The Express. — London, England, 1847-03-31 00:00:00

I m ilitary and deter-nine(' set. For this they count on t h e s upport of France, and it is one of the things that oitar , visa bus none to negotiate at Paris, and that t gedeabt Seuhor l,restrz is prepared to excuse here. 'We have, however, as little doubt that the attitude s lid known character of Lord PALMERSTON are such, al neitfer Louts PHILIPPE nor his Spanish secre tary dare trifle with. :_rsnough has been said to show how much interest is involved in the events and changes, whether of iv or intrigue, which may take place either in Por ter] or Spain. The position of both queens is *tics': and we must own that, whilst that of Dan na Musts, caused as it has been by her own f e lls, tyranny, and cruelty, excites few of oar sym p4thieit. that of the still innocent IS tDELL does pro voke anxiety, commiseration, and respect. The prohibitive system, which has so long weighed Il ion the commerce and industry of France, is yield gig with difficulty under the menaced recurrence o r visitations like that of the present season. The Journal 4.1 DAttlo, on Monday, gave a leading snide which may be regarded as the forerunner of a , Pleasure the object of which will be the continuance dthe present unrestricted importation of provisions erevery description for another year, and, if for an other year, all recurrence to a system of prohibition #1 be impracticable. The course of events is thus silently and irres;stibly pushing monopoly from its orat in France. The .11 , 1 mtg, showing that the pre ma average price of wheat is 140 per cent. more than its usual amount, threatens the recurrence of a tilgh price in the two succeeding seasons, unless com same receives such timely notice and guarantee of Rae action as may warrant the remission of early irders to the basin of the Black Sea, the ports of the gaited States, and the Baltic. There must be no d'oubt or hesitation about the mutter. A heavy re sponsibility will rest upon the government , for it is *possible that the drain en public and private cha tty, by which the sufferings of the people have been for the present assuaged, and public tranquillity ihaintained, can be continued without an utter ex haustion of these sources. "the principle of free trade thus forced upon trance in alimentary matters, is only the point of the wedge introduced which, in due time, must be driven home to the establishment of a commercial system more in harmony with the spirit of the age than the present. L'Union Manarehipte affirms that a telegraphic despatch was received from Madrid by the French imerament on Saturday, bringing the serious intelli gence that the Cabinet had determined to discontinue stabmitting the public business to the Queen, who had shown a decided divosition to throw herself into the arms of the Progressist party. The visits of M. Balwer to the palace had given rise to surmises that the determination of the Queen was influenced by his ebansels. The Queen Dowager of Spain had a reception at her hotel in the Rue de Courcelles on Friday. The rely member of the diplomatic corps who attended was the Duke De Sierra Capriola, the Neapolitan ambassador, who had been acquainted with Queen Chrkina at Naples when she was a child. The aide-de-camps of Louis Philippe, and the ladies-in waiting on the Queen, attended, as did alto Madame la Duchesee Decazes, the mother of the present minister of France at Madrid. :Li Pattie states that apartments are in prepara- Bea in the palace at Madrid for the Duke of Mont *mien The same journal states, on the authority of a letter from Rome, that the King Consort has applied to the Pope for a divorce. The Madrid mails of the 24th inst. have been re- calved. No appointment bad yet been made to the Captain generalship of Madrid. El Espanol says, on the authority of a letter from Pampeluna, that the preparations of the Carlists were assuming a serious and alarming aspect. The want of money which hitherto had paralysed them exists no longer. A well known merchant of Bayonne has supplied them with funds, and consequently the enlistment of soldiers and purchase of arms and sup plies were to recommence immediately. The Carliat chiefs, who had emigrated, had received orders to be ready to return to their country at the first signal. Tile districts where they looked for moot success are Batelle, Pampeluna, and the mountains on the fron tier' of France. E 1 rieMpO says that disturbances broke out at Vigo on the 17th, in consequence of the expor- 1 lotion of corn to England. On the 18th an English frigate had entered the port to complain of this in terruption to English commerce. Two other Eng lish ships of war are expected, and serious consequences were feared. The ministerial crisis at Madrid still continued, and the organ of the government, El Hiraldo, acknowledged the necessity of some modification. " Would it not be possible," says that journal, "to combine in the same cabinet the names of Narvaez, Mon, Bravo, Murillo, Olivan, and others chosen either amozg the present ministry, or on the benches of the two chambers. With some self-denial and patriotism on the part of the statesmen, this combina tion does not seem impracticable. A cabinet thus' oomposed, possessing the confidence of the crown,' neither intolerant nor exclusive, which would assign to men like MM. Benavides, Donoso, Pacheco, Brer tram, Delis, Moron, he., the position which they ought to occupy, either in foreign legations, or in the administration ; which would propose, as the tees of its conduct, to strengthen the parliamentary principle; such a cabinet would, we think, be the sly one which could put a rein upon the attempts of extreme parties, and consolidate the constitutional monarchy, order, and peace." El Herald" denies the truth of the various reports in circulation respecting the return of the Queen Dowager, the Duchess of Montpensier, &c. The report of the junta upon railways has been addressed to the government, recommending that the companies undertaking the principal lines should be guaranted .1 per cent. on the subscribed capital, of which four should be applicable to the payment of interest, and one to a sinking fund, and that the pro- fits of the companies should be subject to a limit of 8 per cent., but that all profits from 8 to 12 per cent., should be divided equally between the government and the company, and that if the profits should ex ceed 12 per cent., the tariff should be reduced. COLOGNE, MARCH 26. You remember the disturbance that occurred in August last at Cologne? The garrison having, by the • conduct of some of the officers, and more especially of the cavalry, rather excited the populace to excess, than contributed to restore tranquillity, the burghers took the matter into their own hands. They pre vaihd on the officer in command to withdraw the troops, and assembling in force, soon put an end to the riot. The dismay which the matter occasioned at Berlin was not trifling. The second city of the king dom had not only shown that it could manage its own affairs without a garrison, but that the burghers were able to do what the garrison could not, or would not. The minister determined on visiting this new mime of Pte-militnir. with condign punishment; but could only obtain a sentence of eight days' arrest spinet the burgomaster who assumed the command without authorisation. Fortunately for the citizens, the faults committed by the garrison were clear enough, and easily proved Judicially. Officers had displayed their valour by charging down almost empty streets, and wounding quiet passengers at a distance from the real fray. One of these cases was taken up to obtain & judicial record on the other side of the question, and the colonel of I regiment of light horse was prosecuted for having sabred a respectable tailor named Woodke, while quietly walking in a street in which there was no tumult. The first defence set up was that the civil cocurt was not competent to entertain the charge, and while this point was under discussion, the lawyers found out a want of proof that the colonel had dealt with his own hand the blows inflicted on his unarmed victim. In Berlin, the Minister of Justice wished to enforce the point of incompetency for the case of the colonel, but to prosecute a complaint against a cor poral who had in the meantime been sub stituted, probably in the expectation that the proofs against him would also be intern- Piste : A very singular proceeding was se eardtagly adopted. The King issued an order under the sign manual to the court, to the effect that he was Nitisfied that the colonel was at the moment not on lie spot , and therefore the proceedings