The Express. — London, England, 1848-08-21 00:00:00

mo pres erved at so many risks and perils, stipulates m favour of his second son as King of Sicily, the lade sea- dente of which conntry will be recognised. Such, ; tt , ar e assured, arc the bases of the negotiations now ding, and they have been admitted by M. de C er n, the re presentative of the Diet of Frankfort. M to y aw ns, A will not only form part of the Austrian monarchy, but also of the Germanic confe dratioa : it will send deputies to the parliament at Vienna, and to the assembly at Frankfort. The Ger man standard will be hoisted on the citadel of Venice, by the side was at of Austria." I defended by 20,000 men. The city 110 °gnu " a tranquil. An attempt was made to burn the Palace Potesta, in whict. the savings bank was esta blished, but the fire was soon extinguished. Fifty Austrian soldiers, a captain, a lieutenant, and two liaises, had been taken prisoners. The Austrians had retired by the Ferrara road, much alarmed, as it seemed, by the tocsin which tolled in every steeple. From Castelfrar.eo the Austrian corps marched to m o dule with two pieces of artillery. They bivouacked at Tedo, MalalbL Lie, and at Ceuto, where their head -quarters were err ablished. A telegraphic despatch, dated Florence, the 12th, at 11 a.m., sacs—" The Austrian flotilla seized upon the steamer Maria Ant,iuetta bearing the Sardinian flag." . the (itt.uhno of Leghorn says that the new Tuscan m inistry consists of Capponi, President; Salvagnoli, Interior; Landacci Leonida, Finances ; Marcel, Jus tice; Cbigi, ar ; It.casoli, Foreign Affairs; Cassel, Public Initi action. The Poa.icro Italiarin of Genoa of the 14th an nounces the arrival ot Garibaldi with his column at Cutelletto on the 10th. A rumour was earn rat that the Austrians had crossed the Ticino, at t'in.t , 'tette. to attack Garibaldi toe having continued hostilities atter the signing of the armistice. Our correspondent at Naples writes: NAPLE•3, Are, 7. Great activity gums to prevail with regard to the /Wended eapeditio:: to Sicily, and, from the p re p arations waich are wag mud. , , I cannot imagi-e than any foreign interference pr,hilition is tmtitipated by gontr ntuent. Report speak' of the forces levied or to be levied as being much more con siderable than has born genera ll y supposed ; in fact, if it be correct, the IA rfe.ermined to have IIC little war. In many : ;!seta road the CO/14t and h. the islands which I have visited . the co:map:ion is most active ; indeed, there has been a daulde 01.0 this year, and the marines are well dis posed to the service. The steam.bont offices are closed, all the boats having been chart rem by the King.; PO also may be said of all the coating craft. On Friday last tour steamers left—the Maria Christina, Poliferno, Ereolano, and the Capri m.reautile steam-vs, with a brigantine towed by tie Maria C• ristina, h viog on board 50,01 t) rations fur the citadel of Mensinc The other steamer towed 12 armed ps. nosetli Tce troops embarked on board tf.. steam: ra were various COMpanieS of sluicrs, sod officers pr, meted, who were troiag to join their rrgimen's in Celsbri.f. The follow ing aight being very stormy, all the steamers, except the Maria Christina, returned to port. Filangicri in said to be the commander of the enoedition. It would appear that it is the desire of government to concentrate a large force i t Beni.), where nothing is easier than to make a descent on the Messina coast. It is said that before trying the force el vas, the Kicg would publish p:uclarnations to the Sicilian', guaranteeing their libeinies on the moat extended wale, and promising full oblivion of the past. Various re ports see current as to the feeling of England. Some say she reputes the Sit g to make a formal declaration of war before the cmimeileement 01 hostilities. Another report is. that the admiral has demanded au indemnity of 3,000,000 duals, for imperty m British merchants destroyed .4 Mes ita, and that until it be pail, the expedition will out be permitted to leave. 'l. he Fabian policy of the King, however, from whafeeer cause it arises, as producing good effect in Sicily, as very many portions of it are favourable to a retire to subjec ion to the Buurbonotespecialiy on the south oldie island, and about M , ssina. 'lndeed. Sicily may be raid to be in the hands of the King, unless any (onion power interfere. Here, at Naples, the affairs of Lombardy excite great attention. UNITED STATES- MEXICO. The Europa, Captain Loft, arrived at Liverpool early yesterday morning, with dates from New York to the Bth; Boston, 9th; and Halifax, 11th inst. Congress at Washington is bringing its business to a close. According to latest accounts from Vera Cruz of the 26th ult., Bustunente had entered Goajuanato, and defeated Paredes. It was also stated that Padre /mate had been captured and shot. Accounts from Yucatan bring more favourable in telligence. Letters fr.m Sisal of the 15th ult. state that the white inhabitants in the neighbourhood of that town hare been gaining pow, r, and were gra dually subduing the Indians; but famiLe would shortly finh,h what the Indians bad left. Accounts from Laguna of July 13 state that that town had been given up to the Mexicans on the 25th of June. The American ex-commander Bigelow des pitched the steamer Iris on the 29th of June for Cam peachy to bring off to Laguna all the destitute women sad children who might choose to come. Mazatlan had also been given up by the Americans to the Mex ican authorities. There was no later news from Cutts, and the news of the unsuccessful outbreak there was doubted. There were no changes to note in the market ex cept in the matter of Indian corn, which had advanced floe cents a bushel since the arrival of the America and the Hermann. The cotton market was dull. Floor was firm at previous prices and with a fair bu siness doing. In exchange there way some activity ; rates for England at from 9 to 9.1, ; and for three days tight bills 9,. On ;Paris, 5. 23 to 25 13 days' aght 5. 20 ; business moderatl. The following letter from our correspondent gives hill details of news : NEW YORK, Aro. 4. The work of agitation goes on among the Irish in this eity. The impression is strong here, probably owing to pri nts advice', that ere this an outbreak has occurred in Ire land, and that whatever the " sympathisers" here intend to do mast be done " immediately, if not sooner." Last night thins was an immense gathering at Vauxhall-gardens, in this city, the papers of this morning assuring us that fifty thousand persons were present. Very great disorder and tradusion prevailed. Each club or society that came to the plan of meeting seemed to rush through or over all who had remedy arrived. The speakers were scarcely heard, very little was done, and the contribution', some 2,000 or 3,000 idlers, were quite disprorrtimed to the number of the tenets present. Two thing, only of a memorable character geared—one was a statement that the British consul had lasght to obtain an indictment against the chairman (Mr. Bohm Emmett ),and the other was a declaration of one of the weaken, that 3,000 men were organised to proceed to Canada end attempt a subversion of the colonial government, in which they are to be joined by fifty thousand insurgents. The Charge against Mr. Buchanan, the consul, must be un founded, for he is too intelligent not to know that the presi. tag at a public meeting is not a violation of our laws, nor would the mere sending of a sum of money to Dahlia be such i violation. Our laws regulating this matter are the acts of vagress passed sth June, 1794 ; the 20th April, 1818 ; and the 10th March, 1838. These, among other things, declare it to be a misdemeanor for any citizen of the United States to accept er exercise a commission from any nation or people at war, with a nation with whom we are at peace, or to en list or enter himself, or go beyond the limits or jurisdiction of the United States, with intent to be enlisted or entered, or tobegin or set on foot, or provide, or prepare the means foray military expedition or enterprise to be carried on froze thence against any nation with which we are at peace, or to " hire or enlist troops for foreign service." The President is required by law to employ the public force gewerally in enforcing our neutrality. There is no doubt however, that while such men as Mr. Emmett keep clear of the_ law the subordinates are constantly burning their Wm. The whole sum thus far raised in this city by the iropethisers is far short of 10,000 dollars. It is not equal in het to the sum which was raised • few weeks since to re hnild the stables of an omnibus proprietor who suffered by fue. When the Greeks wanted money we gave them a bleak, but towards the Milesian " Greeks" we are not so well disposed. The truth is the Irish, while they are Wily useful as labourers, are pretty unruly as citizens. Then it • strong and increasing feeling against them among the Am. riming, which is manifested warmly among them *km The advertisements in our newspapers for servants oftea discover this feeling by the expresaion "No catholic trait need apply." If the disorder and confusion of last evening are to mark the future progress of Irish politics, khrretion will be but a change of misery. Our presidential canvass is going on, but without much Vint es yet. The election in the state of North Carolina is tot • so favourable in its results to the whigs as was expected. . 