The Express. — London, England, 1853-01-14 00:00:00

THE ELECTIONS. OXFORD UNIVER NINTH DAT. Disown TROLIDAT. The polling to-day has been very slow. Only 21 se tshids of convocation have recorded their votes. and et Mat number 14 were given for Mr. Oladetone and 6 only for Mr. Percival. Amongst the supporters of dm former gentleman were—the Ron. Graham Colborne. M.A. • Rev. 1: st, BD. ; Rev E. C Gnmell, 11 D. • Rev. 11. Wooloombe, M.A. Amongst those of thr latter a the Hon. R. W. 8. West, M.A. ;A. B. OT & m otley, D.D. rna rota., 6 o'cLoca. Gladstone 929 Percival Majority for Gladstone 126 fhc following reasons are offered by a member of convo cation (who is not a member of either committee) against the c ontinuance of the present contest beyond this afternoon : In the first place, it is not likely that the relative position o f t i t , two candidates will be materially changed by kcepiag the poll open until the last day allowed by law. In the second place, the small addition to the poll each day will make the protraction of the contest appear most 111111ECCSUT), and conscquenly ridiculous to those w►o do wit belong to the University, and so tend to lower it in their estimation. In the third place, it will have the effect of increasing an ill f,d i ag which now so unhappily exists, and which all members of the University, who have its real interests at heart, must most deeply lament. In the last piece, it will be highly inexpedient to *realism" the contest at a time when the junior members of the Uni versity are about to assemble. DINNER AT SOUTHAMPTON TO THE DI RECTORS OF THE GENERAL SCREW STEAM SHIPPING COMPANY. On IVedneaday evening a magnificent entertain ment was given be the merchants, and other inhabitants, SteSoutamp, io the directors of the General Screw am Shipping Company, to celebrate the selection of that pert by the company as the station for the arrival and de parture of their ships, and also to honour the arrival of the lateen of the South, the first ship of the company's fleet that occupied • berth in the Southampton Docks. The repre sentatives sf ell the great mercantile and shipping companies connected with Southampton received invitations, and also those of some of the new steam shipping companies re testily formed, the Sheriffs of London, and many eminent shipowners of the city. The banquet took place in the Royal Victoria Rooms, which were elegantly decorated. The Mayor (Joseph Lankester, Esq.) presided—supported right and left by the Attorney-General and Mr. Wilcox, members for the borough; Mr. R. M. Fox, M.P., managing director of the Strew Shipping Company; Capt. Austin, Lord G. Lennox, Sir Ed. Butler, Mr. C. Brett, Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Carter, Mr. Sheriff Cron, Mr. fdgirby, Sir John Campbell, Mr. Hawes, Mr. Champion St awn, Mr. J. L. O'Beirne, Mr. L. Sons, Mr. F. Somas, Mr. Laming, Sen., Mr. Balfour, Mr. W. S. Lindsay. Mr. Davidson, Mr. Carrie, Mr. Mergetsee, Mr. Fandel, Mr. J. Henley, see., the Hon. R. Dutton, Captain Mangles, Mr. Allen, Mr. J. R. Croake Captain R. Ford, Mr. Rigmar den, Mr. J. Matthews ( of Grindley and Co.), Mr. W. Fel gate, &c., &e. The principal vice-chairs were 611 s& by Mr. Alderman Andrews, Mr. Alderman Lnishley, arffd Demon, Town Clerk. On the removal of the cloth, the binvom succession, " The Queen," and " Prince Alb ert, of Wales, and the rest of the royal family. " The Mayo' then proposed " Her Majesty's Ministers. couplet with the name of Sir Alexander Cockburn, the Attorney-General." Drunk with great applause. Sir Afrsatenss Cocianue was very warmly received on rising to return thanks. He said he felt it would be as ill-timed as unwelcome if he were to make the 'lightest political allusion in reference to the tout, but he nutted he might be allowed to claim for her Majesty's ministers credit at least for a deep and all-engrossing desire faithfully and honestly to discharge their duty to their Sovereign and their country. (Hear, beer.) It was doubtless an ob ject of great ambition to guide the destinies of this mighty empire; but at the same time the strongest might well quail before • teak so great. At home, • people full of energy, and increasing daily in wealth and power; abroad, an empire on which the ens sever sets; throughout the whole world subjects of oar oonsmoe country to be found ; our flag floating on every sea ; from this little island, throbbing the full tide of eivih MOOS and prosterit to the uttermost ends of the earth! It was no smal l tea k to undertake the government of so vast and mighty an empire. He could not but recollect, whilst touching on this theme, how large • province this town of Southampton was assuming in the relations between the mother country and its vast colonial dependencies. They, the inhabitants of Southampton—and they, the representatives of the great commercial steam-ship eosapa nies, were making this port the connecting link between the empire at home and our great colonial dependencies abroad. is how many hearts was the noollisetiou of this plies deeply impressed by all the fond recollections of home sad affectioa! But be felt that he wee wiladeriag from his proper province. A locality and a conamnfity to whom he, iseyead all men, was indebted, had led him from his proper abject—the toast of her Majesty's rainisten. He trusted the ministry would find from their political friends a warm and ardent support, and from their political foes a generous belief at least in their sinners desire to do their duty to their sovereign sad their country. (Cheers.) The KATO& then proposed the toast of the evening— " Prosperity to the Oscura Screw Steam Shipping Coat pity, coupled with the health of R. M. Fox, Esq., MX." Mr. Fox having replied to the toast, The health of " the Members for the Borough " was this PRlereed, sad drank with loud applause.—Mr. B. Id.Wroir cox retereedithoaks. Mr. Aldermaa AIIOI.IIWS proposed "Pro In the Psaiasular sad Oriental Stamm Navigation Mr. JAMES HARTLEY aCILDOWIII O II the toast. Mr. FLIMSY proposed 'the al Mali Ste Marlys tics Compeay." C MA3IOLIM replied. His brother &M OM of the ey a n i al l I Compels, sad himself weye hew la bid eat right head of friendship to the Clamed - Omer Oloo peay. (Hear.) In thanking them hells know thy Isat dime the Royal Mail Cesspeay, he mood than ho oxis rood et his osmosis. with dna et. 4 :: see beams of flo molar ma splisionr of Oslo thl amm illinTa lbslr diviissis. sr tie high nee of ow of the admirable conduct of their omens mad MOM t the severe visitation which they had of WI A. LaNZIONS pligniod the text toast, " Pre. loss* to die Ossao Otani Navigation Company, coupled with the issitk of Mr. Creamy, - United States Cassel at Bastbaspino." Demi with girt applause. Mr. Comm, in retaining thanks, .:premed his grad, Intim as an American to hear wherever he went, sad am all @serious, the kindly feelings that were maaliested to wards ifs coustry. If they on the other side of the Atlantis could sal ybe wailed that that friendly language came hem the keen, they wars reedy to return it with tenfold wrath ; bat they *said scarcely be satisfied that it was gamine vial sons of their journalists were so reedy to take bad et sad magaity little national failings, making mountains oat of sesisidis. The two countries were rivals, but andrivals in ad the interests of civilisation and thermal of manitfad ; mad, whatever wars might wart oasmr he MOM that England and Amelia , would madam IDE oillosse. (Cheers.) LAII Mr. DOCO p she Australian, Pacific, and African Steam Na Cempanies." Mr. HAWN. Claim= of the Australian Mail Company, trilled. At prase this eimmany did not avail themselves of the admin.. of this piss ; but U they continued to improve the advestages already existing, young companies as well as and assopantes sod ultimately come to them. &veva other toasts followed, and the campany separated shout midnight. THE PUBLIC DRAWING CLASSES. TO VII EDITOR OP VII DAILY NNW.. SlR,—The committee of the Gower-street Elemen tary Drawing School tot Young Ladies are now consult* to alter the regulations of attendant*, ole., by altering the attendance of tho students to three days in the week, in stead of fire as heretofore. They say this is necessary in consequence of the number of applicants. If such is the ease, surely the proper way is to increase the accommoda tion, and not t o i njure their own measure, and lessen the benefits intended for the nation, by retarding the progress of the students. The same fees are to be charged for the half number of attendances as for the whole. If the appli cations are more numerous than the present accommoda tion, surely the way is to enlarge the establishment to the wants of the people, and not by the proposed reductions of the attendance to lessen the facilities for instruction. The arts are not yet so far advanced in this country as to make it wise or expedient for government to retard the progress now being made in art education by means of these schools. Pray notice this is your journal. Yours respectfully, BANDY KNAPP. 