The Express. — London, England, 1848-08-04 00:00:00

have been drawn and lawyers have been feed to do what might have been done far more judiciously and at infinitely less expense by some one able and authorised person. There may be little doubt that the worst cases were ultimately selected for conviction and punishment, but this is entirely a matter of chance under the existing mode of conducting proetcations, and it may well happen that some of the moat violent characters are now at large, because they were less conspicuous in the several affrays than others, who were merely their dupes. Be this, however, as it may, the facts are fla grant enough. Here are nearly 60 persons in gaol, and kept fur trial at the assizes, when a wise di-cri mination would have limited the number by one-half, and the greater portion of that half might have been t r i e d six weeks ago at the ordinary q•iarter sessions, without toe delay and the vast expense incurred by an assize. prosecution. Besides, it is not always that magistrates are itfallible, or that the great unpaid always temper zeal with discretion. It does not fol low as of course that a man is committed to prison upon such evidence as will probably ensure a convic tion. Some observations of Mr. Justice ERLR upon cases in the York calendar, unconnected with political offences, show that the committals in the norai are not always based upon the clearest notions ; and. in times of political excitement, country justic,a do not always weigh very minutely the evidence. Hence the gaol is crowded, the time of the court turned to indifferent account, and the rate payers pockets sharply touched. If the depositions in the Yii k cases had been submitted to some respon sible official, there would have been some line drawn, by which the spectacle exhibited on Friday last, of putting a score of prisoners into the dock, to be let out on recognii-ance, and at the end of a fortnight's sit ting at the assizes, would have been avoided. lt ia not with respect to the discharged parties alor e that the mischief of the system is exemplified. Until the presentation of the bill to the grand jury, the pri soner committed for sedition could not tell whether he was to le tried fur the felony, or for the misdemea nour. It turns out that the same rule was observed in York "a- in London, and that the old law, rather than the new, was enforced. Hence .:"Wsr TYLER" has to endure his 18 months' imprisonment, without hard labour, instead of paying a visit to Mr. MIT CURL at Bermuda. It might have been otherwi-e. It is consistent even with the form of indictment ultimately adopted that an accident only led the junior counsel on circuit to commu nicate with the counsel who had been em ployed in town; and that to this accident may be attributed the fact that there was not exhibited the anomaly, of a man—who from the sentence of 18 months appears to have been less bad than others —being transported, whilst the worse offenders were expiating their offences by two years imprisonment. This is an uncertainty which ought not to exist. Among those committed for sedition one only was tried fur that offence. We were curious to see what the law officers would do with Mr. BUSFEILD ERR RAND'S committal on the canniuns gatheruns charge, which we have already printed : a charge involving almost everything, from the utmost sedition to the mildest form of assault, and which it would take the ingenuity of those who concocted the monster indict ment to rival. The result shows that the sedition melted away, and that the offence really committed was a riot, and simply a riot, and that the offender was among the thirteen who have to receive from twelve months' to two years imprisonment. In troublous times offences magnify themselves in the eyes of the local authorities, and it is well that they should be sifted, and be rtsluced to their ordinary dimensions; it would, however, be well that this putting right names to things should proceed from some one who can give a reason atterwards for what has been done, and the matter should not be left to the discrimination or the fancies of some magistrate's clerk and some junior' counsel employed for the crown. The appointment of a public prosecutor would be a far more efficient check upon the exuberant activity of certain worthy country justices than the continuance of the grand juries, where there is only an appeal from A. B. to his fellow justices. The whole system of grand juries ought to be abolished. We have out lived the days of their necessity ; they are now only a hindrance and an incumbrance, with this additional disadvantage, that they may be made the vehicle of gross oppression. Bills are presented behind persons' backs, and hound to be true on ex parte evidence, sometimes without more than the semblance of truth, and at others with the intended object of hushing up the affair, it all things " are made straight." The grand jury in the metropolitan court have more than once made a presentation of their opinion that grand juries are no longer required in places presided over by a stipendiary magis!rate. They might have gone the full length of declaring the system worn out, even in places where the unpaid justices sit su preme : the cases at York are proof strong enough that the magistrates in a body confirm what the magistrates in petty sessions have done : in no one poli•ical ease did the grand jury throw out the bill, although the evidence against some of the fifty eight was of the weakest description. We would not take away all check upon the great unpaid, we would rather improve -and make the check effectual ; we would have their whole proceedings calmly reviewed by a competent person, and we should then see some discrimination exercised; and it would no longer be the magistrate who sends most prisoners for trial, but the magistrate whose committals most often received the approbation of the superintending authority, that would be deemed most worthy of the bench. The gaols would be less inconveniently crowded, the county expenses, and the contribution from the public funds, would be materially lessened, certainty and uniformity would supersede the present variable mode;and whilst the least mischievous offenders would be treated leni'-ntly, there would be fewer loopholes through which the most dangerous could escape. These conclusions are true with respect to all of fences ; but they are worthy of a paramount consider ation when political offence.' have to be dealt with. The supremacy of the law mu-t be asserted, yet it must not be stretched beyond its ordinary limits. Its administration must be beyond all suspicion. To be effectual as an example the punishment must rot be lightened by any sympathy for the offender arising from any feeling that his committal has been hasty, and the indictment little considered. The ATTORNEY and Sotictnnt• GENERAL are popularly believed to be the directors of all political indictments, than which nothing is a greater fallacy: of the bulk they hear no thing save through the medium of a newspaper ; the local authorities prosecute, in meet eases the local au thorities direct the indictment. It is to aid as well as to control that we urge an efficient supervision. