy seethes reanim the waves brim over her lasanantly dement the desk; kin shin paw two or three heavy meg, which all but fireweed the cattle on board, and plead the lives of the and crew in imminent da nger , C a pt a i n S to k es was tly compelled to give eaten to put about awl ISM fan the nearest shelter (iLlegetown harbour), whisk, it is as a harbour at refuge, anifaisily earmusessl e mokl no means meet ageism the banal tempest at Wmmelthti eight. Os entries at Kingssewn the when was let go, but the stems% bees her rest length end the awe ef the gale, matinsol to ism them till it was hurl aseemary, after a sheet Way lathe harbour, to slip the akin. put steam en, and return to Dubin. It sepses that the steamer drifted while la the harbour, and that mass vessels lylag there eiune Wombat with berolialog bar seasiderable isjury en the 11v. board %eerier. The he... ea leek. used as a eta , * cabin, WAS as mach Wang that it had to be fitted up temporarily with pieeths yetterday. She mak& away her foretoprnvat 2 ..=s ia oaten with the rigging of the ship which . et Kingstown. The passemers were in a state of peat Awn, and Capt. Sssk muse be commended for lissietedease be exhibited in oat oasidasing :oa his course nadir olesemstaasee that resawed the a the vessel ander kb sumemond and all ea beard a Such was the stmewth sal fury of the stork that at Kingstown a parties of the wall es the western pier was blown down. A street weeds, house misted ea the ease pier immedi ately bake the lighthouse wee destroyed. ftes yachts and other ma matt lying about the balker were irises against the piers and broken. We have met beard, her ever, that any lives were lost, or persons inured. SMIPITIONCL AT Tilt POOLIIIIO LIGIITZOOSZ.—Tss Clive Loar.—Between eleven and twelve o'clock on the same night the brig Smyrna, from Workington, with a came of - code, ran on the reeks te the math of the Poollaw LiAtbsum. As far as ego be associates& up to the Pram , * = s he alike mew Wag lest, it amen that the brig was = ~. the Dublin harbour, and that the E l : wake ha would have been able to weather the lightheme. ushrtanately be did not semen in se cam plieing Ms object, for the vessel, it would seem, was drives by the Am et the storm out of the proper channel to the seethe the light. It is conjectured that an attempt at kekkg was then made, but in doing this the vessel missed Kays, sad was thrown in upon the Mks lying around the ligbtbeeaa t Notwithstanding that the ship must have for some time hake shoat, and that she was wrecked almost egairist di lighthouse itself, it does not appear that any of vie mat es iuty there were aware of the awful some In volving the Ism of the lives of several fellow-creatures: that was being snood hateediately mks their windows, and within a few hest of them. In eamsegassee of information received &deg the eight is... the snow of a trawler, which passe& the Mani mod w shed making towards the *emboss% the mast so at Rimeend pro emial at diqVM drag the Pneas douse wall elk the walk waL slam _the latter they dessaisi, at a sheet kilns% ea gig pied the Whim Beak, • beat, bass They Immediately instituted a ekes seems to the and I. a few minutes they head the bakes ef mends ef the Smyrna, the NAO, sad two tithe crew, whisk wows left ea the bank by the ressiing die. The man of the lassier is reter Ymmothuolomil, that of the mate. Oakum, sad the two seamea, Lems and Byrne. It is summed that when the vend Wash the crew took to the beat, la the hope of resalsksi the White Bank ; but la this bepe the paw knows were denied whit* living, as the boat sepsisoi. The welshes boa& es the persons of the master sad same were faun to have stepped at twelve *'Slew, than ledisating that the wink risk pleas servo dose &best baltpast eleven. The brig new Si. a Wel walk, es Is. sleird aide, which, with the desk, Is gempbasly use la. A large quantins ty tar be., li eke seals, whisk mastituted her cargo, and pso tio ale mattered about amongst the rooks. Tbe W M was visited during yesterday by