The Express. — London, England, 1846-10-29 00:00:00

FRANCE,—Capt. nel, who has just arrived at ;np ." OD me mber , ideo, makes the following re port ths's-Ilthf of S e ptember, in 6 deg. 29 m. latitude S., and 29 no I r aftersngiude W., I observed a curious phenomenon. 61 „a • Isnu°tes ix, when the sun was still high in the mi s luminous body, appearing to be of the size of a ,irtwurie's-pound cannon movingpear in the east at an • s hout 4.3 deg., towards the west, where it d id 30 deg. above the horizon. This meteor left which was visible for thirty-flye inlnutes. About ita disappearance, there were three re like that of a cannon within the space of • second?' rbERMAN Y .--VIENN A, OCT. 19.—The Emperor „,& has decided on introducing oral pleadings in all w a s D i plom atic Diplomatic neotiationu are now going ~. 0 the Courts of • the Tuderiea, of Vienna, of Berlin, and erelative to an intervention in Switzerland, should ve q' 're it. It is added that • special conference l - heldualt Vienna, or at Paris, on the subject. Lord expected at Vienna on the 21st. Sir R. on sows on the po int of departure. The Emperor has su"tiled the order of . St. Anna,... first clay, to Prince lel ..se Kara Georgesettsch, of seem —T he l atest rec ei v ed an coasts f r om Ofen, of the health of the Archduke Palatine, a g e that no hopes arc now entertained of his recovery, and his death is daily expected sc . h. T . h i e court According Vienna is still s e a t r residence of on .runn. to o retains N e lienna and its fauhou contain 8,776 houses e s 729 clergy, 3,242 nobles, 6,023 government ' 513 ' 868 (milt s under fifteen years of aee 17,589 on employes, 34,721 3 " f The ' the recruit list, 16,421 menu factures . entire, popu lation o f Vienna is 410,947 souls, without comprising the garrison and pawn through. NAUMBOURG, OCT. 21.—0 n the 20th inst. the delegates of the town received a royal cabinet order, dis solving the city council for its having refused to nominate a deputy to the Diet, notwithstanding the remonstrances of the president of the province. The . citiz ens are ordered to p ' te ed i mmediately to the e l ec ti on of a new council. The delegates dmututed are declared non-eligible for the term of Should the assembly refuse to name a deputy, the g years. Sh ing threatens not only to deprive the town of its Tot* in the diet, but to deprive it of its municipal institutions. MATENCE, Ocr. 22.—0 n the 21st inst. above 500 of the most respectable citizens of Mayence assembled at the Frankfurt Hotel to draw up an address to the Grand Duke, entreating him to ward off the danger which menaced the administration of the law in the Rhenish Hessen provinces by the introduction of a new code of laws. WURTEMBERG.—STUTTGARD, OCT. 23.—A royal ordonnance has just been published, as follows: "Dating from 24th Oct., inclusively, until farther orders, a duty of 2.5 per cent. is fixed cn the export of all species of grain from the customs union, on account of the union. Transactions in a contrary spirit to this ordonnance are liable to be punished conformable to the laws of the Customs union.— Given at Stutteard, 27th Oct., 1846.—Signed, Witaterat." MUNICH, Oct. 19.—For three days past we have had in our vicinity a great degree of beat, most extraordinary for the month of October, which appeared to forebode the approach of an atmospheric phenomenon. In fact, we have received from the mountains the news that a terrible hurri cane visited the valley of Schledorf ; the roofs of the houses were carried off, the church and the houses razed to their foundations. A panic seized the inhabitants, who sought refuge in the cellars, when suddenly a fire broke out in every part of the village, and in a short time there was not a single house, or even a cottage, that was not consumed by the fary of the elements. The village is entirely razed to the ground, the neighbouring forc't is on fire, and the flames OM be seen from the gates of the capital. We have not re ceived the particulars, but there is every reason to suppose that the calamity is not confine el to the village of Schledorf, but that others have experienced a similar fate. In the month of February last the police autho rities of Inspruck issued an ordonnance, prohibiting, undsr pain of imprisonment, the performers of the theatre of that town from writing or getting inserted in the public journals criticisms on the performances there exhibited. One of the best actors of the company, M. Amechle Beruth, notwith standingahis prohibition, scut secretly to Vienna a series of articles, in which, whilst speaking of himself with great modesty, he made severe remarks on the other actors of In spruck, and particularly on Mlle. B—, the jeune-prcmiere. That actress suspected the source whence the critiques ema nated, and, by the intervention of some powerful personages, she bad a domiciliary visit made by the police at M. Bern• h's lodgings at the beginning of the present month. Rough copies of the articles were found amongst his papers, and when M. 13eruth again appeared on the board* the friends of the actress hissed him outragei,usly, and forced him to withdraw. This affront caused M. Beruth such acute affliction that the ' next morning he blowout his brains. On his table was found a letter addressed to the manager, declaring that, being wounded in what he held dearest on earth—his character as an artist—he felt life to be insupportable, and had deter mined to die. Ile terminated his letter by pardoning all preens, and particularly Mlle. S—, an artist, he observed, "endowed with considerable talents, and whom he had en leavoured to warn against the irregularities of her powers." I)F.NMARK. COPENTLAGEN, OCT. 9. The Danish Chancery has issued a circular to the different royal colleges and high authorities of Denmark, dated 15th Oct., to the following intent :—" The Princ-ss Royal of Den mark, Caroline Charlotte Marianne, born Duchess of Meck lenburg-Streik:, having expressed the desire of a divorce, owing to continued illness, her health being entirely under mined, and the Prince Royal having, with great regret, given his consent, his Majesty the King annuls the mamage ',occluded June 10, 1841, by the Prince with the Finceu.•' TIIE KIEL MANIFF.STO.—The nine profeaaora of the University of Kiel, who drew up a memorial in reply to that of the commission appointed by the Danish Chancery, intended to justify the lettere patent of H a Majesty the King of Denmark, have just published that document at Hamburg, in spite of their Sovereign's prohibition. The conclusions of this memorial, which bears the signatures of nine professors, are that the royal law of Denmark in nowise penile the succession of Schleswig; that the rights of the collateral males are incontestable • and tkat the duchy is, witn regard to the Royal family of Denmark, in the same po sition as that of Hanover with :respect to the Royal family of EnBland.—hobs Zeitung. SaflLEsw IG-HOLSTEIN.—The government of Scues vvig and Holstein has addressed two circulars to the different authorities of the duchies, exhorting them to take energetic measures to calm the public mind and to quell any attempt at exciting a movement in the duchies. OCT. 20.—The Duke of Augustenberg arrived here on the 10th. In the opening of the Assembly of the States, which was to take place on the 21st, the town of Schleswig intended making the following declaration to the assembly, to prove that it is, and ever will be, a German city :—" 'to the high Assembly of the States of Schleswig : We, the un dersigned citizens and inhabitants of the town of Schleswig, make the folios ing declaration to the Assembly of the States, requesting them to draw it up in a protocol, and to make it public. 1. The duchies of Schleswig and Holstein are inde pendent states. 2. The duchies are inseparable from each other. 3. The male line alone can reign in Schleswig and Holstein. 4. We acknowledge Germany a oar fatherland.We are Ger mans by language, customs, and sentiment, and devoted with affection to our country. But we do not wish to be allied with Gerrnanysimply by language, customs, and sentiments; we wish rather in a governmental point of view to be closely and firmly joined to Germany, and we declare ourselves to coincide fully with the request made by the former assembly of the states of S c hleswig and Holstein to the throne— lamely, the union into one assembly of the two assemblies of Schleswig and Holstein; publicity of their proceedings; liberty of the press; a separation of our financial adminis , Dation from that of Denmark, and the speedy develop meat of our institutions to a more liberal constitution, better adapted to the spiritof the age. We place full confidence in the prudence and deliberations of the assembly of the states of Schleswig; but warned by late events we exhort it to fol low boldly in the path entered upon by that of Holstein ; to uphold all the privileges of our country, and to procure a sure guarantee for our nationality by a close union with Germany. We are convinced that i ll the inhabitants of the country are ready to join our declaration. We can say, that as far as it is in our power, the Assembly of the States may rely upon our support of all measures tending to the benefit of the land." But a few days, says the Frankfort Gazette, and the Assembly of the States of Schleswig will be sitting. I The eyes of all are turned towards its movements. This is the field and very ground of the great question, the cense euencesof which are of such importance to Germany. The question cannot be finally decided in this session, but great steps maybe made towards its solution. Deputations are expected from every part of the duchies. Precautions have been taken by the authorities, and the garrison of Schleswig has been n greatly increased . The troops in the fortress of Rends bore have also been reinforced and have received orders to . be ready to advance on Schleswig at a moment's notice. A letter from hamburg, dated 22nd Oct., announces that M. Semler has bean elected president of the assembly of the States at Schleswig by a majority of 3 votes. M. Beseler is of the German faction, and the government endeavoured to prevent his election. ITALY.