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY, II A.M. The unexpected collision between the government represented by the Minister of Finance, and the Com mittee of Finance, which took place in the assem bly, and of which I have already sent you the fall report with the division, was the subject of consideration in all circles last evening, and ot, comment in all the journals this morning. The financial question is the great diffi culty of the government. Hitherto the finance com mittee, though firmly opposed to all the disastrous schemes put forth under the provisional government and executive commission, and marked by a socialist and confiscating spirit has, nevertheless, inde pendent of all personal c onsiderations, mani fested a laudable anxiety to second M. Goudchaux in extricating the country from the crisis, and the minister and the committee have been accordingly on the beet and most amicable terms. Yesterday, however, to the astonishment of the cham ber the minister broke with the committee, and appa rently threw himself upon the party of the former provisional government and the left, and you will have perceived by my despatches of last night by how small a majority the first article of the government project for a tax on mortgages was carried. The general impres sion now is what I stated it to be last night that M. Gardehaux must retire. It is scarcely possible that the government will persevere in a financial measure, which, after most mature deliberation, has been con demned in its principle by the Committee of Finance. The report of the committee on the insurrections of May and June is completed and w ill be presented to the chamber to-day. I understand it cons ists of 80 Pages, which tack six hours the day before yen terday in being read to the committee. Yesterday evening the committee called before them M. Marie, the Minister of Justice, for the purpose of conferring with him respecting the members of the assembly, against whom the evidence produced before the com mittee fiords grounds for inculpation. It is repeated; u I have already told you, that the committee will not directly propose the impeachment of any parties, but will l►y the facts before the assembly, leaving it to take the initiative. I hope to be able to send you this report in fall by this afternoon's despatches. Two batteries of artillery, escorted by a regiment of the line, were sent yesterday to garrison the Hotel de Vile. I am assured that an agent of the provisional government of Venice has arrived in Paris to lay be fore the •French government the situation of the Venetian provinces, and to claim the intervention of France ; without which these provinces must inevi• tably fall again under the power of Austria. MADRID.—We have received the Madrid niaila of the 28th and 29th ult. Our correspondent, writing under the latter date, says: The day before yesterday the Doke of Sotomavor tendered his resignation of the ministry of foreign affairs to the Queen, ty whom it was accepted. Fidel was then offered the vacant seat in the cabinet. Before he decided on taking it, be came to Madrid yesterday for the purpose of communicating with Moo, and then both the brothers in-law returned to La Gran* It is understood that Pidal made Mon's appointment u Minister of Finance a condition of his own acceptance of office; and that both will enter the cabinet together. In that case Orlando will have to turn out. Gonzales Bravo was arrested esterday, and conducted yesterday a ft ernoon to the Orf atura Politico. At four o'clock he was sent out of Madrid, escorted by four civic guards and an offber. It seems that he was at the head of • plot for upsetting Nereus. Menu., .1111.1 r 29. —Three per Ceuta., 161 cash; after Bolas, 181 cash, 14 paper. Flee per Gnts., 101 paper; after Betas fBl cash. Passive., 4 paper. Coupmk 61 cash. Bank of St. Ferdinand, SO cash, 34 paper; dlecount of noon, 41 5 per cent. Lichange.on London, at ninety days, 46 paper. ITALY.—WhiIe Charles Albert has been compe'led to drawback his entire line from the Mincio to the Olio, the Austrians, issuing in force, have marched .50,000 men from Verona, treading on the heels of the retreating Piedmonteee, and having crossed the Mincio by a flying bridge, have taken up their posi tion at Volta. Charles Albert has ordered Brencia to be put in a state of defence, to provide against a movement of the Austrians in that direction. In Milan men of every ago and condition have been enrolled in the national guard, and several thousand have marched to join thePiedmontese army. Females of every rank and clue were employed in making, cartridges ; the fauxbourgs of Milan were barricaded, and defences thrown up in the outline villages. Iteintmeement: from Piedmont, amounting, amount ing to 12,000 men, had arrived at Pavia. At Milan, the republican party were invited to unite themselves with the provisional government for, the defence ; and the council of public defence was formed as I have already stated. It appears, how ever, that these measures were not taken without the knowledge and concurrence of Charles Albert. At Turin the agitation was extreme. The people collected in immense numbers round the chamber, and demanded with loud cries that the chamber should be dissolved and their King proclaimed dictator. The celebrated Gioberto thereupon presented himself at the vestibule, and informed the populace that he had just been authorised by the assembly to form a mi nistry. That if he could not do so he would retire. The crowd, at this assurance, dispersed. In accounts received since these advinee arrived it is stated that an extraordinary courier has arrived in Paris with the intelligence that Charles Albert had been proclaimed dictator at Turin. This statement has been fully confirmed by later accounts. M. Mazzini had enrolled himself as a volunteer at Milan. M. A. Ricci, who has for some time back been ap pointed Sardinian minister at Paris, was sent from Turin, on the 29th, in the most urgent haste to Paris, to demand the co-operation of the French army on the part of Charles Albert. He had a conference with M. Bastide, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, yester day morning. Intelligence has been received from Lyous that two regiments of infantry had marched from that place to the Italian frontier, and that the entire division of the army were under orders to be in readiness to march at an hour's notice. GERMANY. PRUSSIA.—Our intelligence from Berlin is to Ang. 1. The Princ? and Princess of Prussia have again taken up their residence in Berlin, which they had not visited since the 18th of March last. The ge neral feeling amongst the mercantile classes of Berlin respecting the failure of the negotiations with Den mark is one of regret, but it is thought in well-in formed circles that matters might be even now ami cably arranged, if the Vicar ofthe Empire would give Prussia carte blanche to come to a settlement. The Polish college in Posen will be shortly reopened. The present vacancies in the diplomatic posts will be shortly filled up. It is understood that, until Herr Von Sehleinitz proceeds to Paris, the interests of Prussia will be represented in that capital by Count Van Hatzfeld, secretary of the Prussian embassy in London. It is said that a great camp will be formed in September next between Spandau and Potsdam, and others in various parts of Prussia and Germany. On the 31st July the exchange showed signs of improvement, quotations flaying risen 1 per cent. VIENNA.—From the Austrian capital we have news to July 29. Count Batthyany, Hungarian Prime Minister, had arrived in order to take part in the con ference for the settlement of the Hungary-Croatian affair. His Imperial Majesty, it is understood, will return to Vienna on the sth of August next. On the 26th a courier arrived from Innspruck with the Emperor's answer to therequisitionof the ministry, that his Majesty would immediately resume his duties as sovereign. The imperial answer has been kept secret, but this cannot last long, for questions will inevitably be asked at the Diet respecting the return of the monarch. The prohibiti:n to export Austrian gold and silver coin will continue in force until the Diet has come to a decision respecting that step, which has excited great discontent throughout the Germanic confederation. The commandant of Peterwardein (Sclavonian mili tary frontiers), who had been nominated to the poet l o f Commander of Hungary, had been arrested and charg:d before a court-martial at Agram with ex citing to revolt. The Hungarians have experienced a defeat on the Croatian frontiers, and four regiments stationed on the so-called military frontiers have deserted. The present ministry begins to tot ter, and it is not unlikely that, ere