Mr. Atha Welsh, Lloyd's agent, by whom it was plead, with the Bile that had been saved, under the dune of mete of the meat peak Kr. Dads. the meaty sumer, hell es Inquest es the balks maledey make at the White Bank. The coast nerds, by wham the belies were diesethowd ia the morn ing, gave miles, in esseriemo with the above seseent. No definitive.these mill be enema le whether there were more Ora her maim es bowl, but it was mated by manna mike proem that the vessel seal& have hem vested * the sea whom Mike vine Ind. The M hang Ili the isseeni sea hai heft ereekei, mil was, leeward m the eight of the filth kelnal. Several mmeassaf made were is steenienes, mei __muted the Mika They stated that, bed than beat psepr us at the lightheseo, sat had doom boon a leek tratM a p r t at by thumb eheigm_ this pineal swam of Ilk sight have been prevented. - The bakes were bight up to town in the same of the evening. A Vasil tan cm BALIIIIIOOAIL—The fury et the pie was severely felt aka. the nest tweak the am* Akan mlibight it blew a porton buskin be KIM,. sad Meng the mere emend_ pine st this daseereas mak the sea Ma la waves et bared liken, sat the serf book with seek violates on the reek sal dna& Moog there that it emoted 'disk list my welbetanste Sank dem la with the kali sad an 14tomeral a Weed h• Alan et %MC iselnalkt illil invE emn mai. ems the mak gnarl @min la the sky somainel ea Alto siert dm lew the night. Meat ea hoar saw Win& a mad, kig *awed, mu men st aboutialmikiielent bum the lbalcaake dem resil ber L s i Isp=l l 3= s alajot hi l ; mident i tors tr . r=t ell Xtae monse Pulail hopolmo sti" Zoll, sal infes i t n eas% Ina peeved lw mkt: Spey emssept at taddlle n :i by As Mei wad kweght bee anger sad teem to thealthem Itstnag mile hm lea with the smf and tmelikg en the min with that hearse Amin se kerible le the esionsali ean—ia keg, the brig is si lady -withered is a meet dampens isatjalatha. of No onest delis& Kwlllea BaL....T° 44 ° 1 3. ri a 6°7 dame the Isle fight had of ili wee eking& that le wyles is p abet dm Thar mtheyeek Ores deplete, lan 4 but saiNall r a tAtaimm illial Isiall J tr aisilih vesesi nes 1 ..._...„ .1.111.114 abk. km drifted in—kivea by the wasp on seaside** = man s.d areaatter @auk at a . 5... reeks withis the I t t ; sew away both mute by the Meri t milk ses • ekes breath ewe her. The awl sal etas wn,sM tithe mellikeni Mew, tabs thus@ Monis threrme meth ; lost their best reward* that mit le Orw sae coded in laving their own Mess. Wet their dread/al plai t , new !M . pass Se pensive that Vie th' s* the ' n a spot whoosh' them was au *that up at ease, and eta Oath by link ily, it wee Me, T i m , tki s s wo o n gs of inscself @Tr the arestilig et Use ups that broke met k to kik ViarAwsid 6 •l l 7lidili n 0 await orow , teak sossetwes to mid swept oveneerd ; sad as the Mk ebbed, thew Mosel was Leh comperalively _icy, %jaded mom were enabled to neck 'smiths la . . , The tank to hs the hasp Reosillia . w as c f r t t un e a f te Troon, labs with cook • It was that the vessel steak when she io, as agar& the safety et the new. Had the eme ets shore a little more to the asathorapi e wake said have saved the lives of the sears, so .v.....arillw.k.crVi Is about di* czturi N galhe 4 eight 41 a n d mmeirairironTek7sat pi lithe a tide flowing map s , ask eakekte pieces, - a vertigo being WV et kr ' pit banawsok, he IMO of cook has • washed up la quantities at the rocks, sad we lama it has hem p by Kr. atatlet, of U MW& The iteVli osi illn . = 1 : 1%. Barrett, KZ., and Mk masks of th e sum sad la saving auk nesseats the wreck as were esit ip mad strewed the heath be e tenslier able Obtains, The wenn of the vessel Sae of the am. ms* have mesh* same severe hem beesclang wrier the me eine. lit4 r yst . * . ssi tits=l the wrote,* mesa have gest w at the hook of the mike& eattry. The teliewleg is s report at Nome of the dump dm te ehiniegat Ilsoiema . drift, Mes a Ames' le Mama . with a cargo of mak, her balm* samba maw Willkat as i t eg Veret. illod fame Whitthema