1 .11 state has received the sobriquet of " Rip Van wiekle," an allusion to the long political naps ic has fre- Cfttly taken, when all the other states have been wide awake. Added to thin uuexpated supineness on the part of 2 . North Carolina widget is another dangerous symptom, 4 untral-aage of a large national convention in Buffalo, Atm in session, at which a final effort will be made to rally a ~W ria , 'm always the question of slavery. If Mr. Van Buren, -"° ha y been a southern man in feeling, should be liken UP al the antislavery candidate, it is believed by many that he will receive votes enough to prevent • direct election the peo_ple, and that the choice will devolve upon the .._. °4 _ l, of Reprezentatives. For my own part I as yet see no 'r +on to change the opinion heretofore expressed that r al ral Taylor will lae elected. In the months preceding me election a hundred things may occur which the wisest Minot now foresee Congress is on th . e point of adjournment. Nothing ins e Pollant will occur before its departure hum Washington. _/I:pra Mexico we hear that the government has sustained 'elf nirsinst Paredes. The country is, however, in a wretched condition. Robbers infest the high roads, and llinsid o lrer s are at the head of the respective states. Two illi s of th e three paid to Mexico by the United States uealready expended, and the monitor is calling loudly for the vouchers. An intelligent American officer, who hu been in ail the great battle', allures 1318 that If the respecta ble Mexicans could be wanted of the re-appearance of our troops, and the continued occupation of the country could be depended undo, they would rush forth by thousands to welcome their approach. Large shipment• of goods are now being made to California from thia port. It is the impression that large for:unes will be acquired in the new territories. Some flue steamers are nearly ready fur the Pacific, under govern . ent mail con tracts, and will ply between the American ports on that ocean. Our msney miulect is easier. the following quotations may ba depended upon—made out in Wall-stree t this ..ay —United Stat loan, 6 per cent., 18.36, 1014 1021 ; ditto, 1862, 103 1031 ; ditto, 184.4, 104 1041; ditto 4 per cent., 1813, 934 931 ; ditto Mexican Indemnity, 91 93 ; Treasury Notes 6 per c,-nt., 1031 1034. New York, 7 per cent., 1949, 1004 101 ; ditto 6 p:r cent., 1854, 1021 103 ; ditto, 1862, 1021 103 ; di:to 61 per cent., 1860, 934 99. E aching,. on London, 1991 1091 ; ditto Paris (little done), 5.235._21; ditto Amsterdam, 401 401; ditto Hamburg, 361 3,11 ; ditto Bremen, 781 784. Our +stocks are inquired tor, and considerable orders came by the America and Ilermann. We learn that wuny, very many, wealthy awl respect►ble German and French families are coming out to the United States to live here. MARK RTS.. NEW Yoxx, At o. 8::-Corrox.--The market has been quite inactive, without sus material change in pricey. Since the arrival oldie America the market has be, o dull. Holders, boaster, laid rm.t any decline until later advlecA from Liverpool. l!pl'd. no. fTes. Inlet for — Si to 54 Ordinary to good ordinary 111611ing to good middling.— 64 to (. 6t to 7 Middling fair to for 6 to 71 71 to it Pun fun to good fair 7l to it 6 to St Pine .., ... _ . Elora, Re.—Western Gaud flour brin, with a fair dem3n.l com mon bninds, 5 doh,. On to S dots. 25c., and Sdoly. 37e. to 5 Mils. 621 e. for pule 6C1),016. Common southern dull, at 5 duly- Soc. too doll. ('urn meld in fur request, at 2 dole. 621 e. Rye flour, 3 dots. 621 e. to 3 dol.. 65e. Porn in request for report : hum , tales of round yellow have been made at 63c.; mixed do., 56c. sSni, and Fume at 60c. Northern Oats sell freely at 43c. to 45c. toe .1 ion., dull, at S duly. 50c.; pedals, otes,dy, at t data 'I lo re was a little inquiry Mr fork: Moe, ut II dots. 25c. to 11 et Is- 3:1c.; prime S doh, 6:tc. Luau is demand, and prices lout an upward tendency. WEST INDIA MAIL The 11. , yal West India mail packet Great Western, Cupt. C. M. Chapman, ILN., from the West Indies, arrived at Southampton yesterday, and lauded her mails under the charg.: of Licut. John M. Cooke, ILN., Admiralty agent. Her dates of sailing are— Vera Cruz, July 16; Tampico, 14; llavannab, 27; Honduras, 12 ; Jamaica, 22; St. Jago de Cuba, 20 ; Demerara, 19 ; 'Trinidad, 22; Barbadoes, 27 ; Antigua, 29; Martinique, 28; Granada, 2 _3; Porto Rico, 26; 5.. Thomas, 31 ; Bermuda, Aug. 5. The freight on board consists of 679,207 deli 48c., 333 oz. 7 p. gold dust, and 2,061/. 11s. British coin. The Mexican nets by this mail is earlier in date than that by the American mail. _ _ _ JA.MAICA.—At tl is colony there had been no dis turbances amongst the labourers since the last mail. The planters were complaining of want of rain. They had not had any since the May rains. Amidst the generally depressing state of the colony the sugar question,-of course, still occupied the most prominent place in the public m;nd. llowever, the Jamaica Dispa'ch, in speaking of the "great London meetiogof the 2lth May," recognises "with gratitude the improved feeling which has manifested itself of late in England on the colonial question." An indignant article is elicited from the same journal by the fact that a body of police ordered to proceed to the west end of the island,in consequence of the supposed disaffection of a small portion of the black population, had been obliged to pay their own passage (fur which six shillings were to be stopped out of the month's ray of each man) or take the alternative of marching to the point of destination. The Despatch thinks that bad as things arc at the treasury. this expense might have been defrayed therefrom. _ _ _ _ _ . At a meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Accounts held on July 14 there was presented a re port from the committee on the late receiver-general's account, showing a deficiency of 10,0001. It was resolved that the receiver-general do at once call on the sureties of the late Mr. Edwards for the amount deficient by him, and which they arc liable to. A statement, showing that on the sth July, 1848, there was in the receiver general's chvet 4,220/. was presented. At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, held on the 19th of July, it was resolved, That this chamber in a communication addressed to its agent, Peter Burthwick, Esq., on the 2 ird March last, stated its well-founded con viction that important despatches connected with the state of Jamaica had been forwarded ti the Colonial-office by the Governor of Jamaica; and this chamber urged upon Ile agent the necessity of calling upon ministers for the production of such despatches. That WA chamber learns with surpri-e and indignation that, although so lately as the departure of the English mails of the and June, ministers had persisted in declaring, in answer to questions on this head, that no important despatches whatever had been received from the Governor of Ja m dca, yet that a most Important one, dated the 214 Febrilerv, and received on the 2;th March, IRIS, was only laid on the table of par liament, amidst a mass of other eorreepondence, io bee as the 9th Jane last. That in the opinion of this chamber the detention of this vary Important document wan mast unsatisfactorily accounted for by Mr. Hewett, the Under Secretary of Mate for - the Colonies, on the night of the 19th June. That this chamber, speaking in the name and on the behalf of her Majesty's faithful colony of Jamaica, can have no confidence in the members of a government, that either through carelessness or intention maid withhold Important despatches calculated to have moist man riot influence in the public discussion of a question on which the fortunes, if not the liven, of her Majesty's West Indian subjects