The Express. — London, England, 1848-06-19 00:00:00

had dug towel rouge to tarry tet, wawa his houee, oommunieettloos • pith pees au in other places. with • new to planning hostile to, weed. p i . egotist the stiffing government Mapalm—Thirctly. That he mod Yoe been implicated in the military nosit VW& happened at Madeld pi t h e :th of May, and in that which took plias subsequently at bevels, p e ony, to regard to the first of those revoita, the emuiteli press had pououneed itself against him ; end because, In regatil to the wound, helms intimate with the family of one at the officers, who took steed la o u t cc eolt; and also because it was supposed that it was through Mr henry Minor's inttuegor with some farmer government of Spain that thaitotticer idesileit a military command.—Fourthly. That them...Oa of Colonel Fitch to the of quarters was conn.cted with so me pin i for reciting i o n s ingurrect iu those quarters. -Fifthly. that par. Sll.Ol ll , • personal friend of S te Henry Bulwer's, and a director of the Union Bank at Madrid, held language very bootee to the nee • sparnah givernmeni—Sixthly.That owing‘to many of theta things there exi.ted in the minds of the garrison snit population at Madre' rub e xesperation &lonia Sir Henry Bulwer, that the government were afraid that it be r. main& at his root he might be exposed to personal dolor. Now, with regard to the first of these heeds of complaint, Sir Henry Bulw.r pea:lefty and unequivorally debits that he engaged in any plote or coneforecies againet the nutboraties of the gate ; anti it is only of such conduct on his part, if he had pursued it, that the Spolisb government would have Met right to complain. At sir Remy Bulger • thou e ut private friends or at hie nealtral attuchnient to rootlet:am 3 principles of government, the epanieh minioteis had no rpm to taee unionige. It is no part of the duty of • toreign ml- toa court to confine hie formasol intercoms* to persona beloostieß to the p irty who mat happen the moment to be in power ; end Feast of all could such a rotnetion be euemitted to In Sloan where, bets - reit lecenibei, 1532, and October. IND, the Ake of preenient of the outsell has ehaiigrtt foliate e 9 limns, slut ha. teen held in eueyee ▪ bv 2; MIL rod meow; and where, between October, 1043, and Detobr, Ist:, the intim of mineiter Fir torrtgtt affair" hag ekunged jeuois 37 time., and bee been held guemettivele by 32 different pei nine. Her Majesy'e frovernment cannot, then, admit the preteneton of the present gust rtialent of Spain to teen ict ur intertere with the /social Intersystem or private initiatives ut the British minister at Madrid. A. to the hyoid pint, it is admitted by Sir Henry Bubo,. that he off aornesl, on the Mullion of the ilitillrfeetiOn of the 26 th of Muth at Madrid, to the susom which has long been establieh d in that city, and uevordine to which the house* of foreign ministers have been &Drays open to afford eanctuary o political offenders, until they Bul• g er be able to find the hewn.; ot leaving the country. Sir Henry Bulwer frankly avows that did not tenth , temporat plotter to one ',own who ecinowledged lien. he lied actually been engaged in that in. swage:ion ; and to others, who repreeented to him that although nut engaged in thow tranotetione, they yet leered to he the victual. of the eroutiegre suspicions of the government. But Sir Henry Bulwer at the none time adopt,' the beet means In It's power for preventing the Krona thus harboured by him hnwu Golding. stele under his roof, any communication with other pool, for the purpose of Mouthing the public tranquillity. But to Mitch Was tats proceetiing treated as a mutter of usual occur ." ace t tot tee Belie ot setionayor actually ad...it Sir henry Bunn r to tell lota, tote:seen rtrntleniun end gentleman, whether a particu lar pawn was im. er his tool ; and being told in reply that that 1 er- PIM was there, lie gate air Henry Bunter reason to !Ilea that hr could rend that pereon u pooport to enable him to leave the country —an expectation, however, which the fluke did nut afterwards make good. tier Majesty's ao‘ertiMent arc quite ready to acenowledge that melt a praelice it in dolt tool in principle objectionable ; but while it commute to root, a foreem miniver could not without Ms credo to hineelf and to his government refuse to amply with it ; and unist be allowed to telliark th t her M.qe-ty's government scarcely exec.:Mil to find °Nieuwe. to that practice proceeding from General Novo r, the Duke of Sutormayor, and youreelf. With regard to y.atriwil, I runt not remind you t urd the Burl of Claren don, then Mr. VII eerie and British militia., at Made ill, woo able In ts it; to enjoy she great pleasure and the heartfelt setisfaction of affording you, when in danger, a temporary reception tteder the dip- Imitatte protection of his resit ; and that he wet alt: rwarthi so fortu nate as to conibuie to your remotion( foray by facilitating your removal fri w thence Into l'ortugul. But without dwelitior more par. cottony on what took piaCC in Is 11, when, utter the defeat of the at tack made upon the 'Alamo! the Queen of S l ain, the Chirgad'Affeiree of itentaark in well I. own to hate sheltered in his house eome oat the conspiraterti enoaged in that attempt; I tog to remind you that in 1813, during the progreot ell those evens which ended in the over throw tot the Regency of the Duke of Victoria, the above-mentioned diplonotist odorant refuge in his house to the Duke of eototims or, Gen. Z want del Valle, and M. sahunanea; and it is generally tinder- I StOilil that they not truly fund protection under the rout of the Danieh Legation. but that they were able from thence to communic ite with, and to send Money to, General Narwara. woo was at that lune at the head of tneho nut arias ilitairtt the exiono: government of :vain ; and to tittle was [lite transiction coneldertsi so u danger it. or obi. rhostable precedent by the government of lite, of stitch you were the chief, as president of the council, that ou the nags on of t. a ma nage of the Queen, in tktober of that year. her Catholic Majesty wes advihsl to rotifer a Spanish title upon that tome Danish Charge d'Affaito, us• reward tor the ,emits, he had thus rendered ; and in order that no mistake might exist to to the rearon. for which that Stough booour woe conferred upon blot, the title given to him was that of Baron del Aeita. As to the Mud hi al, the allegation made are wholly ineuffleient as groundwork fur the cone:twain drawn from them. With mood to the ineurnetioh of the 7th of May, at Madrid, the only way in which the Spanish newcpapero even attempted to connect Sir Hems Bulger with that transaction was by asserting that foreign gold had bees found upon tome of the in.urgente weo were taken prisoners; but this usiertion was after. onto formally and oMcially contradicted by order of General P.-ou le, Captein.Genenti of MOIL!, who Cauncil it to be ldi ed that no mobil was found upon them, or in their quarters, exceeding that which might be coneidered proportionate to the meow of the respective closes of calker, and pinata of the rogim. nt which had revolted. With retard to the ineurrectlen at Seville, I have to observe, that the circuregteme that a particular Spanish einem' may have obtained promotion, at same fot nut period, through the influence tif Sir Henry Bulwer. if it be to, may Were to chow that Sir Ilea y Bulwer had euccesded in maintaining friendly peremeal relations with former mirastnes in Spain, them:, he ha, nit been equal.y eucemslui with the present; but iteannut roles r him responsible for the conduct which an officer co promoted may have subsequently pursued; and the aesumpo non that anypemon ie to be held athountuble for the condnet of every member of every family, with which he may happen to be in habits of intimacy. ie an oesurnption that has oareely been exceeded by the pre. tenriuneof the moat jealous tyranny that has been reeon'ed in the page of history. It is cutheieet to say on thin head that Sir Henry Bulwer dente , any particles ion whatever in the tieing at Madrid or at Seville, and that ter atteety's govt rnment place full eentidetice ie his dent d. Ae to the MiwiOn of Colonel Fitch, teat officer woe sent by Sir Hersey }Rawer to communicate with the British consuls of tome oh the will been ports o' Spain, stub reference to aresemnients for affording protection to British inters in tin se ports, In thee, nt of distm haloes takine place theron ; and he was alto charged to bring back to Sir limey Meyer general infoi motion a, to the state of the proeinces which he was 10 Tint, M erder that with information might be vane:flitted by Sir Henry Master, and be brought to the knowlsolee of her Majesty's government. The conduct of t.tr Henry Bulwer in that matter seems to bare been perfectly proper, and within the Omits of his public duty. With regard to Mr. Sanwa], dircetor Cr the Union Batik, whe ham himself been excelled front Spain, her atojesty's government hove aced what explanation. the Spanish government bee to give of the arbitrary ea r/tit:Oen oh that gentlemar, ; but her Majesty's government cannot ad mit that, even if Mr. San.