to Kier 111 loallo.hlw bum, sai_pt et barreisserd Mayo by, hem Newport to ewry,with ill = d i ai, star board rail, naanottings au{ laths* met , Moms, fremliverpsel to Dregilakeekee hemp*, illo ham, New .4 part of hoe sionbesed rakes meek& imp eseellog at dm !hipheeptim raders, emd ar tistes or rifititoy ems he al the 97th t ult., to /M. Swaim to _ *lisp at leinar at the resept midst at the me isr et **Slat Regiatesti mei *sir melodies brie" boss communicated to the eseemeeldet slim et the reeinnut, the folara reply Ike bele mead dm Lieutenant , Staunton : Foramoy Barracks, 25th get. Oenitemat e --I have naives' with very gnat enbilmtlea the oilmen pm have kaolin forwarded to ne, end width bean the elikelnies st such a Camaro.. and respestalk belly of the Mika begrimes of Fawley, ea the esmalea et es lete Intel ea& barbarous sank made pou r sal ami et the mina I ham the iislieweithei Is somesemi i mai beaks ememakmisi So minim it manias te the talon, astomseaskiensil elfin w aril sol diers 10 the Met Begkerat o I Ma eil that the/. in Onwinenlion with =pelf, are filly improved vita the WM that so laUbitant of the peaceful and well-dlspensi town could hays been concerned or impliosted is this savage and inhuman attack en our comrsdee, and we feel well assured that you and all honest men and good chimes, in soma= with ourselves, must regard with &eller of intense disgust and dMmtation a deed, I may lay, almost unparalleled In a eivilind country, sad awe, moreover, so wanton and unprovoked as must impress with the deepest horror the minds of all but those the most bees aad depraved. Begging you, gentlemen, to accept my beet thanks and those of my regiment for your kind and friendly expressions and intentions, which are, I trust, fully reciprocated by me and mane, I have the honour to be, gentlemen, Ike., 0110$06 STAUX7OX, Lieut.. Col. Commanding 31st WO. Mr. Bright, M.P., has arrived in Galway, and is staying at the Railway Hotel in that town. The Limerick Chronicle states that John C. Del mege, FAq., has commenced legal proceedings against D. J. Wilton, Esq., arising out of the Six-mile-bridge affair, on which occasion it is alleged that Mr. Wil son designated Mr. Delmege a murderer. On Saturday evening last, a stockyard was set on fire within two miles of Newtonarda, belonging to a person named William *Donald, who hod purchased the grain which bas been destroyed from a person who has gone to America, therefore no dispute about the farm could have caused the outrage, which the Belles: News Letter a•tributes to political motives. A meeting is about being held in Castlebar to pro mote the introduction of a railway into Mayo. In the railway from Limerick to Foynes 1,300 Idiom are taken by Mr. Ilargan, and it is stated that the Great Western and Waterford directors will also subscribe for 1,50 U shares. CLERICAL. Rev. T. B. Craven, tollcurlaTtorsburaey, Leicestershire. ' Rev. John Farmer, to lidlesdois Curacy, Leicestershire. Rev. Frederick Adolphus Foster, to Hamby Ite story, Linoolashire ; value, 3001. ; patron, J. W. Barrie, Eq. Rev. H. F. Ilewgill, to Crofton Curacy, Hants. Rev. Gibbets Jordan, to Whitwiek Curacy, Leicestershire. Rev. R.. 1. Lloyd, to Troedyraur Rectory, Cardigan shire; valise 268 L, with residence; patron, Lord Chan cellor. lien. Frederick James Manning, to Springfield Curacy, Ewen. _ _ Rev. Wm. David )[orrice, to Oldland Curacy, ()tourer Wahl:a, Rev. J. Ravin, to St. Nicholas Curacy, Dublin. Rev. Thoinal Stanton, to During, Vicarage, Wilts; value 2671., with residence ; patron, Bithop of SAlsoury. Rev. Wm. Fisher Ward, to Caetor Curacy, Northamp tonshire, ___ _ _ _ W. Wards, to Holy Trinity Perpetual Curacy, Croekham Hill, Kent. Rev. Cutfield Wardroper (Perpetual Curate of Fernley- Tyaa), to be Chaplain to the Earl of Dartmouth. Rev. Henry Wood, to St. Margaret Curacy, Leicester. VACANT. BIIIIIOPIIC.—Meath, Ireland; value, 4,2881.; patron, the Crown ; Right lion. and Molt WT. T. 8. Townsend, deceased. NAVAL. ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 30.