depend. That whilst this chamber is left to despuir of ill justice from a government that could thus act, It feels hound to do justice to the Governor of Jamaica, who has been placed in a false position by the adminietratien, and has most unjustly incurred the public odium con sequent on what appeared a criminal silence upon the diaastrou state of the colony, to which it was impossible he could ewe his eyes. That this chamber is of opinion the thanks of Jamaica are due to his Exce'dency Sir Charles Edward Grey, for his despatch to the Colonial office, under date the 214 February tart, and this chamber moat cor dially agrees with his excellency in the wisdom of the recommenda tions which he was then pleated to submit to the government, :cad only regrets that justice should have been so blind on this occasion as to have overlooked altogether a 00011:011/11C4i00 so valuable In every respect to the West India colonies. On the subject of the suppression of the document referred to in the above resolutions the Jamaica Des patch says : Nothing can be more complete than the grounds on which Lord Grey and Mr. Hawes have been arraigned by L.rd George Bentinck for the suppression of Sir Ch .rles Grey's despatch of the 21st February. Nothing ever was as lame or pitiful as Mr. Hawes's laboured attempt at explanation— except perhaps his affected indignation when the charge was first made. In reference to Lord John Russell's views on the sugar duties, the same journal says: The ministerial proposition for the relief of the acknow ledged distresses of the sugar colonies is abundantly charac teristic of the party from which it springs. It is one of those little measures which are to be expected from little men. * • • • • The scheme is an Mind to the colonies, and an outrage on the honesty and humanity of the nation. It will not save sue single sugar estate ' nor will it give the confidence necessary to the investment of one shilling in the colonies. It would have been infinitely better bad ministers clung honestly, if we may use the expression in the face of circumstances, to their original scheme of colo nial destruction. The present measure only adds insult to injury ; because, whilst it admits the rights and claims of Ike colonies, it unhesitatingly, in the face of that admission, masigns them to ruin. Again : What may have been long ere this the fate of the minis terial proposition can only be the subject of conjecture. Lengthened oppression, and too long deferred hopes, have human to make us almost indifferent to its fate. Its sucrose will extinguish at once the existence of the colonies ; in de feat will still leave hundreds connected with this infamously used colony in an abyss of irredeemable ruin. Nothing can save them. The work has been too well done. We could name one (colonist) whose thousands of acres, acquired at a cost of 40,0001., will not now yield him a dinner for bis family, or supply" a horn book for his children. Who is to relieve this suffering? or must the victim starve, whilst the charlatan who inflicted the ruin wallows in that effluence which is the price of his guilt? As regards Jamaica, its day of hope is gone. Let minist n carry their measure, and they must accompany it by another. They who vote for the extinction of colonial property must be prepared at the same time to provide for colonial institu tions. The promising state of the national finances under the benign influence of free trade renders the present moment peculiarly fitting for such an addition to the misoellaseons estimates. This, however, we tell ministers , that they will have no supply front Jamaica. They may levy, if they will, their taxes by orders in council. Their unconstitutional ty ranny is quite equal to the effort, but taxes will not be paid. The tax-gatherer may seize, but distresses cannot be soli without a bidder. We learn from Trinidad that, at a final meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Loeb ! Spier*, and Co., held on the 18th July, it was determined, by . a large majority, that the offer of the firm to pay 75. in the pound by instalments, should be accepted. Several emigrants had arrived at Trinidad from Martinique, not thinking their lives secure during the present unsettled condition of the French West India colonies. From Cuba we learn that the island was perfectly tranquil when the Great Western left, on the 27th ult. Her Majesty's brig Daring, Commander Peel, was to sail from Jamaica in a few days for Bluefield*, taking Mr. Christie, her Majesty's consul-general for that port, who has been appointed in the room of the late Peter Walker, Esq. The following letter from our correspondent fives g the news from St. Thomas : Sr. THOMAS, 71:11' 31.—The insurrection among the negrolin StAoCroiornox has to be be en eennptiorotoelyd,putthdooweinn, anonoidoqautioeot restor el oth av e n r, an on d oa th : * mo la re te o o wn r ers inbour are , pu w ll ag ing es. agai ac ns . t pearcoli. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1848. elamations have been issued to restrain the agri cultural labourers from squatting or flocking into the towns, and vsgrancy is to be severely punished. This government, being an absolute one, can, of course, and will, frame a very stringent code rural, and, under existing c4curnatances, and c , nsidering tho welfare of the negro himself, aid the necessity of enforcing con tinuous labour in order to prevent the estates going out of cultivation, it is, perhaps, for the best, as it is the only way to avert a ruin similar to that which bas befallen the British planters. General Pats and suite are still Lets; hie movements are wrapt in mys- tery. The Canteens papers, and private letters from the main, assert that in conjunction wit.i Flores he will make an attempt to erect a monarchy. lie in about to issue a voluminous manifesto to his adherents. Business here is very dull, ►nd da ly grtting worse. Gun. Yeas Scholten sailed for England last pack, t, it is said for Denmark, and great hopes are entertained hero that he will return with fresh powers to grant concessions—liberty of the press. As it is, the judges have unlimited authority in court—their sill is law; and as all the prot,cols, charges, de fences, &c., are written in Danish, it is far better to submit to judgment in any cum than venture to defend it. We hope to get open courts, trial by jury, &c. ; but involved as the mother country is now at home, I tear she will be unable to pay much attention to the colonies, and the old slate= wi.l necessarily continue to 11 ,urinh. HAYTI.—News brought by the Mary Chilton, arrived at Jamaica on July 21, !lasing Lh Jeremie three day-, previously, describ • the a: am of Wogs in that island as must deplorable. The pare: -era who arriv, din this vessel had, it appears, been procrihr7l for a 1.-iigth of time, and, with soveral others who h ire not come im,lout were perhaps shot, ha i succced. d in getting on Us rrd a v. ssel for the par poseuf their escape tr -nt the country, but the Presi. lent having arrived at Jeremie, and succeeded by some means in re storing confidence in them, they again return. 1 on shore. Sub-yquently a body of muutitainetra came into the Lawn, and demanded that these individuals should be put to death; a request which the president seemed anxious to comply with. The passengers who have arrived, hearing this cruel determination to take their lives, succeeded a second time in e.capiog on b 'tied the Mary Ccilion, and, through the humsnity of the captain, are now in a land where life and liberty are secure. The country people had aack.ll the town and plundered it; zed men of property, whether white, black, or brown, English or American, may in a moment be deprived of their property and their ex , istcnce. The day previous to the sailing of the vessel, the general and the colonel of the regiment stationed at Jeremie load been d, and Titre to he shot the day after she left. Tee French Consul had been denounced. At Port au. Priuco everlthing was pretty tranquil, but the pris .ns were Whet with patient offendsrs—many of whom it is thought would he shot on the return of the pre sident to tho capital from his tour through the southern part of the republic. maybe required," they will be re-employed accordingly. In giving this Intimation, the directors think it due to the new casino-drivers and firemen ti tenure them that they shall not be prejudiced as regards their present rates of wages, and that their interests In other respects will be duly proteeted.