The Express. — London, England, 1851-05-24 00:00:00

FRANCE. PARIS, Fatnai Eva:amt. li Daroehe has declared distinctly in the t. ham- , bet today that the law of 31st May is the bounce of I, the ministry. This is the event of the day. There remains only one way . of proceeding to the tensions without provoking an uisurrection, and that , is the repeal of the electoral law of May. The party in favour of maintining this law intact are now in • decided minority in the Assembly, even the Union having. in its article of to-day, admitted the modin (*timer proposed by the committee on the Municipal Bill. Many rumours are in circulation as to a ca binet crisis occasioned by dissensions on this ques tion; hot no modification of the ministry can take place until the return of M. Fould from the l'yreneee. To-day, as usual, at the commencement of the As nombls's sitting, several petitions were presented for the revision of the constitiou. 111. liouhier de l'Ecluse, an ultra-legitimist, at tempted. under colour of an appeal to the rules of the house, to complain of the unconstitutionality of 014..4: petitions, which, he said, had been obtained by ear-Lion and menaces; but the president, M. Lupin, Interdicted him from speaking. Al. de Dampierr brought up his report on the election of General Durrit u for the Lander, the pre enntation of which, you may remember, was to be the signal for the interpellations respecting the 'litmus telegraphic despatch of M. Faucher. M. Dempierre des:lured that the committee, ;being of opinion that the operations had been quite regular, and that there ass nothing in the telegraphic des path complain of exercise in illegal pressure upon the electors, admitted the validity of the election. 141. Madier de Nlimjau maintained, on the eon traly, that there could not be a more illegal and ingookilous invasion of electoral freedom than the despatch iu question ; and proposed that the Assem bly should remind the Minister of the Interior of the tote of censure which had been applied to him on May, Inl9, for abuse of the teli grah. M. Leon Faucher sought to establish, by means of, letters a hich he laid uddressed to the prefect of the Landis, that he had always recommended neutrality ' tat en candidates who should not profess an adhe sion to extreme parties. Ile hail deenud it his duty to add, in deknee of society, that she friends of order ought to give their votes only to a candidate who would take the engagement of defending the law of May. 111. Vietor Lefrane, a member of the lierA-parti, considered the despatch us an attack against the rights of the Assembly, as well as against all those members aho did not emisider themselves the C114:1111111 of order, because they desired the abrogation of the law of May. M. neon Fren-her repeated his former observations. M. Emile dc flirartlin maintained the illegality of tine dispatch, which could leave no other effect but to inlet It-re with the liberty of election. Ile attacked, in spite of the renionittrancts of the AN:tenthly, the unconstitutionality of the law of May, reminded the Chamber of the gross abuts: of the telegraph which had sdroad C. 11111.11 tin Ulll ttt I 11l our. vote of censure for the Minister of the Interior when he WWI last in office-, Riot announced that he should propose a similar vote upon the present occasion, which ought to meet with the concurrence of M. Faucher I ' •If, when he re ar inbered that lie hail, on Feb. 22, ISM, required th.• impeachment of the ministry. Lastly, NI. Gi 'unlit' shifted the object of his attack, and look M. Intiopiel tle• reporter, to task fur the change which hail come over his opinions since the address which be hail issued to his electors iii April, 1418. Al. Dampiern: gave M. Girardin tit lax tat, and enumerated some of the metamorphoras which the tali nod editor of the l'rr.Ne had gone through since the same epoch. Finally he read SOIIIC extracts from a pamphlet. entitled tt Guerre i l'.l.postasie: M. Gino-din Pout pur Lui-minw.“ NI. (lirardin had said that the executive power had hien taken prisoner err 15114. Citarditi replied that its capture was owing to its :NA having been delendell. M. llaroche, Minister of Foreign Affairs, defended the despatch, and maintained that the government lest the right to announce what system it desired to triumph. lle declared aloud that the law of May :il iwasthe Nag of the cabinet. M. Ihip.Citt de Bussac then ascended the tribune. Finally. the Amen'lily pnsysdid unit to vote on the validity of the sleet' . which was contirnied by 41410 votes against 212. 'floe following motived order of 11w clay, a,. proisrsed I.y M. (rwardin war then pat to llw vole: —"The Asx•mblc. him ll ill g tlw tele graphic desisitelo sent by the Minister of the lute ,r to the pmfir•t of the Landes sin the 9:111 of May, posers to t he order of the day." The Assembly •doplorl, M• a majority of 3:2 votes against 2:0, the pure loud simple ulikr of the day. 't h.• sitting then broke up. T 1.,• fullouing members were chosen to-day on the eon 111 l titre on t he ikons of MM. Moulin and Morin : MM. l'harumaule, de Surville, Gudelle, II maim, Charenetty, Chassaigne•Goyon, de (Nmil). This ll ill e lh-.nwzun•r. de kerdn•l (lle-et-1 1111461 w). :Boutin, Iretbb•n'-11urnNi•. Thurion de la! Itruicre, lb•lagrene. l'oujoulan. de Broglie. The great majority of the committer• arc favour able to both motion.. The only question is, the in t .veal tit which One mjeeted motion fur revision may b• molested. This will probably be fixed at two months. Yestenlay the Assembly was visited by a precursor of those storms which seem destined to explode in the &Nee on revision. Emile do (firardin has thrown tin lira shell into the camp of the enemies of the n public. P .. i .. ting nut the masked bat tery whirl' lurked lichind the motion of M. Morin. a nata l...king young Bonajoutist. he warned the Assembly of tine wind' awaited it, if it exposed itself to p, l nssli..tl 11.till1h11 from petitionary numikstatious tom without and violent discussions from within. At any moment the executive power could safely extinguish on Assembly which had tlestroyed unit. real suffrage, and it was only waiting for the legislative body to Ullllerminv itself still further fa girt- it, • I the applause of the nation, the nov el. -yror!. le I them remember the fate of the Con stituent. But, talk as touch as they pleased, they could timer change the proportion of three-fourths. nwared by the constitution. But the explisi• was brought Amu by Ifirardin's allusion to the lEith of Ilay. I uua ' say, in tuldition to my report of yester day, which giver the correet details of this scene, that among those who surrounded the tribune and apostrophised M. Ginirdin with must violence was the Duke of !Montebello• who drew on himselt a crushing sarcasm in answer to his boast that he I should be Mond among those who marched against ! the barricaths. • Where wen , you?" erica the , orator. • When- were you. 