The Express. — London, England, 1847-01-16 00:00:00

SECRETARY OF THE ADMIRALTY AT SHEFFIELD. r Ward, M.P., the Secretary of the Admiralty, wa il address to his constituents, on Thuridse, i.t I, on which occasion the chair WaS occupied ,no.--Mr. Ward commenced his addre.i by , familiarized us with thew annual meet are implied a recaagnition of proper principle —a proper responsibility on nay part, sod poll . yours. Wi. hout a recognition of these prin. Meelugs wou.il be a mere fare:, though not --44; choose they member on account of not from the length of his puree. them en opportunity of knowing that he r * ye false- to those pledges which have jut "- f m • When I waft here on the last or tig, ee. good before you an independent man. 1 te , give every man a plain answer to a plain every point that presented itself to your into • position, however, is now elvinged, and more uoisl topics are cut off. I cannot dwell upon will occur for the future, and I do hope that will not press me with questions to which I Any mlisfaetory reply. I have now joined a policy which they will think proper to pursue on show itself through the proper quarters. I office As ith men like Mr. Strutt, Mr. Charley and Lord aforpeth. Mr. Cobden was or and Mr. Villiers was prevented by personal from accepting office. It is not mere place ss seeking ; but the offer was so large that I accepted it in the PEIMO spirit in , offered, and 1 hope, therefore, it will not meet disapprobation, but merit your support. The on Tuesday next, and in the count of the year there must be a dissolution of parliament. ed inconsistently, you will then have the remedy thuds. I will not quit this subject without say must not expect too much from the present nil ' John Russell's government exists at present and with a minority in the House of Cons _ same political partyexists that drove them Ibtl. It is now, therefore, at the option of the lace them on any point they please. It is to strengthen the hands of the Liberal minis re those opinious in which the public are r. I told you in that short address that I • edits, that I was sorry I could not vacate not do it with a sort of Quixotism that been unbecoming. What I did was done and. as Parliament will not lust long, I had in taking office. Some men might think Ibe more useful as an independent man; 0 Liberal men are to be always in op -3,1 laud cont,n , t yourselves by forcing Coward opinions. It has been mid that the waste ad public character wh'eh has taken place • compensate far the good which has been of change. The last session was a very tri o sense, though a very painful one in deal was lost by the public character that d it constituted, through a long struggle, mint and difficulty of Sir Robert Peel, , lent himself too largely and ineonrederatcly illusions by 'which he has now bean de- I have no doubt that what he did was the sincere conviction, brought about in his own le stood in advance of his party ; and after arrived at his own conclusior.s, he was one at and ablest advocates, although not able lie party he had left, for their minds were Ivicion, and they considered themselves in. aved. I have told you of Sir Robert Peel's After year, and have shown you how inevita- Aloes led him further, and how on the question and the eons-laws the government plan was a amprehenaive one; it should, therefore, have my ?port, and although it would be carried in the Commons, it would he rejected in the House of It was a slow and painful process to witness, and •,st grounds for complaint, for the vessel should , carried into port by those who had gained ,s only last year. These were no new sir, far they had been announced by Adam Huskireon, and others ; and to justify the had lic:n forced upon him when he respoosibility of making it, lie ought to have at those opinions ten years before. There were who had nor agreed in the changes which Sir sd opposed in 1542. They were willing to . monopole to save a small one, and when came over them, were willing to do it on a They then found out that every trade and of British industry should have been protected. - inconsistent plea for men trying to protect poly ; and when they hail tried to prctect if everybody else, not ten times the talent at Peel possessed could get them to atig principles they had advocated. They had in effect—We do not like any monopoly but that touches ourselves. Their deserting the man talent had shed such a lustre on the party to belonged, was a climax of injustice, and one this country ought not to be brought. I felt was really one of those great questions at should not be degraded to a mere quo ` altercation for support. There was not a man e party who did not give him his most cordial .• same reason which Mr. Cobden did, namely, instalment paiddown of 17s. 6d. in the pound, for the remainder in 1849. If it had lasted till have given to Sir Robert Peel my most cordial voted with Mr. Villiers for the abolition of the tune I thenght it was an injustice to the lend, lture itself. I would not have done this to en verument bill, but I did it to affirm a principle. is not to be revived without corn, and I am now . at these country gentlemen will go on ten fast I am very curious to see what proposition they se ill Orward during the next session, and what measures Bentinck and Mr. D'lsraeli will bring forward into The corn bill and the tariff were, in my opinion, a way unaccountable to me, with the Irish Now that bill from first to l ast I opposed. I ' a ez.cre',,,i bill, nod this wet the great sin of but since then I have repented, and done ech and vote to diminish its prospects n with that measure and those which 'eel swished to carry through the house ; and the were all of opinion that they should not it measure by opposing a bill of which It admitted that all disorders and excesses anisation, and it contained all the stale pee rhich had been handed down from Lad' . Lord Clue. The bill was therefore dropped, government an opportunity of being badge, was no other question upon which they could beaten than that. When the corn bill I are passed, there were no other questions, excant 1, upon which the government would not have -eduction of the sugar duties was Lord Jobe work. It was not possible for a govern come into power upon Lord Sandon's ,in power after undoing that resolution / got into power. It was natural that, with ties attending him, there should be no very m the part of Sir Robert Peel to return to I could not have died a nobler political death tee. He had conferred great benefits upon the , made amends for great mistakes. Do not think a sacrifice to political intrigue. There is one ty tell you here, namely, the only real danger to corn bill was exposed, and from which it was not ale, was the amendment of a five-shilling fixed hick the bill was threatened in the House of - amendment would have given great satisfac- Whig members in the House of Lords, and who - 5 for it. Lord John Russell would have .sister by acclamation, if he had consented on that principle. I tell you fairly, I shall go of Commons this year to see the Ten-hours bill this on a higher authority than my own, and ad J. Russell will give some modification of a support. I believe the bill is founded on ty destructive of the right that there thonld of labour and a maximum of wages. It cannot there is no permanent profit and demand •, and these principles, I dolielicre most fairly, that I cen tre'', at by taking the course I intend to take. I be now gone into everything. I have told you what n rind what we disagree upon. You have inferred -,,e instrument of a party desirous of putting down unions and re-establishing the combination laws. ••io put down open associations leads to secret associations, and I would not indict such en injustice upon the country. rlre combination law was useless while it existed, for masters %delight to combine on one side and men on the other; self do not wish to prevent them if their combinations are *within proper limits. When you fix a price independ altddemand, you may obtain a temporary gain, but you 1 11 am obtain permanent. employment; nor is there to bath certainty of extending the foreign trade. I hope you !re satisfied with the frankness of the statements which I as, al made, although you may not agree with them ; and if hare done anything wrong, I am perfectly willing and per *o make you amends. re sat down loudly cheered, and, after the ‘, meetings had been gone through, the OVENS.