instituted *guest him were to be suspended. Yesterday the Advocate-I . :knees', on the strength of this order, &wed that the court should declare itself incompe tot to maintain the charge against the Colonel, but should instead peowute the inquiry against Ws sergeant. You see , the &hi of the Prussian courts is not very good, since a pleader, even in the pay of the er,...vn, could venture to make a proposal of the kind to the bench. The judges saw at once the dilemma into which they were likely to be brought, and with drew before any reply was made. After an hour's deliberation the court decided that the question of competency was to be reserved ; but that no inter ruption of the proceedings instituted would be I allowed. All parties were, therefore, desired to pro ceed with their causes under this reserve. The in terest which this cause has hitherto excited in Co logne can easily be imagined. By the ill-judged step of making the King interfere by a special command, while judicial proceedings were pending, the ease has now obtained more general importance. It has be come a conflict between the crown, and the courts of justice, on the subject of military irresponsibility, from which the minister has withdrawn under cover of a royal ordinance. It is, perhaps, not saying too much to assert that the decision ultimately taken in this case will more influence the King's popularity than even the assembling of the general diet. Purity of justice is, nut without reason, esteemed by the Germane above financial control. Indeed, without the former, how is the latter to be maintained ? Many very recent occurrences may influence the con duct of the Berlin ministry with regard to this ease. In Bavaria, and Saxony, the popular cause is now decidedly victorious. If Prussia is to keep the lead she has taken, her policy must be bold, open, and an heaitatinf. There is the less choice for the King on these points of internal organisation, that a conflict between the army and the burghers is only a conflict between two portions of the army itself. It is generally known that the Prussian army consists of recruits under arms, and of trained soldiers who, having served three rars (one, if they equip themselves), retire under an obligation to join the army when sum moned. This class, composed of citizens, men in office, and peasants, between 22 and 30 years of age, is the staff of the military power of Prussia. This is the first class of the Landwehr, that lends its im posing character t 3 a Prussian review, where the recruits of a year's standing cut but an indifferent figure. Now, to set these recruits, even headed by officers whose recollections are those of the war, against the grown men and trained militia, is to ex pose the army to ridicule, and to endanger the power that makes so great a mistake. MUNICH, M -ARCH 20. Many of the accounts from this place are erro neous in the details they give. The estate to be given to Lola Monies was not at Starnberg, on the lake of that name. It is a castle and entail estate of Sternfeld, in Franconia, belonging to the family of G—, which was offered far sale. The lady wanted to purchase it, but as no one can hold land who is not naturalised, she applied for letters of naturalisation, which she would have had to do had she been neither a dancer nor a politician. The cue, in the regular coarse of things, would then have come before the I council of state. The ministers had, therefore, no pretence for putting the lady forward in the manner they have done; but the Bavarians are gainers by their doing so, for probably nothing less would have opened the King's eyes to the command of means on which the party now overthrown relies, and which it here wished to use to intimidate him. The Austrian ambassador has left Munich, bat ostensibly on account of the Greek quarrel. The Pope's nuncio refused to accompany him. The Kiug has become immensely popular. FRANCE.—Ma. O'CoNwELL AT PARIS.— Mr. 1 O'Connell is improving in health and spirits. Dr. 011iffe, who has been in close attendance on him since his arrival in Peri., on Saturday called in Dr. Chomel, one of the king's physicians, in consultation. and both the'c gentlemen have declared that there is no organic derangement whatever in the case, and are sanguine as to his ultimate recovery. On Sunday t ilamtation, headed by Count de Montslembert, and com of several peers of France, deputies and mem bers of e Institute, waited on Mr. O'Connell to testify to him the deep sense they entertained of the eminent services he had conferred on religious liberty, not only in Ireland, but throughout the wort I. The noble count addressed Mr. O'Conn::U in most emphatic languaoe to that effect, and was replied to by that gentleman briefly in French, expressive of the gratification he ear...rimmed at so flattering a manifesta tion. Mr. O'Connell does not intend making any stay in Paris, as he proceeds almost immediately on his way to the south of France, and thence to Italy. THE TUN ISIAN AM BISRADOR.—The Chevalier Raffo envoy extraordinary of the Bey of Tanis to the king of thC French, has landed at Marseilles, and proceeded direct to Toulon, to present his respects to Prince de Joinville. ITALY.—Extract of a letter from Naples : " The narrow strait which separates the island of Capri from the mainland is well known to mariners, by reason of its ex treme danger. There is continually a strong current run , nine, and with any wind a heavy sea gets up directly, so that scarcely a winter passes without the occurrence of many rlisa•ters in that narrow channel. Of great advantage, then. to commerce it will be that from the lath April neat a light, constant and unchangeable, will be placed on the peint of the Campanella, a projection of land about a mile distant from Maass, and directly opposite Capri. This light will be elevated about 90 palms above the sea, and will be visible at the distance of ten miles. It Is in contemplation, also, to place another light on the highest pnint of the island of Capri, and in the ensuing summer it is said that the works will be begun. SPAIN.—BAYONNE, MARCH 21.—General Flores, ex-president of the Republic of the Bquador, left Bayonne on the 24th inst., for Paris, alter a stay of two months at the former ci GERMANY.—VIENNA, MARCH 20. Lieutenant Waghona is at present in this city. His plan for directing the Indian mail from Trieste through Vienna, Berlin, and Hamburg, has been approved of by the Austrian govern. ' meat, as being the shortest and safest.— Fraistfort Jburnal. THE INDIAN OVERLAND ROUTE. —We quote the Augsburg Gazette as authority for the following paragraph: The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Com pany have just concluded au agreement with the Sardinian government for experimental trials for the conveyance of the Overland India mails by Genoa. In favour of these trials the Sardinian government has conceded certain privileges to the Peninsular and Oriental Company, as regards anchorage and port duties, and the eatablishmentof a coal depot on the Mole Vecchio. In return, the company has engaged to carry the despatches of the Sardinian government free of charge. The projected trials by Genoa ire to commence in April. The Austrian Lloyds have decided,:on sending, at their own cost, an Indian mail, twice a month, through the Tyrol, the west of Germany and Belgium. GREECE.—Letters from Athens announce the arrival at that capital of the Crown Prince of Bavaria, on the evening of the 13th. The report that the King of Greece was seriously ill seems to be unfounded. Owing to the concentration of Turkish troops on the Greek frontier, all the men on furlough in the Greek service have received orders to join their respective regiments. BUENOS AYRES.—By the Pauline, from Rio Janeiro, arrived at Havre, we learn that the Mutine bad reached Buenos Ayres bearing orders from the French and English governments to Mears. Gore Ouseley and Baron Deffaudie to sign the treaty agreed on between the Argen tine Confederation, Oribe and the envoy, Mr. Hood. SENEGAL.—ST. Longs.