long, Dobblhof will be called upon to form another. Not less than 160 members of the Austrian Diet waited upon the Bann of Croatia, shortly after his arrival in Vienna. The Croatians in the capital have resolve 1 to give him a serenade, whilst the Hungarians threaten him with a charivari. We have dates from Peeth to July 29. The Illyrian insurrection is rapidly gaining ground. The Minister of Finance is about to submit to the Dicta proposition, to the effect that Hungary become responsible for a proportionate part of the national debt of Austria. The intelligence from Moldavia and Gallicia is con tained in the following letter from Jassy, dated July 21 : "The commissary of the Porte, Talat Effendi, having already evinced great dissatisfaction with the state of affairs here, repaired to Oalacz on the evening of the 16th. His active, has lately changed to a completely passive position. It is reported that another Turk, viz., Soloman Pacha, will succeed him in Jassy. On the same evening General Duhamel left suddenly, in consequence of an express from Berlad to the General Gerstenzweig, the Russian commandant at that place, who had received an ex press with extraordinary speed from St. Petersburg. WIRTEMBERG.— It was stated a short time ago in this journal, that the King of Wirtemberg intended to abdicate. It appears now by the Deutsche Aligemeine Zeitung of the 30th July, that his Majesty has gone to Meran, and has entrusted, during his absence, the management of affairs to the crown prince. SAXONY.—We have news from Dresden to July 29. The garrison has received strict orders not Ito take any part in democratical or republican meetings. SAXE-COBURO GOTEIA.—Tbe duke has de clare on d that he will not agree to the proposed amalga mati of the Thuringian duchies. -- ROME, Jinx 25. The Mamiani ministry, the only possible combing• tion under present circumstances, is in formal abey ance, but carries on the government during the interim. The popularity of the late cabinet is undiminished, and a signal demonstration of public opinion took place yesterday in the Piazza di Sgragra, quite to the astonishment of Mamiani himself, who had formally resigned without city arriire pensee. The Corso was suddenly illuminated by order of the THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4, 1848. people, and the band of the Carabinsers (formerly the great body guard of retrograde opinions) traversed ! the town playing various opera airs appropria.e to free aspirations, but omitting what was hitherto an obligato tune, viz., Rossini's hymn, called the " March of Pio None." The irruption of the people late the hall of the deputies was by no means a reproduction of the simi lar outbreak at Paris. There were two distinct assemblies of the citizens, the one violent and exaspe rated, the other more rational but equally determined, headed by Ciceroacchio. Neither of these bodies offered violence to the chamber, but both clamoured for an unequivocal manifestation of the national will, end insisted on no half measures with respect to the liberation of Italy from Radetski. The result was, that the chamber, by an Dimwit unanimous vote, de clared " the country in danger," and would have gone a step farther, had not there been a reaction produced by the intemperate and bombastic speeches of Canino Buonaparte, who has done all in his power to make the truly national and serious enthusiasm of the Roman people ..clious and laughable. Some unprincipled intriguers who beset the Pope have been urging on him the choice of a new prime minister, in the person of Count Rossi, the late French ambassador, and the most eminent disciple of Guizot. Talleyrand could not hold a candle to this wily practi tioner. Ile has prudently declined for the present, well knowing that, if not flung from the Tarpeian rock, he would infallibly be soused in the Tiber at a greater or less distance from the Cloaca maxima. It appears that the ex-Bologna patriot, ex-Genevese professor, ex-professor of Sorbonne, ex-ambassador, has got another string to his bow, for he has just contrived to get himself elected by a small majority member of the Turin Chamber for the town of Carrara, famous for its marble quarries. As to the party of whom Lambrusohini, Della Genga, Transom, and Bernetti, are the leaders, it were sheer madness to dream of their resuming any lean mice in the affairs of the Roman state, and their scanty support even among those who fattened on the spoils of corruption and jobbery has been happily illustrated by a quotation from Virgil, recently made in the course of a debate in the chamber, and deecrip tive of an Italian cottage, along the walls of which talvestris runs emit La mamma meads." It was reported that Ciceroacchio was in prison, for his recent appearance at the head of a deputation at the bar of the chamber: but I saw him today, and he appeared to enjoy his liberty with the gusto of an honest man. I regret to add that the cry of " death to the priests is no uncommon vociferation now, and to such an extremity every act of the retrograde faction Is hurrying this excitable population. These world ling. care not a jot for the church of God, provided they secure the fat things for themselves and their dependents; but the result is that nothing less than a wholesale confiscation of church lands to suKort the national cause will satisfy those who are justly dis gusted at the selfish policy of these mea. :Male is still here, but cannot get anyone to listen to his rabid denunciations of the British go vernment. The matter of the colleges will be left to the diocesan prudence of such bishops as will have to deal with them in their several localities. Mayo is not threatened with any educational pestilence yet. tibe court. Ossimorz, TuuushaT.—The Earl of Chichester arrived yesterday at Osborne, and was honoured by en audi ence to present to her Majesty • piece of cloth, made by the natives of Abbakouta, in Africa, and presented by the chiefs of that di.trict. The Hal of Chichester remained at Osborne, and left for London this day. The Hon. Eleanor Stanley was relieved in her duties as maid of honour this day by the Hon. Mies Dawson. The Earl of Chichester and the HOD. Eleanor Stan ley crated to Gosport in the Lightning, master commanding Pettey. The Duchess of Cambridge honoured the perform ance at her Majesty's Theatre yesterday evening with her presence. A deputation, consisting of the Mayor of Birming ham, Mr. G. F. Munts, M.P., Mr. Alderman Phillips, and the Tewn•clerk, hail en interview with Viscount Morpeth yesterday at the office of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in Whitehall.place, on the Health of Towns Bill. Prince Castelcicala, the Neapolitan Minister, had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday. Lord Lorton had an interview with Sir G. Grey yesterday. Lord Ashley had also an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. Baronet at the Home-office. Baron de Moncorvo, the Portuguese Minister, transacted business ytaterday at the Foreign-office. Mt. Alderman Hopkins and the Town-clerk of Manchester, with the Right Hon. T. M. Gibson, M.P., Mr. Brotherton, and Mr. W. Beckett, P&P., had an in. eeee iew yesterday with Viscount Morpeth, upon the sub, set of the Public Health Bill. Mr. J. W. Sutherland, Mr. M. Boyd, and Mr. C. D. Logan, from Australia, transacted business yesterday at the Home-office. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a general meeting yesterday. Mr. R. A Macfie had an interview with the Right Hon. H. Labouchere yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Mr. John Wood, chairman of the Excise, Lord Mooteagle, and Mr. Tidd Prat:, had interviews yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his obicial resi dence, in Dowsing-street. A deputation, consisting of the mayor of Birming ham, the recorder of Birmingham, Mr. G. F. Muntz, M F., Mr. Alderman Phillips, sad the Town Clerk, had an interview yesterday, with Sir George Grey, respecting the county prison. