The Express. — London, England, 1848-01-25 00:00:00

THE EX4RESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25, 1848. gilt- erPrelsg• prime minimise had nominated Dr. PUSEY to fill a vacant bishopric, three-fourths of Dr. HAMPDEN'S opponents and nine-tenths of his supporters would undoubtedly change sides. The great majority of the p ublic is anxious to rebuke tractariamem— a minority is opposed to Dr. HAMPDEN'S views. The substantial power of the crown is not seri ously disputed ; nor is the right to subject it to supervision claimed on behalf of the clergy, but in the name of every individual who may choose to interilere—on behalf, as the SOLICITOR-GENERAL re marked yesterday, of Mr. Gterrettmeia, as well as of the opponents of Dr. HAMPDEN. The real state of the use we have frequently en deavoured to explain to our readers; and those who couch the long and able argument of the Arroiteee- GENLRAL will find every authority and every illus tration which industry and ingenuity could bring to bear on the question, collected and arranged in a skilful and luminous manner. His address of three hours was occupied in showing—first, that the duty of the archbishop was ministerial only, if not wholly imperfiuous; and secondly, that the Court of Queen's Bench had at any rate no power to interfere by mandamus. It will be recollected that we have uniformly contended that the court must go, if at all, solely on the ground that the vicar-general, under the advice of his assessor, refused to hear the nature of the objections which the opponents proposed to tender. We inclined to think that there was a pos sible Bede of things which might have given them a locus standi; sad that it could not be summed till they were heard, that their objections were founded on alleged disqualifications in the bishop elect— a class of objections which we as fatly believe they might have been properly restrained from urging. The Arromrse-GENERAL, however, in some degree, meets this difficulty . by referring to the affidavits on which the rule nisi was granted, to show that the opponents direct their attack not against the identity of Dr. HAMPDEN, or the va lidity of the certificate of election, but against his orthodoxy as tested by the celebrated " Bampton Lectures." If, therefore, the court decides, as we expect that it will, against the competency of the archbishop to try the merits of the bishop elect, it may be doubted whether a possible failure of justice, which is not shown by the affidavits to have in fact occurred, could be considered us a justification for ordering the proceedings to commence de noro. It is, of course, out of the question that we should follow the ATTORNEY-GENERAL through the multi farious learning of his argument. From AYLIFFE'S " Paragon" he quoted a summary .of the various changes which have taken place in the mode of episcopal appointment; and in citing from LANCET.- norms a het of canonical disqualifications for the office of bishop he raised a laugh by the stress which ho laid on a clause not generally known. " If," says that writer, " the bishop is under the canonical age, or not born in lawful wedlock, or subject to bodily infirmity, or if he has been active in promoting hie own election, the appointment is bad." " Your lord ships see, therefore," said the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, " that if Dr. HAMPDEN had made an application for the bishopric of Hereford, he would, according to the canon law, have been disqualified from holding it." It is to be hoped that the Dean of HEREFORD was not within hearing of this two-edged remark. We are not aware that any now light was thrown on the much-quoted Act of HENRY VIII., but a singular precedent for disregarding its for malities was quoted from a report of the time of JAMES I. A bishop had been appointed to an Irish see before the passing of the act which made Irish bishoprics donative. The completeness of the appoint ment being in question, it was said by one of the judges, that even if there had been no conge d'ilire the appointment would have been good enough. We confess that the precedent seems to us open to at least u much criticism as that of Bishop MONTAGUE : nor is it without surprise that we find the SOLICITOR-GENERAL arguing, that because the re quirements of the Act of HENRY VIII. are declared in the preamble of a later act to be a mere shadow and pretence, and to be derogatory to the royal preroga tive, they are therefore not compulsory. We are not aware that the Bill of Rights has been overruled by the court, because it is derogatory to the royal pre rogative ; and u to shadows and pretences, or, as the learned solicitor eloquently . called them after CAR LYLE, shams, really Westminster-hell is not the place to protest against them. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL even includes the act of HENRY VIII. itself among the shams which he denounces, and expatiates on the substantial interests of the Church of England, of which he is a sincere member. But un fortunately a writ of mandamus will not issue to maintain genuine religion, and it will some times be granted to secure the observance of a mere legal fiction. The fact is, that the ATTORNEY-GENE RAL had, in his easy, off-hand, digressive way, so completely exhausted the subject, that little was left for his colleague to urge—ore rotunda—except the mere generalities and fillings up of the question. His proof that Archbishop USHER thought Dr. Rives a slippery lawyer, goes but little way to shake the authority of ?dONTAGUE'S Mee, if it was reported in a trustworthy manner. Historically the case is curious, from the circumstance that the popu lar leaders were then maintaining against the crown, exactly the same claims which the popular party is bent on denouncing in Dr. HAMPDEN'S case. As a legal authority - , however, the ATTORNEY-GENERAL sufficiently shows that it is by no means clear, that Dr. RIVES ever said that he would have heard the objections against the bishop elect, if they had been tendered by a proctor and advocate. The proof that the King inherits all the dispens ing powers of the Pope, appears to us not to be clearly made out. However this may be, the crown has not in this case exercised such power. If the disputed forum were essential to the valid confirma tion of Dr. HAMPDEN, the Queen has taken no step to supersede them in the present case. On the whole, however, we believe that the court will be satisfied that the crown is the sole judge of the fitness of the person nominated to a bishopric, and that the arch bishop can have no objection to the fitness of the person ; but at most inquire into the compliance of all parties with the preliminary forms. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL farther argues, with great force, that the case, whatever its merits, is not a proper subject for the remedy by mandamus. If the vicar-general and his assessors form a court, it is argued that they have decided on a matter within their own jurisdiction, and that an application to the Queen's Bench is an attempt to establish an appeal to that court, which is not authorised by law. If, on the other hand, the duty of confirmation is merely ministerial, it is contended that by confirming the election the archbishop end his officers have done their duty, and are flinch officio; and that even the letters patent by which they were net in motion, having fulfilled their purpose, have ceased to be in force. In one case the Court of Queen's Bench would have no jurisdiction ; in the other, no ground would be established for exercising its jurisdiction. We are not certain that this dilemma is one which it is impossible to escape from; but it is certainly formidable. The only ground, as we have from the first maintained, on which the court can act, if at all, is the refu'al of the archbishop's officers to exercise a preliminary quasi-judicial duty, which would have enabled them to decide on the fitness of proceeding with their ministerial function. The circumstance that the op pours do not rely on this ground in their affidavits seems materially to weaken their position. On the whole, we think that the ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S ar gument has diminished whatever probabilities existed that the mandamus would be granted. It must be remembered, however, that the reply of his adver saries, and especially of their skilful, ingenious, and sagacious leader, has yet to be heard. We will not decide by anticipation on the decision of the judges — at least without hearing the other side. MAILS The midis Ser FS" Orate. 