—lry order, It. Cases, See. Tte men, at their meeting on Thursday evening last, proposed to submit certain matters to the decision of Mr. Bury, Mr. Gooch, and Mr. Madigan, geatlemen of long experience in locomotive management. This led to a communication to Mr. Madigan en Friday, on the part of Mr. Glen, the chairman of the board of directors On Sa turday Mr. lladigan, commissioned by the board, had an in• terview with Mr. brown, the chairman at the late meetings in the Railway Tavern, Humlutead•road, on the part of the men, and it was then arranged that the system of Cl3llllifiel tioll prepared by Mr. M'Connell should be withdrawn, and that the men should return to their employment on the line on the terms which they have hitherto been accustomed to receive. It was farther understood that any grievances of which the men might have to consp'ain should, in future, br submitted to Mr. Glyn, the chairman of the board, and not to any of the superio•endenta. After the disputes were thus regarded as settled, 22 of the engine•driven were sent for to arrange their work for this (Monday) morning, when they found that they were expected to act with new firemen, the drivers who have worked. on the line during the past week being kept in the subordinate capacity. Etch dissentient driver was thus to work on an engine with one of the new men in lieu of his old assistant. This was regarded u an infraction of their underganding with tic company, and a meeting having het n held, at put one o'clock tha morning, the fallowing resolution was reported as carried unanimously : That the arrangements prop coed to them this evening by Mr. Walker, for the working of the line on Monday, being a total viola tion of the undencanding communicated by Mr. Madigan, on behalf of the board of direektra on Saturday, that it be therefore deter mined by this meeting that they will sof resume w ‘rk upon the Lotion and North W“tern Railway unless the ftremen who have rec:ded be included in the settlement of the dispute. THE ARREST OF THE CHARTISTS AND CONFEDE RATES. who were known to he engaged in mischievou • and violent designs have procee.'ed up to lint night—several of them continuing to he picked up, agaiaat whom informations have been received. Before these arrests were made it would have been inexpedient to have alarmed the public by any announcement of the intelligence of which the authorities were possessed. It might have also tended to thwart the ends of justice and interfered with the apprehension of some of the most desperate of the delinquents. As most of those parries, however, are now secured, against whom the most satisfactory testimony i i obtained, and as the more wicked of their attempts are thee, by frustrated, it can do no harm to state that the designs of the conspirators were of a moat alarming and abominable nature, amongst which there is t o much reason to fear that rap le, turd-r, and conflagration were included. The de etruerive and reckless designs of such men must open the 0y es of all who are dependent upon their iniustry, or who are in any way bound up with the interests of trade or com merce, and who would be the greatest sufferers be any de struction of property, or interrupti.m of the public tran quillity. We believe the strength of the conspiracy is broken by the Befit which is let in upon its dark and diabolical de signs. There hu been more than one split amongst the party. It is known that no cordiality exists between the Irish confederates and the chartists of the metropolis, and that many of the latter are anxious to hold aloof from any treasonable proceeding. Still, notwithstanding all this, the greatest precautions aro necessary, and must continue to be observed, so long as there ix any reason to apprehend any recurrence of the foolish and wicked design upon the persons and properties of the industrious and peaceat-le inhabitants of the metropolis.-06strrer. NORFOLK ESTUARY COMPANY.—On Saturday a ge neral meeting of proprietors win held at the British Hotel, Cockspur-greet. Lord 0. B.ntinck, M.P , presided, and after some formal recordings ex planed tho objects for which they hid met, and observed that he had come to ask tnem to take the most important step which they had ever taken since the existence of the company. His 1 irdship then referral to the changes which bad taken place in the money market since 1846, and the decision at which the directors had in consequence arrived not to proceed with the under taking. Since the last meeting, however, overtures had been made to the company by the corporation of Lynn and the Eau-brink commission which materially altered the aspect of affairs; and the directors had resolved to accept from thaw bodies the sum of 120,000/., coupled with their assistance in trying to release the company from certain re strictions relative to the progress of their operations, under which they were at present bound by the government. The directors considered it desirable that another engineer should be appointed to act in co-operation with Sir J. Ren nie. The cost of this measure, and of the new act which it would be necessary to obtain, would be about 20,0001., which would leave them 100,000/. towards general expenses. Ile called attertion to the fact, that if too interest of money bad increased the price of labour had dimin'shed, and that there was little doubt that a contract, of whic". earthwork was the principal feature, would be performed for 2.5 per cent. less than in 1840. He then entered into a calcelation of the probable cost of the works on the that 4,000 acres. The result sou as follows : Mr. Cubitt's estimate for performi^g the new cut and draining the channel to the sea was 250,0001., to which he added one-third as a probable exce-s of expenditure over the estimate, which raised the amount to 332,6001. Deduct ing then 25 per cent. for the decreased price of labour, the sum would be again reduced to 2.59,37.51. The cost of embanking 4,000 acres mu catimata'd at 60,0001.,t0 which he (Lord o.Ben tinck) adde d one-third,as in the former case,mak ing the amount 339,3751. Adding to this interest, at 3 per cent., and also 1 per cent., the amount to be paid to the government, the entire expense of the first 4.000 acres would stand at 422,3751. The next consideration was the value of the land, and the means to meet the expenditure. The amount already sunk in the company was 30,0001., to which was to be added the 100,0001. which would be netted from the Lynn corporation and Eau-brink commission; also the amount of 200,0001. the proceeds of a call of '2Ol. per share, which it would be necessary to make : and in addition, the probable amount which would be realised from the sale of 4,000 acres viz., 260,0001., which would make a total of 590,0001., and leave a balance of 167,6251. in the hands of the company after paying all expenses. Thus the company in 1860, after plying 4 per cent. in the internal, would only be a debtor to the extent of 23,0001. The cost of the remaining 6,000 acres would be 120,0001., which, added to the debt of the com pany, would make 343,0001., for which there would be two years' interest at 4 per cent. In round number, he might say that thewhole c sit of the 6,000 acres would be 156,0001, vet ich would include 1 per cent. to the crown. The result would be that in 1862 the undertaking would be paying 4 per cent to the proprietors, and repaying the entire capital. Under these circumstances he strongly urged them to proceed with the undertaking—The report of the directors was then read. It contained only a brief statement of the circumstances of the company, as detailed by the chairman. Alter some con versation, in the course of which several proprietors expressed their belief that the position of the company was even better than it bad been represented by the chairman, and that the contract., could be performed for less than the sum which he had allowed for them, the report was adopted, and the appointment of Mr. Stevenson u engineer agreed to. The proceedings then terminated. THE FIFTH DAY'S SALE AT STOWE comprised articles from the state drawing-room, chiefly furniture. One hundred and five lota realised 2,1471. 9s. The company was not numerous. The more noticeab:e of the lots were the fol lowing:-534. "A beautiful Tourney carpet, 125 by 106 yards," 541, 13s. 541. "A set of curtains for three windows, of crimson satin damask, lined with silk, with draperies, cords and tassels, and gilt cornices," 811. 18s. 661. " A large pier table supported by three figures of boys. with a slab of various marbles, inlaid in ornaments and landscapes," -10 s. MARKETS. JAMAICA, JULY 22.