'ster of Louis Phi lippe, on the 21th February ? You were conyealtsl." Thus, M. de (tiranlin has mule himself in the tri bune Ow organ of the universal resolution of the' inueratie party to appeal to arms in ese• the con stitution Is infringed. M. Morin, the discussion of whose motion raised such a tempest iu the Assembly yestertlay, is a llonaprrt ist. Tlw objeet of that motion, as I explained in a former letter, is to enable the motion for the revision to be' renewed at the expiration of a month from its re- 1 jalion. Ileum a monthly preasurc will be exercised upon the Assembly to throw down the constitutional barrier to revision which requires a majority ofthree f ills. What with the mass of petitions from without, and the perpetually renewed discussion within the Chamber it is hoped morally to annihilate. the impediment of the minority, and to force a disso• lution. The answer of the demotiratic pane to such: a policy is iusurrection; and of this answer M. Emile de Ciriirdin mask- himself• yesterday. amid the ap plause of the whole Left. the emphatic organ. The delegates of the republican meeting held to deliberate upon the propriety of getting up petitions for the restoration of univ e r s al s uff rage have pub- UAW their reasons for deciding in the negative. ' The prevailing politi c al excitement has thrown into the shade an important bill. which was adopted yesterday on the second reading, for the alteration of the sugar duties, and may be eonsidered as post Ity the pros isions of this law the system of types and shades, which 'CM'S at present as a basis for the application of the duty, is abolished, and replaced by a tariff of duties according to the absolute richness of the sugar, and its yield when refined. All the refineries are consequently subjected to the control of the excise. The gnidual reduction of the duty' reposed in the original hill has been thrown out, but the application of the new tariff will operate as a relief. The duty has been fixed at 50fr. the hundred kilogrammes for sugar at par, that is at 100 dens. of the saccharometer ; it is diminished by one franc for each degree below par, so that sugar at 90 degrees pays only 40f. At pre scut the Ist type, which lays -13 f., is composed, with few exceptions, of sugars whose richness varies from 90 to 92 degrees. The colonies will reap consider able benefit from this arrangement, their sugars of the first type never surpassing 90 degrees, while those of the native manufacture vary between 92 and 05; and the former having been forced hitherto to , pay as much duty as the latter. It has been also settled that during the next four years the duty on colonial sugars shall be reduced sf. The extra duty on foreign sugars has been reduced from 20f. to 111. Thus for 100 kilos. of sugar at par, 50f. is the duty imposed upon native sugar ; for 100 kilos., 15f. during the next four years upon colonial, and afterwards 50f.; Olt on foreign sugars. An amendment proposing a higher duty on slave sugar was rejected. lint another amendment, moved by Admiral Cecille, diminishing the extra duty still fur ther in favour of augurs imported from China, Cochin China, and Manilla, was adopted. The Cmseitutionnel declares the rumour that four regiments were to be sent to Rome to be unfounded. Only a battalion of foot-chasscurs of Vincennes is to be sent to reptace a corps of corresponding strength. The metallic reserve of the Bank of France con tinues to increase, an augmentation of 71 millions having taken place in Parts, and of upwards of 2' millions in the provinces. 'The discount-accommoda- I tion shows a very marked falling off, the Paris esta blishment having discounted 51 millions less, and the branch banks two millions less, the amount of the former being 40,600,1065 fr., and of the latter 71,151,-Is3fr. On the side of the liabilities, the notes in circulation have diminished millions in l'aris. those in the departments remaining nearly as they were. The account•current of the treasury has increased 21 millions, the present amount being 1118,000,475 fr. Private accounts-current in Paris have increased 31 millions, and in the departments ; half a million, the amount of the former being 89,006,1381 r., and of the latter, 26,656,767 fr. The whole of the metallic reserve is at present 556 mil lions, to 522! million, of notes in circulation. The Bourse to-day has had a better appearance. SPAIN. MADRID, MAT 1/1. Preparations are making fur re-opening the Cortes on the Ist of June. The ministers count 217 Totes in the new Chamber of lkputiea; progressists, 40; moderate opposition, 30 ; absolutis:s, 8; independent, 151—total, 348. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 24, 1851. Slit Court. OSBORNE, Mai 23. Her Majesty and Prince Albert accompanied by the Prince and Princess of Prussia, Prince Frederick Wil liam of Prussia, and the Princess Louisa of Prussia, the Duke and Duchess of Saze-Cobourg Gotha, and Dukc Ernest of Wurtembcrg arrived here at six o'clock yestenlay after noon from London, having crossed from Gosport in the Fairy, royal steam yacht, commanded by Lord Adolphus ritzelarence. The Prince of Wales and the Princess 'Loyal ascompanied her Majesty. The younger members of the royal family having preceded the Queen here. Her Majesty was attended by the Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady in Waiting, the lion. Beatrice Byng, Maid of Honour in 'Waiting, and Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, Equerry in Waiting.', Prince Albert was attended by . Lient. Colonel Francis i Hugh Seymour, Equerry in \% luting. The Prince of I Wales was attended by Mr. Birch. The Prince and Princess of Prussia were attended by the Countess A. de Backe, the Countess Oriolla, the Count Pukler, Major von Boyen, and , Count Galt:. l'rinee Frederick William of Prussia was attended by Colonel Fischer and Lieutenant von Heinz. The Duke sad Duchess of Saze-Colsourg Gotha were at tended by the Baroness Wangenheim and M. 11. do Treskow. _ This morning the Queen and Prince Albert walked out early in the Park. The Prince and Princess of Prowls, Prince Frederick William, and the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Cobourg Gotha also promenaded in the pleasure grounds and plantations. The Duchess of Kent and the Prince of Leiningen arrived in the afternoon on a visit to her Majesty. The Duchess of Kent accompanied by the Prince of Leiningen, and attended by Sir George Cooper, left her residence, Clarence House, St. James's, shortly before eleven o'clock yesterday forenoon, for the terminus of the. South Western Beltway, en route to Osborne. A deputation on the subject of certain legacies for eha ritable uses in Ireland, had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his official residence in Downing-street. The deputation consisted of Messrs. Grace, Keogh, Moore, St. George, Biggins, O'Flaherty, Blake, and M'Cullagh. Lord Portman had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-office. The judges, Queen's counsel, and the other law officers, will not assemble at the Lord Chancellor's residence on the first day of the ensuing term, Sir T. Fremantle, chairman of the Board of Customs, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exeheijuer yesterday. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Fon4l-office, Downing-street, which was attended by Lord John Russell, the Lord C•ian cellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Viscount l'almerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, the Right I ton. Henry Labouchere, Lord Broughton, the Earl of Carlisle, and the Marquis of Clanncurde. The council sat two hours and a half. (From lot Niste's Cavite.) TirCKINGIIAM-PALACE, MAY 20.-7 his day had audience of her Majesty, Count Schimmelpenninek, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the King of the Netherlands, to present his letter of re-call ; to which he was introduced by Viscount Palmerston, G.C.H., her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and con duttrd by Col. the Hon. Sir E. Cust, K.C.H., blaster of the Ceremonies. FOREIGN -OFFICE, MAY 22.—1 t is hereby notified that Viscount Palmerston, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affair., hay received from Sir Stratford Can nin g, her Majesty's ambassador at Con.tant' pie, a despatch, dated the 23rd of April last, inclodng a "note verhalc " or memorandum from the l'ortc, announcing that the blockade of the coasts and ports of Samos has been raised by order of the Sultae. - - - - Wilinm tt.t., NIAr '23.