40, Cirencester-place, Jan. 12, 1863. LICENSED irteruALLEnte ASYLUM[. Last night It. annual bill in aid of the funds of the Licensed VieM allen Mylens, in the Old Kent-road, took place in the London Tavern. The arrangements were made under the direction of Mr. Sinclair, chairman of the institution, and a committee which included Mr. Palmer, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Frost, Mr. Utley, and several other gentlemen. Mr. Frampton acted on this, as on former occasions, as muter of the ceremonies, and the society availed themselves of the Permit opportunity to present him with a silver goblet, as a t estimony of their appreciation of his valuable and gra tallow services on these festive anniversaries. There were at least a thousand persons present at the anniversary, for three of the largest rooms in Mr. Bathe's establishment were filled with visitors, who enjoyed themselves up to • late hour to the eacellent music of Mr. Adams' band. It iv ratifying to he able to state that the funds of the charity, which affirds relief to about 120 aged individuals, will be largely increased by the benevolent contributions of last night. Dancing was continued to • late hour, end the company etijoyed a Ter, pleasant eve Th ning. 1118 AMERICAN MINISTER.—e Hon. J. R. In- Inlon, who is about to become the guest of Lord Calthorpe " NTT Hall, ia to be invited to • public dinner at Bir mingham Seat week. THE RENT GUARANTEE SOCIETY. The ordinary general meeting of the proprietor, wee bold yeeterdaat the society's offices, 3, Charlotte -row, illanitet-hease ; Mr. CCTSIZZAT JOHNSON in the chair. Tbil following report wee read by the mastery, Mr. Lyon : "The directors in presenting this, their second annual report, congratulate the shareholders upon the present as pect of the affairs of the society, which fully confirms the opinion originally entertained of the importance of its operations, and leaves no doubt of future success. The experiences of the past two years has proved the soundness of the principles upon which the society was established, , and gives evidence that era long it will be highly remuner ative to the shareholders, and, at the same time, equally beneficial to the owners of house property. During the past year the sum of 1,2301. 2s. 4d. has been re ceived foe commission; but this, although more than treble that of the year 1851, does not represent the actual amount of business now in the bands of the society, as the commission on rents entrusted to them for collection during one quarter does not become receivable until the succeeding one. Oa the fish of January, the amount of ounimusion receivable by the society amounted to 1,7171. 10s. 11d., in respect of business then in the office. The directors have continued to exercise the caution they used during the previous year, which is evidenced by the fact, that of the proposals submitted to them since the esta blishment of the society , amounting to 81,1791. B'. Bd., they have only accepted 28:=4. 4s. Bcl. Your directors have had numerous applications for agencies in the principal towns, but they have not made any appointments beyond that St Birmingham, which they announced at the last general Meeting, nor do they contemplate doing so for the present, believing that an ample field for the succesoful operations of the society exists in and around London. Mr. Charles Bailey having signified his wi,ll to retire from the direction, the directors, in pursuance of the deed of settle ment, have elected Mr. Edward Cruder to fill the vacancy, and recommend that his election be confirmed by the share holders. The directors have also to report that Mr. Morris has resigned his seat in the direction, and it is intended shortly to fill up the vacancy. In June last Mr. Twynam, who had so successfully commenced the management of the business of the sodety, resigned the office of resident director, owing to the state of his health and a pressing matter of private business, and the directors beirg of opinion that it would conduce to the advantage of the so ciety to have the service of • secretary, appointed Mr. John Lyon to that office. Your directors, in their last report, expressed their anticipation of a large exten sion of business from the collection of the incomes of public companies and rates. Their expectations from these sources have not yet been realised, but they confidently hope that such will ultimately be the case. During the past year several additions have been made to the Lithe Beat-charge Department, and at the present time the col lection of the tithes of 16 parishes is in the bands of the society, and incumbents whose engagements had termi nated have renewed their arrangements, and they and others have expressed themselves in high terms of spproba lion of the management of the society, and of the comforts and advantage to be derived by the clergy from availing themselves of is agency. Considerable inconvenience having been found to arise from the annual accounts being made up to the 30th of November, your directors recommend that in future they should be closed on the 24th of December in each year, and the general meeting shall not take place until the last Thursday in February, and u such pro posed alteration requires the approval of two extraordinary general meetings, your directors have caused the necessary notices to be given for that purpose. Your directors would again urge earnestly upon the shareholders the great importance and advantage to be derived from their co-operation in extending among owners of house property the knowledge of the existence of the society, and of its services es • misuser securing them from anxiety and low. The difficulties experienced during the first two years of the society's operations have ton considerable extent been over come ; and the directors have reason to believe that =soy landlords are waiting to see whether the society maintains its position. When such is proved to be the case, there may be anticipated • large yearly addition to the busi ness of the office, and which may be performed without materially adding to the present staff at a very trifling addi titian! expense." The Cdatitsfau said the report did not enter so fully into detail as might have been expected from the fact that of the four or five branches already established every one had been attended with profit. But the directors had been re strained by the reflection that there were other eyes upon them besides those of their partners. For example, there was a respectable body of gentlemen at Manchester who, having observed that the Rent Guarantee Society in Char lotte-row war going on very well, had conceived die idea of establishing a similar one in Manchester, and had had the modest assurance to ask them to supply them with informa tion for that purpose. He need scarcely say that at present they did not recognise the projected society. (Hear, hear.) The results of their experience so far warranted them in hoping that time in its progress would add to the income of the society and the dividend of the shareholders ; and if any proprietor wished for information he had only to emu to Mr. Lyon and the books would be laid betree him. The business of the society differed from al meet every other kind of business. It differed from that of as arreereace society in this important particular, that they bed le ears every penny before they got it. Their available hesems was alma 1,700 i., while the expense of manage ment ememeed le 1,8001. There was thus, as might have bees 1111111.1114 at the sad of two years, • deficiency of abode left es between reesipts and expenscs. But what was the youreet for the. futon? On the last occasion who he bed the *awe of nestaag them the income was in he shod ISIS. There was now an increase of a s ,, lsi Theni wore eseeenellie ouldaty that in the coning yaw this rate of inerease woad be etaintained. The ex pense% it was though% would ail isenue ; the star would ecestiess as it wee; the rent and the colleeleas yodel be the same. They might, thereto.