—The long-expected packet, which we so anxiously holed would bring some consolation to us in our nil. forttutes, 100 at length arrived, but, unfortunately, her news is not of that enlivening ch.racter which we had suffered ourselves to hope fur. The hoses east tßr past fortnight ha., us 00.11, Wen limited only to purchases for immtv.i.ite consumption. In the foreign trade there hat not been anything doing, no buyers having arrived. Tnoee per steamer of the let have completed their purchwas, and there will not be anything further to report until the :Arrival of the neat mad packet. Fioirt. -.Soon after the Lid issue 300 Barrels Baltimore weredis posed of St fl.. The price .ibsequently advanced to 3%. anal then to ins , which has Wen the maximum. The stock in sufficient, though small. The sags ea late arrivals are 450 barrels I•hiladelphia, ut 40s. ; 20,1 barrels Georgetown, at an& ; Mad atadiit SOO barrel. he'll New Orleans, at 311 s. ; all in lots. Most.. —Sslo4 h Ave been made at 17s. to 18a. SOO barrels com manded the latter f.gure for the coda ; and a suhnoment sale of .191 barrels Bad.lmore and Georgetown together has been mode at lbs. Bd. on the usual terms._ _ . . -...--- - ltits.—A cargo of Carolina wan pticed Yt 225. Nothing has In en done in EA., w hich is held at Ws., without any probability, it is thought, of reali , ing at that rate. is held at 2'9., at relit( h figure 100 barrels have been sold ; other brands were sold at 205., at which Ilgure rather ea ten-ice sales bore been made. . . Ilervin.-50 begs V.N. Mire been sold at 11,1, but 100. is now being offered. 131.1keita American have gone off at Cold. 109 kegs American at 10d. Irish of the new make is changing hands very slowly at 1214 E, 12d. only being offered. The stack of all descriptions is increasing, said pricey have a downward tendency. Mum is at 3s. 44. to 3s. 6.1. per gallon, proof 21, equal to Is. 10.1. to per gallon for exportation. TUIIACCO.—Leaf is o:timely dull, with an ample supply at market. Its nominal value may be called 000.10 Gls. per 100 tbx, long prier. Cavendish (2.1) has been taken at 1,1.1. to mt. per lb. The hitter is not plentiful, and may be said to be ealeahls at our quotations. Pei:sm.—There being barely enough at market to meet the demand for consumption. addml to the hopes entertained of the retirement of the ',relent ministry, has caused sugar to sell briskly at Ns. to 21s. Furtoirpt.—Veasels arc no: plentiful. Some orders to charter, re ceives from Cuba could not be executed. Freight Is extremely dull, and the regular trader will Hod it very ditlieuit to get tilled by the Ist Augnst. The rates at which vessels en the berth for England were loading were as follows :—ToLnetton, suitir, per ton, 41.; coffee, per cwt., 5/. To Liverpool, sugar, 3/. ins. ; coffee, per ewe., 4/. EICI4 london Bills, 30 days, II per cent. pea.; Colonial 'tank, 93 days, 1 per cent. pm.; Jamaica and Planter"' Bank, 90 days, 1 per cont. pm.; Pitio, 60 days, I; per cant. pm. ; Ditto, hills under 1 per cent. ; and under Sol., Il net cent. both in addition. COLONIAL. CANADA.—Sir George Simpson hu returned to Montreal, from his tour of inspection of the trading esta blishments and settlements of the Hudson's Ban Company, lying on Lake Superior and the northern shores of Rudvm's 13ay. The Montreal Ga:ettc a iys : Sir George reports favourably of the con 'idea and prospect. of the settler* in those northern region.. The agricultural population of the Red River settlement amounts at 'prnent, we lea. I; to more than 3,000 inhabitants, of whom 2,n00 are houarivilders, owning one hundred scree of land each. Ten thousand acres are under cultivation, yielding the richest crops from • smaller amount of labour, probably, than the some portion of the earth demands in any other part of the world. From the dercrip lion we have received of this region we cannot doubt its becoming, at sr me future deo, the focus of • law and important population. End. Ins common., in the nature of prairie land, invite the plough, which, for hundreds of miles, may truer its furrow wilhoet encountering an obstacle. Countless herd• of buffalo, and game of all kinds, abound; and, in addition to them resources, fish might be taken from the lakes and riven, for six months' entire subsistence of the settlement annually. The temperature and climate are the same as In these parts. People, we an informed, rarely the in thaw: quarter.; and divwe is at such a discount that a dingle medical nractioner, to • population of 5,000, has a hard battle to make a living out of big m edi cal calling. In 00 part of the world is • labouring population, of the same description, in • greeter degree of comlort. The little garrison of 400 men and otficere, under the command of Major Griffiths, of the 7th Rest-, and Captain. Moody, Blackwood, and Townsend, of the Royal Engineers and Artillery, were under orders of recall. - - - RIO JANElRO.—Advicee have been received to June 28.—M. Gros, the French Envoy to Buenos Ayres had arrived by a French steumer at Rio, with the admiral commanding in the River Plate. The envoy had failed in bringing Roses to terms. He had, however, it is stated, given orders, on his departure from Monte Video, to suspend the blockade of Buenos Ayres and the coasts of the Argen tine territory, but meantime to continue a strict blockade of those points of the territory of the Oriental republic which were in the possession, tr proximity, of Oribe and his army both ging Monte Video. He had also agreed toallowamonthly subsidy to the government of Monte Viden, until he should be able to consult with his government at home. Mr. Gore O m eley, the British coadjutor with M. Gros in the Buenos Ayres mission, remained at Monte Video in the capacity, u said, of British ChargE-d'Affaires and Consul-General. As hitherto no notice has appeared of the recall of Mr. Gore Ouseley, this fact would appear apocryffital. From Buenos A. res advices had been received at Rio to the 13th of June, at which time no no.ice of the suspension of the French blockade had been received. Business was dull there. The imuorts were excessive, notwithstanding the blockade, and sales difficult to be made.—The dates from Monte Video were to the 15th of June. Business inactive. The govern. ment had withdrawn the consumo duty, enacted by the decree of the 20th of May, hut replaced it by exacting a new duty of lin excess, payable monthly, of the annual charge upon all foreign merchants for the patent, or privi lege, of carrying on retail a well as wholesale business. say about three times more in amount. Some individuals had been arrested there on suspicion of complicity in the assas sination of Dr. \ arelse, the editor of the government Taper. Exelange on England. 308. Sbt Court. OSBORNE, SURD ri.—Her Majesty and Prince Albert attended divine service this morning at Wh,pping ham Church. The scrnrin was preached by the Rev. J. Protheroe. The royal dinner party yesterday included the Duchess of Kent, Lady A. M. Dawson, and Baroness Bpeth. Mr. Tidd Pratt and Mr. James Iligham had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Satur day in Downing-street. Despatches from the Governor of New South Wales were received on Saturday at the Colonial-office. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the governor* of the West India Colonies, British Guiana, and West Australia. ROYAL VISIT TO SCOTLAND.—A Portsmouth cor respondent says that orders have been given for the royal yacht to be ready to sail for Dundee on the 3rd of September —that day, should no unforeseen circumstance arise, having been fixed for her Majesty to start on her excursion to Scot- THE MINT COMMISSION is actively engag ed in making the necessary inq ' ' Into the constitution sad abuses of that establishment. Meanwhile, it is gratifying to state that the Company of Moneyers will cease with the present inquiry ; and that the Master of the Mint an nounced the other night in the house that the changes re commended by the commission will effect a saving of at least 10,0001. • year. We may add while on this subject, that Mr. Shell, in hie recent evidence before the committee on miscellaneous estimates, quotes the opinion of Mr. Haw kins of the British Museum that " our coins are very im perfectly executed"—and the contradictory opinion of Col. Forbes of the Calcutta Mint, and one of the commission, " that the workmanship of our coins is very good." Mr. Hawkins speaks like • collector for a museum cabinet—Col. Forbes with a view . ' to the particular object for which our coins are struck and the security we possess that they can not be forged. Both are right, notwithstanding the ap parent contradiction.