-on had used indiscreet language about the political affeirs of Spain— a tact, however, which yet remains to be shown—such a circumstance would afford the slightest excite for sending Sir Henry Bono, his passports. Lastly comes the mortice, that the Spanish government thought Sir henry Bulger in danger of personal violence from the garrion and population of Madrid. To this It has already been my duly to reply, that if any ouch danger really exited, the Spanish g unsrn ment were bound to take the necessary measures for protecting Sir Henry Bulwer from it ; but her Majesty's government do not believe that any ouch danger existed. In the first place, the crime of woo *Motion is rot one to which the Spanish nation I. addicted ; and Mr Majesty's government are as little dialoged to suspect the population or the garrion of Madrid of a disposition to commit no cowardly an offence, as they are to attach the slightest ctedit to the intimations which were toneeyed to Sir Henry Bulwer, that en attack upon hie Demon would ie. instigated by some of the members of the Spanish government. But her Majesty's government love no reason to be lieve that anything which had happened hail excited any dl Beloit toward. Sir Henry Eulwer on the part of the people nest the garrison of Madrid; though, if any such ill-feeling bed existed, the stolent find calumninue newsp aper attacks upon bun, which the government had at that time the power of preventing, might have sufficient,' ac counted for it. I laving thus replied to the allegations put forwent on behalf of the Spanifib government in regard to the conduct of that go vernment tow ardeher Majesty's minister at the court of the Queen ef Spain, I have only further to nay, which I do with much regret, that this proceeding of the Spanish government mot necessarily interrupt the diplomatic reletiong between the two countries ; and that it being, therefore, imprraible for her Majesty to continue to receive you at her court ae the minister of the Queen or Spain, or for her Majesty a go vernment, notwillgtanding their high respect and esteem tot vou personally, to hold official iotercouree with you, you will proluthly think it expedient to return to Madrid.—l am, tee. (Signed) PALIIMIATON. N. 1101111 TX TO TIP(OVITT rstsseasrox. London, June 13, ISIS. My have just received the communication from your ex codeocy of ye s terday's date, in which, alter replying as yo have thought proper to what I hare had the honour to state to your excel len in justification of the resolution conic to by the government of the Queen my august Sovereign, respecting fir henry Bulwer, your excellency apiivisee me that diplomatic relations between the English and Spanish patinae are broken off, mid that it is therefore impossible that Ler Majeoty vie Qub n of Great Britain should continue to re ceive me at her court an the minister of the Queen of Spain. or that the government of Ler Britannic Majesty should continue official reLitiims with me, concluding with the observation MIA I should probably think fit to return to Madrid; a resolution ot this nature relieves me from the duty of replying to the argum. his used by your excellency in the shove communication, and I confine myself to that of referring them to the government of her Catholic Majesty. I cannot, however, nut renew on this occasion the assit ranee*, which I have repeatedly brought to your excellenere amsi &ration, that the Spanish government has had no desire to offend in any way the English nation or its government, Its constant wish bring to draw cheer the relations between the two countries, instead of interrupting them; and I am convinced that, with these friendly dispositions, the Spanish government will learn with regret the revio. lotion which your excellency has just made known to me. This relio lution shall be carried into effect on my part, by making preparation' to Ware this kingdom immediately. As your excellency has the kindirei it to expreos towards me personally sentiments which are P lace and favourable to me, I feel it my duty to declare in this lace my acknowledgments, and, at the same time, my regret that I have not been ouffictently skiltul, or sufficiently fortunate, to accom plish the anxious desire of carrying thin matter to a conciliator isnd friendly termination.—l have, oc., (Signed) :Canal OR lint ama. COURT CONCY.RT.—The Queen will give a concert at Buckingham Palace, on We [nudity, the 28th inst. ROYAL CALEDONIAN AsvLum.—The anniversary festival was held on Saturday evening, in the Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen•street, wh.re about two hundred Re nue wen sat down to dinner—a larger number than is usual at the festive's of this society. The Duke of Buccleuch pre sided. The arrangements were all of a strictly Highland character, many of the gentlemen appearing in all the splen dour of kilts and claymores. The band of the asylum at tended, and played a variety of airs, in addition to the almost deafening performances of the Queen's and the Duke of Sutherland's pipers. Not the lout curious part of the entertainment was the vigorous manner in which Regimental Drill-Sergeant Idacnaughten officiated as toast-muter, Waving a drawn sword above his bead, as if urging the company to charge—not their glimmer, but some imagi nary enemy. The usual toasts having been drunk with Highland honours, the chairman gave "The Caledonian Asylum, and may ihe offspring of tbe brave never wart • protector." The toast was drunk with acclamation. The children belonging to the asylum were then introduced, and walked round the room, preceded by the pipers. The chairman distributed to the children a number of rewards for good conduct during the year. A variety of other toasts followed, including the health of the Duke of Cambridge, patron of the institution ; the Duke of Bucclench, president ; the Highland and C.,ledooian Societies, and concluding with the stewards of the day. The report stated that the institu tion is capable of accommodating 100 boys and an equal number of female children. There are at present fifty girls and ninety boys upon the founda tion. The average annual expenditure amounts to 3,5001., while the iec-.me derived from the vested property of the corporation is under 7001., leaving 2,8001., to be sup plied by the benevolence of the public. The directors re gretted that th• y had recently been obliged to sell out 4,0001. to meet in part the demands upon them, and earnestly ea u-tiled the public to come forward in their behalf. Appeals were also made on behalf of the charity by Capt. C. Forbes, the Rev. F. C. Cook, her Maleaty'a inspector of schools, the Rev. Dr. Cummtng, Mejor.den. Sir D. Leighton, and other gentlemen, which resulted in a subscription of nearly 8501., which is considerably above the usual amount subeertbed at the festivals of the institution. lib, Court. THE CONVOCATION AND UNIVERSITY ADDRESSES TO THB QUEEN. The Queen held a court on Saturday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace, for the reception on the throne of ad dresses tram the convocation of the clergy, from the Univer sity of Oxford, end from the University of Cambridge. The Archbishop of Canterbury, attended by the members of the upper house, and prolocutor and lower house, in their con viseat;con robe*, arrived at the palace shorty before three o'clock from the Jerusalem Chamber, where the convocation of the clergy had assembled. The deputation included the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Bangor, the Bishop of Gloucester and Brietul, the Dean of Canterbury, the Dean of Worcester, the Dean of tierce turd (deputy clerk of the closet), the Dean of St. Asaph, Archdeacon Hale, Archdeacon Thorp (of Bri-tol), Archdeacon Hollingsworth, Chancellor Martin, Francis Hart Dyke, E•q , the registrar, the Queen's proctor, lion. end Rer. fur. &seamen, Rev. Dr. Mill, Rev. Dr. Spry, Rev. Mr. Randolph, Rey. Augustus Morgan, the erenbishop's chaplains, the Rev. Nit. Thome,. and the Rev. Mr. Elliott; the Rev. Mr. Dalton; the R.v. Robert Tritton, the Rev. Mr. Herdings, the Rev. Dr. Tattant, Archdeacon of Bedford; the 11ev. Dr. Moore, Proctor for the clergy, diocese of Lincoln; and Mr. J. Barber, tl.e Appart6or- General for the province of Canterbury, The deputation was conducted by Sir W. Menial., Mr. II enetige, and Capt. Green, the Gentlemen Ushers in Welting, to the entraice of the throne room, where the Lord Chamberlain received the e invocation, and conducted the archbishop and the members to the presence of the Queen. tier Majesty received the address on the thrum, Prince Albert being by her aide, and was lamed to return the following most gracious answer : I receive with cordial &disincline your assurunecri of loyal and affectionate attachment to ray throne and person. It in my earnest di ore to promote the welfare and happitiess of my pe iple, by the mutate name of pear* end tranquillity, and by meta-urea calculated to extend the influence of our holy religion, which in the cure foundation of nati,aial prosperity. I rely with entire contidence on )our zeal and earne,tnem in inculcating the principle+ of Christian truth unil chat ity, and I derive much gratification from the lIMUnkIICI of your oriipera. lion in increasing the efficieney of the church fur the are mrlohment of thegmat work fur which A 1.0 entablished. I trust that by the bloating of (Mil n the means iobop ed for thin iniporiunt end, the inminuable benefits of pure awl unikaileil relityou may be generally flamed throughout all clamor of the community. The deputation from the University of Oilord was nest ushered to present • loyal address to her Majesty on