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ArN . 11 ..... a , le la ke n.i tle tt reralL i:e D urtl7 4 ll wag detect le the lAA LaWs Two Weback es Ole 49, et p=5:::" Sn~D:=ll4l:44 MY 4 tT LO:1 , 1)0/1 4 t.,lßtil S>Yo..o!—■eguYng 7 7 niaa.gt I g Aftdomeas. M W. MM F. LONDON, TUESDAY, JAN. 25. AFTER a fortnight's incubation, the reply of Archbishop MACHALE at length appears. At length indeed ! for it is one of the moat prolix epistles we ever remember having read. One condition only of true rhetoric it fulfils : it is thoroughly homogeneous. Dull at the beginning, it is dull in the middle, and dull to the end. As is the manner, so likewise is the moral. It perverts the meaning of Lord &MEWS BCRYI3 letter; quibbles inexpertly with his accu sation ; and shrinks in fine from grappling with the truth. One thing, however, it does make clear—that his Orace of T CAM is no Jesuit. He may be as phlog istically minded, as fond of arbitrary power, and as bent on the subjugation of the souls of nacn to sacerdotal bondage, as the " blessed company ;" bat Jesuit he is none. Ho evinces nothing of the intellectual die cipliae, the abnegation of lay passions, the calm, bold, masculine faith in a great purpose, that charac terise the controversial writings of that scholastic con fraternity. His rambling, tumid, contorted, and verbose periods, uo more resemble the condensed and con catenated statement of a professed champion of the order of LOYOLA, than the hewn stones still fitting close and standing firm in an ancient Roman way re semble one of the huge turf-stacks piled op near the kitchen-door of St. JARLATR'S. Still more unlike a Jesuit is this most reverend writer of indignant epistles. He is neither witty, wise, nor winning. He is neither gifted with per suasive art, nor majesty of thought, nor with the power to lead men's reason captive by an imperceptibly woven coil of inferences founded on admitted truths, and ktitted link to link by the practised hand of an accomplished dialect'cian. His periods, like his dupes, throng tumultuously, each having the inex pressive look of its r.eighbour, and giving forth a like indefinite sound. Of order or sequence there is little, if any, and if the numbering of the Tuarn-ics were omitted in the manuscript, and the printer were left to himself, any other arrangement of paragraphs would answer equally well. The recent folly of some of oar English bishops is, of mune, laid hold of eagerly, though clumsily, by Dr. MAC HALE, as a good excuse for a fling at the se cular discipline of protestantism. We fancy there are few amongst us who take the trouble of perusing this new view of the HAMPDEN affair, who will not be dis posed to thank God that in ecclesiastical as well as political rule there is a Queen in England ! The instance his Grace thinks fit to select for il lustrating the difference between a loyal lishop and himself in practical matters is highly characteristic. After a few scowling sentences at the appointment of a day for general humi liation and pray• r, on account of the famine in Ireland, his lordship volunteers the pious and pontifi cal avowal that, " for his part, he must plead guilty to utter inattention to the communication regarding the day for fasting and prayer." And the reason be assigns is in exquisite keeping with the impenitent and ondevotional frame of mind of which he boasts— viz., that as protestants were likely to observe the day, no go d catholic ought. Verily no man will accuse the high-priest of Connaught of any insidious zeal of proselytism. Were the faith of England beset by no wilier or more win ning tongue than his, her church could never be in danger. And this is the end of the in terminable talk about sectarian equality, and mutual toleration. This is the repeal reading of religions peace and freedom—not only never to deal or unite with heretic', but never to pray when they are praying, or join with them before the common giver of all good, for a common blessing, on their common country ! Da. MACHALE likens his noble correspondent to HEROD, who, to please the imperial government of his day, was ready to participate in guilt. Did the part of another actor in the same dread scene rise to his pontifical remembrance, or has he forgotten that it was the function of a wicked high priest to proclaim, without intending it, a high and warning truth? After depicting the hardships of the poor, he asks, " What is to become of these hordes of miserable crea tures who besiege you in the public ways with the clamorous importunities of hunger? They are driven from their homes to look for an asylum in the work house; from the workhouse they are again driven back to their homes ; but, alas! they have none, and thus are exposed to ceit tin death." What will our readers say when we tell them the cause of this state of things in the locality whose famished populace are thus described? There is a workhouse in the town of Tuam. It has been built upwards of five years. For two years and more after it was built, no arguments or entreaties of the poor law commissioners could indium the guardians to strike such a ra'e as would enable its gates to be opened. Under the tacit if not avowed encouragement of the humane andtender archbishop, this which he now in mockery terms "an asylum" was kept fast shut, so that neither aged nor orphan could find shelter there. Meantime, this prelate ever and anon put forth a new invective against the poor law as a system, and renewed his counsel to the wretched multitude for the repeal which was sure to come, and nigh at band, when all would have peace and plenty. But instead of repeal came famine ; the commis sioners had forced the gates open by the help of an appeal to a court of law ; and, in spite of its catholic archbishop, there was at last an asy lum established in the town of Tuam, wherein several hundred persons might at all times find food and shelter. Then came the extension of the poor law last year, and the concession of the right, when the workhouse is full, to outdoor relief. But for this increased rates must be struck and levied. Has this been done? And if not, wherefore? The annual rated value of the property in the union of Tuam is returned at 86,2361. On the Ist November last how much do our readers suppose was in hand to meet the demands of the winter ? Not one shilling. And how much do they suppose was due and owing on account of uncollected rate ? No less a sum than 4,7101. We ask Dr. MACHALE what influence has he used, whether by admonition or example, to induce the recusant rate-payers of his own immediate neighbourhood to pay their respective portions of this sum, wherewith " the wretched hordes" that form the pretext of his odd and rhetorical pity, might have been sheltered aid sustained ? We ask him is it not the fact, that slay individuals powering a competency, if not alinence, have in the district in question neglected to pay their rates during the last three ironths, and thus contributed to cause that shameful spectacle of misery without help in a Christian land, which he has pomp (Maly depicted? We do not ask Archbishop .MACHALE what defence ha can invent for these contemners of the law, and of Obi urgent and imperative duty to their fellow-men, tte do ask this plain question, Has he not himself counted in their number? BRAZILS.—The Seraphina, which has arrived at Liverpool, has brought late are rants front the principal Bra zilian ports. The dates from Pernambuco extend to the 24th December, but the letters which have been received do not note any change in c o m mercial affairs. The accounts from Bahia are to the 20th of the same month. As the usual annual holidays, which List a month, bad commenced IT will not be easy for the general reader to die - in tha t city, trade was at a stand still. Exchange was enter from the elaborate arguments of the ATTORNEY- nominal, at 27d —Rio Janeo accounts reach to the 12th OINE . RAL and his colleagues, the progress which tie December. From this pon . the t nevg . 