—Allteemum. .THE DISPUTES BETWEEN THE ENGINE-MEN AND THEIR EMILOYERB on the North-Western Railway was on Saturday supposed to be amazed satisfactorily. Last night we received the following official notice on the subject: London and North ih'esti rn Railway, Ruston Station, London. — Aug. 19, 1845.—Ter drivers and firemen late in the service of this company, having left their cane in the bands of the chairman, venom ditionally, and having expressed their " whimperss to resume their several duties Mien and under whatever circumstances their services STATE OF THE MANUFACTURING 1571. DISTRICTS. SECRET MEETINGS IN LANCASHIRE. - - Our correspondent, writing under date " Ashton- I under. Lyne, Saturday, midnight," says. " The hopes of the chartists, or confederates, do not appear to have been crushed by the miscarriage of their project on Monday night, nor does the revulsion of public feeling, or at least of the feeling of that portion of the public supposed to have sympathised with them up to the time of the cowardly assassination of Monday night, and the almost universal horror with which the crime is regarded, appear to have discouraged them from the farther pursuit of their object. They still hold their armed meetings, but they have changed their rendezvous, and instead of their clubrooms prefer the commons or hill sides, in the open air, to discuss and arrange their plots. The favourite time is midnight, and at that hour they repair in small bodies to the spot azreed upon—making but ilittle secret of having arms with them, for their pikes are seen gleaming in the moonlight es they steal through the lanes-- and then regain their homes by circuitous and the most pri vate routes. I have heard of many of these meetings since my arrival in Ashton tonight,—no longer since than last night, it appears that • body of them were assembled be tween 12 and 1 o'clock, on Ashton-moss, a flat, swampy common, on the Manchester side of the town ; another was seen on the canal side, near to Staley-bridge, and a third party, consisting of about 100 men, were observed in deep comultation for a considerable time, in • lonely spot by the side of the Peak Forest canal, near to Hyde. Tonight is fixed uponfor another series of meetingeof this kind, and a rumour afloat that a combined movement upon the town is to follow has again put the authorities in a state of feverish preparation. At the moment 1 am writing, the Town-hall is filled with police and military. There is a company of the 90th Regiment under arms; and the whole reserve of the borough police force, with a large reinforce ment of the county constabulary, and a division of special constables, are also on duty. The constabulary, as we l l as the soldiers, are all armed, and scouts on horseback are out scouring the neighbourhood in every direction, to bring in telligence of anything that may come under their notice of an important character. The writers for some portions of the London pros speak of the town being " in a state of great excitement ;" but it certainly is not such excitement as would strike the attention of a stranger. Apparently all is quiet. There does not ap- pear to be anything like general excitement or alarm. To morrow will be the first day of the annual wakes or least, and the early part of this, the eye, was puled as merrily, and enjoyed apparently with as much indifference to any exter nal casualues that might threaten, as it ever was. The streets were thronged with immense numbers of towns people and visiters from the surrounding townships, in cluding motley crowds of all ages and conditions, and of both sexes; and in the Market-place cake and gingerbread stalls, with shows, and roundabouts, and whirligigs, ming:ed with the standings of the more sober and business-looking people woo usually occupy the place. But all have now retired, the clatter of the clogs has ceased upon the pavements, and rioting seems as tar off and unlikely as the realisation of a dream. Mare facts are continually coming to light regarding the affair of Monday night, and from what I have just learnt the actual murderer of the unfortunate policeman, Bright, will , probably be in custody before this letter is in type. The , Manchester Times protesteagainst the attempt of the London Times to turn this Ash•on affair to ace stint in a political point of view by confounding physical-force chartists with reformers, and creating a prejudice in the pubde mind against every class which shall raire its voice to ectreet mis government. It contends that the affair is nothirg mere nor less than a cold•bloeded murder, and asks, " why is nut a larger reward than 501. offered for the apprehension of the ' miscreant who shot a defenceless man ?" At the very mo ment this question was being put the authorities of Ashton appear to have been directing their attention to this v. ry point, and the conrequenc . • is that there are large placards on the walls offering in the name of the mayor a reward of 1001. in addition to the 501. previously offered by her Majesty's government ; and the notice adds that " the Secretary of State will advice the grant ot her Majesty's gm , icon pardon to sa y accomplice, not being the person who actually fired the shot, who shall give such information as will 1 ad to the discovery and conviction of the murderer or murderers." It is a circumstance worthy ot notice that in times of excite ment this vicious cold-blooded spirit of revenge has been before exhibited in Ashton more than once, and that there fore the clubs in Manchester and other neighbouring towns, whose object has been generally understood to be merely annoyance and harassment to the police out of revenge for interfering with their public meetings, may not have acted in concert with them, or have been privy to their diabolical design. It is not many years ago since.a manufacturer in the neighbourhood, during a strike for wager, was assassinated as he went home ; and subsequently, in another turn-ant, a sawyer, who had accepted work at a lower scale of wages, was deiberately shot whilst engsged in his employment by candlelight, with a rude cannon made of a cast-iron pipe, and loaded with slugs. The three events, (quay in daring and atrocity, stand out broadly and distinct from wive:dog which has exhibited itself in other parts of the manufacturing dis tricts during the contests, social or political, in which, at so many and various periods, they bare been embroiled, with a more or less bit cr or exasperated feeling. It appears that more than one attempt ot murder was made upon the police on Monday night. County Constable Seiner ' whilst an patrol with another officer, at about 12 o'clock on that night, encountered a body of men, armed with pikes and guns, at Moseley, three mil& from Ashton. These men were marching with the regular tread of a body of weU trained infantry, and as they passed Baines one of them said, " Now, stand back, friend." Another said, with an oath, " Shoot him ;" and immediately upon this expression one man fell out of the rank, levelled his gun at the policeman at but • few feet from his head, and pulled the trigger. but it fortunately missed fire. Soon after, when they had gone on about a field'e length, the policemen heard the report of two guns fired by the same party. This party, the policemen state, formed a junction with another similar body, said pro ceeded towards Ashton. 