—The following deserip 'or the use of the working classes, is itustrian publication Public cook . established amongst the Jewish com as years put: this sect of religionists de everywhere maintaining their own poor. sad working of these ovens is the fol common baking ovens, of round or •st suits the locality. Their ex is furnished with a number niches, the use of which shall They are heated and open to early hour, when (at Pragv e, /iov.lting people go to their work. Hither, • their meals, either for breakfast, hut Sr supper, after the work of day has cook receives their dishes, and places whose utility is particular, and vplained. The people bringing their may have them returned at some even wait for them. brings a dish early in the morn want but at night, then the cook tin labels at hand . on which all rut (with their fourth divisions) are person wanting his meal at a }varier .1 to that effect is Maned on the vessel. • to lour farthings per dish, according tuired. If the person does not call at • meals are kept warm in the above yr, Ward, Ai.r., SLLcL.,s , ` . 'is s onus' address to his hall, on which W ore ei Tine has familiarized • Iseh have implied are d e s—a proper respos or*" ▪ n s o Tours. Wi.hou i li P i , r tra Mee:hogs would ,i'; ‘ , oo stituenciee shoos • opinions.and not frr "I thm an opporo ' - c▪ ' pre false - to that a CO . c ho i ce . Wlnn I las f• c r . sse d b e fore you alet A to give every mat eve ry point that position, howevo alien usul topics are ce „swthe will s occur for the 8,1,2 not press me A' • satisfactory II" AO7 •whichth .;:id the Palle) ~,,,0011 show ASO( 011111 t a to o ffice ith men lil a s. and Lord itiorpetb -- Ind Mr. Villiers w from accepting offic was see king ; but and, that I accepter w a s offered. end 1 hot tier disapprobation, bi -,: hnrins on Tuesday neat t sqa ite clear tilere must be n seed i nco nsistently, j •',anneal:Lana. I Will not ,'col you must not expect I Lad John ItuaselPs ss iMfinnee, and with a m. where the same politic dee in ISII. It 'snow, • • to place them on a *wintry to strengthen t •sa d b impart those opinio concur. f told you useis ej og °thee, that eak ha I could not do it • Mee been unbecomi : and. as Parliamei in taking otfict I meld be more usefu if the Liberal men • you must contest y, on opinions. It has pints and public char.o hardly compensate for by the change. The , . t one in one sense, to A great deal was lot winced, and it constit pest impediment and hal lent himself too the illusions by whit) I have no doubt of sincere conviction, lie stood in :Oran had arrived at his OA the beat and ablest a canoes the party he h of mune:ion, and ged betrayed. I hare T 119 T after year. and his convietions led him fa *tariff and the cons-la . tad comprehensive one sopport, and althout of Commons, it would It was a slow and were just grounds for c lure been carried into • opinions only last y • riples, Sir, for they h• • , Mr. lluskireon, and which had be:n the responsibility of 'red at those opinions to ten men who had not age • rt Peel had opposed in • up a great monopoly to • change came over then sale. They then fot •• - nof British indusi w was this en inconsistent • • own monopoly ; and v monopoly of everybody • Sir Robert Peel pow the principles they • in effect—We do nc •• touches ourselves. talent had shed so • h he belonged, was a • which this country ou • there was really one which should not 1 of personal altercation ft the free•trade party who s on for the same reason it was an instalment pa security for the remain , I should have given to . I voted with Mt ty, because I thenght to agriculture itself. I r the government bill realism is not to be • now that these coon U. lam very curious forward during the r" G. Bentinck and Mr. held, The corn bill an • op. in a way writ • bill. Now that bil • amour: d a ez.ert'ont b political life ; but since • both by speech • • esteem, in connexion wit •• Robert Peel wished to c members were all • the government memo ill approved. It admit from disorganisation, • • of coercion which had neigh end Lord Clan d it me the government there was no other f ee been beaten than d tariff were paned, thei e huh bill, upon which The reduction of 's allotted work. It which had come io to remain in powe * which they got into y tTtae difficultiea attend desire on the part aid he could cot hi did die. Ile had e . and male amends he All a sacrifice to s . s , h I may tell you here, the corn bill was et • safe, was the a with which the bill s That amendment 111 the Whig members have voted for it. •• declared minister by Ile office on that prine tM Rome of Commons I say this on a big that Lord J. Russe 4 bill his support. utterly destrueti 'minimum of labour at ' dm, for there is no pet • to these principles Yen inter, st by is kin I have now one into arte upon nod what w I was the instrument anions and re-es 44 j to put down open use d atme ou a . n?i o tn u m e w y ro o r , The hon. member sat dc aril routine of such mee assembly separated. PUBLIC OH MC 0' ns of public ovens, for need from a recent Aunt g ovens have been esti wilts' at Prague for yeas e the credit of everyw e constriction and w • owing: —They are corm blong form, as hest mat wall, however, f mural shelves and Presently explained. public at a very kagt) the working p re, they bring theii usually dinner or sui _performed. The cot meta a label, wl be briefly explain, foe preparation, reasonable hour ; t "Pose person b whieh he does not im it one of many lay and night • Thus, a pets° nine p.m., a label to aapt from one to sin and trouble requis aPPointed hour, the yea" THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16, 1847. FAMINE LN IRELAND AND SCOT The following list will show the exertions made by her Majesty% ships and vessel, appropriated by them, a lair are found movt useful in securing timely relief when illllllo' popolation from abeolute starration. We have put this ; of the aid actually siren and LAND.-MEASURES OF RELIEF. the government for this object, and the number of proportion of the vessels mentioned being steamers, which e wisistancc is imperatively demanded to rescue the distressed wition into a tabular shape, showing at one glance the nature of the aid actually Riven and preparing : - '- ; m. Name of Ship. Tonnage. Hone-rower I Su r of Dow employed. Catine.s. , Cecw. Terrible 1847 800 — — 280 Refitting at Woolwich, and will soon be available as • most powerful and capacious vessel. Avenger 1444 650 .. Manned from H.M.S. Queen, at Devonport, and loaded at that port for west roast of Ireland. Dragon Deptford by the British RelieeAssociation for Ireland. Centaur 1269 540 .. Manned from H.M.S. Caledonia, at Devonport, to be imme diately loaded by government at Deptford, for Tobermory and Portree, and islands of Mull and Skye. Scourge heavy mortar has been landed. i Bulldog been landed to give greater stowage. Rosamond 10.59 287 160 At Woolwich, preparing to load. Sphynx Geyser Stromboli and will return to Plymouth for further supply. Rattler Medea Rhmlarnanthus Bl3 200 60 Gone with a full cargo front Portsmouth to Clifden, and then to return to Plymouth to reload. Adman 720 170 60 Conveying provision from the depot at Galway to neigh bouring places and districts. Dee 7Ol 200 GO Conveying provisions to Cahirsiveen from Cork. Firefly vice of western islands of Scotland. Blazer 527 120 69 Now conveying provisions to Lueem and Kenmare. Tartarus... 523 136 44 Manned from St. Vincent, at Portsmouth, and fitting at Woolwich ; when ready, to proceed with meal to Bantry and Berchaven. Alb , n 40.5 120 46 Replenishing depots on coast of Ireland. Lucifer 387 ISO 64 Employed under the orders of the Commissary-General on the coast of [Maud Porcupine 382 130 54 Abont to load at Portsmouth for Kenmore. Myrmidon 374 150 43 At Cork, employed as required, towing provision vessels and conveying relief. Pluto 365 100 42 Employed under :the orders of the Commissary-General on the crud of Ireland. Avon Scotland. Shearwater Oran for service of west coast of Scotland. Torch 3lO 150 48 On roost of Scotland. Dasher I Swallow her tender, conveying meal to neighbouring places. Comet Cuckoo Rocket escort three lighters and tenders to Ireland. 31 21773 7943 2369 Total of steamers. Cockatrice lB2 .. 3 0 7 Manned from Ocean, and fitting for service. Emerald B6 I .. .. Manned from St. Vincent, and loaded with meal from that port for Ireland. Mercury 7O .. .. Ditto Ditto Devon 5O .. ~, Loaded, and about to sail for Ireland or Scotland. Ant 4O .. .. Loading at Deptford with meal, biscuit, and perk, for Castle Clare, Ireland. Lively 4O .. .. Loaded and ordered from Portsmouth for Ireland. _ 6 468 .. 