—The captain of the French brig, Irma et Thomas, arrived on the 25th of Feb. at Charleston, states that on the day previous to his depar ture from St. Louie, the French steamer Charade was lost opposite that port, and thirty men, forming part of the crew, perished. The new governor, M. de Grammont, captain in the navy, opened the session of the colonial legislature on the I sth of February. In his speech he dwc:t with emphasis on the question of what are called " les engage's a tempi" (ran somed slaves labouring under contract for their emancipa tion). He announced his determination to enforce strictly and rigorously the decree of the 18th January, 1844 " The purchases of captive blacks, notwithstanding the conditional emancipation which ensues, have a double analogy with slave-trade tranuicticoui : in the first place, they excite the natives in the vicinity of the river to use immoral or cri minal means to procure captives for sale ; in the second place, the individuals ransomed are reduced to a state of slavery not the less degrading fer being temporary, since, , while it lasts, they are regarded and treated like °Roadies., ! as moveable property (chattels). This is the language of the department of marine, and it is in complete harmony with the principles which guide the pokey of Premix in reference to the slave-trade. The reply of the President of the Council wa: moderate and guarded, but expressed regret that his Majesty's government was resolved to put an end to the system of " engages u tevaps." We repel the comparison ' instituted between it and slavery. It presents an aspect entirely different. Aecording to our notions, St. Louis will become a real centre of emancipation, among the uncivilised tribes surrounding us, by initiating in our man ners, customs, and civilisation, unhappy negroes who have liberty in r nipective after a brief servitude. And we he. lieve we will have achieved a triumph for humanity, if we can obtain for this system your approhaion, and that of the mini ter of marine." COLONIAL. NEW SOUTH WALES. We are in receipt of papers from this colony to the 9th of December. They contain the results of the census for 11446. taken en the 3d of March. The total population of New South Wales on that day was (exclusive of Port Essing ton), males, 114,769; females, 74,840 ; total, 189,609. The pot ulation (of both sexes), within the limits of location, ansounted to, in the middle diatriet, 138,8&3; in Port Philip district, 23,468; in all, 162,361. Beyond the limits of loca tion it was. in the middle district, 15,651 ; in Port Philip diitrict, 9,411; in sa, 25,062. Thc crews of colonial rmlicL 'Vies wire estimated at 2,196. The gross Manse of pops lotion, during tho five years ending Id 1 8 46. was 58,753. the iner:ase of males was 2",4717 o f fe ma!es, 31282. The cues* of males over female , wa;, within the limits of location, 25,266 ; 111 - 3ond 12,4n4. To equalise Me sexes nearly thirly-fti9la thoutand fernales toere required. The increase of fem.'s% daring the last five years had only been 3,811 in eseess of th. , Increase of males. The governor had eat out on his promised tour through the colony. On the 14th of November he arrived at Bathurst, where he was received with enthusiasm. Lody Mary Fitaroy accompanied him. The expediency of resuming the transportation of convicts to the colony seas being keenly debated. A petition to the legislative council pra)ing that steps might be taken to re duce the upset price of land in the colony was in the course of signature at Sydney. The following are the names of the twelve men who were executed at Norfolk Island, on the 13th of October, for the murder of John Morrie —William Westwood, alias lackey Jockey, John Davis, Samuel Kenyon, Dennis Pendergast, Owen Commuskie, Henry White, William Pearson, James Cairns, William Pickthorne, Lawrence Kavenagh, William Scrimshaw, and Edward M.Oinniss. NEW ZEALAND.—In the Sydney papers it it said that a Wellington Spectator of the 4th of November had been received. The only extract given indicates that the district of Wanganui was still disturbed Oning to the unsettled state of this district, the Katherine John stone oned on Monday for Wanganui in ballast, although there was • hill cargo waiting for her. This little vessel has for the last four rre bees oonstnotly engaged la the trade between Wellington and WanPnui, and has always, previous to this but (amnion, takes • full cargo each trip.. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 1847, ~Tibr Qom!. The Queen, attended by the Countess of Gain.- borough and Col. the Hon Chas. Grey, visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday at Marl bo rough - house. The Queen also visited H.R.H. the Princess Sophia, at her reel deuce at Kensington. H.R.H. Prince Albert, attended by Col. the Hon. C. B. Phipps and Col. Bouverie, honoured the Society for the Encouragement of Arta, Manufactures, and Commerce, in the Adelphi, with a visit, yesterday. Lord J. Russell had an audience of her Majesty, yesterday, at Buckingham Palace. The royal family took their accus tomed walking and riding exercise yesterday, in the royal garden. The Ouches* of Sutherland, the Marchioness of Ormonde, Col. tke Hun. C. B. Phipps, and Capt. Francis Seymour, had the honour of joining the royal circle at Buckingham Palace at dinner yesterday evening. A cabinet council was held at three o'clock yester day afternoon, at Lansdowne Houle, Berkeley-square. It was attended by Lord John Rumen, the Marquis of Lans downe, the Earl of Minto, Bir George Grey, Earl Grey, Earl Auckland, Lord Campbell, Sir John Hubbouse, the M.irquis of Clanricarde, the Earl of Clarendon, Viscount Morpeth, and the Right Hoe. T. B. Macaulay. The council sat an hour end a half. The meeting took place at Lansdowne House, owing to the co.tinued indi.position of the Marquis of Lansdowne. The Hight Hon. T. Milner Gibson has for some days been prevented hy indisposition from attending at the Board of Trade. The right hon. gentleman is now much better. _ _ _ Despatches from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. Mr. H. Lambton, M.P., left Farrance's Hotel yes terday., for Ryde, Isle of Wight. Prince Louis Napoleon has passed up the Rhine to Switzerland. PRINCE ALBERT'a VISIT TO THE SOCIETY OP Aare.—H.R.H. Prince Albert paid a visit yesterday to the exhibition of specimens of British manufactures, opened by the Society of Arta and Manufactures, of which his Royal Highness is the president. His Royal Highness took special interest in these specimens wnich exemplify the com bination of decorative art with mechanical ingenuity. He praised the specimens of enamelled and coloured glaes—a manufacture from which, until recently, the British manu facturer was excluded by a prohibitory duty. His Royal Highness remarked the deficiency of this country in bronzes, in which we are greatly surpassed by other nations. The specimens of oak carving by machinery he regarded as the means of enabling the designs of the best artists to be multi. plied and executed at a cheap rate, and expressed his hope that the great powers of that machinery would be used on the very best designs only of the most eminent artists. In the precess of colouring on china, his Royal Highness remarked that we were making rapid progress; and the excluisite vases in china decorated with flowers were pram& The larger specimens of decorated earthenware were commended, especially those adorned with foliage in relief. Having spent upwards of an hour in the rooms, his Rua Highness retired with his suite. (From last night's GazeUe.) BUCKINGHAM PALACE, NIARCH 26.—The Queen, as Sovereign of the Meet Noble Order of the Garter, has been graciously pleased, by letters patent under her royal sign manual, and the great seal of the order, bearing date this day, to dispense with all the statutes and regulations usually observed in regard to installation, and to give and grant unto the most noble Francis Duke of Bedford, Knight of the said Most Noble Order, and duly invested with the ensigns thereof, full power and authority to exercise all rights and privileges belonging to • Knight Companion of the said Most Noble Order, in as full and ample a manner as if be had been formally installed ; any decree, rule, or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MARCH 29.—This day had audience of her Majesty, to deliver their credentials from their respective courts: Senor Narita, Envoy Extrivirdinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the court of Spain ; and Senor Mora, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo tentiary from the Republic of Mexico—to which they were respectively introduced by Viect. Palmerston, 0.0 it., her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Col. the lion. Sir E. Cust, K.C.11., her Mojesty's Master of the Ceremonies. DOWNING-STREET, MARCH 29.—The Queen has appointed G. H. Burt, Esq., to be Surveyor of Roads for the Island of St. Christopher. WAR.OPFICE, MARCH 30. Royal Rept. of horse Gds..-Lieat Lord A. F. C. G. Lennox to he mot, by pur., vice lion. C. H. Cast, who ret. ; Cor. Lard 0. A. Flu , Gerald to be lieut., by por. 3th Drag. Gds.-'Copt A. Nugent, from b..p. unatt, to be capt,vice Connolly, who evch, ; Lieut.