—A1 Young, to be Flag-Lieutenant to Admiral Faashawe. Lien tenants C. J. Heger, W. D. Loch, and F. J. Young, to Aga memnon and S. Twyford, to Ajar. Mate E. F. Weld, to Watro. Surgeon• Superintendent J. Caldwell, to Rodney convict ship. Surgeon J. W. Elliott. to Agamemnon. Acting Assistant-Surgeon J. Austin, to Inspreanable. Mid shipman IL. B. D. Freeman, to Thrrnagonr ; and H. G. Marsden, to Niger. Clerks F. Ramsden and J. Burke, to Agamemnon. Master's-Assistant J. G. Trewin, to Ar. repel. DEVONPORT, SEPT. 30. The Savage, 10, has been taken into dock, and is fitting for a mooring vessel to be stationed at Malta. The Scout and Kestrel an to be taken into dock in the ensuing week, and broken up. The Philimel, 8, has been fitting at this port for commission. Shit is now ready to receive men, having been inspected by this Csumedure on Monday lis t.i The Nautilus, Lieut. Com. Dialing, arrived yesterday from Falmouth, with a Rumbas of boys, entered as naval apprentices. The Argus, maim steamer, arrived yesterday from the eastward, and elms into harbour to coat. MILFORD HAVEN.—In consequence of an official swggsstion that the Martell° tower recently erected on the Stack Rock could be scaled from some prominences left ealevelled, Sir Thaws Palsy, Bait., superintendent of Pembroke Yard, with a party of seamen, were ordered dem to sew the attempt. Sons; ladders and other =lWide, being peovided, the hm was accomplished, it the least peasitsle diliershy. The great ineffi =ad Isstillessisa, only jut samplisted at a consi ozpmes, hes bees me far proved to a cis moustration, that • terse parties a the reek will hays to be excavated ihrtlswith, eel it is to be hoped without injury to the new lastemi et these paltry towers, if the zoom• of the reddest engiaese, of bni:ding barracks 1 8.Poldienkillr ware weeded oat, fit protection of the port weld be los wane elreetweL— The Weer Castle is rapidly wedge jury pear, mad, assompanied be the Des atpeitsPlZ LAWN' starmors, wet dimly Iravelbr Porte shooth.—Tbs Simosea, seam troopship, fur Portsmouth, and the Tastaisp, fader, for Davenport, kft this weak —Mr. Itiet, the ealdrappointed master shipwright to Pemhtska, des sae ammith'• lams abasecß , . The duties an ably carried on by Kr. robrords, senior foreman. .-F. D. ... MIMES PORTER'S FLYING BLIIP.—Mr. Rufus Partarienese the following manifesto to the holders of shares is hie ilifes Ship. We give bins thePoenelit of our circula dosi ~Swiroly:—" Report of progress in the business of eterswaolats the Pioneer &report, or Flying Ship, by Ileltse Fester.—To the shareholders : Since the date of my left mime we have hod rain every day, which has greatly retarded our progress—the work being of a nature to require dry weather. Nevertheless, I have the satisfaction to am monia that the beat (the most essential part of the appa -1111048, reedy in, innation with efr, preparatory to the ad eremeßS of don lengitadinal rods, ru dde r, pulleys, reple paripture sari Wen wires. Bees parts of the work have bow adlethei:md eamplunented by theboth few whit late mega *sm. The 'lglus ore la oonsinietisa sad elyie. _The Sew of the =3O bet is With y tin la WWI. mod ealltdels et • tomblaatica of wattle of 140 gimes of gam* timber, end strong te emtain .40 pesters ; yet its Alike weight is e n al7 l 6 peen& The Now et the engine -moat is or =to be indepeoileet of the main loci ; and the and killer US so arranged as to be at any ti me_ in ' Plreriellormoalsi==beze wheel,, retgsir and o d e ta ch edhe,u from or afteredie. I have neretoforti, and may rerrntl;, eapeeted to Ind a cheaper mode of producing hydrogen gas Itig_ WOW& than the cowmen chemical process, and sem deity as o gentleman had offered to furnish the gas for less Ilk3o dollar. Bathe, for meths known to himself, neently Melissa to fulfil his engagement, I have to inflate by the old proms, only employing sine *Mead of Soo, sad else employing cubical Maths for me ,gelaes, 1 ef e gir maks. I have already ordered leg, , the cost of which will exceed 4.1.. of disappointment with regard ,lipto the sememisel of intinon induced me to sell more shame thee wee at Int iMeaMd. But it is gratifying to ambler that eons of the ft:Molders win suffer die least einusi t s Wb/ tlimemem Of . 