1! ecT r a c llm t lum mpotrhte -snestions arising on the application for u inandamtts a e l i t• leinnanely from was 4 4 t 6e z t . 50 ° ,.. , an t l . 5 p . r g mt. _Th e m the HAMPDEN case have made towards a solution. PriEcess Vi l ltoria has als . o arrived at Liverpool, with late naiad be remembered that the considerations which now s from musabms, having sailed from thence on the principally excite public interest in the matter have 18th December. The _.....Avices are unimportant. nothing to do with the decision of the court. The RUSSIA.—Sr. PETERsIDCRO, JAN. 11.—The arrest zeal for prerogative is not so habitually fervent in the of the consul, Mr. J. pt, C. Pie amander ad of AMU a the fo r m ,me of the m same public mind that the assertion of the p ower of the name, and director of the Sal Co pany, much l , and ultra rise to a variety a s at ca would actively excite its sympa thies, if there m misee, Everything in his offi,e has Im en put under seal. It Was not involved in the discussion a conflict between is said that these measures hat,.. been taken under command a popular and an unpopular religious patty. If a of the supreme authority. . COLONIAL. NEW ZEALAND.Linteligenos from Auckland has been received, Rio China, to the Bth of October, at which date all was quiet, and trade pregressing with great rapidity. HONG-KONG.—The only news of moment from this settlement is of a very unpleasant character. The go ventor, under instructions it was said from Earl Grey, had instituted en investigation into certain' charger ageism the chief justice. The proceedinp, it is stated is the Caine Mail, were private. What of them had escaped to the know ledge of the public out of doors was published in the Over land Reyrisar and is subjoined. All parties agree that them F excited a strong some of indignation in the pnb ee ire di r e =liong. The Chine Moilsays:—A very y towards the adenoidal hos been excited r e ttit palatal proceedings. A poolthelp tea private letter, dated Ms Mk Nov., 2 pm., meth - eel hem liewriees by our Singepere correspondent, says:— The yeasseallea of Chic/Jostles II Is larks greet stishement; to the arsalehmeat of every ow dr sort it agar to sit Maw row. OM Wedeseday the swam Genet eight to ape s Mt it is porkk Mr Fehr Dark may sari and the Jays se *me am several es em le whisk he Is • goer. There ems tele sum oft* the chief meghterim la whisk the bemoan bilet WNW& the //ffir/XX aessiesed. lesseaush se the merreele yes rim bleeders. Then Is she the earth ems es the edam of the !Socie te.% SW Atha swear stand betwOm las dekaird ( t) and a Britiaajesy. The folltterhs. is an abbot of the amenat of this affair, given in the Oettriessei Register : We have hal emodun to animadvert ape Ihe hang of animasity rime the ert justice, ever due Ink.. a deeldea aims, le lIIISSISSIS IS the I:SlSCurala Dd it meows obi sham re are war ano th er gam& hawse him mad the goverenr, .mw phut., to villa thi dregs of drrammess was erimber. Lord Felesetslea headed la }Maio and Gas -- ellal base to EM Ong, the latter kseartrsly wets to domed why, Ii seek was dr ere, the dill j.M.Ve esedad wee ast made the arbset Weed getter, eel ressir emriaied Item cash kr white Or Ms keg seththith re amer. Fleabag theft le had hike lege his era army the War that It was set new es Hs Halms had =TWA England, sad the ref Jerks Yl in bosoms more einfeL Part Grey, bossirver, mar mars rat the Glares nor elder be or apeallseeL The matter was lermOt bakes Ilse 1111/111.11 esonsO ot this aeleay,: where the We( jostles was smarm' le beer e :=enpreferted against Mat—der, of bft _kirk at as sa t given to Keing and his Put? to bothd in Nov., 1845 ; hid, of b eing drunk ate party era by cal D'Agellar (sheet July) ls4ll ; end for a gem of In. to:tandem kr Jahn Davie redid at this aseet Le =sl2 .. a d r a l mood Ilse "Mamas predesel wen his owe nagbier camp. We easter glee Me tall mama of the whims jeedased 1 but we believe therein' Owe minx* Wit= of Sher this charge were, that wom le an dome Mb a of miss, midst another thee te pat Ms Mt men a asir 10112NOtie. aide bal. Wake= It wee arm that Oa meederla woe model at oar made et deselazd h. thet .is ta i ledge, Cheat, weak& b 7 Wm. breve a Ma a from the other dames. The sealleal Germs showed litat d rier it Velirle vet's, that la arder to wiper khi dram he Mel rammed the lasing, and after load steadied mord nand he • kw Wares by robing his feet. Other witnesses disproved Meet dearly that he was intoxicated on the occasion, though cheerftd sod anxious to amuse the Chinese guest, orb , seetntd to be much Method to him. The dreams/awe on which the second charge turned was, that to from the room into the verandah, at Osadrel Wagoner's, he sad could have fallen, unless supported by tamtain drum proved that the verandah was paved with marble; that though requiring momentary support, he walked aside and returned of him eel! into the room, where he came quietly up to tom and thaidua him, stating that his fiat slipped, and but far his Rapport he must have fallen. Other witnesses NSW him taking leave, and afterwards gave evidence that he was sober. The third charge wee rebutted by every withers examined on both rides, including the most reepeetable mer chants in the colony, odlcers in the army and nary, legal practi tioners, and Cis me: eal attendants. It was nearly no o'clock on Saturday evening before the defence was concluded, and the coons adjourned ; we are therefore ignorant of what conclusion they may COZI2O to. LABUAN.—The latest received dates have been brought by her Majesty's steam-frigate Medea, Captain Mason, and extend to Nov. 28. The Hon. Company's steamer Phlegethon still remained at Victoria Bay, occa sionally cruising round the island to scare away the piratical craft infesting the neighbourhood. On Nov. 21, his excel lency the naval commander in chief arrived at Victoria Bey in her Majeety's ship Vernon. On the following day his excellency started in the Medea steamer to inspect the coal pits. During the months October and November, Mr. Miles had worked and delivered to Capt. Mason 300 tons of coal from the seam, the quality of which was superior to the cur 'face coal previously obtained. He expressed his satis faction at seeing the coal beds, and returned to the flag ship. On the 23rd his excellency started for Bnini, on a visit to the Sultan, and on the 25th returned to Li tman, from which place he started for Singapore on the 28th, the Vernon frigate being towed fifty miles from the island of Labuan by the Medea. A new con tract has been made with Mr. Miles, for working an additional five hundred tone of coal from the seam on the N.E. part of the island. There are dates from Bruni (Borneo Proper) to the 26th Nov. On the 23rd Nov., his Excellency Admiral Inglefeld , the naval commandevin chief, embarked at Labuan on beard the steam.frigate Medea, on a vis t of ceremony to His Highness the Sultan. The Medea was accompanied by the hon. company's steamer Phlegethon. Owing to the occurrence of a low tide, both vessels got on shore near " the wall." The Phlegethon was got off, and on the following day (24th) his excellency the Admiral proceeded on in her, and anchored at Bruni, oft the Sultan's; house. A salute of 21 guns was fired and returned. He was accompanied by his suite, the officers of the Medea and Phlegethon, and a guard of honour under Lieut. Morrison. The guard of honour was drawn op on shore, the officers attending the audi ence in full dress. The Admiral expressed his satia fattion to the Sultan that everything proceeded en quietly and regularly; also at the complete suppression of piracy in his neighbourhood. He likewise demanded pay ment of a debt (wWch was of some standing, and acknow ledged to be due) to Mr. Miles of several hundred dollars. This the Sultan promised to pay forthwith, the commander , in. chief giving him significantly to understand that the world always considered the promise of a King sacred and in. violate. Zbe Court. WINDSOR, MONDAY.