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo nial office, from the governors of the North American colonies. Lady Mary Wood has left town for Hickleton Doncaster. Sir John and Lady Johnstone have left town for Hackneys Hall, Scarborough. ARMED POLICE.-PROPOSED INCREASE OF appeared to him monstrous that the people of the metropolis sh.suld permit such an enormity ; and it su r prised him that the peaoeful Sir O . Orey--(A Voice " The greater the humbug 11—ehould permit it himself. It was said that they were to saw down barricades, in the f ouch an unlikely event happening as an insurrection in the metro polls; but he was of opinion that they would have bat I little effect upon flag and paving stones. He hoped that they would speedily be abolished. After some general re marks upon whig incapacity, he proceeded to express his opinion that the increase in the police Tate was a matter which sheuld be taken in hand by the members for the me tropolitan districts. Of those members there were ten ; but he regrettea to say that there were only three of those who were not pledged partisans of the government: therefore front seven of them at any rate nothing could be expected. Sir B. Haat, M.P., regretted that the gentleman who had proposed the resolution had made no suggestion in the whole course of his speech with regard to the means of avoiding the evils of which he complained. His speech therefore went for nothing. He (Sir B. Hall) repudiated the attack which he considered to have been made upon the metropolitan members, and observed that Mr. Williams seemed very desirous of obtaining a seat in parliament himself, and his object, therefore, was to cry those gentlemen down.. Mr. WILLIAMS indignantly denied being actuated by any motive of the kind in what he had said. The supposition was a creation of the hon. member's brain. Sir D. L. EVANS, M.P., with regard to what had been said of the metropolitan members by Mr. Williams, denied for his own part being influenced by the government, having himself opposed them again and again during this session. Sir E. Hatt said that he had come there to hear some suggestions made upon the subject of the proposed iecrease in the police rates, and it any suggestions were made he would he happy to hear them. Mr. Micnia thought the best resistance they could make would be to refuse to pay the increased rate. Lord DUDLEY STU•HT, M. P., did not knew whether he was included by Mr. Williams in those members who were pledged to the government. He would say for himself that he had always supported the government when they brought forward what he considered to be good measures, but never in any oth , r case. Ho had certainl) supported them when they found it necessary to bring forward measures to suppress anarchy in the sister country; but he had not supported their gagging bill, their proposed increase of the income tax, their alien bill, or their extravagant system, and enormous expenditure for the army and navy. All those measures he had resisted. He had also endereiured to prevent the im voition of an extra police rate. He went with the deputa tion for that object, and had done everything in his power towards it. He considered that if a bold and firm resistance was made to the measure, the government would be com pelled to yield the point. After a short conversation, the resolution, hairiest been se conded by Mr. Michie, was cried unanimously. Mr. GESSIN then moved: That the delegates view with astonishment and regret the recent arming of the police force with cutlames, In the heart of the metro polis. as being quite unconstitutional and changing the character of I that force, originally instituted to supersede the old parochial watch, into a standing army, tending to create dislike and abhorrence of the force among the population of the metropolitan districts, and to the shedding of blood, by introducing dangerous weapons in the hands of men riot subject to the control of officer-, but acting on emergency and on their own responsibility. lie urged in strong terms the illegality of allowing the use of such arms to an uneducated and irresponsible set of men like the police, especially when there was not the slightest necessity for their use. Mr. NICUOLLY seconded the resolution, which was passed tnanimouely. Mr. OARNITT moved, and Mr. W. WILLIAMS seconded, the following resolution': That in the opinion of this meeting the conduct other Majesty's Secre tary of Sate in having broken faith with the parishes in the county of Middlesex by not carrying out the promises contained in the Aided letters bearing date the 90th Dec., AV, and 3rd Jan., 1818, by which injustice loss and insonvenience will be sustained, renders ' it inexpedient that any further application should be made to that functionary ; but that on appeal should be made to the premier on the subject ; and therefore that a deputation be now appointed to repre sent to Lord J. Russell the gross injustice attempted by the proposed increase of police rate; and to solicit his laroship'e consideration to the subject with a view to the protection of the parishes of Middlesex from siedditional burden, partial in its character, and totally un pistlasble. Mr. i'Bseirrr moved an amendment to the effect that the representation should not be made to Lord. J. Ruscil, but to the House of Commons. The amendment was lost on a show of hands, the original motion being carried by a large majority. The deputation—to consist of the members for Weatmin ster and Marylebone. and Mr. Hume—was then appointed, and the proceedings terminated. Etzeriox or SHERlPPS.—Yesterday, at the close of the poll f.t Guildhall, the numbers appeared for Finnis, 149; J. E. Goodhart. 143 ; Bewley, 4 ; J. Goodbart, 3 ; and Lawrence, 1. Not a single vote has been recorded fur Mr. Dyce, whom the corporation declared duly elected with Alderman Finnis. THE REPORTED OUTBREAK IN IRELAND,—Sir, My attention has been called to an article contained in the Liverpool Mail of Saturday last, entitled " The reported Outbreak in Ireland," in which the writer makes a clumsy ' attempt to saddle the authorship of the fabricated account upon me. May I beg the favour of stating, in the columns of the Express, that the imputation is as unfounded and false as it is wicked and malicieus.—Cß•aine J. Roes, , Liverpool, Aug. 1. I THE OVERWORKED DOOR-REEPER.--SOMe natured remarks have recently been made on the subject of the duties and salary of the door-keeper to the Court of Chancery. It is really too bad to throw out insinuations of idleness against an official whose occupation is constant ; for if he eves had nothing else to do but to open the door of the Court of Chancery to the abuse' that are continually pouring in, be would find himself incessantly at work in his official capacity. It is true perhaps that as the door for abuses is leR wide open at nearly all tines, tiers is an economy of the door-keeper's exertions to a coasiderable extent ; but the labours of the official soloed to a series of arduous maks, of which the public cannot be cognizant. We have been at some trouble to trace the door keeper through an entire day's work, and when it is remem bered he has only 3,2181. a.year,and that hie claim rests upon sage, which is the most peremptory of all laws—for " use is second nature"—we are sure it must be admitted that the functionary thoroughly earns his salary. lie begins his day's work—in costume sufficiently light to fit him fur the arduous undertaking—by reading, or attempting to read, the Morning Post, with the aid of coffee and other stimulant'. Those only who have tried to accom plish this exhausting feat can form any oiiinion of what the door-keeper goes through, if he goes through a column of the jourr al selected for the exercise of his powers of en durance. This toil being over, he proceeds to the scarcely less fatiguing operation of a drive in the park, in the course of which rapid act of gigmanship his heed is perpetually at work in the distr.bution of