81INDLY Mous NG, --The night has passed over peaceably after all, and the various forces have been dismissed to their quarters—the constabulary at four o'clock, and the military at six. The /dices of meeting of the confederates arc sup posed to have been beyond the immediate neighbourhood of the borough, as the scouts sent out did not succeed in coming up with any of these nocturnal assemblages. Shots were heard fired in the direction of Dukiefield as late as one o'clock this morning, end again at three. A discharge of fire-arms was also heard between two and three o'clock in the direction of Stalybridge. A patrol of about 20 remain and special constables from Diikinfield reached the Town Ashton, about three o'ciock, and report' el that nothing had attracted their attention beyond the occasional discharge of fire-arms. Several of the mills have been lighted up all night, with workmen in attendance to defeat any attempt to injure the property. IRELAND. TRIAL OF O'DOHERTY-NO VERDICT. DUBLIN, SATEMILLY EVENING. The jury in the case of Mr. O'llohcrty were locked np from twelve o'clock till five, when they were dis charged! Two of the num'wr complained of illness, and a physician having been called in pronounced that their condition was Inch that further confinement would injure them very seriously. The court there fore consented to their discharge. One would suppose no room had been left for this result. After a very able charge by Baron Pencefather, that learned judge said that if they believed the evidence of Mr. lel'Kever as to Mr. O'lloherty's handwriting, they must be convinced of his entertaining the intent charged. Still there was no verdict ! This circum stance has caused real alarm in the minds of those who do not desire to see any more inroads on our con stitutional freedom ; and they say, and dread, that when, in a case so clear, a , onvietion cannot be had, a ground is laid for the establishment of military tri bunals, and that we shall have martial law in force in Ireland. I can assure you this matter has caused general anxiety, and is the topic of di,enssion in every circle. There are, it is true, men foclish enough and wicked enough to express themselves pleased at this issue, but this only rende:s the case more annoying and more serious. _ . . Mr. Butt's defence of O'l)ohcrty consisted of two parts. First, he contended that the jury should re gard the evidence of Mr. M'Kever as to Mr. O'Doherty's handwriting in the light of approver's testimony, which would need a corroboration not bete supplied. Next, that supposing the jury should be of opinion that Mr. O'Doherty had written the article, " Our harvest prospects," still, Mr. Batt contended, that did not support either of the charges laid in the indictment. The article recommended that the food grown in the country should be kept in the country, if necessary, by the use of force and arms. The charges in the indictment were, that the prisoner intended the levying of war for the purpose of deposing the Queen of her style, title, and royal name, &c.; and again, that be intended to levy war for the purpose of compelling her Majesty to change, by force, her measures and councils. The article, Mr. Butt con tended, maintained neither of those felonies. It is believed the commission will close this even: ing. The Attorney-General suggested to the court a more brief adjournment than to the 19th October, as, the learned gentleman observed, the time between that and the commencement of term would not be such as; to enable the trials then to be had to be concluded. From this we might almost conclude that the trials for treason will be proceeded with at the next adjournment, and without any special commis sion being issued. Four young men in the haberdashery warehouse of Messrs. Cannock and White were arrested this day, under warrants from the Privy Council. They were taken at once to the Lower Castle-yard, and thence to Newgate. They were prominent members of the late clubs, especially of that known as " The Mercan tile Assistants'." The names of three of them are Malhare, Lombard, and NPKenzie. Mr. *Kenzie is a Scotchman, who has been in Ireland some years. He is, it is said, a relative of a celebrated Canadian leader of the gams name, and of a well-known gen tleman in Glasgow. Mr. Taaffe, a young gentleman for whose arrest a warrant had been issued for some time, was taken in Tipperary last night, and brought in this afternoon from Nenagb. Mr. Shea Lalor is said to have been placed in arrest. If so we shall have another removal from the magistracy. Rumour to-day says that many of the letters found with Smith O'Brien, or rather in his portmanteau, and promising him countenance and help, from various influential priests and laymen, are forgeries. That each letters exist there is no doubt, but the de nial of theieauthenticity, you will easily perceive, may be:made for a purpose. Mr. Doheny's brother was arrested the other even ' ton at Bundoran, in mistake for hie more celebrated ..adon. Mr. Doheny, who never was a politician, holds some appointment under a public board. The government having found at the recent assizes that the repayment of the labour rate and relief ad vances were about to be " put upon the long-finger, and that indeed pretty strong intimation was given that payment would be adjourned to the arrival of the millenium, resolved to take the matter tight in band. Wherever this temper was manifested application was made to the judges for orders for peremptory pay ment of the instalments demanded, and the funds to the credit of the county treasurers' accounts in the bank were seized and entreated. Among others, 9,0001. was recovered from Mayo in this way. The poor law commissioners have sent peremptory orders to the several unions to pay up a portion of the relief ad vances by an immediate rate ; in consequence, how ever, of the presence of the times they do not require that there should be levied in any union or division both for repayment of advances and maintenance of paupers a higher sum than 53. in the pound on the rating value: The one-fourth amount of paupers in receipt of out-door relict in those unions whose dis tress justified the continuance of the system to so late a period was struck off on Monday last. Mr. Martin's brother, after a salutary lecture, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment in Newgate. His ready and deep apology enabled the court to deal with him so lightly. The number of arresla which have been recently reported would prepare us for learning that the prison of Newgate, as also that of Kilmainham, are in a very crowded state. Not only were the parties incar cerated 'abject to inconvenience, but medical men predicted that disease would probably be generated by the overcrowding of prisoners. Those parties who were first arrested were treated with considera tion and kindness. They were allowed to have their own beds and other matters of convenience and comfort. But they were placed at the debtors' aide of the prison, and that soon became filled so as to afford no additional accommodation. The criminal aide was then necessarily resorted to, and here, of course, all extra accommodation was impossible. Here, tben,the prisoners accumulated so fast that so many as twelve were compelled to sleep in one cell. The governmmt with considerate humanity immediately set about clearing those prisons to some extent, and yesterday sixteen of those imprisoned under the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act, but who it is probable will not be subjected to any trial Of heavier punishment than damage, were removed to the House of Correction at Belfast, in the Reynard gavernment steamer. This movement was effected unexpectedly at an early hour in the morning. Six were taken from Netvgate, and ten from Kilmainham, in the police van, to the Kingston railway, and despatched by the first train down. The Reynard rounded Howth Head before eight &clock, a.m. The names of those removed from Newgatc w, re Messrs. Meany and Bren nan, said to be charged with treason ; and Messrs. W. T. Meyler, Charles Taaffe, barrister, I'. Kennedy, ar sted in Killaloc a few days since, P. Marron, pro prietor of the Droyheda Argus; and fro:n K.lmalialtarn, Patrick O'Higgins, the Irish aide-de-camp to Feargus O'Connor in all his movemerts, and weo bad 1,300 gun stocks on his premises; Oltorke, Clontarf, who was taken recently en route to an armed rendezvous; Bergin, recently from America; Crotty and Baker, of Tim's haberda.hery house; E. O'Reilly, late a cor respondent and ambassador of the Nation at Paris; and Mr. Walsh, and some other parties unknown to notoriety. [lt will be seen by the letter of our Paris corre spondent that Mr. Ddlon has escaped to France.) TUE POTATO CROP. I have collected the following intelligence respecting the po tato crop to-day from the public journals and private sources: In the district of Tullogb, in Stribbereen, 100 potatoes were dug indiacriminatelv in several fields, and of these 20 only were undiseascd. In oth , r portion. of the parish one third, and in some one-half the crop is said to be lost already, whilst of that which is especi illy the pro: mane. crop—that which was sowed late in the season, and the Lead for which was in many cases gratuitously had, it is cell there is no hope. The person who states tee case of SkiLbereen thus is the Rev. Mr. Fitzpatrick, R.C. Admiriqrater. Mr. Alex ander O'Driscull, writing from Kihnoc, of melancholy tame, states that in baggy ground one-third the crop is black, with some rotten ones. The early-sown crop has nearly escaped. Mr. Atkins, Csatletowu, li.re haven, thinks the potatoes are much worse than in '45 and '4O, and he adds that the early wheat is a good crop, but the late sown a light one. Tee ace: crop is " very good." The ex tensive potato-growing district between Ballyeothn and Youghal