—(The following i 4 substi tuted for the article which appeared in the 4:a.:ette of Tuesday twit, the 20th inst.]: The Queen has been pleased to impotiit John Dalrymple, Esq., to be Lieutenant and Sheriff Principal of the shire of Wigtou, in the room of Randolph, Earl of Galloway, resigned. CoMMIssIoN SIttNEI) ItT THE LORD LIEtTENVNT or MIMI'S II 1 Itt:.—William Ilenry Frederick Cavendish, Esq., to he deputy-lieutenant. COMMISSION SIGNED DV TIER MAJEsTY'S COMMIS sIONEIts or I.IECTENANcY Volt Tlln CITY OF LoNDort.— Lieutenant-Colonel William Thompson to be Colonel in the regiment of Royal London Militia. COMMISSIONS SIGNED hi VIE LORD LIEUTEN CST OF GLoVenierMlSlttitl.—Allen Alexander IlatliurO. gent. to be ensign: Edward Stratton Fitichaidinge Berkeley, gent, to be lieutenant in the Royal South Battalion of Gloucester Light Infantry Regiment of Militia. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. IHIS DAY. DOW ST R E ET. Ellen M•(arMM, a married woman, Using in Taylor's buildings, Chandos-strect, was charged on suspicion with haring killed Elizabeth Allen, under the following circum stances. The deceased resided in the same house as the prisoner, • and frt. several week. past they had constantly quarrelled, and resorted frequently to blows. On Sunday last, during an altercation, they threw pails of water over each other. The deceased rushed into the prisoner's room, where a struggle took place, and it was alleged, by a witness named Moody, that the prisoner took up the poker, and inflicted a severe wound ups the forehead of the deceased, who afterwards cried out tIM the prisoner had killed her. The deceased was discovered bleeding profanely from a wound upon her head, and she was afteraads removed to the Charing-cross Hospital. The dee wed returned home, and yesterday afternoon was f /mull dead in her bed. A post mort , los exa mination of the bade took place, and it was ascertained that death had resulted from violence. The prisoner was then taken into custody, and she denied most stoutly that she had struck the dr ceeed w to the poker. She said iu the struggle her daughter, a little girl about eleven years of ate, came • behind them and stench the deceased with the Nicer. The woman Moody stated that the only person present when the blow nun struck was her daughter, who was now confined to her room from a blow which she also received. Inspector Dodd said Moody's daughter had lived fur years with a transported burglar. Ile bad never heard anything against the prisoner's character. A police-constable, of the F division, said he saw the de/canal on Sunday night, directly alter the /occurrence ' took place, and was of opinion that she was intoxicated. Mr. Ilenry said he had received a certificate that the only witness wit.. saw the occurrence was aufferingnt from erysipelas, and was W O unable leave her bed. The prisoner must be remanded until that. pence could attend and give evidence. Tut: QUEEN'S IHRTII-DAY IN GREENWICH 110 S -1 mrsi..—This day, Ming one of the festivals appointed to be observedi n Greenwich Hospital, at half-past 9 o'clock' the in-puthioners of the institution, numbering nearly 2,700, were paraded in the great square of the College. The yr-. terans were dressed in their best clothing, and looked en tremely well. A very great number were decorated with metal', some having the clasps. At ten o'clock the Lieut.: Governor, Bear-Admiral Sir J. A. Gordon, K.C.8., accom panied by the officers of the es'ablishment,ani several naval, marine, and military arrived, and, having minutely in spected the men, expressed himself in terms of the greatest satisfaction at their cleanly appearance and general orderly conduct. The veterans, having attended divine service, were regaled with an extra pound of roast meat for dinner, receiving a commutation in money for their usual daily al lowance of mieton and soup. Each man also received a half gallon of ale extra, in order to drink her 31ajesty's health. _ THE ComutsaloN about to be issued wider the Royal Sign Manual, fur the purpose of inquiring into the affairs of the territories in Southern Africa adjacent to the eastern and north-eastern frontier of the Cape of Good Hope, will not invest the governor of that colony with any jurisdiction or power in addition to those conferred by the commission under which Sir Henry l'uttinger was consti tuted a Chief Commissioner for similar objects in 'he year 181;. It will merely, alter reciting the commission to Sir Henry Puttinger, and in terms almost identical with those used in that commission, appoint Major Hogg and Mr. Owen to be Assistant Commissioners to Sir Harry Smith in carrying out the proposed objects.—Globe. AGRICI:LTI:RE IN Someaser.—There is certainly plant enough, and appearance, for au average crop of wheat; and, with a fine time, even a large crop. It will I wind weeding, which is very backward from the little fine weather we have had. All hands are now busily engaged. , On the peat soils it is said the prospects are very good ; a 1 wet winter suiting this soil better than a dry frosty one. Winter beaus are in blossom, and are looking well ; the latter may be said of the spring ones up to this time, but they may suffer yet if we have but very little rain between this and midsummer. Barley and oats have come up pretty well ; but a good deal of barley has gone in late, and we think the usual quantity of this corn has been sown, but of spring beaus and peas a less breadth than usual. There has been an increased sowing of fiat on the lands fit for it. ' Potatoes arc later than for several years past; the early ones have been cut down ; owed him been very cheap, but there seems little inclination to increase the growth.— Bridgewater Times._ _ - APCIDENT AT WOMBWELL'S MENAGERIE, CHAT ! MAX.—On Thursday night, between 9 and 10 o'clock, when the im:nagerie was tilled with company, whilst Thomism Stone, a black man, who under the title of " the young'! Indian prince." was engaged in performing with the large elephant, the animal, either by design or accident, pressed Stone against the ban of the den, by which he received severe injury of the scalp, had four of his ribs, the right arm and collar bone broken, and he now lies in a very precarious state. At the time of the accident the animal was in the act of taking off and replacing the hat of his keeper, and it is imagined that it had been irritated by eons of the company. Stone's instructions were to remain outside the animal', din, but this illjUllt6o4 he bad neglected, and from its attachment to him entertained 110 apprehension of danger. PORTUGAL. The Dirario do Govern , ' of Lisbon, of the 12th and 13th, has reached us rii Madrid. It contains a decree of the Queen, declaring that the decree of the 13th March last, by which Marshal Saldanha was dis missed from his seat in the supreme tribunal of mili tary justice, " shall be null and of no effect," shall be "considered as having never existed," and that "it shall be cancelled in the registers, in order that no trace of it may remain." The decree was first published without the words marked in inverted commas, but j the uext day it was reproduced UN drawn up, and it was stated that the words had been accidentally omitted "by an important typo - j graphical error." Another decree of the 12th confirms all the civil and military appointments made by the marshal. The Mario further con tains an official notification, that an information having been received that Count do Thomar was about to proceed to Madrid to take the possession of the embassy to which he had previously been nominated, a communitaition was immediately sent utf to him to tell him that he