% lushly ordeelette that in the sent year there weld be ea Omen el, as hen, SAX, and thee, be tzusted,was the het eseeden en whisk the ditto ton meld ever bane losuipmelie priest of dividend out of The Mb ef day die directon esoddseM very 4 ; and helped that, haviag by rent year mole the the espenditere,.thsy would thee be able W leek le OM poise Ibis& He condoled by soft the of Ile med. Mr. LEota, is emeeifidg Ih; mid that au* mistime, dieentioit t awl dimdmiemlisa MSS atomised la coudwetiag the affairs of the empsay, that ha had se fears for the stability of the lasitslies. That the of the moiety should bam sees this dembied I. the mind cl e s iz ild not be otherwise them seakillassely le the thew sad if that rate of Mmesca wen aseluiebed it was *Admit that before keg there would be a wry large divi dead. If they arrived at au imams of may 3.0001., they wouldihave so came to regret their invest/ImM. The motion was that carried. Moen. Twynden, Maxwell, mid Brotkelhaak wen re i elected direeton. Oa the motion of Mr. J. Jou., 300 'Mum were voted as a reuntaeratiem to the directors for their sentess. The sum of ten guineas wee also voted for the salami. Ow the motion of Mr. H 31,117 DAVIS, libials in the capital was &tiered at the rate of 6 per mai. wg w the 30th of November._ _ _ _ (sisitte motion of Mr. LLom, thanks were vita kw Ike solicitors sad surveyon of the company. TM smiting terminated with a vote of thanks W Ilhe chairman. At the termination of the business of the ordinary tel meeting, an extraordinary general meeting wasseL iss i the purpose of altering that part of the deed of settlement of the company which provides " that the accounts Mall be carried and be made up to the 30th day of November ha even , year," by providing that the accounts far sash gest shall be made up to the 24th December, Maned alibi ink of November, and that all future ordinary seismal isset. Inge shall take place the last Thursday in February in each year, instead of on the second Thursday inthe math of J anuary. The proposed alteration was agreed to without diem- PROPOSED PAROCHIAL BATHS AND WASHHOUSES AT ISLINGTON. A general vestry meeting of the inhabitants of St. Mary, Islington, wee held last evening, at the parish church, to receive the report of a committee, which had been appointed at • former meeting, to make inquiry as to the expense and returns of the baths and wishbonese already established. The Rev. D. Wilson, the vicar, presided. Kr. H. Lewis, the chairman of the committee, stated that their inquiries bad led to the conclusion that the baths and washhouses now in operation were not sufficiently re munerative; and they had resolved not to make any report. He then read returns from the several baths and wash , houses, stating the cost of each, and the returns for the last year. In most cases there was a profit, but not sufficient, it was contended, to pay interest on the capital invested. The committee had estimated that one large establishment in the centre of the parish would cost I0,00W.; the money would have to be borrowed ; and though the baths might pay their working expenses, • rate might be necessary to defray the 'interest of the capital. He was inclined to hope that the returns would be sufficient to cover the interest, but at any rate it would not require a rate of more than a halfpenny for 20 years. He believed the establishment of baths and wash houses in that parish would be a great benefit to the poorer class, and would ultimately tend to reduce the poor rates. He moved that the Baths and Washhouses Aet should be adopted by the parish. Mr. TAYLOR seconded the resolution, end urged the ad vantages of cleanliness both In • bodily and mental point of view. A halfpenny rate is that parisn would raise 6101. ; surely that would not be allowed to stand in the way. Ibe 10,0001. might o be beesesed at four per cent., or less; and there could be no job, as the vestry would choose their own commissioner,. He deprecated this being made • party gaud= ; let not the radicals oppose it because it was sup ported by the vicar. Mr. ELY denied that this had been made in any degree a party question. He regretted that the committee had not agreed to a report, and suggested that, as the vestry was evidently much divided on the subject, the best cows.: would be to adjourn without coming to any decision. He would, therefore, move that the vestry should now ad journ. The CHAIRMAN held that, as they were met for a specific object, they ought to come to a dchuite resolution. After • discussion the amendment was withdrawn. On a show of hands beinx taken, there were found 24 for the motion and 60 sriast it. A poll was demanded, and appointed fur Monday and Tuesday next. 'THE • EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, 1853. THE CASE OF THE COMIC' . KIRWAN. (From*, Deity New&) TO TIZ NOITOI. is a consideration full of deep regret that therecan be any doubt in our country whether a fellow citizen, put on the defensive, can obtain justice in a case of life and death. It is a fact full of solemnity that in our country the life of a man can, in the name of justice, be made a shuttlecock in tho game of theological and political par t ies. But so it is, at this moment and it is a duty to tell the whole public that it is so, while yet public opinion may have power to re strain the shameless, baffle the malignant, and com pel the controversialists to carry their feuds into a less sacred field. We cannot spare our courts of justice for such purposes; and we cannot afford the combatants such a prize for their fighting as the life of a man. About the question of KIRWAN'S guilt or innocence, I need say nothing. That question is in other hands, where it will be well sifted. 