The Express. — London, England, 1848-03-20 00:00:00

t a xes. The feudal committee was to make its report on the 16th. A letter from Stattgard rays:—" We have been informed that, in consequence of the mission of M. de Gagern, the negotiations relative to the reform of the federal compact advance rapidly in the governments of Southern Germany, at Darmstadt, and at Carlsruhe. One point is agreed upon—that it was expedient for all the states of Germany to combine their efforts; delegates are acting in this sense in Wurtem berg, Bavaria, Saxony, and Prussia. The go. " ri: omits, it appears, are desirous of taking this g to affair irao their own hands, however, without wish in impede deliberating assemblies. We subjoin some of the fundamental ideas. Represeata tion of the sovereigns and people of Germany at the German parliament (according to the population, one representative for 100,000 souls). This parliament is to take into consideration the legislation in general, jurisdiction, armament of the people, commerce, specie, and is to represent Germany to foreign powers." From Heidelberg we have the following :—The German Casette contains the following: "We invite all the members of the states of constitutional Germany old or new, to meet, on the 30 th of March , at Frank , f or ton-the-Maine, to deliberate upon the basis of a national German representation, already adopted by a meeting of members of the states which took place recently in our town. A certain number of other distinguished men will also be invited to join us —Heidelberg, March 12. (Signed), Binding, Gagern, Stzitein, Homer, Stedmann, Welcker, Advice' from the Lake of Constance, up to the 11th inst., say that the whole country of Oberland, the Black Forest. Baez, and Ilougan, is in movement. It is no use talking of waiting fur a month, say the in habitants, till the meeting of the German parliament, for we are not sure of the next minute. But the word of order is German republic, and it exerts its magical power. The party of the movement, as well as that of the re•action, will ere long be driven to extremi ties. The cry of to arms is the general cry to rally. An assembly is to meet at Offenburg on the 19th inst. Delegates of every commune have been re quested to attend, and the inhabitant+, of other Ger- MIL countries will also be admitted. HOLLAND. In the midst of the rejoicings callrd forth by the liberal and patriotic conduct of the King, his Majesty and the entire royal family are plunged into grief by intelligence of a distressing nature. The Dutch envoy at Madrid has informed the King that the court of Portugal had put on mourning for eight days, on the occasion of the death of 11.11. H. Prince Alexander of the Netherlands. This was the first intimation the royal family received of their loss. It is presumed that contrary winds or some other circumstances have prevented the arrival of direct intelligence from Madeira, where the prince was staying for the bene fit of his health. The sections of the second chamber of the States General of Holland have set forth fifteen points which, in thEir opinion, ought to serve as bases of a comprehensive revision of the fundamental law. Amongst the chief points ere the following: the esta blishmeut of electoral college., to be chosen in a direct manner by persons entitled to a vote : the de priving the provincial states of the attributes of electoral colleges for the election of members of the second chamber of the States General; modification of the composition and organisation of the first chamber of the States General, as the condition of its existence ; the empowering members of the second chamber to propose amendments to the bills pre sented on the part of the King to the States General, and the extending that power further than is set forth in the twenty-seven projects of law lately pre sented to the sections ; the right on the part of either of the two chambers to present a separate address to the King ; the inserting in the fundamental law that the King is inviolable, that the ministers are respon sible, and that that responsibility be set forth in a more complete manner than it is by the 76th and 76th articles of the fundamental law ; the regulating by law the colonial administration of the country, and particularly the financial department; the voting for the future for one year the budgets of receipts and expenditure, and of the puhlicity of the debates in the first chamber, in the provincial stab s, and the communal councils. Five distinguished liberals have been authoiistul to draw up the plan of a new constitution. PARIS, klairca 17. [From en einaminnal Correepondent] The manifestation made yesterday by the national guard was a great mistake. The people, as you know, blocked up the quays and said, when the na tional guard attempted to go forward, " You shall not pass." The let and 10th legions, a very small number, alone reached the Hotel de Ville. General Courtais, who remonstrated with the national guards, was called " Poltron, hiche" (poltroon, coward), and his sword was taken from him, but immediately after restored. This morning, at ten o'clock, at the Avenue Marigny, Champs Elysees, and Place de la Revolution (lately Place de la Concorde), the work ing classes assembled, and went in the greatest order to the Hotel de Ville, where they now (3, P.m.) still are. The greatest calm exists. Their intention is to give their support to the Provisional Government, and to Ledru Rollin, to demand the maintenance of the decree of the incorporation of the grenadiers and voltigeurs amongst the ehasseurs of the national guard. But it is said that they want to ask a postponement of the election for the constituent assembly, which is to be regretted. The workmen marched is corps of trades, their flag in front, and ten in rank. Last night, at 2 o'clock, a regiment of chewers (cavalry) and two regiments of the line were sent edit of Paris. They had bat lately arrived, and the people threatened to disarm them. La 4 bight, also, a company of the national guard mobile established themselves by force in the Home Ministry, that of Ledra-Rollin, without having the watch-word of the national guard. 'those on guard refused to receive them, but were obliged to yield. At length it was arranged that there should be sentries and posts of both. It is greatly to be regretted that the national guard made its demonstration, fur Ledru Rollin was fast getting discredit in public opinion, and might have been brought to resign; but now it is impossible. The people are zealous for him. A club in the Ruble has proclaimed the Prince de Joinville. But you will see by the papers how fiercely the republicans demand of those persons whether they are for ary prince. And there is danger in not answering. Emile de Girardin, who wrote an. article for the regency, has been thus interpellated ; and he has thought fit to army his words, to disavow any wish for prince or regency, and to declare for the republic. The workmen seem well disciplined, and obedient to those who act as officers. Great anxiety prevails. BRUSSELS, Itlancn 18. An important discussion arose, yesterday, in the Chamber of Representatives, on the occasion of the presentation of a petition from Ghent, in favour of parliamentary and financial reform, and the declaring of public functionaries ineligible to the chamber. The petitioners point out the strict necessity of ece nomy, in order to afford relief to the poor in Flanders—urge the appointment of consuls or charges d'offaires, in the place of ambassadors ; demand the suppression of the royal navy, on the ground that Belgium has no colonies; and recommend, as soon as possible, the reduction of the war budget, and of the number of employes. M. I)ELrossE said, he doubted whether the present chambers of Belgium were likely to satisfy the coun try. By lowering the qualifications of electors—in other words, by extending the franchise—the Cham bers had to a certain extent signed their abdication. So