°. L. Robson to be cam., by 'Mr. ; Cot. J. J. Moms., to be loot, by pur.; Ens. A. W. D. Burton, from 82nd F., to be rm., by par. 11th Light Drag.-Lleat. W. 8. Banda to be apt, by par., vice Forrest, who ret ; Cot L. Alexander to be heut., by put ; E. A. Cook to be cor., by par. 12th Light Lieut.-Cot. 18. Modem, from h.-p. Unatt, to be lieot.col., repaying the difference, vice Brev. Gol. 8. Bianca, who mob.; Major E. Pole to be lieut..coL, by Doe. • Capt. the Host R. Needham to be major, by par.; Lout. T. H. hif ton to be apt., by ar. ; Gor. J. A. Digby to be lieut., by par. ; C. Goring to be tor., bY IRh Light Drag.-Lout. A. Need, from 11.. p. Ifith Light Drag., to be lieut., vice Hillier, prom. In 44th F. Ist Kee. of F.-.H. W. Turner to be ens., without pun, rice Kee ned?, dm 4th F.-Ems. J. W. Perry to be Beet., by pur., via Wollaston, who ret. ; O. T. Cocks to be ens., by per. 13rd F.-F. Corbett to be Mk, by par., vice Twigg, who re. 19th F.-M. C. Wall to be cm, by pur., vice Bears, prom. 46th F.-To he Lima. without pur Ens. J. G. Clarke, lice Camp bell, app. edit; Eno. J. H. Chambers, vice Mnsq who ret. To be Ensign, by par. D. I. B. Leonard. To be Loslgm. without pur. 11. R. Wofrige. To be Adjt. Limit. C. V. Campbell, vice O'Toole, prom. 68th F.-H. V. Joao to be cos., without pur., vioe Disrby, who rm.; Lieut. T. W. Mover to be Min., vice Carmichael, who mama the adju tancy only. 82nd F.-D. S. Collings to be no., by pur., vice Burton, app. to slb Dreg. Gds. Bacvm-Lieot.Col. 11. Madoo, of 12th Light Drag., to be cot in the army; Copt A. Nugent, of sth Drag. Gds., to be major In the army. UNATTACIfILD. — To be 3apts., without par., Lieut. J. White, from ailjt of a recruiting district ; Lieut. L. A. Boyd, from Ilth F. ; lieut. H. L. Herbert, from 88th F. MIMIORANDLIC — The commission of Lieut. J. 0. Cox, In the 2nd W.I. Vogt, has beat dated Dee. 16, 1648, instead of Aug. 6, 1840. THE OOVEBNMENT EDUCATION PLAN. A public meeting was held yesterday, at the Lon don Tavern, Bishopegate-street, in opposition to the plan of education as set forth in the minutes of council. The persons present were principally dissenters. Mr. 0. W. ALEXANDIR, whom we understood to be • Quaker, being called to the chair, stated that he had, not without reluctance, come to the decision that it was his duty to oppose the government scheme of education. He was aware of the fact, that there was yet much to be done with regard to education, but be could not agree with the Times newspaper as to the entire deficiency of the present system of public schools. It was well known that great difficulties had to be contended with in regard to providing school-rooms; but it was one thing to assist in building school-rooms, and another to put forth a great scheme of what were called " national echools," but which ought to be called " Church of Eng land schools." In " national schools" the Church catechism and Church principles were taught to all alike. The scheme was agitated 'solely by members of the Church of England ; such, he contended, could not be correctly called education. The British and Foreign School Society had not come for ward in rapport of the plan, nor had the Wesleyan' and others, He regarded the government plan as a system cal culated to neutralise and destroy the efficiency of the liberal schools. He had far more faith in the voluntary system of education as at present carried out in the support of schools. The RIT.CMARLIIB EITOYIL moved the first resolution, which was to the effect that, whatever might be the value of the educational measure proposed by government, the meet ing could not consent to accept it when brought forward in a manner so alien to the spirit and principles of the British constitution. Mr. :Ravel gave the government plan credit for indications of kind regard for the interests of the coun try. Ile owned, too, that the matter was one where healthful was very much required; but it was his impression that government underrated the influence of the Sunday-schools. The measure, he thought, contemplated rather the improve ment of existing education than the bringing of education within the reach of those to whom it was at present unat tainable. He also contended that, even were the education of the people a province of government, which he denied, the affairs already committed into the hands of government were so numerous as to renderit impossible for it adequately to perform the tremendous task of educating the children of this country ; nor was the business already in the hands of government so satisfactorily performed as to warrant the placing under their control the education of the people. He had watched the Borough-road School since it had been assisted by government, and its progress was anything but one of improvement. He thought there was sufficient ebjec don to the measure on the very face of it. It could never be carried out without inflicting wrong. The measure must embrace the whole population or not. If the whole, • vital injury would be done to education itself, which, if worthy of the name, mast include religious instruction, must involve r the development of the whole man ; and how could the government, in justice, undertake the religious instruction o: the whole nation ? If government were told to under take any matter, they were bound to take the mean. which • they believed moat conducive to the desired end. The go. vernment would, of course, think the instilling of Ch arch of England doctrine. as the beat moans of giving religious in struction. The plan would be a death-blow to the voluntary ivatem of subscriptions. Those who had voluntarily rup pcn-ted rchoola would withdraw their support, and leave it altos, nth, r to the government With rezard to *rashers, under the present .y.tem of imincdire superintend-usce, the mexicana° of procurable labour could be enacted from them ; under the- government plan, on the contrary, the labour required woold be the minimum that could, with any con memo, be mined. Mr. GIIIPPM, in seconding the resolution, admitted that the., who differ's: Irons them in this matter, did so sincerely, and might be the hs.arty friends of education, and he want e d thaw to grant as much to the Dimenters. He deprecated their being called " Sectarians ; " he contended for the liberty of sects. There were poltical sects, and why shoul• there not be religious sects. Regarding the unconstitutional character of the measure, be thought that that was the point on which the ministers felt their weakness ; they had never given the matter the consideration it required. The measure, he contended, left an indefinitely large power of grant in the hands of the Privy Council alone—that war un constitutional the Council was not an executive body. He entirely agreed with the writer of a very spirited and able article in the Daily Neter of that day, in which is ex pressed the belief that the majority of the Church of Eng land did not desire to establish an insidious and compulsory conformity. Mr. JOMEPIL STU RGIS moved the second resolution, which WY SI follows That even were the [manner in which this meutire is brought for ward unexceptionable in the judgment of this meeting, the gravest objections exist mindful this. measure itself, to tending to enervate the o7Mem of voluntary contributions and load educational effort., so opening a channel through which a corrupt political induerce may at any time be exercised on the mares of society ; and still further, and, in the most inconsistent of all ways, mixing up the date with religion, and tending, in numerous Memnon, to a ductviolation of the rights of conscience; and so the commencement of a 143,01111 Of government action which Ls capable of vast and indefinite extension, but of which ne manean foresee the Sims. Mr. Sturge did not deny that government might give beneficial assistance with regard to some of the ad• junta of ethicstion ; but he contended that it could not undertake the religious education of the people. He regretted that the British and Foreign School Society had taken any assistance from government, and he would gladly give 1001. towards a subscription to return the money it had received. The paltry sum of 7501. which that society had received was dangerous to the continuance of the volun tary system, and what would two millions annually do ? 