1 know nothing about the man—never having heard of him but in connexion with his wife's death. And I choose the present moment for saying what I have to say, precisely because it is the moment of greatest uncer tainty about his character and deeds—when the world seems agreed that there is no clear evidence of his Paving murdered his wife, and when a new charge of murder is in preparation against him. While in this utter uncertainty about the man's deeds, let me call attention to his position in regard to law and justice. He had his trial, and was condemned. As soon as discontent with the conviction began to be ex pressed, and there seemed to be doubt whether the sentence would take effect, slander went to work. Horrible and indecent charges were set afloat in Dublin—some in relation to the act of murder itself, which have been since shown to be groundless ; and the whole floating malignity was gathered up into an article which appeared in a Dublin newspaper on Christmas day. We have all of us seen plenty of Irish violence in the shape of newspaper articles in our day; bat anything to equal the mocking cruelty of this has, I hope, seldom been seen. My business is with one sentence only. "We would be loth," says the paper in question, in dreprecating all action on Emmett's behalf, "to suggest as the motive cause, that KIRWAN is said to have been a person of violent Orange principles, and that Mrs. litawmi became a convert to Catholicity some months before her death ; but we believe the facts so to be." This, be assured, affords the key . to the whole case. I believe that the agitation against the accused has been, since the sentence, if not before, one of ecclesiastical quarrel—as every question of a few weeks' duration is pretty sure to become in Ire land. However that may be—whether KIRWAN be an Orangeman or not—whether his wife was a Catholic or not—whether these things had or had not any in fluence in moving citizens in Dublin and Loudon to procure the resc inding of what appeared to them, and what appears to all the world now, to have been an incorrect sentence, the popular view of justice comes out more strangely from day to day. The I paper just quoted is right in one thing. It says th at KIRWAN ought either to be hanged or to go free. He murdered his wife, or he did not. There can be no gradation of guilt in such a case. Full reinstatement ought to be demanded on his behalf (as far as the original charge is concerned), if he is excused the gallows on the ground of being innocent, or not proved guilty, of his wife's death. Oae would think there could be no doubt about that. Yet it is a fact that, up to this hour, numbers of Dublin citizens—not the rab ble, but men of education and morality—who would resent any imputation of ignorance, injustice, or cruelty—are arguing from day to day that if KIR WAN did not murder his wife, he " deserves trans sportation" for his prior immo ralities. They know him to have been immoral in a way that the law does not take cognisance of; they accept as truth rumours of fur ther sins; they see him tried fora crime which it now appears probable he did not commit ; and they take advantage of bit being in jail, and the object of .po pular hatred, to plead for his being transported with out his having committed any transportable offence. They think he "deserves transportation." What matters it what they think? Unhappily it seems to signify only too much to the accused man. But they have no business to think till they have gone and learned something about what law means ;—what it is, and what it is for; and why they and he are liv ing under a constitution ; and what social rights are. Till citizens have learned something about citizen ship, they have no right to speak, injuriously to others, about liability to the laws, and penalties under them. They had better hold their tongues; or, be their position in life what it may, they will re mind all men of JACK CADE, who, according to ' Skaksperean history, when he wanted to get rid of a man, ordered him to the gallows on the evidence j of inkhorn and pen. This behaviour makes men turn to look at the con- duct and temper of the jury. As the capital sentence is remitted, it is not necessary to go back to the trial at all. It is not the present business. But it is the present business to notice the present behaviour of that jury. Having given their verdict conscientiously, according to their oath, as every jury is supposed to do, they have nothing to do but to be quiet afterwards, unless their conduct is legally impugned. This jury , however, is now seen and heard in the thick of the fight over litawsis's fate. The foreman and others have published a statement in the mesairimes o in which they . show that they knew no more about the meaning of law and justice than the 'Mune who want to transport KIRWAN for private immorality. They ought not to come forward to defend their verdict; bat they do much worse—they declare their disbelief of all the evidence which has been collected since the trial, and from the idea that Mrs. Bremen could possibly have died from natural causes, and make fierce attacks, on all who think otherwise upon the question. It is unhappily nothing new to anybody that an Irish trial is something very different from the ordinary British notion of what a trial is meant to be. It is nothing new (however it might be on the late trial) that witnesses sometimes perjure them selves, that counsel should be partisans, that should be packed, and, perhaps, that even a i ltr uilg i e s here and there should be infected by the atmosphere of passion within the court. When, such spectacles aro seen in oases where property only is concerned, or where minor offences are charged, we are grieved, we wonder what can be done, and probably conclude that the evil of an occasional wrong decision is less than that of depriving the Irish of trial by juryi— there being every reason to hope that in a generation or two, as education improves, they will learn to value, and guard, and cherish that precious institu tion. But, when it comes to a case like the present, a case of life and death, a ease in which the true murderous spirit certainly possesses, if not the accused, a good many other people, it is time for a pelmet—a solemn pause—to consider what is to be done. The power of life and death should never be con fided to any society which proves itself ignorant of the very intent and character of law and justice. If the one thing or the other must be taken away from such a community—if they cannot be allowed both trial by jury and capital punishment, there can be no doubt which we should withdraw. The agitators against capital punishment are busy now—and never more righteously, never in a better time, never in a better temper (their's seems to be the only good tem per in the KIRWAN case), and certainly never in a more striking cause. If Kumar should be properly convicted of a dozen murders, and be hanged, not the less will iiia enemies have the guilt of his murder on their souls ; for they sought his life before such a conviction. If he should be ever so justly sentenced, they will remain markedly unfit for the highest rights of citizenship, having proved themselves so hostile to its first duties. Per haps the beet lesson for them would be—and such may not improbably be the event—that KIRWAN should be acquitted of the new charges, and released from the consequences of the old—reinstated under ! the law, while stained in reputation, and avoided in society, on account of his undisputed and most serious immoralities. Such an issue would teach his fellow citizens something of the function and domain of law and justice—something of the difference between legal punishment and social retribution. Till they have learned this lesson, it is a subornation of murder to leave the power of capital punishment in such hands. M. IRELAND. Deems. JAN. RE-ELECTION OF MR. MONSELL IN I3. LIMERICK. The election to fill the vacancy made in the repre- sentation of the county of Limerick by Mr. Monselrs acceptance of the office of Clerk of the Ordnance under Lord Aberdeen's government, took place yes terday at Limerick in the county court house. The High Sheriff presided, and, after the usual prclimi nanes, Mr. W. Mossell, of Tervoe, the former repre sentative, was proposed by Sir Vere de Vere, Bart., and the nomination seconded by the Rev. Mr. O'Rourke, P.P. of Patrickswell ; and there being no other candidate, Mr. Monsell was declared duly elected. Mr. Monsell, on presenting himself, was received with load cheers. He said— He had to congratulate them upon the overthrow of a government which was not at that time popular in Ireland, and which never would be popular in Ireland—(cheers)—a government who had betrayed every principle on mulch they claimed the support of the people save one principle, which they maintained to the last—that was hostility to them and hostility to civil and religious liberty. (Cheers.) A Voice—. They got a speedy downfall," Another Voice—. And may they rise." (Cheers and laughter.) Mr. Montell believed and hoped they had not only to thank H for those it had taken away. but also to thank H for those it had