30 Total of sailing vessels. And two Ordnance pro- Via= hop of DIIPOTI. Andromeda Madagascar /Coins Belvidere Andromache 717 .. 30 Moored at Galway, Ireland. 6 5282 .. 261 Total of depots. 44 27523 7943 2660 Grand total. . _ 1 n addition to the above, there must be added the crews lent from guartleyps, &e l , not inserted in this tel • In addition to the alarm, there must ___ the crews lent tr..— ipa, &c., not ton jahlo, anti amounting to between 600 and 700 6160, tasking a total of nearly 3,000 men, and three of the larger packet+ will he tern. porarily taken from their stations, for the relief service of which the aggregate touriage would probably be about 2,000, and the amount of horse-power between 600 and SOO. MR. LUNG, THE EX-MAGISTRATE.—It is stated that Mr. Laing has been appointed magistrate for Australia, and that he leaves England next week to assume his appoint ment in that distant colony. A NEW RAILWAY.—The Eastern Counties Railway Company are about very large works at Stratford, comprising almost a new town. We learn that no fewer than 300 houses are to he at once erected, at a cost of 200,0001. It is also contemplated to erect a church at the same spot, and provide other institutions for the moral welfare of the inhabitants. — The Builder. OATS AND SCARCITY OF IirMAN FOOD.—Sir, - • coroner, he made a post martens examination of the body of the deceased. Ho found the face extremely pallid and swollen. The lips were the same, and there was an effusion of the eyelid. The body was in some degree attenuated. The rieht lobe of the liver was enlarged and congested. The mouth and gums were very pallid, and the stomach wee empty of food. The immediate cause of death was a recent inflammation of the pericardium. There wan no appearance of the existence of erysipelas. The treatment the deceased received was not such as ought to have been pursued in her case. Warmth, and not cold, should have been applied, with a proper diet —The Coroner summed up the evidence, when the jury, after above two hours' consultation, returned a verdict of Manslaughter against Dr. Lovell IN principal, and Anne Betts as accessory.—The inquiry lasted seven hours. —Looking over the Express of yesterday, my eye glanced over the nomination for the Derby, Oaks, and St. Leger for the present year. I could not help say ing to a friend with me, " What a lot of oats do those splendid nags consume! and what a pity it is not made into oatmeal for the starving highlanders!" I took up a pen and a scrap of paper, and found by calculation, that these nags in six months, at the rate of four feeds each per diem, do consume the quantity of 249,1'N feeds of corn ! .ow, this is the consumption of a given number of hones entered for three great races. But what is this ('i46 horses) in comparison to the 'lumber of other horses that are or will be in training during eight months, which is the number in which races take place, if you take into view the different racing meetings that take place in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and for which local meetings horses and mares will be entered, not one of which arc included in the 346 whose names are mentioned in the programme in your excellent paper? What must a foreigner think who looks at this, as I do now, and then reads the accounts which swell the columns of our papers, of the destitution of our fellow-men in Ireland and Scotla nd? Truly it must puisle hint, and it vexes me.—Ainar tes FIRF. AT AN IRON FOUNDRY.—Lest night, shortly before ten o'clock, a frightful occurrence took place in the extensive iron-foundry belonging to Messrs. Ainger and Co., in Upper Ground-street, Blackfriars. A number of men were engaged at the time previously stated, in casting a heavy piece of metal, and they had just succeeded in filling a pan with molten iron, whicliwas attached to a crane. The weight of the iron was upwards of 70 cwt., and great care was consequently required in drawing the pan to the mouth of the mould. The several persons engaged in the work had succeeded in shifting the hot metal to about the middle of the space between the furnace and mould, when the ladle toppled over, and the whole of the immense weight of hot liquid iron was scattered over the floor of the foundry, running amongst the men, and firing sundry portions of the building, and then rushed through the windows and doors like the discharge of rockets. For some time the utmost excitement prevailed in the neighbour hood, and it was feared that every man on the pre mises had been burnt to death. Such was the power of the fire, that no one could enter for some time to render aseis tepee, and intelligence was forthwith sent to the engine stations. In the course of a few minutes. Mr. Connarton reached the scene, with the West of England engine, and was followed by Mr. Hembleton, with the brigade engine from Waterloo-road, and the war belonging to the Royal , Society for the Protection of Life from Fire. With the aid of buckets of water, the firemen succeeded in getting the fire out, and the hot metal on the Boors cooled, when a most dreadful sight presented itself. One of the workmen, named Geo. Richardson, was found in a corner of the foundry burnt in a most shocking manner. His shoes and portions of his dress were stripped by the action of the fire from his person, and the injuries he had received were of snob a nature that no hopes were entertained of his recovery. Hs was placed in a cab, and removed to the hospital. Two other persons, named Thomas Hobby and Martin Ryan, were also extensively burned about their bodies, and wen likewise obliged to be removed to the hospital. Two children belonging to Mr. Belliughurat, one of the pertness, INNS also injured, but not to any great extent. At 11 o'clock the ire was safely extinguished, but it was expected that ems person, if not more, would die during the night. INQUESTS, YESTERDAY.—DEATFI PROM EXPOSURE TO War AND COLD.—Bi Mr. W. Baker, at the Duke d York, Rateliff, on view of the body of a female unknown , ' who died in Ratoliff workhouse, under the following Tsai singular circumstances On Tuesday morning List, the deceased was observed walking along the Cambridge-heade. road, apparently in a 'tato of intoxication. She inquired the way to Bethnal-gresn-road, and was properly directed. • Ilse deem was then observed to be wet, and she elated that she had accidentally slipped into the Regent's-canal. Her face was cut, and was bleeding most profusely. She then proceeded further down the road, and appeared weak and exhausted. She was taken in charge, and conveyed to the station-house in Arbour-square, Stepney, where she became insensible. She was then removed to Hatcliff woekhouse when Mr. Barret, • surgeon in the Commercial-road, promptly attended, but she expired on his entering the room. He attributed death to expmure to wet, cold, and exhale,. tion. The jury returned a verdict of " Natural death, accelerated by exposure to wet and cold." HTDBOPAmtc STsvaM. Before Mr. Him COMM, at the Crown and Three Rome Shoes, Enfield-erase 'rkithi body of Martha Hobbs . , aged 20, whose death was alleged to have been the effect of the hydropathie treatment. —Ells. Ronsell, servant to Mr. Swanwick, Chase Side, Enfield, said that deceased was in the same service up to Tuesday week. She had not been in good health since September. She was able to go about her work till last Monday fortnight, when she complained that she had a cold. On Monday sbe was in a state of delirium. On the following day she was worst. The next day she wan removed to her aunt's, and erysipelaa made its appearance, on her face and the side of her head. She took hyclropathie remedies, such as potting on a night cap which was wet with tepid water, and kept so day and night —Emma Idakepeaoe, aged 16, niece of Mn . Betts, aunt of the deceased , said that she lived with her aunt. Deceased belonged to a hydropathic club, to which she was a subscriber. No one but Dr. Lovell attended her, and never heard her ex press a wish for any other medical man. Dr. Lovell first saw her on the Wednesday or the Thursday previous to her death. He came altogether about six times. He was there on the Sunday, which was the last time he saw her. There was medicine in the house, but the deceased did not take any. On her first coming home, her aunt stated that she was suffering from erysipelas. On the Thursday night Dr. Lovell remained at Enfield, and on the following morning Mr. Bette sent for him to attend the deceased, and on Fries& night he stopped in the house, and attendee the dezeaseff throughout the night. She confirmed the evidence of the second witaxem as to the application of the baths.