is said, but the writer's name is suppressed, to be one-third safe, one-ebbe' affected, and one third entirely decomposed. Thu Limerick paper states that the potato crop is " irretrievably ruined " and speaks hut bets. Mora consolatorily of the corn crop. All the pulii•hid ac. mints, indeed, to-day are most do:mul in their tone; but after all I am by no means inclined to thick that the Wet° is so utterly lost. I shall give you my reasons for that belief. A gentleman as intelligent in all that relates to agriculture as any man in this country, ore who tries, Is in three of the four provinces more than any man in it, and soh: se agents are located in ev:ry Friocipal tiwn, stated to-day that I.e bad 20 letters front various quarters, sod in every case without exception the state of that crop was described its (resenting still good grounds fur hope, ard, though atiected, it it as Out so by any means to such an extent as the printed accounts would lead us to conclude. In convers.aion to day with a clergyman from the King's County he in formed me that around Tullamore thinks ear:. not 93 Lad as they were represented, and he added that inasmuch 96 the quantity sown was double that which lie L d ever known within his recollection—even a large quantity being lost a inefficient residue wedd remain. He lest his district yester day, acd spoke as to the present condition of the crop. A gentleman from Majo today that he Lad just returned from thence, and that certainly th.' disease was not advan cing. He spoke of the neighbourhood of Claremorria, adding that some of his fields had rather recoversd. A gentleman of the metropolitan county stated to-day that around Dublin the potato crop would supply the usual consumption until Christmas. Now, if we reflect that around Dalin the ground is highly stimulated by rich manure, and that it in said that in highly cultivated soils the dieter.t has always shown itself most destructive, we shall be more confident as to the results elsewhere. Casual trasa Hers, obstrvirg the complete withering of the stalks, augur a similar destruction of the crops. But the conclusion is bad. All will, however, depend 'n the prevalence of good weather. let toikwiug from the Tipperary Vindicator sustains my own informa tion : " With very few and far between exceptions, all the potato fields present a black appearance; but we have been assured that the crop is not so bad as it is judged from the stalk or haulm, and that in very many fields escellent pota toes are found under withered and decayed stalks. At the 'IMP time, that the disease has progressed these can be no doubt; and that the apprehensions entertained regarding the entire crop, or at all events the greater portion of it, are just and reasonable is certain. From the Thurtca, Tern plemore, Roecrea, Cashel, Carrick- -n-Suir, and otl,r dis tricts, our accounts are of the sime description. From Moneygall, a correrpontleat says, ' there is ne news here save the badness of the potatoes. Pt op!e arc mowing the tops off—more are pulling Ott the stalks, lcavir ca potato in the ground. In consequence of the consiant rains the crops in general are in a deplorable state in this neidhbour hood.' We may observe, that in no part of Ireland dal the potato crop look finer than about Mencygall three or four weeks ago. In fact, the potato fields in that distrtat were delightful to behold " PROFINCIAL. LANSASIIIRE. SURRENDF.R OF THE SECRETARY OF ONE OF Taw CoNyanza/az CM:MS.—At Liverpool, on Friday, Edward Murphy was charged with treasonable coasnirecy. He is a young man of low stature and rather sli,eht make, and formerly acted as secretary to different burial societies.—Mr. Robinson, who appeared is prosecutor, stated that tame time age the police had searched the prisoner's house and found different papers having reference to conf.derate club', and that, on the preceding night (Thursday) he made his ap pearance at the Rose-hill station-house, who re he inquired whether there was any charge against him Mr. Robinson went on to state that the man was retained and that it was in tended to proaecute, but he was not then prepared to go late the entire case, and therefore requested that he might Ise reessaded till Monday. The magistrates assented, and proceeded to take a portion of the evidence. It may be dated that O'Brien, the man who was lately committed with Cuddy, lodged in the house kept by Murphy, and that it was on his account that the search and consequent seizure were wade.—James Burrell, inspec:or of police, stated that he was at the Rcse-hill station at a quarter before 10 o'clock on the preceding night; the person at the bar came there le make an application for a gun and a book, which had been taken from his hotae ; he gave his ulnae and address (16, Peover-street). Superintendent Abraham, who was made acquainted with the circumstance, ✓aisin, and asked him if he was the secretary to the club, mad he replied in the affirmative. Burrell then informed Mr. Dowling of what had taken place, and in accordance with his orders returned to the station, where Murphy re mained in custody of Constable Marrow, rafter which he conveyed his prisoner in a coach to the main brideseell, on the way to which lie denied that he was secretary to the whole of the clubs, being connected in that ca&acity with the Saarsfield only ; he also stated, that if the gem was not rebored to him, he would be required to pay for it, and in quired whether he had been sought after. The (Ricer told him he was not aware that he had; to which Murphy re plied, that had such been the case, they would nut have found him, as be had been to Ireland, and only returned from Dublin on the night preceding.—Murphy interposed to deny his ever having stated that be was toe seerctsry of a club.—P. Macanally, a police-constable, deposed to having searched the prisoner's house, with Inspectors Haimes and Parkins, on the 28th July. Ile took a book from between the table and the oiled covering, and he saw Mr. Parkins take a firelock from a clock-ease. The broken blade of a pike was also found in an upper room. The evidence being gone through, Murphy was remanded. A PRISON-BREAKER.—Alexander Worrall, who, by the exercise of great caurege and ingenuity, escaped some time ago from Kirkdale gaol, where he was undergoing sentence of impri-onment, made a second daring eflort for freedom on Tuesday last, and again succeeded in clearing the prison bounds. At eight o'clock in the morning, the prisoners are marched to prayers, and it app:STS that at this time on Tuesday he managed to get away in the cros el, and to elude the officers. He seems to have made for one of the yards in which stood a ladder, end having reached this point his purpose was accomplished. He went about hit work very leisurely, and took all possible pre caution. A coat, the property of ore of the turnkeys of the prison, was hanging in one of the passages; this he very coolly possessed himself of, and used it, at once, for the purpose of covering his prison dress. He was not long over the walls when the alarm was given. Holland, one of the watchmen, was on the alert, and acted with much shrewd ness. Holland did not, like the other men of the prison, rush out in ill-directed pursuit. He armed himself, nut with a blunderbuss, but witn • telescope, and, mounting the high est point of ground near him, swept the horizon. In a field at some distance he detected an object crawling over the grass, a - td seeking the shade of a hedge. A c-ireful inspection aztured him that this was Worn& Holland put down his telescope, and darted away to this point in chase. Wcrrall fled, and ran hard, but was ultimately secured. At twelve o'clock the prison-breaker was again in gaol. STAFFORDSHIRE. A STEAM-BOILER EXPLOSION occurred on Friday at the iron-foundry of Meson. L. G. Hales and Son, Cols ridge, near Bunlem. The accident occasioned lots of life and considerable destruction of property. The boiler (of eight horse power) had very recently undergone complete repair—in fact, it was only filled on Thureday, and a fire put under it, with the view of commencing work on the Friday. On Thursday evening, Mr. R Hales visited the place, and considered that all was safe. About five minutes before six the following morning, the explosion took place. A large portion tf the boiler, about two toes weight, was hurled over one of the adjoining building*, falling in anothcr pees of the premises, whilst smaller portions we esfil ila o U var i ous directions, some falling on the roeF house." at Mese». Alcock'a manufactory, wmennletthifery 7-• V • - i • - • " • •j " . t •.- • ~tf)) j M I