—Their Majesties the Ring and Queen of the Belgians, attended by the Lady in Waiting on:the Queen, the Gentleman in Waiting on the King, his Excellency Id. Van de Weyer (Belgian minister), the Earl of Morton, lord in waiting to her Majesty, and Lord G. Lennox, lord in waiting to Prince Albert, arrived at the Comte this afternoon, on a visit to the Queen. The august party travelled from town to the Slough station by a special train en the Great Western Railway, and proceeded from the station to the Castle in the Queen's curieges and lour. The royal dinner party this evening included their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, the Lady in Waiting on the Queen of the Belgians, the Gentleman in Waiting on the King of the Belgians, his Excellency M. Van de Weyer, and Lord G. Lennox, in attendance on the King. Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Bel gians arrived at the Bricklayers'-arms Station, by a special train on the South-Ea , tem Railway, at half-past four o'clock yesterday afternoon, from Dover. Their Majesties were at tended by the Lady in Waiting to her Majesty, his Excellency M. Van de Weyer, the Earl of Morton (lord in waiting to the Queen), Lord G. Lennox, and the Gentleman in Waiting on the King of the Belgians. Their Majesties and suite entered two of the Queen's carriages and four, proceeded from the station to the Paddington terminus of the Great Western Railway, and took their departure by a special train for the Slough station, en route to Windsor Castle. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Frederick of Hesse left Kew yesterday morning, to honour the Marquis of Exeter with a visit. Mr. Wickham, chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, and Mr. Prosily, secretary to the board, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Mr. Bro therton had also an interview, yesterday, with the right hon. baronet, at bis official residence in Downing-street. Despatches were sent off yesterday evening; from the Colonial-office, for the Governor of Ceylon. UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA. A special general meeting of the proprietors of this bank was held yesterday, at the Board-room, No. 38, Old Broad street. Mr. J. J. Cummins was in the chair, end the meeting was very numerously attended by shareholder,. The following report was circulated and read, being a ba lance-sheet, showing the condition of the bank en the 31st of December last: the liabilities of the beak arc: Bills payable, 7 ( 4 1 , 0 per ant.), ; reserve 57,7401. 13e. 4d.: profit and loss, 43,067/. en ; making a total of 174,5721.5,. 7d. The paid up capital amounts to 100,0001.—The nets are Vann amounts (balance), 461,8471. 13s. 1 ld. • bills receivable, 20,6131. OA 6d. ; investments, government stock, Ltd.; loans on se earthy, 498,1711. 13,, led.; insurance, open poticio, he., 2,9641. es. 6d.; cub, 10,0731.60.10 d.; givingstotal of 994,5721.5.. 7d. The balance of undivided profit on the last day of the past year was 43,0671. 61. 4d. These accounts having been received, the following sap plementary report was read : The directors have much pleasure to being able to present a satis fbarcan=eyort of the one and progtess of the bank's affairs at All its Denstches have recently been received from tee inspector, , containing his report upon the position in wine he found the branches In New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land at his late vimit of inspect,on, and the exact state of the various Lugrities held he the bank at each branch , the general runt of whic once creditable to the mangers and very retisfectee7 to this board. The basins. of the branches at Launceeton and Hobart Town has eonedderably diminished, but not to a greater extent than the general &trent of trade in these places might be expected to praince. The operation of these branehes have been for some time prudently limited. In New Zealand the branch at Wellington, although re - striated within very cautious limits, is doing a Safe and profitable business. At Nelson the transactions are confined to • small agency, but at babe...inches there are strong indications of gradual improve ment. The abundance of money sada - imperatively Low rate of interest prevailing in New :loath Wales for the last two or three years have naturally given rise to internal increased consumption, and attracted • large and active import trade. This, concurring with other nun* has tended to produce en adverse state of melange, and led to the transmission of a considerable amount in specie to this country. The directors having for some time anticipated this result, made such Insp pre paration as mined the branches, under the judicious instructionof the ectior, to meet the greatly increased demand Inc bin on London without the smallest derangement of ther financial position, and with much benefit to the gi Pena interests of the bank. The directors have the renitence of stating that no In has been sustained by the bank during the recent perion of commercial Means • while, on the other hand, the estimate for bad and doubtful debts his been to a small ex tent reduced by the last returns, leering the sum of 10,9151. 3e. ed. ma a possible charge on the amount of undivided noon They now pro ceed to submit their usual statement of amnia,' the remit of which enables them to declare a dividend for the half-year at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum upon the pad. up capital of the bank, to be pay able in London en the 7th of February, and in the colonies is soon s the inspector shall fix after the receipt of advice. This dividend will be paid free of the income tsa ; and in or der to equalise the clien the 7d. in the pond will be ad ded upon och to as are paid in colonies. The CHAIRMAN then addremed the meeting, eongratula tine them upon the pr esent fl ourishing state of the bank and their favourable prospects for the future. He observed that it was a most satisfactory indication in such a concern that its assets should be more than 100,0001. above its paid up ca pital, after payment of the dividend now due. With respect to future operatioaa, he had no doubt but that if the Bank continued to act open the strand sad steady system of bank ing which had always characterised it, it woald ultimately prove coned the_ greatest and most &wishing colonial busks in existenea. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Hrtcnina(a proprietor) asked what portion of the compani's investments wore in government stock ? The CHAIRMAN replied 110,1001; the NM was loused out upon various securities, of the perfect safety of which the board were entirely assured. Mr. HITCHINS thought it poteible to invest too largely in stock, which, like that of the government, was subject to considerable fluctuation. The CHAIRMAN said that wee so, but, at the same time, the hon. proprietor most recollect that when there was some time ago a crisis in the colonies, it was some satisfaction to the comomiy to know that they had a large amount of funds safely secured at home. A PIOrIUITOII asked if it would not be possible to con dense the small 21. 10. i. shares into the larger shares of 251. each ? He was sure very much less difficulty would arise in the mode of keeping the accounts, if this could be managed. The CHAIRM•II said such a course might certainly be pursued, but it was open to some objections, and they might have cause to regret taking such a step hereafter. The time might come when they might be glad to have an opportunity of calling up their shares. (Hear, hear.) The report was then received and adopted, and the secre tary having declared a dividend of 3 per sent. upon the half year. free of income tax, a vote of thanks was pared to the directors, and the meeting separated. THE GERMAN HOSPITAL.—RESIGNATION Or DR. FhistiNn.—ln consequence of the proseedinp, in connexion with this institution, at the meeting a the London Tavern on Saturday, and which were fully matted in this journal yesterday, Dr. Freund, the directing " , hisaddressed the following letter to his Royal • the Duke of Cam bridge, K.G., and the other gssernese of the hospital : 26, kleistammstreet, Rumillegasem Ala 11.—La etommemse the prossaangs et the epsehl e recting p ism" lltio w tagmair tth= of our Ouse. I Mg most empeatallp directing at the aml SIM It a mils moss le ream at ones hem he puressomme t ere tame= whit idea I have till sow haler beam Mb ealeearsl es yew lesikelha. 