—Rumr--The papal government, taking into consideration the poor harvest of the present year, has obliged the dealers in grain to reduce their prices. Under the date of the 10th October, Cardinal Gizzi has addressed a circular to the delegates of the provinces recommending them to procure work for the labouring classes. THE NETHERLANDS.—THE HAGUE, Ocr. 26. --The Second Chamber of the States-General had a public meeting to-day, in which M. Bruce presided. The President announced that the committee for drawing up an answer to the speech from the throne had considered the objections made in the methane and bad in consequence re-examined the draft of the t reaty. The President added that the documents it was on, would be distributed among the members, and that the disc uss i on o f it m i g ht b e p u t upon the order of th e d ay for to-morrow (Tuesday) at ten o'clock in the forenoon, which was agreed to. In the sitting of the Second Chamber of the States-General on Saturday a royal message was brought in, accompanying a project of law for the purpose of indemnifying persons who have lost bonds !p9r s i the treasury. A message from his excellency the minister of Foreign Affair', transmitted to the Chamber a ropy of the treaty of commerce and navigation concluded on the 29th of July between the Netherlands and Belgium. AMSTERDAM, Ocr. 24.—We are happy to announce that the number of patients that have been brought into the two ta , Pitals of this city begins to be on the decrease. From the 10th to the 16th October, 425 patients were admit ted ; and in the last week, from the 17th to the 25th inclusive only 386, being a decrease of 39.—Letters from Rome, of the 12th instant, state that her b ',sty the Queen of the Netherlands had been complimented, in the name of the Pope, by Cardinal Gizzi, the Secretary of State ; and on that day his Royal Ilighness Prince Alexander, her Majesty's son, had naid s GREECE.—Arucvs, Ocr.ll.—ln the Bitting of the 9th inst., the Chamber of Deputies adopted the budget of the Minister of War, u proposed by the Government. The opposition withdrew from the Chamber in discon tent. General Andreas Loudon, Minister of War during the ministry of Sept. 3, and afterwards Minister of the Interior, wider 2 , lavrocordato, bas just put en end to his existence. His friends attribute his death to an accident. He is deeply regretted. THE FLOOD ON THE LOIRE. BLOTR. OCT. 25.—This most disastrous and unex ampled flood is now sinking. The register of its height at the bridge of this town stands at thirteen feet. It stood at fifteen all day yesterday ; showing by its slow sinking what a prodigious volume of water has flowed down this valley of nearer 0 than 400 miles. Nantes is under water towards the sea ; and Roanne, iu the heart of France, was on Sunday the scene of the calamitous inundation thus described by an eye-witness from • neighbouring village : " Roanne is a sheet of water, cut off from this village by the bursting of the causeway to it. The Loire here and the canal now form one prodigious torrent ; floated with a wreck of goods of all sorts, furniture, and animals; a sight that makes the heart ache. We are crowded with the fugitives ; children and their mothers in the deepest affliction ; and the men crying like children ; whilst the waters were furiously roaring by, and house after house falling. The church here at mass was full of these poor people—little infants without a rag of clothing, and their mothers in their cloaks only ; for the tows of Roanne had been surprised in the night. A hundred houses went to pieces there. The destruction of property is enormous. Three thousand barrels of wine were mils.; at one time from the quay. The canal torn up. The coal boats, ready to start loaded, are all swamped. The storm of rain which caused this flood had burst in the mountains of Auvergne, above Roanne, where the snow melted, and with the rains filled all the rivers to overflowing. The Allier and the Loire run almost parallel to their junction at Never, where next day, the 19th, the following scenes were witnessed, and account written:—' Nevers, Two o'Clock in the Morning.—Yesterday, the most gloomy forebodings were expressed as to the state of the poor this winter from literal starvation. To-day • frightful inundation brings a fresh calamity upon the whole land. Here, in tne middle of the night, the people who live in the lower part of the town were roused from sleep by the Loire bursting its banks, foaming and roaring like the sea in a storm. It was perceived, in spite of the darkness, that the current was bringing down huge masses of agricultural implements, and of merchandise of all sorts; boats which had been driven from their moorings, and the doom beams, and rafters of houses. It is an awful sight. Water fills the whole plain around. To the extremest horizon, the land becomes whiter and whiter. The tope of the trees, and the roofs of the house' (the only points seen), show the depth of the flood. At the distant windows signals of distress are distin guished; and groans are heard in every direction. Boats are being despatched to the rescue of these people, but it is doubtful if they can get to all the houses. The two steamers are off, bat they are entangled among the trees. As I am writing the smaller boats are collecting the victims, and bringing them to the steamers.-10 o'clock.—The steamers have brought in great numbers, among whom a poor mother is shrieking dreadfully: her infant in its cradle slipped out of the nurse's hands as it was passed from the window towards a boat, and was carried away on the water before her eyes. It soon sunk.-11 o'clock.—The steamers are off again to the flooded streets; without their help the loss of life must have been very great. A harnessed team of six oxen floated by; three were dead, but the other three struggled in the stream, near us. Their eyes were seen out of the water till they all sunk together, near the bridge. There is the greatest fear for the neighbouring villages along the river." As soon as the rising of the water was seen at Nevers, the prefect sent couriers across to Blois, and down the river. This prudent step happily put the I authorities on their guard. At Orleans, the ravages of the water have been dreadful. Many lives are reported to have been lost; but as to number the accounts vary much. The alarms for the people were so great, that boats and boatmen were sent for to Paris by the railroad—four hours' journey —an interesting example of the value of the railroad. The new bridge built by the government engineers for the rail road to the South, gave way. The old bridge built by the famous l'erronet, in the last century, stands firm. The Loire is kept in by lofty embankments, which have long been the admiration of travellers. These gave way in many places, and so the whole valley is a sea, or rath er Eilf of a prodigious extent. The most afflicting details may pected from the whole line of towns and villages to the sea. Tours is still cut off from Blois, and great apprehensions are felt for Angers, where several rivers meet. The sym pathy of the French public for the poor sufferers on this melancholy occasion LS fully roused. All the authorities have behaved well, from the highest—the ministers, who came down from Paris to Orleans and Blois at once—to the gendarmes,who were seen risking their lives in the dangerous water to save the children; and the soldiers,who were;called in to assist in the various works. The clergy opened the i r houses without stint. Large subscriptions are being raised for the victims. In a few hours 1,0001. was obtained in Blois—the Minister of the interior putting down 4001. Yesterday, at the railroad station there was a large quantity of corn ready for Paris. it was thought to be wanted for the market of Blois, since the usual supply across the river is cut off. Accordingly the authorities resorted to the strong measure of stopping it by a party of soldiers. The courts of law must settle the legal question in this case.—The law of nature and necessity will decide in favour of the government. But tke legality of such an incident as other great questions is obvious. be Court. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—The unfavourable state of the morning prevented her Majesty and Prince Albert from taking their accustomed walk. The Royal Family were also prevented from taking their usual exercise. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Lord John Russell gave a dinner to the Cabinet Ministers yesterday evening, at his residence in Chesham place. The Right !lon. 11. Laboachere, Chief Secretary for Ireland, has arrived in town. The right hon. gentleman was present last evening at the Cabinet dinner given by Lord John Russell. The Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord President of the Council, arrived in town yesterday from his seat, Bowood. park, Wilts. The noble marquis, after his arrival, paid a visit to Lord John Russell. A WHOLE FAMILY IN A STATE OF STARVATION : _ _ _ .... Yesterday an inqaest;;;Keitibefore Mr. William Payne, the City coroner, at the Green Dragon, Fore-street, Cripplegate, on the body of Maria Holliday, aged 11 years, who died from cold and hunger. Mary Daley said that the father of the deceased, his wife and family, occupied the first-floor room in her house, No. 35, Milton-street, Cripplegate. The family consisted of a man, wife, and Ili% children, of whom the deceased was the oldest but one. The deceased was first taken ill three weeks ago, and since then another of the children had been attacked. The deceased died on Sunday last. The whole family are more than half naked. They are in a most destitute and miserable condition. All that they had to rest upon was a sack of flock thrown in one corner of the room. The father used to sit up while the child, now dead, lay on this bundle. It was there that it died. The Coroner: When did he first apply for assistance ? Witness : Some weeks ago, when became out of the hospital. He applied to Mr. Roberts, the relieving officer, and was allowed 2s. 6d. and four loaves per week. The Coroner : How did you know of the child's death ? Witness • The father cane and told me. I then went to the room and found them, I may almost say, completely naked. They had no blankets to cover them, nor an bedding whatever. I sent them some off my own bed; but I am not able to do much for them. On Monday, when I went into their room, I found they had no fi re ; and I gave them some money to buy coals. Mr. Roberts, the relieving officer, soon came, and gave them 2s. and some bread, and the children, except the baby, were taken away to the work house. The Coroner : What is your opinion of the mother of the chi'dren ?—Witness: I have heard that she has been given to drink ; but I do not know for certain. The father is a cabinet-maker. The Coroner: How do you account for their all living in this miserable condition ?—Witness : His wife told me that there had been a fire at the place where he worked, which had burnt all his tools, and then he could work no longer. The Coroner : Do you know why they did not go into the workhouse ?—Witness : The wife could not bear the thoughts of letting her children go to the workhouse. They owe me rent, but I cannot ask them for it. All the children look half dead. The Coroner: What means had they of living?—Witness : Very little. The mother used to make blouses, but now has no work. The deceased used in her absence to mind the baby, and I have seen them both on the stairs almost naked. The Coroner : What do you think was the cause of the deceased's illness ?—Witness : I think the cold in the pas- Pv, where she sat for hours with the baby in her lap. The Coroner : What character does the man bear .—Wit ness: Very good indeed. He is now too ill to work. On Monday he sent me for some milk, and then he told me he bad not tasted food for three days. Harriet Wells, the aunt of the deceased, said that the dis tress of the husband commenced when his tools were burnt in the fire at Slaney's, in Skinner-street, Bishopsgate-street. He had then just come out of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and his losses by the fire made him ill again. He was com pelled to part with his furniture, and even to his wife's and children's clothes, to support his family. He would not stoop to beg assistance, but lived in hopes from day to day until at last he was reduced so low that he was ashamed to show himself. A Juror : Did the father apply to the parish for clothes ?—Witness : I do not think he did. He might be blamed for that, but his spirits were so brokea that he did not know what to do. The Coroner said he should like to ask a few questions of the husband. The husband, a tall, careworm, and infirm man, who appeared to walk with much difficulty, then entered the room and the Coroner observing his weakness ordered him a ch air. His sister, the last witness, burst into tears on seeing him. After stating the particulars of the Witness: The eldest of my daughters, when she was well earned 2s. 2d. a-week, and the deceased Is. 6d. The Coroner : Then you had for your six children, your wife, and yourself, 6s. 2d. a-week, besides the four loaves? — Witness : 'Yes. The Coroner: Had you a bed ?—Witness: When I went to live where I do now, I had ; but I was obliged to sell it, clothes, bedstead, and all, for ;is., to get the children food.— A Juror : What rent did you pay out of the 6e. 2d. ?—Wit ness : 2s. per week. Diana Holliday the mother, was next examined, but she cried so much while giving evidence, that her words were very incoherent. She attributed the illness of the children to cold, from the want of clothing, and to want of proper and sufficient food. Her husband did not like asking fur relief, and above all, going into the workhouse. When in work he earned 10s. or 15s. a-week. Mr. Roberts, relieving.offioer of the parish, said that on the ith instant the father came to the board and said that ho had got work, and did not want the allowance any longer. At his own request 10s. was given to him to get some tools, and some bread was also given to him. Witness, seeing the miserable condition of the family, had told them they would be better off in the workhouse, but the mother and father refused to go in. Mr. T. Lloyd, the parish surgeon, said he had attended the deceased since the 20th instant, when the order was brought to him. Deceased was suffering from an attack of diarrhma, brought on by want of proper clothing and nourishment. That was the cause of its death, which took place on Sunday. The Coroner then summed up the evidence, and com mented with much feeling upon the dreadful condit ion of the family. lie said that no doubt the child died from want of proper food and clothing ; although the parish had given, as the father said, as much as he could expect, still it was very far short of what they wanted. No complaint was, however, made against the parish. The jury returned a verdict, " Died from diarrhoea, brought on by want of clothing and nourishment," adding, " that not the least blame was attributable to the paruh officers." The Coroner placed some gold in the hand of Mrs. Daley, and directed her to use it as best she could to relive the sufferings of the family. BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OP BLUES.—Last evening the half-yearly general meeting of the members of dun society, which is composed of gentlemen who received their education at Christ's Hospital, and which was established in 1824, fcr the purpose of relieving distressed members of the order, by the election of pensioners and the making of grants, &c., was held at the London Tavern, J. Perkins, Esq., in the chair. The report stated that the receipts for the half-year amounted to 428/. 18s. 6d., including a pre violas balance of 107/. ; subscriptions, 1641. 175.; interest on stock (amounting to 6,1001.), &c. ; and, deducting the disbursements, a balance of 1151. remained. There are at present fourteen pensioners on the funds. After some refer ence to the bill for regulating charitable trusts, and' rejected during the last session, and to the increase in the funds for the half-year, the report added, that his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge had kindly consented to preside at the next annual festival. NAVAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.—A meeting of the members of this Association was held yesterday, Mr. Drummond in the chair. The Association had its origin in a meeting of the medical officers of the Navy, held at Bermuda in December, 184.5. At that meeting the following resolu tions were passed, viz : That it is considered expedient that an Association should be formed, to be called the Naval Medical Association. That the first object to he taken into consideration in this Association is the advantage that would accrue to the corps, by their having an opportunity, through original drays or otherwise, of diffusing the useful knowledge on me dical subjects, Re., which their position gives them such facilities of acquiring. That a medical library and reading-room be established, furnished with the medical periodicals, Re., and that a medical officer, on permanent half-pay, be appointed to perform the office of librarian and secretary. That a central council be formed, to rooster of not lees than five members, to meet in London for the transaction of the famines of the society. That the annual subscription be it., or for life 101. That as soon as there shall be one hundred members, those who are In London arc requested to call a meeting, for the pur. pose of electing the council. That a treasurer be appointed to receive the subscriptions of the different officers who are dammed to become members of this emaciation. That the proceedings of this meeting be laid before Sir Wm. Barnett, Director. General of the Medical Depart ment of the Navy, with a request that he will be pleased to give it his support. The meeting yesterday was convened for the purpose of carrying out the plan then proposed. It was stated that the number of members now amounted to 90, and that Sir W. Burnett had consented to become the patron of the as sociation. The following resolutions were unanimously agreed to : That the association should form a junction with the United See. vice Institution, and that a moiety of its subeci lotion be appropri ated to the funds of that institution. That the medical officers of the army and the East India Company's Service be invited to join the association. That the name of the society be altered to that of the United Service Medical Association, and that a committee be ap pointed to conduct its operations. OPENING OF THE ROYAL EXCHANGE.