'the resolution was seconded by the Rev. Jou"( BUILNIT, who said that the theory of the plan of education as seen in the minutes of council, was borrowed from France, and was to be found in the work, entiiled " France, and ber Gov, rn meat," under the bead of " Public Instruction." He did not believe there was any plan in accordance with which government could successfully undertake the education of the people. The third and lut resolution was: That, in the judgment of this meeting, the fact that all schemes for the promotion of education by government which have been ►itherto propounded, have teen Mural to contain elements m their operation Incompatible with the welfare of the community ; is adapted to shake the coaitdenoe of our legislators in the belief, now so strange' enter tained within the walls of l'arliament, that education is the bn.I GIY of the government, and that it should indium them to give to this Question a new and careful investigation. With the carrying of this resolution, and a vote of thanks to the chairman, the business of the meeting closed. CONDUCT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICERS OF THE ST. PANCHAS WORILHOCSIL—Yesterday at a 'fleeting of the directors of the poor of St. Pancras, Mr. Pitt, the agent of the board, reported that, on the previoas evening, shortly after six o'clock, a man with bin wife and two children pre sented themselves at the workhouse-gate for admission ; an insane female had just previously been admitted, and, at the same time, there was a madman brought in a cart to the gate for admittance. No sooner had the man got his wife and children inside the workhouse walls, than he decamped, and in a few moments the poor woman gave birth to a child on the gravel-walk leading from the gate up to the house. Mr. Pitt gave orders for Dr. Cooper, the parish surgeon, to be sent for, and, although two or three messengers went in succession, upwards of an hour elapsed before Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Cooper's assistant, arrived. The woman had in the mean time been removed to the lying-in ward. The porter and the twe messenxers who were sent for the doctor corrobo rated this statement by their evidence. Mr. Mitchell, the assistant to Mr. Cooper, admitted being sent for, and said that he " only " waited to have his tea and put on his coat, and that not more than half an hour elapsed from the time of his being first sent for and his arrival at the workhouse. He did not consider the cue of the woman one requiring his notice, as she had been removed to the lying-in ward.—Mr. ,I. H. Cooper, the work house surgeon, on being interrogated as to what he considered his duty as the responsible medical officer of the workhouse, contended that it was no part of his duty, as medical officer of the workhouse, to attend mid wifery cases, unless they were too difficult for the midwife. It would have been his duty, as a case of humanity, to attend a female taken in labour in the street, if called upon to do so. They ought to have seat for the midwife and not for him. Mr. Churchwarden Wagstaff, at some length, dwelt upon the circumstance, contending that in such cases the common feelings of humanity ought to have dictated to the medical officer that he should promptly attend. Had death ensued, the result would have been that that board would have been stigmatised by the coroner as inhu man, and been held up to public odium by the press. He moved That the neglect of the medical (Aker of the workhouse to attend promptly upon two canes of emergency, namely, a madman in a cart, and a woman taken in labour at the workhouee Ate, who had hens delivered of a child in the open air, when specially sent for and in formed thereof appear to thin board tote a most reprehenvible neglect of duty, and calculated to bring diecredit on the medical super intendence of the workhouse as well as upon the directors of the Dr. Birmingham, in seconding the resolution, observed that he was always chary in doing anything which might reflect upon the medical officers; but he thought the neglect was so palpable, even when the medical officer did arrive, in his not seeing the female and her child, that he could not refrain from condemning the conduct pursued.—Mr. Douglas, I Mr. :Morris, and one or two other members of the board, having also declared the conduct of the medical officer sevaely censurable, the resolution was put and carried nuanimously.—pursuant to a further resolution of the board, Mr. Cooper and his assistant were called in, and had the resolution read over to them. The chairman also admo• niched the surgeon that in future the board expected he would not allow any surmise, when he was sent for, that the case was not one which came within his jurisdiction, to interfere with his prompt and immediate attendance—Some unim portant routine business having been disposed of, the board separated. MERCHANT SEAMEN'S SOClETY.—Yesterday a quar terly court of the governors of this corporation for the relief and support of sick, maimed, and disabled seamen, and the widows and children of such as shall be killed, slain, or drowned in the merchant service, was held at the board-room of the society, in 13irchin-lane Cornhill. —. Lindsey, Es q., in the chair. The report stated that the pensioners on the books for London and the outports were 1,801 men, 2,746 widows, and 2,740 children. The receipts for the past year from ail sources was 23,0091. 18s. 10d. ' and the expenditure 24,1521. 3a., leaving a balance of 6371. 15s. 10d. The usual business of a routine character having been disposed of, thanks were voted to the chairman, and the court adjourned. THE PROPRIETOR OF THE "POST-OFFICE I)IREC TORY."—I promised in my last a copy of the " order" which Mr. Kelly posted in the letter-carriers' office when he succeeded in ousting Mr. Rowland Hill. It is as follows Genenil Poe.ofAce, Oct. 8, 18&2. —Mr. Rowland Hill's servioce at the Travail y having owned. an parka:llea' returns made to him con nected with the General PORomae are to be discontinued, and in the event of any application from him for official information relating to the deprtmcot, It must be referred to the Pinentaster.General for his p's smolders:ion and declaim Any one In the service In fringing this order will incur the forfeiture of hi. situation, and in the event of a sub.aorter or letter-carrier acting in disobedience to it, it will become my duty to suspend and report him to his lordship for immediate dismiiaal.—Fasnaaimi Katt,. . . . . The notice that no . present communication will be allowed with Mr. Hill except through Mr. Kelly, was torn down before I copied it, unluckily; but I know that copies have been taken, and I hope to be able to obtain one—A RAILROAD MERSENOER AND LETTER-CARRIER.—General Post-office, March 29. QrLEN ANNE'S BOUNTY.—Yesterday, the ancient custom of dispensing the Easter bounty money of Queen Anne, took place at the Almonry office, Middle Scotland yard. Upwards of 600 poor and necessitous persons, male and female (especially widows), of good character, and resi dent in the metropolis, were the recipients. The sum each individual received was 55., in new half-crowns. The same gift is distributed to the same individuals on Christmas-eve, every year. ILLICIT DlSTlLLATlON.—Frominformation received Means. J. Lewin and Humphreys, Excise oflirs, yester day proceeded to premises belonging to William Skinner (whose ease for having as illicit still in his possession was heard before the Honourable Commissioners of Excise, at the court, Broad-street, on Thursday last, and fined 1001.), at No. 2, Sidney-street, Mile-end-road. Upon obtaining admis sion, well knowing the premises, they proceeded to the room in which they seized an illicit still on the 25th of last month, where they found a large still, set in brick work, fully charged with a fire under it and at work. Skinner and his daughter were attending the working, and were immediately arrested by the officer,. In the still-room was a large quan tity of molasses, and the usual apparatus and fittings of • distillery. From the appearance of the premises it was evi dent that sot the slightest suspicion existed in the mind of the owner that he should receive a second visit from the same officers so soon after his former detection, as the stock of raw materials was laid in for carrying on an extensive trade. Having secured their prisoners, the officers obtained a van, and the whole of the seizure was conveyed to the Excise warehouses in Broad-street. INQUEB7S, YESTERDAT.—SUICIDE OF A GENTLE wAN VNINOWN.--Behre Mr. Walley, at tke White Hart, West-end, Northolt, on the body of a gentleman whose name and residence is unknown, about 60 years of age, who was found dead on the afternoon of Saturday last. Thomas Little was proceeding, on Saturday afternoon, up a lane at West-end, near the White Hart, when he saw some thing lying within the hedge of a field at the side of the lane. Upon getting over the gate he discovered it to be the body of the deceased lying close under the hedge suite dead, with a pistol-shot wound in his neck. He was lying on hie back, and held in his right hand the small pistol produced, the muzzle of which was pointed towards his head. He appeared to have been dead ten or twelve hours, Witness gave infor mation of the circumstance to the police, who removed the bo op t: i o the above house.