given them. (Cheers.) He believed they would find in the present government a body of men not only determined in every way in their power to promote the rights and liberties of the people of this coun try, but from their great ability, tried e x perience, and great skill in administration, able to give effect to those principles for the advocacy of which they had made such groat sacrifices. (Cheering.) A great empire, with such various political sentiments, and possessing vast bodice, it was utterly impossible for any government to march for ward, so as wholly to satisfy the particular feelings, senti ments, and principles of any one particular section, exclu sively, in that great community. (Hear.) Edmund Burke said, " It is a settled rule with me to make the most of my actual situation, and not to refuse to do a proper thing I because there is something else more proper which lam not able to do." (Hear.) Now, that sentiment should meet the assent of every reasonable man. It was one which entirely justi&d the course taken by the present government. They had men of different opinions and views combining together in the first place to exclude a govern. meat which was unworthy of the confidence of the country, and in the second place taking office in order to carry on the government under the circumstances of the time. (Hear, hear.) He ventured to implore of every class, of every religions denomination, to combine with the government in the mighty work which they had undertaken, and to give up all remnants of any feelings of aseendriney, maintaining stoutly their own opinions—(hear)—dafending them on every proper occasion —(bear)—but to give up all enmity or bitterness against those who did not share those opinions. He would ask *onto assist in the mighty work which Providence was now accomplishing ; and when the Ameri can visitor cants to see their packet-station on the Shannon Mar, bat." and loud cheering)—instead of looking sa ausisemebis sad wretched, because a divided people, he would find a happy and a prosperous population—instead of despising the institutions under which they lived, be would see in the result of the new institutions, progress, order, and prosperity, which were inseparable by a just law of Providence from justice in the administration of the laws of the country. (Load cheers.) Thanking them once more for the high honour they had done hint, and remembering the great responsibility, that sow mark of kindness cast en him, he would conclude by o:peening the hope that they would continue true and sincere friends one to the other. (Loud and protracted cheering, amid which the honourable gentleman retired.) The proceedings then terminated. According to announcement, the scenes performed with so much effect in the rooms of the Irish Tenant League on the preceding day, were re-enacted yes terday on the stage of the "Religious Equality" Association, with a slight variation in some of the characters and details. About forty persons, many of them Roman catholic priests, mustered on the oc casion ; and Mr. Moore, M.P., who acts on all oc casions as president of the association, took the chair. The first resolution, which was proposed by a Rev. Mr. Coghlan, and passed, was as follows: That the Association of the Friends of Religious Equality V ving at its ismaguralanseting passed a resolution affirming OS hopootios woomilly of the Irish parliamentary party oswaiig In opposition% every ministry who did nut make such ous equality a footers of that administration, it was new unanimously resolved that they should earnestly I call upon the representatives of popular constituencies to fulfil that undertaking by maintaining a thorough and es sential independence, and of opposition to the new govern ment, until they made religious equality a cabinet question, and exhibit it not only in spirit but in form, by continuing to occupy their mats on the opposition benches of the House of Commons. _ _ . --- Mr. Cantwell moved the next resolution, which was to the effect, that the acceptance of office by Messrs. Sadleir and Keogh under a government not pledged to make religious equality a cabinet mea sure, was a violation of individual pledges to the country, and if not reprobated was calculated to work the most mischievous consequences to the in terests of Ireland, by tending to break up the inde pendent Irish party, and to destroy public confidence in public men. The resolution having been seconded by Priest Langan of Ardcath, Mr. Sharkey, whose address gave rise to a scene of great confusion, moved as an amendment: g. That that misting, seeing the expressions of approval I of every respectable constituency, headed by the reverend I bishops and clergy ' towards the able and talented members of the brigadewhohad accepted office under Lord Aberdeen, minsidered it but fairness and justiee to those gentlemen to state to their oonstitommies that their conduct had in titled them to the approval of that delegated meeting." :.:After :some discussion of a somewhat angry nature, toe amendment was put end negatived by a majority of about 30.—The original resolution was then put and carried. The Rev. Mr. Kelly proposed the following resolution : —.. That it is the opinion of this meeting that the re-elec 'ion of Mr. Sadleir for Carlow, and Mr. William Keogh for Athlone, would inflict grievous injury upon the pro gress of our cause, and on the character of the country ; and that therefore we earnestly call upon the independent electors of therm boroughs, as they value the principles of religious equality, and the maintenance of public faith, to use every exertion, and at all hazards to prevent the poui bility of an event so disastrous to the character, and so ruinous to the interests of our common country." The question was put from the chair and passed. The Rev. Mr. Marshall then moved that the chairman should proceed to Carlow and Athlone, as a deputation from that body, for the purpose of forwarding the interests of the tenant-right and religious equality cause. (Ap plause.) In doing so he might take the opportunity of stating that the defection of Mears. Keogh and Sadleir had given him no surprise, as it had long been a patent fact that whenever a minister wished to get rid of the opposition or buy the services of an Irishman he bad only to o ff er him place. (Hear, hear.) Let the people, therefore, now ap point representatives in whom they could place confidence, and thus remove from Ireland that disgraceful stigma. (Loud applause.) He believed, however, that Lord Aber deep had injured instead of stren gthening himsel. by the selection he had made, with a view to securing the co-operation of the Irish parliamentary party, and that any object which be might bring forward would be stamped with their indignant repudiation. (Cheers.) Mr. hi'llahou, M.P. seconded the motion. Mr. Devereux, M.P.. for Wexford, said he had attended that meeting under the belief that it was held for the pur pose of amnia( out the principles of religious equality, but as he found the meeting had proceeded to pass a vote of censure upon Mr. Keogh, they should permit him to I &Went himself from the room, as he could not be a cement ing party to throwing blame upon that gentleman, with whom he had always co-operated in carrying out to the full the principles which they had been sent into parlia ment to represent. Mr. Devereux then left the room, accompanied by Mr. Sharkey and the gentlemen who had voted in favour of the amendment. Mr. Moore was then moved from the chair, and Mr. P+ ter called thereto, and a vote of thanks having boss mist to the former chairman, the meeting separated. The Mail of last night has the following on the subject of the Irish legal appointments : It is not anticipated that the new Lord Chancellor will take his seat in the Court of Chancery before Friday next. The Queen's letter, appointing the Right Hon. M. Brady Lord High Chancellor of Ireland, only reached Dublin Castle yesterday, and it takes some days to make out the patent. 