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Femme, M.D. REPEAL OF THE NAVIGATION LAWS.—MOVEMIL/fT Argo:rosy THE SEAMEN.—The movement made by the masters, mates, seamen, and shipwrights of Shields, to resist the threatened alteration or repeal of our navigation lace, will be joined by the seamen and shipwrights of the Thames, who have determined to lay before her Majesty a memorial, setting forth the consequences of such • step. Upwards of 10,000 seamen from the Tyne are now in the port of London, who are prepared to act upon the resolution passed at the meeting which they held previous to their leaving the Tyne. —Shipping Gazette. REMOVAL OF THE FEMALE PRISONERS PROM THE CITY COIIPTIR TO TR II BOROUGH Ge.ox.—The whole of the female prisoners of the very crowded °Meow-street Compter are being removed to the Borough prison, in Stoney-lane, Tooleystreet. This alteration has been directed by the Court of Aldermen in consequence of the packed conditioa of the City Compter, and the insubordination that prevails amongst the male and female prisoners. On the latter being removed, this establishment will enable the authorities to carry out the separate system more effectively with the male prisoners. The Borough Compter is capable of holding 150 prisoners, and since the abolition of the police-office at the Town-hall, presided over by one of the aldermen, it has been made use of more as a storehouse than a prison. It has, however, now undergone a complete alteration, and bring within the jurisdiction of the City authorities, aria afford the necessary accommodation for the increase of pri soners in the City until the contemplated new House of Cor rection at Holloway is completed. JEWISH DISABILITIES. A numerously-attendtd public meeting was held last evening at the Horns Tavern, Kennington, to take measures in favour of Lord John Rus sell's bill for the removal of Jewish disabilities. Mr. Palmer took the chair, and observed upon the seal which had been 'away, manifested in the borough of Lambeth in the cause of civil and religious liberty. He was at a loss to conceive what possible objections could be urged against it. The principle of the English constitution he conceived to be that those members of society who helped to support the burdens of the state had a right to participate in its honours and its benefit'. .At the present time there were to be found amongst our Jewish fellow-subjects Jews eligible to fill the office of alder man, Jews who were sheriffs of counties, and Jews who mese justices of the peace. It was absurd, Una, to say, when Jews where considered competent to fill those high offices, that they were unfitted for the legislature. Yet they had a Jewish candidate in the City who bad been considered IBM ligible, although 7,000 votes had been recorded in his favour. He (Mr. Palmer) asked if it was not the height of injustice to those 7,000 perilous to tell them that now he had been elected he could not take his seat in parliament ? But he trusted that suet a principle woald never be admitted, and that Baron de Rothschild would speedily take his place in the bonne.—Mr. Thwaltee moved the first resolution : That this meeting is of opinion that it I. In direct opposition to the fundamental principlea of civil and religious liberty, that say of her Majesty's subjrcts should be deprived of their political rights by rea son of their religious opinions. Mr. Fuller seconded the resolution. Carried unanimously.— Mr Dixon moved : That this meenqe observes with satistaction Nast a bill has been ha. troduced into the Home of Osnmons, by Lord John Russell, basing for its object the removal of many of the disabilities now imposed on the Jews. The Rev. J. Barnett seconded the resolution. He thought it absurd to say that because the Jews were descended from Abraham they were not to have a mat in the legislature. He asked what we were all descended from ? Who were the real aborigines—who were indigenous to these& ? He suspected that we were all importations, and if the English ' people were to go to it own races for laws and government, some would be obliged to go to the Huns, some to the Normans—some to one end of the would, and some to the other—and Britain would be left, as before, to the birds. He ridiculed the idea of a mu nta7 calling itself a Christian country and elevating itself aboveeountries of other religions. He asked them to look at this country —at its crimes, at its criminals, at its transported convicts, at its gaols , and very often at its gallows —and yet it was a Christian country. He asked them to look even at the legislature itself, where members constantly broke pledges and failed in their duty to their constituents. Why, a Jew could do no wore' than that; and why, then, not let a Jew occasionally play his pranks among them ? He asked them to look at the member for the Uni versity of Oxford—a geological specimen of former ages, a petrifaction which would not be heard of in the next gene ration, except as • curiosity by those who collect antiquities. He asked, what were the objections to the Jews? —were they unable to take care of the property of the country? He had never heard any charge of the kind brought against them. Oa the contrary, were their oppo nents prepared to say, that if a loan was wanted it was not to a Jew that the government would apply, and that a sove reign from Baron Rothschild would not make twenty ? As for the church being in danger by the feeble lure—he thought that if the church was so an in stitution as to be endangered by anything of the kind, it would be better to do away with it altogether. Considering the question in a religious point of view, he said that the Scripture was quite as strong in denouncing Nebechad neezar for his tyranny over the Jews as it was in denouncing the Jews themselves; and he thought that the Christians exposed themselves to divine indignation by MO acting. He concluded by urging the people to a strong ex. presetonof opinion as the best and indeed the only methods( obtaining their object..—The resolution having been carried, Mr. Thornborough moved the last resolution, which was, adopting a petition in accordance with the views which had been expressed, and appointing a committee to take mea sures to carry them out. GUARDIAN SOCIETY FOR FEMALES.—Yeeterday evening a meeting of the committee and others interested in the welfare of the above institution was held for the transac tion of general business, at the asylum at Bethnal-green. The report stated that the institution was founded for pro viding • temporary asylum, with suitable employment, for females who have deviated from the paths of virtue. During the year just ended 50 inmates bad been received, which, together with 31 left in the asylum at the date of the last re port, made a total of 81, of whom 8 have been restored to their friends, 9 placed in service, 24 have been discharged, 2 have died, and 31 now remaining in the institution. 2,505 have participated in the benefits of the institution. The ex penditure of the establishment for the past year has exceeded the income by more than 601. LONDON ORPHAN ASYLUM.—An annual meeting was held yesterday, at the London Tavern. Mr. James Capell presided. the report of the beard of management for the put year stated, that during that period 47 children having completed their terms had left the institution, and one had been otherwise provided for. Five boys had died, and 75 had been added to the number remaining. Of the 75, four had been admitted under the 37th role, and 71 by election. With the 30, therefore, to be elected on that day, the entire number under the protection of the institution would be 390, making the total number of orphans who bad received the benefit of the charity, 1,659. The legacies left to the chari , y during the year had been—from W. P. Pried, Esq., 601 . ; "A Friend to the charity," 1,0001 ; Mr. H. Miller, 191. 