—Policeman Spinks, T 94, pro -1 to the Vet, odd Reuel deceased as described. On ._'_ a.'.rching his clothes. witness found iii his pockets sight Lul lets, some powder , and twopence-halfpenny in copper. There was noting on hi• persia to lead 'o his identity. Decease , appeared to be about GO jinn of age, five feet *men ;netts high, fair complexion, with light hair and eyes, dressed in a black fesek coat, black velvet waistcoat, plaid trousers, and black hat, and altogether of respectable appearance. The jury returned • verdict, "That the deceased had shot himself with • pistol, but there was no evidence before them to show the state of hie mind at the time he did se."— DETERUMED Scions.—Before Mr. Mills. at the King's Head, Lower-road, Islington, on the body of Eiward Freet, aged 35. Thomas Taylor, a police-countable of the S divi sion, and, that between eleven and twelve o'clock oa the night of Friday hat, whilst passing along the road on horse back, he discovered the deceased, a short distance from the Highgate Archway, suspended by a blue handkerchief, which he had fastened to • tenter hook in the paling of one of the hedges. He removed deceased, and sent for a medical gentleman, but life was extinct. William Serret, of Horn sey.road, said that on the night in question they had been spending the evening together, and had been drinking hard. They parted between ten and eleven o'clock, when the de ceased said that he was going to his home at Camden-town. Whilst they were walking along, he said to witness that lie had an idea of destroying his life. The widow ofdeceascd said that about four yearn since he attempted to commit suicide by jumping over Blackfriars.bridge, but was prevented. They had both been for some tune afflicted with illness, in ronsequence of which they were reduced to great privation. The coroner said, it was • lamentable fact that during that day and the preceding one no fewer than five inquests had been held on persona who had destroyed themselves whilst suffering under the effects of drink.—Verdict, " That the I deceased destroyed his life, but in what state of mind he was is at the time there was no evidence to prove." -- DISTItEaSING SUlClD6l.—Before Mr. Baker, at the Three Crowns, East-road, Shoreditch, on the body of Mr. Rey. nolds, aged 49 yens. It appeared that the deceased had carried on the business of oil and oolourman in the City road, for many yean past. Some time since he received a bill for 1201. from a creditor for payment. He was unable to pay it at that time, and being pressed by his creditor, he became very low spirited. On Saturday night last he appeared unusually low and despondir.g, and after business was concluded he retired to his bedroom. On the fol lowing morning he was discovered by his daughter in bed quite dead ; on his dressing table was found a bottle con taining prussic acid, and • piece of paper, which stated that it was through his creditor that he had committed suicide. Verdict, " Temporary Insanity."—lNTEMPEKANCE.—Be fore Mr. Baker, at the Queen's Head, Poplar, on view of the body of Wm. Patterson, aged 40, a labourer. On the previous afternoon, about 4 o'clock, as a cart, drawn by one horse, was proceeding along Limehoun-causeway, near where the de ceased lived, .1 puncheon of runs which was in it fell on the causeway. The top of the cask came off, when the whole of the contents escaped. Several persons immediately began scoop ing up the liquor, and drank it. The deceased, who arts among the number, put his mouth to a quantity which was in a pool, and drank largely. He then went into the Rail way Tavern, where soon after he became insensible. He sou subsequently conveyed to the police-station, Poplar, and was attended to by Mr. Robert, surgeon, High-street, who by the stomach-pump drew off about • pint of spirit. De ceased never rallied, and died about two o'c lock that (Tuesday morning. Several ethers had medical assistance and rec.°, red. The rum was above proof. Verdict, "Accidental death."— MILLMSMIOLY EFFECTS OF INTSIIIPERANCE.— Before Mr. Mills, at the King's Head, Lower-road, Islington, upon the body of Jacob Stubbs, aged 47, surgeon, late of Wood-street, Bethnal-green, which was found on Thursday last, near the lock of the Regent's-canal, close to the City-road. It ap peared that the deceased, who indulged in habits of intem perance, went, in company with his brother, on last Wed nesday, to pay a professional visit to a patient in Camden town. Upon their returning home, they became so intoxicated that the survivor could not positively say where he had parted with his brother, but he believed that it was somewhere near the spot where the body was found, and he also believed that he had accidentally fallen into the canal. Verdict, " Deceased was found drowned ; but there was no evidence to prove how be came into the water." WALES. RIYELESENTATION OF ANOLESEY.—The North Wales CArotatele sap Sir Richard Williams Bulkeley, Bart., has been announced to stand for the county which he for some yearn represented in the House of Commons; and as the Hon. W. 0. Stanley, the sitting member, has stated publicly his intention not to relinquish the representation, them to chance of a contest at the next general election, and a divi sion of the Whig interest. It is said that a vigorous canvass is being carried en. PROVINCIAL. BEDKORDSIIIRE. _ - ..... THE BEDFORDSHIRE ELECTION took place yesterday, when Lord Charles James Fox Russell was returned without opposition. In the course of an address to the electors his lordship said: Reny simmitst you are the advocates of voluntary education. go am I; but it is • • oluntary education for which I contend which Is contradntinguished from education mask compulsory. lam ea dm. ate fora feet and full dim ibution or that blessing to the poor ; but I am averse to compulsory methods, let who roar employ them. My ,oluntaryiem, therefore, is of a very different kind to that of those • who my that they deprecate government interference, 112 they call it. The edecation such advocates urge is misnamed voluntary ; it ought to be called fortuitous. It is my belief that It is the duty of the grovernmant to provide a secular education for the people. This education ought to be based upon religious principle, and in unison with the sentiments promulgated in the established church of the country. Dissenters I consider are entitled to equal rights with churchmen with respect to a there in the govern. meat grant -;hear, -and the right o minntain their schools without inspection, so long so they do not participate in the money granted. One of the objections urged by the voluntary party is of an eltraordi nary character; they say that the measure is not necessary, midi ea. unitive strides having been recently made in the way of educating the people. Is it so What, then, mean the reports from the chaplains of our semis, who tell as that the multitude of the prisoners are in a state of beethenism! (Hear.) Prom indisputable details of a statis tical suture, it appears that in 1593 there were receiving education, 1,276,917 inkvid aide; while in 1546-this teen years afterwards -tht re were but 1,076,917, laving an increase of not more than 100,000 in that long pe Md. 1 am really surprised that those who I know to be the feat friends of education, should use such an erMirnent. Had it come from my old friend. the Turf., I mean the Torte. of the old school-those men who think the world always stand still-I ouuld have understood it. lum told that by the contemplated ineseure government behead to interfere . ' with the educational efforts of those who in some degree differ from the Establehed Church. Now thie is o mimepresennition. The fact is that the government have no wish to interfere. It is not intended to compel any body to receive the grunt; but where such grant is taken, government has reserved to itself the right of inspection. And what out this be called but a wholesome superintendence ! Is it right to call it inter(, fencer TORILIMIRE. Tits PETITIONn IseT.ATOUR OF THE GOVERNMENT PLAN or EDUCATION have been forwarded from the borough of Leeds to W. Beckett, Esq., the member for the borough, for presentation to the House of Commons, signed by 25,127 persons, including 3.54 superintendents and teachers of Sun day schools, and nearly eighty of the clergy, magistrates, aldermen, councillors, &c. of the borough of Leeds. NATIONAL EDUCATION.