soon as the new electoral lists were drawn up, the government no doubt would dissolve the chambers and convoke the electoral colleges. Meantime the chamber ought to discuss the questions of electoral reforms, and the abolition of the stamp duty on newspapers. The duty of the government was to call, as soon as possible, to the exercise of their rights those electors who were created by the recent law. M. DE SORNECO also expressed the opinion that the chambers ought to be shortly dissolved, and that the government ought to bring forward a bill for parliamentary reform. Constituted as they were, the chambers (he contended) were hardly competent to vote the budget for 1849. The Muizszza of the Iziwzaioa, iu reply. admitted the necessity of consulting the country respecting the formation of the new chambers, and asserted that during the elections the government would remain perfectly neutral. He announced a bill declaring cer tain classes of functionaries ineligible for the Cham bers. It would not be advisable to distal re the present Imislature until all necessary measures had been taken, and amongst those measures was the one re specting the new loan now under the consideration of the sections. The government, in proposing electoral reform, had gone to the extreme limits of the constitn tion, but not beyond them. To go beyond the consti tution would be—not reform, but revolution. The minister then stated that he considered the stamp duty upon newspapers as a drag upon the liberty of the press ; bat, he would ask, did the state of the revenue allow, at present, of the abolition of that duty P The government was, at all events, resolved to effect a considerable reduction of the duty. M. MERCIER, formerly minister of finance, ex preseed his regret that ministers, in presenting the bill for a new loan, had not appended to it an expose of the motives which urged them to bring it forward. Some information on the subject was indispensable, and the chamber, moreover, should be made ac quainted with the way in which ministers con templated expending the twelve millions of francs already voted. The 111INISTER of FINANCE contended that the es pose required was clearly enough set forth in the pre amble of the bill in the following words " Being de sirous of providing fur the urgent wants of the state, and of enabling it to fulfil punctually all its engage ments, &c." Those words were significant enough. The Minister then stated that before the 24th of February last, Belgian treasury bonds were easily placed out ; in fact, duriag the first twenty days of that month, they had been issued to the amount of two millions of francs. Those bonds now could rot be disposed of. The amount of the new loan would be probably forty millions. M. BE SORNECO insisted upon the minister giving a precise account of the manner in which lie intended to make use of the loan in question. He repeated that the present chamber was only competent, in a rigid point of view, to vote urgent sums, and the urgency of a loan could not be ascertained, if uo expose of its object was given. M. MALON, one of the lite ministry, also spoke on the same side. The MINISTER of FCBLIC WORKS observed, that every one knew that Belgium had a large floating I debt ; that it was necessary to reduce it, and that it was just now impossible to renew the treasury bonds. Such facts were sufficiently striking without a regular expose. Several other speakers, members of the present or the late government, kept up the discussion, but the rainisli y remained unshaken in their views, and the petition of the people of Ghent was ordered by the chamber to be referred to the Minister of the In terior. The members of the great liberal association of Belgium, L'Alliance, will meet to-morrow, in order to discuss the following questions : 1. Dissolution of the chambers after they have voted parliamentary reform and the abolition of the stamp duty on newspapers. 2. Abolition of all duties on alimentary substances. 3. Protection of national independence, without any ideas of hostility towards France, and the greatest possible reduction of the army budget. 4. Reduction of the expenditure for salaries, ambassadors, the mili tary, marine, &e., in order by that economy to assist the lower branches of trade and industry. Two individuals were arrested yesterday for utter ing seditious cries. The new forced loan of 40 millions will be levied solely on landed proprietor'', on the payers of the personal tax, on mortgage, and on the salaries of state employgs. An interest of .5 per cent. per an num is guaranteed. It is stated in good quarters that two inferior Belgian embassies will be suppressed, and that the salary of the envoy at Constantinople will be lowered. The civic authorities of Brussels have incited all employers seeking . workmen, and all workmen in search of occupation, to send in their names, ad dresses, and professions. The following scraps are from the Brussels Herald: RUMOURED " INEABION" OP RELOIUM.—The indr'peM dance of this morning states that a band of 1.800 men, led by a man named Ernest Gregoire, has assembled on the French frontiers, and openly expressed the intention of entering Belgium in order to proclaim a republican govern ment. Gregoire has taken upon himself the title of "Com mandant de la Compagnie Beige." Two individuals sup posed to belong to the band attempted, a few days ago, to seduce some of the garrison at Menu. They were, how ever, discovered and arrested. The government has made extensive preparations on the frontiers to repel the " in vaders" if they should attempt to realise their plans. Suleyman Paella, the Turkish ambassador at Paris, has arrived with his suite in thiscit), etirowe for Constantinople. In consequence of the dearness of gold and silver the mint of this city has ceased operations, except fur private indivi duals desirous of converting their plate into s p ecie. small PORTUGAL. The Oriental Company's steam-packet Montrose, Capt. J. Bowen, arrived at Southampton yesterday, and landed her mails under the charge of Lieut. P. Rainier, R.N., Admiralty agent. Her dates arc— Gibraltar, March 9th ; Cadiz, 10th; Lisbon, 13th; Vigo, 15th. The Princes Joinville and d'Aumale arrived on the 12th at Lisbon, when an interesting meeting took place between the Queen of Portugal and the Princess de Joinville, her sister, after an interval of twenty-five years, or, at least, since both were children. They received the greatest attention while in Lisbon. An occasional correspondent informs us that r n old aide-de-camp—a devoted friend of Louis Philippe — was in Paris during the three days of the revolution last month, and he immediately afterwards posted to Marseilles, and crossed over to Algeria, to inform the Princes Joinville and d'Aumale of the abdication of their father, and of the astounding events that had transpired in France, and begged them to make their way to England. The princes threw themselves on the generosity of the captain of the French steamer Solon. The latter, not having received any official intimation of the formation of the republic, thought of nothing but his duty and loyalty to the princes, and immediately offered to obey their commands; but he gave his crew notice that perhaps he was about to compromise himself in what he was going to undertake—and gave all those who were unwilling liberty to leave his ship and not accompany him in his voyage. It was fully expected that the princes would have left the Solon sad come to England in the Montrose. They, however, did not do so, and when the Montrose arrived in Southampton on Satur day night, the Solon was not above a twelve hours' voyage behind. A French gentleman went out in the Madrid, which left Southampton on the 17th, at the request of Louis Philippe, to meet the princes, and accompany them to England. Portugal is quiet, but fears are entertained of a renewal of intestine discord and confusion in the spring. The following letter from our correspondent will