the throne. The Duke of Wellington appeared in his robes SI Chancellor of the University, and wore the 'neighs of the Garter and the Golden Fleece His grace wan au ported by the Vice-Chancellor, the Rev. Dr. Symons, and the follow in; University delegates:--The Provost of Oriel, Rev. Dr. Hawkins; the Principal of St. Alban Hall, Rev Dr Curd well; the Warden of Merton, Rev. Dr. Horsham; Dr. Ogle, Trinity; Senior Proctor, Mr. Andrews ( Exeter) ; the Pec an-dent of St. Jollies, We. Dr. Wynter ; the Rector of Exeter, Rev. Dr. Richards; Dr. Higgs, St. John's; Dr. Queen's Col. ; J unite Proctor, Mr. Shadtorth ( Uni versity); Ley, Exeter; Mr. \Voollcombe, Enter ; Mr. Stack petite, New College ; Mr. Stanley, University. The deputa tion wan accompanied by the represents ices in pat liament of the University, Sir It. H. Inglis, Burt., and the Right lion. W. E. Gladstone, and also by a numerous party of members of the university, in the renewing order, and taking precedence according to the date of their respective degree. Among those present were the Earl of Eldon, Vise. MA , en, It, v. Dr. Bliss, Lieut -Gemara' Sir H. Douglaa,Bart.,O.C.B., D.C.L. ; Mr. Cardwell, M.P. ; Mr J. Round, D C L.; Rev. A G. Woolard, M.A.; Mr. When ley (Qer cn's counsel); the Dean of Hereford ; Rev. G. Kitson (Belied C.Olege) • Rev. B. Bekker ; and the Rev. J. C. Cox The deoutatiot; was attended by the Esquire &dells and other officials of the university. The Duke of Wellington read the loyal address from the Mai. 'trait, tat Oxford, and kneeling before the Queen, presented it to he r Majesty. The Queen having rem need the address, re turned • most gracious answer, which was then de liv , red by her Majesty to the illustrious duke. The Duke of Welling hin presented to her Majesty the Vice Chancellor, the Rev. Dr. Symons; the Provost of Oriel, the Rev. Dr. Hawkins; the President of St. John's, the Rev. Dr. Wynter ; and the Principal of St. Alban Hall, the Rev Dr. Cardwe —who hail all the honour to kiwi hands. The deputatieu then withdrew from the preemie of the Sovereign. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, who wore his robe as Chancellor of the Univerei.y of Cambridge, received the members of that University in the Green Drawing-room. The deputation from the University of Cambridge con sisted of the Rev. Dr. Phelps, Vice Chancellor; Ilmt. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor, Master of Meg. dales' College; Rev. Dr. Webb, Ma-ter of Clare Halt; Rev. Dr. }retch, Master of Jesus College ; Very Rev. the Dean of Bristol, Ma-ter of C.tritus Christi Col lege ; Rey. Dr. Tatham, Mast' r of St. John's College; Rot Dr. Philpott, Master o St. Catherin• 'a ; Rev. Mr. Worsley, Muter of Downing College; Dr. Broadley, Trinity College, Deputy Professor of Lew,, Representative of the Faculty of Law; Dr. Droner, Colas C illege Repre sentative of the Faculty of Medicine; Rev. W. Baity, Clare Hall, Si nice Proctor; her. Henry G. Williams, Emmanuel College, Junior Proctor; Mr. Leapingwell, Corpus Chriati College, E quire Bedell ; Mr. Hookina, jun., Esquire Bedell; ltev. Joseph Romilly, Registrary. The deoutation was ac companied by the Representatives of the University in Par liament, the Right Hon. henry Goultiurn, and the lion. C. E. Law, D.C.L., St. John's College; also by the Rev. Daniel Hulbert, Member of the Senate of Cambridge, the Marquis Camden, and by a very numerous party of members of the ditlerent colleges. Prince Albert entered the Throne-room, followed by the Vice-Chancellor, the University delegates, and *el members of the ditterint colleges and halls. His Royal Ilighneis read the le yal address to the Queen from the Chi versity of Cambridge, and afterwards prevented the address to her Maj , aty. The Queen returned a most gracinua answer to the address, which her Majesty delivered to the Prince. His Royal Highness presented to the Queen the Vice-Chancellor, the Rev. Dr. Phelps; the Master of Magdalen College, the Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor; the Master of Mar, Hall, the Rev, Dr. tVebb ; and the Master of Jesus College, the Rev. Dr. French, who had the honour to kiss handy. The Prince Chancellor and the deputation from the University then withdrew from the presence of the sovereign. A cabinet council was held on Siturday at the Foreign-office. The ministers present were Lord John Rosiell, the Lord Chancellor, the Walvis of Lansdowne, Eon of Idiom, Sir G. Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auck land, Sir J. Ilubhouse, the Bight lion. 11. Lahouchere, Lord Campbell, the Marqui, of Clanricarde, and Viscount Morpeth. The council sat two hours and A Deputation from Belfast, consisting of Mr. R. J. Tennent, M.P. ' Mr. A. S. Adair, M P., Mr. J. 111'Gregor, M.l'., Mr. G. Moffatt, M P., Mr. J. Boyd, M 1' , Mr. J. Dunville, and Mr. J. Bennett , had an interview on Saturday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. THE LORD MAYOR'S BANQUET TO THE MINISTERS. _ . . .. The Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress gave a magnificent banquet, on Saturday evoting, to her Majesty's ministers, in the Egyptian-hall, Mansion-house, where covers were laid for 170. Amongst the company were : The Danish Minister and Countess It°centlow, the Netherlands ?Meister and Mdt,e. Schimmelpenruntk, the Americtn Minister anti ?Gs. Bancroft, the Turkish Minister and Prince's Callimuki, the Mar. quis of Lansdowne, the Marquis and Marchioness of Clandeartle, Earl and Counties Eurteseue, Earl of Falmouth. the Earl of Auckland and Mi. Men, Lo a d and Lady John Ritsorll, the Chancellor of the Ex chequer and Lady Mary Wand, Lord and Lady Jahn Hay, Lord and Lady Marcus Hill, Lord and Lady Coster, Lord Campbell and Lady Stratheden, Sir George and Lady Grey, Lord Howden, Lord and Lady Itobert Grosvenor, Viscount Palmerston, Mr. and Lady Charlotte Chetwynti, Rear-Admiral and Lady Emily Ganda., Lord and Lady Mordeaule, the lion. Captain and Indy( harlotte Berke.ey, the Hon. Mr. and Mm. S. Ponsonhy, the ishop of Norwich and Hu. Stanley, Sir T. Fremantle. Bart, an ß d Miss Fremantle, the Vies. Chancellor of England, Mr Baron and Lady !Wife, Mr. !mi nce and Lady Vaughan the Right Honourable W. G. and Mrs. Hayter, Mr. Baron and Lady Platt, the trolicitanGeoeral for Ireland. Baron and Baroness Rothschild, Lord Dudley Stuart, Sir B. Hall, Sir W. B. Riddell, Sir J. L. Lushington, Mejor•Genersi Galloway, Sir C. Trevelyan, Boron Wydenlrrach, se cretary to the Austrian emb.ney; Mr. aid Mrs. Plowden, Mr. R.lll. Bellew, Mr. Masterrosn, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Morrison. Mr. Moffatt, Mr. Grey, Mr. aid Mrs. Heath, Mr. and Miss Hooper, Lieut.-Col. Ridley, Mr. G. R. Smith, Mr. IMO, Mr. J. 11. Smith, Mr. Mensal°, Mr. Arbuthnot, Mr. and Mrs. Walter, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Chaplin, Mr. Locke, Captain Sir W. Pell, Captain Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. 'Aisne, Mr. Brand, Mr. Stephenson the Rev. Dr. Knapp. Mr. Hine, Mr. Roberts, Sir C. Stephen and lAdy Hunter, Sir W. end Miss Magnay. Mr. Alderman and Mn,. Thompson, Sir Peter Laurie, Mr. Alderman and Mils Farehrother, Mr. Ald. Copeland, Mr. Ald. I lumphery, Mr. AM. end Mrs. Johnson, Mr. All. Gibbs, Sir George and Lady Carroll, Mr. Aid. Challis, Mr. Ald. and Men. Sidney, Mr. Ald. sad Mm. Moon, Mr. Aid. and Mrs. Laßrehet, Mr. Md. and Mrs. Salomovs, Mr. Ald. and Mrs. Fin le, the Common Nerjeant, Mr. and the Misses Mire. hut -t, Mr. Sheriff and Mm. Cubitt, Mr. Sheriff and Mrs. Hill, the Mayor of Exeter, Thomas Shapter, M.D., Mr. and Mrs. John Wood, Mr. Hardwick, Mr. Under-sheriff France, Mr. tuder-Sheriff Wire, the City Solicitor, and the City ltemembtancer. The Lotto IdAvolt having proposed the health of the Queen and the rest of the royal fam ly, gave " hoed Auck land Army, and joined with the twist the names ar,d Lunt Ilqw,len. Lord AUCKLAND in returned thanks for the navy, and Lord HOWDZN fur the army. The next tout was "The Foreign Ambassadors," to which the Danish Amhassador retutned thanks. The Loup MAYOR said that in proposing the next toast be had a mat gratifying task to perform. Agreeably . to the good old custom of the City of London, the chief mag istrate had the privilege of invi'ing under his roof, to partake of his hospitality, the ministers of her Majesty. In c infermity with that custom he had invited her Majesty's ministers that day, and he felt the utmost gratification in teeing around him nearly the whole of them. The members of the admi nistration were not invited for the purpose of entering into political discussions, but for the purpose of enjoying some relaxation from their serious and important duties. Under these circumstances they had been invited that day, but extra ordinarily situated as they were, it would not be improper to refer to their present position. It was a source of great satisfac tion to all that the power existed for assembling at that board. It was a privilege not granted to many of the cities on the continent of Europe, and it showed that Providence was abundantly kind to this nation. Ile congratulated her Ma jetty's ministers upon coming to the city of London to enjoy the relaxation to which he had alluded, and he believed sin cerely that if any one question more than another absorbed the anxious attention of the members of her Majesty's go vernment, it was comprehended in the desire to preserve the peace of Europe. It must be admitted that England sou in a state of comparative agitation ; but it was quite obvious, as appeared from everything which had taken place, that the masses of the people desired no change except that which would bring improvement with it. Lord J. Russext—My Lord Mayor,—l rise to thank you, in the name of my colleagues and in my own name, for the great honour which you have done us. Being much accus tomed to the splendid reception which is given to her Majesty's ministers in this city, I need express no aurprise at the noble hospitality with which we have been received this evening. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 19, 1848. But, my lord, you have, 1 think, very properly ex pressed that this was an occasion on which we might be expected to make some allusion to the events pasting throughout Europe. And I cannot forego this opportunity, even though I may be infringing on the office deny noble friend the Secretary for the Home Department, of upraising my sense of the way in which he has succedeed in pre serving this country from the horr in of anarchy. (Cheers.) We have felt, supported and aided as we were by the greet mass, by the overwhelming majority of the in habitants of this neighbourhood, that there was little to be feored from any attempt to violate order or overthrow our institutions. And I trust and believe that this Same s irit of loyalty and attachment to our institutions will preserve that internal peace and tranquillity which less fortunate nations have been deprived of. 1 think, my lord, that we indeed owe thanks to providence for having been able to preserve peace, both internal and external. My noble friend, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, as you have justly observed, appreciates u highly se any man teen do the blessings of peace with the continent cf Europe. I trust that peace will be maintained; and I must add, that it is not only our wish that peace between this country and foreign nations should be maintained, but that it is our earnest wish to contribute, by all the means which the in fluence of this country can command, by all the councils which impartiality and friendly real can suggest, to pre serve those blersings to other countries, and to secure their continuance. (CM ere.) And, my lord. I may, perhaps, be allowed to remark that the course which we are pursuing at the present period affords a signal refutation of those calumnies which have been constantly heaped upon this country, as thing the country which, founding its prosperity upon commercial red manufacturing pursuits, must there tore have a desire for the depreciation and almost degrade tion of those pursuits in other nations. Such has been the prejudiced idea which has (teen entertained in prime foreign nations with regard to England, and which has been care fully instilled into the minds of their people. But, whetever may have been the notions generated by the spirit of come menial rivalry in past ages, I will venture to say that, at the present time, men of all political parties, of all pursuits, and of all classes in England, ardently wish fur the prosperity of foreign nations. (Hear, hear ) The eat six months have given our neighbour. to see, even if we had no better motive for wishing independe rice, richer., and prosperity to other • nations—experieuce 11.119 chows us that there can he no dia. turhance abroad, no injury to other nations, no fears of insurrection or the commencement of war amongst the nations of Europe, without this nation semi lively feeling, in its trade and commerce, the injury whch arises from that apprehension and those disturbances (Hear.) Therefore, if we had no better motive—which l main tain we have—than a wish for our own intereets, that alone should induce us to use all the means in our power for the maintenance of peace, the progress of rights, and of inter national friendship in Europe and in the world. (Cheers.) 1 trust, therefore, seeing that we have no selfish views in this matter, that other nations will be ready to listen to our advice, and that we may he enabled, at this great crisis is European milkers, to contribute, as we have done in forme• times, to allay arid remove hostilities, to preserve the inde. dendence of nations, and to aid them in going through the gnat difficulties of the present time without any serious or formidable infringement of peaceful motions. (Hear, hear.) You have said, my lord, meet truly, that the task imposed upon ministers at present was one of more than ordinary d flieulty ; but we have the consolation of knowing that we are supported in it by all orders and ranks in this united kingdom; we therefore endeavour to perform our duty to the best of our ability, regarding any sacrifice 01 time, or health, or convenience, as due from us to our country. (Cheeis ) The Marquis of LANSDOWNE —I rise at this moment to ask you to drink a toast which must accord with ell your feel ings, and which ought not longer to he dela) cd— the health of the Lord Mayor of London, and thanks to him for bin hos pitable entertainment. (Cheers.) The Lout, MAYOR—I feel more than words can repress the honour which you have done me. If I have done any thing to render the least service in my position as chief magistrate, I may attribute much of its influent • to the as skance and confidence which I have derived from her Ma jesty's ministers ; and I particularly allude to the: minister with whom I have had move In quent communication, by virtue of the office ,which he so honnurably sustains,—the Secretary of State for the Home Department. I may also allude to • noble lord, who continues to render kind assistance to the Cety of London, whenever it is asked and needed ; I mean the Ein of Auckland, who is held in the highest estimation by the citizens of London. (Cheers.) The Lotto blavon then proposed, "The Marquis of Lansdowne and the House of Lords." (Cheers.) The Marquis of LANSDOWNE.—I tenure you, on beloilf, not only of those memirers of the Howie of L ords who are present, but also those who are absent, that in a period which has been justly described as one of no common difficulty (ani the year in which your lordship has been called to fill the civic chair has been such) it will be the first ambition of that body to discharge those duties, and to perform those func tions, and those functions only, which the constitution has assigned to them. (Ilear, hear.) The Lento !devote—l hove now the honour of proposing " The health of Lord Palmerston and the members of the House of Commons." (Cheers.) Vi• Ct. PALMERSTON—I return you my most cordial thanks for the double honour you have just bestowed on me —that of drinking my health in this great and distinguished assembly, Saud that of connecting my name with one of the most noble public bodies that exists in the civilised world. (Chien ) I would thank you in the come of the House of Commons for the honour you have done them in drinking their health on this occasion did I not feel there is that brotherhood caking between that great assembly of freemen and ,the great corporate body of the city which must convince you that the members of the House of Com mons cannot hut be grateful for the compliment paid them by a body reprosenong the commerce of the kingdom. Commerce and freedom go hand in hand, and are mutually dependent on each other ; it is natural, therefore, that this great comm• reel' city, whose interests depend upon the free dom of which the Rouge of Commons is peculiarly the guardian. should not forget, in the social and convivial moment, to do due honour to the Commerce House of Par liament. (Heir, hear.) If there is any period at which more than another Englishmen ought to be sensible of the great blessings which the House of Commons, as part of the parliament of this country, confers upon them, the present time is perhaps not the least remarkable of any. We see around us the nations of Europe that have long been deprived of those blessings of freedom which we poses. and which we hardly value sufficiently, lercaue they have been handed down . to utilises inheritance from our remote ancestors,—we see the nations which hare et t enjoyed those blessings now struggling through the greatest uifficulties, and affronting the most ap palling dangers, in order to obtain powession of the freedom we enjoy, and to fulfil an ambition which perhaps might I e described as almost the ordinary ambition of men. (Hear.) And therefore I say this is a moment at which every Eng• lishman must peculiarly value those inestimable institutions which have secured us the benefits of internal peace when the nations around us are plunged in confusion and disturb luxe. Your lordship has been pleased to advert kindly, and with a due estimateeof the feeling , ' by which I am ani mated, to the particular office which I have the honour to hie I can assure you, my lord, that it has been, and will be, my constant study, in discharging the duties which be long to that office, not merely to enuarour to the utm :at of my abilities to maintain and preserve for this country the blessings of peace, but, as my noble friend Lord John Rus sell has said, it shall be my endeavour to preserve that bless ing to other countries, and in every part of the world to which our influence may be permitted to extenden every case ire which our advice may either be aczepted or solicited, to endeavour to preserve to those countries