—In consequence of the uproar and disturbance created by the opponents of the govern ment plan of national education at the public meeting of the inhabitants of Wakefield, held on Monday night week, the friends of the measure determined to held a meeting, to which their sentiments could be expressed without inter. ruption, and the meeting was accordingly held in the court house, in that town, on Monday evening last, the admision being by ticket. The meeting was addressed by 0. Saun ders, Esq., the chairman, Mr. J. Westmorland, Rev. T. kilby, Rev. E. Higginson, Rev. W. Tait, and other gentle men when resolutions were adopted approving of the plan proposed by government. LORD CARTILUPE has announced =self to be a candi date for the eastern division of this county, in place of Mr. Frewen, who has signified his intention of refiring from the representation. NORFOLK. _ _ _ MORE MURDRR we POISON.—MORWICW, MONDAY. — The dreadful and insidious means of destroying human life by poison has again been resorted to, and the object has been accomplished to a frightful extent at Tibbenhatn, 14 miles from Norwich. On Sunday evening, March 28, Mrs. Pear son, the wife of a farmer, invited a Mrs. Everett, the wife of another farmer in the s►me village, to take tea with her. The invitation was accepted, and these females and other persons of the family, took tea together. Soon after, each of the above females, and several others of the party, were taken ill, and, we regret to say, Mrs. Pearson and Mrs. Everett are dead, and others are lying in a very precarious state. At present, we have no knowledge whatever of the means by *hid. the poison could get into the tea, or by whom it was administered. Mr. Pilgrim, one of the :, cr o e u a n .. / coroners, will hold inquests upon the bodies of the d to-morrow (Tuesday). Tibbenham is a large agricultural parish, with a ►tragging population of only 709 inhabitants. 4tm. ALLCROFT'd CONCERT.—Every season Mr. Al croft gives one or two concerts, intended, not for the mu sical, but the non-musical part of the public ; for people who are not ill the habit of going to concerto, but are glad of an opportunity, on eery terms, of hearing the fashionable music and the fashionable performers of the day. Thus concerts are given in one of the theatres, and at playhouse prices; and the public are tempted to the feast by the abun dance as well as variety of the fare. They have consequently been well called " monster concerts ;" but that of last night, in the Haymarket theatre, exceeded in monstrosity any pre vious thing of the kind. It was a ssonetrwo ingene—a perfect Polyphemue of a concert—all the different kinds of concert rolled into one. It contained as much music of various kinds as would suffice for half the benefit concerts of the season, besides being • concert of polices, dt.c. ri la Jullien, and an exhibition of the Ethiopian Serenaders. There was • perfect boot of vocalism and instrumentalists, singing their songs, and playing their solos, which have been popular at the theatres, and have made the round of the concerts for some seasons past ; and thane multitudinous commonplaces were intermixed with a few novelties efsa ad egiemeikaii - kind, admirably mica lated to make an hapreelion en ears not over fastidious. Among these mes the grand prayer in " Moak in Egitto," aconnpanied by eight harps in addition to the full orchestra ; a " descriptive march, by eight bags, representing a mai m 27 baud approaching and retreating ;" and " the Bridal Polka by sixteen pianisu, eight harpists, and full orchestra." This musical omnium pat arum had the grimiest possible meals. The theatre, in every part, was crowded to over flowing ; and, notwithstanding the uncomfortable heat and the audience appeared to relish the banquet exceed aregelrre Everything, without exceptioi, was applauded with nearly equal vehemence so long as we were present ; and the same thing was the cam, no doubt, till the end of the entertainment, which must have been past midnight, though it began at seven. On the whole, however, inch concerts are favourable to music. To musical persons they have no novelty and little interest ; but, along with much that is come and vulgar, there is a great deal of excellent antic. UXTVERSITY AND CLIMICA!! throw,. M A rrA 3o.—Congregations trill be hi4.len tor et,. pc/lAto IV granting Crum, And con/mint Defer,A. fts. !h.. tenrving 1 : 4 2 4 the etr iiing Term, rig. April 14, 22, mai 22; Ilkt 2, abd :2. Warreasu, lisaca 29.—The Que m has presented the Rev. T. go,,tiand, M.A., to the rectory of North Lea. I)^c an 1 d mar of Ebner, void by the death of the Rev. W. Kit e : on ; and elms the Rev.'. Taykre to the church and perish of Ronnie, in the presbytery of Atichterbs.'er and shire of Fife, vacant by the transportation of the Rev. G. Flutn‘hon, late Minister thereof, to the church and parish of Rename, Tenn: , paseinstiorta.—Rev. C. Berine,tolligh-erOes P.C., Blandon, Herb. db. Rochester; Takagi, 1301. ; patron, Lady L.G. haler. Rev. W. Clarke, to be sundry Evening LACtUrer at St. Peter's, Chester. Rey. W. Evans, to Llanyilmnael-tieneu-ntilyn, C., Cardiganshire, din. St. David's. Rev. J. H. Forsyth, to be dotneytie chaplaut to the Mar quis of foment Rev. J. N. Harrison, to Reigate V. Surrey, din. wlnchestre ; rider, 118/., with wrens, dm representa tives of the late inenmbent, Rer. Is, E. Boehm. Rev. A. Joke', V. Choral 04 Hereford Cathedral, to Mardeu V., Herriordshire ; value 947/., with residence ; patrons, the D. end C. of Hereford. Rev. J. Lawson, to sherborne It., Matta, din. Wiecheeter value, 1911.• Peter., R. Lamson, Rev, G. Mathias, P.C. a Handley and Genoa,, St. .indrew's, Dorset, to the chaplaincy of the Royal Hospital, at Chelsea. Rev. el. lured , D.D., P.C. of the Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton (7001.), has effected an exchange with the Rev. J. 0. Ilakeyne, R. of South Ilybelum, Lincoinehlre (8401.', and P.C. of St. Benedict, Lincoln (901.). Rev. It, Fe!,,, to Ewing< It., duo. Winchester ; value, 104/. ; patron, tin Duke of We!. Wigton. Rev. T. Paley, 8.D., to Ilford It., tr. Bandon, Northampton- shire din. Peterboro; Woe, gait; patrons, St. John's t oil., Coln. Packe, M.A., to Walton4e-Wolds Lekeytershire, di a. hire.= 400(., with maiden,* ; on his own petition. Rev. J. Not le, to Nether Broughton R.. taicesterehire, stint. l'eterboro ; value, 3971., with residence ; paLon, Rev. W. G. Saw)er. 1t.,. P. Rush, M.A., to the curacy of south Luffenhani, RulL,ndshire, din. Peterboro. - D., Ranh., dio. Winehecer l 41: pat., Lord Montagu ; by the proration of Rev. W. Tyrrell. itriatol Col. lege, Vim Prineipdahip of ; by the promotkni of to Rev. J. E. Bromby. Handley P.C. to. Gtoolure St. Andrew, Dorset, din. t.l.ll.bury 631. • pale., the 1.). and C. of Windror ; by the promotion of Rev. G. Mathias. lierefosd Cathedr4 Vicar Choral ;Diddlebtiry) 3/. fa. eld.; by the promotion of Rev. A. Jon.. London, King'a College bahoul : • Chemical Mastership in; by the death of Mr. W. Rape. Ravens. thorpe V. : 204 . with residence ; pat., Christ Church, Oxford ; and Deanery Rural of Haddon, both in orthanatronahire, and dio. of Peter. borough ; vacant by the promotion of the Rev. A. Short Mocktoo n,on-lem V., Durham : with residence ; and an Hon. Csnoory in the Cathedral Charrh of Durham ; both in the p.t of the Bishop of Durham, and vacant by the promoti• a of the Rev. R. Gray. Tinton P.C., Staffordshire, dia. Lichfield 4191. ; pat., I B. Heller, Esq. ;by the death of the Rev..l. 'Seven. C.tnewdon V., Essex, die. Ruched.: IhSL, with reaideum ; patron, Bp. of Lond., vacant by the death of the Rev. W. Atkins NAVAL. .. • Polo , roux, Mama 30.—The Salamander, at. sloop, sailed yester day for the Esetward to y off. It is stated that the court of In emu will not, se penenllj anticipated, produce my court martial.— The rortload frigate wear out of harbour under mil 'viand ty Ibr 'rebind with meaL -The oidon, st., to expected to arrive at Bounced from her cruior in time fur the Lords of the Admiralty to visit her an their arrival tO.6IOCrOW. ADXMALTT, MARCO 30.—A cm' sromers.—Com. J. M. Pot= Growler ; Lieut. end Cos. H. kicker to Kestrel. peat H. T. I Mandy at steamtactory, Woolwich. Midshipmen J. J. Emma W Queen ;C. V. Name to Excellent. Asaat..surgeons J. R. H. Cuttings to Trident; C. Robert. to N.111t11.. Masters' Magma J. W. Par rott to Vkma ; W. U. Harrison to Crocodile. Third Engineer J. Coope to William sal Rory. Cleric R. F. Morrime to St. Vincent. Neal instructor C. 1. E. H. Madame to Volage. Acting GIAI2O//t J. Steward to Ezcalent. Gonna J. Nigh contlemed to Harle lola. Acting licatainiu J. Armstrong to Hibernia. Oupenter W. "'jay warmed to Harlequin. tats intelltgenct. 