give all the news: LISBON, MARCH 12. I wrote you a few hurried lines on the Bth inst., per Dragon, but from the state of the weather off the coast it a doubtful whether this will not reach you first. On the 9th, the British fleet (with the exception of the Howe and the Queen) left the Tagus for Cork; the Howe remains here for the moment, the Queen having sailed for the Medi terranean station. The reported cause of the withdrawal of our ships of war is said to be their inefficient state both as regards the complement of their crews, as well as of maV. net. In a recent letter, I informed you float the fleet was ordered home, but had been detained at the instance of Sir G. Hamilton Seymour; therefore you will see that their move has been without reference to the recent events in France. The Queen and her husband, the Prince Ferdinand of Saxe Cobourg, were most anxious to detain the squadron; no en treaties were spared, but all availed not. On the e vent Lg of the Bth, a death took place on board the Howe—that of her commander (Loring), who was buried in the English ceme tery on the following morning, with the usual military honours. The news of the revolution in France. and of the brushing away of the royalty of July, has filled the court here with the greatest consternation ; and the withdrawal, just at this critical moment, of Sir Charles Napier's support has added to the dread. By the national parties in Portugal (the Sep tembristas and the Royalists or Miguelites) the intelli gence has been far differently received; and they barely dis guise their exultation; in fact, the quadruple alliance which has so long served as the pretext for crushing the liberties of the oppressed Portuguese, is now of the value of waste paper, and, consequently, it becomes a question whether England will venture upon further interference in the:in ternal affairs of Portugal, should the despotic career of Donna Maria and her evil counsellors provoke another outbreak. The court and the government organs are striving their ut most to make out a case for succours from England; the large garrison is constantly under arms, and bodies of troops ostentatiously patrol the city in all directions. The Portuguese steamer Mintiallo, which left the Tagus a THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 20, 1848. . . few days ego, Y stated to Have been despatahed to Algiers, eonveybsg offers of an asylum to the French Princes d'Aumele and Joinville ; the latter, you are aware, is married to a slate r of the Queen of Port ugal. However, yesterday morning there arrived the French war-steamer Solon, having the princes on board. No salute was fired, nor soy public compliment paid them, but during the day they landed cud paid a brief visit to the palace, and thiemorn ing toe Solon left again for England, having the ex-princes on board. Evr thiug up to this time is quiet in Lisbon, although p.reeptible excitement is visible ; nor is this feel ing likely to be tooth. d by the conduct of the troops, who are everywhere insulting the people, seemingly really de limns of provoking an affray. This state of things is in reference to the capital, while from the provinces accounts come teeming in of a most frightful state of military rose, the soldiery being Almon at free quarter'. I believe I am correct iu stating that a violent disagree ment exists amongst the members of the cabinet here as to the line of conduct to be observed for the moment, the ma jority being for a coup d'eNal, the suspension of guarantees, lite., and extreme measures, while the minority, with more wisdom, are for netempting conciliation. Upon this point even the broth, re Cabral ore represeuted as at variance, Jose Bernardo do Silva Cabral being for hanging and sheotieg upin susp'cion, while Cabral himself is strongly opposed to harsh measures ; therefore the popularity that Cabral ei,joys with the court is at last threatened, for the sentiments of the Queen and her husband are well known to be determinedly beagle to anything like mild measures. 'There are rumours, however, that the Queen has sent off in ell haste for the Duke of Palmella, who is yet at Mad. ira, as also that she has endeavoured to open negutiatiene with the liberal leaden for the purpose of forming LI mixed min./try. I have reasons for believing that the Viscount So da Bandeira, a leading liberal, has indig nantly repudiated all compromise with the faction who are plundering and rui ~ i,, g the country. The debates in the Cortes are wholly destitute of interest, the worthy deputies draw ing slung at a maid's pace, and occupying themselves upon the most trivial and frivolous questions, never forgetting by the way to draw their etieend of six crowns daily per man. At the first burst of the: news from France, the government journals s. t to buldl. abusing the French movement, and in such a coarse and uncalled ter strain, that the French charge d'affains ...lit in a diplomatic note remonstrating against their agg es-iv tone, to which the Duke of Saldanba replied that mail M Farrier delivered in his credentials as accredited repr.ecutative of the republic no recognition of hie right to address the government would be conceded. On the 10th a French merchant vessel came in under the colours of the republic ; the French frigate the Psyche is still in the Tagus. Yesterday the Queen's husband, accompanied by his two sons, dressed in UllOOllll, rode through the streets and paid a surprise visit to ti.. castle, and to-day is named for a ro. view of the garrison ; but as it is raining heavily and blowing gales this awful military display will probably be postponed. At the Artillery . Barracks all is preparation and the most vigilant milks reepectien is kept up day and night. The olbtial announcenomt has bees given in the Diario do Go verno of the extinction of the English Coneervaturial Court, a sad blow to English residents; but should the Queen be determined upon severities, and susper.diug the press and the personal guarantees--why, in that case, it is supposed Sir George Seymour wet instantly fall back upon the British privileges. Mr. T. M. Hugh. r, the late correspondent of the Times newspaper, ha. published a pamphlet in Portuguese end English explanatery of the "Times affair' in ounneaion with the purchase by the Portuguese government of 20,0001. Portuguese bond/ in Mr. Hughes's name. Mr. Hughes bas' sent me two cores, with the request that I would forward one copy to the editor of the Express. In compliance with this reqn.st I have put one number under cover to you. The defence of Mr. Hughes in England a ill, doubtless, be taken up by able pens; I therefore abstain from any criii nem of the pamphlet, equally so from venturing any opiniou npon its subject. usurer. The slight liberty of remark I shall permit myself will he confined to inserting here an ex- tract or two from the statement, not as affecting the case itself, but es simply . xhihiiing Mr. Hughes's present opinion of individuals and of a party recently so much lauded in the columns of the Times, and only the other day described as forming a goverument of" strength and Went:" Let the Cahralis: freemasons beware. I am now in possession of all their mathinery, their momyed Jobs and main of public robbery of every description. • • The base intriguer, the vile corruption, tho treachere, falsehood, Me n.oraHtv, and profligacy of the deb stable Cabrafist faction. The mew of their 'hernial in May, litto, and of the ruin of all who relied sped the stability of their administration, was their maintaining an arrny of only 9,0.4 nun, while the Cortes voted, and they drew find pos. Semi the pay of an set of unparalleled infamy which made re bellion stronger than tor , notion, and at which Count Torsi connived. The areaa Of two EOAIISO vessels recently abandoned at sea have within teens few days been brought into Lisbon. The Culzean C.stle, Finlay, master, with general cargo, was abandoned on the 29en February in lat. 45 N., long. 14 W., from Belhist to Demerara. liar crew were picked up by smack Neptune ; and the smack Caroline, from Guernsey, with salt from Seville, was lost tff the north coast of Portu gal, crew sired by E. gli-h brig Orion. Li Ina government paper was unsaleable at any price. The crown jewels and church plate are said to have been shipped Of by Pfilits , rninaud ot Sale Cobourg. FRANCE.