19e. ; and Mrs. L. Pete, 201. Notwithstanding the severity of the recent epidemic, the committee were happy to state that not • child had been lost through its mean+, nor had the health of the orphans been seriously affected. They called the attention of the friends of the society to the circumstance, that in consequence of heavy pecuniary demands during the past year. arising from the increased prices of provisions, and the necessary repairs of the build ing at Clapton, they had not felt justified in admitting more than thirty children at the present election ; notwith stsnding that the number of candidates was unusually large. The disadvantages which the society had suffered from the same cause had compelled the committee to sell out 2,0031. Three per Cents. at a time when the public funds were in a very low state.—The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, expressed a hope that the loss which had been sustained from the sale of stock would be repaid by the bene volence of the public. He recommended, as a means of increas ing the funda, that • public dinner should be held. lie had himself applied to Sir R. Peel to preside, but regretted to say that his application had not been successful. The report was adopted, and the regular bustles' tea. stated. It con sisted of the re-election of Mr. Alderman Thompson as trea surer, of the Rev. Mosul. Wright and Mackenzie as sear barks, and of tits managing committee. The poll was then opened foe the election of 20 boys and 10 girls to the benefits of the society. The receipts, including the proceeds of the stock sold, emanated to 10,4831. 17s. 2d., out of which a be. lanes remained of 1981. 2s. 7d. THE LATE MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT Tne RUSTON-SQUAKR TBAKINCII.—DIATK or ANOTRIR Sur. rtaaa.—On Friday evening last a man named J. Hickey, one of the unfortanate men employed on the building which fell at the Eustonequare terminus of the London and North Western Railway, died at the University College Hoepital, Gower-street, this making the third sufferer who has died. Though he fell from the top of the building, a height of 70 feet, he only received a fracture of one arm, a contusion at the lower part of his back, and an injury of hi aeyes caused by mortar fulling on them. There were eleven admitted into the hospital, of whom two alone now remain, and they arc going on favourably. AN UNWARRANTABLE SHOT.—A very painful state of anxiety has been caused in consequence of the folly of a person on board the Sultan steamer, when at Trebisonde. It appears that on leaving Trebizonde a gun was fired to wards the town, and the captain of the steamer thought there was som ething peculiar in the sound of the report. He immediately rnade inquiries, and was told that his sus picions were groundless. Not being satisfied, however, he made further inquiries, and at length elicited the truth that the gun when fired into the town was shotted. The conduct of the party who was guilty of an act so wanton and unjustifiable was brought be fore the proper authorities on the return of the Sultan to this country, and he has been properly punished. News is, however, anxiously looked for to know if any injury was sustained, and it to probable that in a day or two informa tion will be received rid Constantinople. Should any one have been injured, or any damage done in Trebizonde through the firing of the gun, the matter will be very serious for the party who so grossly misconducted himself. - - TAXES ON NEWSPAPERS.—The tax on paper is three.halfpence per pound, with au addition of flee per cent. ; practically, it is one penny three farthings in sevenpence— the price of a pound of paper, or about twenty-one per cent. on the value of the article On newspapers there is a fur ther duty in the shape of a penny stamp on each sheet. The duty an d stamp on one thousand copies of the Sheffield Times amount to at least SI. 101., or about thirty per cent. The advertisement duty on one line is forty per cent. These duties are retained, too, by a government which professes it self anxious for the diffusion of information and intelligence at a cheap rate ; and is, moreover, desirous of being consi dered as at all times favourable to the exteneion of trade, of which the newspaper is the fly-wheel. After having toiled all the week, a poor man enjoys his newspaper. He thinks that he, es well as his richer neighbours ought to know how " the world wags." In this praisewor thy object he is op posed by an enormous tax, which seems intended for the very purpose of keeping the people in ignorance.—Sheffield Tinter. ACCIDENT TO THE STEAM-SHIP VICEROY OF OREENOCA.—DetaiIs of this disaster, which we have already reported, are given in the Greenock Advertiser. The steamer left Greenock for Dublin en Tue,rlay shortly atter mid-day, with about fifteen cabin and forty steerage pas sengers. At Miff-past five in the afternoon, when a few miles below Cornwall, it was discovered that the vessel was I on fire in the cabin; and before the engine hose could be brought to bear on the flames they burst out of the after sky-light, and the fire increased so rapidly that the vessel'. course was immediately changed, and she made the best of her way to Loch Ryan. 'I his change, though the only 1 one that could be adopted in the circumstances, was, however, attended with great danger. The wind being now right a-bead, the flames were constantly driven eft, aced it was difficult, eften impossible, for the pilet to remain at the wheel, and he had frequently to leap over the taffrail, hanging there till the wind blew the flames in another direction. The moment he left the wheel the vessel was knocked about, and it was apparent to every one that any hope at all of reaching the shore in safety depended on him being preserved and keeping his place. To accom plish this, the passengers actively lent their aid to the crew in keeping up a communication, and throwing water around to save him and the wheel. This was a labour of extreme difficulty, as the man was frequently hidden by the fire and smoke; but they were ultimately successful, and at nine o'clock the Viceroy arrived at Loch Ryan, where the cabin pas sengers landed, some of them returning by land, and other. proceeding to Belfast. The fire is said to have been occasioned by the chimney-pipe of the cabin stove having become red hot, and thus let fire to the ceiling. Smoke was observed for a time, but was little heeded, and the alarm of the passengers may be conceived when the flames suddenly burst in a large sheet into the cabin. They instantly rushed on deck, with the exception of two, • lady, who was in one of the berths sick but was saved by a person who rushed in and carried her out amid the flames. Some time afterwards one of tha hands hiving gone down with a bucket of water in the hope of doing some good, stumbled over some one, whom he imme diately removed, and found to be a gentleman who had been overpowered by the smoke, and must, but for the cir cumstance of the man going down, have perished. The fire was ultimately got out about 12 o'clock by the exertions of the passengers and crew. With the exception of a few slight singes, and very great alarm, there was no injury sustained by any person ; but it was very providential that the steamer was not further on her voyage, as had she been so, all, or nearly all on board, would have been lost, as they had no time to spare in getting ashore after the anchor was let go in Loch Ryan. Of the three boats on board one at least must have been burned, and the rush into the others would have been fatal to not a few. Just before they anchored a num • ber of boats came off to render assistance in saving the pas sengers. The injury, though very considerable, amounting, we hear, to 2,0001. or 3,0001., was confined to the cabin and afterpart of the ship, no damage at all being done to the ma chinery, by the use of which she again arrived at Oreeuock on Wednesday morning, for the purpose of being refitted. Being an iron-built yawl, no harm was done to the hull. Great credit is given by the passengers to the captain and crew, for their exertions after the fire was discovered, and no doubt inquiry will be made as to the carelessness or error which could have led to so serious an accident. She has been surveyed, and we are informed will be able to proceed on her voyige to-morrow. BORON v. DENmAN. Sir, lam desirous of correcting an error in your paper of this day, on the sub ject of Sir Fitzroy Kelly's retainer for the plaintiff in the above mentioned action, relative to the nature of the commu nication addressed to me by the Lords of the Admiralty. In this communication their lordships announce to me, not that " the crown will dispense with the services of Sir Fitzroy Kelly in the further conduct of this important muse," but they merely state " that they have again referred the quel -1 tion respecting Sir F. Kelly to the Attorney-General, with the expres.ion of their earnest wish that he may find it corn patible with his duty to recommend to the crsiern, under the' peculiar circumstances of the case, to dispense with the services of Sir F. Kelly." I have not wince been informed of the determination the jAttorney-General has come to upon the question; and, therefore, I can scarcely assume that the result of the reference to bim will be such as anticipated in your article of this morning. I beg the favour of your cor rection of this mistake.