—Yesterday, being the anniversary of the opening of the Royal Exchange, was celebrated by the members of the Gresham Club dining together at the Albion, Aldersgate-street. Mr. Richard Lambert Jones was in the chair. The club was formed in 1841, by the gentlemen composing the Royal Exchange Committee and the Court of the Mercers' Company, to com memorate the occasion of her Majesty's visit. A VERY REMARKABLE CRIME AND TRIAL.—The Wellington Statue has now been on its trial for the last month. The verdict that has been passed upon it by all judges of art, has been—" Guilty of Man's-Laughter."— i'unch. _ _ - MANAGEMENT OF TILE BRITISH MUSECIL—Sir When readers at the British Museum raise the frequent complaint of the absence from the library of some world-known book, the keeper draws a very long face, and protests that he has no available funds. On returning a took to-day, my attention was attracted by a magni ficent volume, elephant folio, bound in the richeot morocco, of elabo rate tooling, and resplendent with gold : and, more eopccia'ly, with a vast royal arms at the aides. On looking to see what so honoured volume this might be, I found that It was Goldsmith's " Ikmerted Village," illustrated by the Etching Club. It hereupon occurred to me that if the keeper had caused this book (a very charming one, doubtless) to be bound in reasonable glory, say at half a guinea, he would have had a clear too guineas and a half to expend on one or more of the books whose absence reflects such diecr, dit upon our National Library. The royal arms alone must have cost some extra, and have no business at all on books not belonging to the kctlon of George llL—Your obedient servant, A Resists. THE POOR IN ST. PANCRAS WORKIIOUSF--Dr. Arthur Farre, senior physician to King's College Hospital, who was recently appointed by the l'oor-law Commissioners to accompany Mr. Hall, the Assistant Commissioner, to St. Pancras workhouse, and inspect the oakum-room, the females' " shed, " and other places appropriated to the " refractory " paupers, has furnished his report to the Poor law Commissioners. He declares the sleeping apartments of the workhouse to be inconveniently crowded, some of the rooms being so full of beds that they touch each other. Of the well-known " shed" he remarks: "The term ' shed ' by which this room appears to be familiarly designated, does I not seem to have been applied to it iu consequence of any peculiarity in its construction, as it does not in this respect differ from other rooms in the house. But the work which is now carried on in this room, haying been at one period con ducted under a shed, the name has been retained, although the place of work has been long since changed. Of the dietary Dr. Ferro says, " In reference to the two points relating to diet upon which I am to give my opinion, namely, as to the sufficiency of the diet provided for the class termed ' refractory,' as specified in the table sent, and also as to its sufficiency when the allowance of meat is with held, and half a pound of potatoes substituted for it for the period of a week, which, under certain circumstances, is stated to be the practice of the workhouse. I think, with reference to the first point, that the dietary is sufficient, except in the allowance of meat, which is one-third less than in the ordinary diet of the house, without the substitution of any other article for it. I think this permanent reduc tion in the allowance of meat for the oakum wards is objec tionable, and I would recommend that either the proportion should be increased, or more bread substituted for it. In regard to the second point, I think the entire withdrawal of meat for a week from the dietary of the oakum ward, as at present constituted, and the substitution of half a pound of potatoes, renders the diet too little sustaining; but I think if more bread were added, the alteration would not then be objectionable for persons of full growth and good health for the period mentioned." LATER FROM AMERICA.—The Hibernia, from Bos ton and Halifax, is expected hourly at Liverpool. She sailed on the 15th, and will bring news from the United States seven days later than that brought by the Great Western. II UNGERFORD SUSPENSION BRIDGE AND STEAM BOAT PIER.—The long-pending dispute between the direc tors of the bridge and market companies, is at length brought to a close, and the public will be able, after Monday next, to land from and embark on steam-vessels by means of the bridge, instead of clambering over ricketty barges. MATHEMATICAL INTELLIGILNCE.—A correspondent writes to know what is the meaning of the Pons Asinorum. We are not quite sure whether it is Westminster-bridge or Hungerford. From the difficulty of getting over the Pone Asinorwn we should say that Westminster-bridge must be the bridge alluded to.—Panch. BATHS AND WASH-HOUSES.—Sir, —I was really in hopes that no other parish than that of St. George's could be found, to oppose s•Tbe act for establishing Bathe and W ash -houses for the Poor;;" but when an example is set, it is sure to be followed by RAMC Mall parishes in London, however, to have chosen to follow such on example, think of its being thus followed by St. Leonard's, Shoreditch ! Why, that neighbourhood is notorious for its need of wats,—its wretched tlithinns, and consequent depravity! And yet the vestry there must oppose this salutary act: Shame: Shame upon them! The public will remember, perhaps, that that parish peti tioned against the late Government's scheme for improving education. It petitioned against a scheme, more lately brought forward, for opening a wide street through its closely-crowded courts. Is the parish in love with its dirt and its depravity, that it will thus oppose measures for its social and moral benefit? A list of such parishes as oppose this act for establishing baths and wash-houses fur the poor should be given; they should be marked; and perhaps yet volun tary philanthropy may do something to cleanse out the Milne= stables for them, which they will thus permit to become a nuisance to all around them, rather than lift an arm to cleanse them themselves. —Masrrx.--Oce. 27. RECEIPT FOR, AND EFFECTS OP, THE GUN COTTON. —Mr. T. Taylor, the chemist, has published the following formula for making the best explosive cotton : Mix in any convenient glass vessel 11 oz. by measure of nitric acid (of the specific gravity of 1.4:5 to 1.50) with an equal quantity of B,lphuric acid (sp. gr. 1.80). When the mixture has cooled, place 100 grains of fine cotton-wool in a wedgewood mortar ; pour the acid over it, and with a glen rod imbue the cotton as quickly as possible with the and. As soon as the cotton is completely saturated, pour off the acid, and with the aid of a pestle quickly squeeze out as much of the acid from the cotton as possible. Throw the mass into a basin full of water, and thoroughly wash it either in successive portions of water, or under a tap until the cotton has not the slightest acid taste. Finally, squeze it in a anon rlnth_ and dry it in a water bath. Mr. Taylor states THE EX PRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 29, 1846. pound, from a small rifle, most secursttly, at it range of twenty yards. Some interesting mining experiments were recently detailed to the Cornwall Geological Society, by Mr. R. Taylor, in whose presence they were made by Schen bein. The first was made in • granite quarry, near Penryn. When the professor charged a hole with some of the cotton, the workmen thought he was doing a very absurd thing, and one of the men offered to sit on the hole fora nint of beer; but he advised him to see the result of the first explosion before he tried that experiment. They then had two holes prepared ; the quarrymen weighed out the quantity of powder required to charge their hole, which was one quarter of that weight of the cotton. Their hole (said Mr. Taylor) was fired, and produced its effect completely ; our hole was fired, and to their great amazement tore the rock to fragments—in fact, doing more than was required, the charge being too great. The iron mine of Restormel was selected for another experiment. From