—Mr. T. Ashbury. surgeon, Enfield, stated, that by direction the first, and, above all things, bringing food to the people, " to nve," to use their own expressive words, " such of the peo ple as can yet be saved." Mr. o•CoNnett rose to 7second the resolution. He ex pressed hie full concurrence in all that fell from Mr. Hamil ton. He, too, was ter the formation of a neutral bu• united Irish party. No compromise of any principle by aq• man, but a vow by all to unite for the salvation of the pe, pie and the permanent interests of Ireland. Ile dwelt u on the terrible calamity that spin ad itself over the land—de ith was the first enemy they had to encounter ; and for this purpose they should unite to compel the government, at any cost of money, to save the lives of the people by procuring immediate and abundant supplies of food. All other objects %sere Lot ancillary to that great end, (Loud cheering foil°. id this). Food, then, was the first object. (Cheers.) He then com mented on the calumny of the Times against the gentry and people of Ireland. Ilis remarks on this head were heard with loud plaudits. He eulogised the gentry and clergy of all sects—invoked a blessing on the new Irish Union, and pledged himself to full and cordial co-operation, forgetful of men's differences, mindful only of Ireland and her interests. He resumed his seat amid loud and repeated cheer' og from ai parts of the room.—The resolution was carried unani mously. Mr. DILLON CM/Kim, of Fermoy, spoke to the resolution, eulogised the committee, and referred to the unanimity of 'B2 as an example of what might be done now. Mr. B. Oseolure was of opinion that the meeting should look to food as the first object to be sought for by t•te union. (Cheers.) He wished to know whether that meetitig would authorise the Irish members and English member., such as himself, to propose ao amendment to the address in case ministers refused t r supply food to the people. (Tremendous cheering.) He was a supporter of this government, but he was a more ardent supporter of the right of the Irish people to live. (Repeated plaudits, which continued several minutes.) No minister ought to be permitted to ! old office who would not at once feed the people, and this an united party could compel him to do. (Repeated cheers.) Mr. Morreett, of Terror, observed that the reception given to the suggestion plainly showed the feeling of the Irish gentry as to the great immediate object--fool, and the necessity of forcing the government to do its duty. If Mr. Osborne put a motion to that effect it would beyond ques tion be carried with almost perfect unanimity, but he would suggest that the determination of the course to le• taken in parliament be left to the men who formed the 1- :sh parlia mentary party—(Cheers)—in them they had cons fence, and to them it would be safe to leave the decision. oprrationot Ml—the aid of the r.. 11. awl the °raider/ft. , theponc We pray divine providence to biers or,:r effort m the cause of our afflicted country— to promote = 0 mit feeling of united exertion and reit-reliance which can alone raise in to our proper place in the great empire to which we belong. 'Che Evening Mail adds, that "Many other peers and members of Parliament have signified their cordial concur rence in the scheme ; though, not having signed the docu ment, their names do not appear. Very few have expressed their dissent, and answers arc still expected from many whose feelings are well known, though nut A )(A. liCeared." SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH, JAN. 14. The Edinburgh subscriptions for the Highland destitution are reported to-day as amounting to 9,0701. 1 la. 10d. At the first Glasgow meeting on behalf of the Highlanders, held on Tuesday last, the subscriptions made at the close amounted to upwards of 5,0001. At that meeting Dr. Buchanan gave the following details of destitution : Io a communication I have had from South Uist, from a person well known to me, and not a native of that country, who was there on business of his own, and business which had nothing to do with the destitution, I have received this written statement :—" Starvation, hunger, and famine are in this place. They could net give me a morsel of bread in many places, if I would have given them ss. for one cake. I travelled through the mountains, stopping at the huts of the poor people, among starving children crying to their father's and mothers for bread. I saw the father of eight children crying fn two hours because he could not provide bread for his family." In another communication from Pooleive, the writer, • respectable teacher, says : " I beg you will not suppose that I have drawn an exaggerated description of the destitution of this place. Alas! that is beyond my power, nor can I have any interest in attempting it. I am not a native of this place. I belong to the Reap country. I have been long among them. I have seen them often in diatress, but I never Ilia, nor any man living in this country ever saw them in such distress; nor can I help admiring the patience and modesty with which they bear it, and in trying to conceal their want from one another." In another communication from two gentlemen, one of whom is a minister, and the other Mr. Forsyth, of Dimach, who have been examining into the state of the west coast of Argyll and Inverness-shire, the following passage occurs :—" At Arisaig we met two men who had come over from the island of Eigg in quest of food for their starving families ; one of them showed me a gown belonging to his wife, which he had teen offering for sale to get some meal for his children, but could get no person to buy it. They assured us there were other families in the same deplorable condition. We immediately hired a smack, took ten bags of oatmeal with us and went to Eigg. The people hailed us as angels of mercy. The joy and gratitude of these people, Papists and Protestants, proved no small reward for some self-denial in bringing them relief." I will trouble the meeting with only one other extract. It relates to the Isle of Skye, and occurs Ma communication from Mr. C. Elder, of I seloomsay' " In one wretched hovel we found four poor children under the charge for the time of an epileptic aunt, the youngest on the breast (if that breast could supply it with nourish ment which was receiving almost none itself), the oldest not more than six years of age ; the parents had gone to Portree, more then seven miles off, to try to get a few herrings or something else to save their helpless children (coin sp“dy starvation. They had left nothing in the house that would eat, and none of the family had had more than half or third food for a long time before. The aunt had at last got a handful of meal, and when we saw them near two o'clock in the afternoon, this borrowed morsel had just been made into a little porridge, which we saw cool ing before being given to these poor hungry creatures." GREMNOCK.—TheCustomp receipt for the port of Greenock, for the year ending Jan. 6, 1847, exceed those of the previous year by upwards of 36,0001., a gratifying proof ,of the in creating trade of the port. Tire WEATHER.—The late stormy weather has greatly interrupted the communication in the north. Five mails from Orkney were due in Caithness on Friday, end the storm still continued. All intelligence of the island of St. Kilda has been cut off for some time, owing to the tem pestuous weather, and (ears are entertained for the condition of the poor inhabitants.—lneerness Courier. EDINBURGH ACADVMY.—The rectorship of this seminary becomes vacant at the expiry of the current session by the retirement of Archdeacon Williams. One of the classical mariterships is also vacant by the death of Mr. Carmichael. litoittaxo Socorre.