—THE FRENCH FLEET ORDERED TO RENuszvoca AT Toccos.—A private correspondent at Tuuloa writes : •' All is activity and bustle here, indicating a movement of i:ri.at importance on the part of the French fleet. Order,. have been received for the whole of the ships to be coact ntratt tl. They are all very well manned, and have their he.ory "ores; but they are now directed by the Republican Provisional Government to take on bond five months' 1 rovisiora, and to bo in every respect, ready to re. ive sudden orders—(a finalize). The destination of the fleet is certainly Naples. So let our ' Amazon P arker' look out for squalls."—United Service Gazette. SW ITZ ERLAND.—Some singular discoveries have been made in the inioisti rial office of Neufcbitel. It ap pears that it wns the intention of Austria, Prussia, and France to break up the Swiss pact of 1815, and recon.titute Switsoland into time or four separate centedemtions, the Sondtrbund forming one, and its cantons being augmented at the expense of the liberal cantons, from which several districts were to he curtailed. The Republican Neuf-chafe kis is publishing the a .cumt-nts found. March, or the Sunday after the respective ministers shall receive the same. Her Majesty and the infant princess are, Ood be praised, both doing well." At night,afterthe performances at each of the metropolitan theatres, the national anthem was sung by each company in celebration of the sale delivery of her Majerty. It was r ceived everywhere with much enthusiasm. Yesterday storming the following bulletin wee beetled Buckiagbam Palace, March 19, 1848. 9 A.M.—The Queen has passed an excellent night. Her Mal esti and the infant princess are going on favonrably.—Jasst (Manx, CILLILLMS LOCOCIE, ROBBIIT FIROUBOX." The Queen was going on very well yesterday afternoon. The diplomatic corps, and all the nobility and gentry in town, called on Saturday and yesterday at the Palace, to make inquiry after the health of the Queen. The entire list was far toe nunierens to be given. The Count and Countess de Neuilly_ visited the Duchess of Kent on Saturday, at Clarence House, to con gratulate her Royal Highness on her Majesty's happy con finement. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mar? , attended divine service yesterday morning in St. Michael s Church. The Duke of Cambridge attended divine service yesterday morning in Grosvenor Chapel. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince Frederick of Hesse, honoured Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston with their company at dinner on Saturday even ing, at their residence in Carlton-gardens. A deputation from the Windsor, Staines, and South Western Railway Company, consisting of Mr. Lacy, Mr. Chaplin, and Mr. Bedborough, had an interview with Viscount Morpeth on Saturday, at the office of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in Whitehall place. ' A deputation from the Manchester South Junction and Altrinchem Railway Company, consisting of Mr. George Thompson, M.P., Mr. George HadB4ld, Mr. Edward Wetherell and Mr. W. Harris, had an interview with the Right Hon. Edward Strutt on Saturday, at the office of the Commissioners of Railways, in the Board of Trade. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Alderman Kershaw, M.P., Mr. Alderman Bancroft, and Mr. Gibb, the Town clerk of Manchester, accompanied by the Right Hon. T. M. Gibson, M.P., and Masers. John Bright, M.P., J. Brotherton, M.P., J. W. Patten, M.P., R. Cobden, M.P., Sanders, M.P., W. Beckett, M.P., Gremiall, M.P., W. Brown, M.P., J. B. Smith, M.P., and Heald, M.P., bad an interview with Viscount Morpeth on Saturday, upon the subject of the bill for promoting public health. THE ROYAL SOCIETY.—The Marquis of Northamp ton, as president of the Royal Society, gave his second con veraassione to the members of that learned body and their friends, on Saturday evening, at his lordship's mansion, on the Terrace, Piccadilly. Among the objects of interest ex hibited in the noble president's saloons were some very re markable illuminated works, chiefly books of church music, collected among the islands of the Archipelago by Major Macdonald. Some of these were of a.s early a date as the year 1200. Of models of new invention', &c., there were fewer exhibited than usual ; but the works of art, including some beautiful specimens of photography by M. Claudet, were very numerous. THE MAIL CONTRACTS.—The Lords of the Admi ralty have given notice that the Peninsular and Oriental Company's contract for conveying the Indian mails to and from Alexandria ani Southampton at the beginning of the month, will ceaseafter the 3rd of May next. The expense of this contract was between 16,0001. and 16,0001. MARTLEBONE VESTRY.— THE WESTERN GAS Coxesrstr.—On Saturday, after several menthe' discussion, the question of leave to the Western ORS Company to lay down their pipes in the parish of Marylebone was finally disposed of by the vestry, after a lengthened discussion, which terminated in a majority of 58 voting in favour of the Western Gas Company, against 27, who opposed the proposition. 'fHE ST. MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS SPECIAL CONSTA BLEI.—On Saturday 200 noblemen and gentlemen sworn 'in as spesial constables for the parish of St. Martin-in , -the-Ficlds, assembled in the vestry-room for the purpose of selecting a leader, and concerting measures to be adopted is case of any disturbance taking place. The churchwarden having taken the chair, the Earl of Arundel and Surrey was proposed as " commander in-chief," and unanimously elected. The noble earl, in brief terms, acknowledged the compliment passed upon him; and, alluding to the accuuche merit of her Majesty, called upon the gentlemen present to give three cheers for the event, and for the speedy recovery of her Majesty to convalescence. Three most hearty cheers were given, and, by order of the churchwarden, the royal standard was hoisted on the steeple of the church, and the bells were set ringing. The meeting, after appointing sub ordinate loaders to act under the noble earl, broke up. TIE CRUIKSHANK TESTIMONIAL.—The proposal for &testimonial to George Cruikshank is assuming substance and shape, a committee having been formed for the pf.rpme of taking the steps necessary to carry the project into effect It is not, however, as yet decided what the form of testi monial shall be ; and the decision will no doubt be in some degree dependent on the amount of the subscriptions.—Athe neum. DEPOSITORS IN SAYING BANKS.