its being in hard ground, and having the edit level driven • consider able distance in'o the hill, the end of that level was very close, and presented great difficulty in the escape of the smoke of gunpowder. They first tried an experiment in the extreme end of the edit level, six or seven hundred fathoms from the entrance. The miners prepared two holes, which on being fired with the cotton tore the ground, and the miners said it was quite satisfactory, and that had powder been r,sed they could not have gone into the place for three quarters of an hour; but (said Mr. Taylor) we we:A in in stantly, and experienced no inconvenience whatever except from the safety fuse, and that was no inconvenience to the men. POLICE BECTALITY. Sir,—ln your paper of Tuesday, I read, under the head "Police," acre at uildhall of charge of (moult by the police, and serious countercharge against the &facer, in which two persona ore ser iously injured by a poll-semen in the execution of his duty. Snow-hill, as many of its inhabitants could testify, is the scene of much brutality by the police. Drunken persona, no matter what sex, or condition of drunkenness, whether mischievous or insensible„ are removed in the following manner: A belt is fastened round their waist by the policeman, who, with his brother officer, throws the drunken individuals backwards, and drugs them to the station in Smithfield. Thus the back, particularly the spine, is exposed to the moat serious injury from contact with the kerb or pavement, to say nothing of the cutting of the belt (which is a strap of leather about one inch in width) under the armpits, and de struction of the apparel. A crowd follows, hooting, of course; and persons' indignation is roused to see a helpless kllow-ereature thus brutally treated by the protectors of the peace. It generally takes four policemen to remove a drunken person —two extra to clear the way. I have twice taken their numbers to report them ; but time, and my position as a workman, daunted my resolution. Now some serious injury has been inflicted, perhaps publicity will percent its recurrence. —W. &Lissa, 10, Crane-court, Pketstriet. THE STREET-PAVEMENT PROBLEM SOLVED.—The excessive traffic through the streets of London, caused by the great increase of vehicles of every description, has caused great difficulty in keeping the carriage ways in repair. Paving upon many plans, and of every variety of material, has been triad, but none wholly answer. A " Pavi?r," who writes to the Tunes, appears, however, to have at last solved the problem. The plan he suggests is to lay alternate pairing of wood and stone, both narrow as the stone at present laid in Cheapside, the advantage of which will be a firm foot-hold, w et hen dry. or dry ; for, as wood is slippery when wet, so is granite THE FIRST FOG.—The first fog of the season made its premature appearance yesterday--a few days before the month prescribed for suck visitations, November. It was unusually dense, and much inconvenience, with a few fatal casualties, were the consequence. The trains on nearly every railway arrived behind time, in consequence of the slow rate it was necessary to travel to prevent accidents. Most of the steam-boats on the river did not ply at all whilst the fog was at the thickest, and very little business could be done at the wharves. The departure of several vessels from the docks was delayed, and many on their way to the Pool were unable to proceed to their destination. The Greenwich and Woolwich and above-bridge steamers were laid up for several hours, end the passengers who generally lroceed daily by those vessels were compelled to travel by and. The tog extended below Gravesend, and several of the continental steamer* were unable to enter the river. At an early hour in the morning a barge heavily laden with coal, was being towed up the Pool, when it was struck by a collier brig ; the force of the blow capsized the barge, and front the darkness which prevailed it was impossible to ren der any assistance to its crew, three in number. One named Henry Wilkinson, managed to swim to the, shore ; the other two are supposed to have perished.—ln the streets a long list of accidents has been reported to us, from which we select the following :—A young woman whilst crossing Cheapside was knocked down and run over by an omnibus. Both wheels passed over her legs, and she was picked up to all appearance dead. She was conveyed in a cab to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and is not expected to survive.--Shortly afterwards, in the City-road, 1. rederick Williams, a lad of about eight years of age, was run over by a butcher's cart: his arm and collar-hone were broken, and his skull was fractured.—About five o'clock, one of the Pad dington omnibuses,- in the eastern portion of Oxford-street, ran with a fearful crash against another, throwing a passen ger violently to the ground from the top. The injuries sus tained were of such a nature that but little hopes are enter tained of his recovery. ACCIDENT.—EXPLOSION OF SPIRITS.—On Tuesday evening an Excise officer was in the vault of Messrs. White and Price, spirit merchants, Mark-lane, examining a vat containing whisky, and while ascertaining the depth of the contents, the rule slipped from his fingers and fell into the liquor. The foreman, Robert Brinton, endeavoured to re cover the rule, and held a lighted candle over the opening of the vat, when the liquor suddenly ignited, and a body of flames issued forth. The foreman was knocked down by the force of the explosion, and was burnt in avery dreadful manner. Immediate assistance was rendered, and after the fire was subdued the unfortunate man was conveyed in a cab to the London Hospital, where he was examined by the house surgeon. The poor fellow's face, chest, and arms were most fearfully scorched. He still remains in a very pre carious condition. ISQUESTB.--DEATITS FROM ArorLExT.—By Mr. Bedford, at the workhouse, Poland-street, Oxford-street, on the bodies of Abraham Marshall, aged 64, and Thomas Pavey, aged 61. Marshall was a cabinet-maker, and in the habit of frequenting the parlour of the Fountain tavern, New street, Golden•square. On Monday evening he was seated as usual in a corner of the room, smoking his pipe, and discussing the affairs of Spain, when suddenly his pipe fell from his hand, and his head dropped on his right shoulder. He was conveyed from the room, and he expired before the arrival of a surgeon.—ln the case of Pavey, who had only been dead rather more than an hour, it appeared that he had been in an ailing state for some time ; and having taken out &summons at the Marlborough -street police office against his master for arrear of wages, which was appointed for hearing at one o'clock yesterday [see our Marlborough.strect report], he persisted in attending; and whilst he was sitting on abencli in the office, his speech and strength utterly failed him. lie was conveyed out of the court in a senseless state; and although a surgeon promptly attended, he had ceased to exist. It was the opinion of a surgeon that the death in each case had resulted from disease of the heart ; and the jury returned a verdict of " Natural death " in each cue.— THE COUNTESS DOWAGER OF WINTERTON.—By Mr. Mills, on the body of the Countess Dowager Lucy Louisa Winterton, aged 56, at her ladyship's residence, Lodge Villa, North-bank, St. John's-wool.—Elizabeth Stairs, her lady ship's waiting-maid, said deceased had been an invalid for the last five or six months, complaining of pains in the back and chest. Her ladyship consulted Dr. Elliotson about three months ago, who told her she laboured under affection of the heart, and prescribed for her. His prescription her ladyship had been taking almost up to the time of her death, which occurred at half-past four o'clock on Monday morning. Her ladyship having taken her medicine retired to rest at eleven o'clock on Sunday night, appearing in better health and spirits than she had been for some time past. At a quarter to four next morning witness was aroused by her ladyship ringing the bell violently and calling for assistance. Witness hurried to her instantly, and found her pacing her bed-room apparently in great agony, and exclaiming, " I am very ill— lam dying." Witness, applying what aid she could, sent some of the other domestics for Mr. Watkins, a surgeon, who arrived as soon as possible, but in the interval her lady ship expired.—Mr. Watkius, who had opened the body of her ladyship, said the cause of her death was ossification of the semi-lunar valves of the aorta, which had impeded the natural action of the heart. Verdict: " Natural Death."— EXTRAORDINAY SUICIDE OF A CHlLD.