—At the annual meeting, held on the 12th inst., Mr. Maconochie, of Meadowbank, was ap pointed treasurer, A remit was made to a committee to re port as to the ileairableness of flax cultivation in Scotland; and a memorial to government was agreed to, regarding the better collection of agricultural statistics. The Earl of ERNE proposed the next revolution ; it was to the effect: That before and beyond all other comdderations 1s the salvation of the lives of the people ; and we therefore deem it our solemn duty—the present system having regally failed—to call upon the government in the most Imperative terms to take such mea sures as will secure local supplier of food sufficient. to keep the people alive, and to sacrifice any quantity of money that may be neceiwtry to attain the object, declaring, as we do, that any neglect or delay in that matter will render the government responsible foe the safety of the peoaleof Ireland, who must perish in multitudes unless supplied with food. That as the people of this country are suffering from a most extraordinary and itcalculably ex tensive deficiency in the stock of food, we Nether call or, the pewee ment to remove all artificial impediments to the sapply of that deliciem7 by the temporary suspension of the navigation law. and the duties on the impor talkie of corn. Lord FARNHAM, in proposing the series of resolutions which suggested the furnishing employment to the peasantry in tilling the land, and seed for the coming year, said there was no man in the country more proud of that assem blage than himself. The noble lord then proceeded to advo cate and support the objects of the resolutions. He said the people had not seed, nor was it in the country. In his county, Cavan, there were 27,000 men on the public works, yet the most extreme distress existed, and unless what was recommended in the resolutions were complied with, next year must he worse than the last. Major BLACtALL supported the resolutions, and add se matter what political economy Raid, the country should he I saved from famine. He defended the landlords and the people, the first for not giving seed to the people when they had not got one-tenth their rents, and the people, who, if thee employed themselves in tillage, must starve. Mr. B. OSBORNE, in propoaing the next series of resolu tions, asked if it was supposed that the gentlemen there assembled were to be considered as ass; nting to anything that was proposed. (No, no.) Well, he was glad of that; for he was of opinion that the landlord should give seed himself to his tenants. Mr. Mormatt said it was not supposed it should b . .. given gratuitously. Mr. OSBORNE wan glad of it; for he wou'd not have it imagined that they were to come to England as beggars for Need for their tenants—always mendicants. He defended the English people from the supposition that they were fairly identified, or that they coincided with the abuse of the people in the English press. He was of opinion government should make advances to railways. He was 'also of opinion that the potato being gone, and they would do well to look upon that root as gone, the cattier tenant could not exist. He was perfectly ready to pay any tax for locating in colonies those cattier tenantry. He would send them with the ministers of religion as of old —or if they could persuade some of the )oung gentlemen now engaged in breaking horset and shooting snipes, they would soon rover themselves with glory, and could indulge their sporting inclinations on a larger scale. He was of opinion that the waste land panacea would fail. He was of opinion that the cattier tenantry could not be located on the waste lands. Mr. O. OoLa MoosE seconded the resolutions. Lord MILTOWN proposed the first of the series of reeolu t ions recommending permanent measures, and advocated them with great vehemence. Mr. MONBELL Emended these resolutions. He said this was the first time that an Irish party had been formed, NO the hope of the country was founded upon what they had never yet attained—union. The road to Downing-street was too frequently the bridge to the destruction of Irish interests. It would be so no longer. Mr. Monsell's allu sions to the formation of an Irish paste, and the effects of union, as well as his anticipation of its effects, were received with the loudest cheering. Lord Mayor; propoved the second ;cries of " permanent - -e." His lordship's observa•ions were brief and general. Mr. G. R. Goner, a young gentleman of Cavan. who has just issued a pamphlet in support of poor-laws and mud. gration, seconded these resolutions in a speech enforcing his views. Mr. Pumas Mattouv proposed the next series of resolu tions. He insisted that the measure now proposed were not offered for the first time. They had been proposed so long as 20 years ago—so far back as pin. Mr. H. GRATTAN, M.P., was the seconder of these pro positions. He contended that no Irish member, nor all the Irish members, could hope to be heard who was not backed by the people. Mr. W. F. TIGHE, of Woodstock, in proposing the next series respecting the facilitating th , transfer and sale of property, said that the hon. meml:l. must see that the couistry would support the Irish members, Mr. CAHILL seconded the proposition, and entered into the reasons for demanding those facilities. Lord CARTLEMAINE proposed, and Sir THOMAS BUTLER seconded the series of resolutions respecting the employment of surplus labour, and the improvement of Grand Jury Viscount Maessazzate proposed the next series, advo cating the enabling of proprietors to employ their own poor. He defended the conduct of the Irish landlords. Mr. L. NAPER, of Loughcrew, seconded the resolution. In defending the landlords from the attacks of the press upon them, he said he never knew a patriot cut out of a printing press. The Irish landlords were statesmen—the blue-books proved it. He did not want to set them against the government of England, but she could not do what they wanted, for those who undertook the duties of statesmen were only placemen. Mr. Naper advocated the raising of the physical and educational state of the Irish people, ss the best means of influencing the Irish people to use, for the general protection, those arms they were, in his part of the country, purchasing in large numbers. Sir G. HODSON proposed, and Mr. CHARLES TOTIRN HAM seconded, the resolutions directed to the checking of wake. Colonel KNox Goaz, lieutenant of Sligo, proposed the resolutions which advocated the exemption of landlords who employed their own poor from any assessment for genera purposes of supporting " surplus labour." Colonel Gore, upon the subject of 'soutane* rendered to Ireland by Eng land, would beg to remind the English people that atter the fire of London, the Irish Parliament, not haring money, sent 30,000 good beeves cured in barrels to their suffering fellow countrymen. Mr. M. BARRY seconded these propositions. With re spect to absenteeism, he said that he had rather taxation were imposed on it through the operation of the resolution exempting the employing proprietor than by any direct means. Mr. J. H. HAMILTON, Id P.,proposed a resolution, calling on the committee to continue its labours, and to °all another meeting whenever they deemed it necessary. Mr. S. O'Butew, M.P., seconded the resolution. He said that if such a party as was now fouuded had existed, many men would never be driven to advocate those other measures which he believed must ultimately be obtained. Mr. A. MTerrne, M.P., in proposing the next resolution. respecting general co-operation among Irishmen, expressed his gratification at the mai:dray whit* characterised the meeting. . Six J. POWER seconded the resolution, which passed. THE New lawn PAtLTy.—The declaratory resolutions for the formation of a new Irish party have received the signatures of • large portion of the Irish peers and members of the Hones of Commons, and arrangements ap in progress far hold*, meetings on the, subject throughput the pro , vines". Those resolutions have emanated from the Marquis of Sligo, and Mr. Moore, of Moore Hall. They are as follow; :- That at this awful period of *aloud calamity it becomes the filet duty of curry habitat to devote his undirided efforts to the intermix of Ireland ; and that neither polities, parties, nor persona prejudices should Influence Ids mind in the discharge ho er h aduty. That as we feet deeply convinced that our tam divisions been the leading causes of our own misfortunes, and by weakening **influence bathe councils of the empire bare deprived us of our share in the general prosperity, eve we are no tees firmly persuaded that it is by union Moue we can Ptuarthe evil. that elCseenertne has created. That If the neseeetty of r and united action be urgent 4nd important to Ireland under es y circumstances, It at Mk moment becomes imperative and vital, ae not only the future fortunes, but the present lives of ourliany may oepeod on our exert**, and that daemon at such an hour is not only • reproach, but • crime. That to make such a union binding sad effective, It will be nemewary net only to feel but to act together, to take *epee to naive an united ammo* or united oppattlsa tom& measures as may be produced with regard to Ireland daring the ensuing session of parliament. That foe this purpose we yenta.