nods, bows, and smiles—to say nothing of touches of the hat—to his numerous circle of male and female acquaintance. It is calculated that the muscles of his mouth assume no less than five thousand different positions during the one circuit round the ring, and it is humbly presumed that this of itself would be sufficiently hard work to entitle him to two-thirds at least of his door-keeper's salary. Perhaps, however, it is the evening's demand on his physical and mental energies' that may be supposed to give the finishing touch to the pros tration of the used-up doorkeeper. He may be seen in a box of Her Majest7's Theatre, performing feats of almost her culean strength with his hands, and gasping out in murmurs, rendered faint and gentle by the exhausting labours of the day, an occasional brava "at the strains of the greatest Swedish turn-up that ever tell into the hands of a manager. We trust, after this explanation, that we shall hear no more about the office of door-keeper to the Court of Chancery, with its 3,2181. per annum, being little better than a sine cure. We shall be having the holder of it giving it up in a fit of oversensitiveeees, if these imputations upon the value or extent of his exertion should be cruelly persisted in.— Punch. HISTORICAL INTEREST OF THE ORDNANCE MAP OP LONDON.—We would perpetuate the memory of great historic events, and give the scenes of their enactment a local habitation as well as a name, with the same degree of interest as we would preserve our national records and monuments of antieuity from desecration. We were, therefore, seriously 00.1sidering the great facilities which the general metropoli tan survey (with a u.ap 4.000 or 5,000 square feet in extent), would stied for the furtherance of the object here indicated, Ummpetent parties were engaged to represent upon the map the correct position of every object or locality of antiquarian, histoeical, or even literary interest within the extent of the district to be surveyed ; and, by means of a copious index, make every such locality an object discoverable in a moment by those interested in the pursuit of such investigations. We would direct the attention of the antiquarian and archeo logical societies to the netwesity of their taking steps to see that the important information in which they ars more immediately interested is not entirely disregarded. There will probably never again occur so favourable en opportuni•y of ascertaining and fixing the localities and object', respect ing which so much has been said and written, but the memory of which, if this opportunity be neglected, will in evitably, year by year, pass away.— The Builder. Tag PEMBROKE. COLLECTION or Coires.—The fourth day's sale of the above collection of coins took place yesterday. A medal of Pope Julius 111., struck in the second year of Queen Mary. 1554, on the reestablishment of the Roman catholic religion, sold for 61.; a Greek autonomous coin of " Croton," a city of Italy, in silver, for 91. 10B.; a coin of Leontini, an ancient city of Sicily, for 91.; Comnficia, with a bust of Africa as a female, whose hood is covered with the skin cf an elephant's head—a most rare coin, con sidered to be the second known, the other is in the royal col lection at Paris for 141. be. ; Roman families, in gold, Marc Antonius (struck B.C. 41 years), baying on one side the head of Antony, and on the reverse the head of Octavio', for 10 guineas ; Octavianus ("track B.C. 31 years), having on the obverse a youthful head of Julius Cesar, and on the reverse "M. Agrippa Cos Desig" in two lines, for 91. 15e coins of the second triumvirate—two of Octavianus of different types, respectively for 81. 10s. and 101. 15e. The sale up to the present time ht' realised near 3,0001., and it will be gratifying to know that some of the most rare coins have been purchased for the British Museum. TREATMENT OF TUE CASUAL POOL—Sir,—I am a mechanic out of employment, and have been in London with a view to procure another situation, the whole of my money being gone; I yesterday left in a state of the moat deplorable destitution. When I got to Barnet I was taken exceedingly ill, being wind with giddiness, and having no means of procuring assistance Enna the 'octet) to !which I belong, until my arrival at this place, I made my situation known to the relieving officer, and required an order, to ass the surgeon, but I received for answer that the Poor-law Board bad recently issued orders that no relief whatever should be given to able-bodied persons, and as he saw no thing the matter with me, he could not accede to my appli eation.—Ax UK-EMPLOY= MECHANIC, Rodboura, August 2,1848. RATES. A meeting of delegates for the several metropolitan parishes was held yesterday at the Court-house, Marylebone, for the purpose of eousidenng the but mode of opposing the proposed enormous increase in the police rate. Mr. Church warden Nesbett presided. Mr. WILLIAMS, the late M.P. for Coventry, moved the first resolution : That this meeting of delegates view with much regret the wetter plated increase of the metropolitan pollee force, It being their opiate that the pre= rat force is equal to alt those purposes for which it was originally p u blic constitted, viz. , for the protection of property and the preservation of u peas; and this Mores= entall the enar- MOWS additional annual expense of WOOL upon the parishes in Mid dlesex alone, at a rims when the parochial authorities and it difficult, from the pressure of circumstances, tokvy the rates indispensable foe the real business of the parishes ; and will pre= most unequally unjustly .upon the county of Middlesex, inasmuch as ft lathe only county within the metropolitan di•trict which is rated upon the new valuation fixed by the county justices, and obtained from the property tax return, instead of the poor rate, as nine's hitherto. In the course of a long address, filled with statistics re lating to the number and expense of the police since 1830, Mr. Williams stated that in 1831 the amount of the assess ment for Cie parishes in the metropolitan districts was 6,145,4361., and the amount of rates. 219,0281., the number of policemen being 3,338. In 1844 the assessment was 7,700,000 1 ., the rates 258,6331., sad the number of police 4,338. In 1846 the assessment was 8,643,4361, of which 6,367,3161. was for the parishes in the county of Mid dlesex, and 2,276,1201. for those in the other four counties; the amount of rates in that year was 288,1141., and the nute.er of policemen 4,792, the increase of assessment having been 1,000,0001. In 1817, the assessment was 8.784.0771.; the, rates 292,802; and the number of p.ilicon n 4,910. Now, he could not perceive on what principle of honour and honesty Sir G. Grey now proposed to subject the parishes of Middlesex to an increased rating of 221 per cent., and to exempt the parishes in the other four counties. The amount of the new rate in Middle sex being 7,792,1681,, and of the old rate of the other counties 2,276,1201., the addition of 221 per cent, would raise the amount to 10,680,4151.; thus enabling the government to in crease the police force by 1,100 men above that of last year . He maintained that this increase could not be required, it was necessary to have any increase at all that ne amity could have been met by the ad o p tion of the bill, which had been proposed for levying seven pence in the pound on the metropolitan parishes in Middlesex. The present number of the City police was 646 which would be increased by the new assessment by 340 thus making the total number of the metropolitan police 6,672. The cost of the metropolitan police was 37,50 01 . annually, 20,0001. of which was paid out of the public taxes. The salaries of the commissioners of police, which were also paid eat of the consolidated fund, and of the police magis trates and their offices. increased the expenses for police in the metropolis to 390,6001., which would be farther increased by the new assessment to 457,2331. Of that amount 137,0001. would be paid out of the public taxes, and the remainder from the rata. The rates of last year on the old system were 2,600,0001. more than an 1831, and more than 1,000,0001. more than in 1841. lie asked them again, whether they considered such an increase desirable ? It was said that they ought to take a great part of the amount from the consolidated fund. He considered such an object to be erroneous, because its attainment was perfectly hopeless. The expenditure of the government, ac cording to the last re-,urn, was more than 3,000,0 001 . above their revenue; therefore there was no chance of each a snm being pad from that source for police purposes; and there was no course open but to abandon the hope altogether. He alluded to the recent armies( of the police force as being an unwarranted measure. Not only did the polies wear sabres, but their sabres were rendered doubly dangerous by being sharpened on one side to a smooth edge, and rendered like • saw on the other, so that a stab rom a weapon of that description must result in oertaia death. It INQUEST, YESTERDAY. Ta 6 BURIAL GROUND b George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, to the Countess or 5r . 