that blessing, or to restore it, if, by sat unfortunate c , mbination of circumstance", they have been for a moment plunged into the horrors of war. It is a satisfactory illustration of that which your lordship so well pointed out—the connexion between peace and the progress of civilisation—that those attempts which are now convul-ing Europe from one end to the other, although, in former periods, when the triumphs of civilisation were less than now, they would probably have produced a universal war, have, hitherto at least, only partially disturbe4 tranquillity in different portions of Europe. (Hear.) I most fervently hope that that partial disturbance may only be temporary, and that we may soon see tranquillity restored, and that the progressive change which is taking place among the different nations of Europe may pare to its consummation without any disturbance of the general peace of the world. (Cheers.) His lordship concluded by proposing "The health of the Lady Ma ores." (Cheers.) The Loan MAYOR proposed "The Church and the Bishop of Norwich." The Bishop of NORWICH in acknowledgment expressed his hope that the clergy would always maintain that high position which they had hitherto held in the estimation of the people of England. As long as the church did its duty zealously and devotedly it would always enjoy the respect which was its due, and which would be recured be the learning, talents', and devotion of its members. (Hear.) The LORD MAYOR next proposed "The health of Sir G. Grey." (Cheers.) Sir G. G ItET-1 beg to vete', n you my most sincere thanks for the very unex, eeted honour which you nave conferred upon me. Your lordship has alluded to recent events which have occurred throughout the continent of Europe, and to ' the late cautionary measures taken in this country—not, I may say, to prevent the occurrence of similar events here, but rather as precautionary measures. These measures have testified to the unshaken, Hem, and ardent loyalty of the people to the government and to the sovereign of this kingdom, and to their equally warm and ardent attachment to the great principles of the British con stitution, to the maintenance of which they have shown themselves devoted, and devoted to its defence, believing it to he especially fitted for the unimpaired maintenance of the rights and liberties of the great body of the people of this country. (Cheers.) Your lordship has alluded to the intercourse which it has been my good fortune to maintain with yourself during the last few eventful months. Allow me to take this opportunity of saying, that while it has been my gratifying duty in the House of Commons to bear testi mony to the success which, under Providence, has attended the measures taken by government for the maintenance M. public order and tranquillity, that success was in a great de gree owing to the very valuable aid which was promptly and efficiently rendered by your lordship and by the authorities of this great city, and to the feelings of loyalty and love of order which animated the inhabitants generally. (Hear.) I am glad of the opportunity of expressing this sentiment, which I deeply feel, of tendering my thaake to your lordship, and through you to the cid- , sane of the metropolis at large, for the decided part which they took in testifying their loyalty to the throne, their attachment to the great principles of the British constitution, and their determination to uphold the supre macy of the law. (Cheers.) The neat toast was " The Magistrates of the City," which Ald. Thompson, M.P., briefly acknowledged. Mr. Baron Routh, in responding to the toast of "The Judges," said he was inspired with confidence that the spirit of disorder which had passed ores different countries would not *Moo* street us; and this belief wee founded on the universal, deep seated—he might almost say instinctive— reverence which Englishmen entertained for the laws of their country—a feeling not confined to the opulent, noble, or enlightened, but extending even to the ignorant and the lowest In the community. (Hear.) He thanked the company for the honour done him; but there was this peculiarity about the judicial office, that its duties were probably beet dis charged when pu'ilic attention was the least directed to it. The toasts of "The Chairman and Deputy-Cbairman of the East India Company' and "The Sheriffs" followed, and were respectively acknowledged by Lieut.-Hen. Sir J. L. Lushington and Mr. Cubitt, M.P., and the proceed ings thin terminated. SUICIDE OF A PRIVATE IN TILE LIFE GUARDS. ----- On Saturday Mr. Bedford held an inquiry at the Cavalry Barracks, Knightsbridge, respecting the death of H, R. Peareoek, aged 23, a private in the 2nd Life Guards, who destroyed himself whilst under confinement in the black hole.—The jury having been sworn, they viewed the body, which lay in the black hole, a place 'bent 12 feet by 8, aid so ill-venti'ated as to cell torh remark, from the coroner end jury as to the possibility of any one existing in such • plaa • this hot weather for any length of time without being surfs) cited.—C. Adkins, lance corporal, deposed that at 11 o'clock on Tueeday night last he posted the deceased on sentry in the stable-yard, and it was his duty to have remained there two hours; but at • quarter-pest 11 o'clock it was discovered that the deceaeed had left his post asd had broken out of barracks, which he had effected by scaling • wall. At a quarter-past 1 o'clock the following morning the deceased returned to barracks in a state of intoxication, when, ecting according to regimental orders, he placed hint under arrest, and confined him in the black hole, where he remained until six o'clock, when he was removed to the guard-room, and • sentry placed over him. At one o'clock the same day deceased was conveyed before the colonel, who sentenced him to he confined in the black hole for 168 hours, and to be after wards confined in banacks for the space of three wetki.— i Corporal Tweedy stated that the deceased appeared in good spirits at five o'clock on Thursday night, when he was visited by the regimental surgeon. He saw him again at eight o'clock on Friday morning, when kis breakfast was taken to him, and he eppe.red quite cheerful. At eleven o'clock at noon he accompanied the orderly officer to the black hole. On opening she door, he looked in, and teeing the deceased lying on the bed, he remarked "All right; he is asleep," and left. In about five minutes afterwards r the person who entered with the deceased's dinner ex &aimed, " That he had cut his throat." Witness went in immediately, and saw him in the position he was seen by his officer. He had s pistol shot wound on his left breast. Mr. M'Culloch, the assistant surgeon was sent for irnraedikociy, who on his arrival pronounced him dead. He mule not account for the way in which the pistol got there, nor hail he or any of the guard which is en the spot heard the report of the pistol.— Mr. George M'Crilloch, the assist. ant-surgeon of the 2nd Life Guards, stated that on entering the black hole he found the deceased dead, with a pistol shot wound over the region of the heart. The bullet had entered between the fifth and ninth ribs, penetrated the heart, an.' passed out at his back, and was found lodged in the wall. The edges of the wound, as well as the whole of the front of his shirt, was burnt with gunpowder. On looking about he found • regimental pistol, which had been recently discharged, lying at his feet, and a ah-.rt distance from it a bullet much flattened. A most minute investigation had been made by the officer of the regiment, hut no information could b 3 gathered how the decease el got the pistol or the ball cartridge. After some further evidence had been given, but without elucidating any fresh facts, the coroner summed up the coot., and the jury returned the following verdict—" That the decea-ed dies from a pistol shot wound, inflicted by biumell while in a state of temporary insanity." FuRTHIRDETENTIONOF TIIEWEST INDIA PACKET. —The suggestion of Mr. Bernd during the diacussion on the relief proposed by ministers fur the West India colonies on Friday night. that this packet should ne detained until after the debate on the subiect had terminated, has been attended to by the government. On Saturday afternoon the Lords of the Admiralty sent a communication to Smithampton by electric telegraph, ordering the packet to he detained until Wednesday nest. Unless a further detention takes place, the West India mails will he despatched from the General Post Office, to be sent from Nine Elm• by the II o'clock morning train on the 214, and the packet wCI leave at the usual period,—via, 3 o'clock in the afternoon. GAOL DIET.—On Saturday a woman named Louisa Davis was indicted at the Central Criminal Court, for steal legs watch from the person of Wil iam lleverill. So great was the alteration for the better in her appearance that the prosecutor had some s Acuity in identifying her. FIRE NEAR GUILDUALL.