'in the conatructiou of goys& That the has been toed, by a I need not hesitate to admit; rest=prospeat aa ever—the shares see la gjemand,, end two weeks et weather will enable me to 1 1.tegiet program " inemerese more Interesting to Pitilll9lloltha4—RuPve Poi —Nor York Timm. li blthitli at PoUPWOI.—:-Front a return to the {door I.4t7Emerathstn..l%," anisrsof that gerr m A ke t ,The -d o lt grater of 11151, compared with i phoge d u :, ‘ in ' f irm'. V is il d' oorpeape ll" is r Lad y e . - mad outdoor ; in the corresponding zied of the .278.396 • mid out- Irir b ath " is so reriod there were Wterreittra..muslizzadi zi'ei ws... 1,142,104 braise relief at Lad - id aloe tomer, sad at the like period of .4W 1911, 1 1=3, Wag a deereme of 1064, while .in 0111r1/05? WW*s mutt* woo MIMS in the ire; and 1,410,286 In the mond period, Min a decrease of 200,373, an d a total In the two aless Me year of 229,937. RAILWAY . =MOWN IN DEVON.—'There are two prgiaMa be Imodait a rails ay . from .Plythouth to Tavietock, • disleaea d 4 lss, the in annemon with the South Devoe Br io adoepany, and supported by Lord Morley, yule, saiiinciabsd his interest la the London mad South West*" Railway Company; and the other a purely inthspeadert y, of which residents in the dis trict are abseil owwMwiy the supporters, and of which Mr. Themes GM in.... lI.P. ktr a l i i i que, and re. mat* _abahman of am IlsalL Deem Ilampeew. ft the Mabeam. Tha home went oppugn be me meet fay the =swat of shares seeemary for applies- Ma it t Masi bee* takes yi, and a provisional lellh Mama. llaiehiammaal Shma he the Isms- Sea of Malmo barelas lima mama will the peemetere. Several eshems have bees sterMilar adkig the life NMI the smutty, trout Tavistock to Bideford sad Barn dmitt NSW PA9IMICIIIB' Acr.—This day (Friday) Me Passamose AstAmeadutent Bill seam inte force. The Mem NM tempt es to existing liabilities, sad except as M ea Witt ia oswooll dated the 9th of October, 1849, are monk& The out is to *Mead M miry r ship wog ea ear tome tress the %dot to any Moot eat of Draw" sod aft Wig within the Mealtim es's Ism awl ea- selsoial "epee stated. The COM. mlesimees of are se carry the set tato execution' with tans mieseese el dolt elkere. There see 91 provi sions la the sliente, sod a number of knee to he used. Alamo the imestamote there ere several to secure prorer asemeedeliew end food for the passengers. Boats are to be sanest ea beard each vessel. En ry passenger in wager slap is so be entitled, foe at least 48 louts next after his snivel at the end of his voyage, to sleep in the ship, and to be provided for and maintained on board. No pas senger in any ship is to be landed without his previous anent at any ports piece other than the port or place at width he contracted to land. A certain space on board is to be allowed to each passenger. Rules are to be made and peeper order observed. TREATMENT OF PATIENTS IN BETHLEHEM. (Continued from the Repress of yesterday.) Minoru or Futieneutmua taken at the office of the Metropolitan Cummiasiours in Lunacy, 19, New-street, Spring Gardens, October 22, 1851. Present,—J. W. Meuse, Esq., in the chair; J. It. Hume, Esq., M.D.; B. W. l'rocter, Esq. (Barry Cornwall). TREATMENT OF FEMALES. Mary Elizabeth Whittingliaru examined. You went to Bethlehem about January last, did you not ? —Yes, 1 did. Do you recollect the exact day ?—No. Nor the exact day when you came away ?—No. Were you not comfortable there when you first went ? Yee, pretty comfortable. The oommisaionin have heard some complaints about the nurses, and they understand that they did not behave very well to you; and they wish to ascertain exactly hoe it was, as far as you can recollect, with regard to a burn who had the care of the hutment ward, in which you were ? —Yes, part of the time. And her name was Elisabeth Clifiln ?