31.41,1-LlaSSlAND.—Before Mr. Bedford, at the of Shrewsbury. The miniature portrait of Charles 11, by Cheshire Chew, Cram Court, Drury lane, on view of the Cooper, is to change hands, as well as the celebrated Chandoe body of Mary Ann Jageh, aged 31, of 30, Russell-wort. portrait of Shakepere. " Thit portrait," says the cataloguer The coroner and jury proceeded to view the body, but were "Is Presumed to be the work of Butbsge the fi rst actor of seemly able to remain in the house, in conesquence of a Richard 111. , who is k nown to have handled the pencil. It most offensive ellluvitim, arising from the burial-ground of then became the property of Joseph Tat lor, the pores liella• St. Mary-le-Strand, which is situated in Russell-court, let, who dying about the year 16.53 left it by will to Sir Wm. and entirely surrounded by houses. On the return D'Avenant. At the death of D'Avenant, in 1663, it wag to the inquest.room two females living in the bought oy Betterton, the actor; and when he died Mr. same house were examined. The deceased was a widow, Robert Keck, of the Inner Temple, gave Mrs. Barry, the and obtained a miserable livelihood by needlework for actress, forty guineas for it. From Mr Keck it passed to the metropolitan theatres. Her health was very bad, and Mr. Nichol!, of Minchenden House, Southgate, whose only on Monday last she complained of pains in her head and daughter and heiress, Margaret, married James Marquis of shoulder. In the evening, her door being found open, one of Carnarvon, afterwards Duke of Chandu ; from soh •no it the witnesses entered the room and discovered the deoeued descended, in right of his wife, Anna Eliza. the late duchess, lying upon the ground quite dead, The jury asked several to the present Duke of Buckingham and Chandos." questions of the witnesses, and they stated that they had The pictures forming the gallery ere of less importance , been ill ever since they lived in the house. The smell was than those in many private collection*, and are second in most dreadful, and all the neighbours complained of the interest to the articles of virtil. The collection consists nuisance. The Coroner expressed his surprise that chiody of portraits. By English painters there is a fine full. any person could live in the house or near the place,, length of Charles I. by Thornhill. Charles 11. and Several of the jurors here said that they resided in houses James 11. by Lely, besides many others by him and which were clo.e to the burial ground. On Saturday and Radler. Scv. eel !portraits are also here by Van Dyck Sunday when the ground 11111 opened the tfiluvium was meet and Sir Jo•bus Reyrolds, those by the latter being obnoxious ; they were compelled to close their windier'. The exclusively likenesses of members of the families of the smell was of a most pestilential character, and was likely to Dukes of Buckingham. Amongst those pictures likely to fetch be the cause of the inhabitants being attacked with fever.— a good prize may be mentioned Rembrandt's " Unmerciful Mr. Watkins, surgeon, said he had opened the body, and he Servant," a picture which was purchased in Amsterdam of attributed death to apoplexy. He did not think the foul the representatives of the family. A representation, said to air had accelerated her death. He was well acquainted with be by Le. nerdo da Vinci, of Diane de Poictiere, is worthy of the totality, and attended several patients last 'ear who were attention as much as a study of the dress of the period as for suffering from the effects of the impure state of the atmosphere, the picture itself, which indeed is somewhat of a disagreeable arising from the burial ground, which is in &dreadful condi- aspect. The portrait of Rateelle, by himself, from the coi tion. The two females who gave evidence were also suffer- lection of the Earl of Brsborough, is &lea fine. Two or three Mg from the effects of the Lint air. They complained of of Van Goyen'a beautifully soft sea pieces struck us as among slight head-ache, and their countenances were extremely the beet specimens of that master. Among the articles brought pallid. The jury consulted, and returned a verdict of " Na- from Wootton is Stanfi , ld's celebrated pictu re of " The tura] death," and added that they could net separate with. Wreckers." which seems to have lost much of its original out expressing the stronzestabhorrenceof theconditioa of the colour. Ilolbein, Mierevelt, Zuchero, Salvator Rise, Bate burial ground in Russell-court, which is used for funerals for Nino, Rubens, Lucas van Leyden (we take the names as they the parish of St. Mary-le-Strand, which practice is fraught come uppermost) are represented an the gallery by specimens with danger in a densely populated locality. more or hot worthy or attention. The armoury es varied in its specimens of English arms by trophies from India and __ ___. __ .___ _ _. . ancient Greece. THE BALE AT STOWE. Yesterday the public were admitted to view the works of art and other property of the Duke of Buckingham, about to be sold by auction at Stowe. This catalogue is a volume of 271 pages, and fulfils the double purpose of guide book and ticket •f admission to the auction ; for the posses sion of it authorises tour persons to enter the mansion each day until the gale is concluded. Stow. is easy of access from London. The Wolverton station, on the North-Western Railway, is within fourteen miles of the house. In 31 hours the sight-seer, the artist, the idler, the collector, the bargain hunter, may find themselves borne from the Eustonequare station, and landed safely amidst the' multitude of pictures, statues, bronzes, prints, books, manuscripts, old chins, Indian trophies, stuffed birds, ancient tapestry, besides mere modern and comfortable properties —good, bad, and indifferent—that have heretofore made up the greet " show house" of Buckingham, and the ancestral home o. its aristocratic Dukes. These multifarious things have new upon them that seal of fate—the label of the auc tioneer; and many of the throng who during the coming month will jostle each other through gallery and corridor, cabinet and saloon, will confess an inward feeling of regret that a collection, which has been the work of several generations to raise up, should be scattered in a few weeks by the hammer. The wreck of greatness (though it be only of a great snow-house) is seldom a pleasant eight. Stowe has long been regarded as one of the most splendid residences in the kingdom. The house itself divides ad miration with the grounds in which it stands. The latter owe a portion of their present beauty to the famous old gardener, known as Capability Brown, who • century ago here reigned lord paramount over lowan, trees, and fer.ces, and by his skilful arrangements of undu lating surfaces, groves, plantations, and