—Sir,—My atten tion has been attracted to the suggestion of a correspondent in your paper of yesterday, for granting the elective fran chise to every person who shall have had 101. in any savings bank for six months preceding an election. I think the pro posal is well worthy of consideration, for the smallest depo sitor in a savings bank has a stake—to him a very important one—in the maintenance of the public credit. But there would be another great advantage attending the plan, which your correspondent has overlooked —viz., that it would deter many persons, at a time of alarm and panic, from rushing to withdraw their deposits, as is too frequently the case now—a proceeding which invariably aggrasatet the evil it seeks to avert, as we have seen most lamentably exemplified in a neighbouring country, only a few days ago. The great ob jection, however, to the scheme is, that 1 fear it would be used as an argument for a much wider extension of the suf frage. At tresent the property qualification in boroughs is the rentin& a house of not less than 101 a year value; but if you ext nd the privilege to the pos sessor of 101. in a savings bank, will it not be contended (and with some reason) that every possessor of 101. in any other shape—such as capital, stock in trade, furniture, equally entitled to it / You would in fact be changing altogether the amount of property qualifi cation fixed by the Reform Act, for there is a wide dionets tion between the possessor of 101. and the person able to rent a house of 101. a year. Another objection is, that the influx of 101. deposits before a general election, the advent of which is always pretty well known, would be enormous. These would all be withdrawn again immediately after the election, and I question much whether the obliging loans which would be offered for the express purpose of these temporary deposits would not materially facilitate bribery and corruption. At all events, lam sure it would be neces sary to fix a much lenger time than six months as the period for which the deposit must Lave existed. Two years, 1 think, would not be too much, for it is the habitual and accu mulating depositor that you seek to encourage, and not the casual, and, still less, the designing one.—Newo. March 17, 1848. INQUEST, SATURDAY.—THE ST. PANCRAS ROYAL DISPENSARY, —By Mr. Mills, at the Lord Nelson, Kiniemroad, St. Pancras, upon Thomas Cook, aged four months.—Eligsbet3 Crow stated that finding deceased dangerously i.I she went to the St. Pancras Royal Dis pensary, and requested Mr. Dymond, the house surgeon, to visit him, as he was apparently dying. He refused doing so, and desire:l her to bring the child to the dispensary. Bbe told him that she could not do so as he would die oa the way. Mr. Dymond insisted upon the child being brought, adding that if deceased was not soon brought he would not see him. In half an hour after her return home deceased died.—Hannah Lunn deposed that deceased's father died three days after deceased was born, and that his mother, woo was subsequently married again, would fl If and lock up deceased in a room by himself, while she sent her other two children to pick up in the streets what they could. although she had ample means to provide for them.—Mr. Greenhill. a medical gentleman, attended from the St. Pan cras Royal Dispensary, to explain that attendance at the dispensary was only at certain hours, when all who pre tented themselves were prescribed for.—The jury returned a verdict of " Natural death," accompanied by a censure upon the conduct of Mr. Dymond for not having attended deceased when required. The inquiry occupied several hours. COLONIAL. NEW Z EAL AN D.—We havepapers from Auckland to the 17th of October. The mail was embarked aboard the barque Hope, lade n with timber. The Rope, after touching at Ascewion, put into Vigo, very leaky and unable to prc ceed, and the m was transferred to the Montrose. At Auckland the legislative council was in semion. On the 12th of October an important iutimstion was incidentally made to the council by the governor. Mr. Brown, having proposed a property tax as a substitute for customs duties, the governor reminded him of the ill success of Capt. Fitzroy's free-trade meaaures, and went on to say : " lie should lo unable, for many reasons, to lay the esti mates on the table: HE wan ABOUT TO PROCLAIM THE NEW CONSTITETION, and thought it better to let them lie over at present that the 1 .gislatute of each province should be able to discuss its own." So the act suspending the constitution will arrive in time to find the constitutien in full operation. And the constitu tion will of course be in operation during the interval be tween thetime at whieh thecolunists receive the bill, hurried ..,ff aft, r its &cowl reading, and the time at which they re ceive the completed act. Nice confusion and squabbling there will be! Bungling has, from the beginning, charac terised every act of the home government and ligislature relative to New Z sland, and by practice (which in said to "make rtection") they appear to be growing more egregi ous bunglers with every year. On the 12th of October the Attorney-General moved the second reading of a bill fur conferring an annuity of 1001. on Thomas Wake N. ne, tor 'evokes to the colony.—Mr. Brown ofjeeted to thin foundation of a pension list, and in advertently remarked that there were other chiefs who had deserved as well —The governor caught at the hint, and on the 11th a new bill was read a first time, conferring an an nuity of 1001. on Nene, and setting apart a similar sum to reward sinsi!er services. So, one of Governor Grey's reforms is to make the settlers tributary to the native chiefs. A currency bill was under the consideration of the counciL TOP pensioners who were to be located at Keri-keel are to be allowed to remain in the vicinity of Auckland. They are to be stationed at Onehunga. Zbe Court. ACCOUCHEMENT OPRINCESS.F THE QUEEN—BIRTH OF A We had the pleasure of announcing on Saturday, that at 8 o'clock on that morning the Queen was safely de livered of a princess. At a quart. r before two o'clock a double royal salute was fired from the park guns in honour of the auspicious event. Shortly before half-past two o'clock Prince Albert left Buckingham Palace, attended by Col. Bouverie, equerry in wai•ing, for the Privy Council-office, Whitehall, to attend a privy court , ii held in the council chamber. The Lords of the Council present were Prince Albert, the Marquis of Lans downe, Lord President, the Archbishop of York, the Bishop of London, Lord .1 . Ru,rell, First Lord of the Treasury ; the Duke of Wellington, Commando . in Chief; Sir George Grey, Se cretary of State tor the Home Department ; Sir CWisles Wood, Chancellor of the Erchequir ; Lord Campbell, Chan cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ; the Earl of Auckland, First Lord of the Admiralty ; the Marquis of Clanricarde, Postmaster 0 , neral ; the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, Pre sident of the Board of Trade; the Right Hon. T. B. Macau lay, Paymaster of the Forces ; and Earl Spencer, Lord Chamberlain. At the council it was ordered that a form of thanksgiving for the Queen's safe delivery of a princess be prepared by his grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, to be used in all churches and chapels throughout England and Wales and the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed on Sunday, the 26th of March, or the Sunday after the respective ministers shall receive the same. After the council, Prince Albert, attended by Col. Bouverie, returned to Buckingham Palace. On Saturday afternoon an extraordinary Gazette was pub lished, of which the following is a copy: " BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MARCH 18, 1848.—At 8 o'clock this morning the Queen was happily delivered of a princess. His Royal Highness Prince Albert. several lords et her Ma jesty's most honourable privy council, and the ladies of her Majesty's bedchamber, being present. This great and im• portant news was made known to the town by the firing of the Perk and Tower guns and the privy council being assembled as soon as possib.e thereupon, at the Council chamber, Whitehall, it was ordered that a form of thanks giving, for the Queen's safe delivery of a Princess be prepared by his grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, to be used in all churches and chapels throughout England and Wales, and the town of Barwick-upon-Tweed, on Sunday, the 26th of IRELAND. DIJALIN, MARCH 17. The elements were more furious to-day than the passions of the people. Wind and rain ushered in the anniversary of our patron saint, and continued throughout the day. Tne elemental conspiracy did not, however, prevent the wearers of the sacred symbol from perambulating the streets in consider able numbers. Never did a people less display a ten dency to riot or disorder, and it was remarkable enough that not half-a-dozen drunken persons were seen in the streets between sunrise and sunset. Had you seen their tranquil demeanour you could not charge