—Before Wm. Car ter, Esq., at the B ittle of the Nile, Albion-street, Itother hithe, as to the death of Elizabeth Dudley, aged fourteen. — The father of the deceased is foreman at an engineer's, and the unfortunate child was in the habit of taking her father's breakfast. On her return home on Saturday morning her mother, who is afflicted with deafness, taxed her with having loitered by the way in order to chat with some young friends of her own age, instead of going direct to the manufactory. Some denial of this was made, and the de ceased said she would not go any more, when the mother gave her a trifling pat on the head. Nothing more seemed to be thought of the occurrence until some time after, when, as the deceased could not be found, one of hersisters searched through the house, and at last found her suspended by a handkerehieditied round her neck to the bedstead. Upon an alarm being made she was immediately taken down, but life WAS suite extinct, and had been so for some time. Mr. Dud ley said that when she brought his breakfast he observed nothing peculiar in her manner, and so far from it, that she said she would bring him some bread and cheese for his lunch. The deceased was of a very cheerful disposition and highly moral conduct.—All the witnesses agreed that they could in no manner account for such an act.—The Coroner remarked on the singular and very melancholy end of the poor girl, and the jury returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity." The whole of the family have been highly re spected in the neighbourhood where they live for the excellence of their character. THE LATE CAPTAIN FLlNDERS.—Sir,—llaeing seen In sour paper of the 17th inst. that the late Premier was so dush of public service money that he gave a pension to a descendant of a man who had rendered some service to King Charles the Second, I beg to inclose you the copy of a memorial which, in the year 1836, was presented by a peer of parliament to his late Majesty, William the Fourth. The memorial will tell its own tale. His Majesty, upon its being read to him, observed, "Poor Flinders, I knew Man well end he directed a right hon. baronet, then high in office, to take special charge of the memorial, and to deliver it with his own band to the then premier, and express to him his Majesty's feelings and wishes upon the subject Week after week, and month alter month passed away, and nothing was done ; the reason assigned (and no doubt substantial one) was, that the memorial was not to be transmitted in the usual way, and a favourable opportunity of complying with his Majesty's directions had not occurred. At Late it did occur the me morial got to the hands of the Premier, who, after many months, de cided that "nothing could be done." How is this! The memorial, penned from the widow's own hand, had the knowing clause In it, which, in the one presented to his Majesty, was, by the advice of per sons in °Mee, omitted :—" That it was hoped some emolument migh t be derived from the publication of the voyage ; but the Admiralty baring given some money towards the printing of the charts, claimed the copper-plates as their own, and, by giving away the charts, en tirely ruined the sale of the letter-prey."-1 remain, 8:c. A Common. Rims*. Oct. 24. 1846. the Bellerophon, and was on board that ship in the esgegpmaent with the French, when they were so signally defeated by Lead Howe on the Ist of June. That he sailed with Captain is re Bounty, on his voyage to the loath belltar , the purpose of transplanting the bread fruit tree to the West Tsiee. Th at in the Retrace he went to New South Wales, and sailed has Pert Jaime is with his friend, Mr. Baas, in a email mid sPkrd 'ffismndelb. edpioral George's River, and discovered the Strad wow egged denes Strait. That he passed his examination as a lieutenant in lbs year 1717; and in the year 1800 he was aggerted commands , edam eaddgelle,ard under the direction of tialardraity he sailed ea a voyage ollatevery to New Beath Wales. nut dr object of his voyage wiesegeredelly perfornral m as r elseurraviredei and examined nearly the esti sort ventsof New when the Invesdrator proving decayed, end 'nether soilmilei the perm* being attainable at Sidney, heembestad bassaset sawn and mew, on board two vessels, the Cato and Rand" he Mk vine vessels were both wrecked on a coral reef, 7011 Idles front Nor lisissL That anxious to convey his valuable paper to Engird, bonded der Port Jackson, and crossed the douthernaccan in a schoooer cor trrostpadne tans. That he entered Port Louis in the Isle of France, when owes uncle prisoner by Governor de Case, and was detained there MX yeas; and hs papers, being all sent to France, were copied into th e the French admiral, which was published at that time, and all meets of Captain Flinders' discoveries were ascribed to Captain Inssein; sad the names of Napoleon, Ciuntaceres, Jerome, Currier, La Pines, be, appear on the French charts to places actually discovered by Captain Flinders, and to which he had given English names. That during his imprisonment be contracted that most dreadfal disorder the stone, and his constitution being broken by long confinement and painful eufering, added to the mortification or seeing the beet years of his life wasted in inactivity, he Iran per mitted to return to his country, and on his liberation was promoted to the rank of post captain. That by order of the Admiralty he wrote an account of his voyage, and reconstructed his chart., and had the honour of being introduced by Adm. Bligh to your Majesty, then his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence, by whom he was received with much kindness and condescension, and received your Majes ty's permission to exhibit some of his charts to your Majesty. That close application to writing at this period completed the ruin of Captain Flinders' health which his previous sufferings had commenced, and the first copies of his voyage had searoely left the press when he died, leaving your petitioner and one daughter, for whose support, from the painful circumstances of his life, be hail been able to make but small provision, having, during his captivity, been only on half-pay, and on his return borne, while employed in writing, being placed on the same list. That at the time sf Captain Flinders' death your petitioner was, by Sir Joseph Banks and by the First Lord of the Admiralty (lord Melville), led to expect some addi tion to the usual pension of a post-captain's widow, as in the ease of Mrs. Dank ; but Captain Flinders, at the time of his death not being in active service, and only on half-par, she had the additional pain of finding that nothing could be done for her or her child. That under all these circumstances your petitioner, now advanced In yews, most humbly prays for herself and daughter some remuneration for the services of the husband and father. —And your Majesty's most dutiful subject will ever pray, de. THE RETFORD AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. RETFORD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, WEDNESDAY. The seventh annual meeting of the above society was held on the Spa Common, at Retford, yesterday, under the presidency of his Grace the Duke of Newcastle, at whose request the meeting had been postponed for some weeks beyond the usual period, in girder that his Grace might be enabled to attend. The proceedings commenced by several ploughing-matches, which took place on a farm at Babworth, a few miles distant, and which were contested by a greater number of competitors than usual. The show of stock was not considered so good as on some former ism sions—a fact which was accounted for by Mr. Gylby, the honorary secretary, by the prevalence in the neighbourhood of the late epidemic amongst cattle of almost every description. The company on the show-ground was numerous through. out the day. and amongst the number present were several of the leading noblemen and influential agriculturists in the neighbourhood. Amongst the winners of the premiums for the best animals were Mr. Watson, of Walkeringham, Mr. Hodgkinson, Morton • C. Thorold, Esq., Benton, &c. After the show nearly a hundred noblemen and gentlemen sat down to dinner in the Town-hall, which was provided by 111 r. Dennett, of the White Hart, and gave the greatest satis faction. The chair was taken by . his grace the Duke of Newcastle, the president of th e soctety, who was supported on each side by Viscount Galway, Lord Henry Bentinck, M.P., Granville Harcourt Vernon, Esq., M.P. ' Granville Vernon, Egg., the Rev. Evelyn Harcourt Vernon, W. Cham pion, Esq., E. W. Wilmot, Esq., &c., &c. The Noble CHAIRMAN, on the removal of the cloth, pro posed the usual loyal toasts, which were followed by " The Bishop of Lincoln and the Clergy of the Diocese ;" and "The Duke of Wellington," and the "Army and Navy." The Duke of NEWCASTLE next rose to propose " Success to the Retford Agricultural Society ;" and after commenting in no very flattering terms on the exhibition, he stated his opinion that agriculture is the basis of the prosperity et this country. If agriculture were to decline, in what position would the country be placed? Where would be that fine race of men w to were so respected, and were not to be matched by any other country in the world ? lie could say with the greatest confidence that such men as the English farmers could not be found elsewhere. (Cheers.) And if anything were done tending to the injury of that class of men, the mischief would be more than he could con ceive. Ile recommended them to keep together. It was too much the fashion of the present day to run down the farmers, and to effect that mischief which the overthrow of the farmer and of agriculture, must bring with it. The farmers were a peaceable, loyal, and quiet people; and he hoped that in their loyal, quiet, and peace able