—Groitos GuN Har.-44, Lin coln's-inn-fields, Jan. 24. OUTRAGE IN THE PUBLIC STREET.—Sir,—One or the moat daring attempts at robbery occurred on Tues day afternoon in Jewry street, Ahigate. A lady, pass ing through the above street, with her daughter, twelve years of age, was suddenly grasped at the throat by a ruffian, who forced his other hand into the pocket of her gown, from which he drew a canvas bag, containing eighteen or nineteen shillings. The lady called es loud as possible for help, and held the man with the utmost determination ; but, unfortunately, there was no one passing at the moment to render any assistance. Finding he was not likely to obtain his liberty, he dropped the bag of money, and renewed his strength in a fierce endeavour to escape, which at length he succeeded in effecting—not, however, until he had severely kicked and bruised the heroic victim of his savage attack, who was carried in a fainting state to the nearest shop. It is supposed he belonged to a gang of four other men and a woman, who were seen a few yards in advance in close con versation, and, no doubt, were waiting the opportunity to avoid any other passenger. The lichee were on the spot in the course of two minutes after the occurrence, to whom the appearance of all the parties was minutely described.—W. AUSTIN Braise, London district Post-office, Jan. 24, 1848. INQUESTS, YESTERDAY.—SINGULAR ACCIDENT.— By Mr. Baker, at the Bell, Ratcliff Highway, on the body of a Luau. named Moredeen, sired 26 years, whe was drowned in the London Docks on Friday last. On Friday morning a number of labourers were employed in unloading a vessel of tea, which wee lying alongside the west quay, and they placed several empty casks across the quay to pre vent persons passing. The deseased approached them and endeavoured to pass, by placing his hand upon one of the casks, which was standing about ten inches from the edge of the quay, and in doing so he slipped and fell into the water, dragging the cask after him. He immediately dis appeared under several ships, and it was upwards of an hour before he was secured. Verdict, " Accidental death."—.. SUICIDE ATTER A FIRE.—By Mr. W. Baker, at the Five Bells public-house, Limehouse, on the body of Caroline Ruston, aged 19 years, wbo commit ed suicide in the river Lea. Mr. F. Wood, • pawnbroker, of Ratcliff, stated that the deceased was his servant, and had been so for the last nine months. She sways appeared low-spirited, and seldom spoke to any one. On Saturdey morning lot, about two o'clock, the deceased, while sitting by the bedside reading, fell asleep, and tke bed-clothes caught fire. Witness was first alarmed by the house being full of amoke, and went to her bedroom. He found her standing by the window enveloped in flames. She was in the act of throwing her dram, which was on fire, out of the window, but made no alarm, It was with great difficulty that the flames were extinguished. The deceased said she had fallen asleep while mending her dress, and ILI soon as she discovered she was on fire she seemed frightened, and was unable to speak. There was a child of witness's in bed, but was rescued before the flames could reach him. While the clothes were burning the deceased appeared very much agitated. She was undressed and placed in bed. She got up jut be fore six o'clock, and when witness's apprentice came down stairs she asked for the keys to open a side door which leads into • court. She then left the house, and was not heard of anti: her death. Witness never rebuked her, and considered the tire was entirely accidental —Henry Walker said on Saturday morning last, about eight o'clock he was going to .cork, when he met the deceased by the side of the new cut of the river Lea. Witness passed her, and when he locked behind he saw her poll her bonnet and shawl off and place them on the towing-path. She then jumped into the river, and witness went for the drags. She was on the top of the water, and when taken out appeared not to be quite dead.—Mr. W. Giles, a surgeon, said he tried the usual means to resters animation for needy four hours, hut without success. Witness was of opinion that the brain was affected by the sudden shock of the fire so as to cause her to be in a deranged state. The jury returned • verdict of "Temporary Insanity Love AND SUICIDE.—By adjournment, before Mr. Bedford, the coroner, at the Jolly Gardeners Inn, Westminster, on the body of Miss Harriet Leet. It will be recollected that As inquest was adjourned chiedy for the porpose of having the attendance of WlLay, to whom she had become so greedy attached, that notwithstanding his alleged cruelty she had, even up to the day prior to her commiwion of suicide, de clared to all her friends that she would never be happy until she became united to him. This person, however, did not appear. A few minutes previous to deceased's death, which took place within half an hour after she had taken a draught of oxalic acid, she expressed her sorrow in the most rational manner, which circumstance, coupled wi th her calm and collected manner at the time of purchasieg the mixture, gave rise to considerable discussion amongst the 'my in the deal. don of their verdict. Sewall of the jurors thought that the only verdict they could come to was that of " Felo-dese," inasmuch as there was not the slightest evident* to prove the deceased's insanity, even up to the moment of her death. —The Coroner said there could be no doubt hut that the de ceased took the poison herself, and if so, it would be only reasonable to presume that she was not in a sane state at the time she did so.—After a protracted discussion upon the point, the fullovring verdict was recorded : " That deceased died from the effects of oxalic acid, taken by herself when in a state of temporary insanity." IRELAND. _________ _ DUBLIN, JAN. The Tipperary north riding is empt: .4 of its criminal list. OnWednesday the prisoners triable at the commis sion reached Clonmel, accompanied with troops . of cavalry and police. The duties of the commission will be chiefly confined to the northern division, since for the south riding the criminals are few. More than 100 witnesses from various quarters have also reached head-quarters. The judges left Limerick yesterday evening for Clonmel. Previous to the rising of the court the fore man of the grand jury was informed that the presence of that body might be required at a future day, when the business of Tipperary shall have been completed.l The scrutiny for anus is carried on with zeal and is • success, and it only just to the Tipperary peasantry to acknowledge their submission to the law. The head constable for the Nenagh district lodged, on I Thursday, in the military barracks upwards of 300 stand of arms, including pikes, bayonets, &c. In the early part of the week anotherdeposit not so abundant as the second, had been made by the Nenagh police. The law officers of the crown have ordered the publication of the addresses of the judges in passing sentence in Clare and Limerick, and 3,000 copies to be circulated among the peasantry. The Limerick Chronicle suggests to the grand juries of the two counties to request the judges to permit revised copies of these admonitory addresses to be also pub lished and circulated in the proclaimed districts. It has been remarked that throughout the special commission no witnesses were produced to good char acter on the part of the defence. The inference to be raised involves all the criminals in a very evil or suspected reputation. In the south of Ireland the absence of that class of testimony is very unusual. The Irish estates of the Duke of Buckingham, lying chiefly in the fertile plains of Meath and Westmeath, are advertised for sale. _ The Limerick guardians have rented premises for temporary accommodation. The total namber of workhouse inmates will then be 4,000, the largest provision made by any union in Ireland for in-door relief. The Mayor of Cork has been explaining to Sir N. Fitzsimon, inspector of prisons, the rationale of wan ton window-breaking in that city. The Emigres from the rural workhouse or electoral division crowd to the city, and preferring the prison to the :workhouse dietary, smash the panes to incur the penalty of im prisonment. Thus the citizens and rate-payers are unfairly taxed to maintain the emigration of the rural districts. The inspector promised to explain the evil to the government. Tars LATE MR. WATSON AND THE CONVICT CROWE.