* to moms* to the truth members of the legislature to meet together at such time as may be coneSdered must proper and eon \yenlent, for the purpcse of forming an Irish Tarty for the. protection of Irish Interests; and we earnestly entreat that every member of that body ehould resolve es tar ss possible to consider and modify Me own opinion no m to meet the united tediums ot the genmaa S.dr, ant eimald banish from his mind all oaaridetaJone of party or uotudier at a time when the Una and hue*** of his oov.ntremen are so deeply periled. That we real conga at a union thus firmed ardearrted an is the prxe , tion at evil •:,,Favc. , trh' re , ht .vphr* lad lt, IRELAND. DUBLIN, Jsx. It The great fact of this day was the meeting of the landed proprietors and gentry of Ireland at the Rotundo. It was certainly a very remarkable de monstration, whether we consider the numbers, the intelligence, or the thorough unanimity which pervaded it. There were some thirty odd resolu tions passed, and as the member for the University observed, it was perhaps the first time in Irish history where the concord was unbroken, and the oratory limited. The numbers were about 800 or [ 900, admitted by tickets at five shillings, and very fairly represented the provinces. The speeches were short, and to the point. The only remarkable event of the day, of a se condary character, was the short speech of Mr. Ralph Osborne to the first resolution. He asked whether, in the event of the minister refusing to comply with the demands of the Irish party, they were prepared to move an amendment to the address? The feeling certainly was in favour of that extreme course, but Mr. Nlonsell interfered, and desired that the Irish members should be left to pursue the most fitting 1 course. Mr. O'Connell spoke briefly and touchingly. One fact stated by Lord Bernard, son to the Earl of Bandon, is of painful weight. Ho said that the Pro testant Doan of Cloyne and floes, informed him that fire thousand persons had already perished of famine ' along the south-western coast, since the beginning of r September. r I must refer you to the meeting, of which the fol lowing condensed report will give a fair idea : MEETING OF THE IRISH GENTRY. The long contemplated meeting of the Irish gentry took place this day in the long room of the Rotunda. The meet mg was not only numerously, but beyond all comparison the most influentia l that ever assembled in Dublin. Every county iu Irrdand was represented. On the motion of the Earl of CHARLEMONT, seconded by Lord FARNHAM, the Marquis of Ormonde was called to the chair. Mr. 13. OBRORNR addressed the chair, suggesting that the reporters of the public press be permitted fully to record and publish the proceedings. He dwelt at great. length on the necessity of having the proceedings of a meeting so in fluential, in point of rank and numbers, fully placed before the public. Mr. MUNCIE, one of the secretaries, observed that an understanding was come to at the committee, not to have the meeting partake of the character of a public meeting, but rather of a conference of the Irish gentry ; that, however, , the gentlemen of the press were all accommodated with tickets of admission, with permission to give the paling • general view of the object, character, and proceedings die meeting. We are not yet aware whether the repoetan will be permitted fully to transcribe their notes; and, as they were admitted on the faith of submitting to the rules of the meeting, it would be a breach of that faith to fully publish the proceedings without the express assent of the committee. Several letters of apology were read, including letters from the Marquis of Conyngham, Lord Glance'', Lord Ramis*, the Ron. Frederick Shaw Sir B. Hayes, Sir G. Aylmer. Grogan Morgan, . Theo hilts Nugent, Gen. Con James Hamilton, A. O'Connor, Conway Dobbs, Hyde,. Castle Hyde ; N. Wieldy, R. Smyth, &c,, &c., ap proving of the proposed union of Irishmen, and of the gene reel objects of the meeting. Sir M. CHAPMAN addressed the meeting, and dwelt upon the dire character of the visitation with which this counta was afflicted, and on the total inadequacy of the present may surer of the government to meet the exigencies of the case. I He urged the necessity of forcing the government to import food for the people, and not to permit their false theories of trade to sacrifice the lives of the people of Ireland. He en tered rit some length into the project of an Irish party, and strongly urged the necessity of Its prompt formation and 'united action. Having recounted the labours of the repro- C. O ' Loghlen , dlimmittee he moved C. Mn, Sir Wm. , Monaell 1 and that Richard Stanlev Hawke o th , Eine., ad as secretaries to the meeting. Mr. °coaxer, M.P. for Dublin, seconded the resolution, and in • short speech gave his full adhesion to the proposed Irish party, to its objects, and the laws of its formation. At this stage of the proceedings O'Connell entered the room, and was received with loud and enthusiastic cheers by the whole meeting. Mr. G. A. HAMILTON, M.P., proposed the first resolution, which is as follows That we deem it our duty moat earnedly to Imp reas upon our re yessentativen our mimeo conviction of the nocernity of their now co- ageratum cordially in pediment for the advancement of the Intervale al Ireland ; and of their uniting to advocate such measures as may ap pear calculated to nine the metal, material, and moral condition of ihe people ; to sere wxlety tram the ruin by which all entree in the land are now threatened; and to preserve the property of the country from conitscation. The hon. and learned gentleman proceeded at great length to develop the necessity that existed for union amongst Irish men—declared that an Irish party was not any project, but was already a thing effected, is the proud array of name* published in the public journals of the day proclaimed. ( Loud cheering.) He proceeded to say that he bound him self to the principles of that union, and wmdd devote ell his energy and time to the working out its object, and seeking the advancement of Ireland, totally heedless of all party and sectarian interests. Mt. Rani:tot dwelt on the necessity 01 PROVINCIAL. Tim TEN ROVES BILL.—On Wednesday night a public meeting of the managers and overlookers of Heywood was held, for the purpose of considering the best means of pro moting the passing of the Ten Hours Bill. There were up wards of 120 of this class of persons present. —A manager haying been called to the chair, he briefly opened the pro ceedings ; after which the Secretary of the Lancashire Central Short-time Committee addressed the gentlemen present at considerable length. The meeting was also ad dressed by deputations from the Litticborough and Roch dale Short-time Committees, so well as by several managers and uverlookera, who strongly depicted many of the evils consequent upon the present factory system. Many of them spoke from their own experience, and contended that, until the hours of labour were reduced, it was hopeless for them to endeavour to improve the moral condition of the persons who were under their care. Resolutions and a petition to parliament were agreed to. AT A MEETING OE Mr. BRIGHT'S ELECTION COMMITTEE, at Manchester, on Thursday evening, Mr. Wilson, the chair man, stated that :5,426 voters had pledged themselves to vote for the hon. gentleman. Mr. Bright afterwards ad dressed the meeting, commenting on the speech of Lord Lincoln, and the proceedings passed oil s wits much •pirit.— The Hon. T. M. Gibson is expected to meet his committee and the electors generally, at the Free Trade Hall, in about eight or ten days. YORKSIIIRE. REPRESENTATION OP SCAIGIOROEGH. — The following address has been issued, by the Earl of Mulgrave, to the electors of this borough: Gentlemen—Raving ascertained that Lieut.