74 . 9111 TY BefereVrceilianeeilie Knighi Brace. GILCHRIST V. CATOIL—SIPARATI Use.—DISSORTION ce WIFE.-rje this case, which was partially heard on Monday, annuities had been given by will to four unmarried ladies. one married lady, sod a gentleman, during their respective liven ; and the testator directed that the said annuitants, or either of them, should not have power to sell, disp se of, charge, or otherwise encumber, part with, or anticipate, the said annuities respectively, or any part thereof; and that if such sole, &c., should be attempted, then the annuity so dealt with should be divided among the residuary legatees. The testator also declared that the annuities should be taken as some provision towards the maintenance and support of the several annuitants ; and declared that the annuity given to the married lady should be for her separate use, and free from the control of her present or any future husband. Shortly after the death of the testator, one of the unmarried ladies married; but she and her husband separated about fortnight after the marriage. This suit was instituted by the wife against the trustees of the will and her husband, in order to have the annuity paid to her separate use. Mr. Russell and Mr. Miller, for the plaintiff, keurd, first, that by the will the testator had sufficiently declared his intention that the annuity should be enjoyed by her independently of any husband she might marry ; and, secondly, that if this were not so, the court would, under the circumstances of the case, direct the annuity to be paid to the wife's separate use, as the husband was not masntainicg her, but had deserted her very shortly after the marriage, and at the last interview between the husband and wife he had threatened her with personal violence. Mr. T. Parker, on behalf of the husband, conteaded that ;he desertion had been on the part of the wife. Mr. Lewin appeared fur the trustees. The Vice- Chancellor said that, whatever he might have said if the will had not contained an expiress direction that the annuity of the married Lidy should be for her separate use, and Lf there had not been a male among the annuitants, he was clearly of opinion that the words of this will were in.sutlicieut to create a separate interest in the annuities given to the unmarried ladies. But as to the desertion of the wife, he thought the husband's conduct could not be justified and he considered that the wife was entitled to receive the whole of the an nuity, on the ground of such desertion. The costs of the plaintiff and the trustees must be paid out of the arrears, and the residue be paid to the wife for her separate use. The annuity must be continued to be paid to the wife for her separate use, until the further order of the court. The husband might so conduct himself in future as to entitle him to the consideration of the court. Before nice-ChanoaDer wriest. CORTOBADIE V. COSTO/Ltlns.--CONSTItULTION 07 WILL. —Hie honour delivered judgment in this case the facts of which were shortly these : By the will of the Rev. Jacob Cos tobadie, the testator in the cause, certain property woe devised to trustees upon trust, inter alia, out of the income, to pay the sum of 17001. to the plaintiff (a daugh ter of the testator), upon the death of her mother, the widow, or upon her marriage, with the consent of the widow; also an annuity of 501. a year each to the plaintiff, and some of the other children of the testator, and subject thereto, and to certain other payments mentioned in the will upon further trust " that my said dear wile shall receive all the rents, dividends, interest, and profits, of all and singular my said real and personal estates, and pay and apply the same to and far the use of her my said wife and the children of our marriage, agreeable and according to her own discre tion during her said life. And upon and after the decease of my said deer wife, dce.," upon trusts in which the plain tiff took no interest. It appeared that the plaintiff attained her age of twentyone in the lifetime of the testator, and that the testator died in November, 1828, from which time till 1833 the plaintiff resided with her mother. In 1833, the plaintiff left her mother's house on a visit to her tinter, and although she afterwards paid occasional visits to her parent, she from that time ceased to reside with her. The bill, after stating these facts, com plained of want of motherly affection on the part of the de fendant, the widow, in consequence of which the plaintiff had been obliged to separate herself from the defendant, and alleged that, tune such separation, she had been allowed by the mother only about 171. a year in addition to the annuity riven t••.• her by the will, and that such allowance was wholly inadequate to procure her the comforts and enjoyments which she had been accustomed to during the life of her father, the testator ; and the enjoyment of which she might reasonably expect from the amount of the fortune left to her by the testator. The bill then charged that the additional allowance made to her by the defend ant was not such a sum as the plaintiff was en titled to receive annually out of the rents and profits of the testator's estate, if justly and impartially administered according to the trusts of the will ; and it prayed that directions might be given for securing the payment of the legacy of 1,7001., and the annuity of 501. given to the plaintiff by the will, and that a proper part of the residuary income of the testator's estate might also be secured for the benefit of the plaintiff. His Honour, after stating that there must, of course, be a preliminary inquiry u to the number of children, said the plaintiff would at least be entitled to an account of the residuary agate; for to deny that, would be to make the mother the absolute owner of the though it had been admitted on all sides that ,1772ti1f had an equity, subject to the discretion of the mother. He thought the plaintiff entitled to an account ; but at present to nothing more. With regard to the discretion given to the widow, the testator had undoubtedly a right to give it or not r he pleased. He might give kin property absolutely to his children, or with limitations, as he thought proper. Ile might give it to them subject, as to its distribution, to a diaretion in a third party; and so long as that person exercised a sound and honest discretion there was no principle upon which the court could interfere. If the discretion given by the will had been exercised correctly and honestly, the court would hold the plaintiff to have obtained all she would he entitled to, consistently with her having an interest subject to that dis cretion. The plaintiff, however, had a right to a discovery both of the property in which she had an interest, and of the mode in which it had been dealt with ; and she hod that right in order that the court might see whether that which had been done by the trustee was consistent with the exer cise of a sound and boner discretion. Where a bill is filed, and the court ter reason to be dissatisfied with the exercise of the discretion, it will either deprive the trustee of it alto- gether, or require him to exercise it under the view of the court. If the present case had been only one of an improper exercise of the discretion, the case would probably have been disposed of ; but, to make that case, the bill should have been otherwise framed. It should simply have stated the will, the state of the family, and prayed the judgment of the court. The plaintiff, however, instead of staling that simple case, had made, or attempted to make, a geoid ere against her mother, the defendant, by introucing charges in the bill which were wholly un supported by dm seldom, and which the court would there , fon Moat es entirely without foundation. That course was the man to be regretted as it appeared from the corre spondents that the defendant had offered to add annually the sum of 401. to the annuity given to the plaintiff by the will, and the plaintiff herself had only asked for an addition of 501. We Honour then said that from the gpiglanee en it stood there egpsessi to be so pound for serlhrgtherbquis ties bad been dew, au fee divesting any • • • than in ea itliillll7 ere Oa bill taking LE; • • • end OM; judgment of the rtesma le whether a b lOWA heill been committed, and directed inquiries • • Wire the Hester, to ascertain dm number of • b ., a 2.. tater ; the amount of the residuary estate 7• • • • the testator; and of what it now consists; •." r, se • • whether the widow was entitled or • • " c " *- s u-1-•;..--1. it !