— The Limerick Chronicle, the proprietor of which journal is a brother of the lamented Mr. James Watson, furnishes us with the following particulars respecting the connexion be tween Crowe and the murdered gentleman. If these state ments be true, there never was a case of greater atrocity, or a conviction more deserved " John Crowe, who, at Ennis, was convicted of conspiring to murder the late Mr. James Watson, is sentenced to be hanged on the 19th February, two day. after the execution of his wicked but less guilty instruments, Ryan (Small) and James Hayes, who were instigated to commit the atrocious deed. Another criminal, under sentence of death, William Ryan (Puck) for the murder of John Hells', was hired as an accomplice to effect the murder of Mr. Watson, and, as it appears in evi dence, it was he that dealt the deadly blow by smashing the stock of a gun on his head. This very Ryan (Puck), whose name and character were a terror to the neighbour ' hood, was heard, after his capture by the police in Frewen's house, more than once to express his regret that it was not for the murder of Crowe he was to be tried, and that all he wanted was one week's liberty to do the job. It is under stood the full price of human blood was not paid him. He professed his concern for being induced to assist in the murder of ' a good gentleman,' as he described the un fortunate victim of agrarian conspiracy. The above John Crowe is known to be a substantial farmer, bolding from fifty to sixty acres of land, ado proprietor of a chap in Killaloe. When hie cattle were distrained and sent to pound for non-payment of rent, Mr. James Watson was the person who came forward and passed his own as curity for Crowe, whose stock were they released, and restored to the owner ; but whets in a short month after the same gentleman declined to put his name to a bill of Crowe's, to raise money for him in the Limerick bank, this recent set of friendship was utterly forgotten in the diabolical spirit of hatred, and the generous benefactor was consigned to a cruel and untimely death by the hireling minions of a man whom gratitude, honour, and justice, should have inspired to risk his own life in defence of a good neighbour and sincere friend. Pending the trial of Crowe, no allusion to any dr. curnstance that might affect the prosecution or defence wu obtruded by us ; and as the case is now finally decided, this explanation is due to the m: mory of the murdered gentle man, whose every word and deed was h nourable, Christian. like, and exemplary—a reflection gratifying to his friends, and consoling to his widow and orphan children." STATE OP THE COUNTHT.—Threatening notices are still of frequent occurrence in the King's and Queen's Counties. In the latter a meeting has been held to take measures to bring to light a oonspiracy to murder Mr. Joseph Robinson Price, agent to Lord Lansdowne and Mr. W. Fitzpatrick, M.P. . and for which four men are in custody. A W. Cassan hais had a notice from " Fire-hall Lodge " that he will have " Ins job dine for him by Captain Starlight." Mr. Cum, it appears, has recently taken legal proceedings 'gains* tenants. A notice has alts o been posted on the gate of a widow, threatening her with death unless she gives up some land ; and a man named Draper, in the employment of Mr. Birch of Emcees, has likewise been threatened, and " his master also."—An impudent hawking merchant commenced the sale of arms in Kilkenny a few days since, just in front of the mayor's residence, mounting a table and commencing auction. As he had no vendor's license, he was stopped.— There are accounts in the Waterford paper of two cases of death from destitution at Dungarvae ; and before the ma gistrates at the same place came on Saturday a complaint against five paupers for an assault on the officers of the union. PROVINCIAL. Tax "DAILY NEWS" ATLTIIE REPORTERS OP MANCHESTEIL --" Manchester, Jan. 24.—Sir,—We beg leave to intimate to you, that at a meeting held on Saturday last, of reporters connected with all the newspapers of Man chester, with the exception of the Guardian, the subject of the conduct of your Manchester correspondent, in relation to the procuring of public documents for the Daily News was considered, and that that conduct received the hearty approbation of all present. In a few momenta afterwards your paper of Saturday last came to hand, when the leading article upon this subject wit- read, and received with much approbation. A motion was thereupon unanimously carried, to the effect that a Tote of thanks be presented to the editor of the Daily News, for the prompt and kindly manner in which be has supported its local correspondent in the painful but necessary step which he took at the recent meet ing of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce. We have been deputed to convey to you this expression of opinion on the part of the Manchester reporters, and, although much grieved at being forced to take such a step, we feel it neces sary to do so, is justice to ourselves, and in support of that principle of justice and fair dealing which, we think, ought to prevail amongst the representatives of the public press. — Signed by the Reporter for the Manchester Examiner and the Reporter for the Manchester Courier. 'nu FARM OP THE CHOR.LTON UNION.—By the official account of the produce and expenditure of the Work ing Farm at Tedford Mose, for the year 1847, it appears that the number of men employed was 653; with their wives (511) end children (1,505), depending on and living with them, making a total of 2,569 individuals, maintained by this means, at an average yearly cat per head (of the gross number relieved) of 51. le. 3d. The followine exhibits some of the statistics of the numbers offered work, and of those employed during the year: Yes. Females. Children. Men Mewed erepionsent Men reftising work on the farm Discharged, or left voluntarily Men accepting eneo2wment Collective number of men employed .. 3,248 or a weekly average of 244 ; collective number of days em ployed 15,734, or 3,933 per quarter ; an average of 64 days per quarter. The avenge cost per day for each man employed ern Is. 41d.; the average cost per we, k per family for the year was 81d. or 2d. per week for the gross number of persons. The average amount of rely per quarter for the men employed was 2661. 1.55. 10d., and the saving by 72 men re fusing employment, 1391. 18e. bd. On the whole, therefore, it seems that the farm, whether regarded as a test of willing nese to work, or as a means of employment for able-bodied man, has been a tolerably sat isfactc ry experiment during the past year. Where it DUAL seems to fail is in the case of paupers accustomed to manufacturing operations or handi crafts, but having no practical notion of agricultural labour. We learn, however, that there exiqa amongst the guardians some desire to discontinue the working of the farm, and to set all the able-bodied paupers to oakum-picking in the , workhouse. It is doubtful whether, either in a moral orp•- o =Diary point of view, this will be any Improvement. I