them with disaffection or disloyalty. Business went on in the usual course. No shops were shut. There were neither the symptoms of, nor preparations against, turbulence. There was, however, a marked gloom over the city, which was not dissipated by the very vigorous precautions of the government. The Castle yard was wont to be the theatre of plea ' Bumble excitement on Patrick's day, and the bands as sembled in the quadrangle played a variety of national airs. The viceroy, with his staff, appeared 4 the balcony, and ministered to the general enthusiasm in sporting a crop of " the green immortal Shamrock." To-day on the contrary all was solitude and silence. The gates of the Castle were closed and guarded with armed jealousy. No " Patrick's Day ;" no " Gerry Owen." All was cold and sulky gloom. It may have been prudent in the viceroy to protect himself from possible insult, and afford no pretext for the con gregation of the populace. I cannot, however, re frain from thinking that the old course would have been more politic. It would have shown a feeling of generous confidence in a lively and sensitive people. In the arrangements of the executive everything was done consistently with caution not to offend the eyes of the citizens with any military display. The only force which appeared throughout the day in the streets was the mounted police marching in long in tervals, and an odd hussar or dragoon cloaked to the eyes. At all the selected points the military were stationed at an early hour; in the College, Post office, Four Courts, Bank, Custom-house, Castle, Royal Barracks and Royal Hospital , &c. A party of a hundred men found a temporary guard-house in the beautiful examination-hall of the College, with all the statesmen, judges, and philosophers of Ireland, looking down on the armed intruders. It was, I believe, the first time since the revolution that the clang of arms was heard withis the peaceful walls of the university. Oa that occasion Klng James stabled his troopers in the old square. Queen Victoria's troopers are not far distant. A squadron of the Bays is stationed in Clorendon's livery-stables, from which a wage has been made into the College Park, for the (myth, to debouche, manceavre, and operate as the exigency may require. The com forts of men and officers will be liberally supplied by the heads of the University. The ward meetings took place in all quarters of t ee city, and were well attended. MARCH 18. The night has passed off with the utmost quiet. What is very remarkable was the abst nee of even a single ordinary shout, to omit everything re sembling riot or disorder. Such a quiet Patrick's day was never passed in Ireland. Throughout the night the streets were utterly desolate, and the lanes and alleys, which once echoed with the roar of drunkenness, were undisturbed by any species of vio lence. The accounts from the country to-day arc of a similarly pacific character. Cork, Limerick, Newry, Monahan, Derry, with many other places, main tained the moat perfect order. The troops still oc cupy their positions in the various quarters of the city, and will continue so until Monday. The mili tary stationed in the barracks are allowed their Iliberty to-day, and move freely throughout the city. An edition of the United Irishman was sold oft' by Johnston last night. People were curious to ACC how it would reply to the projected prosecution. The popular curiosity has been fully gratified, for the Irishman abates not One jot of heart or hope, but steers on the old course. Lord Clarendon, who was last week a " public enemy," ie now " her Majes ty's exe cutioner-general and general butcher of Ire land." Such foolish insolence cannot impose on the most ignorant, and disgusts the intelligent. The true moue of combating such ridiculous intempe rance is to overlook it. The Nation for this week is less warlike than the Irishman. Both are ad idem in publishing the last proceedings of the confederation , in all their insurrectionary kinetic The example of the civic enrolment in Dublin is being imitated in the provinces. Words are very catching to the Irish ear. There is something , pecu liarly fascinating in the idea of a " civic guard," and so the patriots of the little towns are beginnini a voluntary enlistment. The flourishing city of Birr, in King's County, has formed its civic guard of 100 men. Were you to call them "special constables," not a man would care to render obedience to the statute. ' The Longford guardians have, like so many . other boards throughout the country, received their die , missal from the Poor-law Commissioners. The local jonrnal expresses the most complete satisfaction at this measure, regarding it as the best and surest means of bringing the funds from bankruptcy to ful ness. The union now owes 30001., aad a large portion of the last rate is yet outstanding, though a new one had been struck by the bite hoard. THE DUBLIN WARDS. The following resulatiuns were adopted to-day by nearly all the wards : Fltst,—That justly exasperated as we feel at the cruel neglect with which our accumulated suffering" have been treated, the readiness with which coercion has been indicted on us, while food was denied, and the atrocious insults and calumnies heaped upon the Catholic clergy of Ireland, we still distinguish as clearly and carefully as ever ts between the ac of the minister, supported by an anti-Irish and overwhelming majority in path* uent. and the benevolent feeling. and wishes towards her ever-loyal and faithful people of Ireland of I her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Vivoria, whom God long preserve. Secondly,—That we are deeply and firmly convinced that in all our melancholy history there have been few periods when the con. flexion between Great Britain and Ireland had so little as at present of international friendship or mutual good will to support and strengthen it. And that It is not wise in the preeent state of Europe, nor is it fair towards three who are desirous, as we are, to maintain that connexion, that the minister should hesitate to bring forward meaatres of large and efficient relief for the immediate wants of our people, as well as of remedy and cure for the constant and en during evils, and daily aggravating miachiefe, of our social and poli- Usal condition. Third--That we call upon the members of the legislature and the government, if they value the lives of millions, and the peace and safety of the state, to adopt sech measures without lumber delay; and for this purpose, to postpone all other matters, inasmuch as no. thing can be of such invent importance and necessity aa the preserva tion of the lives oilier Majesty's subjecta, and the preservation ef the empire from disastrous internal convulsion. Fourth—That the grievances and otreneial distress of the country can alone be efficiently remedied by the restoration of our own par liament. if for no other reason wan that the wasting and ruinous money drains from the country would thereby be at once checked, and six millions of money, now annually lust to Ireland, would be spent at home ; giving employment and profit to honest labour and induntry—stimulating enterprise, and the speedy and permanent re esta,lishinent and recovery of our once nourishing manulactures and Filth—That if this great remedy be not at one adopted the misery and impoverishment of Ireland must increase and augment from day to day, until at bed, under the Linden of pauper taxa tion, property shall have loot Its value, society itself be endangered. and all classes, in the country be reduced down to the name dead level of pauperism ; and that a heavy retribution, which is even now beginning, will be entailed upon England herself in punish ment of her initiative ; en Ireland will not only continue to be her re proach amongst the nation', but will be as a millstone around her neck to drag her down, ere long, into en: lee Impoverishment and rain. math—That, therefore, we do petition the British parliament to re store the ancient legislature of Ireland, as a measure now become in evitably and immediately neceseary fur the well-being and safety of both Great Britain and Ireland. seventh—That the petition now read be adopted and signed, and transmitted without delay for pre.entation to parliament. Eighth—That arrangements be made for sending a deputation to England, to impress, upon the Prime Minister the absolute nthee.ity f providing immediate means for the relict ef the starring people by food or labour ; and of conceding oar just and lawful demanu fur the restoration of the Irish parliament. CONFIDENCE IN THE EARL 07 CLARENDON.