'Until this is perfected Mr. Brady cannot take his seat on the bench. The Queen's letters appointing Abraham Brewster, Esq., Attorney-General, and William Keogh, Esq., Solicitor-General, reached the authorities yesterday. They will be both called in the Court of Chan cery on Friday. Charles Kelly, Esq., barrister-at-law, called Michaelmas term, 1839, has, we understand, been appointed Castle Adviser, in the room of Mr. Edward Hayes, Q.C. Mr. Kelly is a Roman estholie. rho Lord Chancellor his appointed Mager* Brady, jun., Fasq., as his lordship's secretary. Cherie Brady, Esq., has been ap pointed Secretary of Bankrupts. Wyndham amid, Esq., M.P., presided on Tuesday at a meeting of the Limerick Packet Station com mittee, when a prospectus was read and approved of, for the formation of a company, in shares of 101. each, to purchase a first class steamer, to run between this port and America, from Foynes Island, the favoured harbour of selection as the Irish Western Packet Station. We wish the undertaking success. Mr. Nethaniel Alexander, late M.P. for the county of Antrim, died on the loth instant. In politics he was a protectionist, but in private life he never allowed . political differences to interfere with his friendly intercourse with society. Ho represented the county during two parliaments. Twenty-four years' purchase was obtained in the Encumbered Estates Court for a property in the northern Part of the county of Dublin, belonging to Mr. J. Curtis, of Nutatow. SOCIETY OF ARTS. The sixth ordinary meeting of the Society wan held an Wednesday, the 12th,instant, J. M. RENDSL, Egg., F.R.S., Via-President, in the chair. A paper was read by Mr. C. Shepherd, jun., "On Im provements in Electric Clocks, and the means of working the Greenwich Time Signals." The author divided the sub ject into two parts. la the first, a short history of the ap plication of 'intro-lanced= to horological purposes, . . with an account of recta improvements, waigivei ' • Ls - d in 1 the second, the clocks which had been constructed for the Royal Observatory, and the arrangements which were there made for transmitting Greenwich tame sad dropping time balls, was descrabeq. Ve ll a brief review of the efforts of previous inventors in this direction, Ur. Shepherd stated that his attention wee first directed to the application of electromagnetism us a motive power for clocks about seven years ago. On cana -1 dering the nature of that power, and the continual ‘a:ia duns to which it was subject, it b ecame evident that any direct application of electro.magnetic force to the pendulum must be fatal to its performance, for every change in the power of the galvanic battery would produce a correspond ing change in the length of its arc of vibration, and consequently in its rate, if not perfectly iso chronous. To obviate this difficulty, the idea oc curred of causing an electro-magnet to raise a weight or bend a spring to a certain fixed extent at each oscillation of the pendulum, and to employ the gravity of the weight, or the elasticity of the spring, to impart the necessary impulse. The arrangement which had been made at the 'Loyal Ob servatory, Greenwich, at the Tonbridge Station of the South Eastern Railway, and several other places, for working clucks, was then described. The peudu.ion moving to the right touched the breakli spring, thereby completing the galvanic circuit through the culls .of the electro-magnet, which moved its keeper, the lever to which it was fixed, and also lifted the impulse lever. When the pendulum moved to the left, the reverse action took place, the discharging point pressing against the perpendicular lever, and lifting the &tent. At the completion of the vibration to the right, the pendu lum touching the contact spring again caused the electro magnet to raise the impulse-weight; end on mcqiug to the left, it lilted the detent, and received another impulse. A pendulum and two dials fixed at the station at Tonbridge were set to Greenwich mean time on the 12th of April last, and on comparing them on the 21st of August, they were found to be only 21 seconds fast. From that time their rate was taken daily ; and on the let of October, after seven months' uninterrupted action, they were only 8 seconds fast. The author believed that the performance of these clocks might still be improved by giving the impulse to the pendulum in the middle of its vibrations, and by using water for completing the circuit instead of springs. THE CONDEMNED CRIMINAL BARBOUR. The Sheffield magistrates concluded, on Wednesday evening, the investigation ordered by the Home Secretary into the " Confession" made by the convict Barbour, now under sentence of death at York Castle for the murder of Alezander Robison, at Sheffield, on the 2d September last, whose execution had been respited for that purpose till Saturday next. The police have been unable to discover; any evidence confirmatory of Barbour's " confession," in culpating George M'Cormack as the murderer ; but on the other hand, have discovered additional evidence as to Bar bour's guilt. The investigation, while it has disposed in the fullest , passible manner of Barbour's statement criminatory of liTorosack, proves by his own statement, confirmed by two witnesses, that for two hours before and two hours after the time that the murder was committed, and when Barbour states that he gave him the murdered man's pack to take to the Royal Standard, he (WCormaek) was at the Rein Deer public-house, two miles off. He also disproves the statement of Barbour, that when he called at the Rein Deer that afternoon, M'Cormack gave him the murdered man's watch to take care of. M'Cormack's attorney stated that he was prepared to call Mrs. Swann, the landlady of the public-house, and two et three other witnesses, if necessary, to speak also to the same facts. The disclosure by Barbour of the pima where the pistol was hid, has brought to light additional evidence against himself. Bar bour, in his confession, alleges that on the Monday morning after the murder, M'Cormack, after producing a pistol, and saying, " This is the pistol that cooked Robison's geese," swore him to secresy, and afterwards they walked together to a field adjoining the Botanical Gardens ; that M'Cor mack there secreted hie pistol in • fence wall, and they returned into the town together, each smoking a cigar. M'Cormack states, and is confirmed by other evidence, that during the whole of this day he was engaged in waiting upon customers, two miles from the Botanical Gardens. But on the other hand Bar bour is proved to have been seen, at halt-past ten that morning, within five minutes' walk of the place where the pistol was hid, and walking in the direction of the very place. Two hours afterwards he is also found at the Ball-in-the-Tree public-house, within 100 yards of the Botanical Gardens wall. Apart from this evidence, Bar bour's owe account bore the stamp of improbability on its face. It could scarcely be credited that M'Cormack having —as the "confession" states—confessed himself to Barbour as the murderer of Robison, should, when Barbour, whom he knew to be innocent, was to be tried for the offence, and he aubponaed to give evidence against him, allow the pistol to remain for four months in its hiding-place, ready tabs produced as damning evidence against himself at any moment that Barbour might make the disclosure. An other important piece of evidence, in disproof of Barbour's implication of M'Cormack, is the production of two letters written by ➢arbour, while at York Castle, to Mr. Pigott, with whom he had lodged. In ►oth of these letters Barbour writes, " Give my best respects to Mr. M'Cormack." This to a man whom he knew all the time to be guilty of the foul murder for which he, an innocent man, was then awaiting his trial, with the knowledge also that this man, the real murderer, was one of the witnesses subpeenaed to give evi ls's°. against him ! COLLIERY _ EXPLOSION.- BISHOP AUCKLAND, J•le. 12.