-Col. Phipps la to relinquish the hope that he had entertained, of becoming aollreed remade. of the borough of Scarborough, at the next general election, and being aware that there is a large and powerful body of the electors who have uniformly advocated and supported the liberal interest, I venture to offer myself so a candidate for the honour of your suffrages. In the hope that the cloeeness of relationship and the similarity of political principles may induce the libersi electors of Scarborough to extend to me the promise of that support which. I have 1110.011 to believe, would have ensured Colonel Mare' weave. The great decal questions affecting the commerce of Great Britain appear to be settled, and Um experience of this year proves how wee was the foresight which removed prohibitory duties upon the food of the people. Great Racial and moral improvements remain to be effected, and I feel sufficient coeadeers in the intentions , of the government to believe that they will preens =eh plane as I shall be able to support. Web ing, however, tele alb as give honest and impartial consideration to all Wawa:led sewearea I *lntl endeavour to keep myself unpledged te lap make et a pasty, feeling certain, that should t he fortunate emagli b bonne year reptrientative, I shall be bee enabled to per- Bete werastiss te yea, by set* to the best of my judgment, upon the prat prlesillse delvil end . eligious liberty, in the conaideration of sil pettedmi rams procee I shall immediately have the honor et enellog epee Os electors M an ually, when I shall be better able to mew penewilly, than es Mail within the ordinary limits of an the bind principle. upon which I reek the support and cam Ildesas . et theeltdors of deubwough. - I remain, Ste. Melons.. - Ire — seb;;Qh. Joe. 14' Shavattv.—The mayor of Leeds, G. Goodman, Esq., presided over a numerous asemblage of the iahabi tante ot Lewis, in the Music-hall at that place, on Thursday evening, to hoer a lecture on the horrors of American slsvery, by F. Douglass, a fugitive slave Irons Maryland. The meeting was subsequently addressed by Mr. Wright, from Philadelphia, and by Mr. Nelson, the secretary to the British Anti-Slavery League, after which some resolutions were adopted deprecating the existence of slavery in all its forms and phases. r‘LnaLourao.......oo. SEIZURE Or AN ILLEGAL 90AP FACTORT. — On Monday last, the Collector of Excite at Newcastle made an extensive discovery and seizure of illegally manufactured soap, on the premises of Messrs. Allen, soap-mannfacturers, New-road. Suspicion had long existed that the returns from the above establishment were incorrect, but, up to Monday, the attempts made to detect the fraud had always failed. It ap pears that a concealed door led from the part of the premises legally entered to another secret apartment, where the manufacture of soap was conducted on a very extensive scale, upwards of seven frames being discovered full of seep, three of them in a liquid state, and each of them upwards of one hundred inches long, by about forty inches in breadth, the legal dimensions being forty-five inches by fifteen. It is stated that some soap, known to be of illegal manufacture by the length of the bars, have been detected in the pow sum of parties who have been in the habit of purchasing from tho above firm. The quantity of soap seized at the manufactory exceeded twelve taus. NOTTlNGiinniinsite. Ncestetes roe Cal sas.—We (frottisseheieJosestat) bare just had our attention drawn to a number of low establish- meets in this town, called cofee-shops, winch are described 'tous es fruitful nurseries for a large portion of the juvenile ' delinqueney that forms so iseportaut end so deplorable an ' item in the esienders add polioasheets. if any person would take the trouble to enter one of these doss to the afternoon or night, he would see numbers of the merest children—lads often eight or nine years old and ewe younger—discussing the beverage which glees a name to the place; smoking short pipes, and pla yi ng at cards or bagatelle. Here they are taught to rob their genets; to pick pockets; to "snapap unconsidered trifles," sod, in a word, are systeen:;bel i el educated in all the various branches of crime and blac • ism. The keepers of these places contrive to set the author cities at defiance, pretending that they are private housess— themselves tieing. wilt would seem, such philanthropists, that from sheer benevolence and a desire to promote the enjoy ment of the urchins, find them apartments for their amuse ments. It is stated further, that these coffee-shop keepers are eery eaneenient "plants "—buyers of stolen goods and no questions asked. i RIM. W atilltlt " A LIVELY SENSE OF FUTURE IFEVOCRIL"—The Lin- I colnehire Chronicle announces that Col. Sibthorp, the mem ber for Lincoln, " hal distributed his annual and very liberal donation of coals earlier this season than on former occa sions," to the people of the city. One cannot help being amused at the discrimination exhibited by the gallant legis lator in the choice of the recipients of his bounty, and the quantity given to each class " every freeman and elector received a quarter of a ton, and the widows of freemen half that quantity." !MIER-SY:MLR& A Bestoomisermt was CONVJCSIM at Taunton on Thum'. day last of a shameful assault upon two little girls whom he met on their way borne from school, and pulled into the gar den of his father, also a schoolmaster in that town. His name was Henry Clarke , his see 20. He was sentenced to ax months' imp risonment in Wilton gaol. WILTSHIRE. EXTWIBIVE BunoLanr—On Monday night last the resi dence of Mr. Anthony Kingston, at Shilbourne, was broken into. The burglars forced open • writing desk, sr,d stole from it securities to the amount of 5,0001. Amongst others was a chi que for 1 001. upon the DJVILCS Old Bank (Hughes and (h.), • 51. nom of the Old Marlborough Bank, and 201. in cub ; also a silver tea-adds ladle. BUCKINI lIVCRS MAGISTRACY V TIM GAME LAWS.-At the recent quarter AMIGA. at Aylesbury. two of the magistrates ex pressed their disapprobation of the game laws. The Rev. J. Pigott " considered them detestable laws, and :ha. they were incentives to crime," and said, " if he had been a poor man, he believed he should have been a poacher." J. Lee. EN., LLD.. of Hartwell Park, placed the following motion on the book for the next session " That all expenses incurred in tre rmiemitinn or tragre-I.rs ollendors shall he yrfd s- the parties prosecuting, and not by the county ; and that the clerk of the peace be instructed to give an account of the number of persons convicted of such offences, with the ex petite, relating thereto, from the year 1840 to 1881." °Asir. PriEsetivisu.—On some occasions of late there have been more than fiftynight watchers employed to protect the game on the preserves of the Duke of Buckingham at and around Wotton. Ut Brama. ST. JANIES'S.—The entertainment of last night eon fisted of the five-act melodrama called "La Dame de Saint Trope, ;" • piece which was produced at Paris soon after the celebrated trial of Madame Laffarge for poisoning her husband, with the object, apparently, of showing that, not,. withstanding the result of the trial, that lady might not im probably have been innocent ; the principal pieces of circum stantial evidence against Madame Laffarge being introduced in this play, and shown to be inconclusive. Hortense d' Auberire, the daughter of a nobleman, sacrifices her youthful affee dons, in order to save her father, by accepting the hand of his creditor, while she loved another. This creditor is Georges Maurice, a plain seaman, of middle age, who has made his fortune as an arnsaieur. Under a touch exterior be bits strong feeling, loves his wife passionately, and is wretched at finding that she has nothing but duty and gratitude to give in return. The couple live unhappily; and a villanous relative of the husband, who Is deprived by this marriage of his hope of succeeding to his property, conspires with his wife to destroy Maurice by slow pnisoa, under circumstances which will make it believed that 211rielame Maurice is the criminal. The husband gradually wastes away under the influence of poison administered to him; and is gradually persuaded that the wife he loves is his murderess. At last, however, while seated opposite a mirror, he sees in it the villain in the act of mixing poison in a medicinal potion he is about to present to him ; a discover• which leads to the establishment of his wife's innocence, but he laimselt, already in extremity, dies from the violent revulsion of feeling. This is the outline of the story, which is filled up with many minor incidents, effectively conducted, and forming a drama of extraordinary interest. The characters of the hus band and wife were represented by M. Lemaitre and Mane. C.arisse in a manner worthy of their powerful talents ; and so deeply were the audience impressed by the force and reality of the picture, that during the scenes of agony end passion which terminate the piece, a pin might have been heard to drop in any part of the theatre. When the curtain fell, Lemaitre and Mdlle. Clariase were called for, and ap peared amid reiterated peals of applause. CLERICAL. The Ga.:el/ea last night contains an Dr'cr in Conned sanctioning a plan of the lic . ..lesiustital Commissioners ftr the livision of Wands worth into two parishes, under the names of St. An.c , i and An Saints.