—The Earl Of Clarendon has transmitted the following reply to the ad dress of the several medical schools of Dublin : To the students of the several medical schools of Dublin.—Centle men—l fully share with you in the regret you express at the perverse efforts made by certain parties to excite a people suffering under pri vations and distress to acts of outrage which would fearfully increase their misery. The measures of precaution taken by the government will, I trout, be amply sufficient to prevent any serious disturbance of the public peace, but I am not the leas grateful for )our offer of your co-operation in the maintenance of law and order. You are about to become member. of a profession which in Ireland has long been dis tinguished for its intelligen., Ito philanthropy, and its consequent NOoral influence with the rest of the community. Permit me to hope that in your future career, as on the present Oecarion, your efforts will be directed to the preservation of that order and tranquillity which you justly declare to be essential to the happiness and prosperity of this country.— CIJAINDOX. KILKENNY, MARCH 15.—The whole of yesterday was oc cupied with the triel of Pat Shea and Robert Brown, for the minter of Mr. Prim, the pay clerk. The prisoners, after challenging forty, got the fairest jury possible. The trial ended, about halt peat ten at night, in the conviction of the prisoners. The evidence was the same as last enamel, at the trial 01 Larkin, who was convicted and ry.cutcd last assizes. Tina day a very important trial took place, in which the prisoner (Toole), captain of the Laurence Forrestal, trading vessel, pleaded guilty te the charge of being acses sory after the fact of the murder of Prim, by assisting the priwin.r< to escape. The circumstances were: The lour murderers, who have been all Mond purity, had paid their passage in the Laurence Forrest.' to America. They were to join the vessel at the es•reme point of the land , four een miles front Waterford, For this purpose, they waited for ten days, and put off to meet the vessel, but as a constable was on board, ready to arrest them, when the captain pesceived them corning in the boat, he airmailed them not to come on hoard, as they would be arreettd, and threatened the policeman. The Solicitur.Oeneral stated that the law regarding accessories was obsolete until Lord Clarendon proclaimed, in November last, that any one who aided abetted any person accused of felony, in any way whatever, by harbouring, assisting, comforting, aiding the escape by land or tea, or misleading any one in pursuit of such criminal, would be most severely punished ; but still, the prisoner was entitled to clemency, as he was merely a servant, and was not aware of his criminality. The court deferred sentence. SCOT L 4ND. EDINBCROH, MARCH 17. The Edinburgh Sectionof the Highland Destitution Board met yesterday, when the report of the committee, is its main points, of refusing to supply crofters with seed corn and fixing the labour-test to one and one and a-hall pound of oatmeal per diem, were, after some demurring, approved of. The Lord Advocate's bill for the modification of the law of entail has been rather coldly received. The old tory party—with whom change is synonymous with revolation—are, of coarse, distrustful of a mea sure affecting land brought in by the law officer of a liberal administration ; but probably their satisfaction would not have been much greater had the bill ema nated from the adherent of a conservative cabinet. Sir D. Baird, who heads the anti-entail pro prietors, has intimated a public meeting, to be held in Edinburgh on the 20th instant, for "considering the bill, and for adopting such steps as may be deemed expedient to further the details of a measure which in principle is so important to all classes of the community." The liberal press generally axe of opinion that the measure is not sufficiently bold. There is a general talk about stipendiary magis trates in our large towns. The amount of judicial -, duty thrown en burgh rulers forms an obstacle to the acceptance of office, while the shortness of tenure when accepted does not give sufficient time for ao quiring knowledge or experience in the administra tion of justice. It is true many of the cases ars petty— Utptter's inns, and tailor's They set the seal o Mts. Bat, on the other hand, the customs, excise, game, seaman's, and other acts, throw many duties on ver tices which would be far better discharged by the sheriff or a trained salaried justice. Educational service is still at a discount in Edinburgh. The managers of Heriot's Hospital, a corporation of great wealth ,and owning amongst other things about a half of the ground on which the city is built, wish to have an inteector fee their seven juvenile and three infant schools, attended by atena 3,000 boy' and girls, and the munificent remuneration offered is 50/. per annum. By way of bait to the simple, the advertisement gently iesinnat a that on an average the duties will take an hour a day but this informa tion was quite unnecessary—the man who undertakes to inspect seven schools for 50/. may do the work in five minutes—as it is quite evident that employer and employed wish perfunctory performance. MAILcH IS. We had a St. Patrick . a.day meeticg here last night, but it passed off quietly. The bill calling the meeting, the oratory,and the musical accompaniments, were of a more rhetorical and grandiloquent caste than we are accustomed to in our frigid climate. The , poster commenced with the gorgeous climax "Glory to France! Hurrah for Repeal !! St. Patrick's Hat !I.!" The address to the French nation was ordered to be consigned to '4. Ledru-Rollin— an ominous indication. The speaker who moved it said, he " felt ashamed of his country, when he campared the feats accomplished in France wits those achieved by the army in this country, which was recently distinguished by shooting • poor woman in Glasgow, and cutting off a man's nos.. in Edinburgh, a teat which he supposed would hence forth rank next to Waterloo." As the woman in question died of apoplexy, without ever being fired at, the statement of her case may be taken as a sample of the probity that characterieed the different orators. After a plentiful dose of nonsense about union, fra ternity, brotherly love, &c., a gentleman pet sent favoured the company with a song, commencing " Ye Sons of Ireland, wake to glery,"—after which lute,- lude a small variety of harrangues concluded the feast of reason. TRIAL FOR A RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—The trial of the engineer, inspector, and superintendent of the Dundee and Perth Railway, for the late accident on that line, was re tamed yesterday, when a grey many professional witnesses appeared for the prisoners.—Mr. Miller, engineer, was es am in ed and cross-examined at very great length, in the course of a }rich he said he did not consider a curve with a radius et ices than half a mile as dangerous ; that ore such curses the engine went steadier, anal that they were considered safer by engine-drivers than a straight hoe, and, moreover. they were generally traversed at the same speed as other parts of the line.