—The adjourned inquest upon four persons killed at the explosion of the Leasing thorn Colliery, in South Durham, took place on the 11th instant, before Mr. Trotter, coroner. Mr. Dunn, the government inspector who had examined the colliery, attended. The ventilating current in that part was B,MO cubic feet per minute. He said the colliery, generally speaking, was very free from gas, but a blower existed in the innermost board, though it was harmless whilst the ventilating current was preserved. The accident had arises thus :—Two of the deputy overman were charged to sorry on some work in the neighbouring air-course, and also to extend some railway from the back pillar, for which purpose they had a safety lamp. In order more conve niently to accomplish title purpose, they seem to have opened the adjoining boardend-stopping, and also to have examined with their lamps the condition of the place, whilst they bad unguardedly allowed a candle to be taken into the part thus defrauded of air. The consequence was, the fouling of the said board by means of the blower, of which they were aware, and an explosion took place. which cost fear lives. This was one of many instances, he said, in which persons even of experience are guilty of an over sight, which proves fatal ; for, although no positive evidence weld be procured of the fact?, the circumstances were conclusive. Had they either replaced the stopping or employed their safety lamp, the mischief might not have happened. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death." LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASSOCIATION. The Licensed Victuallers' Association of Liverpool gave their an nual ball on Wednesday night, in the Town Hall, Liverpool. The large ball-room was thronged with a brilliant array of company, upwards of nine hundred persons being present, amongst whom we noticed the Mayor (Samuel Hulme, Esq.), and a considerable number of the municipal body. Dancing was kept up till three o'clock the following morn ing. The band from the Wellington Rooms, under the direction of Mr. Gribbin, discoursed the most enlivening music from the orchestra ; and the Pensioners' band, in the vestibule, performed a variety of musical selections at ia renals during the evening. The profits arising from the ball are to be devoted to the fund for the building of the new asylum and schools is West Derby-road, Liverpool, now in course of erection. TWO MEN BURIED ALIVE.—A terrible and fatal latest:ophi has just occurred in the town of Bran= 'Cumberland. Two men were buried alive ; one ,George Pringle, from Carlisle, and the other George Tay lor, a Brampton man. They were engaged on Monday afternoon in re-sinking an old well at Brampton workhonee, and when at the depth of about five and twenty feet below the surface the whole of the earth rushed in from the sides and top upon the two poor fellows who were working at the batten. This was about a quarter to three on Monday mammon. The alarm was immediately given • crowds rushed to the spot, and, hopeless as the case looked, prepa rations were immediately commenced to dig the men out. About midnight, and long after all hope had been given up of getting either of the men out alive, the most intense ex citement was produced by the workmen, who were diggi ng their way though what appeared a bank of solid earth, de claring that they could hear a voice some depth below. The men, many of whom were Taylor's fellow-workmen and companions, gave a loud cheer, which was caught up and repeated by the crowd outside. They reached a depth of about twenty feet by four o'clock on Tuesday morning, and came upon Pringle, who walked out almost without assistance, and came up the ladder to the top, looking very vale apd frightened, but declaring that he was unhurt. He could give no account of Taylor, except that when the rash of earth came he (Taylor) was higher up the shaft and oearer the top than Pringle, who heard nothing afterwards except a kind of groaning for about five minutes. Pringle was consigned to the medial men and put to bed, having been upwards of thirteen hours embedded in the damp earth. Cold was the only thing he complained of. He had experienced no difficulty, he said, in " getting breathed," which was most strange, and he had beard all the proceedings from the first of the men em ployed in extricating him. The workmen again get to, and laboured away with the most resolute will, in the hope of rescuing Taylor, who, as compared with Pringle, was a very strong man. It was not till two o'clock on Tuesday after noon that they came upon his body, stark and sti ff and head downwards, almost at the bottom of the well, and embedded in wet sand. Ile had been long dead. An intinest was held on Tuesday evening before Mr. Carrick, coroner, and a verdict of " Accidental death " returned. LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY.—We understand the directors of the London and North Western Railway are taking mea'urre to apply to their trains the best practical communication between the guard and driver SHIP BY FIRE. LOSS OF THE ST. GEORGE EnIGRANC The fate of the unhappy creatures who were left on board the burning wreck of the St. George c;nigrant ship, which took fire on Christmas Eye, while on a I voyage from Liverpool to New York, as noticed in this journal a kw drys ago, has exe;ted the most paistul na -1 terrst. From circumstances which have transpired sinew - .. . . the first announcement of the melancholy disast e er, thane is little doubt that the whole of them perished, either from burning or drowning, making in the whole the lugs number of fifty-one souls who lost their lives. The Orlando, it will be recollected, succeeded in taking off the survivors from the blazing ship, and reaching Havre with them, where they were landed. Their report of the catastrophe mentioned that several had been left on board the wreck, and by a subsequent notice, which appeared in Lloyd's list, to the effect that the Gazelle, which bad arrived in the Thames, hod overtaken the ship Kennybunk, which was running hack to Havre with a number of emigrants she had t.ken off the St. George, an impression was entertained that a second vessel had sighted the burning ship, and had succeeded in rescu ing the unhappy souls who had been left on board. On inquiries being instituted, however, it wos as certained that the vessel which the Gazelie had noticed was really the Orlando and the name of her owner, ' Kennybunk," had been mistaken for that of her own. This explanation left but little hops of the poor creatures being preserved. The S:. George laving been an American ship, not mush is known of bet at Lloyd's, nor was our informant enabled to glean any par ticulars at the office of the Government Emipation Cern- missionen in Westminster, the ill-fated vessel not having been chartered by them. Private emigrant ships are inspected, we understand, by culy appointed officers et the ports which they d.