vistas, laid the foundation of that landscape beauty now surround-1 inn the mansion. The history of the manor is soon' told. The Conqueror gave Stowe to the Bishop of Bayeux, and it continued to be the property of churchmen until the reformation. Elisabeth granted it to three gentlemen named Compton, Wright, and Meyrick, and they assigned it in fee to John Temple, of Temple-hell, in Leicestershire, the an• cestor of the present duke. Sir P. ter Temple inclosed about LOO acres of ground for a park, which he stocked with deer from Wickham. park, in Northamptonshire. Sir Richard, the next inheritor, rebuilt the manor. house. On his death the estate devolved to his son, who was created Baron Cob ham in 1714, and Viscount Cobham in 1718, with a collateral remainder of both titles to his second sister Hester, wife of Richd. Grenville,Esq., of Wotton, in Buckinghamshire. Lord Cobham died in 1749, and was succeeded by the above lady, who was created Countess Cobham a month after her bro ther's decease. Thus the family of the Greavilles obtained possession of the mansion, estate, and titles. The father of the present owner was created Marquis of Buckingham in the year 1784, and Duke of Buckingham in 1822. Stowe, when beheld at • distance, appears like a vast grove, interspersed with columns, obelisks, and towers, which apparently emerge from a luxuriant mess of foliage. The gardens obtained their distinguished celebrity from the alterations effected by Lord Cobham, under whose direction the groves were planted, the lawns laid out, many of the buildings erected, and the corridors and wings added to the north front of the house. The gardens were begun when an affected regularity was the mode ; when straight paths, canals, avenues, and fountains, were considered as the ;, greatest beauties ; and the formalities of art studiously die played in every shape of monstrous deformity. The suffering rye inverted nature sees; Trees cut to statues, statues thkk so trees. Stowe partook of the general incongruity, and the grace ful variety of nature was tortured into stiffness and awn. dity. This state of things, however, was changed. The gardens have been altered with the times, and the natural beauty of the simation has been embellished by the hand of art. The first architectural object which attracts attention is a Corinthian arch or gateway, 60 feet high by 60 wide, erected on the brow of a bill, one mile from the south front of the house, after a design of Thomas Pitt, Lord Camel ford. The principal approach is conducted through this building, where a grand display of the mansion, groves, tem ples, obelisks, and water, is at once presented to the spec tator. At a short distance from the arch is we of the entrances to the gardens. These exteasive and highly deco rated grounds contain about 400 acres, diversi fi ed with a great number of di ff erent scenes, each distinguished by WO, and each having • complete character of its own, indepen dent of other objects. The whole is inclosed within a sunk fence, or ha! ha !—• kind of boundary, first plenned by • Stowe gardener, Bridgeman, who destroyed the imprisoning walls, and let in views of the distant country by means of this fosse, which obtained the name of ha! ha! from the surprise expressed by the common people, when they found their progress unexpectedly checked b 7 the concealed bar rier. This extends nearly four miles in circumference, and is accompanied by a broad gravel walk, skirted with rows of lofty elms. This path leads to many of the buildings, and to several interesting acenes, admitting occasional peeps into the surrounding park, and views of the distant country. Near this entrance are two lonic pavilions. In the front of these buildings the water spreads into a considerable lake, which divides itself into two branches and re-ires through beautiful valleys to the east and to the north. The upper end is concealed amidst a mass of woods ; here it falls over some artificial ruins ' and again extends its broad before to reflect the variegated scenery. The path westward leads to a rude pile of building, called the Hermitage, and also to the Temple of Venus. This is a square building, decorated with lonic column', and connected by semicircular arcades to a pavilion at each extremity. Hence the path leads to the Boycott pavilions, designed by Venbrugh, and to the princi pal entrance gate, designed by Kest. Returning towards the house, we discover the Temple of Bacchus, built from a design by Vanbrugh. In the centre of • large lawn, en circled with trees, is the rotunda, raised upon ten lonic co lemma. These are the principal objects on the south and west Bides of the garden. Oa the east a small rivulet passes through a valley ornamented with a number of fine old trees, and then empties itself into the lake. The valley in cludes some of the most charming views and objects in the whale demesne. Here is a Doric arch, decorated with the startles of Apollo and the Muses. Through the arch the Palladian bridge is seen. On the right is the Temple of Friendship ; on the left are the temples of Ancient Virtue and of British Worthies; the one in an elevated situation, the other near the water's edge. The three latter budding, are decorated with statues end busts of throe persons who have been most distinguished for military, moral, and lite rary merit. The house is situated on an eminence, rising gradually from the lake to the south front, which is the principal en trance. It covers • large estent of ground, and measures, from east to west (with the offices), 916 feet, of which the centrical 451 include the principal apartments. These range on each side the saloon, and communicate with each other by a series of doors, elated in a direct line. The saloon is, perhaps, one of the moat magnificent apart ments of the kind in England, presenting a combination of objects, elegant, beautiful, and sumptuous. The expenses 'attending the execution of this apartment amounted to 12,0001. Its shape is oval, measurinr 60 feet long, 43 broad, and 561 high. Sixteen elegant ecagliols columns of the Doric order, in imitation of Sicilian jasper, rise front the pavement, which is composed of the finest Massa Carrara marble. Yesterday was the first day of the public exhibition at Stowe. k private view had, however, taken place on the previous day, whet several noblemen and gentlemen. among whom we may mention Sir Robert Peel, had an opportunity of examining the works of art. The pictures were, it appears, the chief point of attraction. The sale, comprising almost everything vendable in Stowe, besides divers articles brought from Wootton is to fast 36 days. The only objects omitted in the catalogue are the books and manuscripts, which arc described as being very valuable. But though not comprised in the present sale, we understand that they will be disposed of afterwards. The japan and Majolica wares spread cut through the divers rooms form the main stock of the sale ; china cups, plates, and trays, vases and cabinets, being distributed on enamelled and inlaid tables of every variety. Though the arrangement of the ornaments has been changed, the general aspect of the whole is artistic in effect. The magnificent services of plate, including chased tankards, ,wen, and candelabra, are set out in one room, and form • fine spectacle. It will give an idea of the value of this treasure, to say that its weight is estimated at no less than three tons. The gathering together of so much gold aad silver reminds us of the attempt made by the unfortunate Montezuma to ransom himself from the merciless and avaricious Spaniards. Three pieces of furniture which have been particularly graced by royalty on the occasion of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's visit to Stowe, are set forth and labelled, as likely to obtain increased value from the fact. It is carious that every heirloom in the famiiy teems to have been signed away. Solid ivory arm etaire given by Warren tie,Wege, are side by side