was dismiesed. The Duke de Saldanha continued at Oporto; he was exercising full military and civil authority, but in the Queen's name. The same paper, of the 11th, publishes the follow ing telegraphic despatch : orottro, Nfav 13. -In consequence of a delibe ration taken by the leading pilots of the bar at Oporto, it wastleclarell unsafe tbr steamers to leave to-day, therefore the departure is postponed till to morrow, 11th. "Communicate this to M. Ximincs." ITALY. PIEDNIONT. Tt:ItIN, MAT IN. The Riaorgintento proclaims aboolutely Mime the report of the er,"- di Saiwin, concerning a league between Piedmont and the other Italian States. We learn from the Turin papers that, on the 14th, 1 a numerous meeting was held at the Commercial Club at Nice, in which a protest was drawn up and voted against the bill of Customs' Reform, now before the Chamber of Deputies of Turin. In this protest it is stated that the commercial franchises of Nice owe their origin to the contract of union of 1388, when the country of Nice freely gave itself up to the House of Savoy ; that all govennnents have hitherto respected them ; that the treaties of 1815 confirmed them; that the bill now before the House is hostile to the said franchises; that therefore the I people of Nice cull upon theSardinian government to observe the faith of treaties, protests against the taxes upon corn and salt, and against the new bill on the reliiren of the customs; and that, in case this protest were disregarded, Nice would be forced to consider the contract which unites it with the Sar dinian government annulled, and to declare her own independence. The municipality has refused to receive this protest, but named a deputation, which is to proceed to Turin, to defend the intere s ts of the province. GERMANY. FRANKFORT, MAY 22. It is announced as very probable that the Diet will nominate fire of its members, who will be charged with the administration of the affairs of the Confederation. in place of the Central Federal Com mission, still in being. LATEST FOREIGN EXCHANGES. Yoe Account. PARK NAT U. I Tar I *an. Opsiaglegllmi Lowei4.l Orbs. 3 per Omen 3 per teal, ......... .... I SS it % parent& MeV imeal .„ I tar Crate. 44 pet Cents. 1 ... '1 ... ... ... Na.,uil MI LAMM: at sled, 23; 20 dap. 24 03. delaiaa, S, ISM 1.11 W. 3, .S.-..„ .... aroma Moue, 1031 W. el ...sass... 1130 W. 27 ........... . 22 I treamtry Minds 20 4 .. Piedmont Sp. 021111. -.3 ... I Bank shores l'altla, May Mk—Versailles kright bank), 267 50 ; ditto tle . t Wok). 1111 23; Pavia aad 11rIema 320; 1.33.0 t sad 14,3014,14.2; II•4011 and Havre, Ili 73. Manville. and Aviglan, 217 IS; rhurdebedi aid Kale. 147 IS ; Prater, 430; Or and Ilatdien; Bt. 271; NoriLera, 471 23; Pans and stembourg, 343 3a , To dad Nam... MI 2.3. HaaLts, ?LOT 21.—Voluntary Loan, 106. New Loan, Four.und-a-llalf per Cent., 1021. National Debt, 861. Commercial Marino Society's premium, ltii. Bank Shares, 951. Vir.xxik, Mar 21.—Fire per Cent. Metalliques, 961 ; Four-and-a-llalf per Cents., 611 ; Bank Sham, 1,223 Exchange on London, 12.26. MN 5 • 111 le SO IV 36 0 100 0 14 5 w2O NATIONAL REFORM ASSOCIATION.—The following communication front Norwich, under date of the' oth inst., indicates the opinions of reformers iu an agricultural county At a me. ting of the general and wards c omm i ttee o f the National Iteform Association held this evening at St. Andrew's Hall. it was moved by J. H. 'fillet', Esq., seconded by Alderman Hall. and unanimously agreed! That as it obviously is the determination of the protection ists if possible to reimpose the hateful tan on the food of the people, and also to mist every as. asure of relief by means of reduction in the national expenditure, and as the present limited franchise and unfair distribution of electoral power Teak, it probable that they may succeed unless an exten sive measure of reform be passed without delay, this committee deems it imperatively necessary Oat at the nest election all minor differences amongst reformers should be =to the advocacy of free trade, thorough and sa e economy in every branch of the public service, and as the only means of securing these objects, parliamentary reform, immediate and complete. That it be referred to the curative committee to open a correspondence with the leading reformers in Ipswich, Yarmouth, Cambridge, Boston, Reading, and other boroughs, in which divisions have arisen in the liberal interest, oldie view to obtain the benefit of mutual counsel ar.d advice in reference to arrangements for the neat several election. ISLE OF WIOIiT ELECTION. Yesterday (Friday) having been fixed for the n omination of candidates for the representation of the county of the Isle of Wighs, the Market-place at Newport and the vicinity of the Guildhall were crowded at en curly hour; there must have been more than 5,000 persons ' present. Mr. SEWELL, the deputy sheriff', having opened the business, by calling ou the meeting to hear with patience the respective speakers, I The lion. A'COURT HOLMES proposed Capt. Andrew Demand, R.N., as a fit and proper person to represent the county of the Isle of Wight in parliament. T. NV. FLEISIING, Esq., seconded the nomination. JOINTBONIUM CARTER, Esq., M.l'. for Winchet ter, nominated Mr. Edward Dawes. He commenced by I expressing his regret at the occasion that had (lintel the assemblage together, and he paid a warm tribute of respect Ito the character of the late member. lie then proceeded to advocate the claims of Mr. Dawes, and the necessity of returning to parliament a man who would not consent to reverse the present free-trade Sir CLAL DE WADE aecooded the nomination, after which, HAMOND made an attempt to address the electors. lie was only heard to say that he had not sought the toeition in which he was placed—he had been re quested to take it. He characterised the imputation of having unjustly or cruelly flogged his men, from many of whom he had letters thanking him for his kindness to wards them. ex a gross calumny. Mr. DAWES then came forward to address the assem blage, and was greeted with three rounds of applause. Ile' avowed himself to be a friend to the farmer, but he could never consent to a re-impoeition of proteetional duties on the food of the people. But this he regarded as impossible to be done ; the people having tasted the blessings of cheap bread could never be induced to accept of dear bread. He warned the agriculturists that, even if they did again get protection, they could not keep it, as Lord John Russell's promised measures of reform would give the suffrage to a larger body than now possessed it and those would use it for the freeing of the bread of the poor from all taxes. The only . relief to agriculture must come front a reduction in taxation and local burdens and a readjustment of rents. Ile then expressed his deter mination to oppose the encroachments of the papacy if he should have the honour to be elected. With segued to his prospects he was glad to my that, having only canvassed two-thirds of the island, he had already obtained a larger number of votes than had ever betore been given to a can didate for it. No other candidate being nominated, the Deputy-Sheriff then called for a show of hand., when hardly 200 were held up for Captain Ilamond, whilst thousand., many of whom, however, were not elector., held up in favour of Mr. Dawes. The Deputy. Sheriff eon.equently declared the .hnw of hand, to be in favour of the latter gentleman, when a poll wit. deman led on behalf of Captain Ilamond. It woo ordered to take place on Monday and 'Tuesday next. The formal declaration will be mail• on Thursday next. THE GOLD-DUST ROBBERY. WINCHESTER, IMIDAT ETTAINO, MAT 23. This day William Pamplia, who hus been