manner, they would keep well together. (Hear.) Let them keep together, and not be deceived by specious pretences of any kind, It was not for him, on the present occasion, to enter into political matters, but he thought that if their interests were in the slightest degree trespassed upon, it would not only tend to the destruction of themselves, but of the country at large. But let them not, at the same time, do anything which might tend to destroy that character for plain downright honesty of intention, which bad so long been the characteristic of the English farmer. No doubt they were highly indebted to the gentle men who were so good as to try various experiments, but besides that the intelligent English farmers had arrived at a point of practical agriculture which he could fearlessly my, was not to be equalled in any other region of the earth. In the European countries he was convinced that they could not be surpassed. lie had just returned from a part of the Continent where he had seen a good deal of the wretched mode of cultivation caused by the great subdivision of property, by which the holders cul tivated more for their own than for the public benefit. He could safely say, after what he had seen there and at home, that our system was far superior to that practised on the Continent. He could not conclude without saying how anxious) , and sincerely he prayed for the good of the coun try, and that the English farmer might never be depressed; but that he might always see agriculture flourish, and this country remain as it was, a great, moral, and powerful nation. (Hear, and cheers.) Lord GALWAY proposed "The Members of the County and of the Hundred of Bassetlaw." The toast was acknowledged by Lord HENRY BENTINCIL, M.l'., who proposed the earth of their noble Chairman. (Loud cheers.) Mr. U. H. VERNON, M.P., alluded to his recent visit to Canada and the United State', and to the superior state of farming in this country and Scotland in comparison with what he had witnessed across the Atlantic. He had met in America with a farmer who had gone front Lincolnshire, who had told him that he had not succeeded in getting a farm, but that he had got a dollar for a day's ploughing ; and the man declared that he could do as much work in one day, as a man there could do in two, or even three, days. They had, in fact, scarcely any knowledge as to ploughing ; and there was no comparison between them and the men in this country in any one point of view. He was sure that so long as this country prospered, agriculture must prosper too; and that, if there were a failure in regard to agricul tural prosperity, there must be a failure in all other respects. (Hear, and cheers.) The health of the noble Chairman having been drunk with all the honours, The Duke of Nnwestrat rase to acknowledge the com pliment. His interest and theirs were bound up together, and it was therefore natural that they should be willing to befriend and assist each other. He hoped that times would soon be better than they had been ; but, if they w i lle d pot, he could only say that that which he possessed 16dlild be in a great measure devoted to themselves ; and that any surplus which he could obtain should go as far as he could mate it go to benefit the farmers and the constitution of the country generally. (Hear.) It would be his delight to see those w y person in his neighbourhood would ever go to the poorhouse. hw a rre u re nd q hi uiri ni n h g ap a p iT. and li w e in ho fo p r e t t b th le a , t an n d ot t4 on r e eh d e e v se e rv th in me g (Hear, hear.) And he trusted that the farmers would do all in their power to benefit the poor around them. It must be obvious to every one that the honest and bold independence which was so proverbial as the character of the English peasants should never be broken in upon; but that it ought to be perpetuated, and that they should re main their country's pride and glory. (Cheers.) He trusted that nothing would be done which would have a tendency to throw poor land out of cultivation ; and if so, no harm could be done. But if the poor land were thrown out of cultivation, then mischief would - arise which it might be difficult to avoid. But they had good British spirits to good British hearts. Don't let them be cast down. Make such efforts as were still in their power; keep well together; and perhaps thing' might turn out well yet. He hoped tha t every blessing would attend their exertions. Several other toasts were proposed and replied to during the evening. IRELAND. DI:BLIN, OCT. 27. TEE STATE OP IRELAND.—It is this evening, and not Saturday last, as I announced toyou on that day from public rumour, that Mr. Labouchere sets out for London. I under stand the right hon. gentleman has been summoned to attend a Council of the Ministers to deliberate upon the state of Ireland. The greatest anxiety exists in Ireland as to the result of his mission. STATE OF THE COUNTRY. The Cork Examiner, just come to hand, mentions that fears were entertained on Monday last of a popular distur- bance in that city, but that after some three or four of the leaders of the party . were apprehended, the rest dispersed. Lord Lorton has issued the followingaddressto his tenantry in Roscommon Mr ralleiDo sun TEN orr..—in the course of the 48 year+ I have been your landlord, and nearly the entire time a resident among you, employing during that period upon an average between 2Oi and 300 persons daily, and expending above 300,000 f. in carrying on improve ments—lt has unhappily at different times become necesury for me to warn you wing the machinations of wicked and designing men, of which description there are now many scattered near your dwell ings, who are using every effort to turn the awful infliction which it has pleased the Almighty in his infinite wisdom to visit upon this tin py land to their own account ; and which, if not checked in tin*. will - bring such calamities upon the unfortunate people a+ they cannot have tae slightest idea of. It is, therefore, my paramount duty to warn you in the strongest manner ,:and I trust with the same FLICI*6.I as formerly), against the schemes of your enemies—one of these is to induce y to resist the payment of rents. Now, if you should an y fall into their snares the utmost ruin would be the corm . the great importation of provisions, that in btu of scarcity there never will have been a greater plenty in Ireland, and I have ever, Tetuan to know that it is the intention of the government to establish each a ry,tem of employment for the poor people an will enable them comma money and go to market, which, in every teepee, will meet the cala mitous kern of the potato crop. Having raid this much, I trust that the tenantry upon the Boyle and Rockingham 'states ;one and all), will strictly as before take the advice of their fiend and Lutilloed,— Lento:v.—October, 1840. Yo cx o IRELAND'S REYoNSTRA NC E.—We yesterrlcy men tioned that several of the Young Ireland party had pre sented themselves at Conciliation Ilall, and were refused admittance. The Secretary to the late meeting of that body thus details, in a communication to Saunders's Sews Letter, the object of the deputation A deputation from the committee of the Remonstrant Repealers of Dublin were appointed to present this day their respectlul remon strance to the Association. These gentlemen were first opposed at the door, their cards were declared of no avail to their admissioe, the sum required of •• stratum's" was proffered and rejected. The honourable member far Kilkenny was asked to come forth to hear the Madness of the deputation—all in vain. One of the members of the deputation war, however, admitted (doubtleat inadeertentis ) and ho placed the remonstrance, duly endorsed, and a ith the original list of signatures, in the hinds of the chairman, Mr. I lackett. It was signed by 74 repeal wardens including several volunteers, upwurils of 300 mcmbers(payetsof annually), and 1,000 enrolled associates. CHARGE OP EMBEZZLEMENT AGAINST A SHERIPP.—I stated a few days since that a public charity in Kilkenny bad been defrauded of 10,0001. The following proceedings at our police-offices yesterday, will serve to explain the ease: COLLEGE-STREET.—W. Grace, H.q., sheriff of the city of Kilkenny, was brought before the bench on a warrant which had been issued upon informations lodged by J. Hackett, Esq., Mayor of Kilkenny, on a charge of "har ing fraudulently and feloniously forged several powers of attor ney, by fixing thereto, without the concurrence of the trustees of the charities, of J. Evans, Esq., or any of them,, the seal of the said trustees, by which he obtained 9,0001. and upwards, in the city of Dublin, and converted it to his own use."—Mr. Hamilton attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Lawless for the prisoner. —Mr. Hamilton stated that Mr. Grace was charged with the forgery of documents which were then in the custody of the Bank of Ire land, but which formed part of the evidence to be ad duced for the prosecution; wherefore it became neces sary to apply for a postponement of the case in order to obtain them. Did his worship think the informations already . sworn su ffi cient to act on ?—Mr. Tyndall : They are insufficient. Is Mr. Grace aware of the charge which is made against him ?