—On Saturday evening a lire broke out in &piddles. Chambers, in Basinghall-street, which closely adjoin the ea , tern end of Guildhall, and for some time placed the ancient structure in denser. The fl Imes, when discovered, were issuing from the hack windows of the second Hoer, in the occupation of Messrs. Firestine and Co., Gorman merchants and importers of fo reign clocks. Immediately on the otebreak the hose was attached to the fire-mains belonging to the Guildhall, and messengers were despatched to the various engine-stations of the brigade, Ike.; but although their attendance was speedy, and the supply of watt r abundant, the ti imes con!i nued to burn with great fury, until the whale of the upper part of the premises in which the fire originated was gutted, and the adjoining buildings on either side damaged by fire and water. Messrs. Forestine and Co 'a stock is stated to have been extensive, and their loss is estimated at 6.0001. The building is insured in the Phoenix Fire Office, but it was not known last night in what office the stock is in sured. The origin of the fire is believed to have been caused by the flooring of the warerooms being covered with Russia matting, and a number of foreign gectlemen having been smoking there in the course of the afti moon.—We have received accounts rat five other fires which occurred in various parts of the metropolis during Saturday crating. Each caused considerable alarm, and no small destruction of pro perty, but the only one worthy of particular notice was that which broke out in the building numbered 75, Wood-street, Cheariside, oecupie 1 conjointly by Mr. F. Barford straw bonnet mercha..t, and M- Scourge and Co., stock-makers. By this fire the greater portion of the premises were destroyed. THE REFORM MOVEMENT MEETING IN CLERKENWELL On Friday, a crowded meeting of the parishioners of St. Jamm's, Clerkenwell, was held in the vestry-room, fur the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of presenting a petition to the House of Commons, in support of Mr. Hurpo's motion for reform, Mr. &lowed Scholelield, one of the churchwardens, in the chair.—Mr. Hun, moved a resolution, pledging the meeting e, give their support to the motion of Mr. flume.—Mr. West seconded the rmolu tion.—Mr. Cameron moved the following amendment: That this meeting declare their conviction that the Ilouse o: Commons does not represent the people ; that the declaration of lord Joon Russell that the middle and working classes do not desire say extensive change In the state of the representation is a fallacy, and totally at variance with public opinion ; that Author, we believe that the true interests and prosperity of the nation will only be secured by granting tho right of voting for members of psrliameot to all male adult persons baring a fixed residence fora certain period; by having on equal system of electoral districts, according to the po pulatlon; by Airing the vote, to be taken by ballot, and by having parliament limited to • thort durauon, Mr. fdence seconded the amendment, which was unani mously agreed to.—Mr. Bennett move-I the second reso lution, to the effect that the meeting rejoiced in the intention of Mr. Hume to introduce the motion in the House of Commons, with a view to remedy the detective state of the representation, and declare their firm deherminetion to give him their support, believing these political changes suitable to the purposes of the times, and as the only means to remove the present discontent.—Mr. Britton seconded the resolution, which was carried.—A petition, founded upon the resolutions, was adopted. MEETING AT ROCHESTER. ----- A meeting of the inhabitants of Rochester and its vicinity took place en Friday evening, to take into consi deration the propriety of petitioning the House of Commons in favour of household suffrage, vote by ballot, electoral district. , , and triennial parliam.nts. The chair was taken by W. Len, E q., who, after a few remarks relative to the object of the meeting, introduced Mr. HAYMAX proposed the first resolution: That the statement lately made by the prime minister that the country newts no farther organic reform as regards Its representation to the tionse of Commons is quite contrary to truth, and shows las want of Into amnion of the state of the country. This resolution was seconded by Mr. COBB, and carried. The second resolution was moved by Dr. STEIL, and eon as follows: That the present representation of the people In the Commons Hoare of Parliament is partial in its nature, and in its practice tend, to clam legislation, promotes unequal and oppressive taxation, and produces but few extensive measures for the benefit of the country. This resolution having been p•astai, The third resolution was moved by Mr. WIIRELEIL That, in order to secure the stability of the institutions of the coun try and maintain public tranquillity, it is necessary I. That the elec tive franchise should be so extended as to Include all householders. 2. That the votes be taken by ballot. 3. That the dutatkat of toarlia meat should not exceed three years. 4. That the kingdom be divided into electoral districts, in order that the proportion of members to the_ population be mode more equal. hlr. STLINSS seconded the resolution. Mr. CROCKFORD proposed— ' That a petition to the Rouse of Common be prepared founded on the foregoing resolutions, and that the members of this city be re ; quested to present It. The whole of the resolutions having been carried ottani ' mously a petition embodying them was adopted. MEETING IN WALES. In compliance with a requisition numerously signed by the tradesmen and other inhabitants of Llangefni, a public meeting wu convened by the churchwardens, " to consider the propriety of petitioning the legi,lature for such reforms in the ,epresentation of the people in the commons' house of parliament, as will best tend to do away with class legislation, and unequal and oppressive taxation."—The meeting was accordingly held in the Tows Hall on Monday last, and was numerously attended. J. Owex, Esq., of the Bank, was voted to the chair. Mr. R. DAVIES, jun. (merchant), moved : That es the public expenditure of the country is rapidly Increasing. and the harden of taxation becoming more and more opprerai r Zt the opinion of elle meeting that there le nohoise of an etncient remedy so I , og as • great proportion of the taxpayers are not directly rept°. senW in pariiaramt. Mr. JONATHAN (hatter) said he seconded the resolution with peat pleasure. This resolution was then put, and carried unanimously. Mr. 8.. DAvies (draper), moved the second resolution : That, in order to have a tall and hit representation, tt is requisite that a cesdrierable extension of the suffrage should take place, and that the right voting for members of parliament ought to be ex . tended to ell rate-men baring • nud rerldenos of • certain duration. Mr. J. WILLIAM, iron founder, seconded the resolution, observing that all those who were directly taxed should have a voice in else election of the legislative body. The was fair and reasonable under all circumstances. Passed unanimously. Mr. 8. Dew, solicitor, moved the third resolution : That toseenre the perfect freedom of the voter, it is requisite that the voting should be by ballot ; that the oxistltuencies should be ten dered more equal by me m o of electoral districts; and that the du ration of parliament should net coxed three years. Mr. 1), P. LLOYD seconded the cotton. Unanimously carried. Mr. R. PhICKARD, churchwarden, moved the adoption of a yetetion, embodying the above resolutions, to be presented to parliament. motion was unanimously adopted, and the petition me very numerously signed before it was taken from the room. Each resolution and the petition were read in Welch and English, and all the Breakers advocated them in Welsh. linxvmkt.—A meeting was held on Friday at the Duke of Wellington, Hoxton New.town.---A resolution was passed advocating the principle of household suffrage, vote by ballot, triennial parliaments, and equal electoral districts. PorLAR.—A meeting was held in the Town-hall, Poplar, on Friday, when resolutions in favour of Mr. Hume's motion were carried, and a petition agreed to, pray. ing for household suffrage, triennial parliaments, and vote by ballot. SHEERNESS.—A public meeting was held in Sheer ness on Fri _av, to take into consideration the propriety of petitioning parliament in favour of Mr. Hume's motion fur reform. The meeting was convened by handbills signed by 32 of the inhabitants, in which they state that, being deeply impressed with the nt unity of great reforms in our govern ment as a: present constituted, they fully participate and feel great pleasure in the endeaveurs of Mr. Hume and others to obtain such reforms as are suited to the times in which we live. The document further stated that the object of the me. ling was to consider the propriety of petitioning pantie: ment in favour of Mr. Hume's motion for great extension of the franchise, vote by ballot, the more equal apportionm ant of members of parliament to population, and triennial par- The meeting was well attended, and fhe resolu tions and the addresses of the 'several spa akers were of the usual character. A petition in accordance with the above statement was adopted. WENDOVEIL—On Ftiday . the inhabitants met to adopt a petition to parliameat to suppoi t of reform.—The Itev. F. N. Holmes presided over the meeting, and showed the urgent neeessity for same great measure of reform in ord, r to purify our legislation.