already twice examined on a charge of being implicated in the great gold-dust robbery, was again brought up at the Guild hall, Winchester, in charge of Mr. Superintendent Shep perd, and placed at the bar. Mr. Crombie, on the part of the South-Western Railway Company, said he proposed to ask for a further remand of the prisoner, but that he intended to call witnesses. to cor roborate the evidence of the railway porters, Edwards and Smith. given on the last occasion. Mrs. Lydia Cross. examined by Mr. Crombie, stated that she was the wife of William (inns, who kept the Eagle tavern, at Winchester, near to the Railway station. She remembered the evening of the Bth of May. She also re membered one of the railway porters coating to her house on that evening. This wcis about half-past seven at night, as near as she could remember. The prisoner came to her house on that OCC:1`4011. There was no other person in the house at the time. She saw the prisoner there on the Thursday night, with a bag and a large parcel in his pos session. Ile was at her house tit about half-past eleven. When he lett the house, he had a parcel in one hand and a black bag across his shoulder. It contained some thing about 11 inches long and 8 inches wide. The prisoner had a pint of beer in the house. He hail it in the taproom. There was a young man, HAMA John Pearce, the ostler, in the room at the time, but he was asleep. The railway porter, Edwards, came in after the prisoner. The prisoner did not remain more than a quarter of an hour. Ile paid her daughter 3sl. for the beer, the money being in rapper. She (witness) afterwards changed a sovereign for hint at the bar. He asked her to give him change, and she did so. Ile lett shortly before 12 ai clock, and she saw him go out with the two package. in his possession. One of them he held down by his arm, and the other he carried across his shoulder. She had never seen the prisoner before, but had no doubt whatever that he was the man she had teen on that occasion. Eliza Cram, the daughter of the last witness, corruboratml her mother's ‘tatement. Mr. Inspector Field and other police officers stated that they believed they should be able to prove that the prisoner was connected with other parties who were implicated in this robbery. Mr. Pelham contended that the evidence was insufficient to warrant the detention of the prisoner. The Bench, atter a short consultation, mid that they did not consider they should be doing their duty if they did not give au opportunity, by remanding the prisoner, fur the production of any further evidence that mitiht be brought against him. As to the question of an alibi, if the prisoner was able to bring forward 20 witnesses as to his being in certain places, that would hen question for a jury to deter mine. flie case, therefore, would be remanded for a week, and he (the Mayor) might state his individual opinion that, the LAM: should then be brought to a conclusi ~,,, us he dhl not like remanding prisoners from week to week without some strong reason fur doing so. Mr. Pelham then applied for the return of some property found on the person of the prisoner, but this was refused until the next examination. The prisoner way then removed in custody, and the pro ceeding" terminated. ALLEGED MISCONDUCT OF A BANKRUPTCY COURT OFFICIAL. The Manchester Court of Bankruptcy was occu pied for several hours on Thursday in the further hearing before Mr. Commissioner Skirrow of several cases of alleged irregularity on the part of 1/r. Mackenzie, one of the MU cial assignees. The first case came under the attention of his Honour yesterday week at a meeting for the declara tion of a final dividend in the estate of Messrs. J. and .1. ' Sharpies, cotton-spinners, near Blackburn, which was held in this court. in the course of that meeting his Honour said it appeared that on the Ist of April, 1551, Dr.. Mac kenzie, the o ffi cial assignee, received 9744. In one sum, and retained it under his control, con trary to the orders of the court, made by the Lord Chancellor for the benefit of the public, and iu order that the bankrupt law might be efficiently carried out. The 13th order, and it was an imperative one, said: "No official assignee shall keep under his control, upon any one estate, more than 100/. ; or in the aggregate of moneys of bankrupt's estate snore than 1,0000. ; and any excess beyond such sum shall be paid forthwith into the Bank of England." The 43rd order directed that if the official assignee should keep under his control more than the sum, specified, fur more than one week, he should be charged in his account by the commissioners with such sum as should be espial to interest at the rate of 20 per cent. on the excess of such sums for such time as it should be kept under his control beyond the said week. And unle-s the money had been kept from proper causes the official assignee was liable to dismissal from his office on report to the Lord Chancellor, and to any costs and expenses, and have no claim for remuneration. The official assignee said he acknowledged having, front inadvertence, committed the fault with which he was charged. lie considered, front what he understood was the practice in some other courts—he did not know that it pre prailed generally—that the rule was for the assignee at the end of each quarter not to have iu his hand, mare than a balance of 1,0110/. lie had had two quarters here, and 'in his first return the balance in hand was not 4002, and in the second the balance was under ' 900/. The practice, he perceived, by which he ' was misled, was clearly wrong. As regarded this particular sum of 9001. it was received on the Ist of April. his clerk, who of course managed part of the business, had been ill since early in April, and he (1)r. Mackenzie) had managed his duties as best he could. He did not want to throw blame on his clerk, but during his absence he wished nut to interfere with the money matters which were more imme diately under him. He had been much surprised that the money in Sharpie 'a case had not been paid in, but had had no opportunity of learning anything from his clerk, further than that it was inadvertence. The official assignee I received no benefit from retaining money in his hand s , fi e banked with the Union Bank, on the London terms; they gave no interest on the money deposited, and charged no commission on the money drawn oat. His Honour said he could not admit that inadvertence was a defence, when the orders were so imperative, and expressed in language so clear as not to admit of a shade of doubt His Honour then said he should make the order for the payment of the 20 per cent., and should make a! declaration on the dividend paper, to the effect that the official assignee was not entitled to remuneration. On Thursday Mr. Capes, auctioneer, appeared to com plain that an undue infl uence had been: exerted at that court. by Dr. Mackenzie, in hie official character (without any regard whatever to a stringent clause in the act of par liament which took such power entirely out of his hands), iu matters affecting the sale of the property of bankrupts ; and that such undue influence had been exerted on behalf of a gentleman named Garkaill, an officer of the Liverpool Bankruptcy Court, and an auctioneer, both in that town and in Manchester. The official assignee denied having exerted the undue in- , Hamm complained of. His Honour said Mr. Capes might petition the court if he lase th oug ht neattal. however,r cc e u P i.faryaw,led tha t wuzb to o t yir hty4D. which .015.5Li:regard0.fid:oteec:h, orders dsr u above 2 0 0 whichd;x. cited. ,rndet retained was tebinll:: hdiewd kat said sean:ri: iotoyor-ff iTakint), ble.Thiseur said it appeared that very large sums REPORT ON TILE AGILICULTIIt.k 1. SECTION bpi bass retidned by the official *soignee, contrary to the orders. At the end of April he had in his hands OF THE (MEAT INDUSTRIAL . I;xl'oslTlox OF 2,3781. Is. &1., whereas he ought not to have had above I THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. 