—Mr. Lawless: He has not procured a copy of the informations. We know no tru.re than what is stated in the warrant. If there be no objection to it, I would be very glad to have a copy of the informations.—Mr. Tyndall : At this stage I do not think we could grant them. Ile is charged with forging documents by which he obtained money at the bank.—Mr. Lawless : I never knew of infor mations being refused at any time when applied for on be half of the accused. We are entitled now to have the pro secutor examined.—Mr. Tyndall : They are not prepsred to go into their case.—Mr. Hamilton said he could not take o u r n „e hi' Zo lf toatioconns consent to Vi r e . accused receiving recLi i v d inif ha eo t m i r e would not urge his demand upon the bench now, but it was his opinion that the accused was entitled to what he asked for; and therefore, with the permission of their worships, he woeld, at a later !.art of the day, apply to know whether, after consideration, they could grant copiesof the informations. He desired that as early a day might be fixed as possible. The accused had been brought up from Kilkenny, where he could have obtained any amount of bail; the prosecutors might have had all their arrangements com pleted by this, and any delay would e .tme very bard upon Mr. Grace.—Mr. Hamilton: We would not have brought him up if we could have compelled the Bank of Ireland to produce the documents—Mr. Lawless : This case is particu -1 arlyy hard, that a gentleman of his respectability should be brought away from his business. This matter has r.ot come on the opposite side by surprise. They have had Mr. Grace in custody for the last fortnight, and surely they ought to be prepared with all their preliminary arrangements.--It was then arranged that the case should be further heard on Wednesday. COMM restos/ COURT, Ynts DAY.—(Beforo the Chi, f Baron and Judge Burton.)—R. D. Brown, Esq., M.P. for Mayo, a'. William Thos. Kelly Esq., Solicitor.—ln this case tho defendant was indicted for an assault on the hon. member for Mayo, and when the case was called on, Mr. !icily said he was sorry fur what had occurred. He had committed the assault under excited feelings and without justification, and he was very sorry for it, and he trusted this apology would be taken. Mr. O'Hea, as counsel for Brown, said that gen tleman had no vindictive feelings to gratify, and he was satis fied with the apology. PROVINCIAL. LANCASMRE. ILLrIBTRATIONS OF THE GAME-LAWS.—Onll(llday last, at the Warrington petty sessions, John Hunt and James Hunt, of Widnes, were charged with having set certain instruments for destroying game on land in the occupation of It. Johnson, at Widnes. Neither of the parties appeared. Liptrot, gamekeeper to Sir lt. Brooke, Bart., said that ho found three gins on the land, two of which were upset. lie secreted himself in a ditch, and after a time the two partite charged with the offence came and looked at them, and reset the two which were imperfect. Ile was quite certain as to their identity. They were fined 6/. each, with costs, and in default to be imprisoned for three months.—A second information charged them with having pursued game, on the before-named day, without having • certifiecte. Not being ?intent to give the rucesoiry proof, they were again. fined 5/. and coats, or three months imprisonment in default of payment, to commence at the termination of the first period ; the chairman remarking that this would not pre vent their being proceeded against afterwards by the sur veyor of face., fur the penalty of 201. for the latter otfence. As proof (says the ikinehester Gunreiteli) if any were re quired, of the utter ini tficiency of these vindictive laws to prevent the offence, it may be stated that one of the parties charged has been convicted five times for similar offinces, and the other four times—in each case having either paid the penalty or suffered imprisonment —Another ease is re ported by the same paper. On Sunday morning week, as G. Berry, gamekeeper to Mr. Garnett, of Quernmore Park, and two assistants, were inspecting the covers, they saw at come distance five men armed with bludgeons, and having with them several dogs and hare nets. They set out in pursuit, but Berry outstripped his colleagues, and came up with the poachers alone, and attempted to obtain possession of the nets, on which the whole gang fell upon him, and beat him so severely about the head, before his companions arrived, that for sometime serious consequences were appre hended. None of the poachers have been captured. Y()RKSIIIIIE. ....... MIDDLEABOROCIIII-ON-TI:EB.—A new market-house was opened out fur public accommodation at this new ai.d tlou• robing port on Saturday last, on which occasion premiums were awarded to those who exposed for sale the best butcher's meat, vegetables, fruits, poultry, game, and butter. In 1830 Middlesborough only contained 40 inhabitants Since then a railway has been brought to the place, wharves anal docks have been formed, anal manufactories established. The population now amounts to nearly 8,000; and nearly 4.30,000 tons of coals arc shipped yearly. The place has also a rising general traffic. THE TEN Hoots BILL.—At a meeting of delegates of the Short Time Committee of the West Riding, held et Brighouse on Monday, Mr..l. Rawson in the chair, various resolutions were adopted for a series of public meetings to be held in the manufacturing districts, to permit another ex pression of public opinion upon the Ten Hours question, anal pledging the committee to an agitation of the question to secure a legislative regulation of the labour of femules and of the younger portion of factory operatives. THE ELECTRIC TELEGRArn is being extended to ail parts of the country, Ordinary difficulties arc not allowed to im pede its progress. In order that the line now in progress on the railway from Hull to other parts may not obstruct the navigation of the Ouse at Selby, it will cross the river at such an elevation as will allow the largest vessel trading there to pass below the wires without striking their masts. This will be effected by a large mast, 75 feet in length, sur mounted by a topmast, 68 feet long, secured to the piles in the river, and by a second mast, 80 feet long, with a 56-feet topmast, fixed in the masonry on land. On the top of these twelve wires will pass, protected by suitable lightning con ductors, and the whole stayed with patent wire rigging. To give as nautical a character as practicable to the erections, the masts and topmasts are fitted with crosstrees and caps similar to those of an immense schooner. DEATH OP A "SPORTING CHARACTER."—On Monday, at New Melton, suddenly, Robert Finch, more commonly known by the essgoomen of "Old Dog Bob," aged 77. The deceased was a man of rather eccentric habits, anal known in almost all parts of England, as well as in some parts of Rus sia, in which country he had formerly been huntsman to a pack of hounds. He had followed the pack in his day for many a distinguished nobleman in England, as huntsman ; but fortune had forsaken him, and in his old age he was in a destitute situation, without friends, and without a home. The old man was fond of his pipe and glass, and was wont to recount most wonderful anecdotes of his performances in bygone days. Fer the l 18 months he had taken up his abode at the house of Mr. Davison, the George lain, Melton, in whose kitchen he passed the principal part of his time. POISON " BY Miterax;F'. 7 Atgunderland, on Monday, Liddell, 25 yeseofdage, loseceased t her iiie o u u n n ge w r the following nand c ! A rc . unwell Ben t the daughter of a neighbour to the shop of one Mel drum, a druggist, for some tincture of rhubarb. It was dark at the time, and the drug was supplied by a yourg man, about seventeen years of age, Meldrum's apprentice. Imme diately after Miss Liddell had swallowed what was brought she was taken ill, and died on the following morning from the effects of poison—it being then ascertained that tincture of opium had by mistake been substituted for tincture of rhubarb. On Saturday the inquest was held before Mr. Maynard, and the ju7 returned a verdict of " Accidental death," at the same tune severely censuring the young man for the negligence he had manifested.—[Mistakes of this kind are constantly occurring in various parts of the country, and from time to time a coroner's jury marks its sense of the enormity by a few remarks attached to a verdict. UnhappPy, however, these remarks do not check the mbehicf. Auy ignorant rrson is allowed to sell drugs in England—any grocer's apprentice is permitted to dispense poisons without responsibility, and the consequences are a large number of so-called " accidental deaths." For the person poisoned and for the friends of the victim there is unfor tunately no redress. Negligence and ignorance are screened by the want of proper laws upon the sub ject. Unhappily the murders so frequently done by " accident " by ignorant:druggists, and - by their appren tices, are as disastrous as those caused by wilful assassination. In France men are net allowed to sell poisonous drug: until it has been proved before proper examiners that they prehend the nature of the materials they make a pro • selling.] ►lit~: SFr r ? •f