—Yes, I think that wia her name. The head nurse ?—Yes. There was a woman of the name of Turner there also, a nurse, was there not ?—Yes. And a woman of the name of Cued, a muse, there while you were there f—There was another wunma. I do not know her name. She was a nurse also ?—Ye.. When your mother first saw you after you went to Bethlehem, you showed her a finger that was bad, did you not ?-1 do not recollect. Du you nut recollect having a bad finger ?-1 do not re collect. The commissioners asked your mother how you wrro when she first saw you, and sh, said this : "Sin , eppear.ll to be in great distress." Do van recollect now show:rig your mother those bruises or Vie finger ?—My little finger was hurt. Were there not bruises upon the body ?—(No answer.] Then she was asked, " Was the finger swollen ?" and she said, " The joint very much." Do you recollect any of the nurses pulling you out of bed ?—Nu. Di, you recollect one of them striking you with a key ? phi answer.] Do you recollect a woman of the name of Turner ?—Yes, she struck me once. Turner did strike you once i—Yes. Where 3—On my back. What with I—kier hand. Her fiat ?—No. What was that for ?—I cannot tell. Did Clime ever strike you ?—No. You do net recollect ter pulling you out of bed because you overslept or lay longer than usual ?—No. Do you recollect your mode of sleeping in the basement? —Yes. You slept on straw, did you not ?—Yes. On loose straw ?—Yes. And without any clothes ?—Yes, we had blankets. But no night-clothes?—No. Had you • blanket above and below 2—No; we hill one large blanket. Which served for both upper and under?—Yea. Otherwise you had no clothes on at all ?—No. Did you see much of Mr.. Hunter when you were in Bethlehem ?—She used to come round. At what time did she conic sound ?—At different times. Did she ever come round at night?—No, not that I know of. She never saw whether you were in bed or not?— Not that I know of. She did not know whether you slept without clothes i—l do not know. Do you remember before you went away tilling Mrs. Hunter that you should complain about Clithe, and she ad vised you not to do eo, because she had got a mother, and therefore that you should not complain ; and that Mrs. Hunter stood beside you when you were examined by the committee ?—lt was Mrs. Hunter. Do you recollect her advising you not to complain against Cliffin ?—No. Just before you left Bethlehem your mother visited you, and your mother was asked whether you at that time told her, and she said, " Yes, she did. She said she should cer tainly make a complaint when she went before the com mittee ; and she stood beside my daughter while she was being examined, so that she cuuld not say anything." Do you recollect that ?—I do not remember that. Is there anything you can tell us of what happened there ? Did you see any patient ill-treated ? It is said that they used you very ill in Bethlehem, is that true ?—I was struck once. Not more than once I—Not that I remember. You are quite well now ?—yes. And you sleep well?—Yes. Did the nurses behave cruelly to yen f—Turner struck me once. Not Elizabeth? —No, I do not think she did. Was your Mager very bad ?—I do not know. Your mother says that you were all black and blue ?—I do not remember that. Were the nurses coarse to other people as well u to you; do you recollect that I—No. There is a kindness is manner as well as in acts. Did you hear any of the nurses use any bad language to any body ?—No. Did they abuse you, or annoy yon, by ceiling ono another awful names?—No They never galled you by such names?—No. If a nurse had been very cross to you, you would have recollected it, would you not 3—Yes, - I think so. You slept upon straw, dad you not ?—Yes. Quite naked ?—Yes. Without any clothu on at all—without even a shift ? Yes. TREATMENT OF MALES. William Maroon, sworn, and examined : Where do you live ?—No. 28, Brunswick-street, Coiling wood.street, Blackfrius-road. What are you ?