1,0001. And on the 9th May he received 3.50/., also 3111. 103., and 1,1841. 17s. 6d. in canal shares. This money ought to have been paid instanter on its receipt by the official assignee to the credit of the accountant in Dank-1 pt great variety, each maker hating dune hi* best to isintrite NO. lll.—Cultivators or Scurifiers ore shown in ey. /dr. Martin, barrister, of London, who appeared for Dr. : a good form of to o th or tine, to fasten unit arrange the teeth re Mackenzie, argued at con , iderehle length that 1)r. Mac- in the moat useful and efficient in: 4., and to scheme the kenzie hail not violated the spirit a the orders by the simplest and easiest method fur lil t ing o r lowering the fram e irregularities complained of, winch had resulted from a which contains them. Anil all are towdructed entirdy of isinterpretation of those orders. iron, with the exception of some of the wheel.. J. lienthitl, His Honour said that he should take time to consider his i of Woodbridge, shows a useful implement, called a Puteut 4110cci , ion. lie should, however, not feel justified in allow- universal self-adjusting cultivator, tor skimming, cleaning, Incany remuneration to the official assignee. pulverising, or subsoiling laid. It has eight hue. fixed ire l'he case was then adjourned till Friday, the 20th Juno ' mortices in a strong frame, which e. cast in one piece. The machine is raised upon two wheels by a ant axle turned by a lever, this giving a pull very li like that in a printing pros—the purchase greatest at first, when it is most wanted. !'here arc two small wheels iu front of the scarifier the axle being attached by a joint to au upright spindle ; dun king able to aceinunuidate itself to inequalities of the land. The tines carry double-winged shams. It. Bean's patent cultivator seems entitled to rank in tho first class. The frame is a triangle of cast iron ; the tines arc fired in the same way as in the Cloy cultivator, and the From the Gardeeeee Ceretitrie. method of raising is the same as in tort excellent imple ment—with an improvement. The objection to the t. ley wheel and screw is the length of time occupied in turtling it; if the simple parallel motion could be effected by the mere depression of a lever handle, it would be the best movement yet invented for the purpose. A smaller pinion, working in that on the wheel uxie, is turned by a lever; but while time is saved, the distance raised is, :ierhaps, tint so great as in the Cley drug. To Heart's cultivator urn attached two immensely heavy rowels, which either ride upoit the frame to weight it, or run behind to break the largkr clods. A cultivator, by W. Nicholson, of Newark, is lifted in a singular manner. The three wheels support as many up right bars, which pass through slots in the trume furnished with friction rollers. On the top of each bar is a semicircle, the two hinder ones fastened upon on axle, cud connected with the hiremost one by a connecting rod; and as they all move simultaneously by u lever behind the machine, the frame is raised or lowered by chains passing mud the semicircles. 11. Carson, of Warminster, Wiltshire, has invented a scarifier, with a very simple parallel act' for raising. A single pull of a long lever effects the movement, but a. the whole draught of the horses is imposed to the dinvtion in which the frame is lifted, we should may the mill would have to be both "long and strung." The tines are fitted . . . into mortices with iron a edges —tile frame is all cast in a piece. Coleinau, of Chelmsford, ha. a patent scarifier ur drag, in which each tine works ou a lout binge, or joint, in a mortice. A lever on the loop tunic a barrel or apindle, which, by connecting rods, raises the tines forward ;di together. This, we should think, is not on a good principle, as the joints would wear, and the teeth become unsteady. Smith and Co., of Staunton!, Lincolnshire, have a scarifier, in which the operat'on of lifting it out of the ground is rendered more easy, by the addition of a weight in connection a ith the lever • but we can hardly approve of any contrivance that introduces unnecessary aright and complication into the machine. The tines tit spun the side of the frame bars, and are screwed tight. 11. Cowan, of Costorphine, near Edinburgh, exhibits a two-horse grubber, which obtained the tint prize at Edin burgh in 181$, and at Glasgow in Witt The tines fit by studs upon their sides into mortice, in the bulls or bars of the frame. 'f hey cannot be set higher or bower. The lift is very simple, but we fear not suffieiently gradual to he dune with ease. Ransomes and May show Biddle's scarifier and their West Indian cultivator. The fames of both are well known; the fernier being decidedly the rival of the Cley cultivator, as regards its %soaking capabilities, though not so simple in form and mechanism. The Indian cultivator is undoubtedly u good imiolement ; but its double frame gives it a needles, complication. Among the great improvements now struggling to get introduced into general farm practice is, the autumn clean ing of Wheat stubble.; and our implement om factional have determined that the fault shall nut rest with them, if this system is not speedily carried out wherever practi ca bl e . Fur they have deigned ...serail sorts of skim and paring ploughs with which to commence operati 4444 ; mid we art happy to say that all the specimens appear calculated to answer the it papooses ill 31 aatisfitetorr m: Mary Wedlake and Co., Ilernehureh, loses, have made a double-beamed wooden plough, carrying two iron skeleton plough+, with single winged shares lying one way, one following the other. and both toroidal' with coulters. E. Hill and Cu., of Brierly-hill Works, near Dudley, exhibit their skint for paring stubble, turf, dcc., consiatmg of two broad angular shares or knives with the wings faring each other, and just craning the centre line, one being a little before the other ; these are supported by a frame of the very lightest, and yet sufficiently strong kind, carried on three wheels. A tine shod with a wide chisel or tool precedes them in the centre line; and two curve) tines follow, one be-hind each share, for the purpose of breaking the soil into smaller por tious. This has the effect of espieang the cotta of wee* fte., more perfectly than would others ise be the case to the action of the son, thus preventing, if' possible, their grow ing again. These coulter. or time+ are suspended front the ends of two short levers. and slide up and down in sluts, so that either of them eau be lifted out of work instantaneously. The implement possesses simplicity of construction, will easily work three acres per day with a pair of horses, at a moderate depth ; or may be employed as a steadier, if required, fl ur II inches deep. By la-aring on the handle+ the knives rise out of the ground, to facilitate the turning. John Smith, of Uxbridge, has oho a skim or paring plough, having tall somewhat similar shares, bat without the tool in front. Two curved lin" follow the shares, mad are throw a out of work by Lomax's patent movement," a combination of 11:1014 *0 contrived that though the tines can be turn. d up harkward+ with the greatt,t case, without pressing,pring . orwithdraring bolt, au 7e Perhaps o n n ° e P o u rt hert i m m o p ‘ l ' e n ' Xi t o f ie; .