—Another order sanction the establishment of a chapelry district formed from • portion of the parish of St. Atkrcuril, Derby, and to be known as " The Chapetry District of tkir'...y /tidal." VACANCY.— liford-cum-Bainton, C., din. ret,bnmuq.h St. John's Coll., Cam; vol., 4504.—by the desith of the Rev. G. Wray. NAVAL. PORTRMOI - rn, JAg. 15.—ThellUtint712, Coen. *lrmo, Is ordered here from Plymouth, to try Lieut. Gill, of Ur .t ship, fora brnech of the wooed article of war : for being drunk in his w.tteli on the 11th fiat, in Plymouth SWIRL—The llyarinth, 1111, (u. Scott, is to be paid off at thisiport. She was impeded by the Commander-hi-Chief today.—lty our naval intelligence of yesterday and this day, it will be wen that government is making use of all the means in its power to provide for the unfortunate Irish, as every disposable craft I. orderod to Cork with provisions. 'Mc Mercurythd Emerald to Lively lighter. and IMAM es. v., v.:11 tmilay with pros Dinar: meal for Cork. The (leper, Corn. Drown, Is ate, to proceed to Ire- land, previous to ber departure for the Lod Indies. Pant Mose - v.—The account, of pnxteds f Itrit4lina brigantine Echo, captured by 11. M is sloop Wan, on March 2, 1815 ; also of the botany money for the slaves on board at the timed capture, will be delivered into the Admiralty itegirtry on: the 2lith PROMOTION. coo APTOINTMIL,TA. —ADMIRALTY, lAN. H.—Capt. R. O. Fremantle, to &dries; J. B. Clarke. lieut. Oust GUAVA ; W. 0. Cow, paymar4. and punier, Amphlon ; W. Dunbar, imairt-ourg., Mt. Vincent; W. 11. Meyirfoid, elerk,.St. Vincent; 11. E. L. clerk, Oman ; master's Omen; It. Own, a mist., Birkenhead; G. Willoughby, master's assist., Caledonia; J. O. Hutchinson, master'.: assist., Uiledonia; C. J. Warner, clerk's soda., Vindictive; W. Kerr, carpenter, Medea. MILITARY. DIE Six-Potisnra AM. TRZLII.POUSDKR Oros wow ris ea by the field bad/fries of the Royal Artillery are to beidiscontinued, sad nine-pounder guroi substituted in their place m m to enable th trams while id action to throw small @bells from the guns, on well a Mat. TBR 1110PO.Zt1 A 1.010,1,110,4 or TUT. Roy .T. A lITILISAT, by the addition Mime oninpany to each of the ten battalions, has, it is under stood, been iktinitively abandoned, on amount of the heavy demand. on the percent estimates for other &variants of the some., but it is dated that an addition of fifteen men will be made to each company, which will sive a large effective increase, without the appointment of a single officer. Irsconsequi nee of this, the second 'nut, mints, who are unattached, having remained at head-quarters in expectation of being promoted to the rank of first lieutenants, will be posted to their various companies. Tar. ,fin,—Thismgt., now in Fdinburgh Castle, will embark at Glasgow, in steam - ships, for Dublin, in stout a kirtr.ight. The afters and soaks of this corps, stationed in various parts of North Britain, have subscribed a days pay each in aid of the destitute Highlanders, SPORTING. Tor Dassr.—ln our Tattensall's report, in yesterday's paper, we alluded to a report that Christopher was likely to go into Chefney's stable. We have ranee besot from 'good authority that he has beef sold to Mr. Seymour Conway fee the wam M 1,500 vinous, and that he will remain in W. Scott's stable. The stallion &yams dkd at Monlton Paddocks, near Newmarket, on the 9th Instant. Lab) Enttlltacnct. EQUITY COURTS.—Yearransv. Before the Lord Chancellor. IN ILE DYCZ SOMBRE, IM LUMACT.—A petition pre sented by the lunatic has stood over since the beginning of last term, partly in hopes that some arrangement might be come to without any interposition of the court, and, after those hopes failed, far the purpose of tiling and answering affidavits. Mr. Bolt opened the ease on behalf of the lunatic yester day, and concluded it to-day. The object of the petition wee not to supersede the commission, but to obtain fur the luna tic leave to live where he pleased, freedom from all restraint and surveillance of persons employed to watch and inspect his conduct ; and also to get for him a larger allowance out of his income, and leave the application of it entirely to himself, without being called on to render any account of the expen diture. At present a sum of 60/. a week was paid to him, but he required 8,0001. a year, which sum was the amount of his income beyond the 4,0001. a year allowed to hie wife, with which he did not desire to interfere. It was admitted that his delusions in respect to his wife's conduct still ex isted, and also his imaginary communication• with spirits, but he was most exact in all his pecuniary dealings, and there war no danger in giving him the greatest latitude in that respect. The present restraint on his expenditure produced irritation, and it was very desirable to remove all unneeessary causes of complaint —Mr. Reit and Mr. Shadwell, who was with him, read numerous affidavit., the effect of which was to show that the indulgence asked for the lunatic might be safely granted him.—Mr. Bethell, for the wife, who is com mittee of the person of the lunatic, proceeded to open a cue in opposition to that stated for the lunatic, whose canduct, he said, required greater restraint than his been hitherto placed on it. The further hearing wee adjourned at the rising of the court, till to-morrow. Before the t' , w of litegtaad. IN RE LUNN'S CILARITY—The court will not make ER order under the Trustee Act, 1 William IV., e. 60, for the transfer of stock standing in the same of a deceased trustee, wholes next of kin refuses to administer.—A peti tion was presented in this ease under the 10th section of 1 Will. IV. a. 60, that new truitees might be appointed of certain trust funds, end that some proper person ought be appointed to transfer the said trust fund into the nausea of such new trustees. It appeared that the fund was standing in the Beek of England, to the names of four tnutees, the last of whom had died intestate, and hie next of kin refused to take out letters of administration to has estate,. Under the 10th sectioa of 1 Wm. IV., c. 60, it is enacted that where any person in whose mune, as a trustee or executor, either alone or together with the nesse of any other person, or in the name of whose testator whether as a trustee or beneficially any stock shall be standing, and such trustee or executor shall refuse to transfer hush stock, or motive or pay over the dividends thereof, then it shall be lawful for the court to direct some proper person for that purpose in the place of such trustee or executor .to transfer su eh stock into the names of such persona as the court should direct. Mr. Matins, in support of the petition, contended that the next of kin of the surviving trustee came within the words of this section of the act, and that the court had power to direct some person to transfer the funds for such next of kin. If this were refused by the court it would put the parties to very considerable expense in citing the next of kin, who was at present in America, and obtaining letter" of adminis tration Mr. Boundell Palmer appeared for the Bank of England, and submitted to act as the court should direct, The Vice-Chancellor said it appeared to hint the next of kin of the surviving trustee was in no sense within the mean ing of the 10th section of the act. It "Su evidently desirable that such a FAIR should he provided for by the act, and no doubt if the subject were mentioned in the proper quarter a short act of parliament similar in length to 0 - - ' • the last session for abolishing A— - prov.ued within the next three would then be got rid of. At opinion that the application must Ex. PASTE TOR MARQVIS OF LONDON AND NORTH- NV NFTBRN COSTS OP OBTAINING "Sr`'ONET ULE NEFF ' Pi I tT A r 7i7l;iti; to that in t deodands, might cosily be to weeks, and the difficulty °resent it s n , s as tbe retuseN a. 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