v . ..tn the silver toilet table:, a nd g y m given IRELAND. DUBLIN, Are. 2. It is still confidently affirmed, by parti si who feel the deepest interest in the fortunes of Mr. Smith O'Brien, that he has already succeeded in effecting his escape. How he accomplished this rumoured escape, or [We hear from another source that a person without whiskers, answering in description to Mr. Meagher, arrived at Bristol from the west on Sunday morning, travelled by the Great Western line to London, and arrived just in time to catch the Batavier steamer for Rotterdam, which place he reached—not exactly without a passport—but with one very much out of date. On being confronted with the authorities on this account the fu,;itive owned at once that he was one of the Irish leaders.] Reports of a contradieory rumour are rife in Dub lin. The Freeman of this morning, whose account is confirmed by the Kilkenny Journal, states that Mr. O'Brien was somewhere in the county of Kilkenny, and was seen late on Sunday night in the company of two horsemen. Other accounts slate that he had reached Scollogh Gap, in the county of \Vex fora. In fact, we are bewildered with reports. The bills against the Kilkenny agent for the Felon and Nation have been ignored by the grand jury. The information was of a monstrous sine, and fright ened the jury into au "ignoramus." The crown soli citor should lave been more skilful or cautious. The reported death of Mr. R. O'Gorman, jun., not confirmed by the southern papers of to-day. Lord Hardinge, it is understood, will not leave Dublin for the provinces for a day or two. Indeed, it has been stated to-day, somewhat confidently, that so assured are the authorities of the power they pos sess that his lordship would return to London at the end of that time. It is mentioned to-day that Col. Wood, not Lord Foley, is his lordship's first aide-de- TT • he Post-office authorities, in consequence, it is e Lid, of some threats made use of in Liverpool by the Irish sympathisers, have determined to place in future an armed guard in the Mill steamers to and front Dublin. The commanders, I know, do not think this at all necessary. On Saturday last, when the news of the Ballin garry affeir reached Thurles, the patriots turned out en masse to march to the relief of the insurgents witk all sorts of weapons of war and husbandry. But their enthusiasm was abated by the eloquence and horse whip of their parish priest, who partly by persuasion and partly by force dispersed the Thurles light in fantry. The Nenrigh Guardian states that after the conflict at Ballingarry, 450 pikes and 60 casks of ammuni tion were discovered. There may be truth in the pikes, but the quantity of ammunition is exagge rated. A correspondent of the Freeman's journal says: The clergymen of many parishes have strongly advised their flocks not to join in any armed attack on, or resistance to, the authorities ; and I have learned from a well-informed source that the parish priest of Urlingford in this county, prevented • number of his people from going to Mr. O'Brien's assistance on Saturday. It is believed that Mr. O'Brien fed most of those who docked round him at his own expense, and strictly prohibited any of them from seizing provisions or cattle from the farmers. Early to-day it was reported that a police-barrack had been attacked at Thurles. At a later hour the rumour changed to Castel, and gained more credit. Isdeed, it is confidently believed here at this moment that several of the Cashel police were killed in the attack, for • large body of constabulary have marched from Kilkenny in the Tipperary direction, and many of them said that "the City of the Kings " was their destination. That some sudden intelligence caused them to get the route there is no doubt; for amongst them were 45 policemen of the Piltown station, who had in the morning been ordered to return to that place. Orders were issued yesterday to the Castel:no of Dublin, and similar orders havebeen forwarded to the other Irish ports, to be particularly vigilant insearch ing all French vessels entering Iribh Ports, for arms, ammunition, or sympathisers. Tinter o'Ctocii.—The news brought by th -, mid ' day mail from the South to-day is nil as to e;as - Ans ste.ntial facts, save the pleasant one, that "ail was quiet along the line." A party of police was stationed at the terminus, the pressure of newmongcrs there for the last few days being found inconvenient. DUBLIN CORPORATION. ADDRESS OP LOYALTY TO THE QUEEN.—There was • special meeting of this body to-day for the purpose of adopt ing en address (founded on et rtain resolutions) to het Majesty, expressive of the loyalty of her subjects in this corporation, and their reprehene'on of all attempts at excites ing insurrection in the country. Alderman STAUNTON roe to move the resolutions which follow : Resolved,—That we embrace this present oyportnnity of declaring that we have never creased to cberiah seatiments of devoted and age*. donate loyalty to her Majesty's person and throne. That the duty lee owe to her Majesty has ever been strengthened and enrolee d by the conviction we have always entertained that her Majesty's ooedact is discharge of the fiaactioes of her exalted °Moe has been that mantle. sly of • coneltutional and beneficent sovereign. That we view with detestation and abhorrence all attempts to excite an irniorrertionary psi, it In this country, and that measures to urbold the ascendancy d the laws, and the power and authority of the throne, shill ever receive our hearty co-operation. ' To this a clause was added, stating that large remedial measures were necessary, and that the majority of the corpo ration had not altered formerly expressed opinions as to their nature. The worthy alderman, in moving the reseihations, dwelt upon the extreme adherence to constitutionsil leges observed invariably by her Majesty, ar.d the utter dis approbation and - abhorrence entertained by that eurporation of the suggestion of any change in the sovereignty of the country. The sovereign of this country was perfectly • popular sovereign, and no party desired a republic. Alderman O'BIUEN, M.P., Lord Mayer elect for the second time, seconded the resolutions, Mr. WALKER, in speaking to the resolution., s.qgested that the loyalty of the majority of the corporation was doubtful. He moved an amendment, simply suggesting that a loyal address be presented to the Queen. The mority of the boasts warmly controverted this, and Mr. Mc KENNA retorted that the otter side sympathised with • party which the records of parliament proved to have determined to set aside her Majesty's succession to the throne, and had sent an ambassador to Hanover. Ald. O'BruxN retorted in the strongest terms the chugs of disloyalty. He had something to lose, and he was deter mined to maintain his property and the law against the @pe culation@ of madmen, or the schemes of those who might speculate on a confikcation. Mr. DRLANEY called it unblushing effroatery to speak oil the disloyalty of any portion of the house. The LORD Maros repudiated the insinuation, in the strongest manner language would permit, that he was die- SCOTLAND. - - - ANOTHER ARREST.— On Taeeday the police an Hamilton, another of the chartist leaders, in his owat house in Gilmore•street, Edinburgh. Hamilton is by trade a tailor, but has latterly been following the profession of a broker. He was among the most violent of the ep.akere at chartist meetings. His house was searched, and all the let tors and documents discovered taken possession of. PROVINCIAL. PROPOSED L' CORPORATION OLDRA.II.—A meet ing of the ratepayers of Oldham was held on Wednesday night, at the Town-hall, to consider the , ropriety of applying ' for a darter of incorporation. The n•uiaitian upon which the meeting was called w u most numerously signed, but the section of chartists, or ultr►-radicals, known as the Field's party, had got ap s Wong oppositico, and their numbers Wile IR '4 fesporaing that the triendt of Incorporation, ate[