—Mr. Hamilton, of Ayles bury, dwelt at length upon the lavish expenditure of the sten-, and moved: That in the opinion of this meeting the annual expenditure of the nation is extravagant in a high degree; that the entire sy,tem of tax ation and financial. morernment of the country loudly Calls for revidon ; and that a radical reform In the representaten of the people, sim gar to the one propound by Mr. Hume, is both the most just and the most expedient method to adopt for Wieling the alteration required. AsuseeAu moved the adoption of a petition which "R:, present Mate of the country calls loudly for reduction of the national extanditure, and an extension of civil and religious liberty; to secure which your petitioners pray that every male inen.ber of the community who has a residence, and has not been convicted of crime, rn..y have the right of voting for members of parliament, with the protection of the ballot ; Mao that the members may be elected from equal dish ids throughout the country, aril for a period not exceed ing three years. After • short speech from Mr. Smith the petition was adopted, and signed on behalf of the meeting by the chair. man. BCCEINGHAM.—The Bucks Adrertiser says : " The exeitemen• so general throughout the c ,untry on the oultjt et of political reform has penetrated even Buckingham, and raise,. in our usually quiet and conscrvative town ape .cetui yet earnest and wholesome agitation. After some difficulty , in procuring a room for the purpose a meeting wee held in this town on Thursday evening last, at the British School ' room. On the motion of the, Rev. Mr. Rowe. Mr. Harris was called to the chair.—Mr. Rowe declared himself nit a I chartist, but an earnest refermer—Mr. J. G. Bostick said be attended the meeting because political agitation was found indispensable to progress, and because a Mir and reasonable Cribb had now come for relieving this agitation. and because that the measure now proposed found favour with the people. —P. Edwards, Esq., then made a long address. He said the agitation was spreading; he deprecated physical force, and commended the principles of moral force. He gave as rea -1 eons for reform the great depresdon of the industrious part of the population. lie made some remarks on the changus going on en the continent, ar.d advocated retrenchment of ' expen-es, especially of the war department. There was a gOOO attendance and a growing . t xcitement. A petition in favour of reform is in course of signature." SOUTHAMPTON. The: Southampton petition in favour of the propositions to be brought before the House of Cimmons by Mr. Home on Tuesday next has already re ceived upwards of 1,100 signatures. The address of the par ties signing has been given in every instance, so that there can be no doubt of the genuineness of the signatures. YORK.—The petition (says the Yorkshireman) in behal• of Mr. flume's mouon for parliamentary reform, which stands for discussioti on Tuesday evening next, has obtained in York upwards of 4,500 signatures. It in in tended to forward the petition to Mr. Milner for presen tation. EXETER.—We (Western Times) are informed that the petition to parliament put forth by the Reform Associvtion of Exeter has been extensively and very respect ably signed. Among the petitioners will be fora • -d the names of many persons who have been hitherto semounted tories, and enemies to reform ' • and we nave no doubt from what we have heard that, when the petition comes before our honour able representatives,. they wit be struck with this fact. WAREPIRLI).—A petition in favour of' Mr. Hume's plan of reform has been very extensively signed by electors and householders. Each person signing has to attach his trade, residence, and whether an elector or householder, in order that there may be no mistake as to the genuineness of the signatures. Several aldermen and nearly all the town councillors have signed. WINCHESTER.—Petitions in support of the sub jects embraced in Mr. flume's motion have been very numerously signed. A large proportion of the electors who supported - Mr. Carter at the last election have inscribed their names. ISLE OF WlGHT.—Petitions in favour of Mr. 1 , Hume's motion fur obtaining those most desirable objects, economy and ref srrn, are now lying for signatures ir. New port.—flouts Independent. DARLINGTON.—Two meetings have been held in this town, on Wednesday and Thursday, in support of the reform movement of Messrs. Hume and Cobden. Messrs. Adam, Rippling, Watson, and Drs. Drury and Fothergill, on Thursday, severally addressed the meeting in favour of further reforms. Resolutions in favour of the new move ment were carriedunanimously, and • petition to parliament agreed to. BARNARD CASTLE.—A meeting was held in the Town•hall, Barnard Castle, on the 10th inst., for the pur pose of giving expression to the sentiments of the inhabit ants as to the reforms sought for by Messrs. Hume and Cobden, and the parties who co-operate with them in the House of Commons. Mr. Dunn, chief constable, occupied the chair, The following resolutions were unanimously adopted : I. That the declaration of Lord John Russell in the Louse of Com mons on the 23d of May last evinced a real or pretended ignorance of public opinion, and a willingness to mistake the determination of the people at large to preserve order for confidence in her Majesty's go vernment ; and it is therefore incumbent upon all who wish to avert civil commotion to give constitutional ex ion is their views, and to seek such further reforms as they believe will be conducive to , the prosperity of all claws of the community. 2. That the House of Commons does not truly represent the people, and that any reform which fails to recognise the right of every man to the franchise, limited only be such regulations as may be necessary to secure its legitimate use, will neither be complete not permanent ; but regard ing Mr. Hume's motion as an important practical advance towards a fair and full representation of the people the meeting resolve to give it their support. A petition to parliament in favour of an extension of suffrage, vote by ballot, and triennial mirth meats was then adopted, and has been numerously signed. MEETINGS IN SCOTLAND. The Scottish papers report meetings held in various parts of the count's, to support Mr. Hume and the move ment for electoral reform. Amongst the places that have " pronounced " in favour of political progress we find— Forfar, Arbroath, Laureneekirk, Brechin, Kelso, Montrose, Hawick. Dunfermline, Dundee, Aberdeen, Elgin, and Fife. Want of spare alone prevents more lengthened notice of these interesting meetings. IRELAND. DvBLIN, Jr.s 16. There will be a meeting to-morrow of the friends and admirers of the late Professor M'Cullagb, to con sider the best means of recording their respect for the memory of such a distinguished Irishman. The testi monial will be of a monumental character. Mr. Moore, the sculptor, has a most excellent though painful cast of his face, taken immediately after his death. Mr. H. Talbot, member for New Ross; Mr. Maher, for Tipperary; and Mr. Reynolds, for Dublin, have dissented to the junction of the Old and Young Ire land parties. Dates from Dublin to the 17th state, that Mr. Holmes, in consequence of the continued refusal of the benchers to admit Dr. Gray and Mr. Dunne to their body, had resigned the benchership. The Weekly Register, of the above date, states that the city constabulary are to be armed with pikes, owing to some of the clubs having been active in procuring similar weapons. Crime again begins to rear its hideous front. In the south several very malicious outrages have taken place. The most recent localities of crime are Meath and Westmeath. The following are the details of two cases : KIL/3400101.--A poor travelling Connaughtman, prams& ing to England to reap the forthcoming liarvest, was is. 'creed from the public road on a pathway leading to the churchyard of Horseleap, and within a few yards of the graveyard, on the rise of • small hill, was murdered by a travelog companion. His death w as caused by blows in flicted by a large stone on his head and face. The head was one mass of wounds and contusions ; one of his hands was slightly bruised. A sod was placed on his trod by the amain to prevent him breathing. A man found him early oa the morning of the 15th inst., and the police on searching him found in one of his pockets a certificate of good conduct from • gentleman of the county Galway. 