•port frum ; but there does nut seem to be any return made to hcad.quar ten of the character and number of passengers such vessels have on board. All that is known of the deploriblet event is that on the 24th of November the St. George left Liver pool for New York, with a crew of 25 hands and t 27 emi grants, comprising men, women, and childr.n. mostly Irish, and of the very poorer class. In t.cl.l.tion to her stores, she had a general cargo, amongst wL;eh, we are Wormed. was a quantity of naptha and oil, to the escape of which, in all probability, may be attributed ti.e terrible loss. In endeavouring to make her way acr‘ns tic Atlantic she encountered most formidable we ather, am: after being buffetted about for a month, on the 24th of December she was discovered to be on lire. The dense bodies of smoke which came up her hatchways too clearly indicated that some strong inflammable material had !ignited, and as the fire extended a most frightful scene of excitement prevailed am ;cgst the emi grants. A gale of wind sprung up, and all were seized with horror and dismay, and in a state not much unlike those who were on board the illfated Amazon. After seine hams of dreadful suspense, the Orlando, Mr. White, com mander, came in sight, and with a due regard for the safety of his own vessel, he immediately adopted what measures he could for preserving the unhappy creatures who were crying for help. Tun Or lando having just previouay experienced a heavy gale of wind, which had carried away her boats and sails, some difficulty was experienced in communicating with the St. George. The latter had only one boat left ; that WAS of a small size, and most painful fears were entertained lest she should be dashed to pieces against the side of either ship, or be swamped by the fearful sea which was running. At length the boat was got down, and in order m avoid being struck against the side of the vessel, tee emigrants, one after another (at least those who were saved), jumped into the sea and were picked up. This hazardous task occupied more than twenty hours ; the Orlando held by for that time, the boat passed to and fro sixty-four times, and rescued seventy-six of the passengers and some of the crew. Why the re mainder of the poor creatures could not he got oil' has not been satisfactorily explained. It is stated that 26 were left behind on board the blazing wreck, that eight were suffo cated by the vast body of smoke which was poured up from the hold, and that 17 were drowned. Considering the character of the weather, however, and the positi.-n of the two ships, it is most marvellous that so many of the emi grants were saved. A list of those who perisht.d has not as yet come to hand, but it is represented to include fathers and mothers in the deplorable loss. Had the weather been moderate, the Orlando, by going nearer along ' side, might have preserved more of the unfortunate beings. The violence of the elements however prevented such being done, and much honour is due to tile master and crew of the Orlando for the humanity and daring intre pidity they displayed on the onasioa. Altogether they hovered about the blazing ship for thirty-six uours. She was on fire in every put, and when they lost sight of her she apparently would go down in a short time. The Or lando then made for the channel, and, as before announced, reached Havre, where the survivors were landed. Their condition was tho most painful, and excited much sym pathy. They had lost all the little they had in the world, and many had to lament the loss of some Lear relative. The authorities at Havre exerted themselves very nobly towards alleviating the sufferings of the poor creatures, and as much as 3001. or 1001. was speedily collected on their behalf. THE EIGHTH HUSSARS. NOTTINGHAM, THURSDAY. A fracas occurred in this town bet Ween a number of mechanics and a party of the above regiment on Sunday evening last, which it is feared will terminate in serious consequences. It appears that on Sunda) evening last a party of the Bth Hussars (newquartered in Nottingham), consisting of about 30, met at their house of call, the Milton's Head, and were quietly spending the evening. A soldier, much intoxicated, came into the public-house, when the landlord very properly advised him to go to the barracks. The soldier persisted in entering, and instead of joining his comrades up stairs walked into a room filled with other company. In a very short time high words arose, and some of the men who were present state that the soldier challenged any one of them to fight. Upon this a general row commenced, and the soldiers occupying the upper room came down to assist their comrade. The house was quickly cleared. It was then discovered that the intoxicated soldier had re ceived some dangerous wounds; the crown of his head had been laid open by a fender which had been used in the affray. In the course of an hour an escort was sent for him, and he was conveyed in a dangerous state to the bar racks hospital. This savage attack so enraged the men of the Bth, that on Monday evening upwards of 20, armed with abort blud geons, came into the town in search of their opponents. In this, however, they failed, none of the belligerents making their appearance. The matter did not, however, rest here, for last night, at half-past 6, one of the Bth was walking towards the barracks in company with a man named Thompson, when they were suddenly attacked by a number of their antagonists, and the soldier received a blow under the right eye from a sharp instrument. Thompson and his companion immediately took refuge in the Milton's Head, where they escaped fur ther injury. The latter attack has further incensed the men of the Bth, and it is feared that some serious results will follow. The man wounded on Sunday evening remains yet in the hospital. Colonel Shewell has, we have heard, done all he can so prevent a disturbance, and we hope his endeavours will be effectual. DEATH OF THE EARL OF STAIR. This venerable and excellent nobleman expired on Monday evening at his seat of Chenfoord Castle, in this county. As one of the greatest landed proprietors in Scot land, and as long, actively, and honourably connected with Scottish polities, the announcement of Lord Stuir'a death will create a widespread interest and sorrow ; but the deepest grief—a sincere and poignant grief—will be amoeg those who were privileged to know his kindness and steadi ness u a private friend. " COALITIONS." TO TIIII EDITOR. OF THE DAILY 242118. Sin,—" Coalitions" are severely commented upon by the party who have, to use the late Premier's own ex pression, been lately expelled from office. Being a plain, unread man, I take the liberty of asking you in what light I am to consider the present opposition to the Chancellor of the Exchequer at Oxford University ? In glancing at the poll I observe, amongst Mr. Perceval's supporters, the Ven. Archdeacon Denison and the Rev. Hugh Stowell, the Rev. Daniel Wilson, of Islington; the notorious Mr. Ben nett, of From*. Would there be anything out of place in calling this " a Coalition ?" and a very extraordinary ono, too.—l ma, &c~ TELEGRAM EXTENSION ON THE CONTINENT. — The entire Swiss territory is now opened by telegraph, and the following stations are placed in connexion with the Submarine Telegraph Company's Offices at Cernhill : Aar bourg, Baden, Bale, Berne, Soleure, Altorf, Freibourg, Geneva, Glans, La usanne, Lucerne, Neufchatel, Siiut Croix, Saint Gall, Schaffhausen, Schwsz Zug, Zurich, Aarau, Berthond, Bienne, Brogg, Chau: de fond kle) Del.- mont,Hersogenbechsee, Laogeuthal, Lenrbourg, Liestall, Stint Inner, Soneeboy, Zoffeague, Alstattan, Airslto, An dcrmstt, Sallensona, Brigg, Battler, Coire, Flawyl, Fleu rier, Franemfeld, Ilerisau. Horgen, Lichtenstcig, Locarno, Locle (lc), Mugadino, Misocco. Morat, Morges, Motiers, N e w erw i ne n, Nyon, Raga:, Rappersehwyl, Rkenteek, Richterschwyl, Rocselach, Sion, Spleigen, Tafen, Thnsis, Trogen, Usuach, Vevey, Wadeuschwyl, Wattwyl, Winter their Wyl, Yverdun, Claims°, and Lugano-72 in ~11. MORE GAROTTING IN NOTTINGHAM.—WC are sorry to state that this cowardly system of ant ick is on the increase in Nottingham. A robbery of this kind toidk place early in the evening of Tuesday last. It ap pears that a workman of the name of Taylor, in the employ of Mr. Gibney, carrier, was passing down Beck-lane (in the heart of the town) as early as six o'clock, when ho was suddenly attacked by two men, one of whom strangled him whilst the other rifled his pockets; not oil ing anything of value, they stole his hat and decamped. So violent was the attack, that Taylor was insensible for me time afterwards. FEMALE EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA.—Mr. Lind say, the well-keown shipowner, has j4,-t atm, , ,Aiced As intention of starting his monster Australian oni4rant s: fp, the Caroline *Chisholm, from Southampton . This ship w, ! I (Convey out 900 young women of good iliaia, , rt as nit grants. The benevolent Mrs. Chisholm is goh.g out to Australia with thew yang women. I. fa 3