—I ant only • labouring man in the optician business at Merin. Dollonds', in St. Paul's Churchyard. In what capacity have you obtained tie means of know ing any hing about Bethlehem Hospital ?—I was an attend ant in Bethlehem for upwards of four years. An a tendant upon the patients?—Yes. At what time was this ?—I went in 1847. And when did you cease to be an attendant ?—I ceased to be en attendant last Tuesday week only. Did you see the commissioners when they came round ? Yes, I let them in at the gate; I was gate porter at that time. Why did you leave ?—The money was so small, and the treatment I received was very bad indeed. From whom did you receive bad treatment P—l received bad treatment from Dr. Wood, and also several others, Mrs. Hunter for instance. • • • • • Upon what class of patients did you attend ?—ln No. 3 gallary—cioavaleseent gallery. The but gallery ?-ICes. Had you i• that position the means of seeing how all the patients were treated, or only those who were in that gal lery_ ?—All. I could see how all of them were treated. How was that ?—I had to go down into the kitchen to as sist to cut up the victuals of the day. Did you ever go into the basement ?—Yes ; 1 was there for one month. When was that?—Prom the beginning of October. From October, 1849, to August, 1830, you were en under assistant there ?—Yes. Who were with you there ?—A man of the name of Bell. Is he there still?—Yes; another of the name of Wilson, and another of the name of Winnicombe, and another of the name of Dinning. Are they all or any of them in the basement ?—Three of theca are. Who has been removed? Wilson. Why did be go away?-1 believe the salary was not suf ficient for him. When you went away yourself are we to understand you to say that you were discharged, or that you gave notice to leave ?-1 discharged myself. No complaint wee made of your inefficiency or miseen duet ?—Nosie whatever that I am aware of. Were your wages paid up to the time?—Yes, to the day that I let. You had been in the basement how ling ?—One month. What month was that In what year ?—ln October, 1849. From the basement you went to the convalescent ward? —No ; I had met with this accident then. How many male patients were there in the basement ? About 38. Is there a back and Bent basement ?—Yes. How many were in the back basement ?-15 was the number. Those, I presume, were the worst of the whole ?—Yes. What did they sleep upoll ? —Upon straw. In tub bode with thick blankets?—Some had thin blankets and rugs. The blankets were laid over the straw, I presume ?—Yee. There was no case for the straw ?—No, only a blanket laid over. Were many of those wet patients ?—A number of them ; all of them ; I should say ail. I presume that you and your assistants put down dry straw every morning ?—The wet straw they vied to take down to the pigstye, and therefore gave them clean straw every morning. You saw that they got clean straw every morning ?—Yes, for thou who required it. Were the patients put to bed in their shirts, or what clothes had they on ?—Some would tear tap their shirts and have canvas frocks on, and those who did not went to bed with shirts. Did any go to bed without shirts on ?-1 never knew them put to bed without shirts on. Did you ever hear it said that it was so ?—No. Hew were those patients that were dirty washed ?—They were washed ones a week in the bath, and every morning by me, while I was there, for a month. Where were they washed ?—They were washed under a ta Siashed with your hand?—With a pail, and flannel, and WILD, and warm water, and towel. Did you ever use a mop to them ?—No: not while I was there. Did you ever see a mop used by any body else ?—No ; never to them by any body else. Did you cites' eve any patients there who were very violent, and were striking people I—Yee. Did you ever see them fastened or put under restraint . ; I mean instrumental restraint ?-.Yes ; but not lab ly. Will you oats to the commita.i mere any particulars with which you became acquainted while fa the institution ? IWO bd Ito KO • 0 01 hal '~ ~~