•rkot stirring t o 'e r% ) g . land that has been once ploughed, i. the •• patent broad share and subsoil plough," invented by E. It. Ikattall, of Ileybridge, near Maldon, Essex. The beam is of iron, long and straight, and in section of this form , having a small wheel at its fore-end. TWO 110110 W square anus are screwed on at each side, above the plough body, and opposite each other, so as to form a transverse beam about 1 feet lung, being very light and strung. The testy of the plough con diets of a east-iron plate, somewhat ',wedding a solid land side and as thin as consistent with its str e ngth. It carr i es a chisel point in front, a wide double-absed share behind, of peculiar shape, and two horizontal blades, one above the other projecting on each side of the main plate or body. Two strong cultivator tines are fistenoal upon the transverse beam ; they are serrated behind tea arda the top, and are nipped by 'navies and screws to the face of the beam, the upper side of which h as a projecting edge fitting between the teeth on the tines, this :Mussing of their - being set higher or lower. There are many holes in the beam, through which the two staples can pass, no set the tines closer or further apart. These time, have chino I a to, and carry angularly-placed cutters or double-winged share.; behind them. By means of all these points and cutters, the soil is first broken up and then divided into small per ' Bona The novel arrangement of placing the broad-share at the heel of the plough instead of in front, seem,. eal *iodated to render its action more easy, the soil being shaken as well as cut by the chisel-point and plate preceding it. This implement appears capable also of working as a regu lar subsoil plough. Itatisomes and May have patent im- TII E ACCIDENT AT CLAY-CROSS. THE ADJOURNED INQUEST. CIMITEILFI ELI), FRI DA T. The coroner's inquiry was resumed this morning at II o'clock at the Municipal Hall. Geo. Carter, the Inman of the pessenger train, stated that immediately after the accident, and they found the up line was ',leaked up, he went in the direction of Chester field with a rcd signal light, to prevent any up train approaching. By Mr. Fretson—l do not know what was done to prevent any train coming on the down line. John Thompson—l wan guard of the passenger train on Monday night. We left Derby at 20 minutes past nine. The proper time was 6 minutes. Ido nut know where the 13 minutes had been lost. When we got opposite the Clay- Cross station I noticed the slackening of the engine. When we had gone 150 or 200 yards the train stopped. I put my head out, and went to the engine driver, and asked "what a the nutter '?•• lie did not know exactly the cause. Ile ex amined the wheels and pump, and then said there was something amiss with the pump rod. I asked him how long it would be before lie was ready to go on. The fire man said be thought it would be 10 minutes, and the driver said " • few minutes." I asked him if I should have occa sion to go back with the signal, and the driver said " Yes. you had better." I got into the van to get my lamp and signal out. I then went down between the two lines till I got 30 or 40 yards beyond our train, when the driver or the fireman shouted from the engine "all right." In re turn I shouted " Is all rialit " and commenced going back. When I had got a short distance back I heard the approach . . beftee of a train. - I had not Seen or heard the train I turned back. Our train was mos ing on then. I continued waving my red signal till I got on the foot-hoard of the last carriage. I then shouted to the driver, " Make speed— make all the haste you can, there is a train coming." We were moving ; and had got a short distance whenthe other train ran into us. It was coming faster than I thought. The driver of that train could see our red tail lamp as well i n s al to ll o m u p r . tra T in h . ere l w ind taurnta e i a d b in ge p k , and bc ; i t: heard the goods-train coming. I walked back with my red . a i s d ns ig h n a a n i d i tg . signal-lamp turned towards the Clay-Cross Tunnel. The train consisted of four carriages and a By Mr. Fretson—When we came to a stand it was about 150 yards this side Clay-Cross Station. We were a quarter of an hour laic at starting from Derby, and we had lust 10 minutes ou the road. When I set olf back to walk half a mile, I gut into my van, and took two fog signals with Me.—Ought you not to have taken four ? We do some times. I have had a copy of the rules given to me. I have seen the rule that we are to place a log signal on the line every 200 yards, till we have got 800 yards. I only took two, because 1 knew I had not to go beyond the tunnel. I got within 1110 yards of the platform leaner I turned back. I think I could run 200 yards in five minutes. I had only one minute to go out before I turned back. I had consumed three of the four or five minutes that we were stopping by waiting to see what was amiss with the engine. I think the goods train had corns up to us in half the time they should - have done, or less than that. I have not told any one that the reason of my turning Back was that I heard a whistle blow. I think I have always given the same account about the affair as now. We are generally late; but the delay is generally in leaving Derby. Samuel Stratton—On Monday night I drove the goods train from Derby. The train consisted of 10 trucks and a guards break. It was a light train. My regular time for leaving Derby is 10 minutes past 9. I saw a passenger train go off. I% e stood waiting at Derby for it. We followed it out slowly about half a mile to the junction, where we stopped a minutes. The next place we stop ped at was Helper. We stopped there about .5 minutes. Our guard there told us to goon steady to Amhergate. At Ambergate the purter stood on the platform and told us to look out at Wingfield, as the passenger train was going to stop there. I shut oft the steam about half-wav through the Clay- Cross tunnel, and ran steadily through. At the north side of the tunnel all appeared right. The two white lights were on at the north end of the tunnel signifying all right. I then put on the steam. When I got under the bridge on this side of Clay-Cross station, I saw four red lights—the tail light and two side lights of the passenger train, and the baud. lamp of the guard. I saw them all at the same moment, and immediately reversed the engine, and put MI the steam, and did all I could to stop. I al.o called to my fireman. That was just as we got under the bridge. Not withstanding all that we ran into the other train. I saw we could not stop in time. 1 believe they were in motion at the time. Our engine was thrown off the line. By Mr. Waller—l have been a luggage train-driver only a fuitaight. I had been a fireman six years. I had driven to Lincoln a week before, and was practising in the yard -.shunting " a week before that. I slid not stop at Amber gate, but went steadily past. I ought to have been at Clay crises at 31 minutes past 10. I believe it was half-past when I got there. I looked at my- watch as soon as I got off My engine. I Maud it was JO past 10. That was two or three minutes after the collision. We are allowed to run between 20 and 30 miles an hour from Derby to Chester field. When I first saw the red lights l was between 150 sad 200 yards off the passenger train. I was running at 18 or 20 miles an hour then. I hail just put ou my steam un seeing the white light at the st a ti on . The guard regulates our time on the road. We stop at uo station between Derby and Chesterfield. We stopped at Helper because the red light was on. We stopped there live minutes be cause the passenger train had only just gone. By Mr. Fretson—The only place at which the guard could have communicated with me to keep time