111 1 1 name is John Cooke, or Crooke, about twontpseven or thirty years of age. He had no money in his pockets ; it is supposed what ever he had the murderer must have taken la— MEATFL—T send you the particulars of a gross outrage com mitted on the person of James Gdsinan, on the townland of Habinstown, is this county. On Sunday evening last, about 10 o'clock, the house of Gilsinen was attacked by eight armed men. Having effected as entrance, they laid hold of the unfortunate man, dragged him from the house, and beat him most unmercifully with sticks, stones, &c. Some of the party were armed with guns and pistols ; but, though sees • ral shots were fired, it u supposed that none we re levelled against Oildnan, as °the rwise, from the contiguity of the parties, y most have taken effect. The unfortunate maa received several revere wounds on the back of the head. The only cause assigned tor the outrage is that Gilsinan, who acts in the capacity of driver and hotrang -r for Lord Fingal, had for some days previous been engaged in serving some 40 or 60 of the tenantry with ejectmeets at the suit of his lordship, under the direction of the ogent, Mr. Edward O'Farrell, of Begot. street. Hopes are entertained of the man's recovery. SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH, JUNE IG. As anticipated, the formation of the Scottish Anti- State Church Association has caused some ferment. Tco uphelsterers having for a series of Tears refused to pay minister's stipend a sale of their goods was announced to take place, but mobs having been suc cessively formed at the two places of auction no sales could be effected, and the proceedings were abruptly brought to a clone amidst the yells of the spectators. A meeting of the association is to be held on Mon day evening, when it is probable that concerted mea sures of resistance on some large scale will be re solved on. Edinburgh and lklontrose are the only two towns in Scotland where a direct ecclesiastical impost is levied, but from the great increase of dis sent, especially since the free church commer.ced, this mode of raising the supplies will soon have to be res irted to in other places. la Dondee one of the clergy has raised an action for inadequate stipend, and if it be decided in his favour, as it prnbably will, similar claims will likely be preferred in other quarters, and this will precipitate a crisis in church politics. COMMISSIONS SIGNED 141( THE LORD LIEUTENANT CY F DIN al; D Laud. r, Jerq. ; A. Rutherford, E. 41.; H. 11. Brown, Esq.; IL Trotter, EN.; J. Dewar, T. B. Bare, Esq ; W. M. Times. E,q. • W. H. D. Cunyngham, Erq., younger; and It. Dyads', ' Esq.; to be Demi!). Lieutenants. A HUSBAND AND WIPE CARRIED AWAY BY A FLOOD. —On 'lucidity a Mr. and Mrs. Outherie, who bad reached respectively the ages of 74 and 70, were crossing the lord on the river Ayr, near Holmston, in a one horse chsi.e, with their grandson, when a sudden Blot came down upon them, by which they we e carried away and drowned. The young man was:saved by the intrepid conduct of a plough man's wife. PROVINCIAL. LANCASHIRE. FATAL ACCIDENT AT TILE LIVERPOOL ZOOLO GICAL GARDENS.—On Saturday a melancholy accident oc curred at these gardens. The slept an , . Rajah, was chastised by his keeper, Richard Howard, slightly, for some disobe dience. the animal immedi►tly resented, and struck his keeper to the ground, crushing him ti death afterwards with his toot. This is the second keeper within a few years who has been killed by this elephant, who was generally trac table, and walked about the gardens on gala nights with an Eastern car behind him. The Messrs. Atkins immediately resolved upon destroying the animal, and, for this purpose, two ounces of prussic acid and 25 grains of aconite were ad ministered to him in a bun; but, beyond a alight uneasiness for about fi e minutes, the elephant did not seem to be at all affected be the poison. After waiting thrce•quarter• cf an hour, and finding the poison was not likely to take effect, it was determined to shoot the animal. A detachment of the and Rifles, who are at present statioted in Liverpool, were sent fur, and twelve men having wend the den, they waited their opportunity and fired. 'The animal staggered, and leant against the den. Another dozen set rifleman en tered, and fired. This bought the animal to the ground, and he died instantly. The poor magi who has lost his life *as literally flattened, every rib in his body being broken. Amongst the gentlemen who were resent when the animal was destroyed was Van Amburgh. who is at present filling an engagement at the Theatre Royal. Teen were also se vsral medical gentlemen in attendance to assist in destroying the animal. The sinimal cost SOO, eleven years ago, but was worth more th.,n I,oool.—Suaddy paper. BOILER EXPLOSION AT PREsTos. —SEVEN PERSONS KILLED.—On Saturday morning a toiler explosion, by which seven persons have lost their lives and others have been seriously injured, occurred at the cotton-mill of Mr. Hollis, Preston. The mill is kno en by the name of " The Soversisn," and has become not rious tar the misfortunes which have occurred at it. About two years coo the build ings were destroyed by fire, when dr. Pickles, the then owner, fell a victim. The engine of the present mill is about 26 horse-power, on the high-pressure princirle, and was sup plied with steam by a boiler of considerable dimensions, situate in the buildings at the west cud ut the premiers. At a few minutes before 9 o'clock on Saturday morning, a num ber of hands employed in the miil were sitting in the boiler house taking their breaWast, the engine not being at work at the time. The engine tender, William Durham, was holding up a ladder to adjust the halt of the safety valve, when an exploeiou took place, end the room was immediately filled with a emir, of steam ; the fire and ashes being driven forward through an open door into a yard in front, and bre king the win down of a building immediately opposite , The neigh ' bours immediately hasten, d to the assistance of those who might be injured ; and on mitering the vard, saw a number of persons jumping abase near the toiler-house, in a state of frantic agony, and others • ndeavouring to leave the house, being less able to assist th, mselves. The engine tender, Durham, was found near the door shrieking out for assistance ; his clothes were so c• - ,mpletely destroyed by the steam that they dropped from nis body. seven others were found ins more or less injured condition ; and of the eight, six have since died. The catastrophe is attributed to the yielding of two of the flue plates, to the want of sufficient water in the boiler, and to various other causes: the en gineer, Durham, it is said, shortly before his death declared he had for some time past had misgivings as to the condition of the boiler. He alleged that " there were cracks in the plates of the boiler, and leaks from the bolts," and that the third plate (which proves to be the one rup tured) was particularly weak and faulty. An inquest is ap pointed to be held this day. VSSFS. A FIRE broke out on Friday in a farm at Sbelford, which raged for some hours with gre►t •iolence. A large body of labourers soon collected at the spot, and every effort was made to stop the prestress of the flames, by cutting down stacks and removing buildings; but all was of no ava , l—the barns, cranaries, and other eg icultural buildings, were burnt to the ground, some of the live stock p. rishing. The damage is estimated at several thousand pounds, but the property is Insured in the Suffolk Fire-office. NORFOLK. SOME REBELLIOUS PAtPERS in the Norwich work holm having been given into custody, the p liftmen who, on Friday, were moving them to gaol, were pelted by the mob, and it was some comidtrable time Wore the con stables could clear the rioters from the streets of the city Many persons were injured in the fray. RESULTS OF PASSION.—An inquest was held on Friday, at Kingawood-hill, near Bristol, on the body of an infant, named Edwin Charles Ferrier. It appeared that on Monday week the fatheLof deceased, a tailor, was sitting at dinner, with his wife aITU two children, aged respectively two and three-and a-half years, and the infant which was in the arms of a nurse by the fireside. One of the children put his hand into the dish, and kis father slapped him; upon which the other two children were impertinent to their parent, who, being in a great pas-ion, seised a poker and threw at them. The poker missed them, but struck the in fant, and entered his head. Mr. Biggs, surgeon, was sent tor, and by his skilful treatment life was preserved till Mon day last, but erysipelatous inflammation came on, and the child died. The jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter" against the father, Chu. Vanier, who was committed for trial. gbe atilMil• PRINCESS'S. — " The Spirit of Gold "is the title of a dramatic romance produced at this theatre on Saturday night. The object of the author is to ncul c a mcral—to show that it is not wealth but purity of hei,rt that is the source of human happiness. The course of ac'inn is similar to that of the drama of " Victorine, or l'il sleep Upon it," of which "The Spirit of Gold " is in this respect a plagiarism. Albert, a young German student of an ambitious tempera ment, but miserably poor, believes that the possession of gold will rescue him from the privations and contumely which his poverty subjects him to, and has recourse to al chemy to effect his purpose- Vv bile experimenting he falls asleep, and dreams that the Spirit of Gold appears to him, and gives him the command of unbounded wealth. By the possession of riches be becomes cold-hearted and vain, discards his affianced bride, compels his sister to do the same by her lover, and marry a pretended prince ; to revenge her wrongs be becomes a murderer, is condemned but escapes, only to paw through a variety of horrible adventures, in the course of which his craving tor gold leads him on from crime to crime. This dream is of course sufficient to dispel his illusions as to the virtues of the philosopher's stone, he breaks his crucible* and retorts, and as usual a general mar riage act by all the characters terminates the affair. The piece was well pot upon the stage, and was very creditably played, especially the parts which were filled by Mr. Conway ' (the German student), Mrs. Stirling (the sister), Mr. Or berry (an e rrand boy), and Miss B. Stanley (a market girl). CLERICAL. ORDDIATIONS. Yesterday ordinatioss were hoiden by the Archbishop of CartertnuT and by reveral other Whops. 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