—Ou the evidence in behalf of the first two parties being concluded, the Lord Advocate, after remarking that, ciia.idsring the information which had been laid before him, he could not, consistently with the discharge of his airy, de otherwise than bring the gentlemen at the bar to trial, said he was glad to inform the jury that the evidence had completely exculpated Mr. Bimmie (inspector) of any culpa bility. With respect to him, therefore, be withdrew the charge entirely. As to Mr. Baird (superintendent) h, could not, alter the strong evidence adduced in defence, and cope dimly of the two last witnesses, come to the conclusion that he was crimbully responsible for what had occurred, and therefore he withdrew the charge against him also. With regard to Mr. M'Lure (engineer) he thought the case wee diff. rent, for it had been proved that as resident engin- er om the line he had made an important deviation on the curve it Pilmore bridge from the contract plan, without commiitii eating or consulting with the chief engineer, Mr. Millet. However, looking to the while ease, he had rewired, but not withoutconsiderable hesitation,to withdraw the charge against Mr.M'Lurealso.—Mr. Moneta iff said,if the case had proceeded he would have proved to demonstration that Mr. M'lstur• was a+ well entitled to a verdict of acquittal as any of the others.—The Lord Justice Clerk said there were very few accidents indeed eccurriog in the working of railways into which it was not the imperativednty of the public prosecutor to snake a most strict inquiry, but Aso to follow up that in t:4%ll7y by, as in the present ease, bringing the parties to pub lic trial, unless it was a plain and unavoidable accident. Where lives were lost, and many others endangered, cope cially when changes had been introduced, such as the worh ing of a new engine, the public prosecutor would incur veey great responsibility if he did not investigate into the cam. As to the case before the court, he (the Lord Justice Cite%) thought that the evidence exonerated both Mr. Sinircie tali Mr. Baird; but as for Mr. M•Lure be thought he had ye great reason to congratulate himself on the co urse whidiw the Lord Advocate had now followed. If it had been proved that the accident in question arose to consequence of any of the fastenings of the chairs being driven into the planking only and not into the beams, then, he thought, Mr. Sl'Lure would have been criminally responsible for the result. But the most extraordinary part of the proof wee in a . far uit showed how things were managed even after the aceident occurred. It appeared that when an adiiitional beam was laid on the bridge, before the operation took place to remedy the detect, the contractor w,nt away home in stead of waiting to see whether the work was done properly or not. He rejoiced to find that it bad not been prov ed that the chair was turned up in consequence of not having been properly fastened. But the trial was of the utmost bib portance, i.a showing the gross inattention that was paid to those precautions which were necessary for the public safety. The first duty of an engineer was to look beyond either the interest of his employer or the nice calculations of what would do and what would not do in peint of strength. The jury must be satisfied, as most *surreal) the court are (sdded his lorostiip with much emphasis) that the greatest responsi bility would have attached to the Lord Advocate if ho had not brought the case to a trial. It was most desirable that all such Casts should be tried; and he had no doubt the re suit would be greatly increased care in the formation of rait wayt—The accused were then dismissed from the bas. The trial excited great interest, the court-room being crowded. 11 7, .4; - mur - - WALES. THE DOWLAIS IRON WORKS.—Our correspondent wites:—" There is good reason for hoping that the long pending dispute between the Marquis of Bute and the Dow- Isis Iron Company, respecting the lease of the mineral commens from which the works are supplied, has been sere tied, and that a renewal of negotiations has led to an &mks ble arrangement of all differences. The utmost joy has been occasioned throughout the district, and more panic*. laxly at Dowlais and Merthyr, which places depend almost entirely on the prosperity of the Dowlais iron worse, which give immediate employment to Occluding coal-miners and other out-worker.) as many as 7,000 persons, and upon which, it has bern ascertained, nearly 30,000 are dependent for their daily bread. It is also understood that some arrange ment has been come to between one or two of the I , actiog ' coal-owners and their workpeople, who have been for some time past standing out. The example will be prolneily fol lowed, and it is to be hoped that all, the suiken' will the. return to their work." ANOTlltit FATAL AFFRAY WITYI POACHERs.—On Thursday, Daniel Davies, Wiliiam Hill, and Moses Bryaa% three desperate-looking fellows, were charged at Cardiff with shooting David Davies, an assistant gamekeeper to W. W. Lewis, Esq., at an early hour that morning. From the evi dence it appeared that the gamekeepers were aroused by the continued discharge of fire-arms en the preserves. Ihey got up and went in search of the parties who were firing. After waiting some time the keepers' degs scented out the three prisoner, and another man not en custody. 'the keep7rs followed. and demanded their names, telling them at the seine time that they did not want to have any quest rel with them They, however,refused to tell who they were, and demanded to know of the keepers why they were watched. Seeing that the prieoners were ab.,ut get ting over a fence for the purpose of entering another cover, one of the keepers laid hold of the leg of Moses Bryant to prevent him. Bryant resisted, and the keeper knocked him over the arm with a stick, until he dropped his gun. Whilst one keeper was struggling with Bryant, the prisoner Davies shouldered his gun, and pointing it at the keeper cried out, " If you don't let the man go I'll blow your brains nut" The three other keepers, on siting the prisoner gun at their comrade, rushed forward and laid hold of et by the stock. The prisoners resisted, and in an instant the gun went off, and the di ceased, who was standing about loft' , yards received the contents in kis groin. Ile instan4 staggered, then fell to the ground and cried out, " 1 am shot —I am a i!ead man." His companions lifted him tap, co vered with blood, and carried him to a cottege, where he was seen by a surgeon, who pronounced life extinct. The three prisoners were taken into custody, when the guns of Hill and Bryant were found loaded, but Davis's had been recently discharged. The prisoners, who declined saying anything in their defence, were fully committed for trial. PROVINCIAL. LANCASHIRE. ..... _ REPEAL AND CHARTIST DEMONSTRATION AT MANCHESTEIL—The meeting of re/sealers and charti•ts ap pointed to take place at the Free-trade Hall, Mulched., in the evening of St. Patrick's day (Friday), to promote a union and " fraternisation " between the two bodies, was (says our correspondent) unquestionably a great demonstra tion so far as numbers went, and though the ball was not so crowded as it has been seen on occasions of the League meet ings, it was the largest meeting ever held in Manchester to which the entrance has not been free. A meeting to which 6,000 to 7,000 persons had paid for admission ham not often been witnessed. Mr. O'Connor, M. P., Mr. Meagher, and Mr Doheany, were the principal members of the promised deputation from the Irish Confederation present; but Mr. S. O'Brien, M.P., Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Angry, M.P., Mr. C. 0. Duffy, Mr. J. Martin, and Mr. P. O. Higgins, who bad been announced as expected, did not appear. The chair was taken by Mr. J. Dunn, of Manchester. The first reso lution, proposed by Mr. Archdeacon, and seconded by Mr. T. Rankin, asserted the right of Ireland to be governed by a distinct and independent legislature, and that she had been deprived of such a legislature fraud, corrupuou , trabohary.—Mr. W. P. Rabat., is suP ltpereeolatwtas 'I, . \ -