was at helper, and 1 did n t look at my watch till sifter the colli sion. That was my first trip from Derby to Leeds as driver by myself, but I had been 12 m o nth s o n th e roa d. I t h oug h t 1 could keep time by guess. I saw the w kite semaphore light at Clay-cows Station. If it had been a red light instead of a white one 1 belitVe I could have stopped before getting there, as my train was a light oue. 1 was nut going as fast as I could at Clay-cross. I had not all the steam on. When I first saw the guard's lamp the guard was on the last car riage, waving his Limp. The distance from Clay-cross Statism to the place of the accident is between 21.10 and 300 yards. To what do you attribute the accident ? To not seeing the light or the danger signal sooner. I was about 150 or 200 yards off when 1 first saw the signals. It would take me about a quarter of a mile to pull up. If the guard had turned on the semaphore light at the station I believe we could have stopped in time. The next witness examined was George Shaw, The fire man of the goods train. list evidence did nut differ from that of his companion. pleinent s a similar kind; only two addition's' bars or Emanuel Merchant, the guard of the goods trai n , sa id, I short beams are placed one at ea c h end of the transverse base been in the compauy's service since 16M, and have beam, a n d p ara ll e l w ith th e ma i n beam . Upon these liars the been guard five years. The first thing I saw after passing tines are fixed, currying chisel-points, followed by V slurs, through the Clay-Cross tunnel was a white light, point foremost. The tines are fastened in a very simple signifying all right, shown by the man at the telegraph manner •, they are nipped against the Nat side Of the bar by box. After we passed the Clay-croes station, we came a screw b o l t passing through ; a square iron plate held by under a bridge. As we pas se d under, I saw four red lights. the same screw, keeps the time in its upright position by I turned my brake quick as I could, and hung by it, but four stud s , one on eac h s id e t h e t i ne b oth oboe*: and below unfortunately we ran into th e o th er t ra i n. I was knocked the bar. down' s but as soon as I recover e d m y se lf, I too k some fog Of subsoil ploughs there are not many beside the old signal with me and went to the front of the train. I forms already well known. Messrs. Wilkie exhibit that turned my light on my time-piece, and it was 10.25. 1 ran invented by Slr. Smith ; and Itansomes and May show the back to the station and turned on the red signal, to stop Itackheath subsoil plough, which will pertain the operation any thin coming from the south. I then went forward to of breaking up the ground to the depth of from 10 to 16 the telegraph man and told him what had taken place. inches below the surface, and when preceded by the cum. By Mr. Macauley—l, as guard, am not responsible for mon plough (as ought to be the else), reaching to that the speed which the driver runs between one station and depth under the button, of the furrow. Several other ma another. lam responsible only for leaving the station at ken have specimens of this kind of implement, which is in the proper time ; ta, min. past 10 is the time according to valuable for breaking up the pun funned by lung continued the table for our being at Chesterfield—that means the time ploughing,and allowing the water to percolate freely through fur leaving Chesterfield, so we try to get there 10, 15, or 20 the bottom of the furrow. One of the simplest and easiest is minutes previously in order to get on with our work. head's patent subsoil pulveriser. This cuusistsof a straight By the Coroner-1 believe we are at liberty to make up beam, furnished with a pair of handles, and carried u p on time if the line is clear. four wheels, the leading pair being placed near the cock, By the jury —It is not my duty to see that the driver does and the following pair near the after end of the boson. not reach a station before the proper time. The stirrer or chisel-pointed share is let down through a Mr. Fretsou handed the book of regulations to the mortice in the beam immediately behind the after pair of witness. wheels, and set to any required depth. By this simple The witness contined—l see by this regulation that it is plan the entire weight is carried on the four wheels, which say duty to keep the time, but I think it ought not to be. run parallel in the furrow made by a common plough, and By Mr. Freston—lf the driver had gained two hours be- preserves an even action of the stirrer below the bottom of Wean Derby and Chesterfield, would you have stopped the furrow. This plough may also be used as mole-plough, Ida?—Yes ; but he could nut gai n two hours in one hour or as a broad-share plough ; and, by the addition of a frame, Slid forty minutes. becomes a horse-hoe or sacrifier. J. Blight, of Edinburgh, If he had gained an hour would you have stopped him? exhibits "an improvement " upon Bead ' s, by the Ma rqu i s —I should have told him at Ch es t er fi e ld . of Tweecldale, called a "sub-Roil trench plough." 'the Then if you had been an hour before your time at Clay- difference is in the shape of th e share, this being angular mass you would not have stopped him, but would have and larger, and with a broad tail sloping upward, eu us gene "withering" un to Chesterfield ?—I should have to raise the broken sub-soil to the surface. The most stopped him at Clay - cross . extraordinary looking implem en t f ur th e purpose o f Then why did you not stop him at Clay-cross when stirring the sub-soil is the " revolving dub miler "of It. J. you knew that you were 26 minutes too soon?—The sig. and It. Layeock, Newcastle-on-Tyue. A square frame, nabs were all right. with shafts before and handles behind, holds on an axle in By Mr. Macuuley—l am responsible fsr starting the its centre a large wheel, which carries a numb,r of lung train at its proper time at the station, but have nothing to harrow tines or teeth in pairs upon its periphery. These du with regulating the speed at which a driver goes. teeth are curved, and seem adapted for piercing and break- A Juror said it was important that they should know ing up the bottom of a furrow. When out of work, the whether this man had anything to do with regulating the machine rides upon two carriage wheels. time. Among the pluughs are to be seen, here and there, speci- Mr. Macauley—That will be explained by the head of mens of the great monster implements used fur bringing up the department. I understand him that he h as not hi ng to th e su b so il an d m i ng li ng i t with the suffaceauuld—as in do with regulating the speed. the peat fens, wnere the clay lies sufficiently near, and in Mr. Fretson said the regulation set forth that " the districts where an underlying stratum of clay or marl offer guard must keep the time of running." a ready means of manuring the exhausted soil above, or of Mr. Macsuley—That means that he shall keep an ae. changing its texture and qualities. M 111,411101 and Muy count of the time of arriving at stations, bet he has no exhibit an immense eouble-breasted plough for trenching, control over the speed at which the driver goes between each mould-board being in two pieces, joined by lunges. It station and station. is intended to act upon the land in the same manner as I Mr. W. Parker, the superintendent of the working of double digging, to the depth of from 18 to 20 inches, By the anal' train, was called, and confirmed Mr. Macauley's removing the loft-hand frame, it t an be used as a draining explanation. • I plough, opening drains to the depth of 20 inches, or mute The inquiry was then adjourned till Monday. required. IA